Welcome to Our Parish!

7321 East State Road 67 · Bryant, IN 47326-9636

Served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Parish Pastor: Father Kenneth G. Alt, C.PP.S—altkg5178@gmail.com

Parish Secretary: Betsy Minnich—secretary@htcc1861.com

Bookkeeper: Bev Westgerdes

Religious Education: Linda Wellman, Director; Lori Jutte, Assistant Director

Choir Director: Agnes Schoch Organist: Maria Knapschaefer, Katie Reier, Leah Muhlenkamp

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Mass Schedule: Weekend Masses Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 7:30am, 9:30am Daily Masses Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday 7:30am (Rosary before am Masses); Wednesday 7:00pm Eucharistic Adoration Thursday, 8:00am-9:00am

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Confessions: Saturday (After Morning Mass & Evening Mass) Anytime by Request

Baptism: Will be set up on an individual basis

Marriage: Please contact Father at least 6 months prior to intended date of wedding

Parish Council Members: Scott Bruggeman (President), Larry Alig, Dale Evers, Katie Muhlenkamp, Kent Muhlenkamp, Laurie Muhlenkamp, Jason Rosenbeck & Kristin Westgerdes

Bulletin: Please submit items for the bulletin to the

Parish Office in writing or email by Monday evening

Missions: On the 1st Sunday of each month, a 2nd collection is taken up to support needs of the South American Missions in Peru served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Telephone: 260-997-6450 Website: www.churchofthemostholytrinity.com

CHURCH OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 2 TRIN ITY, INDIANA

THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Saturday August 18 7:30 pm Living and Deceased of the Parish Sunday August 19 7:30 am Dolores Muhlenkamp 9:30 am Marvin Koenig Monday August 20 St. Bernard, Abbot & Church Doctor 7:30 am Ralph & Virginia Laux (Anniversary) Tuesday August 21 St. Pius X, Pope 7:30 am Poor Souls Wednesday August 22 Queenship of the Bl. Virgin Mary 7:00 pm Living & Deceased of the Muhlenkamp & Kuess Families Thursday August 23 St. Rose of Lima, Virgin 7:30 am Luella Homan (Birthday) Friday August 24 St. Bartholomew, Apostle 7:30 am Poor Souls Saturday August 25 Weekday 7:30 am Todd Homan 2:00 pm Wedding of Sarah Heitkamp and Sam Bickel

THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 pm Living & Deceased of the Lengerich & Welling Families Sunday August 26 7:30 am Living and Deceased of the Parish 9:30 am Delores Muhlenkamp

MASS SCHEDULE

UP & COMING 5 September (Wednesday) Religion Class begins (grades 9-12) 9 September (Sunday) Religion Class begins (grades 1-8) Ladies’ Sodality Chicken Dinner Meal 11 September (Tuesday) Parish Council Meeting—7:30pm 14-16 September (Friday-Sunday) CYO Campout—Speaker Kelly Colangelo

5 AUGUST 2018 SUNDAY TOTAL …… $ 2,588.00 Envelopes …… $ 2,371.00 Loose …… $ 217.00 Envelope Average (27) …… $ 64.08 Overall Average (160) …… $ 16.18 OTHER Candles …… $ 55.00 Hall Rent …… $ 85.00 South Am. Missions …… $ 350.00 Aid to Africa …… $ 37.00 Recommended Weekly Contribution is $27.00

PARISH SUPPORT

BANNS OF MARRIAGE

III Sarah Heitkamp & Sam Bickel

New Liturgical Appointments... are now available for the months of September,

October, and November. Please pick up a copy of

the appointments near any church entrance.

Appointments are also available to view/print on the

parish website. Thank you to all that give of their

time and gifts to our parish community.

Attention: ALL PARISHIONERS Upon replacement of some kitchen items within the school hall, by vote of Parish Council, roasters and all other kitchen items are not to be rented out or bor-rowed from the hall. With adherence to this decision, the items mentioned will always be accounted for and available for use at parish funerals and by people who’ve rented the hall through the Parish Secretary. To check for availability to rent other items belong-ing to the parish, please be sure to contact the Parish Secretary by phone or email. Thank you for your help in maintaining the functionality of our school hall and the items within it.

All married couples of the

diocese celebrating significant

marriage anniversaries in 2018 are

invited to attend a special Mass with

Bishop Doherty to celebrate their

years of Christian Marriage. The

Anniversary Mass will fulfill the Sunday

obligation and will offer a special

anniversary blessing.

Please plan to attend on:

Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 2:30pm

Cathedral of St. Mary of the

Immaculate Conception

1207 Columbia St.; Lafayette, Indiana

To register, please call 765-269-4600

or email ckuhn@dol-in.org

25-26 August 7:30 PM 7:30 AM 9:30 AM

Servers Tim/ Regina/ Stanley Muhlenkamp Adam & Molly Muhlenkamp Kayla, Maria & Austin Dirksen

Lectors Ed Schmit Betty Muhlenkamp Sara Muhlenkamp

Distributors Dylan Rose Jen Gelhaus/ Dale Evers/ Lenny Muhlenkamp

Ushers Kevin and Gerard Muhlenkamp Mitch Leuthold/ Charles Muhlenkamp Dennis Homan/ Bob Dirksen

Gifts Dennis Homan Family

Rosary Lenny Muhlenkamp Family

ANNOUNCEMENTS

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

Today 12:00 pm Parish Picnic

Monday Tuesday 7:30 pm Parish Council Meeting Wednesday Thursday 8:00-9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration Friday Saturday 8:15 am Confessions 8:15 pm Confessions Sunday CYO—Survivor (Time—TBD)

19 AUGUST 2018 3 TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

The Musings of Our Pastor

When I made my way to Holy Trinity Parish from Celina a year ago, some of you were quite amazed to hear that I brought with me only 2 carloads of worldly things. In a rather deliberate and disciplined way, I have been making an effort in these latter years of life to live a bit more simply and with a lot less "stuff". Some of this transformation evolved out of my 5 mission outreach trips to Guatemala, which took place during my term as Pastor for St. Anthony, St. Joseph and St. Peter Parishes in the Fort Recovery area. While the people of Guatemala were extremely poor and living with pretty mea-ger resources, they sure seemed to manifest a spirit of joy amidst the challenging routine of daily life. This was an incredi-ble inspiration to me! Having moved umpteen different times during my years of priestly ministry, I also came to realize that packing and unpacking all sorts of "stuff", which often just cluttered up closets and collected dust, was just a huge waste of time and energy. As a consequence, the idea of trying to live a more humble and simple lifestyle with fewer worldly things to weigh me down beckoned me to downsize and attempt to get my belongings into just a few carloads in the instance of moving to other new priestly assignments. What a blessing this transformation has been for me!

Might there be some special graces or benefits in one's quest to live a bit more simply without being attached to so many worldly things? I do believe so. Let me explain. From the perspective of my own vocation as a Catholic priest and Missionary of the Precious Blood, I have always felt that a "spirit of detachment" from a vast array of worldly things and worldly pleasures is one of those noble ideals, which ought to shape or define my priestly life. To live in the "lap of luxury" or to indulge myself with top-of-the-line clothes, gourmet-style meals, exotic vacations, the "best" of everything, etc., could prove to be, in my opinion, a stumbling block in the cultivation of greater openness to God, holiness, and humility, which ought to be the fundamental focus of my priestly life. Hopefully, my own willingness to "give up" some significant things for Christ and for the work of the Church might be a source of inspiration to the people of God, especially some of our youth.

Another wonderful grace to be enjoyed by one's quest to live just a bit more simply is the reduction of some of the worry and stress and protective measures that seem to mushroom in our lives, when we have so many worldly things in our pos-session to look after. Should someone choose to ransack my house, there are few precious treasures for them to carry off! When it is time to go through the grave of death into God's Eternal Kingdom, there really are no keepsakes of any sig-nificant value for people to squabble about! The local Goodwill Store might be the most likely recipient of my meager be-longings or a nearby dumpster. Quite honestly, I do not develop "worry wrinkles" or sleepless nights or high blood pres-sure about worldly "stuff", due to my deliberate effort to maintain a humble and fairly simple lifestyle.

When Dad died at the early age of 57 and Mom eventually moved into town, my visits home were a tad bit uncomforta-ble on many occasions. The bedroom, just one of two in her house, which I used, was so cluttered up and so suffocating with lots of old things, which were unused and of little value to anyone. Sometimes it felt like I was holed up in a dingy storage closet! It was no use trying to persuade Mom to pitch the stuff because she had some mysterious attachment to everything, even to dresses she had not worn for well over 20 years! That bedroom, in fact, the whole house could have been enjoyed in a much more wholesome or refreshing, welcoming way, if the space was liberated from the "stuff" clutter-ing it up so much! I often chuckle as I drive past homes with 2 or 3 car garages, which cannot effectively be used for the purpose of parking the cars or trucks, just because all sorts of other things have filled them up. With a "spirit of detach-ment", and with a deliberate effort to live life a bit more simply, the space in the garage can be "re-purposed" for parking the family vehicles again! How wonderful that is, especially when you don't have to clean the cars or trucks of snow and ice during the Winter Season! What a grace or blessing this is to be celebrated by living life a bit more simply! Try it, you might just like it!

May you and your family find wonderful blessings in the Lord throughout the coming week. You are in my prayers.

Father Ken

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Leuthold, who were married here this weekend.

Blood Drive—Bryant Wesleyan Church

Monday, August 20 from 2:00pm-7:00pm