HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH

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1 HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH Washington, DC December 3, 2017 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT God of Love, Your son, Jesus, is your greatest gift to us. He is a sign of your love. Help us walk in that love during the weeks of Advent, As we wait and prepare for his coming. We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior. Amen. Last year, Pope Francis marked the beginning of Advent, and thus the new liturgical year, by reminding us that We are called to enlarge the horizons of our hearts, to be surprised by the life that is presented each day with its newness. In order to do this we need to learn to not depend on our own securities, our own established plans, because the Lord comes in the hour which we don t imagine. (Angelus for the First Sunday of Advent, December 27, 2016) Advent, as we learned in religious education, is a time of preparation. We are cheerfully preparing to celebrate God breaking into our lives at Christmas. We do this by embracing anew each day the joys and graces of our relationship with Christ. We welcome Christ into our life in an affirmative way every day during Advent. That is the preparation and the joy. For, what could be better than reminding ourselves each day of the love God feels for us, of the graces God gifts to us, and of preparing ourselves to be receptive to them and to God s call in our life? Cover art by parishioner Sophia Pineda Advent is a joyful moment. We should experience it as such. Not as the hustle and bustle of gift shopping and party hopping; but rather, as the cheerful preparation of our hearts and souls for the arrival of Christ. And, since Christ doesn t only come in December, Advent is, most importantly, an opportunity to remind ourselves that God is present with us all year. MAIN CHURCH 36th Street, between N and O Streets, NW Washington, DC PARISH CENTER 3513 N Street, NW Washington, DC (202) www. /HolyTrinity Tour the Sacred Icons December 3, 10am 2pm Visit the Gallery today for a deepening of your Advent journey.

2 Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC www. December 3, 2017 page 2 MISSION STATEMENT We are a Jesuit Catholic parish that welcomes all to: Accompany one another in Christ Celebrate God's love Transform lives PARISH CENTER Phone: (202) Fax: (202) Hours: Mon-Thur: 8:30am-7:30pm; Fri: 8:30am-12pm through August 25; Sat & Sun: No receptionist on duty, but the parish center is accessible during mass times. Emergencies Only: (202) JESUIT STAFF Pastor Associate Pastor Associate Pastor Kevin Gillespie, S.J. (202) Paul Campbell, S.J. (202) William Kelley, S.J. (202) PARISH DEPARTMENTS Communications Karelia Pallan (202) Facilities Faith Formation/ Religious Ed. Finance Holy Trinity School Human Resources Ignatian Spirituality Parish Life/ Pastor s Office Music Ministry Social Justice Stewardship Worship & Liturgy Young Adult Community Youth Ministry Tass McCarthy (202) Judith Brusseau (202) Chris Kehoe (202) Charlie Hennessy (202) Angela Grady (202) Martina O Shea (202) Lisa Dittmeier (202) Kathleen DeJardin (202) Kate Tromble (202) Rock Schuler (202) David Pennington (202) Catherine Heinhold (202) Sara Seligmann (202) kgillespie@ pcampbell@ wkelley@ kpallan@ tmccarthy@ jbrusseau@ ckehoe@ principal@ htsdc.org agrady@ moshea@ ldittmeier@ kdejardin@ ktromble@ rschuler@ dpennington@ cheinhold@ confirmation@ From the Pastor s Desk What do you want for Christmas? What did you get? These are questions children often ask before and after the Christmas Season. Wanting and getting, however, are not just confined to the world of children, for we adults often have a way of spending the Season of Christmas wanting and getting. The spiritual movements of Advent may serve as a season to challenge these drives and impulses and lead us to be generous and grateful. Holy Trinity has for many years found avenues to promote the messages of charity. This year, three programs are underway: First, in cooperation with Catholic Charities, we sponsor the Giving Tree. Disadvantaged families request gifts ranging from sweaters to specialized toys. These gifts will be collected on the morning of December 17. Second, in collaboration with Our Lady of Sorrows in Takoma Park, we will also sponsor Toy Sunday on December 10 at the 9am Masses. The parish s pastor, Father Francisco Tovar, shared with me how the parishioners of his poor and diversified parish appreciated last year s truckload of toys. Third, we will provide an opportunity for our children to connect with children in Bethlehem yes, that Bethlehem. When I was on our parish pilgrimage to the Holy Land, I had the opportunity to visit Holy Family Hospital. Sponsored by the Order of Malta, the hospital is not far from the spot which is claimed to be the site of Jesus s birth. I visited the neonatal unit and witnessed the amazing collaboration of Christians and Muslims working together to save the lives of infants, most of them 10 weeks or more premature. It was an inspiring tour led by a female Palestinian physician who had once been a patient in the neonatal unit. It was then and there that I decided that Holy Trinity needs to do something to support the work and ministries of this hospital. And so we are! Third graders at Holy Trinity School and in the Sunday Religious Education Program will be participating in the Babies in Bethlehem Project a ministry of the hospital s Bethlehem Foundation. In so doing, they will be carrying out the hospital s motto, Peace through Medicine. If you like to know more about this amazing hospital and are interested in donating, please visit bethlehem. Our Christmas programs are only a few ways in which we are reminded through this season, and at all times, that it is better to give than to get.

3 Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC www. December 3, 2017 page 3 Daily Mass Intentions The parish community prays for all of the dead every day at Mass. However, we encourage parishioners to mention specific persons by name during the General Intercessions when invited to do so by the presider. Parishioners may also request that a specific person be remembered by name at a particular weekday Mass by calling or visiting the receptionist s desk in the Parish Center during normal office hours. Names must be submitted one week in advance. Persons to be so remembered at weekday Masses this week are: Week of December 4, 2017 Monday Eugene Quinn+ Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Pray for those who are sick: For those we hold in our hearts Pray for those who are dead: Howard Schaffer; Tony Stokes PRAYER REQUESTS Gemma Bateson+ Frances Spencer+ Matthew Miller Minton Harris+ Joseph A. McGowan+ Dorothy Melchoir Constance Samborski McCabe+ Charlotte Carroll Jim Goodfellow John & Jane Panora+ Saturday John & Mary McAuliffe+ To add a name to these prayer lists, contact Lisa Dittmeier at ldittmeier@. You must be an immediate relative of the one to be remembered, or have express permission in order to add a name to these lists. The names on this prayer list will be mentioned aloud at Sunday Mass during the General Intercessions and will be published in the parish eletter and bulletin. We also invite parishioners to write the name of deceased loved ones in the Book of the Dead, which is kept in the back of the chapel. The parish community remembers these persons each time we gather for Eucharist. SACRAMENTS Mass Schedule (Check bulletin or website for Holy Days) Weekdays: 7am, 8am & in the (on N St.) Note: is open on weekdays between Masses. Saturday: 8am ; Vigil Church Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, 11:30am, 1:15pm & Sacrament of Reconciliation Every Saturday from 4:30pm 5:15pm or by appointment Sacrament of the Sick Communal anointing is celebrated on the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm in the St. Ignatius. Call the Parish to request the sacrament at home or in the hospital. Baptisms and Weddings: To schedule a Baptism or Wedding, contact Helene Flanagan at (202) or hflanagan@. To register for the preparation process, see next item. Sacramental Preparation: Persons desiring to receive certain sacraments at Holy Trinity need to be registered parishioners and are expected to participate in a preparation program. For more information or to register, contact the appropriate staff person: Infant Baptism: readmin@, (202) First Reconciliation: Judith Brusseau, (202) First Eucharist: Judith Brusseau, (202) Marriage Preparation: readmin@, (202) Adult Initiation (RCIA): Anne Koester, (202) x128 Children s Initiation (RCIA): Judith Brusseau, (202) Adult Confirmation: Judith Brusseau, (202) Youth Confirmation: Sara Seligmann, (202) NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION Welcome to Holy Trinity! We invite you to join our parish. You may register at Questions about registering can be directed to registration@. New parishioner orientations are held several times throughout the year. See the bulletin, eletter and website for announcement of dates and times. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a process of conversion and faith formation for individuals who are interested in living the Christian life in the Catholic tradition. Those who want to learn more about the possibility of becoming Catholic are welcome to come to the Inquiry meetings held every Tuesday evening at 7pm in the Faber Room, Holy Trinity Parish Center. Please contact Anne Koester akoester@ for more information or visit our website. PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL (PPC) PPC members share leadership responsibility with our pastor. As advisors to the pastor, PPC members assist the pastor in discerning, articulating and communicating to other parishioners the identity and mission of the parish, and they assist the pastor in assuring fidelity to that identity and mission. President Cecilia Boudreau ppcpresident@ Vice President Ellen Toups parishcouncil@

4 M Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC www. December 3, 2017 page 4 Season of Advent Offerings We invite you to live our mission this Advent Season! On these pages, you will find a listing of the many opportunities available for you to accommodate, celebrate and transform as we prepare for the arrival of Christ. Journey in Prayer There are many opportunities to pause, reflect and prepare for God s love over the coming weeks: Taize Prayer with the Sacrament of the Sick December 6, 7pm, Eucharist on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Holy Day of Obligation) December 8 7 and 8am, 10:30am (HTS) and 6:30pm, Church Our Lady of Guadalupe Evening Prayer (en español) December 12, 7pm, Fourth Sunday of Advent Mass Schedule December 24, 7:30am, 9am, 11:30am, Church Christmas Eve Mass Schedule December 24 4pm, Church and Trinity Hall 5:45pm, 7:30pm, 9:30pm, Church 11:20pm Lessons and Carols Midnight Mass Christmas Day Mass Schedule December 25, 8am, 10am, 11:30am, Church Share Your Generosity: Giving Trees The Giving Trees are on display in the Church and Trinity Hall. Please consider taking a tag and returning it by 12pm on December 17. Your gifts will support 11 organizations working with vulnerable families, men, women and children. We will also host a virtual Giving Tree on the Parish website. If you take a tag, please remember that this is the only gift the person is likely to receive this Christmas. Please return your gift and tag promptly. Involve your children in this activity by letting them choose a tag or taking them shopping for your gifts. For more information about the program or to volunteer, please visit whats-new or contact Kate Tromble at ktromble@. Pray in Sacred Space: An Advent Journey December 2, 9, 16, 23, 4-5pm, You are invited to take one hour during each week of Advent for to pray with Advent Scripture passages using the Advent Sacred Space books. All are welcome. Registration is not necessary come as you are! Hosted by the 5 th Week Group: Living the Spiritual Exercises Please contact Martina O Shea at moshea@ with questions. Pause for Prayer December 3, 10:15am, All parents who have children in Religious Education are invited to learn about Ignatian spirituality and experience an Ignatian way of praying. Explore Nativities of the World December 3 January 7 The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is showing a unique exhibit Nativities of the World, from the collection of Holy Trinity parishioners Roger and Marguerite Sullivan. The free exhibit of 170 nativities will run daily from 9 am-4:45pm at the Monastery complex, 1400 Quincy St NE, Washington, DC. The Sullivans have more than 500 nativities from over a hundred countries. For more information margueritehs@gmail.com. Shop for Maria Madre & St. Jean Baptiste December 3 Our sister parish committees for St. Jean Baptiste (Haiti) and Maria Madre de los Pobres (El Salvador) are selling coffee and alternative greeting cards to support our work with our sister parishes. Please join us in McKenna Hall after Mass! Pray with the Women of Advent December 7, 6:30pm, McKenna Hall Join the ladies who participate in ISP for Praying with the Women of Advent., an evening of supper, fellowship, and prayer that brings together Ignatian and 12-step traditions. A simple meal of soup and bread will be followed by prayer and discussion.

5 Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC www. December 3, 2017 page 5 Build Your Toolbox for Justice: Jesuit Traditions of Justice Join us on December 9 at 10am in the Lower School Big Room for a conversation with our own Fr. Bill Kelley regarding Jesuit traditions of justice and what it means to promote justice as part of a parish sponsored by the Society of Jesus. For more information, contact Kate Tromble, ktromble@ or (202) Welcome a New Liturgical Calendar As we begin the new liturgical year and the Gospel of Mark, join Fr. Paul McCarren, S.J. to become reacquainted with the Gospel we will be hearing over the next months. December 10: Be at Peace...Are you? December 17: There is One Among You, You Do Not Recognize...Why Not? 10:10am, Donate on Toy Sunday December 10, following 9am Mass We will celebrate Toy Sunday in collaboration with Our Lady of Sorrows Parish (OLOS) in Takoma Park, MD. Parents are asked to discuss with their children to offer up meaningful toys to give to disadvantaged children who are from diverse backgrounds. Suggested gifts include bicycles and books in English/Spanish/French. Unwrapped gifts will be collected at the 9am Mass and transported to OLOS on December 11. barbarazientek@krivitandkrivit.com to volunteer. Carol in Georgetown December 11, 6:30-8:30pm No singing experience required and all ages welcome! Meet in the Upper School Cafeteria. We will visit the sisters of Visitation and home-bound parishioners. Song booklets will be available and hot chocolate and cookies will be served afterwards in the cafeteria. For more information, contact Lisa Dittmeier, ldittmeier@. Hear the Nativity Story December 17, 10:10am, Lower School Big Room Children ages 3-5 years old are invited to experience the Nativity Story through books, music and hands-on activities. No RSVP required. Stay Connected this Season! Sign up for weekly updates at Serve Supper to the Homeless December 24 Holy Trinity is scheduled to serve its regular Sunday dinner to the homeless men and women in Georgetown on Christmas Eve. Set up begins at 4:15pm, and we are done and cleaned up by 6:30pm. If you are interested in preparing food, serving, or both, please contact Mike Conway at mikeconway72@gmail.com Volunteer at So Others Might Eat December 24 Holy Trinity is scheduled to serve breakfast and lunch at So Others Might Eat on Christmas Eve. Approximately 25 volunteers are needed to fulfill our obligations to SOME. The service begins at about 10 am, though several people are needed in the kitchen earlier, and ends by 1:30pm. Contact Patrick McCourt, cpatrickmccourt@netscape.net for details. Enrich Your Advent Experience Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season is a daily prayer experience. Readers are invited to develop a closer relationship with God during this season of preparation and anticipation. Booklets are available in the back of the church. You will also find additional resources at Make Your 2018 Parish Pledge Did you know we recently implemented a new online giving system? It has made paying your pledge through recurring credit card payments much easier because you can access your account and change details on your own contacting parish staff. Recurring payments help our budget and reduce our costs, so we are hoping to spread the word and encourage parishioners to use the new system as a way to pay your 2018 pledges or offer your regular donations. To learn more, visit

6 Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC www. December 3, 2017 page 6 Sunday, December 3 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/ 1 Corinthians 1:3-9/ Mark 13:33-37 Shop for Maria Madre & St. Jean Baptiste following all Masses in McKenna Hall Monday, December 4 MONDAY OF FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT Isaiah 2:1-5/Matthew 8:5-11 Tuesday, December 5 TUESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT Isaiah 11:1-10/Luke 10:21-24 Wednesday, December 6 WEDNESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT Isaiah 25:6-10a/Matthew 15:29-37 Thursday, December 7 MEMORIAL OF SAINT AMBROSE Isaiah 26:1-6/Matthew 7:21, Friday, December 8 SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Genesis 3:9-15, 20/Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12/Luke 1:26-38 Saturday, December 9 SATURDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK IN ADVENT Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26/Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8 Sunday, December 10 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11/2 Peter 3:8-14/Mark 1:1-8 At all Masses Non-perishable food drive for the McKenna Center Welcome Sunday 10:00 AM Sacred Icons Exhibit Gallery 10:10 AM Religious Education Assigned Classrooms 10:10 AM RE Parents Pause for Prayer 4:00 PM Young Couples Faith Sharing McKenna Hall 7:30 PM Separated, Widowed & Divorced Group Neale Room 7:00 PM Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Faber Room 7:00 PM Taize Prayer with Anointing of the Sick 7:15 PM Holy Trinity Book Discussion Group Lower School Big Room, groberstewart1@mac.com 6:00 PM Christian Meditation Group Saint Ignatius 6:00 PM Iconographers Guild Parish Center Library 7:00 PM Praying with the Women of Advent Neale Room 7:00 PM Job Seekers Support Group Georgetown Neighborhood Library (3260 R Street, NW) 7:00PM Young Adult Faith Sharing Upper Room Holy Day of Obligation Mass offered at 7am, 8am, 10:30am & 6:30pm 7:30 AM Zen Meditation Parish Center Upper Room, rdrueker@aol.com 10:00 AM Building Y our Toolbox for Justice Lower School Big Room 4:00 PM Praying in Sacred Space 10:10 AM Religious Education Assigned Classrooms 10:10 AM Faith Formation: Gospel of M ark 10:15 AM Confirmation Parents Meeting Big Room Lower School 10:10 AM St. Jean Baptiste Committee Meeting Upper Room 6:30 PM Trinity Adult Singles Gathering Neale Room 7:15 PM Young Adult Community Mass & Cafe /McKenna Hall Daily Readings: For a complete list of events, visit: Join us for coffee & fellowship: Sundays after 9am & 11:30am Masses