149 South Main Street, Gloversville, NY Phone: (518) ~ Fax (518)

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1 Church of the Holy Spirit Holy Trinity Church 149 South Main Street, Gloversville, NY Phone: (518) ~ Fax (518) HolySpirit.Gloversville@rcda.org Website: Glebe Street, Johnstown, N.Y Phone: (518) ~ Fax: (518) Rectory: 205 Glebe Street, Johnstown, N.Y Phone: (518) Website: HolyTrinityJohnstown OFFICE HOURS FOR BOTH PARISHES : Monday-Thursday from 9:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. (Closed 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. for lunch) Friday, 9:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon Rev. Donald Czelusniak, Pastor Rev. Jim Davis, Associate Pastor Larry Groesbeck, Deacon

2 Church of the Holy Spirit & Holy Trinity Catholic Church Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over he was hungry. The devil said to him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread. Lk 4:1-3 SAT. 4:00 P.M. SUN. 8:30 A.M. HOLY SPIRIT MASS INTENTIONS FOR WEEK OF FEB. 14, 2016 JOHN O CONNOR REQUESTED BY MILLIE & LOU GARGUILO ELEANOR GERAGHTY REQUESTED BY CATHY OLDS MAUREEN STAVELEY REQUESTED BY SISTER, CENA MONTAGUE MONICA KIERNAN REQUESTED BY EMER GERAGHTY GAIL QUINN REQUESTED BY HOLY NAME SOCIETY ELSIE HUMBER REQUESTED BY PAM BRAY SUN. 11:00 A.M. ANADIO & CIOCCA FAMILIES REQUESTED BY BARBARA & BEN CIOCCA GLORIA FOSTER (HEALING) REQUESTED BY JOYCE YANNO BROOKINS MON. 8:30 A.M. PRESIDENT S DAY NO MASS TUES. 8:30 A.M. BEA PAPA REQUESTED BY SANDY, ANTHONY, TAMMY & TUCKER YACOBUCCI WED. 8:30 A.M. MARK LOMANTO REQUESTED BY BRENDAN GERAGHTY JAMES V. & DORA AMBROSINO REQUESTED BY JIM & TONI AMBROSINO THURS. 8:30 A.M. END OF ABORTION REQUESTED BY RESPECT LIFE GROUP FRI. 8:30 A.M. SAT. 4:00 P.M. SUN. 8:30 A.M. GAIL QUINN REQUESTED BY JIM & KELLY LANDRIO & FAMILY MARY & HERMAN CARBONELLI REQUESTED BY FAMILY DAVID HERR REQUESTED BY STANYON FAMILY MARK LOMANTO REQUESTED BY JIM & KELLY LANDRIO & FAMILY SUSIE D ERRICO REQUESTED BY FAMILY BEV GALEA REQUESTED BY JOE & KELLY GALEA & CHILDREN MICHAEL FLEISCHUT (HEALING) REQUESTED BY ED & JOAN QUEENEY SUN. 11:00 A.M. GEORGE & PAULINE MADORE REQUESTED BY RICK, GINA, GEORGINA & RICHELLE VISCOSI FLORENCE ANNUTTO REQUESTED BY RICK, GINA, GEORGINA & RICHELLE VISCOSI MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR JOAN ESPER REQUESTED BY JOHN & JOAN SAT. 4:30 P.M. SUN. 8:00 A.M. HOLY TRINITY MASS INTENTIONS FOR WEEK OF FEB. 14, 2016 AL MAJOR REQUESTED BY MCKENZIE FAMILY ROBERT R. BEAN REQUESTED BY JAMES T. & WILLIAM H. CLEARY JOAN ROWBACK REQUESTED BY CHRISTINE REYNOLDS GARTH HILLIER REQUESTED BY PETER O LUCCI BARRY KNAPP REQUESTED BY JOHN & MARY PRADELSKI BUTCH SIMEK REQUESTED BY LARRY & MARILYN POITRAS SUN. 10:30 A.M. ROBERT BEAN MICHAEL SWART REQUESTED BY LISE WILSON & FAMILY MON. 8:30 A.M. PRESIDENT S DAY NO MASS TUES. 8:30 A.M. JOHN RYAN WED. 8:30 A.M. MICHAEL SWART REQUESTED BY ROSANNE MELITA THURS. 8:30 A.M. FRI. 8:30 A.M. SAT. 4:30 P.M. SUN. 8:00 A.M. MICHAEL SWART REQUESTED BY RICHARD & MARJORIE MCGUIRE AL MAJOR REQUESTED BY KEVIN & RONNIE QUINN KATHY LEITCH (B DAY) REQUESTED BY CHARLIE & CHILDREN ELIZABETH STRAUSS REQUESTED BY CHILDREN BARRY KNAPP REQUESTED BY RICHARD & MARJORIE MCGUIRE HAROLD LANDRIO REQUESTED BY O LUCCI & DECICCO FAMILIES SUN. 10:30 A.M. KEVIN FINNEGAN Pray for Anthony Romano, Patricia Henry, Anthony Coco and all who have gone to their heavenly reward and all who are sick or recuperating at home or in nursing homes. The offices of Holy Spirit and Holy Trinity Churches will be closed on Monday, February 15th.

3 February 14, 2016 LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR THE WEEKEND OF FEB. 20 & 21, 2016 CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT LECTORS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION ALTAR SERVERS 4:00 P.M. Mark Amico Mary Knapik, Barbara Rieth, Ron Zimmerman Kristin & Mike Sandra Yacobucci 8:30 A.M. John Mazur Mary Jablonski, Vince LaPorta, Ginni Mazur Seamus, Ciana & Veronica Teshia Shults 11:00 A.M Jamin Clemente Karen Hoose, Benedetta Scarpa Ben & Bridget Valerie Person HOLY TRINITY PARISH LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION ALTAR SERVERS 4:30 P.M. Concetta Sager Eva VanAlystine, Leslie Foss, Michelle Wessendorf Michael & John Carpenter 8:00 A.M. John Pradelski Mary Pradelski, Nick Cannizzo, Mary Landrio Jacob Miller 10:30 A.M. Erik Frank Anne Solar, Kathy DeMarco, Renee Smith Wells House/Pineview Commons: Kathy LoDestro WEDNESDAY EVENING DEVOTIONS ~ 7:00 P.M. 7:30 P.M. ~ Holy Trinity Church In February, the Wednesday Evening Devotions will be at Holy Trinity with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, Prayer to Our Lady Undoer of Knots, Prayer for Vocations, Benediction, Divine Praises, and concluding Hymn. LENT A TIME FOR MERCY Meditate on Mercy Pope Francis warns that practice of mercy is waning in the wider culture, and too often, the word seems to have dropped out of use. Dedicate some of your Lenten prayer time to meditating on the need for mercy in our world. We tend to think of mercy as compassion or sympathy, but the word has a much deeper meaning. Mercy means that we enter into the suffering of other people, place ourselves inside their hearts and minds, and then respond to their needs in the same way that God responds to our needs when we cry out to him. Ask yourself: Who is in need of mercy in your family, your workplace, your community, your country, and entire world? It is time to return to the basics and to bear the weaknesses and struggles of our brothers and sisters. Mercy is the force that awakens us to new life and instills in us the courage to look to the future with hope. Pope Francis Reflect on the Life of Mary This Jubilee Year is entrusted to Mary, our Mother of Mercy. Set aside time during this Lenten season to contemplate the life of Mary. Her yes when asked to become the mother of Jesus, her visit to Elizabeth, the circumstances surrounding the birth of Jesus, her hidden life with him in Nazareth, how she witnessed to extraordinary acts of mercy he exhibited in his public life, and the way she stood by the foot of the cross as he forgave the people who crucified him. Ask yourself: In what ways does your life reflect the life of Mary? May the sweetness of her countenance watch over us in this Holy Year, so that all of us may rediscover the joy of God s tenderness. Pope Francis

4 CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT FAITH FORMATION NEWS: Karen Hoose, Director of Faith Formation First Sunday of Lent HOLY TRINITY PARISH FAITH FORMATION NEWS: Cindy Kollar, Faith Formation Coordinator Faith Formation Classes Week of February 14th: There will be no Faith Formation Classes this Sunday because of the President s Day Holiday. Regular classes will resume next Sunday, February 21st. Cafe Chocolat was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who worked or baked something and more importantly thanks to all who came and ate chocolate! We raised $811 to go towards our Emmaus Retreat! The basket winners are as follows: Kid s Fun: Katie Hastings Game Day: Carol Rockefeller Adult Fun: Mary McCall Valentine Fun: Eddie Harrington Baking Fun: Brian Farley Dog Fun: Liz Tagliatella Cat Fun: Mary Jean Landrio Youth Mass Next Sunday, February 14th: Part of Youth Ministry this year is requiring the Youth Ministry teens to come to an 11:00 A.M. mass on the opposite months that they have their teen masses. This Sunday will be one of these masses. Youth will have participation in this mass in music, lecturing, etc. Please welcome our teens or as the pope likes to call them, our young church. Youth Ministry Time Change: Next Sunday, Feb. 21st, grades 6-10 will meet at their regular time (grades 6-8 from 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. Grades 9-10 will meet from 7:15 P.M.-8:15 P.M.) at Spirit Central. The following week, Feb. 28th, all grades 6-10 will meet together in the church for Praise, Worship & Adoration from 6:00 P.M.-7:15 P.M. This is a change from the published schedule at the beginning of the year. There will be no Faith Formation on Sunday, February 14th and 21st. Enjoy your winter break! CHANGE OF HEART LENTEN TREE I invite everyone to begin the Lenten journey by participating in our Change of Heart tree. At the entrances of the church you will find purple hearts. Please take six hearts, one for each week of Lent. Each week we ask you to think about something that you would like to do for the week to grow closer to God, to help with your journey of conversion. Write that promise on your heart and if you fulfill your promise, bring the heart back on the following Sunday and hang it on the tree. We will do this continually each week of Lent. By the end of Lent we should have a tree bursting with changed purple hearts. This is also a reminder that we should always bring our hearts to mass. The Adult Faith Formation committee will offer Fr. Michael Gaitley s program, 33 Days to Morning Glory, as a weekly Lenten retreat for everyone interested. Fr. Gaitley is a priest from the Divine Mercy Shrine. The book explores the devotions of four Saints in consecrating ourselves to Jesus through Mary. Each participant will need to purchase the book and read a short passage each day and meet weekly with the group beginning Wednesday, February 24th following evening prayer from 7:30 P.M.-9:00 P.M. at Holy Trinity Parish Hall. (When evening devotions move to Holy Spirit in March the group will meet there.) At the end of the 33 days of preparation, we celebrate our Consecration to Mary as we have become closer to God in this profound way. BINGO WORKERS: The second team, Cindy Farley, Ann Witherall & Frank Ioele are scheduled for 2/20. Brian & Kristen Farley are scheduled in the kitchen. MOTHER TERESA S CLOSET: We are currently in need of the following items: bleach, toothpaste & tooth brushes, dish detergent, toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent, bar soap, kleenex, diapers-size 4, 5, & 6, and wipes. Thank you once again for your support. The Outreach Committee

5 February 14, 2016 The Church of the Holy Spirit Collection information for the week of: February 7, 2016 Regular Collection 2/7/16 $4, Envelopes $3, Loose $ Online $ Fuel $ Attendance 406 4:00 P.M :30 A.M :00 A.M. 139 Holy Trinity Parish Collection information for the week of: February 7, 2016 Regular Collection 2/7/16 $5, Envelopes $3, Loose $ Fuel $1, Other $58.00 Attendance 457 4:30 P.M :00 A.M :30 A.M. 241 There will be a second collection this weekend for Black, Native American & Latin American Missions SANCTUARY CANDLE for Feb is given in memory of : Pat & Theresa Russo & Art & Lucille Barone by Tom & Toni Russo. BUILDING FUND DONATIONS in memory of: Larry Kersting by Sisters of the Holy Spirit, Sandy Yacobucci, Peter & Cathy Sterns, Marge & Bernie Kersting. Helen Scafariello by Sandy Yacobucci. LENTEN PIZZA SALES 4:00 P.M.-6:30 P.M. AT HOLY SPIRIT $5.00 stuffed pizza $3.00 fried pizza Friday, Feb. 19th Friday, Feb. 26th Friday, Mar. 4th Holy Name Society Faith Formation Knights of Columbus Friday, Mar. 11th. Fish Dinner READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 14, 2016 Sunday: Dt 26:4-10/Ps 91:1-2, 10-15/Rom 10:8-13 Lk 4:1-13 Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Ps 19:8-10, 15/Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 34:4-7, 16-19/Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Ps 138:1-3, 7-8 Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28/Ps 130:1-8/Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19/Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8/Mt 5:43-48 Next Sunday: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18/Ps 27:1, 7-9, Phil 3:17--4:1 or 3:20--4:1/Lk 9:28b-36 Our pix supply is getting low. If you have borrowed one to bring communion to the homebound, please return it to the sacristy. Thank you. Each Friday during Lent the Stations of the Cross will be held at The Church of the Holy Spirit at 12:10 P.M. Holy Trinity Parish at 5:30 P.M. Adoration of Our Lord WHY? Because He loves us. Why Eucharistic Adoration? Because we love Him! Perpetual Adoration Fulton Montgomery Deanery. Look for us on Facebook. This week deals with Jesus is Tempted. Please take a few minutes to share the activities with your children. These bulletins are available at the entrances of Holy Trinity Church.