HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH

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1 MASS SCHEDULE Weekend Masses Saturday at 5:00 pm Sunday at 8:00 am & 10:45 am Confessions Saturday 9:30 am - 10:30 am and 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Sunday 10:00 am - 10:35 am Weekday Masses Tuesday through Friday 7:30 am Saturday 9:00 am Holy Day Masses 7:30 am and 7:00 pm Adoration & Holy Hour Thursday 8:00 am - 9:00 am First Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday 9:30 am - 10:30 am Anointing of the Sick By request - contact the parish office HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH 3122 POINSETTA DRIVE COLORADO SPRINGS, CO PHONE: (719) FAX: (719) WEBSITE: HOLYTRINITYCATHOLICPARISH@COMCAST.NET Pastor: Fr. David Boroff ext pastor@holytrinitycos.org Deacon: Andy Dunnam Dcnadunnam@holytrinitycos.org STAFF: Julie Griffith ext Pastoral Secretary htparishoffice@holytrinitycos.org Jayson Elliott Music Coordinator music@holytrinitycos.org Ryan Dayberry ext Director of Facilities facilities@holytrinitycos.org Catholic Legacy Society Jamie Crane jcrane@diocs.org Office Hours: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Monday-Thursday 8:00 am - 12 noon Friday Parish Office is located in the house to the north of the church. Hope House is located on the corner of Poinsetta and Columbine across the street from the Church. The nearest Catholic schools are: Elementary: Corpus Christi Catholic School, 2410 N. Cascade, phone: High School: St. Mary s, 2501 E. Yampa St., Phone:

2 Volunteer Ministries at Holy Trinity Adoration Altar & Rosary Society Altar Servers Baptismal Prep Classes Bereavement Dinners Bulletin Stuffers Coffee and Donuts Communion - Home Bound Communion - Nursing Homes Confirmation Divine Mercy Environment Faith Formation Finance Council FOCCUS Health and Wellness Holy Trinity Ladies Guild Knights of Columbus Lectors / EMHCs / Greeters Lending Library Lighthouse Catholic Media Man Up Marriage Prep / Marriage Retreat Money Counters Outdoor Environment Pastoral Council RCIA Respect Life Scouts Senior Dinners SHARE Food Program & Giving Tree Stewardship Ushers Vocations Welcoming Newcomers Sacraments open Ann O Leary Joshua Wojcik Clergy Judie Scott Judy McIntire David & Jacenta Maynor Judie Scott Angela Rizor Joan Kilman Diane Arbogast Michelle Choi Joan Kilman Bill Zimkus Rich & Meg Wagner Dale Huffner Judie Scott Tim O Conner Chuck Pavlica Thursday Malec Darrin French Doug Fackelman Dick & Evelyn Koprowski Pastor Rich Wagner Danielle Hrovat Suzanne Wheeler Phil & Connie Pratt Matt Niedzielski Mike Bartusek Mike Bartusek Jane & Vince Biondi Larry & Mary Thompson Susan Pavlica Pete Dunn Pastor Bob & Amy Zupan Baptisms: Baptism preparation class is required for all parents and godparents, and they must be registered in a Catholic parish and members in good standing. Contact the parish office to schedule an appointment. Marriage: All engaged couples participate in a Marriage Preparation Program (a policy of the Diocese of Colorado Springs), Contact the parish office AT LEAST ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE of your planned marriage to begin preparation. Sacrament of the Sick/Emergencies: Dial , x1002. Calls are monitored on a regular basis. Funerals: Please call the parish office before scheduling date and time with a funeral home. The parish office schedules presiders, musicians, and servers in consultation with family members. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) Do you want to better understand the Catholic Church? Do you wonder what your Catholic spouse believes and why? Have you ever thought about entering the Catholic Church? Have you been baptized but have not yet received the Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation? If you answered yes to any of these, we hope you ll consider the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). Our RCIA program offers the opportunity to learn about the Church s beliefs, Biblical foundations, and beauty as well as her 2000-year-old history, traditions, and practices. Our classes focus on the teaching of the Church and the experience of being Catholic. They will prepare you to enter the Church at Easter, when we celebrate the sacraments of Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation. Please join our RCIA process, to ask your questions, get answers, and share your own insights and faith story. YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AND ETERNITY TO GAIN! For more information, please contact us at (719) , Ext. 0 or rcia@holytrinitycos.org. New Parishioners Not a parishioner of Holy Trinity? There are many reasons to become a registered member: religious education classes, opportunities for Christian service in the community, letters of recommendation to serve as godparents and sponsors for newcomers to the faith, pre-printed tithing envelopes (if desired), an annual report of your charitable offerings and a subscription to the Colorado Catholic Herald. Registration forms are available in the foyers or online

3 Second Sunday of Advent December 9, 2018 Weekly Events Calendar Sunday, December 9 Coffee and Donuts after Masses 9:15 am: Apologetics-Hope House 9:15 am: Children s Religious Ed-classroom 9:45 am: Music Practice-choir room Monday, December 10 7:00 pm: Boy Scouts-Hope House Tuesday, December 11 PARISH OFFICE CLOSED 7:00 pm: Biblical School Year 4-Hope House 7:00 pm: Latin Study Group-Hope House Wednesday, December 12 6:00 pm: Advent Reflection-Church 7:00 pm: Music Practice-Church Thursday, December 13 8:00 am: Adoration-Church Friday, December 14 7:30 am: Respect Life Mass-Church 7:00 pm: RCIA-Hope House Saturday, December 15 6:15 pm: Music Practice Sunday, December 16 Coffee and Donuts after Masses 9:15 am: Apologetics-Hope House 9:15 am: Children s Religious Ed-classroom 9:45 am: Music Practice-choir room 1:00 pm: Senior/Family Dinner-cafeteria Mass Times & Intentions Monday, December 10 No Mass Tuesday, December 11 7:30 am: Tom Petry by: The Pennington Family Wednesday, December 12 7:30 am: Glenn Pickarts by: David & Delores Green Thursday, December 13 7:30 am: Gary Polkow by: The O Connor Clan Friday, December 14 7:30 am: Paul Fischer by: Rich & Meg Wagner Saturday, December 15 9:00 am: Elizabeth Becker (SI) by: Her Mother 5:00 pm: Joan Pennington by: Chuck & Susan Pavlica Sunday, December 16 8:00 am: Nathaniel Choi (SI) by: Mom and Dad 10:45 am: Holy Trinity Parishioners (SI) Rosary: 7:05 am Mon-Fri, Sat after 9 am Mass and prior to Saturday Vigil and Sunday Masses To request a Mass intention, please call parish office. Dec 17 Dec 19 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 25 Dec 27 Dec 29 Upcoming Events Advent Concert of Lesser Known Carols Ember Day Ember Day Ember Day Christmas Offertory THANK YOU For Sharing Your Treasure Offertory December 2 $ 7, Weekly Goal $ 7, YTD Goal $ 172, Actual Offertory to Date: $ 145, Over (Under) Goal $ (26,605.54) Jan 1 Jan 6 Jan 13 Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God Epiphany Baptism of the Lord Dec 9 Jan 27 Second Collections Retirement Fund for Religious Church in Latin America

4 HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH December 9, 2018 Advent The liturgical season of Advent marks the time of spiritual preparation by the faithful before Christmas. Advent begins on the Sunday closest to the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle (Nov. 30). It spans four Sundays and four weeks of preparation, although the last week of Advent is usually truncated because of when Christmas falls. (For instance, this year, the fourth Sunday of Advent is obviously on Sunday, and then that evening is Christmas Eve.) The celebration of Advent has evolved in the spiritual life of the Church. The historical origins of Advent are hard to determine with great precision. In its earliest form, beginning in France, Advent was a period of preparation for the Feast of the Epiphany, a day when converts were baptized; so the Advent preparation was very similar to Lent with an emphasis on prayer and fasting which lasted three weeks and later was expanded to 40 days. In 380, the local Council of Saragossa, Spain, established a threeweek fast before Epiphany. Inspired by the Lenten regulations, the local Council of Macon, France, in 581 designated that from Nov. 11 (the Feast of St. Martin of Tours) until Christmas fasting would be required on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Eventually, similar practices spread to England. In Rome, the Advent preparation did not appear until the sixth century, and was viewed as a preparation for Christmas with less of a penitential bent. Altar Linen Ministry Each time our priests celebrate Mass, they use a number of different linens purificators that are used to wipe the chalices holding the Precious Blood and corporals where the sacred vessels containing the Body and Blood of the Lord are placed. We have a very devoted volunteer who works each week to make sure that all the linens used in the liturgy are carefully and reverently cleaned and ready to be used at the next Mass. However, she would like some help. This is a humble, behind-the-scenes ministry where you will receive many graces for your service. Please consider donating your time and talent for this ministry. After all, many hands make light work. Contact the parish office at x0 to volunteer. Advent Schedule ADVENT REFLECTIONS WITH FR. DAVID BOROFF December 12 Reflection at 6:00 pm; Adoration and confessions Benediction at 6:55 pm CONCERT OF LESS COMMON CAROLS Monday, December 17, at 7:00 pm Caroling and Light Refreshments Christmas Flowers CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR BY HONORING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS Please make a monetary donation to our Christmas Flower Fund in memory of a deceased loved one or in honor of someone who is living. Your monetary gift will enable the parish to purchase flowers to enhance the liturgical environment for our celebration! Requested donation is $15. Please return the tag below to the parish office with your donation or drop in the offertory in an envelope marked Christmas Flowers. Name of person/s being honored/remembered: (Please PRINT clearly) Please note whether living or deceased 1) 2) 3) 4) Honored/remembered by: Your phone #:

5 HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH December 9, 2018 Senior/Family Dinner Dinner will be held Sunday, December 16, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm in the cafeteria. The cost is $3 per person. The menu includes ham, scalloped potatoes, corn, candied carrots, salad, dessert, and rolls. Please RSVP to Arlene at We are in need of volunteers to bring either desserts or salads to the dinner, no more than every other month. If you can help and are not already on our list, please call Mike Bartusek at SHARE FINAL WEEK FOR CHRISTMAS FOOD COLLECTIONS AND GIVING TREE TAGS This is the final week for Christmas Food Collections and Giving Tree Tags, all items must be at the church by Sunday, December 16, 2018 by noon. We are still in need of Pancake Mix, Syrup and Scalloped Potatoes. Cash donations for the purchase of hams, fresh produce and Christmas cookies are still being accepted. Envelopes can be found in the pews or vestibules of the church. Please make checks payable to HT Share and drop in the offertory basket. If you took a tag from the Giving Tree, please return the gift to the church vestibule or church office by Sunday, December 16, 2018 at noon. If you are unable to fulfill your tag, please notify the church office ASAP. Thank you for your continued support of this project and your generosity. Thank you for your support. Jane and Vince Biondi Mary and Larry Thompson Food Item of the Week Feed the Poor... Please help us feed the poor by donating the following item of the week: pancake mix, syrup and scalloped potatoes Adult Faith Formation Catholic Apologetics: Explaining our Beautiful Faith! Are you caught off-guard by challenges to our beliefs about Mary and the saints, Scripture and Tradition, purgatory, the Real Presence? Are you stymied by questions about the Crusades, the current scandal, the relationship between faith and science, the meaning of suffering, the problem of transgenderism? In our first class, we looked at the basics of apologetics and then addressed some of the questions we Catholics have been getting ever since the Protestant Reformation. In this week s class, we ll focus on the special challenges posed by Mormon missionaries who come knocking at our door. While we may be tempted to pull the drapes and pretend we re not home, God is sending those missionaries to us for a reason: many of them are fallen-away Catholics who need to hear the truth about Christ and His Church. Our series will help you respond to tough questions and give you confidence to talk to, not hide from, those door-to-door missionaries. Please join us Sunday morning to find out how you might be the answer to some Catholic parent s prayers! Date Dec 9 Dec 16 Topic Strangers at Your Door: Jehovah Witnesses (JWs) Apologetics: Topics of our Time Join us Sundays at 9:15 AM in the Hope House. For more information about these and future Adult Faith Formation topics, contact Phil & Connie Pratt at or check out our Adult Faith Formation webpage at AdultFaithFormation.aspx.

6 HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH December 9, 2018 Coordinators: EVELYN & DICK KOPROWSKI ; When: Thursday, December 27, and Saturday, December 29 (Always the LAST Thursday and FIFTH Saturday of the Month) Where:, 14 W. Bijou St. Time: 7:00 am 1:30 pm What: Cook and feed the hungry clients of our community and clean up for the next day s meal preparation. Raw beans may be picked up, cooked, and brought into the Soup Kitchen by 8:00 am that morning. The raw bean container may be found INSIDE the rectangular BROWN BIN in the North Foyer. Needed: Holy Trinity volunteers and pinto bean cooks. Donations: Metal spoons, hamburger, hot chocolate, sugar, coffee creamer, tomato sauce / whole tomatoes / crushed tomatoes (#10 cans preferable)! Please call Evelyn or Dick if you have any questions or wish to volunteer your time. May the good Lord bless you abundantly!!! Your Sister and Brother in Christ, Evelyn & Dick Koprowski Respect Life Mass Friday, December 14 at 7:30 am Each week a different parish celebrates a Respect Life Mass in the diocese. Holy Trinity will host the Mass on Friday, December 14, to thank God for the gift of life and to pray that our nation will defend life at every stage. Please join us. SOCKS SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY KITCHEN WITH SOCK DONATIONS During Advent we will be collecting brand new white socks for the homeless in our area. All sizes for men, women or children are needed. They may be dropped in the homeless outreach bin in the north foyer. Thank you for your generous support. Dick and Evelyn Koprowski Stewardship Satisfaction and peace of mind come from living a life that matters. We want to know that we made a difference, even for just one individual. Match your interests with an opportunity to serve. You don t need to be highly skilled, just very willing to be used by God. It may not be glamourous or gather recognition, but the good Lord will notice. Just as you did to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me. (Matthew 25:40) The Heart that Gives: Seven Traits of Joyful Stewardship By Fr. Thomas J. Connery, page 13, 15 Vocations Prayer Calendar Please pray for our Diocesan Seminarians and Priests. This week s schedule is: Dec 9: Sean O Connor, St. Gregory the Great Dec 10: Ian White, St. Gregory the Great Dec 11: Thomas Pressley, Mt. St. Mary s Dec 12: Chance Billmeyer, Mt. St. Mary s Dec 13: Anthony Ambuul, St. Gregory the Great Dec 14: Military Chaplains Dec 15: Tyler Kluzak, St. Gregory the Great December *** 3rd Sunday of Advent *** 5:00PM 8:00AM 10:45AM S Merrie Schell S DeWayne Scott S Michelle Choi S John Tafoya S Dick Koprowski S John Dronenburg L1 Phil Pratt L1 Suzanne Wheeler L1 Mary Elizabeth Ruwell L2 Connie Pratt L2 Lee Walter L2 Sean Kenyon 1 Merrie Schell 1 Bob Crowley 1 Michelle Choi 2 Larry Thompson 2 DeWayne Scott 2 John Dronenburg 3 Mary Thompson 3 Judith Scott 3 Cheryl Swaffar GN Margaret Hays GN Tim Hagedorn GN Pat Dowling GS Sally Vanderwerf GS Chuck Hideman GS Cheryl Swaffer

7 Leave a Legacy to Holy Trinity Estate planning is the way to continue your life's work. It is vital that you invest some time to ensure that your life's efforts will continue in the hands of the ministries and people who will most treasure your gifts. Your attorney can help you prepare a proper Last Will and Testament for the easy, inexpensive transfer of your estate. For more information, contact the Office of Planned Giving at (719) or visit Update Membership Information If you have moved, changed your phone number, name or address, have a new baby in the family or a child who is no longer living at home, please let us know so we may update your registration. Many of our families are listed with grown children still living at home, and we would like to have correct information as well as addresses, phone numbers, and addresses for everyone. Please call Julie at the church office, x0 or us at htparishoffice@holytrinitycos.org. Thank you for your help!! Readings December 9, 2018, through December 16, 2018 Sunday: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11; Lk 3:1-6 Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3, 10ac, 11-13; Mt 18:12-14 Wednesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47, or any readings from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, nos Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80: 2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-6; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18 Communion to the Homebound Do you know someone in our parish who is temporarily or permanently homebound or in a nursing home and would like to receive communion weekly? Please call Judie Scott at to schedule a homebound visit or Angela Rizor at to schedule a nursing home visit. If you are an Extraordinary Minister who would like to visit and take communion to the sick and homebound, please call Judie to volunteer for residences and Angela to volunteer for nursing homes. Please pray for Lily Abanto ~ Luis Alcon ~ Jennifer Ayala ~ Barbara Barbee ~ Linda Bartusek ~ Wayne Bearup ~ Michael Becerra ~ Alverna Bieker ~ Brett Billesbach ~ Mark Billesbach ~ Mike Bosso ~ Georgina Bromberick ~ Keith Bruno ~ Ralpha Cabrera ~ Zachary Canaday ~ Joan Carr ~ Emilia Cemino ~ Cerissa Cheffy ~ Venitta Chow ~ Henry Copeland ~ The Cox Family ~ Mercy Cruz ~ Bill Dak ~ Aurelia DeWitt ~ Elaine DeWitt ~ John DeWitt ~ Rochelle Epperson ~ Tim Epperson ~ Carlos Espinoza ~ Ray & Mildred Espinoza ~ Anthony Falletta ~ Matthew Feller ~ Mick Finnerity ~ Chester Fischer ~ Kevin & Dustie Flynn ~ Demian Fontanella ~ Lydia Friese ~ Cindy Fuller ~ Gary Gaasch ~ Barbara Garcia ~ Jennifer Gonzalez ~ Bill Green ~ Timothy Hagin ~ Samantha Hamilton ~ Wolfbain Hamilton ~ Betty Hart ~ Margaret Hedemark ~ Gerry Heedt ~ Drew Hoffman ~ Lucille Hollenbeck ~ Nicole Hood ~ Maria Jacques ~ Eric Jones, Jr. ~ Steve Jorstad ~ Roger Katzer ~ Stephanie Kelley ~Mike Kenny ~ Pat Kiruy ~ Penny Klube ~ Karen Kramer ~ Henry & Bev Kress ~ Harry Lambrecht ~ Dick LeBlanc ~ Betty Lucero ~ Lenora Mana ~ Aiko Marinko ~ Marie Marinko ~ Ron Marinko ~ Alice Matthew ~ Laura McCasland ~ Margaret McElhaney ~ Jesse McCoon ~ Jim McKay & Family ~ Paula Meadows ~ John Mikoni ~ Doug Moloney ~ Carl Mosch ~ Linda Mosch ~ Tiffany Mothershead ~ Steve Murschel ~ Tim Myers ~ Steven Nagel ~ Gaynelle Newman ~ Mark O Donnell ~ Minerva Pavia ~ Jamie Parker ~ Shaun Parker ~ Jason Piaggio ~ Dan Pitsko ~ Kay Pollack ~ Nancy Ponto ~ David Putnam ~ Erin Quijano ~ Palmer Reorda ~ Joseph Rivas ~ Theresa Robertson ~ Theresa Sanchez~ Linda Schell ~ Kathy Schell ~ Betty Schulte ~ Bud Scott ~ Jeff Sebben ~ Larry Sebben ~ Juanita Sharpe ~ Adam Smith ~ Eva Sorensen ~ Joe Arthur Stegall ~ Chris Talbott ~ Barb Taylor ~ Bob Thompson ~ James Vanderwerf ~ Ernest & Cynthia Vialpando ~ Ruben Volz ~ Carol Wadman ~ Sophie Wagner ~ JoAnn Ward ~ Angel Weis ~ Don Wurr ~ Robert Wurr ~ Joyce Yost ~ Wilma Young Note: If your loved one has recovered please call the office to remove their name from the prayer list to make room for others in need of prayer. Thank you.