We invite you to our next breakfast Women of all faiths are welcome!

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1 March 24, 2019 Holy Trinity Parish Third Sunday of Lent

2 HOLY TRINITY PARISH MARCH 24, 2019 LIGONIER, PA Holy Trinity Christian Mothers The members of Christian Mothers shared their Lenten ideas and family traditions making this Lenten season more meaningful for all who attended. All ladies of the parish are invited to join Christian Mothers and enjoy a continental breakfast on April 7 after the 8:00 AM Mass in the Parish Meeting Room. Ladies, Christian Mothers would like to know how they can better serve women of the parish, with or without children. Please help by completing their survey (on the table in the church Narthex) and return to the collection baskets at Mass. Your input is extremely important. The Diocesan Heritage Center will host Mass followed by a soup and bread lunch on the remaining Saturdays in Lent (March 30; April 6 and 13). Mass is at 10:30 AM in St. Joseph Chapel at the Christ Our Shepherd Center. The Heritage Center s Lenten exhibition will be open on Saturdays in Lent from 9 AM - 1 PM. We invite you to our next breakfast Women of all faiths are welcome! Upcoming Prayer Breakfast Saturday, April 27, :00 AM - Noon Ramada Hotel & Convention Center (Formerly Four Points Sheraton) Route 30 East Greensburg, PA Special Guest Speaker: Jennifer Hubbard She is the recipient of two Catholic Press Awards and an inspiring speaker. Her youngest child, Catherine Violet, was a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Her talk, entitled Walking in Confidence, provides real life and practical insight into how God continues to fulfill His promises of protection, provision, and healing. Come join us for breakfast, fellowship and song. The cost is $20, (not refundable, sorry). Reservations must be made by Thursday April 18. Please contact Romayne Breniser at to register. A carpool is available. In your charity please pray for the soul of: Bert Williams, brother of our parishioner George Williams and his wife Annie. Mr. Williams passed on March 17, May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. THE WELL Men s Conference to be held March 30, 2019 The diocesan Men s Ministry Team will host THE WELL Men s Conference on March 30 at Greensburg Central Catholic. The event includes workshops, open discussions, the sacrament of reconciliation and adoration, and it concludes with Mass celebrated by Bishop Edward C. Malesic. The keynote speaker will be Mike McCoy, an Erie native who is a former Notre Dame and NFL star. Register at Could you not watch one hour with Me? Eucharistic Adoration Every First Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. All other Tuesdays 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. You are invited to commit to an hour s adoration for the first Tuesday by signing the schedule sheet located in the Narthex.

3 FROM THE DESK OF FATHER ANTHONY. I hope you are in the swing of Lent by now, the Third Sunday of Lent. Probably all of us are at different stages. Are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving part of your life right now? How are you drawing closer to the Lord? Are you becoming more aware of the persons around you and their needs? As you abstain and fast, are you hungering more for God? Has God revealed anything to you when you pray? In my personal experience of Lent, I usually become somewhat uncomfortable because Lent helps us to look at ourselves honestly we like some things about ourselves, but probably not everything. So what can we do about it? Perhaps today s Opening Prayer can be our prayer all week long: O God, author of every mercy and of all goodness, who in fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, have shown us a remedy for sin, look graciously on this confession of our lowliness, that we, who are bowed down by our conscience, may always be lifted up by your mercy. Through Christ our Lord. On this Third Sunday of Lent we begin to celebrate the Scrutinies with our catechumen, Suzanne Dunn, who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. What is a Scrutiny? The Church teaches that [t]he Scrutinies, which are solemnly celebrated on Sundays and are reinforced by an exorcism, are rites for self-searching and repentance and have above all a spiritual purpose. The scrutinies are meant to uncover, then heal all that is weak, defective, or sinful in the hearts of the elect; to bring out, then strengthen all that is upright, strong, and good. For the scrutinies are celebrated in order to deliver the elect from the power of sin and Satan, to protect them against temptation, and to give them strength in Christ, who is the way, the truth, and the life. These rites, therefore, should complete the conversion of the elect and deepen their resolve to hold fast to Christ and to carry out their decision to love God above all. The Scrutinies will be celebrated at the 11:00AM Mass today and the following two Sundays. Please pray for all those who are preparing to be baptized or received into the Church this Easter. Tomorrow we have a beautiful feast in the midst of Lent! We will celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, exactly nine months before we celebrate the Nativity of our Lord on December 25. The Archangel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would be the Mother of Jesus, the Son of God. This is a great celebration of our Redemption, as we know why Jesus took on the flesh to suffer, to die, and to rise again. Meditate on the Prayer after Communion for tomorrow: Confirm in our minds the mysteries of the true faith, we pray, O Lord, so that, confessing that He who was conceived of the Virgin Mary is true God and true man, we may, through the saving power of His Resurrection, merit to attain eternal joy. Through Christ our Lord. We are making great progress in our Diocesan Lenten Appeal. As of Tuesday, March 19, we had received 57 gifts for a total of $36,740. We are at 76.05% of the diocesan goal. Thanks to all who have been so generous to the Diocese and to the parish. If you have not yet made your gift or commitment to the DLA, please consider doing so soon. May God bless you for your generosity. Have you given any thought to how you might like to participate here in our parish? We have need for readers, ushers, servers, and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. Please let me know if you would like to serve our parish in these capacities. I hope to meet with the various groups during the next several weeks. As Lent progresses, I hope that you will take the opportunity to confess your sins. We have a communal penance service here at Holy Trinity on Tuesday, April 16, at 7:00PM. Several priests will be present to help us be reconciled with God as we enter into the celebration of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. And of course, the Sacrament of Penance is celebrated on Saturday at 4:00PM. If you need to make an appointment for a different time, please call the parish office. MOST HOLY TRINITY, ONE GOD, HAVE MERCY ON US! DIOCESAN LENTEN APPEAL Open your heart to HOPE, the 2019 Diocesan Lenten Appeal, helps HOPE grow. Go to dioceseofgreensburg.org/hope for a video of Bishop Malesic describing how the DLA grows our faith so we can share it with others. To make an online DLA donation to your parish visit dioceseofgreensburg.org/hope.

4 Parish Activities Calendar for March, 2019 A=Atrium C=Church Sun 24 2nd Collection Food Bank H=Social Hall L=Loft PL=Parish Library SL= Old School Library PMR=Parish Meeting Room All Times Are PM Unless Otherwise Indicated Mon 25 CCD 7:00-8:15 - H Confirmation Preparation 6:00-7:00 - H 6-7-8th Grade THRIVE 7:00-8:15 - SL Tue 26 Holy Hour 3:00-4:00 - C Wed 27 Mass 7:00 PM -C Thu 28 Prayer Shawl 1:00-3:00 - PL Study Group 6:30 - A RCIA 7:00-9:00 Fri 29 7:00 Stations of the Cross - C Sat 30 Mass 8:00 AM - C His Passion Forever Rehearsal 10:00 AM - Noon at Church Choir Rehearsal 7:00-9:00 - L EASTER BASKETS FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE Could you help someone less fortunate this Easter season? Community Service will be preparing Easter food baskets for those in need on Palm Sunday, April 14 and we need your help. Community service will provide a complete Easter meal but we would like to provide these families with some additional non-perishable groceries during these difficult times. Some suggestions for non-perishable food items (but not limited to): canned soups and fruits, peanut butter, jelly, macaroni & cheese, cereal, Pop Tarts, cereal bars, pancake mix & syrup, pasta sauce, cookie, brownie or cake mix, bagged snacks (chips, pretzels, etc.) To ensure the safety of our recipients, please check the expiration dates on your donated food. We do not want to give anyone food that has expired. Please bring your grocery items to the church this weekend. All items must be brought to the church by 11 AM on Sunday (April 14) in order for us to distribute the baskets right after Mass. Your help in making someone s Easter a happy one is greatly appreciated! Youth Ministry S K Y Z O N E Coordinator of Youth Ministry Tina Komarinski, Text or call tkomarinski@dioceseofgreensburg.org

5 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 24, 2019 Liturgical Assignments Mass Intentions EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS 7:00 pm Doug Poole, Karen Erbe 5:30 pm Carol Farabaugh, Marty Rovedatti- Jackson, Julia Smtih 8:00 am Denise Warren, Adam Cogan, Margie Horrell 11:00 am Marge Moffat, Steve Williams, Thomas Carney Daily-Week of 3/25 Carol Serafin LECTORS 7:00 pm Alma Johnson 5:30 pm Edward Conroy 8:00 am Mary Sidehammer 11:00 am Greg Jablunovsky Daily-Week of 3/25 Mary Sidehammer ALTAR SERVERS 7:00 pm Riley Nichols 5:30 pm Emmie Horner, Caitlyn Carney 8:00 am None 11:00 am Mark Jablunovsky, Noah Dunn CANTORS 5:30 pm Bobbie Cramer 8:00 am Mandy Sirofchuck 11:00 am Trish Fite EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION TO THE SICK 3/31 Marge Moffat, Karen Erbe COLLECTION COUNTERS 3/31 Pat Caffrey, Rod Stauffer, Mark Hollick REMINDER! THE FORMED PROGRAM Holy Trinity Parish subscribes to FORMED, an online platform providing access to Catholic programs, talks, audio dramas, movies and ebooks for children, teens and adults! All of our parishioners have free access to this program by registering at Flyers with instructions are available in the narthex. If you have any questions or need assistance in registering with the FORMED program, please call the office at Holy Trinity Parish Rev. Anthony J. Carbone, JCL Pastor Parish Business Office: Mon.-Wed. & Friday 8:30 AM-3:00 PM. Thurs. 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Saturday, March 23 8:00 am Vocations to the Priesthood 5:30 pm + John Wohlgemuth & Family by Ellie Camp Sunday, March 24 8:00 am + Eleanor Hughes by Leonard & Christine Bench 11:00 am For All Parishioners Monday, March 25 8:00 am + John Pochciol by JoAnn Pochciol Tuesday, March 26 8:00 am + In Memory of John E. Ciszek by Wife, Judith Wednesday, March 27 7:00 pm + Lillian Serafin by Daughter-in-law, Carol Serafin Thursday, March 28 8:00 am + In Memory of Mary Louise Karns on her birthday by Daughter, Judith Ciszek Friday, March 29 8:00 am + Grandmother, Annie McMullen Birthday Remembrance by Smetak & Michaels Families Saturday, March 30 8:00 am Vocations to the Priesthood 5:30 pm + Benedict Gardill, Anniversary by Rose Mary & Carol Sunday, March 31 8:00 am + In Remembrance of Ruby C. Becer by her son, Tommy 11:00 am For All Parishioners Regional Sunday evening Mass will be 6:00 PM at Holy Family Latrobe YOUR GENEROSITY for March 9 & 10 - March16 & 17, 2019 Adult $5, $6, Children $2.00 $2.00 Loose Cash $ $ Total Ordinary Income for Bills $5, $6, Catholic Accent $28.00 $15.00 Capital Reserve $55.00 $ Easter Flowers $0.00 $ Total for Specific Purposes $83.00 $ Home Missions $ $44.00 Total Diocesan Collections $ $44.00 Total Deposit $6, $6, Mass Attendance for March 9 & 10 - March 16 & 17, :30 p.m :30 p.m :00 a.m. 89 8:00 a.m :00 a.m :00 a.m. 190 Total 364 Total 413