HOLY TRINITY, JOHNSTOWN, NY

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1 HOLY TRINITY, JOHNSTOWN, NY SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: The kingdom of heaven is being continually established by a God who is amazingly patient. God exercises patience until the wheat grows enough so the weeds can be pulled without destroying the wheat. God waits patiently until the tiny seed grows into a large enough plant to welcome the birds of the sky. God patiently allows time for the yeast to work its leavening effect on the dough. God has all the patience in the world, and so must we if we are truly to be God s servants. I am patient like God when I am impatient unlike God when FROM FATHER TOM: This week, our annual Festival will be held on the grounds of the former Immaculate Conception Church on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. I am really looking forward to it. I hear there will be wonderful food -- Italian, Slovak and Irish specialties. There will be lots of games and opportunities to socialize with one another. I hope to be found in the "Religion Booth" -- new this year! I'll be there, passing out bulletins, encouraging people to stop by for a few moments, say a prayer and light a candle. I'm also happy that a local Catholic bookstore called "The Promise" will also have a booth in the Festival where religious items and books can be purchased. As well as fun and food, faith will be at the heart our gathering. I want to thank Peter O'Lucci, Garth Hillier and Bruce Heberer for the hard work they've done organizing this year's event. I also want to thank our Festival Committee which has meet often and regularly these past few months. Thanks too to all the volunteers who are getting in gear for the big event! All of the parish is grateful for your dedication and hard work. I hope to see you all at the Festival this week. I've bought a special hat for myself just for the event. You'll be able to find me a mile away! MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK JULY 17TH SAT. - 4:30 P.M. LARRY YERDON REQUESTED BY GEORGE & JUDY NEWNHAM SUN. - 8:00 A.M. SUN. - 10:30 A.M. MON. - 12:15 P.M. TUES. - 12:15 P.M. WED. - 12:15 P.M THURS. - 12:15 P.M. FRI. - 12:15 P.M. SAT. - 4:30 P.M. SUN. - 8:00 A.M. SUN. - 10:30 A.M. FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH JAMES WHITE REQUESTED BY THE TAYLOR FAMILY STEVE & KAY KRALOVIC REQUESTED BY, DAUGHTER JOHN & ROSE SWART & FAMILY REQUESTED BY MIKE & EILEEN SWART JOHN F. SLAVIC REQUESTED BY JEAN QUINN, DEBBIE QUINN SKOWRONEK RANDY & BETH MILLER JIMMY MELITA (ANNIV.) REQUESTED BY SISTER, SISTER-IN LAWS AND BROTHERS IN THANKSGIVING REQUESTED BY LISE WILSON & FAMILY JOHN KRALOVIC REQUESTED BY WIFE, MARGE KONSTANTIN ONDRISKA (42 ND ANNIV.) REQUESTED BY ONDRISKA FAMILY FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH INCORPORATING ITEMS FROM ST. ANTHONY'S: You may have noticed the brass plaque of the Last Supper that once was displayed in St. Anthony's Church now has a new home in our Clinton Street vestibule. We have also placed the dedication plaque that hung in St. Anthony's in the vestibule as well. We have a lovely framed sketch of the church now on display in the meeting room of the Rectory. We have one additional one of St. Anthony's Church which is also available to anyone who may want it for display in their home. MEATLESS FRIDAYS RETURN IN ENGLAND: The bishops of the dioceses in England and Wales have asked Catholics there to make every Friday a special day of penance. They recently issued this statement and request: "The bishops have decided to re-establish the practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays...those who cannot or those who choose not to eat meat as part of their normal diet should abstain from some other food of which they regularly partake." So, beginning September 16, 2011 Catholics in England and Wales will once again have a common penitential practice on Fridays -- abstaining from meat. After Vatican II, this long-standing tradition in the church was not annulled but modified in this way: "The law of the (universal) Church requires Catholics to abstain from meat on Fridays, or some other form of food, or to observe some other form of penance laid down by a particular country's Bishops' Conference." Thus, Vatican II gave us a choice of penances on Fridays. Unfortunately, most Catholics dropped the idea of Friday penance completely. It seems that in England and Wales, the bishops feel that choosing one specific and traditional penance on Friday will be the best way of getting Catholics in their countries back into the habit of putting a little voluntary sacrifice back in their lives. Daily Mass is offered at 12:15 p.m. weekdays. PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES before Mass begins. Thank you. There should be no chewing of gum in church, especially during the celebration of the liturgy.

2 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 23/24 Lectors Bread Ministers Cup Ministers Altar Servers 4:30 p.m. Ellen Alric Deacon Dick Solar Cindy Vose, Beth DeRosa Michael Brown Lisa Brown, Eva VanAlstyne Charlie Brown 8:00 a.m. Robert Smida Peter O Lucci Bruce & Jennie Mrha Alex Jennings Nina Lathers, Claire Cellary 10:30 a.m. Rosy Pynadath John Billa Veronica Nicholas, Jeannie Popp Ben Wager Ed Popp, Rebecca Weiderman Ethan Wager Extraordinary Ministers: Patti Lorence OUR BELOVED DEAD: Please pray for Rafael Nieves (killed in Afghanistan) and Ida Ruggiero. May they rest in eternal life and peace. STEWARDSHIP: Collection information for July 9 th & July 10 th Regular Offering: $5, Attendance: 429 Evangelist: $ :30 p.m. 103 Holy Father: $ :00 a.m :30 a.m. 165 Envelope users: 234 Thank you for your generosity. CHILDREN S BULLETIN: This week s children s bulletin deals with The Parable of the Weeds. Please take a few minutes and share the activities with your children. These bulletins are available at the entrance of our church. ROSARY SOCIETY ~ COMMUNITY PROJECT: Johnstown is hosting the REACH Project this summer. This project brings volunteer youth from several states to spend time in our community assisting selected property owners with needed painting and repairs. These volunteers need many snacks to keep up their energy! So we have been asked to supply them with cookies. The request is for 70 dozen cookies and we need them delivered to Knox Junior High School by 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 28 th. That s a lot of cookies but for such a worthy cause! We welcome cookies from all of you with the time and generosity to bake again. Thank you. BANNS OF MARRIAGE: Kristin Wilson and Anthony Johnson, Jr. will be married in our church on Saturday, July 30. SOME INTERESTING PERSONNEL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR DIOCESE: 5 priest ordained in priest dies in priest retired in 2010 THERE ARE 110 ALBANY DIOCESAN PRIEST SERVING IN ACTIVE MINISTRY: 82 pastors 3 administrators 7 associate pastors 13 special ministry in diocese 5 special ministry outside our diocese 94 retired diocesan priests (41 of these men regularly assist in parishes) There are 7 seminarians and 2 discerners in seminaries and at the house of discernment in Watervliet. AGE DISTRIBUTION OF ACTIVE PRIESTS: Under Average age of active priest-59 Median age of active priests-62 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF RETIRED PRIESTS: Under Average age of retired priest-79 Median age of retired priest-79 The Pastoral Care Committee at Holy Trinity would like to begin making visits to our shut in parishioners. If you are currently visiting a shut in and or distributing Communion, please call the Pastoral office and notify Cindy Kollar who you are visiting so that we do not duplicate our visitors list. Thank you. - Cindy Kollar

3 JULY 17, 2011 SCRIPTURE READINGS: Week of July 17, Sunday: Wis 12:13, 16-19/Rom 8:26-27/Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30 Monday: Saint Camillus de Lellies, priest Ex 14:5-18/Mt 12:38-42 Tuesday: Ex 14: :1/Mt 12:46-50 Wednesday: Saint Apollinaris, bishop and martyr Ex 16:1-5, 9-15/Mt 13:1-9 Thursday: Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, priest & doctor of the Church Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b/Mt 13:10-17 Friday: Saint Mary Magdalene Ex 20:1-17/Jn 20:1-2, Saturday: Saint Bridget of Sweeden, religious Ex 24:3-8/Mt 13:24-30 Next Sunday: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12/Rom 8:28-30/Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46 PRAYING FOR OUR SICK: If you have the name of someone who is sick, and you would like the parish to pray for him or her, please write their names down in the book located in front of the Sacred Heart statue at entrance to the church on Clinton Street. We remember all the sick at all Masses in our church and any other intention you write down in this Book. Bishop s Appeal 2011: Assessment $64, Pledges & Gifts to date $27, Balance $36, We wish to thank all of you who responded so generously to our mailing. If you have not already done so, please make your gift or pledge soon. The Diocese will begin to send out statements for those pledged. Our final report of all gifts received is due into the diocese by the end of July. Every gift or pledge will help us to reach our assessment goal. Thank you for supporting our parish through this years Bishop Appeal! We wanted to share with you a letter we recently received, to say thank you for the gifts of church items that are needed by other parishes. Dear Father Morrette and Immaculate Conception Church Parishioners, We are writing to thank you for the magnificent Statue of the Risen Christ and the candle stand. We appreciate that you have chosen to share your beautiful treasures with us. We will cherish these gifts always and continue to remember you in our prayers. Thank you again. May God bless you all! Father Joseph X Arockiasamy, Pastor of St. Mary s Church, Granville, N.Y. THIS IS THE WEEK!! Thursday, July 21 ST from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, July 22 ND from 5 p.m. to 10 pm. Saturday, July 23 RD from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. AT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH Cayadutta Street, Johnstown Come join us under the Stars and the Big Tent. Games and entertainment for all ages. Italian Pastries - International Foods Fried Dough Bands: Thursday - The Karg Brothers Friday Bow Outs Saturday Hometown Sounds We look forward to seeing all of you with your family, friends and neighbors!! Clip & Save IMPORTANT DATES Mon. 7/18 6:00 p.m. Tents & Electric set up thru to 7/20 Continued HELP setting up Thurs. 7/ p.m. FESTIVAL Fri. 7/ p.m. FESTIVAL Sat. 7/ p.m. FESTIVAL (After the festival we will begin to prepare for tent removal). Mon. 7/25 6:00 p.m. HELP to dismantle & store booths. If you are available during the day the week of the Festival to help us with little details please let us know! SUMMER FESTIVAL RAFFLE TICKETS: All sold and unsold, may be returned by mail, to the Pastoral Office, or placed in the collection basket at all of our masses. Please be sure to mark envelope Festival Raffle. Please return all tickets by July 18 th. Thank you. ROSARY SOCIETY FESTIVAL REMINDER: Thank you to all who have responded to our phone calls or sign-up sheets for the Festival Dessert Table. Please bring your donation directly to our table between 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on the night you have chosen. Your help is truly appreciated. Pat Hill There will be no Bingo on Friday, July 22 nd. Bingo will resume on Friday, July 29 th.

4 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME DO I HAVE TO GO TO MASS WHEN I AM ON VACATION? Vacations are an important part of life. They provide needed rest for body and mind. They give us a time to recharge our batteries. Freed from daily pressures, vacations give us time to play, to reassess, to enjoy nature and family, to lift our minds and hearts. It is sometimes a temptation to omit Sunday Mass while we are on vacation. Maybe we feel "God understands". But fidelity to God is as important during the summer as it is for the rest of the year. There are no vacations from the practice of our Faith. There are no vacations from honoring God as the giver of all good things -- our life, our family, our faith. When traveling, we have an obligation to inquire if, when, and where a Catholic Mass is being celebrated. If no Mass is being offered, or if the Mass is VERY distant, one would be excused from attending. However, in normal circumstances, there is usually a Catholic church nearby resorts, the seashore, even aboard cruise ships! Our Lord loves us and gave himself for our salvation. Let us give Him the best of our love and not just the leftovers. Let's be sure to get to Mass each Sunday while on vacation. May you all have a safe, pleasant and refreshing summer...and see in the wind, the quiet and the waves the voice of God telling you how much he loves you. UPDATE: Yankee Trip Thursday, August 11 TH : We were not able to fill the bus for the Yankee Trip, therefore we are sorry to have to cancel this trip. Refunds of payments will be made to those who have already paid for their seats. Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding is the third.-marge Piercy Whether or not I capture it by pen or computer, I am writing my life story every day. I am thinking thoughts, making decisions, and taking actions that create the story of my life. I remember Jesus encouragement : For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. (Matthew 7:8) I ask and search and knock by going to God in prayer. I want my story to be about a person of faith. So I call on the spirit of God to live through me as love, understanding, and all the other qualities of a spiritually enlivened being. In every situation, I seek divine guidance by asking, What would God do? The resounding answer I receive is this: Be a blessing. Every day is a new chapter in the story of my life. DIOCESAN & COMMUNITY NEWS MINI RETREAT: The Shrine of our Lady of Martyrs will host a Mini Retreat on Wednesday, July 20, fro 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Visitor Center. Topic: Who Do You Say That I Am? Images of Jesus Christ. Presenter will be Father Anthony Barratt. Includes guest presenter, Faith sharing, fellowship, cold pot luck lunch, Confession and Mass. Good will offering. Opportunity for Eucharistic Adoration in Kateri Chapel from 4:45p.m. to 7:00 p.m. For more information, contact Fr. Robert McGuire at ext EVER WONDERED JUST WHAT'S GOING ON AT MASS? Want to learn how to make the most of this time, but don't know where to start? Join us on Thursday, July 21st at 7pm for "Capital Region Frassati Presents..."What is the Mass? with Fr. Rendell Torres. Grab a brew and a bite to eat at Brown's Brewing Co. in Troy, while learning more about the Catholic faith with your peers. All YOUNG ADULTS 18-39, single or married are welcome. Spread the word! HEALING SERVICE: Father Clement J. Machado healing service will take place at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs on Saturday July 31, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Morning session in the Coliseum, afternoon in Martyrs Chapel. Includes Mass, Sacrament of Reconciliation, Benediction and Adoration, and blessing of sacramental. Good will offering. Pamphlets with information are located in the church. For more information contact Cindy Kuzia Be Healthy Be Happy 24 th Annual Senior Picnic Sponsored by The Fulton County Office for Aging, Thursday, August 4, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Concordia Park in Gloversville. $8.00 per person. Tickets can be purchased at the Office for Aging, Johnstown Senior Center or at any meal site until Fri., July 22. After that date at the Office for Aging. For more info call Limited transportation is available. A flyer with information has also been posted on our church bulletin boards. FULTON COUNTY CHAMBER S SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT: Wednesday, August 17 at Pine Brook Golf Club, 280 South Main Street, Gloversville (1:00pm start) and Fox Run Golf Club, 129 Fox Run Drive, Johnstown (12:30pm start).$120 per person. Join us for a great day of golf and camaraderie with your fellow Chamber members and their guests. Fee includes Skins Game; Cart/Greens fees; Luncheon; Beverages on the Course; Awards Dinner and Reception; Goody Bag and Golfers Gifts. Dinner Buffet for all at Pine Brook includes Carving Stations catered by The Railyard.

5 END OF BULLETIN ANY TEXT OR GRAPHICS ENTERED ON THIS PAGE WILL NOT APPEAR IN THE PRINTED BULLETIN CHURCH NAME: CHURCH CITY: ROUTING CODE: Holy Trinity Johnstown, NY r RUN NUMBER: 9 FILENAME: b PHONE NUMBER: FAX NUMBER: EDITOR/ CONTACT: Mary Reich/Jeannie Popp CURRENT FORMAT: EBSWUE Comments: Note to Press: This document printed at: 7/15/11 10:54 AM