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) - Closed on Friday Rev. Donald Czelusniak, Pastor Larry Groesbeck, Deacon CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT served by: Liz Anderson, Pastoral Assoc. for Business Administration Jaime Kosowicz, Parish Secretary, Bulletin Editor Ann Simonson, Faith Formation & Youth Ministry Clarence Veeder, Cemetery Director Adam Valachovic, Buildings & Grounds Tom Cichy and Lisa Stanyon, Trustees CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Saturday Vigil - 4:00 P.M. Sunday - 11:30 A.M. HOLY TRINITY served by: Jeannie Popp, Parish Secretary, Cemeteries & Finance (jpopp@holytrinityjohnstown.com) (rcchurch@holytrinityjohnstown.com) Cindy Kollar, Faith Formation Coordinator (ckollar@holytrinityjohnstown.com) Kevin Quinn, Plant Manager Frank DeRosa and Bob Schultz, Trustees CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Sunday - 8:00 A.M. & 10:00 A.M. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Every Saturday 3:15 P.M. - 3:45 P.M. at Holy Spirit. Also, First Wednesday of the month following devotions, alternating monthly between parishes. Feb. Holy Trinity ~ Mar. Holy Spirit

2 January 21, 2018 BAPTISM: First time parents are required to receive instructions. Call parish offices. MATRIMONY: Pre-Cana is expected. Call parish offices at least six months in advance. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA): Call the Parish Offices. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK & HOMEBOUND: If you are planning a surgery, ask one of our priests to celebrate the Sacrament after one of our weekend or daily Masses. Seriously ill or home bound should call the office. PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL: At The Church of the Holy Spirit. CEMETERIES: Call parish offices. MOTHER TERESA S CLOSET: Emergency household and personal care items available at Holy Trinity Parish. DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT: Items are available, free of charge, at Holy Trinity Parish for those in need. WEDNESDAY DEVOTIONS: 3:00 P.M. In January the Wednesday Devotions will be at Holy Spirit with the Divine Mercy Chaplet in the presence of the exposed Blessed Sacrament. Prayer to Our Lady Undoer of Knots, Prayer for Vocations, Benediction, Divine Praise and closing prayer. PASTOR S MESSAGE: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time "So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him." What did Zebedee think about all of this? His sons and his partners, James and John, suddenly left their post and followed Jesus. So there he stood in the boat with a crew of employees, but not one of his sons. We can't help but wonder whether Zebedee was in favor of this promise that his heirs would become "fishers of men." Most likely, this event was the cause of some familial tension. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus instructs us to love and serve others for the love of God. But the Lord also makes it clear that our devotion to him is meant to trump our devotion to anything-or anyone-else. For our part, we are called to allow this divine allegiance to exist in those we love, even when it means a sacrifice for us as well. Parents for example, like Zebedee, are called to encourage their children to follow the Lord's call. A son or daughter's vocation to religious life certainly exemplifies this kind of sacrifice for a parent who might have had a different plan in mind. But in truth every son and daughter has a vocation from God and parents have the opportunity to support and assist their children as they seek to hear and follow God's special plan for their lives. We don't know for sure how Zebedee responded to the vocation of his sons, but we know that James and John were counted among the Twelve Apostles and that their devotion and dedication helped to spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Regardless of what he might have thought as he stood in that boat, we can be quite sure that looking back now, Zebedee can rejoice heartily in the choice of his sons to leave their nets and follow Christ. MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 4:00 P.M. at Holy Spirit Sunday: 8:00 A.M. at Holy Trinity 10:00 A.M. at Holy Trinity 11:30 A.M. at Holy Spirit Weekday Masses: 8:30 A.M. Tuesday & Wednesday at Holy Trinity, Johnstown Thursday & Friday at Holy Spirit, Gloversville. Confessions: 3:15 P.M. Saturday at Holy Spirit AND First Wednesday of the Month following devotions, alternating monthly between the parishes. Feb. 7th Holy Trinity ~ March 7th Holy Spirit Rev. Joseph Barker who was a pastor at St. Patrick s Parish for many years is now a resident at the Teresian House, 200 Washington Ave. Ext., Albany, NY His room number is 101. If you would like to pay him a visit, please call first to make sure he will be there He would love a visit or even a card. READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 21, 2017 Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [4a]/1 Cor 7:29-31 Mk 1:14-20 Monday: 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10/Ps 89:20, 21-22, [25a]/Mk 3:22-30 Tuesday: 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19/Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [8]/Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: 2 Sm 7:4-17/Ps 89:4-5, 27-28, [29a]/Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15] Mk 16:15-18 Friday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 [3] Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, [12a] Mk 4:35-41 Next Sunday: Dt 18:15-20/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9, [8]/1 Cor 7:32-35 Mk 1:21-28

3 January 21, 2018 The Church of the Holy Spirit Collection information for the week of: January 14, 2018 Regular Collection 1/14/17 $3, Envelopes $3, Loose $ Online $ Initial Offering $ Attendance 4:00 P.M 11:30 A.M. Holy Trinity Parish Collection information for the week of: January 14, 2018 Regular Collection 1/14/17 $2, Envelopes $1, Loose $ Other $30.00 Christmas $50.00 Solemnity of Mary $ Attendance 8:00 A.M :00 A.M 110 LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR THE WEEKEND OF JANUARY 27 & 28 CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT LECTORS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION ALTAR SERVERS 4:00 P.M. Hank & Marie Vince LaPorta, Gwen Raczynski, Angela Veeder Mike Nichols, Mike R, Born Kristen Farley 11:30 A.M. Mark Amico Sandy Brower, Jamin Clemente, John Stewart Bridget Will, Alex Town, Teshia Schultz John Peck HOLY TRINITY PARISH LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION ALTAR SERVERS 8:00 A.M. Lynn Knowlton Mary Pradelski, Bob & Jean Schultz Meghan Mraz 10:00 A.M. Tim Carpenter Father Murphy, Willow Carey, Cindy Kollar Mickey Staie, Michael Carpenter Wells House/Pineview Commons: Patti Lorene & Adam Giangreco The store continues to help many in the community with your generous donations. We are in need of warm clothing and coats. Your continued support is greatly appreciated. January 22nd is a Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. Please include these children in your prayers. If you would like a 2017 Financial Statement. Please complete and return to The Parish office. Circle one: Holy Spirit ~ Holy Trinity Name: Address: Envelope number: MOTHER TERESA S CLOSET: We are currently in need of toilet paper, paper towels, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, feminine products, tissues, and monetary donations. You can make a memorial donation to Mother Teresa s Closet in the name of your loved one. For more information, call the parish office at The Outreach Committee

4 CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT FAITH FORMATION NEWS: Ann Simonson, Faith Formation Coordinator Third Sunday in Ordinary Time HOLY TRINITY PARISH FAITH FORMATION NEWS: Cindy Kollar, Faith Formation Coordinator Youth Ministry: Sunday, January 21st, grades 6-10 will be celebrating Praise/Worship/ Adoration together from 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. in the Church. This will be their class for the evening. Please have your teen come directly to the Church upon arrival. Save the date: Café Chocolate will be held on Sunday, February 11th 11:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. in the gym. The winter months are harder on the homebound. If you know someone who is homebound please make some time in your busy day to visit, send a card or call. Please keep these individuals in your prayers. Please join us on Saturday, January 27, 2018 for a FREE presentation entitled Christ Reveals Himself in Tears which will be held from 9:00 A.M. to noon at the Pastoral Center, 40 N. Main Ave., Albany. Yervant Kutchukian, instructor for Pastoral Care Ministry s Pastoral Visitation to the Sick, Elderly and Homebound skill-building workshop, will explore how we see Christ through the lens of tears both of those we serve and our own and how these can be a source of healing and hope for the receiver and giver of care. Yervant is a full-time chaplain at Albany Medical Center and has an extensive background in Pastoral Care. To register for this free presentation or for additional information please log in to careministry/events.asp or call Maria Schollenberger at The 9th Grade Retreat is scheduled for January 28th. The retreat will begin at the 10:00 A.M. Mass and continue until 2:30 P.M. Please be sure to send in your permission slip to the Faith Formation Office. What does "unity" mean? For those of us who claim Christ as our model of living and savior of humanity, it means we are one. This year the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has as its theme the Scripture citation 2 Corinthians 5: The first line contains our mission statement... "For the love of Christ impels us, once we have come to the conviction that one died for all; therefore all have died." If that is not a mandate for unity, then there is none. We are one in the death of Christ and therefore live in unity with all other Christians. Adoration of Our Lord I am the Lord, your God, who grasp your right hand; It is I who say to you, fear not, I will help you. Perpetual Adoration Fulton Montgomery Deanery. Look for us on Facebook. SATURDAY NIGHT BINGO AT THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. Doors open at 5:00 P.M. Bingo starts at 6:45 P.M. Join us for an evening of fun. OUR COUNTRY NEEDS OUR PRAYERS: Please join us to pray the Rosary to Our Lady of Fatima on the first Saturday of each month at 10:00 A.M. at the Trackside Homes meeting room in Johnstown.

5 Church of the Holy Spirit & Holy Trinity Catholic Church He walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They too were in a boat mending their nets. Then he called them. So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him. - Mk 1:19-20 SAT. 4:00 P.M. SUN. 11:30 A.M. HOLY SPIRIT MASS INTENTIONS FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 21, 2018 MARIA HALLENBECK-BROWN REQUESTED BY BARB & RICH TUCCI FRED DEMAGISTRIS REQUESTED BY SANDY YACOBUCCI ANN HEINRICH REQUESTED BY JIM & PAT DONOVAN GEORGE HLADIK REQUESTED BY KIM KOVAROVIC GLADYS & EDWARD ZILKA ARTHER AMBROSINO REQUESTED BY ANN, ARNIE & CHAD SIMONSON JIM LAURIA THOMAS & FRANCES LAUGHLIN (61ST ANN) REQUESTED BY JUDI GISONDI MON. 8:30 A.M. NO DAILY MASS TUES. 8:30 A.M. MASS AT HOLY TRINITY WED. 8:30 A.M. MASS AT HOLY TRINITY THURS. 8:30 A.M. FRI. 8:30 A.M. MARY LOUISE RUBY REQUESTED BY JOHN & PATTY FRANCO SAT. 4:00 P.M. MARIA HALLENBECK-BROWN REQUESTED BY JEAN & VINCENT LAPORTA KEN VAN WIE REQUESTED BY JEAN & VINCENT LAPORTA JANICE MURPHY REQUESTED BY THE STANYON FAMILY VICTOR BASILEO REQUESTED BY RICH & BARB TUCCI SUN. 11:30 A.M. WINIFRED PERRONE REQUESTED BY THE MALAGISI FAMILY THOMAS & FRANCES LAUGHLIN (61 ST ANN) REQUESTED BY JUDI GISONDI SUN. 8:00 A.M. HOLY TRINITY MASS INTENTIONS FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 21, 2018 DAVID POLLAK (10TH ANN) REQUESTED BY WIFE, DORIS & EDWARD & SHARON ONDRISKA PAULINE FILMER SUN. 10:00 A.M. WARREN HILL REQUESTED BY ED HORNIDGE WILLIAM WORMUTH REQUESTED BY CHRIS NUNN TERESA BECKER REQUESTED BY BOB & JEAN SCHULTZ PETER RANERI (10TH ANN) REQUESTED BY SON, PETER MON. 8:30 A.M. NO DAILY MASS TUES. 8:30 A.M. HEALING FOR A FRIEND REQUESTED BY GEORGIA GAY WED. 8:30 A.M. DENNIS MICHAEL WILLIAMS REQUESTED BY CHRIS NUNN & FAMILY THURS. 8:30 A.M. MASS AT HOLY SPIRIT FRI. 8:30 A.M. MASS AT HOLY SPIRIT SUN. 8:00 A.M. LOUIS & JOANNE WIESNER (60TH WEDDING ANN) REX HAMMOND (B DAY) REQUESTED BY HIS SON S THE HAMMONDS SUN. 10:00 A.M. LOU HILL REQUESTED BY THE MAJOR FAMILY PETER RANERI (10TH ANN) REQUESTED BY SON, PETER WILLIAM SOHL REQUESTED BY HILL FAMILY FRAN FRANKO REQUESTED BY KEVIN & RONNIE Please pray for Christine Wilder and all who have gone to their heavenly reward and all who are sick or recuperating at home or in nursing homes. Children s bulletin Jesus Asks Fishermen to Follow Him. Please take a few minutes to share the activities with your children. These bulletins are available at the entrances of Holy Trinity Church.