HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH Washington, DC

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1 HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH Washington, DC October 4, 2015 Inside this issue: From The Pastor 2 Prayer Requests 3 Ignatian Spirituality Parish Center: 3513 N Street, NW Washington DC Main Church: 36th Street, between N and O Streets, NW www. 4 Social Justice 4 Faith Formation/ Religious Education Holy Trinity School 5 5 Parish Life 5 Youth Ministry 5 Also This Week at Holy Trinity 6 HolyTrinityCatholic- St. Jean Baptiste 2015 Soccer Camp By: Mike Conway and Mary Pat Collins In July Holy Trinity sponsored its second annual soccer camp for 7th and 8th graders at our sister parish, St. Jean Baptiste, in Haiti. The camp served over 200 boys and girls. Cleats, socks, balls and t-shirts were made available to every camper. Trinity provided a lunch (chicken, rice and beans) for each student each day, and each camper received a medal at the closing of the camp. We re grateful to our HTS Haitian friends, Harry and Sophia Gray for organizing the camp and for training the Haitian coaches. Soccer is THE sport in Haiti. Offering a week of organized physical exercise, soccer drills and soccer games, is welcomed by the students and a great cultural event for the parish and surrounding communities. Also, lunch is critical as many of the campers might not otherwise eat. Holy Trinity Parish welcomes Fr. Kevin Gillespie, SJ! The Holy Trinity Haiti Committee is involved in many activities which help build solidarity with the Haitians at our sister parish. For example, we support St. Jean s coffee farmers as they develop an association and revive their coffee crops. For more information please contact Kittie Fitzgerald, kmbfitz@gmail.com or Kathy Lankford, kathylankford@yahoo.com. Liturgical Ministry Retreat Day On October 24th, liturgical ministers are invited to gather for a formation retreat day. A keynote address will be given by Brother William Woeger, FSC and there will be several breakout sessions on sacred architecture, liturgy, and sacraments. If you have not yet received a Paperless Post invitation via , please David Pennington (dpennington@) by October 17th.

2 Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC www. October 4, 2015 page 2 MISSION STATEMENT Holy Trinity is a Catholic parish sponsored by the Society of Jesus. We share the Society's mission to serve the faith and to promote justice. As disciples of Christ, we seek to be transformed by the Holy Spirit through our celebration of Eucharist and our practice of Ignatian spirituality into a welcoming and prayerful community that shares God's life and love with each other and the world. JESUIT STAFF Pastor: Kevin Gillespie, SJ, , kgillespie@; Associate Pastor: William Ryan, SJ, , wryan@; Associate Pastor: John Peck, SJ, , jpeck@; Emergencies Only: PARISH CENTER Phone: Fax: Parish Center Hours: Mon. Wed. Fri: 8:30am- 4:30pm; Tue, Thu: 8:30am-7:30pm; Sat and Sun: No receptionist on duty but the parish center is accessible during mass times. PARISH DEPARTMENTS & STAFF Communications/ Human Resources Development Facilities Faith Formation/ Religious Educ. Finance Holy Trinity School Principal Ignatian Spirituality Music Ministry Parish Life Social Justice Worship & Liturgy Youth Ministry Courtney Mattison Diane Favret Tass McCarthy Judith Brusseau Chris Kehoe Charlie Hennessy Martina O Shea Kathleen DeJardin Rose Mary Padberg Kate Tromble David Pennington Sara Seligmann cmattison@ tmccarthy@ jbrusseau@ ckehoe@ principal@ htsdc.org moshea@ kdejardin@ rpadberg@ ktromble@ PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL dpennington@ sselgimann@ President Kirk Willison ppcpresident@ 1st Vice President Ned Hogan nedhogan@verizon.net From the Pastor s Desk Allow me to begin this first message as your pastor by telling a couple of stories. I have found that stories are wonderful ways of revealing who you are. You will hear lots of stories from me. I am also eager to hear your stories, individually and collectively, as parishioners of this spiritually engaged and historically blessed parish. One story has to do with the Pilgrimage of Pope Francis to the United States. How wonderful it was for the parish that Father Mark as well as some of our students, and staff met Pope Francis when he was in Washington. This past Wednesday, as I visited and met for the first time with our Holy Trinity School students, I heard stories about the Holy Father s visit. Perhaps you saw the TV news story in which several of our students were interviewed. I am sure that many of you have your own stories of being inspired by seeing Pope Francis either in person or through the extensive media coverage. I saw, but did not meet, Pope Francis several times when I was in Philadelphia last weekend. One special story emerged during the Holy Father s final Mass on Sunday afternoon on the parkway in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum. I was humbled and honored to concelebrate with Pope Francis along with several hundred priests, some cardinals and many bishops. It was a glorious event. More than two hundred of us were asked to give communion to the thousands who had gathered there. And so I found myself being led by a member of the Knights of Columbus to a station along the parkway. It was a bit chaotic as there was not the ordinary communion line; instead I faced a sea of people from around the world who were coming forward in waves in front of me, to my left and to the right. In reaching out their hands to receive the Eucharist they seemed humbled by the occasion. As I pronounced the words, The Body of Christ into their outstretched hands, I looked at their faces and glimpsed into their eyes. As I did so, a profound awareness of what I was witnessing dawned on me. These people, who came from all over the world, really did represent The Body of Christ and I found myself to be a pilgrim like one of them. In sharing the Eucharist with them at the Mass presided by the pilgrim Pope, I sensed that all of us were sharing a pilgrimage together, a pilgrimage leading us toward God as one human body. In and through our journey toward God through the Eucharist we were all pilgrims, like Pope Francis. One image I have of a parish is that it is a place of pilgrimage. Each Sunday, as faith-filled parishioners, you come to Mass at Holy Trinity, seeking and finding, reaching and receiving just as the pilgrims at Pope Francis final Mass. And so this Sunday, my first as your pastor, I come as a pilgrim sent by the Society of Jesus to listen to your stories of pilgrimage and to tell a few of my own. -Fr. Kevin 2nd Vice President Constance Herron

3 Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC www. October 4, 2015 page 3 Daily Mass Intentions The parish community prays for all the dead every day at every Mass. However, we encourage parishioners to mention specific persons by name during the General Intercessions when invited to do so by the presider. Parishioners can also request that a specific person be remembered by name at a particular weekday Mass by calling or visiting the receptionist's desk in the parish center during normal office hours. Names must be submitted one week in advance. Persons to be so remembered at weekday Masses this week are: Monday 7:00 am Anne and Family Intentions 8:00 am Otto Ruesch + 5:30 pm Gerald Griffith + Tuesday 7:00 am Matt Baldwin + 8:00 am Matt Kraemer + 5:30 pm Keathley Malone + Wednesday 7:00 am Richard McCabe + 8:00 am Rosemary Schenden + 5:30 pm Alexander Torre + Thursday 7:00am Matt Baldwin + 8:00am Stephen Muir + 5:30pm Victor Frost + Friday 7:00am Keith Bellows + 8:00am Pray for those who are sick: Kathleen Connery James Pidcock; Sandy Malone Pray for those who are dead: Rosemary Eisele Pray for those married: Austin Roberts & Katherine Rogan; Bobby Waters, Jr. & Christine Penry PRAYER REQUESTS John Battista 5:30pm Rev. Eugene Prieg, SJ + Saturday 8:00am John & Mary McAuliffe + To add a name to these prayer lists, contact Rose Mary Padberg at: rpadberg@. You must be an immediate relative of the one to be remembered, or have express permission in order to add a name to these lists. The names on this prayer list will be mentioned aloud at Sunday Mass during the General Intercessions and will be published in the parish eletter and bulletin. We also invite parishioners to write the name of deceased loved ones in the Book of the Dead which is kept in the back of the chapel. The parish community remembers these persons each time we gather for Eucharist. SACRAMENTS Mass Schedule (Check bulletin or website for Holy Days) Weekdays: 7am, 8am & 5:30pm in the Chapel (on N St.) Note: Chapel is open on weekdays between Masses. Saturday: 8am Chapel; 5:30 pm Vigil Church Sunday: 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am, 1:15pm & 5:30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Every Saturday from 4:30pm 5:15pm or by appointment Sacrament of the Sick Communal anointing is celebrated on the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm in the St. Ignatius Chapel. Call the Parish to request the sacrament at home or in the hospital. Baptisms and Weddings: To schedule a Baptism or Wedding, contact Helene Flanagan, or hflanagan@ To register for the preparation process, see next item. Sacramental Preparation: Persons desiring to receive certain sacraments at Holy Trinity need to be registered parishioners and are expected to participate in a preparation program. For more information or to register, contact the appropriate staff person: Infant Baptism: readmin@, First Reconciliation: Judith Brusseau, First Eucharist: Judith Brusseau, Marriage Preparation: readmin@, Adult Initiation (RCIA): Anne Koester, x128 Children s Initiation (RCIA): Judith Brusseau, Adult Confirmation: Judith Brusseau, Youth Confirmation: Sara Seligmann, NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION Welcome to Holy Trinity! We invite you to join our parish. You may register at Parishioner registration forms can be found under the Participate tab. Questions about registering can be directed to Rose Mary registration@. New parishioner orientations are held several times throughout the year. See the bulletin, eletter and website for an announcement of dates/times. PARKING Limited on-street parking is available. On most Sundays, free parking is also available at the following Georgetown University parking lots underground parking garage off Canal Road entrance; surface lot at the end of the Canal Road entrance; and the parking structure under the Leavy Student Center (university section only). Parking is also available at Visitation Academy, off 35 th Street at Volta, on most Sundays. Handicapped parking is at the corner of 36th & O St. NW. BULLETIN NOTICES & WEBSITE UPDATES Please proposed updates for the website or bulletin to the parish staff member responsible for overseeing the activity (see page 2 sidebar) by 2pm Thursday, 8 days before the targeted weekend. Please note that the bulletin is published online, so information you submit may be available online. Questions?

4 Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC www. October 4, 2015 page 4 IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY Pope Francis Pope Francis spoke to Congress ten days ago and mentioned four Americans who shaped fundamental values which will endure forever in the spirit of the American people: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton. He continued, A century ago, at the beginning of the Great War, which Pope Benedict XV termed a pointless slaughter, another notable American was born: the Cistercian monk Thomas Merton. He remains a source of spiritual inspiration and a guide for many people... Merton was above all a man of prayer, a thinker who challenged the certitudes of his time and opened new horizons for souls and for the Church. He was also a man of dialogue, a promoter of peace between peoples and religions. How do you foster dialogue and understanding among the people you encounter, especially among those with whom you disagree? Read the entire transcript of Pope Francis talk here time.com/ /pope-francis-us-visit-congresstranscript/ SOCIAL JUSTICE Haiti Summer Clothes Drive Do you have good quality baby and kids summer clothes just clogging up your drawers or maybe even boxes in your basement or attic? We have an answer for you - send them to Haiti! On Sunday, October 11th we will be collecting summer clothes (particularly for children and babies) for our sister parish, St. Jean Baptiste, in Haiti. You can put your clothes in the bins outside of church. For more information contact Kathy Lankford, kathylankford@yahoo.com. Interested in visiting our sister parish in Haiti, St. Jean- Baptiste? Come learn more about our relationship with our sister parish and our upcoming trip: February 12-19, We will meet in the Neale Room on Sunday, October 18th from 10:15am to 11:15am. Sustainable Peace: Antidote to Extremism In a world where violence too often pervades, the Pax Christi International network of 115 member organizations on five continents shares the conviction that peace is possible and that vicious cycles of violence and injustice can be broken. Hear Bishop Kevin Dowling from South Africa and Marie Dennis from the United States, Co- Presidents of Pax Christi International speak on Thursday October 15th, McKenna Hall, 6:30 pm - 8:00pm. SOCIAL JUSTICE Climate Corner Laudato Si Chapter 6: Ecological Education and Spirituality On this Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, let us, like Pope Francis, call to mind the figure of St Francis of Assisi [and] come to realize that a healthy relationship with creation is one dimension of overall personal conversion (para. 218). The Pope also notes that Education in environmental responsibility can encourage ways of acting which directly and significantly affect the world around us, such as avoiding the use of plastic and paper, reducing water consumption, separating refuse, cooking only what can reasonably be consumed, showing care for other living beings, using public transport or car-pooling, planting trees, turning off unnecessary lights, or any number of practices. All of these reflect a generous and worthy creativity which brings out the best in human beings. Reusing something instead of immediately discarding it, when done for the right reasons, can be an act of love which expresses our own dignity. (para. 211) How might we be called to respond to the Pope s words? Might we consider taking the St. Francis Pledge: Reading "Laudato Si Learning more about ways to be more environmentally responsible from the Catholic Climate Covenant Looking for workshops on the environment run by organizations like the National Arboretum, DC Parks and Rec, or Montgomery, Arlington or Fairfax Counties Sharing your insights with others. A Wider Circle & Northwest Center Presentation A presentation will be given that will focus on the projects they are funding with our parish tithe dollars. They will also provide ways in which parishioners can engage and volunteer with them. Today, Sunday, October 4th, following the 9:00am Mass, Chapel.

5 Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC www. October 4, 2015 page 5 FAITH FORMATION/ RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Adult Education Series: Laudato Si This series continues on October 20th, 7:00pm, McKenna Hall with a presentation on Biblical and Theological Foundations Compelling Us to Care for Creation. Anthony Tambasco, Ph.D. will discuss the Pope s call for a new vision and a new relationship with the environment. This letter is not just a moral exhortation, but the start of a new epoch in our understanding of who we are in the world. Trinity Hall, 7:00pm. Volunteers Needed Co -catechists are still needed for three grade levels. If you are interested in sharing the Good News with 6th,7th,and 8th graders please Judith jbrusseau@. RCIA Learn more about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process at Holy Trinity: If you are or someone you know is interested in exploring the possibility of becoming Catholic, you are welcome to come to the weekly Inquiry session at 7:00pm on Tuesdays. The Inquiry group meets in the Faber Room. Contact: Anne Koester, akoester@. Communion of Saints Celebration On October 24th, Religious Education classes will be held at 4:00pm followed by Mass at 5:30 and a community potluck. Registration for Marriage Preparation Session 189 This session begins October 22nd. Registration is available at HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL HTS Golf Classic Mark your calendars for the annual Holy Trinity Golf Classic on Monday, October 26th at Army/ Navy Country Club and the HTS Kid Classic on Sunday, October 25th. For more information on each event, please see the Holy Trinity School homepage: Holy Trinity Book Fair Located in the Lower School Big Room beginning TODAY, Sunday, October 4th: 8:15am-7:30pm and daily, Monday- Thursday, 7:30am-6:15pm. PARISH LIFE Mid Winter Weekend Getaway Now is the time to make your reservations for the fifth annual gathering of Holy Trinity seniors and other adults looking for a relaxing weekend renewing fellowship with old and new friends and enjoying Mass together. The 2016 weekend is scheduled for January 29th-31st at the Antrim 1844 Country House Hotel in Taneytown, MD. ( Built in 1844, the Antrim has several common areas where our group can gather and visit, award-wining dining spaces and wood burning fireplaces throughout the hotel. The Antrim is located 75 miles from DC, near Frederick MD, Gettysburg PA and minutes away from the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Seton and the National Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, MD. Note that space is limited and full payment is due by November 1st. Coordinators for the 2016 weekend are Rosemary Chalk and Laurie Wallace. Contact Laurie at wallace1216@gmail.com or for further information and a registration form. YOUTH MINISTRY Confirmation Packets Confirmation packets are due October 9th. Contact Sara Seligmann, sseligmann@ with questions. COMMUNITY NEWS Loyola Club of Washington, DC Fall Luncheon Friday, October 30th, 11:30am-1:30pm,University Club in Washington, DC. Speaking at the luncheon will be Linda M. LeMura, Ph.D., President of Le Moyne College. Dr. LeMura is the first female, who is not a member of a religious order, to be President of a Jesuit institution. The Loyola club gathers Jesuit-educated alums and friends for food, fellowship, and inspiration. The Club probes ways to apply Jesuit Spirituality in our everyday lives and to use it as a means to strengthen our communities. For more information and to register please go to

6 Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC www. October 4, 2015 page 6 ALSO THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY Sunday, October 4, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Genesis 2:18-24/Hebrews 2:9-11/Mark 10:2-16 or 10:2-12 Monday, October 5, 2015 Monday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Jonah 1:1-2:2, 11/Luke 10:25-37 Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Tuesday of the 27thWeek in Ordinary Time Jonah 3:1-10/Luke 10:38-42 Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary Jonah 4:1-11/Luke 11:1-4 Thursday, October 8, 2015 Thursday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Malachi 3:13-20b/Luke 11:5-13 Friday, October 9, 2015 Friday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2/Luke 11:15-26 Saturday, October 10, 2015 Saturday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Joel 4:12-21/Luke 11:27-28 at Vigil Mass: monthly non-perishable food drive for the McKenna Center 10:15 AM 10:15 AM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM First Reconciliation Parent Meeting Trinity Hall A Wider Circle & Northwest Center Presentation Inner Peace in Divine Love Retreat Job Seekers Support Workshop Georgetown Neighborhood Library/R St & Wisconsin Ave NW Separated, Widowed & Divorced Group Faber Room 8:00 AM Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Faber Room 7:00 PM Taize Prayer with Sacrament of the Sick 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:15 PM 7:30 AM 9:00 AM Christian Meditation Group Young Adult Community Faith Sharing Group Job Seekers Support Group Georgetown Neighborhood Library/R St & Wisconsin Ave NW Book Discussion Group Upper School Cafeteria Zen Meditation Hands On Housing offsite Sunday, October 11, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 7:7-11/Hebrews 4:12-13/Mark 10:17-30 or 10:17 at all Sunday Masses: monthly non-perishable food drive for the McKenna Center 3:00 PM 10:15 AM 5:30 PM 6:30 PM Inner Peace in Divine Love Retreat Saint Jean Baptiste Haiti Committee Meeting Young Adult Community Mass Young Adult Community Café McKenna Hall join us for coffee and fellowship every Sunday after the 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM Masses in McKenna Hall for texts of daily readings: and for audio recordings of daily readings: for the most complete listing of parish events with event descriptions and contact information: