March 25, 2018
Saturday, March 24 ~ 5th Week of Lent 8:15 am Gaetano Garro 4:30 pm Jim Pilch Jerry Sylvester Sunday, March 25 ~ Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion 7:30 am Rosemarie Smagacz 9:30 am Marie Weiss 11:30 am Lt. Richard Kozik Doris Karl 7:00 pm People of the Parish Monday, March 26 ~ Monday of Holy Week 8:15 am William A. Sullivan Tuesday, March 27 ~ Tuesday of Holy Week 8:15 am Intentions of Ann Noonan Wednesday, March 28 ~ Wednesday of Holy Week 8:15 am Dr. Florentino Moreno 10th Anniv. of Death William Stelle Thursday, March 29 ~ Holy Thursday 7:00 pm Vocations to the Congregation of the Resurrection Friday, March 30 ~ Good Friday (Day of abstinence) 3:00 pm Good Friday Service Saturday, March 31 ~ Saturday of Holy Week 7:00 pm For Our Holy Father Pope Francis Sunday, April 1 ~Easter The Resurrection of the Lord 7:30 am Intentions of the Priests 9:30 am Intentions of the Priests 11:30 am Intentions of the Priests Monday, April 2 ~ Monday in the Octave of Easter 8:15 am CHRIST IS RISEN! ALLELUIA! NO MASS TODAY SUNDAY MASSES 4:30pm (Saturday Evening) 7:30am - 9:30am - 11:30am 7:00pm (Sunday Sept. - May only) WEEKDAY MASSES 8:15am (Monday - Saturday) 8:15am, 12:00pm & 7:00pm (Holy Days) CONFESSIONS 3:15-4:15pm (Saturday) ADORATION CHAPEL The Blessed Sacrament is accessible for adoration 24 hours each day. The door is open from 5am - 10pm. Please call parish for information to gain access during night hours. Please visit Parish Website for the Flame of Faith Intentions. BAPTISIMS 2nd & 4th Sunday after 11:30am Mass. Before a Baptism, contact the parish office to arrange for parents and godparents to attend a Baptismal Prep Class held on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. WEDDINGS Arrangements should be made six months in advance. Please call the parish office. FUNERALS The Funeral Director will contact the parish regarding arrangements. Those who are sick, in need of the Lord s healing: Joan Novak Jim Wright Virginia Korzenecki Rick Christy Louise Miller Joan Sapyta Grace Enzbigilis Midge Zielinski Monty R. Lucero Catherine Halliwell Mary Beth Baryl Cizma Blanca Cruz Dana Pelz Paxton Melnanik Hannah Taylor Andrew Maslankowski Regina Leinweber Angela Schuman Gary Rubik Cathy Rippel Wilson Gregory Ed Wojciechowski Rosemary Mikrut Mary J. Kramer Eric Randolph Theresa Frederick Frank Randolph Collin Johnson Deborah S. Sollitt Isabela McMath Todd Baryl Tom Doran Barbara Beachem Eugene Glowania Hank Miller Betty Miller Barbara Smith Joseph Horwath Delores Catania Phyllis Brooks Carol Cratin Marilyn Pellegrini LaVerne Lapiezo Gustavo Fernandez Clara Pagels Pete Acosta Fran Possidoni Olaf Repak John Rossi Ellen Nowak Those who have died, in the hope of the Resurrection In the interest of keeping our Prayer List up-to-date, names are typically placed on the prayer list for 4 weeks. To request to be on the list, or to remove a name from the list, please notify the Parish Office at 630.968.1366. Thank you! It was during the fourth century in Jerusalem that Christians first starting using palm branches in commemoration of Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem. Today, we continue to use palms in most churches on this Sunday, Catholic and Protestant alike. It is one of those traditions of worship that, no matter how far apart we may seem at times, we continue to share due to our common heritage. But Palm Sunday is also known as Passion Sunday, because we hear an account of the passion of Jesus Christ during the liturgy. Most churches also share this reading in common. Many Catholic parishes use multiple lectors to proclaim the Gospel, while it is not uncommon for a similar reading or even a performance in many mainstream Protestant churches. The commonality found in the worship on this particular Sunday seems to highlight the fundamental truth in the observance: Jesus Christ died for everyone. He did not die on a cross for just Catholics, or just Orthodox, or just Protestants. Whether one acknowledges it or not, he was crucified for all those who are born of man. Today, we rejoice not just for what he has done for us but also for what he has done for all of creation. HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Committed to living out the endless love of the Trinity, we are a welcoming, faith-sharing Catholic family of believers, centered on the Holy Eucharist as the source of our life in Christ. 2
March 25 ~ Palm Sunday (Palms will be blessed and distributed at all Masses) Saturday 4:30 pm / Sunday 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am, & 7:00 pm Saturday, March 17 Confessions:3:15 4:15 pm (These will be the last scheduled Confessions before the beginning of the Easter Triduum. Confessions will not be heard on Easter or during the Octave Days, and will resume on Saturday April 14.) March 26, 27, 28 ~ Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week Daily Masses: 8:15 am March 28 ~ Wednesday of Holy Week Tenebrae Service: Vespers at 7:00 pm (A service of preparation for the beginning of the Easter Triduum) March 29, 30, 31 ~ Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Holy Week NO Daily Mass: 8:15 am EASTER TRIDUUM March 29 ~ Holy Thursday ~7:00 pm Evening Mass of the Lord s Supper (The Altar of Repose of the Blessed Sacrament will be in the main Church, and will be open until midnight. The Sacred Heart Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration will close for regular adoration at 6:00 pm and will open again after Saturday Easter Vigil, March 31). March 30 ~ Good Friday ~ 3:00 pm Service of the Lord s Passion with Holy Communion Way of the Cross led by Holy Trinity Youth Ministry: 7:00 pm March 31 ~ Holy Saturday ~11:00 am Blessing of the Easter Foods Easter Vigil: 7:00 pm Easter Sunday April 1 Mass Times: 7:30 am, 9:30 am, & 11:30 am There will be no evening 7:oo pm Mass on Easter Holy Thursday Collection Holy Thursday, commemorates that night long ago on the night Jesus Christ was betrayed, when he instituted the two sacraments without which his Church would not exist, the Holy Eucharist, and the sacrament of Holy Orders, specifically in the form of the sacred priesthood. If a priest has impacted your life through their ministry or their holiness, today is a good day to say thank you to them. Today s collection is for the retired Priests and Brothers of the Congregation of the Resurrection. Father Rafal, C.R., Pastor Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land. Your support helps the church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools and offer religious education. The Pontifical Good Friday Collection also helps to preserve the sacred shrines. The wars, unrest and instability have been especially hard on Christians. In these times of crisis, the Pontifical Good Friday Collection provides humanitarian aid to refugees. When you contribute to the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you become an instrument of peace and join with Catholics around the world in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land. PLEASE BE GENEROUS! Quarterly fee - $100 Attention Commuters We still have spaces available in our commuter lot with easy train access. If you are interested, please stop by the parish office or call 630-968-1366 ext.119 3
TOTUS TUUS Catholic Summer Program returns to Holy Trinity the week of June 24 th through June 29 th. The evening sessions for Junior High and High School Students will meet in Holy Family Hall from 7 to 9 PM on Sunday, June 24 th through Thursday, June 28 th. The day camp for children entering Grades 1 through 6 will be held from 9 AM to 2:30 PM on Monday, June 25 th through Friday, June 29 th. Registration is currently open! This year there is a new online registration process through the Diocesan Vocations Office at www.dioceseofjoliet.org/ttjoliet/. You can also find the link on the Holy Trinity Church website. All registration and payments are handled through this website. Just select Holy Trinity Parish. Questions or need assistance in registration? Contact the RE office at 630.968.5978. Parents of Holy Trinity School and RE First Communicants: As you prepare to celebrate the Triduum, read Chapter 22, The Last Supper, and Chapter 23, Jesus Dies for Us in the Jesus Our Life book with your child. Continue to help your child pray the Spiritual Communion in the blue handbook and guide his or her responses and singing during Sunday Mass. The Religious Education Office will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. The office will reopen on Tuesday, April 3 rd. Youth Ministry Events & Updates This Sunday, March 25th, all teens in the parish as well as Youth Ministry are invited to join us in Church at 5pm to help us prepare the Stations of the Cross that will be presented on Good Friday. After practice we will gather in Holy Family Hall until the regular end time of 6:45pm. Please join us on March 30th at 7pm in Church for The Stations of the Cross presented by Youth Ministry. There will be no regular Youth Ministry meeting on Easter, April 1st. Join us for Prayer Nights, Thursdays at 7pm in the Youth Room! We are continuing our Lenten video series along with our rosary during this holy season. We will be doing Lenten Fish Frys during the Fridays in March (except Good Friday)! Come to the Knights of Columbus Hall in Westmont (25 N. Cass) at 7 p.m. on those Fridays (March 9, 16 and 23) to meet up for great meat-less meals and fellowship! See you there! The Holy Trinity Young Adult Ministry welcomes all young adults, ages 18-39, at any stage in their Catholic Faith. We emphasize community as we grow together in Our Faith and in the Lord. We hold spiritual, service and social events throughout the year. Contact Chris at csimon@holytrinitywestmont.org or visit us on Facebook at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish: Young Adult Ministry. The Haiti mission team returned march 5. Thanks to all for prayers and contributions. We'll be reporting to the Parish soon. We're excited to share our trip with you! Parish Twinning Program Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish in Haiti Wondering how you can help? Please contact Deacon Pat now. Answer the call. Contact Deacon Pat Blaney blaneydds@yahoo.com 630-290-5328 OPENING DAY IS HOLY THURSDAY MARCH 29! GO CUBBIES! Father Rafal, C.R. 4
Young Scientists Participate in Diocesan Science Fair Ten 7th and 8th grade students from Holy Trinity School participated in the Region 11 Science Fair on Friday, March 9th at the University of Saint Francis in Joliet. All ten students from Holy Trinity earned a medal for their projects. Results are as follows: SILVER Thomas Cyze Ben Steger GOLD Angela Adelphia Hannah Alegria Ryan Simpson Kenneth Sledzinski Grace Smith Molly Ward BRONZE Althea Abrusci Inga Astrauskas The six projects that were awarded Gold have been selected to advance to the State Science Fair to be held in Peoria on April 28 th. Holy Trinity would like to congratulate all of the Science Fair participants for a job well done! Adorer s Corner Could you not keep watch with me for one hour? Enter into the Passion of our Lord by spending some of your Holy Week consoling our Eucharistic Lord at the Sacred Heart Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration. Offer thanksgiving and praise for the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on your behalf. HE CAME TO PAY A DEBT HE DIDN T OWE BECAUSE WE OWED A DEBT WE COULDN T PAY. The Sacred Heart Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration will close for regular adoration at 6:00 p.m. on Holy Thursday and re-open immediately following the Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday. Palm Sunday Our humanity bleeds through today's Gospel passages in more ways than one. We see both elation and fall, hope in the midst of the darker sides of our natures. If we allow it, these Gospels hold a mirror to our own fickle hearts. The crowds cry "Hosanna" and the Apostles profess allegiance unto death. In a manner of days - even hours - Jesus is betrayed, abandoned, denied, condemned, tortured, and executed. As God, he could have stopped this horrific narrative from unfolding, but he doesn't. He allows free will to play itself out. There are nearly two millennia between this spectacle and us. We can stand safely removed, if we choose. But Lent invites us to return to this story. Lent invites us to find ourselves in the people we encounter there. Are we the repentant woman at Bethany? Are we naysayers of such lavish piety? Have we acted in a way that betrays those we love or denies what we know to be good and true? Have we fallen asleep in our faith? Have we unfairly accused others of a crime or immorality we imagine, though perhaps they didn't commit? Do we help others carry their burdens? Do we stand in solidarity with those who suffer? Do we care for the dying? This week, take up today's Gospel again. Look carefully at the Passion narrative and sit with it in silence. Find yourself in the story and ponder its meaning for your own life. Journey with Jesus to the foot of the Cross so that you too may say, along with the faithful centurion, "truly this man was the Son of God!" 5
Theology of the Body for Adults Video presentation of an Introduction to the Theology of the Body by Christopher West From:7:00 to 9:00 PM Where: Holy Family Hall When: Thursday, February 22, March 1, 8, 22 and Friday, April 6, 13, 20, 27. For more information contact Evelyn Serritella 630-968-5978 or eserritella@holytrinitywestmont.org FLOWER POWER We are looking for parishioners willing to donate flowers (Perennial ) we will come and remove if needed. Looking for any and all varieties. Please contact Ed Arenz 630-968-1366 X106 or earenz@holytrinitywestmont.org. The Flower Power Ministry (FPM) was started for the care and beautification of the Parish Grounds in 2016. Moms & Tots Group This is an opportunity for moms and their young children to form friendships, to learn from one another and to grow together as part of the Holy Trinity Parish family. We will be gathering in the Holy Trinity School library on Monday, March 12th, and Tuesday, March 27th, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. For more information, please contact Kristin Sherman at kristinbsherman@gmail.com. EASTER FLOWERS Thank you for your Flower Donations to add to our Easter Celebration. Your intentions will be displayed on the interior doors of the narthex for Easter Sunday and will remain up until the flowers are removed from the church. Your intentions are also available on the Holy Trinity Website. Your support is greatly appreciated. HOLY TRINITY CCW APRIL 2 - MONTHLY MEETING - 7:00 p.m. Program: Holy Trinity s Haiti ministry Location: People s Resource Center, 104 Chestnut, Westmont All women of the parish, age 18 and over, belong to CCW and are invited to come together for prayer, companionship and fun at monthly meetings from September through May. Events and activities bring women together for charity work, personal and spiritual growth and friendship. All women are encouraged to attend and actively participate. Join us! UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS: April 2 Presentation on Holy Trinity s Haiti ministry April 21 Woman of the Year mass & luncheon, St. Raymond s cathedral April 29 Feast Day mass (9:30) and meal, Holy Trinity Jan Bartel, jbartel@sbcglobal.net, 630-244-0583, or Jeanne Pantke, jpantke@sbcglobal.net, 630-853-2245 Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16/Is 50:4-7/Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 [2a]/Phil 2:6-11/Mk 14:1--15:47 or 15:1-39 Monday: Is 42:1-7/Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14 [1a]/Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 and 17 [cf. 15ab]/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a/Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and 33-34 [14c]/Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Ps 89:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 [2a]/ Rv 1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21 Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 [cf. 1 Cor 10:16]/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13-53:12/Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 [Lk 23:46]/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1--19:42 Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1--2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 [30] or Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22 [5b]/Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ps 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Ex 14:15--15:1/Ex 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 [1b]/Is 54:5-14/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 [2a]/Is 55:1-11/Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [3]/Bar 3:9-15, 32--4:4/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [Jn 6:68c]/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 [42:2] or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [3] or Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 [12a]/Rom 6:3-11/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23/Mk 16:1-7 Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 [24]/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7or Lk 24:13-35 6