HOLY TRINITY PARISH 429 E. Allen St. P. O. Box 323, Hudson, NY PHONE: (518) 828 1334 WEBSITE: www.holytrinityhudson.org E-MAIL: holytrinityhudson@gmail.com WORSHIP SITES: ST. MARY S CHURCH 429 East Allen St.- P.O. Box 323 Hudson, New York 12534 (518) 828-1334 MASS SCHEDULES: Hudson: Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 PM Sunday Mass: 9:00 AM Daily Mass: 7:15 AM (Monday Friday) Holy Days: As Announced Germantown: Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:30 PM (Nativity, Linlithgo) Sunday Mass: 11:00 AM (Resurrection, Germantown) Daily Mass: Fridays, 9:00 a.m. Holy Days: As Announced CONFESSIONS IN HUDSON: Saturday: 2:30-3:45 PM; 7:15-7:45 PM Anytime by appointment CONFESSIONS IN GERMANTOWN: 15 minutes prior to all Masses Anytime by appointment NATIVITY CHAPEL Cty. Rt.31 & Cty. Rt. 10 Linlithgo, New York STAFF Rev. Winston Bath, Pastor Rev. Mr. Richard H. A. Washburn, Deacon Mrs. Arlene Liepshutz, Business & Finance Mrs. Sally Hotaling, Office Manager Mrs. Maura Nedwell, Administrator of Religious Education, Hudson Mr. Michael W. Van Allen, Sacristan Mrs. Rita Koeppel, Director of Music, Hudson Mrs. Linda Meicht, Pastoral Care Mr. Orville Maxwell, Maintenance WELCOME We are always happy to welcome people into our parish community. Visitors or those who are new to our parish are cordially invited to make their presence known by introducing themselves to the priest or deacon after Mass. RESURRECTION CHURCH 9 Church Ave.- P.O. Box 96 Germantown, New York 12526 (518) 537-6136 Please contact the Rectory Office during the week to register so that we can be of better service to you. BAPTISM Please call the Parish Office at 828-1334 to initiate the process. MARRIAGE Arrangements should begin eight months to a year in advance to allow sufficient time for instruction and preparation. MINISTRY TO THE HOMEBOUND We gladly serve anyone who cannot celebrate Mass with us in Church because of illness, handicap, or age. For the sacraments at home, hospital, or nursing home, please call the Parish Office. ANNOINTING OF THE SICK When there is a need, call for a priest. PASTOR S INFORMATION If any of the following items pertain to you or your family, please check the box by that item. This information will be a great help. (Please tear off and put in the collection basket, or mail to the rectory.) Your Name: Address: Telephone Number: e-mail: Previous Address, if changing: New in Parish; would like to register at St. Mary s Church, Hudson Resurrection Church, Germantown Nativity Chapel, Linlithgo, Change of Address Request collection envelopes Moving out of Parish Need information, please phone Request free subscription to The Evangelist, our diocesan newspaper New telephone number:
HOLY TRINITY PARISH READINGS AND HYMNS (HUDSON) Reading: p.248 ; Opening Hymn: #501 ; Closing: # 482 MASSES FOR THIS WEEK MONDAY: Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (November 9) 7:15 AM Frances & Salvatore Alessi - Sal & JoMarie Alessi Thomas Conte - Margaret Jennings TUESDAY: St. Leo the Great, Pope & Doctor (November 10) 7:15 AM Thomas R. Conte - Mr. & Mrs. Robert Donahue Christian Winicki - Grandfather, Tom WEDNESDAY: St. Martin of Tours, Bishop (November 11) 7:15 AM Mary & Feliz Ambrose - Kathleen Maher Marylou Bujanow - Tom & Marie Quigley & Family THURSDAY:St. Josaphat, Bishop & Martyr (November 12) 7:15 AM Norma Hart - Rod & Carole Niesen Thomas Conte - Class of 1940 FRIDAY: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin (November 13) 7:15 AM Norma Hart - Curtis & Mary Elizabeth Vincent (HUD) Rudolf A. Lotter - Class of 1955 St. Mary s Academy 9:00 AM Robert Kuck - Jane & Roger dooley (G TWN) 33 RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SATURDAY VIGIL MASS: (November 14) 4:00 PM Mr. & Mrs. Anthony D Onofrio - Daughters (HUD) Debbie Rubino & Sandy Beebe - Barbara Centocanti Harold & Anna Rowen Sandy & Will Connors 5:30 PM Health of Irvin Nawrocki - Venenica Rubino & (G TWN) Dorothy Brown Living & Deceased of the Parish SUNDAY MORNING MASS: (November 15) 9:00 AM Veronica & Stanley Jezuit - Rita & Harry Koeppel (HUD) Dec d of the Nabozny & Fedyk Families - Mike & Kathy Nabozny Robert Gaudette - DeSimone Family 11:00 AM Frank Jurkowski - Wife & Family LECTORS: EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: SERVERS: SAT. 4 PM G. Malchow SUN. 9 AM Children s Mass M. Howard h. Michetti CH: Deacon PH: OH: CH: PH: OH: LITURGICAL ROLES NOVEMBER 14-15 T. Malak PC: M. Anuska Deacon B. Meyer D. McHale OC: PC: OC: D. Hoffman C.A. French D. Meyer A. Merlos M: CI: CB: M: CI: CB: T. Pultz B. Van Allen M. Osuch G. Cozzolino A. Do LECTORS: GREETERS: SERVERS: SAT. 5:30 PM SUN. 11 AM S. Hotaling D. Brown T. Snyder T. Bucholsky Angelo Castello GERMANTOWN & HUDSON, NEW YORK THE WEEK AHEAD Father Jonathan Morris coming to area Well-known television commentator and author on religious and ethical issues, Father Jonathan Morris, will be speaking at The Church of the Good Shepherd s Brogan Center, 3 Mulberry St., Rhinebeck, on this Sunday, November 8th, at 4:30 p.m. His topic will be Real Serenity in a Chaotic World and Church: Is it Possible? Fr. Morris presentation is open to the public. One Week Missionary Opportunity in Appalachia Adults, Young Adults, Teens (age 14 and up). Do you have a desire to serve? Are you curious about Missionary work? Do you remember when Father Beiting from Kentucky, visited us and told his stories of serving the people of the hollers? Good news! Our parish has been accepted for a oneweek term of service, Saturday, April 24th to Sunday, May 1st, at the Father Beiting Appalachian Mission Center in Louisa, Kentucky! At this time we need to know how many interested parishioners we have (24 max). We need to have a solid commitment from those interested by December 1 st. There will be an informational meeting THIS Sunday, November 8 th, at 11:30 a.m. at the Academy. If you are curious, but not ready to commit, come to this meeting to hear all the details. If you know of other interested persons, please spread the word! We look forward to seeing you! In the meantime call Maura Nedwell at 851-3688 if you have any questions.
MONDAY, November 9 Catholic Daughters to meet The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Columbia #248, will hold its next meeting on Monday, November 9, at St. Mary s Academy at 6:30 p.m. Special guest speaker.! All members should be present for this very important meeting. WEDNESDAY, November 11 VETERANS DAY: Mass at 9:00 a.m. All parish offices will be closed for the day. THURSDAY, November 12 Bible Study: Rectory, 7:00 p.m. SUNDAY, November 15 MONDAY, November 16 Germantown Christian Service Meeting Join us after the 11:00 Mass in Germantown next Sunday, November 15 th for lunch and discussion of future social events, fund raising, and maintenance needs of the community. Please come and help to maintain the strength and vitality of our parish community. We Need Help! Semi-Annual Light Lifting and Ice Cream Social! Trash and Treasure season has rolled around again and our school is FULL of wonderful treasures! We are in serious need of helpers on Monday night, November 16 th, at 6 pm, to help carry boxes and bags into the gym so our Christian Service Committee can begin set up for the sale. EVE- RYONE is welcome, young or old--bring the kids, the grandkids, the neighbors kids (they have lots of energy)! There are items light enough for everyone -- there are just LOTS of items! If it's hot outside, we'll have the gym nice and cool! Please come -- Make Your Own Sundaes for everyone afterwards! It's a fun night -- please come! We also need help setting up The Christian Service Committee will be setting up for their Trash and Treasure Sale during the week of November 17 21, beginning at 9:00 a.m. each morning. The sale will take place Saturday, November 221 and Sunday, November 22. If you can help with the setting up, just come to the Academy. We ll have you busy in no time at all. Thanks! Trash and Treasure Sale We are accepting new and lightly used household items and furnishings for an up-coming Trash and Treasure sale, to be held on November 21 and 22. We invite you to identify those good household items for which you no longer have any use. Give us a call at the Rectory at 828-1334 to arrange for a time to drop off your donations. We re looking for a photographer At this point in the history of our parish we would like to have more photographic images documenting the activities and life of our parish in Hudson and Germantown. We are looking for someone, or some people, who have some basic photographic skills who would be willing to assist us in recording the comings and goings of our parish. We can help provide camera and flash. Any parishioners who think they might be able to help us is invited to call Father Bath at 828-1334. We re looking for a computer geek As time passes we find ourselves relying more and more upon computers. Since most of the parish staff is self-taught, they are sometimes confronted with computer-related challenges that stump them. We are looking for a computer geek we can call upon when we reach those occasions when we are stumped. If any in our parish has extensive knowledge about computers, or knows of someone with extensive computer knowledge, please let Father Bath know at 828-1334.
Dining Out for Others Dine out at these restaurants on the specified dates and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Food Pantry& Emergency Assistance Programs of Catholic Charities All proceeds will stay in Columbia and Greene Counties, helping our neighbors with food, heating assistance, and other emergency needs. November 11 Jackson s Old Chatham House 646 Albany Tpke., Chatham 794-7373 jacksonsoldchathamhouse.com Chris s Café 11am-9pm 1048 U.S. 9, Valatie 758-7701 Daily Specials on Facebook O s Hillsdale Country Diner Lunch 9276 Route 22, Hillsdale 325-1150 Hillsdale House 1 Anthony Street, Hillsdale 325-7111 Kozel s Restaurant 1006 NY-9H, Ghent 828-3326 kozelsrestaurant.com November 18 Quarry Steak House 100 Grapeville Road, Coxsackie 731-8914 or 731-1040 quarrysteakhouse.com White Stone Café 6am-8pm 2337 Route 66, Ghent 392-7171 whitestonecafe.com Swiss Hutte 3290 Massachusetts Route 23, Hillsdale (413)528-6200 swisshutte.com La Conca D oro 440 Main Street, Catskill 943-3549 Daily Specials on Facebook Advent Giving Tree Our Advent Giving Tress are in our vestibules, decorated with name tags of residents of our local nursing homes and health care facilities. We invite parishioners to take a name tag and get some kind of token gift for that person. Then bring it in, (and leave it in one of the Church vestibules) attractively wrapped, with the name tag easily visible on the package around the weekend of December 6 th. The Christian Service Committee will then bring the gifts to the various facilities. If you have any questions, please call Arlene in Germantown at 537-6136, or Kathryn McDonald in Hudson at 828-0506. Here are some suggestions for what to get: stands WOMEN MEN Caress body wash Aftershave Dove Body Wash White socks Cologne, body mist Lotions Hand creams, lotions Shaving mirrors Knee Hi s & Thigh Hi s Scarf Ball caps GENERAL SUGGESTIONS Battery operated wall clocks Hand mirrors Mirrors with stands Dove soap Packages of cheese crackers Sugar free cookies (soft are best) Sugar free hard candies Gift certificates for the beauty shop with HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED.. remembering Holy Trinity Parish in your will? A bequest in your will, no matter what the amount, will help the parish to continue to care for and serve God s people through education, the Sacraments, and keeping our Church buildings in good condition. Bequests may be made to Holy Trinity Parish; Hudson and Germantown, St. Mary s Church, Hudson; or Resurrection Church, Germantown.
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 8, 2015 Sacrificial Giving Every opportunity to give generously is also an opportunity to receive innumerable blessings in return. HUDSON Regular Offertory Last Weekend (Nov. 1)..... $5,215.00 All Saints..... $ 838.00 All Souls...... $ 503.00 GERMANTOWN Regular Offertory Last Weekend (Nov. 1)...... $1,686.00 Heat and Fuel....... $ 5.00 All Saints.. $ 242.00 All Souls... $ 213.00 Religious Instruction $ 3.00 Operation Pilgrim Join with others in our Parish to sponsor a Thanksgiving Dinner by supplying the fixin s so others may have a good Holiday Dinner. Each weekend, between now and Thanksgiving, we would appreciate donations of non-perishable foods for the Thanksgiving baskets that we put together for the less fortunate in our communities. Last year the Germantown Community Cupboard put together 45 baskets for Thanksgiving. And Catholic Charities in Hudson assisted another 100 families. Each week bring to Mass at least one of the items listed below. So please help continue to respond to these needs. stove top stuffing, stuffing mix, instant mashed potatoes, rice can of gravy, jar of gravy cans of: cranberries, yams, green beans, or other vegetables juices muffin mixes, cake mixes, frosting, graham cracker crust or pie crust mix pumpkin or apple pie filling.or frozen pies hams or frozen turkeys CASH: We also accept monetary donations, just specify that it is for either Operation Pilgrim, Hudson, Operation Pilgrim, Germantown, or the Germantown Food Pantry. To arrange to drop off turkeys, hams, or frozen goods in Germantown, call Arlene Liepshutz at 828-1334. To drop off items in Hudson, call Catholic Charities at 828-8660. Thank you for caring. Reflections on today s Scriptures Thirty-second week in Ordinary Time Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. Just two small coins, worth only a few cents this was the greatest contribution of the day? Jesus explains that this widow s tiny sum was generous in a way that the larger amounts people gave were not. Others made noticeable, impressive donations to the Temple treasury, which in fact cost them nothing. These were simply from their surplus wealth. But the poor widow contributed all she had, her whole livelihood. She was truly generous, giving what cost her dearly. Her contribution was made out of love, not just out of obligation or for the sake of show. God has given us all different livelihoods. Some of us have more money, more talents, more resources. Some of us have less. But of course we know that God s love for us is not based on this external data. He loves the rich and the poor alike. The question is whether this external data affects our love for God. Sometimes, those who are poor are more aware of God's providence and protection. Sometimes, they are bitter. As for those who are rich, it can be tempting to feel so comfortable and complacent that they don't recognize their need for God or his action in their lives. But Jesus' message challenges us all today to gratefully give back to God in thanks for whatever he has given us, be it small or great. We are called not to give from our surplus but to share from our very livelihood. That is to say, we are called to acknowledge that our livelihood itself, no matter the details, is a gift from God. Let us follow the wisdom of the widow who showed gratitude for what she had and was truly generous in spite of what she lacked. Gina Loehr Readings for the Week of November 8 Sunday (Nov.8): 1 Kgs 17:10-16/Heb 9:24-28/Mk 12:38-44 Monday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn 2:13-22 Tuesday: Wis 2:23--3:9/Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11/Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b--8:1/Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9/Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9/Lk 18:1-8 Sunday (Nov.15): Dn 12:1-3/Heb 10:11-14, 18/Mk 13:24-32 A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE by Bud Ozar The widow in today s gospel gave only a little, but it counted for a lot. In our homes there are many LITTLE MOMENTS which can have great significance and glue the family together. Seize the moments.