HOLY TRINITY PARISH Hudson and Germantown, New York 429 E. Allen St. P. O. Box 323 Hudson, NY 12534 May 27, 2018 PHONE: (518) 828-1334 WEBSITE: www.holytrinityhudson.org E-MAIL: holytrinityhudson@gmail.com DEACON RICHARD WASHBURN Deacon REV. ANTHONY BARRATT Pastor REV. WINSTON BATH Pastor Emeritus
THE MYSTERY OF THE TRINITY This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us that the Trinity is at the central mystery of our faith (n. 234) and each Sunday we profess our belief in the Trinity when we say the Creed together: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ I believe in the Holy Spirit Yet, the Trinity is so hard to understand: how can there be one God, yet three persons at the same time? After all, we do not believe in three gods, but then neither do we believe in some sort of one, divine pie cut up into three pieces! We are often reduced to saying that it is a mystery and leaving it at that. It is, of course, true that the Trinity is a mystery, but that word mystery actually means something or someone known and yet unknown at the same time (rather like people who we know and love and yet can never fully understand). So, why is this mystery so important and what can we say about the Trinity? Perhaps some examples may help us The Trinity is ever-present in our lives and in our prayers. What is the first prayer that we learn? It is the sign of the cross which is really a prayer to the Trinity in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Listen carefully to our prayers at Mass and you will hear how they are addressed to the Trinity. We often begin those prayers by speaking to the Father ( God ) and finish off with through our Lord Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit We baptize someone in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and during the Eucharistic prayer we ask the Father to send down the Holy Spirit so that the bread and wine may become the Body and Blood of Jesus. In other words, the Trinity is at the very heart of all our prayers and of the sacraments. As one writer puts it, the Trinity provides the grammar of all our prayers, rather like the way grammar works in a language to give shape and meaning. a thing, or some sort of theological puzzle but real, active, ever-loving, ever-present and personal communion and relationship between Father, Son and Spirit. There is only one God and yet there are three, real persons: a unity and yet a diversity. We can see this unity yet diversity in the missions and work of each person of the Trinity. After all, the names that we have for the three persons are relational names: Father, Son, Spirit. The names are also active and dynamic: in a way they are not just nouns or naming words, but they are also verbs or words of action. So, the Father is creator, the Son is redeemer and the Holy Spirit is sanctifier. Each person has their distinct role and mission and yet they always act as one because they are perfectly one. Well, perhaps all this is too much and we still feel mystified by the mystery! What is important in the end is one last thing. God who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit, invites us into this communion of life and love, into this relationship and into their mission. The Trinity then is perhaps not so much about knowing something about the very mystery of God, but rather of being with God and God being with us. It is like being invited into a family; to be part of a relationship and a community. The famous icon of the Trinity by the great icon painter Rublev makes this clear. The table is set with the three persons around it, but there is also an open place for another: that is for all of us. Through prayer, through the sacraments and in other ways, we are drawn into the very life of God. As we prepare for the Diocesan Eucharistic Congress and continue our Perpetual Adoration Chapel Project, we can remember that spending time in adoration of the Eucharist is a wonderful way of being open to the Trinity entering into our heart and soul. Father Anthony Some spiritual writers have used everyday things or analogies to help our understanding. St. Patrick, of course, used the shamrock: three leaves yet making one leaf. Another image is that of water: one substance yet it exists as steam, liquid or vapour. Perhaps the best way to see the Trinity is as a community of love and a relationship of love. So, the Trinity is not
THE WEEK AHEAD SUNDAY, May 27 1:30p.m. St. Mary s Church - Hudson PRAY THE ROSARY Sunday at For God s blessing upon the Perpetual Adoration Committee M O N D A Y, M a y 2 8 Memorial Day Observed Morning Mass at 9:00 a.m. Parish Offices closed for the day. TUESDAY, May 29 St. Anthony Novena Prayer - Following morn- ing Mass Adoration Committee Meeting - 7:00 p.m. St. Mary s Academy THURSDAY May 31 Bible Study: 7:00 p.m. St. Mary s Academy FRIDAY, June 1 All day Eucharistic Adoration. Please consider spending an hour before the Blessed Sacrament praying for our Church, our community, and your personal needs. * REMINDER * Please be advised that our Parish office hours are as follows: Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Aid for the Church in Eastern Europe Today we have a special collection, sponsored by the Bishops of the United States, to aid the Church in Central and Eastern Europe, a Church rebuilding after The following Eucharistic Moment has been shared by the perpetual Adoration Committee to promote Eucharistic adoration: Sunday, May 27 The Eucharist is source and pledge of blessedness and glory, not for the soul alone, but for the body also. In the frail and perishable body that divine Host, which is the immortal body of Christ, implants a principle of resurrection, a seed of immortality, which one day must germinate." - Pope Leo XIII Would you consider committing to one hour of adoration every week for our seminarians? Be sure to take a peek at our beautiful prayer garden. Spring is blooming and so are the flowers. Enjoy the peace and tranquility offered by the garden s beauty. after Garden Club resuming Thursday evenings Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon Closed Saturday and Sunday
First Report Our Eucharistic Procession 2018 Bishop s Appeal A big thank you to all who have made their annual commitment to the Bishop s Appeal. To date, we have 186 pledges and outright gifts totaling $39,895. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY MADE A COMMITMENT TO OUR 2018 BISHOP'S APPEAL, PLEASE DO SO TODAY! Simply complete an appeal envelope and place it in the collection basket at offertory time. No down payment necessary the Diocese will send reminders in July, September, October, November, and January. Please remember that every dollar contributed to the Bishop's Appeal is credited by the Diocese toward our yearly parish assessment responsibility to our Diocesan Church. No other diocese in New York State allows this credit. Your support, therefore, becomes two gifts in one...a gift to your diocese and a gift to your parish! Our Parish Assessment Responsibility for 2018: $66,149.00. Sunday, June 10 Downtown Albany When: 11:00 a.m. Mass celebrated by Bishop Scharfenberger (1 hour) Noon: Eucharistic Procession Where: (1 mile) Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Albany CATHOLIC SINGLES WEEKEND June 15-17, 2018 To be held at Pyramid Life Center, a beautiful camp and lodge run by the Diocese of Albany in Paradox, NY - all inclusive social weekend in a beautiful setting at a great price. For info, email cathsing@yahoo.com Father s Day Masses Please help us go over the top through your pledge today! On Father s Day, Sunday, June 17th, we will remember fathers (both living and deceased) of our parishioners. Please hand in the Father s Day Envelopes the next two or three weekends, so they can be on the altar for Father s Day. * UPDATED INFORMATION * S a c ri f i c i a l Gi v i n g Have you updated your information with the Parish? If your address or phone number has changed, please let us know. Also, if you have an email or an updated email, please inform us of that. Spirituality of Stewardship We participate in the Kingdom of Heaven not through our accomplishments, but through our love and generosity. The Parish phone number is 518-828-1334. Regular Offertory (May 20)...... $ 7124.00 Seminarian Support. $ 279.00 The email address is: holytrinityhudson@gmail.com Thank you! HUDSON GERMANTOWN Regular Offertory (May 20)...... $ 1197.00 Utilities.. $ 207.00 Seminarian Support $ 15.00
READINGS AND HYMNS (HUDSON) Reading: p. 192 Opening Hymn: # 303 Closing: # 302 MASSES FOR THIS WEEK MONDAY: Memorial Day (May 28) 9:00 AM Lydia Grima - Family Lena Keyser - Greenport Historical Society Lorraine Sacket - Sharon Craft TUESDAY: Weekday (May 29) 7:15 AM Frank & Patricia Tamburro - Mary Ann & Charles Vieni Memorial Day Mass will be at 9:00 a.m. Father will prayerfully remember those who gave their lives on behalf of our nation and those who remain behind. The Visitation James Sullivan - Jack & Mary Darragh WEDNESDAY: Weekday (May 30) 7:15 AM Fred Bernockie - Family THURSDAY: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (May 31) 7:15 AM Kevin Kenney - Joanne Walker FRIDAY: St. Justin, Martyr (June 1) 7:15 AM Deceased Members Class of 1959 - Classmate Ruth Drabick & Deceased Members of Drabick Family - John Drabick 9:00 AM For World Peace (G TWN) CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY SATURDAY VIGIL MASS: (June 2) 4:00 PM Edward J. Ziemba - Helen Ziemba & Family (HUD) Thomas C. Quigley & Mary Lou Bujanow - Family Robert Antonelli - Jill Wishon & Jim Sterling 5:30 PM Living & Deceased of our Parish (LNLTH) SUNDAY MORNING MASS: (June 3) 9:00 AM Paul Donahue - William Fisher Sr. (HUD) Frances Gentile - Osswald Family Readings for the Week of May 27 The Visitation is the visit of Mary to Elizabeth as recorded in the Gospel of Luke, Luke 1:39 56. It is also the name of a Christian feast day commemorating this visit, celebrated on 31 May in the West and 30 March among Eastern Christians. Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Ps 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22 [12b] /Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16-20 Monday: 1 Pt 1:3-9/Ps 111:1-2, 5-6, 9 and 10c [5]/Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: 10:28-31 Wednesday: 1 Pt 1:10-16/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [2a]/Mk 1 Pt 1:18-25/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12a] /Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [6] /Lk 1:39-56 Friday: 11:11-26 1 Pt 4:7-13/Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13 [13b]/Mk