“Blessed Be the Holy Trinity and Undivided Unity:

We Will Give Glory to Him,

Because He Has Shown His Mercy to Us."

Tobias 12:6

1206 Lincoln Avenue

UTICA, NEW YORK 13502-4592

315-724-7238

PASTOR: Rev. John E. Mikalajunas

Rectory: 724-7238 Convent: 733-5492 Sexton: 724-0540

Organist: Stephen L. Zieliński 736-6955 Custodian: Donald Cieślak, 732-8655 Cemetery & Mausoleum: 724-0616

MASSES - MSZE ŚW.

DAILY MASSES: 7:15 & 8:00 a.m. SATURDAY VIGIL MASS: 4:00 p.m.

SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00 a.m.; 10:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m. Polish High Mass

CONFESSIONS - SPOWIEDŻ Daily 7:30 a.m.

Monday at 6:00 p.m. Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

BAPTISMS - CHRZTY Sunday at 12:30 Noon, by previous

arrangement with Parish Priest.

MARRIAGES - MAŁŻEŃSTWA Parishioners planning Marriage must be

registered and attending in parish for at least six months. Then time for a wedding, at least

six months before date of planned wedding date, may be chosen with your parish priest.

NOVENA * MONDAYS: 7:00 p.m. St. Jude - Infant of Prague.

Our Lady of Miraculous Medal.

ROSARY EACH MORNING following the 8:00 a.m. Mass.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Mon. thru Thurs.

9:00-Noon & 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Closed Friday Call In Advance to arrange for Evening Office Hours

A WARM WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS

OF THE HOLY TRINITY PARISH FAMILY Introduce yourself after Mass to

Pastor or stop or call the rectory during the week.

Submit Bulletin copy by Friday

before the week of publication!

SUNDAY MARCH 14, 2010

The Fourth Sunday of Lent

Vigil Mass for Sunday * March 13 +Mary Czaja (1st Anniv.)

+Walter Godlewski (9th Anniv.) +Louise Kantor (9th Anniv.)

+Victoria Zdan (4th Anniv. 3/1)

4:00 pm + Mary Swald (Anniv.) // Swald & Aiken Families

4:00 pm + Stanislaw, Maria & Waclaw Borowiec // Richard Borowiec & Family

TODAY * SUNDAY * March 14

+Mary A. Robak (1st Anniv.)

+Lenore Jerzak (1st Anniv.)

8:00 am + Mary Derdzinski // Daughter Clara 8:00 am + Gladys Furgol // Valley View Women’s Golf League 10:00 am + Walter Wojtanowski, Jr. (4th Anniv.) // Wife Jacqueline & Family

10:00 am + Mary Robak // Family 11:30 am (P) + Katarzyna Migut (30th Day) // Syn z Rodzina

MONDAY * March 15

+Fr. John Drozdal (3rd Anniv.) +Sally Pasciak (1st Anniv.)

8:00 am + Kazimierz Iwanicki // Rdzamek Family 8:00 am + Walter Zuchora // Joseph Bednarczyk & Frances Kaczor

TUESDAY * March 16

8:00 am + Diane Durante (Anniv.) // Husband Paul 8:00 am + Bronislaw Flis // Helen Flis

WEDNESDAY * March 17

St. Patrick, bishop

+Anna Krauza (35th Anniv.)

8:00 am + Walter Wrobel (15th Anniv.) // Daughter Joanne 6:00 pm + Rev. Paul M. Murphy // Helen Trotta

THURSDAY * March 18

St. Cyril Of Jerusalem, bishop & doctor of the church

8:00 am + Walter Dudrak // Wife Helen 8:00 am + Gol & Wilkins Families // Edward J. Gol Estate

FRIDAY * March 19

St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary

+Francis Synakowski (9th Anniv.) Day of Abstinence

8:00 am + Deceased Members of Valentine Kiersznowski Fam. // Stephen J. Kiersznowski Estate 8:00 am + Rita Bousquet (B’day) // Niece Violet

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH With Merger in March 2009 of

St. Stanislaus, Bishop & Martyr Parish [est. 1911]

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SATURDAY * March 20 +Stanley Grzywacz (9th Anniv.)

8:00 am + Magdalena & Bartholmew Handzel // Children

Vigil Mass for Next Sunday * March 20 4:00 pm + Marcella Leslie // Nellie 4:00 pm + Lorraine Borowiec (B’day) // Husband Richard & Fam.

NEXT SUNDAY * March 21 Fifth Sunday of Lent

+Jane King (4th Anniv.)

8:00 am + Frank A. & Genevieve N. Baran // Sons Francis & Robert 10:00 am + Walter Skiba Post PLAV & Auxiliary 10:00 am + Christine Zammiello // Frank & Emma Dineen 11:30 am (P) + Wilbur Hazard // Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Zielinski

MARCH HOLY TRINITY YOUTH NIGHT ...

ON FRIDAY, March 19th, 6:00 until 8:00 pm. All parish young people plan to come & share in games, prayer, treats, crafts and FUN!

The Sanctuary Lamp burns this week in loving memory of:

Matthew Kaczor

Given by his family.

Welcome the PILGRIM VIRGIN OF FATIMA STATUE into your home. Holy Trinity Parish asks individuals and families to welcome the statue blessed in Fatima on Oct. 13, 2005 for one week. Pick the statue up on a Sunday after the 8:00 a.m. mass and return it the following Sunday before the 8:00 a.m. mass. See Father to reserve your week.

Pisanki—Easter Eggs from Poland

Our youth have these for sale at $3.00 each. Pick up a few of these beautiful hand-painted pisanki for your Easter table. They are available in the vestibule of church. Proceeds for the Youth Ministry.

Lent is Here

A great spiritual program at Holy Trinity: Monday, 7:00 PM Novena Wednesday, 6:00 PM Mass Friday, 6:00 PM Stations of the Cross Daily Mass 7:15 AM—Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 8:00 AM—Mon. thru Sat. Sacrament of Penance: Mon. thru Sat, 7:30 AM; Mon., 6:00 PM and Sat. 3:00 PM Gorzkie Zale / Divine Mercy Chaplet, 3:00 PM Sunday Theology of the Body—Sundays from 6 to 8 PM—Adults Feb. 7th and teens Feb. 21st

Sacrament of Penance now being heard on Monday evenings at 6:00 PM. Monday night Novena at 7:00 PM. Father will begin a series of homilies on the lives of the Saints and Blesseds of Poland.

HOLY TRINITY MEMORIALS

In Memory of Deacon Wilbur H. Hazard given by : Frank Bergmann Leonard & Patricia Zielinski Michele & Frank Reile Joe Bednarczyk Paul & Noreen Roubian Anthony & Patricia Dispirito Ronald, Rose & Roxanne Pozelski

Forty Hours Devotion on March 21, 22 and 23, 2010 here at Holy Trinity. The Church will be open for Adoration following the 11:30 AM Polish High Mass on Sunday, March 21. Visiting priests will provide homilies: Sunday, March 21st at 4:00 P.M.: Rev. Arthur Krawczenko, Administrator of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Chadwicks Monday, March 22nd at 7:00 P.M. Msgr. Adolf Kantor, retired and continuing to serve at the age of 95 Tuesday, March 23rd at 7:00 P.M.: Rev. Mark Pasik, Pastor of St. Mark’s Church in Utica Forty Hours Devotion - a prayerful event here at Holy Trinity.

Palm Sunday, March 28th

The Kopernik Memorial Association plans to have a fun session on Easter egg decorating, palm weaving and butter lambs open to all, here at Holy Trinity downstairs in the church meeting rooms on Palm Sunday. Bring your own hardboiled eggs and a pound of butter. Representatives from the Kopernik Association will show you how to carve a traditional butter lamb and decorate the eggs. Everyone of all ages is invited. Come to participate in these great Polish customs. It’s a nice family event for your Palm Sunday. When: 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M., Palm Sunday, March 28th Where: Senior Citizens Room under the Church here at Holy Trinity.

The Spring session of Natural Family Planning classes begin Monday, March 15 from 7-9 pm in the home of certified teachers Jim and Mary Margaret VanDamme, W. Carter Rd., Rome. NFP is safe, effective, is in conformity with Church teaching regarding martial sexuality and can help strengthen your marriage. Please call 339-2143 or 896-5003 for more information or to register.

Christ Child Scholarships

Christ Child Scholarships are available to students entering ninth grade at Notre Dame Jr./Sr. High School. Each scholarship pro-vides $500. per year for four years at Notre Dame. The scholar-ship is need and academic based. Applications are available at the Notre Dame School Office. Deadline for completed applica-tion is March 30, 2010.

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ALTAR SERVER ASSIGNMENTS

Monday * March 15 (Novena): 7:00 pm: N. & D. Olejarnik

Friday * March 19 (Stations of the Cross) 6:00 pm M. & D. Forte & A. Zagorski

Saturday : March 20:

8:00 am N. & D. Olejarnik 4:00 pm: J. J. & V. DeStefano

Sunday * March 21: 8:00 am: A. & S. Kryszczuk 10:00 am: M., D., T. & S. Rabia 11:30 am: A., D. & C. Zemanek 3:00 pm A. Zagorski & A. Piasecki

LECTOR ASSIGNMENTS

Saturday * March 20

4:00 pm: Leonard Dziekowicz

Sunday * March 21:

8:00 am: Ed Starczewski 10:00 am: Judy Hauck 11:30 am: Tomasz Mroczek

Hungry after the Saturday Vigil Mass? Stop in at the school cafeteria after the 4:00 PM mass for pierogi, kielbasa or golabki or other goodies. The kitchen is open for bingo but also open for those who would like a great meal after the 4:00 PM mass. The prices are reasonable and the food is delicious. Come on down!

SATURDAY NITE BINGO WORKERS Team for March 20, 2010

Genevieve Baran Henry Jaworski Ronald Malachowski Edmund Urbanik Patricia Thomas Clara Biedrzycki Virginia & Dan Pieloch Benny Zebrowski Thank you to these great people who make our Saturday night parish social events possible! We are always in need of more help at Bingo or in the kitchen. Just come down after 4:00 pm Mass. We’d love to see you!

CHURCH OFFERINGS March 7 Adults Mar. 7, 2010 Loose OTHER CHURCH GIFTS ------------------------------------------- 4:00 131 $1644.00 $ 78.00 Improvement 37 $ 253.00 8:00 62 922.00 68.00 Youth Enve. 39 36.00 10:00 105 1417.00 110.00 Votives & Candles 99.00 11:30 62 488.00 48.00 Black & Indian 5 36.00 Holy Land 4 24.00 MAIL 37 1673.00 Eastern Europe 2 22.00 ---------------------------------------——-- Easter 10 152.00 Totals 334 $5656.00 $304.00 Easter Flowers 26 169.00

OTHER CHURCH GIFTS Fuel 15 $158.00 40 Hours 10 87.00 School Aid 15 102.00 Cath. Relief 3 20.00 Pew Rent 89 259.00 Ash Wednesday 6 53.00

CCD 6 50.00

A Parish cookbook is being planned for publication. Watch your mail for a letter with more information. Parishioners are invited to submit three (3) of your favorite recipes by April 7th for pub-lication in the book. As you submit your recipes why not pre-order several books for gift giving. Cost - $12. per book. The book would make a great gift for many occasions. Thank you and Bog Zaplac in advance for your recipes and your orders.

SECOND COLLECTION this weekend for Catholic Relief Services. Thank you and God Bless you for your generosity.

OPERATION RICE BOWL

Please take home a LENTEN RICE BOWL from the table in the back of the church this weekend. Operation Rice Bowl is the Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services. This is our opportunity during Lent to be charitable to families around the world and in the U.S. Please bring back your filled Rice Bowl during Holy Week and Easter. Thank you!

The Walter Skiba Post PLAV #20 and Ladies’ Auxiliary will be

attending the 10:00 am Mass at Holy Trinity Church on Sunday, March 21. Breakfast will follow at the Radisson, Utica. Call 735-5596 to make a reservation.

The West Side Senior Center will hold their annual Spring Flea Market & Craft Fair, serving a lasagna dinner, on Saturday, March 20. The flea market is from 9-3; food will be served from 11:30 to 2:30 or sold out. There will also be a bake sale, raffle and arts & crafts. Price of dinner is $8.

Father John is planning a pilgrimage to Poland in September 2010. One of the stops on the agenda will be a visit to the Polish pottery factories in Boleslawiec, Poland. More details to follow.

CHANGE IN DAILY MASS SCHEDULE

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