PARISH ADMINISTRATION Spanish Speaking Ministry, *Fr. Luis Pulido Parish Bookkeeper, *Tara Dahill Program Manager, *Colleen Glazer Parish Secretary, *Catherine Jestice Parish Plant Manager, *Victor Zambrano PARISH ADVISORY COUNCILS Pastoral: Charles Casiano (Singles) Peter McGhee & Jeanne Dennison (Marrieds) Ramona Garcia (Spanish speakers) Carol Joyce (Seniors) Felicity McKenna (Teenagers) Financial: Michael Donofrio, Vincent Pascal Norma Ytuarte, Sheila Mullan (Trustees) WORSHIP Acolytes, Kevin McKenna Devotions, Private, Adoration / Daily Evening Rosary, Ellen Valko Legion of Mary, Blanca Bulit Sagrado Corazon, Yolanda Pardo Lectors, Stephanie Miller Floral Decorations, Mia Kravitz Sacred Music, *Andrew Yeargin, Director Cantors,*Andrew Yeargin Contemporary Ensemble, Phelder St. Germain Misa en Espanol, *José (Cheito) Guevara Schola Cantorum, *Andrew Yeargin Sacristans,*Victor Zambrano III,*Charles Haskell, James Hulak COMMUNITY BUILDING Bulletin, Parish Weekly, *Catherine Jestice Calendar, Master Parish, *Catherine Jestice Concert Series GUEST, Andrew Yeargin PARISH, Andrew Yeargin CRC (Contemporary Roman Catholics), James Hulak Scouting Programs, Bob Deaver Trinity Counters, JoAnne Pollio FORMATION / EDUCATION Adult Faith Formation, *Colleen Glazer Lectio Divina-Young Adults, *Fr. Gary Mead Christian Meditation, Donald Main RCIA (Christian Initiation), *Gary Cushing Religious Education,*Colleen Glazer OUTREACH Blood Drive, Catherine Jestice Breakfast Line, *Colleen Glazer Food Pantry, Colleen Glazer Guest Clergy Hospitality,*Msgr. Sandi Homeless Shelter, Mike Griffin Making All Things New (MATN), Kenneth Craig Twelve-Step Programs, *Catherine Jestice * indicates parish employee * * * * * * * *

Please keep our sick in your prayers: Lois Mazzitelli, Kate Concannon, John Muratori, Anthony DeFrancesco, Regina & Joe Rywelski, Steve Manfredo, Ralph Asher, Jorge de Armas, Jr., Marie DeTullio, John Melaney, Pat Stinchi, Dianne Mastrorocco, Alice Mayer, Graziella Piciulo, Kelsey Kruse, Shannyn Craig, Karen Murphy, Kit Gill, Anne Lia, Brennan Strovink, Maria Alvarado, Edouard Tiger, Jane Lyons, Edward Haggerty, Matthew Escobar, Keira Maloney, Ellen Blackwood, Antoinette Durso, Alexandra Leake, Marge McKay, James Shed, Ralph Esposito, Tom Chestaro Names will remain on our prayer list for one month. If you would like us to carry a name longer, please contact the Rectory.

DECEMBER 18, 2016 Fourth Sunday of Advent

“When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commended him and took his wife into his home.”

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY Religious Ed. – Pre-K-Grade 5 – Center – 10:30 AM Lessons & Carols – Church – 7:00 PM MONDAY DA Meeting – Rectory – 12:30 PM Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM Religious Ed.– Grades 6 & up–Center – 6:00-7:15PM NA Meeting – Center – 7:30 PM Legion of Mary – Rectory– 7:30 PM Reconciliation Monday – Church – 4:00-8:00 PM TUESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM Lectio Divina (Spanish) – Center – 7:00 PM Christian Meditation – Rectory – 7:00 PM Fr. Gary YA Lectio Divina – Rectory – 7:30 PM WEDNESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NA Meeting – Rectory – 5:30 PM NO R.C.I.A. THURSDAY Al Anon Meeting – Rectory – 12:15 PM Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM Girl Scouts – Center – 6:00 PM Cub Scout & Boy Scout Troop 1 – Center – 7:00 PM AA Men’s Meeting – Rectory – 7:00 PM FRIDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM AA Women’s Meeting – Rectory – 8:15 PM * * * * * * * *

YOUR DONATIONS

Last week’s collection: $3,841.00 Retired Religious Collection: $2,222.00 THANK YOU!

All Second Collections Accommodating Your Prayer Time

As of the first of January, 2017, all second collections will be taken up immediately after the regular [first] collection at the Offertory part of the Sunday Masses. We are making this change to accommodate parishioners who feel disturbed by another collection during their communion meditation.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY 12/17 5:30 Joseph T. Kelliher SUNDAY 12/18 7:30 HT Parishioners 9:30 Patrick Kiwala 11:15 Patrick Donovan & Family-living & deceased 12:30 Renée Elizabeth Kaplan & Marina & Angel Suárez Fernández 5:30 Augustin Lameda MONDAY 12/19 9:00 Petronilla Rispoli

5:30 Kathleen Tolan TUESDAY 12/20 9:00 Kathleen Brady 5:30 Donal & Catherine O’Donovan & Family (liv. & dec.) WEDNESDAY 12/21 Peter Canisius, doctor 9:00 All Single Parents 5:30 Teresa Huang. THURSDAY 12/22 9:00 Former Parishioners-living & deceased 5:30 Eileen Smythe & Family-living & deceased 7:00 All Parish Priests FRIDAY 12/23 John of Kanty, priest 9:00 Petronilla Rispoli 5:30 Children of the Parish SATURDAY 12/24 9:00 All Parishioners of Holy Trinity

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Holy Trinity Schola Cantorum

A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols

Sunday, December 18th, 7:00 PM

All are welcome, admission free

Holy Trinity Personalized Calendars You may wish to pick up a copy of the 2017 Holy Trinity wall calendar (in English or Spanish) at the back of the church today. PLEASE, one to a household, so everyone may have a copy! They were personalized and supplied especially for the parish by Crestwood Funeral Home on West 43rd Street. They are one of several advertisers who print and deliver this Bulletin to Holy Trinity parishioners, free-of-charge, 52 Sundays a year. Thank you very much.

Advent “Reconciliation Monday” Choose to go. You’ll be glad you did

Here’s your chance to make “a good confession” in anticipation of Christmas. Come to confession tomorrow, Monday, December 19th, when Monsignor and Fr. Gary will be hearing confessions from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. Confessions will be heard, likewise, throughout the city and on Long island. Do it. As we read in Psalm 119:26 “Confession is good for the soul’ … and you’ll breathe easier too!

Divine Murmurs Many Minds, Many Sources; Same God

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order. To put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order. To put the family in order, we must first set our hearts right. Confucius * * * * * * * *

CHRISTMAS AT HOLY TRINITY ALL CHRISTMAS MASSES WILL BE OFFERED FOR YOU,

FAITFUL HOLY TRINIT PARIHSIONERS MASSES

SAT., Dec. 24th: NO 5:30 PM Mass! 7:30 PM VIGIL 12:00 MIDNIGHT Mass (Choir) The Schola begins singing at 11:30 PM NO 5:30 PM Mass! SUN., Dec. 25th: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Family), 11:15 AM (Choir) and 12:30 PM (en español) NO 5:30 PM Mass! MON., Dec. 26th: 9:00 AM NO 5:30 PM Mass!

FEDERAL HOLIDAYS

It is our custom on federal holidays, to close the office and omit the 5:30 Mass. We do this to give our pastoral Staff time to be with their families. Thank you for your understanding. This year, the federal observances of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day will be observed on MONDAYS, there will be NO 5:30 Masses on Dec. 25th and 26th OR on Jan. 1st and 2nd.

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Happy Birthday, Pope Francis! Jorge Bergoglio was born on December 17, 1936 in Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He observed his 80th birthday yesterday. Please pray for his health and welfare as the Bishop of Rome and Parish Priest to the World. “Exactly who is Jorge Bergoglio?” a reporter asked him, upon his being elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013. He thought for a few moments, and then calmly said, “I am a sinner.” VIVA EL PAPA!

Sophia, ChurchMouse

Seven days to go till Christmas! Here’s a great old mini-meditation, reminding us not to passively wait “Waiting is essential to the spiritual life. But waiting as a disciple of Jesus is not an empty waiting. It is a waiting with a promise in our hearts that makes already present what we are waiting for. We wait during Advent for the birth of Jesus. We wait after Easter for the coming of the Spirit, and after the Ascension of Jesus we wait for his coming again in glory. We are always waiting, but it is a waiting in the conviction that we have already seen God’s footsteps. Waiting for God is an active, alert – yes, joyful – waiting. As we wait we remember him for whom we are waiting, and as we remember him we create a community ready to welcome him when he comes.” Fr. Henri Nouwen, renowned Dutch priest and author, respected professor and beloved pastor, wrote over 40 books on the spiritual life. He died in 1996.

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Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24th 7:30 PM Christmas Vigil Mass Carols with Cantor & Organ 11:30 PM Carols w/ Schola Cantorum 12:00 M Solemn Midnight Liturgy of the Nativity Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25th 7:30 AM Mass 9:30 AM Family Mass w/ Organ & Carols 11:15 AM Solemn Christmas Day Liturgy Music for Choir, Congregation & Organ 12:30 PM Misa Español There will be NO 5:30 Mass on Saturday, Christmas Eve, or Sunday, Christmas Day. The 7:30 Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve is a favorite for those who cannot attend the Midnight Mass (e.g., the elderly, those with young children), but who wish to include Mass and communal worship as part of their Christmas Eve celebration. The Feast of the Holy Family will be observed Friday, December 29th, regular weekday schedule. New Year’s Day, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, a Holy Day of Obligation, falls on a Sunday this year. Mass will be 7:30, 9:30, 11:15, 12:30 in Spanish. There is NO 5:30 Mass. Please note: In observance of the Federal holidays, there will be NO 5:30 Mass on Mon., Dec. 26th and Mon., Jan. 2nd; the Rectory will be closed those days.

Himno de Adviento

Jesucristo, Palabra del Padre, luz eterna de todo creyente:

ven y escucha la súplica ardiente, ven, Señor, porque ya se hace tarde.

Cuando el mundo dormía en tinieblas,

en tu amor tú quisiste ayudarlo y trajiste, viniendo a la tierra, esa vida que puede salvarlo.

Ya madura la historia en promesas,

sólo anhela tu pronto regreso; si el silencio madura la espera, el amor no soporta el silencio.

Con María, la Iglesia te aguarda

con anhelos de esposa y de Madre, y reúne a sus hijos en vela, para juntos poder esperarte.

Cuando vengas, Señor, en tu gloria, que podamos salir a tu encuentro y a tu lado vivamos por siempre,

dando gracias al Padre en el reino. Amén.

http://www.seminariobogota.org/Liturgia/tiempo_liturg_Adviento.htm

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Pastor Away Monsignor Sandi will depart late Christmas Day to spend the week with his younger sister’s family in Massachusetts. He will return late Friday night, December 30th.

Fr. Mariano Perron Our perennial and beloved visitor from Madrid, departs for home tomorrow. Buen viaje, Padre! * * * * * * * * Our Friends at Goddard Riverside

Goddard Riverside, 593 Columbus Ave. at 88th Street, has been helping the needy in our neighborhood since 1959. They will be serving their Annual Christmas Dinner on Sunday, Dec. 25th from 12N-3:00 PM. All are welcome! If you are interested in offering your services to take meals to the homebound on Christmas Day, or if you would like to make a donation, please contact Brianne Kilpatrick at BKillpatrick@goddard.org or 212-873-6600 X 314.