Hero: “A person of great courage, spirit, etc., especially one who has undergone great danger or difficulty.” That’s the first definition we find in the Webster Illustrated Contemporary Dictionary. To this definition I would add: “and whereby accomplished great good.” We admire heroes, and consider them “great people.” Often we wish we could imitate them, but most of us feel, deep down, that we do not have the courage to go through what they endured.
Please be generous to the work of the Archbishop. Pledge cards can be found in all pews and at the doors for Sunday Masses. Thank you!
Many of you have had the opportunity to talk with Fr. Jean Ikanga, attend his Masses and hear his beautiful sermons. You know that he is from the Congo and has been studying at Regis University for the past two years. On May 16th, he will move to Indianapolis where he will continue his doctoral studies and then return to Africa where he will serve the people of his native country. We have been greatly blessed to have Fr. Ikanga with us these past two years and we will keep him and his family in our prayers in a particular way.
On Mother’s Day we will place upon the altar the names of your mothers, living and deceased, and commend them to the Lord Jesus. How do you place your mother’s name on the altar? Just fill out the Mother’s Day offering envelope that is attached to the bulletin or obtain one from the Rectory, return it by Friday, May 8th, and we’ll place it on the altar for Mother’s Day and the remainder of May. Also, the parish has printed beautiful greeting cards for you to send to your mother, telling her that she will be remembered in our Masses here at Holy Trinity. These are available at the church, entrances this weekend and next, as well as at the parish office for $1.00 each.
During the entire month of May we will pray the Rosary in common before all the weekend Masses. When we pray the Rosary together, our parish asks Mary’s intercession and prayers for our families and loved ones. She always points us to her Son, Jesus, helping us to follow Him more lovingly. So, beginning next weekend, come 20 minutes before each Mass and join in this beautiful devotion!
With this sentence, “there was no self,” a film producer described a friend of my dad’s, and mine, Fr. Cesare Colombo, a PIME Missionary, a splendid man, called by God to give up everything, his very self, in service of those whom the Lord entrusted to him. This is his story.
Fr. Cesare was the third and last child of a humble family. He had two older sisters, and I know that when he was born, in 1916, he was the darling of the entire family. His parents made a living running a small “everything” store and tending their garden in a village in the Lake Como area of Italy. I know the area well, because I was born there. I know the deep, deep Catholic roots of the simple, hard- working folks who live there and gave the Church so many heroic priests and nuns – priests and nuns whose vocations sprang from parents just as heroic, who nurtured them and taught them to love the Lord with words and deeds.
Another Friday night and another release in the bag. The most visible changes is the ‘Categories:’ hint now prepended to the secondary menu. Also the category ‘Religious Education’ under the Home menu has been changed to ‘Italian Footsteps’ to reflect the broader appeal of Nicoletta’s article and to keep folks from confusing it with the information page by the same former name under the Church menu.
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Wonderful News! Sunday, May 31st, is or last day in the church. At the end of each Mass we will ask God’s blessing upon the re-construction of our beloved church. On Monday, June 1st, we will remove all of the sacred objects and turn the church over to the construction company so they can begin their work. Exciting times!
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May 17th End of Year BBQ 11am-2:30pm
