Our Christmas Novena begins on Wednesday, December 16th, and concludes on Christmas Eve. The Novena starts each evening at 6:30 pm (6:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 19th and 20th). We will have special Novena prayers and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, and will finish at 7:00 pm. Confessions will be heard in the church each evening of the Novena, beginning at 6:30 pm.
Every year, the parish prepares a special Christmas card that we make available for you to send to your family and friends. This year’s card is quite beautiful and includes your loved ones in our nine days of Christmas Novena prayers. These cards are on sale at the church entrance this weekend, and at the parish office.
Last weekend, the Solemnity of Christ the King, we celebrated our eighth anniversary of Eucharistic Adoration at Holy Trinity Parish! In these years, the blessings that have been poured on our Parish are evident to everyone. Thank You, Adorers! I will never tire of repeating this: “Your dedication and commitment to prayer in Eucharistic Adoration are the fuel that keeps our engine going. Your prayer is the breath of our parish life, our evangelization and all our apostolates.”
Another Great Auction
Thank you to everyone who helped or participated in this year’s auction. Through your generosity and support we had a great time and were able to raise funds needed to support our school and students. On Saturday, November 14, we celebrated our 5th annual auction with a memorable & successful evening. Everyone in attendance shared in a wonderful night of community building with an overwhelming magnitude of generosity from all our attendees. Although we were not able to use the parish hall, the auction was a great success and those in attendance praised the great quality of the venue, food, and items up for bid. It was also a very snowy night but that just seemed to improve the mood as it seemed even more like a holiday event.
2nd Year CONFIRMATION
2° año de Confirmación
November 29th NO CLASS
December 6th Mass & Class 11am-2pm
December 12th Service Project (51-102) 9am-12noon
*December 13th Mass & Class 11am-2pm *Saint Report is due
Wednesday Class
December – 2, 9, 16 Perfect attendance in classrooms
Christmas Break
January – 6, 13, 20, 27
February – 3, 10, 17 No Class, Ash Wednesday, 24
March – 3 1st. Confessions. 10, 17, 24 No Class, Spring Break, 31
April – 7, 14 First Communion Practice, 21 Last Class/Perfect Attendance
Every Thanksgiving, we remember the American tradition of thanking the Lord for all His gifts. We always thank Him for friends, family, jobs, health and other “good” things. It is only right to do so.
This year, I see a lot of discouragement and anxiety about the economy, about losing jobs and possibly having to do without what we have become accustomed to. That is understandable, but are we in danger of losing perspective? Let me explain.
Let us give thanks to God as a parish family by coming to the Holy Mass on Thanksgiving Day at 9:00. I encourage you to bring to church the bread and wine that you plan on serving for your Thanksgiving dinner; after the Mass we’ll bless them for your family’s use and send you home with a special meal blessing prayer. I also invite you to bring to Mass canned goods or other non-perishable food items. Everything that you bring will be delivered to the local food banks that have a great need for extra food during this holiday time of the year.
With the First Sunday of Advent, our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion begin a new three year term of service to the parish. They have just been appointed by Archbishop Chaput and I am very grateful to them for their service at the Holy Mass and in the houses of our home bound parishioners. There will be an evening of formation on Tuesday, December 1st, at 6:30 pm in the church. This meeting is mandatory for all new Ministers and for those who are interested in being appointed. It is optional for our existing Extraordinary Ministers. For questions, please call Cindy Vega at 303-465-4342.
High Honor Roll
Straight A’s with no more than one B Religion, Reading, Math, English, Spelling, Social Studies, Science, Spanish, Music, Computer, P.E., and Art.
