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Holy Trinity Parish March 22, 2020
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Holy Trinity Parish
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Dear friends of God,
Last weekend I shared this prayer before Mass. I think that it
is fitting to share it in our bulletin as
we move forward in this difficult moment in prayer and care for
each other.
A Coronavirus Prayer
Jesus Christ, you traveled through towns and villages “curing
every disease and illness.” At
your command, the sick were made well. Come to our aid now, in
the midst of the global
spread of the coronavirus, that we may experience your healing
love.
Heal those who are sick with the virus. May they regain their
strength and health through
quality medical care.
Heal us from our fear, which prevents nations from working
together and neighbors from
helping one another.
Heal us from our pride, which can make us claim invulnerability
to a disease that knows no
borders.
Jesus Christ, healer of all, stay by our side in this time of
uncertainty and sorrow.
Be with those who have died from the virus. May they be at rest
with you in your eternal
peace.
Be with the families of those who are sick or have died. As they
worry and grieve, defend
them from illness and despair. May they know your peace.
Be with the doctors, nurses, researchers and all medical
professionals who seek to heal and
help those affected and who put themselves at risk in the
process. May they know your
protection and peace.
Be with the leaders of all nations. Give them the foresight to
act with charity and true concern
for the well-being of the people they are meant to serve. Give
them the wisdom to invest in
long-term solutions that will help prepare for or prevent future
outbreaks. May they know your
peace, as they work together to achieve it on earth.
Whether we are home or abroad, surrounded by many people
suffering from this illness or
only a few, Jesus Christ, stay with us as we endure and mourn,
persist and prepare. In place
of our anxiety, give us your peace.
Jesus Christ, heal us.
Source: Kerry Weber (America Magazine). Thank you for sharing
David McCallum SJ
Much love,
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HAPPENING THIS WEEK
March 23 through March 29, 2020
The church will be open for private prayer. Christ is present in
the tabernacle and in
the silence of the Church. During this difficult time let us
pray for each other and
our world. The Church will be open
Monday-Friday until 6 p.m.
Weekly bulletins will be available in the entrance of
church.
HOLY TRINITY PARISH GIVING March 15, 2020
Envelopes $4,222.60
Children’s Offering $11.37
Loose Offering $300.00
Online Giving $415.00
Total $4,948.92
Capital Improvement $45.00
Support A Child $10.00
Votive $38.00
Readings for the week of March 23, 2020 Monday: Is 65:17-21/Ps
30:2 and 4, 5-6, 11-13/
Jn 4:43-54
Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Ps 46: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9/Jn
5:1-16
Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Ps 40:7-11/Heb
10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38
Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Ps 106:19-20, 21-23/Jn
5:31-47
Friday: Wis 2:1, 12-22/Ps 34:17-21, 23/
Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Ps 7:2-3, 9-12 /Jn 7:40-
53
Sunday: Ez 37:12-14/Ps 130:1-8/Rom 8:8-11/Jn
11:1-45
FOLLOWING JESUS-LENT 2020
How can you follow Jesus? Listen in your heart.
Hear how God loves you.
Some of us live in the country and some in the city.
Jesus loved both. Walk around your house and
remember: Jesus loves this place and all who live
there.
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES COLLECTION
This week, we take up The Catholic Relief
Services Collection. Funds from this collection
provide food to the hungry, support displaced
refugees, and bring Christ’s love and mercy to all
people here and abroad. Please give generously
to the CRSC and help Jesus in disguise. Learn
more about the collection at www.usccb.org/
catholic-relief.
Window cleaning
by James Roose-Evans
Church prayers usually end with the phrase,
‘Through Jesus Christ Our Lord’, and there is a
sense in which the man Jesus is like a window
through which we see beyond to that ultimate
reality – the force, the energy, that holds the
entire universe together. In the same way, each
of us, whether we are Buddhist, Christian or
Muslim can be like windows reflecting something
that lies beyond. But we need to keep our
windows clean! One way is through the practice
of meditation. As Elizabeth Mills writes in her
book In The Stillness:
We need to be open
For the Divine
To enter in
Not too full of self
That there is no room
Making space
By being humble
And seeking to live in Simplicity
Asking for Love to flow in
And make its Home
In the centre of our hearts.
In other words we need to learn how to step aside
to let the light through!
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PARISH AND FINANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS
Current Parish Council members:
Tina Bersano Jeff Szyperski
Ray Gehlmann Maggie Niedzwiecki
Brent Pashak Francis Sequin
Matt Stawowy Kathy Zienert
Current Finance Commission members:
Pat Bonner Sheryl Breza
Paul Grzegorczyk Dan LaPan
Debbie Suchodolski Erik Szyperski
Sue TudeThout
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HOLY TRINITY NEWS
FOURTH WEEK OF LENT
Lord Jesus, you healed the blind man on the Sabbath! You showed
us that God’s love is not limited by
laws and regulations. Help us to see beyond the darkness imposed
by our own rules and religious
structures. Liberate us from the blindness that clouds our
relationship with God and distances us from our
sisters and brothers. You are the Light of the World! Amen
EDUCATION/FAITH FORMATION Family Talk Time Celebrating Sunday
for Catholic Families -Sara McGinnis Lee What might it be like not
to physically see? What might it be like not to recognize God’s
presence in our lives? How might our lives be different in each of
these scenarios? Reflecting on the Word: In today’s Gospel, we are
invited to focus on the physical and spiritual aspects of sight
and
light. Jesus responds to the prevalent belief of his time that
misfortune and disability were the result of sin. He
responds by giving the question a different twist-that through
this man’s disability, God’s power will be made known.
God makes himself visible through our lives, through the good or
happy occurrences. But sometimes, as with the man
born blind, we come to know God through the challenges we face.
God works in us, even dark times, shining a light of
hope and faith and offering healing for body, heart or soul. God
not only works in us, but also walks with us through all
the good and the bad.
Living the Word: Are there people in your community whom you
fail to notice? Perhaps it is the elderly, the sick or
homebound of your parish, the homeless or those living in
precarious financial situations. Do you see Christ in them?
Choose a person or group that you can pray for this week and
commit to being present to them, to see and love them
and care for them as tenderly as you would care for Christ.
FAITH FORMATION
Faith formation has been cancelled until April 14.
EASTER MEMORIAL
Easter is the time we spend with family, the feast of the
resurrection of Jesus and the promise he gave us of
forgiveness of sins and eternal life. We remember
those who are not with us this Easter in our prayers.
Holy Trinity Parish invites you to remember your loved
ones or to make a special intention this Easter Season.
Those being remembered and all the special intentions
will be prayed for during the Easter Masses. Please
print the names of these people and those you wish to
remember on the envelope, and place it in the collec
tion basket or drop it off at the parish office by April 5.
ST. ANNE ALTAR SOCIETY
March is Membership Month. All ladies (18 yrs or older)
are invited to join the Society. Envelopes can be found
in your March envelope packets. Dues are $5. Please
consider joining us in caring for our beautiful Church
building.
Good St. Anne, Pray for us
K OF C SCHOLARSHIP
Applications for the Pinconning K of C Scholarship are
available in the entrance of church. Students must be
a high school graduate and a son, daughter or
grandchild of a member of the Father Flajole Council
#2986. Students also must be entering college this
fall. The application deadline is May 1 and can be
turned into any K C Member or the parish office.
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St. Michael School Mission Statement
Our mission is to educate through Catholic values
the mind, body and spirit of our students, guiding
them to achieve their full potential.
310 East Second Street
Mrs. Ashley Kanuszewski, Principal
Mrs. Norma Vallad, Assistant Administrator
www.stmichaelschoolpinconning.com
989-879-3063
SCHOOL CLOSED: St. Michael School and all schools
in Michigan are closed thru Sunday, April 5th. School is
scheduled to resume on Monday, April 6th. With any
situation like this, this date could change.
This is an unexpected bump in the road and something
we have never had to deal with before. In times like
these, we need to stay calm, focus, be positive and
realize God is in control! Now we know why we pray all
the time and rely on our faith, strength and added
prayers from you our wonderful parishioners!
Blessings for Health,
St. Michael Staff and Students
CEMETERY NEWS A complete clean-up of St. Michael, St. Agnes
and
Mt. Calvary cemeteries will take place in May. All
broken, faded, or deteriorated items will be
discarded if left on the graves after May 6,
2020. Please remove all of your treasured
decorative mementos before that date.
Decorations may by re-placed after May 20, in
time for Memorial Day. For more information,
please contact the parish office at 879-2141.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED
Holy Trinity Parish needs Lectors, Eucharistic
Ministers and Altar Servers at all Masses.
Leaders for Children’s Liturgy of the Word
are also needed at the 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.
Masses. Please call the parish office at 879-
2141 if you are interested or need more
information concerning these ministries.
UNITED WAY OF BAY COUNTY INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is
presently taking appointments for free
tax preparation at Pinconning Township
Hall, Auburn City Hall and Financial
Edge Credit Union in Bay City.
Qualifications are that clients must
make under $54,000 per year and they file a simple tax
form. Available slots are filling quickly, so it’s best to
call
ASAP. To schedule an appointment, please call the
United Way of Bay County office at 989-893-7508 ext 11. “40 CANS
OF LENT”
The Pinconning Knights of Columbus #2986 would like
to invite the community to take part in the “40 Cans of
Lent” throughout this Lenten season, from Ash
Wednesday to Palm Sunday. During these 40 days,
set aside a can of food, or other non food items, each
day and it will be donated to the
Pinconning Food Pantry. Donations
can be put in the collection box for the
pantry in the entrance of the Church.
Lent is a time to pray, fast and alms
giving to those in need. Your participation will be
gratefully appreciated. If you have any questions,
please call 989-235-5686.
PINCONNING K of C NEWS #2986
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak and the
impact on our community, the Pinconning K C
will be cancelling the Breakfast for this
Sunday, March 22.
Also, the $100 Dinner & Raffle is being
postponed. If anyone bought tickets they can
get a refund or hold them till the next date.
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Tom & Helen Gulvas Percy & Teresa Doyle
Joan Koth Holysko & Wielgos Families Kaczmarek & Krol
Families
Beauchamp & Jacobs Families Vennix & Vermeesch
Families
Lynch & Skrocki Families Edward Matijega Sr. Family Pete
& Jean Martini Family Ken & Mary Dubay Family
Augustyniak Family Gornowicz Family
Saha Family Palka Family
Michael Bergeron Jean Bergeron
Larry & Milly Collier Archie Collier Family
Joseph Talbot Family Clarence Sobieray Family
Joseph Skrabut Family Bernard Van Wert Family
Ray & Sharon Skrabut Family Bishop & Monson Families
Bev Keith Szymczak & Gerhardt Families
Nicholas Jarvie Talicska & Turmell Families
Helen & Floyd Krawczyk Bertha & Floyd Higgins
Adcock & LaBarge Families Augustyniak & Holysko Families
Pawlowski & Turmell Families
Francis Rusch Family Alex Arocha Family
Krawczyk & Tarkowski Families Frank Jr. & Alice Lorence
Family
Alex & Esther Sanak Mary Ellery
Raymond & Elizabeth Bishop Clifford Compeau Family George
Johnston Family
Michael Kruchowski Family Stempek Family
LeRoy Valley Chet & Judy Matijega
Missy (Gromaski) Cnudde Eva Miller
Stella Miller Gloria Drouse
Michael Drouse Robert Drouse, Sr
Fenwick & Ancel Families Stanley Kryszak
Arnie Nickel
FIRST SUNDAY MEMORIAL MASS ASSOCIATION
HOLY TRINITY NEWS
STAY CONNECTED DURING THE
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
Our parish has three ways for you to keep in touch
with Holy Trinity Parish during these uncertain
times.
1) Our website is holytrinitypinconning.org
2) Our Facebook page is Holy Trinity Pinconning
3) Download the myParish app and add Holy
Trinity Catholic Parish.
Stay in touch with all our parish news and
happenings wherever you are and whenever you
want.
If you happen to know of anyone who is not
connected to the internet, please tell them about
the Mass cancellations at Holy Trinity Parish. And
please pray for us and the whole world.
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
O Virgin Mary, we commend to you those who seek to follow your
Son as priests, brothers, sisters and
deacons. You know the difficulties, struggles and obstacles they
face. Assist them to utter their “yes” to
the divine call as you did at the invitation of the Angel. Draw
them near to your heart so they may
understand with you the joy and beauty that awaits when the Lord
calls them into His intimacy. Make them
witnesses of His love. Enable them to inspire the Church with
their holiness. May your all-powerful
intercession touch the hearts of many that they may respond to
the Lord’s call. Amen.
Viruses are contagious
so is panic
fear
hysteria
calm
love
enthusiasm
kindness
joy
choose wisely
LENTEN PRAYER Creator Spirit, help us respond to your call to
be
members of one family.
Guide us to constant, peaceful concern
for sisters and brothers throughout the world.
Make us mindful of the needs of those who must
endure day by day the injustice of hunger and poverty.
Bless us all this Lenten season
that we may live in harmony and unity with others.
Renew our Christian commitment to the global family.
- Prayer without Borders
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HOLY TRINITY STAFF
MISSION STATEMENT
With the divine guidance of the Holy Trinity, we continue
Christ’s ministry of welcoming, teaching,
caring and supporting each other through prayer and action.
Rev. Fr. Kevin Maksym, Pastor
[email protected]
Denise Podsiadlik, Adm/Bookkeeper
email—[email protected]
Terri Wilson, Secretarial Associate
email—[email protected]
Lorie Szyperski, Liturgist
LouAnn Shorkey, Custodian
Francis Sequin, Maintenance
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Sandy DesJardins, DRE K-8th Grade
[email protected]
Terry Stevens, Adult Faith Formation
email—[email protected]
Karen Tremble, RCIA Coordinator
Sue Wackerle RCIA Coordinator
YOUTH MINISTRY
Lana Bauer Melissa Ratajczak
COMMISSIONED LAY MINISTERS
Tracy Albrecht Karen Tremble
Kathy Bersano Sue Wackerle
Kim Hartley Larry Wilson
Terry Stevens
CEMETERY STAFF
St. Agnes/St. Michael Cemeteries
Jim Szyperski (989) 274-1384
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Don Galloner (989) 879-4126
ST. MICHAEL SCHOOL
Ashley Kanuszewski-Principal
Norma Vallad-Assistant Administrator
HOW TO CONTACT US
Web site: holytrinitypinconning.org
Facebook: facebook.com/holytrinitypinconning
OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Thursday
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
225 S. Jennings
Pinconning MI 48650
Phone: (989) 879-2141
Fax: (989) 879-6633
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
See inside bulletin for the weekday schedule of worship
services
RECONCILIATION
3:00 p.m. Saturday
Or by Appointment
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Lee-Ramsay Funeral Home • Manager, Luanna VanOcthen989-879-3821
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209 S. Huron Rd., Kawkawlin
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879-5433
Serving the Parish with Pride! EXPERT AND HONEST SERVICE
24 Hour Service available on any Heating,Hot Water Heater or Air
Conditioning need.
989-846-6090
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Parishioners
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(M-13)
Michigan’s Oldest Cheese Shoppe
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Rental Cars Available
President Tim Leppek, ParishionerINSURANCE WORK WELCOME
Knights Of ColumbusFr. Flajole Council 2986
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of the MonthBREAKFAST
4th Sunday of the Month - January-November
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Phone: 989-324-1658E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 989-879-2165
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