Welcome to Our Parish!

C H U R C H O F T H E

MOST HOLY TRINITY

7321 East State Road 67 · Bryant, IN 47326-9636

2 6 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 7 — S O L E M N I T Y O F C H R I S T T H E K I N G

TRINITY, INDIANA

Served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Parish Pastor: Father Kenneth G. Alt, C.PP.S—frkalt78@gmail.com

Parish Secretary: Betsy Minnich—secretary@htcc1861.com

Bookkeeper: Bev Westgerdes

Religious Education: Linda Wellman, Director; Lori Jutte, Assistant Director

Organist: Maria Knapschaefer, Katie Reier, Leah Muhlenkamp

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Mass Schedule: Weekend Masses Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 7:30am, 9:30am Daily Masses Monday—Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday 7:30am (Rosary before am Masses); Wednesday 7:00pm Eucharistic Adoration Thursday, 8:00am-9:00am

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Confessions: Saturday (After Morning Mass & Evening Mass) Anytime by Request

Baptism: Will be set up on an individual basis

Marriage: Please contact Father at least 6 months prior to intended date of wedding

Parish Council Members: Jason Rosenbeck (President), Scott Bruggeman, Dale Evers, Anita Homan, Doug Muhlenkamp, Katie Muhlenkamp, Kent Muhlenkamp, Laurie Muhlenkamp

Bulletin: Please submit items for the bulletin to the Parish Office in writing or email by Monday evening

Missions: On the 1st Sunday of each month, a 2nd

collection is taken up to support needs of the South American Missions in Peru served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Telephone: 260-997-6450 Website: www.churchofthemostholytrinity.com

A Trinity of Persons, One Eternal God:

Praise and Honor to You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit!

CHURCH OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 2 TRIN ITY, INDIANA

34th Sunday in Ordinary Time—SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING Saturday November 25 7:30 pm Marcel Welling Sunday November 26 7:30 am Living & Deceased of the Parish 9:30 am Steve Braun Monday November 27 Weekday 7:30 am Tom Post Tuesday November 28 Weekday 7:30 am Poor Souls Wednesday November 29 Weekday 7:30 am S.I. Joe Jutte (Birthday) Thursday November 30 St. Andrew 7:30 am Poor Souls Friday December 1 Weekday 7:30 am Jerome Wellman (Birthday) Saturday December 2 Weekday 7:30 am In Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1st Sunday of Advent 7:30 pm Living & Deceased of Lengerich & Welling Families Sunday December 3 7:30 am Rose Reitz Baltes 9:30 am Living & Deceased of the Parish

MASS SCHEDULE 19 NOVEMBER 2017

SUNDAY

TOTAL …… $ 1698.00

Envelopes …… $ 1371.00

Loose …… $ 327.00

PARISH SUPPORT

LITURGICAL APPOINTMENTS Saturday 7:30 pm Sunday 7:30 am Sunday 9:30 am

Servers Fautina/Tim/Regina/Stanley Muhlenkamp Dillon/Damon/Duston Muhlenkamp Chase Reinhart/Eric Schwieterman/Greg Wellman

Lectors Angela Reinhart Betty Muhlenkamp Jane Minch

Distributors Dylan Rose Lenny Muhlenkamp/Marg Reier/Dennis Wellman

Ushers Mike/Josh Kimmel Jay Muhlenkamp/Charles Muhlenkamp Jeff Knapschaefer/Joe Muhlenkamp

Gifts Tom Dawson Family

Rosary Luke Muhlenkamp Family

Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, this week’s bulletin was submitted early.

Collection information regarding Parish Support will be published next week.

Thank you for your patience and

continued support!

UP & COMING 8 December (Friday) Immaculate Conception—Holy Day of Obligation 10 December (Sunday) Adult Christmas Choir Practice—8:30-9:15am Grades 5 & 6 Confessions during Class 12 December (Tuesday) Ladies’ Sodality Christmas Supper—6:30pm 14 December (Thursday) Adult Christmas Choir Practice—6:00-7:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation—7:30-8:30pm 17 December (Sunday) Adult Christmas Choir Practice—8:30-9:15am Grades 7 & 8 Confessions during Class Sacrament of Reconciliation—6:30-8:00pm

Thank you for your donation of $167.00 in support of C.PP.S. ministry in

Peru. The Congregation is always enlivened by the support of its members.

Mark R. Giesige—Director, Office of Mission Advancement

Preparing for Christmas with the Sacrament of Reconciliation (opportunities):

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•Saturdays after the morning and evening Mass •Thursday, December 14th, 7:30-8:30 p.m. •Sunday, December 17th, 6:30-8 p.m. •By request, if desired

Please take note that on Saturday, December 23rd, there will be no 7:30 morning Mass, due to the back-to-back

weekend and Christmas Masses this year.

Change in Wednesday Mass Time:

In consultation with the Parish Council, a slight adjust-

ment is being made to our daily Mass schedule.

Beginning on Wednesday, December 6th, we will

drop the 7:30 morning Mass time each Wednesday

morning and will replace it with a Mass at 7p.m. each

Wednesday evening as is done during the Season of

Lent.

This allows some individuals, who work during the

day, to have an opportunity to attend Mass, if they wish,

sometime during the week. Likewise, it provides the

Pastor with one day each week to not be required to be

up and functioning for pastoral work at the crack of

dawn. Should there be a need, desire, or benefit for the

Pastor to be away overnight for some family visit, R & R,

etc., this adjusted schedule provides him with a window

of opportunity from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday

afternoon, which is in keeping with the policies of the

Diocese of Lafayette.

DEMOLITION HELP NEEDED!

In order to begin the process of making the School Hall Basement

safe, clean, and functionable, the Parish Council and the Build-

ing and Grounds Committee is asking for willing volunteers to help in tearing down wall coverings and moving items from the

basement space.

On December 2nd at 8:00am, the demolition process will begin.

Once everything is taken out and the walls are exposed, an as-

sessment of the current situation can be made. This assessment

will direct the renovation process, which will continue after the winter season ends. The religious education classes currently

located in the basement will be moved to a different location in the hall until classes convene after Christmas break.

THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HELP IN THIS PROCESS!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

Today 9:30-10:30 am Religion Class (Pre-K/Kindergarten) 10:30-11:30 am Religion Class (Grades 1-8)

Monday 7:30 pm RCIA class Tuesday Wednesday 8:00 pm High School Religion Class Thursday Friday 6:00 pm Father/Son Chili Supper (Men’s Sodality) Saturday 8:15 am Confessions 8:15 pm Confessions Sunday 8:45-9:15 am Children’s Christmas Choir Practice 9:30-10:30 am Religion Class (Pre-K/Kindergarten) 10:30-11:30 am Religion Class (Grades 1-8); Grades 3 & 4 attend Confessions during Class

26 NOVEMBER 2017 3 34TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

The Musings of Our Pastor

We now find ourselves getting caught up in the whirlwind of activities

associated with the Christmas Holiday Season. It may just be a good

time to give you a “heads-up” about something brought up in casual

conversation at a meeting a few weeks ago. It was brought to my at-

tention that there was some type of an event on New Year’s Eve, De-

cember 31st, which included some food and refreshments in the hall

later on in the evening. Unless I misunderstood things, it sounded like

your former Pastor, Fr. David, cooked something up for the event and

got the wine or other refreshments to embellish the celebration. If that

is the case, I do not feel any personal obligation to take “ownership”

for such an event and do not feel any real personal “enthusiasm” for

such an event. Let me explain.

Many, many, many years ago, I personally opted out of any and all

New Year’s Eve celebrations, and I would intentionally climb into

bed long before the magic hour of midnight. The New Year arrived

just fine without my getting caught up in the hysteria and without los-

ing sleep! To be quite honest, I was in better shape too, to celebrate

Mass for those coming to church on New Year’s Day.

One other little tidbit that plays into this situation ought to be shared

with you. Way back around the time of my ordination to the priest-

hood, I made a personal commitment that I would not get into the

practice of buying alcohol or alcoholic beverages for anyone or for

any occasion, not even for myself. You may have noticed that I

choose not to consume any alcohol, with the exception of what is used

for the celebration of Mass.

If there are parish members or families and households that would like

to give a warm welcome to 2018 on New Year’s Eve with some spe-

cial time of prayer in church, followed by food, refreshments, and

fellowship in the hall, feel free to make it happen as you see fit with

your own ingenuity and resources. (Be sure to let Betsy, the Parish

Secretary, know if you wish to use the hall!) I am committed to cele-

brating the 7:30 Mass on New Year’s Eve, and then I plan to retire to

my quiet inner chambers of my home. Around 10:30 or so, I will

climb under the blankets seeking a good night’s sleep, and rise at 5

o’clock to get myself together to celebrate the first Mass of the New

Year at 8:30, which honors Mary, the Mother of God.

May you and your family have a peaceful week that is splashed with

God’s enduring love and timely graces.

Fr. Ken

THANK YOU!

We would all like to express our heartfelt thanks for

the incredible amount of thoughtfulness we have

received in the past couple of weeks in the form of

prayer, donation of time, equipment, and food from

so many people. We cannot tell you how much it

means to receive such kindness and generosity. It

just goes to show that even in the midst of life’s

struggles, God provides us with all the love and sup-

port we need to get us through! Thank you all so

very much for everything.

Sincerely,

Carl & Laurie Muhlenkamp Family

Dennis & Theresa Muhlenkamp Family

Brian & Pat Link Family

Brandon, Austin & Kaley Muhlenkamp

SNOW REMOVAL Weekly volunteers are needed for this coming winter to

remove snow and ice from walks and steps around the

church, rectory, and school hall. The weekly signup sheet

is currently in the back of church. There are two slots per

week available for volunteer families to fill. If your family

would like to assume responsibility for a week, please be

available for removal from Friday to the following Thurs-

day. THANK YOU to all that volunteer!

‘TIS (almost) THE SEASON

Located in the back of church on the bulletin board is information on a free email program provided by the Dynamic Catholic group that will help you take time

and reflect during the season of Advent.

Advent is an important time designated to preparing for Christmas. If you signup, beginning on the first

Sunday of Advent, December 3rd, you will receive daily emails with short inspirational videos, practical tips to

incorporate into everyday life, and personal stories from the Dynamic Catholic team members.

Please feel free to take one of the available business cards with the email signup information on the back. Signup information is also listed at the bottom of the

Best Advent Ever poster.