Pastor

Father Jean Rene Kalombo

Cell: 270-903-8070

Office

Lisa Whitehouse

270-274-3414

Mon –Thurs 8am-2pm

Fri 8am-12pm

Hispanic Ministry

Sister Aida

706-284-0996

Mass Times

Thursday

8:30am English

Sunday

8:00am English

9:15am Spanish

Holy Trinity Catholic Church

766 Logansport Road

Morgantown , Kentucky

42261

Confession By appointment

WELCOME! It is

wonderful to have you with

us. We warmly welcome

anyone visiting our Parish

this weekend. Whether you

come to us from across the

street or from across the

country, we are honored that

you have chosen to spend

part of your weekend with us.

The office will be closed on Wednesday December 6. Both Fr. Kalombo and Lisa

will be attending the Bishop’s retreat.

Ministries for Dec 10, 2017

EMHC K & C Coleman

Voc Cross B Blanton

Readers M Bowles & J

McDonald,

Ushers J Wimsatt

Greeters /

Gifts

T & M Seiler

Ministries for Dec 3 , 2017

EMHC D Elmer, T

McDonald

Voc Cross H & G Wylie

Readers B Blanton, B Klaas

Ushers T Seiler

Greeters /

Gifts

J & T McDonald

Mission Food Cake mixes and icing Chili Mix Packets Canned Meats Personal Hygiene Items Gravy Mix Packets Tomato Juice Chili Beans Soups Saltine Crackers Brownie Mix Sloppy Joe Mix Milk **Monetary Donations will be accepted**

CCD Classes with Children December 02—10:30 am December 09—10:30 am December 16—10:30 am December 23—10:30 am

December 30—10:00 am

Dec– 01-Jane Tutko - birthday - Dec.– 09—William Boyd—birthday - Dec—18– Roger Joly—birthday

Dec– 20-John & Beth Embry—anniversary Dec.– 21—Timmy Hack—birthday

Dec. –27– Robert Coomes– birthday

Dec—30– Roger Gossett—birthday

Christmas Cleaning and Decorating Schedule

December 14—We will be cleaning the Church after

Thursday Morning Mass.

December 17—We will be decorating for Christmas after

the Spanish Mass.

All help is welcomed and needed. “Many hands may

light work”

THANKS to all who have donated so generously for the

Thanksgiving items and are continuing to do so for December

activities.

Important dates to remember

Dec. 7—Deadline for Children gifts for Family Resources

Dec. 10—Breakfast Buffet following Mass

Dec. 14—Bible Study Group meets at 6pm—Pot Luck

Dec. 20—Childrens Activity Night ( time to be announced)

Advent :

According to the teachings of the Catholic Church, Advent

means three things:

(1) It means to prepare ourselves to be worthy of celebrat-

ing the Christmas anniversary of the Lord's coming into the

world as the incarnate God of love.

(2) It means that through the Sacrament of Holy Commun-

ion and through grace, we are to prepare our souls as fitting

abodes for the coming of the Redeemer.

(3) It means to prepare ourselves

for the final coming of the Lord as

our Judge, either at death or at

the end of the world, whichever

may come first.

Advent : Give until it hurts.”

How do we prepare ourselves wor-

thily for the birthday celebration of

Jesus? For some, one has to go to a

retreat; for some is to pray more, try to be kinder to those

around us. See for example, giving gifts or cards on Christmas.

All of these are good but lucking. For me, the best preparation

that we should do with our lives during this season and the days

to come throughout the year is what Mother Theresa of Calcutta

had said: “”Give until it hurts.” There is a story of giving until it

hurts in the gospel of St. Mark (12:38-42) where Jesus praised

the poor widow who put two copper coins in the collection box

for the poor in the temple. Christ told His disciples that the poor

widow had given more than all the rich people who put large

amount of money in the collection and yet it was surplus. “They

give of their surplus,” as Jesus said, “but she gave all she had.”

She gives until it hurts. All of us are like the poor widow. None

of us are exempted. We can give until it hurts.Of course, Jesus

is the perfect example of giving until it hurts. He didn’t just talk

about giving everything. He did it. He gave everything he had

even to death on the cross. Christ always gives until it hurts. We

are good people. We do give. Sometimes we give a lot to show

that we are generous and charitable. But we rarely give until it

hurts. If we want to be really good, we have to learn to really

give. We cannot just give what is extra. We have to give up

something we think is important to us and yet others need it all

the more.

Lady of Guadalupe Celebration

The Virgin of Guadalupe is the patron Saint of Mexico . Accord-

ing to tradition, the Virgin Mary appeared to an indigenous man

named Juan Diego on Dec. 9, 1531. The Virgin asked that a

shrine in her name be built on the spot where she appeared,

Tepeyac Hill, which is now in a suburb of Mexico City. Juan Die-

go told the bishop about the apparition and request, but he didn’t

believe him and demanded a sign before he would approve con-

struction of the church. On Dec. 12, the Virgib reappeared to

Juan Diego and ordered him to collect roses in his tilmátli, a kind

of cloak. Juan took the roses to the bishop and when he opened

his cloak, dozens of roses fell to the floor and revealed the im-

age of the Virgen of Guadalupe imprinted on the inside. The

tilmátli with the image is on display in the Basilica de Guada-

lupe . The day of the Virgen de Guadalupe became a national

holiday in Mexico in 1859. Thousands gather each year on Dec.

12 at Mexico City’s Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe to cele-

brate the patron saint’s birthday. Over 800,000 people gather

around the Basilica and bring

candles and offerings to honor

her. They also sing the famed

“Las Mañanitas.”Her image has

been used throughout Mexican

history, not only as a religious

icon but also as a sign of patri-

otism.

A few highlights ·

December 24 is the 4th Sunday of Advent. There is an obliga-

tion for people to attend Mass either Sat (Dec. 23) or Sunday

(Dec. 24). Masses for Christmas Eve may be celebrated after

4:00 pm. You may want to consider minimizing Christmas dec-

orations until after the last Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent –

at the very least, keeping lights off on Christmas decora-

tions. Please consider: How will the environment be different

for those attending Mass for Christmas than it was on the

There will not be a 4pm Mass

on Saturday December 9 at

Holy Redeemer because they

will be celebrating Our Lady

of Guadalupe beginning at

5pm. Everyone is invited to

join the Hispanics in their

celebration. We start with Mass at 5pm and follow with Mari-

achis, food,...Don’t miss the opportunity to know a little more

about Hispanic customs.

Holy Day of obligation

December 8th : Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the

Blessed Virgin Mary. Mass at Holy Redeemer at 8:00am. The

Catechism of the Catholic Church says : Mary was invited to

conceive Jesus in whom the "whole fullness of deity" would

dwell "bodily". The divine response to her question, "How can

this be, since I know not man?", was given by the power of the

Spirit: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you." The mission of the

Holy Spirit is always conjoined and ordered to that of the Son.

The Holy Spirit, "the Lord, the giver of Life", is sent to sanctify

the womb of the Virgin Mary and divinely fecundate it, causing

her to conceive the eternal Son of the Father in a humanity

drawn from her own.

Day Readings

Sun

Is 63:16b-

19b;64:2b-7 ;

Mk 13:33-37

Mon Is 2:1-5 ; Mt

8:5-11

Tues Is 11:1-10 ;

Lk 10:21-24

Wed Is 25:6-10a ;

Mt 15:29-37

Thurs

Is 26:1-6 ; Mt

7:21-27

Fri Gn 3:9-20 ;

Lk 1:26-38

Sat Is 30:19-26 ;

Mt 9:35-10:1-

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We are doing 100 “Blessing Bags “ for the homeless as a Christmas project. Items are placed in a zip lock bag and give to homeless needing a

place to stay. These bags will be given to the Morgantown Mission. Items are personal soaps, tooth paste and brushes, note pads and pencils,

small packets of Kleenex, hand sanitizer, small bottle of water, sanitary napkins, shampoo, snack items, wet wipes. Some of these items are al-

ready donated. Monetary donations are welcomed.

Eucharistic Adoration

Bishop William F. Med-

ley would like to invite

and encourage everyone

in the Diocese of Owens-

boro to join him on Sun-

day, December 3 from 2-

3 PM by participating in

a Holy Hour at your own

parish. Bishop Medley

is inviting all 78 parishes

to come together in

prayer before the

Blessed Sacrament with

the intention of promot-

ing Evangelization in our

diocese.Imagine 78 par-

ishes praying in front of

our Lord at the same

time with the same inten-

tion Not only does this

Holy Hour begin Advent,

but it also kicks off the

Office of Evangeliza-

tion’s “Year of Encoun-

tering Jesus Through

Prayer .

Financial return to the Lord for 11-26-17

Amount needed for budget $ 865.00

9 of 19 envelopes $ 350.00

Loose Cash $ 368.00

Total Collection $ 718.00

Advent Retreat with Fr. Shonis on

Monday December 4 and on Monday

December 11., from 6:30 to 8pm each

night at Holy Redeemer. There will be

soup and drinks served. This is a great

way to begin the Advent season. All are

welcome.

Holy Redeemer is having a Pen-

ance Service at 6 pm on Decem-

ber 13.

Christmas Eve –Holy Redeemer—7pm English

9pm Spanish

Christmas Day Holy Trinity 8am

Holy Redeemer 10am

New Years Eve Holy Redeemer 6pm English

9pm Spanish

New Years Day Holy Trinity 8am

Christmas Mass Schedule

Bingo at the Nursing Home on

December 5 at 1:30pm. Volun-

teers are welcome

Rosary Makers will meet

in the Parish Hall at 8:30

am.