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OUR LADY OF THE HOLY TRINITY Court #2661 San Antonio, Texas
In Unity & Charity “With God, alL things are possible” – Matthew 19-26
Our Patroness: Blessed Mother Mary
December, 2017
In this issue… Christmas Social Invite Daughters of Charities, Reflection Center Members Attend Salvation Army Gala Seminarian Fall Dinner Spotlight Member Pray the Rosary 1st Friday of the Month CDA Sunday, New Members Seton Home Honors…, Children’s Rehab Institute Allied Woman’s Center, Save the Date Birthdays, Holy Humor & Recipe
Mission Statement: Catholic Daughters of the
Americas strive to embrace the principal of faith working
through
love in the promotion of
justice, equality, and the
advancement of human right
and human dignity for all.
Sheryl King, Regent Linda Whitener, Treasurer National Catholic Daughters of the Americas (210)757-3578 (210)378-6483 www.catholicdaughters.org [email protected] [email protected] Edna Bubenik, Vice Regent Deacon David Seguin, Chaplain State of Texas CDA (210)844-2152 (210)365-4902 texascda.org [email protected] [email protected] Rita Newman, Financial Secretary Marilyn Hoster, Dist. Deputy #62 Court Our Lady of the Holy Trinity #2661 (361)548-3981 (210)885-3194 www.holytrinitysat.org/cda [email protected] [email protected] Alicia M Mallory, Recording Secretary Lina Ramirez, Newsletter Editor For comments, questions, or suggestions, (210)471-8897 (210)643-2805 please email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Court Our Lady of the Holy Trinity December, 2017
Message from the Regent Season’s Greetings, CDA Sisters!
When you get this newsletter, we will have just finished Thanksgiving and will be preparing for Christmas. How time flies! This entire season is a time of thankfulness, anticipation, and celebration of joy. Please take time for yourself in this busy time of year to reflect and center yourself in Christ. Try and focus on the important things and let the little things go. We are celebrating God’s greatest gift to mankind!!! If you have time, listen to a relatively new Christmas song that is one of my new favorites. Mary Did You Know? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifCWN5pJGIE
Message from the Regent Cont…..
Some of you were able to attend the October meeting when we watched the video Twinkies with God. Please watch it again and if you haven’t seen it please watch it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZDYete0Cz8
We find God every day and in each other if we take time to listen and see the world and people around us. In the upcoming months we will be focused on our major fundraising Style Show. It is so important for everyone to help. Please don’t leave it to someone else, there is a need for everyone’s talent and time in any capacity. The money we raise will help so many people and charities next year. Our Court can continue to serve God’s people with everyone’s help and support. I want to have of Twinkies with GOD! How about you??
Sheryl
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8 Page 2
COURT OUR LADY OF THE HOLY TRINITY #2661 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SOCIAL SATURDAY, DEC 16, 2017 12PM- 2PM CLUB @ SONTERRA BRING A DOZEN COOKIES TO SHARE FOR OUR FIRST TIME COOKIE EXCHANGE
Choice between two entrees Seared Salmon or Herb Crusted Chicken. Both meals will include soup, two sides, rolls, iced tea, coffee and water. Salmon meal will cost $28.00 Chicken will be $25.00 In lieu of ordering dessert, we will be having an old fashion Cookie Exchange. More details will follow on the Cookie Exchange Check payable to: CDA Court #2661 & Mail to Rita Farmer, 1947 Creek Hollow, San Antonio, 78259 no later than Wednesday, December 6, 2016 Questions? Call Rita Farmer 210-378-5426
It’s not how much we give, but how much we put into giving” Mother Teresa Page 3
Daughters of Charity Services of San Antonio (DCSSA) CHARITIES By Annette Etnyre, Committee Chair The tables we purchased for the Food Bank Project hold a lot of boxes. L-R Annette, Jeanne, Renee, Lori and Edna helped fill them on October 23, 2017. Our Christmas Project this year supports the two Christmas parties that DCSSA hosts for 350 senior citizens. Adele Dufilho describes this community in her clothing, for diabetic and nutrition classes, for exercise programs and educational classes. They live in our neighborhood in their own homes or apartments quietly living their lives in a day to day struggle…. this year we plan to touch the hearts especially of those lonely, elderly and in need.” She writes that what they like best socialization, the chance to visit with their friends in a safe happy place. On November 30, we will deliver the throws and bath towel sets purchased with our budget as well as some from members. On December 14, we will deliver the Angel Tree gifts donated by parishioners. We have requested 25 throws and 25 bath towel sets and we usually received all that we ask for…thanks be to God! Jesuit Refugee Service in Uganda Father Kevin sent a beautiful letter of gratitude for our donation of $1500. He will use these funds to help the refugees there needing assistance. He later told me of two recipients. A young man of 25 who has never been to school will receive $27 per month tuition to attend adult literacy classes. He also works at the center doing construction work. Another refugee found a job in Entebbe, but could not afford the first month’s rent. Father Kevin gave him $60 so he could rent an apartment there. As always, Father Kevin expressed his thanks to his Spiritual Mothers who pray for him and the refugees.
REFLECTION CORNER On Sunday the 3rd of December we enter into the Church’s new year with the beautiful liturgical season of Advent. I would like to take the virtue of gratitude & look at the season of Advent. There should be four components to our prayers: Adoration, Gratitude, Repentance & Supplication. Our communal prayer the Our Father is a sterling example of the perfect prayer. What is gratitude? Gratitude is love that has been acknowledged & a grateful heart has always been a Judeo-Christian virtue. Theologian Meister Eckhart says if our only prayer is gratitude that is sufficient. The word Advent means waiting for the arrival of a notable person or event. We are eagerly awaiting the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ our Savior & looking past the Nativity to Jesus’ second coming with anticipation & gratitude. In great humility, Jesus came down in human form to meet us, live with us & redeem us—the supreme act of love. And we in turn should acknowledge this ultimate manifestation of God’s love with a tender & grateful heart. God the Son came to be in personal relationship with us by dwelling with us. How do we respond to this call so we can make it an indwelling within us & have a relationship with the Lord that is founded on the bedrock of hope, peace, joy & loving surrender? I truly believe at the Nativity heaven & earth kissed. Reflection: How is the life that we are living help make this an everlasting kiss to sustain us until Jesus Christ’s second coming?
By Cynthia Gdula Spiritual Advisor [email protected]
Love your neighbor as yourself. Mark 12:1 Page 4
Seminarian Fall Dinner
Salvation Army Court members who attended the Salvation Army Fashion Show & Gala were: L-R Olga Gonzales, Amanda Gonzales, Geri McCormac and Renee Jesek
A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17 Page 5
Pray the Rosary
1st Friday of each month
9:15 am Banquet Hall Room A
Spotlight Member
Vicki Pfullmann
I was born in Laredo, Texas in 1960. Three years later my Dad retired from the Air Force and bought a ranch just outside of Seguin, Texas. With one older brother and two older sisters we were busy with our horses and cattle, 4-H House Club and trail rides. I met John, my husband, at Seguin High School in 1977. We married in 1980, “yes high school sweethearts.” John started his first Engineering and Design job at Swearingen Aircraft in San Antonio just weeks after our honeymoon in July. I started my first work as a Dental Hygienist about 3 months later. Of the 37 years I have practiced, the last 34 have been with Dr. Craig Carlson in the Stone Oak area. In 1985 we had our first son, Justin Paul and our second son Kevin Michael was born in 1988. Both of the boys completed their Bachelor’s Degrees from UTSA, Justin in Mechanical Engineering and Kevin in Business Economics. John and I are blessed to have them both living here in town and all of our families are close by in Kerrville, New Braunfels, and Houston. John and I joined Holy Trinity Catholic Church in 1991. Prior to that, we were parishioners of St. Joan of Arc Church in Kirby, Texas. In 2012 I joined the Catholic Daughters, their Charter year. Quickly I became involved in the Annual Brunch and Style Show fundraiser as Chair and Co-chair of the decorating committee. With lots of support, that has been fun and successful, I continue to serve in the decorating committee this year. For the last three years, I have adopted two different Seminarians. I have been chairing and co-chairing the refreshments committee for the Thursday meetings and with everyone’s great support, we eat well. John and I enjoy gardening, traveling, swimming, walking and cycling on the trails in San Antonio and finding new restaurants to enjoy with friends. I feel blessed.
We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all work of your hand. Isaiah 64:8 Page 6
New Members
CDA Sunday, October 15, 2017
Martha Valdez Theresa Young Gabriel a Estrada
Souzi Bendel Spacher
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him. Matthew 1:24 Page 7
The Children’s Rehabilitation Institute receives court donation of $2000.00. L-R Rosa Cortez, Sheryl King & Federica Soriano Senior Vice President, Teleton USA
Allied Woman’s Center
Allied Woman’s Center received $1000.00 for mothers who chose to give birth to their babies. L-R Tere Harding, director of Allied Woman’s Center and Sheryl King, Court Regent.
Seton Home Honors…
Court Member Patty Miketinac for numerous
“Celebration of Life” Baby Showers for the
Seton Home and Guadalupe Home that she
chairs. L-R Evy Ramos , NBC & Patty Miketinac
SAVE THE DATE
Catholic Daughters of the Americas
Court Our Lady of the Holy Trinity #2661
Sixth Annual Luncheon & Fashion Show
For ticket information: Sherry Drury 210-394-5503 or 210-479-8875
Sunday, April 29, 2018 Club at Sonterra 10:30 a.m. Ticket Price $50 Runway Seats: $55
BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPERS
Vendor Boutiques Silent & Live Auction
Door Prizes & Cash Bar
Fashions by Dillards
La Canterra
Thumbprint Cookies 2 cups sifted flour ½ tsp salt 1 cup butter ½ cup superfine sugar 2 tsp vanilla (or 1 ½ tsp vanilla and ½ tsp almond extract) Your preferred jam or other filling ½ cup sifted confectioners sugar 1. Sift together flour and salt; set aside. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add extracts. Slowly mix in flour, ½ cup at a time until just blended. Chill dough for 1 to 2 hours. 2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Meanwhile, quickly shape dough into 1-inch balls and space them 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Make a deep thumbprint in the center of each; fill with preferred jam or chocolate. 3. Bake for 15 minutes or until cookies are the color of pale sand. Transfer to wire cooling racks. 4. When cooled, dust cookies with confectioners sugar. Pack
in tins for gifts or serve to holiday guests.
Trust the Lord with all your heart. Proverbs 3:5 Page 8
From the Sunshine Committee
By Barbara Nasis
If you wish to participate in the celebration
of birthdays send information to Olga M
Gonzales at olga.gonzales@rocket mail.com
The Santa Claus at the shopping mall was very surprised when Emily, a young lady aged about 20 years old walked up and sat on his lap. Now, we all know that Santa doesn't usually take requests from adults, but she smiled very nicely at him, so he asked her, 'What do you want for Christmas?' 'Something for my mother, please,' replied Emily sweetly. 'Something for your mother? Well, that's very loving and thoughtful of you,' smiled Santa. 'What do would you like me to bring her?' Without turning a hair Emily answered quickly, 'A son-in-law.'
On behalf of Court Our Lady of the Holy Trinity
Catholic Daughters, we wish the following sisters
“Happy Birthday.” Your Birthday is your very own
Special Blessed Day!
September Debbie Caraway 2 Rene Jezek 8 Kay Barrett 11 Jolene Waun 14 Sylvia Theall 19 Sonya Vrana 21 Sheryl King 26 Geri MacCormack 29
October Grace Lambert 28
November Yolanda Delgado 6 Lori Ivey 17 Mary Mazer 20 Imelda Morante 30
Holy Humor
