PARISH ADMINISTRATION Parish Bookkeeper, *Lani Cosme Program Manager, *Colleen Glazer Parish Secretary, *Catherine Jestice Parish Plant Manager, *Victor Zambrano PARISH ADVISORY COUNCILS Pastoral: Alicia Javier (Singles) Don and Maureen Drew (Marrieds) Odelia Ramirez (Spanish speakers) William Quinn (Seniors) Victoria Vulaj (Teenagers) Financial: Michael Donofrio, Vincent Pascal Carol Joyce, Emily Cho Roache (Trustees) WORSHIP Acolytes, Kevin McKenna Devotions, Private, Adoration / Daily Evening Rosary, Ellen Valko Legion of Mary, Blanca Bulit Sagrado Corazon, Yolanda Pardo Lectors Floral Decorations Sacred Music, *Andrew Yeargin, Director Cantors, *Andrew Yeargin Contemporary Ensemble, Phelder St. Germain Misa in Espanol, *José (Cheito) Guevara Schola Cantorum, *Andrew Yeargin Sacristans, *Victor Zambrano III, James Hulak, Hans Ramirez, Patrick Machado COMMUNITY BUILDING Bulletin, Parish Weekly, *Catherine Jestice Calendar, Master Parish, *Catherine Jestice Concert Series GUEST, *Andrew Yeargin PARISH, *Andrew Yeargin CRC (Contemporary Roman Catholics), James Hulak Scouting Programs, Bob Deaver Trinity Counters, JoAnne Pollio FORMATION / EDUCATION Adult Faith Formation, *Colleen Glazer Lectio Divina-Young Adults, *Fr. Gary Mead Christian Meditation, Donald Main RCIA (Christian Initiation), *Msgr. Sandi Religious Education, *Colleen Glazer OUTREACH Blood Drive, *Catherine Jestice Breakfast Line, *Colleen Glazer Food Pantry, *Colleen Glazer Guest Clergy Hospitality, *Msgr. Sandi Holy Trinity/Ascension Homeless Shelter, Mike Griffin Making All Things New (MATN), Kenneth Craig Twelve-Step Programs, *Catherine Jestice * indicates parish employee * * * * * * * *

Please keep our sick in your prayers: Kate Concannon, Anne Lia, Edward Haggerty, Devinee Worrell, Gloria Frucht, Regina & Joe Rywelski, Sr., Mary Haggerty, Harry Wagner, Blanca Bulit, Marita Whelihan, Jennifer Goldman, David Ray, Gloria Harris, Yolande Irizarry, Michael Cammistrace, Dennis Joseph, Giselle Stevens, Teresa Roa, Rose Sathyarajan, Angela Velasquez, Bob Gray, Kathryn Michilini, Angela Farino, , Michael Waters, Mary Watson, Kristin & Adelaide Lappetitto, Connie Myers, Carol Thompson, Diana Pinover, Robert Donofrio, Sheila Grover, Betty Kranzdorf, Kenneth Larson, Petra Luz Cantres, Eleanor Buhr, Colette Wolfe, Marie Bissmann, Carol Yeargin Names will remain on our prayer list for one month. If you would like us to carry a name longer, please contact the Rectory.

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time + Respect Life Sunday +

“They seized [the son], threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?”

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY Annual Blessing of Pets – Church steps – 2:00 PM MONDAY NO DA Meeting Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NO NA Meeting NO Legion of Mary TUESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NO Lectio Divina (Spanish) NO Christian Meditation WEDNESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NO NA Meeting THURSDAY NO Al Anon Meeting Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NO AA Men’s Meeting FRIDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NO AA Women’s Meeting * * * * * * * * Due to the Coronavirus and need for social distancing, all Twelve Step meetings and other groups that meet in the Rectory, are now suspended until further notice. * * * * * * * *

YOUR DONATIONS (collected in church)

Collection for 9/27/20: $2,521.00 Collection for 9/20/20: $3,106.00 THANK YOU!

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK / 10/3 SATURDAY 10/4 5:30 JOHN CARTAFALSA SUNDAY 10/5 7:30 Single parents of the parish 9:30 ANGELA MACKEN 11:15 NICOLA MOSCHELLA 12:30 ELIA SOTO 5:30 ALL UNBORN CHILDREN & THEIR MOTHERS MONDAY 10/6 bl. Francis Xavier Seelos, priest

9:00 Care of God’s Good Earth 5:30 SILVIA HERMINA FILIMON TUESDAY 10/29 Bruno/Bl. Rose Durocher, virgin 9:00 Infirm of the parish 5:30 Our godparents WEDNESDAY 10/7 Our Lady of the Rosary 9:00 ALL UNBORN CHILDREN & THEIR MOTHERS 5:30 Those about to undergo surgery THURSDAY 10/8 9:00 Deceased of the parish 5:30 Families of the parish 7:00 NO Mass FRIDAY 10/9 Denis, martyr/John Leonard, priest 9:00 Children of the parish 5:30 NINA GOBEL SATURDAY 10/10 9:00 Those for whom no one prays * * * * * * * *

2nd Collections to Resume in October

Starting on Oct. 18th, the scheduled second collections will begin again. We have not taken up such collections in seven months, due to COVID-19 and out of respect for the many parishioners who have lost their jobs or are living through very difficult financial circumstances. Thank you very much! We deeply appreciate whatever you can afford.

Oct. 18th Mission Sunday Oct. 27th OUR PARISH Liturgical Music

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We Are Doing Fine at Sunday Mass! We Wear Face Coverings and practice Personal Distancing! Attendance at all six Masses on Sep 20th was 376 – and on Sep 27th attendance was 380.

WE ARE COMING BACK! We have taken all the necessary precautions in your church to make celebrating the Eucharist safe for you at Holy Trinity. We resumed Sunday Masses on June 28th, and our Sunday Mass attendance is growing--slowly but steadily--as more parishioners feel comfortable worshipping in the church building again. Spread the word to your family members, friends and neighbors to “come home” because we treasure you.

Fr. D’Angelo Jimenez Has Departed

As announced last weekend, the Pastoral Staff is very sorry that Fr. D’Angelo Jimenez, who has been here taking good care of the Comunidad Latina here at Holy Trinity for the last three years, has been transferred to Holy Name Church, 109 West 96th Street, NY, NY 10025. Sadly, because of parish duties there, he cannot celebrate Sunday Mass in Spanish for our Couminidad. Godspeed!

Fr. Antonio Almonte, a fine man of God, stepped in last Sunday for the 12:30 Mass. We will see if he will be able to oversee the Spanish Community!

¡Alabado sea el Señor! * * * * * * * *

TODAY!

Sixth Annual Blessing of PETS

Sunday, Oct 4th, 2:00 PM Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi Outside, On Our Church Steps

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Who is the Saint of the Day? The saints’ way of life offers us an example.

The saints’ example lends us courage. The saints’ prayers sustain us in everything we do.

Almost every day of the year, the Church celebrates the Iife of a genuine hero of the Faith who, for the most part, lived an ordinary, Christian live in extraordinary fashion. We call these virtuous men, women and children SAINTS. For millennia, believers have gained spiritual strength by reading about the struggles and successes of their lives. We suggest you check out this really excellent website: catholicireland.net/saintoftheday. You will find the biographies brief, understandable and very often quite fascinating! You’ll be glad you did! Go, do it!

Sophia, ChurchMouse Reporting unseen works of faith, hope and charity to uplift you.

We are making progress with reassembling our 1200 parishioners for the “in-person” Eucharist. If you are one of the many who are still uncom-fortable participating at Sunday Mass in our church, you are encouraged to attend one of the WEEKDAY Masses at 9:00 AM or 5:30 PM with no more than 20 people in church. At least this way, you can come to Mass … and most importantly, receive Holy Communion. Stay safe and filled with Christian hope that we shall see an end to this pandemic very soon.

* * * * * * * * Holy Trinity Schola Returns TODAY

The Schola Cantorum under the direction of Dr. Andrew Yeargin, will begin singing at the 11:15 Mass today to lift hearts and minds to almighty God . . .and do so spectacularly! We are so fortunate to have this elegant group singing at our church. Only four professional singers will sing this year due to very real budget constraints. BTW, the annual, 2nd Collection for Liturgical Music will be taken up here on the weekend of Oct. 27th.

Confirmation at Holy Trinity

Confirmation had been scheduled for April 19th. Then came the pandemic – and everything closed down. Happily, our nine students received their Confirmation Saturday, Sept. 26th at the 5:30 Mass, with the Most Reverend Gerald T. Walsh presiding. Congratulations to our students, their parents and catechists who had prepared them, and Colleen Glazer, our Director of Religious Education. Our students: Isabella Bujaj John Carrozza Matthew Colen Ava Dahl Cameron Drew Ned Kerwin Fendie Rios Sal Vassallo Luke Ansty

Holy Trinity’s WeShare Giving

WeShare is our automatic giving system. Many have found it a very convenient way to make their weekly or monthly donations to the church, especially during this time when many are not comfortable attending Mass in person and are opting for our live-streaming. It is especially helpful now to help us maintain a more regular income. For more information and to sign up, go to our website: www.htcny.org.

“…un pueblo que dé frutos”.

Inspirado en un canto del profeta Isaías, Jesús se dirige a los sumos sacerdotes y a las autoridades de su pueblo y de su tiempo con una parábola en la que:

Hace una magistral síntesis de lo que ha sido la historia de Israel del Antiguo Testamento, recordándoles todo el amor y todos los cuidados de Dios para con su viña, con su pueblo, mientras que dicho pueblo – conducido y gobernado por ellos y por sus antepasados – ha apaleado, apedreado y matado, uno a uno, a los envidos (profetas) y finalmente dieron (darán) muerte al hijo (al mismo Jesús).

Los acusa y les reclama por no haber dado los frutos correspondientes al amor y a los cuidados de Dios para con su viña, porque esperando que diera uvas dio frutos amargos.

Les advierte y amenaza: “se os quitará a vosotros el Reino de los cielos y se dará a un pueblo que produzca sus frutos”.

Hoy, aquí y ahora, quienes somos y hacemos Iglesia, en comunidad, somos el nuevo Israel, el nuevo Pueblo de Dios, del Nuevo Testamento. También hoy:

Dios tiene para con nosotros el mismo amor, los mismos desvelos, mimos y cuidados que el propietario de la parábola tuvo con su viña.

Pesa sobre nosotros la misma amenaza: “Se os quitará el Reino de los Cielos…” porque:

No damos los frutos correspondientes a la misericordia y fidelidad de Dios para con nosotros, porque “en vez derecho hay asesinatos y en lugar de justicia hay lamentos…”

También hoy, como en el Antiguo Testamento, se persigue, desaparecen, torturan, encarcelan, secuestran y matan a muchos enviados de Dios que, en seguimiento del Hijo, fueron y son – en la Iglesia y para el mundo – trabajadores por la solidaridad, buscadores de la justicia, amantes de la paz, testigos de la libertad, mártires por la verdad…

Hoy, como en el canto de Isaías, Jesús nos pregunta: ¿Qué más cabía hacer por mi viña que Yo no lo haya hecho?

Fuente: Blog del Rev. Mizael Roa

* * * * * * * * Religious Education at Holy Trinity

Religious Ed. classes are scheduled to begin Sunday, Oct. 18th. For more information, questions or concerns, please contact our Dir. of Religious Ed., Colleen Glazer.