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PARISH OFFICE - 352.629.8092
Pastor Father Patrick J. Sheedy x 3209
Associate Pastors Father Raul Valdez x 3219
Father Zbigniew Stradomski x 3227
In Residence Father Michael O’Keeffe x 3221
Father Joseph Maniangat 397-4919
Deacons Heriberto Berrios, James Schwartz,
James Maubach, Stephen Floyd
Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix 867.9860
MASS SCHEDULE AT BLESSED TRINITY
WEEKEND
Saturday 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm
Sunday 7:15 am, 8:45 am, 11:00 am,
1:00 pm Spanish, 5:00 pm Life Teen
DAILY
Mon—Fri 7:10 am and 5:30 pm
Wednesday 8:15 am (follows school schedule)
Thursday 6:30 pm (Spanish)
Saturday 8:00 am
Reconciliation Thursday 7:00pm (Spanish)
Saturday 2:45—3:30pm (English)
5:00—5:30pm (English)
Sunday 12:15—12:45pm(Spanish)
BLESSED TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH
ADDRESS:
5 SE 17th Street
Ocala, FL 34471
PHONE:
352.629.8092
FAX:
352.351.8872
EMAIL:
WEBSITE:
www.blessedtrinity.org
SICK CALLS:
352.629.8092
352.207.5835
(Emergency pager)
MISSION:
CHRIST THE KING
14045 N US Hwy 301
Citra, FL 32113
352.595.5605
LA GUADALUPANA
11153 West Hwy 40
Ocala, FL 34482
352.291.2695
March 17, 2019
FOLLOW
US ON
MASS SCHEDULE AT OUR MISSION CHURCHES
WEEKEND
Saturday 7:00pm (Spanish)
Sunday 10:15 am at Christ the King
7:00 pm at La Guadalupana
(Spanish)
DAILY
Tuesday 7:00 pm at La Guadalupana
(Spanish)
Wednesday 5:30 pm at Christ the King
Parish life
Parish Staff 629.8092
Sr. Juliet Ateenyi Ministry to Sick x3211
Katherine Baker Secretary x3201
Colleen Halstead Parish Administrator x3218
Megan Losito Blessed Trinity School 622.5808
David Hardison Elder Care 671.2823
Fran Harwas Human Resources x3212
Jason Halstead Brother’s Keeper 622.3846
Kris Plunkett Parish Bookkeeper x3228
Kelly Schwietert Angels in Arms 622.6167
Shelby Conner Youth Minister x3222
Sue Lanier Stewardship x3208
Paul Miranda Plant Manager 804.2415
Sr. Concepta Najjemba Soup Kitchen 789.8139
Elizabeth Cook Music & Liturgy x3202
Cyndi Sieger Religious Education x3207
Trinity Catholic High School 622.9025
Lou Pereira President
Dr. Erika Wikstrom Principal
march 17, 2019 ~ second Sunday of lent
NEW PARISHIONERS ARE WELCOME to stop by the
Church Office to register Monday through Friday 8:00 am
to 5:00 pm or stop by the Parish Hall the first Sunday of
each month following the 8:45 am and 11:00 am Masses.
BAPTISM: We are pleased to help your family prepare for
the special event of your child’s entrance into our faith
community. To help parents and godparents prepare, a
class (English) is held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at
7:30 pm in the Community Center and in Spanish the 2nd
Saturday of each month, at 9:00 am at Guadalupana.
Parents and Godparents must attend this class prior to
scheduling baptism.
MARRIAGES: If you are planning to be married at Blessed
Trinity, your preparation process should begin at least four
(4) months prior to desired date. We look forward to
helping you during your time of engagement and
preparation for the vocation of Christian marriage. Call
the Church Office for an appointment with one of our
priests.
SICK CALLS AND HOSPITAL VISITS: If you or a family
member are in a local hospital or homebound and would
like to receive Communion or Sacrament of the Sick, please
call the Church Office at 629.8092 or Sister Juliet at x3211.
When registering at the hospital, put your name on the
Catholic List.
PARISH APP: Download at myparishapp.com or search
your phone’s app store for myParish
MISSION STATEMENT: Blessed Trinity Catholic Church Stewardship Community recognizes Jesus is Lord. We believe that
our Time, Talent and Treasure are gifts from God to be used for the spiritual, educational and social needs of
our community, the Diocese and the world at large, especially the poor.
STEWARDSHIP BY THE BOOK
Peter, James, and John wanted to build a “booth” for Jesus and just stay on the mountain
where His transfiguration took place. But the Son of God, the Chosen One, knew that He must
instead keep moving toward His crucifixion. We, too, must rise from worship and do what we
can to hasten the coming of the kingdom.
ADS OF THE WEEK
JONATHAN BAKER AND RICK BAKER
ALL areas of home repairs and maintenance
352.361.4549 or 352.342.5544
JOSEPH BULLARD, Staff Accountant
Duggan, Joiner & Company
352.732.0171
Please see our Ads at the back for all
our business supporters.
WORD OF LIFE
“Fatherhood has its origins in God, and so
we pray to you, Father Almighty, for those
men who have adopted a child. Give them a
mind receptive to your guidance, a patient
voice, and a loving heart.”
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
“Novena to St. Joseph: For Those on the
Path of Adoption”
www.usccb.org/adoption-novena
MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT STEWARDS OF THE WEEK
BOB & DONNA PALAGANO
Thank you to Bob and Donna
for sharing their gardening talents.
They are "Beautifying Blessed Trinity,
one island at a time."
Thank you for being
faithful Stewards!
NEW PARISHIONERS :
Mitch, Maria and Megan Kusmierz
Carlos, Lisette, Carlo and Adalberto Carreno Ocando
Tom and Marguerite Cherry
Randy Powell
Lisa Casinella
In last week’s Gospel, we followed Jesus into the desert where He fasted and prayed. This week, He leads us up a mountain to witness His Transfiguration. Why both of these experiences? He is preparing us to go with Him in a few short weeks to a hilltop — Golgatha — where He will lay down His life for our sake, and then finally to take us to an empty cave where He triumphed over sin and death once and for all. Jesus perfectly understands our humanity. He knows we need desert experiences — times of self-denial and testing — in order to arrive at mountain-top moments when we see and feel His glorious presence in our lives. The purpose of these two types of experiences is summed up in the description of the Apostles who were with Jesus at that mountain-top experience in today’s Gospel: “Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but becoming fully awake, they saw his glory….” The reason for all of our fasting and prayer and almsgiving during lent is to be reawakened to all God has done for humanity, and to all that He has done for each of us personally. It is all too easy to get lulled into complacency in our daily routines, to “sleepwalk” through life, getting up and getting ourselves out the door, going to work, returning home for dinner and dishes, meetings or sports activities, and finally flopping on the couch to watch TV until bed-time. While there is nothing inherently sinful in this routine, as Christian stewards, we are called to so much more! This lent, let us train ourselves, or more precisely, allow Him to train us to say “Yes” to His will and to offer our lives back to Him in gratitude. In so doing, we, too, will become “transfigured.” This is what it means to live fully awake; this is a stewardship way of life and it is glorious indeed. Copyright © 2019 — Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Inc.
BAPTISMS:
worship
March 17, 2019 ~ second Sunday of lent
READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK
Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15
1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12
Lk 13:1-9
WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, March 18 7:10am L/D Andrew & Teresa
Semudo & Family
5:30pm Herbert Hurley †
Tuesday, March 19 7:10am Jack Graffagnino †
5:30pm Roberto J. Perez †
Wednesday, March 20 7:10am Florence Mattie †
5:30pm Pedro & Maria Prieto †
Thursday, March 21 7:10am Florence Mattie †
5:30pm Bernard Ho, Jr. †
Friday, March 22 7:10am Adeline Dettmann †
5:30pm Marguriet Wieskamp †
Saturday, March 23 8:00am Stan Swiderski, Jr. †
4:00pm Andrew & Librina Lomoriello †
6:00pm Lynn Glanzer †
Sunday, March 24 7:15am L/D Sisters of IHMR
8:45am Emma Mae Martuscelli †
11:00am Francisco Molina †
1:00pm Spanish Community
5:00pm Elizabeth DeSimone †
Your prayers are requested for Mary Patricia Hummel who
has recently died.
USHERS
Greets parishioners, assist in seating,
collecting offering and other duties.
For more information please contact
Joe Regnier at 352.304.5263
Lent 2019 Daily Mass: 7:10am and 5:30pm Private Prayer: – In the Adoration Chapel 24 hours a day
Stations and Benediction: Every Tuesday at 2:15pm (No stations March 19th due to Spring Break) Every Wednesday at 6:30pm after Soup Meal Living Stations of the Cross: Wednesday, April 17th at 1:00pm and 6:30pm
Fish Fry: Every Friday from 3:30 – 8:00pm Good Friday: 11:00am – 7:00pm
OUR CATHOLIC APPEAL NEWS To date we have received 645 responses. Thanks to each one who responded. To date we have $189,809.74 pledged. Thanks for your part in our Catholic mission. Are you planning a response? It naturally flows from your Baptism. Soon we will mail out a request to all who have not responded. So, regardless of your position to pledge or not, it helps us all if you allow us to take your name off the “mail out” list! Thanks.
RED & WHITE DINNER AUCTION The 27th Annual Red & White Dinner Night was very successful primarily due to the great work done in advance by our Red & White Committee. Their names are listed below. We would like to publicly thank them, all our 160 dinner guests, all our sponsors (also listed), all those who bid on well over 200 silent and live auction items, our auctioneer Chad “Cracker” Johnson, our Dale Henry “Paintman” and of course God who made it all possible. Our school is enriched in many ways by our annual “Red & White” dinner! Thanks to all. Committee Members: Michelle Abreu, Carol Alcure, Jennifer Burzotta, Alejandra Cretul, Anthony D’Ambrosio, Lizabeth D’Ambrosio, Beth Eiland, Colleen Halstead, Jen Hewitson, Bernadette Knight, Kim Long, Megan Losito, Leslie McCullough, Alicia O’Farrell, Nancy Pasteur, Sandy Poucher, Jill Schuck, Lauren Seiler, Shanna Stevens, Amber Sweeney, Tonya Talmadge, Carol Toone, Kerry Turner, Kelly Varney and Jessica Young. Sponsors: Michael & Melissa Bianculli, Thornton Family, Seiler Family, Burzotta Family, Renasant Bank, Faithfully Guided Health Center, Losito Family, BB&T Wealth, Trinity Catholic High School, Florida Mobile Masters, EnviroGreen, Father Patrick Sheedy, Countryside Funeral Home, Telecom Service Bureau, Inc., and CenterState.
EMAIL ALERTS! If you would like to receive emails regarding all upcoming Life Teen events, news and updates, please email Shelby Conner: [email protected]
Sunday, March 17th—Join us for Mass, dinner, and a St. Patrick’s Day party! We will have games, activities, and St. Patrick’s day goodies! Bring a friend and we hope to see you there!
Sunday, March 24th—Join us for Mass, dinner, and Life Night! End your Spring Break with a fun night of competition as we play Capture the Flag!
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE ~ WEEKLY OFFERINGS
Weekly Offering March 10, 2019
Envelope Total: 709 $ 37,333.04 Year to date collection: $3,251,380.64
Electronic Offering Total: 276 $ 39,361.91 Year to date budget: $3,695,040.00
Total Children’s Offering: $ 283.30 Year to date deficit: ($ 443,659.36)
Non Sunday: 167 $ 20,688.54
Grand Total for Week: $ 104,320.31 Ash Wednesday $ 6,653.52
Amount needed for Operating Expenses:$ 102,640.00
Difference $ 1,680.31
“Thank you for your donations.”
Reminder: Do your best to put your envelope number on the “memo” line of your check.
Book of The Week: "Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving Spiritual Practices That Draw Us Closer to God" by Kevin Perrotta Jesus wants these three spiritual disciplines to work for us. Although, like a physical fitness program, we can go through the motions of these practices without deriving much benefit from them. Only the Holy Spirit can make us holy. Prayer, fasting and Almsgiving are ways of seeking the Holy Spirit's help, ways of beginning to cooperate with his work in us.
There are still plenty of items on clearance, please stop by.
The Blessed Trinity Gift Store Hours: Wednesday* 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month—3:30pm – 5:30pm,*10% off all regular priced items. Saturday: 3:00pm-4:00pm, 5:00pm-6:00pm Sunday: 8:00am-8:45am, 9:45am-11:00am, 12:00pm-1:00pm, 4:00pm-5:00pm
ADORATION CHAPEL IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR
ADORERS
Saturdays:10:00am—11:00am Fridays:2:00am—3:00am
Fridays:Midnight—1:00am
For your special hour of prayer and praise before the Blessed Sacrament email Carol Blackstock, Adoration
Coordinator, [email protected] or call 352.622.7348 or 352.425.8638.
"People ask me: 'What will convert America and save the world?' My answer is prayer. What we need is for every parish to come before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in Holy Hours of prayer." ~ Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta
LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA
My Beloved Son: Meditations for
Lent
Bishop Robert Barron offers five sermons on the spiritual discipline we must cultivate in the
Lenten season, a discipline centered in Christ. These meditations cover topics such as finding our identity in God, prayer as the key to mission, our thirst for God, how to end our alienation from God, and how to joyfully embrace the way of happiness.
PLEASE NOTE: The cost of the CD’s and Books is
$5.00. They are not free. To keep this ministry
available please deposit $5.00 per CD/Book. Your
cooperation is appreciated. Thank you.
GRIEF SUPPORT AND RECOVERY
Are you struggling to recover from the loss of a loved
one? Are you confused… depressed… angry…. fearful?
Has death challenged your faith? This program offers
help … we understand.
The Grief Support and Recovery program begins on
Saturday, March 30th. The program is free but
registration is required. For more information, please
call: Casey Ball at 687-1081. Leave message for prompt
response.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY BAKE SALE Life Teen will be having a bake sale outside today after all Masses. All proceeds will go towards our summer trip to Camp Covecrest! Thank you in advance for your support!
BLESSED TRINITY’S GOT TALENT SHOW Our 3rd annual Church Talent Show is Sunday, April 28th at 2:30pm. All acts and talents are invited to perform! Please pick up a registration form from either the church office, school front office, or Liz. Thank you!
Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night Life Teen will be having a spirit night at the Chick-fil-A on SR 200 on Thursday, March 21st from 5-8pm. Come have a good, hassle-free dinner, and
support our summer trip to Covecrest! Don’t forget to mention Blessed Trinity Life Teen when ordering your food. Thank you in advance for your support.
THEOLOGY ON TAP Join us for our March Theology on Tap Monday, March 18th at 7:00pm at Cypress and Grove. Fr. Brian Ray, director of Director of the Poe Business Ethics Center and a Senior Lecturer of Leadership and Ethics, will be discussing the Kerygma through his journey. All are welcome!
STEWARDSHIP 101 Stewardship 101 is a 45 slide and witness presentation of the Spirituality of the Stewardship Way of Life. The next presentation will be held March 31st at 10:00am in Room 102 of the school. We encourage all, especially new families to go to one of these listed sessions. All new school families (BT or TCHS) are required to attend.
Soup & Bread Dinner Brother’s Keeper Soup Kitchen will be serving its fabulous Soup & Bread dinner every Wednesday during Lent. Join us in the Parish Hall from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. Use this meal as a Lenten fast - the food is
good for the body and the fast is good for the soul.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – if you can help serve, please contact Jason at 352-622-3846 or [email protected].
Liturgy Morning of Reflection: Routine vs. Ritual The next Liturgy Morning of Reflection will be Saturday, March 23rd, starting with 8am Mass in the church and then with activities and discussion to follow in the Hall. We will be discussing the differences between Routine and Ritual and how we can reenergize our ministry. ALL Liturgical ministers are asked to attend! Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to Liz Cook by Monday, March 18th, at [email protected] or 352-629-8092.
LENT
“O God,
purify me from evil ways
and put an end to my evil passions.
Unite me more closely to you
and lead me safely through death
to everlasting happiness with you.
~St. Thomas Aquinas
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Trinity Catholic High School is in
search of a dynamic individual
willing and able to work to grow the
school. The person in this position
reports directly to the President, is
a relationship-builder and fundraiser, organizer and
manager, researcher and marketer. This is a
12-month position, which begins on July 1, 2019.
Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in
Communications, business or another related field, as
well as 3-5 years of fundraising management
experience. Candidates should send a letter of
interest and a resume to Lou Pereira, President via
email at [email protected].
BLESSED TRINITY SUMMER CAMP Camp will be available from June 3rd through July 26th, 2019. Early registration is available through May 5th for $130 per camper. For registration forms received after May 6th, registration will be $140 per camper. Additional information and Summer Camp registration packets are available on line at http://btschool.org/ click on Parent Links or http://btchurch.blessedtrinity.org/summer-camp/ You may also contact Kathy Watts at 352-843-9268 or [email protected] for additional information.
BLESSED TRINITY SUMMER CAMP Help Wanted: Like working with children! BT Summer camp is looking for energetic, faith-filled people who like working with children. Please contact Kathy Watts at 352-622-7458.
Mandatory Usher and Security Training for New and Current Ushers There will be a Diocesan representative coming to Blessed Trinity to train new and current Ushers on Thursday, March 21 from 6:30-8:30pm in the church. Mandatory for all ushers, and the presentation will be in Spanish and English. New Diocesan guidelines will be explained. Please contact Liz Cook at [email protected] or 352-629-8092 for more information.
CHARISMATIC RENEWAL OF ORLANDO
18th Annual Day of Healing & Reflection
Saturday, March 30, 2019
8:30am—6:30pm
The Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando, Florida
No pre-registration
Speakers: Fr. Bill Halbing and Maria Vadia
The day will end with Mass and a healing
service.
Please being a brown bag lunch or eat at hotel/
restaurant. Parking $10.00.
For information call 407.610.1012
DONATIONS FOR EASTER DECORATIONS Please look out for the decorated Poor box in the church foyer to donate for Easter Decorations. Thank you!
RICE BOWLS Benefitting Brother’s
Keeper and Catholic
Relief Services
This Lent, become companions on the journey through
■ Daily prayer
■ Weekly fasting
■ Almsgiving that changes lives
Jesus gives us the example of the Good Samaritan. With CRS Rice Bowl as our guide, we set out to encounter and love our neighbor. Learn more at crsricebowl.org
PREPARING YOUR CATHOLIC LEGACY
Monday, April 1, 2019
11:30am—3:00pm
St. Theresa, Belleview
This seminar is free but seating is limited.
RSVP by March 25 at 352.245.2458.
Everyone needs to have a plan. Are you and
your family too busy, think it’s too expensive or
are procrastinating? This seminar will get you
started or help update important life and legacy
planning for you and your family.
This Seminar will cover these topics and more:
Wills & Estate Planning – Important documents
you need now (healthcare, power of attorney)
and your family needs later (will/trust).
Catholic End-of-Life Medical Care – Catholic
views on medical care. Nutrition/hydration
when it is a benefit vs. burden; pain care;
hospice care.
Catholic Funeral Rites – Understand the beauty
of Catholic Funeral Rites and their meanings.
Funeral Preparations – After a loved one passes
many decisions need to be made. If you are
prepared beforehand, you can reduce some of
the stress.
LEAVING A LEGACY
New equipment and materials are always
needed for all our parish and school
programs. Please consider creating a
memorial to Blessed Trinity Parish or
School in your will that will help
purchase these materials on a regular
basis.
24th. ANNUAL
LEGIONARY ACIES
LEGION OF MARY
OCALA CURIA
AT BLESSED TRINITY
CATHOLIC CHURCH 5 SE 17TH STREET OCALA, FL 34471
MARCH 24, 2019
2:30PM
Presider: Rev. Fr. Patrick Sheedy
All active and auxiliary members of the Legion of Mary and those who wish to
renew their Consecration to the Blessed Mother Mary are invited to attend.
CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH
What is the BIGGEST LIE in the history of Christianity?
“What lie can destroy our joy, sow doubt in our hearts
and minds and erode our faith?” (Mathew Kelly)
The answer: Holiness is not possible.
Christ Renews His Parish 2.0 retreat will help you
become the person God created you to be, find the joy
a close relationship with Him brings, silence the doubts
the lie plants in our hearts.
Come and be welcomed:
Women’s: March 30th and 31st
Men’s: April 6th and 7th
For more information and to sign up please contact:
Women: Sherry – 352-789-1687
Men: Jose – 352-209-4614
RETROUVAILLE If your marriage has become troubled and stressed, unloving or uncaring; if you have grown cold and distant; even if you are divorced or separated, or are thinking about it, Retrouvaille can help, as it has helped thousands of others. Our next program begins in Winter Park March 22-24, 2019. For more information call 352-274-4614. All calls and names held in strictest confidence. Not counseling or group therapy. Please see our website at Retrouvaille.org.
Training and Workshops The Diocese of Orlando provides several training
and workshop opportunities annually for Pastors, Business Managers and Parish Finance Council chairs to help them focus on best practices for
fiscal responsibility.
BLOOD DRIVE
LifeSouth Community
Blood Centers will be
in the Church parking lot
TODAY, Sunday, March 17th
from 8:00am-3:00pm.
A few minutes of your time is a Life Time
for someone else.
NEXT UGANDA MISSION TRIP Plans are well underway for our annual two week mission trip to our Sister Parish—Blessed Trinity, Nalweyo, Uganda. We depart from Orlando late morning Sunday, June 23rd. The flight cost is a little over $2,200.00. Ground transportation to and from the airport, a Visa ($50) in Entebbe, over night stay at the convent near Entebbe ($25), food and lodging for the two weeks come to a total of $400.00. Grand total is approximately $2,600.00. If you plan to go give your name to Sr. Juliet. There are about 18 to 20 already committed. A $350.00 deposit is due by April 1st.
BLESSED TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH
Will be hosting
Lenten Parish Mission 2019
Fr. Zachary of the Mother of God, SOLT
Deepen your relationship
with GOD this Lent
Be by the HOLY SPIRIT this Lent
To remind us all how we are to live this Lent, recall how the Holy Spirit led Jesus out into the desert, where for 40 days and nights, he prayed
and fasted, was tempted and gave us all the greatest alms: the graces of salvation and sanctification, of definitive and transforming union with him. What greater alms
could he have given us?
When: Monday, April 1-3 starting with 5:30 p.m. Mass
Mission immediately following
Tuesday, April 2 Penance will be provided.
COFFEE & DONUTS
Every Sunday in the Parish
Hall after the 7:15am,
8:45am and 11:00am
Masses. Please come and
support the various
ministries who provide the
coffee and donuts! Donations are welcome!
CAN YOU SPEND 1 HOUR WITH JESUS?
Every Sunday at 3:00pm in the Adoration
Chapel we pray Divine Mercy Chaplet and the
Rosary. Please join us!!
MISSION TRIP TO NICARAGUA My name is Ariana Morales. I’m a senior at the University of Florida. I attended BT from Kindergarten through 8th, and TC for high school. The organization Projects for Haiti, or P4H, was started almost ten years ago by two UF students. Like any other mission trip organization, P4H was created to aid vulnerable populations—specifically the one in Haiti. Now P4H is going to a whole new country- Nicaragua! And I get to be a part of it. From May 11th- May 17th I will be joining an Impact Trip to Nicaragua. The cost for me to go is $1200, including airfare, housing, and everything I could need while over there. Anything you could give, whether $5 or $500, is SO appreciated and prayed for. Please look for me after Mass outside the main entrance. I would love to share more about my story and the heart behind this mission. If you can’t donate towards my trip, I ask that you please be praying for me as it approaches! Please keep the people of Nicaragua and the group of students I will be traveling with in your prayers.