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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 595.5605
Deacons Heriberto Berrios, James Schwartz,
James Maubach, Stephen Floyd, Antonio Torres
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
April 1, 2018
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
Melinda Gunn Stewardship x3208
Paul Miranda Plant Manager 804.2415
Sr. Concepta Najjemba Soup Kitchen 789.8139
Elizabeth Cook Music & Liturgy x3202
Jenny Burzotta Religious Education x3207
Trinity Catholic High School 622.9025
Lou Pereira President
Dr. Erika Wikstrom Principal
April 1, 2018 ~ easter Sunday of the resurrection of the lord
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
Alleluia! Christ is risen and is victorious over sin and death! We are good stewards of our
faith if, like St. Paul, we share this good news whenever and wherever we can.
WORD OF LIFE
“Reflecting on the healed wounds of the
Risen Christ, we see that even our most
difficult trials can be the place where God
manifests his victory. He makes all things
beautiful. He makes all things new.”
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
2017-18 Respect Life Reflection,
www.usccb.org/be-not-afraid
ADS OF THE WEEK
INNOVATIVE CURBS, INC.
352.861.3643
INTERNATIONAL AUTO BODY INC OF OCALA
Tony Piccirilli and Bill Prevost
352.694.7144
Please see our Ads at the back for all
our business supporters.
MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT STEWARDS OF THE WEEK
SONIA COTTO, AIMEE RUIZ, TERRY
STOOTHOFF, BILL THOMPSON, SUE LANIER
Thank you to all who came and participated in
the Liturgy Morning of Reflection, and especially
to Sonia Cotto, Aimee Ruiz, Terry Stoothoff, Bill
Thompson, Sue Lanier, and all those who helped
above and beyond just attending!
Thank you for being
faithful Stewards!
NEW PARISHIONERS :
Jevaun and Jayce Collins
Erick, Teresa, Madeleine, Olivia, Tyler, Emilee and Carter De La Vega
Doreen, Mason, Justin, and Brooke Kucej
Rosanna Rodriguez and Cataleya Bueso
One of the recommended Responsorial Psalms on this glorious Easter Sunday is Psalm 118, including this from verse 24: “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.” In truth Easter is all about rejoicing. It is the day of Resurrection which provides hope to all of us.
Throughout our diocese thousands of people are at Mass today who may not normally attend. Recent studies have shown that as many as 40 percent of those who do not regularly attend may not have been at Mass since Christmas.
That is another reason for us to rejoice and say “Welcome home.” We miss you and we love you. Christ’s love for us is at the foundation of our celebration today. St. Augustine once wrote, “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” We ask God’s blessings on all those who have passed our amazing religion to you. Clearly you do remember your devotion and are here to honor it.
Our Catholic Church considers today to be the holiest day of the year. For us as Catholics this celebrates one of the greatest days in history — when Jesus, the Son of God, defeated death and rose from the grave giving us all hope for eternal life. St. Pope John Paul II may have put it best several years ago when he proclaimed, “Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.”
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BAPTISMS:
Henry Quinn Jose Franklin
Aubrey Nichole Robinson
worship
April 1, 2018 ~ easter Sunday of the resurrection of the lord
READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK
Acts 4:32-35
1 Jn 5:1-6
Jn 20:19-31
WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, April 2 7:10am Christina Lipari †
5:30pm Emilio Cerra †
Tuesday, April 3 7:10am Joseph Brames †
5:30pm M/M Angelo Persheli †
Wednesday, April 4 7:10am Queston Boston †
8:15am Jim Fry †
5:30pm Tom Fuller †
Thursday, April 5 7:10am Mike Mazzeo †
5:30pm Ivan & Alice Dominguez †
Friday, April 6 7:10am Tommy Chojnacki †
5:30pm Enrique & Luz Dominguez †
Saturday, April 7 8:00am L/D Sisters of IHMR
4:00pm Bernard Nowicki †
6:00pm John & Billy Viglione †
Sunday, April 8 7:15am L/D Andrew & Teresa
Semudo & Family
8:45am Anuncia Silva †
11:00am Michael Pastore †
1:00pm Spanish Community
5:00pm Herbert Dick †
Your prayers are requested for Rose Wiechens who has
recently died.
ALTAR FLOWERS
Please call the Church Office at 629.8092 x3201 if you
would like more information on placing flowers on the
altar.
April 7/8: In memory of Christina & Ro Lipari
by Frank Calise & Vinnie Lomoriello
April 14/15: In memory of Maryann Kandala
by her niece and nephew
April 21/22: Happy Birthday Dorothy Powers
by Kay Marrony
April 28/29: In memory of Harriette E. Collins
by Jack & Virginia Duff
OUR CATHOLIC APPEAL A special thanks to the 568 families who have responded to date. We have a grand total of $222,676.66 donated or pledged. If you have not yet responded we would love to hear from you.
EASTER JOY
Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia.
We rejoice with all of you as you celebrate Easter
with us. May your joy reach a new level as you
renew your Baptismal vows today. You believe the
Lord rose from the grave. You believe all of us who
continue to respond to His love for us, each in our
own unique way, will also rise up forever with the
Lord to be with Him and His Father and the Holy
Spirit and all our loved ones who have gone before
us.
We extend a special Thank You to all our
parishioners who helped us with all our Holy Week
ceremonies and Easter Sunday Masses—our Ushers,
Choirs, Musicians, SME’S, Church Decorators,
Ministers of the Sick, Sacristans, Office Volunteers,
Catechists and Maintenance Crews.
We also thank all of our parishioners for your special
Easter donations.
God Bless all of you.
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, April 1st – Happy Easter! There will be no Life
Night tonight.
Sunday, April 8th—Join us for Mass, dinner, and Life
Night! We will be having an Easter Party!
He is risen!!! We will be closed on Saturday due to the Easter Vigil, but we will be open on Easter Sunday for any last minute items you may need. Our hours for this Sunday are 8:00am-8:45am, 9:45am-11:00am. Our Easter and Lenten items are now on sale with up to 50% off in savings! Easter blessings to all our parishioners & their families!
The Blessed Trinity Gift Store Hours: Wednesday* 3:00pm – 6:00pm *10% off all regular priced items. Saturday: closed Easter Sunday: 8:00am-8:45am, 9:45am-11:00am
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
MEETINGS
2nd Wednesday of the month,
7:30 PM, Christopher Hall
Next meeting is Wednesday, April 11th
EDGE Any questions please email:
[email protected] or follow us on FB at
Blessed Trinity EDGE or instagram
@BTOcalaEdge
ADORATION CHAPEL IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR
ADORERS
Sundays: 4:00am—5:00am Sundays: 2:00pm—3:00pm Mondays: 7:00am—8:00am
Thursdays: 5:00pm—6:00pm
Our stewardship way of life here at BT encourages each family to commit one hour a week to the Adoration Chapel; please prayerfully consider this ministry’s needs and if you are unable to serve, please pray that God will send individuals to sustain this core ministry.
For your special hour of 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
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 April 8th 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.
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE ~ WEEKLY OFFERINGS
Weekly Offering March 25, 2018
Envelope Total: 997 $ 38,185.50 Year to date collection: $3,443,986.93
Electronic Offering Total: 262 $ 30,466.21 Year to date budget: $4,011,384.00
Total Children’s Offering: $ 46.54 Year to date deficit: ($ 567,397.07)
Non-Sunday 140 $ 14,717.32
Grand Total for Week: $ 83,415.57
Amount needed for Operating Expenses:$102,856.00
Difference ($19,440.43)
“Thank you for your donations.”
Reminder: Do your best to put your envelope number on the “memo” line of your check.
ST. PEREGRINE MASS
Please join us in praying for a cure for cancer. The
monthly devotional Mass to St. Peregrine, the patron
saint of cancer patients, will be Thursday, April 5, at the
5:30pm Mass. Medals and holy cards are
available before or after Mass. Please come and pray
with us.
FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTION
The Filipino-American Catholic families warmly invite all
to the First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
on April 6, 2018 at 6:30pm in the Blessed Trinity
Chapel. Mass is in English with Tagalog liturgical songs.
Potluck follows immediately in the Parish Hall. Please
bring your favorite dish.
BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING
FREE Blood Pressure Screening in the Parish Nurse’s
office in the Parish Hall opposite the Library from
8:00am-1:00pm, Sunday, April 8, 2018.
DINNER DANCE St. Mark’s Women’s Guild Rock n Roll Country Dinner Dance at St. Mark’s Social Hall on April 10th at 4:30pm. Catered by Oakwood and Music by “Remember When.” Price is $30/person
EASTER PRAYER On this day, loving gracious God,
we once again sing Alleluia. We praise You and bless You
for raising Jesus up from the dead and we praise and bless You
for all the times You have raised us up through Your grace.
In this Easter season and always, when we are weak and unable
to make good decisions; when we are stubborn
and refuse to forgive others; when we are afraid or discouraged and forget that You strengthen us;
when we are too selfish or too weary to follow Jesus as we should;
raise us up, loving God, raise us up. Thank You for giving us
new life in Jesus and for His presence among us
This Eastertime and always. Amen
THANK YOU! OPERATION RICE BOWL Thank you to all who supported our 2018 Rice Bowl drive. We sincerely appreciate your generous almsgiving as we reach out to those in need locally through Brother’s Keeper and internationally through Catholic Relief Services.
LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA
What's So Great About
Being Catholic?
There’s ultimately only one reason to be Catholic: because it’s true. In this outstanding presentation, Jason Evert shows us the beauty and the treasures of the Faith, as revealed through the Saints and Sacraments.
Jason has spoken about the Catholic Faith to more than one million people around the world and is the author of more than a dozen books, including Saint John Paul the Great, Pure Faith and If You Really Loved Me.
PLEASE NOTE: The CD/Book Kiosk has been relocated to
the Stewardship Room. The cost of the CD’s and Books is
$4.00. To keep this ministry available please deposit
$4.00 per CD/Book. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Thank you.
DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION
The Novena of Divine Mercy was revealed to St.
Faustina on August 10, 1937… “I desire that, during
these nine days, you bring souls to the fount of My
Mercy, that they may draw therefrom strength and
refreshment and whatever graces they need...On
each day you will bring to My Heart a different
group of souls and you will immerse them in this
ocean of My Mercy.” (The NOVENA is to BEGIN on
GOOD FRIDAY for the nine days before the Feast of
Divine Mercy.) “I want to grant a complete pardon
to the souls that will go to Confession and receive
Holy Communion on the Feast of My Mercy.”
“...that whoever approaches the Fount of Life on this
day will be granted complete remission of sins and
punishment. Mankind will not have peace until it
turns with trust to My Mercy.”
Easter Sunday, 4/1, 3:00pm-Adoration Chapel
Monday-Friday Church Chapel after 5:30pm Mass
Saturday, 4/7, 3:00pm-Adoration Chapel
Divine Mercy Sunday, 4/8, 3:00pm-Adoration
Chapel
*Note: Please join us...every Sunday in our Perpetual
Adoration Chapel at 3:00pm. The Divine Mercy
Chaplet and the Rosary are prayed.
A pamphlet on The Divine Mercy Novena and
Chaplet is available at the Divine Mercy Shrine in the
Church Chapel (CryRoom).
JESUS and MARY invite You to a Night of Prayers and Sacrifice
As many families today are in crisis because of prevalence of what the Holy Father calls as the “culture of death”, the
Communion of Reparation is a chance whereby this brokenness can be HEALED through the heroics of a “FEW” throughout the
world who makes the sacrifice of praying all night. Come console the Hearts of JESUS and MARY, and help them
bring PEACE in families...and in the world
ALLIANCE OF THE HOLY
FAMILY INTERNATIONAL
Communion of Reparation All Night Vigil April 6, 2018
Our Lady of Springs Catholic Church 4047 NE 21st Street, Ocala FL 34470
Fr. Justin Vakko
7pm Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)
Ongoing Confession during this time
8pm Holy Mass (in honor of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus)
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after the mass and the recitation of the
Nine Offices of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
For more info, please call (352) 216-9835.
OUR TWO UGANDA STUDENTS ARE GRADUATING AND SO…? Hello everyone, we are the two exchange students Fortunate Kyosaba and Gorret Womugisa from Blessed Trinity Parish, Nalweyo, Uganda. We are now seniors at Trinity Catholic High School, Ocala and looking forward to our graduation in May. We have been blessed to come and attend our two years of high school here in Ocala and it has been a special experience. After our high school graduation, we shall be looking forward to going back home to Uganda and pursue our college degrees. We hope to take medical and engineering courses at college. These courses in Uganda are costly and each year medical students pay tuition of about $4,000 each year for five years while engineering students pay about $3,000 each year for four years. We both come from a family of nine kids and our parents could never raise this money to pay for our tuition. On April 14/15 we shall be here at Blessed Trinity seeking your generosity financially to support us to achieve our DREAMS. We welcome all those willing to be our sponsors on our journey of education. Once again thank you for your generosity and kind-ness you have towards us and our education. We love you all and may God bless each one of you. In Christ, Fortunate Kyosaba and Gorret Womugisa
Life Teen will be having a bake sale after all
Masses next weekend, April 7th and 8th. All
proceeds will go towards our summer trip to the
Steubenville Conference in Atlanta, Georgia as
well as a week of camping in the Tennessee
mountains! Thank you in advance for your
support!
COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN (CCW) DONATES A NEW FREEZER TO BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY
Patti Palermo, (left) representing CCW, shopped with Marilyn Hinds, (right) representing Bereavement Ministry to get a much needed upright frost free freezer for the Ministry. CCW donated the freezer with funds gained by the "Candy" sale in February.
Thank you again to all who participated in the Candy Event, your donations helped fulfill a much needed and appreciated item.
CCW is open to all ladies of the parish, and is a spiritual, service orientated ministry. If you are interested in finding out more about this worthwhile
group please contact Sandy Stanley at 352.873-6021 or Marleen Wiersum at 352.291.0765.
IHM FASHION SHOW & LUNCHEON Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church invites all women to the spring Luncheon and Fashion Show on Saturday, April 21st at 12noon. There will be raffles and door prizes as well as fashion and jewelry for purchase. Clothes are from the Thrift Store. Tickets are $6.00 and are available at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Office. For more information please contact the parish office at 687.4031. OPEN ARMS VILLAGE
Open Arms Village is making a difference in the lives of homeless men! We have been blessed with a MATCHING GRANT donation of $50,000! For each dollar donated now thru May, your donation will be DOUBLED! Please consider supporting our success at the "Village"! Donations can be made with a check in the mail or using PayPal on our website. A Bonus would be to call and set up a personal visit & tour! If you have not done so, please read our latest Ocala Star Banner article at:
http://www.ocala.com/news/20180301/open-arms-men-find-success-in-residential-program
Contact Pam at 352-304-6229
Future on Fire Have you ever thought about what God has in store for you? Have you ever felt a calling, but couldn’t quite put it into words? Have you found yourself thinking what is the next step? GREAT NEWS! Blessed Trinity’s Vocation’s Committee invites you to a night of Prayer, Discern-ment, fellowship, fun and FOOD! This night will be a fun night of prayer and discernment. Pre-pare yourselves for a Night of Fire and join us On April 5, 2018 @ 6:30 PM in the Church’s Chap-el. To Sign up please call the Church office ext. 3226 to speak with Ricky Salgado Vocations Committee Coordinator and simply give your name and email address and we will contact you with all the information, see you then ! All Ages Welcome and All considering vocations wel-comed (Single, Marriage, Religious Life, Priesthood)
PARISH PICNIC Parish Council cordially invites you to be a part of the Annual Parish Picnic!
Sunday, April 15th
on the BT Soccer Field Outdoor Mass at 11:30am with Picnic to follow
Hotdogs, Hamburgers, and Drinks provided Please bring your favorite side or dessert (enough to share with 8 people)
Last name begins with: A-S: Salad or Side T-Z: Dessert Tents, tables, and chairs will be on-site but you may bring blankets or extra
chairs Games, Music, and Fun for all ages.
Please join us!
THANK YOU LETTERS
All our P7 graduating students at Blessed Trinity Grade School, Nalweyo wrote “Thank you” letters. Here is a sample.