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PARISH OFFICE - 352.629.8092 Pastor Father Patrick J. Sheedy x 209 Associate Pastors Father Jesus Arroyave x 219 Father Roy Eco x 227 In Residence Father Michael O’Keeffe x 221 Father Joseph Maniangat 595.5605 Deacons Heriberto Berrios, Jim Boerstler, James Schwartz Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix 867.9860 Misioneras Catequistas 622.4500 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 5:15 pm Wednesday 8:15 am (follows school schedule) Thursday 6:30 pm (Spanish) Saturday 8:00 am Reconciliation Saturday 2:45—3:30 pm 5:00—5:30 pm Thursday 7:00 pm (Spanish) BLESSED TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH ADDRESS: 5 SE 17th Street Ocala, FL 34471 PHONE: 352.629.8092 FAX: 352.351.8872 EMAIL: [email protected] 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 352.595.5605 LA GUADALUPANA 11153 West Hwy 40 Ocala, FL 34482 352.291.2695 February 10, 2013 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK MASS SCHEDULE AT OUR MISSION CHURCHES WEEKEND 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 5:00 pm at Christ the King

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PARISH OFFICE - 352.629.8092

Pastor Father Patrick J. Sheedy x 209

Associate Pastors Father Jesus Arroyave x 219

Father Roy Eco x 227

In Residence Father Michael O’Keeffe x 221

Father Joseph Maniangat 595.5605

Deacons Heriberto Berrios, Jim Boerstler, James Schwartz

Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix 867.9860

Misioneras Catequistas 622.4500

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 5:15 pm

Wednesday 8:15 am (follows school schedule)

Thursday 6:30 pm (Spanish)

Saturday 8:00 am

Reconciliation Saturday 2:45—3:30 pm

5:00—5:30 pm

Thursday 7:00 pm (Spanish)

BLESSED TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH

ADDRESS:

5 SE 17th Street

Ocala, FL 34471

PHONE:

352.629.8092

FAX:

352.351.8872

EMAIL:

[email protected]

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

352.595.5605

LA GUADALUPANA

11153 West Hwy 40

Ocala, FL 34482

352.291.2695

February 10, 2013

FOLLOW US ON

FACEBOOK

MASS SCHEDULE AT OUR MISSION CHURCHES

WEEKEND

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 5:00 pm at Christ the King

Parish life

PARISH STAFF - 629.8092

Sr. Juliet Ateenyi Ministry to Sick x211

Katherine Baker Secretary x201

Jeff Wright Secretary x201

Colleen Halstead Business Manager x218

Jason Halstead Blessed Trinity School 622.5808

David Hardison Elder Care 671.2823

Fran Harwas Human Resources x212

Steve Hoesterey Brother’s Keeper 622.3846

Ro Lipari Religious Education x207

Kelly Schwietert Angels in Arms 622.6167

Julie Martin Youth Minister x222

Melinda Gunn Stewardship x208

Paul Miranda Plant Manager 804.2415

Sr. Concepta Najjemba Soup Kitchen 629.1292

Richard Saalfeld Music Ministry x202

Trinity Catholic High School 622.9025

David L. McKenzie President

Jacquelyn Gehrsitz Principal

STEWARDSHIP BY THE BOOK

In today’s readings, both Isaiah and Peter hear the call of God and feel themselves

unworthy. But, reassured by the Lord, both answer and follow. Do I hear the Lord

asking, “Whom shall I send?” Am I prepared to answer, “Here I am. Send me!”

February 10, 2013 ~ fifth Sunday in ordinary time

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 x211. When

registering at the hospital, put your name on the Catholic List.

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.

ADS OF THE WEEK

Robin Raftis

Acupuncture Physician

The Health & Healing Center of Ocala

352.622.9339

Robert Gonzalez, Realtor

Coldwell Banker

352.726.6036

Please see our Ads at the back for all

our business supporters.

Prayer:

‘Deliver us Lord from every evil and grant us peace in our day. In your mercy keep us free from sin and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.’

MINISTRY OF THE WEEK STEWARDS OF THE WEEK

BT COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN

For the period, May thru November 2012

the women of CCW have reported over a

thousand volunteer hours in the following

areas: 771.5 hours of Spirituality,

102.5 hours of Leadership and

739.5 hours of Service.

Thank you for being

faithful Stewards!

NEW PARISHIONERS:

Christine, Charles, Caidance,

Caroline and Caleb Walker

Jorge, Magaly, Chamaly and

Ginna Miranda

Amy, Kaylie and Karina Santa

Each of the readings for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time make reference to people being “called.” Of course, each of us is called by God to be a disciple. The challenge for us is to hear that call, understand it, and then to respond to it with action.

The first reading from Isaiah reminds us of a hymn based upon that reading most Catholics have sung and heard for the past few decades — “Here I am Lord.” The hymn portrays Isaiah’s response to God calling him. The lyrics in the refrain,

known to many, are “Here I am Lord. It is I lord. I have heard you calling in the

night. I will go, Lord, where you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.” The Gospel from Luke is a story known popularly — of how Jesus told Peter and James and John to go out in Peter’s boat and fish again, even though they had caught nothing previously. The catch was enormous and it was a changing point in the vocations of those men. They were fishermen, and had probably been

fishermen since they were boys. Fishing was their vocation, but Jesus called them to something higher — to be “fishers of men,” and they responded by changing vocations from fishermen to apostles — messengers.

Some of us, like Isaiah, are called to vocations of discipleship which function parallel to our life’s vocation, our jobs. Others, like Peter, are called to lifetime vocations — holy orders. The point is not which vocation we follow — it is that as good stewards we recognize we have a vocation — a role — in building the Kingdom of God. Are we prepared and are we responding in the way we should? “Here I am Lord… I will go, Lord, where you lead me.”

Copyright © 2013www.THECATHOLICSTEWARD.com

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Various opportunities to reach out to

fellow parishioners and those outside

our Faith community.

For more information, please contact

Cynthia Hanna at 307.0838 or

email:

[email protected]

BAPTISMS:

worship

READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK

Dt 26:4-10

Rom 10:8-13

Lk 4:1-13

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, February 11 7:10 am Jacquline Tomalcyk+

5:15 pm Alberto Gomez+

Tuesday, February 12 7:10 am Kochetta & Winkler Families+

5:15 pm John Marin+

Wed., February 13 7:10 am Rita & Hugh Ochs+

8:15 am Zoltan Kiss+

10:00 am Walter Lowman Sp Int

12:10 pm Robert Legault+

5:15 pm Gomez Echeverri Family+

7:00 pm Nancy Scanlon+

Thurs., February 14 7:10 am L/D Andrew & Teresa

Semudo Families

5:15 pm Theresa Gauthier+

Friday, February 15 7:10 am Helen & Fred Wisneski+

5:15 pm Lois Lipson+

Saturday, February 16 8:00 am Helen Clauss+

4:00 pm Rosa Anzalone+

6:00 pm John Donahue+

Sunday, February 17 7:15 am Martha Rohn+

8:45 am Patricia Bianculli+

11:00 am Donald Watson+

1:00 pm Spanish Community

5:00 pm Rita Carpentier+

Your prayers are requested for Eunice D. Hood who has

recently died.

February 10, 2013 ~ fifth Sunday in ordinary time

ALTAR FLOWERS

Please call the Church Office at

629.8092 x201 if you would like

more information on placing flowers

on the altar.

February 10: In memory Edith & Vito Summa

by Carol & Ernie Brandes

ASH WEDNESDAY MASS SCHEDULE February 13th

7:10 AM, 8:15 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:10 PM, 5:15 PM, 7:00 PM Spanish,

7:00 PM English (Hall) 10:40 AM at Trinity Catholic High School

Ashes distributed during all Masses after the Homily.

CONFIRMATION Bishop John Noonan will be here Friday, February 15th, at 7 PM, to confer the sacrament of Confirmation to 175 of our students. Reconciliation for all students, their parents and sponsors will take place on Monday, February 11th at 7 PM. Rehearsal for Confirmation will be on Thursday, February 14th at 7 PM. All those receiving Confirmation and their sponsors must attend.

BAPTISMAL CLASS LOCATION CHANGE

The Baptismal class scheduled for Tuesday,

February 12, 2013 has been moved FROM the

Community Center TO the school building

Room 201 at 7:30pm.

OUR ANNUAL APPEAL

The Annual Diocesan Appeal will be taken up next

weekend. Most of our parishioners know well how it

works.

We belong to the great Diocese of Orlando. There

are 92 Parishes and Missions in the Diocese. The

Diocese is responsible for a great variety of

ministries as it carries out its God given mission to

spread the Catholic faith in the nine counties that

make up the diocese—Marion, Sumter, Lake, Polk,

Osceola, Orange, Seminole, Volusia & Brevard.

Those ministries include—Vocations, Catholic

Charities, Catholic Schools, Liturgy, Bishops’ Office,

the Chancery, Youth Services, etc.

Our fair share this year is $151,000.00. Please repeat

your last years pledge or if you can raise it some we

will be most grateful. If you have never donated or

pledged to the mission of your Diocese, please start

this year.

Activities

LIFE TEEN NEWS

EMAIL ALERTS! If you would like to receive emails regarding all upcoming Life Teen events, news, and updates, please email Julie: [email protected]

Sunday, February 10th: Join us for Mass, dinner & Life Night, concluding at 8:00pm.

Sunday, February 17th: Join us for Mass, dinner & Life Night, concluding at 8:00pm.

ICE SKATING: Save the date for Saturday, February 23rd, for the annual Life Teen ice-skating trip to Orlando! Email Julie to sign up or for more details.

ministries

GIFT SHOP

Confirmation gifts and cards. Pocket coins: Holy Family, I Said a Prayer, Morning Offering, Our Lady of Grace, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Serenity Prayer and 16 different Angel pocket coins. Books: The Little Black Book for Lent for adults, The Little Purple Book for Lent for children. Several Way of the Cross booklets and pamphlets.

Blessed Trinity Gift Store Hours:

Wednesday* 3:00p.m.-6:00p.m

*10% off everything in the store on Wednesday

Saturday 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Sunday 8:00-8:45 a.m. 9:45-11:00 a.m.12:00-12:30

p.m. 4:00-5:00 p.m.

YOUNG ADULTS

Next Adoration & Praise: March 6th, from 7:00-8:00pm, at Immaculate Heart of Mary. All are welcome! Next Faith & Fellowship with a side of Food gathering at Latinos Y Mas will be held on Wednesday, February 20th at 6:30pm. Email Julie ([email protected]) with any questions!

Upcoming EDGE Events February Meeting

Friday, February 22nd, 6:30-9:00pm in the Hall

Middle School Youth Ministry

For information email:

[email protected] MINISTRY TO THE SICK TRAINING

Saturday February 16th 2013

8.30am -3.30 pm

The training for NEW Communion Ministers to the sick and

the homebound will be held at Blessed Trinity Church Ocala

in the Teachers’ Lounge. Breakfast, snacks and lunch will

be provided. For registration please call: Sr. Juliet at 352-

629- 8092 ext. 211. Not later that February 13th.

SIXTH ANNUAL CHILI SUPPER

The Sixth Annual Chili Supper, a fundraiser for the Sisters Retirement Home in Uganda, with a focus on the fund-raising for a new project: a water pump and piping system for fresh water to the motherhouse. The Chili Supper will be held on February 16, 2013 from 3:00pm to 8:00pm. This year’s feature will include the award-winning Chili, served with and without meat, as well as White Chili, which is made with chicken. Included in the supper will be a small salad, saltine crackers, toppings, and a beverage of iced tea, lemonade or water. The Bake Sale will be found at the dessert table which will include individual selections, such as cookies, brownies, breads, and whole cakes for sale. There will be a 50/50 Raffle held every hour, for the cost of $1.00 per ticket. Come and enjoy a delicious meal. Share fellowship with your family and friends, and support the sisters who serve our parish and community. Cost: $7.00 for adults $3.00 for children (5-12) If you are using a check make it payable to “Blessed Trinity.”

CALLING ALL BAKERS!

The Annual Chili Supper will be held

on Saturday, February 16, 2013 from

3:00pm to 8:00pm. The Convent

Committee for The Sisters of Mary

Immaculate Reparatrix, who serve in

our parish, are encouraging all of the

wonderful bakers in our parish com-

munity to pull out your special recipes and bring them to

the Parish Hall between 10:00am-12:00pm and before

3:00pm. In anticipation of your support, we sincerely

Thank You. For information contact Terry Stoothoff at

369.3515 or email: [email protected]

CCW CHOCOLATE CANDY BAR SALE

FEBRUARY 9-10

This year the BT Council of Catholic Women is having its

candy sale in-conjunction with Blessed Trinity School.

Therefore, when you buy a $1 candy bar from us, you will

be supporting all of our charitable endeavors as well as

Catholic Education. This year we are selling a variety of

World’s Finest Chocolates. Candy will be sold after all the

masses on THIS weekend. Buy a chocolate treat for a

loved one for Valentine’s Day and one for yourself as

well! Your last “treat” before Lent begins!

BEREAVEMENT GATHERING The Bereavement Ministry will be welcoming all new

members, that is Bereavement Companions, Grief Re-covery Facilitators, Funeral Reception Volunteers, and

Funeral Reception Cooks

Saturday, February 16 11:00 a.m.

in the Elder Care building.

If you are new to the ministry or have not yet been to an orientation, OR WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF

THIS MINISTRY -- PLEASE COME!

There will be a simple lunch.

Please let us know if you are coming. Call Peggy McClaskey 694-2978 or Chris Hildner 694-

2349 or Linda Smith 208-4337 MICHAEL JAMES METTE

Sunday, February 17 at 7:00pm at St. Patrick Parish, 500 NE

16th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601. Michael has performed at

the Diocese of St. Augustine’s World Youth Day concert and is

coming as part of his Lenten tour. You can learn more about

Michael and his music at www.michaeljamesmette.com.

Cost: FREE. There will be a freewill offering during the show.

Michael will have CDs for sale as well.

DIVINE MERCY MISSION

Saturday, February 16th

through

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

ST. FAUSTINA CATHOLIC CHURCH

9310 HWY 192 Suites 1-3

Clermont, FL 34714

For more information contact the

Parish Office at 863.438.6900

FINGERPRINT ALERT

There are still a large number of our volunteers whose

fingerprints have expired. Anyone who is involved with

volunteering in any capacity with children (all school

related events/activities) and elderly, Ministry to the Sick,

Money handlers, Church office volunteers, anyone who

uses Parish/School computers for any purpose including

data entry, etc. – must be in full compliance with the

policy of the Diocese of Orlando pertaining to

fingerprinting and Safe Environment training. This is a

mandatory requirement. This compliance must be

completed by March 15, 2013. At that time your ministry

head will notify you that you are no longer permitted to

serve in the ministry unless you immediately get it done.

COUNTRY FAIR

Queen of Peace Council of Catholic Women will

hold their annual Country Fair on Saturday,

February 16th in the Parish Hall on SW State Rd. 200

from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Bring your friends, there

will be something for everyone. White Elephant

items, Jewelry, Books, Tapes, Videos, and Decorative

items. Baked Goods will be among some of the

items for sale.

On APRIL 21, 2013

Blessed Trinity will be celebrating our Church’s 130th

Anniversary. This celebration will be honoring our

humble beginnings in 1883 to our flourishing

community today, 2013.

The celebration will begin with a special Mass @

11:00a.m. followed by lots of food, fun, music, games,

and more.

Please join us for this day of joy and festivities.

There is an opportunity to become an

honored sponsor:

Gold with a minimum donation of $250

Crimson with a minimum donation of $150

White with a minimum donation of $50

With a donation of the minimum levels above you will

be noted in the program of the event. To take part in

this amazing opportunity, please email: RHONDAM@

FLMEDICAL.NET

Also, did you know, we as a Church family

represent 60 countries from around the world? We

plan on recognizing and celebrating our church’s

diverse ethnicity. It would be greatly appreciated if you

could furnish your country of origin name and perhaps

a flag which represents this country as well. Thank you!

Please email: [email protected]

Community outreach

ministries

SENIOR NEWS

BLESSED TRINITY SENIOR CRAFTS

We meet on Thursdays from 10am to noon in Bldg. "F". This month we will be working on a variety of cloth shoulder bags. We all are learning together, so don’t be afraid of giving it a try!

BLESSED TRINITY SENIOR LUNCHEON Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 5th at noon in Bldg “F”. Program to be announced. We ask that you please bring a casserole or a salad, or dessert for six...bring a friend too!

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PARISH BREAKFAST This Morning Serving after 7:15 AM and 8:45 AM Mass All American Breakfast: Eggs, Sausage, Hash Browns All You Can Eat Pancakes, Featuring Brother Jack's Biscuits and Gra-vy, Still only $5.00

TEXAS HOLDEM TOURNAMENT 1st and 3rd Friday at the Knights Hall Next Tournament is Friday February 15 Doors open at 6:30 PM Games start at 7 PM Further Information: (352) 368-5960

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING

A class on the Sympto-Thermal method of Natural

Family Planning will be held on Saturday, February

16th from 9:30am—12 noon. The cost is $35 which

pays for the supplies. The Sympto-Thermal method

has the highest reliability rate of any of the natural

methods (except abstinence), even greater than the

pill, with no side effects. This method is officially rec-

ognized and endorsed by the Catholic Church and

sponsored by the Diocese of Orlando. For more in-

formation and to register for the class please call John

& Rhoda Podlaski at 867.1015.

OPERATION RICE BOWL Pick up your Rice Bowl TODAY after Mass. Start using it this week on Ash Wednesday as you fast from meat and between meals by giving a donation to your Rice Bowl. Join us on our seven week journey through Lent by participating in Operation Rice Bowl. (School Children and GIFT students should already have a Rice Bowl).

STEWARDSHIP 101

The next presentations of the

spirituality of Stewardship in its most basic

form will be held March 10 and April 7 at 10:00am

in Room 102 of the school.

All are welcome, especially new families.

PRAYER FAIR

The Stewardship Committee is again sponsoring a Prayer Fair during the upcoming Lenten season to let the parish know about the ministries we have that help us grow closer to God through prayer, study and retreat weekends. If you are head of one of these ministries and would like to take part in Prayer Fair 2013 (Sunday, March 3), please call 624-2316. We will have displays and information available following all morning Masses.

WOMEN’S PREGNANCY CENTER

Are you hurting from the pain of a past abortion?

Know someone else who is? Women’s Pregnancy

Center is presenting a 12-week Bible study that offers

hope and healing to those struggling with their past

decision. The next study will begin on Monday,

February 11th at 6:30pm at Women’s Pregnancy Center

(1701 E. Silver Springs Blvd). All calls are completely

confidential, so please contact Krista at 351.1294 or

email [email protected] for more

information.

“JOYFUL AGAIN” RETREAT

San Pedro will be offering “Joyful Again!” a retreat for all widowed men and women, March 2 and 3, 2013, at San Pedro Retreat Center in Winter Park. “Joyful Again!” is a nationally recognized retreat that provides the widowed with support from others who understand the loss associated with the death of a spouse. “Joyful Again!” Is a two-day retreat for widows and widowers who want to resolve the grief they feel inside and begin to live again after the death of their spouse. The retreat emphasizes self-help, personal growth skills, and personal spiritual practices that will enable the participant to take the healing journey. For more information contact: Sharon Groholski 386-717-4452, or Lois Scrivener 321-777-4008. Space is limited.

BROTHERS KEEPER SOUP DINNER

Get those taste buds ready. Brothers Keeper Soup Kitch-en will be serving its fabulous Wednesday night Soup & Bread Dinner. Beginning on Ash Wednesday and contin-uing on Wednesdays in Lent, come have the best tasting soup in town in the Parish Hall from 5:15 to 6:45.

SOUP KITCHEN CASSEROLES

Thank you for the great response last month. We gave out 310 pans and received 130 back. Just a reminder that we will be handing out pans/lids/recipes next weekend.

HELP WANTED: ELDER CARE Elder Care is looking for part time employee to work approximately 27 hours a week. Experience working in a senior care setting is desirable but not required. Must have a positive attitude, a willing spirit and a servant’s heart. Please send resume by fax 622-4849 or email [email protected] .

DON'T GIVE BROTHERS KEEPER

MONEY NEXT WEEKEND

In your envelope packet for next weekend Feb. 16/17 is

a special offering or "red envelope" for Brothers Keeper.

Please don't use it yet. We will be participating in a matching program sponsored by the Feinstein Foundation. They will match your contributions dollar for dollar up to a maximum of $35,000. (More details will be provided in future bulletins). The campaign counts donations made between March 1st through April 30th. So save those envelopes until March 1 and date your check appropriately. Then we will gladly take your money as it counts double for us between March 1 and

April 30. Thank you.

OLD PALMS

Please bring back your old Blessed palms and place

them in the container in the vestibule. They will be

burned and the ashes will be used for Ash

Wednesday.

STEWARD SAINTS OF THE WEEK

Week of February 10-16

February 10—Scholastica

February 11—Our Lady of Lourdes

February 14—Cyril and Methodius

OUR LADY OF LOURDES

In 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to young girl named Bernadette Soubirous near Lourdes, France, and identi-fied herself as “the Immaculate Conception.” In a series of visions, she directed the girl to prevail upon the priests to build a chapel near a tiny stream there and to pray for the conversion of sinners. In the years that followed, Lourdes be-came a place of pilgrimage and healing. But the relevance of this feast does not lie solely in the many miracles that have occurred there, “but on the ‘prolonged miracle’ of the effects of the paschal mystery on our physical, moral, or spiritual weakness. To bathe in the waters of Lourdes is to return, as it were, to the font of our baptism and to rise from sin to new life.” This feast invites us to recall the beginning of our disci-pleship and to recommit ourselves to Jesus, wholly and with-out qualification, as Mary did when she uttered her first, trusting “Yes” to the Lord. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.

BLOOD DRIVE

Life South Community

Blood Centers will be in

the church parking lot TODAY, February

10, 2013 from 8:00am-2:00pm.

WORD OF LIFE

I was 18 years old when I found out I was pregnant. With

the dreadful advice of my family I had an abortion. It has

been 14 years and I never realized how much pain was

buried deep within me. The denial was so great that I

didn’t know that I hated myself so much. I treated myself

horrible because of what I had done so long ago. I allowed

people to treat me bad and I felt I didn’t deserve God’s

love or forgiveness. Most of all, I didn’t deserve to live a

happy life. My wonderful friend told me about Project

Rachel. … My journey towards a better life has begun. I

finally feel I deserve better things and I know that God

wants me to live a happy life. I have asked and received

forgiveness from the Lord for what I did and I have made

peace with my beautiful baby.

~ Message to www.hopeafterabortion.org from a

post-abortive woman

Christian education

Christian education

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE ~ WEEKLY OFFERINGS

Weekly Offering February 3, 2013 Year to Date—Week 32

Envelope Total: 1,090 $ 58,953.69 Year to date collection: $ 2,917,378.92

Electronic Offering Total: 171 $ 21,194.19

Total Children’s Offering: $ 98.21 Year to date budget: $ 3,264,800.00

Non-Sunday 118 $ 13,781.50 Year to date deficit: ($ 347,421.08)

Grand Total for Week: $ 94,027.59

Amount needed for Operating Expenses: $ 102,025.00

Difference ($ 7,997.41)

“Thank you for your donations.”

Reminder: Do your best to put your envelope number on the “memo” line of your check.

Stewardship Verification Meetings

Tuesday, February 12th – 6/9pm

All Stewardship families must attend a Stewardship Verification Meeting to verify their time, talent, and treasure Stewardship commitments for 2013. At this meeting, a member of the Stewardship Committee will sign each family’s Stewardship Card. These meetings are different – and in addition to – the mandatory school re-registration meetings in late February. Appointment times and directions on what to bring to the meeting will be included in your letter. If you have any questions about these meetings, please call Melinda in the Church Stewardship Office, 629-8092, ext. 208.

CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH RETREAT Please consider giving yourself a wonderful gift of a weekend away from the routine; a time to become closer to Christ. Come join us at Christ Renews His Parish retreat. Over 650 fellow parishioners have made this fantastic weekend. The ladies weekend is February 23rd & 24th. The men’s weekend is March 2nd & 3rd. Sign up weekend is February 9th & 10th, after all the Masses. Space is limited. For more information or to pre-register, call Ro Lipari at 629-8092. Please prayerfully consider making this retreat. You will be glad you did! MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

Time is running out and space is limited! Now is

the time to enrich your Marriage by experiencing a

deeper level of love and communication towards each

other. Join us, in Orlando, for the next Worldwide

Marriage Encounter Weekend from Friday, February

15 at 7:30pm until 4pm on Sunday the 17th. If you

have any questions, or wish to register please call

Dennis and Claire Marotte at 407.282.2899 or go to

our website at wwme.org.

WHY CATHOLIC? The next segment of Why Catholic? is titled, The Celebration Of The Christian Mystery: Sacraments. Would you like to learn more about the Catholic faith? Would you like to share the faith with other adults as we continue our journey together? If you answered, yes, to any of these questions then join the hundreds of Catholics that are experiencing Why Catholic? This six week session will begin the week of Feb. 10th and end the week before Holy Week. If you would like to join a group please call Ro Lipari at 629-8092.

SAINT BERNARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL

A co-ed boarding-and-day school for grades 7-12 in

Cullman, Alabama. Operated since 1891 by the

Benedictine monks of St. Bernard Abbey, it offers a

Catholic college prep education in a beautiful and

safe academic environment. For more information

contact [email protected] or call:

1-800-722-0999. Website: stbernardprep.com.

Open House: Sunday, March 3, 2013.

CAR RAFFLE There is still an opportunity to purchase

your Luck of the Irish car drawing tickets in

the church office, Trinity Catholic or the

Trinity Catholic website:

www.trinitycatholichs.org/cardrawing Tickets are $100

each for a chance to win a new car from Palm

Chevrolet or $15,000 in cash. Thank you to all the

parishioners that have already supported this fundraiser.

Please consider purchasing a ticket to help fund our

tuition assistance program.

WALK-A-THON THANKS

We, your priests are most grateful to our many

sponsors. We enjoyed the nice Florida weather while

walking. Since my day was otherwise full I didn’t get

a chance to walk with the students. But I did

complete my 50 laps. I have two witnesses—God

and Mike Boyle. I didn’t get to check on Fr. Mike if

indeed he did his 8 laps. I wouldn’t be surprised if

one of his friends at the school allowed him to cheat.

Thanks to all. You are a great support to our

students.

THANKS FOR SUPPORT FOR SOCCER FINAL

Your generous donations last week to help us get buses

to send our students to the soccer final in Melbourne

amounted to $2,519.11. Because of your support we

are able to get buses and support our team. This is the

first time any soccer team from Ocala got to play in a

State Final. Thanks. Muchas Gracias.

CHEERLEADERS SUCCESS

We congratulate Trinity Catholic Cheerleaders who

once again came in 2nd in the whole state of Florida.

They put a whole lot of work into their very difficult

routine. We thank their head coach, Mrs. Debbie

Bowe for her commitment to and her love for this

very united team of girls. Mrs. Bowe is retiring from

her post as head coach.

Special Parish Seminar

Wednesday, February 12th

This seminar will highlight:

Tax benefits for Retirees

Last Will & Testament

Life Insurance

Living Wills

Health Care Surrogates

Trusts – Revocable and Irrevocable

Pros and Cons of Joint ownership of assets with children

And much more.…….

Please join us on Wednesday, February 12th at 3:30 p.m.

in the Church Chapel for this informative session.

FOURTH ANNUAL BLESSED TRINITY GREAT

OUTDOORS RAFFLE

Gangler’s North Seal River Lodge in Northern Canada

will be the setting from which you can do world class

fishing, a caribou hunt or bear hunting on Archer’s

Choice. The winners (two people) prize includes air-

fare and overnight hotel on the way. Tickets are

$50.00 for one or $200 for five. We sell only 500

tickets. Tickets are available at the Church office.

BT ALUMNI OF THE YEAR AWARD

This year during Catholic Schools week we presented

the Alumni of the Year award to Mr. Carswell Ponder.

Mr. Ponder attended Blessed Trinity Academy and spent a career in banking. He is married and has 3 sons and 8 grandchildren. He has served a number of charitable organizations in his life, including United Way, Boy Scouts, the Chamber of Commerce, F.A.F.O., and the Boys and Girls Club of Marion County, where he currently serves as Development Director. We congratulate Carswell on receiving this distinguished award. If you ever visit the Blessed Trinity School Office you will see photos of all the previous winners.

WALKATHON The Blessed Trinity School Walkathon was a huge success this year! It was a day filled with fun and laughter and we have many wonderful volunteers to thank for all of their help. We would also like to extend a huge THANK YOU to the entire par-ish, all the school families and their friends for their support. We also had a number of generous business sponsors, THANK YOU to: Pepsi, Golden Flake, Brusters Ice Cream, Concord Print Shop, Chick FIL A, Papa Johns, Clayton K. Ellis, PA, Kinder Homes, Companion Animal Clinic, Mr. Auto Insurance of Ocala, and The Martinez Family.