Washington, DC

January 22, 2017

HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pilgrimage:

My Search for the Real Pope Francis

January 22, 10:10am, Trinity Hall

Coffee and muffins will be served in the Upper School Cafeteria. Bring your copy of Pilgrimage for signing or

purchase one there.

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MAIN CHURCH

36th Street, between

N and O Streets, NW

Washington, DC 20007

PARISH CENTER

3513 N Street, NW

Washington, DC 20007

202-337-2840

Adult Faith Formation: A Focus on Living Catholic Social Teaching

The new year is a good time to recommit ourselves to building a just society and living lives of holiness amid the challenges of modern society. The seven themes of Catholic social teaching will form the basis for our upcoming Adult Faith Formation Lecture Series. The seven themes of Catholic social teaching provide a model for us: life and dignity of the person; call to family, community and participation; rights and responsibilities; option for the poor and vulnerable; dignity of work and rights of the worker; solidarity; and care for creation.

The series will explore how these principles permeate who we are and how we’re called to act in our world. How do we form our children, participate in our everyday life and be Christ in action? We will examine how we are called to make moral decisions and offer several areas in which we find ourselves challenged to make decisions in “real life.”

February 5: Introduction to Moral Theology in the Catholic Tradition Presented by Father Kevin O’Neil

February 12: Bioethical Challenges Presented by Carol Taylor, Ph.D., RN

February 19: Who Are We Executing and Incarcerating in this Country? Presented by Karen Clifton & Dr. Hannah Walker

February 26: Why Laudato Si Matters Presented by William Dinges, Ph.D.

March 5: Financial Decisions and Social Teaching Presented by Keith Vernon

For more information about the topics and presenters, please visit the Faith Formation/Religious Education pages of our website or contact Judith Brusseau at jbrusseau@trinity.org.

Just Haiti Coffee Available at Saxby’s! Throughout the month of January, Just Haiti is conveniently available at Saxby’s. Buy your beans or favorite ground flavor for $10/bag.

PARISH CENTER

Phone: 202-337-2840 Fax: 202-337-9048

Hours: Mon-Thur: 8:30am-7:30pm; Fri: 8:30am-

4:30pm; Sat & Sun: No receptionist on duty, but the

parish center is accessible during mass times.

Emergencies Only: 202-903-2817

JESUIT STAFF & PARISH DEPTS.

Pastor Kevin Gillespie, S.J. 202-903-2800

kgillespie@ trinity.org

Associate Pastor

William Ryan, S.J. 202-903-2831

wryan@ trinity.org

Associate Pastor

Paul Campbell, S.J. 202-903-2832

pcampbell@ trinity.org

Associate Pastor William Kelley, S.J. 202-903-2833

wkelley@ trinity.org

Executive Asst./ Parish Life

Lisa Dittmeier 202-903-2801

ldittmeier@ trinity.org

Communications Karelia Pallan 202-903-2837

kpallan@ trinity.org

Development Shauna Creary 202-903-2821

development@ trinity.org

Facilities Tass McCarthy 202-903-2813

tmccarthy@ trinity.org

Faith Formation/ Religious Educ.

Judith Brusseau 202-903-2807

jbrusseau@ trinity.org

Finance Chris Kehoe 202-903-2811

ckehoe@ trinity.org

HT School Principal

Charlie Hennessy 202-337-2339

principal@ htsdc.org

Human Resources

Angela Grady 202-903-2803

agrady@ trinity.org

Ignatian Spirituality

Martina O’Shea 202-903-2810

moshea@ trinity.org

Music Ministry Kathleen DeJardin 202-903-2805

kdejardin@ trinity.org

Parish Assess. & Renewal

Sara DeCarlo 202-903-2840

sdecarlo@ trinity.org

Social Justice Kate Tromble 202-903-2809

ktromble@ trinity.org

Worship & Liturgy

David Pennington 202-903-2804

dpennington@ trinity.org

Young Adult Comm. (YAC)

Catherine Heinhold 202-903-2819

cheinhold@ trinity.org

Youth Ministry

Sara Seligmann 202-903-2814

sseligmann@ trinity.org

We are a Jesuit Catholic parish that welcomes all to:

Accompany one another in Christ Celebrate God's love Transform lives

MISSION STATEMENT

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January is a great month for reading! On days and nights when the

temperature dips below freezing and the wintry winds chill the

bones and challenge the spirit, there is nothing like cuddling up on a

sofa with a good book and a warm brew.

I like to select fiction and nonfiction books. Over the Christmas

holidays, I finished Mark Shriver’s Pilgrimage: My Search for the

Real Pope Francis. The book is an absorbing account of the life of

the Pope through the eyes of someone committed to his faith yet still

on a personal quest to understand more through the wisdom and

witness of Pope Francis. You will be able to get a summary of the

book this Sunday when Mark will offer a presentation of his journey

of faith through researching the life of our Jesuit pope.

Presently, I am happily engaged in reading several books at once, as

is my habit. Depending on my mood, I may pick up Becoming Wise:

An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living by the NPR

broadcaster, Krista Tippett. Her reflection about her radio interview

with the founder of L’Arche, Jean Vanier, is alone worth the price of

the book. Then there is Michael Lewis’s The Undoing Project: A

Friendship That Changed Our Minds. A bestselling author, Lewis

demonstrates how two Israeli psychologists have changed our

understanding of the ways in which we think and make decisions.

When my theological mood takes over I turn to Diarmaid

MacCulloch’s Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years. I just

reached the chapter dealing with the 4th century controversies that

led to the Council of Nicea, noted for developing the Nicene Creed

we say at Mass. My museum musings are satiated by perusing the

paintings from the recently published book, Vigée Le Brun. She was

a late 18th/early 19th century French portrait painter who captured

the imagination with bright and beautiful portraits. As far as I know

she was one of the first painters who portrayed people smiling.

For spiritual reading, I have just begun What Do You Seek?: The

Questions of Jesus as Challenge and Promise by Fr. Michael

Buckley, S.J., who has served as a mentor for me and countless

others. (He also happens to be the uncle of an athlete by the name of

Tom Brady—perhaps Mr. Brady’s Jesuit genes explain his great

success on the gridiron!)

For fiction, I am intending to reread Silence by Shūsaku Endō. Some

of you may have heard about the recent release of the Martin

Scorsese movie with the same title, which is based on Endo’s book.

This weekend I hope to see the movie with a group of parishioners.

Knowing that the book was quite provocative I expect the movie to

be the same.

Finally, I occasionally check out the books in our parish library

located in the basement of our Parish Center. I invite you to look to

see if there are any that may help you through the long journey of

January.

From the Pastor’s Desk

PPC members share leadership responsibility with our pastor. As

advisors to the pastor, PPC members assist the pastor in discerning,

articulating, and communicating to other parishioners the identity

and mission of the parish, and they assist the pastor in assuring

fidelity to that identity and mission.

To add a name to these prayer lists, contact Lisa

Dittmeier at: ldittmeier@trinity.org. You must be an

immediate relative of the one to be remembered, or

have express permission in order to add a name to

these lists. The names on this prayer list will be

mentioned aloud at Sunday Mass during the General

Intercessions and will be published in the parish

eLetter and bulletin.

We also invite parishioners to write the name of

deceased loved ones in the Book of the Dead which is

kept in the back of the chapel. The parish community

remembers these persons each time we gather for

Eucharist.

NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION

Mass Schedule (Check bulletin or website for Holy Days)

Weekdays: 7am, 8am & 5:30pm in the Chapel (on N St.)

Note: Chapel is open on weekdays between Masses.

Saturday: 8am — Chapel; 5:30 pm Vigil — Church

Sunday: 7:30am, 9am, 11:30am, 1:15pm & 5:30pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Every Saturday from 4:30pm—5:15pm or by appointment

Sacrament of the Sick

Communal anointing is celebrated on the first Wednesday of the month at

7pm in the St. Ignatius Chapel. Call the Parish to request the

sacrament at home or in the hospital.

Baptisms and Weddings:

To schedule a Baptism or Wedding, contact Helene Flanagan,

202-903-2806 or hflanagan@trinity.org

To register for the preparation process, see next item.

Sacramental Preparation:

Persons desiring to receive certain sacraments at Holy Trinity need

to be registered parishioners and are expected to participate in a

preparation program. For more information or to register, contact

the appropriate staff person:

Infant Baptism: readmin@trinity.org, 202-903-2808

First Reconciliation: Judith Brusseau, 202-903-2807

First Eucharist: Judith Brusseau, 202-903-2807

Marriage Preparation: readmin@trinity.org, 202-903-2808

Adult Initiation (RCIA): Anne Koester, 202-337-2840 x128

Children’s Initiation (RCIA): Judith Brusseau, 202-903-2807

Adult Confirmation: Judith Brusseau, 202-903-2807

Youth Confirmation: Sara Seligmann, 202-903-2814

PRAYER REQUESTS

Daily Mass Intentions SACRAMENTS

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL (PPC)

Pray for those who are sick:

Howard Krauss, Betty & Gene Galvin, Sr.

Pray for those who are dead:

Arnold Donahue, Jerry Colbert

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INIATION OF ADULTS

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a process of conversion and faith formation for individuals who are interested in living the Christian life in the Catholic tradition. Those who want to learn more about the possibility of becoming Catholic are welcome to come to the Inquiry meetings held every Tuesday evening at 7pm in the Faber Room, Holy Trinity Parish Center. Please contact Anne Koester akoester@trinity.org for more information or visit our website.

Welcome to Holy Trinity! We invite you to join our parish. You

may register at www.trinity.org. Parishioner registration forms

can be found under the Participate tab. Questions about

registering can be directed to registration@trinity.org.

New parishioner orientations are held several times throughout

the year. See the bulletin, eLetter and website for announcement

of dates and times.

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The parish community prays for all of the dead every day

at Mass. However, we encourage parishioners to mention

specific persons by name during the General

Intercessions when invited to do so by the presider.

Parishioners may also request that a specific person be

remembered by name at a particular weekday Mass by

calling or visiting the receptionist’s desk in the Parish

Center during normal office hours.

Names must be submitted one week in advance. Persons

to be so remembered at weekday Masses this week are:

Monday 7:00am John & Mary Pickitt+

8:00am

5:30pm Cynthia Beer+

Tuesday 7:00am Lt. Col. Ralph Hess+

8:00am

5:30pm Clarence D. Latham &

Beverly Lathan+

Wednesday 7:00am Grace Piro+

8:00am

5:30pm

Thursday 7:00am Jay Condroy+

8:00am

5:30pm Donn Barclay+

Friday 7:00am

8:00am

5:30pm

Saturday 8:00am Betty Schreiber+

Week of January 23-28, 2017

President Kirk Willison ppcpresident@trinity.org

Vice President Cecilia Boudreau parishcouncil@trinity.org

Visit our website for the monthly calendar and for more information about all of our Ministries and their programs.

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IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY

WORSHIP

Handicapped Access to Church

Restoration of the church’s stained glass windows continues. A scaffold is erected around the door at the Northwest corner of the church. The door will not be accessible and this scaffold will likely need to be in place until early March. Those who need a ramp to enter the building will need to use the double doors near the tabernacle during this time.

Smells & Bells: Catholic Sacramental Imaginations Who says smells and bells are a thing of the past? David Pennington will lead a liturgical formation session focusing on the signs, symbols, rituals, and texts that constitute Catholic liturgy on February 11, 9:30am-11am Saint Ignatius Chapel. We will explore how symbols and texts shape our rituals and how we engage at the liturgy with all our senses.

Immigrants! Where are you on God’s Holy Mountain? Do we let you in? Why are we afraid of you? Are you taking our jobs, crowding out our schools, taxing our health services? You stoke our deepest fears. You don’t look like us, you don’t always dress like us, you may not practice our religion. Please go home. But wait, you can’t go home. Your home if it were Syria, has been destroyed. If it were El Salvador or Honduras, it has been overrun by gangs, if it were Mexico, you have little economic opportunity, if Eritrea, you suffer from a cruel and autocratic government. You came here looking for hope and opportunity. How have we responded?

Our new president would build a wall to keep you out. Others would make sure those among you that are Muslim would never get in. We give lip service to the notion that we are all immigrants, but we rush to exclude many desperate people from sharing in our prosperity.

Isaiah would have none of this on God’s Holy Mountain. He notes that “the cow and bear shall graze and together their children shall lie down.” We as a parish have proclaimed that we welcome immigrants and refugees as the new banner hanging in our church attests. We are supporting at least one immigrant family. We will continue to look for opportunities to “graze together” and where our children together “shall lie down.” Importantly too, we will continue to pray for undocumented immigrants, for refugees, for those seeking asylum. And we will pray for those among us who continue to block immigrants from entering our country that they will experience a change of heart and mind.

-Prepared by parishioner, Roger Sullivan

On God’s Holy Mountain Continued

“The cow and the bear shall graze,

Together their young shall lie down” (Is.11,v.7)

The Fifth Week: Living the Spiritual Exercises For parishioners who have completed the Spiritual Exercises, join us on February 25 at 6:45pm in McKenna to reflect on both our connection to the Spiritual Exercises and a desire that our lives reflect the graces we continue to receive on that journey. Light dinner will be provided; a donation of $5 is suggested. For more info and to RSVP, email Jan at 5thweekHT@gmail.com

Calling All Knitters!

The Ignatian Spirituality Project (which offers retreats to people in recovery from homelessness and addiction) is looking for knitters to make prayer shawls for women in need. We would love to have you join us. For more information please email Maryellen Magner, maryellen.magner@gmail.com

Prayer for the Inauguration

God, bless this country as we mark a new administration. Some are jubilant, some in anguish, and we all seek direction

And your guidance in restoring the bonds of community And the will towards the Common Good as we move forward.

Help us all to commit to peaceful gatherings and celebrations, To deep reflection, and to respectful dialogues

During this transition of government in the U.S., So our country can begin to heal from division and distrust

And so we may begin to find our way Toward a truly just and peaceful society.

God, bless all newly elected and newly appointed officials: Guide them to consider the sacred inalienable rights of every

person As they deliberate and decide on politics and programs

That will t0uch so many lives in these states Which so need to be united once again in common purpose: That every person in this land is recognized as created equal,

And that in order to form a more perfect Union, We must, as our Constitution directs us,

Establish justice, promote domestic tranquility, And the general welfare of the entire community,

In order to secure Your blessings On this land and on all who live here.

Lord, hear our prayers. Amen. - Jane Deren, Ph.D.

Copyright © 1971-2017, Education for Justice, a project of Center of Concern, used with permission. Other uses prohibited. All rights reserved. For more resources like this, visit www.educationforjustice.org

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL

First Eucharist Parent Meeting January 22, 10:10am, Lower School Big Room..

Adult Confirmation preparation is offered for those who are actively practicing Catholics and who would like to be confirmed. Sessions will begin January 26, at 7pm. Please contact Judith Brusseau for more information.

January 29: Raising Kids in Two-Faith Families 10:10am, Trinity Hall

Steve and Cokie Roberts will share how they have woven their Jewish and Christian faith traditions into their family’s life.

FAITH FORMATION/RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND Please join Father Brendan Lally of Saint Joseph’s

University and our Pastor, Father Kevin Gillespie, on a Pilgrimage to The Holy Land:

Walk Where Jesus Walked June 13-23, 2017

For more information: www.pilgrimages.com/frlally

Quiet Reflection on Social Justice Sometimes we get focused on serving others and our "doing" and we forget to take time to reflect on why we serve. Join us in the Chapel once a quarter to step back and reflect. We will spend an hour praying, contemplating, and exploring the spiritual relationship between our faith and service. Saturday January 28, at 4pm, Saint Ignatius Chapel.

Dead Man Walking: Religious Leaders Dialogue on the Death Penalty Join Catholic Mobilizing Network, Washington National Cathedral, and Washington National Opera for a powerful evening of music and reflection from prominent faith leaders on Monday, February 6, 7-8:30pm at the National Cathedral. Featuring Sr. Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, and EJ Dionne Jr., Washington Post Political Columnist, as moderators, this event brings together six national religious leaders to discuss their perspectives on the death penalty in the only western democracy to use it. The program will include arias from Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally’s opera Dead Man Walking, which will run at the Kennedy Center Opera House from February 25–March 11. Free and open to the public with a RSVP, this event will include panelist response to audience questions. For more information and to register, please visit: cathedral.org/event/dead-man-walking

Ends January 26!

January 23-26 from 7-9pm a team of volunteers will be making calls to parishioners. We are grateful in advance for your willingness to speak with our volunteers. Volunteers are still needed to conduct the Phone-A-Thon! Please email Lisa Dittmeier ldittemeier@trinity.org if you are available.

YOUTH MINISTRY

PARISH LIFE

Summer Service Trips

This summer Youth Ministry will be taking a trip to Camden, NJ for the Urban Challenge experience at the Romero Center (July 31-August 5) and Anse d'Hainault, Haiti to visit our sister parish, St. Jean Baptiste (dates TBD around the first week of July). For more information check out our website. Applications due February 6!

Considering a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land? Join Linda Wiessler-Hughes and Michael Hughes as they share stories from their own pilgrimage. Learn more about the summer pilgrimage with Father Gillespie and Father Lally this summer (June 13-23) “Walk Where Jesus Walked.” Sunday, January 22, 1pm, Parish Center Library.

New Parishioner Orientation All new members to the Parish are invited to our New

Parishioner Orientation on Sunday, February 12 from

4-5:30pm in McKenna Hall. Children are most welcome

and no RSVP is required. For more information, please

contact Lisa Dittmeier at ldittmeier@trinity.org.

21st Annual Trivia Night—February 3 in Trinity Hall

Register today at www.trinity.maestroweb.com!

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Sunday, January 22, 2017

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Isaiah 8:23-9:3/1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17/

Matthew 4:12-23 or 4:12-17

10:10 AM

10:10 AM

10:10 AM

10:30 AM

1:o0 PM

Religious Education Classes Assigned classroom Mark Shriver: My Search for the Real Pope Francis Trinity Hall Parent Meeting for First Eucharist Preparation Lower School Big Room So Others Might Eat Meal Service 71 O Street, NW Holy Land Pilgrimage Talk Parish Center Library

Monday, January 23, 2017

DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF UNBORN

CHILDREN

Hebrews 9:15, 24-28/Mark 3:22-30

7:30 PM Separated, Widowed and Divorced Group

Neale Room

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

MEMORIAL OF SAINT FRANCES DE SALES

Hebrews 10:1-10/Mark 3:31-35

7:00 PM

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Faber Room

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE

Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Mark 16:15-18

7:15 PM

Book Discussion Group McKenna Hall

Thursday, January 26, 2017

MEMORIAL OF SAINTS TIMOTHY & TITUS

2 Timothy 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5/Mark 4:21-25

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

7:00 PM

7:00 PM

Christian Meditation Group Saint Ignatius Chapel Iconography Guild Parish Center Library Adult Confirmation Parish Center Library Job Seekers Support Group Georgetown Neighborhood Library (R & Wisconsin Ave NW) Young Adult Community Faith Sharing Saint Ignatius Chapel

Friday, January 27, 2017

FRIDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Hebrews 10:32-39/Mark 4:26-34

Saturday, January 28, 2017

MEMORIAL OF SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS

Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19/Mark 4:35-41

7:30 AM

2:30 PM

4:00 PM

4:30 PM

Zen Meditation

Parish Center Upper Room rdruecker@aol.com

Service4Justice Youth Ministry

Shrine of the Sacred Heart

Social Justice Reflection

Faber Room

Shepherd’s Flock Mass

Saint Ignatius Chapel

Sunday, January 29, 2017

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13/1 Corinthians 1:26-31/Matthew 5:1-12a

10:10 AM

10:10 AM

11:30 AM

Religious Education Classes Assigned classroom Adult Education: Raising Faith-Filled Kids Trinity Hall Christ Child Society- Kennedy Guild Meeting Parish Center Library

join us for coffee & fellowship every Sunday after the 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM Masses

for texts of daily readings: www.usccb.org/bible/readings and for audio recordings of daily readings: www.usccb.org/bible/readings-audio.cfm

for the most complete listing of parish events with event descriptions and contact information: www.trinity.org/calendar

background color of date indicates the liturgical color for that day

for information concerning liturgical colors: http://www.bostoncatholic.org/Being-Catholic/Content.aspx?id=11372