Parish Office (360)377-7674 Parish office email: mail@holyt.org Hours: Mon., Tue., Thu. & Fri.: 9:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 4:30pm; Wed. : 9:00am-10:30pm, 1:00pm-4:30pm Parish Staff Pastoral Coordinator: Veronica Kelley Ext. 228 v.kelley@holyt.org Parish Priests: Fr. Jack Buckalew (Pastor Emeritus) Ext. 220 pastor@holyt.org Fr David Gese Fr Dennis Sevilla Deacons: Henry Miner Henryminer488@aol.com John Amlag 2dcnjohn@gmail.com

Administrator: Ted Leniszewski Ext. 214 administrator@holyt.org Outreach: Kathy Warcup Ext. 229 outreach@holyt.org Bookkeeper: Desiree Olmo Ext. 211 bookkeeper@holyt.org Music: Todd Flow erday Ext. 225 todd@holyt.org Parish Secretaries: Karen Holladay Ext. 210 secretary@holyt.org Diana Brown Ext. 212 d.brown@holyt.org

Faith Formation Office (360)479-9525 Fri. & Sat.: CLOSED Hours: Sun.: 8am - 1pm, Mon., Tue., Thu.: 9:30am – 4:30pm Wed.: 1:30pm - 7:00pm, Faith Formation: Melissa Will iams Ext. 216 m.williams@holyt.org Youth Ministry: Lois May Ext. 217 l.may@holyt.org Secretary: Margie Velez Ext. 215 ffsec@holyt.org

Parish Library: library@holyt.org Check the parish website for hours & featured books

St. Anthony’s Gift Shop Check store w eekly

Prayer Chain Requests Darlene Paul (360)692-9351 Bulletin Announcements Deadline is by 10am on the Friday, nine days prior to the requested bulletin date.

Weekend Eucharistic (Mass) Schedule Saturday: 5:00pm (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00, 9:45, 11:30am, 4:00pm (Spanish) Receivers for hearing impaired available by contacting any usher before Mass. Weekday Masses: (St. Joseph Chapel, in memory of Fr J. Erny) Wed., Thu. 8:30am, Fri: 11:00am Liturgy of the Word/Communion Service: Mon., Tue.: 8:30am (Chapel) Exposition, Benediction & Liturgy of the Hours: Fri.: 10:00am (Church) Adoration & Benediction: (Chapel) First Friday of month, 12pm - 5:50pm (Benediction) Holy Day Masses: 9:00am & 7:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 2:30pm - Until all are heard or 4:00pm Sacrament of Baptism (Infants) Registration for Baptism preparation classes can be arranged by calling the Faith Formation office. Parents must attend and sponsors are encouraged to attend. Sacrament of Marriage Please contact the parish office at least six months in advance of any proposed wedding date to make arrangements for marriage preparation. Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Please call the parish office as soon as possible to arrange for the celebration of this sacrament for those seriously ill or in danger of death. Funeral/Christian Burial Arrangements with Parish Office must be completed before setting a date and time for the service. Communion Calls Please call the parish office if a Eucharistic Minister is needed to bring Holy Communion to a homebound or confined parishioner. Annulments Tribunal-Advocates are available to help you find healing from the pain of divorce and convalidation of a new marriage in the church. For more information, please call the Parish Office. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Do you desire Christian Baptism, or seek to become a member of the Catholic Church? Are you a Catholic yearning for First Eucharist or Confirmation? For more information, please call Veronica in the Parish Office.

Seattle Archdiocese: www.seattlearchdiocese.org

Mission Statement: We, the Roman Catholic community who gather at Holy Trinity Parish, are committed to the worship of God, the building of community and service to others by proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We do this because we are loved by God and empowered

by the Holy Spirit to share in Jesus’ mission.

Holy Trinity Catholic Church

4215 Pine Rd. NE Bremerton, WA 98310 Phone: 360-377-7674 Fax: 360-377-6181 Parish Website: www.htcbremerton.org

December 9, 2018

Prepare the way for the Lord

If you are new to Holy Trinity parish, we warmly welcome you. Registration forms

are available at the Hospitality Table in the social hall after all weekend masses and in the parish office during the week.

CHAPEL DECEMBER 10 THRU DECEMBER 14

Mon. 8:30 AM LIT WORD/COMM SERVICE………. Tue. 8:30 AM LIT WORD/COMM SERVICE………. Wed. 8:30 AM Sally Ang..............................INT Rev. Jack Jennings................RIP Thu. 8:30 AM Kenneth Jamrog....................RIP Fri. 11:00AM Felix & Linda Fabellano..........INT

CHURCH DECEMBER 15 THRU DECEMBER 16

Sat. 5:00 PM Nora Bello.............................RIP Sun. 8:00 AM Dely Abigania.........................RIP 9:45 AM PARISH INTENTIONS.................. 11:30 AM Antonio Pena.........................RIP

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT

Good stewards believe that God, who has begun this good work in them, will carry it through to completion. In words and deeds, they can sing with the psalmist, “The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy!”

See Psalm 126

NEXT SUNDAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS

3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

1ST READING: ZEPHANIAH 3:14-18A RESPONSORIAL PSM: ISAIAH 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 2ND READING: PHILIPPIANS 4:4-7 GOSPEL: LUKE 3:10-18

ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES

Monday, Dec. 10 at 7:00pm Friday, Dec. 14 at 12:00pm Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 7:00pm Saturday, Dec. 8, 15 & 22 at 2:30pm (Individual)

COLLECTION REPORT

FISCAL YEAR JULY 2018 TO JUNE 2019

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Parish Goal: $2,800,000 Pledged To-Date: $2,174,316

Paid To-Date: $1,594,721 Number of Families Pledged: 575 Capital Campaign donation envelopes are available in the pews for your convenience. Thank you for your support and generosity.

EVENTS THIS COMING WEEK

Sun 9am-1:00pm YLI Holiday Gift Sale Sun 8am-1:00pm Angel Tree Gift Return Mon 4:30pm Exercise Class Wed 6:00pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Thu 12:00pm Senior’s Christmas Potluck

MEN’S RETREAT

Sign up for the Men’s Retreat on January 12, 2019 with Fr. Peter Tynan, OSB continues this weekend after all Masses. Stop by the Parish Hall to sign up or to receive more information. Cost is $25 per person. Note: Thanks to the generosity from a few parishioners, scholarships are available.

FAMILY NATIVITY

Does your family have a special Nativity set that you would like to share with your Parish family? If so, on January 5 & 6, the Feast of the Epiphany,

the Liturgy Commission is sponsoring a Family Nativity Event, where you can display your special set. If you are interested in participating in this wonderful Parish event, please contact either Pat Trapp at 360-415-9741 or Yvonne Kevins at 360-479-0548 for more information.

Collection needed per Sunday............ $15,037.74 Collection................... Yearly Budget................................... Year-To-Date Collection..................... Children’s Collection.......................... Parish Charity Fund...........................

$21,306.50 $797,000.00 $347.299.47 $28.00 $66.00

DECEMBER 9, 2018

From today’s Gospel reading: Jesus said to his disciples: “The power of the heavens will be shaken.”

Reflection: The apocalyptic language of today’s gospel depicts the collapse of all that seems so fixed – sun, moon and the stars. A once-thought secure world is not as secure as we thought.

So, we ask ourselves: -What and on whom have we relied for security and hope in times of crisis? -Have these been supportive and sustaining?

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CELEBRATION

The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 12. All parishioners are invited to participate in this special celebration that will begin with the

recitation of the rosary at 5:00pm, procession of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at 5:30pm and Mass at 6:00pm. Following the Mass, there will be a fiesta celebration in the social hall. Come join our Latino brothers and sisters as together we experience and are blessed by the cultural richness of this celebration honoring our Blessed Mother.

SIMBANG GABI CELEBRATION

Our Filipino Community invites you to join them for a special celebration of Simbang Gabi on Monday, December 17. Simbang Gabi literally means “going to the church at night.” It is a special devotional tradition of celebrating Mass each of the nine days before Christmas in preparation for the birth of Jesus. This celebration honors the role of Mary in the incarnation and focuses on Jesus, who took on human flesh to save us. Our evening begins with Mass at 6:00pm, followed by dinner and a time of fellowship in the Parish Hall. We invite you to please bring a gift of non-perishable food to our liturgy that will be given to St. Vincent de Paul. In addition, for the dinner after Mass, we ask you to please bring a vegetable salad or dessert to share.

PARISH STEWARDSHIP 2019

A sincere “Thank You” to the 176 families who have returned their 2019 Stewardship of Treasure Commitment Card. Our operating budget, which has not increased in many years, is $797,000 which enables Holy Trinity Parish to support the many costs of running the parish and its many ministries, which benefit not only our fellow parishioners but the community at large. To date, we have pledges totaling $273,491, which is far less than the number of pledges we normally have received by this time. If you haven’t already done so, please return your commitment card as soon as possible. If you are an online contributor, remember that you still need to fill out and return your commitment card so we know of your intentions. If you are unable to make a commitment this year, please write “prayer” on your card and return it to the parish office. Thank you and God Bless!

TAX REMINDER

For those who might be itemizing their deductions, we will process all donations (Stewardship giving, Capital Campaign, charity, holy day, etc.) on December 31. Donations received by that date will be recorded on your 2018 parish giving tax statement. Online Giving transactions after December 28 may not be recorded in 2018 due to varying processing procedures of banks. Your giving is helping to make our Parish and our community a better place! And finally ... a grateful Thank you to our faithful Parishioners for blessing the parish this past year as together we do the work of Christ. Tax statements will be mailed in mid-January. If you are not planning on itemizing and don’t think you will need a statement, please contact Diana in the Parish Office so she doesn’t send one to you. Please keep Holy Trinity in your prayers.

ANGEL TREE GIFT RETURN

Please return your Angel Tree gifts to the Social Hall this weekend, December 8 & 9. ALL GIFTS MUST BE RETURNED BY DECEMBER 12. Thank you and God bless you for your

generosity.

The Theology of Zombies? Lady Gaga and Judas? All About Monk Stuff?  If you had told me five years ago that I would be giving a series of talks with titles like that, I would have rolled my eyes and laughed. I was a monk and a librarian, and that was that.

Then Abbot Neal sent me to seminary to study for ordination. At seminary I heard about “Theology on Tap,” a movement in the Catholic Church driven by the concept of “bringing the faith to where the people are.” Specifically, “Theology on Tap” goes to where young adults naturally congregate — in bars and pubs. During these gatherings, a priest or layperson talks about some beliefs or points of theology in a lighthearted manner. The participants then discuss the topic among themselves over a beer. The goal is to get young

And it’s not just for the older men: More about our presenter, Father Tynan, from the Saint Martin’s University website:

adults asking theological questions and to prompt them to recognize why and how faith and religion play an important role in their lives. “Theology on Tap” sounded wonderful. I began to imagine myself doing something similar once I returned to Saint Martin’s after ordination. But, the challenges were clear. Perhaps the most significant challenge: Many of our students are too young to go to bars. So, I considered ways we could modify the idea to make it work. I developed a list of three basic principles for translating this program to a Saint Martin’s setting: 1) it had to be interesting to students; 2) it had to be convenient for students; and 3) it had to have real theological content. First, if students have just spent their entire day in the classroom, they do not want another lecture in the evening. The topics would have to be compelling, based on something the students are already talking about in their residence halls, in the dining hall and in the rec center. Second, once the students have eaten dinner, they are unlikely to want to head back “up the hill” to the academic buildings. (This is why I celebrate weekday student Mass and offer the sacrament of Reconciliation down in the residence halls.) Likewise, the talks would need to occur where the students gather at the end of the day — in the residence halls. And third, the focus of the presentations had to be theology. If the talks simply centered around pop culture, what would distinguish them from other conversations taking place on campus? Everyone, it seems, has theological questions and everyone wants to discuss them, but cultural taboos often make people uncomfortable about initiating faith-focused discussions. My goal would be to move students past those taboos into comfortable religious discourse. When I returned to Saint Martin’s, I pitched the idea to the campus ministers, who responded positively. At the beginning of the 2011-12 school year, I told students about my planned lecture series, tentatively named “Theology in the Dorms.” They came up with a new title — “Papa Pete ‘n Popcorn.” “Papa Pete” seems to have stuck as nickname for me with the students. That’s not so bad; I can live with it! “Papa Pete n’ Popcorn” took off during the fall semester, attracting about 25 attendees per session. This past spring, as I continued the program with the students, the lectures explored theological themes in popular movies, including Star Wars, Twilight and Lord of the Rings. It has been challenging to constantly generate new topics to engage the students, but this pressure has forced me — and the students — to be creative. So what’s on tap for Saint Martin’s version of “Theology on Tap”? Stay tuned for this fall’s schedule — and feel free to join us.

Pleasejoinus,January12th,2019:

Men’sRetreat!

Costs only $25, includes a Continental Breakfast and Lunch! Scholarships available.

Register after Masses on December 8/9 & 15/16.

DECEMBER 9, 2018

FAITH FORMATION

MISSON TRIP

Anyone interested in attending the Junior High/High School mission trip to Bellingham, Washington this summer must submit their interest forms by no later than December 14.

SACRAMENTAL PREP PARENT CLASSES

Reminder: Parents of children expecting to receive their First Eucharist in May must attend preparation classes. See Melissa in the Faith Formation office if you have missed one or more of these required classes.

High School Youth Ministry Young Adult Ministry (18-39) single or

married welcome 479-9525 x 217/l.may@holytrinitymail.org

YOUTH CONVENTION

HIGH SCHOOL TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS: Mark your calendars for this year’s Youth Convention, “World Youth Day in Seattle 2019” January 26 and 27, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Seattle Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Note: This year there is a dual track --- one for HS Youth and the other for Young Adult Ministry! See Lois for more information or pick up a flyer on the Youth and Young Adult Ministry bulletin boards in front of the Faith Formation Office. You won’t want to miss out.

YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB

Young Adult Book Club meets this week -- Dec. 13, 6:30 pm in room 3 of the Faith Formation Wing. New members welcome!

HOLY TRINITY PRAYER CORNER

PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK: Estrella San Jose, Jerome Amon, Lily Cayabyab, Antonio Ripa, Elsie Alameda, Demetrio Reyes, Jerry Cruz, Helen Eberle, Dave Ryan, Thomas Le, Joanne Kilpatrick, Leon Jones, Lillian Quenga, Nadine Cox, Mark Hoynes, Ray Silvia, Brad Crosta, Alice Hendrickson, Melissa Cook, Roy Salas, John Lykins, Christina Agas, Diane Pickard, Joe Yates, Lois Regan, Aileen Ng, Aaron Lynch PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: President George H.W. Bush, Jerry Fuchs, Merle Amon, Cameron Tetrault, Ines Gumapas, Juan Gumapas, Tomas Timbol Layug, Jose Layug, William G. Knox, Serafin Luarca, Marissa Albaladejo, Hilario Pani, Daprosa Yap, Louie Regis, Dolores Rodriguez, Marian K. Jensen

Please remember in your prayers, all the sick & deceased named in our

Parish Book of Intentions

DECEMBER 17-19 “Silent, Self-Directed Advent Retreat” Men’s & Women’s Retreat Mass, Adoration, and Confession available JANUARY 11-13 “Betrothed: A Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage” Retreat for Engaged Couples Led by Fred & Anne Janssen, and Steven & Megan Pepin

AN ADVENT PRAYER

Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ever faithful to your promises and ever close to your Church: the earth rejoices in hope of the Savior’s coming and looks forward with longing to his return at the end of time. Prepare our hearts and remove the sadness that hinders us from feeling the joy and hope which His presence will bestow, for He is Lord forever and ever. Amen.

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