PARISH ADMINISTRATION Parish Bookkeeper, *Lani Cosme Program Manager, *Colleen Glazer Parish Secretary, *Catherine Jestice Parish Plant Manager, *Victor Zambrano PARISH ADVISORY COUNCILS Pastoral: Alicia Javier (Singles) Don and Maureen Drew (Marrieds) Odelia Ramirez (Spanish speakers) William Quinn (Seniors) Victoria Vulaj (Teenagers) Financial: Michael Donofrio, Vincent Pascal Carol Joyce, Emily Cho Roache (Trustees) WORSHIP Acolytes, Kevin McKenna Devotions, Private, Adoration / Daily Evening Rosary, Ellen Valko Legion of Mary, Blanca Bulit Sagrado Corazon, Yolanda Pardo Lectors Floral Decorations Sacred Music, *Andrew Yeargin, Director Cantors, *Andrew Yeargin Contemporary Ensemble, Phelder St. Germain Misa in Espanol, *José (Cheito) Guevara Schola Cantorum, *Andrew Yeargin Sacristans, *Victor Zambrano III, James Hulak, Hans Ramirez, Patrick Machado COMMUNITY BUILDING Bulletin, Parish Weekly, *Catherine Jestice Calendar, Master Parish, *Catherine Jestice Concert Series GUEST, *Andrew Yeargin PARISH, *Andrew Yeargin CRC (Contemporary Roman Catholics), James Hulak Scouting Programs, Bob Deaver Trinity Counters, JoAnne Pollio FORMATION / EDUCATION Adult Faith Formation, *Colleen Glazer Lectio Divina-Young Adults, *Fr. Gary Mead Christian Meditation, Donald Main RCIA (Christian Initiation), *Msgr. Sandi Religious Education, *Colleen Glazer OUTREACH Blood Drive, *Catherine Jestice Breakfast Line, *Colleen Glazer Food Pantry, *Colleen Glazer Guest Clergy Hospitality, *Msgr. Sandi Holy Trinity/Ascension Homeless Shelter, Mike Griffin Making All Things New (MATN), Kenneth Craig Twelve-Step Programs, *Catherine Jestice * indicates parish employee * * * * * * * *

Please keep our sick in your prayers: Kate Concannon, Anne Lia, Edward Haggerty, Devinee Worrell, Gloria Frucht, Regina & Joe Rywelski, Sr., Mary Haggerty, Blanca Bulit, David Ray, Gloria Harris, Teresa Roa, Rose Sathyarajan, Angela Velasquez, Cathryn Michellini, Michael Waters, Robert Donofrio, Betty Kranzdorf, Kenneth Larson, Eleanor Buhr, Maria Jimenez, , Dolly Guintner, Yolande Irizarry Katherine Sekoniak, Kedarry Ransome, Maxine Donofrio, Isaac Sidaway, John Phillips, Eleanor Kozol, Edward Sleeper, John Herndon, Christopher Sanchez, Beatrice Scanlon, Nina Burton, José Oseguia, Patricia Nugent, Amy Fisher, Tony Hartner, Josephine Zingone Names will remain on our prayer list for one month. If you would like us to carry a name longer, please contact the Rectory.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

First Sunday of Lent

“The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained … for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.”

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY

MONDAY NO DA Meeting Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NO NA Meeting TUESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NO Lectio Divina (Spanish) R.C.I.A. – Rectory – 7:00 PM NO Christian Meditation WEDNESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NO NA Meeting THURSDAY NO Al Anon Meeting Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NO AA Men’s Meeting FRIDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NO AA Women’s Meeting * * * * * * * *

YOUR DONATIONS (collected in church)

Last week’s collection: $3,817.00 2nd Collection – Peter’s Pence: $1,203.00 THANK YOU!

* * * * * * * * Music at the 11:15 Mass

Please note that information about the music at the 11:15 Mass can be found on the Holy Trinity website: www.htcny.org/music-ministry. * * * * * * * *

A reminder that all Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK / 2/20 SATURDAY 2/20 5:30 All Front Line Workers SUNDAY 2/21 7:30 Elderly of our parish 9:30 NENE BUFFONI & NEVIA LOPES 11:15 CARMINE CASTELLANO 12:30 Our expectant couples 5:30 Single adults of our parish MONDAY 2/22 Chair of Peter

9:00 MSGR. THOMAS P. SANDI (living) 5:30 MARIA ROSARIA DERENZO

TUESDAY 2/23 Polycarp, martyr 9:00 MSGR. THOMAS P. SANDI (living)

5:30 WILLIAM M. BARVICK-25th Anniversary WEDNESDAY 2/24 9:00 MATTHEW GUTT 5:30 Deceased of our parish THURSDAY 2/25 9:00 Our Parish priests 5:30 Children of our parish 7:00 NO Mass FRIDAY 2/26 9:00 MRS. MARIE BISSMANN-17th Anniversary 5:30 Our Pastoral staff SATURDAY 2/27 9:00 Infirm of our parish * * * * * * * *

IMPORTANT! “In-House” Second Collection, Feb 28th

This one’s for US! All donations will remain in the parish! Next weekend, we will take up the annual, second collection for Holy Trinity Parish FUEL. Please consider making a donation to our parish. Thanks.

A Reflection “I WILL RECALL THE COVENANT I HAVE MADE …” “On this First Sunday of Lent, we meet an important biblical concept: covenant. The familiar flood story ends with God making a covenant with Noah and ‘all living things’: never again will the earth and its creatures be threatened with total destruction. Why ‘covenant’? Because, in the biblical world, a covenant was much more. In Israelite culture, covenants structured much of society. By entering into a covenant, two parties formed a relationship as close as family; it was because of this ‘blood relationship’ that each party promised certain attitudes and behaviors toward the other. The covenant with Noah is the first of several; most important is the covenant between God and Israel, formed at Sinai. Mark’s account … implies that, unlike God’s people, who failed various tests of faithfulness in their desert journey, Jesus relies on God, whose messengers ‘ministered to him.’” – At Home with the Word

The Ongoing Need for Blood

There continues to be a pressing need of donations in the city. We urge you to contact NY Blood Center to make a donation, appointments preferred. Conatact nybc.org/donate or eperalta@nybc.org (Holy Trinity’s representative). A great way to start your Lent!

Third and Final Notice! SIXTH-YEAR PARISH EVALUATION

This year Monsignor Sandi will complete his six-year term as PASTOR of Holy Trinity Parish. In keeping with Archdiocesan policy, an evaluation of the parish has begun. Parishioners and staff who wish to do so may write letters with their own comments about our parish and its pastoral leadership. Please address your letters to:

Office of Priest Personnel, Archdiocese of New York, 1011 First Avenue, New York,

New York 10022 Letters MUST be received no later than Feb. 28th.

* * * * * * * * R.C.I.A.: Rite of Election

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults The Rite of Election, by which the Universal Church accepts the petition of a non-Christian to become a Catholic, usually takes place in the cathedral. This year, because of COVID-19, it is being celebrated in local parishes. Since we were not able to celebrate this Rite on the First Sunday of Lent, we shall do so for our single Catechumen, LUCAS AZENHA (15) at the 11:15 Mass on the Second Sunday in Lent, February 28th. At our Easter Vigil (April 3rd) he will receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Confirmation! Please pray for him and his family. * * * * * * * *

2021 Cardinal’s Stewardship Appeal The 2021 Appeal financial goal for Holy Trinity Parish this year is the same as last year, $75,500. Because of your support, this year we will enable our Archdiocese to continue to: 1. sustain numerous charitable offices, agencies, and programs to provide compassionate and effective assistance to those most in need. 2. offer financial support to needy parishes and Regional schools. 3. ensure excellent academic and spiritual formation in our schools and catechetical (Religious Education) programs training in our parishes. 4. and care for our retired clergy and Religious men and women who have given their lives in service of the Church and 5. excellent preparation for future clergy who will give theirs in the years to come. PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION THIS YEAR AND THANK YOU!

Sophia, ChurchMouse Reporting unseen works of faith, hope and charity to uplift you.

Healthy Christians are lifelong learners, humbly allowing God to help us do good and avoid evil. Take a look at this alphabetical list of MORAL VICES we wisely should eliminate in our lives.

VICES: Dangers to Living Morally Arrogance, Bigotry, Condescension,

Disrespectfulness, Egotism, Fatalism, Gossip, Hypocrisy, Insensitivity, Jealously, Know-It-

All-Ness, Lying, Manipulation, Narrowmindedness, Obstinacy, Prejudice,

Quarrelsome, Rigidity, Selfishness, Thin-skinned, Ungraciousness, Venality,

Willfulness, Youster [look it up], Xenophobia, Zealotry

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LENT by Paul Turner Lent is the season that prepares us to celebrate Easter. The main reason Lent is important is that Easter is our most important feast. On Easter we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, whose passage beyond death into life offers redemption to believers. The resurrection is the cornerstone of Christian faith. The mystery of Christ’s rising from the dead is so deep that the Church invites us to six weeks of preparation before we fully celebrate it. We call that period Lent. For the faithful, Lent is a time of penitential practices and spiritual discipline. During this time we acknowledge our sins and seek God’s help to overcome them. Traditionally these actions show our dependence on God, our renunciation of the fascinations of this world and our desire to better the lives of others. For the elect, those preparing for baptism, Lent is a time of intense spiritual preparation. They will celebrate baptism at Easter because in this sacrament they enter the mystery of Christ’s dying. They die to their former way of life and open their hearts fully to discipleship in Jesus. For the elect, this is a season of purification and enlightenment. The prayers of this season help scrutinize and purify their intentions, remov-ing whatever might block their commitment and strengthening their resolve. They will become fully illumined with the light of Christ when they celebrate initiation at the Easter Vigil Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends before the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday. Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence. All the Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence.

Para el Tiempo de Cuaresma…

Recuerde el alma dormida, avive el seso e despierte contemplando

cómo se pasa la vida, cómo se viene la muerte tan callando;

cuán presto se va el placer, cómo, después de acordado, da dolor;

cómo, a nuestro parecer,cualquiera tiempo pasado fue mejor.

Nuestras vidas son los ríos que van a dar en la mar, que es el morir;

allí van los señoríos derechos a se acabar y consumir;

allí los ríos caudales, allí los otros medianos y más chicos,

allegados, son iguales los que viven por sus manos y los ricos.

Este mundo es el camino para el otro, que es morada sin pesar;

mas cumple tener buen tino para andar esta jornada sin errar.

Partimos cuando nacemos, andamos mientras vivimos, y llegamos

al tiempo que fenecemos; así que cuando morimos, descansamos.

Este mundo bueno fue si bien usásemos de él como debemos,

porque, según nuestra fe, es para ganar aquél que atendemos.

Aún aquel Hijo de Dios para subirnos al cielo descendió

a nacer acá entre nos, y a vivir en este suelo do murió. (Jorge Manrique)

* * * * * * * * LENT: 2021

Happy Lent! Have you made a Lenten strategy? How will you improve your “spiritual self?” Here are the traditional biblical suggestions: - more prayer (ongoing conversations with God) - sacrificial fasting (doing without food you enjoy), - intentional almsgiving (i.e., unselfish charity) Here’s your chance, here and now, to enrich the meaning of the Faith you practice. Remember, as a baptized Christian, each of us is “another Christ.” Imagine that! Make your Lent, 2021, an actual “life altering” experience!! Only YOU can do it!