PARISH ADMINISTRATION Spanish Speaking Ministry, *Fr. Luis Pulido Parish Bookkeeper, *Tara Dahill Program Manager, *Colleen Glazer Parish Secretary, *Catherine Jestice Parish Plant Manager, *Victor Zambrano PASTOR’S ADVISORY COUNCILS Finance Council, Steve Bujno Lay Trustees, Norma Ytuarte, Sheila Mullan Parish Council, Mike Griffin WORSHIP Acolytes, Kevin McKenna Devotions, Private, Adoration / Daily Evening Rosary, Ellen Valko Legion of Mary, Blanca Bulit Sagrado Corazon, Yolanda Pardo Lectors, Stephanie Miller Floral Decorations, Mia Kravitz 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,* Francisco Fernandez 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 Homebound Ministry, 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), *Gary Cushing Religious Education,*Colleen Glazer OUTREACH Blood Drive, Catherine Jestice Breakfast Line, *Colleen Glazer Cubans in Exile, Iladio Blanco Food Pantry, Colleen Glazer Guest Clergy Hospitality,* Msgr. Sandi Homeless Shelter, Mike Griffin Making All Things New (MATN), Kenneth Craig Twelve-Step Programs, * Catherine Jestice * indicates parish employee * * * * * * * * from “A Year’s Windfalls” On the wind in February Snowflakes float still, Half inclined to turn to rain, Nipping, dripping, chill. – Christina Rosetti * * * * * * * * There will be a special Holy Trinity Collection today for Fuel Expenses. Your donations help to offset the costly fuel bills to keep our church warm during the cold weather.

FEBRUARY 14, 2016 First Sunday of Lent

“Then [the devil] led him to Jerusalem, made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you.’”

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY

SUNDAY Holy Trinity Fuel Collection – all Masses NO Religious Ed. Classes MONDAY NO DA Meeting NO Rosary NO Religious Ed. Classes NO Legion of Mary TUESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM SCA Meeting – Rectory – 6:15 PM Lectio Divina (Spanish) – Center – 7:00 PM Christian Meditation – Rectory – 7:00 PM Fr. Gary Prayer Group – Rectory – 7:30 PM WEDNESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM R.C.I.A – Rectory – 7:30 PM THURSDAY Al Anon Meeting – Rectory – 12:15 PM Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM Cub Scout & Boy Scout Troop 1 – Center – 7:00 PM AA Men’s Meeting – Rectory – 7:00 PM FRIDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM AA Women’s Meeting – Rectory – 8:15 PM * * * * * * * *

YOUR DONATIONS Last week’s collection: $4,830.00 Second collection for Peter’s Pence: $1,483.00 ParishPay for January: $10,146.33 THANK YOU!

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY 2/13 5:30 Natalia Jimenez SUNDAY 2/14 7:30 HT Parishioners 9:30 Maria Pasquale Rispoli 11:15 Victor Eric Lozada 12:30 Renée Elizabeth Kaplan & Marina & Angel Suárez Fernández 5:30 Noel Jang (living) MONDAY 2/15 9:00 Eileen Beswick (living) 5:30 NO Mass TUESDAY 2/16 9:00 Our Neighbors 5:30 Rafael Jang (living) WEDNESDAY 2/17 Holy Founders Servite Order 9:00 5:30 Maria Rosaria Moschella THURSDAY 2/18 9:00 5:30 Msgr. Thomas P. Leonard (living) 7:00 Herminia Gattorno FRIDAY 2/19 9:00 Former Parishioners – living & deceased 5:30 Juan Antonio Perez – 1st Anniversary SATURDAY 2/20 9:00 Parish Priests

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TODAY! Special Liturgy for the Sick

There will be a special Liturgy of the Anointing of the Sick today at Notre Dame Church, on West 114th Street at Morningside Avenue, for all who are unwell in body, mind or spirit. Our local Cluster of Churches is sponsoring this event, which will include: (1) 2:00 PM Confessions, (2) 2:30 PM Liturgy (Prayers, Scripture and Anointing) (3) a small reception. We need to know how many people will attend from our parish, so if you want to go – and we hope you will – you (or your caretakers) should call the rectory (212) 787-0634) ASAP. Each family should also arrange their own transportation.

* * * * * * * * Save Today’s Bulletin Insert

At the beginning of the “Year of Grace 2016” a bright yellow leaflet appeared as a Bulletin Insert: When Someone Asks You #1: Facts Every Catholic Should Know. It was very popular and helped many parishioners review and/or expand our knowledge of the Catholic Faith. Well, today you see before you a blue leaflet, entitled, When Someone Asks You #2: Explanations Catholics Should Know. We hope you find it even more appealing. Remember to pass it along to your relatives and friends who perhaps no longer practice their Catholicism on a regular basis. Who knows, it may be just the right “medicine to bring about a cure” and we’ll all be the richer for their return to active participation in the Faith?

Divine Murmurs Many Minds, Many Sources; Same God

Make God laugh: tell him your plans. Anonymous * * * * * * * *

SAVE THE DATES PARISH MISSION: Mar 13th – 16th

“Spiritual Exercises”

The 2016 Holy Trinity Lenten Mission will be preached by Jesuit Father Patrick Ryan, our Sunday associate priest. He is the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Language and Literature at Fordham, and a PhD in comparative history of religion from Harvard University (with a specialization in Arabic and Islamic Studies). For about half of his life he worked in West Africa, mostly in Nigeria and Ghana. He has had faculty and administrative appointments at the University of Ghana, and Hekima College in Kenya, and the Gregorian University in Rome. He served as the first President of Loyola Jesuit College, a secondary school in Abuja, Nigeria. Each night, Sunday through Wednesday, March 13th-16th, Father Ryan will help us think about, and use, “spiritual exercises.” Sounds interesting? Plan on coming to one or all four nights! * * * * * * * *

So, How Are You Going to Grow This Lent? Weed out Bad; Plant Good!

All right you’ve got 40 days to be a better Christian. Set your sights high, and get going! If you have chosen to “give up” something for your Lent this year, you are in excellent company. BUT, how about improving what you are already doing as “a good Catholic”: a little more prayer, a little less food and a whole lot more charity. Think about it. Lent can be very invigorating, like a good physical or mental “workout.” Here we go! * * * * * * * *

“‘Give Up’ Indifference for Lent” Describing the phenomenon he calls “the globalization of indifference,” Pope Francis says, “whenever our interior life becomes caught up in its own interests and concerns, there is no longer room for others, no place for the poor. God’s voice is no longer heard, the quiet joy of his love is no longer felt, and the desire to do good fades … We end up being incapable of feeling compassion at the outcry of the poor, weeping for other people’s pain, and feeling a need to help them, as though all this were someone else’s respon-sibility and not our own.”

Sophia, ChurchMouse

Happy Saint Valentine’s Day! Insert that title, and it becomes sacrificial [Christian] love. Do it; be it for others. Happy Lent! You can have a cheerful Lent, you know. Really! It simply means focusing on and practically improving your Christian love. God bless your efforts at this kind of love, which eclipses all the others!

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How to Report Abuse Because we are proud of our consistent efforts to be a responsible, vigilant, Christian community, we strive mightily to protect your youngsters and your financial donations. Should you need to report improprieties at Holy Trinity Parish, you may call the appropriate, toll-free Archdiocesan Hotline:

Abuse of MINOR CHILDREN (212) 371-1000 X 2949

victimassistance@arch.org

Abuse of PARISH FINANCE (877) 820-0541

reportlineweb.com/ADNY

* * * * * * * * Please keep our sick in your prayers:

Lois Mazzitelli, Kate Concannon, John Muratori, Iris Okun, Anthony DeFrancesco, Regina & Joe Rywelski, Steve Manfredo, Ralph Asher, Jorge de Armas, Jr., Caroline Kortwright, Marie DeTullio, John Melaney, Pat Stinchi, Dianne Mastrorocco, Alice Mayer, Graziella Piciulo, Lori Maurino, Kelsey Kruse, Sam De Fazio, Shannyn Craig, Jonathan Sloan, Karen Murphy, Kit Gill, Anne Lia, Brennan Strovink, Sheila Pollack, Maria Alvarado, Edouard Tiger, Edward Haggerty, Sandy Rodrigues, Francisco Marcus, Jr., Matthew Escobar, Keira Grace Maloney, Gloria Jordan, Cesar Medina, Annabel Santana, Ellen Blackwood * * * * * * * *

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Moses discusses the power God has displayed in freeing his people and leading them to a rich land. They should make offerings to God to show their gratitude. Second Reading: Romans 10:8-13 Paul tells us that if we proclaim, "Jesus is Lord" and truly believe that God raised him from the dead, we will be saved. Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 Jesus fasted in the desert for forty days, then Satan appeared to him and tempted him to turn stone into bread. After Jesus refused, Satan promised him great powers if Jesus would worship him. Jesus replied that he would worship God and no one else. Then Satan tried to persuade Jesus to put God to the test, but again Jesus resisted his temptation.

Las Tentaciones

El resultado del combate espiritual entre Jesús y el demonio es claro: El demonio fue desarmado. / Acabadas las tentaciones, el diablo abandonó el terreno. No encontraba ningún otro punto por donde atacar. /Satanás no ha desistido de sus propósitos, se alejo de Él "por algún tiempo", hasta que llegase la hora de asaltarle de nuevo.

Cristo es presentado como el ejemplo de la humanidad en pruebas. Desde Adán hasta cualquiera de nosotros se repite una y otra vez la historia de las tentaciones. La gracia es una, Dios es uno, pero los caminos y las invitaciones para alejarnos de Él son muchos, de ahí que en cada uno de nosotros las tentaciones aparecen con múltiples caras.

Empieza la Cuaresma recordándonos las tentaciones que sufrió Jesús para que, con su ejemplo, podamos animarnos a dejarnos llevar por su mano hacia la voluntad que el Padre tiene para cada uno de nosotros. Hay que tener cuidado con las tentaciones más pequeñas. Muchas personas están bien preparadas para afrontar los grandes retos, las grandes tentaciones que aparezcan en su vida, pero no están tan preparados para esas pequeñas tentaciones de cada día que, por despiste o por indefensión pueden alejarnos de Dios. Tenemos que vigilar las tentaciones grandes... pero también las pequeñas...

http://www.buzoncatolico.es/homilia2/cicloc/homilia088.html * * * * * * * * A Reflection – “JESUS … WAS LED BY THE SPIRIT INTO THE DESERT …” “At Jesus’ baptism, God declared him ‘beloved Son,’ filled with the Holy Spirit. In today’s Gospel, that same Spirit tests Jesus, subjecting the divine Son to a completely human experience: temptation. Like Israel, repeatedly called ‘God’s son’ in the Old Testament, Jesus is led into the desert. For Jesus’ contem-poraries, the wilderness served a dual purpose: there one might encounter temptation; there one might encounter God. In his desert experience, Jesus too undergoes testing, facing subtle but repeated temptation. He has been assured of divine approval, favor, and presence. Should he use his status as ‘beloved Son’ to his own advantage? Go ahead, the tempter seems to say … amaze others with your abilities!” – At Home with the Word