PARISH ADMINISTRATION Parish Bookkeeper, *Tara Dahill Program Manager, *Colleen Glazer Parish Secretary, *Catherine Jestice Parish Plant Manager, *Victor Zambrano PARISH ADVISORY COUNCILS Pastoral: Aeden Aktulun (Singles) Peter McGhee & Jeanne Dennison (Marrieds) Ramona Garcia (Spanish speakers) Carol Joyce (Seniors) Valentine de Villeneuve (Teenagers) Financial: Michael Donofrio, Vincent Pascal Norma Ytuarte, Sheila Mullan (Trustees) 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, James Hulak 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: Lois Mazzitelli, Kate Concannon, John Muratori, Steve Manfredo, Dianne Mastrorocco, Graziella Piciulo, Kelsey Kruse, Karen Murphy, Anne Lia, Edward Haggerty, Ralph Esposito, Devinee Worrell, Gloria Frucht, Augustine Waters, Regina & ,Joe Rywelski, Sr., Mary Haggerty, Elizabeth Minicozzi, Jacob Tigar, Harry Wagner, Maria Leon, Pat Ballaro, Gary Nichols, Steve Clifton, Blanca Bulit, Milady Perez, Emilio Mattei, Sandra McConnell, Juan Perez, Elizabeth Nichols, Valerie Greco, George Poulain, Jr., Brett Kornacki, Helen Leonard, Maria Dolores Jimenez, Anne Marie Barber, Patricia Cronin, Marita Whelihan, Fr. Joe Koterksi Names will remain on our prayer list for one month. If you would like us to carry a name longer, please contact the Rectory.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.”

THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY

MONDAY DA Meeting – Rectory – 12:30 PM Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NA Meeting – Center – 7:30 PM Legion of Mary – Rectory– 7:30 PM TUESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM Lectio Divina (Spanish) – Center – 7:00 PM Christian Meditation – Rectory – 7:00 PM Fr. Gary YA Lectio Divina – Rectory – 7:30 PM WEDNESDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM NA Meeting – Rectory – 5:30 PM THURSDAY Al Anon Meeting – Rectory – 12:15 PM Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM Boy Scouts – Center – 7:00 PM AA Men’s Meeting – Rectory – 7:00 PM FRIDAY Rosary – Church – 5:10 PM AA Women’s Meeting – Rectory – 6:15 PM * * * * * * * *

YOUR DONATIONS

Last week’s collection: $3,856.00 THANK YOU!

* * * * * * * * If you’re away, don’t forget to check www.masstimes.org where you can find out where and when you can attend Mass, not only in the U.S., but world-wide. You can also find handy info, such as confession times, the Saint of the Day, the Daily Prayer, and more.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK / 9/1 SATURDAY 9/1 5:30 ANDRÉ BENJAMIN – 15th Anniversary SUNDAY 9/2 7:30 Parishioners of Holy Trinity 9:30 Our neighbors 11:15 Religious brothers & sisters, living & deceased 12:30 Renée Elizabeth Kaplan & Marina & Angel Suárez Fernández 5:30 ANGELINA PAGANO MONDAY 9/3 Gregory the Great/Labor Day 9:00 Single parents of the parish 5:30 NO Mass

TUESDAY 9/4 9:00 Infirm of the parish 5:30 TOM CINGEL (living)

WEDNESDAY 9/5 Teresa of Calcutta, religious 9:00 Those for whom no one prays 5:30 Single adults of the parish

THURSDAY 9/6 9:00 MARIA & DOMENICO ZINGONE 5:30 Families of the parish 7:00 Elderly of the parish FRIDAY 9/7 9:00 THOMAS & MARGARET TIGHE 5:30 Priests of the parish SATURDAY 9/8 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9:00 TEODORA OSORIO

* * * * * * * * Happy Labor Day!

“Work should be the setting for rich personal growth, where many aspects of life enter into play: creativity, planning for the future, developing our talents, living out our values, relating to others, giving glory to God. It follows that, in the reality of today’s global society, it is essential that ‘we continue to prioritize the goal of access to steady employment for everyone,’ no matter the limited interests of business and dubious economic reasoning. We were created with a vocation to work. The goal should not be that tech-nological progress increasingly replace human work, for this would be detrimental to humanity. Work is a necessity, part of the meaning of life on this earth, a path to growth, human development and person-al fulfillment. Helping the poor financially must always be a provisional solution in the face of pressing needs. But, the broader objective should always be to allow the poor to have dignified life through work.”

Pope Francis, On Care for Our Common Home [Laudato Si], nos. 127-28

Please note that, following our usual holiday schedule, there will be the single Mass at 9:00 AM on Monday, September 3rd. The Rectory will be closed so that priests and staff may spend the day with family and friends. Enjoy this “unofficial” end of summer!

OUR PARISH PLEDGE We, who are “the living stones” of God’s

Church, PROMISE TO: – intentionally pray AND act to express our personal and communal REMORSE for victims of clergy abuse, – passionately pray AND act to bring to JUSTICE those who have permanently injured the innocent, and – scrupulously pray AND act to guarantee SAFETY for everyone in our midst, especially the vulnerable …

as God is our witness!

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R.C.I.A. Christian Initiation: Sep 19th Never Baptized?

Would Like to be Received into the Catholic Church? Baptized, but Never Received First Eucharist? Baptized, but Never received Confirmation?

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the usual way we welcome people who would like to: – be baptized, or – be received into the Catholic Church, or – receive the Eucharistic Confirmation. Anyone interested in participating in this process (Sep – Apr) contact Colleen Glazer, Parish Program Manager, [212-787-0634] and plan to meet in the rectory for the first time on Wednesday, September 19th

The Rhythm of the Christian Life

We are getting ready to kick-off the new Parish Year (Sep-May) this week. The Liturgical Year begins on Dec. 2nd, the First Sunday of Advent and extends through Nov. 30, 2019.

Parents of Boys and Girls, Gr. 5 and Older

Boys and girls in the 5th grade and older will soon be invited to be rained and then formally blessed as Trinity Altar Servers. It’s a great honor to assist the priest in the celebration of the Eucharist in the name of our parishioners. Serving Mass also displays an excellent model of prayer and good behavior for other children. Please consider it; give them the opportunity to shine! Watch the Bulletin for an announcement next week.

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

Well, my family of rodents and I are back from the wilds of Central Park, and there really is no place like “home sweet Trinity,” is there? Sometimes we forget how fortunate we are to be a lively Church [and remember WE are the Church] in our unique, historic Byzantine basilica-like church on the Upper West Side. Here for over 120 years we have been: – Worshipping, – Forming Christians, – Building Community, and – Reaching out to the needy

+ I’ve Got an Affinity for Trinity! Don’t you? + * * * * * * * *

BANNS OF MARRIAGE BRIAN CULLEN HAWKINS & HIU XU

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+ Holy Trinity – 10 Years Ago + “from the archives!”

For Your Interest and Information Save Friday, Nov. 14th, Carnegie Hall, 8:00 PM, when two Holy Trinity Choir Alumni – Ana Maria Martinez and Carla Wesby – will be singing with the Philharmonic in “West Side Story,” as part of the Leonard Bernstein Anniversary Festival. (10/05/08) Next Sunday, Nov. 2nd, the Religious Ed. Program will have Family Day. Parents, siblings, and other family members will attend class together. Whole Family Catechesis, in fact, Whole Community Catechesis, is a vision of faith formation that is rooted in the documents of Vatican II. It promotes faith formation as an ongoing and lifelong process that can be greatly supported by intergenerational learning and interac-tion. Our Family Day topic will be “All Saints.” (10/26/08) Next Sunday, Nov. 23rd, we are planning a special trip to the Museum of the City of New York to catch the “Catholics in New York: 1808-1946” exhibit. Special rates! Meet church steps at noon. See flyer for more. (11/16/08) For the weekend of Nov. 29-30, Holy Trinity will host Bethlehem Christian Families, who will have hand-carved olive wood artifacts on sale, just in time for unique Christmas presents. Details to follow. (11/16/08) At the 9:30 Mass on Dec. 14th, Gaudete Sunday in Advent, we will again honor our Expectant Families, both those awaiting the birth of a child and those adopting. (11/16/08)

De dentro del corazón...

Hasta el día de hoy -y han pasado muchos años- desde que el mundo es mundo, Dios sigue siendo el único que ha sido capaz de prometer algo y llevarlo adelante. Y es el único que ha sido capaz de amar al hombre y demostrarlo, mostrárnoslo con la muerte de Jesús. Su palabra es fiable. Nosotros quizás no somos tan fiables, ni muchísimo menos. Pero su palabra sí es fiable.

A partir de ese primer principio -que el Señor asienta en esta primera de las lecturas- el Señor termina como marcando el acento en lo que nos espera al final del camino. Dice: «Porque así podrás entrar en la tierra que el Señor ha prometido darte, el Señor ha prometido entregarte». Es decir, éste es el camino. Jesús nos lo matizará un poco más: «Yo soy el Camino, Yo soy la Verdad, Yo soy la Vida». Todo lo demás no es La Verdad. Podrá ser una parte de la verdad, un aspecto de la verdad, algo aproximado a la verdad. Pero la Verdad, la verdadera Verdad -valga la redundancia- es el Señor, es esta Palabra del Señor. Por si esto se nos escapa un poco y no acabamos de entender en qué consiste «no separarnos ni a derecha ni a izquierda», el Salmo Responsorial nos insiste y nos recuerda -para que no perdamos el norte, no lo perdamos de vista-: «El que procede honradamente, el que practica la justicia, el que tiene intenciones leales, el que no calumnia con su lengua, el que no hace mal a su prójimo, el que no difama al vecino, el que considera despreciable al impío. (Al impío, no por ser hombre, sino por la impiedad, por lo malo que hace). Y honra a los que temen al Señor. El que no retracta lo que juró, el que no presta dinero a usura, el que no acepta soborno contra nadie, el que no se deja engañar en contra de nadie. El que así obra nunca fallará».

http://www.autorescatolicos.org/albertomaria120.htm * * * * * * * *

“Opening Days” at Holy Trinity! The New PARISH Year, 2018 – 2019

Sun., Sep 9th P. Council Representatives Selection Sun., Sep 16th Second Collections Sun., Sep 16th Religious Ed. (Grades K-5) Mon., Sep 17th Religious Ed. (Grades 5-H.S.) Wed., Sep 19th R.C.I.A Sun., Sep 23rd Parish ADVISORY Council Sun., Oct. 7th Schola Cantorum (11:15 Mass)