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Holy Trinity
Catholic Church
101 Walt Banks Road / Peachtree City, GA 30269
Parish Office
(770) 487-7672
Faith Formation
(770) 487-0175
Hispanic Ministry
(770) 487-5352
Preschool
(770) 631-4380
Website
www.HolyTrinityPTC.org
E-Mail
[email protected]
December 20, 2015
Sunday Mass Schedule
Saturday 4:00 pm Vigil
5:30 pm Vigil
Sunday
7:15 am
8:45 am
10:30 am
12:15 pm
1:45 pm Español
4:30 pm LifeTeen
Daily Mass Schedule
Mon. - Thurs. 9am & 6:30 pm
Friday
Noon & 6:30 pm
Saturday
9 am
Holy Hours of Adoration
Fri: 12:45pm - Sat 9am in Sanctuary
Rosary
Mon.-Thurs. & Sat. after 9am Mass
Mondays after the 6:30pm Mass
“Rosary for Life” Fridays at 11 am
in the Adoration Chapel
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Fridays at 3pm
Reconciliation
Fridays, 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Saturdays, 9:45 am - 10:30 am
or by appointment with a priest.
Healing Mass Schedule
2nd week of each month
Tuesday @ 6:30pm & Friday @ 12 noon
January 12 & 15
Pastor: Father J ohn Mur phy
Parochial Vicars: Father Dair o Rico, Father Pavol Br enkus
Deacons: Ter r y Blind, Tony Cuomo, Gene Dicker son, Mar k Fr iedlein, Mar k Sholander
Deacons Emeritus: Ben Gr oss, Mike Landaiche, Don Kelsey, Tom Zawor ski
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Saturday
9:00 am
4:00 pm
5:30 pm
Sunday
7:15 am
8:45 am
10:30 am
12:15 pm
1:45 pm
4:30 pm
Monday
9:00 am
6:30 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am
6:30 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am
6:30 pm
Thursday
4pm Holy Trinity
4pm McIntosh
4pm Starrs Mill
6:30pm
9pm
11pm
Friday
8:45am
10:30am
12:15 pm
1:45 pm
Saturday
9:00 am
4:00 pm
5:30 pm
Sunday
7:15 am
8:45 am
10:30 am
12:15 pm
1:45 pm
4:30 pm
 = Deceased
Peachtree City, Georgia
Mass
December 19
Intentions
Phyllis Olsen 
Janis Kurtz 
Geoffrey Griffith 
December 20
Parish Family
Shirley Fox 
Andres Ricards 
Rose Sobczak 
Raul Toro 
Brett Thomas 
December 21
Teresa Cacchio 
Rachael Humphries (SI)
December 22
José Gamez 
Dale Knesel 
December 23
Peggy Sollon (SI)
Guadalupe Jimenez 
December 24
Warren & Darrell Huffman 
Dcn. Mike Landaiche (SI)
Anna D. Grasso 
Bob & Grace Huether 
Dennis McIntyre (SI)
Fr. Linus DeSantis 
December 25
Jim Faber (SI)
Brett Thomas 
Paula & Robert Lowry (SI)
Valentin Reynoso 
December 26
Christie Walden (SI)
Fr. John Batykefer (SI)
Michael Humphries (SI)
December 27
Cecilia Baran 
Parish Family
Katie Guarnaccia 
Jack Curcio 
Juan Suárez 
Antonia & Eugenio Dias 
(SI) = Special Intentions
Jean Addison, Tom Aishton, Alba Barone, Mary Barth, Julie Church,
Dcn. Gene Dickerson, Katie Dodgen, Migdalia Fernández,
Remember
Sr. Evelyn Marita Figuora, Bridget File, Jim Grant, Jerry Greenwell,
in Prayer
Valerie Haas, Margaret Hohenberger, Betty Jorgensen, Lisa Kaputa,
Phil Kelley, Dcn. Don Kelsey, Daniela Kurek, Dcn. Mike Landaiche, Anne Lange,
Maria Lynas, Kristi Martin, Amelia Mezosi, Carmen María Moros, Damon Oliver,
Neisa Pamfil, David Phillips, Magali Piñiero, Bob Poticny, Bob Reynolds,
Myrna Richardson, George Schum, Peggy Sholander, Henk Smit, Tommy Stroud,
Kathy Szegedy, Katie Tramonte, Barbara Unrein, Irene Vázquez, Don Ventura,
Connor Vogel, Philip Wandr a, Helen & Tom Zawor ski
Please pray for those who have died
Lolita Casals, mother of Loly Leyva
Kathleen Rolka, wife of Tom Rolka
and all the wonderful caregivers
The Parish Offices will close at 2pm on Wednesday,
December 23 for the Christmas holidays.
We will reopen on Monday, January 4 at 8am.
The Priests, Deacons, and staff of Holy Trinity
wish you a blessed Christmas season!
Christmas Mass Schedule
Christmas Eve
4pm at Holy Trinity, McIntosh & Starr’s Mill
6:30 pm
9:00 pm
11:00 pm
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Mi 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19;
Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Saint Peter Canisius
Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3,
11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45
1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8; Lk 1:46-56
Saint John of Kanty
Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14;
Lk 1:57-66
Lk 1:67-79
Acts 13:16-17,22-25; Mt 1:1-25
The Nativity of the Lord
Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-13;
Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14
Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12;
Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20
Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6;
Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14
Saint Stephen, The First Martyr
Christmas Day
8:45 am
10:30 am
12:15 pm
1:45 pm (Misa de Navidad)
;
16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph
Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128:1-5;
Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17;Lk 2:41-52
December 20, 2015
Thanks for your generosity!
¡Gracias por su generosidad!
FY2014/2015 Offertory Weekly and Actual to Date
Ofertorio: Semanal y Cifra Real
Offertory / Ofertorio November 22, 2015
Offertory / Ofrenda
$49, 670
To Date Actual / Cifra Real
$942,102
$918,897
Second Collection - Campaign for Human Development: $4,151
To Date Total for CRS Helping Hands Project: $22,646
Prior Year Comparison 11/23/2014
Upcoming Second Collection:
December 25 - Catholic Charities
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Holy Trinity
welcomes our newest parishioners!
Aaron & Jacqueline Boone
Linda Carstens
Diane Saunders
All Liturgical Ministers are encouraged to sign-up
for one or Christmas Masses. Needed at all Masses are
Lectors, Altar Servers, Greeters, Ushers, Sacristans and
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.
Childcare will be available dur ing all Chr istmas Eve
Masses (at Holy Trinity) and Christmas Day Masses.
Donations are appreciated, or plain Cheerios! Feel free
to contact Tina at [email protected] or
(678) 466-0724.
Next weekend is our Saint Vincent de Paul Society
monthly door collection. Your donations are dedicated to
directly helping those in need in our Holy Trinity parish
community, and as needed, assist to our neighboring St. Vincent
de Paul conferences. Please consider giving generously.
Christmas cards and gifts from the Monastery of
the Holy Spirit. The Knights of Columbus will be
in the Vestibule after all weekend Masses until this
Sunday, December 20 and will offer religious Christmas cards, rich fudge, local honey, coffee, soft and
delicate biscotti, and moist, Southern-style fruitcake aged in peach
brandy and sherry, made fresh by the monks in Conyers. Cash,
checks and credit cards are accepted. Proceeds go to the monastery
and to charities supported by the Knights. If you have questions or
special orders, contact the Knights at [email protected].
The Christmas Eve and Christmas Day second
collection will benefit Catholic Charities Atlanta,
a 62-year legacy in Georgia of charity for our most
needy brothers and sisters and a mission inspired by
our Catholic faith. Many of the clients are members
of the working poor who work several jobs and long
hours to support their families. Many of these individuals are also facing a life crisis, are alone and frightened. Catholic Charities Atlanta staff help to identify their problems and provide them with the resources to put them on the path to independence.
Catholic Charities services are aimed at empowering people to
utilize their strengths and resources to meet their individual and
family needs. Please give generously where it truly counts. Please
support Catholic Charities to provide help and create hope for individuals and families facing challenges in our community, struggling on the margins of society, and living in poverty.
The next Red Cross Blood Drive will be held Monday,
December 28, 12pm-6pm, in Loreto Hall. Donors
should be 18+ years of age (16 with parental permission). For answers to your questions, to signup or to
volunteer to help, contact Ron Plues at (770) 487-2590 or
[email protected].
Thoughts From this Sunday’s Readings by Fr. John
Previous reflections can be found on his blog at
FrJohnMurphy.blogspot.com
Here we are, it is the Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas is a
few days away. Since November 29 we have been on a journey towards the fulfilment of God’s reign along with John the Baptist and
the people of Israel. But don’t think for a minute that the journey
ends on Christmas Day. The journey began thousands of years ago
and will continue until the end of time. Our lives are merely road
markers along the way. The journey began with Abraham and Isaac.
Moses built a major part of the road. The Prophets built stretches of
the road as well. The early followers of Jesus were road builders and
we are too.
In today’s Gospel, Luke 1:39-45, we hear about a very significant
part of the journey toward the fulfilment of God’s reign. Mary having just learned that she was to give birth to the Son of God and that
her barren relative Elizabeth had “also conceived a son in her old
age,” set out in haste to visit Elizabeth. The journey from Nazareth
to Jerusalem was about 75 miles and from Jerusalem to the town
where Elizabeth lived was probably a further 6 to 10 miles. The road
was treacherous and most likely Mary walked the whole way. It
would have taken several days for her to get there.
This passage is so familiar that we can overlook the rich symbolism
St. Luke’s gospel presents. We are about to witness the fulfillment
of all the Old Testament prophets. Mary and Elizabeth are on a collision course with history. Their meeting signals the end of the Old
Testament era and the beginning of a new era. Elizabeth is the mother of the last Old Testament prophet and the first New Testament
prophet, John the Baptist. Mary is the mother of the long awaited
Messiah, the new David, Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us. The birth
of Jesus transformed the world. The people of Israel waited thousands of years for this event. For many it probably was a disappointment. The long awaited Messiah was not announced with great
fanfare or royal proclamations but in a simple exchange of greetings
between two ordinary, faithful women “And how does this happen to
me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the
moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my
womb leaped for joy.”
As we enter into our Christmas celebrations remember that the real
meaning of Christmas, of Emmanuel, God with us, is that God loves
us so much that He became one of us. God did this so that we can
understand that holiness does not reside in a faraway heaven we cannot see but here, now, in Peachtree City, Georgia. My prayer for
each of you this Christmas is that like Elizabeth, you will recognize
the presence of the Lord in your everyday lives. “Blessed are you
who believe that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be
fulfilled.” May your Christmas journey be full of joy and peace.
Our God and Father,
we are eagerly awaiting
the deeper coming of your Son among us.
Prepare us to recognize and receive him
when he comes in his own astonishing way.
We expected him to come with great power
and he comes in poverty and humility;
we looked for him in far places
and he stands by our side;
we waited for extraordinary signs
and we discover him in the simplicity
of everyday life and everyday people.
Accustom us to your Son and his ways
that he may change our lives to conform to his,
for he is our Lord and Savior forever.
Amen.
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Peachtree City, Georgia
Nuestro Ministerio Hispano
770-487-5352, 770-487-7672 Exts. 303
678-466-1703
(Horario: 8:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. - lunes a jueves;
11:00 am a 1:00 pm - domingos)
en español: domingos 1:45 pm
Confesiones: todos los viernes a las 5:30 pm, sábados 9:45am,
o por cita llamando al 770-487-7672 Ext. 311.
Bautizos: Favor de llamar o pasar por la Oficina parroquial
para anotarse para la plática o para información sobre los
bautizos.
Clases de Certificación Básica para Catequistas:
ofrecidas por el Sr. Luis Guzmán, de la Arquidiócesis de Atlanta, a las
7pm, en el Salón #105 en el Edificio de Formación de Fe.
20 de enero:
Cr eencias de la Iglesia
27 de enero:
Las Escr itur as
3 de febrero:
Desar r ollo de la Fe y la Mor al
Más información: 678-466-1704.
Pláticas quinceañeras: Si su hija cumple 15 años en el 2016 y le
gustaría que se celebre una Misa por este motivo, es requisito que su hija
asista a las pláticas de preparación. Las pláticas se ofrecerán el 28 de
enero, el 4 y 11 de febrero, de 5-6pm, en el salón 204 del Edificio de Formación de Fe. Más información y para inscribirse, favor de pasar o llamar
a la Oficina Parroquial.
Donaciones de Sangre: por la Cruz Roja Americana, en
Holy Trinity, el lunes 28 de diciembre, 12pm-6pm, en el
Loreto Hall.
Horario de Misas de Navidad
24 de diciembre:
4pm- Holy Trinity, McIntosh & Starr’s Mill
6:30pm, 9pm, & 11pm – Holy Trinity
25 de diciembre:
8:45am, 10:30am, 12:15pm, 1:45pm en español
Clases de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL): comenzando el 11 de enero del 2016, se comenzará una nueva sesión los lunes y
viernes, de 6-8pm, en el salón 103 en el Edificio de Formación de Fe. NO
habrá guardería disponible
Las oficinas de la Parroquia estarán cerradas desde el 24 de diciembre hasta el 3 de enero del 2016. Reabrirán el 4 de enero a las
8am. ¡FELIZ NAVIDAD!
Promesa de proteger, Compromiso de sanar:
Queremos ayudarte a recuperar. Tú importas. Tú eres familia. Para
reportar abuso por parte del personal de la Iglesia: por favor, llame a
la Línea Directa de 24 horas de la Arquidiócesis de Atlanta:
888-437-0764
¡Estamos para escucharte y tomar acción!
San Vicente de Paúl:
Línea de ayuda:
678-466-1750 ó 770-487-7672 Ext.450
December 20, 2015
Reflexiones sobre las lecturas de este domingo del Padre Rico.
20 de deciembre 2015
Cuarto Domingo de Adviento
El Señor está cerca:
Las lecturas de este domingo dirigen nuestra atención con resolución
hacia el misterio del Mesías, nacido de la estirpe de David (primera
lectura), en acuerdo con las Escrituras y para plenitud de ellas
(segunda lectura), del vientre de María, la gran creyente
(evangelio). El Señor está cerca pero hay que saber dónde buscarlo
para poder encontrarlo. El mensaje de hoy es: búscalo cerca de Belén,
cerca de la Escritura, cerca de María. Verás cómo nace en ti, en tu
casa, en tu vida.
La Historia como un Parto:
Las palabras de Miqueas anuncian cosas grandes a la pequeña aldea
de Judá: "de ti saldrá el jefe de Israel." Mas el proceso no es mágico:
hay un camino que recorrer, descrito aquí con dos metáforas bien
entendibles: el abandono y el parto. Israel se siente abandonado de
Dios; para ellos eso es un hecho. Y el profeta lo que hace es tomar
ese sentimiento denso y agobiante, y abrirlo hacia una esperanza y
ponerle un límite: hay un niño por nacer, un niño que será bendición
para todos. De modo que, en cierto sentido, el dolor del parto no es
sólo el dolor de esa mujer cuya identidad queda en la penumbra del
misterio: el parto es de todo el pueblo. La historia se convierte en un
dar a luz. Así visto, el dolor presente se convierte en el comienzo de
la alegría futura, y todos pueden de algún modo sentir que el que habrá de nacer para todos nace.
Cristo Llega a la Tierra:
Hay dos modos, por lo menos, de enfocar la segunda lectura, y ambos
nos enseñan muchas cosas. Podemos tomar esas palabras que la Carta
a los Hebreos pone en boca de Cristo para ver el perfil de una espiritualidad de la Encarnación: obediencia pronta, culto en la propia vida
y con la propia vida, generosidad absoluta. Ahora bien, puede ser
demasiado antropomorfismo imaginar a Cristo expresando un querer
con palabras al entrar a este mundo. Según esto, es posible entender
la aplicación que hace la Carta a los Hebreos no como un apunte biográfico del inicio de la vida de Cristo sino como su descubrimiento
de su vocación profunda. Es como entender en un momento de la vida
para qué es toda la vida. Lo hermoso de esta segunda perspectiva es
que nos permite darnos la oportunidad de hacer el mismo ejercicio
nosotros mismos: también nosotros, en contacto con la Palabra de
Dios, llegamos eventualmente a descubrir que nuestra vida tiene un
propósito profundo. Alcanzar esa palabra fundante es encontrar una
luz muy vigorosa, una ruta cierta y fecunda.
Llega Jesús, y con Él la Alegría:
El evangelio nos acerca aún más al arribo de Cristo a nuestro mundo.
¡Ya pronto se podrá palpar su cuerpecito en el vientre fecundo de la
Virgen Bella! Mas hay uno que, sin tocar es como si tocara. Se llama
Juan Bautista, y ha saltado de gozo en la proximidad del Mesías.
¡Qué día gozoso!. la figura de Juan nos ha acompañado en este Adviento. Nos ha predicado conversión. Su palabra acerada ha sido una
hoz afilada que quiere dejar listo el campo para la nueva siembra, la
siembra de gracia que hará Cristo Jesús. Pero antes que sus palabras,
es esta danza suya en el vientre de Isabel la que nos invita a tener la
actitud justa frente al Mesías. Más allá de nuestros pensamientos,
estudios, conclusiones o resoluciones, Cristo es la Buena Nueva, y
una buena nueva se recibe con gratitud, con gozo, con danza, con
explosión de alabanza. Y destaquemos la palabra que el Espíritu Santo pone en boca de Isabel: "feliz la que ha creído." Es como la gran
definición "humana" de María, ya que la definición celeste de Ella es
"Kejaritomene, Llena de Gracia." Bendigamos la fe de María, y con
esa fe en nuestro corazón dancemos ante el Niño que ya llega. Amén.
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Cathedrals Around the World Open Holy Doors on Orders of Pope Francis!
Pope Francis pushes open the Doors of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran and of St. Peter’s Basilica,
formally launching the Holy Year of Mercy, at the Vatican. Porta Sancta picture is from the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome.
A Holy Door or porta sancta was first used in the 15th Century as a ritualistic expression of conversion. Pilgrims and penitents pass
through a Holy Door as a gesture of leaving the past behind and crossing the threshold from sin to grace, from slavery to freedom, and
from darkness to light. Even today these rituals are associated with prayer, pilgrimage, sacrifice, confession, and indulgences.
The Holy Door only finds meaning when the believer associates the door with Christ. Jesus is the Door! In the words of
Pope Francis, “There is only one way that opens wide the entrance into the life of communion with God: this is Jesus, the
one and absolute way to salvation. To him alone can the words of the Psalmist be applied in full truth: ‘This is the door of
the Lord where the just may enter’ (Ps118-20).”
On the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis opened the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. He has also directed
Bishops throughout the world to open Holy Doors at all Cathedrals. The Bishops may also designate other churches within their diocese
so that many Catholics will have access to these holy sites that are so often grace-filled moments as people discover a path to conversion.
 The Archbishop designated seven church buildings as locations for the Holy Doors of Mercy
 These seven designated Holy Doors of Mercy will be opened on either a Feast Day or a Solemnity by one of our Bishops.
 The following is a list of the designated Holy Door locations with the respective dates and times of the openings.
Holy Door Openings
Door Location
Occasion
Date
Time
Cathedral of Christ the King
Immaculate Conception
Opened
Our Lady of the Americas
3rd Sunday of Advent
Opened
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Mary, Mother of God
Jan. 1
11am
St. Philip Benizi
Conversion of St. Paul
Jan. 25 12pm
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus World Day for Consecrated Life Feb. 2 12:10pm
Monastery of the Holy Spirit
Presentation of the Lord
Feb. 2
4pm
Holy Vietnamese Martyrs
Chair of St. Peter
Feb. 22
7pm
Doors will be open throughout the Year of Mercy
Check with each Church for their Schedule.
The Jubilee of Mercy, which is a season of grace, will offer the possibility of obtaining a plenary indulgence through works of mercy and
charity culminating in passing through a Holy Door of Mercy. These pious exercises will accompany the prayer and celebration of the
Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist as concrete signs of conversion and “immersion” in the Mercy of the Father (Jubilee of
Mercy, p.7). As Jesus told the disciples in John 20:23, “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them…”
According to the Apostolic Penitentiary, to gain indulgences it is necessary that the faithful be in the state of grace at the time the indulgenced work is completed. In order to obtain a plenary indulgence, the faithful must, in addition to being in the state of grace:
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Have the interior disposition of complete detachment from sin, even venial sin
Have sacramentally confessed their sins
Receive the Holy Eucharist (preferably, but not necessarily within the context of Mass)
Pray for the intentions of the Pope (your choice, but Our Father and Hail Mary are customary)
Indulgences can always be applied either to oneself or to the souls of the deceased, but they cannot be applied to other persons living on
earth.
For more information there are many resources online, including USCCB.org or listen to a podcast at BustedHalo.com podcast #463,
entitled “Why did Pope Francis open the “Holy Doors” to begin the Jubilee Year of Mercy?”
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Peachtree City, Georgia
Saint Peregrine Cancer Support Group Mission Statement: Lend spir itual suppor t to anyone affected by
cancer in any phase of his or her journey. This program
will help you work through the emotions that occur at the
varying stages of this disease through prayers and discussion in the grace of the Holy Spirit. Two session times
are offered the Third Tuesday of each month at 10am-11am or
7pm-8pm, in room #103 of the Faith Formation Bldg. Contact: [email protected] or [email protected].
Everyone has problems that they can handle better
with a trained, confidential, Christ-centered minister to
listen and pray with until the crisis passes. Let us help
you. For more information about Stephen Ministry,
please contact Sandy Killoran at (678) 489-8502 or Jerry Greenwell at (770) 487-2752.
There will be no Wednesday Morning Social on
Christmas Week nor New Year’s Week. We will
return on Wednesday, January 6.
If you and your spouse attended a Marriage Encounter
Weekend and would like to get together with other
Encountered couples in a local WEDS Group, please
call Theresa and Glen Kinzly at (770) 631-8426.
Almana(h) Ministry. Almana(h) is a new ministry at Holy Trinity
for those who have lost their spouses. Information can be found on
www.HolyTrinityPTC.com under Support Groups under the Ministry tab. Flyers are also available in the Vestibule. More information will be available in the bulletin soon. You can also e-mail
Arlene at [email protected]. (Note new address
without the (h).
The Embrace Families ministers ar e her e to
embrace families who have lost a child through
miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. We
"companion" the family through this difficult time;
surrounding these families with help, support, and prayer as they
grieve the loss of their precious infant.
We can also help the family obtain a Certificate of Life to honor
and remember the brief life of their baby. The baby's name will
then be entered into the Life Register which is housed at the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
Please contact Marcia Poynter at (404) 272-1525, (678) 8176329 or [email protected] or (Español) Valeria Zimmermann (404) 924-5902 [email protected] if we can be of
service to you or a family you know. More information regarding
Embrace Families can be found at www.embracefamilies.com.
Central Presbyterian Night Shelter, Homeless
Ministry. Central Presbyterian Night Shelter
Homeless Ministry, a ministry of hospitality and
compassion, offering homeless guests a hot meal, a
warm safe place to spend the night, medical and foot care and the
fellowship of caring. Holy Trinity volunteers the 2nd Thursday of
each month, November-March. I need four overnighters per month.
The Night Shelter's website has a wealth of information:
www.centralshelter.org. Contact at Karen at (404) 259-5385, or
[email protected]
December 20, 2015
Seniors Ministry
Wine Tasting at Arbor Terrace
Wednesday, January 27, 5:30pm-7pm
$20
Register in the Parish Office
If you would like to be notified by e-mail of upcoming
Funerals at Holy Trinity, please contact the front office to
be added to our Funeral e-mail list.
Parishioner Jeanna Suggs was par alyzed due to an auto
accident and lives in a nursing home in Atlanta. She loves
to hear from her church family, especially at Christmas.
Please send cards to: Jeanna Suggs, PruittHealth Virginia
Park, 1000 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta 30306.
Donate Your Old Auto or Golf Cart
Help local Fayette client needs.
Contact St. Vincent DePaul Society
through Holy Trinity at (770) 487-7672 x450
Auto/Golf Cart donations are tax deductible!
The Gift Shop is open and having a 30% off stor ewide deduction sale. Come in and shop early for the
holidays! Our hours are:
Sunday: 8:15am-1:45pm, Monday: 12pm-3pm
Wednesday: 9:45am-11am, 4pm-8pm
The gift of generosity. This holiday season, we
thank everyone who has supported Holy Trinity this
past year with their time, talent and financial contributions and look forward to support from all of our
members in the year ahead. If you need a convenient
way to make regular offerings or if you plan to make
an additional gift before the end of the year, we encourage you to look into our electronic giving options. As the pace of life speeds up, especially around the holidays,
you may find electronic giving a most welcome way to make contributions. Visit www.HolyTrinityPTC.com or contact the Parish
Office for more information.
Visiting the Sick. With the gr owing concer n
for people's privacy it becomes increasingly more
and more difficult to know if our parishioners are
sick, in the hospital or even in Hospice care. If
you know of someone or if you would like for us
to visit someone, please contact Deacon Mark Sholander at (678)
466-1708 or [email protected].
More information on job openings
below and others can be found at:
archatl.com/offices/hr/jobs.html
Blessed Trinity Catholic High School, Roswell - Principal
beginning July 1, 2016.
Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church, Gr eensbor o Full-time Business Manager.
Our Lady of Victory, Tyr one - Part-time School Nurse
St. Luke the Evangelist, Dahlonega - Park-time Church Organist
Fourth Sunday of Advent
LECTIO EUCHARIST
10 weeks
Sundays
4:00-6:00 PM
Begins January 24
or
Wednesdays
10:00-12:00 PM
Begins January 27
The Last Supper. Communion. The Great Feast.
Bread and Wine. The Holy Eucharist.
Jesus said “This is my Body” and “This is my
Blood.” Some say they’re merely symbols of
remembrance. Others say they’re really the Body
and Blood of Christ, but can’t explain how that’s
possible. The Eucharist is the center-point of the
Mass–but why?
The answers are here. Renowned teacher
Dr. Brant Pitre guides us through Scripture,
history, and Church teaching to illuminate the
wonder and miracle of the Eucharist. With deep
insight, Dr. Pitre gives a fresh perspective for
understanding the mystery that is the Eucharist.
In Honor of this Jubilee of Mercy we will offer
Wisdom & Works of Mercy
We will use: The One Thing is Three + You Did it to Me by Fr. Michael Gaitly
10 weeks
Mondays
11:15 AM -1:15 PM
Begins January 25
This class begins with The One Thing is Three, which helps us understand
the concept of communio (communion) by explaining its three points:
Communion with the Trinity; Transforming Communion with Christ; and
the Mission of Communion.
Followed by You Did it to Me, which not only helps readers identify
practical ways of living out the works of mercy, but helps them understand a “scriptural approach” to mercy as well.
“It is my burning desire that during this Jubilee, the Christian people may
reflect on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy” (Pope Francis).
To register contact Terri Thomas 678-466-1739 or [email protected]
A Journey of Conversion
For those wanting to be Catholic
Those needing to complete their Sacraments
Anyone wanting to learn more about the Catholic Faith
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults): Helping you to live a Gospel inspired life in an increasingly secular world
Have you been coming to Mass for awhile and think, “what does it mean to be Catholic?” Are you
interested in finding out what Catholics really believe? Join us for Inquiry. Now might be the perfect time
to join us. Wednesdays, 6:30-8pm. All sessions are informal and completely commitment free.
Our RCIA classes in the New Year
will center on the Sacraments
Our catechism states our Sacraments are “efficacious signs
of grace.” What does efficacious mean? That it “produces the
effect you intended.” The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth
says: “So a sacrament does more than just symbolize
spiritual reality—it actually makes that spiritual reality
present at the place and time the sacrament is
celebrated. One term used to describe this reality is
efficacious—the sacraments effect change in us and in the
world because of God’s power, not our own.”
RCIA Classes resume January 6, 2016
Jan 6 Baptism & Confirmation
Jan 13 The Eucharist
Jan 20 Matrimony & Holy Orders
Jan 27 Reconciliation & Anointing of the Sick
Need information on Annulments or Convalidations? Contact Joanne @ 678-466-1738 or
[email protected] for confidential counseling.
Thinking about becoming Catholic or learning more about the Catholic Faith?
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Peachtree City, Georgia
AN OVERVIEW
OF CATHOLIC
MORALITY
December 20, 2015
For more information or to register for anything on
this page or the next page contact Terri Thomas
678-466-1739 or [email protected]
New women can join at any time.
What the World Needs
& Catholics Need to Know
Presenter: Deacon Mark Friedlein
Wednesday evenings in January
January 6, 13 & 20 6:30-9:00 PM in Loreto Hall
Childcare is available
WALKING TOWARD ETERNITY
8 Weeks on Sundays 8:45-10:15 AM
Begins January 10
LOCATION: Adult Faith Room
Putting Your Faith into Practice
Walking Toward Eternity is an inspiring series designed to help participants live their faith more fully. Daring to Walk the Walk, the first
series of Walking Toward Eternity, introduces seven key virtues and
outlines practical steps for living them out in daily life.
You will learn how to walk in: Love, Forgiveness, Humility,
Prayerfulness, Faithfulness, Sacrifice, Thankfulness
What is Walking with Purpose?
 Walking with Purpose is a Catholic Women’s Bible study
program.
 Walking with Purpose aims to bring women to a deeper
personal relationship with Jesus Christ by offering personal
study and small group discussion that link our everyday
challenges and struggles with the solutions given to us through
the teachings of Christ and the Catholic Church.
Personal Testimonies
 “I am truly blessed to be part of this wonderful group of
Christ-filled spiritual women. The Holy Spirit has been working
overtime in my life since I joined this group. They have helped
hold me up. I look forward every week to being with the “girls”.
We open our hearts up to each other.”
 “The women in our group are an amazing bond and strength
resource. The unconditional love that pours from the hearts of
women brought together in Christ is immeasurable. Without
WWP and by extension the ability to grow in my faith with these
women, I would not have had the spiritual ability to handle the
challenges this year has brought into my life. I have found joy
where there would have been none otherwise. Thank you.”
“Lord, Teach Me
To Pray” (LTMTP)
is a three-part
prayer series,
rooted in
Ignatian
spirituality and
designed to help
women and men
learn how to
pray. The three parts are taken in succession. Each part is a
prerequisite for the next part.
Part I, Praying Christian Virtues (12 weeks), introduces Ignatian
prayer and spirituality in the way that St. Ignatius himself
introduced people; i.e., by structuring their initial prayer
experience around the Christian Virtues. Part 1 is conducted
in a small group experience with two trained facilitators. Each
group will meet for two hours once a week for prayer, faith
sharing and introduction to the methods of Ignatian
prayer. Everyone will receive Scriptures on the virtues to use
daily at home for 15 minutes of private prayer.
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
www.HolyTrinityPTC.org
Holy Trinity YOUTH MINISTRY News
Formación de Fe Hispana: Ministerio de Los Jóvenes
Middle School
High School
ATTENTION! For more details about these activities and more Youth Ministry news, go to htptc.com.
Youth Ministers can be reached by email.
Heather Garger: [email protected]. Megan Vilardi: [email protected].
The 2nd Annual
Holy Trinity’s Got Talent
Audition Request
Show will be held February 6, 2016
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Type of Act: _________________________________________________________
Phone Number: __________________________
Email: ______________________________________________________________
Time of Audition – please circle –you will receive a call about exact time for audition.
Wednesday January 6
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
5:00-5:30
5:30-6:00
6:00-6:30
6:30-7:00
Thursday, January 7
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
5:00-5:30
5:30-6:00
6:00-6:30
6:30-7:00
Auditions open to all 6th graders to 106 years old.
Please supply accompaniment music. Mics will be supplied if needed.
There will be no Faith Formation classes
from December 20 through January 3.
Classes resume on January 10.
No habrá clases de formación de fe
el 20 y 27 de diciembre y 3 de enero.
Life Teen Kickoff—January 10
All Middle and High School teens are invited to
our Life Teen Kick Off on January 10 from 6:007:30p.m. featuring Paul J. Kim.
Les invitamos a todos los jóvenes de la secundaria
y preparatoria al comienzo de Life Teen el 10 de enero de las 6pm
a 7:30pm presentando a Paul J. Kim.
Apostolic Experience. Men’s Shelter on Thursday, February 4.
Registration opens January 7.
Contact Heather for more information.
YAG Holy Trinity Youth Adult Group
Have a wonderful Christmas break!
$5 for food. Register in Faith Formation office. We will meet Holy
Trinity at 6p and return at 10p. Deadline to register is January 10.
Para este evento inscríbase en la oficina de Formación de Fe. Saldremos a
las 6:00pm y volveremos a las 10:00 pm. Puede ir a xltatlanta.com para
más información y listado de eventos. Costo: $5 para comida.
Our next YAG study will begin on January 7th. For
more information about the Spring Semester of
bible studies, contact Megan!
[email protected]
Cell:772-214-7134