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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 11, 2016
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
December 13 & 16
Pastor: Father J ohn Mur phy
Parochial Vicars: Father Dair o Rico, Father Pavol Br enkus
Deacons: Ter r y Blind, Tony Cuomo, Mar k Fr iedlein, Mar k Sholander
Deacons Emeritus: Ben Gr oss, Mike Landaiche
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Mass Intentions
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
9:00 am
6:30 pm
Friday
12:00 pm
6:30 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
December 10
Sarah Fox Klein 
Lynda Burke 
Jane Hensel 
December 11
Walter Goedeke 
Tony McLellan 
Wanda Gallagher 
Patricia & Joseph Chessare 
José Raúl Bonilla 
Parish Family
December 12
Brett Thomas 
Lynda Burke 
December 13
John Fernandes 
Rick Potter (SI)
December 14
Jay and Coreen Haydon 
Inge Petroccione 
December 15
Mr. & Mrs. Brigmon (SI)
Mary Craven 
December 16
Mary Pratt 
Sam Thomas 
December 17
Diane Fiorini 
James P. Carroll 
Betty Jorgensen 
December 18
Brett Thomas 
Dot & Bill Burke 
Andres Ricards 
Joseph & John Chessare 
Crisólogo Ocampo 
Parish Family
(SI) = Special Intentions
Third Sunday of Advent
Is 35:1-6a,10; Ps 146:6-10; Jas 5:7-10;
Mt 11:2-11
Mon
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a,
10ab; Jdt 13:18b-19; Lk 1:26-38 or
Lk 1:39-47
Tues
Saint Lucy
Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3,6-7,1719,23; Mt 21:28-32
Wed
Saint John of the Cross
Is 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25; Ps 85:9-14;
Lk 7:18b-23
Thurs Is 54:1-10; Ps 30:2 and 4-6, 11-13;
Lk 7:24-30
Fri
Is 56:1-3a, 6-8; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8;
Jn 5:33-36
Sat
Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8, 17;
Mt 1:1-17
Sun
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7;
Mt 1:18-24
In the person of Jesus,
God has come to heal and save us.
Patiently, yet joyfully, we await
the fulfillment of his advent
Peachtree City, Georgia
December 11, 2016
Lauren Berger, Bill Boddy, Lawson Bopp, Doug Brand,
Rebecca Capezzuto, Richard Dickerson, Laura Espinosa,
Remember
Jerry Greenwell, Dcn. Ben Gross, Paula Heighton, Sr. Ana Isabella,
in Prayer
Baby Elizabeth Clare Jenkins, Dcn. Don Kelsey, Dcn. Mike Landaiche,
Mary Ellen Lancaster, Kim Le, Maureen Lennon, Sarah McBride, Ricarda Mejía,
Angela Miller, Gerald Morrell, J im Mur r ay, Betty Ramsdell, Mar k Schwingshakl,
Jeanna Suggs, Aurelio Vizcardo, Andrew Walker, Helen & Tom Zaworski
Please pray for those who have died
and all the wonderful caregivers
With the growing concern 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].
If you would like to add someone to the Sick List in the Bulletin, contact the Par ish
office at (770) 487-7672. The name will be published in the bulletin for 6 weeks. You
may call at anytime and have the name removed. Ongoing illnesses and special intentions
may be placed in the Prayer Intention book located in the back of the church.
Healing Masses
Tuesday, December 13, 6:30pm
and Friday, December 16, 12pm.
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be available during this
Mass for every baptized Catholic over the age of reason. Prayer teams
will also be available immediately after Mass to pray with people for healing and other
needs.
Anointing of the sick primarily is for spiritual healing. Physical healing might occur, but
it is not the main purpose of the sacrament. Certainly the sacrament should not be expected to automatically cure the sick person. Such an expectation tends toward superstition (cf. CC2111). Baptized children below the age of reason cannot commit personal sin
and so do not need anointing of the sick if they are in danger of death. Rather, when in
danger of death, such children can be given confirmation, for spiritual strengthening and
more fully to initiate them into the Christian religion.
Online Giving During the Holidays!
It is through the donations of every individual and family in the congregation
that we are able to carry on our work now and throughout the year.
additional gift before the end of the year, we encourage you to check out our electronic giving options. As the pace of life speeds up around the holidays, you may find
electronic giving a most welcome way to make contributions.
To set up a recurring giving schedule, visit us online at HolyTrinityPTC.org and locate
the Online Giving button. Or if it's easier, complete a paper authorization form and return
it to the church office.
Thank you for your generosity and support!
Thanks for your generosity!
¡Gracias por su generosidad!
Offertory / Ofrenda
FY2015/2016 Offertory Weekly and Actual to Date
Ofertorio: Semanal y Cifra Real
Offertory / Ofertorio November 13, 2016
$53,290
To Date Actual / Cifra Real
Prior Year Comparison 11/15/15
Envelopes/loose checks: 554
Online payments: 134
Mailed: 14
$943,230
$891,709
Registered families: 2,768
Upcoming Second Collection:
December 25 - Catholic Charities
January 1 - Mortgage Payment / Debt Reduction
Gaudete Sunday
Holy Trinity welcomes our newest parishioners!
Franco & Alexandra Amendola
Ann Sciore
Return wrapped gifts by today, Sunday,
December 11. Be sur e to attach or iginal
ornament to gift!
This weekend is Loaves and Fishes Weekend.
Additional items still needed are: diced tomatoes,
canned beans (other than green), beef stew, mac &
cheese, and paper towels. Donated items may be
dropped off in the wicker bin in the Church Vestibule this weekend
or at any time. God Bless you for your generosity!
Breakfast
with
Santa
Sunday
December 11
8am-12pm
Thank you so very much for the love and concern
you have shown during the passing of Deacon
Gene Dickerson. We have been overwhelmed by
your kind words, phone calls, comforting cards of
sympathy, gifts of food and, most especially, your prayers. The
Holy Trinity community will always hold a special place in our
hearts.
Yours in Christ, The Dickerson Family
Advent Penance Service
Tuesday, December 13, 7pm
St. Philip Benizi
We invite you to join us at Carrabba’s Italian Grill for lunch or dinner on Wednesday, December 14 or
Thursday, December 15, to benefit Shepher ds of the
Meek. Present this bulletin blurb or identify yourself as a
supporter and they will proudly donate 10% of your total
check! Thank you for supporting the sisters and girls in
Colombia!
Tickets will be on sale after Masses and in the preschool
daily, for a beautiful Christmas quilt made by parishioner,
Bernadette Carty, and benefits Holy Trinity Preschool. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Raffle will be
held on Thursday, December 15 during the preschool Nativity.
Thoughts From this Sunday’s Readings by Fr. John
Previous reflections can be found on his blog at
FrJohnMurphy.blogspot.com
The third Sunday of Advent is traditionally called Gaudete Sunday.
Gaudete is a Latin word that means “ rejoice.” Our entrance antiphon today calls us to “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say,
rejoice! The Lord is near.” And tomorrow is the feast of Our Lady
of Guadalupe, the Patroness of the Americas. Many people in
North, South and Central America who are devoted to the Virgin of
Guadalupe will celebrate this wonderful feast. In Mexico the Feast
of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a national holiday. Right now millions of people are surrounding the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, some having traveled on foot for days to get
there, singing, dancing, praying and paying homage to their spiritual mother.
In today’s gospel, Matthew 11:2-11, Jesus assures John the Baptist
and his disciples that he is “the one” and that John’s role as the
messenger sent to prepare the way of the Lord has been fulfilled.
Just as John the Baptist was the messenger of repentance and hope
to the children of Israel, so too was Our Lady of Guadalupe a messenger of hope and redemption to the indigenous people of the
Americas. She played a remarkable role in the evangelization of
the New World.
The role of messenger did not end with John the Baptist or with
our Lady of Guadalupe. Over the centuries countless messengers
have gone out to proclaim the good news of the kingdom. As baptized Christians and citizens of the kingdom of heaven, each one of
us is called to prepare the way of the Lord in our own hearts and
minds and in the hearts and minds of everyone we encounter. This
is an important responsibility and one we should take very seriously. After all, Jesus told the disciples of John the Baptist, his own
disciples and he tells us that, “the least in the kingdom of heaven is
greater than” John the Baptist.
And so on this Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, we
rejoice and thank God for the gift of his Son, Jesus the Christ who
came into our world to save us. “Rejoice in the Lord always; again
I say, rejoice! The Lord is near.”
God of peace,
Whose word is
good news for the oppressed,
healing for the brokenhearted,
and freedom for all who are held bound;
gladden our hearts
and fashion the earth into a garden of righteousness and praise.
Sanctify us in spirit, soul and body,
so that we may generously prepare the way
for your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
who was, who is and who is to come,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever.
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 678-466-1711.
Bautizos:
Favor de llamar o pasar por la Oficina parroquial
para anotarse para la plática o para información sobre los bautizos.
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
La celebración de la Virgen de Guadalupe se llevará a cabo
el 11 y 12 diciembre.
Se necesitan personas que puedan aportar / colaborar con la
comida, organizar y limpiar el salón y la cocina, antes y
después de la recepción.
Para más información pueden llamar al 770-487-5352 o
pasar por la oficina parroquial.
Misión Hispana de Adviento
sábado, 17 de diciembre
8am- 3pm
Conferenciante invitada: Pia Septien
“El mal desde la perspectiva bíblica: ¿qué nos dice la
Biblia sobre el mal y cómo hacerle frente?”
El almuerzo está incluído. La guardería estará disponible
para niños hasta 12 años de edad. Tienen que inscribirse
con anticipación.
Las Posadas:
El domingo, 18 de diciembre, de 11:30am-1pm,
nos reuniremos en el Loreto Hall para llevar a
cabo Las Posadas. Terminaremos en el Salón
Santa Faustina con un pequeño compartir y
piñatas para los niños. Todos están invitados a
participar en esta actividad.
Donaciones de Sangre: por la Cruz Roja Americana, en
Holy Trinity, el lunes 26 de diciembre, 12pm-6pm, en el Loreto
Hall.
San Vicente de Paúl:
Línea de ayuda:
770-487-7672 Ext. 350
December 11, 2016
Reflexiones sobre las lecturas de este domingo del Padre Rico.
11 de diciembre 2016
Tercer Domingo de Adviento
Palabras de Ánimo. El tono de este tercer domingo de Adviento es de muy
grande consuelo y de especial alegría. De hecho, es conocido como el
domingo del "alegraos," que en latín se dice: Gaudete. El Adviento es un
ejercicio de esperanza, una mirada hacia el futuro, y en ese sentido, supone
el esfuerzo de ver más allá del presente. Ese esfuerzo es necesario porque
no nos gusta. Una persona plenamente feliz en su presente no tendría cómo vivir un Adviento. Por eso el Adviento tiene una nota de dolor, una
nota que nace de la conciencia de que este momento es incompleto, insatisfactorio, insuficiente. Por todo ello necesitamos palabras de ánimo como
las de este domingo.
Dios Viene en Persona a Salvar. La primera gran nota de alegría en este
domingo la da Isaías, el gran profeta del Adviento cristiano. Se resume en
la expresión imponente: "Dios viene en persona." Esto se cumplió a la
letra en el Nacimiento de Cristo, en su vida cargada de frutos de amor y
sobre todo en su Pasión redentora y gloriosa Resurrección. Subrayemos lo
que se nos está anunciando, porque no hay otro anuncio igual en otras
religiones o filosofías: he aquí a un Dios que, sin necesitarnos, nos busca,
y sin ganancia para él ofrece a su Hijo por salvarnos. ¿Tiene el Dalai Lama
algo semejante para contarnos? ¿Soñó Marx algo parecido? ¿Mahoma
creyó posible algo así?
El Campo y la Lluvia. La segunda lectura, del apóstol Santiago, invita a la
alegría también en un tono distinto, más discreto, si se quiere. Su frase de
hoy es: "mantengan firme el ánimo, porque la venida del Señor está cerca." Y para darle firmeza a nuestro ánimo nos invita a mirar la obra de la
lluvia en los campos. Cada gota parece insignificante e incluso una solo
aguacero es del todo insuficiente, pero la sucesión de lluvias logra el milagro de la cosecha. Saber valorar las gotas humildes y las lluvias breves;
saber confiar en lo que sucede en el secreto de la tierra, más allá de lo que
ven nuestros ojos: algo así es el Adviento, algo así es la vida humana
mism.
¿Eres Tú o Esperamos a Otro? Si la vida humana tiene tantas cargas de
insatisfacción y por consiguiente tantas razones de búsqueda, y si viene
Cristo y se presenta ante nosotros con todo su mensaje de amor y redención, ¿cómo esquivar la pregunta que hace Juan Bautista desde la cárcel?
Hacia Cristo Señor se dirigen nuestros ojos y las palabras sencillamente
brotan: "¿Eres tú el que ha de venir o tenemos que esperar a otro?" No es
una pregunta retórica o de respuesta inmediata. Hoy, sobre todo en el
mundo llamado "desarrollado," muchos tienen una respuesta a esa pregunta: "hay que esperar a otro;" o si no: "ni era Cristo ni hay que esperar a
nadie." Lo primero es el canto de la Nueva Era y el gnosticismo contemporáneo; lo segundo es la elegía del suicidio, sea en versión romántica y
existencialista o violenta, tipo rock metálico. Así pues, es un hecho que
mucha gente ha respondido a la pregunta del Bautista en la dirección
opuesta al Evangelio. Hay que subrayar que Cristo no respondió a la pregunta con palabras sino con obras. Las razones de esperanza que envió a
Juan Bautista fueron simplemente los hechos que estaban aconteciendo a
ojos de todos: " los ciegos ven y los cojos andan; los leprosos quedan limpios y los sordos oyen; los muertos resucitan y a los pobres se les anuncia
el Evangelio." Nuestra esperanza, pues, y nuestra alegría, no nacen de
discursos bien arreglados, sino de experiencias vivas y reales de amor, de
gracia y de salvación. Amén.
Calendario:
11 diciembre: Mañanitas a la Virgen
12 diciembre: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe:; Misa 7:30
17 diciembre: Misión Hispana de Adviento; 8am-3pm
18 diciembre: Las Posadas
23 diciembre – 2 enero: Oficinas de la par r oquia cer r adas
26 diciembre: Donaciones de sangre
6 enero:
Plática bautismo
14 enero:
Bautizos
20 y 21 enero 2017: Retir o de Vida en el Espír itu
22 enero:
Bautizos
Gaudete Sunday
Celebrate the Season:
Advent Prayer Service
Christmas Mass Schedule
Christmas Eve
4pm at Holy Trinity, McIntosh & Starr’s Mill
6:30pm
9pm
11pm
Christmas Day
8:45am
10:30am
12:15pm
1:45pm (Misa de Navidad)
Take a break from the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping and join us for our annual Advent
Prayer Service on Monday, December 11,
6:30pm - 7:30pm at Our Lady of Mer cy. Alumni
and current members of Mercy’s AMA choir will
lead the Taizé prayer service. All parishioners are invited! We
hope you can join us for this special night of fellowship. Our
Lady of Mercy Catholic High School is located at 861 Evander
Holyfield Hwy, Fayetteville, GA 30214. For questions, please call
(770) 461-2202 or visit www.mercycatholic.org.
As the body of Christ on earth, all of God's people
have been called to love and care for one another.
Let us be there for you in your time of need. Stephen
Ministers are trained, confidential members of our congregation that are called to serve all our brothers and sisters at Holy
Trinity. Let us walk with you. For more information about Stephen
Ministry, please contact Teri Sauer at (770) 630-7805 or Frank
Killoran at (678) 489-8502.
Pregnancy Aid Clinic will be her e this weekend to pick up the Baby Bottle Donations. The
Bottles returned with coins, cash or checks will
benefit their mission of promoting the sanctity
of human life as recognized in the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Pregnancy Aid Clinic is the only Catholic pregnancy
Central Presbyterian Night Shelter, Homeless
resource center in the state of Georgia to provide women with
Ministry. Central Presbyterian Night Shelter
free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, information, education, and
Homeless Ministry, a ministry of hospitality and
earn-as-you-learn programs. Bottles may also be returned to
compassion, offering homeless guests a hot meal, a
the parish office during the week. Please support this life-saving
. warm safe place to spend the night, medical and foot care and the
fellowship of caring. Holy Trinity volunteers the 2nd Thursday of
www.pregnancyaidclinic.com.
each month, November-March. I need four overnighters per month.
St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church is holding The Night Shelter's website has a wealth of information:
their annual St. Basil Vasilopita Dinner & Auction on www.centralshelter.org. Contact at Karen at (404) 259-5385, or
Saturday, January 7, 6pm, in our St. Faustina Room. [email protected]
All Holy Trinity parishioners are cordially invited to join
Nursery News. We will no longer have open childcar e for Satin the fun! There will be food, fun, live auction, and entertainment,
urday 4pm & 5:30pm Masses starting in January 2017. Saturday,
with guest speaker Rev. Father Constatine Sitaras, Directory of St. December 31, 2016 will be our last open Nursery. The Nursery
Basil Academy. Please bring the following according to your last will be open every Sunday at 8:45am, 10:30am, 12:15pm, 1:45pm
name (enough to feed your family and 6 others) A-G: pasta, rice or (Spanish) & 4:30pm masses. If you have any questions or conpotato dish; H-M: desserts; N-S: salads, and T-Z: vegetables or cerns, please contact Tina Terrell at (678) 466-1724 or e-mail at
veg casserole. St Christopher's will provide the main course. [email protected].
Please RSVP to Pat at [email protected].
Just in the Nick of Time
to Give Blood !
Monday, December 26
12pm - 6pm
Saint Peregrine Cancer Support Group. We ar e a
Christian-based cancer support group focused on faith,
hope, love and trust in the Lord. You will meet with cancer
survivors, caregivers, spouses, and family members that
have been through or are just beginning this journey. You
will have the opportunity to share your personal story,
receive prayer, discuss the emotional challenges associated with
diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Please join us the third Tuesday
of each month. Our next meeting will be on December 20, 10am11am, after morning Mass, or 7pm-8pm, after evening Mass in
room #103 on the first floor of the Faith Formation Bldg. Choose
what time work with your schedule. Contact juneround@ comcast.net / (770) 823-9213 or [email protected] / (770)
487-2752.
2017 Holy Trinity Pilgrimage
The Holy Land, September 7-16, 2017
Day 2 - We will visit Joppa where Peter had
his vision. (Acts 10:9-16).
For copy of itinerary, contact Carolyn at
[email protected].
Holiday Bulletin Deadlines. Items to be consider ed for publication in the bulletin are due 10 days before the bulletin date.
With the upcoming holidays and Bulletin
Deadline
Holy Days, the dates are adjusted to
Date For Consideration
meet publisher deadlines. Send
Mon. Dec. 12
your requests to chohenberger@ Jan. 1
Jan. 8
Wed. Dec. 14
holytrinityptc.com.
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Peachtree City, Georgia
The Mother's Morning Out raffle winner is Roseann
Brandtjen. Congratulations on winning the Santa Claus
wreath. Thank you to everyone who purchased a raffle
ticket. Our program raised enough money to start our
scholarship program. And a huge thank you to Cathy
McMullen for donating the beautiful Santa Claus wreath.
Masses Streamed Live! Our par ishioner s may find
themselves in the position of not being able to attend
Mass for various reasons: sick, homebound, traveling,
to stream our Masses live online. Visit our website at
www.HolyTrinityPTC.com and pray along with us!
camera at our weekend
Masses. If you are interested, please contact
Mark at [email protected] or
(678) 466-1714.
Somerby of Peachtree City is having a
Festival of Trees on Tuesday, December 20,
6pm-8pm. Seasonal music, hors d’oeuvres,
and cocktails will be served. Somberby is
located at 300 Rockaway Road. Visit
www.SomerbySparks.com
December 11, 2016
Matrimony: A calling to forgive!
“Mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life and instills in us
the courage to look to the future with hope.”
Retrouvaille offers a welcoming and loving space to couples who
have been living with the misery of a failing marriage. Retrouvaille
offers hope: hope that it is not too late, hope of a different and better marriage. Retrouvaille helps couples to show each other mercy
through the opportunities it provides to listen, to forgive, to be reconciled and to move into their futures believing that God loves
them and with His help and their efforts, their marriages can be
healed and restored. Retrouvaille provides help for marriage problems/difficulties/crises. For more information about our upcoming
Retrouvaille Weekend, January 13-15, pr ogr am for couples, contact: Zack & Heather at (317) 691-2258 or visit our website:
HelpOurMarriage.com
The Winter's Ball hosted by the Regina Caeli Academy
St. Edith Stein Honor Society! Saturday, December 17, 6pm-10pm,
at Regina Caeli Academy, 1565 Holcomb Bridge Rd., Roswell. A
formal dinner and dance for homeschooled students 7th grade and
up! The cost is $40 a person. For more info please e-mail Nikki
Hand at [email protected]. All proceeds from the dance go to
build a grotto in memory of Fr. Joseph Peek.
For the College student home on Christmas break,
come away on Retreat to be refreshed, renewed,
and ready to get back to it all successfully. It is a
great way to begin the new semester.
Catholics in College:
The Office of Catholic Schools seeks your
participation in an online survey regarding the
perceptions of Catholic Schools and the services they currently offer. Please consider
completing this survey which will be the basis
of the strategic plan for Catholic Schools in our archdiocese for the
next five years. To complete the survey in English, please visit http://www.aiocs.com/educationsurvey/. To complete the survey
in
Spanish,
please
visit
http://www.aiocs.com/
educationsurveysp/. You may also find these links on our
parish website. The deadline is Thursday, December 15. The
Office of Catholic Schools is grateful for all responses.
January 2-4, 2017.
Begins Monday evening and ends with lunch
on Wednesday. This is a great Christmas gift
for your favorite college student. Cost $250 for
private room with bath and all meals. For more
information,
or
to
register,
visit
www.ignatiushouse.org or (404) 255-0503.
Have you pre-registered for your 2017
100% tax credit yet? Would you like to
have a say in where your state tax dollars
go AND help an important mission of our Church? Did you know
you can help make a Catholic education a reality for deserving students by paying your state taxes? Many Holy Trinity parishioners
are students at St. John the Evangelist, Our Lady of Victory, and
Our Lady of Mercy. We appreciate your support!
Visit www.gracescholars.org for info and to register for your tax
credit by Thursday, December 15. Control of your tax dollars, a
100% tax credit and the opportunity to provide scholarship funds
all in a couple of clicks? It has never been easier to GRACE a student with a Catholic education. Contact GRACE Scholars or Alex
Azzarello at St. John the Evangelist School, (404) 767-4312, with
questions.
Aging religious need your help. Senior Catholic sister s, br others, and religious order priests have offered their lives in service to
others—educating the young, comforting the sick, seeking justice
for the oppressed. Today, many are frail, elderly, and in need of
assistance. Your gift to the Retirement Fund for Religious helps to
furnish medications, nursing care, and other necessities. Please give
generously to today’s second collection.
Gaudete Sunday
If you enjoyed our speaker for Advent by Candlelight, Dr. Ralph
Martin and you would like to purchase his best-selling book
“The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for Our Journey to
God Based On the Wisdom of the Saints” contact Terri Thomas at
678-466-1739 or [email protected]. This would be a
wonderful book to read in a book club or a small group. I also have
study guides available.
Here is a description:
Ralph Martin, drawing upon the teaching of seven acknowledged
“Spiritual Doctors” of the Church, presents an in-depth study of the
journey to God. This book provides encouragement and direction
for the pilgrim who desires to know, love, and serve our Lord.
Whether the reader is beginning the spiritual journey or has been
traveling the road for many years, he will find a treasure of wisdom in The Fulfillment of All
Desire. It is destined to be a modern classic on the spiritual life.”
ADVENT BY CANDLELIGHT
Thank you to all of the
generous volunteers!
What a wonderful evening
it was because of you! May
God bless you abundantly!
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Peachtree City, Georgia
December 11, 2016
A study from FORMED.ORG
Understanding the true meaning of marriage is one thing, living it out is another. Beloved: Living Marriage examines the day-to-day
challenges of being united as husband and wife, while maintaining individuality. With the hallmark beauty and insight of the Symbolon
series, Beloved shows how to put faith at the center of your marriage. Learning to effectively communicate, turn conflict into understanding, avoid the pitfalls that wreck relationships, and understand sex in the context of authentic love are among the topics presented for helping relationships to thrive. Six sessions from trusted experts work for both marriage preparation and marriage enrichment
opportunities. To register contact: Terri Thomas 678-466-1739 or [email protected].
Thinking about becoming Catholic or learning more about the Catholic Faith?
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
Join us for Inquiry.
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 on Wednesdays,
6:30-8pm. All sessions are informal and
completely commitment free.
The Third Sunday of Advent is also known
as Gaudete Sunday.
Gaudete is Latin for ‘rejoice.’
The color is pink, and our Entrance
Antiphon proclaims:
Rejoice in the Lord always;
again I say, rejoice!
It signifies a small break in the penitential
character of the Season and reminds us
that the coming of the Lord is near.
Childcare is available at all RCIA sessions
Dinner served 6pm-6:30pm in Loreto Hall
Need information on Annulments or Convalidations?
Contact Joanne @ 678-466-1738 or
[email protected]
for confidential counseling.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults:
Helping you to live a Gospel inspired
life in an increasingly secular world
RCIA topic this week (December 14)
Sin & Grace
“You shall be holy, for I am holy” (1 Pet 1:16)
Holiday Break: Classes end December 14
and resume Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Upcoming 2017classes include:
Jan 11: Baptism & Confirmation
Jan 18 Eucharist
Jan 25 Reconciliation & Anointing of the Sick
The RCIA meets Wednesday evenings 6:30-8pm.
For more information contact Joanne
at 678-466-1738 or [email protected]
Gaudete Sunday
Holy Trinity Elementary News
Formación de Fe Hispana
Sharon Brown at: [email protected]
Sachiko Doreste at: [email protected]
Parents Night Out
Friday, December 16
6pm - 9pm
Preschool through 5th grade students
are invited to join us for a night of fun
with movies, snacks, crafts and friends!
Registration is a must and forms will be
sent home with your child in their
Faith Formation Class.
A $5 donation per child is suggested.
For more information, please contact
Sharon Brown or Sachiko Doreste.
¡Aparta la fecha! Noche libre para los papás:
el 16 de diciembre. Necesitamos pastorcillos y
angelitos para la obra de
Nacimiento durante
la misa de Noche Buena.
Tendremos los ensayos los
sábados, 10 y 17 de diciembre.
Thank you to all who
made Operation
Christmas Child a
huge success!! Due to
your generosity we
were able to ship 139
shoeboxes from Holy
Trinity this year which is double the
amount from last year. Thank you so
much, we couldn’t have done it without
you.
¡¡Gracias a todas las personas que participaron en la
Operación Niño de la Navidad que tuvo un gran éxito!!
Debido a su generosidad pudimos enviar 139 cajas
desde nuestra parroquia este año.
Holy Trinity Preschool has a few
openings in their 3 year old program.
If your child is 3 by September 1,
have them come learn,
play and pray with us !!
Contact: Beth Cunningham at 770-631-4380 or
[email protected].
Mark Your Calendars!
There will be no
Faith Formation Classes
December 18 - January 4.
Classes resume on January 8.
Christmas Eve Nativity Play
December 24
We are looking for shepherds and angels ages
preschool-6th graders for our annual Christmas
Eve play at the 4pm Mass. Practice will be on
December 10 and 17 from 10:30am - 12noon.
Please contact Sharon Brown or Sachiko
Doreste for more information.
Presented by Faith Formation, Knights
of Columbus, and Hispanic Ministry
Las Posadas
Sunday, December 18
11:30am —1pm
It will begin at 11:30am following Sunday
10:30a.m. Mass in Loreto Hall and end by
1pm in the St. Faustina Room. There will
be piñatas and refreshments.
Las Posadas, El domingo, 18 de diciembre. 11:30am-1pm
Empezará a las 11:30am después de la misa de las
10:30am en el salón de Loreto y terminará a la 1pm en el
salón de Sta. Faustina. Habrá piñatas y refrigerios. Para
más información favor de contactar a Vita Cama al
[email protected]
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
www.HolyTrinityPTC.org
Holy Trinity YOUTH MINISTRY News
Formación de Fe Hispana: Ministerio de Los Jóvenes
High School
Middle School
Mark Your Calendar!
Mandatory 2nd year
Confirmation Retreat Meeting is
Sunday, January 8, 2:30pm-4p.
Both parent and teen must attend.
¡Apunta en el calendario! La
reunión sobre el retiro de
confirmación es
domingo 8 de enero, 2:30pm - 4pm.
Los estudiantes y sus papás deben
asistir en la reunión.
1st of the 2-Day Chosen class is
Saturday, December 17, 8am-3pm.
2nd class is March 4.
There will be no
Faith Formation Classes
La primera parte de las Clases Intensivas de Chosen de 2 veces al año
sábado 17 de diciembre, 8am - 3pm.
Classes resume on
January 8.
Advent Reflections Week 3
Joy
www.dynamiccatholic.com
ATTENTION! For more details about Youth Ministry news, go to htptc.com.
Heather Garger: [email protected] Ashley Ricciardi: [email protected]