Holy Trinity Church Church of the Holy Spirit
149 South Main Street, Gloversville, NY 12078
Phone: (518) 725-3143 ~ Fax (518) 725-7245 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.HolySpirit12078.org
207 Glebe Street, Johnstown, N.Y. 12095
Phone: (518) 762-2636 ~ Fax: (518) 762-6920
Rectory: 205 Glebe Street, Johnstown, N.Y. 12095
Phone: (518) 762-2011
Website: www.rcda.org/churches/
HolyTrinityJohnstown
OFFICE HOURS FOR HOLY TRINITY PARISH : Monday-Thursday 9:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. Closed Friday
OFFICE HOURS FOR HOLY SPIRIT PARISH: Monday-Thursday 9:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. Friday 10:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
(Closed 12:30-P.M.-1:30 P.M. for lunch)
Rev. Matthew Wetsel, Pastor
[email protected]
Rev. Donald Czelusniak, Pastor Emeritus
Larry Groesbeck, Deacon
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT served by:
Liz Anderson, Pastoral Assoc. for Business Administration
Jaime Kosowicz, Parish Secretary, Bulletin Editor
Ann Simonson, Faith Formation & Youth Ministry
Clarence Veeder, Cemetery Director
Adam Valachovic, Buildings & Grounds
Tom Cichy and Lisa Stanyon, Trustees
CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST
Saturday Vigil - 4:00 P.M.
Sunday - 11:30 A.M.
Daily Mass - Thursday & Friday 8:30 A.M.
HOLY TRINITY served by:
Jeannie Popp, Parish Secretary, Cemeteries & Finance
email: ([email protected])
email: ([email protected])
Cindy Kollar, Faith Formation Coordinator
email: ([email protected])
Kevin Quinn, Buildings & Grounds
Frank DeRosa and Bob Schultz, Trustees
CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST
Sunday - 8:00 A.M. & 10:00 A.M.
Daily Mass - Tuesday & Wednesday 8:30 A.M.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Every Saturday 3:15 P.M. - 3:45 P.M. at Holy Spirit. Also,
First Wednesday of the month following devotions,
alternating monthly between parishes.
December 9, 2018
Sunday: Bar 5:1-9/Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 [3]/Phil 1:4-6, 8-11 Lk 3:1-6
Monday: Is 35:1-10/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [Is 35:4f]
Lk 5:17-26
Tuesday: Is 40:1-11/Ps 96:1-2, 3 and 10ac, 11-12, 13 [Is 40:10ab]/Mt
18:12-14
Wednesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Jdt 13:18bcde, 19
[15:9d]/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47
Thursday: Is 41:13-20/Ps 145:1 and 9, 10-11, 12-13ab [8]/Mt 11:11-15
Friday: Is 48:17-19/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [Jn 8:12]/Mt 11:16-19
Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16, 18-19 [4]
Mt 17:9a, 10-13
Next Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a/Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [6]/Phil 4:4-7/Lk 3:10-18
BAPTISM: First time parents are required to
receive instructions. Call parish offices.
MATRIMONY: Pre-Cana is expected.
Call parish offices at least six months in advance.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF
ADULTS (RCIA): Call the Parish Offices.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK &
HOMEBOUND: If you are planning a surgery, ask
one of our priests to celebrate the Sacrament after
one of our weekend or daily Masses. Seriously ill or
home bound should call the office.
PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL:
At The Church of the Holy Spirit.
CEMETERIES: Call parish offices.
MOTHER TERESA’S CLOSET: Emergency
household and personal care items available at Holy
Trinity Parish.
DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT:
Items are available, free of charge, at Holy Trinity
Parish for those in need.
WEDNESDAY DEVOTIONS: 3:00 P.M.
In December the Wednesday Devotions will be at
Holy Trinity with the Divine Mercy Chaplet in the
presence of the exposed Blessed Sacrament. Prayer
to Our Lady Undoer of Knots, Prayer for Vocations,
Benediction, Divine Praise and closing prayer.
Weekday Masses: 8:30 A.M.
Tuesday & Wednesday at Holy Trinity, Johnstown
Thursday & Friday at Holy Spirit, Gloversville.
Confessions: 3:15 P.M.— Saturday at Holy
Spirit AND First Wednesday of the Month
following devotions, alternating monthly between
the parishes.
PASTOR’S MESSAGE:
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday: 4:00 P.M. at Holy Spirit
Sunday: 8:00 A.M. at Holy Trinity
10:00 A.M. at Holy Trinity
11:30 A.M. at Holy Spirit
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 9, 2018
2nd Sunday in Advent
"In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar...and Herod was
tetrarch of Galilee...and Lysanias was tetrach of..." Did you need to pinch
yourself awake during the first few lines of this Sunday's Gospel? John the
Baptist received quite a prelude today as Luke described the religious and
political leadership of the time period. Scripture is divinely inspired, and
we believe that everything that made it into the Bible is there for a reason.
These lines remind us of an important truth. The Christmas story isn't a
fairy tale or nursery rhyme. It's not a parable we say to give meaning to the
holiday. At Christmas, God's presence is made tangible in a precise
moment in time. The birth of Christ is a historical event. As precursor to
Jesus' preaching, the ministry of John the Baptist is also a historical event.
"Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths." John's call to
repentance and the forgiveness of sins happened in a particular time and
place. But that does not mean it is limited to first century Palestine! God
continues to move in our daily lives. What we hear in today's Gospel - and
what we anticipate at Christmas - occurs in our daily lives. God works in
concrete ways in time and space. He did that 2,000 years ago, and He
continues to do so today!
This Sunday, examine your own Christmas preparations. Is there
anything you need to repent of before the Christmas season? Are there low
points in your life, valleys to "be filled" by the love of God? Are their
mountainous obstacles in your spiritual life? How can they be "made low"?
Are you making decisions that have moved you away from God? This
Advent season is the time for them to "be made straight and made smooth."
Prepare the way in your heart for Christ today!
USE OF HOLY TRINITY AND HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH OR
HALL BUILDINGS FOR MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES OF ANY
KIND must be scheduled in the parish offices by the person who is using
the facility. Staff will mark activities on the parish calendar. This request
is necessary to prevent double booking of space. All requests will be
honored if made thru the parish office staff unless something else is all
ready scheduled for that time. Thank you for your co-operation in this
matter. ~Fr. Matt
EXTENDED CONFESSIONAL HOURS:
Fr. Matt will offer the sacrament of
Reconciliation on Thursday, December 13th
2:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. in the Holy Trinity
Confessional.
PILGRIMAGE OPPORTUNITY: Fr. Matt will be leading a pilgrimage
to Fatima, Lourdes, and Barcelona from October 6th –October 15, 2019.
For more information, please speak with Fr. Matt and take an
informational brochure from the entrance of the churches.
December 9, 2018
LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR THE WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 15 & 16
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
LECTORS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION ALTAR SERVERS
4:00 P.M. Mark Amico Casey LeMaitre, Barbara Rieth, Richard Nigro Michael Nichols
Rita Bravo Kristen Farley
11:30 A.M. Mike Shrader Mary Jablonski, Benedetta Scarpa, Kylie Griffiths Bridget Will, Preston &
Valerie Person Julia Gillis
The Church of the Holy Spirit
Collection information for the week of:
December 2, 2018
Holy Trinity Parish
Collection information for the week of:
December 2, 2018
HOLY TRINITY PARISH
LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION ALTAR SERVERS
8:00 A.M. Lynn Knowlton Bruce & Jennie Mrha, Mary Pradelski Colleen & Emily Long
10:00 A.M. Gerard McAuliffe Father Murphy, Anne Solar, Michelle Wessendorf Mickey Staie
Grace Giarrizzo
Wells House/Pineview Commons: Chris Nunn & Bob Smida
Regular Collection 12/2/18 $4,551.00
Envelopes $3,512.00
Loose $587.00
Online $452.00
Attendance 4:00 P.M 219 11:30 A.M. 164
Bishop’s Appeal Assessment: $41,115.00
187 Gifts $41,115.00
Capital Campaign Assessment: $355,210.00
Gifts $469,065.00
Thank you for your continued support and
your thoughtful donations. Thank you to all
our volunteers who work so hard at keeping
the store open six days a week. Without all
of you there wouldn’t be a store! Please
remember us this Christmas Season with your donations of
gently used toys.
Regular Collection 12/2/18 $3,945.00
Envelopes $3,533.00
Loose $412.00
Fuel $10.00
Human Development $52.00
Christmas $40.00
Christmas Flowers $282.00
Other $45.00
Attendance 8:00 A.M 121 10:00 A.M. 165
Bishop’s Appeal Assessment: $46,951.00
Townsend fund -$20,000.00
88 gifts $21,717.00
Balance $5,234.00
Capital Campaign Assessment: $250,551.00
188 gifts $231,953.88
Balance $18,597.12
MOTHER TERESA’S CLOSET:
We are in need of bar soap, deodorant, feminine
products, kleenex, paper towels, laundry detergent,
cleaners, toilet paper & shampoo. Monetary
donations are also welcome. Thank you to all who
support this ministry. We are grateful for your time,
donations and your kindness both from Holy Trinity
and Holy Spirit churches. ~Outreach Committee
We will be sponsoring families for Christmas this year. If you
would like to help in any way please contact the office for
information. We will also be donating food baskets to these
Christmas families.
Christmas ornament sale to benefit Mother Teresa’s Closet will
be held after Masses on Sunday.
CEMETERY NEWS: The cemetery at Mt. Carmel is closed
for the winter season. The cable at the entrance will be open
until the next snow storm, then the cable will be put back up
admittance to the cemetery only by foot. Please, once the
cable is replaced, do not remove it. Thank you.
CHRISTMAS FLOWER DONATIONS: If you would like
to donate toward the Christmas flowers at Holy Trinity or
Holy Spirit, please do so by December 17th. Use your
Christmas Flower envelope or a plain envelope including your
name and the name of the person/s the donation is in memory
of and place it in the offertory basket. We will publish the
booklet of names during the Christmas season.
Second Sunday of Advent
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
FAITH FORMATION NEWS:
Ann Simonson, Faith Formation Coordinator
email: [email protected]
HOLY TRINITY PARISH
FAITH FORMATION NEWS:
Cindy Kollar, Faith Formation Coordinator email: [email protected]
Adoration of Our Lord
“Are You Prepared to Receive the
Greatest Presence of all?”
Perpetual Adoration Chapel at Holy Spirit.
Jesus listens to your heart. Come and visit
Him in the Adoration Chapel.
FRIDAY’S TABLE GIVING TREE: The Youth Ministry
Program will be participating in a “Giving Tree Project”
again this year with Friday’s Table. Gift tags are filled out by
the Friday’s Table participants with the help of the teens from
the Youth Ministry Program. The tags are put on a tree in
Spirit Central for the teens to take and bring home so they,
along with their families , can shop for the person they
picked. The gifts will then be delivered to Friday’ Table by
the teens before Christmas. If anyone in the parish would like
to donate any items such as blankets, gloves, hats, etc., please
drop your donation off to the office before Sunday, December
16th. Labeled “Friday’s Table Giving Project.” This is a total
different project than the gift tag trees we did for Maternity
Services in the past. If you have any questions, please contact
Ann Simonson.
ELEMENTARY FAITH FORMATION
ADVENT ACTIVITY: The children in
grade kindergarten through sixth grade will
be making a “giving ornament” on
Sunday, December 16th during our Faith
Formation Class time. We invite the parents
of these children to join us for this activity. Refreshments
will be provided.
Sunday, December 9th, we will celebrate the 6th Grade
Class Mass at 10:00 A.M. at Holy Trinity. Please keep these
young people in your prayers as they prepare to participate in
the Mass.
Sunday, December 9th, Fr. Matt will do a recruitment of
altar servers for the teens in junior high school during our
Faith Formation classes.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION: All are welcome.
Holy Trinity meets on Tues. at 9:15 A.M. in the Parish
Center. Holy Spirit meets on Tues. at 10:00 A.M. in the
Café. Please join us!
Advent—Preparing for Christmas, Journeying in Our
Faith. Join us for “Door of Mercy-Exploring God’s Covenant
with You.” The program will be held each week on Tuesdays
at the Church of the Holy Spirit, 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
and Wednesdays at Holy Trinity, 6:30 P.M.-8:30 P.M.
This video/discussion program explores God’s covenants with
His people throughout Salvation History. For more
information call Ann Jones or Veronica Quinn.
JOYOUS SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
featuring Olivia Esposito, Paul Whitney,
Sam & Jessica Zimmerman, Don
Ambrosino & Sue Shrader. Please join us
in the Church of the Holy Spirit on
December 9th at 3:00 P.M. The concert
will benefit Mother Teresa’s Closet. Free
will donations and household items will be accepted.
THE HOLY TRINITY MEN’S GROUP will sponsor a
Spiral Ham Dinner on December 11th. Social hour begins at
5:00 P.M. with dinner to follow at 6:00 P.M. The Speaker
will be Loraaine Hohenforst, PhD from BOCES. Ticket will
be sold after Sunday Mass at Holy Trinity.
GIFT TAG PROJECT: Due to the fact that
Maternity Services has moved out of our
area, we have reached out to the local
Domestic Violence House and the Salvation
Army. We have teamed up with these
organizations this year to help those in need.
The trees with the gift tags are located at all
three of the church entrances. If you take a
tag, please bring the gift you purchased back by
December 13th. The gifts are all getting picked up on
December 14! Please make sure that your gift is unwrapped
and has the gift tag attached to it . You may put them in a
gift bag if you wish. Gifts can be returned and put under the
trees in church or dropped off at the church office. We thank
you so much for your continued giving each year to those in
need. THIS PROJECT IS SEPARATE FROM THE
FRIDAY’S TABLE GIVING TREE PROJECT.
LIFE ISSUES and the N.Y.S. LEGISLATURE Senate Bill
S7863, sponsored by Sen. Jim Tedisco, will allow parents the
right to request the remains of their miscarried children from
the hospital. The current law only allows the request to be
made if the unborn fetus is beyond 20 weeks. This legislation
would let the family bury and grieve their unborn child
respectfully rather than have him/her disposed of as medical
waste. We should thank him for this compassionate
legislation. Read more at: https://
www.nyscatholic.org/2018/04/miscarriagebill/
Gov. Cuomo has promised swift action to expand abortions to
full-term within the first 30 days of 2019. This is not basic
health care. The results will not be good for any of us. Let
him know that his Abortion Expansion Bill should be
dropped. Read more at:
https://www.nyscatholic.org/2018/01/abortionexpansion
Church of the Holy Spirit & Holy Trinity Catholic Church
HOLY TRINITY MASS INTENTIONS
FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 9, 2018
HOLY SPIRIT MASS INTENTIONS
FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 9, 2018
Children’s bulletin
“The Preaching of John the Baptist.”
These bulletins are available at the entrances of Holy
Trinity Church.
Please pray for Josephine Campanile, Jeannette Bornt and all
who have gone to their heavenly reward and all who are sick
or recuperating at home or in nursing homes.
SAT. 8:30 A.M. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF
THE BLESSED BIRGIN MARY
SAT. 4:00 P.M. JOHN HEIMER, JR. REQUESTED BY WIFE & FAMILY
CATHIE SCHONBECK REQUESTED BY JOHN & ANGIE SAVAGE
JEFFREY PELOSI REQUESTED BY MOM & DAD
SALVATORE ZARELLI REQUESTED BY EMILIA DECICCO
ROBERT GRANT REQUESTED BY WIFE & FAMILY
SUN. 11:30 A.M. GERTRUDE BERNADETTE &
BERNARD TIMOTHY MULHALL REQUESTED BY ESTATE OF IRENE MULHALL
SALVATORE ZARRELLI REQUESTED BY RALPH CAMPANILE
JOSEPH LAPORTA REQUESTED BY WING & VANSKIVER
FAMILIES
TERESA AVELLINO REQUESTED BY ANTHONY AVELLINO &
FAMILY
MARY AVELLINO ZAMBRI REQUESTED BY ANTHONY AVELLINO
MON. 8:30 A.M. NO DAILY MASS
TUES. 8:30 A.M. MASS AT HOLY TRINITY
WED. 8:00 A.M. MASS AT HOLY TRINITY
THURS. 8:30 A.M. FOR AMERICA
DORIS “DJ” CUNNINGHAM REQUESTED BY JIM & TOMI AMBROSINO
FRI. 8:30 A.M. END ABORTION REQUESTED BY RESPECT LIFE GROUP
JOSEPH LAPORTA REQUESTED BY FRANK & LENA DEROSA
SAT. 4:00 P.M. SAL LANDRIO (7TH ANN) REQUESTED BY CHILDREN
JOHN HEIMER, JR REQUESTED BY WIFE & FAMILY
SHARON FARHART (21ST ANN) REQUESTED BY MAURICE & FAMILY
AMALIA CALANDRA REQUESTED BY JOSEPHINE ROSMARINO
CHARLES DIANA REQUESTED BY JOHN & PATTY FRANCO
SUN. 11:30 A.M. PAUL DONVAN REQUESTED BY JIM & PAT DONOVAN
OWEN FARHART REQUESTED BY FAMILY
PASQUALE “PUCKY” VIETRI REQUESTED BY GUY & JOAN CIACCIO
TONI HOWE REQUESTED BY JOHN & PATTY FRANCO
SUN. 8:00 A.M. END ABORTION REQUESTED BY RESPECT LIFE GROUP
ROSE CELLARY (1ST ANN) REQUESTED BY JOHN & TIM
MASS FOR THE PEOPLE
SUN. 10:00 A.M. PATRICIA LANOIS REQUESTED BY LEE LANOIS
DOROTHY HANCHAR (4TH ANN) REQUESTED BY LOVING DAUGHTER, DEBORAH
KRISSY SCHWARTZ (7TH ANN) REQUSTED BY DAD
FRED FAGAN REQUESTED BY HOLY TRINITY FAMILY & STAFF
MON. 8:30 A.M. NO DAILY MASS
TUES. 8:30 A.M. FOR AMERICA
WED. 8:30 A.M. THOMAS VACEK (3RD ANN) REQUESTED BY CHRIS NUNN
PETAR BJELICA (2ND ANN) REQUESTED BY CHRIS NUNN
THURS. 8:30 A.M. MASS AT HOLY SPRIRT
FRI. 8:30 A.M. MASS AT HOLY SPIRIT
SUN. 8:00 A.M. GEORGE BEVINGTON REQUESTED BY PAUL & BONNIE STEENBURGH &
BROYLES FAMILY
THADDEUS & ANGELA
PRADELSKI (ANN) REQUESTED BY JOHN & MARY & FAMILY
MASS FOR THE PEOPLE
SUN. 10:00 A.M. RICHARD MAXIAN SR. REQUESTED BY FAMILY
DAVID HORNIDGE (2ND ANN) REQUESTED BY DAD, TYLER, ALEC & BILL
MIKE KIRKPATRICK REQUESTED BY BOB & JEAN SCHULTZ
FRED FAGAN REQUESTED BY BOB & JEAN SCHULTZ
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found
favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.” - Lk 1:30-31
