Holy Trinity Church Church of the Holy Spirit 153 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: https://parishes.rcda.org/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 Ginger Trippodo, Office Assistant Ann Simonson, Faith Formation Coordinator Joseph Weir, Cemetery Director Adam Valachovic, Buildings & Grounds Tom Cichy and Ron Zimmerman, 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, Cemeteries & Finance email: ([email protected]) Michele Miller, Receptionist/Secretary email: ([email protected]) Ann Simonson, Faith Formation Coordinator email: ([email protected]) Adam Valachovic, Buildings & Grounds George Buseck, Buildings & Grounds John Sagan & Lynn Knowlton, Trustees CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Sunday - 8:00 A.M. & 10:00 A.M. Daily Mass - Tuesday & Wednesday 8:30 A.M. LINKED PARISH MISSION STATEMENT: “Inspired by the words of Holy Scripture and committed to serving others with love, our communities are called to be a light to the world.”
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Holy Trinity Church Church of the Holy Spirit
153 South Main Street, Gloversville, NY 12078 Phone: (518) 725-3143 ~ Fax (518) 725-7245
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 Ginger Trippodo, Office Assistant Ann Simonson, Faith Formation Coordinator Joseph Weir, Cemetery Director Adam Valachovic, Buildings & Grounds Tom Cichy and Ron Zimmerman, 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, Cemeteries & Finance
email: ([email protected]) Ann Simonson, Faith Formation Coordinator
email: ([email protected]) Adam Valachovic, Buildings & Grounds George Buseck, Buildings & Grounds John Sagan & Lynn Knowlton, Trustees
CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Sunday - 8:00 A.M. & 10:00 A.M. Daily Mass - Tuesday & Wednesday 8:30 A.M.
LINKED PARISH MISSION STATEMENT: “Inspired by the words of Holy Scripture and committed to serving others with love, our communities are called to be a light to the world.”
October 3, 2021
BAPTISM: First time parents are required to receive instructions. Call parish offices.
RECONCILIATION: 2:15 P.M. Saturday at Holy Spirit AND First Wednesday of the Month following devotions, alternating monthly between parishes.
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. If you or a loved one are sick and not able to attend Mass, please make sure to call your respective parish office (the numbers are listed on the front of the bulletin) to let the office and Father Matt know so we can reach out as soon as possible.
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. –3:30 P.M. In October 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.
FIRST SATURDAY MASS: 8:30 A.M. Sites will alternate to coincide with the Wednesday Devotions.
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: Call the office to leave your name and phone number. Meeting times and location to be determined by the group.
PROJECT RACHEL: Call the 24/7 confidential help line at 518-312-3825 if you are hurting from an abortion. Men and women can find healing. Email [email protected].
PASTOR’S MESSAGE:
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 3, 2021 As Catholics, our mission is clear-we are called upon to share our faith as disciples ourselves and disciple-makers as Jesus preached: ―Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded of you.‖ (Matthew 28:19-20) Since each parish and the Diocese are partners in this work, robust support of parish offertory and the Diocesan Appeal ensues the Church has the resources it needs to carry out its mission.
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Archbishop Fulton Sheen said, ―It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God.‖ Apart from the incarnation of God in Jesus Christ, nothing speaks better of God’s incarnate love than marriage. God designed it this way. We place great value on love and rightly so. What we fail to realize, however, is that love, its very presence and place in our lives, is not simply part of the human package deal. Love comes from God. It is one of God’s greatest gifts to human beings. When we begin to realize that our very ability to love is sacred, it changes up how we see the essence of life, and purpose and sanctity of marriage. God is love. It stands to reason then that if we follow the path of unconditional, self-emptying love we will then stumble upon God. It is precisely this intimate wedding of God with love that gives such eloquence and honor to the love between husband and wife. As a living sign of Christ’s love for the Church and for humanity, husbands and wives speak volumes of God’s unconditional incarnate love for all of his children! The Divine power that brings unity and life to marriage is so strong that once joined, it really cannot be separated. Admittedly, marriage covenants can be extremely difficult to negotiate and, at times, very painful to experience. God’s perfect divinity always meets our broken and imperfect humanity. God is okay with this setup as he created it this way. Our loving is never as unconditional as God’s and often tainted by our own imperfections, needs, memories, hurts, sinfulness, and weakness. All of this baggage negatively impacts even the most well-intentioned marriages, causing them to be hurtful and empty. We are love works in progress. God can succeed in perfecting our love only if we keep our eyes fixed on him as the source of that love. That’s why marriage is always about three and not just two. The Divine intimacy at the heart of marriage is what can make them celebrations of great union and happiness. Couples who are still madly in love with each other after many years, still looking at each other with that timeless twinkle in their eyes, best tell the story of God’s oneness with humanity. Honor, celebrate, and support those who have accepted a vocation to marriage. Living in a world that easily pulls relationships apart, may they find hope and inspiration from their faith companions who are on the same journey.
Sunday: Gn 2:18-24/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [cf. 5]/Heb 2:9-11 Mk 10:2-16 or 10:2-12 Monday: Jon 1:1—2:2, 11/Jon 2:3, 4, 5, 8/Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 130:1b-2, 3-4ab, 7-8 [3]/Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11/Ps 86:3-4, 5-6, 9-10 [15]/Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [Ps 40:5a]/Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2/Ps 9:2-3, 6 and 16, 8-9 [9]/Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Jl 4:12-21/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12 [12a]/Lk 11:27-28 Next Sunday: Wis 7:7-11/Ps 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 [14]/Heb 4:12-13/ Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17-27
October 3, 2021
The Church of the Holy Spirit Collection information
Holy Trinity Parish Collection information
Welcome to Adoration of Our Lord
Everyone is invited to come and visit Jesus in the Adoration Chapel at anytime.
Perpetual Adoration Chapel at Holy Spirit. open hour Saturday 3:00 A.M. –5:00 A.M. Sunday 1:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.
JESUS WAITS FOR US. If you are interested in becoming an Adorer or a substitute, please call Ann: 518-725-5989, or Cindy: 518-725-3532. Thank you for
your continued support.
“Let the children come to Me, do not hinder them; and He took them in His arms and blessed them.”
Budgeted Expenses for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 are $350,447.00. The average weekly collections needed to meet our expenses (including income from other sources is $6,739.37.) Thank you for your continued support. Collection 9/26/21 Envelopes $3,571.00 Loose $454.00 Online $310.00 Total Weekly Collection $4,335.00 Faith Formation $438.00 Other $477.00 Total Income $5,250.00 Catholic University $350.00 Attendance 4:00 P.M. 89 11:30 A.M. 87
LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR THE WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 9 & 10, 2021
If you are unable to get to Mass and would like to receive Communion or if you know of anyone who would like to receive, please call the Parish office with your contact information so we can arrange for one of our Eucharistic Ministers to bring Communion to you.
MINISTERS NEEDED: If you are ready to return to serving as a lector, eucharistic minister or altar server, or if you wish to become one, please contact Jamin Clemente 518-848-0477 or via email at [email protected] WE WILL TRAIN. God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the called.
The RUMMAGE SALE that was planned or October 8th in the parish hall has been CANCELLED. Because of the continued spread of the COVID virus, and for the health and safety of our workers and the public, it was decided to cancel the sale at this time.
The Sisters of the Holy Spirit will meet on Monday, October 4th at 6:00 P.M. in the parish hall. All women are welcome to attend. COVID guidelines will be followed.
HELPERS COMMUNITY STORE: Hours are 12:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. Monday-Saturday. WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS! If you are interested in volunteering or substituting at the store,
please call Richard Crane at (518) 725-3701. All donations should be dropped off at the store, 103 N. Main Street, Gloversville, NY. If you are unable to get to the store and have items to donate, please call Richard Crane at the number above. Thank you for your continued support.
MOTHER TERESA’S CLOSET: We are beginning the opening of Mother Teresa’s Closet. Any existing volunteers or anyone that would like to be a part of this Ministry, please call the parish office at 518-762-2636. You can make a donation in
memory of a loved one. Mail your request to Holy Trinity Parish, 207 Glebe Street, Johnstown. Please include the name of the person that you would like remembered and write on the check in the memo line, ―Mother Teresa’s Closet.‖
THE FAITH SHARING group will meet each Tuesday after the 8:30 A.M. Mass at Holy Trinity. We will meet in the meeting room of the Holy Trinity Parish Center. All are welcome to join us.
Faith Formation News: Faith Formation classes and Youth Ministry classes for Holy Spirit and Holy Trinity will NOT start Sunday, October 3rd. We have moved the start date to Sunday, October 17th for all classes. With the increase in class sizes, we are waiting for individual desks to come in so that we can properly socially distance our students and keep everyone safe. Pizza Sale - The Youth Ministry Program at Holy Spirit and Holy Trinity will be having a Pizza Sale fundraiser on Friday, October 15th at Holy Spirit. This fundraiser is for upcoming retreats and camps. We will be selling fried dough and a dessert for $6.00, no stuffed this time. It will be take out only, and pickup will be from 4:30pm – 6:00pm. Tickets will be sold after each of the masses on the weekends of September 18th and 25th, and also available at either office or at the door. If you are interested in helping, please contact Ann Simonson at 518-848-1986.
Each year, the first Sunday of October is designated: "Respect Life Sunday", when we are asked to re-commit ourselves to promoting the culture of LIFE. It is a good time to ask ourselves whether we are good witnesses to the respect we are called to have for all human life, from conception to natural death. This is challenging because we are members of a society in which there is tremendous pressure to limit our love and ignore the sacredness of human life. We live in a violent society that sees violence and death by abortion, euthanasia, suicide and capital punishment as a solution to many of our personal and societal "problems". And many of these attitudes are enshrined in our law and culture, leading to more violence, manifested in spousal and child abuse, the gang culture and so on. On this Respect Life Sunday, we should pray hard for our legislators, for those mothers who feel forced to choose abortion and for those who provide and promote abortion. But we must also look at ourselves. Do we speak up for the innocent abortion victims? Do we promote pro-life values? Do we vote for pro-life politicians? Do we do anything tangible to protect the unborn? We can definitely help change our society to become a culture of LIFE, but we must be active, informed and faithful witnesses.
RACHEL’S VINEYARD RETREAT: Hurting from an abortion? Experience the healing love of Jesus Christ on a Rachel’s Vineyard weekend retreat, October 22-24, 2021 at the Dominican Retreat & Conference Center in Niskayuna. The weekend will combine discussions, spiritual exercises, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, a Memorial Service and a Mass of Entrustment. Participation is strictly confidential and offers a beautiful opportunity to experience God’s love, forgiveness, and compassion. The cost is $195. Financial assistance is available. For more information or to register contact: Pat Mouswa, 518-222-1160, Katie Bolibaugh, 518-495-3574 or Kathy Kelly, 802-282-2028 or e-mail [email protected] For a complete listing of restreat dates and locations contact: 1-877-HOPE-4 ME or visit the Rachel’s vineyard website: www.rachelsvineyard.org.
Please remember in your prayers all those members of our parish family who are sick or suffering. All those in hospitals & nursing homes and all of our shut ins. We pray for all those who have died recently, Haley Case and Madeline Dushane. Remember the men and women serving in the armed forces and their families along
with all first responders, & health care workers during this unprecedented time. We continue to pray for a resolution to the worldwide corona pandemic.
Church of the Holy Spirit & Holy Trinity Catholic Church
HOLY TRINITY MASS INTENTIONS WEEK OF OCTOBER 3, 2021
HOLY SPIRIT MASS INTENTIONS WEEK OF OCTOBER 3, 2021
SAT. 8:30 A.M. FIRST SATURDAY MASS AT HOLY TRINITY
SAT. 4:00 P.M. FRANK MALAGISI, SR. REQUESTED BY DON AMBROSINO
GEORGE ST. PETER REQUESTED BY JOHN & SHARON POLING
MARY HOPE GIARDINO REQUESTED BY DON AMBROSINO
JOHN CALABRESE (HEALING) REQUESTED BY JOHN & SHARON POLING
SUN. 11:30 A.M. RITA ANN BACON REQUESTED BY FAMILY
MICHAEL BEASLEY REQUESTED BY YOUTH MINISTRY TEAM
MON. 8:30 A.M. NO DAILY MASS
TUES. 8:30 A.M. MASS AT HOLY TRINITY
WED. 8:30 A.M. MASS AT HOLY TRINITY
THURS. 8:30 A.M. SHIRLEY AMBROSINO REQUESTED BY JIM & TONI AMBROSINO
FRI. 8:30 A.M. MASS FOR THE PEOPLE
SAT. 4:00 P.M. ROSE DIGIACOMO (8TH ANN) REQUESTED BY DAUGHTER, DIANE
MARILYN F. ZAMBELLA REQUESTED BY SALLY LANDRIO
GAIL QUINN REQUESTED BY MR. & MRS JOHN QUINN
FR. MICHAEL CLEMENTE REQUESTED BY A FRIEND
SUN. 11:30 A.M. MASS FOR THE PEOPLE
SAT. 8:30 A.M. FIRST SATURDAY MASS AT HOLY TRINITY
SUN. 8:00 A.M. MASS FOR THE PEOPLE
SUN. 10:00 A.M. PETER WILSSON, JR. REQUESTED BY ED & JEANNIE POPP
MON. 8:30 A.M. NO DAILY MASS
TUES. 8:30 A.M. MASS FOR THE PEOPLE
WED. 8:30 A.M. JOHN MCDONOUGH (4TH ANN) REQUESTED BY WIFE, SOFIA
SPECIAL INTENTION REQUESTED BY GEORGIA GAY
THURS. 8:30 A.M. MASS AT HOLY SPIRIT
FRI. 8:30 A.M. MASS AT HOLY SPIRIT
SUN. 8:00 A.M. MASS FOR THE PEOPLE
SUN. 10:00 A.M. FRED FAGAN REQUESTED BY MARGE & FAMILY
SANCTUARY CANDLE for October 2nd-15th. is in memory of Art & Lucille Barone by Tom & Toni Russo. BUILDING FUND DONATIONS in memory of Mary Hope Giardino by MaryJane Fredericks, Marcia Gillis, and Ron & Trinia Zimmerman. James DelNigro by John & Patty Franco. Richard Fonda by Tim & Lynn. Fred Sanges by John & Patty Franco.
When contacting Holy Trinity Parish, please do not use the email address of [email protected] as we no longer receive messages sent to that email address. Please use the email address that is located on the front of the bulletin. [email protected]
