B LESSED T RINITY P ARISH “Go - You are Sent” was the theme of our mini Mis- sion and Evangelism work- shop hosted by our parish. Fr. Sr. Rob gave a presen- tation on Evangelism 101- reminding the folks gath- ered that Evangelism liter- ally meaning “Good News” or “Gospel” is simply tak- ing advantage of the oppor- tunities to share what you know about Jesus with others. It is a life that is changed from “going my way” to “going Christ’s way” for our Lord tells us that He is the way, the truth and the life. Kathy gave a presentation on the seven pillars of Christian Catholic Spirituality. If you would like a copy of their presentations please just ask them. They are both done in PowerPoint. Volume V Issue 3 P ARISH H OSTS D IOCESAN M ISSION W ORKSHOP March 2016 Lenten/Holy Week Worship Lenten Fridays - Stations of the Cross 6:30 pm following our Lenten Suppers at 6 pm March 5 - Lenten Penitential Ser- vice - 6:45 pm Palm Sunday - Holy Mass w/ Bless- ing & distribution of palms - 8:30 am Holy Tuesday - Chrism Mass - 4 pm - Plantsville, CT. Holy Wednesday - Tenebrae and Lamentations of the PNCC 7:00 pm Holy Thursday - Mass of Institu- tion at 7 pm Good Friday Opening of Grave Service/Living Stations - 12:00 noon Liturgy of Lord’s Passion and Death - 7 pm Holy Saturday Liturgy - 8:30 am Easter Sunday - 8:30 am Resurrection Mass & Procession L ENTEN - E ASTER - S PRING N EWSLETTER T HE L IVING N ATIVITY Blessed Trinity’s youth were outstanding as they pre- formed The Living Nativity - on Sunday, December 13th They again brought the Word of God to life recalling the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. On Saturday January 16 Laity and Clergy gathered from across the diocese at our parish for a Mission and Evangelism Workshop. This was a great experience of being equipped to share our precious faith. Forthcoming Events Every Lenten Friday Supper at 6 pm Feb. 27 - Lenten Retreat, Manchester NH March 5 - 10 am Meeting w Bishop Paul 5:30 pm PTA Beef Stew Dinner March 6 - 1 pm - Clam Boil March 13 - Meal in the Upper Room April 23 & 24 - Pierogi Making April 30 - Polish Food Sale May 7 - NE Seniorate Meeting May 26 - Corpus Christi—Woonsocket
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BLESSED TRINITY P ARISH
“Go - You are Sent” was
the theme of our mini Mis-
sion and Evangelism work-
shop hosted by our parish.
Fr. Sr. Rob gave a presen-
tation on Evangelism 101-
reminding the folks gath-
ered that Evangelism liter-
ally meaning “Good News”
or “Gospel” is simply tak-
ing advantage of the oppor-
tunities to share what you
know about Jesus with
others. It is a life that is
changed from “going my
way” to “going Christ’s
way” for our Lord tells us
that He is the way, the
truth and the life. Kathy
gave a presentation on the
seven pillars of Christian
Catholic Spirituality.
If you would like a copy of
their presentations please
just ask them. They are
both done in PowerPoint.
Volume V Issue 3
P A R I S H H O S T S D I O C E S A N M I S S I O N W O R K S H O P
March 2016
Lenten/Holy Week Worship
Lenten Fridays - Stations of the Cross 6:30 pm following our Lenten Suppers at 6 pm
March 5 - Lenten Penitential Ser-vice - 6:45 pm
Palm Sunday - Holy Mass w/ Bless-ing & distribution of palms - 8:30 am
Holy Wednesday - Tenebrae and Lamentations of the PNCC 7:00 pm
Holy Thursday - Mass of Institu-tion at 7 pm
Good Friday Opening of Grave Service/Living Stations - 12:00 noon Liturgy of Lord’s Passion and Death - 7 pm
Holy Saturday Liturgy - 8:30 am
Easter Sunday - 8:30 am Resurrection Mass & Procession
LENTEN - EASTER - SPRING NEWSLETTER
T H E L I V I N G N A T I V I T Y
Blessed Trinity’s youth were
outstanding as they pre-
formed The Living Nativity -
on Sunday, December 13th
They again brought the Word
of God to life recalling the
birth of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
On Saturday January 16 Laity and Clergy gathered from across the diocese at our parish for a Mission and Evangelism Workshop. This was a great experience of being equipped to share our precious faith.
Forthcoming Events
Every Lenten Friday Supper at 6 pm
Feb. 27 - Lenten Retreat, Manchester NH
March 5 - 10 am Meeting w Bishop Paul
5:30 pm PTA Beef Stew Dinner
March 6 - 1 pm - Clam Boil
March 13 - Meal in the Upper Room
April 23 & 24 - Pierogi Making
April 30 - Polish Food Sale
May 7 - NE Seniorate Meeting
May 26 - Corpus Christi—Woonsocket
Our Bristol County District Attorney
Tom Quinn was at Blessed Trinity
parish on Monday January 18th to
discuss the work of his office, fighting
and prosecuting crime in the region
and to answer questions from local
residents. Our parish continues to
open our doors to work to make our
community a better place for all.
First Monday is our Polish Veterans
group, Second Monday is Neighbor-
hood watch and Third Monday is Sui-
cide Loss Support conversations.
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A BU S Y A D V E N T & C H R I S T M A S S E A S O N
P A R I S H C O N T I N U E S E F F O R T S I N O U R L O C A L C O M M U N I T Y
March 2016
Pictured is: our Birthday Party for
Jesus, Blessing of Wine, our Sen-
iorate Candlelight Service at Holy
Cross - 12 from Blessed Trinity at-
tended; lighting the Advent wreath;
a parish prayer blanket for Fr.
Wilczek and the Installation of our
2016 Parish Committee.
Lenten - Easter - Spring
Every year the cen-
ter of the Church
Liturgical Year is
focused on the
sacred events of
our salvation - our
Lord’s Passion,
Death and Resur-
rection. The jour-
ney begins on Ash
Wednesday where
we begin a season
of Penance, in-
creased prayer, devotion and
fasting. As blessed ashes are
placed upon our foreheads we
are reminded of our mortality
and that our souls belong to
God.
This year again our parish is
assisting us in our Lenten
journey with our Lenten Tool
Table: there are daily Lenten
Bible readings and daily Len-
ten Meditations. Also in our
prayer books we have the Sta-
tions of the Cross, Sorrowful
Lamentations and the
Litany of the Passion.
On Fridays during Lent
following our Lenten Sup-
pers (6 pm) Stations of
the Cross will be celebrat-
ed at 6:30 pm. A Lenten
Day of Retreat (2/27),
Lenten Penitential Service
(3/5) and Meal in the
Upper Room service
(3/13) are excellent op-
portunities to spend time
in prayer and worship com-
muning with our Lord. The
beautiful liturgies of Holy Week
give us ample opportunities to
join with our Lord in this Len-
ten Journey. May we walk
closely with our Lord this Lent.
Our parish again this year
participated in the annual
Souper Bowl of Caring on
Super Bowl Sunday - Feb-
ruary 7th. This was a won-
derful way to perform one
of the corporal works of
Mercy and feed the hun-
gry. Several cases, boxes
and bags of soup were
given to the Citizens for
Citizens food pantry in the
south end of our city.
Thanks to all who support-
ed this effort.
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G R E A T P A N C A K E S S U P P O R T O U R S C H O L A R S H I P C M T E
W I L L Y O U J O U R N E Y W I T H H I M T H I S L E N T ?
S O U P E R B O W L O F C A R I N G
fast. Thanks are given to those
who prepared for, served and
supported this breakfast. A few
hundred dollars were raised
for the benefit of our parish
scholarship fund.
Sunday, January 24, 2016 saw
our annual Scholarship Commit-
tee Pancake and Sausage Break-
An idea for this Lent
The Best Lent Ever
Do something life-
changing. Sign up for
Dynamic Catholic’s Best
Lent Ever email program.
Each day you’ll receive an
email with a short video
featuring Matthew Kelly
and a member of the
Dynamic Catholic Team.
They will guide you
through the 40 chapters in
Mathew’s new bestseller
Rediscover Jesus and share
simple ways to bring Jesus
into your everyday life
See Fr. Sr. Rob or Kathy
for more info
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Blessed Trinity Par ish Nat iona l Catho lic Church
On the First Sunday of Advent (Nov. 29) the Annunciation
Window was blessed. Thanks to the Smialek family for this
donation to our parish. On the Solemnity of Humble Shep-
herds (Dec. 27) the Nativity Window was blessed and we
express our gratitude to the Myslivy and Kieron families for
this donation. The Baptism window was blessed on the
Solemnity of the Baptism of our Lord (Jan. 10) and we ap-
