OOur Lady of Good Counsel 137 West Upper Ferry Road West Trenton, New Jersey 08628

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY MAY 27, 2018

Rev. Michael Hall, Pastor Rev. Jason Parzynski, in Residence

Deacon John Bonner Deacon Steven Szmutko

Brenda O’Callaghan, CRE MASSES Weekdays: Monday thru Friday 7:30 AM Saturday 8:00 AM Weekends: Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM Sunday 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM Holy Days: 7:30 AM, Noon, & 7:00 PM

RECONCILIATION Saturdays, 4:00 to 4:30 PM

ADORATION OF THE Mondays, 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM BLESSED SACRAMENT

INFANT BAPTISM Baptisms are celebrated on Sundays at Noon with prior arrangements made at least three months in advance with the Infant Baptism Ministry. Parents are required to attend a parish preparation program. Godparents must be practicing Catholics in good standing with their local parish. See the ministry brochure in parish Literature Racks.

MARRIAGES Arrangements should be made at least one year in advance. Couples are required to participate in a parish marriage preparation program and to attend a pre-marital conference sponsored by the Diocese. Weddings must be scheduled before 2:00 PM on Saturdays.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK To arrange for the spiritual AND HOMEBOUND needs of the homebound or sick, contact the Rectory Office and see the ministry brochure in parish Literature Racks. Urgent sick calls at any time.

REGISTRATION All parishioners should be registered. Please contact the Rectory Office when entering or leaving the parish.

Parish Ministries & Services

PARISH RECTORY & OFFICE 609 882 3277 Office Hours: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Fax: 609 882 4375 Monday thru Friday Website: olgcc.net E-mail: olgc@comcast.net RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Brenda O’Callaghan, CRE 883 9005 E-mail: religiouseducation.olgc@comcast.net ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Deacon John 771 8288 Rosalie Brenna 883 1792 ADULT FAITH FORMATION Deacon Steve 947 0587 CONSOLATION MINISTRY Deacon John 771 8288 HOMEBOUND OUTREACH Rectory Office 882 3277 INFANT BAPTISM Mary Szmutko 847 0796 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Mike Narcowich, Grand Knight 558 2450 George Steward,Church Director 883 9173 LITURGICAL MINISTERS Rectory Office 882 3277 MUSIC MINISTRY Deirdre Hindley, Organist 882 3215 RCIA Deacon Steve 947 0587 SENIOR’S CLUB Mary Pat Voorhees, President 570 290 2373 Dolores Sebasto, Vice President 882 5085 SOCIAL SERVICES James Gambino 818 1708 YOUTH MINISTRY Darlene Wilson 882 2996 WEBMASTER Maryanne Garcia 908 371 1150

SSchedule for the Week

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MASSES & SERVICES Saturday May 26th 8:00 AM Special Intention 5:00 PM Anne Kearns r//o Dolores DeBlasio Susan Weidel r/o Kathy, Harry, & Thomas Giordano Sunday, May 27th The Most Holy Trinity 8:30 AM People of the Parish Ralph Barone r/o Dolores DeBlasio Carmela Firette r/o Giordano Famliy 10:30 AM Santina Simonilli /o Grace Venanzi Eva Ungrady r/o Eileen Giglio Monday, May 28th Memorial Day 7:30 AM Helen & Steve Goydish r/o Family Edward Megyesy r/o Maria & Michael Papparo Tuesday, May 29th 7:30 AM Margie Chadwick r/o John Chadwick Gabriel Lola r/o Josephine Fasusi Wednesday, May 30th 7:30 AM Ryba Family r/o Family Thursday, May 31st 7:30 AM Trudy Staab r/o Vizzini Family Friday, June 1st 7:30 AM Nora Fasoli r/o Vizzini Family Saturday, June 2nd 8:00 AM Special Intention 5:00 PM Deceased Members of the Ferry Family r/o Helen Marie Dolton Richard Palatine r/o Gail Ann Palatine Sunday, June 3rd The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 8:30 AM People of the Parish Lillian Ruch r/o deSouza & Tantum Families 10:30 AM Joanne Fraytak r/o Joseph & Diane Chianese Eva Ungrady r/o Randy & Christine Giglio

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Saturday June 2nd 5:00 PM Joyce Christensen, Ginny Evans, & Mary Szmutko Sunday, June 3rd 8:30 AM Vickey Aneser, Butch Kramer, & Michael Lake 10:00 AM Preferred Care Visits: Anna Adomaitis 10:30 AM Ellen Everett, Timothy Everett, & Brenda O’Callaghan Monday, June 4th, Reposition. Fran Golinski

CONTRIBUTIONS Registered Parishioners 795 families Parishioners using envelopes 225 Envelope Contributions $4,743.00 Average Contribution $21.08 Loose Cash $573.00 Contributions for May 20th $5,316.00

READERS

Saturday, June 2nd 5:00 PM Jacqueline Crane Sunday, June 3rd 8:30 AM James Barker 10:30 AM Darlene Wilson

ALTAR SERVERS Saturday, June 2nd 5:00 PM Lauren Christensen Sunday, June 3rd 8:30 AM Connor Creig 10:30 AM Alex Medwick

PARISH EVENTS

May 26th: Novenas in honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and St. Jude follow morning Mass. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will take place at 4:00 PM. May 27th: The Most Holy Trinity May 28th: Memorial Day Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is cancelled. June 2nd: Novenas in honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and St. Jude follow morning Mass. A meeting will take place in the Church Hall of the Central Jersey Choral Society at 10:00 AM. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will take place at 4:00 PM. June 3rd: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

WE PRAY FOR OUR SICK

Bob Arcaidipane, Peg Boylan, Mason Brown, Rosemarie Buker, Anthony Carabelli, Joseph Cebulski, Gregory DeFilippo, Mary DeFrancesco, Janet Flannery, John Ginter, Nick Gregorio, Sherri Hanlon, Joe Maloney, Thomas McGuire, Dolores Megyesy, & Marie Muscente; and, all parishioners who are either sick or homebound.

To pray for a family member or friend,

just contact the Rectory Office.

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made; by the breath of his mouth all their host.

For he spoke, and it was made; he commanded, and it stood forth.

Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield.

May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you.

AAnnouncements

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PARISH NEWS Parish Outreach Update Thanks to your con-tinued generosity, our Social Services Committee volun-teers delivered the following items to Catholic Charities of Trenton and Mount Carmel Guild during January, February, and March: 292 frozen food tray meals, 3 Turkeys, 41 other frozen items, 170 items from Italian Peoples Bakery, 137 bags/boxes of non-perishable food, 76 bags/boxes of clothes, 2 bags/boxes of personal care items, 1 bags of baby items, 15 bags/boxes of household items, and 9 bags of miscellaneous items.

Parishioners should know that in our weekly deliveries to these charities we regularly hear sincere expressions of appreciation for your continued gener-osity. Their thanks for all of our food and meal donations always get special mention. Trenton Thunder Night The Knights of Colum-bus are once again hosting a family and friends night at the Trenton Thunder at Waterfront Park. The Game is on Tuesday June 5th at 7:05 PM and tickets are only $8. For details, contact Michael Murphy at murphyewn@aol.com. Come support the Trenton Thun-der and the Knights of Columbus! Capital Singers of Trenton CST invites the capital region to celebrate the debut performance of conductor Vinroy D. Brown, Jr., in Let All the World in Every Corner Sing. This choral concert will be performed at Sacred Heart Church in Trenton at 4:00 PM on June 3rd. Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G Minor weaves throughout the concert’s four thematic sections, which move from supplication to hope. The Mass features a quartet of guest artists. In addition to selections by Alice Parker and Franz Haydn, the program also includes sev-eral other noteworthy pieces of music. CST serves as the choral voice of the capital region performing a repertoire of both sacred and secular music. The chorus strives to promote the art of choral singing, enrich the cultural life of New Jersey, and act as ambassadors for the City of Trenton through concerts, special performances, and community outreach. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.capital-singers.org or call 434 2781. Senior Spirituality Seniors . . . it’s that time again! The Senior Spirituality and So Much More Day . . . featuring the Catholic Grandparents Association and Msgr. Sam Sirianni, presenting Passing on the Faith to the Next Generation and Bishop O’Connell will celebrate Mass with us! We will hear the Doo-Wops and the Bop-Shoo-Bops of the early days of Rock ‘n Roll, from the Rock ‘n Rhythm! And we’ll enjoy a bountiful Lunch by Dolce and Clemente! Location: St. Gregory the Great, Hamilton Square! Don’t be Square, be there! www.dioceseof-trenton.org/pastoral-care to register, or to download the mail-in flyer!

PARISH NEWS

Senior’s Club News Twenty seven members attended the Club’s May meeting. The Club is planning its annual picnic to be held on our August 1st meeting. Slocums will cater the picnic. The Club will not have a meeting in July as our meeting date falls on July 4th. The Club’s next meeting will be held on June 6th; and, refreshments will be provided by Diedra Hindley, Terry Kozar, and Terry Lieggi. Please remember to bring an imperishable item for our pantry. If a senior would like to join the Club, all are welcome. The Senior’s Club meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 11:00 AM in the Church Hall. Coins for Charity Containers will be at the entrances to the Church on the weekend of June 2nd and 3rd. Also, Please continue to place your Marrazzo’s re-ceipts in the containers at the entrances to the Church. Thank you for your generosity. Pancake Breakfast The Ewing Knights of Col-umbus will host its annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday morning June 10th in the Church Hall. Breakfast will be served from 8:00 AM to Noon; and, will include pancakes, sausage, juice, and coffee for the unbelievable price of $5. For more information and to support the Knights, call 558 8658. Anchor House Support At the weekend Masses of June 9th and 10th, members of Anchor House who minister to children that may be runaways or simply in need of advice and support. Members of Anchor House will be at all church doors to explain their child support and to accept donations that will further their cause. Man of His Word The St. Ann Center for Justice will host a private screening of the documentary Pope Francis: A Man of his Word followed by remarks from Msgr. Vince Gartland on June 14th at 6:00 PM at the AMC on Sloan Avenue in Hamilton. Proceeds will benefit the Center for Justice. Individual tickets are $50, for students $30, and for familys $100. For information, call 477 3080. Gift Membership to the KOC We will soon be celebrating Father’s Day and graduations. If you need a special gift, why not choose a gift membership in the Knights of Columbus for the young man in your life who is graduating from High School or College. Membership in the Knights is open to gentlemen who are 18 years of age or older, and are practical, that is, accept the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals, aspires to live in accord with the precepts of the Catholic Church, and is in good standing in the Catholic Church. By applying our principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism . . . we strive each day to make the world a better place. If you have questions or need more information, call Frank Ferdetta, Deputy Grand Knight, at 475 5031.

Reflection

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Andrei Rublev, The Holy Trinity, Russian Orthodox Icon, 1420.

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.

The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them.

When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them,

All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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 you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.

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THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

At the Sunday masses this weekend, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, recognizing the fundamental truth of our faith. The Catechism of the Church states: The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith and of Christian life. God alone can make it known to us by revealing himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is both a great truth and a great mystery, and while we strive to understand it by human reason, we experience its full joy in the light of faith. We offer ourselves to the One God, who is three persons whenever we bless ourselves with the Sign of the Cross, a prayer often uttered casually as we enter or leave the church or begin and end prayer, but upon deeper reflection, is the profound affirmation of our Christian faith. The Catechism also states: From the beginning, the revealed truth of the Holy Trinity has been at the very root of the Church’s living faith, principally by means of Baptism. It finds its expression in the rule of baptismal faith, formulated in the preaching, catechesis, and prayer of the Church. Such formulations are already found in the apos-tolic writings such as this salutation taken up in the Eucharistic liturgy: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. There are times when the three persons of the Holy Trinity ─ Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ─ are titled by what many consider to be their fundamental roles, namely: Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier. And while, these titles may have some descriptive merit, they are insufficient in explaining the distinct personhood of God: We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons, the consubstantial Trinity. The divine persons do not share the one divinity among themselves but each of them is God whole and entire. The Father is that which the Son is, the Son that which the Father is, the Father and the Son that which the Holy Spirit is, i.e., by nature one God. The three divine persons are truly distinct from one another, yet also relative or in relationship to one another. And so we pray to one God, in three persons, recognizing the unity throughout eternity: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and forever shall be, world without end. Amen. As we heard in today’s reading from the Gospel of Matthew, Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, while he would return to the Father, did not intend to leave us alone. Rather, as we learned, he promised that he would be with them until the end of the age. He said to them: All power in heaven and earth has been given to me. 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. Through his presence in the Holy Eucharist, and with the gift of the Holy Spirit, he draws us to the Father and tells us: Behold I am with you always, until the end of the age. Let us offer ourselves to God, who in the three divine persons, has created us, redeemed us, and nourishes and sanctifies us, not just today, but across the span of eternity. In the Holy Trinity, we are sustained as adopted sons and daughters, united in faith, hope and infinite love.

Deacon Steven Szmutko

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