Welcome to Our Parish

7321 East State Road 67 · Bryant, IN 47326-9636

Served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Parish Pastor: Father Kenneth G. Alt, C.PP.S—altkg5178@gmail.com

Parish Secretary: Betsy Minnich—secretary@htcc1861.com

Bookkeeper: Bev Westgerdes

Religious Education: Linda Wellman, Director; Lori Jutte, Assistant Director

Choir Director: Agnes Schoch Organist: Maria Knapschaefer, Leah Muhlenkamp, Tim Muhlenkamp & Katie Reier

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Mass Schedule: Weekend Masses Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 7:30am, 9:30am Daily Masses Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday 7:30am (Rosary before am Masses); Wednesday 7:00pm Eucharistic Adoration Thursday, 8:00am-9:00am

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Confessions: Saturday (After Morning Mass & Evening Mass) Anytime by Request

Baptism: Will be set up on an individual basis

Marriage: Please contact Father at least 6 months prior

to intended date of wedding

Parish Council Members: Scott Bruggeman (President), Larry Alig, Dale Evers, Katie Muhlenkamp, Kent Muhlenkamp, Laurie Muhlenkamp, Jason Rosenbeck & Kristin Westgerdes

Bulletin: Please submit items for the bulletin to the Parish Office in writing/email by Sunday evening

Missions: On the 1st Sunday of each month, a 2nd collection is taken up to support needs of the South American Missions in Peru served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Telephone: 260-997-6450 Website: www.churchofthemostholytrinity.com

CHURCH OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 2 TRIN ITY, INDIANA

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Saturday January 5 7:30 pm Mary Ellen Welling Sunday January 6 7:30 am Living and Deceased of the Parish 9:30 am Living and Deceased of the Schroer Family Monday January 7 Christmas Weekday 7:30 am Poor Souls

Tuesday January 8 Christmas Weekday 7:30 am Bob and Sally Muhlenkamp Wednesday January 9 Christmas Weekday 7:00 pm Alvin Muhlenkamp Thursday January 10 Christmas Weekday 7:30 am Harold and Luella Homan Friday January 11 Christmas Weekday 7:30 am Lester and Dave Hierholzer Saturday January 12 Christmas Weekday 7:30 am Poor Souls

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD 7:30 pm Delores Muhlenkamp Sunday January 13 7:30 am Dolores Muhlenkamp 9:30 am Living and Deceased of the Parish

MASS SCHEDULE

UP & COMING 19 January (Saturday) Solemn Eucharistic Adoration (After Morning Mass-5:30pm) 20 January (Sunday) Grades 9 & 10 Mass—9:30am Solemn Eucharistic Adoration (After 9:30am Mass-3:00pm Closing) Potluck Dinner—4:00pm 26 January (Saturday) First Confession for 2nd Grade with Breakfast in School Hall—8:45am 1 February (Friday) Mother Mary’s Group —7:00pm 17 February (Sunday) Grade 7 Mass—9:30am 24 February (Sunday) Teacher Meeting—11:35am

23 DECEMBER 2018

SUNDAY

TOTAL …… $ 4,288.00

Envelopes …… $ 4,021.00

Recomm. Weekly Contribution is $27.00

PARISH SUPPORT

SNOW REMOVAL Weekly volunteers are still needed for this coming

winter to commit to removing snow and ice from walks and steps around the church, rectory, and school hall. Please sign up in the back of church.

Thank you to all families that help! ——————*********——————

Jan. 4th-10th: Leon Muhlenkamp Jan. 11th-17th: Adam Westgerdes Jan. 18th-24th: Kevin Muhlenkamp Jan. 25th-31st: Rich Reinhart/ Spencer Reinhart

Due to early submission requirements for the holiday season, the weekly

parish support amounts will be published next week. Thank you so

much for all of your financial support.

ANNUAL EUCHARISTIC DEVOTIONS ———————————————————————-

Our Annual Parish Eucharistic Devotions will be

held here at Holy Trinity Church during the week-

end of January 19th - 20th. Here's the schedule:

** Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will

take place at the end of the 7:30 morning Mass

on Saturday, January 19th, and will continue until

5:30 p.m., when there will be a brief closing pray-

er service.

** Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will

take place again at the end of the 9:30 morning

Mass on Sunday, January 20th, and continue until

3:00 p.m., when there will be a Solemn Closing

Prayer Service.

A potluck supper will follow the Solemn Closing

Service in the parish hall. Those attending the

potluck supper are to bring a dish to share with

others. A sign-up sheet can be found in the back

of church, so that we have people present in

church at all times during Exposition of the

Blessed Sacrament. Likewise, those wishing to

attend the potluck meal are asked to sign up for

and indicate what sort of dish you might bring.

12-13 January 7:30 PM 7:30 AM 9:30 AM

Servers Tim/ Regina/ Stanley Muhlenkamp Paityn/Logan Wendel Greg Wellman/ Pete & Jake Muhlenkamp

Lectors Linda Muhlenkamp Linda Wellman Dale Easton

Distributors Ed Wellman Dennis Wellman/Alan Brunswick/Jane Martin

Ushers Kevin & Gerard Muhlenkamp Ken Homan/ Jay Muhlenkamp Richard Reinhart/ Dale Evers

Gifts Richard Reinhart Family

Rosary Matt Minnich Family

Indiana March for Life: January 22, 2019

All are invited to attend the Indiana March for Life

event, sponsored in part by the Diocese of Lafayette.

The afternoon event will take place in Indianapolis on

Tuesday, January 22nd. There will be a special Mass/

Memorial Service at noon, a March downtown at

1:30pm, and Rally at the State House at 2:00pm.

For more information, please see the flyer posted at the

back of church.

ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Today 9:30 am RELIGION CLASSES RESUME (Pre-K/K) 10:30 am RELIGION CLASSES RESUME (Grades 1-8)

Monday Tuesday 7:30 pm Parish Council Meeting Wednesday 8:00 pm HIGH SCHOOL RELIGION CLASSES RESUME Thursday 8:00-9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration Friday Saturday 8:15 am Confessions 8:15 pm Confessions Sunday 8:30/10:30am CYO will be giving out pro-life yard signs; Free-will donations accepted 9:30 am Religion Class (Pre-K/K) 10:30 am Religion Class (Grades 1-8)

6 JANUARY 2019 3 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

HALL RENTAL INFORMATION

To all parishioners that may be interested in renting Trinity School

Hall for an event or family gathering, please contact the

Parish Secretary with any questions regarding availability,

details, and rental fees.

Email: secretary@htcc1861.com Phone: (260) 997-6450

The Musings of Our Pastor A "zest" for travel is not something that has dominated my life or shaped my life a great deal over the years. Travel for leisure and vacations was just not in the mix of family life for me as a youngster, mostly because Dad's work and limited family financial resources got in the way of such travel. Over my 40 years of priestly ministry, there were times, when I would schedule myself for some professional continuation of educa-tion programs in faraway places, which would allow me, at the same time, to have a few days for leisurely travel and vacation. When it comes to trav-el, though, my most memorable experiences are connected with the 5 mis-sion outreach excursions I made to Guatemala, along with people from St. Anthony, St. Joseph and St. Peter Parishes in the Fort Recovery area. In a similar way, a mission outreach excursion to Tanzania, Africa, with some people in Kalida, OH, was marvelously life-enriching for many reasons! As a rule, though, I don't have a big "zest" or appetite for travel in my life! Having said that, there is a bit of admiration in me for the Magi or the Astrologers, who are celebrated on this Feast of the Epiphany for the risky bit of travel that they embraced in their search for the Newborn King of the Jews. It really was not authentic faith that got the Astrologers to load up their camels and go on what some might have deemed to be a "wild goose chase"! It was not leisurely travel intended for vacation and sightseeing, because the Magi did not know where exactly the radiance of the star might lead them, how long or at what cost it would take to get there, and they really had no certainty that they would even find the Newborn King. As they began their travel under the guidance of the Star of Bethle-hem, the Astrologers may have struggled with the uneasy feeling that the roads they were about to travel might not, in fact, ever bring them back to their beloved home again! Something pulled them in the direction of Christ, the Newborn King of the Jews, and they set out with a passionate, resolute determination to find what was tugging at their hearts in such a big way! Do we not, in a variety of ways and situations, experience something pulling us in the direction of Christ, the Fountain of Wisdom and Life? We can't always name it or put our finger on what exactly it is, but we most definitely experience something pulling us for some reason in the direction of Christ. Isn't this true? The journey of faith may pull us, oftentimes, toward Christ and his marvelous graces of conversion, healing, and new life. The journey of faith may pull us, at times, toward Christ and some new type of ministry, leadership, or to some new level of Christian commitment. Am I willing to invest whatever is necessary, like the Magi, to "seek out" Christ and to reap the abundant blessings which flow lavishly from his divine and ever-loving heart? O Christ, we adore you with our prayers, and with our daily actions

rooted in your own goodness and love. —Fr. Ken

PRO-LIFE YARD SIGNS

WILL BE AVAILABLE In conjunction with the

anniversary date of the Roe v.

Wade decision, the Holy Trinity CYO

will be giving out Pro-Life yard

signs after Masses the weekend

of January 13th. Free-will

donations will be accepted. All

proceeds will go to benefit the

Pregnancy Care Center of

Portland. For more information,

please see the contact

information below:

Linda Muhlenkamp: (419) 942-2360

Marie Bruggeman: (260) 251-7317

Dillon Muhlenkamp: (260) 729-7655

Health Issues? If you are having some serious

health issues, anticipating major

surgery, or are at “risk” from some of

the realities of old age, Father Ken

ought to be contacted to celebrate

with you the Sacrament of the Sick.

This can be done after Mass

sometime or it may be done during a

home visit. Whenever parish

members are in an area hospital for a

particular period of time, please

notify the parish office, so Father Ken

can make a pastoral visit if at all

possible. Given the privacy of infor-

mation governing hospitals, it is up to

the family to notify the Pastor about

such needs or desires. The pastoral

care of the sick and the dying is a

most important responsibility for

Father Ken. Please be sure to make

your needs or the needs of a family

member known to him if necessary.