March 5, 2017
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
Bestow on us, we pray, O Lord, a spirit of always pondering on what is right
and of hastening to carry it out, and, since without You we cannot exist.
May we be enabled to live according to Your will.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Holy Trinity Catholic
Church
Mass Times
Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM
Sunday 10:30 AM
211 West Missouri
PO Box 185
Okarche, OK 73762
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Weekday Morning Mass
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
Monday
Communion Service 8:00 AM
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
(405) 263-7930
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
8:00 AM in the Chapel
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EMAIL
Rev. John Peter
Swaminathan
[email protected]
Deacon Max Schwarz
[email protected]
Nancy Schudalla
School Mass
All are welcome to attend
Wednesday 8:30 AM
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Reconciliation
Saturday 4:00 PM
Or by appointment
Secretary
Holy Trinity
Religious Education
RE Office—263-7475
[email protected]
Holy Trinity
Catholic School
P.O. Box 485, Okarche,
OK 73762
Bonnye Mueggenborg,
DRE
Main Office
263-4422
Steve Lykes, Principal
[email protected]
Kathleen Vogt, Admin. Asst.
Catholic Daughters of the Americas
Shari Black, Regent
Halli Ford, Vice-Regent
Holy Trinity Altar Society
Cinda Schaefer, President
Catholic Order of Foresters
James Wittrock, Chief Ranger
Check inside the bulletin
for a full listing
of Lenten Services.
Knights of Columbus
B. J. Waeger, Grand Knight
Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus
Father Stanley Rother Assembly
Gerald Knecht, Faithful Navigator
School Advisory Council
Nikki Buck, Jana McDaniel,
Lance Schneiter
Keri Rother, Assoc. DRE
[email protected]
Parish Council
Patrick Brueggen, Chairman
Mike Kretchmar, Vice Chairman
Marian Rother—Secretary
Joel Frisby, Lance Schneiter
Joe Wittrock, Cindy Shelley
Michael Baustert, Karla Eischen
Art Meyer
Want to learn more about Holy Trinity Catholic Church and School? Visit our website at www.holytrinityok.com
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
March 5, 2017
“The Lord, your God, shall you worship
and Him alone shall you serve.”
— Matthew 4:10
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
MASS INTENTIONS
March 4
People of the Parish
March 5
+Lawrence Wittrock
March 6
Communion Service
March 7
+Dixie Andrews
March 8
+Charlie Yost
March 9
+Val Rund
March 10
Stations of the Cross
March 10
+Edward Grellner
March 11
+Linda Stone
March 12
+People of the Parish
5:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
Sunday, March 5
NO K-6 RE CLASSES
6:00 p.m.
Forgiven Series (PC)
Wednesday, March 8
8:30 a.m.
School Mass—Grade 3
6:00 pm.
Youth Group (PH/PC)
7:00 p.m.
Catholic Daughters Meeting (PHBR)
Thursday, March 9
7:00 p.m.
Parish Council Meeting (PC)
Friday, March 10
2:30 p.m.
School Stations of the Cross
6:00 p.m.
Mass followed by Lenten Meal (PC)
7:00 p.m.
Stations of the Cross (Church)
Sunday, March 12
NO K-6 RE CLASSES—SPRING BREAK
6:00 p.m.
Forgiven Series (PC)
2:30 & 7 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
Daily Mass Server: Phillip Harris
Please Remember Fr. Stanley Rother Memorial Administrative Building project. As you all can see the
new structure around our other beautiful facilities that is
coming up so fast. The building project is going very
smooth and on time. God has blessed us with good
weather and we were able to go further without any difficulties. The cabinets are getting fixed now. And there
still more to be done. If you have not had the opportunity
to donate to this cause, you are most welcome to do so at
any time. We can still use your donations. Your willingness to give back to God in gratitude for all He has done
for you is deeply appreciated. The people of Holy Trinity
Church have always been very generous when they see a
very genuine need. This building will stand as a lasting
legacy provided by this generation of parishioners. This
parish has been blessed by you all. You know that the
future of the parish depends on what we build like our
forefathers who have built and handed over to us. What
we build now is going to stand as a historical legacy of
who we are and what we can offer to our community and
to God. You are most welcome to join this legacy.
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My Sincere Gratitude: Dur ing my vacation, a gr oup of
generous parishioners took the pain of redoing the parish
kitchen and bring it up to date. They have worked hard in
getting the new floor, wall painting, fixing the sink, getting the new refrigerator and paying for all the above said
needs and donating their timely labor as well. I am most
grateful to these generous souls. Once again they have
shown their generosity for the parish.
Grand Inauguration and Blessing of Fr. Rother Memorial
Administrative Building. The Blessing and Inaugur ation of
Fr. Rother Memorial Administrative Building will take place on
Wednesday, May 24th, at 6 p.m. Archbishop Paul Coakley,
Archbishop Emeritus Eusebius Beltran and Bishop Edward
Weisenburger and other brother priests will be here for its
blessing followed by Eucharistic Celebration and Reception in
the parish hall. Please mark your calendars for this special
event so that there would not be any conflict with the schedule
of events. More details will follow soon.
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Fast & Abstinence—Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days
of abstinence. For members of the Latin Catholic
Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18
until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat
one full meal. Two smaller meals may also be taken, but
not to equal a full mean. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin
Catholic Church from age 14 onward.
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Fridays during Lenten days: Friday Evening Mass,
Soup Supper and Stations of the Cross. Pr ayer is one
of the three pillars of Lenten practice. Through prayer,
we raise our hearts and minds to God in thanksgiving and
praise. During Lent, we place special emphasis on prayer
and contemplation of the Passion and Death of our Lord
through expressions of popular piety such as the Stations
of the Cross and veneration of the Crucified Christ. In
order to encourage more people to participate in the Lenten Fridays, we will have the Friday Masses—only during
Lent—at 6:00 p.m. in the Church, and immediately after
the Mass we will have a soup supper served in the Parish
Hall by parish organizations, followed by Stations of the
Cross at 7:00 p.m. in the Church. I am sure that this will
allow many people to participate in all the events. Please
make use of this opportunity to fulfill your inner desire to
participate in the sufferings of Christ on Fridays.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sun. March 5—NO K-6 RE CLASSES
Wed. March 8—Youth Group, 6:00 p.m. (PH/PC)
Sun. March 12—NO K-6 RE CLASSES
Wed. March 15—NO YOUTH GROUP MEETING
Sun. March 19—Parents of Holy Trinity First Communion
class will meet with Fr. John Peter after Mass (Parish Hall)
Wed. March 22—Youth Group, 6:00 p.m. (PH/PC)
Sun. March 26—K-6 RE classes, 9-10:15 a.m.
Wed. March 29—Youth will participate in the Parish Penance
Rite, 6:30 p.m. in the church.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Summer camp registrations ar open.
You can register online at
www.archokc.org/youth-and-young-adult-office/
summer-camp
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Knights of Columbus Members—Yearly dues of $25 can be
mailed to David J. Krittenbrink, P.O. Box 581, Okarche, 73762.
Fourth Degree dues ($20) can be mailed to David also.
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Altar Society Announcements—Please send your $20 to Helen Henderson, 325 North 5th Street, Okarche, OK 73762.
Thank you for your quick response. Also, our Spring Social is
scheduled for Monday, March 27. Watch this space for additional information.
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CDA Dues—The $25 annual dues may be send to Kimberly
Annuschat at P.O. Box 682, Okarche, OK 73762.
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2017-2018 Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma Scholarship Application—The Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma
will award undergraduate college scholarships to Catholic students. These will become effective at the beginning of the 2017
-2018 school year and will be renewable for up to four years of
undergraduate study, as long as academic and enrollment guidelines are maintained. Guidelines for eligibility are as follows:
• Applicant must show scholastic ability and financial need.
• Applicant must be a full-time, undergraduate student.
• Applicant must be a registered, active member of a Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of OKC.
Please visit the website, www.cfook.org for further information.
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SAVE THE DATE—Knights of Columbus and Center of Family Love present The Gift of Love Gala. This event will be held
at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in OKC
on Saturday, June 17th, reception at 6 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m.
For tickets and sponsorships call 405-263-7100 or go to
www.centeroffamilylove.org.
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Online giving: Secur e online payment options ar e now available via Holy Trinity Church website at holytrinityok.org.
Simply click the “Donate” tab, scroll down to “Online Giving”
and choose the payment option you prefer. You can choose to
make a one time payment or you can set up recurring payments.
Although not required, should you choose to pay online, we
would suggest that you create an account. Doing so will allow
you to track payments, and eventually view your account details. You can go to the parish website and click donate link
and that will lead you automatically to the link. Thank you for
your willingness to share your resources with the parish. Please
call the parish office if you need any clarification.
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COLLECTION AMOUNT
February 26: $7,146.00
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
Wendy Gray Olmstead, Lynn Sturgeon, Janey Kretchmar, Joli
Schroeder, Lucille Howard, John Bomhoff, Elaine Lakey, Bill
Patterson, Diane Eischen, Ken Reding, Aggie Daniel, Jaqueline
Irion, Terry Reese, Ray Spomer, Chelce Garms, Sandy Raupe,
Bill Rund, Kenneth Garms, Randy Wiewel, Jan Wilkens, Ricky
Howard, Janice Ort, Lori Johnson, Deniece Schwarz, Mabel
Meyer, Steve Brandley, Paul Hoebing, Jim Fretz, Joe Hulburt,
Kate Schmidt, Kent Walker, David Maehs, Steve Knecht,
Lynda Dyer and Tim & Angela Stieferman. To add or delete names
to the prayer list, call Theresa Liebl (263-7324). She is required to contact the
person’s family to insure their privacy if they do not wish their name to be published.
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HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Wed. March 8—School Mass at 8:30 a.m.-Grade 3
Scrip Program for HTCS Buy Scrip by contacting Annye
Bomhoff (368-7228 or [email protected])
School Endowment Fund Tickets—Thank you for your support of our School Endowment Fund. Tickets for the 20162017 School Year are available at the school office. Congratulations to this week’s $100 winners, Steve & Debbie Crossley.
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Join Fr. Ray Ackerman and Fr. John Peter Swaminathan
on a very unique pilgrimage to Ireland, July 10-22, 2017
Includes Dublin, Baltinglass Abbey, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Our
Lady of Knock, and much, much more! Mass, breakfast and
dinner daily. Festive dinner with Irish Music and Dance . Four
star hotels, luxury air-conditioned motor coach, and roundtrip
air from OKC. Contact Melani Roewe at 293-2003 or visit
http:bit.ly/RevAckermanIreland to down load brochure. Secure
online registration at http://bit.ly/29KPZTT.
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Oklahoma Fellowship of Catholic Men—In the Father’s
Footsteps XXI—Please mark your calendars for those who
wish to participate. Saturday, April 1, beginning at 9 a.m.; Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center, 2501 Conference
Drive, Norman, OK. More information available soon.
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Oklahoma Catholic Women’s conference March 25, 2017—
Information is available on the website or in the back of church.
Registration fee is $55; after March 17, $65 and will be accepted only as space permits. Please submit your registration at
www.OCWConference.com using PayPal, or submit by mail,
using the form on the web site. Special room rates are available
at the Sheraton Hotel by calling 405-455-1800.
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Rother Heritage Gallery exhibit open—The Heritage Gallery
at the Catholic Pastoral Center, 7501 Northwest Expressway in
OKC, is now open. The exhibit features items from Servant of
God Father Stanley Rother, including his cassock, letters and
photos, and items found in his room in Guatemala after his murder. The free exhibit is open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Welcome through the waters of Baptism…
Xavier Blaise Dunk
Son of Joseph & Julia Dunk
Chloe Rayn Wilson
Daughter of Josh & Marybeth Wilson
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May they rest in peace…
Maxine L. Schwarz
Funeral on February 22
Stanley Annuschat
Funeral on February 27th