April 13 - Palm Sunday / This Holy Week at Blessed Trinity

-Week of April 13, 2025-

Holy Week & Easter Highlights

• Holy Thursday (Apr 17):

  • Morning Prayer – 8:30 a.m.

  • Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:00 p.m. (Adoration until midnight)

• Good Friday (Apr 18):

  • Morning Prayer – 8:30 a.m.

  • Passion/Veneration/Communion – 12:00 p.m. (Sp.), 3:00 p.m. (Eng.)

  • Living Stations of the Cross – 7:00 p.m. (Eng.)

• Holy Saturday (Apr 19):

  • Morning Prayer & Blessing of Food – 8:30 a.m.

  • Easter Vigil (Bilingual) – 8:00 p.m.

• Easter Sunday (Apr 20):

  • Masses: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (Eng.), 12:00 p.m. (Sp.)
    ❌ No 5:00 p.m. Mass

Holy Week Notes

• Parish Office Closed: From noon April 18 (Good Friday) through April 21 (Easter Monday)

• No Confessions: April 17–20

• Special Collections:

  • Apr 18: Holy Land (Good Friday)

  • Apr 20: Easter Appeal

  • Apr 27: Catholic Home Missions

Keep in Prayer: “The Elect”

To be fully initiated into the Church at the Easter Vigil:
Houhaness Chavez, Mariana Granados, Shay Inesta, Mia Lowery, Miguel Morales, Angelina Perez, Azul Perez, Emily Perez, Emma Sanchez, Julian Siegmund, Oliver Siegmund, Milton Zhumi

Faith Formation Reminders

• 1st Communion Retreat: Apr 26

• 1st Communion Rehearsal: Apr 30

• Confirmation Class: Apr 27 (3:00 p.m.)

• OCIA Classes: Apr 27, May 4, 18, 25

• Life Teen: Apr 27, May 4

• Edge: Apr 9, 23, 30 & May 7

• Sunday Faith Formation: Apr 27 & May 4

️ Charity Golf Tournament – Apr 26

Ventura Country Club | 8:30 a.m.
Proceeds support parish charity efforts
Contacts: Dick Aldinger, Michael David, Allen Beck, Louie Murgia

️ Divine Mercy Sunday – Apr 27

Devotion at 3:00 p.m. (led by Fr. Skip, Fr. Joe, Fr. Bill)
Followed by potluck in the Parish Center

✈️ Parish Pilgrimage

Still a few spots left!
️ Info Meeting: Sat. May 3 at 3:00 p.m. (Parish Center)
Contact: Rachelle Salerno, 518-369-8795

Sacrificial Giving Summary (April 6, 2025)

• Offertory Total: $19,947.28

  • Church: $13,221.50

  • Online: $6,725.78

• Debt Reduction Total: $7,202.43

  • Church: $6,704

  • Online: $498.43

Resumen en Español – Eventos y Comunicaciones

️ Mensaje del Padre Skip

Una reflexión de Semana Santa invitando a caminar como “Peregrinos de la Esperanza” en el Misterio Pascual.

Eventos en Español

• Grupo de Oración “Paz y Gozo”
  Viernes a las 6:45 p.m. – Salón de la Transfiguración
  ❌ No se reúne el Viernes Santo

• Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia
  Domingos a la 1:00 p.m. en la Iglesia

• Rosario en Español
  Domingos a las 11:15 a.m. antes de la Misa del mediodía

• Oraciones por los Elegidos
  Serán recibidos en la Vigilia Pascual el 19 de abril:
  Houhaness Chávez, Mariana Granados, Shay Inesta, Mia Lowery, Miguel Morales, Angelina Pérez, Azul Pérez, Emily Pérez, Emma Sánchez, Julián Siegmund, Oliver Siegmund y Milton Zhumi