Parish News

JOB OPENINGS - For information about the staff openings at Holy Trinity Parish, please visit the following links:

PERSERVING MARRIAGE IN MARYLAND Currently, the Maryland General Assembly is considering a bill to alter the legal definition of marriage. It is our right and duty, as Catholics and responsible citizens, to urge our elected officials to oppose legislation that does not preserve marriage in Maryland as the union of one man and one woman. Contact your state legislator today or through the link Maryland Catholic Conference.

MISSION STATEMENT - The Pastoral Council is updating the Holy Trinity Mission Statement. Please read the statement in the enclosed flier and return your comments to the Parish Center. Thank you!

CONGRATULATIONS VERONICA who won the 2007 March for Life High School Student Essay contest. There were over 1,100 entries in three categories: essay, poster or poetry. For this year's theme "Thou Shalt Protect the Equal Right to Life of Each Innocent Human in Existence at Fertilization No Exception! No Compromise!", Veronica received a certificate of recognition for here essay at the 34th Annual March for Life Rose Dinner in Washington DC. Veronica is a parishioner of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. NOTE: Holy Trinity received permission to publish Veronica's essay by the March for Life Education & Defense Fund.

BAPTISMAL PREP session will be held on April 6, 13 and 20. Before attending the first session, please call Kathie at the Parish Office on extension 10.

BILOXI WORK CAMP website, designed by Chris Wild, can be viewed at http://www.freewebs.com/biloxiworkcamp/overview.htm

PARISH SELF-ASSESSMENT - Please click on the link: Parish Self Assessment t o view the comments on Holy Trinity's strengths and weaknesses.

ON VACATION OR VISITING OTHER PARISHES AND CHURCHES? For Mass times while on vacation visit www.MassTimes.org. Please bring back a Parish Bulletin, Newsletter, or Annual Report from parishes that you visit and share them with us. We often learn from what other places are doing.

HISPANIC MINISTRY offers spiritual support and pastoral care in Spanish for Holy Trinity parishioners. For information on the following events call the Parish Center at 410-766-5070 ext. 16.

Office Hours - Messages left at 410-766-5070 ext 16 will be picked up on a daily basis during the week.

FIRST FRIDAY HOLY HOUR – 9 AM Mass followed by adoration in the church and ending at 7 PM. The Blessed Sacrament is exposed for anyone to stop by and make a visit and pray before Jesus in the Sacrament of His Body. Please plan to stop by and spend some time with the Lord.

HALL RENTALS – We have dates available for leasing the Church Hall in 2006. If you have a celebration such as a birthday, anniversary, wedding reception or baptism, you may want to consider the Church Hall. The fee is $100 per hour with an additional $100 for set-up and clean-up. There are reduced fees for registered parishioners who are regular envelope users. If interested, call Bill Binder, 410-766-5070 ext 11 or e-mail him at BusinessManager@holytrinitycc.org for additional details and availability.

THINGS EVERYONE LIKES TO KNOW:

NORTH COUNTY PARISH CLUSTER - The Appreciative Inquiry Process which was used in the North County Summits has four steps: Discovery, Dreaming, Designing and Delivering. Step three was continued at the last Cluster Summit where five multi-parish cluster models were successfully critiqued. Now, two representatives from each parish will meet to design a series of proposals for review at the next Summit session. Please keep in your prayers all who work towards the plan to provide high quality pastoral care for our North County Catholics at a time when priests and other ministers are increasingly in short supply. Please visit the link: News from our North County Cluster for information about our parish's part in the North County Parish Cluster or call Fr. Jarboe at 410-766-5070 ext. 21.

A HISTORY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMORE , a new book by author, Rafael Alvarez (Baltimore Sun, HBO’s The Wire), is available at Holy Trinity. The cost is $26.50. For information call 410-766-5070 ext. 10.

HOLY TRINITY FACILITY USE – The monthly calendar of events and their room assignments are posted on the Parish Center bulletin board. For up-to-date facility availability and to reserve facility usage, call the Parish Center Front Office at 410-766-5070 ext 25.

THE IMPORTANCE OF REGISTERING AT THE PARISH – In order for priests and staff to know who is part of Holy Trinity’s family you need to register. This is also important so that we may have your child baptized here, or to have a child enrolled in our Religious Education classes. If you are over 21 and are still registered on your parent’s registration, you should register on your own. Your cooperation with this will help our staff minister to you more effectively. Please call the Parish Center at 410-766-5070 or stop by for a registration form.

ADORATION – A special time for prayer before the Blessed Sacrament is held every Tuesday in the Parish Center Gethsemane Room from 9:30 AM to 4 PM. Please come and pray with Him. For information call the Parish Center.

PARISH LIBRARY – Stop by the Parish Center to see our selection of books, videos, games and audiotapes for your summer reading. We ask that you sign out any item you take and return it/them in a short period of time so others may enjoy our parish resources.

HOSPITAL VISITS - If you are hospitalized and would like a priest, deacon, or lay minister visit you, please call the Parish Center at 410-766-5070, ext. 10. Please leave your name, hospital name, and room number. Thank you.

MARRIAGE VOW RENEWAL will be offered at the 9 AM Mass on the last Saturday of this month. A prayer card will be presented to the participating couples.

COMMUNITY NEWS

WASHINGTON THEOLOGICAL UNION is a Roman Catholic Graduate School of Theology & Ministry located at 6896 Laurel St., NW, Washington, DC. Earn your graduate-level certificate in Spiritual Direction Studies. Learn more at http://spiritualdirection.wtu.edu or call 800-334-9922 ext 5420.

ADOPTION – Please help Catholic Charities’ Pregnancy, Parenting and Adoption Program promote life choices by spreading the word about their supportive counseling services for women experiencing problems related to an unplanned pregnancy. Expectant parents considering an adoption plan play an active role in choosing and meeting the adoptive parents. If you know anyone who can benefit from our services, please call our counselor, Kelley, at 410-659-4050.

SCHOOL NEWS

MONSIGNOR SLADE CATHOLIC SCHOOL CASH BINGO is held every Friday night in the Monsignor Slade School cafeteria. Over $3,000 cash prizes available. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Early bird games begin at 7:30 PM; regular games at 8 PM. Call 410-766-7130 for information.

TUITION ASSISTANCE – Application forms are available for families in need of financial assistance for Catholic School tuition. You must be a registered parishioner at Holy Trinity and a regular envelope user. The forms are available at the Parish Center at 126 Dorsey Rd. Call Bill Binder at 410-766-5070 ext 11.