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| Parish Lenten Mission 2025 Join us for a powerful Lenten Mission with Fr. Graham Keep, as he leads us in a time of spiritual renewal and reflection. The theme is Jubilee! Hope for New Life. 2025 has been declared by Pope Francis as a jubilee year of Hope. Lent is a pilgrimage through the great mystery of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. It is a season of conversion from the old self to new life in Jesus. It is our pilgrimage. Together, let us be renewed at this mission of Hope for New Life. 📅 Dates: Sunday, March 23 – Tuesday, March 25 ⏰ Time: 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30 PM) 📍 Location: right here at Holy Trinity Parish, St. John Vianney Church Fr. Keep will preach at all the weekend Masses on March 22and 23, and each evening mission session will guide us deeper into the season of Lent through prayer, reflection, music and the Word of God. All are welcome — save the dates — come and prepare your heart for Easter! Lent 2025 @HTP Looking for ways to deepen your Lenten journey? Visit our website for ways to participate this Lent, including details on our Parish Lenten Mission, resources to help you dive deeper into Lent, and more! You’ll also find our Holy Week schedule and a special section explaining the significance of Holy Week as we prepare for Easter. Check it out: Click Here |
| 2024 Results & 2025 Budget In the link below you will find financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024. Thanks to contributions from the Parishioners, and prudent spending to end the year, we are pleased to report that we ended with a modest surplus in 2024. Conversely, our 2025 Budget is projecting a deficit despite many difficult decisions and a sharp pencil during the budget process. This shortfall is predominantly due to lower interest rates. Our funds on deposit with the Diocese provides us with a variable interest. As the Bank of Canada lowers rates, the interest HTP receives is also lowered. Currently we are utilizing 100% of this interest to fund operations. Our 2025 Budget includes an increase in collections from Parishioners of approximately 2.9%. Should we realize an increase of 4.9% (in collections over 2024 totals) in 2025, we would project a balanced budget! Please continue to give what you can; a little more from many will certainly help. Click Here to see the full report Registration Now Open for “Dying with Christ – Living with Hope ”Join us for this powerful three-part video series, where we demystify death and the dying process, offering a fresh perspective on end-of-life questions. Led by theologians and healthcare professionals, these discussions provide timeless insights into suffering, grief, dying, and our duty to care. Discover how, through a commitment to die with Christ, we can truly live with hope. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with this important and hopeful message! Where: Holy Trinity Parish, Seton Hall When: Saturday mornings, March 22nd, March 29th, April 5th Time: 10:00 am – Noon (doors open at 9:30) Cost: Free, but a donation of $10 towards materials appreciated. Registration: click HERE OR contact the Parish Office Turn Debt into Hope: A Call for Justice in the Jubilee Year This Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Francis invites us to be “Pilgrims of Hope” by supporting the global “Turn Debt into Hope” campaign. More than 100 countries in the Global South are trapped in a debt crisis, spending more on repaying debt than on vital services like health and education. Pope Francis urges wealthier nations to forgive these unsustainable debts as an act of justice. Join this global movement by signing the petition to:Cancel unjust and unsustainable debtsReform the global financial systemEstablish a comprehensive debt framework within the United Nations Sign the petition after mass this weekend or online at devp.org/debt Let’s make this gesture a powerful action in the Jubilee year! New Protocol for Reading Names in Prayers of the Faithful March 2025 As you may have noticed, our list of names of the sick read out at mass has gotten quite long. Beginning March 15/16,we want to implement a new protocol. The names read at the Prayers of the Faithful are intended for those members of our parish community, or their immediate family members, who are diagnosed with a serious or life-altering illness or accident. In our parish, we undertook a process of developing a protocol to follow in naming people in The Prayers of The Faithful. After much research and careful reflection, we have determined that the following protocol will apply: Peoples’ names will only be added if requested by a family member or a friend who has the explicit consent of the sick person. When the parish receives a call regarding a serious illness or accident, the person’s name will be added to The Prayers of The Faithful for three weeks (or for the length of time requested if it is less than three weeks) After the initial three weeks, the name will be placed on a rotating list and remain there for as long as prayer is requested. The parish must be informed if the condition of their loved one deteriorates, for example, if their condition is rapidly declining or they are in palliative care, so that, if desired, their name can be placed back on the weekly schedule. It is important to note that the name of the person in need of prayer will also be given to the Parish Intercessory Prayer Group, and they will be prayed for as long as prayer is requested. At times like this, parish members can also be a great source of strength to the family and friends of the person going through this journey. Knowing that members of their Christian Community are praying often gives them the strength and the grace to accept what the future holds. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. |
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