FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2

4:00H Domenico Carabetta (19th anniversary) (The Brzozowski and Dreissen Families)

12:00H Mimi Fucci and Marie Cerrone (Barbara, Catherine and Meghan Shortell)

12:05 Arlene and Nicholas Urbano, Sr. (Most Holy Trinity Christians In Action Committee)

in prayerful memory of Bryan Gerosa at the request of his mother, Margaret Ennever.

“NEW DAY” / OUR PARISH BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP meets on Wednesday, February 6 and February 20, this month. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM at the Parish Center . If you are experiencing the loss of a loved one, who has passed away recently, or even years ago, please join us in prayer and consolation. Call Eva Colon 294-9398, Chick Kelman, 265-4546 or Lise Clavette, 238-7288 for more information about the group.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord; Let Your perpetual light shine upon them forever.

REMINDER REGARDING TAX LAW CHANGES – Beginning with contributions made in 2007, parishioners (those who itemize their tax returns) will no longer be able to deduct contributions to the parish unless they maintain a bank record or written contribution statement from the parish. If you wish to ensure deductibility of your contributions to the parish, please use a check, direct deposit from your bank account, or use your parish envelopes. The parish will track contributions made using parish envelopes, and will produce a written statement of contributions made during 2007 by the end of January 2008. Canceled checks and other bank records are also sufficient documentation. The parish cannot track cash contributions not in parish envelopes. Thank you for using your envelopes or checks.

PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS our 55 participants (students and chaperones and Fr. Jeff) who will be attending the MOUNT 2008 youth retreat next weekend at St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg , Maryland . We pray for a safe trip for them and that the Holy Trinity will fill their hearts and lift their spirits

TLC CRAFTERS GET BACK TO WORK, AND YOU’RE WELCOME TO JOIN THEM, creating items for our annual Spring Bazaar… Yes, Spring BAZAAR! If you can cut, glue, etc. you can be of help. The first workshop will be on Tuesday, February 5 in the church hall from 7-9 PM. Also, if you would prefer to make your crafts at home, your contributions will be deeply appreciated. Give Donna Mierzejewski a call at 265-0881 to find out more information about crafts, crafting, or to get the schedule of crafting meetings.

IN CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APPARITIONS OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES

Everyone is welcome to join in this special rosary in honor of Our Lady of Lourdes. Families will make up each bead of the Living Rosary. A Coffee & Cookie social will take place in the church hall following the rosary. Please plan on giving this special honor to Our Lady of Lourdes , and to pray in a special way for those who are sick.

PRE-BAPTISM CLASSES – Baptism classes help prepare first time parents (and others) for bringing their child up in the faith. The next class is scheduled for Tuesday, February 26 at 7:00 PM in the Church. Parents or soon-to-be-parents MUST BE REGISTERED MEMBERS OF HOLY TRINITY PARISH. Those wishing to attend a Tuesday class must call the rectory to register, 269-8791.

LADIES, IT’S TIME FOR A WEEKEND RETREAT JUST FOR YOU at the Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Center in Farmington . From February 8-10 you can find peace within yourself, with God, and with others around you. The weekend away in tranquil reflection is just $180 which includes meals. For more information or to register call Joan Morico at 269-0517. Spring dates also available.

CATHOLIC CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE WEEK FEBRUARY 10-16 Catholic Celebration of Marriage Week and World Marriage Day honor husband and wife as head of the family, the basic unit of society. This celebration salutes the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily-married life. It also is a very positive way to acknowledge the sacredness of the vocation of marriage as a sign of God’s love for all in the Church and society. Parishioners are asked to pray for the married couples they know, especially those facing challenges. Couples are asked to pray for your spouse and your marriage. Attend Mass or pray the Rosary together this week. Every young adult or adult can offer to baby-sit for a couple you know so they can spend a few hours together.

ST. VALENTINE’S DAY

BABYSITTING EVENT & DIAPER COLLECTION NIGHT

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14

5:00-8:00 PM

CHURCH HALL

(sponsored by our high school Youth Group and chaperones)

Parents-night-out is just a couple of packages of diapers away, as our Youth Group, once again, offers this evening of babysitting services for your children, age 4 (and potty-trained) to age 13.

Pizza, activities, music, arts & crafts, games. Please call the rectory to register your child or children, 269-8791.

SATURDAY CCD STUDENTS will be participating in the Children’s Liturgy on Sunday, February 10th at the 9:00 AM Mass.

SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL (for pre-school) meets in the Church Hall on Sundays during the 9:00 AM Mass on February 3, 10, 24. Please register your child by 8:45 AM in the Hall or call the Religious Education Office at 265-6300.

THE HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP will meet this Sunday, February 3rd, from 5:00-6:30 PM in the Parish Center . *** Please note the time change for the meeting. There will be a brief business meeting, followed by a Lenten program. The next PPC meeting will be Sunday March 2nd.

CHRISTIANS IN ACTION INVITE YOU TO “PRAY AND STAY”: MASS AND FRENCH TOAST FRIDAYS SOCIALS– Beginning Friday, February 8th, after the 8:30 AM Mass the Christians In Action Committee will host a free light breakfast, featuring hot French toast & beverage, as a parish Lenten ministry activity. EVERYONE IS INVITED! (This activity replaces the former Chowder Pot Fridays due to Mass time changes.)

WORLD DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE CELEBRATED, FEB. 2-FEB. 3 In 1997, Pope John Paul II called for consecrated life to be promoted throughout the universal church. Those who choose to live a consecrated life give public, intentional witness to the universal call to a life of holiness. We recognize and give thanks for those who have consecrated their lives to God and the Church through the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Some join a religious congregation or a secular institute. Others remain single and make profession to God through the local bishop and are known as consecrated virgins. The consecrated life is one way that men and women live out their baptismal commitment continually becoming followers of Jesus. We pray for these people who have made this sacrifice and kept this promise to God.

TRINITY LADIES CLUB will. host a Living Rosary in the Church on Monday, February 11th at 7:00 PM in honor of Our Lady of Lourdes and in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Apparitions of Blessed Mother in Lourdes , France . Everyone is invited to join in prayer, especially for those who are sick. Father Jeff will lead the rosary with parish family members making up the beads. We hope you will take advantage of this unique opportunity to be part of this great 150th anniversary celebration, done in spiritual union with prayers to Our Lady of Lourdes being said throughout the world.

MEMORIAL DONATIONS

Memorial Donations have been made to Most Holy Trinity Church in memory of:

+ Grazia Parete

M/M Ugo Scurci M/M Robert Slater

M/M Angelo Ditoro M/M Brian T. Murdy

+ Sylvia Valenti Cooper

David Cooper

M/M Robert Wells

+ Josephine Debaise

M/M John Senese

We are very grateful to these donors for remembering Most Holy Trinity Parish.

May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.

Call for information or to make reservations to Peggy or Nick Urbano, 630-9620

Kindergarten screening will take place on Monday and Tuesday, February 4-5th. Snow dates are Thursday and Friday, February 7-8th. Kindergarten classes will not be in session on the above Kindergarten screening days.

The Finance Board will meet at 5:30 PM on Monday, February 4th at the Parish Center , followed by a School Board meeting at 7:00 PM.

“And they’re off!” …to the Holy Trinity School Dinner Dance and Auction – “A Night at the Races”! This event is a silent and live auction to be held on April 5th at Mountain Ridge, High Hill Road , Wallingford , from 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM. All proceeds from this event will be used for educational programming to benefit the students at Holy Trinity School . We welcome parishioner donations of new merchandise or a service to our auction. Our “WISH LIST” includes, but is not limited to, hotel packages, sporting event tickets, sports or art lessons, and rounds of golf. We would also accept donations of services such as landscaping, interior decorating, pool or grounds maintenance, and children’s and family activities such as amusement parks, museums, bowling, or ice skating. Your gift will be displayed that evening and listed in the catalog provided to each bidder. Monetary donations are gladly accepted and will be recognized in our catalog. All donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Service. Donation items can be sent to the school Tickets are $50 per person and include open bar, hors d’oeuvres, a full-course dinner, dessert, entertainment, and dancing. For more information, to make a donation, or to purchase tickets, or to make a reservation for a table of 10, please contact Lynelle Prast, Co-chairperson, at 203-843-4378; Gina Varano, Co-Chairperson, at 860-343-3177; or Holy Trinity School at 203-269-4476.

The Donald O’Byrne Scholarship is offered for students entering a Catholic High School . Applications and details are available at local Wallingford 8th grade schools, including Holy Trinity, area Catholic High Schools, and the Pinta Council Knights of Columbus Hall, 279 Quinnipiac Street . The scholarship applies to students who are practicing Catholic child, grandchild, or stepchild of a Wallingford Pinta Council #5 member (in good standing), OR a Wallingford resident. Deadline for submission is April 10th, 2008.

In support of the program, Pinta Council is sponsoring a Surf & Turf Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, February 16th. Advance sales only. Call 269-5510 after 3 PM for details.

LADIES SOCIETY OF HOLY TRINITY will have their next meeting on Monday, February 11 at 1:00 PM in the church hall. The hostesses for the meeting will be Teresa DiFranco and Jeanette Connery. Ladies of the parish are always welcome to attend.

ARE YOU A BAPTIZED CATHOLIC OVER THE AGE OF 18 WHO HAS MADE FIRST COMMUNION, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION? WHY NOT NOW? Classes will be held six Thursday evenings at St. Joan of Arc Parish Center , 450 West Todd Street , Hamden . The dates are April 3,10,17,24 and May 1and 8, from 7-9 PM. Confirmation will be celebrated May 12, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford . Don’t let this opportunity to encounter the Holy Spirit in a very special way pass you by! An application form is available at the rectory during office hours (M-F, 9 AM to 4:PM), and after it is completed, needs to be signed by Father Gary. For further information please contact Donna Yatcko DRE at 203-248-6958, Regina Gardner at 203-288-5775 or Diane Durocher at 203-281-3657, or call the rectory at 269-8791.

CREDO CATHOLIC SINGLES COME TO HOLY TRINITY CHURCH FOR MASS, THEN BOWLING at Wallingford Bowl. Join the Credo Catholic Singles and your host, Kathy, at 4:00 PM on Saturday, February 16th for 4:00 PM Mass. Then meet at Wallingford Bowl at 5:30 PM for a light dinner and some “Disco Bowling”. Cost is $15, which includes choice of hamburger/hot dog/pizza or chicken strips with fries and a drink, shoes, and two games of bowling. To find out more about this or other upcoming Credo events call Carol B. at 269-6123 or check the Credo website at www.credocath.com; including the details on the St. Valentine’s Day Potluck Dinner on Thursday, February 14th at 6:30 PM at St. Rita Church, Hamden.

LOURDES JUBILEE YEAR 2008

150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APPARITIONS…

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHRINE OF LOURDES IN LITCHFIELD , CONNECTICUT

Pope Benedict XVI has authorized a Plenary Indulgence for those who visit a Shrine or Church dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes from February 2-11, 2008.

The Shrine of Lourdes in Litchfield , CT , from February 2-11, will offer Eucharist each day in the Grotto chapel at 10:30 AM, followed by the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, and availability of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The Shrine is open daily, dawn to dusk, and the Grotto Chapel will be open from 10 AM to 7:00 PM, for visits and prayer in order to fulfill the requirements of the Indulgence, which can also be applied to the souls of the faithful in purgatory.

During this Jubilee Year, there will also be celebrating the major Marian feasts. For additional information call the Shrine of Lourdes, Litchfield, Conducted by the Montfort Missionaries at 1-860-567-1041 or visit the web at www.Shrinect.org, e-mail at Lourdeesshrinect@gmail.com. The Shrine is located on Route 118, ¼ mile from the Litchfield Green, Litchfield , Connecticut .

REMINDER: STATIONS OF THE CROSS WILL BE HELD IN THE CHURCH ON FRIDAYS DURING LENT BEGINNING FEBRUARY 8TH 6 PM (SPANISH) & 7 PM (ENGLISH)

ALSO, CONFESSIONS ARE HEARD ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS IN THE CHURCH AT 2:30 PM.

Lent is the penitential season of the Church’s year. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday. Lent has six Sundays. The sixth being call passion or Palm Sunday and marks the beginning of Holy Week. Listed below are the Lenten Regulations for 2008.

ASH WEDNESDAY (February 6) AND GOOD FRIDAY (March 21) are days of Fast and complete Abstinence from meat. There is a limit of one full meal on these days for all between the ages of 18 and 59 inclusive.

DAYS OF ABSTINENCE: (ALL FRIDAYS IN LENT) – All who have reached their 14^th year are bound to abstain totally from meat on the Fridays of Lent.

EASTER DUTY OBLIGATION – All Catholics who have received their First Holy Communion, are bound by obligation of receiving Holy Communion at least once a year, preferably during the Easter Season. Catholics are also bound to confess their sins at least once a year, but this is not limited to the Lenten/Easter Season.

Traditionally the Lenten Season is a time of penance throughout the Catholic Church. Lent is a season in which prayer, the reception of the sacraments, charity and almsgiving are to be emphasized in the life of each Catholic.

SOUP & THEOLOGY PROGRAM BEGINS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Mass, a free soup and bread supper, and a Lenten program of reflection will be presented for the six weeks of Lent on Wednesday evenings beginning Wednesday, February 13 and ending March 19. The Mass will begin at 5:30 PM in the church, followed by a 6:00 PM Lenten meal of soup & bread and reflection at 6:30 PM (about 30 minutes) presented by clergy and laity in the Church Hall. Everyone is invited to attend. RSVP to the rectory is requested but is not necessary to attend at 269-8791. Look for further details in next week’s bulletin.

FYI: Mass intentions formerly scheduled for the 12 Noon Mass will be added to the Mass intentions at the 10:30 AM Mass.