FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3 TO NOVEMBER 11

9:00H Violet and John Gargaly, Joyce DeDominicis, and Barbara Conte (Family)

10:30H Joseph and Angelina Ferreira and Durwood “Duke” Bennett (The Pascale Family)

PRE-BAPTISM CLASSES – The next class is scheduled for Tuesday, November 27, at 7:00 PM in the Church Hall. 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.

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING has been moved due to Election Day, Tuesday, November 6 to Tuesday, November 13 at 7:00 PM in the Church Hall.

RECTORY OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED on Monday, November 12 in observance of Veterans Day. Please let us know any of your needs in advance.

REMEMBER….TUESDAY IS ELECTION DAY. EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE. LET YOUR VOTE & VOICE COUNT.

Hot lunch will NOT be served Monday and Tuesday, November 5 & 6. Milk will not be available either.

The School Board will meet in the faculty lounge at 7:00 PM on Monday, November 14.

Friday, November 9th will be a casual day with proceeds going to Hospice St . Joseph in Haiti .

GIVE THE GIFT OF ENTERTAINMENT -2008 ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE for purchase at Holy Trinity School or at the rectory office. The New Haven book is $25 and the Hartford book is $30. Give a great gift and Save $$$. Your ENTERTAINMENT BOOK will include a certificate for a free Entertainment On Vacation membership… valued at $9.95!

A seat at the BINGO table is open for you for Friday, November 9th in the Church Hall. The games start at 7:00 PM. Come play!

NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL MAKE-UP ENTRANCE EXAM will be offered on Saturday, November 10 at 8:30 AM at the school on 220 Jefferson Street , Fairfield . Notre Dame is a co-ed high school. Any 8th grade student who is interested in applying for admission and has yet to do so, must take this exam. Students can register for the exam in advance or the morning of the exam. Complete admissions information can be found on the school’s web site, www.notredame.org. or by calling 203-372-6521.

GOT TURKEY ? The Christians In Action Committee are in need of your help to get turkeys and all the fixings needed for a Thanksgiving dinner ready for the needy families in our parish. Please bring your donation of a frozen turkey to the rectory during office hours. Non-perishable food items can be left by the statue of St. Joseph or the statue of Blessed Mother by the elevator. There is not much time left! We need these items by the Weekend of November 10-11. The Committee will be sorting and packing the baskets on Wednesday, November 14th. The baskets will be delivered on Saturday, November 17th between the hours of 8 AM to Noon. If you know a parish family or parish individual needing a basket for the holiday, please call the rectory by Tuesday, November 13th at 269-8791. Thank you for feeding the Lambs of Jesus!

There are NO CCD classes on Monday, November 5 and Tuesday, November 6, as well as on Monday, November 12 and Tuesday, November 13 due to Veteran’s Day.

SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL WILL NOT BE IN SESSION for the next 3 weeks due to events in the hall and for the holiday. The next session will be on Sunday, December 2nd during the 9:00 AM Mass.

YOUTH GROUP (for high school students) meets on Sunday, November 4 at the Parish Center from 7:00-8:30 PM.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES (our junior high school students in Grades 6-8) will have their meeting changed to Sunday, November 25 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM in the Parish Center . All junior high students are invited and encourage to attend this meeting.

Reminder: If paying monthly, having your payment in each month helps keep our records accurate, and keeps you eligible to be the monthly “Lucky-1” ! ! !

FAIR EARTH BAZAAR: EXQUISITE SHOPPING WITH A CONSCIENCE (New England’s largest Fair Trade Bazaar) will be held at Mercy Center at Madison, 167 Neck Road, featuring thousands of unique and reasonably-priced items—jewelry, clothing, home goods, chocolates, and more—on the weekend of November 9-11. Handcrafted by artisans in dozens of developing countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America , all items will be certified as Fair Trade, guaranteeing that workers enjoy fair wages and humane working conditions. Friday and Saturday hours are 9 AM to 5 PM. Sunday, 11 AM to 3 PM.

OPTIONS FOR ADOPTION GROUP meets on the third Sunday of the month. Those families who have already adopted or families interested in learning the adoption process are encouraged to attend the next meeting to be held at the Parish Center on Sunday, November 18, from 3:00-5:00 PM. For more information about this group please contact Cathy Chagnon at 284-8616 or Melanie Barbieri at 294-9830.

CHARISMATIC PRAYER MEETING will be in the church on Monday, November 19 at 7:00 PM. Everyone is invited to join in the Spirit.

Sample: Sandwich , Fruit, Juice box or Soda, Snacks, Chips, Candy, Gum, Crackers

Again, this season, Kathy Dietle and the Christians In Action Committee are asking for volunteers to provide lunches for the clients of the Wallingford Emergency Shelter. The shelter closes at 7 AM and does not reopen until 6 PM. The lunches are given to the clients when they leave in the morning to provide nourishment for the day. The lunches are made in your home, with food items that you provide, and brought to the shelter that evening. Any help is greatly appreciated. Please contact Kathy at 269-2267 to schedule your day or with any questions about this important service to our community.

CAN I RISK SHARING THE GOODNESS GOD HAS GIVEN TO ME? Can I care for the needs of my brothers and sisters? Can I respond to God as a priest, brother, or sister? If your answer to these questions is YES, call Fr, Michael Dolan at the Archdiocesan Vocation Office, St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, CT 1-860-286-7670 or visit the web at www.vocationshartford.org.

Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over." - Lk 19:8

PUT YOUR TWO-CENTS IN AT THE LADIES SOCIETY OF HOLY TRINITY MEETING & PENNY AUCTION on Monday, November 12 at 1:00 PM in the Church Hall. The hostesses for the meeting will be Delia Mrazik and Marie Murphy. Come bring a friend and a prize to auction. The Ladies Society meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 1 PM. New members and friends are always welcome. For more information about this event or about the Ladies Society please contact Catherine Zorn, president, at 265-6086.

Get into the Christmas spirit by sharing in our annual celebration with your TLC friends (Members only). Your choice of entrees are: NY Sirloin Steak ($22); Chicken Marsala ($22) or Baked Stuffed Shrimp ($26). All entrees include pasta, garlic bread, salad, baked potato and vegetables, dessert, coffee, tea. Price includes tax and gratuity. There will be a cash bar. Paid reservations may be made to Barbara Sousa at the November 15th meeting or by mailing your check to Barbara at 93 Christian Street , Wallingford , CT 06492 . Reservation deadline is Monday, December 3rd. Please make checks payable to the Trinity Ladies Club.

HOLY TRINITY PARISH WOMEN’S RETREAT Ladies, everyone relies upon you to nurture and nourish them and their needs. It’s no wonder you feel tired and drained of your resources and your spirit. It’s time for you to put yourself on top of your “TO DO” List by registering for our parish women’s retreat. Forget the Calgon bath!... Experience a weekend filled with rest, relaxation, and spiritual renewal in the natural beauty and peaceful atmosphere of Our Lady of Calvary Retreat House in Farmington , during the weekend of February 8-10, 2008. The retreat’s theme is “Who Do You Say That I Am?”. For more information or to register call Joan Morico at 269-0517.

DEMONSTRATION AGAINST EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH AT UCONN In a recent article in the September 2007 “CT Right To Life” Newsletter, “ Connecticut has awarded nearly $20 million to fund projects involving embryonic stem cell research at UCONN in Storrs , UCONN Health Center in Farmington , and Yale and Wesleyan Universities . According to statements in the Hartford Courant, researchers at those institutions intend to obtain the embryonic stem cells from frozen embryos, “leftovers” from in vitro fertilization, which will kill these embryonic human beings. In addition, at least one state funded project at UCONN will involve cloning human beings for the purpose of killing them within the first two weeks of life in order to take their embryonic stem cells. CRLC is planning a demonstration at UCONN Health Center in Farmington on Sunday, November 4 from 2:30 to 4:00 PM to protest the killing of human beings being created through either in vitro fertilization or cloning. Please come to protest…the state’s policy to “clone and kill” human beings!” – CRLC, Sept. 2007. Call 203-757-5213 for more information.

MERIDEN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN will sponsor a Mass for Deceased Members on Monday, November 5th, at 7:00 PM at St. Rose of Lima Church , Center Street , Meriden . Mass will be celebrated by Father Isaac Calicchio. Family and friends are invited to attend.

MARRIED COUPLES,… ARE YOU DIETING, JOGGING, EXCERCISING, PLAYING GOLF OR TENNIS TO STAY IN SHAPE? What are you doing to keep your marriage in shape? Why not attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend and discover what your relationship can be? The next weekend is November 9-11. For more information or to register, please contact John & Bev Maley at 203-364-0836 or bikmaley@aol.com or visit www.wwme.org.

MOHEGAN SUN CASINO BUS TRIP/FUND RAISER for SCOW (Spanish Community of Wallingford) takes to the road on Saturday, November 10th at 4:00 PM from the SCOW Office at 284 Washington Street (the former Wlfd Senior Center ). The cost is $30 and must be prepaid. For more information or to register, please call 265-5866. Let the good times (and the good luck!) roll. Come-On Along and be a big winner while helping SCOW.

1ST ANNUAL STATEWIDE SMART GROWTH CONFERENCE is being presented by 1000 Friends of CT, on Wednesday, November 14th from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM at Southern Connecticut State University Michael Adanti Center. Join a dynamic conversation about preserving, conserving and “Smart Growth” in Connecticut through workshops, networking, information booths, and compelling speakers addressing topics such as public health and building healthy communities, the economy and taxes, transit, affordable housing, bike routes and greenways, green building techniques, climate change, density and design, big and small town smart growth development. To register visit www.1000friends-ct.org.

HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR AT THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION , 115 Pond Hill Road , Wallingford , will be held on Saturday, November 10th, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. There will be Handmade Crafts, White Elephant, Country Kitchen, Bake Sale, Basket Raffle, and Holiday Raffle. Come and check out the many wonderful crafted items and baked goodies. Enjoy a luncheon of delicious soups, sandwiches, and desserts. Raffle drawing is Sunday, November 11 at Noon. For information call the church at 265-1694.

OUR LADY OF FATIMA, YALESVILLE HOLIDAY FAIR opens at 9:00 AM on Saturday, November 10th and runs to 3:00 PM. Stop by to view the crafts, grab a bite to eat, and get into the holiday spirit!

FRANCISCAN CHRISTMAS FAIR Come one, coma all to the 16th Annual Franciscan Christmas Fair to benefit the counseling, education, home health care and hospice care programs of the Franciscan Life Center on Saturday, November 17, from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM on the campus of the Franciscan Life Center , 271 Finch Avenue , Meriden . Join in the spirit of Christmas by enjoying Franciscan music, a living crèche, pottery, jams and jellies, bread, and more. Christmas trees, hand-decorated wreaths and fantastic raffles are also available. You may order trees and decorated wreaths in advance for your business or home. Bring family and friends. See you at the Fair. For more information call the Franciscan Life Center at 237-8084 or visit the web at www.flcenter.org.

THEOLOGY ON TAP, “serving the finest in Speakers, Conversation and Theology”, presents “THE BIBLE IS FOR CATHOLICS, TOO!: Find Out How To Read And Understand Sacred Scripture” on Wednesday, November 28 from 7:30-8:30 PM. Father Dairo Diaz, Pastor of St. Louis Church in West Haven will be the guest speaker, at the Playwright Restaurant and Pub, 144 Temple Street, New Haven. There is a suggested offering of $5.

“THERE’S HOPE” – All are welcome. Peer support meeting will be held for those who have lost a loved one through suicide. Meetings will be held at 3:30 PM on the First Sunday of each month at Mary, Our Queen Parish, 248 Savage Street , Plantsville. For further information call the facilitator, Barbara DeSapio at 203-596-7916.

MASONIC HEALTHCARE CENTER IS IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS willing to help residents transport to their in-house appointments, such as church services, hairdressing, clinic appointments, and x-ray appointments. Any that would like to volunteer for this special need would be greatly appreciated by residents, families, and staff at Masonic. Please contact Rosemaire Preneta at 679-5980 or Carla Young at 679-6253.

SPECIAL LITURGY (MASS) FOR THE DECEASED OF OUR PARISH As a parish family we are well aware that change has been brought to many of our families who have experienced the death of a loved one within this past year. We invite all families – as well as all members of our parish family – to a special Mass on Wednesday, November 7 at 7:00 PM. Members of our parish bereavement groups will also be in attendance at his special Mass. Following the Mass, the Parish Hospitality Committee will host a reception in the church hall for everyone in attendance. Every attempt is being made to contact, via mail, at least one member of the immediate family of those who have died between November 2006 up to the present. If, as the date grows closer, you have yet to receive an invitation please know that your loved one will be remembered at this Mass and make plans to attend.

“NEW DAY” / OUR PARISH BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP meets on Wednesday, November 21. 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. In lieu of the next meeting, the Bereavement Support Group will attend the Mass for the Deceased on Wednesday, November 7th at 7:00 PM.

INTER-FAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE “Give Thanks to the Lord for He is good” An Inter-Faith Thanksgiving Service will take place on Tuesday evening, November 20, 2007 at 7:30 P.M., in the Yalesville United Methodist Church , Route 68 (next to Yalesville School ) in Yalesville. Representatives from the area churches will participate in the service. A light reception will follow the service. All parishioners are cordially invited to attend.