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January 31
4th Sunday In
Ordinary Time
2926 Beaver Ave DSM IA 50310 515.255.3162 www.holytrinitydm.org
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The people were astonished at
his teaching, for Jesus taught
them as one having authority...
Mark 1:21-28
Join us in person or WORSHIP WITH US ONLINE
www.holytrinitydm.org Rev. Mark Neal, Pastor 515 255 3162 X126 www.virtualclassroom.net/ht
F R O M T H E P R I N C I PA L J A N 3 1 2 0 2 1
Blessings to you and your family! It’s Catholic Schools Week—time to celebrate our supportive community,
families, students, teachers, staff, volunteers and Pastor—Father Mark!
We thank you, all of you, for all you do to help us provide your child with the best possible education year after
year. We are grateful for your commitment and continued support to make that possible. You and your family are
what makes Holy Trinity such a special place!
As a Diocese of Des Moines Catholic School, our goal is to offer your children a first-rate educational program
rooted in the Catholic faith. We invite you to learn more about our school today, January 31, at our online Open
House on Facebook LIVE at noon. Please go here https://www.facebook.com/htschooldm to watch.
Holy Trinity Catholic School is known for three key points of difference: SMALL CLASSES, STREAM FOCUSED
EDUCATION and TRUE COMMUNITY. What does this mean for your family?
• Our small class sizes mean more individualized instruction so your students are more likely to thrive, earn higher
than average grades and perform better academically.
• We teach through STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, Math) so that your children have a
greater opportunity to pursue further education/careers giving them the many skills needed to succeed in life.
• Improving student’s socio-emotional capabilities makes them better prepared to handle challenges/choices in
high school and beyond creating a true community outside our four walls.
We are excited to reprise our One Nation, Many Gifts Day of Giving on Feb 2 & 3 and plan to use the funds raised
on that day to increase technology in our STEM Lab. Our STREAM-centric teachers have even created a wish list
that we are sharing with you HERE so that you can see what items we are planning to buy with the money raised.
This will be the link that goes LIVE on Feb 2! We’re going for $10,000 again--thank you for all your support last year
and this upcoming year!
We are mindful of the cost of sending your students to our school and want you to know that Holy Trinity
continues to operate with some of the lowest tuition rates in town. We also provide a welcome tuition grant of
$1500 to new students transferring from a public school in grades 1-7. In addition, there is CTO (Catholic Tuition
Organization) providing financial aid of 10-50% to around 38% of our families based on need. You can learn more
about what you may qualify for at ctodsmdiocese.org.
Enrollment has started!. Please go to holytrinitydm.org/school/enroll/enroll-now to begin this journey in education
with Holy Trinity Catholic School. Thank you and God Bless.
Monica Morrison
Holy Trinity Principal
515-255-3162 ext. 117
Click HERE to fill in our inquiry link TODAY
Want more information? Go to www.holytrinitydm.org or call 515 255 3162
NOTES FROM THE CHURCH JAN 31 2021
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CATHOLIC YOUTH CAMP REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN!
When you sign up early for CYC this summer you get:
• Choice of any week—before most popular weeks fill up
• You can pay over 6 months! This is a good option for
parents sending multiple kids.
• The knowledge that your son or daughter is about to
experience the best week of their summer at Catholic
Youth Camp!
To register or apply for sponsorship, visit stmcenter.com.
ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH Applications are
now being accepted for the Spring Break Service Trip
2021: Faith in Action. FIA is a Spring Break Service ____________________________________
Adventure Retreat March 14-17. This is an opportunity to
ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED We can have 1 Altar Server at
focus on your faith and social justice needs in our
Weekend Masses. Eligible servers are students
community and our world. This year we will focus on
already trained with Parental Permission. Parents—email
service in Guthrie County and the surrounding areas. We
carolynr@holytrinitydm.org with student’s name and
will live, pray, work and play in community. Participants
Mass time availability.
stay at the St Thomas More Center’s newly renovated
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cabins. Applications are due by Feb 17. Cost is $120 and
scholarships are available from Holy Trinity Youth WE STILL NEED HELP!! Ushers and cleaners needed for after
Ministry for our parish youth. Please contact Gigi the 8:30 and 10:30 Sunday Masses. Call Andy Negrete 255-
at gigiw@holytrinitydm.org with any questions and to 3162 ext. 129 or email him at andyn@holytrinitydm.org
receive an application. ___________________________________________
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SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS! To advertise, contact Andy
T-SHIRT DONATIONS NEEDED Volunteers are seeking Negrete 255-3162 ext. 129 or andyn@holytrinitydm.org
assistance for a T-Shirt bag project on behalf of DSM ___________________________________________
Refugee Services. They need T-Shirts to make the bags
to hold their food donations. If interested, please bring PLEASE REMEMBER THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED...
your CLEAN t-shirts: LG/XL youth and all Adult sizes to Kate Waldermann Murphy
one of these 2 drop off locations: 3012 44th St. or 2815 Sister of Molly Tedesco of our Parish
48th St. Just leave on the front stoop. Thank you!
FINANCIAL BLESSINGS ENDING WEEK OF JAN 24 2021
Budget - July 2020 - June 2021 $1,008,000 YTD Overage (Deficit) $(7,291)
YTD Actual Tithing through Jan 24 $571,250 Tithing for the week ending Jan 24 $30,751
YTD Budget through Jan 24 $578,541 Number of Donations Received 310
DONATE AT MASS OR ONLINE AT https://holytrinitydm.org/donate
Want more information? Call the Parish Office 515 255 3162 X128 M-F 8AM-4PM
RADIX
NOTES FROM THE CHURCH JAN 31 2021
Be Rooted. Be Radical.
A retreat for
2021 Dates:
High School Seniors
$150, Financial Assistance March 5-7
Available
Information & Registration at www.dmdiocese.org/radix
email JustinATWhite
DONATE atONLINE
MASS OR jwhite@dmdiocese.org with Questions
AT https://holytrinitydm.org/donate
WantDiocese of Des Moines
more information? Call the Parish Office 515 255 3162 X128 M-F 8AM-4PM
@YCDesMoines #RadixDSM
Youth Ministry
NOTES FROM THE SCHOOL JAN 31 2021
“The commitment of Holy Trinity teachers is inspirational.
In ‘normal’ times we may be asked the value of an education at Holy Trinity.
While I could have never imagined our current circumstance, the value of having my
child at Holy Trinity has never been more clear.”
Jolene–Holy Trinity Parent
Jan 31 Online
OPEN HOUSE
LIVESTREAMED AT NOON ON FACEBOOK @HTSCHOOLDM
Catholic Schools Please go here https://www.facebook.com/htschooldm to watch.
WEEK
JAN 31 – FEB 5, 2021
ENROLLMENT HAS STARTED-PLEASE CLICK HERE
https://htschool.schooladminonline.com/portal/new_inquiry
Want more information? Call the School Office 515 255 3162 X116 M-F 8AM-4PM Fax 515 255 1381
NOTES FROM THE SCHOOL JAN 31 2021
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NEEDED Holy Trinity Catholic School,
located in the Beaverdale neighborhood of Des Moines, is
seeking a dedicated and dynamic academic and religious leader
to serve as an Assistant Principal for the 2021-2022 school year.
Holy Trinity Catholic Church has been serving the needs of
Catholics and other denominations who choose to share in our
mission since 1920. Holy Trinity Catholic School is a two-section
school currently serving over 400 students in preschool through
eighth grade. The school’s dedicated and highly qualified faculty
and staff, in collaboration with supportive parents, share the
responsibility of guiding educational experience of the students.
The Assistant Principal of Holy Trinity Catholic School will assist
in developing, implementing, and driving the faith based
educational program of the school as a member of the
leadership team of Holy Trinity Parish. With the assistance of the
Pastor of the parish and school staff, students will develop
personal and life-changing relationships with Christ. The
CELEBRATE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK principal will help create and promote a faith community giving
priority to the development of the Catholic dimension and
This week is Celebrate Catholic Schools identity of the school along with curriculum based on sound
Week, a national celebration of Catholic educational research and current best practice.
education designed to connect Catholic
schools with the broader community. This Successful candidates must be a practicing Catholic with
year’s theme is “Catholic Schools: Faith. knowledge of Catholic teaching and doctrines and must hold or
Excellence. Service.” As part of this national be eligible to obtain a valid Iowa administrative license with
celebration, we invite all parishioners to evaluator approval. Please submit cover letter, resume, three
learn more about our Holy Trinity Catholic letters of reference, transcripts, and copy of Administrator
School at https://holytrinitydm.org/school/ license by February 15, 2021.
and like us on Facebook @htschooldm.
For more information about this job, or to
ENROLLMENT STARTED JANUARY 29! apply go HERE
We invite all parishioners and religious
education families to visit our schools and
discover the Catholic school difference.
If you are interested in access to early sign
up, please go here
https://htschool.schooladminonline.com/p
ortal/new_inquiry
or contact us at 515 255 3162 ext 115
Want more information? Call the School Office 515 255 3162 X116 M-F 8AM-4PM Fax 515 255 1381
NOTES FROM THE SCHOOL JAN 31 2021
FEBRUARY 2 & 3 IS OUR 2021
DAY OF GIVING FUNDRAISER!
Link below goes LIVE at that time
https://factsmgtadmin.com/give/ap
peal/f4BeukQUL
Please help us help students stay in
school and get new tech for our
STEM lab. We appreciate your
support – last year you helped us
raise almost $10,000 in 24 hours!
If you would prefer to give a check,
please just bring it the Parish Office
and mark it as “DAY OF GIVING”.
THANK YOU!
PLEASE DONATE HERE
Want more information? Call the School Office 515 255 3162 X116 M-F 8AM-4PM Fax 515 255 1381
NOTES FROM THE SCHOOL JAN 31 2021
https://youtu.be/JRGvc-QNhS8
https://www.catholicfoundationiowa.org/webinars/
CTO CATHOLIC TUITION
ORGANIZATION STARTS ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 21-22
SCHOOL YEAR ON FEB 1.
Please go to fairapp.com to apply.
Our school code is 450 and password
is cto450. You can find out more
about the tuition grants of 10-50%
based on need and if you qualify at
ctodsmdiocesw.org or via this
document from CTO created to guide
you through the process.
Want more information? Call the School Office 515 255 3162 X116 M-F 8AM-4PM Fax 515 255 1381
FOR THE COMMUNITY JAN 31 2021
BLOOD DRIVE
SAT FEB 27 Holy Trinity Catholic Church
8AM - NOON Blood Drive
Saturday, February 27, 2021
WE’D LOVE TO HAVE YOU
8:00 AM PARTICIPATE!
- 12:00 PM
Gym,
2926 Beaver Avenue
This blood drive is sponsored by
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
SetSetupup your
your lifesaving
lifesaving appointmentappointment
TODAY! today
Contact Sandy Stacy at (515) 255-3162 ext. 124
CONTACT SANDY STACY 515 255 3162 x 124
Save time while saving lives with QuickPass:
Fill out your donor history the day of your donation on your phone, tablet or
Save time while saving lives with QuickPass!
computer @lifeservebloodcenter.org/quickpass
You can now fill out your donor history questionnaire the day of your donation from the comfort of
Sponsored By Holy Trinity & Held
wherever In on
you are The Gym
your phone, tablet or computer.
AT 2926 BEAVER AVE DES MOINES 50310
lifeservebloodcenter.org/quickpass
Please bring a valid form of identification, such as your donor ID card or driver’s license. To ensure our ability to meet social
distancing standards and safety protocols, we require all donors to schedule an appointment to donate blood. Blood donors are
required to wear a mask for the duration of their appointment. If you do not have a mask, we will provide you one. Walk-in
donations are not accepted at this time.
Want more information? Go to www.desmoinesdiocese.org or call 515 255 3162
NOTES ON THE MASS JAN 31 2021
Two little warnings are given which end our reading.
When the prophet does speak, the people better listen or
they will be dealt with. Also if the prophet speaks what
are his own thoughts not God’s, or if the prophet speaks
on behalf of other gods, then he will be punished.
In today’s Gospel from Mark, Jesus is revealed to be the
one who is sent to confront the evil one, the power of
SPIRITUALITY OF THE READING evil throughout the whole world. He has come to reveal
Getting Ready to Pray the authority of God over all creation and he is to call
I had an orange for breakfast this morning which was others and send them as well to reveal God’s love and
very juicy and sweet, but the peel was difficult to authority.
pull off and there were an amazing number of seeds in
each section of the fruit. It all became quite messy, but A man with an unclean spirit presents himself to Jesus.
the tastes were worth the struggle. It would be easier The Magi came worshipping and they leave having been
just to open a can of orange juice and seedlessly enjoy changed. This is Mark’s first manifestation or epiphany
the tastes. that Jesus is revealed as the one sent to confront such
unclean, ungodly spirits.
Each of us labors to taste life with joy, but there are
similar difficulties—events which have coverings or hard There is a spirit that moves us to hold tightly to what we
things to peel away. There are lumps and bumps in our think without any depending on authority, interchange,
everyday lives; relationships which are bothering to us. or on much self-reflection. Little children learn the power
We keep drinking life’s juices, though, despite the seeds of the word, “mine!” quite early in their young lives. That
of discontent. is not an unclean spirit unless it is allowed to grow and
control ones relationships and life. It is when opinions
We are tempted also to read books or articles for easy become the center of one’s approach to life that Jesus
canned resolutions or answers. We can think that invites that spirit to be silent and to come out of us.
somebody has reduced all of life to a simple idea or In this Gospel, as with many other healings, Jesus gives
practice which is easy to swallow. We can even think that the person back him-or herself with the dignity of being
religion or sacred scripture has it all reduced to just our known by God. The “authority” with which Jesus
opening the can of God and all shall be sweet. speaks and which the crowds find new and amazing, is
the creative love of God, who wishes us to know our
As we prepare for the celebration of this week’s liturgy, dignity and not to be dominated by the unclean spirit of
we can pray with the peels and seeds as well as the juice self-rejection.
of receiving and living the Eucharist. To love God does
not mean enjoying the seeds. We pray for the freedom to He is the new Prophet, telling us not to be afraid
receive it all and not turn easily to frozen or concentrated or worried.
or deluded life-juice.
Let your face shine on your servant,
Some Thoughts and save me by your love. Lord,
In today’s First Reading we hear Moses responding to the keep me from shame, for I have called to you.
peoples’ fearful request for different words from God. Psalm 31:17-18
Moses tells them that a speaker will be given, a prophet,
who will hear from God and speak from God all that the Larry Gillick, SJ
people need to hear.
Want more information? Go to www.holytrinitydm.org or call 515 255 3162BRING THE GOSPEL HOME JAN 31 2021
READING I: Deuteronomy 18:15-20
PSALM: 95: 1-9
READING II: 1 Corinthians 7:32-35
GOSPEL: Mark 1:21-28
Question for Children: Name some
bad things that you want to pray that
Jesus will take away from our world.
Question for Youth: Jesus was able to
free the man from the unclean spirit
within him. What do you hope Jesus
will free you from? What is
happening in the world that need's
Jesus’ help?
Question for Adults: What are the
evils in today's world that you pray
God will free us from?
SAINT OF THE WEEK
Agatha, Virgin and Martyr, Third Century
Agatha is another of the early saints about whom most our knowledge is based on legend. She was born in Sicily, either
Catania or Palermo, both of which claim her as a patron, and was martyred in Catania, most likely during the persecution of
the Roman emperor Decius around the middle of the third century. Agatha dedicated herself to God and a life of chastity.
When she refused the advances of a Roman consul, he denounced her as a Christian and subjected her to torture and
indignities to change her mind. But Agatha’s continued dedication to God and her calm acceptance of torture only infuriated
her captors. They cut off her breasts and rolled her over red-hot coals until she died. Early Christian art depicted Agatha
holding a tray with her breasts on it. In the middle ages, the breasts were mistaken as two loaves of bread. This led to the
custom of blessing bread on St. Agatha’s feast day and bringing the bread to the altar on a tray. Sometime after her death,
an eruption of Mt. Etna was stilled after the people prayed to St. Agatha for intercession. As a result, people have continued
to ask St. Agatha to protect them from fire. She is also a patron of nurses, and she could well be an appropriate patron for a
woman undergoing a mastectomy.
Agatha's message today: Not many of us have to endure torture today, but all of us do bear distressing pain, whether
physical, mental, or emotional, from time to time. Although this practice has been out of favor for a while, we might offer up
our suffering to God in reparation for our sins.
Do you accept the sufferings that have come into your life with grace or do you tend to let everyone know
that you are suffering?
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TRINITY NOON Enrollment for DAY OF GIVING EARLY OUT
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FAITH Formation
FORMATION All Grades
6:30PM Zoom
Mass No Communion School Mass School Mass Mass School Mass Mass
8:30AM Service 8:30AM 8:30AM 8AM 8:30AM 4:30PM
Grades K-2 Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8
Mass Hosted by 1B Hosted by 4B Adoration Hosted by 7TH Sunday
ADULT FAITH 10:30AM 2-9PM Reading Grp
FORMATION RCIA MEN’S
6:30PM Zoom Rosary 7:30AM SR
4:15PM
WOMEN’S
8:30AM CH
Knights of
10th Grade
Confirmation Columbus
AND Meeting
Meeting
MORE 6:30PM SR
7PM SR
CH: Church 101-106: Classrooms DC: Day Chapel K: Kitchen MC: Media Center PO: Parish Office SR: Social Room
MASS / LITURGY SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS NEXT WEEK LITURGICAL MINISTERS / ALTAR SERVERS
Sunday Jan 31 Saturday, Feb 6 4:30 PM
8:30 AM Mass For Our Teachers Altar Server Owen Wolfe
10:30 AM Mass Evelyn Bisanti Lectors Lorraine Riseley
EMHC Team 2
Monday Feb 1 NO Communion Service
Musical Coordinator Tom Quiner
Tuesday Feb 2
8:30 AM Mass Ron Dittmer Sunday, Feb 7 8:30 AM
Wednesday Feb 3 Altar Server Gabe Polich
8:30 AM Mass For Our Volunteers Lectors Steve Stimmel & Scott Flood
EMHC Team 1
Thursday Feb 4 Children’s Liturgy No Children’s Liturgy
8 AM Mass Jim Cooney Musical Coordinator Tom Quiner
2-9PM Adoration
4:15PM Rosary Sunday, Feb 7 10:30 AM
Friday Feb 5 Altar Server Kevin Copic
8:30 AM Mass For Our Students Lectors Billy Howe & Peggy Jones
Saturday Feb 6 EMHC Team 2
3-4 PM NO Reconciliation Children’s Liturgy No Children’s Liturgy
4:30 PM Mass Ruth & Jim Wright Musical Coordinator Dr. Kevin Allemagne
Sunday Feb 7 WEEKEND MASSES Sat 4:30 PM / Sun 8:30 & 10:30 AM
8:30 AM Mass Therese Gilroy WEEKDAY COMMUNION SERVICE Mon 8 AM
10:30 AM Mass For the Parish WEEKDAY MASSES Tue, Wed & Fri 8:30 AM / Thurs 8AM
RECONCILIATION Sat 3-4PM
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