Bulletin - Holy Trinity Parish Cluster

HOLY TRINITY PARISH CLUSTER
Pastor: Fr. Tim Drake, O.679-2336, H. 523-1602
Pastoral Associate/Campus Minister: Brad Mathisen
Phone: 679-2336 Email: bmathisen@richmonddiocese.org
1009 Virginia Avenue NW, Norton, VA. 24273
http://www.Stanthonycatholic.org Stanthonys3@Verizon.net
Sacred Heart
Lector: Jan. K. Boyer, Feb. J. Chester
C’ters: Jan. C. Boyer, Feb. B. Blanton
Gifts: Jan. C. Taylor, Feb. Cathells
Ushers: Jan. H. Ireson, Feb. O. Gates
EME: Jan. L. Jackson, Feb. K. Boyer
St. Anthony
Lectors: 1/20 L. Dozier, 1/27, C. Scalia
Offerers: 1/13 Bolling, 1/20 Children, 1/27 Onate
Counters: Jan. M. Day, U. Stroud
Ushers: Jan. C. Dreas, D. Nauss, N. Concepcion, R. Cartagena
EMEs: Jan. O. Dreas, J. Sandt
Please Pray For Our Sick:
Sandy & Danny Moore, Delena Wampler, J. T. Caruso, Hortense Mooney, Denise Gabriele, Emma Polly,
Charlene Fernandez, Tom & Shirley & Cindy Harris, Larry & June Jackson, Linda Baker, Joan & Polly
Reed, Bonnie Ireson, Pete & Candy Bolling, Eva Seip, Harriet Bush, Tom Drake, Ayeisha Lovell, Ron
Robinette, Steve Willis, John Michael Bledsoe III, Sammy Scott, Jay & Lori Kimberlin, David Cathell, Joan
& Byron Nickels, Pam Adams, Nathan Jones, J Colton Cantrell, Summer Stallard, John Delavega , Mark
Blanton, Gary Dexter, Elsie Miller, Nancy Ball, Jeri Forrester, Sandy Junkin, Kay Lovett, John Chester,
Dorothy Isaac, Ida Trigiani, Tyler Howell, Stacey Terry, Abbe Whitman, Josephine Bryant Mullins, Millie
Tate, John & Betty Berchinsky, Ella Grace Rose, Randy Castle, Virgie Long, Al Smith, Gladys Stallard,
Mary Ann Menoche, Amelia O’Reilly, Ersol Hall, Felice Muchnick, Linda Saliba, Regina Krummel, Pam
Pridemore, Patti Stallard, Noreen Oakley, Jeff Hubbard, Bruce Williamson
Please Pray Our Military:
Benjamin Conway, Andrew Scott Harlow, Colby Sandt, Michael Durham, Greg Chester, Anthony Capalad,
John Paul America
Please Pray Our Beloved Dead:
R. Eugene Samples
What is an “Enthronement?”
Mass
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 7:30 AM Mass at Mountain View Hospital Chapel

Answer:
Enthronement is a solemn act of placing God at the center of people’s lives especially the family.
Through a solemn rite, the members of the family accept “holiness” as a state to which God calls each
one of them. In the Alliance of Two Hearts House-to-House Enthronement, Jesus is Lord and is
worshipped as the King of the family. Mary, on the other hand, is the Mother of Our Lord, our model for
holiness and is honored as the Queen of the home. Tell Fr. Tim if you would like to make an
appointment to have an enthronement of the image of the sacred heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart
of Mary in your home.
BRAD’S SCHEDULE
Wednesday, January 23, at St. Anthony’s, Norton for Catholicism series
Friday, January 25, at the March for Life in Washington, DC
FR. TIMS’S SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Jan. 22, Office at St. Anthony’s, Norton
CATHOLICISM
The Catholicism video series will continue this Wednesday, Jan. 23. At 7:00PM at St. Anthony’s, Norton.
January 23- “Peter, Paul, And the Missionary Adventure”- Fr. Baron follows the path of these two great
apostles to see how they brought the Church to the corners of the Earth. He talks about each man’s role
in the history of the Church and explains some of their most crucial teachings. After watching this
episode we can truly appreciate the history and apostolic nature of our Church.
RESPECT LIFE COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND
Every year, parishes in the Diocese of Richmond celebrate Respect Life Sunday on the 3rd weekend of
January to pray for and to promote a greater respect for the sanctity of all human life from conception
to natural death. This weekend, January 19-20, we will take a second collection to support ministries
and programs of our Diocese that serve to defend and promote the dignity of all human persons –
please give generously. We are blessed this year that Brad and students from UVA Wise will be able to
attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C. on January 25th.
WORLD DAY OF THE SICK
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be administered at all our cluster parishes on the
weekend of February 10-11 in celebration of the World Day of the Sick, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes,
Feb. 11.
LENT SCHEDULE - LENT BEGINS FEBRUARY 13
Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13
Day of fast & abstinence --Ashes distributed at all cluster parishes and at UVA Wise-times to be
announced (During 7:00PM Mass at St. Anthony’s, Norton)
All Fridays of Lent----Days of abstinence--- Stations of the Cross at St. Anthony’s, Norton, 7:00PM
All Mondays of Lent---Lenten Bible Study at Sacred Heart, Big Stone Gap, 6:00PM
Fri., Feb. 22, Mass at St. Joseph’s, Clintwood

Fri., Mar. 1, 7:00PM Mass at St. Anthony’s, Norton (During Two Hearts Prayer Vigil)
Fri., Mar. 8, Mass at Sacred Heart, Big Stone Gap
Fri., Mar. 15, Mass at Holy Spirit, Jonesville
Mon., Mar. 18, 7:00PM, Cluster Penance Service at Sacred Heart , Big Stone Gap
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Mar. 24:
Sat., Mar. 23, Paschal Meal at St. Joseph’s, Clintwood (After 5:00PM Vigil Mass)
Sun., Mar. 24--regular Mass schedule
Thursday of the Lord‘s Supper, Mar. 28, Mass at Sacred Heart and Holy Spirit
Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday), Mar. 29, at St. Anthony’s---1:00PM Stations of the Cross
and 7:00PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
EASTER, Mar. 31:
The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night, Mar. 30, ----5:00PM Vigil Mass at St. Joseph’s, Clintwood
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord--regular Mass schedule
Abstinence for Catholics 14 years old and over consists of not eating meat on Ash Wednesday, Good
Friday and the Fridays of Lent.
Fast & Abstinence for Catholics 18-59 years old consists of eating one full meal and two smaller meals on
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Liquids are permitted between meals.
TAKING THE PLUNGE
Melanie B. Coddington
Regional Minister, Christian Formation
This Sunday, we hear the story of Jesus’ baptism from the Gospel of Luke. The people are all excited—
thinking that John might be the Messiah. But John protests: “I am baptizing you with water, but one
mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals. He will baptize you with
the Holy Spirit and fire.”
A few verses later, Jesus comes to be baptized. After his plunge into the Jordan, the heavens open. The
Spirit descends like a dove and God speaks, claiming Jesus as son, as beloved. This is a rich story with
much to teach us. Let’s take it one piece at a time.
Luke tells us that John proclaimed a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Repent means to
turn your life around, to make a new start, to move in a different direction. Why would a plunge in the

Jordan feel like a new beginning for our ancestors in faith, the Jewish people? Their water stories give
us a clue.
In Creation, water means life, beginning. In the flood, water means death, and new beginning. Water
delivers the infant Moses (in his little ark) to the arms of Pharaoh’s daughter, saving his life. At the Red
Sea, the ragtag slaves put their trust in the ONE and risk drowning; coming through the waters of new
birth, they become the people of God—set apart for a special vocation. As they enter the Promised
Land, the waters of the Jordan stand aside for the Ark of the Covenant to pass, signaling a new phase of
relationship with God after 40 years of testing in the desert.
In light of this, let’s look again at Jesus. Jesus did not need forgiveness. He lived his whole life in union
with God and in compassionate relationship with people. His baptism was not about washing away sin,
but many of these other meanings resonate.
Scholars suggest that Jesus may have spent some time as a follower of his cousin John. At some point
he felt compelled to proclaim his own unique vision of the reign of God. Jesus’ baptism story sheds
some light on this turning point in his life. He plunges into the sacred waters of the Jordan, so full of
memory for his people. The voice from heaven claims Jesus as beloved, while the Spirit descends to
anoint him, empowering him for a new vocation. And where does Jesus go from there? He goes into the
desert for the testing that brings maturity. Does this sound familiar? (Remember Israel.)
What does this mean to us? Because of Jesus, the meaning of baptism goes beyond forgiveness of sins.
Yes, our baptism celebrates our freedom from the alienation of sin and our new life in union with God;
but also our identity and dignity as beloved children of God, claimed for Christ by parents, godparents,
and the community of faith; and our new vocation as disciples of Jesus.
Remember the words of John: “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” The same Spirit that
empowered Jesus to proclaim the reign of God in powerful words and transformative actions empowers
us to live as his disciples—carrying forward the saving work that he began. In response to our call to
discipleship, do we dabble ‘round the edge or dare to take the plunge?
Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembrance Ceremony
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise will celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. with the 17th
Annual Remembrance ceremony this Monday, Jan. 21.The community is invited to participate in the
event, which begins with a free dinner at 5:30 p.m. at the First Church of God in Wise. A candlelight
march from the First Church of God through downtown Wise begins at 6:30 p.m. and ends at the Wise
Baptist Church, where the formal program will begin at 7 p.m. Rev. Justin Preston will recite King’s “I
Have a Dream” speech, and the Mt. Sinai Spirituals, The Angels of Praise, The Wise Guys, Anthony Keys
and Chris Rose, Ritchie Kennedy and Friends, and Jahmal Potter will perform.