THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY

May, 2011
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April 16, 2011

Dear Parish Family and Friends,

I write this as Holy Week approaches and as I begin to write, images of our diocesan pilgrimage to Jerusalem
come to mind. Gathering at the top of the Mt. of Olives and having a panoramic view of Jerusalem, walking
down the hill, being in the Garden of Gethsemane, the Upper Room, the house of Caiaphas and walking the
Stations of the Cross are all part of that memory. The hi-light of the pilgrimage for me was returning, with Debbra
and Tracy early on our free and last morning in Jerusalem before the crowds came to venerate and pray, to the site
of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Together we prayed Morning
Prayer at the site of the crucifixion with tears of wonder and joy.

This week the Church walks that same road with Jesus in our liturgy. We are invited to draw near and together be
with Jesus and pray with Him to the Father as Jesus gives Himself for us and the whole world. Come let us adore
Him!

Faithfully yours in our Risen Lord,

Mother Tina

Two items of wider interest:

First, I’ve copied a letter from Bishop Little in regards to immigration issues. Although some of the most difficult
parts of the bill have been struck since this letter was written, it is important for us to still keep these concerns in
our thoughts and prayers. So I still share Bishop Little’s and Father John Schramm’s thoughts with you.
Mother Tina

Dear brothers and sisters,

I mentioned a few weeks ago that John Schramm (St. Thomas’ Plymouth) had called my attention to a bill making its way
through the Indiana Legislature (Senate Bill 590), modeled on the controversial Arizona bill. It has now passed the state Senate,
and is moving through the House. John has written

On the eve of the most solemn week of the Christian Year, as we live through the Passion of our Lord once
again, the state of Indiana is preparing to vote in the House of Representatives on a bill which would create a
new passion for the Latino residents of our communities. This bill, styled on the Arizona anti-immigration bill
(which has now for the second time been halted by a federal court), springs from fear and suspicion and would
create more suspicion and injustice. In every way it is an evil bill which would make evil law. It is certainly
not in keeping with the Christian teaching about loving our neighbors and caring for the strangers among us.
Our local representative, Nancy Dembowski (who plans to vote against it), tells me that the state Chamber of
Commerce has come out against this bill. Many other states have withdrawn such proposed legislation, and the
prospects of court challenges in Indiana are significant. Yet, the bill is being pushed along.
It would have a significant impact on members of our own parish family—our own brothers and sisters in
Christ—perhaps in terms of deportations, but certainly in terms of suspicion and harassment. I ask you to pray
about this matter and for our Latino sisters and brothers, and also, if you feel led in your prayers to take action,
to write to your representatives asking that they vote no on this bill.

I will be contacting my own state representative and encouraging him to oppose this legislation. It will have a direct impact on
parishioners not only at St. Thomas, but in other parishes as well (I’m thinking of specific people whom I have come to know and
love over the years; this is not a theoretical matter, but one that touches the lives of beloved brothers and sisters in Christ,
fellow members of our diocese).

Second: The announcement below from St. James Cathedral gives all the details. I want to share this event with
all of you. I attended last year, and it was delightful. This year I am away at my college reunion and regret that I
will not be able to attend. I encourage your attendance.
Mother Tina

Crawfish Boil
Friday, April 29 at Frist United Methodist Church

The Second Annual Crawfish Boil is coming up on Friday, April 29th! Saint Augustine’s Romans Catholic
Church, First United Methodist Church, and the Cathedral of Saint James are teaming up again to host this
stupendous celebration. Chef Burt Kemp returns from Slidell, Louisiana to serve up an authentic Cajun feast of
crawfish, jambalaya, and gumbo. Tickets are on sale now! For more details about volunteering or donating
supplies, please go to the Cathedral website: www.stjamessouthbend.org or speak with Rhonda Culbertson.

Our Prayers --

Remembering those of our parish family and friends who have died during May:
May 1949 - Larry Dean Wiktorowski May 15, 1992 – Rachel Marie Grimes
May 1, 2000 – Gladys Bowers May 15, 2004 – Mary Molnar
May 3, 2010 – Mary Laughlin May 18, 1967 – Frank Mohacsek, Sr.
May 8, 1990 – Emery Tokay May 19, 1952 – Joseph Walton Fekete
May 9, 1966 – Andrew Bogovich May 19, 2003 – Margaret Thea Thompson-Bolin
May 9, 1998 – Patricia Taylor May 22 - Sophie Leda
May 10, 1979 – Elizabeth Thau May 22, 2003 - Harold Riddle
May 10, 2003 – Jon Frederick Felix May 25, 2005 – Leora Worthington
May 12, 1973 - Steve Vuckis May 26, 1987 – Myrtle Adams
May 12 - John Bowers

Father of all, we pray to you for those we love, but see no longer. Grant them your peace; let light perpetual shine
upon them; and, in your loving wisdom and almighty power, work in them the good purpose of your perfect will;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

We remember each of them in our prayers the Sunday before their death and on the last Sunday of the month at the
altar.

Remembering those celebrating birthdays during May:

May 7 – John Varga
May 8 – Julia Molnar
May 19 – John Zanka, Jr.

O God, our times are in your hands. Look with favor, we pray, on your servant, (name) as he/she begins another
year. Grant that he/she may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen his/her trust in your goodness all the days
of his/her life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Remembering those who are sick and/or shut in:

Sick: David Koehler, Bill Ritter, Kathy Molnar, Wilma Stahl., Jane (Father Jim’s cousin), Jean Garrison, Russ
Cartwright, Nedra (Pat Zanka’s mother), Bill Balok, Rosemary Zigler, Evert Velthuizen, Pat Wisniewski, Ronnie
Gilliam, Dottie Balok
Homebound: Bruce Stahl, Julie Fekete, Doris Fekete, Helen Szczechowski, Tim Goodrich, and Dorothea Felix.

Almighty God our heavenly Father, graciously comfort your servant N. in his/her suffering, and bless the means
made use of for his/her cure. Fill his/her heart with confidence that, though at times he/she may be afraid, he/she
may put his/her trust in you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Look with mercy, O God our Father, on all whose increasing years bring them weakness, distress, or isolation.
Provide for them homes of dignity and peace; give them understanding helpers, and the willingness to accept help;
and as their strength diminishes, increase their faith and their assurance of your love. This we ask in the name of
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer for the Parish: You are invited and encouraged to pray this prayer each day.

Almighty God, all times are in your hand, and all occasions serve your will. Accept our prayers of thanksgiving
and hope which we offer for this community of faith: the Church of the Holy Trinity. May she ever continue in
your mercy and grace and may she never falter in gratitude to you and in service of you in our brothers and sisters,
as well as the poor, sick and disenfranchised of our neighborhood, city and world. All this we ask through the
intercessions of Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.
FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND by Ruth Wivell

The other day I was at the garden with a new volunteer, Tracy Villecco, and we were preparing to plant out some
starts. I had arrived earlier that afternoon so that I could have some “Quiet time” in the garden and, at my own
(slow) pace, turn over the soil in what would be the broccoli bed. All afternoon, however, I had had the uncanny
feeling that I wasn’t alone and that someone or something was watching me. As Tracy arrived and I finished off
the bed’s edging, I tossed my gloves onto the ground and noticed that, where they landed, an eye stared up at me.
It wasn’t long before I spotted another…and then another. Three dead fish had been watching me all afternoon!

Tracy and I squeamishly buried them into the lettuce bed and talked excitedly about how lucky the lettuces were to
be growing on a shallow fish grave. With Holy Week themes of death bringing about new life swirling all around
us and these three dead fish promising to sustain our lettuces, the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand was not
far from my mind (and Jesus too created a lot of food from a few fish!). Some people believe that this story
references Christ’s Last Supper and that it illustrates that Christ’s sustenance is eternal, and that there will always
be enough to go around. At the Garden of St. Therese, God’s love and providence for everyone is precisely what
we witness to.

Speaking of new life in the garden, I am excited to announce that Holy Trinity parishioner, Mitch Nakaue, has
received a prestigious Ganey grant from Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns. Mitch teaches in the
University Writing Program at Notre Dame, and will use this money to develop a writing course in the fall that
will connect students into local community gardens—including ours! As the students learn more about how
community gardens can bring vitality to neighborhoods, they will contribute useful and creative writing projects
that will support the mission of each garden. I am looking forward to having some fresh energy focused onto
projects that I often simply don’t have time to do.

And as if that weren’t enough, South Bend local, Sara Lowe, has offered her photographic skills to record the
garden’s progress this year. Sara works in the Office of Development at IUSB and is currently doing her Masters
in Liberal Studies. However, photography is a deep passion of hers and we are blessed that she wants to share
her talent with us. As the year progresses, she will give us tasters of her work, but will save most of it for a grand
showing at the end of the year.

Finally, please save newspapers that we will use with straw to keep the weeds down… and save this date: May
14th for the Spring Planting Day. We will meet at 10:a.m. and plant out our seedlings, stopping for
lunch at 12:30p.m.

And dead raw fish are always welcome!

Lovά Arielle and Kenny plant peas on a warm Wednesday afternoon at Gardening Club.
BRAISED SPRING SCALLIONS – slightly modified from Molly Stevens’ “All About Braising”.
In New Zealand, where I am from, we call green onions or scallions “Spring Onions” and they are indeed one of
springtime’s first vegetables. This is a lovely side dish for just about any kind of meal you can think of: with
scrambled eggs on toast for brunch, rice and beans at lunch, or brats and potatoes at dinner.

2 ½ tablespoons butter
1 pound scallions (about 5 bunches, or 3dozen)
½ cup water
1 ½ teaspoons coarsely chopped fresh tarragon or 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Couse salt and freshly ground black pepper
½ lemon

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Using about 1 ½ teaspoons of butter, generously butter a 9-by-13 inch baking dish.

Trim the root ends and 1 ½ inches off the green tops of the scallions. Arrange half of the scallions in the baking
dish so the bulb ends are lined up at one end and the greens are toward the middle. Place the other half of the
scallions in the opposite direction, so you end up with a double layer of scallion greens across the center of the
dish and single layer of bulbs at each end of the dish.

Pour the water into the dish. Cut the remaining butter into slivers and dot it over the top of the scallions. Season
with the herbs, salt and pepper. Cover the dish tightly with foil, and slide onto the middle rack in the oven. Braise
undisturbed until fragrant and tender, 35 to 40 minutes.

Remove the foil from the dish and increase the oven heat to 450 degrees. Roast the scallions for 10 minutes.
Then shake the pan back and forth to coat the scallions with the glaze that will have formed. Continue roasting
until the liquid evaporates and edges of the scallions are beginning to brown, another 5 minutes or so. Squeeze
over a few drops of lemon juice to taste and serve hot or warm.

COMMING EVENTS –
Holy Week --
Tenebrae:
Wednesday, April 20 we will pray Tenebrae at 6:30p.m. Father Jim Lodwick and Father Michael Cover will lead
us in singing that ancient liturgy of Psalms and Readings.

The Triduum:
Is the Latin term used for the Three Days. These three days are a unified liturgical celebration of the life, death and
resurrection of Jesus and are a single Liturgy. The services of each day do not end with a dismissal. They begin
on Maundy Thursday and do not end with a dismissal until the end of the Great Vigil of Easter. Those Great
Three Days are like a retreat whose time is spent between home, work, and church. Come and join with us!
Maundy Thursday, April 21, the service will be at 6:30p.m. This service includes Foot Washing, Holy
Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar.
Good Friday services on April 22 will be at noon and 6:30p.m. The noon service will be the Good
Friday Liturgy and Communion from the reserved Sacrament and the evening service at 6:30 will be the Great
Litany and Stations of the Cross.
 The Holy Saturday Liturgy will be at 9:00a.m. on April 23, followed by the preparing of the Church for
Easter. Rehearsal for the Great Vigil will be at 11:00a.m. All servers and music persons are asked to
attend.

The Great Vigil of Easter will be at 8:00p.m. on April 23. This service has four parts: The Lighting of the
New Fire, the recalling of Salvation History in story and song, the renewal of our baptismal vows (Holy
Baptism), and the first Eucharist of the Resurrection.

Easter Day services on April 24 will be at 8:00 and 10:00a.m.

The vestry will meet on Tuesday, April 24 at 6:30p.m. in the Parish Hall.

Since Easter week, from April 24-30 is one big feast, the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist is transferred to
Monday, May 2. That celebration will be at 6:30p.m.

The Feast of St. Philip and St. James will be Tuesday, May 3 at 6:30p.m.

Spring Planting Day at the St. Therese Garden, May 14 beginning at 10:00a.m. and stopping for lunch at
12:30p.m.

The Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin is Tuesday, May 31 at 6:30p.m.

The Feast of the Ascension is Thursday, June 2 at 7:00p.m. It will be held at Christ the King Lutheran Church
on Cleveland Road. Father Matthew Cowden will be the preacher. Come and join your fellow Episcopalians
from other congregations and our Lutheran brothers and sisters for this celebration.