My dear family of Holy Trinity Church.
I have very important news to communicate.
We will have a new schedule for daily Masses. From December 2nd (the first Monday of Advent), daily Mass will be at 8:30 a.m. instead of 9:00 a.m. Some months ago, I asked some parishioners about the idea to change the hour of daily Mass. They supported me in this idea, so I decided to change the hour. Why? First, the new hour helps other parishioners come to the Mass. Some people want to come to daily Mass, but they cannot come because of work. Second, that gives me extra time to prepare myself for a funeral.
Sometimes, I need to rush from morning Mass to funerals. Third, there will a consistency with Sunday Mass, which is at 8:30 a.m. as well. In that way, we will have everyday Masses at 8:30 a.m., except Saturday. We do not have Mass on Saturday morning.
The Blessed Virgin Mary is very important for us. This year, December 8th will fall on Sunday; therefore, the Roman Catholic Church will celebrate this day on the next day. For this reason, I invite you to come and participate in the wonderful celebration of La Noche de las Velitas (The Night of the Little Candles) on December 9th at 5:30 p.m. with the Solemn Mass, then the celebration of the Night of the Little Candles, followed with a reception where we can taste delicious Colombian food. Please, call the parish office if you want to attend this celebration to know how much food I need to prepare by November 22nd. Likewise, if you would like to help me cook our typical Colombian dessert for Christmas, let us know calling the parish. You can also bring something delicious to share with our great family of Holy Trinity.
As I told you, Advent is coming soon. With Advent, we will place our Family Christmas Tree in the Gathering Space. Last year we had our wonderful Christmas Tree, decorated by the members of our marvelous family of Holy Trinity Church. I invite you to place your family ornament on our Family Christmas Tree anytime between the first Sunday of Advent (December 1st) to Christmas Day (December 25th).
Remember, The parish that we dream is the parish that I help to build.
God bless you, and may the Blessed Virgin Mary be with you always!
Fr. Jorge Ramirez