THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY

April, 2011
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March 20, 2011
Dear Parish Family and Friends,

The liturgies of the second Sunday of Lent have ended and we are on the cusp of spring. The
cross of ash marked on our foreheads two weeks ago is long gone, but the season of Lent continues to
offer much to assist the process of the cross‘ deeper imprinting on our minds and hearts. Among those
aids is the opportunity to pray for those suffering from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, for the
victims of earthquakes in New Zeeland and Chile, and those still in need from the earth quake in Haiti
over a year ago and pray for the ongoing rescue, recovery and relief effort. Closer to home we pray for
those of our family and friends who are in ill health and frail in body, perhaps even actively dying. We
pray for those suffering want in our neighborhood and city and we remember to bring food stuffs for
Broadway Christian Parish. We use the mite boxes provided for acts of self-denial.
The Sunday Liturgies, Stations of the Cross on Fridays, the children‘s class on Wednesday
afternoons and the adult class of Wednesday evenings are all means of imprinting the cross more deeply
in our hearts and minds.
On Ash Wednesday we were invited ‗to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and
repentance; by prayer, fasting and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God‘s holy Word.‘
May the cross be ever more deeply implanted in our lives as we prepare for the joyous celebration of our
Lord‘s resurrection.

Faithfully yours in Christ,

Mother Tina+

Lenten Program for Adults on Wednesday Evenings:

We begin with evening prayer at 6:00p.m. followed by a soup supper together. After supper we begin
with lectio divina (Prayerful reflective reading of a passage of scripture) and will also look at the
catechism, Anglican tradition and history and the basics of the Christian faith and life. This is the
beginning of preparation for confirmation or reception into the Episcopal Church. It is a good refresher
for those already full members and is a wonderful opportunity to deepen relationship with God and each
other. All are invited. We will end around 8:00p.m.
Our Prayers --

Remembering those of our parish family and friends who have died during April:
April 3, 1999 – Beverly Panczak April 17, 1989 – Kathleen Balok Omundson
April 4, 2005 – Katie Molnar April 18, 1999 – Ella Kendiorski
April 5, 2010 – Doreen Taplin April 19, 1964 – George Gaul
April 6, 1985 – Aartje Velthuizen April 20, 1989 – Fred Stahl
April 11, 1959 – John F. Nemeth April 21, 1998 – Darlene Lange
April 11, 2009 – Robert Wisniewski April 22, 1993 – John Sule
April 13, 1992 – Doris Kinner April 22, 2003 – Evan Thompson
April 14, 1972 – Joseph Illes April 29, 1972 – Agnes Fekete

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 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
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.

Remembering those celebrating birthdays during April:

April 3 - Kathy Illes April 20 – Déjà vu Mainer
April 11 - Diane Schaut April 24 – Jeremiah Illes
April 16 – Michael Mohacsek April 29 – Roland Seguin
April 18 – Jim Illes April 30 – Love Mainer

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.
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

A New Website for Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity now has a new website! It can be reached at the same address as before:
www.holytrinitysouthbend.org

On the website, you will find upcoming events, service times, back issues of the monthly parish
newsletter, and updates about the Community Garden. Keep checking back for new additions, including
an archive of historical photos. Updates will be made to the site about once a month as needed. If you
would like to add an event, please send an email to:
webmaster@holytrinitysouthbend.org

Referring someone to the website is a great way to spread the word about what Holy Trinity has to offer.

(Thanks Jessica, for getting this back in service and keeping it updated for Holy Trinity!)

You are invited to attend….

Conference: New Conversations on Bonhoeffer‘s Theology
April 10-11, 2011
McKenna Hall, Notre Dame
This is free and open to the public but would prefer registration.
The theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-45) has long been at the center of important discussions
on pastoral theology, practical ethics, political responsibility, and the role of the Christian in the modern
world. Recently, scholars have sought to relate these emphases more thoroughly to Bonhoeffer‘s
systematic and philosophical thought as well as to his theological and historical context. New
Conversations gathers senior scholars and graduate students from North America and Europe to reflect
on and further this turn in Bonhoeffer studies. Presentations will explore how this emphasis opens new
possibilities for re-reading Bonhoeffer, for bringing him into dialogue with continental philosophy and
other disciplines, for furthering discussion between Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Jewish
communities, and for engaging a range of contemporary issues (e.g. race, disability, and globalization)
little discussed in the Bonhoeffer literature to date.
Schedule and Registration: www.nanovic.nd.edu

(Mike Mawson, a Ph.D. Candidate in Christian Ethics at University of Notre Dame who along with his
wife Ruth has been attending Holy Trinity the last several years, is organizing this conference.
SMALL SPROUTS by Ruth Wivell

As I mentioned in last month‘s column, Lent is a time for sprouting seeds… and boy, have we started
a lot! Thanks to the organizational work of Unity Gardens (http://theunitygardens.blogspot.com/),
students at Washington High School will take care of our little plants in the school‘s greenhouse until
they are ready to be transplanted back at the garden. We‘ve started broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes, and
chilies indoors and we will continue starting indoors each week until the end of April. By the beginning
of April we will also have got some peas and cold-loving greens (like kale, spinach, and hardy lettuces)
out into the soil. It really is wonderful to be finally gardening and not just talking/writing/dreaming
about it!
The first week of Lent also saw us starting our new children‘s program. We talked about Lent being a
time of scarcity and how difficult it would be to survive on what is growing out in the garden now—
which is absolutely nothing. As Miss Barbara helped us bake rolls from pretzel dough, we remembered
how Jesus renounced Satan‘s temptation to turn stones into bread. The kids were very patient and
focused as they carefully opened pods from last year‘s broccoli plants to remove the seeds. We all
marveled at how many seeds came from one plant, and how large a broccoli plant is in comparison to its
seed. St Francis of Assisi has a lot to teach gardeners, young and older; together we are learning his
prayer and will remember his life as we relate to each other and to Creation.

Children removing the broccoli seeds from their pods. The kids then planted them into trays,
which will be cared for in Washington High School’s greenhouse.

Thanks to some very generous donations, we have plenty of seeds to see us through the year. If you
would like to support us through giving, please consider: seed potatoes, rhubarb crowns, seed-starting
soil, straw and old newspapers for mulching, wooden plant labels, permanent markers, string, stakes,
strong tomato cages, bean poles, rainwater barrels, and new or used tools (especially small hand tools).
We are also looking for volunteers to join a monthly schedule to help with planting, maintenance, and
harvesting. Even a couple of hours a month would be a significant help. Of course, you do not have to
be a volunteer to come and enjoy the garden. Pop by sometime to see how we‘re growing!
 For more information on how you can support The Garden of St Therese, or about our new children‘s
program, please contact Ruth Wivell at ruth.wivell@gmail.com or 574-232-1402.

ROASTED SQUASH SEEDS

Squash soup speaks to me of Lent, but it always seems a shame and somewhat wasteful to throw away the
seeds—especially when they taste so good toasted. These toasted seeds are lovely as a snack, a soup garnish, or
as an addition to salad or sandwiches.
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 cups raw butternut or acorn squash seeds (or pumpkin seeds work fine too)
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
The seeds should not be washed, but you should pull away the stringy bits that hold the seeds together.
Combine the oil, salt, garlic salt, Worcestershire sauce and pumpkin seeds. Mix thoroughly and place in a single
layer in a shallow baking dish.
Bake for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Our Friends – John and Pat Zanka

“THE GREATEST GENERATION”

That is what Tom Brokaw called it and he was right on. I‘m John Zanka. I‘ll be 62 in May. But for
the four years I spent in the Air Force (from 1968 until 1972), Holy Trinity has been my church home.
I was discharged from the Air Force in 1973 and got married at Holy Trinity. From that marriage, I
was blessed with two beautiful daughters (inside and out).....Lori and Lisa. Lisa and Henry have blessed
me with four granddaughters (Gabriell, Kirsten, Kassy and Arielle) and Lori and Tim with two
grandsons (Cameron and Cole).
My Dad got me into Bendix and I worked there for about a year. He came to me and asked me if I
would like to get on at the Fire Department. I thought about it for 10 seconds and said ―yes‖. Thirty-
four years later, I retired from the best job in the world. I‘ve seen the worst that can happen and some of
the good. I loved every day. I miss the laughter, the guys and the paycheck.
In 1997, I got married again at Holy Trinity to Pat. We now have a beautiful, blended family with
three more grandchildren...Rachel, Ethan and Emmy.

The Greatest Generation:

The men I looked up to during my youth and as a grown man were:
My Dad......he always told it like it was. He was my best friend. As a kid, he had a way with ice cold
water in the face to get you out of bed for church. It worked. Some of the very best days of my life
were with him on Lake Michigan or in any boat fishing and talking. I miss him.
Emery Varga.....he helped and showed up for whatever project was being done at church. He is a good
man.
Frank and Tony Mohacsek.......they both served on the altar for years and collected the money. I always
looked forward to seeing what kind of boots Tony wore. They both dressed sharp!
Eddie Wiktorowski and Judy and Joe and Doris Fekete......the best of the best. Being around them was a
lesson in life. They loved their wives, their family, their church and this country. They were humble
and they were leaders. Eddie and I covered the overhang around the whole church after he got off work
from Bendix and me on my days off from the Fire Dept. That took us the better part of the whole
summer. He cut it all and bent the facia......I just had to put it up. He was a joy to spend time with. I
still miss hearing him say ―Hi John. How you doing?‖ I miss him..
Joe Fekete.....to be in the presence of Joe and Doris was to experience real love......you had to be there. I
helped Joe replace the doors and all the glass in the doors at the front of the church. He was a real
carpenter and a friend you could call on for help.
Joe Illes......he came to the fire station and we made goulash for a function at church. We did that twice.
I remember the station guys saying ―What‘s with all the garlic?‖ I said ―It only lasts for a couple of
days‖
I have a brother, Dan whom you all know and a sister, Sandy. If I had to pick out my hero, it would be
my sister. She does so much for others through her hair salon. She is a really spiritual, kind and good
person.
I have one close friend, Larry, who has helped out at church on some of the projects. We still do
construction work together. He is a great Dad and husband. It‘s good to know and be around good men.
So that‘s my life. You now know why the two crosses on the posts outside that hold up the sign in the
front yard are so important to me. They are our history. How many hands have touched them
.......young and old? I really didn‘t steal them. My Mom helped.
So, in closing, let me say I‘ll just keep doing what I can do.......cut a little grass, flip a pancake, just do
what I can as long as I can.
My bucket list.....watch my grandkids grow to be good people.
God bless you all and Holy Trinity.

John and Pat working on the recent Pancake Supper. They say they have now done it for 14 years.

And from Pat….

Connersville is a smallish town about 50 miles southeast of Indy. I was born and raised there and have
a younger brother. My people are ‗potato and lucky charms‘ eaters..(aye...we are a wee bit Irish). My
89 year old mother, brother and most of my extended family are still there; hence, frequent trips for me
and John to those parts.
I grew up being an active member of a non-denominational Christian Church there. Later, in my
twenties, I began to explore various Christian denominations and discovered that I felt called to embrace
Catholicism. I first chose Roman and later English Catholicism. Hence, I‘ve been a member of the
Episcopal Church since about the age of twenty-seven.
 My dream was always to become a Registered Nurse. My family was not financially able to send me
to nursing school, but I was fortunate enough to earn academic scholarships to get me through Ball
Memorial Hospital School of Nursing at Ball State. I still had to do baby-sitting, hair cutting and the
occasional singing gig to bolster income.
After graduation, I took a job at Elkhart General Hospital and had been there only a few months when
the Palm Sunday tornadoes struck. That was a nightmarish baptism by fire for a young nurse. Needless
to say, I quickly learned much about emergency trauma care. Many of us lived at the hospital for days,
catching sleep and meals when we could. I discovered then that it was the children and their needs that
motivated me most.
While in Elkhart, I married Dr. Danny Swihart, a family practitioner there. We had two children.
During those years, I became an active member of St. John‘s Episcopal parish and served on several
vestries and taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School. Also during those years, I became a
member of the board of Elkhart County Child Abuse and Neglect Coordinating Committee (CANCO).
Being a part of their effort to bring forth and enact legislation as to mandatory reporting laws was
extremely rewarding........that legislation is still in effect and has made a huge difference in the effort to
identify and help children at risk. Through CANCO, I also helped organize and taught parenting classes
to paroled offenders. Again...all about children.
My husband succumbed to a massive heart attack when our children were eleven and seven. We re-
located to South Bend and I began visiting the Episcopal churches in the area. The first time I visited
Holy Trinity, I was greeted by Joe and Lillian Illes. I never looked any further and have remained there
since, having taught Sunday school there for many years.....we had several children in the parish then.
Some of my students were the Illes grandchildren, the Molnar children, the Stahl‘s granddaughter and
even my own step daughters. I have been a part of the vestry intermittently as well.
I have been employed nearly eighteen years by the University of Notre Dame Health Services as a
staff RN. We serve the student population as well as the employees and clergy there....so it is still all
about children(just a little older). My expertise there is in working with our student population that
suffers from eating disorders. Having been a part of the ED team for nine years has allowed me to bond
with some very special young people and to see them overcome the monster they live with and go on to
lead healthy productive lives. At this point in my life, I still work two days a week during the academic
year and don‘t plan to give that up until I start to babble and wet my pants (that may not be too far off.)
In October of 1997, John and I were married at Holy Trinity. Together, we have a blended family of
one son and three daughters, three grandsons and 6 granddaughters (ages 5 through 18). We spend a
great deal of time with the children in ours and in our extended families.......having spent many summers
at John‘s parents‘ lake cottage fishing, boating, tubing, skiing and swimming. Many, many good
memories!
I guess as I look back, my great passion in life has been about children...their care, their nurturing and
their protection. In my dining room is a picture of all of our grandchildren and this

Only as high as I reach can I grow

Only as far as I seek can I go
Only as deep as I look can I see
Only as much as I dream can I be. Karen Raven

And for many years, the following quote hangs over my kitchen sink:

A hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was,
the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove.........
but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child. Author unknown.
Church of the Holy Trinity
P.O. Box 3679
915 North Olive Street
South Bend, IN 46616

COMMING EVENTS –

Fridays during Lent, March 25, April 1, 8, & 15 Stations of the Cross will be prayed at 6:00p.m.
Saturday, April 16 at 10:00 a.m. is Chrism Eucharist at the Cathedral of St. James. At this service the
oils for anointing of the sick, and catechumen are blessed. A lunch will follow.

HOLY WEEK:
Palm Sunday the beginning of Holy Week is April 17. Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist at 8:00
and 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, April 20 we will pray Tenebrae at 6:30p.m.
Maundy Thursday on April 21 Service will begin at 6:30p.m. The service begins the Triduum, the sacred 3
days during which we walk the way of the cross with Jesus from the night of the institution of Holy Communion,
Garden of Gethsemane and arrest, his trial before Caiaphas and Pilate and his burial on Friday through the
celebration of his resurrection at the Great Vigil of Easter. This service includes Foot Washing, Holy Eucharist
and Stripping of the Altar.
Good Friday on April 22 Services 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 will be the Great Litany and
Stations of the Cross.
Holy Saturday Liturgy on April 23 will be at 9:00a.m., followed by the preparing of the church for Easter.
The Great Vigil of Easter will be at 8:00p.m. on April 23rd. 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.

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

Tuesday, May 3 at 6:30 the Feast of St. Philip and St. James.

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PLANTS FOR THE SANCTUARY AT EASTER TIME

Spring plants will be ordered to decorate the sanctuary at Easter time. I would like to contribute
to the Easter plant fund $_______________________

In memory of __________________________________________________________________

In thanksgiving for ______________________________________________________________

Name ________________________________________________________________________

Please mail or bring to church by Sunday, April 10. Additional forms will be available in the
back of the church.