Trinity Weekly

Volume 5, Issue 10

October 3, 2021

We need several chaperones to make our Homecoming event successful. Please complete this form asap if you are available to help.

Join us on Wednesday, October 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the Trinity Auditorium for a presentation on teaching teens positive use of social media. Ben Tracy learned the hard way how comments made on social media can come back to haunt you in your adult life. Ben landed a fantastic job just after graduating from college--working for the governor of Illinois. But he was fired on his first day on the job. Why? Because comments he made as a teenager on social media resurfaced on that day. Since then he has founded Safe Social Network and has given talks around the country to teenagers and college students about their presence on social media. He talks not only about social media posts but also about cyberbullying, sexting, and how social media impacts mental health.

Trinity students will hear Ben's presentation at a special assembly on Wednesday, October 6. Parents will have an opportunity to hear what Ben has to say at a parent presentation that evening at 6:30 in the auditorium. Any Trinity parents who attend will earn their students a dress down day for Tuesday, October 12.

Trinity High School partners with Cumberland Perry Area Career and Technical Center (CPACTC) to offer our students opportunities to take courses in a number of areas including: advertising arts and design, automotive technology, carpentry, computer networking and programming, dental assisting, and more. Trinity students who live in either Cumberland County or Perry County can attend CPACTC on a part-time basis for up to three years. Programs are offered either in the morning or afternoon (the time is based on their local public school district's schedule). Morning students catch the bus to CPACTC from their home high school, and then they must provide their own transportation back to Trinity for afternoon classes. Afternoon students must provide their own transportation to CPACTC, and then they can ride the bus back to their home high school at the end of the school day.

Trinity will offer transportation to CPACTC on Thursday, October 21, for a morning tour. At this time, we are trying to determine the number of interested students. Respond to Mrs. Annette Nebel at (717) 761-1116 ext. 161 no later than Tuesday, October 12, with questions or to reserve a place for the tour on October 21. We cannot accept late requests.

Families may also wish to attend an Open House at CPACTC on the following dates:

November 3, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.-- Health Sciences, Arts and Technology, Human Services

November 4, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.--Transportation and Logistics, Construction, Manufacturing

Parents and students can attend on one or both nights.  Pre-registration is not required. Masks must be worn.

Beginning Monday October 4, all students should be wearing the school-approved PE shorts. They can either be purchased from FlynnO'Hara (black shorts or green shorts) or from Envision.

Additionally, students are required to change into their PE uniforms on dress down days, including for the upcoming homecoming spirit week. Please contact your student's P.E. teacher with any questions or concerns.

Some issues with the school uniform continue from the first weeks of school, and we ask that these issues be addressed so that all students are in compliance beginning Friday, October 1. For those not in compliance, disciplinary action will begin.

All alumni and their families are invited to join us for our Homecoming festivities Friday, October 8! Please RSVP by October 4.

Trinity Volleyball seniors have planned a "Dig Pink" charity event on October 7 at their home game against Middletown. This event will support the Side-Out Foundation and metastatic breast cancer research. The team is raising money by having a bake sale; offering sponsorship of individual players (spectators can pledge a dollar amount for any kill/ace/dig their selected player gets), and a balloon sale ($5 for a balloon in honor of someone special to be placed around the gym). Donate by bringing cash to the game, giving it to a Volleyball player, or through Venmo @shamrocksdigpink21. The girls and coaching staff will wear Dig Pink Trinity Volleyball shirts paid for by anonymous donors. Anyone interested in helping or with questions can contact Ryanne Whiteman.

Trinity's Beef and Beer event is now open for business! Tickets and sponsorships are available for purchase. For online sponsorships or ticket sales, click here. Pick up tickets at the time of the event or in advance if requested. If you would like to purchase at the school or via mail, please click here for a printable donation form. We can't wait to see you at the event!

This year's Homecoming Dance, "Light Up the Night," will be an outdoor event, including fire pits, food trucks, a DJ, and dancing. Tickets are $20, and will be sold at lunches through October 5. The ticket cost includes food truck vouchers and refreshments; additional food may also be purchased from the food trucks that evening. Students must arrive no later than 7:30 p.m. and may not leave before 9:15 p.m. Students must have a ticket and be prepared to show ID at the event entrance.

Dress: Semi-formal wear is suggested, with casual dress optional. Students should wear or bring outdoor appropriate footwear (no heels are allowed on the dance floor, and the event will be on grassy areas.) Girls' dress length/style must be appropriate per school dress code; wearing jackets/ sweaters is encouraged. Suggested attire for boys is a button-up shirt with khakis or dress slacks, tie and jacket optional.

Trinity will administer the PSAT to students in grades 9, 10, and 11 on October 13. Freshmen will take the PSAT 8/9. Sophomores will take the PSAT. Juniors will take the PSAT/NMSQT, as this test provides entry to the National Merit Program for students with qualifying scores. Please do not schedule appointments for your son or daughter on this date, since these tests cannot be made up. Testing accommodations will be provided to students who have current information on file at Trinity (such as an IEP or 504 Plan) and have received prior approval from the College Board.

Your 2022 yearbook is now available for preorder! Order with this paper form or online.

Parents of seniors: Celebrate your senior with a baby ad in the yearbook! Place orders by November 30 using this form.

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All are welcome to join us and help plan the Beef and Beer event. Zoom here or attend in person.

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The Pharisees approached Jesus and asked, "Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?" They were testing him. He said to them in reply, "What did Moses command you?" They replied, Moses permitted a husband to write a bill of divorce and dismiss her." But Jesus told them, "Because of the hardness of your hearts he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh.

Therefore, what God has joined together, no human being must separate." In the house the disciples again questioned Jesus about this. He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery." And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." Then he embraced them and blessed them, placing his hands on them.--Mark 10:2-12

See all of Sunday's readings here.

Let the children come to me. We are all God's children, and he desires us to come to him with child-like love and innocence. As parents, we all probably have fond memories of a child crawling into our lap to be hugged and held. God wants us to do the same. In the midst of whatever we are facing on a daily basis, God wants us to feel comfortable and comforted in his presence. He wants us to know that we are safe and secure in his love. We have to open our lives to him, by crawling into his lap through prayer, Mass, and the Sacraments. Reconciliation is a great place to feel the comforting touch of God in our lives. Let us pray this week for a more child-like love of the Father of us all.

Heavenly Father, help us to develop a trust and faith in You that reflects the simplicity of childlike faith that so rejoices Your heart, and which is so evident in the lives of little children, and yet which seems to evaporate into a vapor as soon as we reach the age of maturity. May we develop a wonder and an amazement at the glorious redemption story and a deep humility as we approach Your thrice-holy throne of grace to ask for help in time of need.

Forgive us for losing so much of the wonder of the beautiful incarnation and for becoming complacent about the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Renew in us a deep reverence for Your holy name, as befits our great and glorious Creator God, Who loved us so much that He sent His only begotten Son to die for our sins, so that whosever believes on Him would not perish but have everlasting life.

The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Inc., sponsors a National Irish History Contest for all students in grades 6 through 12. The topic for the 2021-2022 Irish History Contest is: "On the 40th Anniversary of the Irish Hunger Strike 1981: What was the Impact on Irish History?" Participants should submit their entries to Mrs. Mary Earnest by November 15. Students can win up to $1,000 in prize money. See contest rules, resources, scoring, and historical background.

Saint Patrick Church in Carlisle is starting a Saint Monica Ministry that will meet Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. starting October 6 at its Marsh Drive Church (87 Marsh Drive, Carlisle, Pennsylvania). Its purpose is to gather prayerfully to seek the intercession of Saint Monica to draw our children and loved ones who have left the Church and the faith back to God. Please prayerfully consider attending or passing this along to anyone interested. The program will run 20-30 minutes.

Saint Joseph is holding the 23rd Fan the Fire Youth Rally on Saturday, November 20, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in York. The cost is $20. See more information here.

Fall Fun Fest is back! Join us for a day of Family Fun on Saturday, October 9, from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The fun will include: food trucks, a bake sale, milkshakes, bingo, children's games, a basket raffle, beer, and music. The event will be held outside and inside at Saint Theresa School. If you are interested in volunteering to help (high school students are needed!), click here. See you at the Fall Fun Fest!

Basketball registration is open! The Saint Joseph Athletic Association Basketball Program is for all girls and boys in grades 9-12 who are baptized Catholic (or in an RCIA program) and are active members of Saint Joseph, Saint Katharine Drexel, or Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton parishes. High- school-aged kids who are members of neighboring parishes that do not field a CYO high school team for either boys or girls may also play for another parish that does field one, including Saint Joseph. Register online.

Mark your calendars for the Diocese of Harrisburg's 7th Annual Women's Conference on October 16 at Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg. The theme for the conference is Catholic Motherhood: Life Giving Love, featuring Dr. Theresa Farnan and many other outstanding speakers, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction, Confession, and Mass celebrated by Bishop Gainer. Light breakfast fare and lunch is included in the $35 registration fee. For more conference information and to register, click here.

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