Volume 2, Issue 10
October 19, 2018
Trinity News & Information
TAA Beef and Beer
Did you get your tickets yet? They're going fast! The event on November 3 at 6:00 p.m. will feature wonderful food, drinks, live music, and auction items. Get your tickets now!

Designate your United Way gift to Trinity High School. 
Include Trinity High School in your workplace giving through the United Way of the Capital Region. Trinity's agency code is 10153 and by designating our school you support our mission and the ambitions of our students. If you have any questions please contact Beth Zak in the Advancement Office. Your giving makes a difference and we notice! 

Parent-Teacher Conferences and Report Cards
The first marking period will end on Tuesday, October 30. Trinity will be running parent-teacher conferences on Thursday, November 8, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. To schedule a conference, contact Mrs. Terri Kenski by Friday, November 2. P lease include your child(ren)'s name(s) and the name(s) of the teacher(s) with whom you would like to meet. Please d o not contact teachers directly, as they will not have their calendar of appointments.  

Report cards will be given to parents as they arrive for their conferences. If you do not schedule any conferences with your student's teachers, reports cards will be distributed in mentor group on Monday, November 12. School is closed on Friday, November 9.

Driver’s Education Classes for Winter 2019--Registration required
Trinity is currently accepting registrations for the classroom portion of Driver’s Education Training. (This is not behind-the-wheel training.) Classes start on January 8, 2019, from 3:15 to 5:00 p.m. Registration and payment ($50.00) are due together by December 20, but class size is limited to the first 50 students. Students need not have a PA Learner's Permit to take this class. The entire class schedule appears on the registration form. Please be aware of your student’s schedule when committing to this course, since only two absences are permitted for serious purposes. Contact Jeannette Elias with questions.

Ski Club
The ski club is open to Trinity students, families, and alumni. Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are made possible through Roundtop Mountain Resort’s Night Club Card Program. If you were a previous member and will be participating again,  online registration is now open (use Trinity club name: 4293 and password: trinity--all lower case letters). Pending enough interest, bus transportation will be available every Thursday in January and February 7. It will leave the busport area at 3:30 p.m. and return by 9:30 p.m. Questions may be directed to  Janice Albright.

FT5K--For the Kids 5K
Trinity's Mini-THON team is hosting a 5K to benefit the Four Diamonds Fund. The 5K will be held at Lower Allen Park on October 20. Register and see more details. FTK!

Indoor Track Workouts
Fall/winter indoor track workouts will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:15 p.m. at Trinity. All students are welcome. Please contact Coach O (cell: 717-385-1454) to participate.

Shamrock Hockey
Members of Shamrock Hockey, Trinity's club hockey team, begin their competitive season in just a few weeks. See the schedule here and come to the ice to cheer on the Shamrocks!

Host Family Needed
Villa Maria Academy in Santiago, Chile, has again requested our help in sponsoring a female student from the school to come to Trinity for six weeks. Students usually come from the middle of January until the end of February. The host's obligation is simply to house the student and be sure she gets to school; anything else you care to provide is up to you. The girls can pay for all extras: trips, special events, etc. This is a great opportunity to learn about another culture, and even to practice any Spanish-speaking skills! If you are interested, contact Sister Susan (717-761-1116 ext. 117) for more information.

Audition for Annie !
Plan to audition for Trinity's spring musical, Annie ! Auditions will be held on October 23 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., with callbacks scheduled for October 24 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Find audition excerpts and other information about the play . Please sign up on the bulletin board outside of the music room.

Opportunities at Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School
Trinity High School students residing in Cumberland or Perry Counties are invited to enroll part-time at Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School (CPAVTS). Trinity will provide transportation to CPATVS on  Thursday, October 25 , for a morning tour. Interested? Contact Annette Wilson ( 717-761-4374) asap.

2019 Yearbook
The staff is already hard at work on this year's yearbook.
Trinity Events
October 23: Weekly Mass, 7:15 a.m.
All are invited to join us for weekly Mass in the chapel, sponsored by Loyola House for the intention of Mr. Tom Reing, brother of Mrs. Mary Earnest, Assistant Principal of Saint Joseph School.

October 23: Trunk n' Treat, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Children are invited to participate in Trunk n' Treat at Trinity! Visit car trunks decorated by students for treats, have a ride on a hand-drawn wagon, and visit a haunted house. Trinity students work hard to transform the school into something spooky...you won't want to miss it!

October 24: Swimming and Diving Team Registration and Meeting, 5:45 p.m.
Parents and athletes attending will receive information about the upcoming season and required athletic trainer forms, will meet the coach, and will have a chance to try on sample swimsuits. Register for the 2018-19 season .

October 25: Drugs 101: What Parents Need to Know, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Byrnes Health Education Center will be presenting drug education programs at Trinity High School on October 25 for students during the school day (Drugs: Dilemmas and Decisions) and parents in the evening. These presentations will help students and parents be more aware of the dangers and prevalence of drugs in our communities. The specific drugs to be discussed are tobacco, including vaping and Juuling, alcohol, opioids, and heroin.  See more information here . We strongly urge parents to attend.
November 3: "Beef and Beer," 6:00 p.m.
Shamrocks Who Shine
James Ulsh '22 (De La Salle), Olivia Maddux '21 (De La Salle), and Jack Penwell '20 (Seton) will compete in the PIAA State Golf Championships at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York on Monday, October 22. Congratulations and good luck!
Trinity High School's Marching Band took third in Class 1A at the West Shore Band Competition held at Cedar Cliff High School on Saturday, October 13. The Band will next compete in the Regional Finals on Saturday, October 20, at 6:20 p.m. at Landis Field in the Central Dauphin School District.
Marching Band Member Kim Dudding '19 (De La Salle) has been accepted in the Tournament of Bands All-Star Marching Band. Kim will travel to Philadelphia to rehearse with the band and then participate in the nationally televised Thanksgiving Day Parade. The All-Star Band includes members from schools throughout a five-state area.
James Redmond '22 (Loyola) , has been accepted into the Hershey Symphony's Festival Strings, a group of talented 6th to 9th graders. The Festival Strings with be performing with the Hershey Symphony several times this year, including on October 26.
Rocks in Motion
October 26: Five service hours due for all students.

Various  service opportunities are available for you to share your time and talents by helping church, school, and community. 

Report your hours using the Apostolic Service form, and keep track of your hours on the tracking form.

Please email   Mrs. Fejfar   if you have any service events that meet Trinity service guidelines that you would like included. Find the updated 2018-2019 Apostolic Service Guidelines .
Spiritual Reflections
Gospel for Sunday, October 21, 2018--29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." He replied, "What do you wish me to do for you?" They answered him, "Grant that in your glory we may sit one at your right and the other at your left." Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" They said to him, "We can." Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink, you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared." When the ten heard this, they became indignant at James and John. Jesus summoned them and said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not come to be served
but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."." – Mark 10:25-45

Reflection
Today, Jesus gives us the formula for true Christian leadership. Christian leadership is about servanthood. When we are called to lead, we are called to serve. This means having the humility to seek the highest good and not to promote our own personal agenda. Whether at home, at church, or in the workplace, we are called to serve the needs of others. Let us pray this week that God helps us to live the life of servant leadership, so that His light might shine through us.
Saints of the Week--Saints Ignatius Loyola, October 23

Saint Ignatius of Loyola’s feast day is July 31, but as a school community we celebrate him on his birthday, October 23.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola’s Story
The Spanish founder of the Jesuits was on his way to military fame and fortune when a cannon ball shattered his leg. Ignatius whiled away the time during his convalescence reading a life of Christ and lives of the saints. His conscience was deeply touched, and a long, painful turning to Christ began. Having seen the Mother of God in a vision, he made a pilgrimage to her shrine at Montserrat near Barcelona. He remained for almost a year at nearby Manresa, sometimes with the Dominicans, sometimes in a pauper’s hospice, often in a cave in the hills praying. After a period of great peace of mind, he went through a harrowing trial of scruples. There was no comfort in anything--prayer, fasting, sacraments, or penance. At length, his peace of mind returned. It was during this year of conversion that Ignatius began to write down material that later became his greatest work, The Spiritual Exercises .

He finally achieved his purpose of going to the Holy Land, but could not remain, as he planned, because of the hostility of the Turks. Ignatius spent the next 11 years in various European universities, studying with great difficulty, beginning almost as a child. Like many others, his orthodoxy was questioned; Ignatius was twice jailed for brief periods.

In 1534, at the age of 43, he and six others--one of whom was Saint Francis Xavier--vowed to live in poverty and chastity and to go to the Holy Land. If this became impossible, they vowed to offer themselves to the apostolic service of the pope. The latter became the only choice. Four years later, Ignatius made the association permanent. The new Society of Jesus was approved by Pope Paul III, and Ignatius was elected to serve as the first General.

When companions were sent on various missions by the pope, Ignatius remained in Rome, consolidating the new venture, but still finding time to found homes for orphans, catechumens, and penitents. He founded the Roman College, intended to be the model of all other colleges of the Society.

Ignatius was a true mystic. He centered his spiritual life on the essential foundations of Christianity--the Trinity, Christ, the Eucharist. His spirituality is expressed in the Jesuit motto, Ad majorem Dei gloriam—“For the greater glory of God.” In his concept, obedience was to be the prominent virtue, to assure the effectiveness and mobility of his men. All activity was to be guided by a true love of the Church and unconditional obedience to the Holy Father, for which reason all professed members took a fourth vow to go wherever the pope should send them for the salvation of souls.

For more information on the Saints, visit Franciscan Media’s Saint of the Day (source).
Prayer for the Week--Saint Ignatius Loyola
Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve You as You deserve; to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labour and not to ask for reward save that of knowing I am doing Your Will.
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From our Partner Schools
Basketball Registration is Now Open!  
The Saint Joseph Athletic Association is proud to offer a High School CYO Basketball Program. The High School Basketball Program is available to all boys and girls 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 students 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 by November 15. Questions? Contact the Girls Coordinator, Megan O’Leary, or the Boys Coordinator, Barbara Smathers .
From our Community
SAT Prep
Penn State York is offering SAT Prep classes on Saturday mornings in January and February. See their flyer for more information.
Notre Dame Club of Harrisburg Singing Event
The Notre Dame Club of Harrisburg invites you to a free evening performance with the voices of The Notre Dame Glee Club on October 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Church. Trinity's Concert Choir will perform beginning at 6:40 p.m. that evening.
Fruit Sale
Girl Scout Troop 10602, comprised of Trinity students Hannah Borkenhagen '20 (De La Salle), Megan Gouldy '20 (Loyola), Lauren Karli '20 (Seton), and Sara Richards '20 (De La Salle), as well as a Cedar Cliff student, Marisa Williamson, will be selling Florida Indian River Groves citrus for the upcoming holiday season. You are welcome to contact any member of the troop to complete your order, but the easiest way to purchase fruit from the girls is to purchase online . Items will arrive in early to mid-December in plenty of time for holiday entertaining and/or gift giving. A member of the troop will be in touch once the delivery date is scheduled to let you know when and where you will be able to pick up your fruit.
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