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1 '~A-Jf' ::'~~~'" - I' " :';:1C;-Oi.~ East Springfield Road Springfield, Pennsylvania IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Business Office I Rectory Parish School Religious Education Convent Pastoral Minister Korean Catholic Center Website contactus@holycrosscatholics.org MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Evening: 5:15 PM Sunday, Upper Church: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 AM Holy Day: Weekday: 8:30 AM and 7:00 PM 8:30 AM CONFESSIONS Saturday, Lower Church: 4:00 to 5:00 PM MARRIAGE POLICY Arrangements are made directly with the Parish Priests, within six months before the intended wedding date. Weddings are reserved for active parishioners. Pre-Cana Session is required. Please call Rectory for appointment with Parish Priests. Our next Parish Pre-Cana day will be on November 15, To register, call Bill & VISITATION TO SICK AND INFIRM Please call the Rectory or Sister Mary Carmela, Pastoral Minister, when a parishioner is hospitalized or homebound. REGISTRATIONS By Appointment. All Catholics living in the parish should register at the Rectory. Please call Parish Office to make an appointrnent with one of the Parish Priests. PARISH PASTORAL STAFF Rev. John D. Gabin Pastor Rev. Edward B. Cahill. Pastor Emeritus Rev. H. James Hutchins Parochial Vicar Rev. Msgr. Paul F. Curran In Residence Deacon Robert Frankenberger Deacon Joseph N. Gousie Sr. Loretta Saudarg, RSM :~Business Manager Sr. Mary Carmela, RSM Pastoral Minister Ms. Kathleen Fitzpatrick Principal Mrs. Kelly Meliti Director of Religious Education BAPTISM POLICY Baptisms are celebrated every Sunday, except for the first Sunday of the month, at 12:30 PM. Please call the rectory at to set up an appointment with a Priest. First time parents and godparents are required to attend a Baptism Preparation Session. Only when Certificates of Eligibility from godparents are presented, then a date for the baptism can be set. The Baptism Preparation Sessions are held the first Sunday of the month at 12:30 PM in the Upper Church, with registration required. To register, please call the parish secretary during regular business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM). Registration must be made prior to the last Friday of the month. If no registrations are received, a session may not be held. RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday: same as the Business Office Saturday: 1:00-7:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS (Entrance through the middle, rear door of the Church) Monday - Friday Only: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Closed for Lunch 12-1 PM); Closed Saturday and Sunday

2 We congratulate our young parishioners who have just received their First Holy Communion yesterday morning. May they and their families always stay close to Our Eucharistic Lord and may He bless them with His grace and peace. We are very grateful to Frank Del Viscio and the Knights of Columbus for power washing the front and sides of our church last weekend. It is their wonderful gift to the parish. Their efforts have made our beautiful church even more beautiful!!! WE CONGRATULA TE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: EMMA BARRETT CHIDERA MADU ANTHONY THOMAS BELLANO KAYL YN MAFFEI KA YLEIGH MARIE CALLAHAN BRIANA MATTAS ANDREW MA TTHEW CECCHINE SEAN MICHAEL MCLAUGHLIN ANGELINA CENTRELLA GRACE MULHOLLAND ALEXANDER CHAN COLM MULHOLLAND JAIME MARIE CLARK AIDAN NOLAN RYAN JOSEPH COLLINS MAURA PEYREFERRY SHERIDAN CRAWFORD RYAN PRESS NATHAN DALEY LUKE PRESS MICHAEL DE PRINZIO KILEYRAUM CARLEY DI CRECCHIO MICHAEL RAUM BRETT DOHERTY BRADYN REGER HARRY DONNELLY SARA ROMANO WILLIAM DONNELL Y TRISTAN RONAYNE LAUREN FLICKER PATRICK RONEY GRANT GAMBINO JULIA SHETZLlNE EMMA GONSALVES BRYCE SWEENEY MORGAN HANNIGAN BRADY SWEENEY KYLEE HERZIG GIONNA TERINONI LILY MARIE HUMPHREYS DANIEL TOAL STEPHANIE HUMPHREYS SOPHIA VITUCCI LAYLA KANE ALEXANDRA YOUNG JAMIE ZAGROCKI -e: HC0241

3 II; Xemember 'ft~ Our Sick ~: ~. it' MONDAY MAYS 8:30 AM In Honor of the Blessed Mother TUESDAY MAYS 8:30 AM Leon Whitney WEDNESDAY MAY 7 8:30 AM In Thanksgiving THURSDAY MAY 8 Patty Barry Susan Bassetti Jane Berry Vincent Berry Victoria Cutuli Sharon Diemer Cornelius Dunleavy Dorothy Eberhard Emelia Fagnano Julie Frankenberger Anne Gallagher Carolyn Henderson Carole Kime Mary Kull Kendall Lambert Karen Landolfi Joseph Lignore Bob Little Joanne Marks James Mc Cusker Helen Murphy Helene Neary Don Palermo Eve Palermo Melanie Palermo Dorothy Peiffer Mary Revello Jeff Simmons Joseph Sindoni 8:30 AM Deceased Members of The McCloskey Family FRIDAY MAY 9 8:30 AM Robert Lallier SATURDAY MAY 10 8:30AM Herman and Edna Pace NEXT WEEKEND MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY MAY 10 5:15 PM Anne DiPoalo SUNDAY MAY 11 7:30 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM People of Holy Cross Mary Geary and Sheila Flaherty McGinley Eleanor Schweitzer and Nicole Gallo ImRorlanl Weare in need of a sacristan to help with Masses on Saturdays - the morning and evening Masses, as well as any weddings and funerals. If interested, please call the business office at ACTIVE SENIORS OF HOLYCROSS MEETING PARISH CENTER MAY 5 AND MAY 19.

4 FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dorothy Day ministered in the slums of New York to people suffering from addictions, mental illnesses, homelessness and despair. She tried to see Christ in each person, but often He wore Ita distressing disguise." Why don't the disciples in today's Gospel recognize Jesus on the road to Emmaus? Their eyes were not open until later during the breaking of the bread. We can be like them. Christ in the Eucharist? Yes. Christ in other places? That's tougher because often He wears a disguise that is not attractive. It can be especially so on today's highways. The disciples missed Jesus on the road. We can be equally blind today: the tail-gaiter; the speeder; the driver who cuts us off. Instead of responding with anger, let us respond with love and forbearance. I know: easy to say, hard to do. Let us ask Our Lord to give us eyes to recognize Him, even when He's in a distressing disguise. Sincere thanks to all our Ministers of Care and volunteers who delivered the parish Easter Greetings and plant to our Homebound and sick. Special thanks to our Active Seniors Club for their donation toward the plants. We appreciate the time and generosity of our parents, teachers, and sixth grade class that visited and brought the parish greetings to the Nursing Homes. God bless you for your thoughtfulness and generosity. Our Parish Carnival will be held June 10 - June 14. Discounted Advance Tickets are now available (20 tickets for $25). Contact the Business Office at Tickets will be sold after all the weekend Masses starting Saturday evening May 24, and continuing through June 8. He 0243

5 MARCH FOR MARRIAGE THURSDAY, JUNE 19 The Archdiocese of Philadelphia Office for Life and Family is sending a bus from each county of the Archdiocese to attend the Marriage March in Washington, D.C. A seat on a bus costs $15 per person. To reserve seats on a bus, please contact the Bus Captain directly. (Bus Captain - John - jpw0077@gmail.com) Mail your payment to the parish in an envelope marked "Attn: March for Marriage". Checks should be made out to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Seating is limited, reserve your seats soon! Not able to attend? Consider making a donation to help pay for the buses. PREp Parish Religious Education Program As we look forward to another PREP year we would like to thank you for considering Holy Cross for your family! Our children learn and experience the Catholic faith through the message of Jesus Christ with our PREP program. Please consider being a catechist, aide, or hall monitor for the PREP year. RE-registration and New Registration began on April 7. Please go to our website for information about tuition rates and guidelines for PREP. You may download a registration form from the website or contact Kelly Meliti at Archdiocese Marriage of Philadelphia March Bus Location St. Pius X Parish 220 Lawrence Road Broomall, PA PRAYING FOROUR TROOPS PLEASE FORWARDTHE NAMES OF LOVED ONES WHO ARE ACTIVE IN THE MILITARY. We will list their names in the bulletin and pray for their safety and protection. Please call THANK YOU FRANK DEL VISCIO AND THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FOR THE GREAT GIFT OF POWER WASHING THE CHURCH HC 024 4

6 GOODNEWS The story of the road to "'::~.~w Emmaus is a favorite In 21,19 among retreat leaders because they canpair off participants to talk about hopes,fears, and dreams while they take a lont.walk orfind a safe place to sit. I've heard people tell dark secrets and expose long-hidden resentments on such walks. It seems the act of walking loosens the tongue and allows us to look at scenery while we bring forth the courage to tell what is happening in our lives. So it doesn't surprise me at all that Jesus makes His first post-resurrection appearance in Luke to two people who are walking and talking. Believing Him to be a stranger, the disciples are free to tell everything about their fear, their anger, their dashed hopes, and their confusion over the empty tomb. They are able to be themselves, and Jesus does what they need Him to do-he listens and hears them. Then something remarkable happens. He opens their minds and hearts to the revelation of God in Scripture. He gives them a new way of seeing. They are eager to know more. They beghim to stay and share a meal. And.finally, they know Him in the breaking of the bread and the breaking open of their hearts. Maybe there's a lesson here for us. When we're weary or worried,perhaps we can take a walk on our imaginary road and tell Jesus everything that has happened, let Him love us, and let Him help us remember the Scriptures. And, hearts lightened, we can know Him again in the breaking of the bread. Mary Katharine Deeley Scfw.o.l.IVeuie (jml6&,6 ail oj tfre student» f.wm :JW4 ~6 ff~fi wfw_ ~ :Je6U6 ~ tfre fimt time ~ ~ in tfre Sacsament oj ~t. We pmtj titat fj6u will a&f.tmp &e dooe to- (9wt, Eesd. and titat fj6u will ~ &e eadied. to- «eceioe!jlim inf.6_ fjowi 1iewtt6! BINGO HOLYCROSS PRESENTS: COACH BINGO SATURDAY, MAY 17 PARISH HALL DOORS OPEN: 6:00 PM BINGO BEGINS: 7:00PM $25 ADVANCE PURCHASE $30 AT THE DOOR RESERVE YOUR TABLE OF TEN INCLUDES: BOOKLET OF 10 SHEETS ADDITIONAL CARDS, 50150SAND RAFFLE TICKETS FOR A CHANCE TO WIN MORE COACH PRODUCTS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: LISA FARAGLIA lisa faraglia@comcastnet JEN RILEY jriley8389@hotmailcom HC0245