Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed; let us then feast with joy in the Lord. Easter Sunday April 16, Reverend John D Antonio, Pastor

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1 Easter Sunday April 16, 2017 By your Holy Cross we have been saved th Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida Phone: Fax: Website: Reverend John D Antonio, Pastor M A S S S C H E D U L E Saturday V il 4:00 pm Sunday Masses 10:00 am 12:30 pm Spanish Mass Daily Monday Saturday Mass with Anointing of the Sick First Friday, 11:00 am SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Confessions are heard on Saturday from 3:00 3:45 pm or by appointment SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Contact the parish office six months in advance. PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday through Thursday 8:30 am 3:30 pm Friday 8:30 am - Noon Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed; let us then feast with joy in the Lord.

2 Parish Office Parish Phone Parish Office Hours Monday through Thursday 8:30 am 3:30 pm Friday 8:30 am Noon Parish Office E holycross7851@gmail.com Faith Formation Kim Paczynski Parish Secretary Robin V. Riley Prayer Line Call Parish Office at Eucharistic Visits: Scripture Reflection: The Resurrection of the Lord Easter Sunday: The reading from the Acts of the Apostles reminds us that we, too, bear witness to the risen Lord. The presence of Christ is within us, making us new, transforming us, turning us into stewards of the Good News. There is no more time for holding grudges, disliking others, seeking vengeance, maintaining old prejudices, tolerating bias. We are Christ s joy and instruments of his peace. Our world is reordered. Reflect on how we are called to let Christ s forgiveness, reconciliation and love permeate our lives. We are Easter people. Rejoice! He is risen! Alleluia! International Catholic Stewardship Council Because of the Eucharist, everyone should see themselves as "the one Jesus loves" ( Jn. 20:2). You don't have to feel His love to know it. The simple fact that the God who created the whole universe contains Himself in the small Sacred Host to be our friend and companion in life speaks more eloquently of His love than the intimate scene of St. John resting on His Heart on Holy Thursday night. Nothing is greater proof of His Love than the gift of Himself in the Eucharist. April Offertory Analysis Mass Time Attendance Amount Percentage Average 4:00 PM 350 $3, % $9.53 8:00 AM :00 AM :30 PM Mail X Total 984 $8, % X Saturday, April 22: Car wash in our Parking Lot 9:00 am till Noon Sponsored by the Spanish Marriage Group -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* FREE One Community Dinner 5:30 pm in the Parish Center Sunday, April 23: 8:45 11:45 am Parish Office Free Blood Pressure Screening under the supervision of Dr. Fadi Saba

3 ABBREVIATIONS BBREVIATIONS: CC Children s Chapel, CH Church, CR Combined Rooms, MR Music Room, PC Parish Center, PG Parish Grounds, PO Parish Office, RM Room, SH Small Hall THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Saturday, April 15 Holy Saturday 8:30 pm Vigil Mass -Fr. John Church Sunday, April 16 Easter Sunday Mass Fr. Mangiafico Church 10:00 am Mass Fr. Scurti Church 11:30 am Faith Formation Classes ALL RMS 11:30 am The Servites of Mary Meeting RMS 1, 2 12:30 pm Spanish Mass Fr. Oscar Church Monday, April 17 Mass Fr. Scurti Church 8:30 am Study of the Letter of St. Paul SH 5:55 pm Monday Night Bingo PC 7:00 pm AA Central SH Tuesday, April 18 Mass Fr. Scurti Church 8:30 am Catechism Study SH 7:00 pm Columbiettes Social & Meeting PC 7:00 pm Presence of God Rosary CR 7:30 pm Presence of God Meeting CR Wednesday, April 19 Mass Fr. John Church 9:00 am Bereavement Meeting CC 1:00 pm Rosary Makers RM 12 7:00 pm Spanish Marriage Support Group CR, 1, 2 Thursday, April 20 Mass Fr. Mangiafico Church 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Meeting PC Friday, April 21 Mass Fr. Mangiafico Church 8:30 am Divine Mercy Chaplet Church 9:00 am Coffee & Conversation CC Saturday, April 22 Mass - Fr. John Church 9:00 12:00 Car Wash PL 3:00 pm Confessions Fr. John Church 4:00 pm Mass Fr. Mangiafico Church 5:30 pm FREE One Community Dinner PC Sunday, April 23 Mass Fr. John Church 8:45 11:45 am FREE Blood Pressure Screening - PO 9:00 am Coffee, Donuts and Bagels SH 10:00 am Mass - Fr. Scurti Church 11:30 am Faith Formation Classes ALL RMS 12:30 pm Spanish Mass - Fr. Oscar Church Saturday, April 15 8:30 pm Holy Cross Parishioners Sunday, April 16 Easter Sunday Holy Cross Parishioners 10:00 am Holy Cross Parishioners 12:30 pm Holy Cross Parishioners Monday, April 17 Patricia Ruggles Tuesday, April 18 Wednesday, April 19 Robert Budniak Thursday, April 20 Friday, April 21 Jeanne Castor Saturday, April 21 Joseph William Groddy 4:00 pm Mario Barbera Sunday, April 22 John and Mary Green 10:00 am Sisters In Christ 12:30 pm Holy Cross Parishioners Stewardship Reflection Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. COLOSSIANS 3:2 Do you put God first in all things? Possessions, money, power, ego can easily become gods to many of us. Do a quick check of what is important to you. Is God at the very top of the list? If not, your priorities need to be readjusted. Don t let earthly things become a god before God. Attendance & Offertory for the Week of Mass Attendance Offering 4:00 pm 332 $2, $1, :00 am 333 $1, :30 pm 169 $ Mail --- $ Bldg Fund --- $2, TOTAL 1032 $8, Thank You for your continued generosity.

4 Mass 4/23/17 Altar Servers Eucharistic Ministers Readers St. Vincent de Paul Phone :00 pm A Haxton J O Connor B Arcand J Slaughter S Michalski A Convery 10:00 am F Reilly G Reilly D Mattern Y Kirby S March Readings for the Week of April 16, 2017 Sunday Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, Lk 24:13-35 Monday Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21;Mk 16:9-15 Sunday Second Sunday of Easter or Sunday of Divine Mercy Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31 APA 2017 UPDATE 2017 Parish Goal...$70, Amount Pledged...$22, Amount Received... $15, Total Donors Average Gift - $ Percentage of Goal Paid % These figures current as of April 4, 2017 Please remember that no gift is too small. Every dollar received over our goal is returned to our parish Today as we celebrate the feast of Easter we find the challenge of also seeing and believing the resurrection that comes through our own lives of self-sacrifice. It is then that we are truly Easter people! As you place your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box, know that you are a sign of God s love to those who are suffering and you give them Easter hope and joy. Suggested Shopping List: Canned vegetables, jello, pudding, pasta sauce, pasta noodles, macaroni and cheese, tuna, stew, toilet paper, saltines and cookies. Thank YOU! The Holy Cross Women s Club wishes to thank everyone for helping make the Rummage Sale this past week a success! Thank you to everyone who donated items, their time and effort in setting up, working at the sale as well as everyone who purchased items. We will have a financial report as soon as we catch our breaths. Rosary Makers: Not crafty, but want to join others in a worthwhile project? Come join our rosary makers on Wednesday, April 19 in Room 12. Rosary making can be learned in a short time, after one afternoon, you can take home the items needed to make rosaries in your free time. The rosaries are then shipped to the missions for distribution. APA 2016 Holy Cross was unable to meet our Parish Goal for 2016, which means that we will need to send $14, to the diocese to meet our quota. This money will be taken from our savings account reserved for paying this particular shortfall. Thank you to all the parishioners who did contribute in 2016.

5 One Community, an outreach of the Ministry of Hospitality at Holy Cross, invites you to their monthly FREE community dinner. Saturday, April 22 at 5:30 pm We encourage you to invite your friends and neighbors in our community. All are welcome. Please bring your own plate and utensils to the dinner to help reduce cost in order to provide more dinners. Celebrate our love for one another! Interested in travel in November? Deacon Brady ( ) is going to Fatima & Lourdes and Father Tom Anastasia ( ) is going to Ireland Marriage Struggling? If your marriage has become troubled and stressed, unloving or uncaring; if you have grown cold and distant; even if you are divorced or separated, or are thinking about it, Retrouvaille can help, as it has helped tens of thousands of others. Our next program in Tampa begins May 19-21, For more information, visit or call (813) Not counseling or group therapy. All contacts and names held in strictest confidence. HAPPILY MARRIED COUPLES: Marriage is a journey!! A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend can help you enrich your marriage and add some pizzazz to your journey. Whether you ve been married 1 year or 61, a Marriage Encounter Weekend may be just the thing you want to put a breath of fresh air and romantic excitement into your relationship. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend in this area is at the OLPH Retreat Center in Venice April The following weekend is May 5-7 at the Franciscan Center in Tampa. Space is limited, so please apply early! For more information about taking a private time away, check out flwc-wwme.org or call B I N G O Mondays at 5:55 pm Doors open at 4:00pm Held in our handicapped accessible Air Conditioned Parish Center 46 Games Three $250 Jackpots Reasonably priced Sodas, Snacks and Sandwiches Come early and bring your friends! BINGO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Looking for a fun way to spend your Monday evenings and help raise greatly needed funds for your parish at the same time? There are several jobs involving various duties. Not everyone needs to be a Caller. The Bingo staff is a dedicated crew of volunteers and it is successful because of them. Working Bingo is a very rewarding ministry. Please contact Gary L Eon at if you would like to know more. Please Support Our Advertisers We hope you use the goods and services of our bulletin advertisers listed on the back of the bulletin. When using an advertiser, please thank them and let them know that you saw their ad in the Holy Cross bulletin. Without their financial support our bulletin would not be possible.

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