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1 651 East Springfield Road Springfield, Pennsylvania HOVEmBER 13,"2016 ~fc)irty-~fc)ird SUNDAY IN ORDINARY ~lme IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Business Office / Rectory Parish School Religious Education Convent Pastoral Minister Website contactus@holycrosscatholics.org PARISH PASTORAL STAFF Rev. John D. Gabin Pastor Deacon Robert Frankenberger Deacon Joseph N. Gousie Sr. Loretta Saudarg, RSM Business Manager Sr. Mary Carmela, RSM Pastoral Minister Mrs. Maureen Ward Principal Mrs. Kelly Meliti Director of Religious Education Mr. Timothy Reilly Music Coordinator MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Evening: 4:30 PM Sunday, Upper Church: 8:30 and 11:00 AM Holy Day: Weekday: 8:30 AM and 7:00 PM 8:30 AM CONFESSIONS Saturday, Lower Church: 3:30 to 4:15 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 Pre-Cana day will be on November 5, 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 appointment with one of the Parish Priests. BAPTISM POLICY Baptisms are celebrated every Sunday, except for the first Sunday of the month, at 12:00 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 12:00 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. 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 ~ci:sparish PASTOR~S GOR ER - es us an opportunity to do something in our daily lives that efit us greatly. It affords us the chance to honor and thank God for e real and true presence of Jesus Himself in the Most Ho!E The exposed Blessed Sacrament will be on the altar ar..emoon Sunday (after the 11:00 Mass), and Monday and Tuesday - per Church, for us to come and silently offer our adoration I a d petitions for ourselves and the needs of our families, Churc a 0 d. ng we will celebrate Evening Prayer and Benecfi - at 7:00 PM. We are blessed to our preacher this year Father Matthew Phelcm, e Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of in Philadelphia. ceceased loved ones, whose names are on the AIl So en elopes, which are now at the :::-_::az:=""de,will be remembered at Masses throughout e on of November. 40 HOURS SUNDA Y - TUESDAY - NOVEMBER ADORATION ALL DA Y IN CHURCH FOLLOWING THE 8:30 AM MASS -- EVENI G PRA YERAND 8E EDlmON T 7:00 P. EACH Ev.E1.ING TTHEW PHELAN PREACHING 00 BR AKfAST The Holy Cross Knights of Columbus Semi-Annual Pancake Breakfast will be held on Sunday, November 20, from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM, in the Parish Hall. Tickets for the breakfast will be $8 for Adults and $6 for children (12 and under). There will be advance discounted tickets sold at $7 for Adults and $5 for children (12 and under). Advance tickets will be sold on the weekend of November 12 and 13 in the church vestibules after all Masses. Tickets will also be available from any of the Knights and in the Business Office before November 20. Please come and join us for a fun time and a delicious meal! He 0241

3 MONDAY 8:30AM MI\SSES IFOR THE WEEK NOVEMBER 14 Jane & Joe Sessa TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15 Saint Albert and Doctor the Great, Bishop of the Church 8:30 AM Nora Gaudiosi WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16 Saint Margaret Saint Gertrude, of Scotland; Virgin 8:30 AM The Decker Family (For the Living) THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17 Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious Doctor of the Church 8:30 AM Rita & Edmund Creato FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18 The Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin 8:30 AM John Mc Cormick SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19 8:30 AM Catherine Judge & Catherine & Paul Ruane NEXT WEEKEND MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19 4:30 PM People of Holy Cross SUNDAY 8:30 AM 11:00 AM SUNDAY AMOUNT SUNDAY AMOUNT COLLECTION RECEIVED COLLECTION RECEIVED NOVEMBER 20 Clement McSwiggan & Nicholas & Mary Graziano Living & Deceased Members of the Casciano Family OCT. 30 $11,119 NOV. 6 $14,313 Stephen Collins Sharon Diemer iij ;R._emember ~ -0;,2' Our Sick W Rose Leto Patricia Lyons Cornelius Dunleavy Joanne Marks Janet Doherty Catherine Me Nulty Cornelius Dunleavy Thomas Miller Dorothy Eberhard Lynn Neary Grayson Fagan Mary Ann Farrell Eve Palermo Florence Palmer Margaret Goate Laurann E. Pazuier Michele Goff Carolyn Henderson Harry Iezzi Carole Kime Mary Kull Kendall Lambert Lenore Rowding Joseph Sindoni Adeline Sulprizio Theresa Torelli Nadia Waltanski THANK YOU Special thanks for all who assisted in making our Remembrance Mass such a beautiful and prayerful celebration in remembrance of our deceased loved ones. We are most grateful to our celebrant, Fr. Gabin, altar server, cantor and organist, our greeters, as well as Jonathan Menta who prepared the program, and those who read the names: Anthony Creato and Rita Gentile, and Eleanor Hoban and Gail McGee who lit the candles. Many thanks for our wonderful Reception, donated, prepared and served by Phyllis Creato and her staff. The Knights of Columbus at St. Kevin Parish (Our Lady of Lourdes Council) are having their annual Thanksgiving Crab Cake sale featuring Captain Chucky Crab Cakes related products. Crab Cakes sell for $5.50 each and are sold in boxes of 4,6, and 12. Crab Ball Appetizers (50 per bag) are sold for $15 per bag. Crab Marinara for $13 per quart and Maryland for $10 per quart. Sauce is sold Crab Soup is sold If you are interested, please call AI Porinni at Deadline tor orders is Sunday Night, November 13. All proceeds benefit Knights of Columbus Charities. Thankyou for your support. HC 024 2

4 FROM THE PASTOR 1 S DESK Mothers and fathers who discipline their children in a needed way may hear from their angry son or daughter: {(I hate you!" In today's gospel, Our Lord tells His disciples that they are goi"gto be hated because of His name. Hated by strangers! Hated by friends! Hated by family! Most of us don't face that kind of blatant religious oppressror-. e ::ea ' with a different kind of opposition. Today, for instance, anti-catholicism is much mo-e: =- c. Catholics and their beliefs are often "fair game" to those -0 :,-- - =_ == ",'" or make derogatory remarks about the Pope, the Blessed Mother, the Ho =_ -: -, ec_c::.ss... _or the moral teaching of the Church. For some, Catholic bashing is a habtt, -::~.: aatrec. And yet, there may be a time when we should speak out to ==-3;:' 0 r beliefs. But... we might hesitate, fearing ridicule. We might stumble over what e:- =_ u say. in speaking." Catholic faith. We need to remember what Our Lord told His followers: -, rn &:E _ c 'C'veyou a wisdom Let us ask the Holy Spirit to help us be a faithful and courageo...s our precious FOOD PANTRY THANKSGIVING ljpda 1 The Food Pantry will be collecting turkeys and chickens on Wednesday, November 16, during our pantry hours - 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM. Also, any goodies that go with the meal are appreciated. You know... items that you will have at your dinner. The pantry will distribute the collected food on Monday, November 21. If you know a family in need in Delaware County, please let them know to come to the pantry that day while supplies last. # Checks can be sci to: Cerletety ga Springfield, PA Cemetery blankets be "'....L1>'OO Lot on Saturday, :00 AM until ocn. WE PRAY FOR THE SAFETY AND PROTECTlO OF OUR LOVED ONES IN THE ARMED FORCES AND ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS (Police Officers. File Fighters, EMT's) \F ~~ MAJOR PAUL ALLEN LT. AMY CALLAHAN, USN, MD LT. JAMES P. CALLAHAN, USN LT. JOHN R. CALLAHAN, USN LANCE CORPORAL JUSTIN D'ARCY STAFF SERGEANT GERALD DE JOHN CPL JOHN G. LAROUCHE SGT. AlEX RANKIN, USMC HC 024 3

5 Congratulations to our October Students of the Month. Each student was chosen for showing the virtue of reverence throughout the month. They showed a willingness in words or actions to demonstrate a deep respect forthe things of God. These would include how they pray, attend Mass, and treat other people. Congratulations to the following students: Macie Cooper - PK Ryanlynn O'Brien PK Lila Haney - PK Maeve Bradley - K Olivia Weng - 1 st Danny Cardell - 2 nd Talia Cammarota - 3 rd Salvatore Squillacioti - 4th Chidera Madu - s" Emma Taylor - 6 th Cristoforo Romanelli - i h Maria McNicholas - 8 th Thank you to all who came to our Home and School lighting the sky event on Sunday, November 6. It was beautiful to see once we were able to get it off the ground. It was our first attempt at it, and we appreciate the patience of all who came. We are currently collecting, as a school, to help our food bank provide Thanksgiving baskets. We are also collecting soda can tabs to help out the Ronald McDonald House. We are constantly teaching our students the importance of reaching out to others. --~T-3tt::-~ -~_.,..~~~ F<Y-{MAION TEAM OF HOLY CROSS,ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI AND " :::-~ -3 ~=.5B'EP"'~--oATTENDAN ADVENTDAYI ADVENTPRAYER SERVICE MAKING OF AN ADVENT WREATH FOR YOUR HOME ADVENT BINGO BLESSING OF THE ADVENT WREATHS - REFRESHMENTS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 - ST. KEVIN PARISH - 1:00 PM TO 3:00 PM PRE-REGISTRATION IS NECESSARYTHAT ALL MATERIALS CAN BE ORDERED. $6.00 PER PERSON/FAMILY - CALL MADELYN MC BRIDE AT ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI RECTORY TO PRE-REGISTER SOCIAL COMMITTEE During this Thanksgiving season the social committee invites you to share what you are grateful for. Please list below what you are thankful for and return this form in the collection basket next week. Our list of blessings will be placed on the altar on Thanksgiving day and throughout the weekend. LIST OF BLESSINGS: He 024 4

6 BETWEEN 6:00 AND 7:00 PM ATr--~::_ = :- -.Ali ANNEX. ANYONE WISHING TOJOIN USCAN GOTOSG~---ilOSPice.org FOR RECIPES, OR JUST MAKE A CASSEROLE TIt - vc c.. PLEASE MARK THE CASSEROLE WITH THE DATE PREPA..:sJ : WITH ANY QUESTIONS. :- _ OU! WAYS TO MAKE MERCY REAL '* re some of what you have with those in need S;:udythe root causes of poverty. What keeps people poor? '* l:am what traps women and children in poverty *' 0: nteer at a shelter for those who are homeless J.ei!m about the growing gap between the haves and the have-nets in the u.s. why one child in five in the U.S. goes to bed hungry every night PEOPLE WHO ARE SAD OR SUFFERJNG -end to someone in times of difficulty,. S a meaj with someone who lives alone ~ those separated by distance and death '* ce for stronger laws against domestic violence I..e.a: core about the trafficking of women and children VISit wi1h those who are confined because of illness or age PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK AND INJURED * Grow in compassion for others and yourself * Sit patiently with someone who is sick or dying * Give support and comfort to families who are grieving * Offer a few hours to relieve someone who is a caregiver PEOPLE WHO ARE OPPRESSED * Challenge ideas and actions you believe to be wrong * Don't carry a grudge; go easy on yourself * Stand in solidarity with immigrants * Speak/lobby for those who have no one to speak for them * Oppose the death penalty STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNITY * Support women and men who struggle to raise families * Give others and yourself the room to make mistakes * When you pray, include the whole human family * Explore ways to be nonviolent in words and behaviors * Widen your view to include all races, ethnic groups and religions * Develop a more personal relationship with the Earth and all creation * Take responsibility and action for healing our wounded Earth HC 0245