What is the greatest rule of life?

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1 Page 1 #623 October 29, 2017 Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time This Week at Holy Cross; Monday; CRCIA & RCIA Tuesday; HCS Halloween Parade Wednesday; Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Thursday; Evening Adoration Thursday; Men s Group Thursday; Mass of Remembrance Friday; HCS Open House Inside this Issue Holy Cross School Mass 2 Holy Cross Men s Group 2 Holy Cross School Open House Remember To Change Your Clocks Holy Cross Mass Book 2 Thanksgiving Food Drive 3 Book Of Remembrance 3 Memorial Votive Candles 4 The Love of the Lord Is Everlasting Masses of Christian Burial At Holy Cross Mass Intentions 4 Please Pray For The Sick Of The Parish Calendar At A Glance What is the greatest rule of life? Stewardship October 22, 2017 Offertory $12, Electronic Giving $1, Alms $78.69 Candles $ Thank You Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time God loves us wholly, completely and perfectly for our sake, there is no limit, no holding back, no compromising on his part. His love is not subject to changing moods or circumstances. When God gives, he gives generously, abundantly, freely and without setting conditions to the gift of his love. His love does not waver, but is firm, consistent and constant. He loves us in our weakness, in our fallen and sinful condition. That is why the Father sent his only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to redeem us from slavery to sin and its disordered cravings, desires, passions and addictions. God the Father always seeks us out to draw us to his throne of mercy and help. "Lord Jesus, your love surpasses all. Flood my heart with your love and increase my faith and hope in your promises. Help me to give myself in generous service to others as you have so generously given yourself to me." Word of Life For the times we doubt the value of our lives, may we rest in the awareness that we are infinitely loved and that God has a plan for our lives. Mass of Remembrance Each year on the Feast of All Souls, the Holy Cross Parish community prays for our parishioners who were called home to the Lord in the past year, and who had a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at Holy Cross. We invite you to join us for a special Mass for our beloved dead. The names of the departed will be read and a candle lit for each of them on Thursday, November 2nd at 7:00 PM in Holy Cross Church. Anyone who has lost a loved one is encouraged to attend. Refreshments and fellowship will follow after Mass.

2 October 29, 2017 Page 2 #623 Holy Cross School Mass The Feast of All Saints is a Holy Day of Obligation. Holy Cross will celebrate a Holy Cross School Mass for All Saints Day on Wednesday, November 1st at 9:00 AM in the Church. Everyone is welcome to celebrate mass with us! Holy Cross Men s Group Join us on November 2, at 7:30 PM, our topic will be Blessed John Henry Newman, Part II The Convert Is there any truth in matters of religion? Should the Church simply retreat in the face of the challenges of culture? John Henry Newman came into the Church as a convert and used his prodigious intellectual gifts to help the Church better understand its identity and mission and engage the challenges of a secular age. Please join us, new members are always welcome! Holy Cross School National Blue Ribbon School Open House For Prospective Families Pre K - Grade 8 Friday, November 3rd, 9:00-10:30 AM A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE Remember To Change Your Clocks! Don t forget, Daylight Savings Time ends at 2:00 AM on Sunday, November 5th. Remember to set your clocks back one hour before going to sleep next Saturday, November 4th. Holy Cross Mass Book The Holy Cross book of mass intentions has been filled through the end of this year. We will open the 2018 Mass Book and begin accepting mass intentions in December. Please consider a Memorial Votive Candle to commemorate a loved one. Memorial Votive Candles Holy Cross Memorial Candles burn from Friday to Friday in our Prayer Garden, in front of the Blessed Mother Statue. Your intention is announced at the Saturday 9:00 AM Mass. Memorial Candles and Cards are available at the Parish Office and on our Parish Website. A Memorial Candle donation is $20.

3 October 29, 2017 Page 3 #623 Thanksgiving Food Drive Sponsored by the Holy Cross Social Concerns/Justice Committee November 11-19, 2017 To benefit Local Agencies and Families Please donate the following items: Canned or Dry Soup / Tuna / Juice / Canned Vegetables & Fruit / Cereal / Instant Potatoes / Rice / Pasta / Tomato Sauce/ Stuffing / Gravy / Cranberry Sauce / Peanut Butter / Jelly / Cocoa / Coffee / Tea / Puddings / Jell-O / Cookies / Crackers Donations should be brought to the kitchen in the St Joseph Room, using the outside lower level stairwell, between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Due to lack of space we are unable to refrigerate or freeze turkeys or hams. Monetary donation for the purchase of turkeys and hams may be brought to the Parish Office. Book of Remembrance Not only on All Souls Day, but for the entire month of November, a remembrance book will be placed in the vestibule of the Church in which anyone may write the name of a deceased family member or friend. We will pray for them at each mass during November, the month of All Souls. Thank You From St. Anthony of Padua Church Dear Parishioners, On behalf of St. Anthony of Padua Church and the Social Concerns Ministry Food Bank, we wish to thank you for your generous donation to the Food Bank, It is greatly appreciated. God Bless you! Fr. Al sends his thanks and blessing. Holy Cross Pergola Column Donations Consider dedicating a Pergola column in gratitude or prayerful memory of someone. Contact the Parish Office for details. Holy Cross Prayer Garden Memorial Bricks Donate a Memorial Brick in the Holy Cross Prayer Garden in memory of a deceased loved one, in esteem of someone living, in thanksgiving for favors and graces received. Pavers can be ordered online from our Parish Website or you may stop by the Parish Office. Donations for Memorial Bricks are $400 each. Looking Ahead to November November 1st Holy Day of Obligation, HCS Mass November 2nd Mass of Remembrance 7:00 PM November 3rd Holy Cross School Open House November 10th Holy Cross School Closed November 11th Thanksgiving Food Drive Begins! November 18th Stars For Jesus tags will be available November 19th Hospitality Sunday November 23rd Thanksgiving Day Mass 9:00 AM

4 October 29, 2017 Page 4 #623 Memorial Votive Candles October 27th thru November 3rd Martin B. McCann, Jr. (M/M William Lista) Timothy Quill (M/M William Lista) Jan Kaiser (M/M Dennis Nitka) Janet Kaiser (Attardi Family) Janet Kaiser (M/M George Kabash) Lawrence W. Roberts (Modin Family) Sheila Hobson & James J. Straine, Sr. (HCS 8th Grade Class) Pierce Jarck, Jr. (Lori Zucker) Ernest J. Dragos (Esther Lovas) Pierce Jarck, Jr. (Palmeri Family) Janet Kaiser (Sugg Family) The Love of the Lord Is Everlasting Masses of Christian Burial At Holy Cross GORDON GLOVER KEVIN JOSEPH HUNT THERESA O DONNELL SUSAN P. VILLAPIANO CAMILLE ANNE GALARDI VAITI MARGARET PEG McNULTY THOMAS JOSEPH RICCO ADELAIDE C. BENNETT REGINA A. COOKIE GILLIGAN PATRICK LORDI JOHN J. JACK PRESTON Mass Intentions Saturday, October 28 9:00 AM Amy Clark (Jen Walsh) And Dawn Garavente (Tami, Nick & John Nadine & Bob) 5:00 PM Regina "Cookie" Gilligan (Rue Family) Sunday, October 29 8:00 AM Sandra Lee Staley (Lerner Family) 10:30 AM Thomas Kelleher (Family) 12:00 PM Jim Gilboy (M/M Tom McBrady) 5:00 PM James J. Maguire, Sr. (M/M Paul Sperber & Family) Monday, October 30 9:00 AM Raymond Tierney (McLean Family) Tuesday, October 31 9:00 AM Timothy Quill (Drastal Family) Wednesday, November 1 9:00 AM Frank Sorace (Family) And William Gannon (Family) Thursday, November 2 9:00 AM For The Deceased of Holy Cross Parish Friday, November 3 9:00 AM Dawn Garavente (The Friday Rosary Girls) Saturday, November 4 9:00 AM Dawn Garavente (Horan Family) 5:00 PM Michael Lemongello (M/M Hank Shaheen) Sunday, November 5 8:00 AM Lisa Kelly (M/M Brian Kelly) 10:30 AM Neil DeSena (M/M Michael Bailey) 12:00 PM James J. Maguire, Sr. (Joe & Darrah Kenney) 5:00 PM Francis Colliers (M/M Robert Gray) KATHRYN McCUE ABEL LEONARD JOSEPH BLASUCCI THOMAS X. KELLY JAMES ROBERT FILIP JOHN F. BOMENSATT ANTHONY FRANCIS RIZZETTA MARGARET JULIANO REYNOLDS PETER J.IZZO, JR. FRANCIS FRANK JOSEPH KELLY ANN McLAUGHLIN GUNTHER MILDRED MONTALBANO MARGARET SCHNEIDER QUIRK Please Pray for the Sick of the Parish Our of respect for the privacy of the person who is ill and keeping in mind the HIPPA Laws, we can only publish prayer requests from the ill person or their guardian, with the permission of the ill person. We review the list every three months. Call with concerns! Catherine O Malley, Ann Connor, Eleanor Blass, Sophia Gonzales, Joey Weikel, John Wizeman, Marisa Murphy, Daniel Bonifacio, Jennifer Denis, Dawn Lloyd, Sandra Foster, Alessandra Giunta, Msgr. James Innocenzi, Lindley McCarthy, Maria Incremona, Sean Ring, Elenmarie Dunn and Lori Lettieri

5 October 29, 2017 Page 5 #623 Monday, October 30 RCIA Session, Children 4:00 PM & Adults at 6:30 PM (PO) SOR 7th Grade, 6:30 PM Tuesday, October 31 Tuesday Prayer Group, 12:30 3:30 PM (St. Joseph Room) Holy Cross School Halloween Parade, 1 PM Wednesday, November 1 Holy Cross Youth Ministry, 6:30 PM (Gymatorium) Thursday, November 2 Bible Study 9:45 AM (St. Joseph Rm.) Thursday Evening Adoration, 6:00-7:00 PM (HCC) HC Youth Choir, Practice 3:30 PM (Church choir loft) HC Adult Choir Call, 6:15 PM Mass Of Remembrance, 7:00 PM Holy Cross Men s Group, 7:30 PM (St. Joseph Room) Friday, November 3 Holy Cross School - Open House, 9-10:30 AM Saturday, November 4 Mass 9:00 AM, Confession and Novena after Mass Sunday, November 5 SOR Classes 9:00 AM HC Youth Choir Singing at 10:30 Mass Mass Sitters SOR 8th Grade, 4:15 PM Calendar at a Glance Monday, November 6 RCIA Session, Children 4:00 PM & Adults at 6:30 PM (PO) Tuesday, November 7 Tuesday Prayer Group, 12:30 3:30 PM (St. Joseph Room) SOR Classes, 4:00 PM Wednesday, November 8 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, 9:45 AM - 4:00 PM Holy Cross Youth Ministry, 6:30 PM (Gymatorium) Thursday, November 9 Bible Study 9:45 AM (St. Joseph Rm.) Holy Cross School, noon dismissal Thursday Evening Adoration, 6:00-7:00 PM (HCC) HC Adult Choir, rehearsal 7:10 PM Holy Cross Men s Group, 7:30 PM (St. Joseph Room) Friday, November 10 Holy Cross School Closed For Parent/Teachers Conferences Saturday, November 11 Mass 9:00 AM, Confession and Novena after Mass Thanksgiving Food Drive Begins This Weekend! Sunday, November 12 Thanksgiving Food Drive Begins This Weekend! HC Adult Choir Call, 9:45 AM Mass Sitters FORMED.ORG The Catholic Faith On Demand Discover all the best Catholic content in one place. Entertaining movies, enlightening programs, inspiring talks, and a great selection of popular ebooks, all just a click away! Take advantage of your FREE subscription to FORMED. It s EASY and FREE to Register! Visit Formed.org with a web browser Click on Register (lower right of page) Enter Parish Access Code: FGZHRX Enter your and create a password (you need this to login later) Enjoy and share with others. Downey Side Make a difference in the life of a Foster Care Child, apply to adopt through Downey Side. Call Sr. Elizabeth, or sister.engel@gmail.com. Catholic Woman of Zion You are invited to a day of Mass, prayers, music, speaker, sharing, networking and prayers for healing on Saturday, November 11th at St. William The Abbot, Howell. Fr. Sullivan will speak about The Mary s of the Bible. Admission is $20 and includes lunch. Come and bring a friend! Register at x777 by , or register online at; Separated And Divorced Catholics Our Surviving the Holidays seminar is especially for people who are separated and divorced. Two seminars will be offered. You can attend one or both, as they will be slightly different. Join us on Wed., November 15 and Wed., December 13 from 7-9 PM at the Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven. For details and to register, please healfromdivorcetoday@gmail.com.