Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 4, 2015 We adore you O Christ and we bless you; by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. 7851 54 th Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida 33709-2338 Phone: 727-546-3315 Fax: 727-547-2005 E-Mail: Website: com Reverend John D Antonio, Pastor M A S S S C H E D U L E Saturday Vi 4:00 pm Sunday Masses 10:00 am 12:30 pm Spanish Mass Daily Monday Saturday l Holy Cross Pumpkin Patch October 4-31, 2015 on the grounds of our Church Mass with Anointin 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 Sponsored by Knights of Columbus and St. Petersburg Catholic High School
Parish Office Parish Phone 727-546-3315 Parish Office Hours Monday through Thursday 8:30 am 3:30 pm Friday 8:30 am Noon Parish Office E-Mail holycross7851@gmail.com Faith Formation 727-546-9654 Parish Secretary Robin V. Riley Prayer Line Call Parish Office at 727-546-3315 SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: In today s Gospel Jesus teaches us about the sacredness of marriage; a covenant that is a gift from God. Our relationships with our spouses, family, friends, coworkers, and those in our community of faith are all gifts from God. Jesus reminds us today that it is the hardened heart that damages or breaks up relationships. Good stewards understand the holiness of relationships and pray for the love, patience, understanding and kindness necessary to sustain those relationships. Take time out to prayerfully reflect on your relationships this week. Is your stewardship of these relationships as God intended? What relationships need to be healed and reconciled? International Catholic Stewardship Council Holy Cross FAST Ministry Members are invited to attend the FAST Annual Assembly New Parish App Coming Soon! Next week, Holy Cross will launch our own app for Apple and Android smart phones. This will allow us to better communicate with you throughout the week and keep you updated with relevant parish news or updates. The app is very well designed and very intuitive. It will be a great resource for parishioners by providing daily Mass readings, Catholic news and prayers, convenient prayer and Confession reminders, our bulletins and more. We hope for our new app to be a tool for fostering stronger parish life at Holy Cross and better engaging the New Evangelization. Sep. 20 2015 Offertory Analysis Mass Time Attendance Amount Percentage Average 4:00 PM 175 $1623.07 33.78% $9.27 8:00 AM 117 923.00 19.21 7.89 10:00 AM 238 1424.80 29.65 5.99 12:30 PM 137 813.78 16.94 5.94 Mail X 20.00 0.42 X Total 667 $4804.65 100% X Monday, October 12 th - 7:00pm Holy Family Catholic Church 200 78th Avenue NE, St Petersburg. Please call Janis O'Connor for details. God bless you This Is The Year! 40 Days for Life is in full swing and we are thankful for your participation! Holy Cross next day at the clinic will be Wednesday, October 14 If you are unable to sign up for this day, please stand at the clinic any other day during the campaign. Remember, your prayers are always needed. Contact Kay Mandalinich at 727-235-0508 for more information. Midway Rally Potluck: Tuesday, October 13, 6:30pm at Gulf Coast Community Church 555 76 th Ave N, St Petersburg Join us for food, fellowship and prayer as we reach our half way point!
ABBREVIATIONS: CC Children s Chapel, CH Church, CR Combined Rooms, EFL East Front Lawn, MR Music Room, PC Parish Center, PL Parking Lot, PO Parish Office, RM Room, SH Small Hall THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Saturday, October 3 10:00 am Spanish Choir Practice MR 12:00 pm Pumpkin Patch Delivery EFL 3:00 pm Confessions Fr. John Church 4:00 pm Mass Fr. John Church Sunday, October 4 Mass Fr. John Church 9:00 am Coffee, Donuts & Bagels SH 10:00 am Mass Fr. John Church 12:00 8:30 pm Pumpkin Sales EFL 11:00 am Faith Formation Classes ALL RMS 12:30 pm Spanish Mass TBA Church Monday, October 5 Mass Fr. John Church 9:00 am Respect Life RM 3 5:55 pm Bingo PC Tuesday, October 6 Mass Msgr Fregapane Church 7:00 pm Columbiettes Officer Mtg PO 7:00 pm Presence of God Rosary CR 7:30 pm Presence of God Meeting CR Wednesday, October 7 Mass Msgr Fregapane Church 9:00 am Bereavement Meeting CC 7:00 pm Sisters In Christ CR Thursday, October 8 Mass Msgr Fregapane Church Friday, October 9 Mass Fr. Mangiafico Church 8:30 am Divine Mercy Chaplet Church Saturday, October 10 Mass Fr. John Church 9:00 am 12:00 pm Car Wash PL 9:00 am 12:00 pm Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast 9:00 am 8:30 pm Pumpkin Sales EFL 10:00 am Spanish Choir Practice MR 3:00 pm Confession Fr. John Church 4:00 pm Mass Fr. John Church 5:30 pm Columbus Day Dinner/Dance PC Sunday, October 11 Mass Fr. John Church 9:00 am Bagels, Coffee & Donuts SH 10:00 am Mass Fr. Scurti Church 11:00 am Faith Formation Classes ALL RMS 11:30 am Service of Mary Meeting PO 12:00 8:30 pm Pumpkin Sales EFL 12:30 pm Spanish Mass TBA Church Saturday, October 3 4:00 pm Liz Caldana Sunday, October 4 Holy Cross Women s Club 10:00 am Holy Cross Parishioners 12:30 pm Alfredo Betancourt Monday, October 5 Tuesday, October 6 Wednesday, October 7 Andrew J. Schultz, Jr. Thursday, October 8 Friday, October 9 Mario Floresca Saturday, October 10 4:00 pm Ana Carrera Sunday, October 11 Knights of Columbus Council l4815 10:00 am Holy Cross Parishioners 12:30 pm Stewardship Reflection Stewardship is the way God has expected His people to live since the beginning of time. Recognizing that everything we have is a gift from God. Everything we have and everything we do is a direct result of some gift that God has placed in our hands. Attendance & Offertory for the Week of 9-27-2015 Mass Attendance Offering 4:00 pm 178 $1,475.87 121 $1,027.00 10:00 am 235 $1,722.00 12:30 pm 137 $585.27 Mail --- $100.00 TOTAL 671 $4,910.14 Thank You for your continued generosity.
Mass 10/11/15 Altar Servers 4:00 pm A Walker W Walker Eucharistic Ministers T Budniak Lu Fitzpatrick Le Fitzpatrick W Tobin S Tobin P Fiedler K Harkins J Slaughter S Pacheco Sister Michael Patrick A Flexon 10:00 am J Carrera (L) G Haxton I Gray M Trano C Walker J Alvarez T Chaoui M Dixon S Ferreira RM Hughes Readers B Arcand P Carroll A Convery W Grieco T Fitzpatrick G Ramnarine Pumpkin Patch Events this week: Purchase your pumpkin: Sunday thru Friday - 12:00pm 8:30pm Saturday 9:00am - 8:30pm Saturday - Fun, Food and More Fun: Carwash - - 9:00am 12:00pm Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast 9:00am 12:00pm Columbus Day Dinner/Dance sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Readings for the Week of October 4, 2015 Sunday 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gn 2:18-24; Ps 128; Heb 2:9-11; Mk 10:2-16 or 10:2-12 Monday Jon 1:1 2:2, 11; Jon 2; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday Saint Bruno, Priest; Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, Virgin Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday Our Lady of the Rosary Jon 4:1-11; Ps 86; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1; Lk 11:5-13 Friday Saint Denis, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs; Saint John Leonardi, Priest Jl 1:13-15, 2:1-2; Ps 9; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday Jl 4:12-21; Ps 97; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday 28 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 7:7-11; Ps 90; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17-27 Please go to our parish website for a further explanation ation of the Sunday readings: www.holycrossrcc.com Saturday, October 10 5:30 p.m. Parish Center Menu: Salad, Garlic Bread, Garlic Rosemary Chicken, Baked Ziti, Dessert, Beverage $12.00 Per Person Tickets available after Mass on Sunday and at the Parish Office during the week. Other upcoming events: Pumpkin Decorating Bake Sale Hot Dogs/Hamburger Lunch All Saints Parade Trunk & Treat Harvest Dinner/Dance Watch for dates and details St. Vincent de Paul 548-9878 APA 2015 UPDATE My Good and Faithful Servant 2015 Parish Goal...$74,096.00 Amount Pledged...$56,051.15 Total Donors 287 Average Gift - $195.30 Percentage of Goal Paid 66.82% Amount Received... $49,507.65 These figures current as of September 23, 2015 Remember that every dollar that exceeds our parish goal is returned to us for the enhancement of our own parish ministry. As you put your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul s poor box, know that you are serving Christ s poor ones. Thank you for your financial and food donations, may God continue to bless you. Suggested Shopping List: Canned vegetables, jello, pudding, pasta noodles, sauces, canned and package dinners, tuna canned meats, toilet paper, saltines and cookies.
Rosary Makers Our Lady s Rosary Makers was founded in 1949 by Xaverian Brother Sylvan Mattingly, C.F.X. on the premise that he would teach people to make rosaries and distribute them freely to missionaries. OLRM provides support, resources, and materials in the spirit of Br. Sylvan s mission and vision. It is a member driven, non-profit, Catholic lay apostolate. The diverse and active members spread devotion through the Immaculate Heart of Mary by making and sharing the Rosary with the world s spiritually needy. The Rosary Makers at Holy Cross gather on the 3 rd Wednesday of each month to make rosaries with supplies funded by Holy Cross Women s Club. Instructions for making the rosaries are given, then most members take the supplies home to make rosaries. Approximately 150 250 rosaries are shipped to various missions around the United States. If you are interested in joining this project, please contact Patty Liguori at 727-946-9402. New Start Offered for Ex-Offenders Monday, October 19 Designed to assist ex-offenders start over in our community, Showcase of Services takes place from 9:00am to 2:00pm at the Pinellas Technical Education Center (PTEC), located at 901 34 th Street S, St. Petersburg. There is no charge for this event, registration is not required. This fair spotlights over 40 social service agencies, many providing direct on the spot services or referrals. Other agencies share information for later use such as clothing and employment referrals. Exoffenders receive help writing resumes and other career counseling services. For additional info on the Showcase of Services, the Pinellas Ex-Offender Re- Entry Coalition, or to interview a success story please visit www.exoffender.org. Not a registered member of Holy Cross? You are still welcome to attend or help with any project or event of our Parish even if you have not registered as a member. You just may want to become part of our family. Holy Cross Women s Club Next Rummage Sale November 12 13 14 The Rummage Shed is open 7 days a week on the East rear side of the Parish Center. Donations are needed and appreciated. Jewelry should be dropped off at the Parish Office. NO COMPUTERS OR TV S, PLEASE. We do not have room to store furniture and will gladly accept items on set up days. RUMMAGE SALE HELP NEEDED: All are welcome to assist during our set-up days, Tuesday and Wednesday as well as during the sale. We will be in need of cashiers and baggers, along with many other duties for the sale. You may call Sharon Schweikle at 546-5778 or Kathy Harkins at 544-2275. Lap Robe Project: Do you crochet or knit? We would appreciate your help in making lap robes for Jacaranda Nursing Home. If not crafty, 4-Ply Acrylic Yarn is needed or cash to purchase the yarn for this project. Please contact Kathy Harkins at 545-2275 for more information. B-I-N-G-O Mondays at 5: 55 pm Held in Handicap Accessible Air Conditioned Parish Center Reasonably priced Sodas, Snacks and Sandwiches Come early and bring your friends! Please Support Our Advertisers Please use the goods and services of our bulletin advertisers, for without their financial support our bulletin would not be possible. Remember to tell an advertiser that you saw their ad in our bulletin so they know the ad is working! Help is always appreciated!
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