They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened

Epiphany of the Lord
January 4, 2015
7851 – 54 th Avenue North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33709-2338
Fax: 727-547-2005
Phone: 727-546-3315
holycross7851@gmail.co
E-Mail: holycross7851@gmail.com
Website: www.holycrossrcc.co
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Reverend John D’Antonio, Pastor
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SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil
4:00 pm
Sunday Masses
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:30 pm in Spanish
Daily
8:00 am
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
on Sunday
11:30 am till 12:30 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
They prostrated themselves
and did him homage.
Then they opened their treasures
and offered him gifts of gold,
frankincense, and myrrh.
Holy Cross Catholic Church, St. Petersburg, FL
January 4, 2015
Epiphany of the Lord
Scripture Reflection:
Parish Office
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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
March for Life
We will have a bus trip to St. Augustine for the
Florida State March of Life sponsored by the
Diocese of St. Augustine.
It is a one day trip on Saturday, January 17
We will leave here at 6:00am and return by
8:00pm. It is important to keep the pro-life
message alive among our youth and their
parents and all our parishioners. The cost of the
trip for an adult (16 years old and up) is $30.00
per person; for teens between 12 and 16 years
old, $15.00 and for children under 12 years old
the trip is free. Children and teens must be
accompanied by a parent or other adult at least
25 years old.
All are welcome to attend.
Go to: www.marchforlifestaugustine.com for
more information about the march.
If you
would like to make a contribution to assist in
paying for the bus fare for a child/teen, please
contact the office or Merlita Jones at 399-2043.
Annual Jubilee Mass of Thanksgiving
Bishop Robert Lynch invites couples who will be
celebrating 25, 50 or more years of marriage
during 2015 to the annual Jubilee Mass at the
Cathedral of St. June the Apostle on Sunday,
February 8 at 3:00pm. If you wish to attend,
please contact the Parish Office by Friday,
January 16th.
In their thirst for knowledge of God,
the wise men from the East willingly left
everything, their home and country, in
pursuit of that quest.
In their diligent
search they were led to the source of true
knowledge - to Jesus Christ, the Light and
Wisdom of God.
When they found the
newborn King they humbly worshiped him
and gave him gifts fitting for a king….To
know and to encounter Jesus Christ is to
know God personally. In the encounter of
the wise men with Jesus we see the plan of
God to give his only Son as King and Savior,
not just for the Jewish people but for all the
nations as well. The Lord Jesus came that
both Jew and Gentile might find true and
lasting peace with God. Let us pray today
that Jew and Gentile alike will find the Lord
and Savior on their journey of life.
Word
Don Schwager© 2015 Servants of the Wor
Holy Cross 50th Anniversary
February 15, 2015
Bishop Lynch will be here to celebrate
Mass at 11:00am
Reception/Banquet will follow at
1:00pm
at Banquet Masters
13355 49th Street N
Clearwater
Tickets are now available in the Small
Hall after Sunday Mass or in the Parish
Office at a cost of $25.00 per person.
Bus transportation is being arranged at
a cost of $11.00.
Please contact Merlita Jones at
727-399-2043 or the Parish Office at
727-546-3315 with any questions.
Holy Cross Catholic Church, St. Petersburg, FL
January 4, 2015
Epiphany of the Lord
ABBREVIATIONS:
CC – Children’s Chapel, CH – Church,
CR – Combined Rooms, GR – Grotto, MR – Music Room,
PC – Parish Center, PO – Parish Office, RM – Room,
SH – Small Hall
THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
Saturday, January 3
3:00 pm Confessions - Fr. Gabe
4:00 pm Mass – Fr. John
Church
Church
Sunday, January 4
8:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
11:30 pm
12:30 pm
Church
Mass – Fr. John
Donuts, Bagels and Coffee
SH
Mass – Fr. John
Church
Church
Confessions – Fr. Oscar
Spanish Mass – Msgr Fregapane Church
Monday, January 5
8:00
5:55
6:30
7:00
am
pm
pm
pm
Mass – Fr. John
Bingo
Adult Catechism
Legion of Mary
Church
PC
RMS 1 & 2
RM 12
Tuesday, January 6
8:00 am
12:30 pm
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Mass – Fr. John
Church
Social Club
PC
Spanish Prayer Group Choir MR
Columbiettes Officer Meeting PO
Presence of God Rosary/Meeting CR
Wednesday, January 7
8:00 am Mass – Fr. John
9:00 am Bereavement Meeting
7:00 pm Sisters In Christ
Thursday, January 8
8:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
am
pm
pm
pm
Mass – Fr. Mangiafico
Baptism Class
Spanish Prayer Group Mass
Bishop Larkin K of C Meeting
Church
CC
RM 5
Church
RMS 1 & 2
Church
RM 11
Friday, January 9
8:00 am Mass – Fr. Mangiafico
8:30 am Divine Mercy Chaplet
Saturday, January 10
8:00
9:00
3:00
4:00
am
am
pm
pm
Mass – Fr. John
Sacramental Prep
Confessions- Fr. John
Mass –Fr. Gabe
Sunday, January 11
8:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
11:20 am
11:30 am
11:30 am
12:30 pm
Mass – Fr. Maloney
Donuts, Bagels & Coffee
Mass – Fr. John
Faith Formation Classes
Servites of Mary Meeting
Confession – Msgr Fregapane
Spanish Mass – Fr. Oscar
Church
Church
Saturday, January 3
8:00 am  Doug Sweeney
4:00 pm  Norman Blais
Sunday, January 4
8:00 am
Holy Cross Women’s Club
10:00 am
Holy Cross Parishioners
12:30 pm  Pedro Landeros Alvarez
Monday, January 5
8:00 am  Paul Aman and Ellen Balleau
Tuesday, January 6
8:00 am  Mother & Father of Ana & Alberto Santos
Wednesday, January 7
8:00 am  Ann Scattergood
Thursday, January 8
8:00 am  Dr. Michael Warhola
Friday, January 9
8:00 am  Louis Chiappetti
Saturday, January 10
8:00 am
4:00 pm  Adeline Engel
Sunday, January 11
8:00 am
Rummage Sale Workers
10:00 am
Holy Cross Parishioners
12:30 pm
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Stewardship Reflection
“They prostrated themselves and did him
homage. Then they opened their treasures and
offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and
Matthew 2:11
myrrh...” -
Notice the distinct order of events in the Magi’s visit.
First they knelt before Jesus and prayed to Him.
Then they presented Him with their gifts. We, too,
must take time to pray before we presume to present
our gifts to the Lord. We never know what gifts God
might be asking us to share. But when we kneel
before Him in prayer we will find the answer.
Attendance & Offertory for the Week of 12-21-2014
Church
ALL RMS
Church
Church
Church
SH
Church
ALL RMS
RM 4
Church
Church
4:00
8:00
10:00
12:30
Mass
pm
am
am
pm
Mail
TOTAL
Attendance
333
127
292
204
--845
Offering
$1,912.79
$1,264.90
$1,584.06
$602.37
$33.00
$5,397.12
Thank you for your continued generosity
Holy Cross Catholic Church, St. Petersburg, FL
Mass
Altar Servers
1/11/15
4:00 pm
J. Havelka
8:00 am
J. Slaughter
10:00 am
(L) J. Carrera
G. Haxton
Ivy Gray
Eucharistic
Ministers
January 4, 2015
Epiphany of the Lord
Readers
T Budniak
Lu Fitzpatrick
Le Fitzpatrick
P Fielder
S Tobin
W Tobin
K Harkins
M Dixon
B Arcand
S Pacheco
L Smith
B Carrick
T Chaoui
S Ferreira
R Hughes
M Jones
C Paul
J Havelka
G L’Eon
P Haines
S March
D
Kwiatkowski
NO class Sunday, January 4
Adult Confirmation Classes Now Forming!
Readings for the Week of January 4, 2015
The Epiphany of the Lord
Sunday
Is 60:1-6; Ps 72; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12
Monday
Saint John Neumann, Bishop
1 Jn 3:22—4:6; Ps 2; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
Tuesday Saint André Bessette, Religious
1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72; Mk 6:34-44
Wednesday Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest
1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72; Mk 6:45-52
Thursday 1 Jn 4:19—5:4; Ps 72; Lk 4:14-22a
Friday
1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147; Lk 5:12-16
Saturday 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149; Jn 3:22-30
The Baptism of the Lord
Sunday
Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 55:1-11; Ps 29 or
Is 12;Acts 10:34-38 or 1 Jn 5:1-9; Mk 1:7-11
Please go to our parish website for a further
explanation of tthe Sunday readings
readings:
www.holycrossrcc.com
Bringing home the word
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Knights of Columbus
All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast:
Please join us the 3rd Sunday of each month
beginning Sunday, January 18 after the 8:00 and
10:00 Masses for Pancakes. Only $3.50 per person.
First Basketball Free Throw:
Sunday, January 18 after the 12:30 Mass. All
Boys and Girls ages 9 – 14 are invited to participate.
Contact Grand Knight, Jose Carrera at 727-688-8110
for additional information.
The Office of Faith Formation is currently looking for
any adults that are Baptized Catholic, but not yet
confirmed. Contact us if this description fits you and
you're interested in becoming a fully initiated
Catholic.
RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults:
ARE YOU SOMEONE OR DO YOU KNOW
SOMEONE WHO…
Has expressed an interest in becoming
Catholic? Has a child over the age of seven who has
not been baptized? Was baptized Catholic as a child,
but has not celebrated the Sacraments of
Confirmation and Eucharist?
For information on either program, please
contact The Office of Faith Formation by phone 727546-9654 or email faithformation@holycrossrcc.com.
------------------------------------Adult Study of “The Catechism of the
Catholic Church”
St. Pope John Paul II wrote: “For catechesis to be
effective, it must be permanent, and it would be
quite useless if it stopped short at the threshold of
maturity, since catechesis, admittedly, under a
different form, proves no less necessary for adults.”
Come join us in our study of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church this Monday Evening at 6:30pm in
Classrooms 1 and 2.
Women’s Club
Our next Rummage Sale will be April 9, 10 & 11
Fr. John was recently presented a check in the
amount of $9,000 for Holy Cross Church with
proceeds from our Fall Rummage Sale.
The Rummage Sale shed is always open to
accept your donations. Please, NO TV’s, furniture,
mattresses, or computers.
Jewelry should be
dropped off at the Parish Office
Our next Membership Meeting will be Tuesday,
January 27 at 12:30pm. We will be collecting warm
items, such as jackets, sweaters, blankets, etc for
the homeless living in Tent City at Pinellas Hope.
Holy Cross Catholic Church, St. Petersburg, FL
One Community, an outreach of the Ministry of
Hospitality at Holy Cross, invites you to their next
community dinner after the 4:00pm Mass
Saturday, January 24th.
There is no cost for this dinner and 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
so we can provide more dinners for more people.
The dinner will be held in the Parish Center and will
end around 8:00pm.
Celebrate our love for one another!
Please contact Merlita Jones at (727)399-2043 with
questions or to volunteer.
St. Vincent de Paul - 548-9878
Today we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany, where
the Magi find the newborn king and offer him gifts of
gold, frankincense and myrrh.
In the spirit of the Magi, please put your gift in
the St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box so that
comfort and peace can once again be given to a
newborn child.
Suggested shopping list:
Canned vegetables, tuna, pasta sauce, noodles,
canned and package dinners, saltines and cookies
APA 2014 UPDATE
“One Faith, Guided in Prayer, Strengthened in Service”
2014 Parish Goal .........$67,360.00
Amount Pledged ..........$63,148.55
Total Donors - 342
Average Gift - $184.64
Percentage of Goal Paid - 89.33%
January 4, 2015
Epiphany of the Lord
Respect Life Sunday is Jan. 18th
January marks the 40th Anniversary of the Roe
versus Wade decision that has changed our country
in so many ways. Over 50 million innocent lives
have been lost. Over 50 million people created for a
purpose by God. We are turning to you as fellow
Catholics for your help.
Join us on January 18th in our Prayer Line in
front of our church to mark the
passage of Roe vs. Wade.
We want to show this generation that abortion is
wrong, that the lack of respect for life is invading
every part of our daily lives. As Christians we are
asked to stand up and defend the innocent. We will
be in front of the church, on 54th Ave. after every
Mass on that Sunday. Signs and prayers will be
available. Please join us for an hour or whatever
time you can give. We need to show people a
peaceful loving presence in defense of Life.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A HUGE TURN OUT ON
THIS DAY!!
Bingo
Mondays at 5: 55 pm
In our Handicap Accessible
Air Conditioned / Heated
Parish Center
Reasonably priced Sodas
Snacks and Sandwiches
Come early and bring your friends!
Amount Received ....... $60,169.76
These figures current as of December 26, 2014
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The Tree of Life is a unique opportunity to
remember all those who are dear to us, while at
the same time helping the church. If there is a
someone you would like to remember in a
special way, please call the Rectory Office at
546-3315 for information.
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