August 28, 2016 - Holy Cross Parish

HOLY CROSS CHURCH
1050 WILBER STREET
SOUTH BEND, IN 46628
HOLY CROSS PARISH
PARISH STAFF
PARISH OFFICE
Rev. Vincent J. Coppola, csc, Administrator
Rev. Edmund J. Sylvia, csc, Associate Pastor
Rev. Robert L. Epping, csc, (In Residence)
920 Wilber Street
South Bend, IN 46628
(574) 233-2179
Amy Noble, Liturgical Music Coordinator
Parish Office Hours:
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Kristen Hempstead McGann, Catechetical Leader
MASS SCHEDULE
Karen Trzaskowski Business Manager
Weekdays
M through F 8:15 a.m., Smith Center Mary Chapel, 920 Wilber Street
Administrative Assistants
Nancy Takach
Kathy Dawson
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL
Angela Budzinski, Principal
Michele Daugherty, Administrative Assistant
1020 Wilber Street, (574) 234-3422
www.holycrosscrusaders.org
MISSION STATEMENT
As disciples of Jesus who are inspired by the
Holy Spirit, we, the Roman Catholic Community
of Holy Cross Parish, strive to glorify God by
using our time, talent, and treasure in worship
and in service to all our brothers and sisters.
PRAYER LINE - (574) 232-7664
BULLETIN DEADLINE
12:00 noon Tuesday
please visit our website
http://www.hcssparish.org
Saturday 8:15 a.m., Smith Center Mary Chapel
Sunday Vigil
Saturday 5:00 p.m., Holy Cross Church
Sunday Schedule
8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m., Holy Cross Church
RECONCILIATION
Saturday 3:45pm—4:45pm in Holy Cross Church or by appointment.
HOLY HOUR
Wednesday 6:30pm—7:30pm in Holy Cross Church
BECOMING A CATHOLIC
Individuals interested in becoming Roman Catholic,
please call the parish office.
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
For information on the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist,
Reconciliation or Confirmation, please call the parish office.
MARRIAGE
Couples must contact the pastor and be registered in the
parish six months prior to their proposed wedding date.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Please contact the parish office before surgery, during
hospitalization, or if a person’s health declines.
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
AUGUST 28, 2016
THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
MASS INTENTIONS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sir 3:17-18. 20, 28-29 / Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a / Lk 14:1, 7;14
8:30am: NO MASS
10:30am: Leona Jordanek
[Ernie & Sue Tranberg]
 Arlene Kolakovich [Kathy Eggleson & Family]
7:00pm: NO MASS
MON., AUGUST. 29
Passion of St. John the Baptist
1 Cor 2:1-5 / Mk 6:17-29
Mary Chapel
8:15am: Intention of the Presider
TUES., AUGUST 30
Weekday
1 Cor 2:10b-16 / Lk 4:31-37
8:15am: Intention of the Presider
WED., AUGUST 31
Weekday
1 Cor 3:1-9 / Lk 4:38-44
8:15am:  Bettye Micinski
THURS., SEPTEMBER 1
Weekday
1 Cor 3:18-23 / L, 5:1-11
8:15am: Intention of the Presider
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
1 Cor 4:1-5 / Lk 5:33-39
8:15am: Poor Souls
11:30am: Parish Picnic and Farewell
to Fr. Bob
WED:
6:00pm: Catechist Mtg. / CC
6:30-7:30pm: Adoration / Church
SAT:
3:45-4:45pm: Confessions / Church
SUNDAY:
Pray for Fr. Bob as he transitions to
new duties and responsibilities for his
his Holy Cross Congregation community.
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Mary Chapel
Mary Chapel
[Family]
Mary Chapel
Weekday
Church
[Carmela Lacopo]
SAT., SEPTEMBER 3
St. Gregory, the Great
1 Cor 4:6b-15 / Lk 6:1-5
Chapel/Church
8:15am: Intention of the Presider
5:00pm:  Jerome Lukas
[Family]
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wis 9:13-18b / Phlm 9-10, 12-17 / Lk 14:25-33
8:30am: Carol Bogol
[Ryan Trzaskowski Family]
10:30am: Stephen McCance
[Wife & Family]
7:00pm: For Our Parishioners
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PECIAL MASS SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST 28: Please
join us as we celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for
Fr. Bob Epping, C.S.C. TODAY, AUG. 28 at 10:30 a.m. Our
two other Sunday Masses, the 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Masses will not be celebrated so that all may be present to
pray and worship together. Following the 10:30am Mass, all
are invited to the parish picnic to honor Fr. Bob as we thank
him for his leadership as pastor these past three years.
T
o help stock our St. Vincent de Paul Pantry, please
bring dry boxed potatoes/sides to Mass next week and
place it in the SVDP basket.
PARISH CONTRIBUTION DATA
July 2016 through June 2017
Week of August 21, 2016
Envelopes / Weekly:
$5,807.00
On-Line Giving:
$2,353.00
Amount collected to date:
TODAY:
$75,891.00
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oday is our Parish Picnic and Farewell to Fr. Bob.
Join the festivities and wish him well on his journey.
ather Bob’s Farewell Book Signing: The farewell
book will be available at the picnic this weekend for
all to express their thoughts as Fr. Bob transitions to his
new role as Superior General of the Congregation of Holy
Cross. Feel free to add a picture along with your words.
The book will also be available in the parish office during
the week.
L
OOKING AHEAD: September 4, 10:30am Mass:
Drawing of raffle tickets to one of the first three
Notre Dame home football games. Tickets are $5
each or 6 for $25. Winner receives two tickets to the
game against Nevada, Michigan State or Duke. Ticket
purchase available at the 8:30am & 10:30am weekend
Masses or in the school and parish offices. Proceeds to
benefit Holy Cross School Athletics.
September 7, 6:30pm: R.C.I.A. Classes begin in the
Smith Center Dining Room. If you are interested in learning more about our faith or know of someone who may be
searching for a deeper relationship with God and the
Church, call the parish, office, 233-2179.
September 8, 11:30am: Over 50 group makes its debut
beginning with Mass in the Smith Center Mary Chapel.
Lunch will follow and Fr. Vince will be guest speaker. So
that we might be properly prepared for the luncheon,
please contact John at 277-1312 or Dot at 287-1702 by
Friday, September 2, if interested in attending.
September 21, 6:45pm: Weekly catechesis begins in
the school for Grades 1-8. Days and times for children
ages 3-6 TBA. For more information contact Kristen
Hempstead McGann at kmcgann@hcssparish.org.
Please also contact Kristen if you would like to
become a catechist of children at Holy Cross Parish. We
provide training, resources and support.
H
oly Cross School Athletic Board: The athletic
board is looking for more people to join the board.
Please know that you do not have to have children in
sports or in school in order to be on the board. If you are
interested, please contact Shaun Daugherty by e-mail at
athletics@holycrosscrusaders.org as soon as possible.
FEATURED SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
What Is True Humility?
In today’s Gospel, Jesus censures people who take
the seats of honor at a feast. Take the least honorable
places, he tells them, and then the host can invite you to
a more honorable place. Jesus, of course, is rebuking
the pride of those people who go for the honorable
seats. But what is the solution to the problem of pride? If
you race your friends to the least honorable seat
because the reward for doing so is that you get one of
the best seats, isn’t this pride too?
So what is true humility? Well, think about pride.
There is a childish kind of pride, of course, where you
brag about your accomplishments while everybody else
tries to be polite enough not to roll their eyes while you
are talking.
And then there is also the grown-up version of that
childish pride. A multi-millionaire, for example, who explains that he is a self-made man has this kind of pride.
He has failed to notice all the gifts he has been given
that have helped him get where he is. He thinks he himself is responsible for the good he has.
A more complicated kind of pride can be found in a
person who knows that all his good comes from the
grace of God. But he is sure that God has given such
grace to him and not to his neighbors, because God
knew that he, unlike his stupid worldly neighbors, would
make good use of God’s gifts.
Finally, the worst and most sophisticated kind of
pride is found in the Pharisee of today’s Gospel who
thanked God that he was not like other men, especially
not like that sinner, the publican. The Pharisee knew
that every good in him was a gift from God. But he was
glad that he had God’s gifts and that the publican didn’t.
The Pharisee liked looking down on the publican.
Here is what humility is, then. It is recognizing that
every good in yourself is a gift from God and is meant to
be given back to the Lord by being shared with others.
You can’t get true humility by racing for the least honorable seat. If the least honorable seat is, in the Lord’s
view, the best place to be seated, then true humility requires your sharing it with others in gratitude to the Lord
who gave it.
Fr. Vince
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The diocesan Office of Family Life is hosting a 12week spiritual enrichment program for adults who
have experienced divorce. Based on the popular Catholic's Divorce Survival Guide, the program will
begin on Tuesday, September 6, from 7:00- 9:00pm, at
the Saint John Paul II Center in Mishawaka and
continue every Tuesday evening through November
22. The cost of the program is $20.00, which includes a
participant journal and refreshments. To register, please
contact the Office of Family Life at (574) 234-0687 or
email haustgen@diocesefwsb.org.
KANIEWSKI FUNERAL HOME, 277-4444
BECOMING A LECTOR or EXTRARDINARY MINISTER OF
HOLY COMMUNION AT HOLY CROSS CHURCH
Have you ever considered being a Lector or Extraordinary
Minister of Holy Communion at Holy Cross Church? If you’re
like most, the answer might have been maybe but then
reflecting on your unworthiness, we decline the invitation.
Well, the truth is that we are all unworthy of being ministers
of the Lord if it were not for God’s grace. By the Lord’s grace
we are called into the mystery of God’s interaction through
Word and Sacrament. The unfathomable love God has for
us, the love that God is for us, invites us to become more
involved in the life of the Church and in our community.
We, therefore, would like to extend an invitation to you to
pray and think about becoming a Lector or Extraordinary
Minister of Holy Cross. We are in need of ministers for all
Masses, especially the 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday Masses.
Training for both ministries is required and is offered throughout the year. Please call Kathy Dawson at the parish office for
information regarding upcoming trainings.
LECTORS
Lectors bring life to the written Word of God. Those who
proclaim God's word in the liturgy are known as Ministers of
the Word or Lectors. Answering the call to become a lector
enters one into a deeper relationship with God as He is
revealed in sacred scripture. Lectors commit to ongoing faith
formation and training activities that prepare them for the calling to the ministry.
To be lector is a commitment of
service.
Basic Requirements & Responsiblities:
 Confirmed Catholic and registered member of the parish
 High School aged and older
 Feel called by the Holy Spirit to proclaim God's Word
 Prepare and proclaim God's Word for assigned liturgies
 Attend annual lector formation/training once a year
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION
Extraordinary Ministers of Communion are ministers of
both the bread and the cup. They are not simply distributing
items to individuals, but participating in an essential moment
in the mystery of faith, a moment of inviting others and self to
recognize and reverence the body of Christ in its many dimensions.
The role of Eucharistic Ministers seems simple enough: to
minister the Body and Blood of Christ to the assembled
faithful. In reality, the role of each Eucharistic Minister is to
draw faith from the people of God, to become more and more
like the Body and Blood of Christ. Eucharistic Ministers are
called not only to minister the Body and Blood of Christ, but
also to take on Christ’s likeness. The ministers accomplish
this by strengthening their faith from within and sharing it with
the faithful at communion.
Right to Life Annual Benefit Dinner: Our parish will be
reserving a table for ten at the Century Center in South Bend.
The cost is $100 for each individual and will take place on
Thursday, October 6 beginning at 5 p.m. with a reception and
continuing with dinner from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Or, if you prefer,
individuals and families may reserve a table of their own.
Information about the Right to Life Ministry, the Benefit Dinner
and the Guest Sign-Up list is available at the Right to Life
Information Table in the church.