COVER SHEET Holy Cross 511602

COVER SHEET
CHURCH NAME:
Holy Cross
511602
626 County Route 22
Middletown, NY 10940
PHONE:
845-355-4439
CONTACT PERSON:
Doreen Whitbeck
EMAIL ADDRESS:
doreenwhitbeck@holycrosschurch.ws
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SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION:
March 17, 2013
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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: REVISED
ADMINISTRATOR
Rev. Michael G. Cedro
DEACONS
Robert Buckner
Donald Prendergast
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Lena Ventre
RCIA/ADULT FAITH FORMATION
Nancy Mazany
Holy Cross Church
South Centerville, N.Y.
Mailing Address
626 County Route 22
Middletown, N.Y. 10940
845-355-4439 Fax: 845-355-4709
March 17, 2013
MASS SCHEDULE
HOLY CROSS
Saturday: 5:30 PM
Sunday: 7:45, 10:45 AM
Daily: Tuesday: 7:30 AM
Wednesday & Thursday 9:00 AM
OUR LADY OF THE SCAPULAR
Sunday: 9:15 AM
BAPTISMS
Baptisms are celebrated at Holy
Cross on the 3rd Saturday of each
month at 12:00 noon, unless otherwise announced, except during
Advent and Lent. Parents are required to attend an instructional
meeting which is held on the first
Monday of the month at 7:00 PM
at Holy Cross. Please call the office to register.
HOLY DAYS: As announced
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Monday: 4-9 PM
Friday: 6-11AM
RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 4:30 - 5:15 PM at Holy
Cross or by appointment
HEALTH MINISTRY/PRAYER CHAIN
For information or help call
726-3222
Our Lady of the Scapular
Unionville, N.Y.
MARRIAGES
Please contact the office at least 6
months in advance to make arrangements.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
Please contact the office for the
Sacrament of the Anointing of the
Sick and Communion for the
homebound.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
355-6255
Religious Education classes are
held on Tuesday and Wednesday
as follows:
Grades K-4: 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Grades 5-8: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Tuesday - 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM
Wednesday - 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM
Thursday - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Friday - 9:00 to 12:00 Noon
Other times by appointment
Fifth Sunday of Lent
March 17, 2013
I consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of
knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. — Philippians 3:8
Saturday,
Holy Cross
Sunday,
Holy Cross
March 16
5:30 PM
March 17
7:45 AM
10:45 AM
O. L. Scapular 9:15 AM
Monday,
March 18
Holy Cross
9:00 AM
Marie Albert Lombardi
Leon Paffenroth
Mark Travers Sr
Catherine Massari
St. Cyril of Jerusalem
For The People of Holy Cross &
Our Lady of The Scapular
Tuesday,
March 19 St. Joseph
Holy Cross
7:30 AM Jill Coghalan (Living)
Wednesday, March 20
Holy Cross
9:00 AM Helen Rella (Living)
Thursday,
March 21
Holy Cross
9:00 AM Msgr. Gerardo Colacicco (Living)
Saturday,
March 23 St. Turibius of Mogrovejo
5:30 PM Helen Glynn
Sunday,
March 24
Holy Cross
7:45 AM James Dembeck
11:15 AM John Behler
O. L. Scapular 9:30 AM
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
During the Season of Lent we will pray the Stations of the
Cross at 7pm as follows:
March 22nd
at O.L. of the Scapular
March 29th
at Holy Cross
PARENTING GROUP
March 20th, Easter Party. The group meets Wednesday’s
9:30-11am in the parish center. The group is for parents with
young children. There are speakers/group discussions.
WE BELIEVE
As the Year of Faith continues, Catholics are called to go back
to the documents that teach the faith. We are especially encouraged to read the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the
documents of the Second Vatican Council.
Fortified by so many and such powerful means of salvation, all
the faithful, whatever their condition or state, are called by the
Lord, each in his own way, to that perfect holiness whereby the
Father himself is perfect (Lumen Gentium, “the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church,” 11).
YEAR OF FAITH FAMILY FOCUS
Place your family’s crucifix in the center of your table. Ask
each family member to write the name of someone they would
like to pray for on a slip of paper and place it at the foot of Jesus. Talk about the power of prayer and how we pray not for
“stuff” but to nourish our relationship with God.
PRAYER LIST
Pray for those who are ill or in need of prayers: Florence Henderson, Robin Schmick, Susan Schmick, Brendan Loughrey,
Jeannette Ehrenborg, Carolyn Behler, Morgan Wilson, Rosemary Joy, Edwin Murphy, William Mautner, Gracie Sarraco,
Robert Turse.
PRAYERS FOR THOSE FIGHTING THE WAR
Let us pray for all those fighting in the war, and their families.
The candle by the tabernacle reminds us that these brave people
continue to fight for our freedom & safety. Please remember
especially: Sean, Daniel & Peter Fitzgerald, Dan Hall, Ralph
Cocco “LaMarca”. And let us pray for peace.
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — See, I am doing something new! (Isaiah 43:1621) or Ezekiel 37:12-14.
Psalm — The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled
with joy (Psalm 126) or Psalm 130.
Second Reading — I have been taken possession of by Christ
Jesus (Philippians 3:8-14) or Romans 8:8-11.
Gospel — Go, and from now on do not sin any more
(John 8:1-11) or John 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45].
FOOD PANTRY
Food Pantry is in need of the following items: peanut butter,
jelly, cereal, toiletries, baby wipes, spaghetti sauce,
Shoprite Cards or anything else that is on sale. Thanks for your
donation.
CALLING ALL FASHIONISTAS
The Ladies Confraternity will sponsor a Fashion Show and
Luncheon on Saturday, April 6th at the Parish Center from
1-4pm. All proceeds will benefit the Ladies Confraternity Holy
Cross Parish High School Scholarship Award. There will be a
door prize and raffles. Tickets are $20 which includes, Quiche,
salad, dessert and beverages. Bring your friends for a nice afternoon out. Tickets will be sold after all Masses or call Joan 7263832 or Jeanne 726-3569. No tickets will be sold at the door.
HOSPICE OF ORANGE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES
SPRING 2013 VOLUNTEER TRAINING
The Primary role of our volunteer is to provide companionship
and/or caregiver relief. We also offer other areas of volunteering within our organization. Once the prospective volunteer has
graduated from the training they could provide support in the
geographic location in which they reside. Where: 90 Crystal
Run Road, Middletown, Wednesday 10am-5:30pm. April 3rd,
10th, 17th, 24th, May 1st & 8th. On the afternoon of May 8th a
tour of the Kaplan Family Residence will be conducted. Interested persons can contact Debra Epstein 565-4849.
CAMP VERITAS 2013
Camp Veritas is a one-week play-and pray sleep away summer
camp for teens going into 7th to 12th grades. It will be held at
two locations this summer; July 14th-20th at Mount St.
Mary College in Newburgh, and August 11th-17th at Camp
Lakota in Wurtsboro. The objective of the camp is to inspire
and form young Catholic leaders. Activities include go-cart,
swimming, volleyball, basketball, Mass, Adoration, catechesis,
and inspiring testimonies. More details and enrollment applications can be found at www.campveritas.com.
A VIEW FROM BEHIND THE ALTAR
Why do we punish wrongdoers? At a primitive level we no
doubt want to get even. “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”
is a much-quoted phrase to support this desire. This is a step up
from wanting to annihilate anyone who hurts us, but it is only
one step up. Then there is the idea of punishment as correction.
By punishing people we hope to make them aware of their
crimes so they will avoid them in the future.
A more advanced version of this approach is that of reeducation or rehabilitation. We use the time of punishment to
help criminals not just to understand their misdemeanour but to
discover a new way of looking at the world and their way of
living in it. The hope is that they move from a destructive attitude to a positive one, seeing how they can change and aim to
do good rather than evil. In practice, for this to be achieved,
much depends on a person being offered the right help at the
right time. It is a window of opportunity, through which the
criminal sees his or her behaviour in a different light, finds a
new vision and the belief that this vision can be achieved.
To have this approach, rather than a relentlessly punitive one,
we have to trust that each of us has a core of goodness that can
be redeemed. It’s also necessary to offer a surrounding community that supports the new decision. Too often criminals return
to their ways because the world around them does not permit
their new vision to flourish or even survive.
A lot of ink is spent today on the question of sexuality and relationships. In the Gospels Jesus refers to such matters rarely, and
it is usually in the context of adultery or divorce. In the Old
Testament, adultery was a common image for apostasy, the
breaking away from the faith community. In both cases there
was seen to be a breaking of the bond, an example of destroying
the covenant relationship, between man and woman, between
God and his people. The punishment of stoning reflects the
seriousness with which this breach was perceived.
Jesus approaches the issue from a different angle. He does not
question the seriousness or the violation of the law. He does not
question the punishment. He questions the integrity of his questioners. Each of us has broken the covenant in our own way.
Some of us will have been punished, others escaped punishment. We can only have the right to inflict such a punishment if
we are free from guilt ourselves.
Jesus, who is free from guilt, wishes to heal rather than condemn, to reconcile rather than reproach. The story ends with his
admonition to the woman to go and sin no more. We are left
hoping that this is the window of opportunity for her, and that
she enters a new way of living that more truly reflects the covenant of God’s love.
The one who is free from sin is allowed to condemn, yet Jesus,
who is free from sin, does not condemn. Very much the opposite. The hidden teaching of the story is that the more we condemn others, the more likely we are to be weighed down by our
own sinfulness. With the clarity of vision that comes from true
integrity, we have neither the need nor the desire to condemn
others. Rather we seek ways in which they can be forgiven and
reconciled. At times this can be more than challenging, especially if we or those we love have been the direct recipients of
destructive or malicious actions. Yet it remains true that the
desire to find the good in each other and the search to find ways
of allowing that good to emerge and grow are at the heart of the
Christian endeavour.
As we find the good in one another, we are called to help that
person see the good in themselves and allow that god to shine
to others. I have said it so often but it merits repeating, I see,
all too often and gratefully so, the love of Christ in each of you.
Whether it be in service to the Parish, service to other members
of our Parish family or in service to those beyond our boundaries ; that it is abundantly clear that you have heard the call of
the Gospel and have responded generously. God Bless you for
being who you are!
Father Michael
40 DAYS OF LIFE
Through March 24th you are invited to join other Christians
for 40 Days For Life; 40 Days of prayer and fasting to end
abortion. You are also invited to stand and peacefully protest
during a 40 day vigil outside of the Planned Parenthood in
Goshen. Holy Cross will be taking the hours between 11am and
1pm on all of the Mondays in Lent. If you would like to volunteer or if you would like more info. call Amy Borek 726-0888.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES COMMUNITY SERVICES OF
ORANGE COUNTY 7TH ANNUAL CARITAS ADWARD
Celebration of Charity Dinner, April 4th, Anthony’s Pier 9,
$100 per ticket. This years Honorees: Eva Fini Fund, Fr. Jeffrey Maurer-St. Mary’s, Washingtonville, Mr. Scott BatulisCEO & President of Orange Reg. Med. Ctr, Cardinal Timothy Dolan will be in attendance. 100% of proceeds go directly
to the poor in Orange County. Questions contact Sheila Toohey
294-5124 x308 or Sheila.toohey@archny.org.
JOIN US FOR FR. ROBERT BARRON’S CATHOLICISM
SERIES
Catholicism invites you to learn what Catholics believe and
why, while being immersed in the art, architecture, literature,
beliefs and practices of the Catholic tradition. The
“Catholicism” series will be shown on the following Sunday’s
from 2:00-4:00pm in the parish center. A light lunch will be
served. April 7, 28, May 19, 26, June 2, 9. Each session will
begin with a video presentation and will be followed by a light
lunch and discussion. This program is free, and is open to everyone. Please encourage family and friends to attend. To register sign the sheet at the back of the Church or call Nancy Mazany ext. 13 in the parish office.
FORGIVEN
Today’s liturgy continues the message of forgiveness and reconciliation that we heard last week. The Church seems to be doing its
utmost to deliver one simple message: “Your sins are forgiven!”
What good news this is!
Isaiah declares that God’s saving action on our behalf is not something trapped in the past, but here and now. Paul urges us to recognize that true life is not “won” by following laws, however strictly,
but is a free gift of God. Thus, our focus must be on the future, not
on past misdeeds. Our eyes must be on the prize of life forever
with God.
In the Gospel, Jesus is challenged to demonstrate that he is a lawkeeper, but he knows that this is a trap. If he counsels mercy, he
will be declared an opponent of the law. If he follows the law and
condones its punishment, he will be denounced as an inciter to
murder. Jesus decides to do neither. Instead, he turns the tables
and invites the crowd to forgo “legality” for the sake of forgiveness and reconciliation. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.