catholicchurch - Holy Cross Church

May 20, 2012
C AT H O L I C
C H U R C H
7100 West Ridge Road • P.O. Box 10
Fairview, Pennsylvania 16415
Front Row: Jack Ennis, Audrianna Bacik, Madison Basile, Caelyn Pfister, Abby McCall,
Anna Bayer, Kayla Oosterkamp, Elizabeth Kraus, Sydney Weed, Erica Plazony,
Anne Castagnero, Hunter Kamensky
Back Row: Mrs. Smith, Theresa Bemis, Fr. Scott Detisch, Cullen Welcheck, Corey McCall,
Jack Sherwin, Nathan Waples, Preston Brown, Harry Murphey, Hayden Vaught,
Joshua Grappy, Nancy Gregg, Holly Graham
Photo Courtesy of
Sonney’s Photography, LLC
Phone: 814-474-2605 • Fax: 814-474-1256
Website: www.holycrossfairview.org
THE MISSION OF OUR PARISH
Holy Cross is a Catholic community of diverse people, rooted in a
heritage of faith, united by the Eucharist and the Word of God.
Following Christ's example, we seek through a variety of ministries, to
know, love and serve God and one another.
HOLY CROSS
MAY 20, 2012
FAIRVIEW, PA
SOME CLARIFICATIONS
ABOUT CREMATION
On several occasions in recent months I have had to
deal with some serious misunderstandings about what
the Catholic Church allows regarding cremation.
Church teaching regarding cremation is founded upon
the same principle regarding the burial of a body:
When a loved one dies, we believe that the body,
once a temple of the Holy Spirit, is sacred and is
to be treated with respect and dignity.
for personal keeping or display. Again, the
entire cremains are to be buried as part of the
funeral rites of the Church.
7. Because of our faith in the resurrection of
Christ, no matter how much in our grief we
might want to hold onto someone we love
who has died, in our faith we are to
commend them into the loving hands of
God who will raise them up body and soul.
Therefore, the Church teaches:
1. Although at one time cremation was forbidden,
it is now allowed; however it is preferable for
the cremation to take place after the funeral
liturgy rather than before it.
2. The cremains (the technical term for the
ashes) are to be treated in the same way that
the body of a deceased loved one is treated.
Therefore, what we would not do to a body, we
do not do to cremains.
3. The entire cremains are to be immediately
buried in consecrated ground in a cemetery or
placed in a cemetery mausoleum.
Cremains are not just ashes. These are the remains
of a human person, the earthly dwelling of one filled
with God’s Holy Spirit. While our consumerist culture
will always think of new ways to make a profit off of
death, as Catholics who recognize the sacredness of
every human person and every human body, we
cannot cave in to trends and market ploys that
emerge around death and burial.
Father Scott
4. Cremains cannot be spread on the ground
somewhere else or upon a body of water.
5. The cremains are NOT to be separated and
divided amongst family members or friends.
6. No cremains are to be put in amulets, jewelry,
vials, or urns and retained by family members
LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2012
5:00 PM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
LECTOR:
Carl Waterhouse, Gerald Drabina
Thomas Shuttleworth, Tim Wachter
Tim Healy, Dave Waples
CO-ORD:
Patty Drabina
Gretchen Prozan
Suzanne Sitzler, Dave/Chris Nerthling
EUCH. MINISTERS:
Hilary O’Brien, Marie Scicchitano,
Judy Gido, John O’Brien,
Ed Malinowski, Kathy Malinowski,
Ralph Niebauer, Barb Walk
Alan Hannibal, Paul Zebrowski,
Joan Kramzer, Ron Kramzer,
Melissa Schneider, Rose Girard,
David Gregory, Rosanne Tupek
Chris/Suzanne, Berit Benacci,
Fred Schimp, Susan Schimp, Marilyn Kraus,
Maureen Schlegel, Meghan Mehler,
Marissa Dewey, Barb Waples,
Bruce Buchman, Virginia Buchman
SERVERS:
Jordyn Basile, Ryan Facchine,
Aidan Douglas
Melissa Schneider,
James Shuttleworth, Ashton Bacik
Daniel Dewey, Leah McNerney,
Madeline Mehler
MUSIC:
Cantor
Cantor
Festival Choir
MINISTERS OF CARE:
Kramzer, McGowan, DeSantis
7TH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Fairview Food Pantry is in need of
some easy to fix foods like Peanut
Butter & Jelly, microwavable items
like Soups, Macaroni & Cheese,
etc. for the children who are home
alone during the summer. These children ordinarily
receive free lunches at school during the school year,
but during the summer have no access to free
lunches.
MAY 20, 2012
Erie Diocesan Cemeteries cordially invites you to
attend the Annual Memorial Day
Mass, May 28th at 9 a.m. at Gate of
Heaven Cemetery, 5711 West Lake
Rd., Erie. Bishop Donald W.
Trautman celebrating. Call (814) 838
-7724. Please visit the web site
www.eriedc.org for further
information and announcements
pertaining to the Erie Diocesan
Cemeteries
In keeping with
tradition at Holy
Cross, all are invited to
wear red as our Parish
celebrates the Solemn
Feast of Pentecost,
May 26-27.
RENOVATION OF
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
WING
Please be aware that the
restrooms located in the
Religious Education wing
will not be available for use
beginning April 30th. There
are two restrooms located
in the coat room in the
Gathering Space. For
safety, the entire wing will be closed off until
September due to construction.
THE NURSERY WILL BE UNAVAILABLE
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2ND. THERE WILL BE NO
VIEWINGS IN THE PARLOR BEFORE FUNERALS
Calling all Gardeners….
Community Life & Ministry will be selling Mason
Farm vouchers for flats of
annuals or vegetables. They will
be available in the Gathering
Space after all of the Masses
through June 10th. Holy Cross
Church gets to keep 25% of all
the proceeds.
The New American flag
flying at Holy Cross has
been donated by
MARY LOU PARTINGTON
in memory of
BILL PARTINGTON.
We will be in need of a
new American Flag
by late summer.
If you have a 5 x 8 ft. flag,
consider donating it to
Holy Cross. Thank you.
ATTENTION ALL HOLY
NAME SOCIETY MEMBERS
Due to construction this
summer the Holy Name Society
meetings will be offsite at the
following locations. Please
note the time change for the
meetings.
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June 20th 6:30PM Pleasant Ridge Park
8271 Barker Road, Fairview
July & August
To Be Announced
MAY 13, 2012 COLLECTION
222/506 Adult Env. Received.. ......................... Average $ 34.07
17/279 Children Env. Received ......................... Average $ 1.12
Budgeted Average Weekly Expense ......................... $ 7,300.00
Actual Offertory Collection ($363.00 Loose) .............. $ 7,583.87
Difference ................................................................... $
283.87
Year-To-Date Budget (46 weeks). . ........................... $335,800.00
Actual Year-To-Date Collection ................................. $322,342.27
Year-To-Date Difference .......................................... $ -13,457.73
CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL
# Responses. .......................................................................... 209
Total Amount Pledges/Gifts. ..................................... $ 79,411.00
Payments on Pledges. .............................................. $ 36,945.50
Balance due on 2012 Pledges by 1/31/13. ............... $ 42,465.50
Monday
8:00 AM
Tuesday
8:00 AM
Wednesday
8:00 AM
Thursday
8:00 AM
Friday
8:00 AM
Saturday
5:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
May 21, 2012
Fr. Charles Drexler
Req. by Sr. Mary Drexler
May 22, 2012
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Tague
Req. by Mary Duval
May 23, 2012
Alice & Alden Townsend
Req. by John & Monica Fill
May 24, 2012
Communion Service
May 25, 2012
Richard Ruhl
Req. by Lyman Sornberger
May 26, 2012
Frances D. Gress
Req. by Matt Gress Family
May 27, 2012
Holy Cross Parish Family
Ann Moore
Req. by Bob & Carolyn Brabender
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 20, 2012
Sunday: ........... Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23 or 4:1-13 or
4:1-7, 11-13/Mk 16:15-20
Monday: ........... Acts 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33
Tuesday: .......... Acts 20:17-27/Jn 17:1-11a
Wednesday:..... Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19
Thursday:......... Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26
Friday: ............. Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19
Saturday: ......... Morning: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Jn 21:20-25
Next Sunday: ... Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or
Gal 5:16-25/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27;
16:12-15
Our sanctuary lamp will burn this week in honor of the:
50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF
GEORGIA & THE LATE RICHARD RUHL
Requested by Lyman Sornberger
(If you wish to request that the sanctuary candle burn in
memory of a loved one or for some other special intention,
please call the office. Donation $10.00).
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
7TH SUNDAY OF EASTER
ADULT: What is your greatest struggle holding
onto the truth of Jesus, in contrast to the
world’s values?
CHILD: When you know something is the right
thing to do but you’re the only one who thinks
that, what do you do.?
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mon
5/28
MEMORIAL DAY — OFFICE CLOSED
Holy Cross Parish
Welcomes
our new parishioners …
ANDREW & JESSICA ALESSO (not pictured);
FRANKLIN & GERTRUDE BENSON AND TRUDY
(not pictured);
CHRISTOPHER &
JULIE BUCKNER
AND AIDEN
(not pictured husband
Christopher)
DALE & NORA KING
(not pictured, husband Dale)
ANTHONY & LAURA
SANTOS AND
NICHOLAS &
CHRISTIAN
(not pictured wife,
Laura)
CHRIS & CAROLINE TYLER AND DOMINICK,
MACK, CHRISTOPHER, & TOBY (not pictured)
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