Holy Cross News
October 31, 2023
See below under "Parish News" for more details on the day.
Veterans! Join us for lunch this Sunday for lunch at noon.
All Saints' Day Masses: Tonight at 6pm Vigil on Oct 31,
noon Mass on Nov 1st
(No 9am Mass)
All Souls' Day Mass at noon at Cemetery, Nov 2nd (No 9am Mass)
Daylight Savings Time is this Sunday at 2am. Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour!
Adoration this Thursday and First Friday Mass, Adoration and Confession this Friday.
Come worship our Lord.
The Book of Life is in the Sanctuary for the month of November. Please add any new names of loved ones who have died and for whom we should pray.
We welcome new employee, bookkeeper, Gloria Torres. See more under "Parish News."
Upcoming Calendar Events
This week
Oct 31 All Saints Day Vigil Mass, 6pm
Nov 1 Rosary Prayer at 9:30am
Nov 1 All Saints Day Mass, noon
Nov 1 11am Choir practice, 6pm
Nov 2 Adult Formation, Exodus, 10m in Commons
Nov 2 All Souls Day Mass, noon at HC Cemetery
Nov 2 Adoration, 7pm
Nov 3 First Friday Mass with Adoration and Confession, 9am -11am
Nov 4 Eucharistic Revival Retreat with Carrie M. Delaney, 9:00am -3:30pm
Nov 5 Coffee and Catholicism, 9:30am in Commons
Nov 5 Sunday Formation for youth, 9:30am
Nov 5 Veterans Day Lunch, noon, after 11am Mass
Nov 6 Mass of Remembrance followed by lunch, 11am, No 9am Mass
Nov 6 Becoming Catholic, 7pm in Commons
Nov 7 Adult Formation, Book of James, 10am and 6:30pm
Nov 7 Men of the Cross, 4pm
Nov 8 Rosary Prayer after 9am Mass
Nov 8 Pastoral Counil Meeting, 5:30pm
Upcoming
Dec 3 First Sunday of Advent
Dec 6 Advent Evening in the Commons
Dec 9 Interfaith Outreach Open Church Tour, 10:00am - 2:30pm
Dec 15 Simbang gabi Mass and Reception, 6pm
Worship
Mass Intentions for this week
Oct 31 +Souls in Purgatory 6pm Vigil All Saints Day
Nov 1 +Rosa Marie Cuadrado All Saints Day
Nov 1+Henry J. Campbell All Saints Day
Nov 2+Andrean O. Johnson All Souls Day
Nov 3 Special Intention for Jim Blandine
Nov 4+Ramona Rosete
Nov 4 +Souls in Purgatory
Nov 5 +Paul Linn 8am
Nov 5 +Carolyn Johnson 11am
Nov 5 For the Intentions of the Parishioners of Holy Cross 2pm
Nov 5 +Maria Sanchez
Nov 6 Deceased member of Holy Cross
Nov 7 No Mass, Fr Sal's day off
Parishioners to keep in prayer
Due to the graphic nature of some scenes, parental guidance is suggested.
Please pray for...
Todd Beck
If you would also like to be added to our Prayer Line of prayer warriors, or if you'd like strickly confidential prayer, contact Irma Campbell at mincampbell@yahoo.com.
Please pray for all the Souls in Purgatory, and our loved ones who have died. God grant them eternal rest and perpetual light rest upon them.
Altar Flowers
The flowers by the Altar
are offered to the Glory of God
in loving memory of
Helen and Paul Morrison
Given by the Family
Mass Count
Oct 29/30
4pm 138
8am 188
11am 220
2pm 78
Total 624
Monday, November 7th at 11am
Supported by St Mother Teresa Pastoral Care Ministry
The Mass of Remembrance is a special candle lit liturgy to celebrate the lives of our loved ones' who have gone before us to live in the light of the Lord. We invite your family and friends to join us for this Mass to cherish those we love and to honor their lives by reading each of their names and ringing a bell.
Prayer shawls will be offered for healing and comfort to anyone who is present. A light lunch will be provided following Mass. All are welcome.
Our Altar Server Ministry
(for new and experienced servers)
will meet Sunday, November 12 from 9am-10am. You will be a little late to class that day but this is very important and needed!
Come for bagels, fruit and a review of your responsibilities during Mass.
Thank you to Matt and Rachel Pietsch for taking the lead on this important Ministry!
Parish News
Holy Cross introduces Gloria Torres to our parish staff.
Please look for her at Masses or during the work week and give her a warm welcome!
Be Transformed by the Eucharist!!!
Parish Retreat 2023
Saturday, November 4th
9:00am - 3:30pm
No cost/ lunch included
All are welcome!
Please join us as we reawaken the mystery of the Eucharist!
We will explore God’s faithful love for us which propels us into mission by looking at God's covenantal love, if we really believe and how God is building his army!
The Retreat will include Adoration and Confession followed by Mass at 4pm.
Led by motivational speaker and owner of Wings to Fly, Carrie Delaney.
To sign up to attend, please click HERE.
Let us honor our Veterans!
You are invited to come to our second annual Veterans Day Lunch,
Sunday, November 5th after the 11am Mass beginning at noon.
Please sign up HERE if you would like to reserve you space. Also, please bring any photos and information about your service to share with the parish for our bulletin board. Please place them in the basket in the Commons.
OPEN POSITION: Facilities Coordinator
Holy Cross Facilities Coordinator shall be responsible to keep the buildings and facilities, including all facilities at 710 Clay Street, the Rectory, the Cemetery, and the rental house on Bedford Ave, in good working order.
This is a Regular Part-Time Position, 25 hours per week.
For specific details on the job description, please see the document below.
If interested, please fill out the diocesan application below and forward it with your resume to Glynda Flores at gflores@holycrosslynchburg.org.
Faith Formation
National Vocations Awareness Week: Nov. 5 – 11
Pray for and connect with our Seminarians!
The seminarians daily lift up the faithful of the diocese in prayer.
Consider “adopting” a seminarian to pray for daily throughout their formation.
Please contact the vocation office if you would like to let one of the seminarians know that you are praying for them directly.
Diocesan Website: www.richmonddiocese.org
Address: 7800 Carousel Ln, Richmond, VA 23294
Phone: (804) 359-5661
Click HERE to learn more on Vocations Week from the USCCB.
Are You Struggling to Pass on the Catholic Faith to Your Family?
Try “Coffee and Catechesis”!
Try “Coffee and Catechesis”!
“Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, para. 2223). But this is not an easy task, and many of us have not been trained for it.
If you’d like to know more about your faith, how to pass it on, and how to answer those difficult questions your kids (of all ages) come up with, come to the Commons.
We will meet the first and third Sundays of the month for
“Coffee and Catechesis.” Next Session is November 5th at 9:30am.
Grab a cup of coffee and some snacks and get some help!
The October 2023 Synod finishes this week. Learn more from Jerry Carney's summary below.
Ministries
St Paschal's Food Pantry Thanksgiving Needs
Thanksgiving Food bags will be given out Saturday, November 18th and we could use your help with supplying food and bagging! Please bring your donations by November 11th and 12th.
Below is the list of desired foods:
Signups will be available this weekend to help with bagging!
We need help on Sunday, Nov 12th, Monday, Nov 13th, and Wednesday, Nov 15th.
Thank you for your continued generosity!!
St Mother Teresa Pastoral Care
Our charism is helping those in need...the poor, the sick, the elderly; anyone who needs just about anything.
We model our ministry service after the life of St Mother Teresa of Calcutta. We help parishioners who need meals, rides to run errands, appointments and Mass, by providing well and sick visits, bringing the Eucharist to them, providing food bags for the holidays, offering medical equipment, nursing and prayer support, and by assisting families in times of grief, family deaths and funeral planning.
It is a wonderful ministry that benefits our community within our parish walls and outside of them.
For more information, contact Marge Chamberlin at 434 426-4173.
The Holy Cross
Annual Ladies of Charity
Holiday Bake Sale is coming!!!
November 18th and 19th
Signups to bring a baked item will be in the Commons the weekends
of November 4/5 and November 11/12.
Please bring your baked goods to the church before
Mass on Saturday, November 18th or Masses on Sunday, November 19th.
All proceeds from the sale will benefit local charities.
Thank you for your generous hearts and hands in baking!
Knights of Columbus Christmas Cards
Please support the Knights with your purchase of Christmas cards this year!
They will be on sale in the Commons the weekends of November 4/5 and November 11/12.
All proceeds go to support our seminarians with their living expenses.
We pray for vocations so let's support them now!
We have 5 seminarians currently in our diocese from the parishes of Holy Cross and Holy Name of Mary.
WOW!
Other Parish News
ST. VICTORIA CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
Saturday, November 18th
9am - 1pm
Come and buy some delicious casseroles.
(Fr. Jim's are called "Fidel Casseroles".)
Find crafts, bake breads, award winning Brunswick Stew, and plenty of delicious pies!
Find crafts, bake breads, award winning Brunswick Stew, and plenty of delicious pies!
COME FIND SOME GREAT BUYS!
St. Victoria Catholic Church
305 Victoria Drive Hurt, Va
(after the last Altavista exit.)
Financial News
Collections for Weekend of
Oct 28/29
Mail 1,040.00
Online 2,917.00
Env/loose 5,238.19
Total $ 9,285.19
World Mission Sunday Collection
$115.00
To Give online, click HERE
Have you signed up with Kroger Rewards Program???
Holy Cross earns money each time you shop at Kroger and use your card. Connect your Kroger card to Holy Cross if you have not already!
Diocesan and Universal Church News
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Click here to learn more about Twin River Outfitters.
Fr Sal will be installed as the Pastor of Holy Cross on Sunday, September 19th at the 11am Mass by The Most Reverend Bishop Barry Knesout. All are invited!
We have a New Confession Schedule!
See under "Parish News".
The Feast of our Lady of Sorrows follows the Exaltation of the Cross Why? Read HERE
Holy Cross website click HERE
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”It is easier for a camel to pass through the needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” -Gospel of Mark 10 : 25
Gus Lloyd is coming to Holy Cross this Saturday!!
Join us for a day retreat on Magnetic Christianity!
Saturday, October 16, 8:30am-3:30pm
Light breakfast and lunch included
Retreat is FREE but there will be an opportunity to make a good will offering to cover costs of the retreat.
The blind eyes but seeing heart of Bartimaeus. Mark 10:46-52
Veterans Appreciation Lunch! See below under "Fellowship".
Veterans Day Lunch on Sunday, Nov 7th at 12 noon. See below under fellowship to sign up.
To see the schedule and how you may become involved, see below.
To see the schedule and how you may become involved, see above left.
The Book of Life is in the Santuary for names of our faithful departed. Please add your loved one's name if not in it yet. We will pray for them this month.
The
Come participate in these Mexican Traditions during Advent!
There will be sign up sheets to help at the Food Pantry table in the Commons or by contacting Catherine Madden: cmadden105@gmail.com to sign up
Mass Count
Dec 11/12
The Christmas Masses
are at 4pm and 10pm on Christmas Eve and 10am on Christmas Day.
2021 Jesse Tree Ministry
Elves Delivered! This past week Jesse Tree gifts, food, and even stockings for the younger children, were distributed to 77 households in our area. Families came from our parish community, as well as those referred to us by Interfaith Outreach Association, Lynchburg Social Services, Miriam’s House and McGurk House.
Thanks: Many thanks to all those who made the 2021 Jesse Tree Ministry a success!
We will resume distributing the monthly bags in the Commons the first weekend in February.
SYNOD group sessions available to share and listen about how we are Church. See below to sign up!
What is the Transfiguration?
Please return any books or videos checked out from The Holy Cross Library. It will be c losed for 2 weeks for "spring Cleaning" and reorginization.
Thank you!
We are so blessed to have Cathy as she is a committed parishioner and is involved in many ministries such as the Altar Guild, Greeter ministry, Fellowship to name a few. Welcome Cathy!!
To learn more about Diocesan YA activities, Click HERE.
Nurses will be available to take blood pressures after Masses the weekend of August 13th and 14th.
To learn more about the Orchard, click HERE.
The Diocesan Synodal Synthesis Report is available to review. Please click HERE to read it.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Procession, Mass and celebration is this Sunday at 2pm. All are welcome!
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is this Thursday, August 3 at 7pm and First Friday Mass, Confession and Adoration will be on Friday, August 4th. All are welcome.
Please come worship our Lord in Adoration this Thursday pm and Friday am. All are welcome.
New Job Posting for Holy Cross.
See under "Parish News."