Candles Our Blessed Mother: In Thanksgiving & Special Intention by Charles & Rita Lamb St. Joseph: For Sandra’s Health by Family
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sat. Jan. 20 2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27 / Mk 3:20-21 4:30 p.m. †Richard Rivera by Velazquez Family †Oton Moreno by Lupe Mirabal 6:30 p.m. †Jesus Corral by Lourdes Corral & Family
Sun. Jan. 21 Jon 3:1-5, 10 / 1 Cor 7:29-31 / Mk 1:14-20 8:00 a.m. To St. Jude for Answered Prayers by Juanita Angel 9:45 a.m. Parishioners by Fr. Richard Catanach 11:45 a.m. †Gertrude Monet 1:30 p.m. †Raymond Carreon
Mon. Jan. 22 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10 / Mk 3:22-30 12:10 p.m. †Gertrude Monet
Tue. Jan. 23 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19 / Mk 3:31-35 12:10 p.m. †Mary Elizabeth Shannon by Family
Wed. Jan. 24 2 Sm 7:4-17 / Mk 4:1-20 8:15 a.m. †Allen Ward 12:10 p.m. †Dolores Rodriguez by Mother & Siblings †Louise Koppy & Daughters by Pat
Sat. Jan. 27 2 Sm 12:1-7a / Mk 4:35-41 4:30 p.m. †Richard Rivera by Velazquez Family †Eliu Vigil (19th Anniversary) By Lori Ann, Jeremy & Jennifer Romero 6:30 p.m. †Manuela Guerro
Sun. Jan. 28 Dt 18:15-20 / 1 Cor 7:32-35 / Mk 1:21-28 8:00 a.m. †Mary Ann Henrich by Cindy Henrich 9:45 a.m. Parishioners by Fr. Richard Catanach 11:45 a.m. †James Garcia 1:30 p.m. †Teresa Ornelas Ramirez in Loving Memory by Sons and Daughters †Miguel Ramirez in Loving Memory by Sons and Daughters
Recurring Events Every Sun. 9:00am - Sunday Bunch ................................. Meeting Rm 9:30am - Elementary Faith Formation ............ School 2:45pm - Mid & High School Faith Formation .Various
Every Mon. 5:30pm - Catholic School Bingo...................... School Gym 3:00pm - School Praise Band ........................ Church 7:00pm - Men’s Rosary (Spanish) .................. Chapel - Women’s Rosary (Spanish) ............. PJP Conf Rm
1st Mon. of the Month 6:30pm - Knights of Columbus........................ PJP Youth Rm 7:00pm - Rosary Guild .................................... Gathering Sp
Every Tues. 5:30pm - Catholic School Bingo...................... School Gym 6:00pm - Coro Guadalupano .......................... Liturgy Rm 6:30pm - Grupo de Jovenes “Emmanuel” ....... PJP Youth Rm 7:00pm - Spanish Bible Study (beginning again in January)
3rd Tues. of the Month 6:30pm - Book Club ........................................ PJPII Kitchen 6:30pm - Pastoral Council Meeting ................. Meeting Rm
Every Wed. 9:00am - Homebound Ministers go out 4:15pm - Faith Formation Classes (English) ... ..School 5:45pm - Angel Voices-Children’s Choir ......... ..School Rm 2 6:00pm - Faith Formation Classes (Spanish)… Mid School
2nd Wed. of the Month 12:10pm - Friends of St. Paula-Widow/Widowers….Church
3rd Wed. of the Month 3:15pm - St. Vincent de Paul Meeting………….....PJP Rm 4
4th Wed. of the Month 1:00pm - Finance Council Meeting ................. Meeting Rm
2nd & 4th Thur. 6:00pm - Monaguillos...................................... Church
First Fri. of the Month 12:10pm - Mass & Anointing of Sick ................. Church
Last Fri. of the Month 7:00pm - Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Service…….Church
Every Sat. 3:00pm - Confessions ..................................... Church
Holy Cross Church (575) 523-0167 January 21, 2018
Financial Summary Collection Data Total Received this week –
UIM Update We will receive our 2018 UIM pledge information at the kick off dinner on February 2, 2018.
January 28 K of C Basketball Free-throw Tournament………School Gym February 14 Ash Wednesday February 16-18 Confirmation 2 & 3 Weekend Retreat March 5-7 7:00pm - Parish Lenten Mission ............................ Church March 8 7:00pm - Parish Lenten Penance Service ............. Church
UPCOMING EVENTS
Liturgical Ministers Needed!!
Liturgical Ministers are needed at our
Sunday 11:45am Mass.
If you would be willing and/or able to serve as a
Sacristan, Communion Minister or Lector
please call the Parish Office and talk to Kiley.
From the Pastor’s Desk
Dear Parishioners,
By the time you read this I hope to have
taken down my Christmas tree and put away
the decorations until next year. If it doesn’t happen, oh
well, Christmas seems to arrive earlier every year so if I
just leave it up, Christmas will be here before I know it.
All kidding aside, I have enjoyed seeing a Christmas
tree every day and beautifully lit every night. And just
think, only eleven months and four days until
Christmas!
I shared with you during part of the homily time
today an update on the Pope John Paul II funds. At the
end of August, I stated to you at Mass that I wanted to
have a conversation with parishioners regarding what to
do with the approximately three quarters of a million
dollars that was donated beginning in 2007 for this
project. Since becoming pastor of Holy Cross, I have
spoken with both the Finance and Parish Council
members about the needs of this parish. Our need for
more and larger meeting rooms has been mentioned
more than once by these members. On December 2nd,
about 45 parishioners attended a meeting to discuss the
PJPII funds. The vast majority appeared to be open to
begin laying the groundwork for some kind of building
project. Whatever is decided, by Canon Law, the funds
already collected must and will stay true to the intent of
the original project which was to build something with
meeting rooms, a gathering space, and a library.
Parishioners gave their donations in good faith and I
will, in good faith, see that these donations are used as
intended. By the grace of God, our parish will continue
to grow and, as good stewards, we must do our best to
meet the current and future needs of every parishioner.
The new office hours have been in effect for a week
now. The office is open until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays and until 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays. Please know that we’re here to assist you.
Se habla español.
Baptism classes are coming up again beginning this
week. Parents and Godparents desiring baptism for
their child have an informative couple of classes both
this Monday and next to prepare for this great and
important Sacrament. I enjoy teaching this class and
will be working with parishioners Randy and Tess
Boyer in this endeavor.
The Gospel today relates to baptism as Jesus invites
these first disciples to ‘connect’ with Him and to repent,
and believe in the gospel as the kingdom of heaven is at
hand. As we reflect on the importance of baptism and
our own baptism, we are able to see in faith why
baptism is so necessary.
God bless you, Fr. Richard
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Diocese of Las Cruces Annual
Wedding Anniversary Mass
ARE YOU CELEBRATING 25, 30,
35, 40, 45, 50 YEARS OR MORE
OF MARRIAGE?
Bishop Cantu cordially invites
you to the Wedding
Anniversary Mass
Saturday, February 17th at 11:00am
Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral
Register online at dioceseoflascruces.org/anniversary
Eric Yeakel, Martha Lujan, Martha Balizan, Pat Cummings, Don Norman, Rae Alirez Licon, Ofelia Kirker, Ruth Miller, The Amacher Family, Mary McCarty, Nancy Mackey, Jolene Barbee, Melissa Rasco,
David Rodriguez, Pat Norman, Sandra Archuleta, Gilbert Alvarez, Benjamin Garcia, Cheryl Kowalski, Mike Fritze, Joe Behnke, Lydia Coon, Rita Kondy, Kim Kinslow, Lois Hamilton, Leo & Sally Garcia,
Mabel Whaling, Josefine Sanchez, Sylvia Vasquez
Pray for the sick of our Parish
Oren por los enfermos de nuestra Parroquia
Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church (575) 523-0167 January 14, 2018
Al-Anon Family Groups - (575) 525-2983 or (575) 526-4381
A support and discussion group for the relatives of peo-ple suffering from alcoholism
Al-Anon Alateen - El Paso (915) 562-4083 Albuquerque (505) 262-2177 Alcoholics Anonymous - (575) 527-1803 Alcohol A 24 Hour Help Line - (575) 373-8270 Gambling Problems - 1-800-572-1142 La Casa Inc. - (575) 526-2819 Domestic Violence
La Piňon - (575) 526-3437 Sexual Assault Recovery Legal Service Program (Catholic Charities) (575) 527-0500—Immigration Legal Services National Domestic Violence - 1-800-799-7233 Retrouvaille Marriage Program
Call Tony & Terri De Piazza (575) 523-3975 www.helpourmarriage.com or 1-800-470-2230
Mesilla Valley Hospital - (575) 382-3500 Mental Health Sex Addicts Anonymous - 1-800-477-8191
Addiction & Abuse Help Lines/Ayuda Para Adicciones y Abuso
Respect for Life
If you were born after abortion was decriminalized on January 22, 1973, you are a
living survivor of the American Holocaust. Thank God your mother chose life. Now it’s your turn to help expectant mothers to choose life for
their baby.
Call our “Respect for Life” couple from Holy Cross Church:
Kurt & Lucy Rathgeber 575-522-7680
Does your group use a room in the Church or
school building?
If so it is time to come in and request it again
for the year.
Please stop by the parish office to fill out a room request form.
Knights of Columbus
FREE THROW CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Las Cruces Catholic School
12:00 noon - Registration
1:00pm - Competition Begins
All boys and girls, ages 9-14 are eligible
NO ENTRY FEE - - - WRITTEN CONSENT of
parent and PROOF OF AGE are required.
Parents must accompany child
For more info call: 575-382-5276 or 575-621-2499
Sponsored by Robert G. Gamboa Council #9527
Confirmation II & III
Weekend Retreat
February 16th - 18th, 2018
Sacramento, NM
Parent Info Meeting
Wednesday,
January 24, 2018
6:00pm • In the Church
Iglesia de Holy Cross (575) 523-0167 14 de enero 2018
First Holy Communion Family Prep Retreat
The next English retreat for the semester will be
Saturday, February 10 Saturday, March 10
(English Retreats) Call Virginia or Angie to RSVP.
575-523-0167
All families with students making First Communion in May are
required to attend a
retreat each semester.
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION TO MASS
Our parish operates a Transportation Ministry which picks
up disabled or seniors unable to drive from a local retirement
home and brings them to and from the 9:45 Mass using vol-
unteers from our parish.
We would like be able to offer this ministry to other nursing
or retirement homes and to other masses, if we can obtain
volunteers willing and able to do so. Please call the parish
office if you can provide such assistance on a weekly, semi-
monthly or monthly basis.
Nuestra parroquia cuenta con un Ministerio de Transporta-
ción, el cual da servicio a discapacitados o a personas mayo-
res que no pueden manejar desde uno de los hogares de reti-
ro locales; voluntarios los trasportan a la misa de las 9:45 y
de vuelta a su hogar.
Nos gustaría poder extender este servicio a otros hogares de
retiro y a las otras misas, si podemos conseguir voluntarios
dispuestos a hacerlo. Por favor llama a la oficina si tú eres
capaz de proporcionar dicho servicio, semanalmente, o cada
Reservations: Call Elizabeth 640-5080 Please include name, phone number, e-mail, and home parish.
Please make checks payable to “Magnificat”.
Since the day is designed to speak to the hearts of women, free of distractions, it is respectfully requested that young children not be in attendance.
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Pope’s Corner
"I believe in God - not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being."
La esquina del Papa
"Creo en Dios, no en un Dios católico, no hay un Dios católico. Existe Dios, y creo en Jesucristo, su encarnación. Jesús es mi maestro y mi pastor, pero Dios, el Padre, Abba, es el la luz y el Creador. Este es mi Ser ".
A weekend of Healing & Hope
with
IMMACULÉE
ILIBAGIZA
Friday & Saturday
February 23-24, 2018
Fri., 5-9pm
Sat., 9am-12:30pm
TREASURES OF OUR FAITH RETREAT
She is the New York Times best-selling author of
“Left to Tell; Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan
Genocide”
Come hear her witness to the life-saving power of
faith and the Rosary, as she huddled with seven other
All participants must register on-line at www.virtusonline.org
NO WALK-INS ALLOWED - YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER! If assistance is needed
contact your local parish administrator.
Saturday, February 3, 2018 Holy Cross Parish, Las Cruces 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Presenter: Virginia Smith
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:
Parents need to be registered in the parish.
Baptism Classes are required for both parents
& Godparents.
Godparents must have received the
Sacrament of Confirmation & if married, be
married in the Roman Catholic Church and be
receiving Holy Communion regularly.
If not married, Godparents should not be
living with a significant other.
Only one Godparent is necessary.
• If two, then male and female are required.
SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY:
Regular Mass attendance is important
spiritual preparation for your wedding.
Must contact the parish for an appointment at
least SIX MONTHS prior to your possible
wedding date.
• Only after this meeting may a tentative
date be discussed.
No contract should be signed with a reception
hall, nor should other wedding commitments
be made, until after the initial interview with
the Pastor.
Iglesia de Holy Cross (575) 523-0167 14 de enero 2018
Active Parishioner Status
We receive many requests from parishioners to qualify for weddings here, or to be godparents or sponsors for the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation, and to rightfully enjoy the number of services offered at Holy Cross Parish. Part of that request is to be able to verify that a person is an “active member” of the Parish. Because of the na-ture of our congregation, it is difficult to know everyone.
An “active member” of the parish is one who: Is properly registered and on the parish
census Faithfully attends Mass on Sundays and
Holy Days Participates in parish activities when
possible Uses the parish envelope provided
While assessments of an inquirer's status will be made individually, the above points are the main factors that will be considered in making that determination.
