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CIRCLE OF PRAYER

Are you or someone you know in need of prayer support? Call the Parish Office at 352-8748 with your special needs and they will be forwarded to the Circle of Prayer, a group of Holy Cross parishioners who pass prayer requests to each other through a phone chain or email. If you would like to be a part of this circle, please call the Parish Office for more information.

HOLY CROSS CHURCH March 6, 2016 CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS

PASTORAL STAFF SERVING HOLY CROSS

Fr. David Sajdak, S.D.B., Pastor Fr. Joseph Santa Bibiana, S.D.B., Parochial Vicar

Fr. William Bucciferro, S.D.B., in residence Deacon Henry ‘Hank’ Hart Deacon Ed Mohrbacher

Deacon Robert ‘Bob’ Ulbrich

TRUSTEES Tom Murray John Powers

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Cindy Howie

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Scott Montgomery

TRIBUNAL AUDITORS Deacon Ed Mohrbacher Deacon Henry Hart

MASSES Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., & 4:00 p.m. Daily: 7:00 a.m. Mon--Fri, 6:30 p.m. Wed, and 8:15 a.m. Sat.

HOLY CROSS PARISH OFFICE 405 W. Clark St., Champaign, Illinois, 61820 Phone: 217-352-8748 Fax: 217-366-2929 e-mail address: office@holycrosscatholic.org website: www.holycrosscatholic.org

HOLY CROSS SCHOOL Christina Ellis, Principal 410 W. White, Champaign, Illinois, 61820 Phone: 217-356-9521 Fax: 217-356-1745

ADORATION Fridays all day, with Benediction at 4:45 p.m.

RECONCILIATION Saturday: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday: 6:45 to 6:55 a.m. Or by appointment.

BAPTISM: Second and fourth Sunday of the month, after the 10:00 a.m. Mass. Parents must be registered members and attend a baptismal preparation session, preferably before the birth of the child. Contact the Parish Office three months in advance to schedule.

MATRIMONY: Couples contemplating marriage should call the Pastor at least eight months in advance. At least one partner must be a registered parishioner at Holy Cross and be actively practicing the faith. If you have had a previous marriage, set no marriage date until you have discussed this with your Pastor.

CARE OF THE SICK: Call the Parish Office to make arrangements at any time for Communion and/or the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.

BULLETIN DEADLINE: Two Wednesdays prior to the bulletin in which the information will be posted.

WHO DO YOU REPRESENT?

One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, there’s something about the pastor’s message this morning that I don’t understand." The mother said, "Oh? What is it?"

The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. He said God is so big that He could hold the world in His hand. Is that true?" The mother replied, "Yes, that’s true, honey." "But Mommy, he also said that God comes to live inside of us when we believe in Jesus as our Savior. Is that true, too?" Again, the mother assured the little girl that what the pastor had said was true. With a puzzled look on her face the little girl then asked, "If God is bigger than us and He lives in us, wouldn’t He show through?"

Good point, little girl. If God is really living inside each of us, He ought to be “showing through.”

St. Paul tells us “we are ambassadors for Christ.” An ambassador is someone who represents his country in a distant land. The United States has ambassadors, or diplomats, in virtually every nation on earth. Ambassadors play the essential role of representing our nation’s interests. They are the President’s voice to people in foreign lands. They are authorized to act on the President’s behalf. They have the power to negotiate treaties, solicit favors, extend sympathies, offer congratulations, give thanks, and right wrongs.

Christians are ambassadors for Jesus Christ. We are representatives of the greatest king and kingdom known to humankind. Our true citizenship is in heaven. While on earth, we represent Jesus Christ, and the interests of His Kingdom.

We are in the Year of Mercy. During this holy year we are to know about God’s mercy, experience God’s mercy more deeply, and give God’s mercy to others. This is the responsibility of an ambassador of Christ. An ambassador reflects on the agenda, convictions, truths, and causes of the one he represents. We represent Jesus Christ.

There are some places where it might be fun to be an ambassador. But there are other places where being an ambassador may not be so much fun. Could you imagine being an ambassador to Afghanistan? North Korea? Iraq? Generally, ambassadors are afforded respect and protection even while visiting hostile nations. But there are some hot spots around the world where not even ambassadors are welcome—places where people are so hostile that the life of the ambassador is in danger.

This same thing is true for the ambassador of Jesus Christ. It is easy to speak for Jesus Christ in a church setting among friends. But as ambassadors, we need to be willing to speak on behalf of Jesus Christ to those who are hostile to the Gospel message.

Does anybody know that you are an ambassador for Christ? Is Jesus Christ showing through you?

Fr. Dave

Fourth Sunday of Lent

OUR PARISH

HOLY CROSS MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Catholic Community of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is to provide a home for all who wish to join our spiritual family and share our Catholic beliefs and values. We are here to continue the life-giving works of Jesus Christ, to make His name known and loved, and to live our lives according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, under the leadership of the Bishop of the Peoria Diocese.

Monday, March 7 7:00 a.m. Ruth Doyle Tuesday, March 8 7:00 a.m. Alfred “Bud” Cler

Wednesday, March 9 7:00 a.m. Chris Cosgrove 6:30 p.m. Memorial Mass Thursday, March 10

7:00 a.m. Mary Gernon & Family

Friday, March 11

7:00 a.m. John (Jack) Tucker 8:15 a.m. Judy Bullard (All School Mass)

Saturday, March 12 8:15 a.m. Rosemary Pisani 5:30 p.m. Zach McNabney

Sunday, March 13 8:00 a.m. For the Parishioners 10:00 a.m. Stephen Warner 4:00 p.m. Phillip Edwards

MOVIE AND LENTEN MEAL

Saturday, March 19th, 6:30-9:15 p.m.

Where: Holy Cross Parish Center

Who: Parishioners, friends, family

Movie: WAR ROOM, PG, 2 hrs

At 6:15 p.m., come and gather; 6:30 p.m. meal; 7:10 movie. Our meal will be a simple one of soup and bread.

The movie—WAR ROOM (2015) Rated PG. Stars Alex Kendrick, Priscilla Shirer, and T.C. Stallings. This was very well received by young and old alike, becoming the #1 movie in the U.S.!

Note: We will also be collecting cash donations for needy families or non-perishable food items for the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry. Child care may be provided, depending on interest. Please RSVP to Parish Office, 352-8748.

Brought to you by WATCH, St. Vincent de Paul Society, and 40 Days for Life c/o Holy Cross Pro-Life.

Bring yourself, a donation, and a non-perishable food item for St. Vincent de Paul Society.

NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH, and of Holy Cross, through the Sacrament of Baptism, are Morgan and Mia Johnston, daughters of Justin and Elizabeth Johnston. Let us support these children on their faith journey!

COFFEE & DONUTS VOLUNTEERS for March 13th are Bob & Dave Kappes for the 8:00 a.m. Mass crowd, and Margaret & Leonard Doyle for the 10:00 a.m. Mass crowd. Thank you for your gift of time!

SENIOR LUNCHEON. Join us for our monthly potluck on Wednesday, March 9th, beginning around noon. Those who are able to do so should bring a covered dish and their own table

service. A Parish Nurse will be available for blood pressure checks and health related questions.

THE HOLY CROSS BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP will meet Today, March 6th, in the Parish Center Library after the 10:00 a.m. Mass. Anyone suffering the loss of a loved one is welcome to attend.

MEETING RESCHEDULED

The Informational Meeting for the Permanent Diaconate, originally scheduled for Wednesday, February 24th, was rescheduled (due to weather) for Wednesday, April 13th, for any men who might be interested in this ministry. The meeting will begin after the 6:30 p.m. Marian Mass and will be held in the Great Hall in the Parish Center.

LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE

Saturday, 5:30 p.m.

March 12 Lector:

Euch Min:

Servers:

Elizabeth Kelley

John Kelley, Charlie Parr, John Bingaman, Patty Bingaman, Gloria Fellers

Abigail Eilbracht, Spencer Burgin, Mary Beth Franey

Sunday, 8:00 a.m.

March 13 Lector:

Euch Min:

Servers:

Skip Thompson

Greg Koerner, Judy Deverell, John Deponai III, Joseph Hacker, Frances Hacker

Amanda Hummel, Veronica Burton, Stephanie Burton

10:00 a.m. Lector:

Euch Min:

Servers:

Joseph D. Murphy

John Dixon, Pat Dixon, Dawn Friedman, Mark D. Friedman, Steve Carter, Carol Bergeson, Bonita Higgerson

Addie Cobb, Ginny Friedman, Wade Baillon

4:00 p.m. Lector:

Euch Min:

Servers:

Robert Weber

Juliann Seebauer, Ed Seebauer, Elaine Hershbarger, Jan Weber, Rob MacKichan

Ava Borbely, Hayes Murray, Rohan Thope

7:00 a.m. WEEKDAY SERVER SCHEDULE

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Becca, Carolyn,

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Ava Borbely, Annika Scott

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Sydney McMahon,

Bailey McMahon

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Katie McFarland, Anthony

Frasca, Jr.

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Molly Moomaw, Mary Beth

Franey

LENTEN SEASON

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Thank You, Fr. Santa, for your 50 years of priesthood.

Fellow parishioners, please come say Thank You!

TODAY, March 6th, after the 4:00 p.m. Mass.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION continues all day Fridays from around 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is chanted at 3:00 p.m. All are invited to this beautiful devotion to the mercy of God.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS are held every Friday during Lent at 5:30 p.m. in the Church, followed by Benediction. There is NO adoration on Good Friday, and Stations of the Cross will be at 3:00 p.m. that day.

EASTER FLOWER FUND. Our beautiful Easter altar dec-orations are made possible through gifts to the Flower Fund. If you’d like to make a donation in the name of a loved one, place your gift in a plain envelope marked “Flower Fund.” Include a note with the names of those to be remembered. The names will be published in the bulletin.

FISH FRY continues March 11th and 18th in the Great Hall of the Parish Center from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

CONFESSIONS: Confessions are also heard Wednesday evenings during Lent, beginning at 6:15 p.m.

A Big Thank You to all who volunteer their time for the Friday Fish Fry and those who have donated the cake mix-es, frostings, eggs, and cooking oil for the Cake Table! We couldn’t do it without you. Proceeds from the cake sale benefit the orphanage that is home to our sponsored child, Lydia Patrick, through Children of Hope and Faith.

COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICES ALL SERVICES BEGIN AT 7:00 P.M.

Monday March 14 at Holy Cross Tuesday March 15 at St. Patrick Wednesday March 16 at St. Matthew Thursday March 17 at Our Lady of the Lake

HOLY WEEK MASS TIMES

Holy Thursday March 24

7:00 p.m. Good Friday March 25 7:00 p.m. Holy Saturday March 26 8:00 p.m. Easter Sunday March 27 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12 Noon

For Those Sensitive to Incense, please note that it will be used on PALM SUNDAY, HOLY THURSDAY at the begin-ning and end of Mass, and again at the EASTER VIGIL.

BLESSING OF EASTER FOODS

Of special interest to those of Slavic, Polish, Ukranian, Lithuanian, and Central European background will be the traditional blessing of Easter Foods at 1:00 p.m. on Holy Saturday, March 26th, in the church.

OUR SCHOOLS

PRO-LIFE ISSUES

VOCATIONS “A call from God to live in a particular way”

Holy Cross School 356-9521

www.holycrosselem.org

THIS YEAR’S HOLY CROSS SCHOOL CALENDAR RAFFLE is being held daily through March 27th. That's 42 chances to win anywhere from $50 to $1,000! Tickets are $10 and are being sold at the school and in the Parish Office. It’s a great way to help raise funds for our school. Thanks for your support!

HOLY CROSS SCHOOL is accepting applications for Preschool to Grade 8 for the 2016-2017 school year. We would welcome the opportunity to share with you all that our school has to offer!

Keep your regular time. Call Joy at 217-359-8406 for more information. We will still help women and children. Nation-wide, 121 women and children saved from the violence of abortion so far! This campaign continues through March 20th.

Prayer & Fasting, Vigil & Outreach

Thank you for your faithful prayer and presence at our local Planned Parenthood, 302 E. Stoughton, Champaign. Clinic is open M, W, Th., F. Please park in on-street parking, NOT at County Market, or the city or PP parking lots. Thank you!

Nationwide, since 2004, 40 Days has had at least 11,286 women and children saved from the violence of abortion.

Offering for February 27th-28th……………......$10,399.51

Thank you for your generosity.

A Reminder: The 2nd collection next weekend will be for the Holy Cross Development Fund.

High School of St. Thomas More 352-7210

www.hs-stm.org

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ART SHOW. Join us at the Springer Cultural Center on March 8th to celebrate the visual arts of St. Thomas More, Holy Cross, and St. Matthew's art students. The reception will be from 6:00-7:30 p.m. and all are welcome. The work will be on display through March 11th, so if you can't make the reception, stop by some time during the week.

Several of our students will also have work featured in The Eric Show with the opening reception on March 10th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. It will be on display in the Illini Union Art Gallery through April 1st.

Additional Art show dates are April 11th for the Congress-ional Art Show, April 18th for the Okaw Valley Art Show, and May 11th for STM's own Fine Arts Night!

EMBRACE THE PAST, ENSURE THE FUTURE—CELEBRATE MORE. STM’s annual Spring Gala will be held Saturday, April 2nd at STM. Please join us for a fun-filled evening including dinner, a live and silent auction, dueling pianos, and much more as we celebrate our commitment to doing MORE!

STM 2016-2017 ADMISSIONS. The High School of St. Thomas More is now accepting applications for the 2016-2017 school year. For questions, please call 819-5702. Or go to http://www.hs-stm.org/prospective-families.html.

CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PEORIA OFFICE OF PRIESTLY VOCATIONS

PRAYER INTENTIONS

Please join us in praying for our dioce-san seminarians or staff members of the Office of Priestly Vocations each day.

Listed below are the names of those we should pray for this coming week:

March 8 – Austin Bosse

March 9 – Lee Brokaw

March 10 – Blake Brooks

March 11 – Taylor Caputo

March 12 – Zachary Leskanich

March 13 – Ryan Hartness

March 14 – Ryan Mattingly

Please also remember the Salesian Seminarians in your prayers. “ST. THERESE, PATRONESS OF VOCATIONS, PRAY FOR US.”

BINGO FOR ADULTS

Come to BINGO at Holy Cross Parish Center on Saturday, March 12th. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Bingo begins at 6:30 p.m. Join us for 15 games of Bingo: $20 for 9 cards per game. Or $10 for 3 cards per game. Cash prizes: $25, $50, and $100, based on a minimum of 25 people. Daubers are $1.00 or bring your own! Sub sandwiches, chips & dessert for $5. Soda for $1.

Questions? Call the Parish Office at 352-8748. Proceeds benefit Holy Cross School.

http://www.hs-stm.org/home.html

Devall, Desmier, Jensen Families Menke & Leahy Families Jerry & Loretta M. Dano Paul, Joe, & Edward Knoke Dec. Mem. of Henry, Butler, Reynolds Families Dec. Mem. of Donato, Pace, Follis Families Dec. Mem. of Mueller, Neunhoffer, Willard Families Robert F. Reiser Family Dec. Mem. of Corkery, Cox, Murray Families Nichols, Parod, Fotzler Families Bruns Family Dec. Mem. of Happ, Krueger Families William Pellum & Kevin Pellum Thelma Sparks, Parents of Charles & Thelma Sparks Ed & Jean Bown Chuck, Chad, Meghan Schweighart; Larry Hausmann, Bob Soucie Living & Dec. Mem. of Cler & Flavin Families Graham & Huguet Families ALL SOULS, Living and Deceased Pastore, Buzinsky, & Piccolo Families

Lamendola/Smith/Hammers Families Hammel & Mitsdarfer Families Margaret & Eldon Tufte and Dec. Mem. of their family Living & Dec. members of Baum & Decker Families Barham & Bosch Families Tangora & Kovera Families William McMahon, Linda & Mike Wesolowski McNamara & Mulcahey Family Living & Dec. Mem. of Giuffre & Cacioppo Families Boudreau & Arseneau Family Margaret Turkcan Aloysius J. Winka Evelyn Bell Wm. Zeilenga Jr. Eleanor Zeilenga Ellen Zeilenga Arlin Rentfrow Rita Rentfrow Ron Murphy Fred Porter Harold Kremer

Rakers-Wade Families Dec. Mem. of Slykas Family Hershbarger & Kick Families Dec. Mem. of Cochrane-O’Brien families Liv. & Dec. Mem. of David & Bernice Williams Family Liv. & Dec. Mem. of Gilbert & Betty Graham Family John E. Sullivan Family Birdie & Edward Cronau Margaret Hettinger Raymond Timpone Maxine TImpone Living & Dec. Mem. of Schwenk Family Bill Gilles Loretto B. Doyle Perrodin Family Living & Dec. Mem. of McNabney Family Christie & Hoss Families Liv.& Dec. Mem. of Eli & Hazel Kinser Family John Michael Cabutti

HOLY CROSS FIRST FRIDAY MEMORIAL

OUR COMMUNITY

JOB SEARCH HELP

The next Unemployed Person Support Group meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 9th at Holy Cross Parish Center Library. Questions? Contact Deacon Cliff Maduzia at 217-791-1264, or cmaduzia1@sbcglobal.net.

You are invited to contact human resource professionals Eric Ferguson (217-352-8051) or Donna Rinkenberger (217-220-0301) as well.

Please check www.cucoalition.org for meeting updates.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

We are very excited to announce that Holy Cross is part-nering with Habitat for Humanity to eliminate the poverty housing crisis by seeking to put God’s love into action.

When? Saturday, April 16th, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., or 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location to be determined.

Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and sign a waiver.

You need not have any skill set to volunteer with Habitat. They will teach you what you need to know for that day. We also need volunteers to provide lunch/drinks for all the workers. If interested, sign up using VolunteerSpot as follows:

1. Click this link to see our sign-up: http://vols.pt/J2PboP.

2. Review the options listed and choose your spot(s).

3. Sign up! You will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on VolunteerSpot. Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone.

If you prefer not to use your email address, or if you have any questions, contact Jessica McMahon, 217-898-8846, or jmcmahon01@yahoo.com.

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

The advertisements that appear completely defray all publishing costs with which the church would otherwise be burdened. Please patronize these sponsors as a thank you for their kind generosity.

Pankau Masonry

The Catholic Daughters court #1070 monthly meeting will be Tuesday, March 8th, at Holy Cross Parish Center at 12 noon. Bring your own lunch; drinks will be provided. We will vote on new local officers, who will start their

terms in June. We’ll also discuss national charities and projects that we’d like to support. Remember to support and pray for 40 Days for Life during Lent.

Please pay your annual dues ASAP. Hoping to see you there; bring a friend to see what CDA is about. This sum-mer National CDA will hold its convention in Pittsburgh, so consider a trip in July to be part of a gathering of CDA from the whole country. For more info call Angie at 359-1317.

POTLUCK LUNCHEON IN TOLONO

On Wednesday, March 9th, at 11:30 a.m. the Catholic Charities Good Samaritan Program of Champaign & Piatt Counties will sponsor a potluck at St. Patrick’s Parish Cen-ter in Tolono. Guest musical group “Grassroots Revival” will perform bluegrass. Everyone 55 and over is welcome. Please bring a dish to share, but if you are unable, consid-er donating an item to the food pantry instead. A $2 dona-tion is asked. Questions? Call Kim McAvoy at 637-2395.