Contact Us: Phone: 575-523-0167 Email: info@hcclc.org

Fax: 575-523-8023 Web: HolyCrossLasCruces.org

Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:30 pm, 6:30 pm (Sp) Weekdays: 12:10 pm

Sunday: 8:00, 9:45, 11:45 am, 1:30 pm (Sp) Wednesdays: 8:15 am (School Year)

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm

Holy Cross Church

Growing in Faith. Living in Faith. Sharing our Faith. 1327 N. Miranda, Las Cruces, NM 88005

Faith Formation K-12th Grade: Virginia Smith 575-523-0167 Young Adults Kiley Giacomelli 575-523-0167 Adult Studies Contact Parish Office 575-523-0167

Sacraments of Healing

Confession: Saturday 3pm-4pm or by Appointment

Anointing of Sick: First Friday of Month 12:10 pm

Weddings, Baptism & Quince Años: Call the Office

Las Cruces Catholic School Grades: Pre-School thru 12th 1331 N. Miranda, Las Cruces, NM 88005 Phone: 575-526-2517 LCCS School Hours: 7:45 am-3:00 pm

LCCS Office Hours: 7:45 am-3:45 pm

Principal: Connie Limon www.LasCrucesCatholicSchool.org

Our Pastoral Staff

Pastor:

Very Rev. Richard Catanach contact parish office

Deacon:

Dcn. Francisco Gurrola contact parish office

Office Manager:

Greg Sanchez

greg@hcclc.org

Liturgy:

Kiley Giacomelli

kiley@hcclc.org

Faith Formation:

Virginia Smith

vsmith@hcclc.org

Angie Olivo (Faith Formation assistant)

angie@hcclc.org

Pastoral Council Members

Kurt Rathgeber

Tess Boyer

Jose Moreno

Sharon Stadsvold

Jim & Rosa Edwards

Karin Dahlin

Barbra Stofan

Finance Council Members

Robert & Sharon Owen

Marian Dyer

Martha Long

Minerva Conrad

Candles Our Blessed Mother: In Thanksgiving & Special Intention by Charles & Rita Lamb

Palm Sunday

Sat. March 31 Holy Saturday 8:00 p.m. † Urbana Fajardo

Sun. April 1 Easter Acts 10:34a, 37-43 / Col 3:1-4 / Jn 20:1-9 8:00 a.m. † John E. Cox by Aunt Carol & Family † Larry Montes by Family 9:45 a.m. Parishioners by Fr. Richard Catanach 11:45 a.m. † Estella & Donaciano Hernandez by Maria † Martin Taisacan by Family † Carmella Giglia-Treharne by Augustine Hoffman 1:30 p.m. †Lourdez Bonnet en accion de gracias por los 80 años

Mon. April 2 Acts 2:14, 22-33 / Mt 28:8-15 9:30 a.m. † Marguerite Schentrup

Tue. April 3 Acts 2:36-41 / Jn 20:11-18 12:10 p.m. † Baltazar Lucero by His Family † Dee Serna by Her sisters † Larry Montes by Family Josie & Bindy Trujillo (70th Anniversary) By Valerie & Mark Torres

Wed. April 4 Acts 3:1-10 / Lk 24:13-35 8:15 a.m. † Rosenda Sanchez Ortega 12:10 p.m. † Rosalie Hillis

Thur. April 5 Acts 3:11-26 / Lk 24:35-48 7:00 p.m. †Fred Baca

Fri. April 6 Acts 4:1-12 / John 21:1-14 12:10 p.m. † Cecilia Hernandez (1st Anniversary) By Edward & Family

Sat. April 7 Acts 4:13-21 / Mk 16:9-15 4:30 p.m. † Rev Narciso Rivera by LeRoy & Helen Luchini Special Intention 6:30 p.m. † Mary Ann Sturtz

Sun. April 8 Acts 4”32-35 / 1 Jn 5:1-6 / Jn 20:19-31 8:00 a.m. † Ascension Reyes by Eloisa Cratty † Shirley Vonbank by Norman DeBlieck 9:45 a.m. Parishioners by Fr. Richard Catanach 11:45 a.m. † Kathleen Depner 1:30 p.m. † Sally Melendres

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......................... PJP Conf Rm

3rd Tues. of the Month 6:30pm - Book Club ........................................ PJP 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 Kitchen

4th Wed. of the Month 1:00pm - Finance Council Meeting ................. Meeting Rm

Every Thur. 9:30am - Women’s Bible Study………………..Meeting Rm 7:00pm - JER’s Bible Flight Crew ................... PJP Conf Rm - Boy Scouts Troop 68 ....................... PJP Youth Rm - Cub Scouts ...................................... Mid Sch Sci Rm - Men’s Bible Study ............................ Meeting Rm

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 April 1, 2018

Financial Summary Collection Data Total Received this week – $12,572.39

April 2 Parish Office Closed 9:30am - Daily Mass .............................................. Church April 8 3:30pm - Divine Mercy Chaplet .............................. Church April 15 3:30pm - Altar Server Training ............................... Church 5:00pm - Confirmation Rehearsal .......................... Church April 17 6:00pm - Confirmation II - Confirmation Mass ....... Church April 18 6:00pm - Confirmation III - Confirmation Mass ...... Church April 21 10:00am - First Reconciliation ................................. Church

UPCOMING EVENTS

From the Pastor’s Desk

Dear Parishioners,

We began Holy Week last Sunday with a

blessing of palms, the Passion reading, and an evening

Passover meal with over eighty attendees. I truly

enjoy Palm or Passion Sunday as it begins for me a

week of deep reflection into the Paschal Mystery, that

is, the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ Jesus.

The Passover meal is a highlight of the day for me. It

takes several hours of preparation by a handful of

people to get things just right. What we experience at

the Passover meal is a window into the Last Supper.

The Passover meal began over 3,300 years ago! In the

Book of Exodus, we read of the night that God sent His

angel of death to ‘passover’ all of Egypt so as to free

His Chosen People, the Israelites, who were enslaved in

hard labor and oppressive conditions. God used Moses

to free His people and when they won their freedom,

God commanded them (Exodus 12:1-14) to r emember

this night in perpetuity with a special meal. Two

thousand years ago, Jesus was partaking in that special

meal along with His disciples. However, Jesus changed

the ancient ritual meal of Passover. The priest repeats

the words that Jesus said at the Last Supper during the

consecration of the bread and wine at Mass. Through

these prayerful words, the bread and wine become the

Body and Blood, soul and divinity of Chr ist. The

Passover meal that Jesus and His disciples ate the

night before He died, was the FIRST Mass. Our

Passover meal brings this fact to light for all who

participate. I wish to thank those who made this

evening meal possible including our staff Kiley

Giacomelli, Virginia Trujillo Smith, and Greg Sánchez

as well as parishioners Anna Lessau, and Missy and

Darrell Giacomelli. Next year may you be a part of this

special meal.

We have been blessed to have Fr. Joel helping with

Mass these past several weeks. Fr. Joel has recently

retired and, as with anyone making a major adjustment

in life, is trying to find his niche where he can best live.

Unfortunately, Fr. Joel has decided to return to Tucson

for a while and therefore, will not be helping in the

parish. Remember him in your prayers as he hopes to

return to Las Cruces in the near future.

Though Christmas might be the most wonderful time

of the year, Easter is the most important time of the

year. The fifty days of Easter begins today and the

Church will celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

from now until Pentecost. As we hear about the life of

Jesus after He rose from the dead in today’s Gospel, we

reflect on His journey to the village of Emmaus and

how his disciples’ eyes were opened as they recognized

Him in the breaking of the bread. Jesus opens the eyes

of anyone who desires the truth. May we pray for

20/20 visions.

Happy Easter, Fr. Richard

Easter Sunday

Congratulations to those who came into the Church at the

Easter Vigil!!

Susan Mcpherson

Adriana Macias

Nicolas Lang

Courtnay Bernaldez

Isaac Garcia, Jr.

Colton Bailey

David Brezina, Jr.

Courtney Smith

Aaron Ponzio

Avril Ponzio

Camila Montalvo-Renteria

Viridiana Calderon-Olivas

Amelia Mercer

Steel Sproul

Kyra Shaw

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, Leo & Sally Garcia, Mabel Whaling, Josefine Sanchez,

Sylvia Vasquez, Pat Carrillo, Santiago Martinez, Bob Erickson, Joe Aguliar, Wade Novello, Frank Ontiveros

Pray for the sick of our Parish

Oren por los enfermos de nuestra Parroquia

Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church (575) 523-0167 April 1, 2018

Angel Voices Children’s Choir

Join us on Wednesdays 5:45-6:30pm in the Church

New members always welcome! We sing the First Saturday of every month and

at the 4:30pm Christmas Eve Mass

Contact the parish office for more information

523-0167

Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Service and

Adoration

Please join us! Divine Mercy Sunday

Sunday, April 8 3:30pm in the Church

Music and songs by Sasha Smith, David Pizarro

Pope’s Corner

“Truth, according to the Christian faith, is God’s

love for us in Jesus Christ. Therefore, truth is a

relationship.”

La esquina del Papa

"La verdad, de acuerdo con la fe cristiana, es el

amor de Dios por nosotros en Jesucristo. Por lo tanto, la verdad es una relación ".

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

ALTAR SERVER

TRAINING

Sunday, April 15th @

3:30pm in the Church

Altar Servers are

needed at all Masses.

Please consider joining this wonderful

ministry!!

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2018 Clases de bautismo en español

Las clases de bautismo en español son de 6:00 a 8:30 pm en la sala de conferencias al lado de la capilla (PJP 2) en las

siguientes fechas

6 de abril - 4 de mayo - 1 de junio - 6 de julio - 3 de Agosto - 7 de septiembre

5 de octubr - 2 de noviembre - 7 de diciembre

Easter Sunday

Faith Formation

REHERSAL for

Confirmation Masses

Sunday, April 15th @

5:00pm in the Church

*This will be class for Confirmation II & III that day

REHERSAL for all 1st Holy Communion students

Wednesday, May 2nd @ 4:15pm in the Church

Call Virginia or Angie with any questions.

575-523-0167

Respect for Life

These things are promoted by the pro-death politicians: Abortion, contraception, divorce, euthanasia, feminism of the radical type, and genetic experimentation and mutilation. The

continuance in public office of such politicians can be a danger to our survival as a nation.

We must vote pro-life.

Call our “Respect for Life” couple from Holy Cross Church:

Kurt & Lucy Rathgeber (575-522-7680)

VIRTUS - PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN

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, April 7, 2018 Our Lady of Health Parish, Las Cruces 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Presenter: Jose Moreno conducción de sesión en español

St. Anthony’s Parish in Artesia together with the Office of Marriage and Family Life will be

sponsoring a

Family Day Retreat

Saturday, April 7th from 8:30 AM—6:00 PM at St. Anthony’s Parish in Artesia.

The theme for the day is Forgiveness Does the Family Good.

The cost for the day is $20 per family.

There will be time for the family to gather to eat and pray together as well as separate tracks for

children, youth, and adults.

For more information contact the Pastoral Center at 575-523-7577.

Register online at www.rcdlc.org/family

Do you have a good marriage but

would like to make it a great one?

Then a Marriage Encounter weekend

is waiting for you! The next ME

weekend will be at the Comfort

Suites on N Telshor on April 20-22.

This beautiful weekend ends with

Mass on Sunday afternoon. Go to

elpasonewmexicowwme.org to register .

Please register by April 6th.

Think of it as a great investment in your family's

happiness. If you register and need to cancel, then your

money will be transferred to another weekend.

Questions?

Call Art & Marilyn Kerschen at 575-647-3235 or

Michael & Roxanne Ogas at 575- 313-4963

Robert G. Gamboa Council 9527 Please join us Friday April 13th as we pray the most

Holy Rosary for the Respect for Life.

Place: Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church

Time: 7:00 p.m

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.

Speaker: Fr. Alejandro Urena

Date: Saturday, April 28, 2018

Time: 9:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m. (Doors open 8:45 a.m.)

Location: NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum 4100 Dripping Springs Road

Tickets: $14.50 (On sale through April 19th)

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.

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