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HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH 3175 Hathaway Court, Atlanta, GA 30341 * holycrossatlanta.org * Sunday, January 10, 2021

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Parish Office: 770-939-3501 e-mail: hcoffice@holycrossatlanta.org

OFFERTORY ENVELOPES If you have not been

receiving your offertory envelopes, please call the parish office.

Por favor llame a la oficina parroquial si no ha estado recibiendo sus sobres para la

ofrenda.

ONLINE GIVING Please join our growing number of families who have elected to make their contributions online! It’s simple:

Log onto www.holycrossatlanta.org - click on the Give Online widget

- follow the registration instructions.

EMAIL SCAM Several Holy Cross parishioners and staff have reported receiving what seems to be e-mailed requests from Fr. Jude Michael Krill for money or assistance. These are not legitimate! Please ignore or immediately delete.

If in doubt about the legitimacy of any email, call the office.

COVID-19 MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil: 5:00PM, 6:30PM* Sunday: 9AM, 11:00AM, 1:00AM*

Holy Days of Obligation Vigil: 6:00PM Holy Days of Obligation: 9:15PM, 12:10PM, 6:00PM, 7:30PM*

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE: Monday-Saturday 9:15AM Wednesday 7:00PM* *en Español

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays at 10AM by drive thru if weather permitting or by appointment

Finance Council Members: Tom Carney, Chairman, Fr. Jude Michael Krill, OFM Conv., Fr. Tom Reist, OFM Conv., Jim Baugher, Robert Maresca, Lee Miller, Rosi Ramos, Paul Schultz, Sam Taylor, Lori Turbe

For any concerns or questions please contact Tom Carney at Thomas.carney@ampf.com

STEWARDSHIP STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

12/27/2020: Basket $28,469.25 Online $14,642.00 Total $43,111.25 Special Collections: Christmas $12,327.00, Catholic Charities $2,003.00

St. Martin de Porres $3,246.00 Thank you for your continued generosity! ¡Gracias por su continua generosidad!

Second Collect: 1/17 ARCH Archdiocesan Hispanic Ministries 1/24 Friends of St. Martin’s

Leave the envelopes behind with easy electronic giving with Vanco visit https://holycrossatlanta.org/home-page/online-giving-3/ to get started.

Pastor

Fr. Jude Michael Krill OFM Conv. jmkrill@holycrossatlanta.org

Ext. 237 Parochial Vicars

Fr. Calixto Salvatierra Moreno OFM Conv. Ext. 224 csalvatierra@holycrossatlanta.org

Fr. Thomas Reist OFM Conv. treist@holycrossatlanta.org

Ext. 225

Deacon

Mr. David Hernandez dhernandez@holycrossatlanta.org

Ext. 222

Mr. Bernardo Buzeta bbuzeta@holycrossatlanta.org

Ext. 222

Director of Faith Formation

Renay Ceasar Ext. 233 rceasar@holycrossatlanta.org

Coord. Elementary Faith Formation

Aida Buzeta Ext. 235 abuzeta@holycrossatlanta.org

Director of Music Ministry

Gail Goodman Ext. 228 goodman@holycrossatlanta.org

Office Manager

Felicia Tanzosch Ext. 226 ftanzosch@holycrossatlanta.org

Accountant

Gregg Watson Ext. 242 gwatson@holycrossatlanta.org

Pastoral Associate

Kimberly Sierra Ext. 223 ksierra@holycrossatlanta.org

Administrative Assistant

Yrene Lorenzo Ext. 234 ylorenzo@holycrossatlanta.org

Sacramental Secretary

Penny Lampe Ext. 252 plampe@holycrossatlanta.org

Maintenance

Fortino Padilla Ext. 239 fpadilla@holycrossatlanta.org

Custodian

Guiselle Gamboa Ext. 239 ggamboa@holycrossatlanta.org

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PASTOR’S LETTER Good People of Holy Cross,

As human beings, we enter the human journey through the waters of birth.

Though we can exist days without food, life cannot continue without water. The

earth itself is nourished by rain and dimpled by streams, rivers, lakes, and

oceans. After air, water is the most precious, required element to sustain our

lives. Baptism reminds us that God is the giver of life. When a person is

baptized in the name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we confess that all life, in

all its wonder, complexity, and beauty is a gift from God. We do well to honor the sanctity of life

because in doing so, we honor the Giver of life. God’s gift of life in baptism calls us to be people who

celebrate “the new” in ourselves and others. And just what is “the new”? an awareness that no matter

how difficult and dark life’s circumstances may be or become, God longs to bring about that which is

new in our lives. It may be a new attitude or a new relationship. It could be a new commitment to

faithfulness in prayer and worship or a new devotion to being a caring, compassionate human being.

Jesus was baptized as a sign of his commitment to God the Father, so we remember his baptism and

ours as a moment when loving family and friends placed dripping mark of our faith in our lives. As we

remember and celebrate, God calls us to step from this place of worship into a world that has lost its

way, looking for water in all the wrong places. Let’s be the “new waters” of life to all we encounter.

Blessings,

Fr. Jude Michael

Gente Buena de Holy Cross,

Como seres humanos, entramos en el viaje humano a través de las aguas del

nacimiento. Aunque podemos vivir días sin comida, la vida no puede continuar

sin agua. La tierra misma se nutre de la lluvia y forma hoyuelos por arroyos,

ríos, lagos y océanos. Después del aire, el agua es el elemento más preciado

y necesario para sustentar nuestras vidas. El bautismo nos recuerda que Dios es el dador de vida.

Cuando una persona es bautizada en el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo, confesamos

que toda la vida, en toda su maravilla, complejidad y belleza, es un regalo de Dios. Hacemos bien en

honrar la santidad de la vida porque al hacerlo, honramos al Dador de la vida. El don de la vida de Dios

en el bautismo nos llama a ser personas que celebramos "lo nuevo" en nosotros mismos y en los

demás. ¿Y qué es "lo nuevo"? una conciencia de que no importa cuán difíciles y oscuras puedan ser o

llegar a ser las circunstancias de la vida, Dios anhela traer aquello que es nuevo en nuestras vidas.

Puede ser una nueva actitud o una nueva relación. Podría ser un nuevo compromiso con la fidelidad en

la oración y la adoración o una nueva devoción por ser un ser humano compasivo y solidario. Jesús fue

bautizado como una señal de su compromiso con Dios Padre, así que recordamos su bautismo y el

nuestro como un momento en el que familiares y amigos amorosos dejaron la marca de nuestra fe en

nuestras vidas. Mientras recordamos y celebramos, Dios nos llama a dar un paso de este lugar de

adoración a un mundo que ha perdido el rumbo, buscando agua en todos los lugares equivocados.

Seamos las "aguas nuevas" de vida para todos los que encontremos.

Bendiciones

Fr. Jude Michael

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MASS INTENTIONS / INTENCIONES

Lucila Acuna Karen Hettle Angela Starrs Alice Joseph Jim Harber Maritza Guevara Linda Allebach Mary Goco Sr. Karen McNally Gail Sheets & Family Erika Ibsen Cindy Hayes Emili Pinson Mariela Anez Gwen Clark Henry Keller Cathy Edwards Jenna Goodman Mary Jean Orr Shannon Campbell Jean Ruggerieo Sharon Fisher Danny Starrs Ed Pinson Thelma Oswald Amy Rico Dan Nolan

Sunday/Domingo 1/10 Baptism of the Lord 5:00pm Vigil Xuyan Ha 6:30pm* Vigilia Por la salud 9:00am Chuck & Pam Coltrane 11:00 am People of Holy Cross 1:00pm* Jesus Salcedo Monday/Lunes 1/11 9:15am Anita Kaas Tuesday/Martes 1/12 9:15am Nancy Coltrane

Wednesday/Miércoles 1/13 9:15am Susan Shellaci 7:00pm* Wilfredo Sierra Thursday/Jueves 1/14 9:15am Deceased Confreres, Relatives & Benefactors of the Order Friday/Viernes 1/15 9:15am Thomas & Maria Chung Holy Souls in Purgatory Michael Tee Joseph & Maria Dong Saturday/Sábado 1/16 9:15am Anastasia Drake (100th Birthday) 5:00pm Vigil Xuyan Ha Mike Hardin 6:30pm* Vigilia Gilberto Rodriguez Sunday/Domingo 1/17 9:00am People of Holy Cross 11:00 am For Health 1:00pm* Brunilda Santana

*Español, Deceased

Sr. Connie Thompson Dianne Connelly Delores Hall Linda Hardin Patricia Krull Monroe Thomas Shelia Serfass Jim Emrick Rich and Cal (Bedard)

Miller Lynn King Norman Lessard Nancy Birley Steve Davis Becky & Sidney Norwood AnnMarie Michelle Bazil Meghan Levy Ileana Andrews Sam Taylor Tom Freund Maria & Carl Schneider Rob & Kelly Thompson Henry Billings Dorothy Cunningham Miguel & Nohora

Agudelo Rebecca Lopez

Helen Jones Rose Spidel Victoria Bivens Sue Coyle Julie Wiegand Caroline Bill Clancy

PRAYERS

Loving God, Holy One, Your desire is for our wholeness and well-being. We hold in tenderness and prayer the collective suffering of our world at this time. We grieve precious lives lost and vulnerable lives threatened. We ache for ourselves and our neighbors, standing before an uncertain future. We pray: may love, not fear, go viral. Inspire our leaders to discern and choose wisely, aligned with the common good. Help us to practice social distancing and reveal to us new and creative ways to come together in spirit and in solidarity. Call us to profound trust in your faithful presence, You, the God who does not abandon, You, the Hold One, breathing within us, breathing among us, breathing around us in our beautiful yet wounded world. -Chris Koellhoffer, IHM

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TROOP SUPPORT MINISTRY, CONTINUED...

For the past 10 years the Troop Support Ministry has increased recognition of our Veterans by

having special Memorial Day Bulletins and appropriate music from the choir. For Veterans Day we have

recognized our own through a variety of programs from processing in to the Sanctuary with the

Celebrant to receiving service and flag pins, a miniature bag of snacks that we send to deployed troops

and most recently, a beautiful Challenge Coin. Our living and deceased Veterans names have been

listed in the Memorial Day and Veterans Day bulletins.

Holy Cross’ support for our active duty deployed troops and our Veterans has been recognized by the

Archdiocese of Atlanta as a Veterans Friendly Parish and there have been articles in the Georgia

Bulletin about this most worthy ministry. The members of our Ministry have put their heart and soul into

this mission. The Ministry has been blessed with the enthusiastic support of Father Patrick, Father

Richard and by Father Jude Michael, who has been especially supportive of the ministry .

This ministry started with a small group , and has now increased to a large number of dedicated

members, including a few people from other parishes.

Several young parishioners have worked with the ministry for community service. Two young girls

have sewn hundreds of prayer squares. This is truly a parish wide ministry.

Five of the original members are no longer with us, but the ministry was so special to them that

several families requested that donations be made to ministry.

The members are very grateful for the continued support of this very special ministry.

Durante los últimos 10 años hemos aumentado el reconocimiento de nuestros Veteranos al tener

Boletines especiales del Día de los Caídos y música apropiada del coro. Para el Día de los Veteranos,

hemos reconocido a los nuestros a través de una variedad de programas, desde la procesión hacia el

santuario con el Celebrante hasta la recepción de broches de servicio y banderas, una bolsita de

bocadillos que enviamos a las tropas desplegadas y, más recientemente, una hermosa Moneda de

desafío. Nuestros nombres de veteranos vivos y fallecidos se han incluido en los boletines del Día de

los Caídos y del Día de los Veteranos.

El apoyo de Holy Cross a nuestras tropas desplegadas en servicio activo y a nuestros Veteranos ha

sido reconocido por la Arquidiócesis de Atlanta como una Parroquia Amiga de los Veteranos y ha

habido artículos en el Georgia Bulletin sobre este ministerio tan digno. Los miembros de nuestro

Ministerio han puesto su corazón y alma en esta misión. El Ministerio ha sido bendecido con el apoyo

entusiasta del Padre Patrick, el Padre Richard y el Padre Jude Michael, quien ha apoyado

especialmente el ministerio.

Este ministerio comenzó con un grupo pequeño y ahora ha aumentado a un gran número de

miembros dedicados, incluidas algunas personas de otras parroquias.

Varios feligreses jóvenes han trabajado con el ministerio para el servicio comunitario. Dos niñas han

bordado cientos de oraciones en cuadritos de tela. Este es

verdaderamente un ministerio parroquial.

Cinco de los miembros originales ya no están con nosotros,

pero el ministerio fue tan especial para ellos que varias familias

solicitaron que se hicieran donaciones al ministerio.

Los miembros están muy agradecidos por el continuo apoyo

de este ministerio tan especial.

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FAITH FORMATION

This year Holy Cross is the recipient of the 2020 Fall Catholic Community Grant Award.

This award will allow us to purchase Chromebooks for our Burmese families that have multiple

children enrolled in our Faith Formation classes. We are reaching out to our Parish Family to

ask if you know or have any resources that could possibly help us with the following in regards to

assisting us in purchasing these much need Chromebooks for our students.

Someone who is willing to match our Grant Award amount of $4,000 that the Catholic

Foundation of North Georgia has granted us for this Community Grants program

A resource for purchasing Chromebooks in bulk amounts at a discounted price

A resource that may be willing to donate Chromebooks to add to our purchase

If you have any additional resources or need any additional information, please contact Renay

Ceasar, Director of Faith Formation at rceasar@holycrossatlanta.org.

Este año, Holy Cross recibió el Premio de la Beca de la Comunidad Católica de Otoño 2020.

Este premio nos permitirá comprar Chromebooks para nuestras familias birmanas que tienen

varios niños inscritos en nuestras clases de formación en la fe. Estamos contactando a nuestra

Familia Parroquial para preguntarle si sabe o tiene algún recurso que pueda ayudarnos con lo

siguiente en lo que respecta a ayudarnos en la compra de estos Chromebooks tan necesarios

para nuestros estudiantes.

Alguien que esté dispuesto a igualar el monto de nuestra concesión de subvenciones de $

4,000 que la Fundación Católica del Norte de Georgia nos ha otorgado para este programa

de Subvenciones Comunitarias.

Un recurso para comprar Chromebooks en grandes cantidades con un precio con descuento.

Un recurso que puede estar dispuesto a donar Chromebooks para agregar a nuestra

compra.

Si tiene recursos adicionales o necesita información adicional, comuníquese con Renay Ceasar,

Directora de Formación de Fe rceasar@holycrossatlanta.org.

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Mass Dispensation has been extended

Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv. has announced that the suspension of the obligation to attend Sunday Mass has been extended until further notice. The archbishop encourages those who are healthy and are not burdened with the fear of being exposed to the virus to begin returning to Mass and receive the grace of the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist.

Dispensa de Miss Dominican extendida haste nvevo Avis’s El Arzobispo Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv. ha anunciado que la dispensa de la obligacio n de asistir a la Misa dominical se ha extendido hasta nuevo aviso. El arzobispo anima a aquellos que esta n sanos y no esta n agobiados por el temor de estar expuesto al virus a comenzar a regresar a la Misa y recibir la gracia de los Sacramentos de la Reconciliacio n y la Eucaristí a.

CHURCH NEWS English Baptism

The next English Baptism Preparation Class for parents will be held on Saturday, January 16, from 2 – 4 PM. To register or have questions contact: Penny Lampe 770-939-3501 ext. 252.

The parish offices will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Day. The campus will be closed after morning Mass.

Las oficinas parroquiales estarán cerradas el lunes 18 de enero de 2021 en observancia del Día de Martin Luther King, Jr. El campus cerrara después de la misa de la mañana.