HOLY CROSS CHURCH

LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO (575) 523-1067 January 12, 2014

Mass Intentions Intentions de Misa Altar Bread & Wine: : Open

CANDLE TO

Blessed Sacrament: Special Intention in Thanksgiving by Char les

& Rita Lamb

Our Blessed Mother: Health of the Gajewski Family

St. Jude: Health of Gajewski Family

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Cisco Br ink Safety in Afghanistan by His

Family

Brandon Shockley Safety in Kuwait by His Family

Open:

St. Joseph, St. Therese, St. Anthony, St. Catherine of Siena, Our

Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Assumption

Mon. Jan. 13 1 Sm 1:1-8/Mk 1:14-20 7:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. ┼ Judith Macaw by Her Parents Tues. Jan. 14 1 Sm 1:9-20/Mk 1:21-28 7:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Wed. Jan. 15 1 Sm 3:1-10,19-20/Mk1:29-39 7:30 a.m. 8:15 a.m. For All Students 12:10 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 16 1 Sm 4:1-11/Mk 1:40-45 7:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Samuel Gajewski (Health) Fri . Jan. 17 1 Sm 8:4-7,10-22/Mk 2:1-12 7:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Sat. Jan. 18 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19/Mk 2:13-17 4:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m Sun Jan. 19 Is 49:3,5-6/1 Cor 1:1-3/Jn 1:29-34 8:00 a.m. ┼ Evelyn Claus by Msgr. Anderson 9:45 a.m. All Parishioners by Msgr. Anderson 11:45 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

Events of the Week

Eventos de la Semana Monday, Jan 13

Adoration 8:00 a.m. CHA

Group Emaus Mujeres 6:00 p.m. RR

Grupo De Oracion 6:30 p.m. PHC

Men’s Rosary 6:30 p.m. CHA

BeFriender Meeting 6:30 p.m. MR

Msgr. Anderson’s Class

The 3 c’s Prayer 7:00 p.m. GS

Bingo 7:00 p.m. RLH

Tuesday, Jan. 14

Adoration 8:00 a.m. CH

Bereavement Group Meeting 1:00 p.m. MR

Spanish Bible Study 6:30 p.m. RR

Bingo 7:00 p.m. RLH

Wednesday, Jan. 15

Adoration 8:00 a.m. CHA

Faith Formation Elem. 4:00 p.m. RLH

Judge Brack’s Bible Study 7:00 p.m. PHC

RCIA Inquiry Group 7:00 p.m. PHK

Faith Formation High School 7:00 p.m. MS

Married Couples Support 7:00 p.m. LR

Spanish RCIA 7:00 p.m. MR

Thursday, Jan. 16

Adoration 8:00 a.m. CHA

Bible Study“ Sunday Scripture” 9:45 a.m. MR

Girls Scout Troop 268 5:30 p.m. MS Holy Hour 5:30 p.m. CH Boys Scout Meeting 6:00 p.m. MS American Heritage Girls 6:00 p.m. MS YAM Bible Study 6:30 p.m. CHA Boys Scout Troop 68 7:00 p.m. RR Bible Reading 2013 7:00 p.m. PHC Men’s Bible Study 7:00 p.m. MR AA Meeting 8:00 p.m. PHK

Friday, Jan. 17

Adoration 8:00 a.m. CHA

Saturday, Jan 18

YAM Retreat 9:00 a.m. RLH

Sunday, Jan 19

Sunday Bunch Group 9:30 a.m. MR Faith Formation Elem. 9:30 a.m. RLH Adult Confirmation Class 11:00 a.m. PHC Ignite Middle School 2:30 p.m. MS Faith Formation High School 5:15 p.m. MS

CH-Church CHA– Chapel SS-Science Room SCH-School

PHK-Providence House Kitchen RR– Rec Room

REC-Rectory GS-Gathering Space LIT– Liturgy Room

MR-Meeting Room SC– Small Conference Room

DR– Dining Room MS– Middle School

RLH– Rafaela Lucero Hall PHC– Providence House Conference

Room

We have Mass Intentions open for all

Masses, daily 7:30 & 12:10, Saturday 4:30

p.m., Sunday 8:00 & 11:45 a.m. and the

4:00 p.m.; up to four Mass Intentions per Mass.

Tenemos Intenciones abiertos para las Misas el

sábado de 6:30 p.m. y domingo de 1:30 p.m.

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

Please Watch

“Notes From The Cross”

With Msgr. Anderson

Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m.

On cable Channel 98

Is God calling you to be involved in the

Pro-Life Movement?

Before we succumb to the ethic of researchers who

brazenly create, manipulate and destroy embryonic human

lives, the American public should reflect with awe on the

miraculous process by which one-celled human embryos

become doctors, teachers, firefighters, and members of

Congress. Life must be protected at all stages.

Call our “ Respect for Life” couple from Holy

Cross Church Parish .

Art & Marilyn Kerschen 575-647-3235.

VOCATIONS CORNER

A vocation must be nurtured for a lifetime, not just until ordination or the taking of vows. You can help nurture the vocations of priests, sisters and brothers by praying,

listening, and expressing appreciation. A life of service needs support from those served.

Serra Club of Mesilla Valley.

575-522-5925

Welcome to Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church! If you would like more information about the follow-ing: REGISTERING AS A PARISHIONER – CHILDREN, YOUTH OR ADULT FORMATION MINISTRIES - RE-TURNING TO THE CATHOLIC FAITH OR BECOM-ING CATHOLIC, or if you have a change of address, phone number or would like to add your email to your profile that we have on file. You may fill out a lime green card in the pew pocket while at Mass and place it in the offertory baskets or come by the office during office hours.

HOSPITALIZED?

Please let the Hospital know that you are Catholic and the

name of your Parish. Eucharistic Ministers visit the hospitals

daily and will be Happy to bring you Communion and Pray with

you.

Interested in becoming Catholic

R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

is a process for helping persons learn what

Catholics believe, how Catholics worship, how

Catholics live out their beliefs, how the Catholic

Church came to hold certain moral standards.

We welcome adults at any time of the year. For

more information about R.C.I.A. please call

the parish office at 523-0167

Thank You For Supporting Our Parish Bulletin

Mike’s Performance& Machine Shop LLC

Did you know we have a Prayer Chain here at

Holy Cross Church?

Would like to be remembered in prayer or to

offer a prayer for others; there are two options!

They have a prayer list for 1 year or 1 month. To

be a part of the Prayer Chain group , or to be

added to the list , please contact

Mary Ann Lucero 522-5894 or Elizabeth Behnke

523-0167 ext. 107

You can also e-mail Christina Lucero

at christilucero@yahoo.com

Please Pray for the members of our parish who are facing illness.

Oren por los enfermos de nuestra Parroquia

Charlotte Sanchez, George M. Adams, Hunter Nolan,

Guy Ungaro, Alfredo Baca, Maria Vasquez, John Bianco, Francesca Masini, Dolores Drexler, Diane Smith,David Cordero, Theresa Mixco, Hector Vela

For the Repose of the Souls of Patrick Morrisroe & Kristina C. Viramontes

And for the consolation of their family and friends.

STEWARDSHIP CORRESPONSABILIDAD

First Collection Needed weekly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,750.00 Received this week…………………………..….$ 19,832.90 Needed for this fiscal year “13-14” . . . . . .. $715,000.00 Budget to date . . . . . . . . . . .( 53.85%) . . . ..$ 385,000.00 Received to date . . . . . . . . . .(53.91%) . . .. $ 385,463.12 Envelopes Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367 Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,036 “Building Maintenance” ……$ 2,163.77 “Pope John Paul II Family Life Center”...1,580.52 “ New Years Day ” …..$ 3,185.46 “Thank you all for your prayers, time, talent, and generosity.”

How, where, why and who is it possible to

baptize someone in the Catholic Church? First of all, “how” someone is baptized is easy – pour water over the person and pray “I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Anyone can do this, whether they are a Christian or not. The “where” is usually in the local church or parish church of the family presenting the child or adult for baptism. The “why” is the most important part – for the eternal salvation of the person’s soul. We should all desire and work actively to see that everyone we know is baptized. We as Catholics have as our main ministry in life to see that others hear the Good News of Jesus Christ and respond to his call to the kingdom.

What do you have to do to have your baby baptized at Holy Cross, or to be baptized as an adult? Parents and godparents need to take instructions in their duties as parents/sponsors and the importance of the sacrament; the symbols of water, oil, candle and white garment. God parents need to be practicing members of the Church – preferably living here in the parish and near by the parents. Their role is to help raise the child in the faith. If the parents are married, they need to be married by the Church so that they can be going to communion together to set the example for the child and his parents.

Do you know who your godparents are? Do you hear from them? Do the godparents of your child keep in touch with him/her? The ideal is to have regular practicing members of the Church reach out to new members and guide them by word and example. This is especially important for adults seeking to be baptized. Their spouse should not be their sponsor, but can and should go through the formation process leading to the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) at Easter.

Do you know someone who needs a little “help” in getting baptized this year? Are you willing to serve as a sponsor for someone you know who isn’t baptized, or is baptized in another church and wants to join us in going to Holy Communion? Now is the time! Get a hold of them and bring them in to see me or one of our deacons. What a wonderful “gift” you can be for them.

I’m going to take a few days off this week and visit my friend Fr. Dave Bergs who’s retired and living in Puerto Vallarta. I plan to return on the 20th.

Fiesta Del Bautismo Del Senor

Msgr. Anderson Class will start again

Monday January 13, 2014

7pm in the Church Gathering Space

The Three C’s of Prayer

To be Catholic

To be Community

To be Church

All are Welcome!

Iglesia de Holy Cross (575) 523-0167

Check out our Website!! www.holycrosslascruces.org

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Join us for Adoration

Monday - Friday from

8:00 am to 12 noon

in the Small Chapel .

Come Pray With Us As human efforts fail to solve America’s key

problems,

we turn to God, through His Holy Mother,

asking His urgent help.

Public Square Rosary WHEN: Every Third Saturday of the Month at

12:00 p.m. WHERE: Alber t Johnson Park

(in front of Branigan Library)

Picacho & Main Streets, Las Cruces, NM

For additional information: Contact Jo Brower

575-202-4192 or visit www.AmericaNeedsFatima.org

Do you have any wheel chairs, walkers, canes that you

do not use anymore? The elderly and disabled people

in Juarez are in dire need of these objects as well as

adult diapers (size small or medium). The staff from

The Lords Ranch will make sure they get to their destination.

My granddaughter Rebecca and I have made this one of our

missions. Can you please help us help the less fortunate?

Please call me at 575-621-5200 and I will be happy to pick up

your donations. Or you can bring them to the office and speci-

fy that they are for the elderly from Juarez. Thank you and

God bless you.

Deacon Gurrola,Martha & Rebecca Gurrola

MISIONERS FOR CHRIST MINISTRY

What if every single Catholic Church took 1

hour a week, or even a month to go out and

invite those people who for one reason or

another have ceased to attend Mass on Sunday or to be

active in the church? A lot of time all that is needed is a

little encouragement and knowing that someone does

care in order to take that step and return. Well you have

the opportunity to do just that! A group from Holy

Cross has been doing this since June. So far over a

hundred homes have been visited and many have re-

turned to receive sacraments. It is very rewarding and

fun to pair up with someone from the parish and do just

that. Won’t you join us? If you are interested in finding

more about it please call Martha Gurrola at 621-5200 or

call the parish office and leave a message. There is a one

hour ongoing training for everyone interested!

Holy Cross Book Club

The book for January is “The Dovekeepers”

by Alice Hoffman

They will meet Tuesday January 21, 2014 at

6:30 p.m. in the Parish Office Meeting Room.

Invite a friend, neighbor, family member, and en-

joy discussion of our latest read and bring a dish to

share with all.

Happy Reading!

Do you knit, or have interest in learning how to

knit?

We are forming a charity knitting group, and all

levels of knitters are welcome. Meetings are

tentatively scheduled for the second and fourth

Thursdays each month, at the Parish offices.

Date: Thursday 23, 2014

Time: 6 pm-8pm

Project ideas and yarn will be provided,

as well as instruction for beginning knitters.

Please call Antoinette Fuentes, 575-993-2280 for

more information. Yarn donations are welcome,

too!!

Jim Brueggen’s Thursday

Bible Study

We invite all to learn more about the

heritage of our faith, God’s salvation plan,

and God’s love and mercy for us. We meet

Thursday evenings - 7:00-8:30. In the

Providence Conference Room If you have

questions, contact Jim Brueggen 202-5978