January 11th, 2015 - Holy Cross Catholic Church

January 11th, 2015 - Holy Cross Catholic Church

Holy Cross Church
Growing in Faith. Living in Faith. Sharing our Faith.
1327 N. Miranda, Las Cruces, NM 88005
We are committed to handing on the
Faith of Jesus Christ by providing opportunities for Growing in
Faith, Living in Faith, and Sharing our Faith with others.
Our Pastoral Staff
Pastor:
Rev. Msgr. John Anderson, P.A.
[email protected]
Associate Pastor:
Fr. Jose Martin Alcantar, O.F.M.
[email protected]
Deacons:
Rev. Steve Apodaca
[email protected]
Rev. Francisco Gurrola
[email protected]
Rev. Paul Lederman
[email protected]
Pastoral Associates:
Wade Cornelius–Administration
[email protected]
Elizabeth Behnke–Ministries
[email protected]
Joey Valenzuela–Faith Formation
[email protected]
Faith Formation
K-8th Grade:
9th-12th Grade
Young Adults
Hispanic Studies
Adult Studies
Kiley Giacomelli
Joey Valenzuela
Kiley Giacomelli
Deacon Gurrola
Deacon Lederman
575-523-0167
575-636-7744
575-523-0167
575-523-0167
575-405-9027
Mass Schedule
Saturday:
Sunday:
4:30 pm, 6:30 pm (Spanish)
8:00, 9:45, 11:45 am, 1:30 (Spanish)
4:00 pm (English Youth Mass)
Weekdays:
7:30 am, 12:10 am
Wednesdays:
8:15 am (During School Year)
Confessions:
Saturday 3pm-4pm or by Appointment
Anointing of Sick: First Friday of Month 12:10 pm
Weddings, Baptism, & Quince Años: Call Parish Office
Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Contact Us:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Web:
575-523-0167
575-523-8023
[email protected]
www.holycrosslascruces.org
Las Cruces Catholic School
Grades: Pre-School thru 12th
1331 N. Miranda, Las Cruces, NM 88005
Web: www.lascrucescatholicschool.org
Phone: 575-526-2517
School Hours: 7:45 am-3:00 pm
Office Hours: 7:45 am-3:45 pm
Principal: Connie Limon
Iglesia de Holy Cross
(575) 523-0167
January 11th, 2015
December 28, 2014 Financial Summary
Collection Data
Needed weekly Received this week (Christmas) Received this week (12/28 & 12/29)
Needed for this fiscal year “14-15” Budget to date – 50.00% Received to date – 49.72% Envelopes Used–
Envelopes Used (12/28 & 29)
Attendance-
$14,382.32
$10,498.60
$19,717.32
$747,880.40
$373,940.32
$371,841.66
223
300
Second Collection:
St. Vincent de Paul -
$1,489.00
Other amounts received:
Building Maintenance Keep the Faith Retired Religious Immaculate Conception Solemnity of Mary -
$53.00
$1.00
$10.00
$14.59
$30.00
Events of the Week (Events subject to change)
Eventos de la Semana
Altar Bread & Wine:
CandlesBlessed Sacrament:
Our Blessed Mother:
Special Intentions & Thanksgiving by
Charles & Rita Lamb
Special Intentions & Thanksgiving
Mon. Jan. 12
7:30a.m.
12:10 p.m.
Heb 1:1-6 / Mk 1:14-20 (305)
Tue. Jan. 13
7:30 a.m.
12:10 p.m.
Heb 2:5-12 / Mk 1:21-28 (306)
In Thanksgiving by Lupe Mirabal
+Catalina Villalobos by Pickle & your son
Juan
Wed. Jan. 14
8:00 a.m.
12:10 p.m.
Heb 2:14-18 / Mk 1:29-39 (307)
Thurs. Jan. 15
7:30 a.m.
12:10 p.m.
Heb 3:7-14 / Mk 1:40-45 (308)
Fri. Jan. 16
7:30 a.m.
12:10 p.m.
Heb 4:1-5, 11 / Mk 2:1-12 (309)
Sat. Jan. 17
4:30 p.m.
Heb 4:12-16 / Mk 2:13-17 (310)
+Robert (Bob) Alvarez by the Alvarez
Family
6:30 p.m.
Sun. Jan. 18
8:00 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
(Eventos sujetos a cambios)
Mon. Jan. 12
8:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Adoration
Bingo
Hispanic Women’s Rosary
Hispanic Men's Rosary
CHA
RLH
RECT
CHA
Tue. Jan. 13
8:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Adoration
Bereavement Committee Mtg
Adult Confirmation Retreat
Bingo
Coro Guadalupano
Spanish 101
Boy Scout Venture Crew
CHA
MR
CH/GS
RLH
LR
MR
MS
Wed. Jan. 14
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
4pm, 5:30, 7pm
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Adoration
St Paul & his Letters
Widow/Widower Support Grp
Faith Formation Classes
RCIA Spanish
Men’s Rosary
Women’s Rosary
CHA
MR
MR
Campus
MR
CHA
RECT
Adoration
Women’s Bible Study
Knitting Thursdays
Baptism Class (Spanish)
Men’s Bible Study
Boy Scouts
Bible Discussion w/Jim B.
AA Meeting
CH
MR
CR
GS
MR
PJP YR
MS
PJP MR
Thursday, Jan. 15
8:00 a.m.
9:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19 / 1 Cor 6:13c-15a,17-20 /
Jn 1:35-42 (65)
Friday, Jan. 16
Parishioners by Msgr. Anderson
+Maria de Jesus Terrazas by Family
Saturday, Jan. 17
8:00 a.m.
Diocesan Ministry Day
3:30 p.m.
Carmelite Sales
Campus
GS
Sunday, Jan. 18
7:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
RLH
GS
MR
SCH
MR
Visit us Online:
HolyCrossLasCruces.org
HolyCrossLasCruces
K of C Pancake Breakfast
Carmelite Sales
Sunday Bunch
Faith Formation Classes
RCIA in Meeting Room
Baptism of the Lord
Nota del Pastor
Asociado
Monsignor John Anderson, P.A.
Thank you, Fr. Yozefu Ssemakula, author of “The
Healing of Families” for your very blessed week with us.
Attendance at your seminar indicates the desire of our
people to experience the healing ministry that you offer to
teach others to practice among their families and loved
ones. May God continue to bless you in all of the parishes
and dioceses that you will visit this year.
If you haven’t done so, please mark your calendars
for February 14 & 15, 2015 for the second visit of Deacon
Poyo from Steubenville, OH. He will present a followup to his visit last year that produced many faith-sharing
groups. Check the bulletin and web site for more information.
I am completing my two-part series on “What will
the end of time look like?” this Monday at 7pm in the Gathering Space at 7pm. Please bring your Bible and friend
and a snack.
A reminded that Dr. William Rademacher, PhD will
be presenting a new series on St. Paul on Wednesday
mornings at 10 am. Please bring a Bible and a friend.
The group will meet in the Office Meeting Room.
Gospel reflection:
“On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being
torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon
him. And a voice came from the heavens, “You are my
beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
Mark’s version of the baptism of Jesus is the shortest and most to the point – Jesus is the Son of God who
acknowledges Jesus as His Son from the beginning of the
gospel account.
Jesus has no need to receive this baptism of conversion. However, it was appropriate that he who was going to establish the New Alliance should recognize and
accept the mission of his Precursor by being baptized with
his baptism: this would encourage people to prepare to
receive the Baptism which was necessary. The Fathers
comment that our Lord went to receive John’s baptism in
order to fulfill all righteousness (cf. Mt 3:15), to give us an
example of humility, to become widely known, to have
people believe in Him and to give life-giving
strength to the waters of Baptism.
“Ever since the Baptism of Christ in the water, Baptism
removes the sins of all”
(St Augustine, “Sermon” 135).
Fr. Jose Martin Alcantar, OFM
La celebracion del bautismo del Senor, narrado en
este domingo por San Marcos, nos permite adentrarnos en el
ambiente de espectativa creada por la predicacion de Juan el
Bautista. Asi, el “mas grande de los profetas”, no permite que
su fama ascetica se centre en el, sino que invita a las multitudes a dirigir la atencion en Aquel que sumergiendose en las
aguas sera lleno del Espiritu Santo.
Para Jesus el sumergirse en las aguas simboliza
aceptar libremente la muerte. De esta manera el Esposo, lleno
del Espiritu Santo derrama su amor sobre la esposa, e instaura con ella una nueva boda, una alianza, para siempre. Alianza basada no ya en el cumplimiento de la ley, sino en el amor.
El amor que nos libera por dentro, imprimiendonos el impulso
necesario para poder superar todos los obstaculos y comenzar a vivir en la gracia y la libertad.
Sin embaro, nuestro pequeno esfuerzo por corresponder a Dios en nuestra vida humana, es solamente correspondencia al amor que tambien nos ha sido dado por El, asi
como dice Sta. Teresa del Nino Jesus:
“Consentid en ser como un nino pequeno, que por la
practica del bien pretende levanter su piecesito para subir la
escalera. Pero que ni siquiera por su propio esfuerzo llegara a
subir el primer peldano, pero Dios solo le pide su buena voluntad. Y ya vera que pronto, vencido por sus esfuerzos intulites,
Dios mismo bajara y lo tomara en brazos para llevarlo a su
reino para siempre”.
La semana pasada y hasta el dia de hoy hemos tenido
el taller de “Sanacion familiar”, o “The healing of families”, con
el Padre Yosefu Balikudembe Ssemakula, del 5 al 8 con la
comunidad hispana y del 9 hasta hoy dia 11 de Enero con la
comunidad Americana. Esperamos que Dios nos envie mucha
curacion y fortalezca nuestras relaciones familiares y a todos
los participantes. Muchas gracias a todas las personas que
han colaborado para hacerlo possible. A Wade Cornelius, a
Jim Brueggen, a Elizabeth Benke, A Joey Valenzuela , y a
todo el Staff de la Parroquia.
Pronto continuaremos con la Hora Santa los jueves,
ahi tambien fomentaremos la oracion por la sanacion familiar.
Y sera a partir del jueves 22 de Enero. Estan todos invitados.
Los Viernes y Sabados, a partir del 23 y 24 de Enero
iniciaremos con la experiencia del Spanish Pastoral Counseling Group, tanto para matrimonios como individualmente.
Si te interesa habla con el P. J Martin Alcantar.
From Navarre Catholic
Biblical commentary
Please Watch “Notes From The Cross””
With Msgr. John Anderson, P.A.
Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m.
On cable Channel 98
HolyCrossLasCruces.org
Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church
(575) 523-0167
Please Pray for the sick of our Parish/
Oren por los enfermos de nuestra Parroquia
Frank Sanchez, Mary McCarty, Rosalee
Chavez, Edward Dolier, Jerry Marquez,
Vera Chavez, Lupe Montez, Lori Richard, Robert Kinman, Oton Moreno,
Charles Y, Yeyna Maldonado, Geri
Brink, Ann Sanchez, Debbie Archuleta,
Leroy Lopez, Mychael Oscar Reyna,
Francisco Gomez, Paul Cuevas, Margaret Trujillo, Carol Mundy, Joy Arthur, Edward Doler, Blasa Anaya.
St Paul & His Letters
On January 14th, 2015, Professor William Rademacher, Ph.D is offering a
12 week class series at Holy Cross.
Classes are for adults, 16 and up. The
recommended text is any version of a
complete New Testament.
Registration for this course will take
place during the first class on January
14th after a brief presentation of an outline of the whole
course. There will be time for questions about content and
method. Dr. Rademacher is a retired professor of systematic theology and serves as the theological consultant to the
Diocese of Las Cruces.
15 de enero, 6:30pm
Sala de convivencia
Las Cruces, NM
Catolicos Vivos 101
Catolicos Vivos 101 se llevara acabo el
proximo martes 13 de enero a las 6:30
pm en la sala de conferencias en la
oficina . Este retiro es un requisito para
cada persona que desea ser miembro de
nuestra parroquia. Habra clases pre bautismales el proximo
jueves 15 de Enero en la sala de convivencias a las 6:30 pm.
Esta clase es un requisito para los padrinos y padres que
desean bautisar.
Catholics Alive 101
Catholics Alive 101 will take place Tuesday, January 13th at
6:30pm in the Meeting Room. This retreat is required if you
would like to be a member of our parish. Pre-baptism classes
will be next Thursday, January 15th in the gathering space at
6:30pm. This class is required for parents and Godparents
wishing to baptize
Saturday, January 17th,
2015 from 8am-3pm.
Keynote speaker: Victor
Valenzuela. Training
provides certification for
all levels and types of
ministry to include:
▪ Elementary Catechesis
▪ Adolescent Catechesis
▪ Youth Ministry Development
▪ Young Adult & Adult Formation
▪ RCIA for Children and Adults
Diocesan Ministry
Training Day
▪ Music Ministry
▪ Lectors
▪ Extraordinary Minister of Holy
See Joey Valenzuela or Kiley Giacomelli for more info.
Is God calling you to the
Pro-Life Movement?
A Ministry to Catholic Women
Saturday, January 31st, 2015
8:45am—11:30am
Location: NM Farm & Ranch
Heritage Museum in Las Cruces
Tickets $13.50 (Available thru January 21st)
Speaker: Fr Tom Smith
Call Elizabeth @ 575-640-5080 or Isabel 523-5711
“Nothing in all creation is hidden from
God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and
laid bare before the eyes of him to whom
we must give account.” He sees what we
do and what we do not do to help end
abortion. The only voice the preborn have
is our own.
Call our “ Respect for Life” couple from
Holy Cross Church.
Kurt & Lucy Rathgeber 575-522-7680.
Come to the Knights of Columbus
Parish Appreciation Breakfast & Open House on Jan. 18th.
In appreciation of your support of our council’s activities, the Robert G. Gamboa Council 9527 of the
Knights of Columbus invite all parishioners to their Chuck Wagon Pancake Breakfast and Open House
on January 18th in the Rafaela Lucero Hall. We will be serving pancakes, sausage, coffee & juice from
9:00 a.m. until 12 noon or until we run out of food, whichever comes first!
We are also holding an open house so that you may learn more about the activities of Council 9527.
We especially invite Catholic Gentlemen eighteen years of age or older who are interested in becoming
Knights. Come and enjoy breakfast! Then talk with our members about the Knights and fill out an application for membership. Current Knights from Council 9527 or other councils who have not been active ln recent years are
also encouraged to come & learn how to become involved with this outstanding service organization once again.
Contact John Byers (382-5276, Daniel Fernandez (993-0322), or Joe Fleming (993-9916) for more information.
Iglesia de Holy Cross
Natural Family Planning:
An Introduction
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, 10am-1pm
Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral,
Room 109 (Main office)
Learn more about God’s
beautiful design for human
love and fertility.
Father Bill McCann will
present Catholic Church
teaching on Natural Family Planning. NFP instructors will introduce different
methods of NFP and give
a short presentation on The Billings Method™.
There will also be a talk on contraception.
Topics Include:
● Church teaching concerning NFP
● Contraceptive overview
● Personal testimony
● Different methods of NFP
● Billings Method ™ NFP
Refreshements will be served.
NFP could change your life and your marriage
as well as your relationshiop with God. Call
Robin Contreras at 575-644-0962
[email protected] for more information.
(575) 523-0167
11 de enero 2015