Mass Intentions Feb.04 – Feb.12, 2012 Intenciones de Misas
Saturday 02/
Sunday 02/
9:30 am Mikey Novak (recov.)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 02/
Sunday 02/
Bulletin &
SHARED GRACE on line:
www.rc.net/losangeles/holycross
The
Tidings on line: www.the-tidings.com
Archdiocese of
Religious vocations: www.religiousministries.com
Josephite Fathers: www.Josephiteweb.org
Church Vocations: http://vocations.la-archdiocese.org,
Catholic Marriage life: www.ForYourMarriage.org
The
More on www.cacatholic.org
1) Californians for Parental Rights protects the right of parents to
be involved in a minor’s decision to terminate a pregnancy.
Please stop at the signature table!
2) The Safe California initiative supports legislation to replace the
death penalty with life imprisonment without parole.
150,000 signatures are still needed to
reach the required
750, 000. You can sign via www.safecalifornia.org
Dear
Parishioners,
First of all, thank you to the 21
parishioners who already, on2/2, had answered to the Annual Together in Mission
Appeal (TiM). Please read the inserted materials. Don’t hesitate to
participate! Please prepare this week your envelope with your pledge or
donation for next weekend’s Commitment Sunday. This time, checks are to be made
out to Together In
We give
all the support we can to the children in our parish family who are preparing
for their first confession (March 10) and first communion (May 13 + 20). And of course to the confirmandi as
well.
God bless!
Fr
Ludo
From the Parish Calendar:
Feb.5: Presentation of this year’s
First Communicants at
World
Day for Consecrated Life
Announcement of Together in
Feb.11: Our Lady of
Meeting
of all the lectors (see further)
Feb.11-12: Together in Mission Campaign with
pledge envelopes
Feb.12: World Marriage Day (see Regional Anniversary
Masses)
Feb.17: Archdiocesan fingerprinting in
the hall
Feb.22: Ash Wednesday
Feb.24: First Lenten Soup, prepared
by …?
Mar.17: St. Patrick’s Dinner
Confessions - Saturdays 4 – 4:30 Sábados - Confesiones
Feb.11: Fr Ludo Feb.18: Fr. Alfred Feb.25: Fr Ludo
Mount
We’ve started!
On Tue., Jan.31 starts the annual series of 12
evening sessions in English, scheduled from January till May, to prepare adults
who are baptized and did 1st communion, for the sacrament of
confirmation in May 2012. Last minute arrivals, please contact Fr. Ludo
a.s.a.p.
In the parish
family we pray for the sick and homebound: Rafael Esparza, Pearl Slauterbeck,
Gabriel Gutierrez, Wanda Cordero, Jerry
Bastian, Edith Michaelowski, Ron Medeiros,
Sylvia Parrino, Sally Hartigan,
Debbie Helm, Dolores Gowan, Ray Cano,
Margaret Herrera, Harriet
Tupper, Phoebe LaRoche, and for whom
else? ¿Por quiénes más?
Altar and Rosary Society Meeting
Monday, February 6th at
Reverse
Mortgages…Are they too good to be true?
Most people do not really
understand Reverse Mortgages and many don’t know where they can go to get
“non-sales” type information. We will have a free educational workshop on
Reverse Mortgages here at Holy Cross on February
6th at 2pm. Education is the key – get the facts first hand.
This is your chance to ask all the questions you have about Reverse Mortgages.
RSVP Susan Domino 966-6747.
All LECTORS please save the date
Sat., February 11th
All English speaking Lectors of Sundays or weekdays are
invited to a few hours of spiritual, practical and
social
refresher
time
On Saturday, February 11,
Sharing of experiences and testimonies
Practical Q & A and agreements
================================================
Any new candidates are most welcome
Mandatory
Fingerprinting ?
- Voluntary Fingerprinting
?
We all know that anybody who frequently works with and among under age
children, fulltime or part time, with or without salary, needs to be fingerprinted
through the Archdiocesan services if they want to continue their ministry in a
parish or Catholic school or organization.
However, the Archdiocese insists that volunteers in any parish ministry
voluntarily be fingerprinted through
their parish, in particular, lectors,
Next opportunity at Holy Cross: Fri., February 17th,
962-0411. For
questions talk to deacon Randy or to Phyllis, chair of the Safeguard the
Children committee.
Please do business with our bulletin advertisers
Miss Church Manners: When you come to church remember you are
coming to visit the Lord. Dress appropriate for the occasion. It can be casual
but should not be provocative.
Elegant
Spring Tea Party
Catholic Daughters of the
Green
Cross: Tidbit: Q:
What are GYRES ?
A: large rotating ocean currents, of which there
are five major ones worldwide. The North Pacific gyre contains a patch of
highly concentrated plastic particles or ‘confetti’ and other debris, hardly
visible, beneath the ocean surface. They can become part of the human food
chain. Therefore, avoid using and uncontrolled trashing of plastic bags and
bottles or styrofoam please.
The ocean is no landfill!
Word
& Life Series
has just started
on Jan.19. The book currently under
discussion is
Fr. Richard
Rohr’s, Falling Upward: a Spirituality
for the two halves of Life (2011) Those who are curious, show up at the door of
our hall on Thursday before 10am, identify yourself as H.Cross
parishioner and you will receive free admission. If you like to subscribe for
the remainder of the 10-sessions series, ask for the reduced rate and the
special price for the book. Word &
Life is a Catholic lay study group that has met at our parish hall for most
of its 35 years [although poorly attended by H.Cross
parishioners].
For more
information, go to www.wordandlife.us
or email bobdoering@wordandlife.us
Thinking
about Separation or Divorce ? 4 Stages of Marriage
The 4 stages of marriage are:
1. Romance 2.Disillusionment 3.Misery..if your
marriage suffers 4.Awakening to a new
call.
Many marriages experience the first 3 Stages. Marriages that end in
divorce never make it to the 4th Stage of Awakening. Don’t give up
without learning from the 4th Stage of Awakening the love that
originally brought you together. Please contact Retrouvaille
(=”rediscover”). For confidential information about, or to register for, the
next program beginning with a weekend on
Friends of Life Network invite you to
The Great
Turnaround
This national
movement to support local pregnancy centers will be presented by best-selling
author Dr Bruce Wilkinson on
Sat., Feb.11 at
HELP
! HELP !
*** As our
volunteers are always welcome on the first Saturday at
*** A second rotating
team of 2 is needed for the monthly English
baptism class on the third Tuesday, 7-9pm.
Materials r provided.
*** Volunteers for
spending a few hours to fill up the cracks in the
blacktop of the P-lot with the stuff provided.
*** A male helper-catechist
for our Confirmation-Year 1 program
on the 1st and 3rd Sunday,
*** Singer(s) for our 8:00am
Sunday mass.
*** Enthusiastic
young men to become a Josephite Father or a
diocesan priest. Enthusiastic young women
for the religious life.
*** Occasional
companion(s) on Fr. Ludo’s Thursday hikes (5-10
miles) on the many great trails in the S.B. county.
*** Many generous
contributors to Together in Mission 2012.
*** An organizer-coordinator
of the annual Lenten Operation Rice
Bowl and Friday Soup Nights.
*** A couple of
converted and convinced environmentalists to
renew our parish Green Cross task force.
*** Anyone interested in hosting a Doughnut Sunday, please
contact Ray or Henriet Charpentier
at 845-1798. Will train.
2012
Regional Anniversary Mass (World Marriage Day)
St. Mary Magdalen Church 25
Old
For
information or registration: 682-0442
WWME
Your love as husband and wife is a gift to one another as well as a
gift from God. Attend a WorldWide Marriage Encounter
Weekend to receive the tools needed to make the most of this precious gift.
Deepen your communication; strengthen your relationship; rekindle your romance,
and renew your sacrament by attending the next WWME weekend of Feb.17-19 in
Catholicism
Is a ten-part documentary series created by
Rev. Robert Barron as a journey around the world and deep into the faith. This groundbreaking educational DVD series of ten
episodes of +
one hour each, will show the Beauty and
the Truth of our Catholic Faith. The plan is to present it in our hall during
Lent and Easter time. Exact days and times TBA. But
start looking forward !
1. Amazed and
Afraid.
2. Happy are
we.
3. The
ineffable Mystery of God
4. Our
Tainted Nature’s Solitary Boast
5. The
Indispensable Men
6. A Body
both Suffering and Glorious
7. True Bread
from Heaven
8. A Vast
Company of Witnesses
9. The Fire
of His Love
10. World Without End
Fr. Barron is
an acclaimed speaker at the Rel.Ed.
Congress and
theologian at Mundelein Seminary.
Magnificat, of
S.M. hosts a
Prayer Breakfast: Saturday, February 18,
12 Stations 12 Steps, A Lenten Journey with Thomas Merton
The traditional
Stations of the Cross mark the journey of Jesus to his death on the cross. The
12 steps of A.A. are a similar path to ending addictive behaviors and arriving
at the freedom to live a healthy life. This retreat will use this motif while
focusing on wisdom from the life of Thomas Merton.
Did You Know?
Child protection efforts extend to coaches
The Catholic Youth
Organization/Department of Catholic Schools coaches’
training program implemented in 2005 was created to insure the safety and
wellbeing of elementary school children, and coaches, in the Archdiocese of
L.A. Its two-hour training session covering child protection laws and
procedures as well as character and safety training is mandatory for
archdiocesan paid and volunteer coaches. All of the 4,500 coaches affiliated
with 216 Catholic elementary schools are expected to attend the training. In
order to attend training, participants must submit verification of Lifescan fingerprinting. For particular help, you may call
Assistance Ministry at (213) 637-7650.
Old
The 6 week training
for new Docents will start Wednesday, February 8,