PARISH DIRECTORY

 

Parish Priests.................................... 612-789-7238

      Father Glen T. Jenson, Pastor

      Father Glen at St. Anthony.............. 612-379-2324

         (revglenjensen@onebox.com)

 

      Father Jan Michalski, SChr

 

      Deacon John Belian

 

Pastoral Ministry............................... 612-789-9168

      Sister M. Benita, OSF

      Sister Donna, OSF

 

Business Manager............................ 612-789-3430

      Janice Frakie         (JFrakie@comcast.net)

 

Parish Secretary................................ 612-789-7238

      Janice Godlewski  (JGodlewski@comcast.net)

 

Bulletin Announcements due by Monday, noon.

 

Telephone Numbers

      Parish Office................................... 612-789-7238

      Parish Office Fax............................ 612-789-5769

      Pope John Paul II Catholic School... 612-789-8851

      Convent......................................... 612-789-3256

 

Prayer Line

      Weekdays...................................... 612-789-7238

 

Website:    www.ourholycross.com

 

OFFERTORY COLLECTION - Nov. 28, 2011

 

Sunday Collection - $6,766.00

 

Thank you!

 

 

ADVENT VESPERS

 

Please join the Northeast community to pray Vespers (Evening Prayer) on each of the Sundays of Advent.  Prayer begins at 3:00 PM.

 

                          December 4 at All Saints

                          December 11 at Holy Cross

                          December 18 at St. Hedwig

 

Help prepare yourself to welcome Christ into your heart more deeply by participating in this prayer of the Church.

“COINS FOR CRIBS” is our annual Advent outreach project at Holy Cross.  As we prepare to celebrate the Christ’s birth at Christmas, our parish will collect coins during Advent that will be used to purchase baby cribs.  The coins collected will be given to “Cradle of Hope” - a non-profit organization that works with mothers and infants in crisis.  All coins received in the weekly collection plate will be given to the project.  Bring extra coins to Church.  If you prefer to give dollars or a check, put your gift in an envelope marked “Cradle of Hope.”  Thank you!  This past week we collected $82.00.

 

FATHER GLEN’S THOUGHTS…..  

 

In our readings this Second Sunday of Advent we are urged to make straight the way of the Lord in our hearts.  Advent is a season of preparation to celebrate Christmas as Christians.  With the many other preparations we make for holiday celebrations at this time, may our Lady help us to prepare to celebrate Christmas as faith-filled Christians with prayer, quiet time, and confession to make sure that the way is clear and the path straight for the Lord to enter under our roofs through the doorway of our hearts.  When Christ comes in glory at the end of time, or when we pass from this world, may we be ready to run out to meet him.  My father’s quiet passing last weekend reminds me that we know not the day or the hour.  Let us live each day so as to be ready to greet the Lord, whenever he comes to us.

 

This Sunday, December 4, is our Northeast Christmas musical celebration at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.  Come and enter into the spirit of Christmas with the beautiful sounds of the season.  Proceeds benefit our Northeast Catholic School Pope John Paul II.  This is also the weekend for Christmas Bazaars at Holy Cross and St. Hedwig’s.  Come and find a wonderful gift for someone dear to you.

 

Father Glen Jenson, Pastor

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION - Thursday, December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation.  Mass of Anticipation will be on Wednesday at 6:30 PM.  Masses on Thursday are at 6:45 AM, 12:00 Noon (school Mass) and 7:00 PM (Polish).

RETIREMENT FOR THE RELIGIOUS - Support elderly religious.  A donor to the Retirement for the Religious writes, “We thank God for every religious sister who taught us in school, not only our ABC’s, but also to love God.”  Show your support for the senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who have made a positive difference in so many lives.  Please Share in Care and give generously to next week’s second collection.