Welcome to Church of the Holy Cross

TEMPTATIONS

The temptations sound familiar: use the environment to meet your own needs even if it means destroying what was there; put aside your principles to get to a position of power; act with the supreme arrogance that you will not die. These temptations we face even today.

                      Jesus turned away from them. Will you?

THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY of many parishioners, to date we have pledges totaling $12,198.00 or 38% of our assigned goal of $31,759.00. Each gift is important to the mission of our Archdiocese; it takes many people to form the Body of Christ. No gift is too small. Please return a pledge slip with your response today.

WEEKDAY LENTEN SCHEDULE AT
HOLY CROSS


Mass at 6:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Stations of the Cross and Benediction in
English on Fridays at 6:00 p.m.

Mass in Polish on Fridays at 7:00 p.m.
with Stations of the Cross following.

                                         PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC
                                             ADORATION NEWS


Season of Lent! Season of penance and prayer!! May our observance of Lent help us to reflect on the death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Adoration Chapel is a perfect place for prayer and reflection. Jesus said: "Come to Me, all you who are weary, and I will refresh you." (MT. 11:28)

The Adoration Chapel is located in the convent of Holy Cross. Open hours: Monday 11:00 p.m., Thursday 11:00 a.m., Friday 10:00 a.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. and Saturday 3:00 p.m. For more information call 763-788-4729 or 612-781-4806. Thank you.
FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS will be held this Saturday, March 6th at Holy. Cross at 7:45 a.m. with praying of the first three decades of the Rosary and Mass at 8:00 a.m. After Mass our devotions will continue with the praying of the final two decades of the Rosary, prayer and meditation. All are welcome to participate.
HOLY CROSS ADULT CHOIR will resume practice on Wednesday, March 4th at 7:00 p.m. in Church. Anyone interested in joining the choir is welcome to attend.
LENTEN SOUP SUPPERS, sponsored by the English Rosary Guild, will be held in Kolbe Hall 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on the Wednesdays during Lent beginning this week. Menu includes: Homemade Soup or Chili, Bread, Dessert, Milk or Coffee. $3.00 adults and $1.50 for children. All proceeds go to charity. This week Cindy Gipsky will make Chili.
 "All YOU CAN EAT" FISH FRYS sponsored by the Holy Cross Educational Task Force every Friday during Lent including Good Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in Kolbe Center. Menu includes Fish, French Fries or Baked Potato, Cole Slaw, Roll/Butter, Coffee or Milk, Adults $7.50, under 12 - $3.00
THE HOLY CROSS PARISH ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE thanks everyone who helped make last Tuesday's Sauerkraut Supper a wonderful event! 1,013 adult and 52 children's dinners were served! Thanks to our guests and thanks to all who helped cook, set-up, work and clean up. We couldn't do it without your help. We are grateful for your kindness! Thank you, thank you!

WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday, February 28
    4:30 p.m. t Helen Danaj
Sunday, February 29
First Sunday of Lent
    
8:00 a.m. t Hilda Winger1
  10:00 a.m. t Edward Wincek
  11:30 a.m. t Stanislaw Janosz - Anniv.
    6:30 p.m. For the Parishioners
Monday, March 1
    6:45 a.m. t Ann Johnson
    5:30 p.m. t Veronica Schauer
Tuesday, March 2
    6:45 a.m. t Peter Miller
    5:30 p.m. t Dorothy Burns
Wednesday, March 3
    6:45 a.m. t Donald R. Denny
    5:30 p.m. t Gerald Szymanski
Thursday, March 4
    6:45 a.m. t Helen, Alex & Matthew Bochnak
    5:30 p.m. t Frances Jenkins
Friday, March 5
    6:45 a.m. t Helen & Teresa Danaj
    5:30 p.m. t Genevieve & Henry Klinkhamer and John Tabenski
    7:00 p.m. t Stella Malecki
Saturday, March 6
    8:00 a.m. t Helen Doncaster
    4:30 p.m. t Angela Gacek
Sunday, March 7
Second Sunday of Lent
    
8:00 a.m. t Joseph A. Galka
  10:00 a.m. t Dziekciowski Family
  11:30 a.m. Living and Deceased Members of the Polish Holy Name
    6:30 p.m. For the Parishioners

Reading for the Week of February 29, 2004

Sunday: Dt 26:4-10;  Rom 10:8-13;  Lk 4:1-13
Monday: Lv 19:1-2,11-18;  Mt 25:31-46
Tuesday: Is 55:10-11;  Mt6:7-15
Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32
Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16,23-25;  Mt 7:7-12
Friday: Ez 18:21-28;  Mt 5:20-26
Saturday: Dt 26:16-19;  Mt 5:43-48
Next Sunday: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18;  Phil 3:17--4:1;  Lk 9:28b-36

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