Welcome to Church of the Holy Cross

SEEK THE LIGHT!

Jesus gave a special class just for Nicodemus, even though he came surreptitiously in the night so none of his fellow Pharisees would catch him with Jesus. And Jesus challenged him to come into the light for, He said, only those who believe their deeds to be wicked seek out the darkness and hate the light.
                                                      In your work or community,
                                         do you seek to bring your beliefs into the light?

CONTINUING OUR TRADITION - March 23, 2003

Goal - $1,500,000.00
Pledges & Gifts - $1.367,302.05
Needed to reach Goal- $ 132,697.95

Pledges & Gifts- $1,367,302.05
Paid to date - - $ 867.839.75
Outstanding - $ 499,462.30

Your continued help is greatly appreciated! The donated aluminum added $580.00 to the Campaign this week. We are grateful for all gifts received and the following memorials:

 In Memory of Raymond Ballot by Anne Marie Ballot
 In Memory of Stefan Remiarz by a Friend

The yellow envelopes in the packet mailed to your home can be used for gifts and/or pledge payments.

Offertory Collection
March 23, 2003.................................$5,813.27

THE POLISH HOLY NAME will sell Pierogi after Masses today in Kolbe Center, next weekend April 5 & 6 and at the Easter Bazaar April 12 & 13.
PARISH ALMSGIVING PROJECT - Thank you for the very generous donation of personal care items for Sharing and Caring Hands and Children's & Adult Aspirin for Father Ted Kalinowski at St. Anthony Parish in Sokolka, Poland. On April 5 and 6 we will be collecting socks for children, men or women for the St. Vincent de Paul Shoe Ministry at the Basilica of St. Mary. God bless you for your continued generosity in helping others during Lent.
                            PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC
                                          ADORATION NEWS


In today's Gospel, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, we read that God so loved the world that He gave us His only Son. Jesus died for us. He has the answers for all of us. Let us turn to Him - He is our salvation. Let us show thanks and our love for Jesus by visits to our Adoration Chapel. Pray for Peace!

The Chapel is located in the convent of Holy Cross. Open hours: Thursday 4:00 p.m., Friday 11:00 a.m. and Friday 4:00 p.m. For more information call 763-788-4729 or 612-781-4806. Thank you.
WE ASK YOU to please keep saving aluminum cans. The money raised from recycling the aluminum will go towards the "Continuing Our Tradition" Campaign. Bags of aluminum cans can be put in the containers by the doors of the church or by the garages behind the rectory. Thanks!!
THE CLOSING SERVICE for our Forty Hours Devotion is at 4:00 p.m. TODAY. Father Daniel Conlin from the Church of St. Columba in St. Paul will be the homilist. Music will be provide by a combined choir from many parishes. Please join us for this beautiful service. Wine and Cheese Social to follow in Kolbe Center. Everyone is welcome.
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL - To date we have pledges totaling $15,156.00 or approximately 46% of our parish goal of $32,266.00. Please respond before the Archdiocese begins the telephone follow-up campaign begins. All gifts are welcome - large and small. Please return a pledge slip with your response this week.

WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday, March 29
    
4:30 p.m. t Albin Truchinski
Sunday, March 30
Fourlh Sunday of Lent
    
8:00 a.m. t Isy Kucharski & Kucharski Family
  10:00 a.m. t Karl & Maria Freiseis
  11:30 a.m. t Bessie Tykwinski - PRS
    6:30 p.m. For the Parishioners
Monday, March 31
    
6:45 a.m. t Genevieve Klinkhamer
    5:30 p.m. t Bonita Gorski
Tuesday, April 1
    
6:45 a.m. t Mary Palmer
    5:30 p.m. t Stella Malecki
Wednesday, April 2
    
6:45 a.m. t Helen Zbanski
    5:30 p.m. t Frank & Dorothy Kozub
Thursday, April 3
    
6:45 a.m. t Josephine Pierog
    5:30 p.m. t Rose Ledo
Friday, April 4
    
6:45 a.m. t Ann Redner
    5:30 p.m. t Felicia & Stanley Brya & Mary McFarland
Saturday, April 5
    
8:00 a.m. t Andrew Traczyk
    4:30 p.m. Alfred & Maria Rejman - 50th Wedding Anniversary
Sunday, April 6
Fifth Sunday of Lent
    
8:00 a.m. t Emily Godlewski
  10:00 a.m. t Victor Niziol- Anniv.
  11:30 a.m. Felicia Szewczyk- Special Intention
    6:30 p.m. For the Parishioners

Readings for the Week of March 30, 2003

Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Eph 2:4-10; In 3:14-21
Monday: Is 65: 17-21; In 4:43-54
Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9,12; In 5:1-16
Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; In 5:17-30
Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; In 5:31-47
Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; In 7:1-2, 10,25-30
Saturday: Jer 11: 18-20; In 7:40-53
Next Sunday: Jer 31:31-34; Heb 5:7-9; In 12:20-33

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