7000 Morning Star Dr., The Colony, TX 75056 * Office: 972-625-5252 * Fax :972-370-5524 * www.holycrosscc.org

Pastor Rev. Joy Joseph, TOR

Priest in Residence: Rev. Raphael Eagle, TOR Deacon: Simon Torrez Pastoral Admin. Asst: Martha Diaz Bookkeeper: Jeanne Gilton Religious Education: Renée Bader Youth Ministry: Adam Barb Custodian: David Gramm

Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. (Spanish)

Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. (Monday through Friday)

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 4:00 p.m.

Or by appointment-Call Church Office Adoration Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. First Friday of the Month: 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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December 18, 2016

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH December 18, 2016 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Diciembre 18, 2016

Calendar for the Week SATURDAY, December 17 9:00 A.M. Mass - Our Lady of Mount Carmel 10:00 A.M. Sacramental Prep. 4:00 P.M. Confession 5:00 P.M. Mass - Reena & Family 7:00 P.M. Las Posadas Navideñas SUNDAY, December 18 8:30 A.M. Rosary 9:00 A.M. Mass - † Wayne Scott 9:30 A.M. RCIA Session 10:30 A.M. Rosary 11:00 A.M. Mass - † Billie I. Hill 12:30 P.M. Rosary 1:00 P.M. Mass - Pro Populo 3:00 P. M. Arts & Environment Christmas

Set up 7:00 P.M. Las Posadas Navideñas MONDAY, December 19 8:10 A.M. Rosary 8:30 A.M. Mass - † S. Janella 7:00 P.M. Knights of Columbus Planning

Meeting 7:00 P.M. Las Posadas Navideñas TUESDAY, December 20 8:10 A.M. Rosary 8:30 A.M. Mass - † Mathew & † Mary 1:00 P.M. Food Pantry 7:00 P.M. Las Posadas Navideñas WEDNESDAY, December 21 8:10 A.M. Rosary 8:30 A.M. Mass - † Mabel Denver 7:00 P.M. Advent Penance Service 8:00 P.M. Las Posadas Navideñas THURSDAY, December 22 8:10 A.M. Rosary 8:30 A.M. Mass - † Emil Matera - For the Benefactors of the Holy Cross GIFT Campaign 9:00 A.M. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 7:00 P.M. Las Posadas Navideñas FRIDAY, December 23 8:10 A.M. Rosary 8:30 A.M. Mass - † John Haley

SATURDAY, December 24 CHRISTMAS EVE 5:00 P.M. Mass - † Wayne Scott 8:00 P.M. Mass (Spanish) - Elsa Rodriguez 10:30 P.M. Mass SUNDAY, December 25 CHRISTMAS DAY 11:00 A.M. Mass - † Barbara V. Ramirez

Advent Penance Service

Servicio de Reconciliación de Adviento The Advent Penance Service will be held on Wednesday, December 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the church. We will have several priests and Reconciliation in Spanish will be available also. El Servicio de la Reconciliación de la temporada de Adviento se llevará a ca-bo el miércoles 21 de diciembre a las 7:00 p.m. en la iglesia. Tendremos va-rios sacerdotes, y también habrá Re-conciliación en Español.

We need Adorers

Necesitamos Adoradores

Do you want to visit Jesus? Do want to be

consoled? Do you want to take care of Him

like the Virgin?

Come and spend an hour before the Blessed

Sacrament on Thurdays, we have Adoration

from 9AM through 12 0oon. Please sign the

book of Adorers at the church entrance. ¿Quiere visitar a Jesús? ¿Quiere consolarlo?

¿Quiere cuidarle como la Virgen?

Venga y pase una hora ante el Santísimo Sa-

cramento los jueves. Tenemos Adoración de

9AM a 12 del medio día. Por favor regístrese

como Adorador en el libro de Adoradores que

esta en la entra de la Iglesia.

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This week’s sanctuary candle is offered for:This week’s sanctuary candle is offered for:This week’s sanctuary candle is offered for:This week’s sanctuary candle is offered for: In Thanksgiving for the Ramirez FamilyIn Thanksgiving for the Ramirez FamilyIn Thanksgiving for the Ramirez FamilyIn Thanksgiving for the Ramirez Family Requested by Maria Elena MarquezRequested by Maria Elena MarquezRequested by Maria Elena MarquezRequested by Maria Elena Marquez

Christmas Mass Schedule Horario de la Misa de Navidad

Christmas Eve (24 December)

5:00 p.m. English 8:00 p.m. Spanish 10:30 p.m. English

Christmas Day (25 December) 11:00 a.m. English

Misas de Nochebuena (24 de Diciembre)

5:00 p.m. Inglés 8:00 p.m. Español 10:30 p.m. Inglés

Misa de Día de Navidad (25 de Diciembre)

11:00 a.m. Inglés

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Las Posadas NavideñasLas Posadas NavideñasLas Posadas NavideñasLas Posadas Navideñas Grupo Santa Cruz is hosting the Posa-das Navideñas which started last Thursday in the Church. Las Posadas Navideñas is a tradition that started in the year of 1587 in San Agustin Acolman, a small town in Mexico, to re-member the journey that the Holy Family did from Galilee to Bethlehem. Everyone is invited. Grupo Santa Cruz es el anfitrión de Las Posadas Navideñas que comenzaron el pasado jueves en la Iglesia. Las Posadas Navideñas es una tradición que comenzó en el año de 1587 en San Agustín Acolman, un pequeño pueblo de México, para recordar la jornada de La Sagra-da Familia de Galilea hasta Belén. To-dos están invitados.

Calendar / Calendario:Calendar / Calendario:Calendar / Calendario:Calendar / Calendario:

Sun. Dec. 18 @ 7:00 PM

Mon. Dec. 19 @ 7:00 PM

Tue. Dec. 20 @ 7:00 PM

Wed. Dec. 21 @ 8:00 PM Wed. Dec. 21 @ 8:00 PM Wed. Dec. 21 @ 8:00 PM Wed. Dec. 21 @ 8:00 PM

Thur. Dec. 22 @ 7:00 PM

Wed. Dec. 23 @ 7:00 PM

Grupo Santa Cruz would like to thank everyone who

contributed and participated in our traditional Novena

and Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Thanks to

your support it was a great success! El Grupo Santa Cruz agradece a todos su colaboración

y participación en nuestra tradicional �ovena y Cele-

bración de �uestra Señora de Guadalupe. ¡Gracias a

su apoyo, todo fue un gran éxito!

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH December 18, 2016 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Diciembre 18, 2016

We continue to make progress towards our initial milestone of $2,500,000 needed to start

construction. We are truly blessed to have parishioners who are willing to make huge

sacrifices to support this critical project. We thank immensely for their generosity. We of-

fer our prayers to them and to those who have pledged. We still have a long way to go to reach our goal of $5,000,000. Unfortunately, this is not

something the steadfast few can accomplish alone. We need everyone in the parish to sup-

port their church and pledge to make this dream a reality. Many of you contribute to the

success of the parish in various ways and it is greatly appreciated. The time is now to go

beyond your current level of support and make a financial investment in the future of this

parish. There are over 2000 families registered at Holy Cross, and up to today, we have pledges

and cash of $2,022,619.56 with 250 families participating! If you have not pledged, please

find it in your heart to complete the pledge form located in the pews and place it in the

box in the back of the church or go to www.holycrosscc.org to pledge online. Give In Faith Today for our Future.

Nosotros continuamos haciendo progreso hacia nuestra meta de $2,500,000 que se necesitan

para comenzar la construcción. Nosotros estamos verdaderamente bendecidos de tener feli-

greses que están dispuestos a hacer grandes sacrificios para apoyar este proyecto tan im-

portante. Les damos inmensamente las gracias por su generosidad y les ofrecemos nuestras

oraciones a todos ellos y a los que ya han hecho sus promesas. Todavía tenemos un largo camino que recorrer para alcanzar nuestra meta de $5,000,000.

Desafortunadamente esto no es algo que los que ya han decidido participar, puedan lograr

solos. Necesitamos que todos en la parroquia se decidan a hacer su promesa para hacer de

este sueño una realidad. Muchos de ustedes contribuyen de diferentes maneras para el éxito

de nuestra parroquia, y esto es enormemente agradecido. Ahora es tiempo de ir mas allá de

nuestro nivel de apoyo actual y hacer una inversión financiera en el futuro de esta parroquia. Tenemos más de 2000 familias registradas aquí en Holy Cross, y hasta el día de hoy, con un

total de 250 familias participando, tenemos en promesas y efectivo $2,022.619.56. Si usted no

ha hecho su promesa, por favor tóquese el corazón y llene la forma de compromiso que tene-

mos en las bancas de la iglesia y deposítela en la caja que esta al entrar a la iglesia o vaya a

www.holycrosscc.org para hacer su promesa en línea. Dé con Fe Hoy para nuestro Futuro.

For our Future

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Sunday Night ROCK resumes January 8, 2017. Have a blessed and fun Christmas Season! Sunday Night ROCK se reanuda el 8 de

enero del 2017. ¡Que tengan una tempo-

rada Navideña llena de bendiciones y di-

vertida!

Baptisms / Bautizos

Our next Baptismal Preparation class will be January 14, 2017 @ 9:00 AM. Please stop by the church office to register. La próxima clase de preparación para el

Bautismo será el 14 de enero del 2017 a las 9:00 AM. Regístrese, por favor, en la oficina de la Iglesia.

Religious Education / Educación Religiosa

Religious Education Classes resume January 11, 2017. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Las clases de Educación Religiosa se reanudarán hasta el 11 de enero del 2017. ¡Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo!

Office Closed / Oficina Cerrada

The parish office will remain closed from Friday, December 23, 2016 through Monday, January 2, 2017 for Christmas and New Year Holidays. Please mark your calendar. La oficina de la parroquia permanecerá cerrada a partir del viernes 23, 2016 de

diciembre hasta el lunes 2 de enero del 2017 por los Días Festivos de Navidad y Año. Por favor marque su calendario.

Marriages / Matrimonios

Marriages require a six to nine months preparation period. Please contact Martha Diaz at 972-625-5252, to inquire about marriage preparation. Los Matrimonios requieren un periodo de

preparación de seis a nueve meses. Co-

muníquese por favor con Martha Diaz al

972-625-5252, para información sobre la

preparación. matrimonial.

Zumba Ministry & Language Ministry

Zumba Ministry & Language Ministry (ESL & Spanish Classes) will resume the week of January 9. Please mark your cal-endar. Zumba Ministry meets Mondays & Thursdays 7:30 P.M. and Tuesdays at 6:00 P.M. Language Ministry meets, for English classes, Mondays & Thursdays at 6:00P.M. and Spanish Classes on Thursdays at 6:00P.M. El Ministerio de Zumba y el Ministerio de

Lenguage - ESL (Inglés Como Segunda

Lengua y Clases de Español), reanudará

sus clases la semana del 9 de enero. Por

favor marquen su calendario. Zumba es

los lunes y los jueves a las 7:30P.M. y los

martes a las 6:00 P.M. Las clases de

inglés son los lunes y los jueves a las

6:00 P.M. Las Clases de Español son los

jueves a las 6:00PM.

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH December 18, 2016 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Diciembre 18, 2016

“Dining for Dollars”

Amore’ Pasta & Pizza – (4709 St Hwy 121 in

The Colony) A great place to dine after church. Give them a bulletin on Sundays and we will earn 20%. They will continue to give us 10% any other time of the week when you present a bulletin at checkout. Amore’ Pasta & Pizza – (4709 St Hwy 121 in The Colony) Un gran lugar en donde co-mer después de la Iglesia. Entregue su bo-

letín los Domingos y nosotros recibiremos el 20%. Ellos continuarán dándonos el 10% cuando usted vaya en otro día de la semana

sólo presente su boletín al pagar su cuenta.

Attention Kroger Shoppers

Holy Cross is teaming up with Kroger Commu-nity Rewards in order to raise money for our building fund. A digital account is needed in order to partici-

pate in Kroger Community Rewards. If you al-ready have a digital account, then skip to the section named ‘Selecting an Organization’. How to Register a Digital Account

Go to www.Kroger.com or download the Kroger mobile app from your app store. Select the ‘Register’ button Enter your information

Select “Create an Account” Make sure you add your Kroger card number or create a virtual card number while registering your Digital Account. This is required for the

Community Rewards program so that your transactions apply towards the program. Selecting an Organization *Sign into your Digital Account

*Select ‘My Account’ *Scroll down to the ‘Community Rewards’ sec-tion of your account page. *Select ‘Enroll Now’ or ‘Edit’

*Enter our NPO number which is 35218 and click ‘Save’ ‘Holy Cross Catholic Church’ will now display in the Community Rewards section of your

account page. Any transactions moving for-ward using the card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the pro-gram. It takes approximately 10 days for the

Community Rewards total to begin displaying on your receipt.

Job Opportunity

Oportunidad de Trabajo Music Director and Pianist

Our parish is seeking a part-time Music Director and Pianist for Saturday 5P.M. and Sunday 9 and 11A.M. Masses. Applicants must be available for the liturgy practice on Tuesday evenings and additional services (weddings, funerals, etc) as needed. For more information, please contact Fr. Joy Joseph at jjoseph@holycrosscc.org or call the Parish office: 972-625-5252.

Director de Música y Pianista ,uestra parroquia esta buscando un Director de Música y Pianista de medio tiempo para las Mi-sas del Sábado, 5P.M. y Domingo 9 & 11A.M. Los aplicantes deberán estar disponibles para los ensayos del coro los martes por las tardes y para servicios adicionales (bodas, funerales, etc.) cuando sea necesario. Para mas información, por favor comuníquese con el Padre a jjo-seph@holycrosscc.org o llame a la oficina de la parroquia: 972-625-5252.

Holy Cross Catholic Church

Collections Record / Registro de Colectas Week of 12-11-16 / Semana de 12-11-16

Budget Week $10,835.00 Actual Week $10,873.39