Holy Cross Catholic Church “A community of disciples of Jesus Christ called to celebrate, proclaim,

and share the love of God with all people.”

November 17, 2019 Good People of Holy Cross, There are many images of God in scripture. God is king, poet and lover. God is mountain and whirlwind, and all of them are partial and limited. We can’t assume there’s only one image of God. We can’t assume that the nicest image is the best either. That’s the underlying danger here, a sense that the best thing is always what feels good. That we should always be able to put our feet up and able to walk around in our PJs thinking to ourselves, all’s well. “Blessed are you who fear the Lord,” the Psalmist says, and “fear” here means respect. It means to be in awe of. It’s like going to the Grand Canyon. There’s something really there, objectively out there, and it’s so beautiful and so vast we naturally stop talking, and should. That’s what God is and who God is: God is the Grand Canyon and Michelangelo and everything vast and beautiful rolled into one. The fact that this God becomes a child, is born into our world, walks in our world and reaches out to us and tells us to be not afraid, only makes God more magnificent and deserving of awe. That’s why we don’t have cup holders in the pews; why we don’t eat popcorn during mass. The Holy Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, is present in our midst, not some person we met at a party. Modern people, C. S. Lewis writes, believe “that the fundamental thing is how we think of God. By God Himself, it is not! How God thinks of us is not only more important, but infinitely more important!” Blessings on all our Veterans and current women and men in our military who sacrifice each and every day to keep us all safe! Fr. Jude Michael Gente Buena de Holy Cross, Hay muchas imágenes de Dios en las Escrituras, Dios es rey, poeta y amante, Dios es montaña y torbellino, y todas ellas son parciales y limitadas. No podemos asumir que solo hay una imagen de Dios. No podemos suponer que la mejor imagen sea la mejor tampoco. Ese es el peligro subyacente aquí, la sensación de que lo mejor es siempre lo que se siente bien. Que siempre deberíamos ser capaces de poner los pies en alto y caminar en nuestras pillamas pensando, todo está bien. "Bienaventurados los que temen al Señor", dice el salmista, y "temor" aquí significa respeto. Significa estar asombrado. Es como ir al Gran Cañón. Hay algo realmente ahí, objetivamente allá afuera, y es tan hermoso que naturalmente dejamos de hablar. Eso es Dios y quién es Dios: Dios es el Gran Cañón y Miguel Ángel, y todo lo vasto y hermoso se junta en uno, y el hecho de que este Dios se convierte en un niño, nace en nuestro mundo y camina en nuestro mundo y nos alcanza. y nos dice que no tengamos miedo, solo hace que Dios sea más magnífico y merecedor de asombro. Por eso no tenemos portavasos en los bancos; por qué no comemos palomitas de maíz durante la misa. El Santo Cordero de Dios que quita el pecado del mundo, está presente en nuestro medio, no una persona que conocimos en una fiesta. La gente moderna, escribe C. S. Lewis, cree que “lo fundamental es cómo pensamos en Dios. ¡Por Dios, no lo es! ¡Cómo Dios piensa de nosotros no solo es más importante, sino infinitamente más importante! ”¡Bendiciones para todos nuestros veteranos y mujeres y hombres actuales en nuestro ejército que sacrifican cada día para mantenernos a salvo! Fr. Jude Michael

SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm, 6:30pm* Sunday: 7:30am, 9am, 11:30am, 1:15pm*, 5:30pm

Burmese Mass: 1st, 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month in Zo 3rd Sunday of the month in Tedim

National Holidays: 10:00am

Holy Days of Obligation Vigil: 6:30pm Holy Days of Obligation: 9:15pm, 12:10pm, 6:00pm, 7:30pm*

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE: Monday-Saturday 9:15am *en español

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays at 10am or by appointment

OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Friday 9am-4pm

3175 Hathaway Court, Atlanta, GA 30341 Phone: 770-939-3501 ww.holycrossatlanta.org Fax: 770-723-7013

Report suspected abuse by Church employees and volunteers to the Archdiocesan 24-hours Abuse Reporting Hotline: 1-888-437-0764

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Pastor

Fr. Jude Michael Krill OFM Conv. jmkrill@holycrossatlanta.org

Ext. 237

Parochial Vicars

Fr. Calixto Salvatierra Moreno OFM Conv. Ext. 224 csalvatierra@holycrossatlanta.org

Fr. Thomas Reist OFM Conv. treist@holycrossatlanta.org

Ext. 225 In Residence

Fr. John Voytek OFM Conv. Burmese Chaplain

Fr. Fausto Marquez Ext. 222

Deacon

Mr. Bernardo Buzeta Ext. 222 bbuzeta@holycrossatlanta.org

Director of Faith Formation

Renay Ceasar Ext. 233 rceasar@holycrossatlanta.org

Coord. Elementary Faith Formation

Aida Buzeta Ext. 235 abuzeta@holycrossatlanta.org

Director of Music Ministry

Gail Goodman Ext. 228 goodman@holycrossatlanta.org

Office Manager

Felicia Tanzosch Ext. 226 ftanzosch@holycrossatlanta.org

Accountant

Gregg Watson Ext. 242 gwatson@holycrossatlanta.org

Pastoral Associate

Kimberly Sierra Ext. 223 ksierra@holycrossatlanta.org Administrative Assistant

Yrene Lorenzo Ext. 234 ylorenzo@holycrossatlanta.org

Sacramental Secretary

Penny Lampe Ext. 252 plampe@holycrossatlanta.org

Parish Office: 770-939-3501

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE 11/10 Basket $22,812.50 Online $7,339.79 Total $30,152.29

Thank you for your continued generosity! ¡Gracias por su continua generosidad!

Upcoming Second Collect 11/10 St. Vincent de Paul 11/17 Friends of St Martin’s

11/24 ARCH Campaign for Human Development

OFFERTORY ENVELOPES If you have not been

receiving your offertory envelopes, please call the parish office.

Por favor llame a la oficina par-roquial si no ha estado recibiendo

sus sobres para la ofrenda.

ONLINE GIVING Please join our growing number of families who have elected to make their contributions online! It’s simple:

Log onto www.holycrossatlanta.org - click on the Give Online widget

- follow the registration instructions.

e-mail: hcoffice@holycrossatlanta.org

EMAIL SCAM Several Holy Cross parishioners and staff have reported receiving what seems to be e-mailed requests from Fr. Jude Michael Krill for money or assistance.

These are not legitimate! Please ignore or immediately delete.

If in doubt about the legitimacy of any email, call the office.

STEWARDSHIP

Notes From “Your” Troop Support Ministry

Dear Holy Cross,

Thank you very much for the CARE package. All the Soldiers, Airmen and

Sailors in our office are very appreciative of your thoughts and prayers. We

are deployed to Afghanistan working in Kabul. We interact with Afghan

Soldiers and civilians every day and strive to make a difference.

Sincerely, Major Doug Fullerton

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MASS INTENTIONS / INTENCIONES

Jackie Harper Cindy Hayes Elimi Pinson June Griffith Tom O'Malley Mariala Inez Gwen Clark Henry Keller Jim McGill Katie Montante Cathy Edwards Jenna Goodman Bill Clancy Marie Jean Orr Shannon Campbell Bill Black

Jean Ruggerieo Sharon Fisher Kayla Moreland Helen Mickel Bob Perrino Marylee Van Keuren Richard Fox Rosa Elena Andrade Henry Billings Danny Starrs Doug Frassarand Bert Steele Ed Pinson Joe Belan Lou & Thelma Oswald Amy Rico

Sunday/Domingo November 17 5:00pm Vigil Pelagie Corera Olivia & Calvin Wissemann Jose Raul Delgado Emilia Wojcich 6:30pm*Vigilia Santiago de Leon Petrona Cita Gregoria and Francisca Perez Antonio & Tomasci Ortega Angela Ortega Pablo & Francisco Hernandez 7:30am People of Holy Cross 9:00am Brian Tate Frank Coughlin 11:30am For World Peace 1:15pm * Yesenia Canedo Santiago de Leon Petrona Cita Angel Rodriguez Berth Gongaley 5:30pm For the Sick of the Parish Monday/Lunes November 18 9:15am Thomas & Maria Chung Joseph & Maria Dong Joseph Pham Souls in Purgatory 7:00pm All Holy Cross Parishioners deceased in this past year Tuesday/Martes November 19 9:15am SP. Lucelle Lewis Donald Spisak

Wednesday/Miércoles November 20 9:15am People of Holy Cross 7:00pm* Santiago de Leon Petrona Cita Thursday/Jueves November 21 9:15am For Vocations Friday/Viernes November 22 9:15am Frank Vazquez Saturday/Sábado November 23 9:15am Joseph Jolly 5:00pm Vigil Zelma Huber Chalmr Huber Mary Hightower 6:30pm*Vigilia Domitila Cruz Santiago de Leon Petrona Cita Sunday/Domingo November 24 7:30am Brunilda Santana 9:00am Frank Coughlin Anita Kaas 11:30am Niceford Belsuzarri Paul B. Hopkins Lee & Hazel Martin Family 1:15pm * Santiago de Leon Petrona Cita 5:30pm People of Holy Cross

*en español deceased

Karen & Russel Maggeio Patrick Kelly Steve Davis Tom Talley Camille Newsome Eugene Reado Dan Nolan Meghan Levy John & Helen Jones Rose Spidel Becky Jones Anthony Waller Morgan's Parents Eric Meyers Victoria Bivens Leslie Long

Warren Petrosky Caroline Julie Wiegand Sue Coyle Gloria Szabo Ed Zerrer Jean DeSantis

PRAYERS

The flowers on the altar this

weekend are in honor of

Mary Ellen Timme’s

90th birthday

given by her family.

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IN & AROUND THE PARISH

Each year we welcome the names of your dear ones who have died and we remember them in our prayers and during a Novena of Masses offered for the Dead. We invite you to use the envelope for All Souls to enroll your deceased in this Novena: as well as for daily remembrance in our prayers. The time of All Souls Day and the month of November are essentially days for trust in the mercy and love of God, a remembrance of our dear ones gone ahead of us, and a sign of our own eternal destiny. As the Canon of the Mass puts it:

“To our departed brothers and sisters, and all who were pleasing to you at their passing from this life, give kind admittance to your kingdom. There we hope to enjoy forever the fullness of your glory, when you will wipe away every tear from our eyes. For seeing you, our God, as you are, we shall be like you for all the ages and praise you without end.”

Bereavement Mass will be November 18, 2019 at 7pm.

Cada año damos la bienvenida a los nombres de sus seres queridos que han muerto y los recordamos en nuestras oraciones y durante una Novena de Misas ofrecida por los Muertos. Lo invitamos a usar el sobre para All Souls para inscribir a su difunto en esta Novena, así como para el recuerdo diario en nuestras oraciones. La época del Día de Todas las Almas y el mes de noviembre son esencialmente días para confiar en la misericordia y el amor de Dios, un recuerdo de nuestros seres queridos que se nos han adelantado y una señal de nuestro propio destino eterno. Como dice el Canon de la Misa:

“A nuestros hermanos y hermanas difuntos, también, y a todos los que les agradaron al pasar de esta vida, admitan amablemente su reino. Allí esperamos disfrutar para siempre de la plenitud de tu gloria, cuando limpies cada lágrima de nuestros ojos. Por verte, nuestro Dios, tal como eres, seremos como tú por todas las edades y te alabaremos sin fin ”.

La misa será el 18 de noviembre de 2019 a las 7pm. *La misa sera en ingles.

Save the date

Advent Evening of Reflection Sponsored by the Women’s Club

Sunday, December 8th at 7:00pm Holy Cross Parish Hall

Eileen Anandappa, who is currently the leader of the Eucharistic Ministers, has volunteered to be our Ministry Coordinator. She will be contacting all ministry leaders so that she can update our records. She will also be working with the different Ministry Leaders to secure articles for our weekly

bulletin, this is so that we can share the good news of what is happening at Holy Cross.

The Knights of Columbus will have homemade fruitcakes, fudge,

biscotti, honey and more by the monks at the Monastery of the

Holy Spirit for sale after Masses on November 18/19, November

25/26, December 2/3 and December 9/10. The baked goodies

make great gifts for the upcoming holidays!

Los Caballeros de Colón tendrán chocolate, pasteles, galletas, miel

y mucho más a la venta después de las Misas el 18/19 y 25/26 de

noviembre y 2/3 y 9/10 de diciembre. ¡Estos productos horneados

por los monjes del monasterio

Holy Spirit son perfectos para regalar en las próximas fiestas

decembrinas!

Bob Buechner Blood Drive The annual blood drive will be on December 7th. Sign up this weekend after Mass and save a life!

Campaña de Donación de Sangre La próxima campaña se realizará el sábado 7 de diciembre. ¡Regístrese este fin de semana después de Misa y salve una vida!

Holiday Bulletin Submission Deadlines

Publication date: Article submission DEADLINE

Dec. 8 Bulletin Thurs., Nov. 21

Dec. 15 Bulletin Fri., Nov. 29

Dec. 22 Bulletin Thurs., Dec. 5

Dec. 29 Bulletin Thurs., Dec. 12

Jan. 5 Bulletin Fri., Dec. 13

Jan. 12 Bulletin Fri., Dec. 20

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Taller de entrenamiento Virtus en español en Holy Cross. Holy Cross y la Arquidiócesis de Atlanta requieren que todos los adultos que trabajan en ministerios con niños o personas vulnerables deben

completar los requisitos del Programa de Ambiente Seguro, que incluye asistir a una clase de capacitación de Virtus.

El entrenamiento sera el Lunes, 25 de noviembre de 6pm a 9pm en el salon 9/10 de Educaion Religiosa. El cupo es para 40 personas. Los interesados deben hacer la inscripcion personal en: https://www.virtusonline,org/virtus/

IN & AROUND THE PARISH

Youth Confirmation For those who we show are eligible for Confirmation in the Spring, you must be currently enrolled in High School Faith Formation or currently enrolled in Catholic School. If you did not receive a confirmation packet, please contact Renay Ceasar in the Faith Formation Office. Registration deadline is Dec. 29

th.

Registration Fees are $40. Students must have a qualifying GodParent/Sponsor and attendance is Mandatory for all Confirmation Classes. Baptism and 1st Communion Records are Required. Contact Information: Phone 678 689-2819 ext 4 or rceasar@holycrossatlanta.org. ONLINE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE ONLY TO THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED CONFIRMATION PACKETS https://form.jotform.com/93106242770149

Adult Confirmation If you are an adult 18 and above and out of high school and have never been Confirmed but would like to be, please make an appointment with Renay Ceasar in the Faith Formation Office to talk about participating in an adult Confirmation class being in January. Baptism and 1

st Communion Records are Required.

Contact Information: Phone 678 689-2819 ext 4 or rceasar@holycrossatlanta.org. Registration Fees are $40.

Good Neighbor Christmas – sponsored by NETWorks The Good Neighbor Christmas Gift Shop is an opportunity for parents in Northlake-Embry Hills-Tucker to provide Christmas gifts for their families while preserving their pride and dignity. We collect new, donated toys and sell them at deep discounts, instead of giving them away, believing that families would prefer to provide for themselves if given the opportunity to do so. Proceeds from the event benefit next year's shopping budget, allowing us to grow the store's inventory.

Where: 2367 Main Street, Tucker (First Baptist Church Gym) When: December 13-15, 2019 Fri: 6-9pm, Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 1-4pm

Please bring new, unwrapped toys to the NETWorks office, 2380 4th St., Tucker, GA 30084.

Navidad El Buen Vecino - Patrocinado Por NETWorks La tienda de regalos de navidad El Buen Vecino (NETWORKS) es una oportunidad para que los padres de familia en Northlake-Embry Hills-Tucker brinden regalos navideños a sus familias. Recolectamos donaciones de juguetes nuevos, y los vendemos con grandes descuentos, en lugar de regalarlos, creyendo que las familias prefieren proveerse por sí mismos si se les da la oportunidad de hacerlo. Las ganancias del evento benefician el presupuesto de compras del próximo año, lo que nos permite hacer crecer el inventario de la tienda.

Donde: 2367 Main Street, Tucker (First Baptist Church Gym)

Cuando: 13-15 de Diciembre, 2019 Vier: 6-9pm, Sab: 10am-5pm, Dom: 1-4pm

Por favor traiga juguetes nuevos, sin envolver a la Oficina de NETWorks, 2380 4th St., Tucker, GA 30084.

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Holy Cross Stephen Ministry

Want to serve God and serve others? Become a Stephen Minister to share the love that God has given you! What a rewarding and joyful experience to be there to help others in their time of need while serving God!

The next Stephen Minister training will be held January 2020. Please contact Dianna Scherer to register 404.403.9173

THANKSGIVING MASS NOVEMBER 28

10:00AM Pray for God's blessing on our nation, family and friends this Thanksgiving morning at 10:00am. We will have our traditional blessing of the bread. This year we will also be graciously accepting canned goods, gift cards and money for our food pantry. The Parish Office will close at 12pm on November 27 and will reopen at 9am on Dec 2. The Campus will be closed after Mass on November 28.

MISA DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS 28 DE NOVIEMBRE

10:00AM Oremos por la bendición de Dios sobre nuestra nación, familia, y amigos la mañana del día de Acción de Gracias a las 10:00am. Tendremos nuestra tradicional bendición del pan. Este año también estaremos aceptando comida enlatada, tarjetas de regalo y dinero para nuestra despensa de alimentos. Las oficinas parroquiales cerrarán a las 12pm el 27 de noviembre y reabrirán el 2 de Diciembre a las 9am. Las instalaciones se cerrarán después de Misa el 22 de noviembre.

IN & AROUND THE PARISH

A Novena is a nine days

of focused prayer, private or

public, to obtain special

graces. While the number

eight in the Judeo-Christian

tradition was always thought

of as a festive number of new

beginnings, the number nine

seemed to be often linked

with suffering.

The heart of any Novena is the same as the first one,

called by our Lord Himself. "He commanded them not

to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of

the Father." (Acts 1:4, emphasis mine)

Nine day vigils were noted in Church history from

the third century onward. By the middle ages novenas

for the Pope and Cardinals were commonplace. Still

today, whenever we undertake a novena of prayer, we

are declaring that same supreme desire to wait for the

promise, persevering with confidence until the end.

Either as a public or personal observance, a novena

involves nine days of hopeful anticipation of an answer

for the petition or intention for which prayers are being

offered. Often a sense of urgency and earnestness

accompanies these times. they are also a wonderful

witness to a belief in the power of prayer and the

dynamic role of genuine faith.

When we pray a Novena, we either pray the same

prayer for all nine days or follow a list of prayers to be

prayed for each day. Every novena is a bit different in

the intention, formation of prayers and practice.

Parishes often offer a novena of Masses for the

departed or for a special intentions, such as Mother’s

and Father’s days, vocations to the priesthood and the

religious life, or leading up to the Feast of Our Lady of

Guadalupe.

With the traditional songs and the recitation of the

rosary on December 3 begins the novena in honor of the

Virgin of Guadalupe. This is organized by our

Guadalupe Ministry at Holy Cross, along with other

activities that precede the great celebration of

December 11 and 12. Everybody is invited!

What is a Novena? no·ve·na [nōˈvēnə]

Join us at Young at Heart,

on Wednesday, November 20 at 12pm

in the Assembly Room for lunch and bingo!

Contact Carol @ 404-483-7331 for more info.

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