HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH WELCOME TO HOLY CROSS CHURCH!
Rev. Charles E. Otsiwah, Pastor LITURGICAL MINISTRY (979)335-7551 and (979)335-4071 Saturday, November 28 – 5:00 P.M. Mass Rectory, Cemetery and Servers: Volunteer Faith Formation Offices Lector: Katie Barta Ushers: Frank & Julia Kubes NOVEMBER 22, 2020 – OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE Eucharistic Ministers: Melinda Alverado, Brian Barta REV. CHARLES E. OTSIWAH MOST REV. BRENDAN J. CAHILL Choir: Wisdom P. O. Box 1325 BISHOP, DIOCESE OF VICTORIA Sunday, November 29 – 7:00 A.M. Mass 839 Church Street P.O. Box 4070 Servers: Brandon Rucka Lector: Tara Kubena East Bernard, Texas 77435-1325 Victoria, Texas 77903 Ushers: Dwayne Mrkwa Rev. Charles E. Otsiwah: [email protected] Eucharistic Ministers: David & Susan Tomchesson Patsy Krenek: Parish Catechetical Leader Choir: Wosnitzky Faith Formation email: [email protected] Evelyn Vacek: Cemetery Administrator Sunday, November 29 – 9:00 A.M. Mass Cemetery e-mail: [email protected] Servers: Triplett Denise Tovar: Secretary/ Bookkeeper Lector: Shelly Popp Rectory e-mail: [email protected] Rectory fax: 979-335-7038 Ushers: Jody Fuechec Family RCIA e-mail: [email protected] Eucharistic Ministers: Tammy Triplett, Eric Youngblood Parish Web site: eastbernardcatholic.org Choir: Kutach For updated or changes in our parish news, "LIKE" our Facebook pages -- Sunday, November 29– 11:00 A.M. Spanish Mass Holy Cross Catholic Church, Holy Cross Faith Formation, and Holy Cross Cemetery. Servers: Emily S. Diocese of Victoria Web site: www.victoriadiocese.org Lector: Maria Ruiz
Ushers: Fam. Urquiza SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrange with Father six months before wedding date Eucharistic Ministers: Juana Mendez QUINCEANERA: Arregla con el padre antes de los quince años Thanksgiving Day Mass November 26th @7am: SERVER: Triplett, SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday from 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM and by appointment ADORATION: Thursday from 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM EME: Tammy Triplet, LECTOR: Renee Hlavinka. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: By Appointment After Pre-Baptismal Instructions. Rectory Office Hours: Tuesday through Thursday – 8:00 AM to 12 Noon and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Mass Attendance Last Weekend: 391
Your Gift to God Last Weekend: $5,621.00 Monday 23 No Mass Parish Development: $496.00 Tuesday 24 6:00PM +Albert W. & +Louise Marek This week Second Collection: Catholic Campaign for Human Development: Wednesday 25 7:00AM +Margaret Smaistrla Thursday 26 7:00AM +Jimmie Losack Sanctuary Lamp burns this week: Friday 27 7:00AM + Wayne Robinson In memory of Tillie Dusek from the family.
Saturday 28 5:00PM + Gloria and Frank Buxkemper In Memory of their 58th Wedding Anniversary. Flowers for the Altar: Sunday 29 7:00AM +Don Pietsch In memory of Chris King from Janet, Ryan, Leslie & Matthew King.
Sunday 29 9:00AM +Yvonne Janecek Congratulations! Sunday 29 11:00AM + Parishioners We Welcome the Newly Baptized! Brandt Ryan Traweek Seth, Joe, MDA, WDM, MJM, MP, Virginia Acuna, Joseph Andrews, Melvin Baca, Barbara Baker, David Barta, J. D. Bartek, Gene Bartosh, Lawrence Bartosh, A.J. Bennetsen, Cindy Faith Formation Bezdek, Clifton Bram, Frank Buxkemper, Michelle Carson, Rebecca Carson, Estaban Schedule for This Week --- November 25 Castaneda, Bernice Cavness, Florence Chernohorsky, Dustin Chudalla, Laura Cohrs, Gracie Cordova, Michael Cromeans, Mark Daigle, Alphonse David, Jr., Drew Dunbar, No Classes- Happy Thanksgiving! Gladys Dusek, Kenneth Dusek, Stanley Dusek, Anton Dybala, Margaret Flagg, Fred & Adlena Fojtik, Sandra Fuechec, Bernice Futschik, Heriberto Gomez, A.C. Grahmann, Angeline Grigar, Carl Gurecky, Linda Habeeb, Edward Halcom, Ranae Hairston, Robert Heimann, Raymond Hennecke, Richard Henning, Mary O. Hernandez, Jake Hiatt, Joe Hlavinka, Marge Hlavinka, Mary Hoot, Daniel Xavier Huidor, Albina Jasek, Richard B. Jochec, Blake Johnson, Lynnlea Johnson, Gene & Joan Karasek, Larry Karasek, Ray Kiefert, Billy Klopsteck, Georgie Koehne, Leo Kolafa, Sr., David Kopecky, Gene Korenek, Eddie Joe & Mary Elizabeth Kramr, Frank Krenek, Daphne Kresta, John Kubes, Brandie La Fleur, Braeden Landgrebe, Dorothy Layton, Liam, Danilo Lopez, Vincente Lopez, Monica Losoya, Lauren McPherson, Alvin Marek, Ray Marek, Jake Marik, Margie Meeks, Rudy & Cara Mekulec, Dianne Knippa-Mendoza, Judith Michulka, Charlie & Agnes Minks, Mary Montalvo, Margaret Moore, Judy Mueller, Raymond & Wilhelmina Muniza, Gary Muniz, Traci Paul, Sonny, Buddy Oldag, Ma-Guadalupe Orozco, Isidra Olvera, Frankie Orsak, Larry Pace, Linda Parish, Mark Pilcik,Erick Patino, Bernie Polansky, D.R. Powers, Bernice Pribyl, Robert Rodriguez, Robert Rosenbaum, Emily Sanchez, Pedro Sanchez, Isaiah Sandoval, Gayla Schimek, Debbie Schneider, Loraine Schneider, Steven Sheron, Roman & Georgie Sliva, Albert Smaistrla, Donald Smaistrla, Jodie Smaistrla, Hector Soliz, Beatrice Stelzel, Marcie Stenvall, Cindy Sodolak, Jessie Soto, Kim Sulak, Ed Talas, Diane & Phil Teykl, Victor Tichacek, Catalina Trejo, Deacon David Valdez, Chuck Waligura, Lillian Wilson, Ruth Winborne, Hailey Svoboda, Weston Swoboda, Pat Vacek, Irene Vasquez, Dennis Viktorin, Herbert Wendel, Bill Whitley, Ann Doris Wicke, Charlie Wicke, Graysen Wieghat, Leo Zapien, Brock Zimmerman, Mildred Zurovec, and all the sick of the parish, home-bound, in hospitals NOVEMBER- Year of the Family The Mass: Thanking Jesus at the Table. and nursing homes. Please send us a note or call us at 335-7551 if you want to add or remove someone. See November Family info. Sheet for fun activities!
Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament begins every Check out the diocesan website for more information: Thursday after the 7:00 A.M. Mass and closes at 7:00 PM https://victoriadiocese.org/year-of-the-family
November 22nd: Pray: Pray the Guardian Angel prayer daily. Eat: Adoration! Prepare a special dish for Thanksgiving. Play: Invite the children of the family to lead an activity. Look for the signup sheet in back of the church. You can also submit intentions for each month, anonymously, via our digital prayer jar
Submit your prayers to the Diocese Digital Prayer Jar: https://www.victoriadiocese.org/pray
Cemetery Fund: Chip & Mary Ann Shelton in memory of Margaret Smaistrla and Vernon Sulak. Anthony Johnson & Wilfred & Jeanette Rejsek in memory of Margaret Smaistrla. Offertory Envelopes are here!
Music Fund: A.C. & Donna Grahmann in memory of Margaret Smaistrla. Please pick up your box and if you know someone who cannot attend Mass please bring them their box. If you cannot find your box, please call, or stop by the office we can help.
Giving Tree 2020
The Giving Tree with tags will be placed in Church on November 28th. Holy Cross Bazaar 2020: Don’t forget to buy and sell your raffle tickets. The Drawing will be Please try to social distance when selecting tags and signing the Donor list. here soon, December 6th after 11 o’clock Mass. Details to follow. Donations of nonperishable food will be accepted. The food will be bagged by the workers and given to the families. No shopping will be allowed by recipients this Remember in the absence of the Bazaar donating what you would have spent the day of year due to COVID. Watch the bulletin for more details. the Bazaar will help our parish. Thanksgiving Day Mass November 26th @7am: SERVER: Triplett, EME: Tammy Triplet, LECTOR: Renee Hlavinka
NEW MINISTRY A Divorce Support Ministry is launching in January 2021. Interested persons can sign up by visiting this link: We are having our Annual Food Drive this month to support CARE, who https://www.victoriadiocese.org/survivingdivorce help our local less fortunate. Please consider sharing your blessings. nd Donations will be due Sunday, November 22 . You may place your
donations at the altar in front of the Blessed Mother. A JUDGE WHO SAVES
Both the first reading and the Gospel speak of separating the sheep from the goats. It is a Children’s Christmas Eve Program and Mass - December 24, 4 pm distinction which is done by God who uses only one criterion: love of mankind. The life of a person is considered a success or a failure on the basis of what was done by that person to alleviate Unfortunately, we are unable to have the Children’s Christmas Eve six situations of suffering and poverty: hunger, thirst, exile, nakedness, disease, prison. Program this year due to COVID-19. This is under the Bishop’s directive. Jesus tells us that all our religion is summed up in the diligence and zeal with which we fight Please Pray for an end to this ugly virus and for all those affected by it. against these inhuman situations. To drive this truth home even better, he uses the image of the
final judgement. This is not to show us what will happen at the end of the world, but to teach us what really counts in the life of any person. DSA 2020: Holy Cross Parish goal is $68,387.00. No. of Pledges 84. Amount pledged $22,835.00. Amount Received $21,805.00. Remaining Amount $1,030.00. Remaining Parish goal The second reading is connected to this because this teaches us that the kingdom of the Messiah is being built in this world through deeds of love for others. $45,552.00. Please consider making a pledge.
Blessings!
STAY IN TOUCH! Visit the Holy Cross Parish Website for the latest news! Fr. Charles!
Faith Formation, Cemetery, Weekly Bulletins, Mass Times, Daily Mass Readings, UN JUEZ QUE AHORRA Monthly Ministry Schedules, Vatican News, Parish Events, Diocesan links, Facebook links and more…. www.eastbernadcatholic.org Tanto la primera lectura como el Evangelio hablan de separar las ovejas de las cabras. Es una
distinción que hace Dios que utiliza un solo criterio: el amor a la humanidad. La vida de una
St. Bernard Council, # 2500 Knights of Columbus meet the first Tuesday of the month, at 7:00 p.m. in the persona se considera un éxito o un fracaso sobre la base de lo que hizo esa persona para aliviar Holy Cross Meeting Room. Please call Grand Knight Richard Carpenter at 360-606-0302 for more seis situaciones de sufrimiento y pobreza: hambre, sed, exilio, desnudez, enfermedad, prisión. information. Jesús nos dice que toda nuestra religión se resume en la diligencia y el celo con los que luchamos
KJT Society #40 meet on the second Tuesday of the month, at 7:30 p.m. at Riverside Hall. contra estas situaciones inhumanas. Para llevar esta verdad a casa aún mejor, utiliza la imagen del Please call Big Ed Marik at 335-6402 for more information. juicio final. Esto no es para mostrarnos lo que sucederá en el fin del mundo, sino para enseñarnos lo que realmente cuenta en la vida de cualquier persona. Court St. Bernadette #1108, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, meet on the third Monday of the month, in the Holy Cross Meeting Room, beginning at 7 p.m. For more info, contact Regent La segunda lectura está relacionada con esto porque esto nos enseña que el reino del Mesías se Henriette Jalowy, 281-989-7575. está construyendo en este mundo a través de hechos de amor por los demás.
Baptism Classes are offered quarterly: Next Class is in January. ¡Bendiciones!
Every second Saturday of the month our local CARE needs help severing our less fortunate. Fr. Charles! If interested just show up. CR 291 next to EB Air