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

Pastor Rev. Joy Joseph, TOR

Priests in Residence: Rev. Raphael Eagle, TOR Deacon: Simon Torrez Pastoral Admin. Asst: Martha Diaz Bookkeeper: Jeanne Gilton Religious Education: Renée Bader Music Director: Sara Kazanski Maintenance Director: David Gramm

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

Weekdays 8:30 a.m. Church (Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 4:00 p.m.

Or by appointment - Call church office Adoration Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 p.m. First Friday of the Month 8:00 pm - 12:00 a.m. Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 12:00 noon 1:00pm - 4:00 p.m. PPPPlease lease lease lease RRRRemember emember emember emember HHHHoly oly oly oly CCCCross in ross in ross in ross in YYYYour our our our WWWWillillillill

December 27, 2015

7000 Morning Star Dr., The Colony, TX 75056

Office: 972-625-5252

Fax: 972-370-5524

www.holycrosscc.org

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH December 27, 2015 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH Diciembre 27, 2015

Calendar for the Week

SATURDAY, December 26 4:00 P.M. Confessions 4:30 P.M. Rosary 5:00 P.M. Mass - Vince Cirrincione SUNDAY, December 27 8:30 A.M. Rosary 9:00 A.M. Mass - Leticia Nemeth - RCIA Dismissal 10 :00 A.M. RCIA Classes 10:30 A.M. Rosary 11:00 A.M. Mass - † Susana Yasno 12:15 P.M. Confessions (Spanish & English) 12:30 P.M. Rosary 1:00 P.M. Mass - Pro Populo 2:30 P.M. Apóstoles de la Palabra MONDAY, December 28 8:30 A.M. Mass - † Francisco Javier Perez Rodriguez TUESDAY, December 29 6:30 P.M. Choir Rehearsal 7:30 P.M. Zumba Classes WEDNESDAY, December 30 8:30 A.M. Mass - Leticia Nemeth THURSDAY, December 31 8:30 A.M. Mass - Leticia Nemeth 9:00 A.M. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 6:00 P.M. Mass FRIDAY, January 1 SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD 10:00 AM Mass - (English) 12: 00 P.M. Mass - Leticia Nemeth (Spanish) 7:30 P.M. Divine Mercy Chaplet in Song 8:00 P.M. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament SATURDAY, January 2 4:00 P.M. Confessions 4:30 P.M. Rosary 5:00 P.M. Mass - † Colette & Wayne Gordon SUNDAY, January 3 8:30 A.M. Rosary 9:00 A.M. Mass - Pro Populo - RCIA Dis-

missal 10 :00 A.M. RCIA Classes 10:30 A.M. Rosary 11:00 A.M. Mass - The Scholl Family 12:15 P.M. Confessions (Spanish & English) 12:30 P.M. Rosary

Baptisms / Bautizos

Baptism Preparation classes are held

quarterly. Next class will be January

16, 2016 @ 9:00 a.m. Please stop by

the church office to register. Las clases de Preparación Bautismal

se llevan a cabo trimestralmente. La

próxima clase será el 16 de enero del

2016 a las 9:00 a.m. Por favor vaya a la

oficina de la iglesia para registrarse.

Marriages / Matrimonios

Marriages require a six to nine month

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.

Comuníquese por favor con Martha

Diaz al 972-625-5252, para informa-

ción sobre la preparación matrimonial.

1:00 P.M. Mass - Leticia Nemeth 2:30 P.M. Apóstoles de la Palabra

Online Giving /

Donaciones En Línea It is exciting to know that you can make contributions to Holy Cross Catholic Church online. In order to donate online, kindly go to our website and sign up for online giving. Online giving is easy for you and makes it easy for the parish staff. Es muy bueno saber que usted puede hacer sus contribuciones a la Iglesia Católica de Holy Cross en línea. Para poder donar en línea, por favor visite nuestra página web y regístrese para donar. Donar en línea es fácil para usted y para el personal de la parroquia.

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

Merry Christmas and Blessed �ew Year

Father Joy Joseph, Father Raphael Eagle and the staff wish each and every member of our parish family a Merry

Christmas and a Blessed *ew Year. May the *ew born Babe of Bethlehem bless each one of us, our families and our

loved ones with His gift of peace, joy, love, and choicest blessings. Pray that our *ew Year be one that brings us

closer to God and to our parish family; that praises God for His love and mercy; and that enables us to reach out to

one another in love and charity.

Perhaps, it is the most appropriate time to recognize the contributions of those who make our parish family a unique

one; and our celebration of the Eucharist a profound experience for those who gather to worship and praise God.

First and foremost, I want to thank all those who devote so much of their time, energy and life for the parish day after

day and thereby bring immeasurable blessings to the parish.

Thanks to our Pastoral Team: Rev. Joy Joseph, Rev. Raphael Eagle, Martha Diaz, Jeanne Gilton, Renee Bader for

their commitment and selfless giving.

Thanks to the Administration - Childcare, Clerical Angels, Collection Counting,

Facilities Maintenance, Safe Environment Training, Webminister. Thanks to the Councils and Committees - Financial Advisory Council , Pastoral Advisory Council,

Stewardship Committee, Knights of Columbus. Thanks to the Devotional Ministries - Baptismal Preparation, Bible Study, Cursillo Ultreya,

Marriage Preparation, Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA),

Adoration, Rosary & Divine Mercy, Prayer Tree.

Thanks to the Faith Formation - First Communion Preparation, First Reconciliation, Liturgy of the

Word for Children, Religious Education, Rite of Christian Initiation

Adapted for Children, Vacation Bible School (VBS), Youth R.O.C.K.

(Rely On Christ the King), Confirmation Preparation, Quince Años,

Rite of Christian Initation Adapted for Teens, Softball Team, Adult

Youth Facilitators. Thanks to the Liturgy Ministries - Altar Linens, Altar Servers, Art & Environment,

Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, Readers, Sacristans,

Satellite Facility Setup, Usher / Ministers of Hospitality. Thanks to the Music Ministries - Adult Choir, Children’s Choir, El Coro de Adultos, Instrumentalists,

Saturday Ensemble. Thanks to the Outreach Ministries - CCA Back to School Clothing, CCA Christmas Giving Tree,

Food Pantry, Garden Ministry, Homebound Ministry,

*ursing Home Ministry, Quarterly Blood Drives, Quilt Ministry,

Respect Life Ministry. Thanks to the Social Ministries - Fellowship Weekend, Grupo Santa Cruz, Ladies of Holy Cross,

Singles Ministry, Language Ministry (ESL & Spanish), Welcome

Team, Zumba Ministry.

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH December 27, 2015 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH Diciembre 27, 2015

Reconciliation on Sunday

La Reconciliación en Domingo Holy Cross is now offering the Sacrament

of Reconciliation in Spanish & English, every Sunday from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. un-til further notice. Holy Cross ahora esta ofreciendo el Sa-cramento de la Reconciliación en Español

e Ingles, todos los domingos de 12:15 a 12:45 p.m.

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Religious Education

& Youth Ministry

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Re-

ligious Education classes will resume

January 6 & Youth Ministry classes

January 10. ¡Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo!

Educación Religiosa reanuda sus clases

el 6 de enero, y el Ministerio Juvenil el

10 de enero.

Mary, Mother of God

(Holy Day of Obligation)

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Vigil Mass: 6:00 P.M.

Friday, January 1, 2016

Masses: 10:00 A.M. & 12:00 p.m. (Spanish)

Office Closed / Oficina Cerrada

The parish office will remain closed from

Thursday, December 24, 2015 through Friday,

January 1, 2016 for Christmas and New Year

Holidays. If you have an emergency during

this period, kindly follow the instructions for

emergency. La oficina de la parroquia permanecerá cerra-

da a partir del jueves 24, 2015 de diciembre

hasta e viernes 1 de enero del 2016 por los

Días Festivos de Navidad y Año. Si usted tie-

ne una emergencia durante este tiempo, por

favor siga las instrucciones para emergencia.

Our Prayer Tree Ministry Kindly call the parish office to add some-

one to our Prayer List. Por favor llame a la oficina de la parro-

quia para agregar a alguien a nuestra Lis-

ta de Oración.

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

Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

In this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy I would

like to focus on several points which I believe

require attention to enable the celebration of

the Holy Year to be for all believers a true mo-

ment of encounter with the mercy of God. It

is indeed my wish that the Jubilee be a living

experience of the closeness of the Father, whose tenderness is almost tangible, so that the faith of every believer may be strengthened and thus testimony to it be ever more ef-fective.

My thought first of all goes to all the faithful who, whether in individual Dioceses or as pil-

grims to Rome, will experience the grace of the Jubilee. I wish that the Jubilee Indul-

gence may reach each one as a genuine experience of God’s mercy, which comes to meet

each person in the Face of the Father who welcomes and forgives, forgetting completely

the sin committed. To experience and obtain the Indulgence, the faithful are called to

make a brief pilgrimage to the churches designated by the Diocesan Bishop, as a sign of

the deep desire for true conversion. Likewise, I dispose that the Indulgence may be ob-

tained in the Shrines in which the Door of Mercy is open and in the churches which tradi-

tionally are identified as Jubilee Churches. It is important that this moment be linked,

first and foremost, to the Sacrament of Reconciliation and to the celebration of the Holy

Eucharist with a reflection on mercy. It will be necessary to accompany these celebra-

tions with the profession of faith and with prayer for me and for the intentions that I bear

in my heart for the good of the Church and of the entire world.

I have asked the Church in this Jubilee Year to rediscover the richness encompassed by

the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. The experience of mercy, indeed, becomes

visible in the witness of concrete signs as Jesus himself taught us. Each time that one of

the faithful personally performs one or more of these actions, he or she shall surely obtain

the Jubilee Indulgence. Hence the commitment to live by mercy so as to obtain the grace

of complete and exhaustive forgiveness by the power of the love of the Father who ex-

cludes no one. The Jubilee Indulgence is thus full, the fruit of the very event which is to

be celebrated and experienced with faith, hope and charity.

Furthermore, the Jubilee Indulgence can also be obtained for the deceased. We are

bound to them by the witness of faith and charity that they have left us. Thus, as we re-

member them in the Eucharistic celebration, thus we can, in the great mystery of the Com-

munion of Saints, pray for them, that the merciful Face of the Father free them of every

remnant of fault and strongly embrace them in the unending beatitude. Trusting in the

intercession of the Mother of Mercy, I entrust this Extraordinary Jubilee Year to her pro-

tection.

Pope Francis

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH December 27, 2015 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH Diciembre 27, 2015

Holy Cross has started a fund raising campaign to be used for building expan-sion of our church campus. In support of that effort, the Holy Cross Knights of Co-lumbus will be contributing funds gener-ated from our annual Vegas Night event which will be held on January 30th, 2016. We invite you to come out and support the future expansion of our worship fa-cilities. The Knights will be selling event tickets, raffle tickets and sponsorships after every service beginning on January 9th. Or you may contact Jimmy Lotz jclotz68@yahoo.com or Richard Ander-son randerson@abvlaw.com . So, bring your family, bring your friends and get ready to have a GREAT time while supporting our parish community. Holy Cross ha comenzado una campaña de donaciones para usar en la construc-ción de la expansión de nuestra iglesia. Como apoyo a esto, los Caballeros de Colony de Holy Cross estarán contribu-yendo con los fondos generados por su Anual Noche de Vegas, el cual será el 30 de enero del 2016. Los invitamos a que participen y apoyen la expansión de nuestras de adoración y alabanza. Los Caballeros de Colony estarán vendiendo boletos para el evento, boletos para una rifa y recrutando patrocinadores des-pués de todas las Misas el 9 de enero o Comuníquese con Jimmy Lotz jclotz68@yahoo.com o Richard Ander-son randerson@abvlaw.com . Así que traiga a su familia y amigos y prepárese para pasa un grandioso tiem-po al mismo tiempo que apoya a su co-munidad parroquial.

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Development Tax Exempt Saving

for Holy Cross Parish

We have a Diocesan Tax Exempt Sav-

ings Fund set up at the Diocese where we

can deposit funds to be set aside for the

Development of our Parish. If you wish to make a donation to this

fund, you can mail a check to: Diocese of Fort Worth Foundation

800 West Loop 820 South

Fort Worth, TX 76108-2919 You can also donate by putting a check

in the weekly collection basket. Please

put the check in an envelope with the

saying “For Holy Cross Tax Exempt

Savings Account”. Thank you very much for your genero-

sity.

Tenemos establecido un Fondo de Ahorro

Diocesano Libre de Impuestos en donde

podemos depositar fondos que podremos

reservar para el Desarrollo de la Parro-

quia. Si usted desea hacer una donación a este

fondo, puede enviar su cheque por correo

a: Diocese of Fort Worth Foundation

800 West Loop 820 South

Fort Worth, TX 76108-2919 Usted también puede donar poniendo su

cheque en la canasta de la colecta sema-

nal.

Por favor ponga su cheque en un sobre

que diga “ “For Holy Cross Tax Exempt

Savings Account”. Muchas gracias por su generosidad.