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GOOD NEWS
INSIGHTS
March 29, 2015 www.holycrossmc.org Volume 25, No. 12
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Palm Sunday
2100 Cedar Street, Unit #3
Post Office Box 2623
Morgan City, Louisiana 70381
Holy Cross Church
St. Rosalie Chapel
Tel: 985-384-3551
Stephensville
Fax: 985- 384-5790
Tel: 985-385-5713
Holy Cross Elementary School
Tel: 985-384-1933
Fax: 985-384-3270
Rev. Clyde Mahler—Pastor
Deacon Andrew Dragna
Deacon Victor Bonnaffee, III
Mrs. Amanda Talbot—Principal, Holy Cross School
Miss Peggy Acosta –Director of Religious Education
Mrs. Stephanie Stanley – Church Secretary
Sandra Barrilleaux—Religious Education Coordinator-St. Rosalie
Ms. Barbara Flowers – Bookkeeper
PROPHETIC ANOINTING
MASS SCHEDULE
Holy Cross Church
Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, & 7:00 PM
Monday—Thursday: 5:30 PM
Adoration—Tuesday: 5:00 AM-5:00PM (Benediction)
St. Rosalie Chapel
Saturday Vigil - 4:00 PM
Reconciliation
Saturdays 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM or by appointment
Baptism
Baptisms are scheduled on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of the
month. The Baptismal Seminar is held on the second
Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM at the church office.
Registration forms are available in the church office.
Marriage
Arrangements should be made in person by the bride and
groom 6 months prior to the marriage.
Anointing of and Communion for the Sick
Please call the church to make arrangements.
Prayer Line
To request prayers for family & friends, call 384-0976
The solemnity of today’s readings invites us into silent
contemplation of the mystery of our redemption. There are so many
levels on which to understand the events of the Passion. The woman
who anoints Jesus acts prophetically in a way that the other disciples
do not yet grasp. Anointing is for priests, prophets, and kings, and
also for the preparation of the dead. It is for healing and for holiness.
Her action acknowledges the imminent events of the passion and
death of the Lord, and points toward his resurrection and triumph
over evil and death. He is priest and victim, prophet and God, King
and Lord. All these things are acknowledged in her prophetic
anointing.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11
Tuesday:
Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38
Wednesday:
Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25
Thursday:
Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9;
Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21
Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14;
Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15
Friday:
Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25;
Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42
Saturday:
a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10,
12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22;
b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11;
c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18;
d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13;
e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6;
f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11;
g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or
Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19;
h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mk 16:1-7
Sunday:
Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1
Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or (at an afternoon
or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35
Liturgical Ministers
Weekend of March 28th & 29th
SATURDAY, 5:30PM
Commentator – Linda Arceneaux
Lector – Ken Theriot
Extraordinary Ministers - Linda Arceneaux, Melanie
Thibodaux, Glenn Thibodaux, Jeremy Callais, Nathalie Weber,
Barbara Flowers, Elaine Gussman
Altar Servers— Team 2
SUNDAY, 8:00AM
Commentator – Julius Hebert
Lector – Maddie Smith
Extraordinary Ministers – Dan Smith, Denise Smith, Sonia
Hebert, Frank Sterling, Norma Gussman, Melina Michel, Agnes
Myers
Altar Servers – Team 3
SUNDAY, 11:00 AM
Commentator – Lori Jo Case
Lector – Stacey Landry
Extraordinary Ministers- Stacey Landry, Andre Chauvin,
Greig Chauvin, Paul Vella, Mary Alice Fuhrer, Brennan Autrey,
Sarah Autrey
Altar Servers – Team 4
SUNDAY, 7:00PM
Commentator – Drew Bergeron
Lector – Sinclair Callais
Extraordinary Ministers- Gerrie Byrne, Gerard Byrne,
Donna Vorenkamp, Keith Thibodeaux, Lisa Thibodeaux, Steve
Bergeron, Lois Bergeron
Altar Servers – Team 1
Refreshments- Agnes & John Myers
Children’s Church- Jeanne McCloy
Collection Counters— Team 3
Church Cleaning:
March 28th - All Teams & Any volunteers - 8AM
March 30th-April 4th - Team 4/Beverly
Lenten Supper
A Lenten supper will be hosted on Friday, March 27th
following the Way of the Cross. The meal will be held in the
Yvonne Anne Adams Life Center. Everyone is invited to
attend. Come join us for a Lenten Dinner & lots of fellowship.
General Church Cleaning!!!!!!
There will be a general church cleaning on Saturday, March
28th at 8:00AM. All church cleaning teams are asked to attend
and any volunteers are welcomed!!!!
2015 Holy Cross Parish Easter Egg
Hunt
When: Sunday, March 29th
Where: Yvonne Anne Adams Life Center & Grounds
Time: 2:00PM – Promptly
Ages 1-10
*Please meet in the Life Center at 1:45PM
2015 Annual Bishop's Appeal
As of March 18th, Holy Cross Church has committed
$14,669.50 which is 38.81 of our goal 37,800.00. Let's
reach 100% of our goal. Thank you.
Chrism Mass
The Chrism Mass will be held on Thursday, April 2nd at
10:30AM at St. Francis Cathedral in Houma.
***Seder Meal***
The Passover Seder is a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning
of the Jewish Holiday of Passover. The Seder is held on the evening of
the 14th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar late March or April.
Seder is an intergenerational family ritual prescribed according to the
Jewish Law and based on the interpretation of the Biblical verse
commanding Jews to retell the story of the Exodus from Egypt:
Traditionally, families and friends gather in the evening to read the text
of the Haggadah, and ancient work derived from the Seder service
prescribed by the Jewish ceremonial law, including the narrative of the
Israelite exodus from Egypt, special blessings and rituals,
commentaries from the Talmud, and special Passover songs. Seder
customs include drinking of four cups of wine, eating matza and
partaking of symbolic foods placed on the Passover Seder Plate.
Holy Cross Parish will have a Seder Meal on Wednesday, April 1st at
6:30PM in the Yvonne Anne Adams Life Center. Everyone is invited.
A meal will be provided.
The Easter Triddum
Holy Thursday, Good Friday & Holy Saturday
These days celebrate God’s taking procession of our hearts at
their deepest core, recreating us as a new human community
broken like bread for the life of the world a community rich in
the search of peace.
Holy Thursday
Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:00PM
Holy Thursday
Adoration – following Mass until -10:00PM
Good Friday
Passion & Veneration – 3:00PM
Way of the Cross – 5:30PM
Holy Saturday
Easter Vigil – 8:00PM
Easter Vigil
The general instruction of the Roman Missal state: “In accord
with the ancient tradition, this night in one of the vigil of the
Lord. It is a reminder to the men and woman awaiting their
master return.” The entire Celebration of the Easter Vigil takes
place at night. It should not begin before night fall and should
end before daybreak. It is in this spirit that Holy Cross and all
the parishes of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will celebrate
the Easter Vigil at 8:00PM. We encourage everyone to join us
for this beautiful celebration. We also remind everyone
that this service will last at least two hours and we
further ask that small children not attend due to the
length of this service.
Holy Cross
Easter Sunday Masses
8:00AM – Mass, Holy Cross
11:00AM – Mass, Holy Cross
*Please make note there will be no 7:00PM Mass
St. Rosalie
Easter Sunday Mass
9:30AM – Mass, St. Rosalie
PARISH SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 28th
8:00AM - All Teams and any volunteers (church cleaning)
4:00PM - Mass, St. Rosalie
5:30PM – Mass, Holy Cross
Sunday, March 29th - Palm Sunday
8:00AM – Mass, Holy Cross
11:00AM – Mass, Holy Cross
7:00PM - Mass, Holy Cross
Monday, March 30th
6:30AM-Mass, Holy Cross
5:30PM - Mass, Holy Cross
Tuesday, March 31st
6:30AM - Mass, Holy Cross
5:30PM - Mass, Holy Cross
Wednesday, April 1st
6:30AM - Mass, Holy Cross
5:30PM - Mass, Holy Cross
Thursday, April 2nd
7:00PM - Mass, Holy Cross - Adoration following until 10PM
Friday, April 3rd
3:00PM - Passion & Veneration
5:30PM - Way of the Cross
Parish Office Closed
The parish office will be closed on Friday, April 3rd through
Monday, April 6th. The office will re-open on Tuesday, April
7th.
Weekly Mass Intentions
Saturday, March 28th- Joe Young, The Williams, M/M
Curtis Verret, Jason Hotard, Kim Beaugh, J.N., Della &
Nelson Beaugh, Rose Weber, Ella Mensman, Butch, Fran &
Rosalie Blum, Betty & Merlin Broussard, Jr., Anne Provost,
Andrew Daigle, Susan Spinella Holloway & Peter Spinella,
Sr., Angela Hoffman, In Thanksgiving-St. Jude & Our Lady
of Perpetual Help
St. Rosalie - Brandon Terry, Jerry Acosta, Sr.
Sunday, March 29th– Holy Cross Parish, Mike, Rudy &
John Percle & Alfred/Percle Families, Blake Mayon, Belle &
Clao Mayon, Roy Schaub, Ryan Robicheaux, Adolph, Dickie,
Vera & Mike Mire, Barbara Fell, Jeanne Fell, Gwen
Fromenthal, Logan Fromenthal, Sr., Edna Michel, Ida Falgout,
Rose Weber, Roland J. Barras, James Bertrand, Adam & Lena
Pennison & Adam Pennison, Jr., David Family, Ella Mensman,
Emory & Mary Besse, Cody Fell, Irene & David Ribardi, Nolan
Wilson, Henry Swiber, Sr., David Swiber, John Ritchie, Letsey
Jones , Bernadine Rovaris Irving
Monday, March 30th– Holy Cross Parish, Emory & Mary
Besse
Tuesday, March 31st– Al Adams, Allie Adams, Jr., Audrey
& Victor Bailey
Wednesday, April 1st– Lynn Rosson, Smith & Wilma
Alpha
Thursday, April 2nd– Bena Arnie, Hattie "Sis" Bourque
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New Student Registration Continues
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your child or family please contact the school office at
985-385-5372 or visit our website at cchseagles.com
We strive to develop the whole child - Soul, Mind, and Body.
2nd Collection on Easter
(Education to Ministry)
The second collection on Easter will be for the education of the
young men for the priesthood. Our quota for Holy Cross is
$11,350.00 St. Rosalie is $275.00
Please be generous.
Baptisms
By water and the Holy Spirit we welcome into our Catholic
Christian Community. The following child who was baptized
in March:
Joseph Paul Aucoin
Son of Travis & Alisha Aucoin
Luke Paul Louviere
Son of Jason & Katie Louviere
Lexi Elizabeth Fleming
Daughter of Raymond Fleming, Jr. & Sarah Lombas
Jace Gabriel Montet
Son of Gabriel Montet & Kali Slade
Let Us Pray for the Sick
Wanda Mayon, Enola Aucoin, Ruth Hebert, John Simoneaux, Todd
Braus, Louis Hebert, Margaret Mayon, Elise Martin, Harry S. Hover,
III., Hudson Falcon, Dottie Thimmesch, Irene Fromenthal, Julie
Gagneaux, Lisah Gagneaux, Geniese LaHoste, Hazel Powers, Lena
Breaux, Chester & Mary Blanchard, Bobby Daigle, E.J. Morgan, Gary
Clark, Evan Mire, Jacques Sicard, Wilton Crochet
Deaths
In the charity of your prayers, please remember Doyle
Fontenot who passed away. May he and all the souls rise in
the peace of the Risen Lord.
Week of March 21st & 22nd
Holy Cross
St. Rosalie
Envelopes: $ 6,045.00
Envelopes: $ 25.00
Loose:
$ 1,367.75
Loose:
$ 50.00
Total:
$ 7,412.75
Total:
$ 115.00
Your generosity is greatly appreciated!!!