Holy Cross
Catholic Church
• 2300 Main St., Batavia, Illinois 60510-7625 •
• 630-879-4750 Parish • 630-879-4751 Rel. Ed. •
• 630-593-5290 School •
November 9, 2014
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. James W. Parker, Pastor
Rev. Timothy J. Draper, PV
Rev. Daniel P. Zdebik, OFM Conv., PV
Mr. Raymond J. Martin, Deacon
Mr. Larry J. Motyka, Deacon
Mr. Kenneth R. Ramsey, Deacon
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Mon-Fri
Tue
Parish Offices Closed Tues., Nov. 11th, For The Veterans Day Holiday
8:30AM-Noon &
1:00PM-4:30PM
Parish Offices Closed
for Veterans Day
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday Mass
Saturday
Sunday
4:15PM Anticipatory
6:30AM, 8:00AM,
9:45AM, 11:15AM
Weekday Mass
Mon-Fri
6:30AM, 8:00AM
Saturday
8:30AM
CONFESSION TIMES
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
7:00-7:30AM
7:00-7:30AM and
6:00PM-until all
are heard
7:00-7:30AM
7:00-7:30AM
7:00-7:30AM
9:00AM-until all
are heard
and 3:00-3:45PM
9:15-9:45AM until
Mass begins
DEVOTIONS
Chaplet of Divine Mercy
Tuesdays
Saturdays
8:30AM
4:00PM
Chaplet of Divine Mercy with
Healing Service
Tuesdays
6:00PM
Daily Rosary
Mon-Fri
Saturdays
6:00AM & 7:30AM
8:00AM
Hour of Prayer and Adoration for Life
1st Sat of Month 9:00AM
First Friday Holy Hour
1st Fri of Month
7:30PM
Perpetual Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament
Sunday 1:00PM - Saturday 1:00PM
THE BASILICA OF ST. JOHN LATERAN IS THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ROME. ACCORDING
TO AN INSCRIPTION IN THE BASILICA IT BECAME THE MOTHER CHURCH AND THE HEAD
OF ALL CHURCHES IN ROME AND ALL THE WORLD. IT IS HONORED AS THE EPISCOPAL
SEAT OF THE POPE AS BISHOP OF ROME, AND THAT IS WHY WE CELEBRATE THE DEDICATION OF THIS BASILICA TODAY.
PARISH E-MAIL
[email protected]
PARISH WEBSITE
www.holycross-batavia.org
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Fr o m
t h e
Pa sto r ’s
D es k . . .
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Suicide is a tragedy because God’s plan is rejected in the act. It is as if we were to read a
book and stop midway, never allowing the story to unfold. This past week the tragic suicide
of Brittany Maynard, 29, was widely publicized. I saw a video in which she explained her
intentions to end her life. Her reasoning lacked the perspective of eternity. Yes, there is
suffering in this world and many times things do not go as we would have them. This is part
of the road to Heaven. Our Lord tells us to pick up our cross in order to follow Him. One of the
most difficult prayers to pray is, “Father, not my will, but Thy will be done.” This is the prayer
Jesus Christ prayed in His agony in the garden. God is the creator and calls the shots, not us.
A Vatican official condemned the assisted suicide action as "wicked." The woman was suffering from brain cancer.
"We do not judge the individuals but the act itself is to be condemned," said Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, the bishop
who heads the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life, a semi-autonomous Church think tank which studies ethical
issues. "This is where the error lies: to commit suicide is not a good thing, it is a wicked thing because it is saying no
both to one's own life and to everything which signifies respect for our mission in this world and towards those closest to us."
Some may think, “I don’t want to suffer anymore and therefore I will end my life.” It must also be remembered, when
we suffer it gives others an opportunity to practice charity. This is a point the Servant of God, Fr. John Hardon, as well
as Bl. Mother Teresa emphasized. Only by practicing mercy, in some degree, will we receive God’s mercy. Therefore,
God provides opportunities to exercise charity towards our neighbor. We may not like our suffering but God may be
using it to help others to grow spiritually.
God bless you abundantly through Mary,
Fr. Parker
Fr. James Parker, Pastor of Holy Cross Church, invites you to participate in our
The ‘One Thing’ Is Three study by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC
The ‘One Thing’ Is Three, written by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, is a study of Catholic theology written for anyone who
wants to grow in their knowledge and understanding of the great mysteries of the faith. This study is designed so anyone
can dive deeper in their faith and understanding, even those of you who are very busy. The ‘One Thing’ Is Three is written
in two parts. First, a crash course in Catholic theology, and second, a study of the opportunities to share and live the works
of mercy. Insights, not only from St. Ignatius Loyola, but also St. Louis de Montfort, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Maria
Faustina, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. John Paul II. In the words of Peter Kreeft, Ph.D. this study is, “…dangerous. It
brims with wisdom and wonder, and with enthusiastic and infectious joy.” Bishop David Ricken, Diocese of Green Bay, WI,
says, “I highly recommend this book (study) for anyone who loves the Church and seeks a deeper understanding of her
teachings.”
You can read the book on your own in as little as a week, or you can take advantage of the opportunity to share the journey
with a group over the course of ten weeks. See the registration forms in the narthex or on the parish website for more information and to sign up. We will be taking registration forms through December 1st for this third Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC,
study. Don't Miss Out!
LITURGY, PARISH CALENDAR, MASS OFFERINGS
LITURGY
Sat. 4:15PM
11/15
1st Reader
K. Bondy
2nd Reader
J. Karabowicz
Commentator
Cantor/Deacon
EMs
Need One
G. Norris
M. Lyons
J. Norris
C. Plewa
R. Heise
B. McLear
Altar Servers
A. Kennedy
A. Jones
C. Ostergard
M. Paschoud
A. Winkel
Greeters
K. Pedersen
P. Ryba
L. Ryba
Sun. 6:30AM
11/16
1st & 2nd
Reader
N. Gordon
Commentator
S. Foran
EMs
R. Kautz
B. Pogwizd
J. Ray
J. Ray
J. Lorenzo
Altar Servers
J. Kosmala
Q. Kosmala
F. Motyka
T. Musuras
D. Mahler
Greeters
N. Gordon
C. Gordon
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sun. 8:00AM
11/16
1st Reader
D. DiVerde
2nd Reader
R. Lindorff
Commentator
Cantor/Deacon
EMs
L. Cella
M. Pacer
M. Chahmirzadi
Need One
J. Foster
Need One
Need One
Need One
T. Chaney
Altar Servers
P. Baker
C. Baker
S. Baker
D. Gotfryd
C. Dietz
Greeters
M. Green
S. Green
Sun. 9:45AM
11/16
1st Reader
C. Szymanski
2nd Reader
K. Stork
Commentator
Cantor/Deacon
EMs
M. Middendorf
D. Schroeder
J. O’Reilly
R. Schroeder
S. Filipski
L. Filipski
K. Roche
K. Kigyos
Altar Servers
A. Norman
L. Surtz
C. Barrett
S. Callahan
H. Melcher
Greeters
C. Szymanski
M. Szymanski
Sun. 11:15AM
11/16
1st Reader
N. Brenski
2nd Reader
S. Russell
Commentator
Cantor/Deacon
EMs
B. Schlameuss
B. Hammack
G. Timm
R. Lau
R. Fuchser
M. Riordan
K. Moore
S. Studlo
Altar Servers
A. Russell
J. Iwanski
W. Gunderson
R. Freas
R. Freas
Greeters
J. Weiss
M. Turk
P. Sundvall
Monday,
8:30AM
5:00PM
6:00PM
7:00PM
7:00PM
Tuesday,
November 11
Veterans Day - Parish Offices Closed
Adoration, Chapel
HCCSchool, Entire Facility
Tues. RE, Entire CECC
6:00PM
Healing Service and
Confessions, Church
6:45PM
RCIA, CECC 207
7:00PM
CIC, CECC 205, 202
Wednesday, November 12
Adoration, Chapel
HCCSchool, Entire Facility
Wed. RE, Entire CECC
5:30PM
Abbellimenti, CECC 101
6:15PM
Cantate Deo, CECC 101
7:00PM
FORUM, Donovan
7:30PM
Chancel Choir, CECC 101
Thursday,
MASS SCHEDULE
Monday, November 10
Saint Leo the Great,
Pope and Doctor of the Church
6:30AM t Tom Cascio
8:00AM t Sam Martin
Tuesday, November 11
Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop
Veterans Day
6:30AM t Tom Cascio
8:00AM t Chester Kotwica
Wednesday, November 12
Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr
6:30AM t Ron Ethington
8:00AM t Salvatore Salato
Thursday, November 13
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin
6:30AM t Clarence Sullivan
8:00AM t John Morihlatko
CANDLE SCHEDULE
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Repose of the Soul of
SI Special Intentions of
L/D Living and Deceased Members of
The Adoration Chapel Candles are lit
for the intentions of any parishioner or in
memory of any of our deceased. The offering is $40.00 for one week, Monday through
Sunday.
The Sanctuary Presence Lamp, that burns
to let us know of Jesus’ Presence in the
Tabernacle, will be lit for the intentions of
any parishioner or in memory of any of our
deceased. The offering is $10.00 for one
week, Monday through Sunday. The Lamp will
burn In Memory of Adam Borawski the
week of November 10th-16th.
Saturday, November 15
Saint Albert the Great,
Bishop and Doctor of the Church
8:30AM t Edith Berres
4:15PM t Casimer Krasula
Sunday, November 16
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
6:30AM t Parishioners of Holy Cross
8:00AM t William Keane
9:45AM t Hannah Densel
11:15AM t The Lund, Van DeVeire
and Van Wallingham
Families and Kay Arneson
4:45PM
5:30PM
6:15PM
6:30PM
8:00PM
Friday,
7:00PM
7:30PM
Saturday,
6:45AM
8:00AM
10:00AM
5:30PM
Friday, November 14
6:30AM t Corrine Murtaugh
8:00AM t Feliza DeGuzman
Sunday,
TRAVELING?
LOOKING FOR A CHURCH?
Are you going on a trip and need to
find a Catholic church to attend?
Check out: www.masstimes.org
This website lists
churches and
their Mass times
throughout the world.
November 10
Adoration, Chapel
HCCSchool, Entire Facility
Women’s Prayer Group, MR
SPRED, CECC 206, 207
Cub Scout Webelos,
Stephen
Boy Scouts, Donovan
Adult Bells, CECC 101
9:15AM
9:15AM
9:45AM
3:00PM
6:30PM
7:00PM
7:00PM
November 13
Adoration, Chapel
HCCSchool, Entire Facility
Cursillo, MR
Youth Bells, CECC 101
Youth Choir, CECC 101
SVDP, CECC 201
Men’s Basketball, Gym
November 14
Adoration, Chapel
Boy Scout Lock-In,
Donovan, CECC Gym
AHG, Donovan
November 15
Adoration, Chapel
Boy Scout Lock-In,
Donovan, CECC Gym
That Man Is You,
CECC 203, 204
Cholesteral Screening,
Donovan
Contemporary Choir,
CECC 101
Respect Life Pizza Party,
Donovan
November 16
Boy Scout Lock-In,
CECC Gym
Baptism Prep, CECC 207
PMT, CECC 205
Sunday School,
CECC Facility
1st Comm. Church Search,
Church
Confirmation Saint
Workshop, Donovan Wing
Boy Scouts, Ministry Room
Schola, CECC 101
HOLY CROSS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
YOUTH MINISTRIES AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES
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RE Calendar of Events
Week of November 9th - November 16th
Sunday, Nov. 9
Pre-K & Kindergarten Sunday School
9:45AM-10:45AM
Tuesday, Nov. 11
Grs. 1-5
Grs. 6-8
4:45PM-6:00PM & 7:00PM-8:15PM
4:45PM-6:15PM & 7:00PM-8:30PM
Wednesday, Nov. 12
Grs. 1-5
Grs. 6-8
4:45PM-6:00PM & 6:45PM-8:00PM
4:45PM-6:15PM & 6:45PM-8:15PM
Sunday, Nov. 16
Pre-K & Kindergarten Sunday School
First Communion Parent/Child Church Search
Confirmation Saint Workshop
9:45AM-10:45AM
3:00PM-6:00PM
6:30PM-8:30PM
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
VBS DATES FOR 2015 ARE JUNE 22ND - 26TH
Middle School Youth Ministry
Mark Your Calendars:
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Confirmation Saint Workshop - Nov. 16th
Confirmation N.E.T. Retreat - Nov. 22nd
6th & 7th grade N.E.T. Retreat - Nov. 23rd
Camp WOW 2015, June 12th-June 18th
*Permission slips/Registration forms are available for
the above events at: www.holycross-batavia.org and in
the narthex.
Contact: Jen Haviland, MS Youth Minister
Parish: 630-879-4751x111
Home: 847-464-5591
Email: [email protected]
Corporal Works of Mercy: Feed the hungry; Give drink to the thirsty; Clothe the naked;
Harbor the harborless; Visit the sick; Ransom the captive; Bury the dead.
Spiritual Works of Mercy: Instruct the ignorant; Counsel the doubtful; Admonish sinners;
Bear wrongs patiently; Forgive offenses willingly; Comfort the afflicted; Pray for the living and the dead.
-HOLY CROSS RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY...To get involved
or for more info call Kathleen Dietz at: 630-482-9908 or
[email protected] .
The Baby Bottle Campaign runs through November
30th - Please fill bottles with loose change, currency
and/or a check. Checks can be made payable to Holy
Cross Church. Proceeds will benefit Waterleaf Women’s
Center, Fox Valley Pregnancy Center and The Father
Michael J. McGivney Center of Hope and Healing, a
Knights of Columbus maternity home. We’ve collected
$3,721 to date.
Fourth Friday - Friday, November 28th is Holy Cross's
day to provide a prayerful presence at Planned
Parenthood in Aurora. Please come out as a witness to
the sanctity of life. For more info please contact
Kathleen Dietz.
Meal ministry - Whether welcoming new baby or dealing with an illness or death in the family, having some
help with meal prep is a tremendous way of showing
how much we care for each other. If you would like to
be a part of this ministry, or you could be helped by this
ministry, please contact Kathleen Dietz.
Spiritual Adoption Month 3 - I am quite active. Even
though my mother cannot feel me yet, I can kick and flip
around in my safe little world. I can move my eyes but
my eyelids are closed. My cartilage is changing to bone.
I can suck my thumb and I hiccup when I swallow amniotic fluid. I am now three inches long and can hear outside noises. I can close my fingers around an object and
I can squint, frown and smile. I am starting to react to
my environment and although I can already feel sensations like pain, I really hope things stay the same--quiet,
peaceful, and warm.
Important Date:
-November 15, 2014 - Respect Life Pizza Party
Fundraiser following the 4:15PM Mass in Donovan Hall.
CHOLESTEROL SCREENING
Saturday, November 15th
8:00AM-11:00AM in Donovan
The cost is
only $39.00
(a $200 value).
Fasting cholesterol screenings include:
TC, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides, Glucose,
Non-HDL and Heart Risk Ratio.
A finger prick gives you results in 5 minutes.
Call 630-879-4750x122 for an appointment.
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-HavE YOu EvER CONSIDERED HELPINg THE HOMELESS aT HESED
HOuSE IN OuR COMMuNITY? ... There are MANY ways for ALL to
get involved with the ministry of helping our homeless. Holy Cross
provides relief for Hesed House on the first Friday of each month.
Our next time of service will be December 5, 2014. Interested in
this ministry? Contact Carole Meeker at 630-761-4252 or via
email: [email protected] .
-BaTavIa INTERFaITH FOOD PaNTRY, 100 Flinn Dr., Batavia: The
Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, volunteer agency that is directed and operated by community and local
church volunteers throughout the Fox Valley. Those who visit and
use the Food Pantry are our neighbors and friends: people with
disabilities, seniors, low income families, and families who have
lost their jobs. Holy Cross has a monthly collection the first
weekend of each month. Our next collection is the weekend of
November 1st/2nd. We are responsible for collecting non-perishable food items and paper products. All donations should be
brought to church and placed in the coat closet in the narthex.
Hours of Operation for the Food Pantry:
Monday Evening
6:30PM to 7:30PM
Tuesday Afternoon 1:00PM to 3:00PM
Thursday Evening
6:30PM to 7:30PM
Friday Morning
10:00AM to 12:00PM
Rosary High School OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, November 18 at 6:00PM
-for parents and their daughters in grades 5 through 8
-begins with a program in the auditorium followed by presentations in
each academic department
-meet students, faculty and staff, and learn about Rosary’s athletic programs and extracurricular activities.
For more information, contact Meg Olsen at (630) 896-0831 x12 or visit
our website at: www.rosaryhs.com
ADORATION UPDATE: We are in urgent need of adorers on:
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Midnight, 3:00AM, 4:00PM
1:00PM
Midnight, 6:00AM
2:00AM
10:00AM
Noon, 2:00AM
In addition, Hourly Captains are needed for midnight and 1:00AM. Hourly
Captains’ duties are to find a sub when needed for their hour or fill in
when a sub cannot be found. If you can help, call Pat Roatch at: 630-8794750 x110 or [email protected]
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Holy Cross Annual
Taste of Pizza
FUNDRAISER
St. Michael Ministry of Compassionate Care
A thought to ponder ~ Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be
comforted. ~ Matthew 5:4
Thank you, Holy Cross!
The St. Michael Ministry of Compassionate Care thanks all of the families and parishioners that attended our All Souls Candle Lighting
Ceremony on November 2, 2014. It was a privilege to share our
Sacramental and Spiritual support together as a parish family and to
experience the joy of touching each others' lives while we prayed for the
Holy Souls in Purgatory. May God bless you!
We also wish to thank Fr. Jim Parker, Deacon Ken Ramsey, Bob Pogwizd, our
Holy Cross Resurrection Choir under the direction of Mona Terpstra and our
parish secretary, Chris Bashaw, for their inspirational participation which helped
to make this All Souls Candle Lighting Ceremony a very meaningful experience
for all!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15th
Following the 4:15PM Mass
in Donovan Hall
A VARIETY OF PIZZAS WILL BE DONATED
FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES
Family Tickets $25
Individual Tickets $9 per person
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus
All proceeds will be used to assist with
Holy Cross Respect Life Activities
Perhaps God is calling YOU to
share your gift of compassionate
care with others. The need for
bereavement care continues to
be prevalent every day. You do
not need to have experienced a
death in order to be a part of our
ministry. All that is needed is a
compassionate, caring heart.
Please consider joining our St.
Michael Ministry. All are welcome!
For further information, please
call Mary Ann Sestak at
630.879.8525.
PRAyER FOR THE HOLy SOULS
Merciful Father, hear our prayer and
console us. As we renew our faith in
Your Son, whom You raised from the
dead, strengthen our hope that all our
departed brothers and sisters will share
in His resurrection, who lives and
reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
And let perpetual light shine upon
them.
Mark your calendar!
The November meeting of
May they rest in peace. Amen.
the St. Michael Ministry of
Compassionate Care is scheduled
for Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 7:00 PM. We will meet in Room 203 in the
CECC Building. Your presence is requested!
Holy Cross Enriching Lives Ministry
www.holycross-batavia.org/outreach/elm
During this month of November, let us
continue to pray daily for the Holy
Souls in Purgatory. They need our
prayers!
NEED ASSISTANCE, OR KNOW OF SOMEBODy WHO DOES?
Phone: 630 879-4750 x-321 or E-Mail:
[email protected]
Our Mission Statement
To join the Enriching Lives Ministry, click on ‘Join Ministry?' at:
The mission of the Enriching Lives Ministry is twofold. First, to
www.holycross-batavia.org/outreach/elm
spiritually and emotionally enrich the lives of the elderly, homebound,
disabled, sick, and any other people needing companionship, love
and/or other assistance through Jesus’ boundless love for all people by providing friendship, caring assistance, enjoyable times, spiritual and
social fellowship, transportation to church and personal functions, other assistance … and love to these people on a long-term basis. Second, to
connect those who want to help people with those who need assistance.
A BIG THANK yOU TO OUR PARISH CHILDREN & THEIR LEADERS by Kay DiVerde (Leader of Card Sending in our ministry)...A big thank you goes
out to Susan Mertka and the American Heritage Girls, and also to Doris Trout and the Holy Cross Middle School students for reaching out to others. These very giving groups reached out to our ministry, and are sending cards/letters once a month to the elderly and homebound in our community. What an excellent lesson to teach these young people! Thank you for your efforts and all the other people and children who make lonely
seniors’ lives a bit happier.
WE ARE SHORT ENTERTAINERS TO BRIGHTEN UP LONELy SENIOR’S LIvES...We’re starting up entertaining … SLOWLY because we don’t have
enough entertainers. Many people are not aware of the lonely life most seniors at senior residences live. Many get very few or no visits from
family members or others. A major goal of this ministry is to help this situation by visiting, sending cards, providing transportation and entertaining God’s seniors and, with our actions, hopefully bring these people closer to God. We’re asking you to help with entertaining these people.
If you or your children can sing, dance, play an instrument, tell jokes or whatever … WE NEED YOU. You don’t need to be excellent or even very
good at what you do. They just love seeing people, especially children, and joining in the fun. When you see their smiling faces you’ll know you
are doing God’s work. Please contact the ministry if you are interested or simply have questions. Monica Negrete is doing a fantastic job restarting this part of our ministry … but she really needs your help.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THIS DYNAMIC PARISH
MISSION COMING TO HOLY CROSS DURIN ADVENT
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH
PARISH ADVENT MISSION
“AND THE WORD BECAM
ME FLESH”
with BOB RICEE
PASSIONATE SPEAKING * INSIGHTFUL WRITING * INSPIRING MUSIC
“Why did the Word Become Flesh?”
Sunday, December 14: 7:00PM
Recap: Monday, Dec. 15 at 8:45AM
Why would God, who controls the Universe
and all that it contains, becom
me a baby?
John 3:16-17
“What Holiness Reallyy Means”
Monday, December 15: 7:00PM
Recap: Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 8:45AM
We are all called to holiness. Manny people define
holiness as the absence of sin. Buut that is a shallow
definition when we compare it to thee grace and love of
God that He poured out to us in Hiss Son. The Second
Person of the Trinity became flesh soo that we might truly
understand what it really meanns to be holy.
John 14:6
“For That is What We Are!”
Tuesday, December 16: 7:00PM
Parish Penance Servvice
Recap: Wednesday, Dec. 177 at 8:45AM
Bob Rice desires to share the love off
God using every talent with which he
he’s
been blessed. He’s an internationallyy
known speaker, acclaimed musician,,
inspirational teacher, and innovative
writer. Bob teaches at Franciscan
University of Steubenville, Ohio, whe
here
he lives with his wife Jennifer and
seven beautiful children. You can keeep
up with him at bob-rice.com.
“God became man so that man could become God.”
It sounds like heresy, but really it’s
i a quote from
St. Athanasius. The Catechism refers to this
when it tells us that the Word became
b
flesh
so that we might “partake in the divine nature.”
What that means is that wee are truly
sons and daughters of God, and our
o whole identity
should be based on that miraaculous fact.
1 John 3:1
ANNUAL
HOLY CROSS
GIVING TREE
Holy Cross facilitates a Christmas
program every year that helps reach over:
50 families - 300 people - 5 different
organizations in the Tri-Cities. Please
find a way for your family to get involved,
whether it is through TIME, TALENT, or TREASURE.
The Giving Tree goes up the weekend before Thanksgiving.
TIME & TALENT:
Volunteer to sort and wrap gifts.
All Volunteers MUST sign up online at:
http://tinyurl.com/lqomzxl OR
contact Laura Kania at: 630-674-7907
if you do not have internet access
TREASURE: Donations needed, so choose an ornament from
the Tree in the narthex
Gift cards - Jewel, Kohl’s, Walmart, Target, Woodman’s, Meijer
and Aldi
Cash/check donations - make checks payable to Holy Cross and
write Giving Tree in the memo.
Choose an ornament from the Giving Tree - Return unwrapped
gifts with their “ornament” attached, and place in one of the boxes
by the Giving Tree in the narthex.
A SPECIAL PERSON IS COUNTING ON YOU!
Let the true meaning of Christ’s birth
be a part of your family’s Advent this year!
No registration reqquired.
Attend one session
n or
Attend them all.
20th Annual
Great Lakes Catholic Men's Conference
"Walk the Talk"
Bring a friend!!
Freewill donations will bee accepted.
Holy Cross Catholic Chuurch 2300 Main St., Batavia, IL 60510 (630) 879-4750 ext. 306
NIU Holmes Student Center, DeKalb, Illinois
Saturday, November 22, 2014
8:50AM - 4:00PM
Presenting
Holy Cross Catholic School
Gift-checkbook
™
$30 gets
you $325
worth of
coupons
Order
forms
are in
the narthex
A remarkable collection of valuable Gift-checks from great
local restaurants and merchants worth over $325.
Treat yourself and your family, while supporting Holy Cross
Catholic School and our local merchants for just $30.
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Matthew 6:21
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• John Pridmore
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HAS GIVEN US SO MUCH ; IN RETURN , WE ARE CALLED TO SHARE OUR BLESSINGS OF TIME , TALENT AND TREASURE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
S U P P O R T O F H O LY C R O S S !
November 1st & 2nd, 2014
Envelopes.............................................................$43,863
Loose........................................................................3,323
Total ......................................................................$47,186
Mission Appeal Collection to date.........................$11,475
Average Weekly Collection in October.................$32,145
FOF II Debt Reduction Campaign Goal ..........$2,500,000
Pledges..............................................................1,384,346
Payments ...........................................................1,024,115
Pledge Cards Received...............................................333
This Week’s Tithe: St. Vincent dePaul Society
T O D AT E O U R PA R I S H H A S A C H I E V E D . . . .
THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP - Christian stewardship
2014 Diocesan Stewardship Goal
Stewardship Pledges to date
Under Goal
% of Goal
reminds us that these gifts are not our own, that we have a
trusteeship over them and not an ownership. - Author
Unknown
PRAY FOR OUR SICK
Contact the parish office at 630-879-4750 or [email protected] to remove a
name from the sick list. Please help us to keep this list up-to-date! The weeks of July 1st
and January 1st we purge the sick list and begin fresh.
Dave Adam
Carolyn Johnson
The Schnaitman Family
Allyssa Altman
Cheryl Jungels
Colleen Staniszewski
Amber Aurit-Thomas
Betty Kennedy
Cindy Strasser
Natalie Aurit Jamie
Edna Konen
Richard Studebaker
Shelley Aurit-Daugherty
Paula Koppi
Pamela Sundvall
Dominick Bagnasco, Jr.
Paul Jerome Kopulos
Guy Timm
Rita Bambach
Baby Kynslee Kroeger
Mary Ann Treleven
Mike Barry
Laura Krzykowski
Bob Treleven, Jr.
Carole Blake
Grace Kunstman
Diane VanDeVeire
Benjamin Buckley
Richard Kunstman
Baby Jenesa Viejon
Sean Buckley
Ginger Lambert
Sarah Vilchuck
Josephine Bulka
Kristen Russell Larson
Ella Vincent
Janeen Christensen
Jim Lempke
Dolores Vlakancic
Art Ciolkowski
Gwen Lyons
Winifred Weber
Michelle Cooper
Wilma Majcen
Fran Weiglein
Donna Dallessase
Steve Marfise
Jacquline Weirich
John DeWard
Patrick Montague
A. Michael Wilson
Ralph Diederich
George Motyka
Sheila Wippich
Sheila Donoghue
John O’Dwyer, Jr.
Carrie Wyatt
Liz Downey
Jerry O’Reilly
Jessica Wymore
Jim Duffy
Ernie and Gerry Orlando
Lorraine Ford
Laura Parisi
Joan Girmscheid
Amy Pavnica
Jim Glemkowski
Kenneth Phillippo
Fred Harmon
Bob Pogwizd
Karl Heitkotter
J. Raymond Ramus
Marylyn Hejmej
Mary Reppen, Sr.
Joseph Hopkins
Mary Reppen
John Hopkins
Simone Romanos
Amelia Jeskie
Elizabeth Russell
Dona Joerger
Ginny Schlameuss
For Those Entering Delnor Hospital in Geneva - Due to HIPAA laws and new changes at
Delnor/Cadence Hospital, if you are a patient at Delnor Hospital and wish to have the sacrament of Communion brought to you during your stay, you must inform the hospital upon
registering that you are a Catholic and a member of Holy Cross Church in Batavia. In addition, each evening you must let your nurse know that you wish to receive Holy
Communion the following day.
$226,701
$205,475
$ 21,226
90.6%
Diocesan Stewardship Pledge Cards Received
Participation (% Registered Families)
545
16%
PRAY FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN
SERVING IN THE MILITARY
To add a name to this list contact Pat Purcell at 630-373-3474.
Dear God, remember our brave men and women now serving in our
Armed Forces, both at home and abroad. Send out Your angels to
protect them all. Help them discharge their duties honorably and well.
Please bring them safely home to their families and loved ones and
bring Your peace and mercy to our troubled world. We ask this,
Father, in the name of Jesus, Your Son, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
1st Lt Anthony Allen
Sgt Chris Barthelme
SrA Matthew Beifuss
A1C Francis Beifuss
Capt David Bergeron
Sgt 1st Class Melissa Brooker
Capt Mark S. Browning
Spc Brandon Cahill
LCpl Casey Danbury
Capt Qunin Eddy
SN Dakota Enders
SA Maley Enders
Capt Craig Falk
MSgt Rett Gauthier
Capt John Hendricks
Cpl Frankie Herran
LCpl Nick Horner
Maj Edgar A. Jimenez
2nd Lt Matthew Johnson
LCpl Steven Kaeler
SPC James A. Konen
Cpl James LaPorta
Capt Ted Lauzen
Ens Hans Lauzen
Sgt Joshua Ledbetter
PFC Hunter Levine
Sgm George Luedtke
Airman Nick Maxwell
Midn3C Jack Meier
2nd LT Joseph Meier
SPC Dewain Meszaros
LT Nicholas Motyka
Chief PO George L. Muniz
Lt Col Vinod Naga
Sgt Brock Peio
PFC Jared Peterson
PFC Stephan Precour
SrA Brendan P. Purcell
Sgt Herman “Richie” Reinhold
1st Lt Ashley Ritchey
Capt Heather Ritchey
Spc Daniel Sarley
Airman David Schmitt
Capt Carmen Meier-Sheehy
LT Tim Sheehy
C Seth Sherwood
SSgt Michael Staal
Spc Marc Stellato
Maj James Studlo
WO1 David Thompson
Spc Margaret Thompson
SSgt Michael Thompson
SSgt Alexander Tobusch
Cpl Andrew Triphahn
PO2 Chris Walgenbach
Spc David Walgenbach
Spc Mitch Watts
Christopher Weis
Patrick Weis
2nd Lt Jackie Yurgil
1st Lt Joseph Yurgil
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REGISTRATION. . . to become a parishioner of Holy Cross
is handled at the parish office or online through our website.
BULLETIN ARTICLES. . . are required to be in the Parish
Office by Noon on Monday prior to the Sunday bulletin in
which they are to appear. Please include the name and
phone number of the person submitting the announcement.
All bulletin stuffers must be approved in advance by Fr.
Parker. Bulletin articles can be emailed to:
[email protected]
PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS. . . need to be in the Parish
Office by the Friday before you wish them to be announced.
Please include the phone number of a contact person. All
pulpit announcements must be approved in advance by the
parish office.
LOST ARTICLES. . . may be claimed in the Parish Office.
PARISH POLICY ON DISTRIBUTING MATERIALS. . .
such as flyers, booklets, holy cards, meeting information,
etc. requires that they must be approved by the parish
office. No materials shall be place placed on parishioners’
vehicles or anywhere on the parish property. In order to
properly review the aforementioned items, it is recommended that they be submitted at least one week prior to distribution.
PARISH CALENDAR ROOM RESERVATIONS. . . MUST
be made in advance for any parish group wishing to meet at
Holy Cross. Call the parish office to reserve a room. If you
are not on the parish calendar you do not have a room. Our
parish calendar is set up for an entire year and most rooms
are currently reserved. We will make every effort to accommodate any parish group.
RESPECT LIFE . . . If you are pregnant (or think you may
be) and you need assistance, or if you know someone else
who needs assistance with a pregnancy, you may want to
contact one of the following:
Waterleaf Women’s Center
1-630-360-CALM (2256)
Text for your private appointment
National Life Center
1-800-848-LOVE
Birthright
1-800-550-4900
Care Net
1-800-395-HELP
Catholic Charities Maternity Hotline
1-800-CARE-002
Elliot Institute
1-888-4-OPTIONS
Nurturing Network*
1-800-TNN-4MOM
*The Nurturing Network provides complete services including college and employment transfers, as well as medical,
housing, certified counseling, and other assistance to unwed
mothers. Project Rachel - The pain and sorrow of a past
abortion need not endure for a lifetime. Call Project Rachel
for a confidential referral to a priest and/or counselor.
There are alternatives to abortion! Phone the Diocesan
Respect Life Office (815) 877-LIFE, or Catholic Charities
Pregnancy Help Center (800) CARE-002.
VISITS TO THE SICK . . .Notify the Parish Office whenever a homebound family member or friend would like a
visit from a Minister of Care.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Participation in a baptism preparation class is mandatory for
infant baptism. Parents are encouraged to attend the class as
early as possible - up to 3 months prior to the arrival of their
baby. Sessions are held in the CECC building room 216 on the
3rd Sunday of every month following the 8:00AM Mass.
Baptism dates are assigned at these sessions. Baptisms are held
immediately following the 4:15PM Saturday evening Mass.
Please call the parish office at 630-879-4750 to register for this
class or for more information.
CONFESSION SCHEDULE
Refer to page 1 of the bulletin for the schedule, or call to
request an appointment.
SACRAMENTS OF FIRST HOLY
COMMUNION AND FIRST RECONCILIATION
Youth participate in the sacramental preparation program coordinated by the Children’s Religious Education Minister in their
2nd grade year. Contact the religious education office at 630-8794751 ext. 110 for details.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Youth participate in the sacramental preparation program coordinated by the Early Teen Minister and are confirmed in their
8th grade year. Contact the religious education office at 630879-4751 ext. 109 for details.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Only registered parishioners are eligible. Arrangements are to
be made by calling the parish office at least 6 months in
advance. It is necessary to book your wedding date with the
parish office prior to booking a reception hall. Weddings are
held on Saturday afternoons only, at 2:00PM.
SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Please notify the Parish Office if you or someone you know will
be hospitalized or confined at home and would like to be
anointed by a priest.
SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
If you or someone you know is interested in the priesthood,
please call Fr. Keith Romke at the Diocesan Vocation Office,
815-399-4300, or call Fr. Parker, Fr. Draper or Fr. Daniel.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
(RCIA)
An experience of learning and discernment for Catholics who
want the sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation or who
want to learn more of their faith, as well as non-Catholics or
those not baptized who are thinking of joining the Church.
Please call the parish office at 630-879-4750 and leave your
name and phone number at extention 312.
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PARISH DIRECTORY
Parish Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630-879-4750
Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630-879-9502
Parish Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.holycross-batavia.org
Parish Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Rev. James W. Parker, Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ext. 104
Rev. Timothy J. Draper, Parochial Vicar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 103
Rev. Daniel P. Zdebik, OFM Conv., Parochial Vicar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 107
Mr. Raymond Martin, Deacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 322
Mr. Larry Motyka, Deacon and Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 102
Mr. Kenneth R. Ramsey, Deacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 324
Chris Bashaw, Parish Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 122
Patricia Noerr, Bookkeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 101
Jonathan McLear, Director of Music Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 112
Religious Education Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630-879-4751
Patricia Roatch, Director of Religious Education (Sunday Sch. & GR 1- 4) . . . . . . . .ext. 110
Karen McQuillan, Director of Religious Education (Gr 5 - 8, Confirmation) . . . . . . .ext. 109
Jennifer Haviland, Early Teen Youth Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 111
Patrick Haviland, Senior High Youth Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 111
Holy Cross Catholic Grade School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630-593-5290
HCCS Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630-593-5289
Tricia Weis, Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 141
Pastoral Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 320
Cindy Augustine, Volunteer Adult Ed and LOTW Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 306
Enriching Lives Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 321
St. Vincent dePaul Help Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 307
RCIA Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ext. 312
St. Vincent dePaul
Thrift Shop and Furniture Sale
Visit the St. Vincent dePaul Thrift Shop
427 South 4th Street, Geneva, IL
Open Mon-Sat 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Phone 630-232-6621
Visit the St. Vincent dePaul Furniture Showroom
and Bargain Basement
911 Sullivan Rd, Aurora, IL
Open Thu 2:00PM-6:00PM, Fri 9:00AM-3:00PM,
Sat 9:00AM-1:00PM
Phone 630-397-8555
+ Great bargains on gently used furniture, clothing and
household items
+ Proceeds help the needy in our area
Visit our website at: www.dejavuthrift.org