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 13, 2015

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Office: 972-625-5252

Fax: 972-370-5524

www.holycrosscc.org

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH December 13, 2015 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Diciembre 13, 2015

Calendar for the Week

SATURDAY, December 12 FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE 6:00 A.M. Mañanitas For Our Lady of Guadalupe 10:00 A.M. Sacramental Preparation Classes 4:00 P.M. Confessions 4:30 P.M. Rosary 5:00 P.M. Mass - † Mildred Dillon 7:00 P.M. Mass to Our Lady of Guadalupe SUNDAY, December 13 8:30 A.M. Rosary 9:00 A.M. Mass - Special Intentions RCIA Dismissal 10 :00 A.M. RCIA Classes 10:30 A.M. Rosary 11:00 A.M. Mass - Pro Populo 12:30 P.M. Rosary 12:15 P.M. Confessions (Spanish & English) 1:00 P.M. Mass 2:30 P.M. Apóstoles de la Palabra 5:00 P.M. Youth Ministry MONDAY, December 14 8:30 A.M. Mass - † Ed Rogin 9:00 A.M. Prep. Quilt Ministry 2:00 P.M. Quilt Ministry 6:30 P.M. Bah Humbug TUESDAY, December 15 6:30 P.M. Choir Rehearsal 6:30 P.M. Safe Environment Initial Training 7:30 P.M. Posadas 7:30 P.M. Zumba Classes WEDNESDAY, December 16 8:30 A.M. Mass - † Tim Gray 4:30 P.M. Religious Education Classes 6:30 P.M. Religious Education Classes 7:30 P.M. Posadas THURSDAY, December 17 8:30 A.M. Mass - † Argemiro Bonilla 9:00 A.M. Adoration of the Blessed Sacra-

ment 5:30 P.M. Children’s Choir Practice 7:30 P.M. Posadas 7:30 P.M. Zumba Class FRIDAY, December 18 8:30 A.M. Mass - †Julio Urrego 7:30 P. M. EL Coro de Adultos 7:30 P.M. Posadas SATURDAY, December 19 3:00 P.M. Spaghetti Dinner to Go 4:00 P.M. Confessions

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 información

sobre la preparación matrimonial.

4:30 P.M. Rosary 5:00 P.M. Mass - The Dillon Family 7:30 P.M. Posadas SUNDAY, December 20 8:30 A.M. Rosary 9:00 A.M. Mass - Beatriz Salazar Bonilla RCIA Dismissal 10 :00 A.M. RCIA Classes 10:30 A.M. Rosary 11:00 A.M. Mass - Pro Populo 12:30 P.M. Rosary 1:00 P.M. Mass - Leticia Nemeth 2:30 P.M. Posadas 2:30 P.M. Apóstoles de la Palabra 6:30 P.M. Advent Tear Down & Christmas Sep Up

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.

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Christmas Mass Schedule /

Horario de Misa de Navidad Christmas Vigil Masses

Thursday, December 24

6:00 p.m. (Children's Mass)

8:00 p.m. (Spanish)

Christmas Midnight Mass

Friday, December 25

12:00 Midnight

Christmas Day Mass

Friday, December 25

10:00 a.m.

Advent Penance Service

Servicio de Reconcilición de Adviento

The Advent Penance Service will be held on Monday, December 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the church. We will have several priests and Reconciliation in Spanish will be available also. El Servicio de la Reconciliación de la temporada de Adviento se llevará a ca-

bo el lunes 21 de diciembre a las 7:00 p.m. en la iglesia. Tendremos varios sa-cerdotes, y también habrá Reconcilia-

ción en Español.

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)

Reconciliation on Sunday

La Reconciliacion en Domingo Holy Cross is now offering the Sacra-ment of Reconciliation in Spanish & Ena-glish, every Sunday from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. until further notice. Holy Cross ahora esta ofreciendo el Sa-cramento de la Reconciliación en Espa-ñol e Ingles, todos los domingos de 12:15 a 12:45 p.m.

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH December 13, 2015 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Diciembre 13, 2015

This week’s altar flowers were provided:This week’s altar flowers were provided:This week’s altar flowers were provided:This week’s altar flowers were provided:

In Loving Memory of :In Loving Memory of :In Loving Memory of :In Loving Memory of :

† Timothy Patrick Rhodes † Timothy Patrick Rhodes † Timothy Patrick Rhodes † Timothy Patrick Rhodes Sponsored by: Barbara Kennedy Sponsored by: Barbara Kennedy Sponsored by: Barbara Kennedy Sponsored by: Barbara Kennedy

Las Posadas NavideñasLas Posadas NavideñasLas Posadas NavideñasLas Posadas Navideñas Grupo Santa Cruz is sponsoring the

Posadas Navideñas starting Tuesday,

December 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the

Church. Las Posadas Navideñas is a

tradition that started in the year of

1587 in San Agustin Acolman, a small

town in Mexico, to remember the

journey that the Holy Family did

from Galilee to Bethlehem. Join us!

Grupo Santa Cruz esta patrocinando

Las Posadas Navideñas comenzando

el martes 15 de Diciembre a las 7:30

p.m. en la Iglesia. Las Posadas Navide-

ñas es una tradición que comenzó en

el año de 1587 en San Agustín Acol-

man, un pequeño pueblo de México,

para recordar la jornada de La Sa-

grada Familia de Galilea hasta

Belén !Acompáñenos!

Calendar / Calendario:

Tues. Dec. 15 @ 7:30 PM

Wed. Dec. 16 @7:30 PM

Thur. Dec. 17 @ 7:30 PM

Fri. Dec. 18 @ 7:30 PM

Sat. Dec. 19 @ 7:30 PM

Sun. Dec. 20 @ 2:30 PMSun. Dec. 20 @ 2:30 PMSun. Dec. 20 @ 2:30 PMSun. Dec. 20 @ 2:30 PM

Mon. Dec. 21 @ 5:30 PMMon. Dec. 21 @ 5:30 PMMon. Dec. 21 @ 5:30 PMMon. Dec. 21 @ 5:30 PM

Tues. Dec. 22 @ 7:30 PM

Wed. Dec. 23 @7:30 PM

There is NO Sunday Night ROCK on De-cember 20 & 29, 2015 and January 3, 2016. We’ll meet again January 10, 2016. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! NO habrá Sunday Night ROCK el 20 & 27 de diciembre del 2015 y el 3 de enero del 2016. Nos estaremos viendo otra vez

hasta el 10 de enero. ¡Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo!

Religious Education / Educación Religiosa

There is NO Religious Education on Wednesday, December 23rd and 30th. We will meet again January 6, 2016. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! NO habrá Educación Religiosa el miér-coles, 23 y 30 de Diciembre. Nos vere-mos otra vez hasta el 6 de enero del 2016. ¡Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo!

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BAH HUMBUG

Join us for our Winter Fundraiser. On

Monday December 14 Holy Cross will

present a Dinner Theatre Evening start-

ing at 6:30 p.m.

A three course, sit down meal along

with the acclaimed presentation of Bah

Humbug – A One-Man Christmas

Carol. Proceeds will benefit the Parish

Fund. Tickets go on sale after Masses

starting November 21st. Cost per ticket

is $50 and there are a limited number of

tickets available, so please purchase

your tickets as soon as possible. Don’t

miss out. Acompáñenos a la Campaña de Dona-

ciones de Invierno. El lunes 14 de di-

ciembre Holy Cross va presentar una

Noche de Cena Teatro comenzando a

las 6:30 p.m.

Una cena completa junto con la aclama-

da presentación de Bah Humbug - One-

Man Christmas Carol. Todas las ganan-

cia serán a beneficio del Fondo de la

Parroquia. Los boletos estarán a la ven-

ta después de las Misas comenzando el

21 de noviembre. El costo del boleto es

de $50 y hay un límite de boletos dispo-

nibles, así que compre su boleto lo an-

tes posible. ¡No se lo pierda!

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 Aho-

rro Diocesano Libre de Impuestos en

donde podemos depositar fondos que po-

dremos reservar para el Desarrollo de la

Parroquia. Si usted desea hacer una donación a este

fondo, puede enviar su cheque por co-

rreo 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.

Holy Cross Catholic Church

Collections Record / Registro de Colectas Week ending 12-06-15 / Fin de Semana 12-06-15 Budget Week $11,700.00 Actual Week $14,122.03

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Safe Environment Initial Training Class

Our next Safe Environment Initial Train-ing class will be Tuesday, December 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Faith Formation Building. To Register please contact Renée Bader at 972-625-5252 or through email ReneeBader@holycrosscc.org

Language Ministry & Spanish Classes

Ministerio de Leguaje & Clases de Español

Language Ministry – ESL & Spanish Classes will be on Christmas Break December 4, 2015 through January 4, 2016. New Students are welcome! El ministerio de Lenguaje - Inglés Co-mo Segunda Lengua & las clases de Español estarán de descanso de Navi-dad, desde el 4 de diciembre del 2015 hasta el 4 de enero del 2016. ¡Estudiantes nuevos son bienvenidos!

The Season of Giving

La Temporada de Dar This Holy season, we thank everyone who has supported Holy Cross this past year with their time,

talent and treasure, and look forward to support from all of our members in the year ahead. If you

need a convenient way to make regular offerings or if you plan to make an additional gift before

the end of the year, we encourage you to check our electronic giving options. As the pace of life

speeds up, especially around the holidays, you may find electronic giving a most welcome way to

make contributions. Visit www.holycrosscc.org, or contact the church office for more information Esta temporada santa queremos darles las gracias a todos los que apoyaron a Holy Cross este pa-

sado año con su talento, y Tesoro, y esperamos el apoyo de todos nuestros miembros en el año por

venir. Si usted necesita una forma conveniente de hacer sus contribuciones regulares o si planea

hace un regalo adicional a la iglesia antes del fin de año, los animamos a que vean nuestra opcione

de donaciones electrónicas. Como la vida va un poco rápido durante esta temporada, tal vez usted

encuentre que las donaciones electrónicas sea una manera muy conveniente de hacer sus contribu-

ciones. Visite www.holycrosscc.org o comuníquese a la oficina de la iglesia para mas información.

The CCA Giving Tree Please return your gifts no later than December 20th. Por favor devuelva sus regalos a mas tardar para el 20 de diciembre.