March 24, 2013/24 de Marzo 2013

“… Welcome the stranger, serve the poor, free the oppressed, speak out for justice, and love one another.”

MASSES Sunday: 7:00am (Espan ol), 10:00am (English) 1:00pm (Espan ol) Monday - Friday: 7:30am (English) Wednesday 7:30 pm & Friday 8:00 pm: Misa en Espan ol Saturday: 9:00am Communion Service Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30pm (English)

Eucharistic Adoration First Friday Mass: 12:00 noon. (followed by Exposition) Divine Mercy Chaplet: 3:00pm Benediction: 8:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 4:00pm (or contact the office for an appt.) Sacrament of Baptism First and Third Sundays (except during Lent) Preparation Class: 2nd Saturdays of each month. Contact the office for information. Sacrament of Matrimony Contact the Pastor at least six months before setting a date. Anointing and Visitation of the Sick Contact the Pastor or the Parochial Vicar Adult Faith Enrichment Bible Study: Thursdays, 3:00pm Prayer Group: Tuesdays, 3:00pm

Served by the Passionist Community

Founded in 1954

Opening Our Hearts to Christ and to the World Abriendo Nuestros Corazones a Cristo y al Mundo

Phone: 404-696-6704 Fax: 404-696-4735

Youth & Children Religious Education: 404-696-4874 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. After Hours/Emergency Line: 304-280-3588

Email: stpaulofthecrossatl@gmail.com

Website: saintpaulofthecross.org St-Paul-of-the-Cross-Catholic-Church

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Pastoral Staff Rev. Fr. Jerome McKenna, C.P., Pastor

Rev. Fr. Patrick Daugherty, C.P. Parochial Vicar Rev. Fr. Luis A. Lopez Galarza, C.P., Parochial Vicar

Rev. Mr. Joseph Goolsby, Deacon (Retired) Rev. Mr. George Smith, Deacon

Parish Information

Primer Domingo

de Adviento

December 1, 2019

Stay Awake! Estén preparados

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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 1, 2019

The Pastor’s Corner

Stewardship

Mass Intentions for the Week:

Dec. 1– 7, 2019

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

First Sunday of Advent December 1, 2019

9:00a Choir Rehearsal - MR1 9:15a Rosary led by Julius Gamble (Next Sunday: Bettye Harlow) No Youth and Children RE today 11:30a Altar Rosary Society Meeting - SC Monday, December 2 2:00p Legion of Mary - MR 7:30-9p ESL Classes - MR Tuesday, December 3 3:00p English Prayer Group - Media Room 7:00p Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe begins 7:30p Hispanic Bible Study - SC Wednesday, December 4 7:00p YAM - MR 7:00p Novena - Church 7:30p Mass in Spanish - Church 8:00p Cursillo - SC Thursday, December 5 3:00p Bible Study - MR1 6:00p Black Catholic Month/Revival Meeting - SC 6:30p Novena - Church 7:00p Advent Communal Penance Service (Bilingual)-Chr First Friday, December 6 12:00p Mass & Exposition of Blessed Sacrament—Church 3:00p Divine Mercy Chaplet 6:30p Hispanic Prayer Group 7:00p Novena - Church 8:00p Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament First Saturday, December 7 Permanent Diaconate Formation Program — Deacon Lee Hall/School —All day event 9:00a KPCLA 4th Degree - SC 10:00a Worship Commission - MR1 7:00p Novena

Sunday, 10:00am: People of the Parish Monday—Thursday 7:30am: Intention of Donors First Friday, 12pm: Intention of Donors Saturday Vigil Mass, 4:30pm: Intention of Donor

November 24, 2019 Total Offering $8,794.80 Needed: $15,000.00

Offertory: Sunday Envelopes and Cash $6,268.00 Mail-ins $1,055.00 Online: $1,166.80 Hispanic Weekly Masses $305.00 Other Collections and Contributions: Capital Campaign $2,771.00 Catholic Campaign for Human Development $633.00 Votive Candles $39.00 Christmas Flowers $35.00 St. Vincent de Paul (Local) $25.00 Religious Education $15.00 Archdiocesan Seminarians $10.00 Lector Workbook $10.00 Debt Reduction $10.00

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12

The Feast of Our Lady of

Guadalupe will be celebrated Tuesday evening, December 11th, starting with the Novena at 8:00pm, and followed by the Mass in her honor.

continue the celebration in the Deacon Hilliard Lee Hall. All are invited.

My dear Parishioners, This past week, when I read the first reading for today’s liturgy of the First Sunday of Advent, “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into prun-ing hooks…” I thought immediately of the words of Pope Francis last Sunday in Nagasaki calling for a “world without nuclear weapons.” On the first day of his first visit to Japan, the Holy Father called the pos-session and use of nuclear weapons “immoral.” He went on to visit Hiroshima where he was deeply moved as he listened to the accounts of several victims of those horrendous bombings 74 years ago. He lamented the fact that “In a world where millions of children and fam-ilies live in inhumane conditions, the money that is squandered and the fortunes made through the manufac-ture, upgrading, maintenance and sale of ever more de-structive weapons are an affront crying out to heaven.” As American Catholics, we have to be reminded of this because our nation and its military/industrial complex are still heavily involved in what the Pope describes above. And it is good for us to hear his words as we begin our Advent preparation for the celebration of the birth of our Prince of Peace as well as his coming to judge the world at the end of time. In today’s Gospel, Jesus himself bids us to “Stay awake.” He wants us to be alert to what is going on in our world and to what he calls us to do about it. In our second reading today, we hear Paul reminding the Romans—and us—that we are called to throw off the darkness and start living in the light. War and its threat of world annihilation creates a world of dread and darkness for everyone. As Christians, we have a duty to dispel that darkness by bringing the light of peace into the lives of others by the way we live our own lives. Let the goal of our Advent preparation be peace—within ourselves, among ourselves, and with all others. In the words of that wonderful hymn, “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.” —Fr. Jerome, C.P.

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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 1, 2019

Our Sick, Homebound, Recovering And Hospitalized

Ben Lynch Gwendolyn Kelly Mary Williams Lynda Porcher Helen Jones Catherine Goolsby Grady Belcher Leila Glover Angela Morales Josie Johnson Vivian Lee

Billie Rosendall Eleanor Kimbrough Humberto Palacio Phyllis Dews Clement Lisi Dolores Walker

Ms. Patricia Elguera, Administrative Assistant Ms. Veronica Hodges-Johnson, Religious Ed. Ms. Kristi Crawford, Youth Ministry Dr. Sonja Rosse, Music Director Mr. Elmer Cortez, Bookkeeper Mr. Edgardo Rubio, Facilities Manager

Our Parish Staff

Promise to Protect. Pledge to Heal. We want to help you get your life back.

YOU matter. YOU are family. We are here to listen and take action!

To report abuse by church personnel:

Archdiocese of Atlanta 24 Hour Reporting Hotline: 888-437-0764

Coming Event

Dec. 9: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary— Not a Holy Day of Obligation Dec. 12: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec. 24: 4:30 pm Vigil Christmas Mass (English) 7:00 pm Vigil Christmas Mass (Spanish) 11:15pm Christmas Carols Dec. 25: Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord - Christmas Day 12:00 am Midnight Mass (English)

Today we are displaying the Giving Tree as we do every year. The tree holds many snowflake ornaments bearing present requests, and the age and gender of those receiving the gifts. Please consider sponsoring a child and pick a snowflake or two. The Giving Tree is orga-nized by The Saint Vincent De Paul Society here at Saint Paul of the Cross Catholic Church. Thank You! The 2020 Workbook for Lectors is available now at the parish office, Monday to Friday from 10am to 3pm. The cost is still only $10. December 7-8 Second Collection for Retired Religious, “Thanks to support from the Retirement Fund for Religious, we are now in a much better position to care for our elders,” writes a religious sister. Your donation helps her religious community and hundreds of others provide for aging members and plan for long-term needs. Please give to next week’s Retirement Fund for Religious collection. Thank you.

Dear Church Family:

Thank you so much for the thoughtful card as I continue to heal. It has been a long ten months for me but I counted and I am still counting on your prayers and support. Sincerely,

Cynthia B Demery

News about the New Parish Directory: In order to reflect accu-rate information in the new directory, we are in need of a CENSUS. Today, we will have the Registration Forms of parish-ioners whose last names begin with A through H. These parishioners will need to go to the Conference Room 1 and meet volunteers, who will guide and assist them through this process. Thank you for your cooperation. Next Sunday, December 8: Last names starting with I to P.

We are delighted that you have received the two top awards for the boys cross country team at Blessed Trini-ty. His teammates vot-ed to give Joshua "The St. Sebastian Award" for his leadership, academic, and athletic success. Head Coach Greg Johnson presented him with "The Most Valuable Runner" award. We are so proud of you, and on behalf of your parish community, Saint Paul of the Cross, we off you our congratulations and all good wishes and blessings!

Congratulations Joshua!

Joshua Fuller

PRIMER DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO 1 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2019

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El sentido de la muerte Cristiana

Gracias a Cristo, la muerte cristiana tiene un sentido positivo. "Para mí , la vida es Cristo y morir una ganancia" (Flp 1, 21). "Es cierta esta afirmacio n: si hemos muerto con e l, tambie n viviremos con e l" (2 Tm 2, 11). La novedad esencial de la muerte cristiana esta ahí : por el Bautismo, el cristiano esta ya sacra-mentalmente "muerto con Cristo", para vivir una vida nueva; y si morimos en la gracia de Cristo, la muerte fí sica consuma este "morir con Cristo" y perfecciona así nuestra incorporacio n a E l en su acto redentor: «Para mí es mejor morir en Cristo Jesu s que reinar de un extremo a otro de la tierra. Lo busco a E l, que ha muerto por nosotros; lo quiero a E l, que ha resucitado por nosotros. Mi parto se aproxima [...] Dejadme reci-bir la luz pura; cuando yo llegue allí , sere un hombre» (San Ignacio de Antioquía, Epistula ad Romanos 6, 1-2). La visio n cristiana de la muerte nos la da liturgia de la Iglesia: «La vida de los que en ti creemos, Sen or, no termina, se transforma; y, al deshacerse nuestra mo-rada terrenal, adquirimos una mansio n eterna en el cielo. (Misal Romano, Prefacio de difuntos). La Iglesia nos anima a prepararnos para la hora de nuestra muerte: "De la muerte repentina e impre-vista, lí branos Sen or" (Letaní as de los santos), a pedir a la Madre de Dios que interceda por nosotros "en la hora de nuestra muerte" (Avemarí a), y a confiarnos a san Jose , patrono de la buena muerte.

P. Luis, C.P.

¡Bienvenidos a San Pablo de la Cruz!

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Santa Misa en Español: Domingos, 7am y 1pm. Mie rcoles, 7:30pm - Centro Espiritual Viernes, 8:00pm - Iglesia Horas de Oficina: Lunes - Jueves, 9am - 4:00pm. P. Patrick Daugherty, CP: 404-696-6704 Ext. 11 P. Luis Lopez-Galarza, CP: 404-696-6704 Teléfono (Oficina): 404-696-6704 Teléfono (Emergencia): 347-819-5968

Informes:

BAUTISMOS o PREPARACIÓN PARA BAUTISMOS: Llame o acerquese a la oficina de la Rectoria: 404-696-6704 de 9am a 3pm de Lunes a Viernes.

Fechas para DICIEMBRE 2019: Preparación: Domingo 8 de Diciembre 2-4pm Bautismo: Sábado 21 de Diciembre 11am QUINCEAÑERAS: Yulma Delgado, 770-557-5073 PRESENTACIONES: Ofelia Gonzalez, 404-956-9789

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TÚ importas. TÚ eres familia Estamos aquí para escuchar y tomar accio n!

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Fiesta de Nuestra Madre, La Virgen de Guadalupe

December 12 Estamos llegando ya a la fecha de Nuestra Madre, La Virgen de Guadalupe. Honremos a nuestra madre con los siguientes eventos: Diciembre 3: Empieza la Novena a Nuestra Madre, La Virgen de Guadalupe a las 7 de la noche. Diciembre 11: La Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe empieza con la Novena a las 7:30pm, seguida por la Misa en su Honor, a las 8pm. Despue s de la Misa, pasemos al salo n Dia cono Hilliard Lee (Escuela) para juntos seguir celebrando el dí a de La Patrona de las Ame ricas. No faltes...