7:00pm: For Our Parishioners
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
1050 WILBER STREET
SOUTH BEND, IN 46628
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P ARISH S TAFF
Rev. Robert L. Epping, csc, Pastor
Rev. Edmund J. Sylvia, csc, Associate Pastor
Rev. Vincent J. Coppola, csc, Associate Pastor
Amy Noble and Mary Catherine Levri
Liturgical Music Coordinators
Kristen Hempstead McGann, Catechetical Leader
Karen Trzaskowski Business Manager
Administrative Assistants
Nancy Takach
Kathy Dawson
H OLY C ROSS S CHOOL
Angela Budzinski, Principal
Michele Daugherty, Administrative Assistant
1020 Wilber Street, (574) 234-3422 www.holycrosscrusaders.org
M ISSION S TATEMENT
As disciples of Jesus who are inspired by the
Holy Spirit, we, the Roman Catholic Community of Holy Cross Parish, strive to glorify God by using our time, talent, and treasure in worship and in service to all our brothers and sisters.
P RAYER L INE - (574) 232-7664
B ULLETIN DEADLINE
12:00 noon Tuesday
P ARISH O FFICE
920 Wilber Street
South Bend, IN 46628
(574) 233-2179 please visit our website http://www.hcssparish.org
Parish Office Hours:
Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
M ASS S CHEDULE
Weekdays
M through F 8:15 a.m., Smith Center Mary Chapel, 920 Wilber Street
Saturday 8:15 a.m., Smith Center Mary Chapel
Sunday Vigil
Saturday 5:00 p.m., Holy Cross Church
Sunday Schedule
8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m., Holy Cross Church
R ECONCILIATION
Saturday 3:45pm—4:45pm in Holy Cross Church or by appointment.
HOLY HOUR
Friday 6:30pm—7:30pm in Holy Cross Church
B ECOMING A C ATHOLIC
Individuals interested in becoming Roman Catholic, please call the parish office.
S ACRAMENTAL P REPARATION
For information on the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist,
Reconciliation or Confirmation, please call the parish office.
M ARRIAGE
Couples must contact the pastor and be registered in the parish six months prior to their proposed wedding date.
A NOINTING OF THE S ICK
Please contact the parish office before surgery, during hospitalization, or if a person’s health declines.

T HIRD S UNDAY OF E ASTER
A PRIL 10, 2016
SUNDAY, APRIL 10 Third Sunday of Easter TODAY: 6:00pm : Athletic Board Mtg. / School
Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 / Rv 5:11-14 / Jn 21:1-19 HC
MON: 3:30pm: Cat. / Good Shepherd (3-5 yrs)
8:30am: For Our Parishioners
7:00pm : Parish Council Mtg. / SCCR
10:30am:  Thomas & Helen Murphy [Family]
7:00pm:  Ben Golubski [Golubski Family]
TUES: 7:00pm : HASA Mtg. / SCDR
MONDAY, APRIL 11 St. Stanislaus, Bishop & Martyr
WEDS: 4:00pm : College Mentors for Kids / CC
Acts 6:8-15 / Jn 6:22-29 Mary Chapel
6:45pm: Religious Ed. Classes
8:15am: Intention of the Presider
7:00pm : Choir Rehearsal
TUESDAY, APRIL 12 Easter Weekday
THURS: 10:00am : Moms/Toddlers Playdate /
Acts 7:51-8:1a / Jn 6:30-35 Mary Chapel
SC Basement
8:15am:  Bettye Micinski [Family]
7:00pm : School Board Mtg. / SCDR
WED., APRIL 13 St. Martin I, Pope and Martyr
FRI: 6:30pm —7:30pm: Adoration / HC
Acts 8:1b-8 / Jn 6:35-40 Mary Chapel SAT: 3:45-4:45pm : Confessions
8:15am:  Holy Souls [Ross Byrne]
SUNDAY: “I know that my redeemer liveth.”
THURS., APRIL 14 Easter Weekday
Acts 8:26-40 / Jn 6:44-51 Mary Chapel
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8:15am: Intention of the Presider
FRIDAY, APRIL 15 Easter Weekday
Acts 9:1-20 / Jn 6:52-59 HC
G
REETERS and USHERS BLESSING: On Sunday,
April 24, at our 8:30 and 10:30 Masses, we would like to express our gratitude for those who have
8:15am:  Molly Ridenour [Family] volunteered to be greeters and ushers in our church.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Easter Weekday
Following Communion, volunteers will be called to
Acts 9:31-42 / Jn 6:60-69 Mary Chapel / HC receive a blessing and our thanks for extending hospital-
8:15am: Intention of the Presider ity to parishioners and guests. Following the 10:30 Mass,
5:00pm:  Marian Henry [Mark & Margie Stanish] coffee and breakfast pastries will be served in the
Crusader Commons.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17 Fourth Sunday of Easter
We are still in need of new greeters and ushers. Please
Acts 13:14, 43-52 / Rv 7:9, 14b-17 / Jn 10:27-30 HC
8:30am:  Carol Bogol [Family] feel free to take a form located at the entrances of the church or contact Fr. Vince.
10:30am: For Our Parishioners
7:00pm:  Yvonne Jozaites [Donna O’Hara & Family]
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A nnual Spring Flower Sale sponsored by Holy Cross School
Seventh Grade Class: They are offering flats, hanging baskets and potted geraniums. Vouchers for flats and hanging baskets from Varner’s and $20 gift certificates for Vite’s Greenhouse are also available. Prepaid orders are due by
Monday April 25th. Flower pick up will be in the Smith
Center courtyard on May 5th and 6th. Order forms are available at the church entrances. A doration of the Blessed Sacrament : Friday evenings
6:30pm – 7:30pm. This is Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament, quiet, peaceful and individual prayer for a Holy
Hour.
M other’s Day Tea : Saturday, May 7th, 1:00pm in
Crusader Commons. For details please see flyer enclosed in this bulletin.
PARISH CONTRIBUTION DATA
July 2015 through June 2016
Week of April 3, 2016
Envelopes / Weekly: $7,686.00
H
ASA is continuing to sell Barnaby’s Coupons to raise money for the school. They are $10 each for a
3-topping large pizza. These can be used at the Grape
On-Line Giving: $2,475.00
Amount needed to date: $384,430.00
Amount collected to date: $315,432.00
Variance:
Needed Weekly:
- $68,998.00
$10,390.00
Road location only. They are available at the Scrip office and Scrip table, the school office and the parish office.
Coupons are good until June 1, 2016.
T o help stock our St. Vincent de Paul Pantry, please bring Pasta/Rice sides to Mass next week and place it in the SVDP basket.
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F EATURED S PONSOR OF THE W EEK T ONY ’ S M OBILE S ERVICE , 273-0030 (P ARISHIONERS )
Saturday, April 23rd, 8-11:00 a.m.
This is an annual clean-up event hosted by the near north-
Today’s Gospel describes the meeting between
Peter and Jesus after the resurrection. As we know, in the previous recorded exchange between Peter and
Jesus on Good Friday, Peter betrayed Jesus three times.
In his betrayal of Jesus, Peter is no different from west neighborhood where teams of people "adopt" blocks, picking up trash in streets and alleys to help beautify the neighborhood for spring. Having a Holy Cross Parish team would be a great way to get involved in the neighborhood of the parish and show it some love (we will adopt blocks close to the church). The event kicks off at the offices of the near northwest neighborhood (1013 Portage Ave) at
8:00 a.m. Coffee, water, and breakfast snacks will be
Judas. But Peter is the rock on which Jesus founded his church, and Judas is the villain of the Christian story,
So how does Peter differ from Judas?
You might suppose that the difference lies in the fact that Peter repented his betrayal of Jesus and Judas didn’t. But Matthew’s gospel says that Judas confessed his sin and repented. So what exactly is the difference between Judas and Peter? The answer is shown in today’s Gospel. available; and garbage bags and gloves are supplied. If you are interested in being on the clean-up team, call or text parishioner Catherine Griffin at (574) 514-4414 or email her at catgehred@yahoo.com
Love Visible, Coffeehouse with the Sisters : High school and young adult women are invited to join Sr. Consolata,
Vocations Director of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr
If you had been writing the story of this meeting between Peter and Jesus after the resurrection, what would you have had Jesus say to Peter? Maybe something like this? Jesus: “Peter, you know, don’t you that I love you anyway, even though you betrayed me?
Nothing you do, however sinful, can stop my love for you, which is boundless.” Peter: “Yes, Lord, and I am so grateful that you can somehow still love me, when I am as much a traitor as Judas was.”
But that is not at all the way the Gospel reading goes.
What Jesus actually asks Peter — asks him three times
— is this: “Peter, do you love me ?”
If you had been in Peter’s shoes, what would you have said? Maybe something like this? Peter: “Lord, I don’t know what to say. You know that I want to love you, or else maybe I should say that I want to want to love you. I don’t know, I don’t know. What I did is so terrible! How could I have the shamelessness to say I love you after what I did?” But what Peter actually says is “Yes, Lord I do love you” — and he says it three
St. George on Tuesday, April 12th for Reflection, Adoration and Q & A., at St. Therese, Little Flower Church, 54191 North
Ironwood Rd., 6:00-8:00pm. Please RSVP online at: little-flowerchurch.org. Registration not required, but very helpful.
Come & See Weekend April 14-16 : High School Juniors are invited to join the current Congregation of Holy Cross Old
Collegians for Mass, prayer, meals, and conversations about what life is like for Holy Cross seminarians. Meet one on one with a Vocations Director, and take a tour of the Holy Cross and Notre Dame campuses. Contact the Office of Vocations,
574-631-6385, or email at vocation@holycrossusa,org for more information or to register.
St. Stanislaus Kostka Altar and Rosary Society is hosting their
53rd Annual Card Party and Deluxe Salad Bar on Sunday,
April 17th @ 11:30am. Raffle prizes, 50/50 and “some of the best food in the area” will be offered. Tickets are $5.00 and must be purchased in advance by calling 289-2986.
Rummage Sale , to benefit Our Lady of Hungary Youth
Group, will be held on Saturday, April 23, 9:00am —6;30pm in times, once for each betrayal of his.
Finding himself sinful, Judas killed himself. Finding himself similarly sinful, Peter held to Christ. Peter let nothing, not even his own sins, introduce any distance the school. Come explore the variety of items, from clothes, books, gadgets and furniture. Trash to treasure…something for everyone! between him and the Lord he loved. That is the ELEVATE CREDIT CARDS : If you use a credit card, never difference between Peter and Judas. And that is why
Peter is the rock on which the church is founded.
Fr. Vince miss a payment! Banks make huge money on late fees and interest rates. Notre Dame FCU fees and rates are lower.
Plus, when you get your new credit card through ELEVATE, a donation to Holy Cross Parish is made in your name. For
**************************************************************** more information visit www.ndelevate.com or call
(844) 230-6611.
The 2016 National Marian Conference will be held at the
Joyce Center on the University of Notre Dame campus on the weekend of May 20-22, 2016. The conference begins at
7:00pm Friday evening and ends 12:30pm Sunday afternoon following Mass. For more information contact Queen of
Peace Ministries, 288-8777, email: maryconference@att.net, or visit their website: www.QueenofPeace Ministries.com.