Intimations

Abundant Baptismal Blessings recently bestowed on Ivy Rose Crainie and Karley Geraldine McLean. “But you, Jesus asked ‘Who do you say I am?’ Peter spoke up and said to him’You are the Christ’.” [cf Mk 8: 29]

Your charitable prayers are requested for

Sick: Stephen Nash, Ian Shand, Gillian Martin, Jane Martin, Michael Griffin, Noel & Mary Brady… Each sick person must ask to be on this list in writing. There are “Pro-Forma” sheets in porch area.

And for the happy repose of the souls of

Recently Dead: Alexander Mosson [Balloch- Eastfield], Jack Summers, Mrs Zenwolnsh Lema,

6 Months’ Mind Alicia Killiard, James Campbell [formerly Croy]

Anniversaries: Denis Currie (10th), James McBride (2nd), Gerald, Sarah & Thomas Martin and all those who died in the Auchengeich Pit Disaster, Catherine Connor, Thomas (Tom) McLaren, Roseann Docherty, John McIntyre, Martin Griffin, Alice Waters, Hugh Brown, Thomas (Tom) McLaren, Frank & Ada Sullivan, Pat Waters, Judy McCarter, Kitty McCarter, Hannah McLaren

In Good Company

Feast days Monday: Our Lady of Walsingham; Tuesday: St Finbarr; Wednesday: Sts Cosmos & Damian; Thursday: St Vincent de Paul; Friday: St Wenceslaus, St Lawrence Ruiz & Companions; Saturday: Archangels Michael, Gabriel & Raphael; (Sunday: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time [B])

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Holy Cross22nd / 23rd September 2018

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time [B] Wis 2: 12,17-20; Ps 53; James 3: 16-4: 3; Mk 9: 30-37

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“The Chapel House”, Holy Cross, Constarry Road, Croy, Crothaidh, G65 9JG Tel: 01236- 822 148

parishpriest@holycrosscroy.com www.holycrosscroy.com and holycrosscroy on ! & Fairtrade Parish

Clergy: Rev Fr Joseph Sullivan PVG Scheme renewed July 2017 Holy Mass Saturday Vigil: 6pm; Sunday: 9.30am & 11.40am Monday to Saturday: 10am Sacrament of Reconciliation/ Confession Saturdays after 10am Mass, after 6pm Mass & usually any day on request; aussi en français, anche in italiano Holy Rosary Monday to Saturday at 9.30am; & after Mass on Fridays Novena in honour of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal at Mass on Tuesdays Divine Mercy Devotion after Mass on Wednesdays Day Visits the Church building is open during the day Additional Support Transport to 11.40am Mass please ’phone: 07946 610381 Wheelchair- access ramp begins halfway down Our Lady’s Shrine side of Building Wheelchair- accessible Toilet: ask a Pass-keeper for a key to the Parish Hall LARGE PRINT Bulletins available on request from a Pass-keeper Low Gluten Hosts approved by USCCB (or Chalice reception) available: see Fr Sullivan Hearing: Loop System is present

Hall Bookings See Website for details, then email: hall@holycrosscroy.com or Booking Secretary, Tel 07833 544250, Monday- Thursday between 8-9pm

Welcome at the Vigil Mass, Rev Fr D Healy (based at St John of the Cross, Twechar). Fr Joe is involved at a family wedding.

Finance Last weekend’s Second Collection was for Let the Children Live & the work of Fr Peter Walters. Fr Walters is the founder of Let the Children Live (based in Medellin, Colombia). Aim: street children & poor families in the shanty towns and rescue children & offer opportunities of a better life through education which can be the exit out of their material poverty. It raised £3,900 (Gift Aid brings the total to £4,413). See Letter in Porch. Well done to those who were able to support financially this work.

This weekend & next, the Second Collection will help pay for the Re-pointing. Would parishioners please consider organising other Fund-raising efforts to pay of the Pointing so the Second Collection can stop sooner. How about Monday Night Bingo until Christmas… or…? After the outside work is completed & paid for, the inside will be addressed.

Flowers for the Altar Well done the Anonymous Donors of £10 and £20.

First Holy Communions: Regarding Hall Hire at First Holy Communions next year, written requests should be handed in by 30th September. The draw for the successful application will be made shortly thereafter.

?Interested in becoming an RC? Will not meet THIS Tuesday. It will resume on Tuesday 2nd October at 7.30pm the Chapel House. If you know of someone, please bring this notice to their attention and/ or bring them along.

Altar Server Training Saturdays at 10.30am (if that time is unsuitable, see Fr Joe). Primary 5 upwards. We take this opportunity to congratulate the faithful servers we have.

Quasi- Jerusalem Crosses are being added to the pillars which were recently consecrated. The Pillars will be highlighted on Major Feasts. Well done the (another) Anonymous Donor of £50 to pay for the Miners Lamps.

60 years in 60 Minutes will be on a separate DVD from the Solemn Dedication Mass due to the size of the file. They will be together on USB Format. If interested hand in Name, Contact Details, Number of Copies & preferred format (DVD or USB) to the Chapel House; cost still to be finalised but proceeds will help pay firstly for the Miners’ Lamps/ 12 Pillars/ Apostles (& then 60th Banner). A few copies will soon be on sale in the Piety Stall. Well done to those who produced these Initiatives!

Celebratory Booklet Copies in Porch Area: one per household. The Papal Blessing from Pope Francis is available for perusal at the Altar Rails. The Civic Shield of North Lanarkshire Council, given by Provost J Jones is also available for perusal the Altar Rails.

The Archbishop recently wrote Dear Fr Joe, The Mass for the 60th Anniversary and Consecration of the Church of Holy Cross was really uplifting and joyful. I enjoyed the liturgy and my interaction with the parishioners… Kindest wishes, +Philip

Men’s Acoustic Night this Friday, 28th September at 7.30pm in Parish Hall. Proceeds to Strathcarron Hospice. Last month’s Acoustic Night raised £450 for Missing Person’s Charity. Well done those who organise… and those who support these Initiatives.

Justice & Peace Group meets on Wednesday 3rd October. In addition to the usual topics there will be a discussion on “Eradicating Homelessness”. New members made especially welcome.

Coffee Morning Sunday 7th October after 9.30am Mass. Proceeds will support Project Gambia: People Feeding People, a charity which is responsible for the feeding programme for over 300 deaf children in St. John’s school for the deaf in The Gambia. Bishop Toal of Motherwell Diocese supports this Initiative; there is a relevant article in this week’s SCO.

Piety Stall has new items for sale, including Christmas Cards! Would those with extra “disposable income” please consider buying the Cards from the Carmelite Monastery.

Newly Married Couples Archbishop Tartaglia will celebrate Holy Mass for the newly married couples of the Archdiocese in Saint Andrew's Cathedral, 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY on Sunday, 7th Oct at 3pm. All such couples welcome.

Quote of the Week “In Colombia the people respect the clergy. If you say something that they don’t like, they don’t argue with you… they shoot you” (a visiting Medellin Priest).

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