“We adore You, O Christ, and we praise you, because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.”

Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi

Rev. Roy J. Kalayil Pastor

David Solis Jr. John Womack & Co

Secretary Bookkeeper Parish Office Hours:

Mondays & Fridays 4:30PM - 6:30PM

Weekly Mass Schedule Sunday 10:30AM Friday 6:00PM

Baptism By

Appointment

Reconciliation By

Appointment

Marriage Six months Notice: No

Date should be fixed until you have met with Fr. Roy

Anointing of the Sick Anytime upon request

Sacraments: If you have any questions about sacraments contact

the parish office

Office Phone: 361-888-4012 Pastoral Emergency: 361-230-9095 1109 N. Staples Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Email: hcrosstx@gmail.com Website: www.holycrosscctx.com Facebook: Holy Cross Church - Corpus Christi TX

Sunday December 27, 2020 10:30AM:Betty Petru (Dolores Vesely) Friday January 1, 2021 6:00PM: S.I. Emrich Family Sunday January 3, 2021 10:30AM: Walter “W.T.” Shaw (Family) Friday January 8, 2021 6:00PM: For the Par ishioners of Holy Cross Sunday January 10, 2021 10:30AM: Milton F. Shaw (Family) - For the repose (eternal rest) of the soul S.I. - Special Intentions B.B. - Birthday Blessings

SANCTUARY LAMP Dec. 27: - Jan. 2: Stella Wilkis (Angel Emrich) Jan. 3: - Jan. 9: S.I. Marvin Emrich (Angel Emrich) Jan. 10: - Jan. 16: OPEN

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS 28—Elijah Patterson 29—Stephanie Woodson JANUARY BIRTHDAYS 3—Rebecca Sheldon 4—Ray Ramos

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph December 27, 2020

Marylou Areola Nancy Balderas

Marchant Bradford Tony Canales Fern Carter Paul Carter

Gail Dement Ana Dudley

Richard Rey Escobedo Laura Gomez Doug Hopkins Otis Jackson

Rodessa Jones Darrell Johnson

Ray Karpe Charlester Lewis

Nathan Lopez Fr. Seamus McGowan

Hector Mungia Emily Petru Beth Rach

Rosanne Ramirez Renalda Sharkey Lamont Taylor

Carolyn Satterwhite Les Spear

Alejandro Veliz Aiden Vesely

Dolores Vesely Patricia Whitfield Marilyn Williams

Ann Woodson

Prayer is the most powerful against trials, the most effective medicine against sickness and the most valuable gift to

someone we care for. Please pray for the sick of the parish, especially:

Religious Education Becky Sheldon rtbshel@yahoo.com

Altar Servers Ray Ramos 361.774.8590

Extra Ordinary Ministers / Lectors

Andrew DuArte 361.813.6581

Choir Marsha Hardeman 361.739.4045

St. Martha’s Kitchen Divina Galan 361.877.8471 Finance Committee Ann Woodson 361.688.3651

Sacristan Fern Carter 361.985.1098

Altar Flowers Sylvia Davila 361.563.8906 Funeral Arrangements

Fern Carter 361.985.1098

Communications Liz Vesely 361.563.5498

PARISH MINISTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS

Loose Collection $346.00 Envelope Collection $531.00 Christmas Flowers $5.00

Collection Total – December 13th $1,888.00

Maintenance Fund $6.00

Donation to Church $1,000.00

Retirement Fund For Religious $40.00

NOTICE FOR BULLETIN EARLY SUBMISSION DEADLINE

there will be several Early submission deadlines for the parish bulletins due to the Holiday Season.

January 3rd Bulletin - Due Mon. Dec. 23rd Any Mass intentions or announcements need to be

submitted before the above dates.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY

WE ARE GOD’S HOLY FAMILY The scriptures of Israel are filled with many stories of bar-ren couples who were miraculously granted the gift of children by God. Surely the best known among these is the first reading from today, from which Luke took inspiration when he re-counted the miraculous birth of John the Baptist to Zechariah and Elizabeth, and the more miraculous birth of Jesus to Mary and Joseph. In each instance, we are given examples or role models of those who trusted in God. More than examples of those who trust, they are models of self-surrender. They aban-doned their own presuppositions and prejudices about the workings of the world and turned their lives over to belief in a God who can make life grow where none ought to; a God who can turn death around into a new and unimagined life; a God who can, today, take a tiny child of humble parents in an insig-nificant town and make him into a light for all the world. This is what we, as God’s holy family, are called to do each day: to trust not in ourselves and the way we think things should be, but to open ourselves and surrender ourselves in faith to a God of endless promise.

Pope Francis’ Prayer intention for December For a Life of Prayer

We pray that our personal relationship with Jesus Christ be nourished by the Word of God and a life

of prayer.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: The Holy Innocents

1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8: Mt:13-18 Tuesday: St. Thomas Becket

1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Wednesday:

1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Thursday: St. Sylvester I

1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Friday: Mary, the Holy Mother of God

Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Saturday: Ss. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen

1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Sunday: The Epiphany of the Lord

Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

TIME Do not squander time, for that is the stuff

life is made of. —Benjamin Franklin

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph December 27, 2020

My eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared

in the sight of all the peoples. — Luke 2:30-31

FEAST OF FAITH Processions

Why does the liturgy begin with a proces-sion? It is not just a practical matter of get-ting the ministers of the liturgy from the sac-risty to the sanctuary. The procession is a powerful sign of who we are as Christian people. We are not static, staying in one place. We are going somewhere. Our proces-sion leads us to the altar, sign of Christ’s presence in our midst. We move, we process, because we recognize our need for what Christ is preparing for us at that table. We go forward eagerly, because we are hungry for that heavenly food. This procession is an orderly one: servers, deacon, priest presider. Each is set apart by distinctive vesture: albs for the altar servers, dalmatic for the deacon, chasuble for the priest. The procession is an image of the hi-erarchical structure of the Church. On a deeper level it is an image of unity in diversi-ty. We are all on a journey to the heavenly city, but each of us is clothed with different gifts. We all receive the call to service, but not in the same way. Only by coming togeth-er in all our wonderful variety can we achieve the work of the kingdom.

SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

Mass for the Feast of Mary, the Holy Mother of God is on Friday, January 1st; Mass will be

celebrated at 6:00pm. This is observed as a Holy Day of Obligation

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