Sunday Mass: 10:00 a.m. Weekday Masses: 8:00 a.m. (in the rectory) Holy Days: 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration: Tuesdays beginning at 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. closing with Perpetual Help Devotions and Benediction Pastoral Care of the Sick: Contact the rectory to request visitation of the sick, either at home or at the hospital. Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is offered as needed and seasonally in church. Sacrament of Penance: 30 minutes prior to Mass time on Sunday morning or call the

rectory to arrange an appointment. Sacrament of Baptism: Congratulations! Please call the rectory for preparation and scheduling. Sacrament of Marriage: Congratulations! Please call the rectory 6

months prior to the anticipated date of marriage in order to allow sufficient time for preparation.

Registration: New parishioners, please fill out the registration card in church and drop in the collection or call the rectory. We look forward to meeting you and having you in our community.

Rev. Dr. Vincent R. Nyman, Pastor Sr. Carlene Welker D.C., Pastoral Associate Mrs. Jo Ann Ghirardi, Parish Secretary Ms. Joan Hanheide, Parish Secretary Ms. Lynda Brand, Parish Secretary

Stewardship Ms. Jackie Robinson, Co-Chairperson Ms. Judy Lydon, Co-Chairperson

Music Ministry: Mr. Ralph Klocker, Organist/Choir Director

Maintenance: Mr. William Collier

- Organizations and Ministries - Parish Pastoral Council President Mr. Richard Burgdorf Parish Finance Council Mr. Louis Coffman Society of St. Vincent De Paul President, Mr. Gary Moellering Jonah Ministry Our Lady of the Holy Cross Seniors Ladies, St. Monica’s Sodality Parish Telephone Prayer Chain Eucharistic Ministers Lectors Altar Servers Greeters Community Resource Center Ms. Jan Quinn Religious Education (Youth) Sr. Carlene Welker Youth Ministry Ms. Angi Taylor

Welcome to Our Lady of the Holy Cross Parish

It is a big part of biblical culture that the glory and beauty of God, as well all goodness, should be seen by all, and for this end should be “set high on a hill.” From a literal standpoint, OLHC has been built on a hill, in a way similar to the temple of Jerusalem.

Our parishioners are aware of their calling to be light in a troubled setting, witnessing to the fact that personal and social transformation is a real possibility. We are committed in our resolve to plant seeds of faith, hope, and love for each and every one.

Sacraments and Liturgy

Our Lady of the Holy Cross Catholic Church 8115 Church Road + St. Louis, Missouri 63147-1832 + 314-381-0323 + 314-381-4828 (Fax)

June 14, 2020 Pastoral Staff olhc2@msn.com

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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Monday, June 15 8:00 a.m. Jeanne Marie Goyermac Tuesday, June 16 8:00 a.m. Marcella Hodge (Healing) Wednesday, June 17 8:00 a.m. Don Pokorny (Healing) Thursday, June 18 8:00 a.m. Friday, June 19 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 8:00 a.m. Mary Norwood Saturday, June 20 The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 a.m. Parishioners Sunday, June 21 The Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time 10:00 a.m. Emmett C. Koch & Cecil Tipton

TRANSFORMATION The effect of our sharing in the Body and Blood of Christ is to change us into what we receive.

- Pope St. Leo the Great

PRAYING One prays best who does not know that one is praying.

- St. Anthony of Padua

Sanctuary Lamp Intentions

Amantea Family

THE TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME June 21, 2020

Jeremiah 20:10-13 Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-33

“Three times in the Gospel, our Lord tells the disciples that they should not be afraid. This phrase and related variants occur in Scripture more than any other phrase. We all struggle with worrying and being fearful about many aspects of our lives, but Christ reminds us to trust in Him and His abundant love for us. We have been adopted as sons and daughters of God by the death and Resurrection of Christ. We can live a new life in hopeful confidence that God will provide for our needs and care for us as the loving Father who desires “all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth”.

Dynamic Catholic, Alive! – Trust in the Lord

SAINT ROMUALD (c. 951-1027)

June 19 “‘God so loved the world’, declares John 3:16. ‘Do not love the world,’ warns 1 John 2:15. The ‘world’ to love: this planet, entrusted to our stewardship, and its people, God’s children all. The ‘world’ to flee: ‘sensual lust, enticement for the eyes, and a pretentious life’. Born in nobility, Romuald’s conversion followed the shock of witnessing his father murder an enemy. Renouncing his privileged world, Romuald sought God’s world in monastic life. Its winding turns and several dead ends make Romuald’s journey resonate with all who find life more maze than superhighway. Both the hermit’s soli-tary struggle and community life’s unique challenges shaped Romuald’s legacy: his vast Camaldolese Benedictine family of monks, nuns, and lay associates who, these thousand years later, from the mountain solitude of Camaldoli, Italy to an urban monastery in Berkeley, California - in Asia, Africa, South America, Europe - integrate Romuald’s experience into their witness of solitary prayer, communal charity and worship, and promotion of contemplative spirituality in this world that can so easily distract us from the God who loves it still.”

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TO: The Social Justice Committee, St. Monica’s Sodality, Senior Club and All Members of our Parish Family and Friends FROM: Sr. Carlene Welker, D.C.

Come Holy Spirit Renew the Face of the Earth Reflecting on this period of crisis and isolation during this pandemic, I would like to share with you what we can do to-gether. We need to pray for ourselves and all public officials for the gifts of wisdom and courage to know what we need to sustain in our society and how to do it to serve the common good. I see three basic areas that need our focus: health care, education, living wages for individuals and families to meet their basic needs. Our freedoms depend on our responsi-bility to preserve our democracy by the value we put on our right to vote. We need to vote for leaders who are prepared for their various duties and have the necessary qualifications. We are all entitled to our own opinion, but my brother has always said, “be sure it is based on knowledge, facts and lived experiences. Knowledge and facts are objective, experiences are subjective, they are specifically our own. All to-gether they help us make informed decisions when we learn to listen to one another, share with respect and care for the common good. We are one people, living on one earth, created by one God calling us to pray, “thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, love one another as I love you.” Jesus When will we learn to treat the causes instead of putting band-aids on results . . . that’s my new bulletin board and rally cry. Peace and Hope, Sr. Carlene

June 14, 2020

25-25 DRAWING STATS AS OF JUNE 10

$20,000.00

MONTHLY FINANCES Amount Needed June Sunday Envelopes -

$5,704.00 June Sunday Envelope Collection -

$1,340.00 (One Week Total) Our Sunday envelope collection is

$86.00 under the 3% budgeted increase.

We want to express our deepest appreciation for your commitment to faithfully support our Parish Family during this devastating pandemic. THANK YOU!!!

“Manna in the desert, water from a rock, bread, wine. God provides food to nourish our bodies and our souls, to bring us into union with the Divine. This is what we cele-brate on this Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. The Israelites who journeyed through the desert for forty years knew physical hunger, but they were also hun-gry for more - they needed to know that God was with them as they made their way through the dangerous desert. We too experience hunger. We need to be assured that the Lord is with us as we navigate the circumstances of our lives, some of which feel dangerous, if not to our bodies, certainly to our spirit. Our participation in the Eucharist pro-vides this assurance and more: fed with Christ’s Body and Blood, we are drawn into communion with Christ and one another.”

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WHAT IS YOUR DESERT? “Chances are you are not physically wandering in a de-sert, although millions of people throughout the world live without adequate clean water. All of us experience spiritual and emotional deserts, however. The food that Jesus gives in the Eucharist, his very Body and Blood, soul and divinity, nourish us in our desert moments and strengthen us to live as Christ’s people in the world. Partaking in Christ’s Body and Blood, we are to live as Christ’s people in the world, standing in solidarity with those who are in deserts of their own - physical, spiritual, and emotional. We are called to act as Christ’s body, nourishing others through our pres-ence, prayer, and sharing. What is your desert? How does the Eucharist strengthen you as you journey through this dark and sometimes frightening place in life? What deserts of others are you called to address through your caring and sharing as a member of Christ’s body, the Church?”

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Please remember in your prayers ... Faith Marie Hamilton Mark Dickerson Eloise Henderson Florence Tipton Sabra Ward Maureen Williams Chris & Rich Burgdorf Sharmaine Carson John & Bernice Dussold Tasha Donaby Tom Misuraca Bill Lawson Bernie Goymerac Lou Coffman Jackie Johnson Beverly Sproat Matt Honich Jeanne Honich Erma Lee

Gloria Gooden Max Kaiser, Jr.

Baby Sadie Trout Joseph Bochantin, Sr. Robert Bochantin

Susan Heape Amanda May

Eddie Schnieders Dwaine Dickerson Stephanie Harris

Jim Andres Steve Reiss

Denny Leach Erica Foster

Ronald Foster Dan Kroner Briley Lyons

Fr. Tom Krosnicki Yvonne Jackson

Linda Winkler Delany Knowles Marcella Hodge

Michael Newsham Hank Kongracki

Dale Brown Mary Carol Robeen

Doreen & Dennis Schutte Joseph Wallace

Rosie Wright Rodney Burnett Florence Harr

Bob Yanick, Jr. Mary Brandon

Katie Linda Griffin Alvin Griffin

Nancy Bircher Don Pokorny

Tom Welby

If you know of someone who needs prayers, call the rectory.

“God sustained the people of Israel for forty years in the desert with manna sent down from heaven, and Moses doesn’t want them to forget it. God brought forth water from stone for them to drink, and Moses doesn’t want them to forget this, either. And Moses tells them – twice - that the food that God sent was a food that neither they nor their ancestors before them had ever experi-enced before. Jesus too speaks of food come down from heaven, food that the Jewish people had never experienced be-fore. Recalling the manna in the desert, Jesus doesn’t want them to forget it either, explaining that he is the food and drink of eternal life. And Paul reiterates to the Corin-thians and to all of us that in the bread and in the cup, we share in the body and blood of Christ.”

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FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY “The Israelites who journeyed through the desert were fleeing slavery and certain death. But along the way, they encountered serpents and scorpions and experienced great hunger and thirst. God fed them with manna and quenched their thirst with water drawn from a rock. In these miraculous encounters, the people came to believe that God was truly with them on their journey, and with this assurance, grew to rely on and put their trust in God. Je-sus began his ministry with a pilgrimage to the desert, where he prayed and placed his trust in his heavenly Fa-ther. Strengthened at God’s hand, Jesus stayed true to his mission even in the face of cruel death, giving himself, his very life and substance to us in bread and wine at the Last Supper and for his disciples for ages unending.”

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9:00 a.m. CELBRATION OF SUNDAY MASS EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, JUNE 14

As we continue to worship under social distancing guidelines and the temperatures begin to rise, we have contemplated with those parishioners currently attending Sunday Mass the possibility of having an earlier Sunday morning Mass, 9:00 a.m. All agreed the earlier start time may help in beating the heat. Please continue to call the office when you plan on returning to Mass so we can safely accommodate everyone. THANK YOU!

OUR LADY OF THE HOLY CROSS (990568) June 14, 2020

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Our Lady of the Holy Cross (990568) 8115 Church Road Saint Louis, Missouri 63147

TELEPHONE

314-381-0323 (Office) 314-691-8004 (Cell)

CONTACT PERSON Lynda Brand

EMAIL: olhc2@msn.com

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