March 24, 2013/24 de Marzo 2013

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

Parish Information MASSES Sunday: 7:00am (Espan ol), 10:00am (English) 1:00pm (Espan ol) Monday - Friday: 7:30am Wednesday: 7:30am Communion Service 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, 6:00pm

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

Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

After Hours/Emergency Line: 304-280-3588

Email: stpaulofthecrossatl@gmail.com Website: saintpaulofthecross.org

St-Paul-of-the-Cross-Catholic-Church Follow@SaintPaulATL

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

Rev. Fr. Alberto Cabrera, C.P., Parochial Vicar Rev. Mr. Hilliard M. Lee, Jr., Deacon Rev. Mr. Joseph Goolsby, Deacon Rev. Mr. George Smith, Deacon

APRIL 2, 2017

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FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT APRIL 2ND, 2017

Mass Intentions for the Week of

April 2 - 8, 2017

Stewardship

T he Pastor’s Corner

Sunday, 10:00 am: People of the Parish Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday,7:30 am: Intention of the Donors First Friday, 12:00 pm: Intention of Donors Wednesday, 7:30 am and Saturday, 9:00 am: Communion Service

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Fifth Sunday of Lent Sunday, April 2, 2017

9:00a Choir Rehearsal - MR1 11:15a-12:15p ESL Classes-Clases de Ingle s - Media Room 11:30a Altar Rosary Society - Spiritual Center 6p-9p ULTREYA Cursillistas Dinner - Spiritual Center Monday, April 3 2:00p Legion of Mary - MR1 7:00p Feasibility Study Report—MR1 7p-9p Children & Youth Music and Singing - Dining Rm. 7:30p-9p English Classes - Media Room Tuesday, April 4

6p-9:30p English Prayer: Movie Night - Chapel/Media Room 6:30p KPCLA Meeting - MR1 7:30p Hispanic Bible Study– Spiritual Center Wednesday, April 5 No Stations of the Cross due to Penance Service 7:00p Lenten Communal Penance Service 7:00p Adult Religious Ed. will resume after Easter Thursday, April 6 1:00p KPCLA Exc. Board Meeting - Media Room 2:30p Revival Meeting - Media Room 3:00p Bible Study - MR1 7:00p Hispanic Choir - MR1 Friday, April 7 - First Friday 12:00p Mass & Exposition in Church 3:00p Stations of the Cross (Eng.) Church 6:30p Hispanic Prayer Group - Church 7:00p Via Crucis (Spanish) - Church 8:00p Benediction - Church Saturday, April 8 Permanent Diaconate Formation Program — School —All day event 9:00a KPC Meeting - Sp. Ctr. 10a Choir Rehearsal - MR1

March 26, 2017 Total Offertory — $8,801.65

Needed: $12,000.00

Offertory:

Envelopes & Cash $6,230.00

Mail-ins $1.820.00

On Line $751.65

Other Collections and Contributions:

C.P. Donation $2,500.00

Teen Lenten Retreat $1,040.00

Teen Ministry Fundraising $1,814.16

Catholic Relief Services $550.00

Easter Flowers $120.00

Youth Religious Education $50.00

Votive Candles $28.50

Home Missions $25.00

Georgia Bulletin $23.00

Archdiocesan Seminarians $5.00

Holy Thursday April 13: 7:30pm (bilingual) Mass of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday April 14: 7:30pm (bilingual) Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion Holy Saturday April 15: 8:30pm (bilingual) Easter Vigil and Mass Easter Sunday April 16: Regular Sunday schedule

My dear Parishioners,

I invite you to join me in welcoming Fr. Patrick Daugherty,

C.P., who has come from Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Cen-

ter in North Palm Beach, to assist us in ministry for the next

several weeks. It will be wonderful to have him participate

with us in our observances of Holy Week and the celebra-

tion of Easter. I trust that you will have an opportunity to

offer a personal word of welcome to Fr. Pat.

This past weekend, 31 youth of our parish made their Len-

ten retreat at Camp John Hope in Fort Valley, Georgia.

They were accompanied by Youth Director, Mrs. Kristi

Crawford, her husband Benjamin Crawford, Deacon George

Smith, and several other adults of the parish. They were

fortunate to have Fr. Urey P. Mark, Lyke House Chaplain, to

lead them in the celebration of the Eucharist and serve as

confessor for the sacrament of Reconciliation. I am most

grateful to him for making time in his very busy schedule to

be with our youth. He has a wonderful way with young peo-

ple and I am sure that our teen retreatants will treasure the

time he spent with them.

Our parish is blessed to have an outstanding group of teenag-

ers. They not only enjoy being together but also doing

things together. Prior to the retreat, they raised over $2,000

to help cover the cost of their retreat. We were informed by

the staff at Camp John Hope that our teens were tops among

the youth groups that come there. I share this with you be-

cause I want the whole parish to know what a wonderful

group of teens we have — following right in the footsteps of

our Young Adult Group. Let those of us who are older pray

for our younger parishioners; they are not just the future of

the parish, they are a vital part of the present parish. May

they continue to inspire and encourage us elders!

—Fr. Jerome, C.P.

Mass Schedule

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FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT APRIL 2ND, 2017

Our Sick, Homebound, Recovering And Hospitalized

Parish News and Other Events

ONGOING ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ONLINE AND MEETING will resume after Easter. Watch for announcement. FISH FRY EVERY FRIDAY DURING LENT, until April 7th from 4:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M. at the School Hall - SPONSORED BY THE KNIGHTS OF PETER CLAVER (Carry Outs — Come In and Order). The 37th Annual Ecumenical Good Friday Pilgrimage (Urban Way of the Cross) sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta, is scheduled for Friday, April14th from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. The pilgrimage will begin at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, and conclude at approximately 12:00 noon at the King Center. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Kat Doyle, Director of Justice & Peace Ministries at kdoyle@archatl.com. Second Collections Next week April 8-9, 2017: The Collection of the Holy Land, takes place once a year on Palm Sunday, with this contribution we help support Christians in the Holy Land. More details in the following bulletin.

Our Parish Staff

Rev. Mr. Joseph Goolsby Facilities Manager Ms. Patricia Elguera, Administrative Assistant Ms. Veronica Hodges-Johnson, Religious Education Ms. Alison Mason, Adult Faith Formation Ms. Kristi Crawford, Youth Ministry Dr. Lawrence Weaver, Music Director Dr. Gregory Nash, Music Associate Mr. Elmer Cortez, Bookkeeper Mr. Edgardo Rubio, Custodian

Warren Hayes Yvonne Fullen June Rambo James Porcher Johnny B. Strong Gwendolyn Kelly Catherine Goolsby Sylvia Beal

Mary Williams Helen Grant Casom Hill Juanita Brooks

Coming Events April 9: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord No Religious Education Classes No ESL Classes - No hay clases de Ingle s hoy. April 13: Holy Thursday April 14: Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord April 15: Holy Saturday April 16: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord No Religious Education Classes No ESL Classes - No hay clases de Ingle s hoy.

RICE BOWL - WHAT YOU CAN GIVE UP FOR LENT, CHANGES LIVES: Encounter with Dita : Dita, her husband and their seven children depend on the money they earn selling crops from their small farm in Ethiopia. But frequent droughts often mean that families like Dita’s who depend on home-grown crops go hungry. And amidst the current, historic drought, more than 10 million people are struggling with hunger. But thanks to a CRS program that helps families prepare for crises like droughts, Dita was able to build a new house and open a small store. Visit crsricebowl.org and read this complete story of HOPE. Dita

English Classes: Classes held on Sundays from 11:15am to 12:15pm and every Monday from 7:30pm to 9:00pm; both classes in the Media Room.

Looking for ways to help the immi-grant community and use your talent and time? ESL Teachers needed… . Saint Paul of the Cross needs ESL teachers for the Mondays and/or Sundays classes. No experience or foreign language ability necessary and all materials and training provided! Contact Frances Dansby at 404-307-3468 for more information!

Our Condolences to:

Mrs. Mary Baldwin, on the loss of her dearest brother, Ricardo O. Cowan, who

passed from this world on Sunday March 26, 2017.

May God grant this family the strength they need to cope with the loss of their loved one.

Let us keep them in our prayers

The English Prayer Group will be showing the Mel Gibson film "The Passion of Christ" on Tuesday, April 4th in the Media Room. The

rosary will be prayed at 6:00 p.m. followed by the movie at 6:30 p.m. All are invited!!!

QUINTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA 2 DE ABRIL, 2017

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Lectores: Veronica y Humberto Ozuna

Ministros de la Eucaristía: Alicia y David Venancio - Maria

y Jorge Patiño

Guías: Roberto González, Juan Pacheco, Antonia Pacheco,

Verónica Cruz y Enrique Wences

Monaguillos: Lucero Ramirez - Brigny Cruz

¡Bienvenidos a San Pablo de la Cruz!

Santa Misa en Español: Domingos, 7 a.m. y 1 p.m.

Horas de Oficina: Lunes - Jueves, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

P. Alberto Cabrera, CP: 347-819-5968

Numero de Teléfono (Oficina): 404-696-6704

Numero de Teléfono (Emergencia): 347-819-5968

QUINTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA

Iniciamos la última etapa de la Cuaresma. La proximidad de la

Pascua más concretamente la celebración de la Pasión y

Muerte de Jesús comienza a sentirse en las celebraciones.

En este tramo final de la Cuaresma no debemos olvidar que

la conversión no se trata tanto de algo que consigamos por

nuestro empeño como de una transformación que Dios opera

en nosotros en la medida en que le dejemos actuar. Dios es

el protagonista de nuestra conversión. Pero al mismo tiempo,

no olvidamos que Dios respeta nuestra libertad. Dios nos saca

de nuestros pecados para ponernos junto a El del mismo

modo que sacó al pueblo judío del exilio y lo restableció en

la tierra prometida. Ezequiel no recuerda en la primera lectura

este protagonismo de Dios: “Yo abriré vuestros sepulcros; Yo

os sacaré de vuestros sepulcros; Yo os infundiré mi espíritu y

viviréis”.

El evangelio nos presenta el hecho de la resurrección de

Lázaro. Lázaro el hermano de Marta y Maria, se encuentra

enfermo. Jesús es avisado de esto. Sin embargo Jesús tarda en

ir a Betania y Lázaro lleva cuatro días enterrado cuando él

llega. En este momento Jesús muestra su lado más humano al

llorar por la muerte de su amigo. Pero después manifiesta su

poder divino devolviéndole a Lázaro la vida.

Que Jesús resucite a un muerto, a Lázaro en este caso, signifi-

ca que Jesús tiene poder para dar la vida. Y como consecuen-

cia esto nos debe llevar a reconocer que Jesús es el Mesías

de Dios pues sólo Dios tiene poder sobre la vida y la muerte,

sólo Dios da la vida y la quita.

Pero Jesús no sólo se presenta como dador de vida sino co-

mo la misma vida. YO SOY LA RESURRECCIÓN Y LA VIDA,

le dice a Marta. Jesús es realmente la vida verdadera pues el

da sentido a la vida, pues El nos ofrece un modo de vivir

diferente. Jesús nos entrega una vida en plenitud, una vida

que permite que la persona se desarrolle en todas sus dimen-

siones aquí y ahora, y una vida que no termina con la muerte

sino que se prolonga para toda la eternidad. EL QUE CREE

EN MI, AUNQUE HAYA MUERTO, VIVIRÁ.

He aquí, mis Hermanos, el fundamento de nuestra Fe y del

futuro al que Jesús nos invita a vivir. La eternidad de Dios.

Estamos de paso por este mundo. La vida terrena es pasajera.

Por lo tanto, no permitamos que nada de este mundo nos

aleje del verdadero destino eterno.

Dispongámonos a vivir una Semana Santa con mucha Fe y

espíritu y de apertura a la Gracia de Dios.

P. Alberto, C.P.

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otros Eventos

CAJITA PLATO DE ARROZ - Lo que puedas dar en

Tiempo de Cuaresma puede cambiarle la vida a

otros: Encuentro con Dita. Dita, su esposo y sus siete hijos

dependen del dinero que ganan vendiendo cosechas de su pe-

queña granja en Etiopía. Pero las frecuentes sequías a menudo

significan que familias como las de Dita que dependen de las co-

sechas caseras pasen hambre. Y en medio de la actual sequía his-

tórica, más de 10 millones de personas están luchando con el

hambre. Pero gracias a un programa de CRS que ayuda a las fami-

lias a prepararse para las crisis como las sequías, Dita fue capaz de

construir una nueva casa y abrir una pequeña tienda. Visita

crsricebowl.org y lee esta historia completa de ESPERANZA.

Clases de Inglés: todos los Lunes de 7:30pm a 9:0pm en la

Escuela, y los Domingos de 11:15am a 12:15pm en la Sala de

Medios de Comunicación de la Rectoría.

Segunda Colecta la próxima semana 8-9 de abril de 2017: La

Colecta de Tierra Santa, toma lugar una vez al año en Domingo de

Ramos, con esta contribución ayudamos a apoyamos a los cristia-

nos en Tierra Santa. Más detalles en el siguiente boletín.

13 de Abril, Jueves Santo: 7:30 pm

Misa de la Cena del Señor (Bilingüe)

14 de Abril, Viernes Santo: 7:30pm

Conmemoración de la Pasión del

Señor (Bilingüe)

15 de Abril, Sábado Santo: 8:30pm

Vigilia de Pascua (Bilingüe)

16 de Abril, Domingo de Pascua:

Horario Regular de Misas

SEMANA SANTA: HORARIO DE MISAS