March 24, 2013/24 de Marzo 2013

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

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

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

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MASSES

Sunday: 7:00am (Español), 10:00am (English) 1:00pm (Español) 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

Parish Information

“ I am the Alpha and the Omega”, … “The one who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty”.

Revelations 1:8

November 22nd, 2015

Feast Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Welcome! ¡Bienvenido!

Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

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OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE KING NOVEMBER 22ND, 2015

Stewardship

Nov. 15, 2015: $7,631.00 Needed: $12,000.00

(Includes Sunday and mail-in contributions) Offertory: $7,276.00 Christmas Flowers $311.00 Archdiocesan Seminarians $65.00 Campaign for Human Development $62.00 2016 Lector Workbooks $60.00 Youth Religious Education $50.00 Mission Cooperative $10.00 Capital Campaign Goal: $900,000.00 Pledges Received to Date: $626,699.00 Payments Received to Date: $521,777.80

Capital Campaign Contributions may be made up to the end of June 2016.

T he Pastor’s Corner

November 22 - 28 , 2015 Sunday, 10:00 am: People of the Parish Monday, Tuesday , 7:30am: Living and Deceased Passionist Benefactors Wednesday , Thanksgiving Eve Mass 7:30 pm Friday, 7:30am: Shea Family (req. Katheanne Shea) Wednesday & Saturday, 9:00 am: Communion Service

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Feast of Our Lord Jesus, Christ The King K of C Corporate Communion at 10:00 am Mass

11:30a Religious Education - School 11:30a SVdP Society Meeting - Spiritual Center Monday, November 23 2:00p Legion of Mary - Spiritual Center 7:30p-9:00p English Classes * Clases de Ingle s - School Tuesday, November 24 6:00p English Prayer Group - No meeting today 7:30p Hispanic Bible Study - Spiritual Center Wednesday, November 25 7:30p Thanksgiving Eve Mass followed by the Reception Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Day Parish Office Closed Friday, November 27 Parish Office Closed 6:30p Hispanic Prayer Group - Church Saturday, November 28 10:00a Christian Service Commission 11:00a Lector Prep. Session 12:00p-6:00p Prayer’s Group Spiritual Retreat Retiro Espiritual del Grupo de Oracio n

My dear Parishioners,

As we come to the end of the liturgical year with this Feast

of Christ the King, we will be observing one of our most

popular national holidays. Thanksgiving Day. Both celebra-

tions give us good reason to express our thanks to God. The

Feast of Christ the King serves as a powerful reminder that

our true citizenship is ultimately not of this world, but of a

realm more wonderful than anything we can possibly imag-

ine. Our national holiday serves as a reminder of our de-

pendence on God and of our need to be thankful for all the

blessings we have received from God through Jesus, his

Son, our universal King.

The Feast of Christ the King was instituted by Pope Pius XI

in 1925, a time when the spiritual disease we now refer to as

secularism had begun to manifest itself particularly in Eu-

rope. It was a time when nations began conducting their

affairs as though there were no God, when some national

leaders began to view themselves as supreme rulers, answer-

able to no one other than themselves. Ultimately, Nazism

became the epitome of this disastrous movement. Though

Pius XI died before the catastrophe of World War II, his

dream of a world turned back to its divine Savior and King

apparently annihilated, the hope he instilled in many hearts

lives on even to this day.

Despite the menacing growth of secularism and its nefarious

offspring, individualism, numerous people of faith still live

in the hope of a better world where God and his Son are

acknowledged and worshiped. Here in the United States,

Thanksgiving Day, observed by so many as a secular holi-

day, can be returned to its origins, a day set aside to

acknowledge and give thanks to God for his bountiful good-

ness to us and our nation. As families and friends gather

this coming Thursday to share food and friendship, let it be

in a spirit of that lovely hymn: “Now thank we all our God

with heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things has

done, in whom this world rejoices. Who from our mother’s

arms has blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love.

And still is ours today.”

- Fr. Jerome, C.P.

Prayer for all Victims of

Terrorism

Loving God, Welcome into your arms the victims of violence and terrorism. Comfort their families and all who grieve for them. Help us in our fear and uncertainty, And bless us with the knowledge that we are secure in your love. Strengthen all those who work for peace, And may the peace the world cannot give reign in our hearts.

Anonymous

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OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE KING NOVEMBER 22ND, 2015

Our Parish Staff

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

UPCOMING EVENTS Nov. 29th: First Sunday of Advent - Giving Tree Dec. 8th: Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation) Parish Offices Closed Dec. 12th: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec. 17th: Advent Communal Penance Service - 7:00 pm Dec. 24th: Christmas Eve - Time of Masses to be determined except for Midnight Mass. Dec. 25th: Christmas Day

Our Sick, Homebound and hospitalized

Mary Williams Philip Wiltz Leslie Collins Grace Hinds Daisy Barhams Mary Wiggins Jeanie Sadler Marynell Brooks

Myrna Yancey William Leggett Martha Barnes William Crowder Matthew Catel Jean Ashe Alfreda Yancey Janelle Todd

Bryan Medina Delores Green Pauline Pitts Merlin Todd Walter Longino Bobby Morales Joyce McBee

REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS

—ON THE WAY—

A NEW ONGOING RELIGIOUS

EDUCATION PROGRAM

FOR ADULT CATHOLICS

Look for details in next week’s Bulletin.

Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe

The Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, organized by the Hispanic Ministry, will be celebrated on Friday, December 11th, 2015 from 10:00pm until 12 midnight in the School Cafeteria. The musical group “ MARIACHI JALICENSE” will delight us with their songs and music. Meanwhile, we will be sharing coffee, hot chocolate, sweets, atole (hot drink), sweet bread, and much more… At midnight, “The Man a-nitas” will be sung to The Virgin of Guadalupe followed by the Mass in her honor.

After Mass we will continue the celebration in the School Cafeteria…

PS. For this celebration we are counting on your help and collabora-tion. We encourage you to share: bring joy, chocolate, water, sweets, pastry, etc. etc. You can sign up on the volunteers list after the Hispanic Sun-day Masses with Maria Hernandez or Jorge Patin o.

The 2015 Archdiocese World AIDS Day Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Gregory on Tuesday, December 1st at 7:00 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Catholic Church,

located at 2855 Briarcliff Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30329. A reception

hosted by the IHM AIDS Ministry will immediately follow the Mass in the Parish Hall.

The collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human

Development (CCHD) provides funding for groups

that make lasting change and uplift the poor in the

United States. CCHD’s grants improve education,

support economic development, and create affordable

housing in low-income neighborhoods. Help us

continue to defend human dignity and build

communities of solidarity. Please give to the CCHD

Collection.

Happy Thanksgiving! Praise the Lord.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.

Psalm 106:1, NIV

Let us get together at the Thanksgiving Eve Mass on Wednesday, November 25th at 7:30pm and socialize afterwards at the Reception in the School Cafeteria.

The Virgin of Guadalupe

NUESTRO SEÑOR JESUCRISTO REY DEL UNIVERSO 22 DE NOVIEMBRE, 2015

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INFORMES: Bautizos: Para toda informacio n y preparacio n, comuniquese con: Alma Robles 678-717-9619 o Antonia Pacheco 770-891-6765. Santo Rosario: Todos los Domingos a partir de las 12:30pm nos prepararemos para la celebracio n de la Santa Misa con el rezo del Santo Rosario Presentación de los niños: Llamar a Ofelia Gonza lez al 404-956-9789 Confesiones: Durante la semana a cualquier hora en la Rectorí a. Los Domingos antes de la Misa de 1:00 p.m. Matrimonios: Juan O. y Luz Pacheco: 770-823-1938 Quinceañeras: Contacte a: Antonia Pacheco 770-891-6765 o Luz Zavala 678-704-5829.

ACTIVIDADES PASTORAL HISPANA Bautismo: Todos los meses en el Segundo Domingo, previa preparacio n.

¡Bienvenidos a San Pablo de la

Cruz!

Santa Misa en Español: Domingos, 7 a.m. y 1 p.m. Todos los Miércoles a las 7:30 p.m. en la capilla. 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): 304-280-3588 Educación Religiosa: Se ofrece a nin os desde los 4 a los 18 an os. Las clases son antes de la Misa de 11:45am - 12:30pm, de Agosto 24 a Mayo.

MINISTROS EL 29 DE NOVIEMBRE 2015 Lectores: Luz y Juan Pacheco Ministros de la Eucaristía: - Martha y Zenon Barragan - Ignacia y Bartolo Escalante Guías: Roberto Gonza lez, Juan Pacheco, Antonia Pacheco, Vero nica Cruz y Enrique Wences Monaguillos: Nelida Ozuna - Lucero Ramirez

Noviembre 22, 2015 Festividad de la Virgen de Guadalupe

El dí a Viernes 11 de Diciembre del 2015 desde las 10:00pm hasta las 12:00am , el conjunto ‘MARIACHI JALICENSE’ nos animara con sus cantos y mu sica preparando así un ambiente festivo para celebrar la Festividad de la Virgen de Guadalupe. De este modo esperaremos la hora 0 para cantarle a Nuestra Madre la “Man anitas”. En este espí ritu fraterno compartiremos la fiesta Gua-dalupana.

PROGRAMA Dí a 11 de Diciembre, 2015

Desde las 10:00pm hasta las 12:00am, Actuacio n del conjunto “Marachi Jalicense” en el Atrio de la Escuela. Durante este tiempo compartiremos un cafecito, chocolate, dulces, pan, atole, etc. etc. A las 0 horas del dí a 12 de Diciembre cantaremos a Nuestra querida Madre la Virgen, Las Man anitas. A continuacio n la Santa Misa en honor de la Virgen de Guada-lupe. Despues de Misa se-guiremos compartiendo fra-ternalmente…

Nota: Para esta Celebracio n con-tamos con vuestra ayuda o colaboracio n. Puedes traer alegrí a, ganas de compartir y chocolate, atole, agua, dulces, pan, etc.etc. puedes anotarte en la lista de los colaboradores.

P. Alberto Cabrera, C.P.

La Colecta de esta semana de la Campaña Católica para el Desarrollo Humano (CCDH)

proporciona fondos para grupos que facilitan

cambios duraderos, ayudan y respaldan a los

pobres en los Estados Unidos. Los donativos de

CCHD mejoran la educacio n, financian el desarrollo

econo mico y crean viviendas asequibles en

vecindarios de bajos recursos. Ayu denos a

continuar defendiendo la dignidad humana y

construir comunidades de solidaridad. Por favor,

contribuya a la colecta para CCHD.

Clases de Inglés: Todos los Lunes de 7:30pm a

9:00pm, en la Escuela de San Pablo de la Cruz.

Aprende a hablar, leer y escribir en Ingle s.