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

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 Remote Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:00am - 4:00pm

After Hours/Emergency Line: 304-280-3588

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

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

Rev. Fr. Patrick Daugherty, C.P. Parochial Vicar Rev. Fr. Luis A. Lopez Galarza, C.P., Parochial Vicar

Rev. Mr. Joseph Goolsby, Deacon (Retired) Rev. Mr. George Smith, Deacon

Please read the guidelines before attending Mass (Website: saintpaulofthecross.org)

Lea las directivas antes de asistir a Misa (Website: saintpaulofthecross.org)

English Mass: Sunday 10am Misa Dominical: Domingos a las 7am y 1 pm

Misa de Vigilia: Sábado 7pm (registration to attend Mass onsite is needed) (la registracio n para asistir a Misa es necesaria)

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sacramento de la Reconciliación:

English: Saturday: 4:00pm - 5:00pm (or contact the office for an appt.) Español: Jueves: 7:00pm-8:00p

Sa bado: 2:00pm-4pm

Sacrament of Baptism: Contact the office for information. Anointing and Visitation of the Sick: Contact the Pastor or the Parochial

Served by the Passionist Community

Palm Sunday of the Passion

of the Lord

March 28, 2021

Marcos 11:10

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March 21, 2021 $7,107.54 Total Needed: 12,500.00

Offertory Online $2,876.54 Sunday Offertory $828.00 Mail in/Walk in $3,403.00 Other Collections and Contributions Friday Evening Hispanic Mass $91.77 Palm Sunday $50.00 Catholic Relief Services $30.00 Georgia Bulletin $23.00 Books & Postage $20.00 Debt Reduction $10.00 St. Vincent de Paul-SPOTC $70.00 St. Vincent de Paul-Archdiocesan $10.00 Capital Campaign 2017-2022 Pledges March 14, 2021 $1,517.00

Stewardship Reflections Reflexiones sobre la Corresponsabilidad

Jesus told us “whatever you do for the least of my brothers, you do for me.” Every day we are presented opportunities to help someone. Every day we have the opportunity to see the face of Jesus in others and be the face of Jesus to others. Every day we pass by someone in need. Pray for the strength and courage to be the answer to someone’s prayer.

Jesús nos dijo: "Todo lo que hagas por el más pequeño de mis hermanos, lo haces por mí". Todos los días se nos presentan oportunidades para ayudar a alguien. Todos los días tenemos la oportunidad de ver el rostro de Jesús en los demás y ser el rostro de Jesús para los demás. Todos los días pasamos junto a alguien que lo necesita. Ore por la fuerza y el valor para ser la respuesta a la oración de alguien.

Message from our Pastor

STEWARDSHIP - CORRESPONSABILIDAD

My dear Parishioners,

With today’s muted celebration of Passion Sunday of the Palms, we enter the most sacred week of the entire year when we once again commemorate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Our liturgies, from the Blessing and Procession of Palms before the celebration of the Eucharist to the Great Easter Vigil culminating in the cele-bration of the first Easter Mass, are once again curtailed, limiting our celebrations to the bare essentials. But the difference be-tween this year’s celebration of the Holy Week and last Year’s is PEOPLE!

Last year, only the priests, Deacon George and Diaconal candidates Merlin Todd and David Patterson, were involved; the mem-bers of the Assembly were missing. At that time the whole country was in the early stages of dealing with the disease and so we were extremely cautious about exposing ourselves and others to it. It was, and still is to some extent, a great and frightening men-ace snatching so many young and old lives away from us. As we begin Holy Week this year, we have experienced much and bene-fited greatly by the guidelines and restrictions placed on us by our governmental, scientific, and church leaders. In Georgia, we have been and continue to able to gather in groups no greater than 50 for worship and other events provided we observe the proper precautions. And so, though we cannot accommodate everyone, we can invite you, the parishioners, to be present and take an active part in the ceremonies. Meanwhile, we were blessed to be able to stream our Sunday Masses from our Website to many of you in your homes and others beyond the parish, keeping you informed and involved in parish life and worship. Though we miss being with and conversing with one another personally, we must be thankful for the technology and those who know how to use it to bring us together in new ways. We must be thankful for the goodness of a God who never abandons us but always and often in surprisingly unexpected ways responds to our plight and rewards our pleas.

We must remain ever vigilant doing our part to stem the force of COVID-19, getting vaccinated as quickly as possible, continuing to wear our masks outside our homes and in public places, washing our hands frequently, observing distancing, avoiding crowded places, and, by doing so, caring for the common good. But as Catholics and Christians, we know that we can and must do more by praying to the God who rules the universe and who also claims each of us as his own, by listening to his Son, the Incarnate Word, and following the inspiration of his Spirit impelling and enabling us to love one another as God loves us. We know that there are viruses in this world more deadly than COVID and its variations that slay the spirit and deaden the desire to truly love and serve one another as members of the same family. The efforts we have put forth this Lent through prayer, fasting and alms-giving have not been wasted; they have strengthened us to recognize and do battle with those dreadful viruses nesting in our world. As Jesus returned to Jerusalem on that first Palm Sunday determined to accomplish the purpose for which he had come into this world, let us join him in spirit this Holy Week through the last hours of his life culminating in his agony and death on the cross and burial in a tomb not his own. But let us look with faith beyond the tomb to his wondrous resurrection, trusting that he calls us to share in his risen glory even now in this life and fully in the life to come. —Fr. Jerome, C.P.

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Our Sick, Homebound, Recovering And Hospitalized

Nuestros Enfermos, Confinados, Recuperados y Hospitalizados

Gwendolyn Kelly

Mary Williams Lynda Porcher Grady Belcher Angela Morales Josie Johnson Vivian Lee Billie Rosendall Eleanor Kimbrough Humberto Palacio Clement Lisi Dolores Walker

Donald Kendrick, Sr Myrtle Davis Clifford Chandler II

Oremos por...

Parish News and other events - Noticias y otros Eventos Parroquiales

Mass Intentions for the Week of: March 28-April 3, 2021

Sunday/Domingo: People of the Parish - Miembros de la Parroquia Monday/Lunes (Private Mass): Legion of Mary Deceased Members † (req. Legion of Mary)

Kevin Carmouche † (req. Jessica Darensbourg) Tuesday/Martes (Private Mass): Ralph Henderson & Family (req. Pat Walker)

Wednesday/Miércoles (Private Mass): Fleta Williams (req. Pat Walker) The Sacred Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday (See schedule below)

UPDATE: The dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for persons with health reasons or other con-cerns remains until further notice. If you live with or care for a high risk person, we strongly encourage you to view a live streamed Mass or go to the Saint Paul of the Cross Facebook

page for our live streamed Masses.

ACTUALIZACIÓN: La dispensa de la obligación de asistir a la Misa Dominical para personas con motivos de salud o pre-ocupaciones permanece hasta nuevo aviso. Si vive o cuida de una persona de alto riesgo, le recomendamos encarecidamente que vea una Misa en vivo o vaya a la pa gina de Facebook de

San Pablo de la Cruz para nuestras Misas en vivo.

For the Social Justice Examination of Conscience and Daily Prayer during Lent, please see last week's bulletin in our website.

Para el Examen de conciencia de la Comisión de Justicia Social y la diaria oración durante la temporada de Cuaaresma, consulte el boletín parroquial de la semana pasada en nuestro sitio web. Second Collection Archdiocesan Seminarians April 3-4: As Saint John Paul II said, “The responsibility for the seminary belongs to the entire Christian community”. In the Archdiocese of Atlanta we have been blessed with almost 50 men who are responding to a call for priestly service to the people of God. Though this generous gift of God is a blessing, it does pose a challenge to us. These men need both our financial support and our prayers. Please give generously to this Collection next weekend.

Segunda Colecta para los Seminaristas de la Arquidiócesis, 3-4 de Abril: Como dijo san Juan Pablo II, “La responsabilidad del seminario pertenece a toda la comunidad cristiana”. En la Arqui-diócesis de Atlanta hemos sido bendecidos con casi 50 hombres que están respondiendo a un llamado al servicio sacerdotal para el pueblo de Dios. Aunque este generoso don de Dios es una ben-dición, nos plantea un desafío. Estos hombres necesitan tanto nuestro apoyo financiero como nuestras oraciones. Por favor sean generosos ante esta Colecta el próximo fin de semana. Muchas Gracias.

St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church San Pablo de la Cruz

2021 HOLY WEEK Schedule Horario de Semana Santa 2021

Holy Thursday (Jueves Santo) —APRIL 1st 7:30pm: (Bilingual) Mass of the Lord’s Supper Misa Bilingüe de la Cena del Señor

Good Friday (Viernes Santo) —APRIL 2nd 7:30pm: (Bilingual) Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion Conmemoración Bilingüe de la Pasión del Señor

Holy Saturday (Sábado Santo) —APRIL 3rd 8:00pm: (Bilingual) Easter Vigil and Mass

Misa Bilingüe de Vigilia de Pascua

Easter Sunday (Domingo de Pascua) —APRIL 5th 7:00am: Misa en Español 10:00am: Mass in English (Facebook live streamed) 1:00pm: Misa en Español (Misa en vivo por Facebook)

Registration to attend Mass onsite is needed. To register visit our website: saintpaulofthecross.org

Para asistir es necesario registrarse. Para registrarse vaya a nuestra sitio web: saintpaulofthecross.org

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“… Acogiendo al extranjero, sirviendo al pobre, liberando a los oprimidos, defendiendo la justicia, y amandonos el uno al otro.”

Horario de Misa Dominical: Domingos a las 7am y 1pm * Sa bados: Misa de Vigilia a las 7pm Para asistir a cualquiera de las Misas es necesario registrarse.

Haga clic aquí para la Misa a trave s de Facebook Horas de Oficina (Trabajo Remoto): Lunes-Viernes, de 9am-4pm Teléfono (Oficina): 404-696-6704 * (Emergencia): 347-819-5968

Correo Electrónico: stpaulofthecrossatl@gmail.com Website: saintpaulofthecross.org P. Patrick Daugherty, CP: 404-696-6704 Ext. 11 * P. Luis Lopez-Galarza, CP: 404-696-6704

Próximos Eventos Abril 4: Domingo de Pascua Abril 11: Domingo de la Divina Misericordia

Coming Events April 4: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord April 11: Sunday of Divine Mercy

Ms. Patricia Elguera, Admin. Assistant/Asistente Administrativo Ms. Veronica Hodges-Johnson, DRE /Directora de Ed. Religiosa

Ms. Kristi Crawford, Youth Ministry/Ministerio Juvenil Dr. Sonja Rosse, Music Director/Directora Musical

Mr. Elmer Cortez, Bookkeeper/Contador Mr. Edgardo Rubio, Facilities Manager/Administrador del Edificio

Our Parish Staff

Nuestro

Equipo Parroquial

The Baptism preparation and requirements for the eligible children and youth for the First Communion is as follows:

Children and Youth Preparation: Saturday, May 1, 2021 from 11am to 12:30pm in the Deacon Lee Hall. Parents and Godparents Preparation: Saturday, May 1, 2021 from 11am to 12:30pm in the Church.

Requirements (Parents): The list of the eligible children/youth is posted in the Bulletin Board. If your child’s name is there, please complete the Baptismal Form located at the resource table in the back of the church (per child). Attach a copy of your child’s Birth Certificate and bring them to the office no later than April 10, 2021.

Baptism Date: Group A: Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 11am (Church) Group B: Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 11am (Church)

First Communion Mass Dates and Times: Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 11am and 2pm Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 11am and 2pm Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 1pm The information above is only for the children and youth, their parents and godparents who due to COVID-19 were not able to receive First Communion in 2020. if you have any questions call 404-696-6704 or email Patricia at pelguera@spotcatl.org during office hours.

Religious Education: Information for First Communion Candidates

Educación Religiosa: Información para los Candidatos de la Primera Comunión

La preparacio n del Bautismo para los nin os y jo venes elegibles para la Primera Comunión es la siguiente: Preparación para niños y jóvenes: sábado 1 de mayo de 2021 de 11am a 12:30pm, en el Salo n Dia cono Lee (escuela). Preparación de padres y padrinos: sábado 1 de mayo de 2021 de 11am a 12:30pm en la Iglesia.

Requisitos (padres): La lista de niños/jóvenes elegibles esta publicada en el Mural de Anuncios Parroquiales. Si el nombre de su hijo esta allí , complete el Formulario Bautismal ubicado en la mesa de recursos en la parte posterior de la iglesia por cada hijo(a). Adjunte una copia del Acta de Nacimiento de su hijo(a) y lle vela a la oficina, a ma s tardar el 10 de abril de 2021.

Fechas para el Bautismo: Grupo A: Sa bado 8 de mayo de 2021 a las 11am (Iglesia) Grupo B: Sa bado 22 de mayo de 2021 a las 11am (Iglesia)

Hora y Fecha de las Misas de Primera Comunión: Sa bado 29 de mayo de 2021 a las 11am y 2pm Sa bado 5 de Junio de 2021 a las 11am y 2pm Sa bado 12 de Junio de 2021 a la 1pm Esta información es solo para los niños y jóvenes, sus padres y padrinos que debido a COVID-19 no pudieron recibir la Primera Comunión en el 2020. Si tiene alguna pregunta, llame al 404-696-6704 o envie un correo electrónico a pelguera@spotcatl.org, durante el horario de oficina.