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HOLY CROSS CHURCH November 26, 2017 CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS

PASTORAL STAFF SERVING HOLY CROSS

Fr. Joseph P. Donton, Pastor

Deacon Ed Mohrbacher

Deacon Robert ‘Bob’ Ulbrich

TRUSTEES Tom Murray John Powers

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Gloria Fellers

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Jonathan Young

TRIBUNAL AUDITOR Deacon Ed Mohrbacher

MASSES Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. Weekdays: 7:00 a.m. Mon., Tue., Thurs., Fri. 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Holy Days: 7:00 a.m., 8:15 a.m., 12:10 p.m.

MARIAN DEVOTION 5:30-6:00 p.m. Wednesday

HOLY CROSS PARISH OFFICE 405 W. Clark St., Champaign, Illinois, 61820 Phone: 217-352-8748 Fax: 217-366-2929 e-mail address: office@holycrosscatholic.org website: www.holycrosscatholic.org

HOLY CROSS SCHOOL Joseph McDaniel, Interim Principal 410 W. White, Champaign, Illinois, 61820 Phone: 217-356-9521 Fax: 217-356-1745

ADORATION Fridays all day, with Benediction at 2:15 p.m.

RECONCILIATION Saturday: 4:00-5:00 p.m. Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 6:30-6:45 a.m. Or by appointment.

BAPTISM: Second and fourth Sunday of the month,

after the 10:00 a.m. Mass. Parents must be registered members and attend a baptismal preparation session, preferably before the birth of the child. Contact the Parish Office three months in advance to schedule.

MATRIMONY: Couples contemplating marriage should

call the Pastor at least eight months in advance. At least one partner must be a registered parishioner at Holy Cross and be actively practicing the faith. If you have had a previous marriage, set no marriage date until you have discussed this with your Pastor.

CARE OF THE SICK: Call the Parish Office to make arrangements at any time for Communion and/or the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.

BULLETIN DEADLINE: Two Wednesdays prior to the bulletin in which the information will be posted.

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, you have been blessed and favored by God. You became not only

the Mother of the Redeemer but the Mother of the redeemed as well.

We come to you today as your loving children. Watch over us and take care of us.

As you held the child Jesus in your loving arms, so take us in your arms.

Be a mother ready at every moment to help us. For God who is mighty has done great things

for you, and His mercy is from age to age to those who love Him.

Our greatest fear is that in time of temptation we may fail to call out to you, and become lost

children. Intercede for us, dear Mother, in obtaining pardon for our sins, love for Jesus, final

perseverance, and the grace always to call upon you, Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Amen.

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MARIAN DEVOTION AND MASS

Please join our parish family on Wednesday evenings for a Marian Devotion and Mass. The Devotion for November is Our Lady of Perpetual Help. It begins at 5:30 p.m. in the church, followed by Mass at 6:00 p.m.

Solemnity of Christ the King

OUR PARISH

HOLY CROSS MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Catholic Community of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is to provide a home for all who wish to join our spiritual family and share our Catholic beliefs and values. We are here to continue the life-giving works of Jesus Christ, to make His name known and loved, and to live our lives according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, under the leadership of the Bishop of the Peoria Diocese.

Mass Intentions for the Week

Monday, Nov. 27 7:00 a.m. Joe, Ruth, & Pat Doyle

Tuesday, Nov. 28 7:00 a.m. Poor Souls in Purgatory

Wednesday, Nov. 29

6:00 p.m. Andy Hurt

Thursday, Nov. 30

7:00 a.m. Joan Hanratty

Friday, Dec. 1 7:00 a.m. First Friday Memorial 8:15 a.m. Stanley “Tony” Spurgeon

Saturday, Dec. 2 5:30 p.m. Deacon Hank Hart

Sunday, Dec. 3 8:00 a.m. Lorena Arseneau & family 10:00 a.m. For the Parishioners 4:00 p.m. Johnny Calcagno

LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE

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Saturday, 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 2 Lector:

Euch Min:

Servers:

Elizabeth Kelley

Sharon Kristovich, Brian Barnes, Dennis Menke, John Kelley, Leo Wood

J.D. Sexton, Rachel Burdette, Susannah Paoli

Sunday, 8:00 a.m.

Dec. 3 Lector:

Euch Min:

Servers:

Audrey Plisch

Sue Berndt, Joe Hacker, Fran Hacker, John Sullivan

Stephen Jerkovitz, Adam Walker, Josh Moore

10:00 a.m.

Lector:

Euch Min:

Servers:

Joseph Murphy

Steve Carter, Ben Laws, Gary Scaff, Dana Scaff, Sherri Paris. Peg Swanson

Noelle Hunt, Brooke Hasenstab, David Hasenstab

4:00 p.m.

Lector:

Euch Min:

Servers:

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Tylor Hull

Bob Weber, Jan Weber, Mike O’Brien, Elaine Hershbarger, Penny Devall, Rob MacKichan

Donavan & Marshall Gudauskas, Taylor Crawford

7:00 a.m. WEEKDAY SERVER SCHEDULE

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Mary Beth Franey,

Susannah Paoli

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Amanda Hummel,

Noelle Hunt

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6:00 p.m. John

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Owen Robinson,

Garrett Unger

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John Goyette

NEWLYWEDS. Our prayers and best wishes go

with Gary Ochs & Wendy Leenerts, who were married here on Saturday, November 18th. May God’s grace support them throughout their married life!

COFFEE & DONUTS VOLUNTEERS for De-

cember 3rd will be Alicia Short for the 8:00 a.m. Mass crowd, and the Smock & Summers family for the 10:00 a.m. Mass crowd. Thank you for volunteering!

THE HOLY CROSS BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP

will meet next Sunday, December 3rd, after the 10:00 a.m. Mass in the Parish Center Library. Anyone suffering the loss of a loved one is welcome to attend.

MOMS’ GROUP. We and our little ones will meet on

Wednesday, November 29th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church indoor playground at 3601 S. Staley Road. We’ll meet with St. Matthew Moms & Tots group and will bring food to share a Potluck Brunch.

PURGATORIAL SOCIETY ENVELOPES. Envelopes for the Purgatorial Society (All Souls) are available on the shelves in the back of the church. Masses for All Souls are offered throughout the year.

High School of St. Thomas More 352-7210

www.hs-stm.org

KUDOS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM. Congratulations to

the STM Volleyball Team on their historic run to the first-ever Class 2A championship in STM History!

12TH ANNUAL MADRIGAL DINNERS! Come out to

STM on December 8th and 9th at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate the Christmas Season. Tickets are $30. Order online at: https://stmmusicanddrama.ludus.com or email Miss Davis at sdavis@hs-stm.org.

2018-2019 ADMISSIONS. We are accepting applications

for the 2018-2019 school year. Questions? Call 819-5702. For

more details go to http://www.hs-stm.org/admissions.html.

Holy Cross School 356-9521

www.holycrosselem.org

SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS are coming soon,

thanks to our music teacher Penny Woolwine. The pro-grams will be at 6:30 p.m. in the gym: K-5 on Thursday, Dec. 7th, and Grades 6-8 on Thursday, Dec. 14th.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA. Our Preschoolers will be

having a breakfast with Santa on December 9th at 8:30 a.m. in the Parish Center. They are anxious to see Santa!

VOLUNTEERS. Holy Cross School is always looking for

volunteers and would like to ask our parishioners who may be interested in getting involved at the school to call the school office at 356-9521 to see how you can help.

Santa at Swann Center

To those of you who are providing gifts for the residents of Swann Special Care Center, remember to drop off the gifts in the Parish Office by this Friday, December 1st. Thank you for your kindness!

CRAFTERS NEEDED!

Are you a talented crafter with special homemade ideas you would like to share? Please consider donating them to the Children’s Christmas Shop here at Holy Cross School. It takes many helpers to make this shop a success, but our shoppers appreciate all the effort. For more info, call Teresa at 217 722-0384.

DON’T MISS THE ANNUAL BUS TRIP TO CHICAGO

Sunday, December 3rd

Join us next Sunday, Decem-ber 3rd. The bus departs at 7:30

a.m. from Holy Cross School and returns at 10:30 p.m. All Parish and School families are welcome. $30/person in-cludes: Peoria Charter bus, bagels, coffee, water, 50/50 raffle, door prizes. Please RSVP and make check payable to “Holy Cross Troop 9” and get it to Greg or Cathy Koerner.

Create your own itinerary from the following drop-offs: Sci-ence & Industry, Museum Campus, or Navy Pier. Jump back on the bus at 6:15 p.m. following the 5:15 Mass at Holy Name Cathedral, corner of State & Superior. We all eat at Portillo's (your expense), then head to Daley Plaza before heading home at 8:30 p.m. Please call Cathy Koerner at 898-2748 for reservations.

OUR SCHOOLS

Advent is almost here. It’s not too early to get into the spirit of Christmas and start planning.

ATTENTION LECTORS, EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Please go to the sacristy and sign up to help out during Christmas. Be sure to sign up as soon as possible.

DONATIONS TO THE FLOWER FUND are welcome now for Christmas. The names of those you wish to remember in honor or memorial will be listed in the bulletin.

DECK THE HALLS WITH HOLIDAY EVERGREENS FROM TROOP 9!

Before you shop for decorations this season, please consider purchasing fresh greenery from a friendly Troop 9 Boy Scout! 20%-25%

of each sale directly helps a boy pay for his Scouting activi-ties. Wreaths and centerpieces will be available in time for Thanksgiving festivities. For more information or to have a Scout contact you, contact Jennifer Walters at 898-8697, or jlwalters@sbcglobal.net

ANNUAL STATEMENTS FOR HOLY CROSS CHURCH

FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 CHURCH INCOME

Sunday & Holy Day Collections 696,776 718,015 754,172

Gifts/Donations for the Church 74,084 39,152 59,724

ADA Rebate 1,834 18,628 25,993

Development Fund Collec. used for Church 21,673 5,188 5,373

Tuition Assist. Collections & Donations 47,093 38,967 48,318

Other (Rent, Events Receipts, Interest, Fees) 57,686 63,854 49,935

TOTAL REVENUE 899,146 883,805 943,514

CHURCH EXPENSES

Church Payroll & Benefits 350,766 321,713 324,246

Church Operating Expenses 159,948 160,749 161,539

Repairs & Improvements 48,288 22,432 22,124

STM High School Assessment 32,870 35,069 32,999

STM Tuition Assistance Expense 68,600 68,442 57,066

HC Tuition Assistance Expense 108,818 92,708 77,232

Church Support for Holy Cross School 199,447 177,018 130,252

Other (Events Expenses, Program Exp.) 17,518 18,567 17,091

, TOTAL EXPENSES 986,254 896,697 822,549

———— ———— ———– OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) (87,108) (12,892) 120,965

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017

DIOCESAN SPECIAL ENVELOPES EXTRA PARISH COLLECTIONS

Aid to Churches in Eastern Europe $1,657.25 Salesian Missions $2,644.03

Catholic Relief Services $2,269.94 St. Vincent de Paul $1,093.65

The Holy Land $2,608.83 Catholic Charities $1,003.20

Peter’s Pence—Holy Father $1,181.00 Pennies for Life $ 568.95

Mission Sunday $2,525.55 Children of Faith & Hope $1,329.90

Campaign for Human Development $2,171.00

Bishop’s Seminarian Appeal $ 912.00

Retirement Fund for Religious $3,194.55

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Total $16,520.12 Total $6,639.73

Note: A detailed version of our annual financial statement is available for your review in the par-ish office. If you would like to examine it, please call the office at 352-8748 to schedule a visit.

Devall, Desmier, Jensen Families Menke & Leahy Families Jerry & Loretta M. Dano Paul, Joe, & Edward Knoke Dec. Mem. of Henry, Butler, Reynolds Families Dec. Mem. of Donato, Pace, Follis Families Dec. Mem. of Mueller, Neunhoffer, Willard Families Robert F. Reiser Family Dec. Mem. of Corkery, Cox, Murray Families Nichols, Oetzel, Parod & Fotzler Families Dec. Mem. of Happ, Krueger Families Pellum & Gillis Families Thelma Sparks, Parents of Charles & Thelma Sparks Ed & Jean Bown Chuck, Chad, Meghan Schweighart Larry Hausmann, Bob Soucie Living & Dec. Mem. of Cler & Flavin Families Graham & Huguet Families Liv. & Dec. Mem. of Pastore, Buzinsky, & Piccolo Families

Lamendola/Smith/Hammers Families Hammel & Mitsdarfer Families Margaret & Eldon Tufte and Dec. Mem. of their family Living & Dec. members of Baum & Decker Families Barham & Bosch Families Tangora & Kovera Families William McMahon, Linda & Mike Wesolowski McNamara & Mulcahey Family Living & Dec. Mem. of Giuffre & Cacioppo Families Boudreau & Arseneau Family Margaret Turkcan Aloysius J. Winka Evelyn Bell Zeilenga Family Rentfrow Family Ron Murphy Harold Kremer Family Rakers-Wade Families Hershbarger & Kick Families

Dec. Mem. of Cochrane-O’Brien families Liv. & Dec. Mem. of David & Bernice Williams Family Liv. & Dec. Mem. of Graham, Fellers & Gordon Family John E. Sullivan Family Birdie & Edward Cronau Margaret Hettinger Raymond Timpone Maxine TImpone Living & Dec. Mem. of Schwenk Family Perrodin Family Living & Dec. Mem. of McNabney Family Liv.& Dec. Mem. of Eli & Hazel Kinser Family John Michael Cabutti Margaret Turkcan Glen & Helen Jones Betty Madrey Ott-Pinheiro Families & Friends

HOLY CROSS FIRST FRIDAY MEMORIAL

OUR COMMUNITY

AN INVITATION TO BOY SCOUTS

Attention Boy Scouts: Regardless of what troop you are in, if you are a Boy Scout and have completed the 6th grade, you can earn the religious emblem for Boy Scouts of the Cath-olic faith. A group will be starting this program on Sunday December 3rd, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the St. Luke room of St. Matthew parish center.

The program will run until May on a weekly basis except during the Christmas and Spring Break seasons. Cost is $10 and covers all materials. Come explore the connection between the sacraments and your Boy Scout experience.

To register or for more information, please email Linda Atherton at latherton@mac.com, or call 217-369-0080. Scouts from all parishes and troops are welcome!

PANCAKE BREAKFAST IN PENFIELD

The St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Penfield will host a Biscuits & Gravy/Sausage and Pancake Breakfast next Sunday, December 3rd, from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the Par-ish Hall. Cost is simply a free-will offering. Proceeds will benefit the Alter and Rosary Society. Come join us!

BACKPACK TIME AT DAILY BREAD

We at Daily Bread Soup Kitchen will hold our annual backpack give-away on Friday, December 15th. Please help us provide them again this year. Drop them off as of Friday, December 1st, at Daily Bread, 116 N. First St., Champaign, on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Please use the back door when dropping off back-packs. They can also be dropped off at Ellen Harms’ (705 S. Elm Blvd.) or at Pam Hagle’s (713 S. Elm Blvd.) Tax forms will be available.

Backpacks should be stuffed with things such as deodor-ant, hand lotion, toothpaste & brushes, shampoo, shaving cream, and gloves, hats, scarves, socks, sweatshirts, tee shirts, long underwear, and regular underwear. Other items could include hand warmers, cough drops, books, decks of cards, small fleece blankets, and food items. All items should be new. All backpacks should be new or nearly new. We are also happy to accept empty backpacks and items to fill them.

All backpacks should be labeled with the gender and size of the recipient (e.g., Man-XL). Most of our guests request at least a size Large, and especially XL. We also need some 2X and 3X bags. We will NOT be giving out chil-dren’s backpacks this year, as there are other programs in our community that offer gifts for kids.

BAROQUE ARTISTS SING-ALONG

The Baroque Artists of C-U will present their annual Messi-ah Sing-Along with Holy Cross Music Director Jonathan Young at the organ, replacing Scott who accompanied this event for many years. The Sing-Along will take place at 4:00 p.m. Today, November 26th at First Baptist Church of Savoy. There are no tickets. Free-will donations will be gratefully accepted, but not required. Bring a score or bor-row one at the door. Join us for this holiday treat!

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