March 24, 2013/24 de Marzo 2013

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

MASSES Sunday: 7:00am (Espan ol), 10:00am (English) 1:00pm (Espan ol) Monday - Friday: 7:30am (English) Wednesday 7:30 pm & Friday 8:00 pm: Misa en Espan ol 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

Parish Information

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

Youth & Children Religious Education: 404-696-4874 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:00 a.m.-4:00 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. Patrick Daugherty, Parochial Vicar Rev. Mr. Joseph Goolsby, Deacon (Retired)

Rev. Mr. George Smith, Deacon

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

AUGUST 26, 2018

“You have the Words of Eternal Life…”

“Tú tienes Palabras de Vida Eterna…”

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TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 26, 2018

Mass Intentions for the Week:

August 26 - Sep. 1, 2018

Sunday, 10:00 am: People of the Parish 1:00 pm: Miembros de la Iglesia Monday, 7:30 am: Intention of the Donor Tuesday, 7:30 am: Gerard Garba: (req. Liz Garba) Wednesday-Friday, 7:30 am: Intention of the Donors Saturday, 4:30 pm: Frederik Anikpe † (req. The Anikpe Family)

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time August 26, 2018

Installations of Altar Servers (Children)

9:00a Choir Rehearsal—MR1 9:15a Rosary led by Julius Gamble (Next Sun.: Caren Cloud) 11:15a-12:30p English Classes—Media Room 11:30a Youth & Children Religious Ed. 2018-2019 starts 11:30a SVDP Society Meeting—SC 11:30a-1:00pm Rectory Chapel Reserved 12:00p Education Formation Commission—MR1 2:00p Cameroon Catholic Women—Deacon Lee Hall (School) Monday, August 27 2:00p Legion of Mary—MR1 7:30p-9p English Classes—Media Room Tuesday, August 28 7:30p Hispanic Bible Study– SC Wednesday, August 29 7:00p YAM—Media Room 7:30p Mass in Spanish—SC 8:00p Cursillo (Spanish)—SC Thursday, August 30 3:00p Bible Study— MR1 7:00p Hispanic Choir—Church Friday, August 31 6:30p Hispanic Prayer Group—Church 8:00p Spanish Mass (Misa en Espan ol)—Church Saturday, September 1 Permanent Diaconate Formation Program — School —All day event 10:30a Worship Commission—MR1

The Pastor’s Corner

Stewardship

August 19, 2018 Total Offering $6,670.00

Needed: $12,000.00

Offertory: Sunday Envelopes and Cash $5,842.00 Online $400.00 Mail-ins $300.00 Spanish Weekday Masses $128.00 . Other Collections and Contributions: Capital Campaign $905.00 Religious Education Program $445.00 Assumption $90.00 Votive Candles $65.00 St. Vincent DePaul (online) $10.00 2018 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal: Goal: $38,800.00 Amount Received: $18,787.53 Percentage of Goal Pledged: 92.37% Percentage of Goal Received: 48.42% Number of Donors: 151

CHURCH ETIQUETTE The Eucharistic Fast: It is a law of the Church that persons receiving the Holy Eucharist abstain for at least one hour before holy communion from any food and drink except for water and medicine. The elderly (those over 60 years of age) and those who care for them can receive holy communion even if they have eaten something beforehand. Also, a priest who celebrates more than one Mass on the same day can eat something before the second or third Masses even if there is less than one hour between them. The Church asks this of us before receiving holy community out of reverence for Christ’s presence in the Eucharist. This is no ordinary food, but “bread from heaven.” Abstinence from ordinary food and drink before communion helps us prepare fittingly for this most intimate encounter with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

My dear Parishioners, The past few weeks have been among the most difficult and painful for many of us priests. I know that we have not been alone in all of this; so many devoted Catholics like yourselves have also been deeply affected by revelations first concerning one of the leading spokespersons for the church in the United States, Theodore McCarrick, and then, like a bombshell, the Grand Jury Report on six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania—all dealing with the sexual abuse of a thousand children by some 300 priests and the “cover up" by church authorities that extended over a peri-od of 70 years. About a third of those crimes were commit-ted in my home Diocese of Pittsburgh I was deeply shocked and saddened to discover that I personally knew and admired some of those men, never in the world sus-pecting that something so disgusting was going on in their lives. Words fail to describe my personal feelings for those inno-cent victims, for the cunning aggressors and for those who knew the situations but failed to do anything. While I de-test what has happened, I can’t bring myself to judge the guilty because I am aware of my own sinfulness and un-worthiness as a priest to even stand at the altar or sit in the confessional. I suspect that many of my fellow priests feel the same way. My faith tells me that this will not bring an end to the Church though it must certainly lead to a purify-ing reform of clerical life. This will not come about without the involvement of the laity. We all must demand this of church leaders While significant corrective steps have been taken since the Dallas Charter of 2002, we obviously have miles to travel. We priests need the laity—you, and the laity—you, need us. We need to pray for one another, en-courage and correct one another, as we walk together on that straight and steady path in the footsteps of the Good Shepherd. —Fr. Jerome, C.P.

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TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 26, 2018

Our Sick, Homebound, Recovering And Hospitalized

Our Parish Staff

Ben Lynch Gwendolyn Kelly Mary Williams Lynda Porcher Helen Jones Catherine Goolsby

Grady Belcher Leila Glover Bernese Meyer Angela Morales Josie Johnson Vivian Lee Billie Rosendall Eleanor Kimbrough Humberto Palacio Neville Thomas Phyllis Dews

Cande Jones Armstrong Clement Lisi Eric Johnson Anita Jeanne Dolores Walker

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

Parish News and Other Events

Coming Events Sep. 3: Labor Day Mass at 9am- Parish Office Closed Sep. 9: Grandparents’ Day Sep. 16: Catechetical Sunday

2018 Revival: Our annual revival will take place on November 11-13, 2018. As mentioned in previous bul-letins as a way of supporting the Revival and commemorat-ing this special occasion, we are publishing a souvenir book-let that all revival attendees will receive and it will become part of our church archives. We humbly ask you to place an Ad in our Souvenir Booklet. Representatives of the Revival Planning & Ads and Patrons Teams are available after the 4:30pm Saturday and 10:00am Sunday Masses to receive your Ad information. Thanks for your support of our 2018 Revival!

Next weekend, we will contribute the second collection to the National Collection for The Catholic University of America. Your support will enable Catholic University to expand its impact in preparing the next generation of lead-ership for our Church and nation. We appreciate your generosity. You can learn more about CUA at

collection.cua.edu.

September 1-2, 2018 Collection

Social Justice Commission—Members Needed We are called to reflect our faith through our works. To get involved in SPOTC's social justice initiatives, addressing racism, homelessness, unem-ployment, immigration, prison reform, human trafficking and other similar issues, please contact Tiffany Harlow at tiffany.harlow@gmail.com

Our Condolences... To Mr. Elder Brooks and family on the loss of his beloved wife, Juanita Brooks,

who passed from this life on Friday, August 17th.

Her Funeral Mass took place here at Saint Paul of the Cross this past

Thursday, August 23rd .

May she live forever in the presence of the living God and may the Spirit of God

comfort all the family as they mourn the loss of

their beloved “Mama Nita.”

Register to Vote at Saint Paul of the Cross in September 2018. Registration in the state of Georgia will be open after every Mass on:

Saturday, September 1, after the 4:30pm Vigil Mass Sunday, September 2, after the 10am Mass Saturday, September 8, after the 4:30pm Vigil Mass

Sunday, September 9, after the 10am Mass For questions please contact Keith Gardenhire at (404) 941-7299.

Promise to Protect. Pledge to Heal. We want to help you get your life back.

YOU matter. YOU are family. We are here to listen and take action!

To report abuse by church personnel:

Archdiocese of Atlanta 24 Hour Reporting Hotline:

888-437-0764

VIGÉSIMO PRIMER DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO 26 DE AGOSTO DE 2018

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Santa Misa en Español: Domingos, 7am y 1pm.

Miércoles, 7:30pm - Centro Espiritual

Viernes, 8:00pm - Iglesia

Horas de Oficina: Lunes - Jueves, 9am - 4:00pm.

P. Patrick Daugherty, CP: 404-696-6704 Ext. 11

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

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

¡Bienvenidos a San Pablo de la Cruz!

Ministros El 2 de Septiembre

Anuncios parroquiales y Otros

Lectores: Martha y Zenón Barragán

Guías: Roberto Gonzalez - Veronica Cruz – Antonia Pa-

checo - Juan Pacheco - Enrique Wences

Monaguillos: Yansi Ozuna – Angel Ozuna

La Colecta del próximo fin de semana será para la Universidad

Católica de América — Septiembre 1-2. Su apoyo permitirá a

la Universidad Católica ampliar su impacto en la preparación

de la próxima generación de líderes para nuestra Iglesia y

de la nación. Apreciamos su generosidad. Puede obtener

más información vaya a: collection.cua.edu.

Preparación de Quinceañeras: La preparación

será el día Sábado 15 de Septiembre de 2018, desde

las 9:00 am hasta las 2pm, en el Meeting Room1. Si

tiene preguntas acerca de la preparación, llame a

Yulma Delgado al 770-557-5073

21º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

Lealtad y gratitud son dos virtudes que saltan a relucir cuando

los fieles israelitas prometen seguir sirviendo al Señor. Cuando

Josué les pide que se comprometan con el Dios que van a

servir, la gente responde inmediatamente que no van a aban-

donar al Señor. El Señor los ha sacado de la esclavitud, les

ha hecho milagros y los ha protegido en su caminar hacia la

tierra prometida. Están agradecidos por todo lo que el Señor

ha hecho por ellos y permanecen fieles al Señor en la tierra

de otros dioses. Cuando Josué le pidió a la gente un com-

promiso él dijo aquellas palabras belleza y famosas, "En

cuanto a mí toca, mi familia y yo serviremos al Señor."

Durante todo el mes de agosto hemos escuchado pasajes

del Evangelio según san Juan en los cuales Jesús le dice a

sus discípulos que él es el pan de la vida. Ellos le oyeron

decir: “Yo soy el pan vivo, que ha bajado del cielo” y “el que

come mi carne y bebe mi sangre, tiene vida eterna” (Juan 6,

51, 54). Esta fue una expresión fuerte. No estaba permitido

beber la sangre de los animales y mucho menos la sangre de

los humanos, porque la vida está en la sangre y la vida viene

de Dios. El beber la sangre y comer carne humana, lo haría a

uno impuro para ofrecer adoración y sacrificio en el templo,

además es desagradable. Muchos dijeron: “Este modo de

hablar es intolerable, ¿quién puede admitir eso?” (Juan 6,

60). “Muchos de sus discípulos se echaron para atrás y ya

no querían andar con él” (Juan 6, 66). Que tristeza. Pero

Jesús no dijo “Estoy bromeando, esperen, estoy hablando

simbólicamente.” No, El preguntó a los doce, “¿Quieren

abandonarme también? Y Pedro respondió por todos noso-

tros, "Señor, ¿a quién iremos? Tu tienes palabras de vida eter-

na; y nosotros creemos y sabemos que tú eres el Santo de

Dios." Jesús retó a sus discípulos y no todos

pudieron aceptarlo. ¿Podremos nosotros? P. Patricio, C.P.

Cortesía y Comportamiento en La Iglesia

El Ayuno Eucarístico: Es una ley de la Iglesia que indica que las personas que reciben la Eucaristía deben abstenerse de ingerir alimentos o bebidas durante al menos una hora antes de la sagrada comunión, a excepción de agua y/o medicina(s). Los ancianos (mayores de 60 años de edad) y los que cuidan de ellos pueden comulgar aunque hayan comido o tomado algo de antemano. También un sacerdote que celebra más de una Misa en el mismo día puede comer algo antes de la segunda o tercera Misa incluso si hay menos de una hora entre ellos. La Iglesia pide esto de nosotros antes de recibir la santa comunión en reverencia a la presencia de Cristo en la Eucaristía. Esto no es un alimento ordinario, pero "pan del cielo." La abstinencia de comida y bebida ordinaria antes de la comunión nos ayuda a prepararnos adecuadamente para este íntimo encuentro con nuestro Señor y Salvador, Jesucristo.

Promesa de Proteger. Promesa de Sanar Queremos ayudarte a recuperar tu vida.

TU importas. TÚ eres familia Estamos aquí para escuchar y tomar acción!

Para reportar abuso por parte del personal de la iglesia:

Línea Directa de Informes de 24 Horas de la

Arquidiócesis de Atlanta: 888-437-0764