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HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH
H OLY C ROSS C ATHOLIC C HURCH
     Serving the campuses of Holy Cross, St. Clement, St. Hedwig
      and St. Anthony of Padua Chapel in Northeast Minneapolis

     18 APRIL 2021 + THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

    “A S THE WORLD SPINS , THE C ROSS STANDS FIRM .”
                 www.OurHolyCross.org • 612-930-0860
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH
O RDER OF W ORSHIP FOR THE T HIRD S UNDAY OF E ASTER
Please join in singing and reciting the responses, prayers, and hymns printed below.   Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of
PRELUDE                                          César Franck (1822-1890)              God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world,
Cantabile                                                                              have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive
                                                                                       our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have
GREETING AND PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS                                                      mercy on us.
V: Let us ask God to grant more holy vocations to                                      For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you
  his Church.                                                                          alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in
R: O God, we earnestly beseech You to bless this                                       the glory of God the Father. Amen.
  archdiocese with many priests, brothers, and sisters
  who will love You with their whole strength and gladly                                           THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
  spend their entire lives to serve your Church and to                                 FIRST READING                               Acts 3:13-15, 17-19
  make you known and loved.                                                                  eter said to the people: “The God of Abraham, the God of
V: Bless our families, bless our children.                                                   Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has
R: Choose from our homes those needed for your work.                                   glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied
                                                                                       in Pilate’s presence when he had decided to release him. You
V: Mary, Queen of the Clergy,                                                          denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer
R: Pray for us, pray for our priests, deacons, and                                     be released to you. The author of life you put to death, but God
  religious, obtain for us many more.                                                  raised him from the dead; of this we are witnesses. Now I
                                                                                       know, brothers, that you acted out of ignorance, just as your
PROCESSIONAL HYMN                                                      DIADEMATA
                                                                                       leaders did; but God has thus brought to fulfillment what he
                                                                                       had announced beforehand through the mouth of all the
Crown Him With Many Crowns
                                                                                       prophets, that his Christ would suffer. Repent, therefore, and be
1.Crown him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his throne.                                converted, that your sins may be wiped away.”
 Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.
 Awake, my soul, and sing of him who died for thee,                                    RESPONSORIAL PSALM                           Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9
 And hail him as thy matchless king through all eternity.                                             ℟. Lord, let your face shine on us.
2.Crown him the Lord of life, who triumphed o'er the grave,                            When I call, answer me, O my just God,
 And rose victorious in the strife for those he came to save;                           you who relieve me when I am in distress;
 His glories now we sing who died and rose on high,                                     have pity on me, and hear my prayer! ℟.
 Who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die.                         Know that the Lord does wonders for his faithful one;
3. Crown him the Lord of years, the potentate of time,                                   the Lord will hear me when I call upon him: ℟.
   Creator of the rolling spheres, and ineffably sublime.                              O Lord, let the light of your countenance shine upon us!
   All hail, Redeemer, hail! for thou hast died for me;                                  You put gladness into my heart. ℟.
   Thy praise and glory shall not fail throughout eternity.
                                                                                       As soon as I lie down, I fall peacefully asleep,
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON                                                     Ps. 66:1-3         for you alone, O Lord, bring security to my dwelling. ℟.
                                       (4:30/9:30) Gregorian Missal — Mode VIII
                                                 11:15—Simple English Propers          SECOND READING                                      1 John 2:1-5a
       uasi Jubilate Deo omnis terra, alleluia: psalum dicite                                y children, I am writing this to you so that you may not
       nomini eius, alleluia: date gloriam laudi eius, alleluia,                             commit sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate
alleluia, alleluia. V. Dicite Deo, quam terribilia sunt opera tua,                     with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one. He is expiation
Domine! In multitudine virtutis tuae mentientur tibi inimici tui.                      for our sins, and not for our sins only but for those of the
                                                                                       whole world. The way we may be sure that we know him is to
Shout joyfully to God, all the earth, alleluia; sing a psalm to his
                                                                                       keep his commandments. Those who say, “I know him,” but
name, alleluia! V. Say to God: “How awesome are your deeds, O Lord!
                                                                                       do not keep his commandments are liars, and the truth is not in
In the greatness of your power, your enemies will be convicted of lying.”
                                                                                       them. But whoever keeps his word, the love of God is truly
                     INTRODUCTORY RITES                                                perfected in him. .
KYRIE                                                   ICEL—Missa Jubilate Deo        GOSPEL                                           Luke 24:35-48
          Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.                                    he two disciples recounted what had taken place on the
     Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.                                   way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the
GLORIA                                           Congregational Mass—John Lee          breaking of bread. While they were still speaking about this, he
                                                                                       stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But
      lory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of
                                                                                       they were startled and terrified and thought that they were
      good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we
glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God,
                                                                                       seeing a ghost. Then he said to them, “Why are you troubled?
heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.                                                 And why do questions arise in your hearts? Look at my hands
                                                                                       and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a
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ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.”                                                    THE COMMUNION RITE
And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed, he                  HOLY COMMUNION
asked them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a                   Practicing Catholics who have prepared themselves to receive Holy
piece of baked fish; he took it and ate it in front of them. He                Communion are invited to come forward. Our brothers and sisters of other
                                                                               faiths are invited to come forward and receive a blessing.
said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I
was still with you, that everything written about me in the law                COMMUNION ANTIPHON                                                                          Ps. 96:2
of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.”                                                                            (4:30/9:30/11:15) Gregorian Missal — Mode II
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And                                                                                 (4:00/10:00) Sung in English by Cantor
he said to them, “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer                        antate Domino, alleluia: cantate Domino, benedicte nomen eius:
and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for                         bene nuntiate de die in diem salutare eius, alleluia, alleluia.
the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all                  Sing unto the Lord, alleluia, sing to the Lord, bless his name; proclaim
the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of                    his salvation day after day, alleluia, alleluia!
these things.”
                                                                               COMMUNION MOTET (9:30)         William Byrd (1540-1623)
HOMILY                                                                          Alleluia, Cognoverunt Discipuli
PROFESSION OF FAITH                                                              Alleluia. Cognoverunt discipuli Dominum Jesum in fractione panis.
                                                                                  Alleluia. Caro mea vere est cibus, et sanguis meus vere est potus:
UNIVERSAL PRAYER                                                                qui manducat carnem, et bibit meum sanguinem, in me manet, et ego
                                                                                                             in eo. Alleluia.
         THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST                                           Alleluia. The disciples knew the Lord Jesus in the breaking of bread.
 In order to carry out this mission, our parish is dependent on the generous     Alleluia. My flesh is meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed. He
support of our beloved parishioners and welcomed guests. Please                  that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me: and I in
contribute electronically by visiting ourholycross.org/donate.                                                him. Alleluia.
OFFERTORY MOTET                            Antonio Lotti (1667-1740) COMMUNION HYMN                                        O FILII ET FILIAE
Regina Caeli                                                              Ye Sons and Daughters
 Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia; Quia quem meruisti portare,                       Refrain. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
alleluia, Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia:                             1. Ye sons and daughters, let us sing
Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.                                               The King of heav’n, the glorious King,
 Queen of of heaven rejoice! Alleluia! For He whom thou didst               O’er death today rose triumphing. Alleluia!
merit to bear, alleluia, hath arisen as he said, alleluia. Pray for us 2. That Easter morn, at break of day,
to God, alleluia.                                                           The faithful women went their way
OFFERTORY HYMN                                      REGINA COELI, JUBILA
                                                                            To seek the tomb where Jesus lay. Alleluia!
                                   Be Joyful, Mary, Heavenly Queen 3. An angel clad in white they see,
1. Be joyful, Mary, heavn’ly Queen, Gaude Maria:                            Who sat and spoke unto the three:
    You Son who died was living seen, Alleluia!                             Your Lord doth go to Gallilee. Alleluia!
    Laetare, O Maria.                                                    RECESSIONAL HYMN                               ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA!

2. The Son you bore by heaven’s grace, Gaude Maria:                             Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise
   Did all our guilt and sin efface, Alleluia!                                 1.Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the holy anthem rise,
   Laetare, O Maria.                                                             And the choirs of heaven chant it in the temple of the skies;
3. The Lord has risen from the dead, Gaude Maria:                                Let the mountains skip with gladness,
   He rose with might as he had said, Alleluia!                                  And the joyful valleys ring
   Laetare, O Maria.                                                             With Hosannas in the highest to our Savior and our King.
SANCTUS                                                         2.Alleluia! Alleluia! Like the sun from out the wave,
                            Mass in Honor of St. Ralph Sherwin—J. Ostrowski
    oly, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts, Heaven and earth are      He has risen up in triumph from the darkness of the grave,
    full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he     He’s the splendor of the nations, he’s the lamp of endless day;
who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.        He’s the very Lord of glory who is risen up today.
                                                                3. Alleluia! Alleluia! Blessed Jesus, make us rise
MYSTERIUM FIDEI Mass in Honor of St. Ralph Sherwin—J. Ostrowski    From the life of this corruption to the life that never dies.
    e proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your                May  your glory be our portion when the days of time are past,
    resurrection until you come again.                             And  the dead shall be awakened by the trumpet’s mighty blast.
                                                                               PRELUDE                           Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
AGNUS DEI                   Mass in Honor of St. Ralph Sherwin—J. Ostrowski
     amb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have                      Carillon in B-Flat, from Pièces en Stile Libre
                                                                               _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

     mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the                   COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

world, grant us peace.                                                         Excerpts from the English translation and chants of The Roman Missal
                                                                               © 1973, 2010, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved.
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CLERGY AND PASTORAL STAFF                                   A S THE W ORLD S PINS , THE C ROSS S TANDS F IRM

Rev. Spencer Howe, Pastor Fr.Howe@ourholycross.org
                                                                                                PRAY FOR OUR CITY

        Rev. Byron Hagan, Parochial Administrator                                            The civil unrest in our city since this past
               Fr.Hagan@ourholycross.org                                                     summer, exacerbated no doubt by anxieties of
                                                                                             the COVID-19 situation and lockdown, has
        Rev. Cyprian Czop, O.M.I., Parochial Vicar
                                                                                             shaken us and continues to do shake us. In our
               Fr.Czop@ourholycross.org
                                                                                             attempts as a city to come to grips with
           Rev. Bryce Evans, Priest-in-Residence                                             everything that is going on, there is a great
               Rev. Mr. Eric Evander, Deacon                                                 diversity of readings and interpretations. We are
               Dcn.Evander@ourholycross.org                                                  finding that, tragically, the differences in our
                                                                                             society are bringing not only acrimony and
Director of Operations                                                                       mutual recrimination, but have spilled over into
Jim Gajewski          612-930-0865        Jim@ourholycross.org                               violence and destruction. This local Catholic
Parish Secretary                                                                             Church of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and
Sue Kruchten          612-930-0860        Sue@ourholycross.org    Minneapolis is by no means unaffected by what is going on, just as the
Assistant to Clergy                                               Church is always “in the world” even as she is not “of the world.” We do
Diane Soderberg       612-930-0863      Diane@ourholycross.org    not simply remain neutral to the temporal and historical conflicts that
Director of Sacred Music & Liturgical Life                        surround us, for we are a part of them and they are a part of us. We are
Sam Backman           612-930-0864        Sam@ourholycross.org    citizens of the Twin Cities, of the United States of America, and of the
Director of Outreach & Apostolic Life                             World. Just because we are a people who live in the consciousness of
Nate Whipple          612-930-0869       Nate@ourholycross.org    Heaven does not mean that we have no wordly concerns, that we do not
Office of Family Faith Formation                                  share in both the joys and sufferings of the citizens of this world. On the
Vacant                             Contact Sue@ourholycross.org   contrary, as the opening of the Vatican II Pastoral Constitution on the Modern
Director of Pre-Cana Marriage Formation                           World (Gaudium et Spes) announces,
Eryn McQuillan        612-930-0866       Eryn@ourholycross.org
Maintenance Supervisor
                                                              The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age, especially those
Dan Long              612-930-0868        Dan@ourholycross.orgwho are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties
Music Coordinator for St. Hedwig & Cantor
                                                              of the followers of Christ. Indeed, nothing genuinely human fails to raise an echo in their
Arlys Krauter                          Arlys@ourholycross.org hearts. For theirs is a community composed of men. United in Christ, they are led by the
                                                              Holy Spirit in their journey to the Kingdom of their Father and they have welcomed the
Pastoral Emergency Line                          612-930-0870 news of salvation which is meant for every man. That is why this community realizes that
   (In case of accident or for Last Rites in danger of death) it is truly linked with mankind and its history by the deepest of bonds (Gaudium et
        PARISH CONTACT & SOCIAL MEDIA                         Spes, 1).
                  Parish Office Address
                1621 University Avenue NE                         In a society increasingly defined by secular political theory, and increasingly
                  Minneapolis, MN 55413                           polarized by the principles and implications of secular politics, it is for the
                                                                  Church to stand not merely “in the middle” as a “moderating force” in the
                      Parish Office Hours
                       8:00am to 4:00pm                           world (although she often does play this role) but rather to stand as a
                        Monday-Friday                             “witness to hope” (the title of the great biography of St. John Paul II by
                                                                  George Weigel) that in the Incarnation, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus
                   Bulletin Editor
                  Samuel Backman                                  Christ, the world is placed in a new relationship with God, a relationship
          sam@ourholycross.org • 612-930-0864                     that shines light in the darkness of human conflict, conflicts which seem
                                                                  otherwise irresolvable. The light we shine is not simply the
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                                                                  “unapproachable light” of God in his Heaven, but the Light of Christ
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               901   24th   Ave. NE | 612-930-0860                our world, in our city. We cannot allow ourselves to be defined in speech
                                                                  and action merely by the political poles of the secular conflict. “For our
             S AINT H EDWIG C AMPUS                               struggle is not against flesh and blood” but against the “spiritual forces of
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                                                                  evil in high places” (Ephesians 6:12), which means forces not merely of this
    S AINT A NTHONY               OF   P ADUA C HAPEL             world. We know that such forces have been forever conquered by Christ.
            Catholic Eldercare | 817 Main St. NE                  Let us make solidarity with the power of Christ, who made solidarity with
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         S AINT J OHN P AUL II S CHOOL
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B IULETYN W PÓLNOTY P OLSKIEJ • W EEKLY                      NEWS OF THE       H OLY C ROSS P OLISH C OMMUNITY
                                SERDECZNIE WITAMY                          23 kwietnia, piątek – uroczystość św. Wojciecha,
                           Serdecznie witamy wszystkich                    biskupa i męczennika, głównego patrona Polski
                             Rodaków, Parafian i Gości                             (w USA wspomnienie dowolne)
                            w kościele Świętego Krzyża                                     Wojciech lub Adalbert z Pragi urodził
                                  w Minneapolis.                                         się około roku 956 w Libicach (Czechy).
                         Duszpasterstwo w języku polskim                                 Pochodził z możnego rodu Sławników.
                         prowadzone jest przez Misjonarzy                                W roku 983 został biskupem Pragi.
                                                                                         Z powodu waśni rodowych musiał
                        Oblatów Maryi Niepokalanej (OMI).                                dwukrotnie opuszczać swoją stolicę.
                                                                                         W Rzymie wstąpił do opactwa
                                                                                         benedyktyńskiego. Był misjonarzem na
                CO W TRAWIE PISZCZY...                                                   Węgrzech i w Polsce. Z Polski wyruszył
          GREETING BY FR. CYPRIAN CZOP, O.M.I.                                           do Prus, gdzie zginął z ręki pogan 23
                                                                                         kwietnia 997 roku. Jego relikwie
                                                                                         spoczywają w katedrze gnieźnieńskiej.
   Trwa Okres Wielkanocny w liturgii. W dzisiejszym czytaniu
z Ewangelii św. Łukasza Jezus zmartwychwstały przychodzi do
apostołów, aby umocnić ich słabą wiarę: „Czemu jesteście             23 kwietnia, piątek – wspomnienie św. Jerzego, męczennika
zmieszani i dlaczego wątpliwości budzą się w waszych sercach?          Jerzy oddał życie za wiarę prawdopodobnie w roku 304
Popatrzcie na moje ręce i nogi: to Ja jestem. Dotknijcie Mnie       podczas prześladowania Dioklecjana. W Liddzie (Palestyna) już
i przekonajcie się: duch nie ma ciała ani kości, jak widzicie, że   w IV w. zbudowano kościół pod jego wezwaniem. Kult
Ja mam”. Pozwala im się dotknąć, spożywa też z nimi posiłek,        świętego rozszerzył się szybko w Kościele Wschodnim
aby się przekonali, że nie jest duchem czy zjawą, ale ma ciało      i Zachodnim, a liczne bractwa, stowarzyszenia i zawody
i rzeczywiście zmartwychwstał.                                      przyjęły go za swego patrona.
   Dzisiaj Jezus chce umocnić także naszą wiarę, co jest
potrzebne przede wszystkim nam w tych trudnych czasach –                         ROZKŁAD DYŻURÓW LEKTORÓW
gdy króluje strach, cierpienie, niepewność jutra, związane                            LECTORS SCHEDULE
z przedłużającym się czasem trwania pandemii koronawirusa,
a także z innymi zjawiskami jak przemoc czy protesty na                         18 KWIETNIA              25 KWIETNIA
naszych ulicach. Co więcej, Jezus chce, abyśmy jak apostołowie         K     P. Matracz             A. Kraszkiewicz
kiedyś, tak i my obecnie, byli świadkami Jego śmierci,                 L     W. Matracz             E. Banasikowska
zmartwychwstania i żywej obecności w świecie: „Tak jest                L     P. Waszczuk            D. Wojtak
napisane: Mesjasz będzie cierpiał i trzeciego dnia
zmartwychwstanie; w imię Jego głoszone będzie nawrócenie
i odpuszczenie grzechów wszystkim narodom, począwszy od                     MODLITWA DO ŚW. MICHAŁA ARCHANIOŁA
Jeruzalem. Wy jesteście świadkami tego”. Czy jestem świadkiem                     PRAYER TO SAINT MICHAEL
zmartwychwstania Chrystusa wobec ludzi, wśród których żyję?
                                                                    Święty Michale Archaniele!
   W tym tygodniu – w piątek – obchodzimy wspomnienie św.           Wspomagaj nas w walce,
Wojciecha (Adalberta), głównego Patrona Polski. W najbliższą        a przeciw niegodziwości i zasadzkom złego ducha
niedzielę natomiast ma odwiedzić naszą polską wspólnotę             bądź naszą obroną.
arcybiskup Bernard Hebda. Zachęcam do licznej obecności na          Oby go Bóg pogromić raczył, pokornie o to prosimy,
Mszy św. o 11:30, aby spotkać się z naszym ordynariuszem.           a Ty, Wodzu niebieskich zastępów,
                                                                    szatana i inne duchy złe, które na zgubę dusz ludzkich
                                         O. Cyprian Czop, O.M.I.    po tym świecie krążą, mocą Bożą strąć do piekła. Amen.
              W TYM TYGODNIU W LITURGII                                MODLITWA O POWOŁANIA KAPŁAŃSKIE I ZAKONNE
             COMING UP THIS WEEK IN LITURGY                                       PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
   21 kwietnia, środa – wspomnienie św. Anzelma, biskupa
                                                                    Boże, gorąco Cię prosimy, pobłogosław naszą Archidiecezję
                      i doktora Kościoła                            darem wielu kapłanów, braci i sióstr zakonnych,
   Anzelm urodził się w roku 1033 w Aosta w Piemoncie.              którzy całkowicie będą Cię kochali i oddadzą swoje życie
Wstąpił do benedyktynów w Le Bec (dzisiejsza Francja), gdzie        na służbę Twojemu Kościołowi,
potem został opatem. Wykładał współbraciom nauki                    abyś był znany i miłowany.
teologiczne, postępując jednocześnie szybko na drodze               Błogosław nasze rodziny i nasze dzieci.
doskonałości. W roku 1093 wybrano go arcybiskupem                   Wybierz z naszych domów tych, których potrzebujesz
Canterbury w Anglii. Mężny bojownik o wolność Kościoła dwa          do pracy na swojej niwie.
razy skazany był na wygnanie. Wielki uczony, zwany ojcem            Maryjo, Królowo Kapłanów, módl się za nami,
scholastyki, napisał wiele cennych dzieł ascetycznych,              módl się za naszych kapłanów, osoby zakonne i diakonów.
dogmatycznych i homiletycznych. Zmarł w roku 1109.                  Wyproś dla nas wiele nowych powołań. Amen.               5
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SCHEDULE OF MASSES & INTENTIONS                         PARISH NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Holy Cross Campus                                        HOLY CROSS FRONT STAIRWAY REPLACEMENT
 Sat.,  4/17 4:30 PM          + Doug Cegla
                                                         We are all rightly proud of the magnificent architecture of Holy
 Sun., 4/18 7:30 AM           Elizabeth Kruchten         Cross Church, which wonderfully portrays a glorious faith her-
              9:30 AM         + Bob Margl                itage, a current community presence, and an enduring future
              11:30 AM        + Banasikowski Family      reality. However, an enduring future reality has a pragmatic
                                                         aspect that includes facility repair and maintenance.
              6:30 PM         Pro Populo
 Mon., 4/19 6:45 AM           Bob Shearer                The brickwork of the front stairway of the Church has under-
 Tues., 4/20 6:45 AM          + Richard Jansen           gone several partial repairs through the years. Severe masonry
                                                         failures that now threaten its collapse in various areas led to a
 Wed., 4/21 6:45 AM           Kofcierniak Family
                                                         professional invasive investigation. This determined the need
              6:00 PM         Increase in Vocations      for a complete brick and mortar replacement, as well as back-
    Thur., 4/22 6:45 AM       Our Parish                 up wall repair. The low bid award for this project is $232,746.
                8:45 AM       Priest Intention
                                                         We are blessed to have two major gifts totaling $50,000 towards
    Fri.,  4/23 6:45 AM       Rossa Smartthy             this project, $25,000 of which is a matching gift. This is to ask
                 7:00 PM      + Jozef Swiderski          for your generous support of our need to maintain our beauti-
    Sat.,   4/24 4:30 PM      + Phyllis & Stanley Lipa   ful Church for current and future generations. No gift is too
    Sun.,   4/25 7:30 AM      + Helen & Felix Wojciak    small. Please use the designated envelops found in the pews
                 9:30 AM      + Robert Tryon             and at all Church entrances.
                 11:30 AM     + Janusz Zorawski          Thank you, and may God bless you for your ongoing support!
                 6:30 PM      + David Narog

Saint Clement Campus
  Sun., 4/18 11:15 AM + Robert Jensen
  Sun., 4/25 11:15 AM + John Bloomer

Saint Hedwig Campus
    Sat.,   4/17 4:00 PM + Mary Senko
    Sun.,   4/18 10:00 AM + Rev. Ted Guminga
    Tues., 4/20 10:00 AM + John Dircks
    Sat.,  4/24 4:00 PM Pro Populo
    Sun., 4/25 10:00 AM + Jan Sroga

                                                         CATECHESES ON THE MASS FOR SPRING 2021 ARE CANCELLED
                      FUNERALS                           Fr. Howe’s talks on the Beauty of the Mass for April 21 and
                                                         Wednesday, May 19 are cancelled. You can still view previous
                        +Stella Rajtar                   episodes of this engaging and informative series on YouTube.
            Commended to the Lord on April 12, 2021
                        +Gayle Rylel
            Commended to the Lord on April 14, 2021
                 +Mary Ann Malachowski
            Commended to the Lord on April 17, 2021

                        BAPTISM
                       Sebastian Weir
                  Baptized on April 10, 2021

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HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH
CELEBRATING THE WORK OF POLISH POET, VICTORIA JANDA                                         MASS SCHEDULE
              For Nature, Home, God, and Country                                           HOLY CROSS CAMPUS
Did you know a Holy Cross parish-                                                            Saturday—4:30pm
ioner was once nominated for a Pu-                                           Sunday—7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am (Polish), 6:30pm
litzer Prize? For more than five dec-                                                     Monday-Friday—6:45am
                                                                                           Wednesday—6:00pm
ades Victoria Janda was a literary
                                                                                          Friday—7:00pm (Polish)
and cultural leader for Polonia. Born                                         First Saturday of the Month—8:00am (Latin-OF)
in Novy Targ, in 1909 at age 21 she
founded a young adult group in
                                                                       SAINT CLEMENT CAMPUS                       ST. HEDWIG CAMPUS
                                                                            Sunday—11:15am                           Saturday—4:00pm
Minneapolis for Polish Americans –                                   First Friday of Month—6:30pm                    Sunday—10:00am
Sokolice. She later co-founded three                                                                                 Tuesday—10:00am
more cultural institutions: Polanie
Club, the group that sponsors Festi-                                                      CONFESSION SCHEDULE
val of Nations and the American                                                            HOLY CROSS CAMPUS
Council for Polish Culture (ACPC).                                                Sunday—8:30am, 11:00am (Polish), 5:30pm
                                                                                            Wednesday — 5:30pm
                                                                                       Friday—6:15pm (English/Polish)
The Polish American Cultural Institute of Minnesota (PACIM)                         First Saturday of the Month—8:30am
and ACPC warmly invite you to an online reading of Victoria                                   Saturday—3:45pm
Janda’s poetry by noted Polish actress Hanna Bondareska of                               SAINT HEDWIG CAMPUS
Warsaw and others, with a discussion of Janda’s life. Here’s the                    Saturday—3:15pm • Sunday — 9:30am
link https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/619823597. For more
                                                                        SILENT PRAYER AND EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
information, contact mdillon@pacim.org or call 952-473-2765.
                                                                            Our churches are open for prayer during the following hours:
Much of Janda’s work has an inspiring faith dimension, full of                              Eucharistic Adoration
light and hope. Here’s the first stanza from one of her shorter                   Monday—7:15am-3:00pm (HC)
poems, Candle Song:                                                            Tuesday & Friday — 7:15-8:15am (HC)
                                                                        Tuesday— 10:30am-8:00pm (SH) with Rosary at 7:00pm
               I am the fire to guide you,
               Burning through the dark                                                       Silent Prayer
               Lit by Poland’s immortal                                           Tuesday-Friday—9:00am—3:00pm (HC)
               Iridescent spark.
    Join us on Saturday, April 25 at 11:00am for a webinar.                   SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THIS WEEK
                                                                     Mon:        Acts 6:8-15/Ps 119:23-30/Jn 6:22-29
GREAT EDUCATION AT ST. JPII CATHOLIC SCHOOL!                         Tues:       Acts 7:51—8:1a/Ps 31:3-8, 17, 21/Jn 6:30-35
Enroll now for fall 2021 at St. John Paul II Catholic School. Con-   Wed:        Acts 8:1-8/Ps 66:1-37/Jn 6:35-40
sider our safe environment for your middle-schooler. We are          Thurs:      Acts 8:26-40/Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20/Jn 6:44-51
enrolling for Grades K-8! Your child will learn to read with our     Fri:        Acts 9:1-20/Ps 117:1bc, 2/Jn 6:52-59
Believe and Read Program, a partnership with Groves Acade-           Sat:        Acts 9:31-42/Ps 116:12-17/Jn 6:60-69
my, a national expert in reading instruction. Your child will
build virtue through faith and social-emotional learning. Your                 REPORT ON SACRIFICIAL GIVING
family will become part of our family, a close-knit school com-                                            4/10-4/11                FISCAL
munity of caring and support. Go to johnpaulschoolmn.org for                                                                         YTD
information or call 612-789-8851 to schedule a safe, in-person                Weekend
tour. Our school is located at 1630 4th Street NE, on the campus                                            15,883.56             641,456.99
                                                                            Contributions
of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Our school principal, Mrs. Tri-
cia Menzhuber, will speak briefly at our 9:30am, 11:15am, and               Financial Goal                  15,200.00             627,750.00
6:30pm Masses this weekend.                                                  Over/(Under)                     683.56               13,706.99
MISCARRIAGE AND INFANT LOSS MINISTRY                                          For More Information on Simplified Giving:
If you have experienced the loss of an unborn child, please                         www.ourholycross.org/donate
know that you are not alone. The Holy Cross Miscarriage and                                            SACRED ART CORNER
Infant Loss Ministry team would like to pray for you and your
                                                                                               The cover image is taken from a fresco
little one. The Catholic Church believes that each precious life                                in the Great Cloister of Santa Maria
has profound meaning, no matter how brief. If you or someone                                    Novella in Florence. Here, we see a
you know has suffered such a loss, we would like to offer our                                       depiction of the Risen Christ
prayers and a small gift to remember your child by. Contact                                          appearing to his apostles.
Eryn McQuillan (eryn@ourholycross.org) for more information.                                      Used with permission from Creative Commons 2.0.
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