Email Bulletin for January 3, 2025

PRIESTS AWAY

Father Chris and Father Tomas will be away from Tuesday January 14 to Tuesday January 21 attending the Annual Meeting of the Salvatorian Fathers.  Father Bede will be celebrating morning Mass on Wednesday January 15, Thursday January 16, Friday January 17 and Saturday 5:00 pm and all Sunday Masses.  There will be Liturgy of the Word celebrated by our Acolyte, Carmine Morelli, on Tuesday January 14, Monday January 20 and Tuesday January 21.  There is no Divine Mercy Mass on Friday January 17 and no morning Mass on Saturday January 18.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS LASAGNA

Thank you to everyone for supporting the Knights with their lasagna order.

The Knights wish to thank Giuseppe, Carmine and Ricardo and all the other members of the Knights who helped make the lasagna.

If you ordered lasagna from the Knights of Columbus, please pick it up this Sunday January 5th after all Masses.  If you can’t pick up your lasagna this Sunday, please phone Mike Malsegna at 604-329-0207 to arrange pickup.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GENERAL MEETING

The next Knights of Columbus General Meeting is on Thursday January 9th at 7:00 pm in the music room.

SUPER BOWL PARTY Sunday February 9, 2025

The 3rd Annual Holy Cross Super Bowl party is on Sunday February 9th from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm in the School Gym.  Your $50.00 ticket includes snacks served throughout and dinner served at halftime.  A full bar will be available throughout the game.  (Admission will be limited to those aged 19+).  More information to come.

2025 SUNDAY DONATION ENVELOPES

Your 2025 Sunday donation envelopes are available for pickup in the Church lobby. 

JUBILEE YEAR 2025

A Jubilee Year is celebrated by the universal Church every 25 years, dedicated to encouraging the faithful to embark on pilgrimages, repent of their sins, forgive others, and renew their focus on spiritual life.

Learn more about this special year, stay updated with the latest news, and explore how you can participate at https://rcav.org/jubilee-2025.

ALPHA STARTING JANUARY 2025 – CHILDMINDING NOW AVAILABLE

Do you have big questions about the meaning of life?  Do you want to learn more about what it means to follow Jesus?  Do you want to grow in your faith? If so, we invite you to join Alpha at Holy Cross – a set of weekly evening gatherings that will explore these questions. 

Each gathering consists of a dinner followed by a short video and small group discussion.  Alpha 2025 begins on Friday, January 17th at 6:30pm at the parish and is free of charge. We’re welcoming all men and women to come join us, with a special invitation for parents to participate. There will be childminding available for children 5 years old and up (toilet-trained a requirement).  Alpha is open to all faith traditions as well as to individuals with no religious affiliation.

Alpha has changed countless lives.  To get a taste of what Alpha is about, watch this short video here on how Alpha transformed a parish in Montreal.

To join Alpha 2025 at Holy Cross, sign up here.  We hope to see you on January 17th!

ALPHA PROGRAM – VOLUNTEERS & BAKERS NEEDED

We are thrilled that Alpha is happening again at our parish on Friday evenings from January 17th – April 4th, 2025 (except February 28th). We are currently seeking your help to make this a successful and fruitful program. 

GENERAL VOLUNTEERS – Here are the options for everyone:

  1. 5-9pm – This would be great if you could commit these hours for various tasks
  2. If you are only available for a couple of hours:
    1. 5-7pm – Set up and Serving food
    1. 7-9pm – Clearing dishes, Washing, Take down
  3. While volunteers in the above timeframes are not able to join a table discussion, we are still committed to your faith journey and invite you to watch the videos together!
  4. Please sign up here

BAKERS for Dessert

  1. Please share your love of baking on our dessert table.  Just let us know if you would like to bring a dessert on one of the Fridays.
  2. Please sign up here

We understand that it may be hard to know about your plans into the spring. However, we can certainly put you on the volunteer list for now and connect with you at the beginning of the year to confirm your availability. Please email our team at holycrossburnaby@gmail.com to be added to our list or if you have any questions.  Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!

2025 SAVE THE DATE

Holy Cross Annual Golf Tournament

Friday May 9, 2025 – 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm

MASS INTENTIONS for Monday January 6, 2025, to Sunday January 12, 2025 (Requested by)

Mon. Jan 6        8:15 am

Spl. Int. Ellie Cervantes

Tues.  Jan 7      8:15 am

+Florencio and Eustaqua Migrino (Diva)

Spl. Int. Nick Gentile (Mary De Fazio)

Wed. Jan 8       8:15 am

+Raul Diaz Clemente

Thurs. Jan 9      8:15 am

Spl. Int. Cynthia Fong (Children)

Thurs. Jan 9      9:15 am           

School Mass     +Mile Matkovic (Peter Veltri)

                        +Samuel Kendrick (Peter Veltri)

Fri. Jan 10         8:15 am           

+Honorata Stephenson (Diva)

Fri. Jan 10         7:30 pm           

+Marlene Vis (Lanny and Danny)

+Julie Tio (Lanny and Danny)

+++John and Wallace Morris and James Harrington (Diva)

+Helen Morris (Diva)

+Robb Marsden (Family)

+Angelo Toselli (Dave and Nanette)

Sat. Jan 11       9:00 am           

Spl. Int. Carmel and Michael Harrington (Diva)

Sat. Jan 11       5:00 pm           

Spl. Int. Rose and Agnes Wan (Kit)

Spl. Int. Gladys and John Jung (Kit)

Spl. Int. for Thanksgiving (Fatima)

Sun. Jan 12       8:00 am           

+Tony De Santis (Family)

+Valentine Gazzola (Denise and Tim Morris)

+++Zdenko and Mandica Milekovic and Anna Conte (Katy)

+Nives Burlo (Katy)

+Angelo Toselli (Denise and Tim Morris)

Sun. Jan 12       10:00am           

+Henry Chung (Rosary Group)

+Joe Rubino (Lena and Family)

+Michele De Mare (Licastro Family)

Spl. Int. Betty Chung (Kit)

Spl. Int. Thanksgiving

Spl. Int. Maria Grazia and Benito Licastro (Giuseppina)

Sun. Jan 12       12:00 Noon      

+Paul Thow (Family)

+Maria Chua (Family)

+Zarela Delgado de Brain (Costanza

++++++Cosimo & Carmela Peronance; Rosalba Gasparre; Nicola & Caterina Tassone;

and Elisabeta Arcadi

+Maria Ceraldi (Family)

+Efren Tejares (Mary and Ronan Esmenda)

Spl. Int. Teresa Matera (Anna)

Spl. Int. Mark Tejares, Roselie Villafranca and Ronald Panganiban (Mary and Ronan Esmenda)

Sun. Jan 12       5:00 pm           

+Mike De Mare (Marie Baldonero)

+++Marie Pereira, Pasqualina Di Biase and Emilia Costa (Family)

Spl. Int. Krys and Robert (Cristina A.)

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