11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME/ 11º DOMINGO DO TEMPO COMUM MASSES FOR THE WEEK / MISSAS DA SEMANA June 18 – 21 de Junho, 2013 Terça-feira, 18 de Junho – 7:00 pm 7º dia de Maria Teixeira Domingues Resendes – Eduarda Resendes Manuel Pacheco Teves – M. Teves Dennis de Melo – Lurdes Cordeiro Albano Miranda e sobrinha Matilde Miranda – Alice Miranda Angelina Ledo Melo – Maria Barbosa Wednesday, June 19 – 7:00 pm Adriano Simões (1st anniversary) – Wife and Family Dinis Medeiros – Natália Medeiros José da Silva – Natália Medeiros Quinta-feira, 20 de Junho – 7:00 pm Afonso Amaral, Avós e Padrinho – Pais Familiares de Júlia Ramos Francisco Pimentel – Merita Rebelo Augusto Moniz – Nadir Moniz Friday, June 21 – 9:30 am (Year End School Mass for all 3 Schools) Intentions of Maria Botelho Robert Cloutier – Knights of Columbus (Holy Cross Conference) Sábado / Saturday, June 22, 2013 6:00 pm – Missa em Português Domingo / Sunday, June 23, 2013 9:00 am – Missa em Português 11:00 am – English Mass READINGS TWELTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading: Zechariah 12: 10-11 Second Reading: Galatians 3: 26-29 Gospel: Luke 9: 18-24 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading: 1 kings 19: 16b, 19-21 Second Reading: Galatians 5: 1, 13-18 Gospel: Luke 9: 51-62 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Thanks for your generosity towards St. Vincent de Paul every 2nd. Weekend of the month. Any one interested in volunteering in our Holy Cross Conference to make a difference with the needy of our area, can contact the Parish office @ 519-455-4740 or speak to Manuel Morais directly. Who gives to the poor, lends to the Lord! Leadership Camp Opportunities Are you going into grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 this fall, and looking for something fun and faithful to do this summer? Want to try something new and meet other young people from all across the Diocese? Catholic Christian Leadership Camp, CCLC, is a chance for teens to connect with others, deepen their faith, and develop leadership skills! CCLC is running July 1-5, 8-12, and August 19-23. Please visit www.dol.ca. Contact Kaitlin Van Herk at [email protected] or 519-433-0658 x262 if you have any questions. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION ST. BERNADETTE – FULL DAY! Have you registered your child for September 2013 yet? If not please give us a call to register as soon as possible! We are trying to set up our classes for next year and need your help! Children born in 2008 are eligible to attend Senior Kindergarten and children born in 2009 are eligible to attend Junior Kindergarten. Boundary information is available by calling one of the schools or the School Board 663-2088. For registration information and appointment, please contact the school secretary: Mrs. Burke – 519-675-4418 12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME / 12º DOMINGO DO TEMPO COMUM MASSES FOR THE WEEK / MISSAS DA SEMANA June 25 – 28 de Junho, 2013 Monday, June 24 – 6:00 pm Holy Cross Graduation Mass Tuesday, June 25 – 6:00 pm St. Sebastian´s Graduation Mass (Não haverá intenções - Missa em Inglês) Wednesday, June 26 – 6:00 pm St. Bernadette´s Graduation Mass (no intentions) Quinta-feira, 27 de Junho – 7:00 pm Ernesto R. Silva – Dolores L. Silva Acção de graças por Jaime da Silva – Connie & Gil Brandão Francisco e Maria de Fátima Pimentel – Inês Eugénio Albano Amaral – Mário Amaral Friday, June 28 – 9:30 am Delfina Fernandes – Maria Helena Amaral Sábado/ Saturday, June 29, 2013 6:00 pm – Missa em Português Domingo/ Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:00 am – Missa em Português 11:00 am – English Mass PARISH PICNIC FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (SATURDAY JUNE 29) Children and youth who celebrated their sacraments this year (1st communion and confirmation) as well the Growing in faith catechism group, and the Youth group of our Parish are all invited to come out and join us for a day of fun, games, activities and fellowship. BBQ, drinks and snacks (12noon to 4pm). The theme for this event is (London got talent) we ask the kids to prepare some talent presentations. To be held in the church backyard, weather permitting or in Church basement if it rains. Add your name to the list by calling or emailing the following: 1st communion: Lucy @ [email protected] Confirmation: Linda @ [email protected] Growing in faith: Connie @ 519-685-6312 or Michelle Fonseca @ 519-858-7663 Youth group: Adriana @ 519-457-3006 Church office: 519-455-4740 or [email protected] YOUTH OF HOLY CROSS (Planning for Christmas 2013) There are no auditions to participate: we are looking for young talented people ages 8 to 20 to be part of a Christmas play to be performed for our Parish Community, on December 7, 2013 in the Parish Hall. Our rehearsal to prepare for this wonderful event will begin July 7 @ 6:00pm. Contact Parish office @519-455-4740, Connie @ 519-6856312, Adriana @ 519-457-3006, Melanie @ 519-453-0723, Samantha @ 519-686-7588 OFFICE HOURS FOR THE SUMMER The Parish Office will be closed Mondays & Fridays in July and August. SUMMER SCHEDULE FOR MASSES Thursday Mass time For July and August has been changed from 7:00 pm to mornings at 9:30 am. GRADUATION MASSES The graduation masses for the 3 schools will be celebrated on Monday June 24th, Tuesday June 25th and Wednesday June 26th @ 6:00pm. Intentions for those days have been re-scheduled for Thursday July 4th. All are welcome to attend the school masses! OFFERTORY COLLECTION /COLECTA DO OFERTÓRIO June 1 – 2 de Junho…..…….........................................................$2,695.00 June 8 – 9 de Junho.....................................................................$2,780.00 Thanking all who financially contribute with our Community of faith. Nossa gratidão para os que contribuem para a vida desta Comunidade de Fé. Novos Paroquianos New Parishioners Bem-vindos! Por favor, apresente-se e em contacto com o escritório paroquial para se registar como membro. We welcome all new members to our faith community. Please introduce yourself and contact the Parish Office to register as a member. All are welcome! WE REMEMBER IN PRAYER All of our Parishioners who are sick, and all who have died including: Maria Olivia Teixeira and comfort for those who mourn. PRAYER FOR FATHERS Lord, bless all fathers of the world, that they may find strength and wisdom, letting the good example of their faith shine forth. Grant that we, their sons and daughters, may honor them always with a spirit of profound respect. Amen! A very Happy Fathers day to all the Fathers of our Parish! YOUTH GROUP - FUNDRAISER Our young people are such an important part of our Faith Community, they are the present and future of our Parish, please help support their programs in building and growing a strong Youth Group by buying a ticket for: THE ULTIMATE LONG WEEKEND BASKET Tickets will be sold after mass for the next few weekends: Prices are $2 per ticket or 3 tickets for $5.00 A sincere Thank you to the Holy Cross Parish Council for donating the basket! HORÁRIO DO ESCRITÓRIO NO VERÃO O escritório Paroquial encerra às Segundas e Sextas em Julho e Agosto. HORÁRIO DE MISSAS PARA O VERÃO O horário da missa da quinta-feira para o mês de Julho e Agosto foi mudado para as manhãs às 9:30 am. ORAÇÃO PARA OS PAIS Abençoai Senhor, os pais de família para que desempenhem a sua missão com força e sabedoria, deixando resplandecer o bom exemplo da sua fé. Fazei com que nós, filhos e filhas, possamos honrá-los sempre, com um espírito de amor e respeito. Amém! Um dia Feliz aos Pais desta Paróquia! MISSAS DAS ESCOLAS Na Segunda, terça e quarta-feira dias 24, 25 e 26 de Junho vamos celebrar as missas de graduação para as 3 escolas será às 6:00pm em Inglês. Intenções marcadas nesses dias foram adiadas para a missa da quinta-feira dia 4 de Julho às 9:30 de manhã. São todos benvindos a participar nas missas das Escolas!