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The 6pm Sunday youth Mass will be temporarily discontinued for the months of July and August, but will return in September. The last Sunday 6pm Mass for the summer will be held on June 27th. The Contemporary Group will provide the music for the 8:30am Mass on July 18th and the 11am Mass on August 15th.

YOUTH MINISTER After more than one year of searching, I am pleased to announce that the Holy Cross Catholic community has been blessed with a Coordinator of Youth Ministry. Dewey Szarkowski will begin his ministry among us beginning in May. I ask you to keep Dewey in your prayers and to give him your loving cooperation. Welcome Dewey! Fr. Vic

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To get news of upcoming events, sign-ups, and other information parishioners may submit their e-mail addresses to HolyCrossSpfld@aol.com. Please include:

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Forms are also available in the Church.

Please note that your e-mail address will not be available to anyone else when notices are electronically sent.

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CHANGE IN MASS TIMES

After prayerful discussion and deliberation it has been decided that because of low attendance at Sunday morning Masses, the addition of a Sunday 6pm Mass, and because we are down to one priest in the parish, we will now merge the Sunday 7 and 9am Masses into an 8:30am Mass. This will allow Fr. Vic to spend more time at Religious Education classes and other responsibilities on Sunday mornings. We will also be eliminating the 8am Mass on Saturday mornings. Thank you for your understanding.

MEMORIAL GIFTS

Due to the changes in the Mass schedule and the elimination of one Mass intention, we are offering the option of memorial gifts for deceased loved ones or to honor special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, etc. We will be accepting donations towards the following memorial items: Sanctuary Lamp burning from Sunday to Saturday - $5; Altar breads for the week (Sun. to Sat.) - $25; Altar Wine for the week (Sun. to Sat.) - $25

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DIVINE MERCY- The Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed every Friday, at 3 p.m. in the church.

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HOLY CROSS MUSIC MINISTRY: The Holy Cross Music Ministry invites those who are interested in our liturgical music program to contact Bill Lucia at 796-7675, ext. 146. This includes those who would like to minister as members of the choir at weekend liturgies, instrumentalists, and the Resurrection (Liturgy of Christian Burial) choir. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings from 7:00-8:30 in the choir loft.

HOLY CROSS - Make a Memorial or Honorary Gift - Donors may choose to make a gift to the Church in honor or memory of someone or in celebration of a special occasion. A thank you letter will be sent to you, and a letter acknowledging the gift will be sent to the individual you designate. The acknowledgement does not reveal the gift amount, only that the gift has been made.

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Join us each Sunday after the 11am Mass for "Sandwiches for the Homeless." Call Deacon Bill for info. Monthly, pitch in to collect & deliver breakfast to the Warming Place. Call Jane Virgilio, Coordinator, at 525-0090.

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A resource booklet detailing federal benefits for veterans, dependents and survivors is available at: http://www1.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book/

federal_benefits.pdf. The booklet is about 168 pages and costs $5. (Ordering information is on the last page of the document.)

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RESCUE MISSION

Make a Meal - The Springfield Rescue Mission needs volunteers to make meals - lunch or dinner for residents in our Men's New Life Program. You would be making 40 meals. You could prepare a hot meal or a bagged lunch - either way you would be a blessing! We'd like it if you could stay and serve the meal if you have time so we could get to know you a little better. Contact the Mission at 732-0808 if you would like to help.

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