The Parochial Council is in the process of reorganization. We are looking for new members. The Council usually meets the second Sunday of the month at 12:15 PM in the foyer to discuss the happenings in the parish and to suggest new ideas. The Council advises me in all matters dealing with the parish. If you are interested in participating in the Council or have questions about it, please see me or one of the Council members, who are listed on the front of this Bulletin.
Today is the Solemnity of Our Lady of Sorrows, who is the Patroness of the Congregations of Holy Cross. Please keep all the Holy Cross Family in your prayers today in a special way, priests, brothers, sisters and laity!
Tomorrow the Church honors Saint Peter Claver, S.J. He was a Catalonia Jesuit who served in the Colombian mission in Cartagena in the 1600’s. For 38 years he devoted himself to caring for African slaves, baptizing over 300,000. He called himself “the slave of the slaves forever”. He is the patron of Colombia and of all missions to black people. The Knights and Ladies of St. Peter Claver take their name from him. St. Peter Claver, pray for us.