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HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Father Donald Ruppert, Pastor
335-7551 – Rectory
335-4071 – Cemetery & Religious
Education Offices
OCTOBER 12, 2014 – TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
REV. DONALD R. RUPPERT
P. O. Box 1325
839 Church Street
East Bernard, Texas 77435-1325
MOST REV. DAVID E. FELLHAUER
BISHOP, DIOCESE OF VICTORIA
P.O. Box 4070
Victoria, Texas 77903
Patsy Krenek – Parish Catechetical Leader
Faith Formation email: holycross.pcl@hotmail.com
Faith Formation website: www.hcspirit.weebly.com
Evelyn Vacek - Cemetery Administrator
Cemetery e-mail: hccemetery@hotmail.com
Donna Cavness - Administrative Assistant
Rectory e-mail: eastbernardholycross@yahoo.com
Parish Web site: www.eastbernardholycross.com
Diocese of Victoria Web site: www.victoriadiocese.org
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: By Appointment
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday from 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
ADORATION: From 7:30 AM Thursday continually until 7:00 PM Thursday
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: By Appointment After Pre-Baptismal Instructions
Rectory Office Hours: Monday through Friday – 8 AM to 12 Noon – 1 PM to 4 PM
Monday 13
Tuesday 14
Wednesday 15
Thursday 16
7:00 AM
Friday 17
7:00 AM
Saturday 18
5:00 PM
Sunday 19
7:00 AM
Sunday 19
9:00 AM
Sunday 19 11:00 AM
No Service
No Service
No Service
+Bernadette Adamek
+Jeannette Miculka
+Wm. Poessel
Parishioners
+Rudy & Henriette Klecka
+Greg Smaistrla
WELCOME TO HOLY CROSS CHURCH!
LITURGICAL MINISTRY
Thursday – 7 am – Mason Vasut, Ethan Rejsek
Friday – 7 am – Callie Dusek, Grace Tovar
Saturday, October 18 – 5:00 P.M. Mass
Servers: Cameron & Kirbi Guthman, Katie Kubes
Lector: Robert Michulka
Ushers: Daniel & Helen Pesek Family
Eucharist: Host-Patricia Michulka
Cup-Cynthia Dusek, Ann Kramr, Gloria Demny, Mary Ann Tichacek
Sunday, October 19 – 7:00 A.M. Mass
Servers: Michael, Sarah, Samuel Sims
Lector: Daniel Orsak
Ushers: Jody Polak & Joe Preisler
Eucharist: Host-Monica Kubena
Cup-Doris Brandes, Janie Mendez
Sunday, October 19 – 9:00 A.M. Mass
Servers: Austin & Hailey Henry, MaraTriplett
Lector: Ed Vacek
Ushers: Losack Family
Eucharist: Host-Todd Swoboda
Cup-Dennis & Brenda Polak, Martha Prochaska, Lance Rejsek
Sunday, October 19 – 11:00 A.M. Mass
Servers: Jared & Caitlyn Fuechec, Jayci Potts
Lector: Rudy Vacek
Ushers: Austin & Sandy Logan Family
Eucharist: Host-Gerald & Natalie Mica
Cup-Tyna Vacek, Yvonne Naiser, Eric Youngblood, Alphonse Smaistrla
Mass Attendance Last Weekend: 680
Your Gift to God Last Weekend: $5,966.87
Bazaar Collection: $9,718.00 Parish Development: $1,383.00
Sanctuary Lamp burns this week for:
Frank & Rosalee Kubes, Jr. in thanksgiving for God’s Blessings.
Virginia Acuna, Mike Archer, Sandra B., Linda Balogh, Diana Barnett, Jim Baros, Edward Bartosh,
Gene Bartosh, Janet Bender, Sandra Blankenship, Georganne Bosack, Tammy & Shelby Bradford,
Roy “Butch” Buenger, Joe Burttschell, Frank & Gloria & Donald Buxkemper, Bennie & Anna
Chumchal, Charles Cloninger, Ned & Janie Crane, Amy Novicke Cryan, Leroy Demny, Duff
Denhart, Cindy Dicks, Syl & Joyce Dusek, Keith Dusek, Alice Evans, Florence Fajkus, Sarah Fajkus,
Lucille Ferguson, Herschel Fisher, James Fisherman, Gabe, George Garcia, Anne Gavin, Dan
Gertson, Jr., Zavier Gillis, Angeline Grigar, Tillie Haedge, Kayla Halcom, Roy Hawkins, Clinton Heinrich, Richard
Henning, Ed Hillmann, Joyce Janik, Norbert Janis, Mary Jochec, Sheri Jurecek, Mel-Roy Jurek, Rita & Garrett Kelly,
Yu Kelner, Ann Doris Kopecky, Bernice Kopecky, Joyce Kramr, David Kruppa, Joe Krutilek, Celestine Kucera, Don &
Beverly Lauer, Adam LeBlanc, Daniel Lezcano, Oscar & Agnes Litvik, Daisy Losack, Joe Losack, Jerry Manna, Charles
& Gladys Matej, Mark McBurnett, Larry Minks, Amelia Montalvo, Janie Montalvo, Robert Montano, Sr., Annette
Novak, Carol Nowak, Buddy Oldag, Enrique & Isidra Olvera, Joe D. & Annie Orsak, Liam, Coleen Parchesky & Baby,
Tyler & Tegan Parker, Wilma Perry, Mark Pilcik, Pete Pilcik, Danny Pless, Jeff Popp, Mary Sue Potts, William &
Theresa Powell, Sylvia Preisler, Cindy Pribyl, Leo Pribyl, Jane Primrose, Nicey Ramsey, Chris Rivera, Wayne Robinson,
Rick Rohan, Ed Sabrsula, Javier Salazar, Ella Mae Seydler, Georgie Sliva, Mary Denise Soto, Pat Smaistrla, Greg
Smith, Kristen & Jennifer Smith, Mary Ann Srubar, Erin Stavros, Awald & Georgie Stelzel, Bennie Stolarski, Royce
Sulak, Jeraldine Szymanski, Linda Talas, Victor Tichacek, Susie Toellner, Albertina Torres, Alphonse & Marie Vacek,
Cheryl Vecchio, Rudy Vrana, Jr., Wade, Georgia Wicke, Blaine Whitley, Barbara Zbranek, Eric & Brock Zimmerman.
Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament begins every
Thursday after the 7:00 AM Mass and closes at 7:00 PM
Communion to the Homes:
October 12: Mary Ann Morse, Ann Kramr
October 19: Dennis & Dianne Viktorin, Billy & Bernice Cavness
Please call Evelyn Kramr at 335-4467 if you need to receive home communion.
Please pick up your new schedule in the sacristy.
Altar Society: Mary Ann Kramr, Yvonne Naiser, Mary Ann Tichacek
Second Collection: October 19- Mission Sunday Collection
This year’s World Mission Sunday celebration will focus on the words from St. Matthew’s Gospel, “I Will Build My
Church” (Matthew 16:18), highlighting the outreach of local churches through priests, religious, and laity among the
poor and marginalized half a world away.
KJT Society #40 & KJZT Society #30 meet on the second Tuesday of the month,
October 14th at 7:30 p.m. at Riverside Hall. Please call Big Ed Marik at 335-6402 (KJT)
or Sophie Korenek at 335-4873 (KJZT).
LAST BAPTISM CLASS THIS YEAR - MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 7 P.M. IN RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION BUILDING - REGISTER AT 335-4071.
Pope Francis said: “Let us ask the Lord for the grace not to speak badly of others,
not to criticize, not to gossip, but rather to love everyone.”
Flowers This Weekend:
Edwin “Big Ed” Marik in memory of
Ignac, Helen, Leonard, Jerome, & A.A. Marik.
Rosary – October 13th – Last one for this year – Mark your calendar. Come join us to pray
THE HOLY ROSARY TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA at the GLORIOUS CROSS at the home of Eugene
& Theresa Wysocki. Starts at 7:00 p.m.
Knights of Columbus Council 2500 Chicken Fried Chicken Dinner Wednesday, October 29
5 to 7 p.m. at the East Bernard School Cafeteria – Drive-Thru Only - $8 per plate
Pre-Sale Tickets Only available at Vacek’s Hardware, Dr. Jalowy’s, NAPA Auto Parts, Hlavinka
Equipment, Savon Drugs or any Knight of Columbus Member. For Ticket or Membership
Information call: Daniel Karasek at 335- 4821 or any KC Member.
Dinner Tickets will be sold after all Masses on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19.
Come Encounter Jesus - MISSION Coming to Holy Cross - November 8th – 11th with Fr. Cedric. –
Inspirational & Motivational speaker who has preached missions for over 24 years – Best Selling
Author with 17 books - Seen on TV in over 100 million households – Please watch Fr. Cedric on TBN or
KETH 14 Sundays at 7 am. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for He has anointed me to preach good news to
the humble. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at
liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
Parish Bible Study on the Psalms: The School of Prayer every Tuesday at 7:00PM in rooms
1 & 2 of the Education Bldg. Everyone is welcome!! Please call Patricia Michulka at 281-3447551 or e-mail pmichulka@elc.net to register.
KJT Society #40 would like to thank everyone who supported our raffle that benefit our
seminarian Stephen Vacek. Those who baked, sold, or purchased tickets.
May God Bless You All.
KJT St. Wenceslaus Society #40 Scholarship Fund: Raymond & Mary Hennecke, Edwin
C. Marik, all in memory of Bennie Orsak & Janet Miculka.
KJT Society #40 in memory of Bennie Orsak.
Notice: No 4:30 PM Mass in Wharton at Holy Family on Sunday, October 19.
Second Bann: Michael Joseph Faltysek & Mischel Lynn Herrean
Give yourself or your spouse an early Christmas Gift – something you will be Thankful
for at Thanksgiving! Sign up now for the next Women’s ACTS Retreat. The El Campo
Deanery Women’s ACTS team is hosting the Retreat November 13-16, 2014. The
retreat will take place at the Baptist Encampment in Palacios. Applications are available
now and preference will be given to the applications turned in by October 22. If you
are considering attending, turn in your application and give yourself the gift of a better
relationship with God. The cost is $150 but do not let inability to pay deter you from
applying. Scholarships are available. If you have any questions or comments feel free
to contact Martha Bartos, 979-541-3005, Donna Merta, 979-541-7177 or Colleen
Rasmussen, 979-541-3647.
Applications are available at the main entrance and side entrances and the return
address is on each one.
Area Bazaars:
Our Lady of Guadalupe – Sunday, October 19 – Parish Grounds – Ave D & 12th St., Bay City
St. Theresa – Sunday, October 19 – Turkey & Dressing – 4612 CR 325, LaSalle
Parish of the Nativity – Sunday, October 19 – Eagle Lake – Chicken Fried Chicken Meal
Serving 11 am to 1 pm. – Curb service will be available.
St. Andrew Turkey Dinner – Sunday, October 26 - Hillje
St. Michael’s – Sunday, October 26 – BBQ Beef, Sausage, Fried Chicken – Needville
Amor Meus Silent Guided Retreat - Saturday, October 25, 2014
Incarnate Word Convent 1101 N. E. Water Street
Theme: “One Friend Speaks with Another: Ignatian Ways of Praying” Sister Mary Guido, rcDirector Cenacle Retreat House in Houston. This retreat provides retreatants with an
opportunity to encounter God in the silence of their hearts. Two conferences on a spiritual
topic are presented. The 9:30 am—3:30 pm schedule provides for Eucharist liturgy or
Communion service with time for prayer, walking, reflecting, spiritual guidance and
reconciliation. All are welcomed. Please register by calling 361-575-7111.
Amor Meus also offers silent individually directed or private overnight retreats.
Contact Sr. Emilie Eilers 361-575-7111 for more information.
WANTED: 1000 EMPTY MILK JUGS
Can you believe it is again time to start collecting 1-gal plastic milk jugs
to hold the candles that illuminate the cemetery on All Soul’s Day? This
is a beautiful tradition we want to continue. SAVE YOUR 1-GAL MILK
BOTTLES. Please rinse them out. It will also be a big help if you remove
the label and the cap before bringing them to church. Thank you!
HOLY CROSS PARISH
BAZAAR
Riverside Hall, EB
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Meal Served at 11:00 A.M.
*BAR-B-QUE BEEF * CHICKEN * SAUSAGE*
WITH “HOMEMADE DRESSING” & ALL THE TRIMMINGS
Hamburgers Served at 3:00 P.M.
Plenty of Czech Pastries, Refreshments & Country Store Items
**Pony Rides & Bounce House**
**Velcro Wall**
Games from Noon –5:00 P.M.
Grand AUCTION at 12:30 P.M.
Entertainment from Noon til?
The Dujka Brothers (noon to 3:00 P.M.)
The Red Ravens (3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.)
No Limit (Country/Rock 6:00 P.M. til ?)
Raffle Drawing at 8:00 P.M.
Mass Schedule – Holy Cross Church
Sunday, October 12th - 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M.
EVERYONE INVITED!