Parish Ministry Staff Pastor

Rev. Thomas Pomeroy

Faith Formation Coordinators

Jackie Wallace, Gloria Ackerman

Liturgy Coordinator/Bulletin Editor

Linda Bongers

Music Coordinator

Todd Senzig

Office Manager

Tammy Schmahl

Principal

Jeanine Leege

Receptionist/Scrip Coordinator

Bonnie Fischer

Masses Saturday ................................ 4:30 pm

Sunday ............ 7:30, 9:15 & 11:00 am

Weekdays ......................7:00 am daily

Holy Days ........ see bulletin for details

Phone Rectory Office ...................... 766-3773

Fax ....................................... 766-3774

Scrip Office .......................... 766-3773

Faith Formation Center ....... 766-3510

Holy Cross School Campus .. 766-0186

St. Al’s School Campus ........ 766-5199

RCIA Coordinator,

Gloria Schuh ..................... 766-9598

Confirmation Coordinators . 766-3510

Xavier High School ............... 733-6632

KCSS Website ...... www.kcssonline.org

Rectory Office Hours Mon-Thurs . 8:00-12:00, 1:00-4:00 pm

Friday ....................... 8:00-12:00 Noon

Scrip Hours Monday-Thursday ... 8:00-12:00 Noon

...................................1:00-4:00 pm

Friday ..................... 8:00—12:00 Noon

MAY 15, 2011| FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Welcome to our Guests! Mission Statement: We, the members of Holy Cross Parish, continue the mission of Jesus Christ through the building of a vibrant Catholic community of word, worship, and service to others.

309 Desnoyer Street | Kaukauna, WI 54130 www.holycrosskaukauna.org

2 | Welcome to Holy Cross Parish · Kaukauna, WI Summer is coming

Here we are in the middle of May. Although our weather looks more like April with all the clouds and the rain, we have high hopes that the sun will even-tually come out and we will enjoy summer. Many parishioners have already been to their cottages and have opened them up. Some of have booked their campsites for that camping get away. Everyone seems to be preparing to relax and have a vacation. It is good to enjoy some leisure time. I have some reminders for summer. First, I would encourage you to visit our new website. It is at the same web ad-dress, but the site is new. There is a link on the site to help you find Churches. This means that no mat-ter where you travel you will be able to go to Mass. It is always fun to visit new Catholic Churches. Also, while you are away our parish still needs your sup-port. I would ask you to either mail in your envelope or you could call the office to set up an automatic withdrawal, automatic withdrawal is becoming much more common. Next, if you are away on a weekend that you are scheduled to help with a liturgical minis-try I would ask you to try to find a substitute. If you have never been trained as a Eucharistic minister or a Lector and you will be home over the summer it would be great to have some new people help over the summer. Lastly, when you are away I ask you to pray for your parish, and we will also pray for you and safe travels for your family. It is almost sum-mer. I hope you have fun.

Fr. Tom

Parish Contributions Weekly Loose Collection: (05/08/11)

Received .......................................$702.80

Weekly Sacrificial Giving: (05/08/11)

Received: ....................................$8799.00

MEMORIAL: $421.34 was given in memory of Judith Hilleger for the

general fund.

KCSS

CALENDAR

RAFFLE WINNERS

5/2/11 Donna Huss Kaukauna $20.00

5/3/11 Cecilia Hoelzel Kaukauna $20.00

5/4/11 Bill Carstens Kaukauna $20.00

5/5/11 Peggy & Fred Cazzola Kaukauna $20.00

5/6/11 Franny Kilgas Kaukauna $20.00

5/7/11 Ryan Van Zeeland Kaukauna $20.00

5/8/11 Virginia Muthig Kimberly $25.00

FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI

Holy Cross Parish is planning a special Mass and pro-

cession for the Feast of Corpus Christi on Sunday,

June 26, 2011 at the 11:00 am Mass. We are forming

a special choir to lead the music that day. Our focus

will be on the more historical and traditional styles of

Church music. An invitation is extended to anyone

interested to join the choir for this special event. Mu-

sic will be available to pick up at that time. Last

year’s Corpus Christi Mass and procession was a great

success, and we are looking forward to it again this

year. Contact Todd Senzig at 766-3773 for more in-

formation.

2011 Bishop’s Appeal

This spring we began our annual Bishop’s Appeal.

The diocese will soon be closing out the appeal for this

year. If you have not sent in your pledge form for the

appeal, I would encourage you to do this as soon as

possible. Your generosity helps our parish very much.

If you have misplaced your pledge card, please contact

the office and we will get you another one. Thank

you for your generosity.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH

To the following wonderful people who took time out of their busy schedule to help tidy up the Church for the

Spring.

Tony Huss Kay Cronin Cindy Huss

Maynard Krueger Bonnie Fischer Pauline Krueger

Allison Mischler Jenny Van Helvoirt Scott Hietpas

Pat Siebers Sr. Marie Goretti Marvin Hieptas

Chris Vanden Heuvel Imelda Hietpas Josie Robinson

Gena Gibbin Ellen Coonen Lorrie Schneider

Patrick Farrell Ryan Shavlik Patricia Farrell

Lawrence Ortner Bob Verhuilen Jon Weyenberg

Kathy Wirth Owen Van Helvort

Thank you again and God Bless you all!

Holy Cross Scrip News!

Phone: 766-3773

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-Noon & 1:00 -

4:00 pm

Friday 8:00 am-Noon

Local Merchant of the Week

“Need a new style or highlights? Stop in at Sassy Scissors

and let our friendly staff work their magic. WE are now

located in the strip mall by the Piggly Wiggly” Local Scrip

is carried in $1-$5-$10-$20-$50 & can be ordered in $100

amounts.

National Merchant of the Week

Outback Steakhouse

Please remember to visit all of our merchants.

Kwik Trip is again at 10%. Express is at 15% (for the

months of May-August).

PLEASE NOTE: Piggly Wiggly does NOT accept local

scrip—only Piggly Wiggly blue scrip cards. Recently we

had someone use local scrip at the Pig and it was handled,

but please keep in mind to only use the correct scrip at our

merchants. Thank you.

Mark your calendars, the date for Oktoberfest

2011 has been set. This year’s Oktoberfest will

be on October 30th. This is the Packers bye

week; as usual we will have the big screen TV

setup to watch the games. The Oktoberfest

Steering Committee is looking for couples

who would like to volunteer to be on this

year’s steering committee. If you would like

to be part of the planning for this year’s Okto-

berfest, please contact Bill Lefler @ 759-1878.

As you prepare to plant you gardens this year,

we would appreciate it if you could please

plant some extra vegetables for Oktober-

fest. We are always in need of fresh carrots,

celery, cabbage, potatoes, and onions.

PRAYER SHAWL BLESSING

Prayer Shawls will be blessed on Sunday, May 22,and

will be available after each Mass. The shawls were

knitted or crocheted with prayer for those who receive

them. They are for anyone in need of comfort and to

know there are people remembering and praying for

them.

Pastoral Council Nominations Do you know someone who loves Holy Cross? Someone that can

represent the parish and advise the pastor? Holy Cross is seeking

nominations for three replacement members of the Pastoral

Council. The Pastoral Council meets monthly to plan the priori-

ties and direction of the parish. The members are asked to com-

mit to a three year term. New members will be selected from

willing nominees at the 9:15 am Mass on Pentecost Sunday

(Sunday, June 12, 2011). Please contact the Pastoral Council

Chair, Lawrence Ortner at 759-0795.

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Appreciation Evening,

Wednesday May 11th was an evening to celebrate the wonderful volunteers in the Faith Formation Pro-

gram. All volunteers gathered in the Faith Formation Center for a meal and to share stories from the past

year. The program has a total of forty nine volunteers who assist in many area’s which include office help,

catechist, catechist assistance and cleaning. Holy Cross is truly blessed to have such willing volunteers

who dedicate their time to benefit the Faith Formation Program. We THANK each and everyone of them

for all they do.

God Bless,

Jackie Wallace and Gloria Ackerman- Coordinators of the Program.

Amanda Zonca, Stacey VanHandel, Shellie Smith, Linda Tessen, Shannon and Denise Pomeroy, Alissa

Heid, Shayla Binsfeld, Reed Van Epren, Barb Van Epren, Amy Spietz, Kurt and Diane Heid, Sara Wittman,

Sr. Marie Goretti, Jennifer Mischler, Andrea Mau, Brian Hietpas, Lynn Miller, Becky Haen, Deneen Shif-

fert, Terry Braeger, Donna Baeten, Cheryl Gloudemans, Diane and Maxine Saindon, Heidi VanZeeland,

Lisa Stevens, Monica Vandenberg, Morgan Helms, Joyce Diedrich, Betsy Brooks, Mary Van Dyke, Lisa

VanZeeland, Deb Jochman, Connie Zirbel, Trisha and Emily Tetzlaff, Terese Grinde, Michelle Rettler,

Tommy St. John, Vicki Vanderloop, Jennifer Wippich, Mary Paulson, Jessica Flynt, Heather Brinkman and

Susan Williams.

Faith formation—walking with Jesus

LIFEFEST 2011

July 6-10, 2011 at the Sunnyview Fairgrounds, Osh-

kosh. The Diocese of Green Bay line-up includes

nightly campfires with food and fellowship; Mass,

Confession, Rosary daily; opportunities to meet with a

Certified Catholic Spiritual Director for FREE. Lifest

is a Christian Music Festival and will feature more

than 150 acts (music, comedy, speakers), a KidZone,

Food, Marketplace, Cybercafe, Camping and More.

24 Hour FOOD FAST for our Youth - April 22-23,

2011

The Food Fast was an awesome experience! God

definitely blessed our time together. 35 youth from

area parishes joined the fast. They learned about pov-

erty and people who are suffering in the world. They

did some cleaning for our parish and put on an amaz-

ing Prayer Service for the community. It was very

inspiring! We also raised $1,100 for Catholic Relief

Services. Our youth are an awesome part of our par-

ish. Thank you for keeping them in your prayers and

supporting them.

HEALTH ALERT TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR HEART HEALTHY AND STROKE PREVENTION

Thou shall have your blood pressure checked regularly

Thou shall not smoke cigarettes or other tobacco products

Thou shall eat a low-fat diet

Thou shall eat a low-cholesterol diet

Thou shall have your blood cholesterol level checked regularly

Thou shall limit the amount of salt in cooking and at meals

Thou shall be physically active

Thou shall maintain your proper weight

Thou shall know the warning signals and actions of heart disease and stroke

Thou shall know the risk factors for heart disease

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News from KCSS (Kaukauna Catholic School System)

Help promote the great things KCSS has to offer…

Pick up your yard sign today at Holy Cross Campus office and at St. Aloysius Campus-Ann Street

entrance-between the two sets of glass doors. If you would like to display a sign at your place of em-

ployment, feel free to take additional signs. Please note: The signs cannot be placed on the terraces of your

property (grass between the sidewalk and road). If you have questions, call 759-9290 or

lzwick@kcssonline.org.

Kaukauna Catholic Community Golf Outing-Saturday, September 17th Mid Vallee Golf Course

Shotgun Start @ 12 noon (Registration at 11:00am)

$80.00 per person includes: 18 Holes-4 Person Scramble, Golf Cart, Chicken Dinner, Prizes

Not a Golfer? Join us for Chicken Dinner…$15.00 per person

Putt to win $500

To register, sponsor a hole and/or golf cart or to donate a prize call, (920) 759-9290 or email

lzwick@kcssonline.org

Upcoming Events

Thursday, May 19th - All System Liturgy- May Crowning of Mary-8:45am-Holy Cross Church

Thursday, May 19th -Band & Choir Concert/Open House- 6pm Open House- 6:30pm Band & Choir

Concert- Holy Cross Campus

Tuesday, May 31st -KCSS 8th Grade Graduation- 6:30pm-Holy Cross Church

Thursday, June 2nd -Join us for our last day of school Liturgies: Holy Cross Church @ 8:20am

St. Aloysius Church @ 8:30am

CYE INFORMATION:

Young Adult Expeditions: High School Expeditions:

May 29-31 June 12-15

June 24-27: Kayaking July 6-9

July 31-August 2 July 24-27

August 7-10

Family Expedition:

June 18-19 Middle School Expedition:

June 22

Special Needs Expedition:

July 2-3

More information and registration forms can be found on our website: www.cyexpeditions.org

Sacramental Life

Reconciliation Saturdays: 11:00 - 12:00 Noon

Or by appointment. Contact priest to set up time.

Infant Baptism Second Sunday of each month ($10 stipend)

Baptism Preparation 7:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month

in the Religious Ed Center. Please call the

rectory office to register.

First Friday Calls Please inform us if you are or know

of someone who is shut-in.

Registration New parishioners are always welcome.

Please register at the rectory.

Change of Address To keep our census up-to-date, we would appreciate a call if

anyone changes their address.

Bulletin Deadline Monday at 3:00 pm.

Holy Cross Prayer Relay Call 920/810-3900

If the Mass intention is for a relative, please con-

tact an usher before Mass to let him/her know if

you will bring up the gifts.

Mass Intentions Monday, May 16 7:00 am Orville Vanevenhoven

Tuesday, May 17 7:00 am Living & deceased members of the Frank & Delia

Jager family

Wednesday, May 18 7:00 am Cal DeBruin

Thursday, May 19 7:00 am Emil St. John 8:20 am Ethel Dreger

Friday, May 20 7:00 am Ron Huss family

Saturday, May 21 2:00 pm Wedding—Justin Meulemans & Jamie Schmitt 4:30 pm Cliff Weyers

Sunday, May 22 7:30 am Living & deceased members of Holy Cross 9:15 am Brian Nettekoven 11:00 am Living & deceased members of Harry & Christine

Verhagen family

Calendar For the Week of May 15

Monday, May 16 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Vocation Prayer Vigil in Church 6:30 pm Boy Scout Troop Meeting in Friendship Hall Tuesday, May 17 7:00 pm Baptismal Prep Class in Faith Formation Center Thursday, May 19 7:00 pm Celebrator Choir Rehearsal in Friendship Hall

Remember our Parish in your will.

MASS INTENTIONS: If you would like to have

a Mass offered for any intention, please contact the

parish office (766-3773). The usual offering for a

Mass is $10.

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Readings for the Week of May 15, 2011

Sunday: Acts 2:14a, 36-41/1 Pt 2:20b-25/Jn 10:1-10

Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:11-18

Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30

Wednesday: Acts 12:24---13:5a/Jn 12:44-50

Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20

Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6

Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Jn 14:7-14

Next Sunday: Acts 6:1-7/1 Pt 2:4-9/Jn 14:1-12

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WEDDING BANNS

III Jamie Schmitt & Justin Meulemans

II Barry Marquardt & Melissa Merrick