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Thoughts from Fr. Bill…….

Dear friends, beginning with All Saint’s and All Soul’s
Days, the Church has celebrated throughout November the
great harvest of God’s people for eternal life. By God’s
providential love, the fruitful earth, too, has yielded its harvest.
For that bounty, as for all God’s blessings this year
and throughout our lives, we gather this week to offer
Thanksgiving to God. May God’s infinite generosity inspire
us, who have been so blessed, to pray and to provide
for those in need.

This evening the Youngwood community will gather at
Saint Paul United Methodist Church at 7:30 to celebrate
Thanksgiving at our annual ecumenical prayer service.
Mass on Thanksgiving Day will be here at Holy Cross at 9
AM. Your are invited to bring non-perishable items for the
Youngwood Food Bank. Come and gather this week to
GIVE THANKS!!

In 1789 President George Washington proclaimed a day of
thanksgiving for the new country. For many years after
that, some states celebrated on one day, some on another.
In 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln
proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as the official
Thanksgiving Day of the nation…..The Law of Moses
calls the people to share their bounty with family, servants,
strangers, widows and orphans. Today in America many
people have no way to share in Thanksgiving Day because
they are hungry, homeless, or isolated from family and
friends. On Thanksgiving Day we remember them and
welcome them with our prayer and our service.

On Sunday November 18 Holy Cross Youth Ministry will
visit the Emmanu-El Israel Synagogue in Greensburg.
What a wonderful experience for our youth to learn about
the Jewish Faith. We thank Rabbi Sara for her hospitality.
This week’s Psalm Response, You are my inheritance, O
Lord, reminds us that those who look to the Lord will find
the path to everlasting life.

Here We Go Steelers Here We Go!

Fr. Bill
Peace

Trying to live a full life in the service of the Lord,
failing frequently and falling on the mercy of God each time….