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Thoughts from Fr. Bill…….

Dear friends, as I am half way through the Shrines of Italy Tour,
we welcome my brother priest from Saint Vincent Archabbey
this weekend!

Today is Veteran’s Day in the United States. On November 11,
1918, World War I, called the “great war” or “the year to end all
eras, ended with the signing of an armistice between allies and
Germany. It was eleven o’clock in the morning, the eleventh
hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year. The
day came to be known as Armistice Day, a day to commemorate
the end of the war and to honor those who fell. President Eisenhower
changed the name to Veteran’s Day in 1954. It is a day
to honor the veterans of all wars, both the living and dead. It is
also a day for looking to the future day when we reconsecrate
ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that
their efforts shall not be in vain. Let us pray for those who serve
in our nation’s military, and the veterans who we honor and remember
this weekend. May they know our gratitude and inspire
us to responsible citizenship.

This weekend the girls from our Holy Cross Basketball team
will be taking the second collection to help defray the expenses
as they travel to the PA state tournament in the spring. They are
having another exciting season!!

Next Saturday November 17 is the Knights of Columbus Night
at the Races. Come and support the Knights as they support
Holy Cross Church. It is a fun night out!

Many have been asking about a collection for the victims of
Hurricane Sandy—No official second collection has been announced,
so soon the Tree of Hope Project will begin here at
Holy Cross. The majority of the money collected will be sent to
disaster relief. Please keep this in mind as you consider a gift to
the Tree of Hope.

This week’s Psalm Response, Praise the Lord, my soul, urges
us to offer up our praise and thanks for the gifts we have been
given.


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….