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Feast of St. Blaise and the Blessing of Throats
Today, Friday, February 3

The Blessing of Throats will be after both Masses.

"Suffering and illness have always been among the greatest problems that trouble the human spirit. Christians feel and experience pain as do all other people; yet their faith helps them to grasp more deeply the mystery of suffering and to bear their pain with greater courage" (Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum).

Part-time Position Available at the Chapel

Holy Cross Chapel has a part-time position for someone to help with sales and inventory in our bookstore, answer multiple phone lines, and setup for events and meetings. This person should be able to move chairs and tables and lift up to 30 lbs. The hours for this position are 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Note: This position may be filled with two people in a job share arrangement. If you and a friend are interested in this arrangement, please submit your resumes together.

Holy Cross Chapel has been at 905 Main Street for 30 years. Our mission is to provide a place of prayer, worship, confession, and Mass to the working people in downtown. The Chapel is open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

If you are interested in this position, please e-mail your resume to carol@holycrosschapel.org. Please place “Part-time Position” on the subject line. If you prefer, the resume may be mailed to Holy Cross Chapel, 905 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002. No phone calls please.

Mornings of Recollection for Professional Women

The next Recollection for Professional Women will be at Holy Cross Chapel on
Saturday, February 4.

10:00 a.m. --- Meditation: "Holy Mass and the Eucharist"
10:30 a.m. --- Priest available for Confession
10:45 a.m. --- Talk on Christian Living:" Finding Our Lord in Our Daily Work"
11:30 a.m. --- Meditation: "Priestly Soul"
12:00 noon --- Conclusion

For more information, please call Kathy McGarry, 713-524-9782 Ext. 113.

Evenings of Recollection for Professional Women

Like the Morning of Recollection, our Evenings of Recollection are available for those who wish to spend a quiet moment after the workday in the presence of God. We invite you to take this opportunity to sanctify your daily schedule.

Our next Evening of Recollection for Professional Women will be at Holy Cross Chapel on Tuesday, February 7 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The schedule is:
- Meditation: Holy Mass and the Eucharist
- Confession
- Talk on Christian Living: Finding Our Lord in Our Daily Work
- Meditation: Priestly Soul
- Conclusion

For more information, please call Kathy McGarry, 713-524-9782 Ext. 113.

Altar Linens - Help Needed

The Chapel needs a person or two to help with washing the altar linens. There is a proscribed way to care for these cloths and the volunteers will be instructed in how to wash and iron them. Depending upon the number of volunteers, you may be asked to do them for only one or two weeks. If you are interested in helping with the very important liturgical task, please see Carol. Thank you and God bless you!

Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, and Altar Servers Needed

If you would like to serve at Holy Cross Chapel in any of the above positions, please see Rena or Carol. However, in order to be an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, you must have been trained in your parish. If you would like to be a lector or altar server, we can train you here. We appreciate your help very much!

Kroger Donation Program

The Kroger Donation Program which many use to help the Chapel has been changed and as a result, your Kroger Plus Card no longer works. There are letters in the narthex with our new bar code or click the link below. Please pick one up (or print it out) and take it to Kroger’s the next time you shop. You must present it to the cashier who will code it to your Kroger Plus Card. Fortunately, you only have to do this once. We are sorry for the inconvenience but we appreciate your support very much.

Click here for the letter: Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor - Holy Cross Chapel

From the Bookstore

If you enjoyed In Conversation with God Volume 1 (for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany) by Francis Fernandez, you’ll want to read the next book in the series:

Volume 3 (Ordinary Time, Weeks 1-12)

and

Volume 2, Part 1 (Lent and Holyweek)

available in the Bookstore or at Amazon.com.

Also Texan on Humility Street , a book of letters written from Rome by Msgr. George Beck and compiled by Msgr. Albert Beck, is still available in the Bookstore for $10.00.

Have You Bought Your Holy Cross Chapel Mug Yet?

$5.00 each in the Bookstore!

Flower Donations

If you would like to make a donation to the Chapel for flowers in honor or in memory of a loved one, please see Carol. The names will be listed in the bulletin. Thank you.

Children of the Cross

Do you worry about your children? Come experience how you can replace your anxiety and fear with peace and hope by praying with others. Children of the Cross is a prayer group that meets in the Chapel on Wednesdays, after the 12:15 Mass. We pray specifically and scripturally for our children. If you would like more information, please email carol@holycrosschapel.org or call the Chapel or join us this Wednesday.

prayers@holycrosschapel.org