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HCA NEWS Welcome to the Association's website! There is a lot of information on these pages...please take your time and "stroll" (scroll) through them. The weekly reflections are part of the acknowledgment letter which I send to benefactors who have given a gift to Holy Cross that week. Many folks call these "little homilies." You are always welcome to stop back here and read that reflection as part of your preparation for the upcoming Sunday liturgy. A longer reflection on spiritualiy and everyday life is included on the page titled "Cross Links Reflection." This is a part of our newsletter that comes out five times a year. We offer many services in terms of wrapping our prayers around yours. If you look on the "Memorial Page," you'll see some of the ways you can invite us to pray along with you. For each card, there is an underlined command which you can click on to upload the request form for that particular card. We would, in turn, ask your prayers for our departed brothers and priests whose obits are on the Memorial Page. We give you the history and background of our Holy Cross Congregation on the "About Holy Cross" page. Also on this page are photos of our Moreau Seminary, Holy Cross House, and our Administration Building, as well as photos of myself and my co-workers, Carol and Melissa, who lovingly handle your requests and send your cards out to you. To add to your pleasure in visiting our website, we have added pages entitled "Fr. Herb's Photo Gallery," and "Laughter For The Soul." There are also links to CSC activities...to the vocation department...to Notre Dame and Saint Mary's...to sites that concentrate on the Catholic religion and on other world religions. I mean...this site is the starting point for a lotta good stuff, if I may say so myself! Thanks for stopping by and visiting us. We hope you will visit our website often. Please send me any comments or suggestions in the "Contact Us" section at the bottom of the Home Page. You can also add your name and e-mail address. Thanks! May God bless you and yours, and I hope you have a peaceful day (or night, depending when you connected to us!!). My special thanks to Dave Flood for all his work maintaining this site.
Love 'n' Hugs,
Fr. Herb
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Director:
Rev. Herbert Yost, CSC
:
Carol Gromski
Kim Brunner
ABOUT HOLY CROSS ASSOCIATION
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Holy Cross Association was
founded in the mid-1950's to help raise funds for the
construction of a new seminary at Notre Dame, devoted to the
education of future Holy Cross priests. Now, half a century
later, the Association still raises funds for the needs of
Moreau Seminary. In addition, we also help with the needs of
our retired/ill priests and brothers who live at Holy Cross
House, right next door to the Seminary.
Despite the Notre Dame address and cards, we have no financial
connection with the University. In other words, your support
is not for Notre Dame's needs, but for Holy Cross's. The
Association is a vital part of the Holy Cross family. And I
mean it when I say "family." Everyone pitches in to help with
the education of our seminarians and the care of our ill/
retired priests and brothers. The families of these men help,
and our priests and brothers "in the field" contribute
substantial portions of their salaries. But they can only do so
much, and that's why members of the Association work hand-in-hand
with the Provincial Administration. Our special ministry is to
do what we can to help with prayerful and financial support of
the oldest and youngest members of the Congregation. True, your
gifts will be earmarked for unglamorous things - like books and
beds, pills and pork chops, tuition and therapy, but every dollar
you share with us is an investment in the spread of God's kingdom. You may never know this side of heaven how much good
your gift has done, but when you come before the Lord, it'll be
quite evident how your support has enhanced the quality of
human life.
The needed income is raised in several ways...and I always like
to use the word MENU in this regard. Five Appeals/Newsletters
are mailed over the course of a year, and many folks will opt to
respond to these appeals. Others make use of a Calendar
which is mailed in November. Each monthly page of the calendar
becomes an envelope and a monthly contribution is mailed.
Or, we have other services...we can make arrangements for
Masses for the living or the dead, and have Mass cards you
can use. All Masses are said by a CSC priest within three months.
In addition, many folks use our Golden Treasury Enrollments, which grant the enrollee a perpetual share in
the prayers and Masses of all CSC priests, brothers, and
seminarians. We also have available
Silver Treasury Enrollments, which are for a one-year
enrollment. These may be more suited to express your support for
someone who is ill, or who is having a rough time, etc.
Because you share our life and ministry, you'll be remembered
in the Congregation's daily Masses and prayers. During November,
your deceased family members, relatives, and friends are
remembered in a special way. During the Christmas and Easter
Seasons, you and yours hold a special place in our prayer
and Eucharist. If you write and mention a specific need, that
intention is put on a weekly "Prayer List," which goes to the
major houses of the Province (and the need is mentioned in a
way that preserves your confidentiality). Whenever someone in
your family dies, the Province remembers that person in a special
way. As I said, "we're family!"
All your gifts are tax-deductible (as permitted by current tax
law), and are usually acknowledged the same day we receive them.
My thank-you letter tries to nourish your relationship with the
Lord...that's my ministry to you!
And for what it's worth...we NEVER sell or rent or give out our
mailing list.
If you are interested in any of our services, and in supporting
Holy Cross, please visit our "Memorial Page" or contact us using the convenient e-mail contact space on the Home Page of
this website.
Love 'n' Hugs!
Fr. Herb
Rev. Herbert C. Yost, CSC
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Carol Gromski of the Association's Staff
Kim Brunner of our Holy Cross Association staff.
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Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-0771
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