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HOLY CROSS SCALES THE HILLS ABOVE SAN MARTINO DELLA SCALA (May 5/12)



Our twelfth annual walk, this year was on Saturday May 5, and we changed the venue to San Martino delle Scale. This year our guides were Silvia and Lisa Oddo. Lisa enlightened us about the trees and plants on our walk and Silvia recalled for us the history that played out in this area, including Garibaldi’s campaign!. (For photos of the day, please click here.)

SERMON FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY
AFTER EASTER

Our human hearts, given by God glimpses of beauty and truth and love beyond our imagining, then seem to be crushed by the suffering that must come first before we can experience and know the fulfillment, the consummation of those hopes and dreams. But the pattern is so clear – we must see beyond where we are, then, with that vision, however faint, of future glory, we can bear with the experience of a kind of death, before there can be a resurrection – the fulfillment of our hopes and joy. For the full sermon, please click here.

"JOSEPH WHITAKER" DOCUMENTARY AVAILABLE
(April 3/12)

On March 12, following our Sunday morning service, our church hosted a viewing of the documentary "Joseph Whitaker". The forty five minute film is the work of Chiara Andrich and Giovanni Pelligrini (left), students at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Palermo. Holy Cross is now pleased to be able to make copies of this DVD available to the public. (For more info and photos, please click here.)

"THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR"
(March 31/12)

For Earth Hour, on March 31 - Lights Out, 16 children and their parents gathered at Holy Cross Church for a participatory puppet show performed in the dark. The show was based on "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", a children's picture book designed, illustrated and written by Eric Carle. It follows a caterpillar as it eats its way through a wide variety of foods before pupating and emerging as a butterfly. (For more info and photos, please click here.)

"SALOTTO DEI NOVECENTO"
(March 25/12)

On the Feast of the Annunciation, Holy Cross Church hosted a concert by various solists from the Accademia Lirica di Simone Alaimo. Maestro Alaimo introduced the singers and they were accompanied by conductor and pianist Salvatore Scinaldi, on keyboard, in their programme of salon music from the 20th century by Paulo Tosti, Franz Lehar and Johann Strauss. (For more information and for photographs, please click here.)

CHAPLAIN ON PANEL DISCUSSION ON ORGAN DONATION
(Feb 7/12)

The Holy Cross Chaplain was asked recently to participate in a multi-faith, multi-denominational discussion on the question of organ donation for medical interventions at the Civico Hospital in Palermo. Participants included representives of
the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faiths - and
among Christians there were representatives
from the Lutheran, Waldensian, Roman Catholic
and Anglican churches.

For more information and photos and the
reflection please click here.

MOVIE NIGHT AT HOLY CROSS: THE TREE OF LIFE (Dec /11)

On November 15, several members of Holy Cross Church met at Silvia Crisapi's home to watch and discuss together Terrence Malick's movie "The Tree of Life", first released this past summer. We had a mixed reaction to the film, some keen and others finding it long and slow. I think we all agreed it would be better to view earlier in the day and that the first viewing could use a bit more of an introduction. What follows is a synopsis of the movie and some of the things spoken of in our discussion. They are written from the perspective of one who has seen the movie now a few times. Spoiler alert! If you prefer not to know much before seeing a movie, you might like to read this commentary only after you see the movie first. For more please click here.

To download the 2012 SPRING / LENT NEWLETTER in Word please click here.

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