$16,051 is still needed for the sanctuary speakers and donations are still being accepted at our GIVING TUESDAY 2024 website!
On Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024, WSBT featured a story about Pasquale Rulli and his family’s commitment to honor his memory with a new sound system in the sanctuary at Holy Cross Catholic Church. They spoke with Fr. Jim and outlined the project. https://wsbt.com/news/local/giving-tuesday-a-donation-in-memory-of-local-restaurant-owner-pasquale-rulli-pizza-italianfood-donation-gofundme
You may have known Pasquale but you may not have known his story. At age 18, Pasquale Rulli crossed an ocean in search of the American dream. He found it – and lived it – in northern Indiana for more than seven decades. It was there that he met his beautiful bride, Mary Lou, and together they raised a family and built a business beloved in the community for nearly 50 years.
When they exchanged their vows on February 24, 1954, Holy Cross Catholic Church in South Bend had become another home for Pasquale and Mary Lou. Like their restaurant, Holy Cross was a center of their lives. Faith had always been Pasquale’s guiding light, and every Sunday the words of the priest sustained and uplifted him. But in recent years, the historic church’s aging sound system posed a challenge. “I no hear the priest!” he would say in his endearing way.
The sad news of Pasquale’s sudden passing came in April, just two months after he and Mary Lou celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Surrounded by his four children, numerous grandchildren and great-grandkids, and his beloved wife of 70 years, Pasquale knew he was already rich. In fact, he always believed he had more than most people, needed nothing else, and thanked God many times a day for all that he had been given.
Pasquale did have ONE MORE DREAM. He often told his nearest and dearest that if he ever won the lottery, he would replace the sound system at Holy Cross Church. There was no thought of himself – only the church that he cherished and the benefit of others.
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Please join us as we strive to improve the audio in the sanctuary of Holy Cross Catholic Church to ensure that all worship participants can hear all aspects of the worship service clearly. As you review your year-end giving, we invite you to MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CHARITABLE DONATION to add your support to this 5-Tier sound system upgrade. TOGETHER, LET’S MAKE ONE MORE DREAM COME TRUE!
