The first meeting of Woodland Park Clergy Association (since 2003) took place on Tuesday Nov. 21st hosted by Fr. Joseph at our parish. The next Meeting will be held on Wednesday January 17th at St. Ann’s Church. As Christians we respect our differences and together pray for the spread of Jesus’ teaching and the growth of God’s Kingdom on earth.
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Dear friends, would you please join other parishioners praying daily especially at 12 Noon forming together A Prayer Chain in our parish. Please pray for each other, especially for our parishioners who are sick, home-bound and are in need of any kind of support and healing. God is listening to our prayers when we sincerely call for His blessing. Please ask God to increase our faith, dedication and zeal in His service. May our parish grow in faith and number so that we continue be the place of worship where many people will accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
We pray for the deceased victims of tragedies caused by violence of individuals especially for the recent deceased in New York and Texas, for the recovery of the injured and their families and friends in this heartbreaking time.
We pray for the victims of recent natural disasters. For those who lost their lives, their families and those who are missing. For those who lost their homes, businesses, and source of income. We ask God to be the source of strength in this time of sudden crisis, and chaos. Please say special prayers for the peace in the world to end any war and protect us from hatred and future terror. We also pray for the proper gun control in our nation.
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Dear friends, would you please join other parishioners praying daily especially at 12 Noon forming together A PRAYER CHAIN in our parish. Please pray for each other, especially for our parishioners who are sick, home-bound and are in need of any kind of support and healing. God is listening to our prayers when we sincerely call for his blessing. Also, please ask God to increase our faith, dedication and zeal in His service. May the Holy Cross parish grow in faith and number so that we would become the place of worship where many Christians will accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Special prayers for the peace in the world to end any war and protect us from hatred and future terror. In this time of devastation caused by the Hurricane Harvey and approaching Hurricane Irma, please pray for people’s safety and ask God to avert the storm.
Our oldest parishioner, Stella Skawinski (age 101) passed away July 31st. Please remember her in your prayers as well as her family in this sorrowful time. Eternal rest grant unto her, O LOrd. And let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.
The Prayer Service was held on Wednesday, August 2nd at 7 pm at the Shook Funeral Home. A Requiem Holy Mass was held on Thursday, August 3rd.
Stella (Mamcarz) Skawinski, 101, of Paterson, died after a long illness on July 31, 2017, at Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pompton Plains. Born February 13, 1916, in Utica, NY, she is predeceased by her parents of Poland, her late husband, Lawrence, of Paterson, and daughter, Dorothy, of Grover Beach, CA.
Stella left Utica with her parents when she was a child to return to Poland, where her family owned a large farm. She escaped the invasion of Poland by the Nazis because in 1935, she returned to the U.S. to visit the country of her birth. What she thought would be a brief stay with her godmother in Paterson became permanent after her parents told her to remain in America because of the turmoil in Europe. She never saw her parents again. She married Lawrence Skawinski, an engine mechanic at Curtiss-Wright, in 1939.
Survivors include her son, Lawrence and his wife Carol of Highland Heights, KY, and granddaughter, Nicole Cobb and her husband Brian of Roswell, NM; sister-in-law, Helen Skawinski; nieces and nephews, Jacek Mamcarz, Stanley Skawinski, Elaine Rotsaert, Cheryl Wechter, Carole Ostrowski and Keith Rotsaert. Stella will also be missed by her extended family in Poland.
A homemaker, Stella was an avid gardener, known for her Victory Garden and beautiful flowers, especially her roses, of which she was most proud. She was a talented cook, praised for her Polish dishes including stuffed cabbage and pierogi. Stella was a superb seamstress who designed and made clothing, knit, crocheted, and did needlework. She loved dancing, especially doing the polka with her husband at various festive occasions. An animal lover, Stella’s beloved cat, Puss, was her companion for several years before passing away from cancer. Stella also enjoyed caring for a friend’s Scottie dogs and relished visits from various friends’ dogs over the years.
Loved and admired by many, Stella was a woman with an indomitable spirit, eternally optimistic, with a great sense of humor and generous nature: she was always helping others without expecting anything in return.
Stella was a member of Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Church, Woodland Park, and the Adoration Society.
The family wishes to thank Atlantic Hospice and the staff of Chilton for the care and support they provided Stella and her family.
Donations made to Holy Cross PNCC in Stella’s memory would be greatly appreciated.
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What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!
If you are age 21-80 learn your risk for developing 6 different chronic diseases. $3 out of every $4 spent on healthcare is for treatment of chronic disease. Better lifestyle habits can help prevent 80% of heart disease and 90% of type 2 diabetes
The 6 for Life Health Assessment measures your risk of developing 6 chronic diseases, including heart disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, diabetes, COPD and lung cancer. A customized report will determine which risk factors contribute most to your disease risk and are within your control to change. Finger-stick blood tests along with biometric measurements are included with this assessment. These are separate from our vascular screenings.
Our parish will be hosting a Life Line Screening preventive health event on Thursday, July 20th.
Protect your health by registering today for the 6 for Life Health Assessment for $79. Call 1-888-653-6441 or visit the Life Line Screening website or text the word circle to 797979 to schedule your appointment. Take control of your health, knowledge is empowering.
Are you at Risk for Stroke, Heart Disease and Diabetes?
Did you know that a 10% decrease in cholesterol can reduce your risk for heart disease 30%?
Diabetes is the 5th leading cause of death in the US. Elevated CRP levels in the blood are indicators of risk for heart disease and high blood pressure. Stroke is the 4th leading cause of death. Life Line Screening offers finger-stick blood tests with results in 10 minutes. Protect your health by finding out your risk of diabetes and vascular disease by participating in the Life Line Screening that will be at Holy Cross on Thursday, July 20th.
Register for the lipid panel (HDL, LDL, total cholesterol and triglycerides), glucose and CRP blood tests for only $129. Call 1-888-653-6441 or visit the Life Line Screening website or text the word circle to 797979 to schedule your appointment. Ask about our other stroke and heart tests. Taking control of your health doesn’t have to be hard.
Do you know your TSH level?
Thyroid Disorders TSH can indicate an underactive thyroid
20 million Americans have an underactive thyroid but half don’t know it. An underactive thyroid can cause an increased risk of heart disease and lead to an enlarged heart. Under-active thyroid is more common among men and women aged 60 and older. Life Line Screening offers a finger-stick blood test with results in less than 10 minutes. Protect your health by finding out your risk of an underactive thyroid by having a TSH screening. Life Line Screening will be at Holy Cross on Thursday, July 20th.
Call 1-888-653-6441 or visit the Life Line Screening website or text the word circle to 797979 to schedule your TSH screening for only $49. Ask about our other stroke and heart tests. Taking control of your health doesn’t have to be hard.
Attention all Men!
Do you know your risk for Prostate Cancer?
A Prostate Cancer PSA test is the most accurate method for the detection of prostate cancer. 1 in 6 men will get Prostate Cancer. PSA tests have been used for over 25 years. A simple PSA blood test could save your life. Protect your health by finding out your risk of Prostate Cancer. Life Line Screening that will be at Holy Cross on Thursday, July 20th.
Call 1-888-653-6441 or visit the Life Line Screening website or text the word circle to 797979 to schedule the PSA, test for only $49. Ask about our other stroke and heart tests. Taking control of your health doesn’t have to be hard.
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Gene was the 5th of 6 children born to Marianna and Franczik Piontkowski. She was born in Wallington, NJ 98 years ago. She was married to George Kapchonick for 71 years. Survivors include her daughter Alice Kapchonic and her sisters Jenny Dziuba, Lucy Daum and many nieces and nephews. Gene and George lived in Little Falls and later in Toms River, NJ. They were members of Holy Cross for 60 years and prior to that they worshipped at Ss. Peter and Paul in Passaic.
Gene was a very active and creative person. She made her flowers into beautiful arrangements for the parish altar for 20 years. For Mothers Day she made carnation corsages for the ladies of the parish. As a member of the Altar Guild she took care of the altar linens. She was a member of the Holy Cross pierogi makers. She was a good cook, making pierogis and golabki, and for Christmas she made chrusciki and hundreds of cookies for family and friends.
Her Requiem Holy Mass was conducted Friday, June 9th. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord.
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Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will offer their affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings at our parish on July 20th. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to:
Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit Life Line Screening or text the word circle to 797979.
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Dear Parishioners, please pray for our departed parishioner, Alice Kriskewic (94) who passed away Friday, May 12th.
She was a member of our parish for many years serving additionally as Treasurer of Adoration Society, Member of Daughters of Holy Cross and former member of the parish choir. She will be missed by our parish. We remember her in our thoughts and prayers. On behalf of the parish and my family we extend deep sympathy to her family, relatives and friends. The Funeral Service will be held on Monday at 10:30 am at Browning-Forshay Funeral Home, 557 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne, NJ. Visitation hours at the funeral home on Sunday from 3-7.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.
Obituary published by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home, 557 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne, NJ
Kriskewic, Alice Theresa (nee: Sentkowski), age 94, of Hawthorne, on Friday, May 12, 2017. Born and raised in Little Falls, Alice had lived in Paterson before moving to Hawthorne in 1963. Alice held many different jobs throughout the years; she worked as an inspector for REDM, a butcher at A&P, and as an insurance agent for Spojnia Insurance Company. Alice was a parishioner of Holy Cross Polish National Church in Woodland Park where she was a member of the Adoration Society, the Women’s Club and the choir.
Alice was the beloved wife of the late Edward J. Kriskewic (1989). Loving mother of Joe Kriskewic of Dunedin, FL, the late Stephen Kriskewic and the late Edward Kriskewic. Loving grandmother of Edward Kriskewic and his wife Lisa, Valerie Wheatley and her husband William, Lauralee Brown, Dawn Piccione and her husband Nicholas, Heather Kriskewic, Jennifer Martinez and her husband Michael, Courtney Kriskewic, David Kriskewic and his wife Melanie and Stephen Kriskewic, Jr. Dearest great-grandmother of 24; great-great grandmother of one. Alice is survived by her daughter-in-law Kathy Kriskewic and predeceased by two brothers and two sisters. Alice is survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
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Our Annual Flea market with outside vendors, home goods, antiques, and more will be held on Saturday, September 23rd from 9am until 3pm. We will also have Polish food for sale. All are welcome.
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Some of our Confirmation Class students did a great community service on Saturday, April 29th by cleaning ten bags of leaves, pulling out weeds, and spreading new mulch in front of the church. Students and their parents can be proud of their achievement! God bless.
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