Please join us on Tuesday, August 4th from 6pm – 9pm for National Night Out in front of Memorial School Woodland Park. National Night Out is Organized by the Woodland Park Municipal Alliance Against Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Our parish supports this event and provides a table with pamphlets and other articles.
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On Sunday July 19th our parish witnessed four baptisms – two cousins and two sisters:
Arianna Vyktory Ketter; daughter of Darius Ketter and Dayana (Cafa) and Gerard Cafa; son of Cliff Ghazaii and Concetta Cafa. Proud godparents were: Rosario Cafa and Concetta Cafa, Erick Moran and Angelica Moran.
Athena Melany Galindo and Viviana Bella Galindo, daughters of Fernando and Jennifer Galindo (Torres). Proud godparents were: Ferdinand Valentin, Bertha Krapukaitis, Steven Pomales and Jacqueline Monroe.
On Saturday July 25th two cousins were baptized:
Romeo Uriel Echevarria, son of Jessica Martinez and Isaac Echevarria and Natalya Selena Lopez, daughter of Elvys J. Lopez and Mayra Sarabia. Proud godparents were: Melvys Lopez, Carolina Lopez, Elvys Lopez and Mayra Sarabia.
We congratulate their parents, godparents, family members, relatives and friends on this joyful moment of regeneration.
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All are invited to attend for Holy Mass and Procession on June 7th, the Sunday in the Octave of Corpus Christi at 4pm.
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Our annual Easter Egg Hunt will take place on Sunday April 12th at 10:10 a.m. All children from our parish are invited to enjoy this event. The party in the parish hall will follow. Please invite your friends.
Holy Tuesday, March 31st, Central Diocese Clergy Conference at 10am and Holy Mass of Chrism at 4pm at St. Stanislaus Cathedral Scranton, PA
Holy Wednesday, April 1st, Sacrament of Penance/General and Private Confessions at 7:15pm
Maundy Thursday, April 2nd, Holy Mass/Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper at 7:15pm
Good Friday, April 3rd:
Holy Saturday, April 4th
Solemnity of the Resurrection, April 5th
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Holy Cross’ annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon will be held on Sunday, March 15th at 12 PM (after 11 AM Holy Mass). The Luncheon will feature Corned Beef, Cabbage, Irish Red Potatoes, Baked Chicken, Variety of Vegetables, Assorted Breads Irish Soda Bread, Coffee/Tea, Irish Coffee, and Homemade Desserts. We will have Irish Music and raffles for a Basket of Irish Cheer, Door Prizes, and a 50/50 Raffle as well.
Adult tickets are $15. Children and youth are free. R.S.V.P by March 10th to (973) 256-4888. Buy tickets at the church or send your ticket donation to the parish by mail.
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On Fridays in Lent everyone is invited to attend Lenten Devotion of Stations of the Cross at 7:15 pm beginning Friday February 20, 2015. The 14 stations depict the following scenes: 1. Jesus is condemned to death; 2. Jesus accepts the cross; 3. Jesus falls the first time; 4. Jesus meets His Mother; 5. Simon of Cyrene carries the cross; 6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus; 7. Jesus falls the second time; 8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem; 9. Jesus falls the third time; 10. Jesus is stripped of His garments; 11. Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross; 12. Jesus dies on the cross; 13. Jesus’ body is removed from the cross; 14. Jesus is laid in the tomb.
This liturgy helps us to meditate on the sufferings of Jesus and better understand his greatest love for us by dying on the cross for our sins.
Tomorrow, February 18, 2015 we begin the season of Lent. Two Masses will be celebrated with the blessing and distribution of Ashes at 12 PM and 7:30 PM.
My friends, it is hard to enter into a penitential mode in our culture, where excess is everywhere. But Paul tells us that “now is a very acceptable time.” Many religious traditions stress the need for prayer, fasting and good deeds, and Lent is our opportunity to enter into those ancient practices — signs not of excess, but of simplicity. Now is our acceptable time to focus on what really matters in life without resentment, martyrdom or pride. Now is our time to be grateful, knowing that we can be reconciled to God and to one another.
Scripture Readings for Ash Wednesday
Joel 2:12-18 Return to the Lord with fasting, weeping and mourning.
Psalm 51 Be merciful, O God, for we have sinned.
2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2 Now is the acceptable time.
Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 Give alms, pray and fast for God alone to see.
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Please join us for our annual Valentine’s Day Luncheon on Sunday, February 15th at 12pm. Lunch includes salad, meat balls, pasta, and dessert. We will have 50/50 and basket of cheer raffles. Tickets are $10 for adults. Children are free. Purchase tickets after Holy Mass or by calling 973-256-4888 by February 11th.
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Our annual Christmas Dinner and “Happy Birthday Jesus” presentation by our School of Christian living will take place on Sunday, December 14th after 11am Holy Mass.
Dinner includes tossed salad, roast pork loin with gravy, Naples style baked cod, Chicken Marsala, Eggplant Parmigiana, Mixed Vegetables, Roast Potatoes and more. We will also hold a 50/50 and Basket of Cheer raffle. Santa Claus will make an appearance too. Tickets are $15 for adults, children and youth are free. The deadline for tickets is December 7th. Please call 973-256-4888 to make your reservation.
