Announcements

St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon

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Holy Cross Parish will hold its annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon on Sunday, March 16th at 12 PM (following 11 AM Holy Mass). We will have Irish Music and a menu of all your Irish favorites including: Corned Beef, Cabbage, Irish Red Potatoes, Baked Chicken, Variety of Vegetables, Assorted Breads Irish Soda Bread, Coffee/Tea, Irish Coffee, and Homemade Desserts.

Tickets are Adults: $15, Children and youth – Free.

We will also have raffles for a Basket of Irish Cheer, a Door Prize, and a 50/50.

Please R.S.V.P by March 10th to (973) 256-4888. You may also buy tickets at church or send your donation to the church by mail.

St. Patrick's Dinner 2014

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Annual Meeting, Election Results, and SOCL Awards

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Our Annual Parish Meeting took place on Sunday February 9th with refreshments after the 9 AM Mass. Parish societies gave their reports at the meeting. Elections were held for the Parish Committee for the year 2014. Congratulation to the following parishioners who were elected as members of the Parish Committee for the Year 2014 pending confirmation by our diocesan Bishop:

Chairman – Lynn Imperiale
Vice-Chairman – Bob Sleece
Recording Secretary – Claire Centrella
Treasurer – Richard Daum
Trustees: Dominick Bucci, Edward Obssuth, Hughie Vickerilla, Penni Lazor and Paul Murthy.
We welcome Paul Murthy as the new member of the Parish Committee.

We thank Lenny Hrinuk for his past service as the trustee of the Parish Committee.

Also elected were parishioners to serve as:

Parish Tribunal – John Surak and Penni Lazor
Auditors: Karen Hitchcock, Penni Lazor and Beverly Obssuth
Envelope Recorder: Karen Hitchcock
Seniorate Council Representatives: Alice Kriskewic and Judy Lamping
Delegates to General Synod: Richard and Lucy Daum, (alternates: Deacon David Gaydos and Judy Lamping)

We congratulate the following SOCL students for their perfect and good attendance awards which were also presented on Sunday, February 9th:

Perfect Attendance Awards: Kimberly Matute, Cindy Matute, Kenneth Hofmann, Gianni Maher, Declan Maher, Julien Patel and Giovanni Patel.

Good Attendance Awards: Nayef Kiame, Ned Kiame, Neil Kiame, Natalie Cyman, Omar Abdelfattah, Lina Abdelfattah, and Hailey Hagal.

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Supporting the Melissa A. Centrella Scholarship Foundation

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The Board of Directors of the Melissa A. Centrella Scholarship Foundation invite you to attend their twelfth annual fundraiser in memory of Melissa, August & Emanuele Centrella. This will be a ”Casino Night” fundraiser with Blackjack, Craps, Poker, Roulette & Big Six with Professional Dealers. Full Open Bar, Buffet Dinner….Chips will be converted into raffle tickets for fabulous prizes.

Help the Foundation raise money for scholarships for 2014! The Foundation has awarded 102 scholarships in New Jersey to-date!

The Casino Night Fundraiser will be held on Sunday, February 16th at 6:30PM at The Brownstone, 351 West Broadway Paterson, NJ. Tickets: $75 (includes a $50 initial set of chips). All profits will go to award scholarships. Please RSVP by February 10th to:
Claire Centrella 120 Quarry Dr., Clifton, NJ 07013 For more info call 201-572-1299.

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Annual Parish Meeting

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Our Annual Parish Meeting will be held on second Sunday of February, February 9th after 9am Holy Mass. The second Holy Mass of the day will be at 11:30am. There will be refreshments after the 9am Holy Mass. Our School of Christian Living will have their program in the Fr. John Slysz building will instruction provided by our high school youth.

All the societies of our parish are asked to give their annual report for 2013 and their projects for 2014. Another important aspect of our Annual Parish Meeting will be the election of the Parish Committee. The Parish Committee is the council, which meets once per month (usually for about 1 hour on the 3rd Wednesday evening of the month) to discuss concerns and make decisions for the parish. Would you consider serving on this committee? Please contact Fr. Joseph or Dominick Bucci for additional information.

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Music Scholarship Sunday – January 26, 2014

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Pray for the Music Ministry of the PNCC and give thanks for those that are currently sharing their talents. Help and support the future of this ministry. Your donations truly make a difference. Special envelopes are enclosed in each box of Sunday envelopes. For scholarship application or information please contact Cathy Bilinski, NUC Scholarship Administrator, 4051 Washington Crescent Drive, Troy, MI 48085 or visit the NUC website.

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Christmas Party For Jesus

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Our annual Christmas Dinner was held on Sunday December 8th with great attendance. We are thankful for the delicious, abundant, and festive food donated by Deacon David Gaydos and his wife Laurie and prepared by talented chef, Hughie Vickerilla. The menu was exceptional: Tilapia with Mango Sauce, Roast Chicken, Roast Pork, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Cheese Ravioli, coffee, soft drinks and more…

Our School of Christian Living students presented their “Happy Birthday Jesus” program which invited the audience to participate in singing Christmas Carols. A special cake was made to honor the birth of Jesus. Santa came and distributed gifts to the precious children of the parish asking them in return to be good for another year.

We thank Renata Cyman and those who helped her to decorate the hall, and the Adoration Society and Daughters of Holy Cross for donating over 20 trays for a Tricky Tray raffle. In addition to that, there was a 50/50 cash prize and ANS Basket of Cheer raffled. Our words of appreciation are addressed to those who helped to set-up and clean up after the event. A thank you is also extended to the parishioners who contributed desserts, sold raffles, and invited friends for this celebration and anyone who helped to organize this event.

Please join us for our schedule of Christmas Holy Masses:

Christmas Eve (December 24th)

Christmas Vigil Holy Mass at 4 pm with children
Shepherd’s Holy Mass at 10 pm

Solemnity of the Nativity (Christmas Day – December 25th)

Solemn Holy Mass at 10 am.

Merry Christmas!

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Annual Christmas Dinner

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On Sunday, December 8th Holy Cross Church is hosting its Annual Christmas Dinner with a delicious menu after 11am Holy Mass. Tickets are still available on first come first serve basis.

It is a great opportunity to spend time together with family and friends. We can reserve you a table upon your request (you need to purchase tickets upfront to make reservation – seats are limited). Children and youth are free of charge! They have been good this past year (:-)

The School of Christian Living children will present a Christmas Program and share a special cake as we will celebrate the Birthday of our Savior. Santa is coming as well! Take a picture with him! Enjoy Christmas music and sing-a-long.

Please call 973-256-4888 to purchase the tickets from the parish office or send your donation in the mail tomorrow. Please inform us if you are coming. We look forward to seeing you and your family with friends on Sunday!

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