Events

St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon

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We swill host our annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon on Sunday, March 12th at noon (after 11:00 AM Holy Mass). The menu features Corned Beef, Cabbage, Irish Red Potatoes Baked Chicken, Variety of Vegetables, Assorted Breads, Irish Soda Bread, Coffee and Tea as well as Irish Coffee and Homemade Desserts. The dinner will be accompanied by Irish Music.

We will have raffles for a Basket of Irish Cheer as well as 50/50 Raffles and a Door Prize. Tickets are $15 for adults. Children and youth are free. Please R.S.V.P by March 7th. Buy tickets at the church hall or send your donation by mail. you may also call (973) 256-4888 or (201) 247-4832 or contact us by E-mail.

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Dwieście Lat! (200 Years!) Stella

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Our parishioner, Stella Skawinski celebrated her 101st birthday on February 13th. We visited Stella at her home with a special flowers, a card signed by many, and a cake we had ordered for our St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon the day before. Stella unfortunately could not come due to bad weather conditions.

Our parish is tremendously pleased to have Stella as our member. She is full of energy, joy and inspirational to all of us. Happy Birthday Stella, with God’s many blessings of good health and happiness.

At the picture from left, Fr. Joseph with wife, Renata, Elaine Rotsaert (Stella’s niece) and Stella Skawinski.

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Winter Coat Drive, February 12th – March 5th

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The temperatures are freezing, and during this time of the year the homeless suffer the worst. It would be a great idea to assist our confirmation class youth in showing understanding and compassion. We are offering the opportunity to donate items for care packets for the homeless. Within the next few weeks, we will be heading out to distribute those care packages along with our confirmation class youth and a few parents. Anyone interested in donating hand warmers, one-size-fits-all gloves, portable wipes, and water please do so. We have blankets that were prepared by the Adoration Society that we will be handing out as well. There is a container/box in the Parish Hall for you to put the items in. Thank you for caring about those less fortunate. We fulfill our Lord’s command, “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers or sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40)

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God Bless Genesis Joann

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God bless Genesis Joann Figueroa, daughter of Luis Figueroa and Juana (Herrera) who received the Sacrament of Baptism on Sunday, January 22nd. Proud godparents were Angel Obando and Leslie Landa. Best wishes to the Figueroa Family and our prayer that they find Holy Cross to be their second home, a place of spiritual growth and social contentment.

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Christmas Eve Holy Mass with Youth

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On Christmas Eve at 4 pm we traditionally holy Holy Mass with our children’s participation. They wear costumes of Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, the Three Kings and angels. The youth read the Holy Scriptures, the prayers of the faithful and sing Silent Night with lighted candles.

We thank the youth, their parents, School of Christian Living teachers and all who helped to celebrate the Birth of Jesus in such a meaningful way. Merry Christmas to our web site visitors and Facebook friends.

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Christmas Dinner and Program 2016

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We celebrated our annual Christmas Dinner held in conjunction with our annual Christmas Program provided by our School of Christian Living students on Sunday, December 11th. Mrs. Donna Maher and Mr. Paul Murphy as well as Mrs. Natalie Lazar along with volunteers Nayef and Ned Kiame prepared an International Christmas program for our youth. The students sang Christmas carols under the leadership of organist, Neil Estanislao. The International Christmas program presented Christmas traditions and celebrations from countries around the world including Ireland, Italy, Poland, Lebanon, Ecuador, Mexico, and Australia. The delicious dinner was prepared by Hughie Vickerilla. Cakes and pastry were donated by the ladies of the parish. At the end of our celebration Santa appeared to fill the celebration with joy. Merry Christmas to all!

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Christmas Crafts for the Homebound

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On Sunday, December 4th our School of Christian Living children prepared Christmas crafts that will be given to homebound members of our parish and that will be used to decorate the Christmas tree in the parish hall. The youth also practiced Christmas songs with organist, Jessica Muccilli. They will present them at our Christmas Party which will be held on Sunday December 11th after the 11am Holy Mass.

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Annual Happy Birthday Jesus Dinner

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Our annual Christmas Dinner with the theme “International Happy Birthday Jesus” will be held on Sunday, December 11th. The dinner presentation will feature our Christmas Program presented by our School of Christian Living. Santa will be there too. Dinner includes Tilapia with Mango Sauce, Roast Chicken, Roast Pork, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Cheese Ravioli and more. Tickets are $14 for adults, School of christian Living children and youth are free. Tickets for other children and youth are $7. Please join us and invite your family and friends. Tel: 973-256-4888 or 201-247-4832 for tickets.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Dear Friends,

First of all we wish all of you Happy Thanksgiving! It is a National Holiday and great celebration with our families and loved ones.

Yesterday evening at Thanksgiving Eve Mass at 7:30 pm we read the Holy Scripture that reminded us to be thankful to God.

  • “Bless the God of all, who has done wondrous things on earth.” (Sirach 50:22)
  • “Lord, I thank you for your thankfulness and love.” (Psalm 138)
  • “I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Corinthians 1:3)

In the Gospel we heard about the Samaritan who came back to Jesus and expressed his thankfulness after he was cured by Jesus from his leprosy. Luke 17:11-19

Thanksgiving is also about sharing with others.

I am glad that our parish remembered the less fortunate of our community by donating Thanksgiving Baskets to local schools. This year the baskets were delivered to Passaic Valley High School and to Woodland Park municipal building where local needed families picked up donations from us and from Fairway.

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