If you wish to have your home or apartment blessed during Epiphany Pastoral Visitations, please contact Fr. Joseph by calling 973-256-488. The blessing of homes takes place from Epiphany (January 6th) until the day before the season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday (March 5th).
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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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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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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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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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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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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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On Monday, November 25th Holy Cross Church delivered Thanksgiving baskets to the Beatrice Gilmore School, where Natalie, daughter of Fr. Joseph is attending. She was proud and happy. The school organized a food drive to help the needy families. Thanksgiving baskets were prepared in the parish hall with parents and students helping to wrap the baskets and getting them ready for the delivery.
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On Saturday, November 9th Holy Cross Church and Passaic Valley UNICO hosted a pasta dinner with entertainment by Uncle Floyd Vivino. It was an enjoyable evening with great food and much laughter and fun.
We thank Bob Appaluccio, John Barbieri, Lisa Haynes, Fran Maglio, Hughie Vickerilla, Ed and Beverly Obssuth, Claire Centrella, Merry Sleece, Dominick Bucci, Chris Gibbs and Father Joseph Cyman and others who helped to organize this fundraiser, set up the hall, did clean-up and all who attended and supported us.
We thank all sponsors who donated gift certificates and Tricky Trays including: Corrado’s of Wayne, Hillery Street Restaurant & Grill, The Fine Grind, Bella Notte, NaNina’s in the Park, Maggie’s Town Tavern, Francesco’s, Cupcake Cutie, Chef Central, Tom Triolo, Dominick Bucci, Johnny Meatballs, New York Comedy Club, Venus Creations, I Trulli, Shag86, Cyndia’s Diner, Rustica Trattoria, Imperial 46, Heat Waves, Dunkin Donuts of Woodland Park, Viva La Pizza, Thomas Haircuts, PokerEmporium, 3DWindSpinners, Mr. & Mrs. Tiseo, Learning Express, and Claire Centrella. God bless you all!
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