All Saints and All Souls Observances

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Solemnity of All Saints Day is a Holy Day of Obligation. This year this feast will be celebrated on Thursday, November 1st. We remember and pray with all holy saints. Special Holy Masses will be celebrated at 9 am and 7:15 pm with the reading of All Souls Remembrances.

All Souls Day Envelopes – Are available in the vestibule of the church. On Friday November 2nd the Church will commemorate All Souls Day. On that day Holy Mass with the reading of All Souls remembrances will be held at 9 am. It is our Catholic custom to remember the souls of the faithful departed on that day and throughout the entire month of November.

Please use All Souls Day envelopes and print the names of the departed you wish to remember and send it to the parish office or place it in the collection basket on Sunday. The envelopes with the names will be kept on the altar during the month of November. In addition to that, Father Joseph will celebrate Holy Masses for their intentions in the upcoming weeks and months. Please propose the date when you wish to have the Holy Mass celebrated for the intention of your departed loved ones. Fr. Joseph will confirm the availability of the date. These Masses will be listed in the bulletins as All Souls Day Masses.

All Souls Cemetery Service – will take place on Sunday, October 28th at the PNCC section of East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton beginning at 2 pm. For this annual event the clergy and faithful from four parishes, SS Peter and Paul; Passaic, Transfiguration of Our Lord; Wallington, The Most Holy Name of Jesus; Passaic, and from our Holy Cross Parish; Woodland Park are invited to attend. Please remember your departed loved ones who need your prayers and they depend upon your remembrance.

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Our new Bishop visits the New York-New Jersey Seniorate ANS Convention

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The New York-New Jersey Seniorate ANS Convention was visited by our newly ordained Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Bernard Nowicki and his wife Barbara. The Bishop noted that he is looking forward to working with the other Bishops to energize our churches and help us to feel more connected.

We thank all the members of ANS especially Nelly Cabrejos, Renata Cyman, Alice Kriskewic, Penni Lazor, Nancy Mupo, Helen Skawinski, and Elaine Rotsaert, who devoted so much time and energy to hosting the convention. They prepared a delicious meal, the hall was decorated and the Church was so colorful with the addition of mums, thank you Penni. Everyone put in a lot of time to make this possible. We thank Judy Lamping for the hours that she volunteered so that the members could be present at the meeting and not worry about the kitchen.

The next meeting of the parish ANS will be on October 14th. We are trying to plan a bus trip for the near future.

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Annual Blessing Of Pets

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Our annual Blessing Of Pets will take place on Sunday, October 7th at the beginning of 11am Holy Mass. The Holy Mass will take place in the parish hall. Well behaved dogs, cats, fish, birds and all God’s creatures are invited with their owners. The blessing will be given in commemoration of the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi (Oct. 4). As we know, animals trusted St. Francis and he treated them with courtesy. Near the end of his life St. Francis composed a song of praise and thanks to God for all his creations, called “Canticle to Brother Sun” – also known as the “Canticle of the Creatures.” From this song we know that St. Francis did not perceive himself isolated from other creatures. He simply assumed that all creatures – not only humans – form one family of creation. So we are encouraged to bless and praise God with cats, dogs, birds and all God’s creatures.

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Feast Of St. Michael The Archangel

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On Saturday, September 29th we will celebrate the Feast Of St. Michael The Archangel. Holy Mass will be celebrated at 9am.

In Hebrew, Michael means “who is like God” which is traditionally interpreted as a rhetorical question: “Who is like God?” (which expects an answer in the negative) to imply that no one is like God. In this way, Michael is reinterpreted as a symbol of humility before God. In the Old Testament Michael is mentioned three times in the Book of Daniel, once as a “great prince who stands up for the children of your people.” The idea that Michael was the advocate of the Jews became so prevalent that in spite of the rabbinical prohibition against appealing to angels as intermediaries between God and his people, Michael came to occupy a certain place in the Jewish liturgy.

In the New Testament Michael leads God’s armies against the forces of evil in the Book of Revelation, where during the war in heaven he defeats Satan. In the Epistle of St. Jude, Michael is specifically referred to as an “archangel.”

Icons of St. Michael appeared in the 4th century, when he was first seen as a healing angel, and then over time as a protector and the leader of the army of God against the forces of evil. By the 6th century, devotions to Archangel Michael were widespread both in the Eastern and Western Churches.

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New floor installed

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The wooden floor by the stairs leading to the church was in very bad shape. The Parish Committee hired The CSC Services, Woodland Park to remove the floor and to install the vinyl tiles. In addition to that, mold from the nearby walls was cleaned and the walls were treated with new paint. We thank CSC Services for their job well done and Dominick Bucci for making all arrangements.

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Central Diocese Clergy Retreat

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Central Diocese Clergy gathered for their annual retreat at the Villa of Our Lady Retreat House in Mt. Pocono, PA. In the picture are the clergy after the celebration of Holy Mass along with this year’s retreat master, Bishop Tikhon of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania (OCA) who was presenting spiritual advice. Following the retreat, the clergy had one day conference to discuss various matters of the Church, and our diocese.

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Holy Cross’ hosted U-13A soccer travel team wins championship

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On Friday August 31st Holy Cross’ West Paterson Nights received trophies for winning the championship with the Morris County Youth Soccer Association – Sprint 2012 Traveling U-13A league. The award ceremony was held at Holy Cross parish hall. One of the recipients was Michael Cyman, son of Fr. Joseph and Renata Cyman. Congratulations to all champions and we thank their coaches Joe and Walter.

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Prayers of sympathy for Ś+P Estelle Jablonowski

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Our Oldest parishioner ś.p. Estelle Jablonowski, passed away on August 21, 2012. She recently celebrated her 100th Birthday on April 17, 2012. She was an active member of the parish, singing in the choir and helping parish with many social events. She is missed by many.

Our sympathy to her son and daughter–in-law Stanley R. and Joy Jablonowski, grandchildren Richard and Tina Jablonowski, Llairi Jablonowski, Jeffrey & Lisa Jablonowski, and her eight great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter. A requiem Holy Mass was held on Friday August 24th followed by and internment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, NJ.

Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and may the perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.

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Car Wash

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We thank each and everyone who patronized our car wash and supported this youth fundraiser by bringing their cars for hand car wash. We thank everyone who helped, especially Juan Reyes, his wife, son Christian and daughter Veronica who prepared the beautiful flyer for the car wash. They were instrumental in organizing and giving 120% for this event; Melissa Betancur and Gabriella Rotsaert who prepared signs and directed people from the street, Jessie and Aubrie Santos, Michael and Natalie Cyman, Jasmine Cabrejos, and Eddie Obssuth. We thank the Lord who kept away the rain which was scheduled for today. Renata Cyman who ordered pizza for refreshments and anyone who in any shape or form made the event a success. Our car wash brought in… $246 to support our youth. Wow!!!

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