Charity

Thank you for your generosity

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Dear Friends – Thank you!!!

Last Sunday we concluded our food collection. We assembled eight beautiful Thanksgiving baskets (each one had $25 Gift card from Supermarkets, boxes of stuffing, plates, cans of non-perishables for a Thanksgiving Dinner) for our local residents and eight bags of non-perishable food items and two bags of clean clothes for the Fr. English Food Pantry in Paterson. All items were delivered on Tuesday, November 22nd; baskets to Memorial Middle School, Woodland Park and bags to Paterson for the needy. In each case many words of appreciation for our generosity were expressed by the nurse of the school and the workers at the Fr. English Food Pantry.

We certainly fulfilled last Sunday’s Solemnity of Christ the King by fulfilling our Lord’s command:

“Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me.” — Matthew 25:40

We thank all those who brought items and gave monetary donations to purchase the gift cards. We thank our youth and their parents who wrapped the baskets last Sunday after 11 am Holy Mass. Happiness comes from sharing as expressed in the smiling faces of our youth.

Fr. Joseph and the Parish Committee.

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Advent Tree

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Our Annual Advent Tree project, coordinated by our parishioner, Pat Olsen, will begin on Sunday November 27th. Through our efforts it will benefit the less fortunate of our society. You will be asked to take a tag from the tree and write your name in the registry located near the tree. Please affix the copy of the tag you take from the tree to your gift so that the present may be given to the proper individual. All gifts will be due on Sunday December 18th. Your generosity will be appreciated and rewarded by the Lord who asks us to take care for the needy.

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Food Drive, Financial support, Availability of Food Stamp Disaster Program for flood victims

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Hurricane Irene luckily didn’t damage our church property. The window wells and sump pump we recently installed were very effective. As you know from the mass media, there were many families and businesses flooded in Woodland Park and other towns along the Passaic River. Several people were evacuated. The devastation was terrible. In helping victims of the flood we began a Food Drive on Sunday September 4, 2011 which will continue through September 25, 2011. Please bring non perishable food items to the parish hall which will be given to Father English Food Pantry.

The Parish Committee decided to donate anonymously to a family from our parish. In addition we decided to donate $1,000 to the volunteer West Paterson Fire Department who was there for our town during this difficult time.

Passaic County, in conjunction with the Federal Food Stamp Disaster Program, announced that flood victims can submit their application on Monday, September 12, 2011 from 4-8PM at the Woodland Park municipal building, 5 Brophy Lane in order to receive food stamps.

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Help for Hurricane Irene Victims

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Hurricane Irene luckily didn’t damage our church property. The window wells and sump pump we recently installed were very effective.

As you know from the mass media, there were several families and businesses flooded in Woodland Park and other towns along the Passaic River. In our town several people were evacuated and many were able to return to their homes no sooner than Friday. The devastation is terrible. In helping victims of flood we begin a Food Drive on Sunday, September 4th. Please bring non perishable food items to the parish hall which will be given directly to flooded families or through the distribution of the Borough of Woodland Park if such case will occur.

In addition to that I ask the Parish Committee Members to attend short meeting after 9 AM Mass Sunday, September 4th to make further decisions on how we can help the flooded community of Woodland Park.

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Gold buying event

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Venus Creations, A Jeweler from Little Falls, will be hosting a gold buying event as a fundraiser here at Holy Cross Church on Sunday, June 5th, from 10 AM to 11 AM and from 12 PM to 2 PM. Bring in your old gold, silver, platinum, diamonds and coins a receive immediate cash no matter what condition it is in. As an added bonus, Holy Cross Church will receive 10% of the proceeds. Gold is at it’s all time high! So don’t miss out.

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The Zachary Decker Fundraiser Dinner

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The Brownstown Restaurant in Paterson -- our community supporting the Zachary Decker Fundraiser Dinner

On Sunday April 3, 2011 our parish sponsored Zachary Decker Fundraiser Dinner held at the Brownstone Restaurant, Paterson.

Over one hundred people attended the dinner and tricky tray to express their support for the Decker family. Members of our parish, Claire Centrella, with the help of Lynn Imperiale, Hughie and Beverly Vickerilla (uncle and aunt), Cathy Pietrkowsky (grandmother) were instrumental in organizing this event. The entertainment was provided by Sounds of Sinatra and More – Al Russo and Garry Colletti.

Zachary is a 5 year old son of Kevin and Marlene Decker. He was diagnosed in January 2010 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. We all hope and pray that he will have a successful treatment. Zachary’s parents, Kevin and Marlene, were married at Holy Cross Church in 2004. They are also blessed with their beautiful and healthy daughter, Brianne. One of the most joyful moments that took place at the fundraiser dinner was when Zachary won his preferable toy. Yes, his parents, family members and all of us wish him now and in the future a normal, healthy and happy life. Zach is an amazing little boy who has a positive outlook despite all he has gone through. The dinner raised $5,416.00. to defray the cost of medical expenses for Zach’s treatment.

Zachary Decker and his family
Claire Centrella and Zachary. Claire, on behalf of Holy Cross Parish, worked tirelessly in organizing the fundraiser.
Fr. Joseph and Zachary

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Special thank you

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We would like to thank the St. Nicholas Ministry who donated Easter flowers for the sick and homebound of our parish. All home bound greatly appreciated the fact that they are remembered by the Holy Cross Church family. Special thanks are extended to Lucy and Richard Daum, who made arrangements to purchase flowers and delivered them to the church. We thank also Alfreda Bazanowski for sending cards to home bound, and for special occasions to our parishioners on behalf of Holy Cross Church.

Our Parish recently received a bequest of $5,000 as a beneficiary of Jean Biegel’s Last Will and Testament. Jean Begiel (96) passed away on Dec. 11, 2010. As a token of appreciation our parish remembered Jean last Sunday April 3, 2011 during both Holy Masses. We ask parishioners to remember Jean in personal thoughts and prayers. Each Friday the Holy Mass is celebrated with the intention for the benefactors of Holy Cross Church. Eternal rest, grant unto her O, Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.

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Special thanks to

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  • Deacon David Gaydos prepared a delicious St. Patrick’s Dinner and, with his wife Laurie, donated food they purchased.
  • Bob and Merry Sleece donated basket of cheers.
  • Mrs. Renata Cyman sponsored entertainment provided by Davis Academy of Irish Dance.
  • Edward and Beverly Obssuth donated items for door prizes.
  • Edward Obssuth, Hughie Vickerilla helped in the kitchen. Christian and Juan Reyes, Roger Zibor, Nelly Cabrejos helped after the dinner doing clean up.
  • Dominick Bucci, Penni Lazor and Michael S. decorated the parish hall.
  • Hughie & Beverly Vickerilla and Karen Hitchcock donated St. Joseph’s Pastry for the dinner. We thank anyone who donated baked goods, cleaned after the event and supported this fundraiser.
  • We thank anyone who helped in any shape or form to make this event a success. Great job!!!
  • We thank Nelly Cabrejos for cleaning altar linens.

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