On Sunday Sept. 18, 2016 the NY/NJ Seniorate Adoration Society (ANS) held the annual convention at our parish.
The delegates came from SS. Peter and Paul Parish in Passaic with their Pastor, Very Rev. Stanley Skrzypek, Holy Name of Jesus, Passaic, NJ with Rev. Marian Tarnowski, delegates from Transfiguration of Our Lord Parish in Wallington, NJ and the host members of our parish ANS with Fr. Joseph.
In the picture, NY/NJ ANS members and clergy.
The meeting began with the prayer service in the church with the exposition and the Litany of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Fr. Joseph led the service and in his sermon he spoke about the importance of the Holy Eucharist which we have the privilege to venerate and receive in the Holy Communion. Altar server was Gabriela Rotsaert.
The meeting continued in the parish hall with reports from ANS activities in different parishes, election of officers for year 2016-2017, Oath of the new members, prayers for the deceased members and the meeting was concluded with dinner and refreshments.
Before the election of officers, the Vice-President Alice Kriskewic asked to be replaced by the new officer. We thanked Alice for many years of her dedication and service. We thanked also Mrs. Stella Zak who recently stepped down from her 15 years of service as the recording secretary.
The new NY/NJ ANS officers elected are:
President – Marcia Del Greco
Vice president – Alexandra (Penni) Lazor
Financial Secretary – Basia Puzak
Recording Secretary – Susan Pelak
The next year’s convention will take place on Sunday, September 24, 2017 in Wallington, NJ at 3 pm.
The annual retreat for the clergy of the Central Diocese took place from Tuesday, August 16th through Thursday, August 18th at Villa of Our Lady in Mt. Pocono, PA. The Retreat Master was the Rt. Rev. John Mack.
You are cordially invited to our Holy Cross Fundraiser at Applebee’s in Totowa, NJ on Saturday, September 24th from 8am until 10am. Applebee’s is located at 465 Route 46 West, Totowa, NJ 07512. Tickets are $10.
For tickets please contact Dominick at 973-703-6473 or by E-mail or Holy Cross Church at 201-247-4832 or by E-mail.
We are looking forward for your support and we wish you enjoyable time with family and friends.
Woodland Park Mayor Keith Kazmark offered homage to the founders and current parishioners of our parish on our 90th Anniversary through the proclamation copied below.
We thank all those who helped with our Parish Picnic on June 12th, brought salads, watermelon, side dishes, desserts, mugs for children to design for Father’s Day. We thank those who prepared the food in the kitchen and cleaned afterward. It was a pleasure to see everyone having fun and spending time together.
We wish to congratulate our altar servers who received certificates of recognition for their time in practicing and serving at Holy Masses for our parish on Sunday, June 12th. Their service is truly appreciated.
We wish to congratulate children of School of Christian Living who received perfect, good, and participation awards for the 2015-16 school year on Sunday June 12th. They also received certificates and Barnes and Noble gift cards. Congratulations!
We also express a special thank you to our teachers, Mrs. Donna Maher and Mrs. Claire Centrella and volunteer, Nayef Kiame for their dedication in teaching our children Christian way of life.
Valerie Vance – perfect attendance Aedan Vance – perfect attendance Gianni Maher – perfect attendance Declan Maher – perfect attendance Natalie Cyman – perfect attendance Nicholas Gizzi – good attendance Gabriel Iudici Flax – good attendance Jeremiah Espinal – good attendance Chris Galindo – good attendance Daniel Galindo – good attendance Athena Galindo – good attendance Marcella Galindo – good attendance Jazlyn Batista – participation award Jaylin Batista – participation award Kaylanie Noriega – participation award Kianni Noriega – participation award Rash Babaran – participation award Jayden Estacio – participation award Omar Abdelfattah – participation award Lina Abdelfattah – participation award Ned Kiame – participation award Neil Kiame – participation award Diego Hills – participation award