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Pasta Dinner

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Holy Cross Church and Passaic Valley UNICO are sponsoring a Pasta Dinner at the Parish, 220 Browertown Road, Woodland Park on Saturday, February 18th starting at 6 p.m. Dessert, soda, water, coffee will be provided with the dinner. B.Y.O.B. (over 21). A 50/50 drawing will be held. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Donation: Adults – $10.00, Children 6 – 12 – $5.00, Under 5 “FREE”

Please make reservations by Wednesday, February 15th. For reservations call: Dominick J. Bucci at 973-703-6473 or the Holy Cross rectory at 973-256-4888.

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Youth Gathering and Ice Skating Party

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Sunday, January 15th, the youth of our parish participated in a special Holy Mass at 11:00 AM by serving as altar servers and reading prayers of the faithful. After Holy Mass there was a Youth Meeting followed by a reception. Participants enjoyed a game of musical chairs.

At the meeting the youth spoke about past events such as car wash and drive-in movie night in the summer. This year Youth Convo will take place from July 23 to July 27, 2012 at Niagara Falls. NY. A future youth fundraiser will be discussed at the next meeting to defray the cost for participants. After the meeting the church provided refreshment and pizza. At 2 PM we gathered at Montclair University, Floyd Hall Arena. We had a good turnout. After the group ice skate rental, seventeen youth enjoyed skating at the beautiful facility.

The parish sponsored the cost of tickets for our youth who are considered very important in our parish ministry. We thank parents and grandparents who brought the youth for the meeting and ice skating. Several adults were pleased to watch the young people’s endless energy and enthusiasm. The youth returned home happy and additionally witnessed a happy evening watching the Giants win!

The next youth Holy Mass and meeting will take place on Sunday, February 19th. Come and enjoy!

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Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament Society Gathering

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On Sunday, January 8th the Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament (ANS) Society of Holy Cross Church held their monthly meeting followed by a reception and joyful gift exchange. The members wished each other a happy, healthy and blessed New Year and shared those same sentiments with all other members of the Society and the parish. The society takes care of the needs of the church sanctuary such as liturgical vessels, altar linens and candles. They sponsor parish youth activities such as the annual Acolyte Retreat in the summer. They organize fundraisers and social activities. Baking for various church dinners is their specialty. They welcome new members to join this friendly group of ladies dedicated to mutual support and honoring our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. Thank you for your wonderful service.

Fr. Joseph, Pastor

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Pasta Dinner

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Holy Cross and Passaic Valley UNICO are sponsoring a pasta dinner at the parish on Saturday, February 18th starting at 6 p.m.. Dessert, soda, water, and coffee are provided.
B.Y.O.B. (over 21). There will also be a 50/50 drawing. Donation: Adults – $10.00, Children 6 – 12 – $5.00, Under 5 “FREE.” Please make your reservations by Wednesday, February 15th. No tickets will be sold at the door.

For reservations call: Dominick J. Bucci 973-703-6473 or Holy Cross Church at 973-256-4888

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Annual Parish Meeting Notice

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Our annual parish meeting will be held on Sunday, February 12th after 9 a.m. Holy Mass. The second Holy Mass that day will be at 11:30 AM. There will be slight refreshment after the 9 a.m. Holy Mass. The School of Christian Living will conduct its program in Fr. John Slysz building with presentations provided by the youth enrolled in high school.

All the societies of our parish are asked to give annual reports for 2011 and information on their projects for 2012. 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 1/2 hour on the evening of the 3rd Wednesday of the month) to discuss issues and make decisions for the well being of the parish. Would you consider serving on this committee? Please contact Dominick Bucci 973-703-6473 or Fr. Joseph for any additional information.

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Christmas Party for Jesus

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Our annual Christmas Dinner was held last Sunday, December 4th. We enjoyed great attendance, delicious and abundant festive food prepared by Deacon David his wife Laurie, Edward Obssuth and their helpers. Our School of Christian Living students presented a play which invited the audience to participate in singing Christmas Carols. A special cake was made to honor the birth of Jesus. St. Nicholas came and distributed gifts to the precious children asking them in return to be god for another year.

A Candle basket and 50/50 cash prize were raffled. We thank also ladies who brought delicious bake goods. A thank you is also extended to the parishioners who contributed desserts, sold raffles, and invited friends for last Sunday celebration. Merry Christmas!

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Christmas Dinner Details — Tickets Still Available

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Next Sunday, December 4th, after 11 AM Holy Mass we will have our annual Christmas Dinner with a special program called “Happy Birthday Jesus” provided by the students of School of Christian Living.

Children and youth are free of charge. We ask adults to donate only $12 per person while we provide this special menu: Tilapia with Mango Sauce, Roast Chicken, Roast Pork, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Cheese Ravioli and more.

In addition to that, Santa Claus – (St. Nicholas) will come to visit our children and give them presents. SOCL Children prepared gifts for attending guests.

You can’t miss this special event!

So far seventy people made reservations. We presume that some may forgot about this event or didn’t have time to reserve the tickets. Please let us know if you are planning to attend. You can purchase tickets at the parish office or reserve tickets and pay at the door. Let us know ASAP but no later than Wednesday evening. After November 30th we will accept only 10 more guests. You may call us at 973-256-4888 or send an E-mail.

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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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Confirmation class update

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Confirmation classes began on Sunday October 2, 2011. Confirmation Classes for the remainder of 2011 are scheduled for Sunday, November 20th at 10:10 AM and Sunday December 11th, at 10:10 AM. The date of Confirmation was postponed to spring of 2013 due to the fact that we have younger students in the class. The Sacrament of Confirmation will be administered by Rt. Rev. John Mack, Bishop of the Central Diocese.

We pray for the following students preparing for Confirmation: Melissa Betancur, Cristoforo Carnemolla, Michael Cyman, Carlos Garcia, Amber Harth, Nayef Kiame, Christopher Paulison, Nicole Romero, Monica and Alexis Kulbacki.

The Sacrament of Confirmation is a very important step in the religious education of our young people. Confirmation is the sacrament through which we receive gifts of the Holy Spirit to make us soldiers of Christ, ready to profess our faith in word and deed. The minister of confirmation is the bishop. The bishop confirms by laying of hands on the person to be confirmed and anointing the forehead in the form of the cross with Holy Chrism. The bishop says: “I sign you with the sign of the cross and I confirm you with the Chrism of Salvation in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Catechism). Confirmation imprints on our soul sacramental character, which entitles us to strength needed to show our faith in word and deed. The Sacrament of Confirmation is the completion of baptism, because we are strengthened to live a Christian life within the Church and defend its truths.

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Thank You – Tricky Tray Guests and Workers

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Our successful Sweet As Candy Tricky Tray event, the biggest annual fundraiser since 1982, took place on Friday, October 21st at Three Saints Orthodox Church, 464 Outwater Lane, Garfield, NJ.

Our special thanks are expressed to those who:

  • Donated Regular, Super and Grand Trays;
  • Gave monetary donations / participated in 50/50 Raffle;
  • Served as captains / sold admission tickets;
  • Did advertisement and solicitations;
  • Picked up donations / Numbered the trays for the Program / Set up the hall on Thursday;
  • Delivered and set up trays on Friday;
  • Sold tickets at the event;
  • Served as runners / Served in the kitchen;
  • Served as MC / Served as security guard;
  • Cleaned the hall and kitchen after the event;
  • And to anyone who in any shape or form helped to organize Tricky Tray 2011.

Thank You and God Bless you.

There were over 200 prizes awarded.

Our 50/50 Winners:

1st prize – Arkadia Kotarski – $926
2nd Prize – L. Triggiano – $556
3rd Prize – Mr./Mrs. Yuswack – $370

Our $750 Cash Winner was – Lisa Corner

Congratulations!!!

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