On Wednesday, December 1st a group of Sunday School children with their teachers prepared gifts for elders living in Paterson, New Jersey. We thank them and their parents for their support. Our young people enjoyed a pizza party as well. Great job and service in the name of Jesus.
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Confirmation, the completion of the Sacrament of Baptism-Confirmation was administered to nine young people and adults on Sunday, October 17th at the 11am Holy Mass.
Confirmands:
We thank Bishop Bernard Nowicki for administering the sacrament. We thank the confirmands, their sponsors and family members, and everyone who attended and also joined in fellowship afterward in the parish hall.
Come Holy Spirit!
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To fulfill our parish outreach program, as suggested by the Central Diocese, we held a Free Town Picnic inviting community members, parishioners and friends. The Picnic was held on Sunday, June 27th from 12 to 4pm. We had perfect weather which allowed many children to take advantage of the 16 feet water slide from Party Time Rentals, Woodland Park. Children and adults were also entertained by magician, “Simply Magical.” In the parish hall children and adults enjoyed face painting done by our parishioner, Natalie Lazar. We thank her for sharing her time and talent.
We had varieties of homemade ethnic foods, hot and cold and desserts donated by several parishioners. We truly appreciate sharing their culinary talents and their generosity. We thank parishioners who donated paper products. The parish provided hamburgers, hot dogs, popcorn, watermelon, green salad, soft drinks and prizes for the children. We thank Dominick Bucci, David Obssuth, Edward Obssuth and the help of Andy Obssuth for preparing hamburgers and hot dogs in the kitchen and outdoor grill. We thank the Galindo Family, Dominick Bucci, George O’Brien, Natalie Cyman for setting up the hall and outdoor tents. We thank all those who supported our parish with free will donations. Finally we thank the serving and clean-up crew Angela Gulla, Fran Cuccinello, Deby Golaszewski, Jennifer Galindo, Beverly Obssuth, and Joan Kaynak. Special thank you to Pastor Cho and parishioners of Methodist Korean Church for extra parking in their church lot. We thank anyone who helped in any way, shape or form to make the picnic very successful for the enjoyment of dozens of parishioners, community members and friends.
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Last Sunday (May 2nd) we celebrated Mother’s Day. On their special day, we enjoyed a delicious Mother’s Day breakfast. David and Edward Obssuth with the help of Martin Herrick, Christian and Daniel Galindo, prepared and served a delicious breakfast. The menu included: Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit Cups , Danish, Rolls and Butter, Coffee, Tea. We thank all of them, especially David and Ed for sharing their culinary talents, time and efforts for the good of our parish.
May God bless all Mothers and women who express their motherhood in a way of service and love. With good attendance Mother’s Day celebration at Holy Cross was a successful event.
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There were thirty donors who came to donate blood on Wednesday, March 10th in our parish hall, Woodland Park, NJ. Such a noble cause to save people’s lives! The tentative date for the next Blood Drive is May 6th from 1 to 7pm. To register please call 1-800-933- BLOOD
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Our Successful Yard Sale took place on Saturday, October 3rd from 9 am to 3 pm. We thank parishioners and friends who donated items for this fundraiser.
We appreciate Michael, Natalie and Fr. Joseph who set up tables and transported donations to the front of the church. We thank those who were selling items, served coffee, bagels and doughnuts during the Yard Sale: Penni Lazor, Fran Cuccinello, Renata Cyman, Natalie Cyman, George O’Brien, Dominick Bucci, and Rafal Daniewski. In addition to the success, we enjoyed great weather that made this event a pleasant and enjoyable one. We thank six outside vendors who donated to Holy Cross Church for the use of our tables and were part of our event.
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We thank David Obssuth for purchasing eight new shrubs that were planted in the front of the parish. It took seven hours of work, from removing the old shrubs, planting the new ones, and spreading forty bags of mulch. Our property looks much better. This work was done with the help of Michael Cyman and Fr. Joseph. Yes, we are getting ready for the church to be open again……Missing you all.
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Our St. Patrick’s Luncheon took place on March 15th. We thank Fr. David Gaydos and Laurie Gaydos for donating the food and preparing the menu consisting of Corned Beef, Cabbage, Irish red potatoes, Baked Chicken – Variety of Vegetables, Assorted Breads / Irish Soda Bread, Homemade Desserts. We thank those who helped in the kitchen before, during and after the event. The green grab bags donated by Ed and Beverly Obssuth were part of the celebration. Ed and Penni were in charge of the drawing giving an occasion for laughter and fun. The drawings of the basket of cheer was donated by our Adoration Society and 50/50 took place at the end of our celebration to profit a young boy Philip S. and his family. During our Luncheon we hosted a special guest. Our parishioner, Mrs. Sophie Barnes, who remembers the ground breaking of Holy Cross in 1926 (Paterson), celebrated her 101-st birthday in the presence of her daughter and grandson. We sung her a well deserved Happy Birthday wishing her God’s blessings in the future. We thank ladies who brought baked goods for the St. Joseph’s table which included special St. Joseph’s cake. We thank everyone for coming to our annual celebration. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone!
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On Saturday, June 8th, our parish held a Flea Market with outside vendors. The church provided delicious food consisting of pierogis, stuffed cabbage, sauerkraut, and hot dogs. We thank all those who helped to set up, served in the kitchen and cleaned up after the event.
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On Sunday March 17th, our parish hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Luncheon. During this event the green grab bags donated by Ed and Beverly Obssuth, Penni Lazor and Laurie Gaydos were part of the celebration. Ed with Dominick Porcoro and children were in charge of the drawing, giving us moments of laughter and fun. The drawings of the basket of cheer donated by Adoration Society and 50/50 took place at the end of our event. We thank Fr. David Gaydos and Laurie Gaydos for donating the food and preparing the menu consisting of Corned Beef, Cabbage, Irish Red Potatoes, Baked Chicken, a variety of Vegetables, Assorted Breads / Irish Soda Bread and Irish Coffee. We thank ladies who donated delicious Homemade Desserts. Edward and Beverly Obssuth, George O’Brien, and others helped in the kitchen; Renata Cyman, Penni Lazor, Beverly Obssuth and George O’Brien decorated the hall. We thank everyone for coming to our annual celebration. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone!
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