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St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon Thank You

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ur parish held its annual St Patrick’s Day Luncheon on Sunday, March 12th in the parish hall. The menu consisted of Corned Beef, Cabbage, Irish Red Potatoes, Carrots, Baked Chicken – Variety of Vegetables, Assorted Breads, Irish Soda Bread, Homemade Desserts, soft drinks with Irish coffee. The green grab bags were part of the celebration giving an occasion for laughter and fun. Parishioners, friends and neighbors attended. We thank parishioner David Obssuth who headed the kitchen with a staff of church volunteers. We had good food, Irish music and a fun time for all.

Upcoming events are Agape celebration on Sunday, March 26th at 3:30 pm, A Picnic on June 4th (Woodland Park residents are welcome), and our Annual Tricky Tray on Saturday, October 21st.

Check our website and Facebook page regularly for updates or send us an E-mail for information on upcoming events. We thank everyone for coming to our annual celebration. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone! 

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Congratulations Youth

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On Sunday, June 19th, we were honored to give awards to the following children and youth who expressed special service in the life of Holy Cross Church in the past school year 2021-2022:

Best Sunday School attendance:

  • Marc G. / Justin V. / Cameron R. 

Honorable mention attendance:

  • Veronica M. / Viviana G. / Nicholas G. 

Appreciation for serving as altar servers:

  • Nicholas G. / Chris G.  / Daniel G.  
  • Marcella G. / Athena G. / Viviana G. /Veronica M. 

Appreciation for serving as lectors:

  • Natalie C. / Chris G. / Daniel G. / Marcella G. 

We wish to thank our Sunday School teachers, Ms. Natalie Lazar and Mr. Paul Murphy for their time, dedication, and for sharing their teaching talents to the benefit of our children. In the last school year, children prepared Thanksgiving baskets, participated in the trip to feed the homeless in Paterson, prepared gifts for the elderly in Totowa, made post cards, prepared gifts for mothers and fathers, served as altar servers during our Holy Masses, and served as lectors.  We are grateful for their participation in these and other activities.  We especially wish to thank parents and guardians for their support and involvement.

May the Lord bless you all, keep you safe, healthy and a fun filled summer. Sunday school will begin again on Sunday Sept. 11, 2022.

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St Patrick’s Luncheon – Sunday March 20th

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On Sunday March 20th we hosted a St. Patrick’s Luncheon. During this event we enjoyed music and joyful, laughable entertainment provided by well-known “Uncle Floyd Vivino”  The green grab bags donated by Ed and Beverly Obssuth were part of our annual celebration. The drawings of the basket of cheer donated by the Adoration Society, “Basket of Surprise” donated by the Cyman family and 50/50 took place at the end of our celebration. We thank Fr. David and Laurie Gaydos as well as David, Edward Obssuth and some other helpers for 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 decorated the hall for the event and those who cleaned after the celebration. We thank everyone who attended our annual celebration. Basket of cheer was won by Mary Farrar and the 50/50 winner was John Murdok. Congratulations!!! St. Patrick, bishop, great missionary and patron of Ireland, pray for us!

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Holy Mass for Youth on Christmas Eve

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The Nativity Pageant took place during the Mass with youth participation on Christmas Eve at our parish.  I would like to thank the youth who participated in this annual special event. We thank parents who supported this activity in this difficult time of ongoing Covid pandemic.

–   Fr. Joseph Cyman

From left: Daniel Galindo, Nicholas Gizzi, Veronika Murphy, Jasmine Bradbury, Viviana Galindo, Marcella Galindo, Athena Galindo, Chris Galindo, Nail Kiame. Missing in the picture are lectors, Natalie Cyman, Nayef Kiame, and Ned Kiame.

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Christmas Dinner Thank You.

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On Sunday, December 12th, dozens of parishioners attended our annual Christmas Dinner. The children and all attendees enjoyed Christmas music and a great menu provided by Francesco’s Restaurant. We thank all those who came for this event, especially parents for bringing their children. Because the children of Holy Cross are very special, Santa Claus came and gave them goodies asking them to listen and help their parents and behave well. Special appreciation to Santa for coming this year, Renata Cyman who decorated the hall, Natalie Lazar who gave gifts to children, those who served food, did clean up and made that day very special.  Merry Christmas to all!  In the picture are some attendees of Christmas Dinner.

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Confirmation Administered

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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:

  • Athena Claire Galindo, Sponsor – Jacqueline Monroe
  • Jayden Abel Estacio, Sponsor – Fernando Galindo
  • Nicholas Jude Gizzi, Sponsor – Diane Bader
  • Steven Patrick Ortega, Sponsor – Nilda Aguirre
  • Tyler Matthew Smith, Sponsor – Nicole Piotrowski
  • Stephanie Kateri Tarazona,  Sponsor – Elvia Guerra
  • Diane Valentine Tarazona, Sponsor – Juana Bertha Dulanto
  • Amy Theresa Tarazona, Sponsor – Jennifer Sanchez
  • Aarti Gianna Taylor, Sponsor – Jennifer Galindo
  • Chirag Cosmas Taylor, Sponsor – Leo Coutinho

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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Free Town Picnic Held June 27th

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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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Mother’s Day Breakfast Thank You

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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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