Entries for 2019

Masses for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, a Holy Day of Obligation, will be on: December 31, 2019  - 7:00 pm January 1, 2020 - 9:00 am January 1, 2020 -  11:30 am - Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission - Yancey 

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Parish Office Closed in Observance of Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God (Holy Day of Obligation) .We will resume regular hours on Thursday, January 2, 2020 Wishing everyone a Blessed & Peaceful New Year from Fr. Anthony, Fr. Babychan & staff!!!

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All children in our Religious Education Program along with their catechists will be treated to a Pancake Breakfast at the parish hall on Sunday, December 22nd right after our 9:00 am Mass. Pancakes, sausage links & juice will be served.  We encourage all children to attend Mass on S...

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Holy Cross Catholic Church December 24..... 4:00 pm Vigil Mass Christmas Carols begin at 11:30 pm followed by Midnight Mass - 12:00 am December 25..... 9:00 am Christmas Day Mass December 31.....7:00 pm Vigil Mass (Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God) January 1..........

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Our Annual CYO Living Nativity performed by our High School CYO members will take place on Sunday, December 15 in the pecan orchard right in front of the church.  You are invited to celebrate the meaning of Christmas with a live, open-air reenactment of Christ’s birth story. Featuring ...

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We will have the blessing of the Grotto at 6:15 pm followed by a rosary. We will then proceed to church for Mass at 7 pm with festivities to follow at the hall afterwards. Everyone is invited. 

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Mass begins at 6:30 pm followed by reconciliation service at 7 pm. We will have several priests available for confessions. 

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Choir directors, Vicky & Ralph Reyes would like the children that are in the choir (4th grade thru 8th grade) to be at church at 3:45 pm to go over the songs on the day of the pageant. Pre-K thru 3rd grade children will gather at church at 4:30 pm. Pageant will begin at 5 pm followed by our 5:30...

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We will resume regular business hours on Monday, December 2nd.  We wish everyone a safe & blessed Thanksgving Day!!!

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Mass will be celebrated on November 28 at 9:00 am. Parishioners are welcome to bring a food item which they will be serving at their Thanksgiving meal to be blessed. Come early and place the items on the table that will be situated in front of Our Lady of Guadalupe statue.  Fr. Bonela & ...

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Mass will be celebrated at 7 am and at 7 pm. 

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Mass will be celebrated at 8 am followed by Blessing of Cemeteries.  Blessing of Cemeteries south of Hwy 90 will be blessed by Fr. Babychan: (1) Holy Cross (2)  Woodman (3) San Francisco (4) St. Dominic's. Blessings of Cemeteries north of Hwy 90 will be blessed by Fr. A...

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Parade of Saints will be held on Sunday, November 3 at the 9 am Mass. Please make sure your children are dressed in their saint costume and are ready to process in as Mass begins. Please gather in the foyer or in the cry room. 

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Everyone is welcome to the Grotto site for the blessing of our restored Grotto on Monday, October 7, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. Along with the blessing we will also pray a rosary celebrating the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. You are welcome to bring your lawn chairs.

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Come join our Faith Formation students pray the rosary on October 6 beginning at 8:30 am. Students please gather in front of church by 8:10 am.

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Please join us for our annual Blessing of the Animals service on October 4th following the 7am Mass. Please gather in front of church. In case of rain we will gather in front of the hall.

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The Knights of Columbus Council 7163 will host a chips & sandwich social after Mass on Saturday, September 28th at the parish hall. All parishioners are invited. We hope to see you there. 

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Life Chain is a peaceful, prayerful, public witness of Pro-Life Americans standing for 90 minutes, holding signs and praying for our nation for an end to abortion. Our Life Chain will be held on October 6th. We will be standing on the south side of Hwy 90, holding signs, between Ave K and Ave M in H...

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This training is for all current altar servers and also for boys or girls in grades 4 through 12 who would like to join this ministry. Altar servers assist at the altar during liturgical celebrations such as Mass, funerals, weddings, Stations of the Cross, Benediction, and other special church event...

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Please note, there will not be a Holy Hour service on Wednesday, September 18. Mass will be held at 7:00 pm with Fr. Anthony. Please let others know. Thank you!

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This year, the Church will celebrate Catechetical Sunday on September 15, 2019. The 2019 theme is "Stay with Us." Those who have volunteered to serve as catechists will be called forth at the end of Mass to be commissioned for their ministry. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportu...

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In Observance of Labor Day -  Have a safe weekend!!!

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Knights of Columbus is hosting a Pancake Breakfast at the parish hall on Sunday, August 18, 2019 following the 9:00 Mass in honor of our Altar Servers. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy fellowship and a delicious breakfast. A donation jar will be available for anywho who would like to donate and...

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Saturday, August 24th & Sunday, August 25th we will have a special blessing at the end of each of the Masses for all students and teachers. Students, please bring your your backpacks to Mass so they may be blessed.

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Altar Servers will be honored with a special Mass on Sunday, August 18 at 9:00 am. Certificates of appreciation and a small gift will be presented to each of the altar servers by Knights of Columbus. A pancake breakfast will follow at parish hall in honor of all of the altar servers. Everyone i...

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Greetings to you, People of God, Holy Cross Catholic Church from Fr. Raja My Gratitude to My First Home D’Hanis-Hondo-Yancey, USA. Though it has been a short time, this time was a great blessing for me and was filled with opportunities to know the people, the culture and the tradition, to s...

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We welcome Fr. Babychan Arackathara as parochial vicar at Holy Cross, St. John’s and Immaculate Heart of Mary. He is the youngest of five children and was born in a tiny island in the backwaters of Kerala, South Africa. After completing his primary and secondary education he felt the call...

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SAVE THE DATES: Our celebration will begin with our 29th Annual Softball Tournament on Saturday, August 3rd. Food concession will be available all day long!! Mass on Saturday will be at 5:30 pm and at 10:00 am on Sunday.  Fun activities will follow including a variety of children'...

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Father Richard Pagano will be at Holy Cross Parish and at St. John's in Hondo beginning on Saturday, March 23 through Wednesday, March 27th.  Father Pagano, a priest of Italian descent from the Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida was ordained on May 18, 2013. He grew up in Palm Coast, Fl. ...

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