Mark your calendars and join us Sunday, June 2nd at the 10:00 a.m. Mass which will be led by our children.

Interested in helping?

Call the Parish Office at 352-8748.

You are cordially invited to the celebration of our pastor Father Stephen Willard’s 20th anniversary of his ordination to the holy Priesthood.

It will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Holy Cross Parish Center.

Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served.

If you are planning to attend, please call the Parish Office at 352-8748.

You are invited to our 4th Annual Baby Shower held in the Parish Center to support our local organizations, such as Birthright and Living Alternatives, who support life.

We also collect non-perishables goods for St. Vincent de Paul Society, who among other things, help single mothers who chose life instead of abortion.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 18th, at 12:00 p.m. and please BRING A FRIEND!!

Our goal is to collect as many NEW baby items as possible, from baby beds and car seats, to pacifiers and rattles, with everything in between that is needed for newborns:  formula, sheets, blankets, clothes, bottles, diapers, wipes and so on.

Monetary donations are also welcome.

There will be fun games to play and light refreshments to eat and all are welcome.

Please call the Parish Office at 352-8748 if you plan to attend and if you are unable to attend you can still make a donation by dropping it off at the Parish Center.

This may seem like a small thing to do, but it’s amazing what a BIG help it is to mothers who have very little.

Thank you for your generosity and for supporting LIFE.

It’s time once again to either renew your subscription to the Magnificat, or to start a new subscription.

The Magnificat is an easy-to-read pocket-sized daily Mass companion, and features the complete readings for each Sunday, weekday and feast day Mass; also daily reflections, daily prayers for both morning and evening, and more.

If you are already receiving one, please fill out the renewal form that is included with your April issue of the Magnificat.

The Magnificat is ordered through the Parish Center, so please make your checks payable to “Holy Cross” and not Magnificat, and bring it or mail it to the Parish Center, or drop it in the collection basket in an envelope marked “Magnificat”.

If you would like to place a new order, please call 352-8748.

The cost is $25.00 for a year, which is half the regular subscription cost because we order as a group.  The subscription starts for the month of August.

Payment and order form must be in by May 15th.

Take this opportunity to improve your daily prayer life and your relationship with Jesus.

Catholic Connected, Saturday, June 1st

At the High School of St. Thomas, Featuring Elizabeth Ficocelli

Our parish will be participating in the Annual Diocesan Appeal for the Diocese of Peoria.

As followers of Christ, we are called to respond to God’s grace in our lives.

The Annual Diocesan Appeal is an opportunity to respond to His grace by sharing our treasure to help our neighbors throughout the diocese.

Please give generously as God has given to you.

Cancer survivors, families and friends, join us for an hour of Eucharistic Adoration the last Thursday of each month from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the church, beginning Thursday, January 31st.

Come spend time with our Lord in thanksgiving and love.

For more information, contact Kristin Hummel at 356-6914 or horsehummel@yahoo.com.