Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Your Catholic Home in Champaign Illinois -- Always Home, Always Family
Open House. All are Invited.
Each week Jesus holds a special Open House in the peacefulness of our beautiful church.
He invites us to spend quiet time with Him to give thanks for blessings received and to tell Him about our pressing concerns.
Please consider signing up for a half-hour or more to visit Our Lord on Fridays beginning after the 8:15 a.m. All School Mass and ending with Benediction at 4:45 p.m.
It would be time well spent. And Jesus would love your company!
To prepare for Christmas, there will be an opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the context of a parish Penitential Service. Several priests will gather at the following churches to celebrate the Lord’s forgiveness:
Monday, Dec. 15th at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Cross Church, Champaign
Tuesday, Dec. 16th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Church, Urbana
Wednesday, Dec.17th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Matthew Church, Champaign
Thursday, Dec. 18th at 7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Church, Mahomet
It’s that time of year when we prepare ourselves for the coming of our dear Lord!!
How can you prepare yourself and those whom you love?
Advent needs.
There are many ways to prepare your heart this season here at Holy Cross!
During the Christmas Season our altar is filled with a multitude of beautiful flowers all placed around the creche. You are invited to make a donation toward the purchase of those flowers and in gratitude for your gift, the names of those you wish to remember in honor or memorial will be listed in the bulletin during Christmas. Stop in the Parish Office or give us a call at 352-8748 for more information.
Purchase your Christmas cards here at Holy Cross this year. The cover is a picture of the altar decorated for Christmas. Cards are being sold after all the Masses. Cost is $15:00 for a box of 20 and $8.00 for a box of 10. A single card, $1.00. Or buy them during office hours weekdays at the Parish Office.
This year we will again participate in the Angel Tree Project providing Christmas gifts for 35 residents of Swann. Their ages range from 11 to 62. With each name is a wish list. Help bring the joy of Christmas Day to these members of Swann.
If you would like to provide a gift for a resident this year, please call the Parish Office during office hours at 352-8748 for the name of a resident.
Gifts must be in the office by Thursday, December 4th, for pick up, so call soon! Gifts are in the $30 range and our 8th grade students will gift wrap the gifts as a service project.
YOU ARE INVITED to the Children’s Live Nativity, Sunday, December 7th, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Parish Center. View Jesus and his family in his first days of life. Enjoy a tasty Christmas cookie and hot chocolate before joining the Holy Cross Carolers as they sing Christmas songs to Baby Jesus.
Monetary donations for the St. Vincent de Paul Society will be accepted. For more info or to display your nativity, please call Jessica McMahon at 355-1197.
If you, or someone you know, want to become Catholic, now’s the time to make that call!
Classes are for:
Non-Catholics who know they want to join or who may be interested in joining but need more information first.
Catholics who have never received the sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation.
Married couples of mixed religious faiths who wish to unite their religious practice in Catholicism.
Please contact Cindy Howie at 352-8748 for more details.
