Parish Life
Meet Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
They attend summer camp for one week, go camping or another activity, once a
month, enjoy back packing, canoeing, and perform service projects. Key Contact:
Joann Walton, 770-491-6432,
DJWalton4@comcast.net.
Served three Sundays a
month after the 7:30 and 9:00am Sunday Masses. Everyone is invited to this
community builder. Volunteers set up the coffee, sell donuts, and help to clean
up. Key Contact: Elizabeth Butker, 404-634-4261.
The ConQuest Club
provides
a fostering environment for boys to develop spiritually based on Catholic
principles. Its programs are designed to instill virtue, develop character and
encourage spiritual growth while offering its participants challenging physical,
intellectual and spiritual activities within an atmosphere of adventure. Holy
Cross has teams for boys ages 5-7, 8-10 and 11-16. Sponsored by Regnum
Christi. Key Contacts: Ken Farnsworth, 770-723-9503,
kenlisafarnswort@bellsouth.net
and Jim Chatfield, 770-414-9338,
jim.chatfieldjr@us.army.mil.
Groups of four or five couples
meet monthly on a rotating basis in each other’s homes. Registration is in the
fall and in the spring. Each session begins with a cocktail party for all
participants. The Dinner Club especially wants to welcome newcomers to the
parish. Please call the contact person to be included in one of our
dinner-dates! Key Contact: Claire Hayes, 770-934-3321,
whithayes@mindspring.com, Betty Spencer, 770-458-3878,
spencergb@comcast.net.
A ministry that provides
activities to strengthen the individual family as well as the Holy Cross Parish
Family. The activities are open to people of all ages. Key Contact: Lisa
Farnsworth, 770-723-9503, kenlisafarnswort@bellsouth.net.
Volunteers furnish food,
help set up, serve, and make telephone calls for Funeral Receptions. Key
Contact: Norma Matthews, 770-979-7186
matt2plus9@mindspring.com.
A Children’s Summer Program for
children ages 4 through grade 6. It takes place for one week during the summer
and invites the children to learn about cultures, song and food from countries
around the world that replicate much of our church population. The program
culminates with a special Sunday mass that has many of the children singing
songs they learned during the week. Key Contact: Ilsa Mendoza-Jackson, 678-612-3336,
ilsa.Mendoza@verizonbusiness.com.
A
worldwide ministry with efforts to enhance and further the Catholic Church, its
programs and its facilities. It is a social, fraternal, religious, service
organization for all practical Catholic men of our Parish who are in union with
the Holy See and who are at least 18 years of age. Key Contact: Steve Liuzza, 678-642-9619,
steveliuzza@aol.com.
Volunteers who are willing to
help with mailings, bulletin stuffing, telephone, and filing. Key Contact: Cass Catroppa, 770-939-3501, ext.
223, casscatroppa@holycrossatlanta.org.
A monthly publication
that helps keeps our community connected by informing parishioners of
parish-sponsored events, ministry activities, and faith-related articles. The
staff has planning meetings on the first Thursday on a bi-monthly basis. Members
interview, write and/or do layout. Key Contact: Pam Dorsett, 404-636-4971,
pgdorsett@aol.com.
The primary goal is to help our
parishioners to grow in their faith by renewing their commitment of stewardship
of Time, Talent and Treasure. Key Contact: Kathy Hoffman, 770-621-9537,
khoffman3@mac.com.
Our mission is to annually provide the best musical
production within our means with the goal to financially Support the St. Martin
de Porres Food Pantry at Holy Cross in their efforts to provide food to the
hungry in Atlanta. We encourage all parishioners to participate. We also
encourage, as a parish outreach, those beyond our parish to participate in an
effort to fulfill the dream of “one church, one body in Christ”. This
participation can be in many areas: onstage, backstage, offstage and behind the
scenes. A newly appointed Board will oversee the operation of the 2010
production; a production team will produce the show and all profits will benefit
St. Martin de Porres food pantry. Key Contact: Gail Goodman, 770-939-3501 ex
228, ggoodman@holycrossatlanta.org.
Provides a welcome and
information to visitors and new members before and after the weekend Masses.
Volunteers facilitate registration and provide general information. Key Contact:
Fred Stephenson, 770-493-9006, Gramps.Fred@yahoo.com.
Volunteers provide
hospitality and greeting to attendees at all Masses on weekends and for special
parish functions. Key Contact: Winnie Scherer, 770-935-1197,
scherer-atl@mindspring.com.
Volunteers work with the bride
and groom to coordinate the rehearsal and wedding ceremony according to the
established guidelines of Holy Cross parish. Key Contacts: Penny Lampe,
770-939-6149, pennylampe@bellsouth.net
or Martha Murphy, 770-934-1464, mgmsmark@bellsouth.net.
All women of the parish are
encouraged to become actively involved in the Women’s Club. The many activities
include supporting Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cancer Home, providing gift bags
for patients at the regional hospital and planning and hosting evenings of
reflection during Advent and Lent. Our Prayer Blanket Ministry is an ongoing
project that provides prayer blankets to anyone who is ill or grieving.
Participating in these activities provides women an opportunity to grow
spiritually, as well as to meet and socialize with other women in the parish.
The meetings are the second Thursday of each month, September through May,
7:30pm. Key Contact: Mary Gilmore, 404-822-3492,
marybear419@comcast.net.
Provides spiritual,
educational and social opportunities for members aged 50 and above. Meets the
third Wednesday of each month for Mass at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch, business
meeting and a favorite game. Key Contacts: Peggy Sparks, 770-923-1757 and Carol
Walsh, 770-938-7331.
: Couples in their
20’s to 40’s (no matter how long they’ve been married) are placed into dinner
groups (with or without children). Couples within each group take turns hosting
monthly dinners. Two sessions a year. Key Contact: Gabriela Probst,
770-492-1032, theprobsts@bellsouth.net.
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