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HOLY CROSS     Church of the Holy Cross

             3773 Chamblee Tucker Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
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Parish Life

Boy Scouts: 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.

Coffee & Doughnuts: 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.

ConQuest for Boys: 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

Dinner Club: 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.

Focus on Families: 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.

Funeral Luncheons: Volunteers furnish food, help set up, serve, and make telephone calls for Funeral Receptions. Key Contact: Norma Matthews, 770-979-7186 matt2plus9@mindspring.com.

Kaleidoscope: 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.

Knights of Columbus: 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.

Office Helpers: 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.

Reaching Out Newsletter: 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.

Stewardship: 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.

Theater Ministry: 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.

Welcome Desk: 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.

Welcome Greeters: 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.

Wedding Guild: 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.

Women’s Club: 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.

Young at Heart: 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.

Young Marrieds' Dinner Club: 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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