Parish Life

Boy Scouts: Meet Tuesday evenings at 7:30pm. They attend summer camp for one week, go camping or another activity, once a month, enjoy back packing, canoeing, and perform service projects. Contact: Joann Walton, 770-491-6432, JWalton4@comcast.net. 

Coffee & Doughnuts: Served three Sundays a month after the 7:30am and 9:00am Sunday Masses. Everyone is invited to this community builder. Volunteers set up the coffee, sell donuts, and help to clean up. Contact: Kathy Hoffman, 770-939-6550, kathyhoffman9@gmail.com. 

Conquest for Boys: The ConQuest Club provides a fostering environment for boys to develop spiritually using Catholic principles while challenging them through fun physical, intellectual, and charitable activities.  Its programs are designed to instill virtue, develop character and encourage spiritual growth within an atmosphere of adventure.  Activities include weekly meetings with athletic fun, retreats, charitable projects, and summer camps. Holy Cross has teams for boys ages 5-7, 8-10 and 11-16. Contacts: Jim Chatfield, 770-414-9338, jchatfie@bellsouth.net; Kris Chatfield, 770-414-9338, krischatfield@bellsouth.net; or Ken Farnsworth, 770-723-9503, kenlisafarnswort@bellsouth.net. 

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! Contact: Claire Hayes, 770-934-3321, whithayes@mindspring.com, Betty Spencer, 770-458-3878, spencergb@comcast.net. 

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

Green Ministry: The Green Ministry serves to answer the call from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, to examine how we use and share our earth's resources and fruits, what we pass on to future generations and how we live in harmony with Gods creation. We will educate and encourage all parish members to participate. Contacts: Pat Sheridan, 404-491-0025, jmsj2@juno.com or Margaret Keij, 770-457-4132.

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. Contact: Bob Hudson, 770-934-1970, blhcabinets@att.net. 

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. Contact: Pam Dorsett, 404-317-5224, pgdorsett@aol.com. 

Social Justice Ministry: The Social Justice Ministry will seek to educate the parish on Catholic Social Teaching and to engage parishioners in issues of social justice. Anyone interested in finding out more about the Social Justice Ministry is welcome. Contacts: Marianne Hovey, 404-610-5106, mariannehovey@wafflehouse.com or Cecelia Thompson, 678-380-5732, scthomp@bellsouth.net. 

Office Helpers: Volunteers who are willing to help with mailings, bulletin stuffing, telephone and filing. Contact: Penny Lampe, 770-939-3501, plampe@holycrossatlanta.org. 

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. 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. The Board will oversee the operation of the 2012 production; a production team will produce the show and all profits will benefit St. Martin de Porres food pantry. Contact: Steve Lane, 770-938-7319, lanefarside@gmail.com.

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. Contact: Joe Johnston, 678-406-9862, arizonajoe@catholic.org. 

Welcome Greeters: Volunteers provide hospitality and greeting to attendees at all Masses on weekends and for special parish functions. Contact: Patricia Vincent, 770-361-5888, pvince20@gmail.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. 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 third Tuesday of each month, September through May, 7:00pm. Contact: Eleanor Camarata, 770-938-2776, eacamarata@bellsouth.net.  or Martha Murphy, 770-934-1464, mgmsmark@bellsouth.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. Contacts: Peggy Sparks, 770-923-1757 and Carol Walsh, 770-938-7331

Young Marrieds Supper Club: Couples in their 20’s to 40’s (no matter how long they’ve been married) are placed into dinner groups (without children). Couples within each group take turns hosting monthly dinners. Contact: Lisa Farnsworth, 770-723-9503, kenlisafarnswort@bellsouth.net.