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2300 Main Street + Batavia, IL 60510
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Week at a Glance

 

2008-2009 Calendaring Info

Any Holy Cross sponsored groups planning to use the church facility for this next fiscal year (July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009) must come into the parish office and pick up facility request and room setup forms. Please do not assume that because your group or committee was on the calendar this year that you automatically have the same arrangements next year. At this point in the process any submission is a request only, and not a confirmation. Thank You. Forms should be returned by April 21st.

Pray for the Safety of Our Men and Women
Serving in the Military

Especially:

  • Lt. Mark S. Browning
  • Sgt. Chris Barthelme
  • Sgt. Alan Grage
  • Lcpl. Nick Horner
  • Spc. Jason Ledbetter
  • Sgt. Joshua Ledbetter
  • Spc. Herman "Richie" Reinhold
  • Cpl. Kevin Schafer
  • Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Walgenbach
  • PFC Kyle Walgenbach

To add a name to this list contact Pat Purcell at 630-373-3474.

Parish Calendar of Events

Saturday, April 26

7:00AM Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast, Donovan, Kitchen
9:15AM Light Weigh, St. Jules
10:00AM Contemporary Choir, Church
5:15PM 1st Anniversary of Senior Bus Service Reception, Donovan, Kitchen

Sunday, April 27

9:15AM PMT, Jude, Joseph, Storage Room
9:45AM Sunday School
12:30PM Chastity Video, Donovan
6:15PM Vespers, Church
6:30PM Camp WOW Parent Mtg., Donovan
7:00PM LOTW Veritatis Spendor, Min. Room
7:00PM Schola, Church

Monday, April 28
Parish Offices Big Move to Donovan

Adoration, Chapel
Preschool, Ann, Cecilia, St. Jules
9:15AM Family Rosary, Church
5:30PM Abbellimenti, St. Jules
5:30PM Communion Prac. for 10:00AM Group, Church
6:15PM Cantate Deo, St. Jules
6:30PM HC Boy Scouts, Donovan, Nicholas
7:00PM Speaker Series, Seminarian Bernie, Liturgy: What is it?, Church
7:15PM Bell Choir, St. Jules

Tuesday, April 29
Parish Offices Big Move to Donovan

Adoration, Chapel
Preschool, Ann, Cecilia, St. Jules
5:30PM Communion Prac. for Noon Group, Church
6:00PM Healing Service & Confessions, Church

Wednesday, April 30

Adoration, Chapel
Preschool, Ann, Cecilia, St. Jules
5:30PM Communion Prac. for 2:00PM Group, Church
7:00PM Closing Religious Education Mass

Thursday, May 1

Adoration, Chapel
Preschool, Ann, Cecilia, St. Jules
5:45PM Youth Bells, St. Jules
6:30PM Youth Choir, St. Jules
6:30PM SVDP, Cecilia
7:30PM Chancel Choir, Church

Friday, May 2

Adoration, Chapel
Preschool, Ann, Cecilia, St. Jules
3:00PM Children’s Choir Setup for 1st Communions, St. Jules
7:30PM First Friday Holy Hour, Chapel

Saturday, May 3

St. Jules reserved for Childrens Choir all day
9:00AM First Saturday Holy Hour, Chapel
9:15AM Light Weigh, Donovan
10:00AM First Communion, Church
NOON First Communion, Church
2:00PM First Communion, Church

Sunday, May 4

6:15PM Vespers, Church
7:00PM Schola, Church

Mass Intentions

Saturday, April 26

8:30AM Stanley and Enid Meaden
4:15PM Parishioners

Sunday, April 27
Sixth Sunday of Easter

6:30AM Teresa Kunold
8:00AM Joseph Weltz
9:45AM The Special Intentions of Teagan Kosmala
11:15AM Deacon Nunzio Sorrentino

Monday, April 28
Peter Chanel, priest, martyr
Louis Mary de Montfort, priest

6:30AM Eric Tepper
8:00AM James Condit Family

Tuesday, April 29
Catherine of Siena, virgin, doctor

6:30AM David Gambino
8:00AM Kevin Burke

Wednesday, April 30
Pius V, pope

6:30AM Samantha Lowrie
8:00AM Gregg Cristofaro

Thursday, May 1
Joseph the Worker

6:30AM George Sourile
8:00AM Marion O’Malley

Friday, May 2
Athanasius,bishop, doctor

6:30AM The Special Intentions of Dolores Holmen
8:00AM The Special Intentions of Victoria Holmen on her 16th Birthday

Saturday, May 3
Philip and James, apostles

8:30AM Helen Petit
4:15PM Joseph and Dorothy Poidomani

Sunday, May 4
Ascension of the Lord

6:30AM Parishioners
8:00AM Tom Spang
9:45AM Genevieve Strasser
11:15AM Deceased Members of the Grado Family

Sanctuary Presence
Lamp Memorial

The Sanctuary Presence Lamp, that burns to let us know of Jesus’ Presence in the Tabernacle, will be lit for the intentions of any parishioner or in memory of any of our deceased.

The lamp will burn for
Youri Boujdgantchok
the week of April 28th - May 4th.

Please contact the parish office for more information.

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Pray for Our Sick

Please remember to pray for the members of our parish who sick or recovering from illness.

Cecelia Abriz Jocelyn Claire Lisner
Dolores Anderson Angelo Loiacono
Frederick Anderson Keri Lorenz-Soto
Barry Ano Natalie Lundsteen
Janice Bainbridge Richard Lyons
Geraldine Bambas Daniel Lynch and
Kathy Barkei Family
Caroline Barrett Jeremiah Lynch
Roberta Bates Mary Ellen McConville
Bernie Bates Kelly McCoy
Rose Bell Joan McLaughlin
Bill & Rosanne Berkey Anthony Markovich
Baby Cecilia Bettag Cindy Martinez
Eric Bettag James Mathes
Laura Belanger Alexander Meade
Mary Bicek Erin Meere
The Biles Children Jim Meisch
Chris Billing Adolph Paul Meisch, Sr.
Jane Blanchard Thomas Meisch
Adelaida Cobos Thomas Mika
Thomas Bonnichien Helen Miller
Greg Bouschonville Winnie Minick
Craig Brunton Adain Moehling
Benjamin Buckley Marie Moody
Jan Callaghan Corrine Murtaugh
Harriet Capra Mary Jane Nagle
Wayne Caudill John O’Dwyer, Jr.
Catherine Clark Mario Ochoa
Jimmy Clatter Carol Olsen
Adelaida Cobos Carmen Ortiz
Ashley Conley David Parrack
Bonnie Connor Michael Pavnica
Carol Crane Pat Piro
John Cullen, Jr. Debra Pokey
James Dallessasse John Paluch
David Davenport Fred Prignano
Eleanor DeBeir Diane Range
Paul DeChense Frank Rehak
Mary DeWitt Roger Retterer
Phyllis Diederich Jonathan Reyna
Barb Dillenburg Brian Riordan
Margaret Dospol Mary Robinson
Donna Duffy Kathy Kelly Rosales
Diana Feely Veronica Ross
Francesca Fricano Nancy Russo
Sarah Fugarino Harriet Ryan
Patricia Galvin Robert Sajdak
Joe Garcia Eleanor Samsami
Dorothy Granacki Catherine Sansonetti
Elizabeth Graczyk William Schlau
Jacquline Gruben Benedicta Schoder
Eva Grys Terri Schwartz
Jordan Hankes Mary Shallcross
The Hanrahan Family Catherine Sheehan
Anna Healey Rita Shoemaker
Meg Hemmerich Dave Slack
Emily Herrick Pat Staseck
Rita Hill Raymond Stejskal
Sharon Hiltquist Betty Stephano
Baby Evalena Holst Ed Stroke
Hannah Holtz Jeff Swanson
Maura Hurless Victoria Szott
Carol Isleib Carl Tegert
Peter Jacobs Jack Thompson
Violet Jones Rita Thorson
Sister Mary Josephinus Esther Timko
Richard Juten Narua Trabal
Lore Kaczmarek The Treleven Family
Nancy Keane Brian Trombley
Ruby Keaton Melissa Van Dyke
Kathy Kelly Rosales Caroline Vermaat
Sister Mary Jo Kenny Guy Vhethos
Alex Kintz Ann Vilchuck
The Kigyos Family Ken Wahrman
Jan Koss Diane Watts
Rudolph Kotz David Weiss
Marilyn & Steve Kozar The Weiss Family
Betty Kreiter Paula Weistroffer
Frank Kreuz Colleen Whitman
Louis Kribs Julie Witt
Robert Kuhn Alberta Wright
Robert C. Lee Mark Wymore
Donald Lindstrom Gustavo Zavala

Contact the parish office at (630) 879-4750 to remove a name from the above sick list. Please help us to keep this list up-to-date!

For Those Entering Delnor Hospital

If you plan on having surgery or enter Delnor because of an emergency and wish to have the sacrament of Communion brought to you during your stay, you must inform the hospital upon registering that you are a Catholic and also a member of Holy Cross Church in Batavia.

 


Holy Cross Catholic Church

Mass / Confession / Community Prayer

Holy Cross is blessed with an abundance of times to receive the sacraments throughout the week. In addition the regularly scheduled Mass and Confession Times, there are many times throughout the week and month in which parishioners get together for some community prayer time. All are welcome.

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Mass Times

Sunday Masses

  • Saturday 4:15 p.m. (Anticipatory)
  • Sunday 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 9:45 a.m., and 11:15 a.m.

Weekday Masses

  • Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m.
  • Saturday 8:30 a.m.

Holy Day Masses

  • 7:00 p.m. (Anticipatory)
  • 6:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Confession Times

 

Monday:
 7:00-7:55 a.m.
Tuesday:
 7:00-7:55 a.m.
 
 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Wednesday:
 7:00-7:55 a.m.
Thursday:
 7:00-7:55 a.m.
Friday:
 7:00-7:55 a.m.
Saturday:
 9:00-9:45 a.m.
 
 3:00-3:45 p.m.
Sunday:
 9:15-9:45 a.m.

Virtue-centered Examination of Conscience

Stations of the Cross

Holy Cross Stations Audio

Chaplet of Divine Mercy

  • Tuesday mornings at 8:30AM
  • Saturday afternoons 4:00PM

Chaplet of Divine Mercy
with Eucharistic Healing Service

  • Tuesday evenings at 6:00PM

Perpetual Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament

  • Sunday 1:00PM - Saturday 1:00PM

Eucharistic AdorationClick here for more information on how to sign up to become a regular Perpetual Eucharistic Adorer.

Daily Rosary

  • Monday through Friday at 6:00AM and 7:30AM
  • Saturdays at 8:00AM

Family Rosary

  • Every Monday at 9:15AM

Rosary for Life

  • First Saturday of each month at 8:00AM

Prayer Vigil for an
Increase in the Dignity of Life

Join the Respect Life Committee in the Holy Cross Adoration Chapel for an hour of prayer on the first Saturday of each month from 9:00-10:00AM.

Liturgy of the Hours

  • Sunday Vespers chanted at 6:15PM in Church

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