PARISH MISSION: "The Kingdom, the Power & the Glory" Sunday, February 26-28 at 7PM each evening. Please plan on attending as Deacon Larry Oney from the Diocese of New Orleans preaches in his dynamic way utilizing humor, scripture and his love of the people of God to speak to the heart of God's people!
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR PARISH GALA WITH YOUR DONATION, RAFFLE TICKET PURCHASE OR BY JOINING US FOR AN EVENING OF FELLOWSHIP AND FUN! Saturday, March 17th at Piper's Banquets in Aurora. Please visit online at www.events.org/HolyCross Gala or stop in the church or school office for more information.
Please click here for the flyer in PDF format.
Aurora Central Catholic High School 7th Grade Step Up Days: Tuesday, Feb. 28th and March 13th, 8:30AM. Please contact Brian Casey at bcasey@aurora central.com to schedule.
ADORATION CHAPEL : Please contact Pat Roatch at our parish office (630-879-4750 x 110 or by email at patroatch@holycross-batavia.org) to sign up for an hour in our beautiful Adoration Chapel. The benefits are eternal.
American Heritage Girls Troop is a Christian scouting organization for girls Kindergarten-12th grade. For further information visit www.ahgonline.org or please contact: Julie Goodwin @ (630) 879-9813 jul.goodwin@comcast.net or Susan Mertka @ (630) 262-0458 susanmertka@gmail.com
ASH WEDNESDAY MASS TIMES: 6:30AM, 8AM (All-School Mass), 12:10PM, 5:30PM
STATIONS OF THE CROSS: During Lent, our school community will pray the Stations of the Cross with our priests at 2:40PM on the following Fridays: February 24th, March 9th and March 23rd. On March 30th, we will begin at 2:15PM for the Living Stations of the Cross. Please join us in the Church if you can for these services.
HC PARISH MISSION "The Kingdom, the Power & the Glory" Sunday, Feb. 26-28 at 7PM each evening. Please plan on attending as Deacon Larry Oney from the Diocese of New Orleans preaches in his dynamic way using humor, scripture and his love of the people of God to speak to the heart of God's people. Click here for the flyer.
CHASTITY TALK: Thursday, Feb. 23, 7-8PM in Donovan Hall: Diocese of Rockford Formation in Christian Chastity and Safe Environment Program for Parents of all students in the Holy Cross Religious Education Program, Holy Cross Catholic School, and Home school students in our Sacramental Programs.
SAVE THE DATE: ALL SCHOOL SKATE at FUNWAY: Wednesday, March 7 from 4-6PM. More info to follow!
2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR INFORMATION: Please stop by the school office for a Registration Packet or see "Favorites" here on the right column. Thank you for your interest in Holy Cross Catholic School and God bless you!
GALA NEWS: GOOD SPONSORS MAKE A GREAT KNIGHT! Did you catch a leprechaun and find his pot of gold? Share your treasure! Make your luck. Put your gold to good use and be a Sponsor for the Gala... make it a truly shining Knight!Click here to download the flyer in PDF format.
Unable to attend? Sponsor a single person or a couple of friends. Donations of any amount toward the Gala are always appreciated. To be a sponsor, contact Jill Perez at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Your Parish, Your Fundraiser. For tickets and more information visit www.events.org/HolyCrossGala
Where can I buy RAFFLE TICKETS? Whether you can attend the Gala or not, you can still support the Knight and your parish by purchasing raffle tickets. With such fantastic CASH prizes, you'll want to try your luck! RAFFLE TICKETS 1/$50 OR 3/$100 3 Prizes $5,000 - $2,500 - $1,000 Purchase raffle tickets by Thursday, March 15th. Order online at www.events.org/HolyCrossGala or Stop by the school office or church. Tickets will be entered in the Pot for the drawing at the Gala. Winner need not be present.
CONGRATULATIONS, CRUSADERS!
2011-2012 LEAGUE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS!
WE PRAY A DECADE OF THE ROSARY each morning at 7:35AM. Come join us at the school entrance as we entrust our community's prayer intentions to the loving, immaculate heart of Our Blessed Mother.
UNIFORM SOURCES: Dennis Uniforms at dennisuniform.com; our school code is GHCSL. Lands End at landsend.com/school; our Preferred School Number 900138389.
A BIG THANK YOU from the HSA Board members to the Daddy Daughter Dance committee for the wonderful event that you put on for 275 grateful guests. The gym never looked more beautifully decorated, and the theme including photo booth was well planned and executed. Our daughters couldn't stop talking about the great time they had with their dad and friends. We know how much time, energy and effort you all invested into making this a memorable evening for all, and we are grateful!
Monsignor Deutsch will be leading a Parish Lenten Bible Study on Saturday mornings beginning March 10th at 9AM, immediately following the 8:30AM Mass. The First, Second and Third Letters of Saint John and the Revelation to Saint John will be presented. Study Guides are available in the parish office. A $10 donation for the guide is requested.
February
27 Parish Mission 7PM "The Power"
28 Parish Mission 7PM "The Glory"
March
2 Institute Day - NO SCHOOL
3 First Reconciliation for our 2nd Grade students
7 All-School Skate 4-6PM
9 Stations of the Cross 2:40PM
16 1PM Early Dismissal; End of 3rd Quarter
17 Parish Gala; Saint Patrick's Day
19 Parish Lenten Penance Service 7-9PM
23 Stations of the Cross 2:40PM
30 Spirit Day; Career Day for 6th-8th Graders; Living Stations of the Cross at 2:15PM
April
5 Holy Thursday- 11:40AM Early Dismissal
6 Good Friday - NO SCHOOL
7 Holy Saturday
8 Easter Sunday
9-13 Spring Break - NO SCHOOL
26 8th Grade Mass at ACC 10:30AM
27 Spirit Day
May
3 Mother's Day Tea - 3 Yr Old Preschool
4 Mother's Day Tea - 4 Yr Old Preschool
5 First Holy Communion
9 May Crowning
13 Mother's Day
16 Volunteer Appreciation Celebration
21 8th Grade Class Trip
22 8th Grade Retreat; 8th Grade Awards Dinner
23 Preschool Picnic' Graduation 7PM
25 Spirit Day; 11:40AM Dismissal
28 Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
29 Field Day
30 Honors Mass; Classroom celebrations; Middle School Picnic
31 Last Day of School - 10AM Dismissal
Each month, our school community will feature a different Virtue
to spotlight in our classroom activities, our behaviors
and our prayer at the end of the day.
Our February virtue is: Friendship
Love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:12
March: Courage
April: Loyalty
May: Responsibility
Almost Picture Perfect!
Calling all Holy Cross photographers! It's hard to believe half the school year is over. We are working on the yearbook and need more pictures. Maybe you captured these moments…
Sports: Soccer, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Pep Rallies
August: First Day K-8
September: First Day Preschool, Curriculum Night, Senior Luncheon
October: Sonny Acres field trip, Living Rosary, Grandparents Day, All School Skate, Norton Farm (preschool), Make an apple Pie (preschool), Halloween Parade (preschool)
November: All Saints Day (and class parties), MathMagic field trip, Veterans Day, Mini Workshops (middle School), Thanksgiving Feast (preschool)
December: 7th Grade Christmas Carol outing, Band Concert, Christmas Program, Christmas Classroom Parties, Polar Express, Birthday Party for Jesus (Preschool)
January/Early Feb: Mr. Freeze, Sally Walker Author Visit, Night of Wonders, Catholic Schools Week Please send those great shots you took to holycrossyearbook@gmail.com or leave a CD in the office. Just label the pictures and the grades they are from.
Thank you for making the yearbook picture perfect!
Andrea Ausland, Eileen Nelson, Tammy Studebaker and Shannon Wirth
A Holy Cross family with a newborn who lives west of the river is interested in carpooling for the rest of this school year. They could drive your child(ren) to school in the morning and would appreciate transportation for their daughter home at 3PM dismissal. Please e-mail us at hccs@holycross-batavia.org if you are interested.
A Holy Cross family is seeking a responsible teenager or young adult who would be interested in driving three children home from school at dismissal and supervising until their parent arrives home from work at 5PM. Please e-mail us at hccs@holycross-batavia.org if you want more information.
We are happy to announce that our 2nd Grade class has a brand new Household Name! As these Holy Cross students prepare to receive for the first time the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Communion, we introduce our newest Household: Hearts of Fire! God bless you and your families at this wonderful time in your spiritual lives!
classes, sports, friendships, challenges and joyful expectation for all that is to come, Holy Cross School is a place of love diffusing far and wide the goodness of Christ. Only in openness to the Holy Spirit can we continue to grow in body, mind and soul and give glory to Christ by becoming all that He calls us to be in His Holy Name.