Congratulations to Anna Stephens and Christian Surtz who were recently selected for participation in the Band for Today Honor Band.  Their Band instructor advises that they put on a wonderful concert in April and were OUTSTANDING!  God bless you and all our musicians here at school as you share your gifts!

 

School year office hours:

• 8:30AM-3:30PM

School Phone:

• 630-593-5290

Parish Office Hours:

• 8:30AM-4:30PM
• (Closed Noon-1PM for lunch)

Parish Phone:

• 630-879-4750

 

Holy Cross Catholic School is a Christ-centered Parish ministry dedicated to providing an extraordinary Catholic faith foundation with standards of academic excellence.
 

NEW DIRECTORY GREETERS NEEDED: We are creating a new parish pictorial directory with the photo sessions running Tues-Sat., June 5th through June 23rd.  See the parish website to sign your family up for photography.  Interested in a fun and easy volunteer job?  We need greeters to welcome our parishioners before their photo session.  Please call Nina Motyka at 630-879-0306 or Kathy Pollack at 630-406-1566 if you can help.  Thank you!

A SIMPLE LAUNDRY MINISTRY:  Are you able, like Saint Martha, to help care for our Lord's needs at home?  Could you do an extra load of laundry once every few months?  Our Altar Server cassocks require periodic cleaning.  This service is provided by a team of wonderful parishioners according to a flexible, comfortable schedule. The more the merrier!  Please contact the parish office staff if you would like to help beautify our liturgies in this way! 

 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.

 

 

• 2011-2012 Yearbook Order Form
• zip file of 2012-2013 Registration Packet
• Crusader Cash Registration Form
• 2011-2012 HCCS Calendar

 

 

May

16 Band Concert 6:30PM

17 Ice Cream Thursday

18 Zoo Field Trip Grades K-2; last hot lunch of the year; Yearbook Order forms due

20 Mother/Son Laser Tag Outing

21 Eighth Grade field trip to Milwaukee - 6:20AM arrival; Four year old "Graduation" during class

22 Eighth Grade Retreat during regular school hours; School confessions 1-2:30PM

23 Rosary Walk immediately following 8AM Mass; Preschool End of Year Picnic in Gym 10:30AM-Noon; School Confessions 1-2:30PM; Eighth Grade Graduation Mass 6:30PM in Church with reception following in Donovan Hall

25 Spirit Wear Day; Half-Day 11:40AM Dismissal; Staff Meeting in PM

28 Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL

 

 

 

 

 

Each month, our school community has featured a different Virtue

to spotlight in our classroom activities, our behaviors

and our prayer at the end of the day. 

Our May virtue is: Responsibility

Arise!  For this matter is your responsibility, and we are with you; be courageous and act.  Ezra 10:4

 

 

Almost Picture Perfect!

Did you attend the Talent Show and take some great photos?  Please send them in!!!  (See directions below...)

Calling all Holy Cross photographers! It's hard to believe the school year is almost 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.

March/April: Class Trips, Science Presentation, Living Stations of the Cross and more...

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.

 

Praying Together as a Household

The Church is a big family, so each of our families should be a "little church."  As such, our weekly preparation for Sunday, the Lord's Day, follows the same basic format as the Mass.  We speak to God; God speaks to us.  We give bread, wine and ourselves to God while God gives us His Son.

Monsignor Deutsch and Father Evans have recently created a Lord's Day prayer format for families, the domestic Church.  Please pick up a Prayer Card in the Narthex which your family can follow each week as you prepare for Sunday Mass. 

 

• Tuesdays, 7AM

• Click here to send us your prayer intentions