Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry

Next weekend is our monthly collection for the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry and Hesed House. Bring nonperishable food items, paper products and white socks. Please be generous!

Adoption Seminar!

CCA, Catholics Celebrating Adoption, is sponsoring an adoption seminar at 7:00PM on Thursday, May 8th in the St. Jules Room here at Holy Cross. Our speaker will be a representative of Sunny Ridge Family Center which is located in Bolingbrook. If you, or someone you know, would like to learn more about the “option of adoption” please come! You do not have to be a parishioner to attend. Questions may be referred to Denise Mroz at 630-406-0574.

Vacation Bible School 2008

We're going Fishing!

Come with us as we embark on a wonderful journey with Jesus this summer. Jesus asks us to "Follow Him." To be "Fishers of Men." Mark your calendars and join us each morning from July 21st - 24th, 2008 and Thursday evening for our "Party at the Sea of Galilee" for all participants and families.

Our unique VBS curriculum is being designed by Holy Cross volunteers to create a truly Catholic experience for our children. More volunteers (teens to adults) will be needed to lead the children throughout the week as plans evolve.

New in 2008:

• VBS Registration will be available Online beginning May 1st for all participants, including Adult and Teen Volunteers. Visit the Holy Cross web site and follow the links for VBS!  www.holycross-batavia.org Registration Forms will also be available in the narthex, along with Adult and Teen Volunteer forms.
• FIFTH graders will have the choice of attending our program or volunteering to help with crafts, snacks, music and drama.

Manna

Use Manna to do grocery and department store shopping. Think spring and get a start on projects around the house and in the yard with home furnishing and home improvement cards. Restaurant, fast food, WalMart and Sam's Club cards are always available. Stop at the Manna table after Mass to purchase or order. A portion of every sale supports Holy Cross.

Check out all the retailer cards available to order through Manna at: www.glscrip.com/retailerlist. Click here for an order form. Every purchase benefits Holy Cross.

Looking to be involved in parish programs? The Manna team is looking for additional help to sell during the busy holiday season. Call the office for details.

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Protecting God's Children Training

Any parent wishing to volunteer in school next year must complete PGC Training.  Holy Cross will be having a sessions on: Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:00AM-Noon in St. Jules Contact Pat Roatch at 630-879-4751x110 to register.

Déjà Vu Thrift Shop

As you start your spring cleanup, please think about bringing those no-longer-useful (or wanted) items to the St. Vincent de Paul Déjà Vu Thrift Shop in Geneva. We accept all types of items in good-to-excellent condition (including furniture - which we will pick up). Our address is 427 S. Fourth St., in Geneva (opposite the train station). We are open Monday- Saturday from 10:00AM to 4:00PM. Call 630-232-6621 for more details.

Project Gabriel

Project Gabriel is currently in need of #3 disposable diapers and powder baby formula with iron. Please drop off donations in the box marked “Project Gabriel” located in the narthex coat closet

She is currently in need of diapers, formula with iron, natural silicone baby bottles and a thermometer, along with day to day small baby care items. Please drop off any donations in the narthex before or after Masses next weekend. Thank you for all your generous support for all of our moms and babies in the Project Gabriel Program.

Project Gabriel is a church-wide ministry where the church as a whole helps a woman and her family in a crisis pregnancy through one year after the birth of the child. If you are interested in becoming an "angel" contact the parish office at 630- 879-4750 ext 103. If you are in need of this service contact the Project Gabriel voice mail at 630 879-4750 ext. 319 and leave your name and phone number.

Natural Family Planning (NFP)

Natural Family Planning (NFP) is a modern and effective way to achieve or postpone a pregnancy. NFP is easy to learn, is 99% effective, has no hormonal side effects, and fosters deeper intimacy, respect and communication within a marriage. Healthy, faithful, intimate, low-cost, reversible, device-free, reliable. Do these words describe your method of family planning?

Join us for a Natural Family Planning Seminar during the month of February. Couple-to-Couple League (CCL) Instructors Dustin and Jill Schadt will be providing an overview of the Symto- Thermo Method of NFP. Interested couples can continue through a series of three classes offered monthly.

Classes will cover the Symto-Thermo Method, Coming Off the Pill, Theology of the Body, the Historical and Scientific Basis Behind NFP, and Ecological Breastfeeding. For more information contact the Schadts at 630-896-9275

Golf with Holy Cross Parishioners

Men and women of the parish, are you interested in golfing regularly with other Holy Cross parishioners? If so, please send e-mail or phone Ed Barsotti (ebarsotti@sbcglobal.net, 630 879-1245). We start May 5th & May 8th (see below for
details). You can choose each week to golf once or twice, either 9 or 18 holes, or not golf that week by simply letting a coordinator know of your plans for that week.

• Monday, May 5th and every Monday into October Time: 4:00PM first tee time
  (Come at least by 3:15PM, 1st week only, as we have a few things to discuss)
  Place: Fox Valley Golf Course (On Rt. 25 in North Aurora by the Batavia/North Aurora border)
  We'll only get in 9 holes before dark until later in spring Seniors (no cart) 9 or 18 @ $15
  Non-senior (no cart) @ $15 for 9 and $17 for 18 Cart @ $7.50 for 9 and $14 for 18
• Thursday, May 8th and every Thursday into October Time: 8:00AM first tee time (Come at least by 7:15AM, 1st week only, as we have a few things to discuss) Place: Fox Valley Golf Course (On Rt. 25 in North Aurora by the Batavia/North Aurora border) 9 or 18, your choice Seniors (no cart) 9 or 18 @ $15 Non-senior (no cart) @ $15 for 9 and $22 for 18 Cart @ $7.50 for 9 and $14 for 18

We've been given a cost reduction. The costs above may be off slightly. Please e-mail or phone Ed Barsotti if you have any questions. Please also contact Ed first before coming out to golf so that the golf pro can reserve the correct number of tee times.

Déjà Vu Furniture Warehouse

St. Vincent de Paul’s Thrift & Consignment Shop is pleased to announce that its Furniture Warehouse & Showroom located at 911 Sullivan Rd., Aurora (in the Belmont Machinery Co. Bldg) will be open for business every Friday and Saturday from 9:00AM - 1:00PM. Come see their selection of gently used bedroom, dining room and living room furniture along with tables, chairs, lamps, pictures & more! For details call 630-232-6621