holy cross parish announcements
REMINDER: The talk with Fr. Barry and a local funeral director covering the topic of "All About Death & Funerals" is at Holy Trinity's Grotto on Tuesday, October 6th from 7 - 8:30 pm. There will also be another session on Tuesday, October 13th from 7 - 8:30 pm at Mary Help of Christians' Undercroft.
WOMEN'S SOCIAL GROUP - HOLY CROSS FAMILY OF PARISHES: This group meets from 7:30 - 9 pm in the St. Isidore room of Holy Trinity’s Grotto. We will be discussing the book "Theo of Golden" by Allen Levi. Books are not being supplied by the church and must be purchased on your own. All women from the Holy Cross Family of Parishes and local community are welcome to attend! Please note: The Thursday, October 1st meeting is cancelled due to the Parish Consecration to Merciful Love. Keep up to date on what chapters to read on the MyParish App under the Groups button within the App using the QR code below:
SERVANTS OF CHRIST MEN’S GROUP — Meetings are at 4:30 am in The Grotto on the first and third Friday of each month. They are currently watching and discussing the video series Into the Breach: The Dignity of Work. This series examines the nature of work and its role in a man’s life and his sanctification. For more information contact Dave Bettinger (419) 852-2582.
HOLY CROSS FAMILY OF PARISHES OPEN ONLINE STORE: Products featuring our Holy Cross Family of Parishes logo are available continuously through our online store. In addition, specialty items will be available at select times. Products can be purchased at https://designsemb.com/holy_cross/shop/home or by using the QR Code below. Please contact either Holy Cross Family Parish Office if you are in need of assistance. Show your faith and support our family of parishes!
EXPECTANT MOTHER'S BLESSINGS: Blessings are held after all Mass the first weekend of every month.
REGULAR BULLETIN SUBMISSION DEADLINE: All information submitted for our bulletin must be received by 8:00 am, 10 days prior to the Sunday publication date in order to be included in our bulletins unless otherwise noted. Please check out bulletin submission requirements on the bulletin page of this website and submit information to bulletin.holycrossfop@gmail.com. Thank You!
REMINDER TO ALL VISITORS, BUSINESSES, & PARISHIONERS: We have a No Soliciting Policy on all of our church grounds. This includes all church properties within our entire Family of Parishes. It is not permitted to distribute any forms of advertising on any church premises including, but not limited to, the promotion of any type of event, activity, non-profit, or for profit information. All promotional materials in any format must be brought to the parish office for review. After review, if approved, the Holy Cross Family of Parishes staff will distribute all materials in their proper place. This policy ensures all materials are in line with the teachings of our Catholic faith and keeps our churches and church grounds orderly, neat, and clean. Please note, it is prohibited at all times to distribute any materials on vehicles in our parking lots. Additionally, for businesses wanting to advertise in our bulletin, you may directly contact Sherry Montell with Diocesan @ smontell@diocesan.com or 614-301-7444.
NON-PROFITS & PARISH EVENTS — All flyers or promotional materials for non-profit organizations or parish events must be approved by the Holy Cross Director of Communications before distribution in any of our churches. Contact: 419-678-4802 or bulletin.holycrossfop@gmail.com.
SCAM WARNING: Please Ignore any Email, Phone, or Text messages from Fr. Witt asking for you to Purchase anything. These are Fraudulent messages from someone trying to Scam Parishioners.
LOCAL COMMUNITY INTERESTS INFORMATION BELOW
TURKEY TROT: Cooper Farms will be hosting their 19th annual 5K Turkey Trot on Saturday, November 7th at 10:00 am at the St Henry plant. Registration forms are available online at www.speedy-feet.com. There will be water and refreshments, including a To-Go turkey meal – you don’t want to miss the fun, family event. All proceeds benefit EverHeart Hospice.
WINTER WARMTH DAY: Nearly 600 Mercer County children and adults needed help staying warm last winter. The Winter Warmth Program, organized by Our Home Family Resource Center and the Celina Kiwanis Club, will be held Saturday, October 17th, 11 am - 1 pm at 850 Fairground Rd., Celina. We are collecting new or gently used coats, hats, gloves, and scarves through October 11th. Text "COATS" to "55498" for drop-off locations across Mercer County. Thank you for sharing the warmth.
PUMPKIN PAINTING: The Fort Recovery Friends of the Library isonce again hosting a Pumpkin Painting event at the library Saturday, October 3rd , Monday, Tuesday,October 6th. Registration is now open for kids of all ages to sign up for an available session to paint apumpkin. Multiple sessions are available, but seats are limited. The cost is $2.00 per pumpkin for thegeneral public and free for Friends of the Library members. All pumpkins and paint materials areprovided. Please call the library to register for this event at 419-375-2869.
STORY TIME: Story time will begin again at the library on Friday, October 2nd at 10:30 AM. Story times are held most Friday mornings at 10:30 AM and Tuesdayevenings at 6:15 PM. Babies through preschool-aged children are invited with a parent orguardian to participate in story time. Sessions include books, activities, songs or crafts. Noregistration is required. Check out the calendar of events on the library’s website,www.fortrecoverylibrary.org, to find story time dates and times.
USED BOOK SALE: The Fort Recovery Public Library will be hosting a Used Book Sale Monday, October 19 th through Saturday, October 24th during normal business hours. A free-will donation will be accepted for materials selected at the sale. The Library iscurrently accepting donations of clean and gently used books and movies for the sale. Items notaccepted are materials in poor condition, encyclopedias, dictionaries, textbooks, magazines,cassettes and VHS tapes. The Library is open Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 AM until 5:30 PM, on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM, Friday from 9:00 AM until 5:30 PM and Saturday from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM. For more information, contact the library at 419-375-2869.
MUSIC TIME: Babies through preschool age children and aparent or guardian are invited to participate in Music Time, a 30-minute session of movementand music, at the Fort Recovery Public Library. Music Time will be held at the library onWednesday mornings at 10:30 AM on October 14th , October 21st , October 28th, November 4th, November 11th, and November 18th. Anyone is welcome to participate in Music Time and thereis no pre-registration required. For more information, please contact the Library at 419-375-2869.