holy cross parish announcements
ATTENTION: There is both preschool and the Confirmation retreat on Sunday, January 19th at St. Peter. Please note that the 11 am Mass attendance will likely be higher than usual on this day!
LOST DEBIT CARD: If you lost a debit card, please contact the Coldwater Parish Office to claim your card. Call: 419-678-4802
MOUNTAINS & MEDIATORS CLASS: Please check out the events page for more information. Anyone is welcome to attend any or all classes. If you have any questions contact Cindy Muhlenkamp at cmuhlenkamp.holycrossfop@gmail.com or (419) 678-4802.
WOMEN'S SOCIAL GROUP: All women from the Holy Cross Family are welcome to join the Women's Group that meets on the first and third Thursday of every month from 7:30 - 9pm in the St. Isidore room of Holy Trinity's Grotto. The next meeting will be on Thursday, January 16, 2024.
MEN'S GROUP ANNOUNCEMENT: Men's Group meetings are every first and third Friday of every month @ 4:30am in the Grotto. Men of all ages are welcome to join. There is no commitment to come every meeting. Contact David Bettinger @ 419-852-2582 with any questions. The next meeting is on Friday, January 17, 2024.
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. Please submit information to bulletin.holycrossfop@gmail.com. Thank You!
THEOLOGICALLY THIRSTY THURSDAYS — is back at TAILSPIN in Coldwater for the 2024-2025 school year! Mark your calendars for February 13, March 13, and April 10. In February, there will be a Parent Panel featuring "Stump the Parents". Gather in “The Loft” at Tailspin at 7 pm; speaker will start at 7:30 pm. Follow Theologically Thirsty Thursdays on Facebook @T3Coldwater for more information.
REMINDER TO ALL BUSINESSES AND PARISHIONERS — We do have a No Soliciting Policy on all of our church grounds. This includes all church properties within our entire Family of Parishes. You may not distribute any forms of advertising on any church premises. For business wanting to advertise in our bulletin, you may contact Sherry Montel 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.
FAMILY COOKBOOKS — Cookbooks are still available at our Coldwater or Fort Recovery Family Offices. Stop by to pick up a Holy Cross Family cookbook for $10. All proceeds will be going towards the Welcome Baskets for our New Parishioners.
ANONYMOUS DONATIONS — It would be greatly appreciated that anyone who turns in anonymous donations write what parish they desire the donations to be attributed to. This would be very helpful for our staff. Thank You!
CHILDREN'S EUCHRISTIC ADORATION: Grades K - 6th may join us every 4th Thursday at Holy Trinity from 3:15 - 4:15 pm for a guided holy half hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament starting this September and going through April! Games & Snacks will follow! Students will be walked over from school. Grades K-4, meet by the elementary library. Grades 5-6, meet by the high school office. Contact Maria Gruss with any questions at 419-678-4802. Sign up your children at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040A4CA5AF2CA2F49-50423023-childrens#/
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.
ONE CALL NOW: Parishioners of the Holy Cross Family are able to update their contact information for the One Call System via a link on the Home Page of the website. Click on SIGN UP / EDIT ONE CALL on the left side of the screen. You can also add yourself to the groups that receive alerts regarding changes in the Mass Schedule, to receive the bulletin via email, or to receive information regarding the Holy Cross Family Women's Group (held weekly in the Grotto).
MASS INTENTIONS: As a reminder, Mass Intentions are open on a rolling calendar from the current month through year out from the current month. As a reminder, each individual parishioner at the Coldwater parishes is allowed one Mass Intention and each individual parishioner at the Fort Recovery parishes is allowed two Mass Intentions per calendar year. The suggested donation for a Mass Intention is $5. Example formats for Mass Intentions are as follows: John Doe; John & Jane Doe; L/D John & Jane Doe Family; John & Jane Doe Wedding Anniversary.
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2025-2026 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Fort Recovery Local Schools are beginning kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year. Information regarding eligible students will be gathered from Fort Recovery Preschool, Mercer County ESC Preschool, and Mercer County Headstart. If you have a child who is age eligible (5 years old by Aug. 1, 2025) to attend kindergarten and your child does not attend the preschools mentioned above, please scan the QR code or contact Shelly Overman in the Elementary school office at 419-375-2768 or overmans@fortrecoveryschools.