PARISH OFFICE and DAILY MASSES
The office will be closed Monday September 2 for Labour Day. On Tuesday September 3rd, we will be back to regular office hours – 8:30 am to 4:00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays (closed between 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m.).
Beginning Tuesday September 3rd, our morning Masses on Monday to Friday will be at 8.15 am.
COUNTDOWN TO THE SALMON BBQ VOLUNTEER MEETING
1 fish, 2 fish, 3 fish, 4 – come volunteer, it won’t be a bore! As always, we welcome one & all to our final volunteer meeting which will take place on Monday, September 9th at 6:30pm at the parish basement. We don’t mean to be a pest, but we’d love to have you as our guest as we move forward on this quest to host our BBQ with much zeal & zest! The 9th is just around the corner, so we look forward to seeing you there!
2024 Holy Cross Parish -Eiffel Investments Annual Golf Tournament
On May 10, 2024, Holy Cross Parish held another extremely successful Golf Tournament. An impressive amount of over $45,000 was raised for Holy Cross Parish and School.
A very sincere thank you to our Golf Committee, sponsors, participants and volunteers. Looking forward to seeing you all again at Riverway Golf Course on May 9, 2025.
BIBLE STUDY 2024
Our next Great Adventure Bible Study is Ephesians: Discover your Inheritance, an 8-session Catholic Bible Study starting Wednesday, October 2 at 7:30 pm. It will be conducted in the Music Room. For registration or more information contact the Parish Office or Tito Macapinlac at titom1999@gmail.com or 604-761-3135 / 778-765-2789.
PREP (Parish religious education program)
PREP is for children in Grades 1 to 7 in non CISVA Schools. There are still a few spots remaining for the 2024/2025 school year and parents can stop by the Parish Office to register from 9 am to 12 Noon until August 30 or 8:30 am to 4:00 pm (closed 12-1 pm), starting on Sept. 3rd. For further information, contact Dino Alberti at dinohc@telus.net
RCIA
If you want to become a Catholic or are a Catholic who have not yet received the Sacrament of Confirmation or just want to reconnect with your faith, please call or email our parish office to register for the RCIA Program. If you know someone who might be interested, please reach out to them and invite them to join the course. We are beginning on Saturday, September 14th. We will give you more details after registration.
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE SALMON BARBECUE SUNDAY SEPT 15
Please mark your calendars for our annual Parish Salmon Barbecue on Sunday September 15th. We will have live music, fun activities for the kids and great food.
MASS INTENTIONS for Monday September 2, 2024 to Sunday September 8, 2024 (Requested by)
Mon. Sept 2 9:00 am Parishioners
Tues. Sept 3 8:15 am Spl. Int. Diva Morris (Bozena)
Wed. Sept 4 8:15 am Spl. Int. Diva Morris (May and Don Chan)
Thurs. Sept 5 8:15 am ++Rosanna and Vittorio Maneli (Giuseppina G.)
Fri. Sept 6 8:15 am +Florence Fung Luen Leung (Family)
Fri. Sept 6 7:30 pm +Henry Chung (Diva)
++Souls in Purgatory
+Father Zeno (Diva)
++Michael and Norma Sullivan (Family)
++Timoteo and Simeona Salvacion (Family)
+Michael Lowe (Maria V.)
Spl. Int. May and Michelle (Juliet)
Spl. Int. Diva Morris (Giuseppina)
Spl. Int. Catherine, Angela, Monica and Joachim Chen (Agnes)
Sat. Sept 7 9:00 am ++Souls in Purgatory
Sat. Sept 7 5:00 pm +Carlo Sorace (Sorace Family)
++++++Cosimo & Carmela Peronance; Rosalba Gasparre; Nicola & Caterina Tassone; and Elisabeta Arcadi
+Beatriz Cruz (Cruz Family)
+James Bond (Richard, Gloria and Alison Staudt)
+Art Halls (Debbie and John Crawford)
Spl. Int. Sister Sharon (Debbie and John Crawford)
Spl. Int. for Healing of Tyrone and Belle Paynor
Sun. Sept 8 8:00 am ++Deceased Members of Fong and Leong Families
(Mary Fong and Family)
+Paul Liu (Family)
+Berta Fontana (Tucci Family)
+Roma Waignein
+Lilian Witzerman (Peter and Family)
+Hyacinth Yang (Family)
Spl. Int. Grace and Lawrence Tang (Lanny and Danny)
Sun. Sept 8 10:00am Spl. Int. Betty Chung (Family)
++Felicidad and Ricardo Villa (Family)
++Patrick Wong and Chuck Wong (Kit Wong)
++Josef Nemeth and Teresa Gattan (Michael Nemeth)
Sun. Sept 8 12:00 Noon +Salud Migrino (Diva)
++Juan and Edita Migrino (Diva)
Spl. Int. Aureola Tagsa (Diva)
Spl. Int. Alba Stevenson (Family)
Spl. Int. Gilbert Schauoroeck (Sigurnjak Family)
Spl. Int. Leah Stephenson and Quirk Migrino (Family)
+Rosa Pesce (Tina Mollica)
++Anna Maria and Hernando Gamez (Family)
+Gino and Maria Sain (Family)
Sun. Sept 8 5:00 pm Parishioners