CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR’S DAY MASS SCHEDULE
CHRISTMAS MASSES
Wednesday, December 24
5.00 pm – Christmas Eve Mass
10.00 pm Christmas Eve Mass
- 9:00 pm Advent Antiphons
- 10:00 pm Mass
NO MASS at MIDNIGHT on Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 25
8.00 am – Christmas Day Mass
10.00 am – Christmas Day Mass
12.00 pm – Christmas Day Mass
No 5.00 PM MASS on Christmas Day
NEW YEARS DAY MASSES
Wednesday, December 31
5.00 pm New Year’s Eve Anticipated Mass
Thursday, January 1, 2026
8.00 am – New Year`s Mass
10.00 am – New Year`s Mass
12.00 pm – New Year`s Mass
No 5.00 PM MASS on New Year’s Day
NO COFFEE SUNDAY
Due to the unavailability of the school Gym, there is NO Coffee Sunday this weekend. Thank you for joining us every second Sunday of each month throughout the year, and we look forward to seeing you all on Sunday, January 11, 2026!
SHARE CHRISTMAS THANK YOU
Thanks be to God! At the convent after receiving the parish donations, Mother Superior and her Sisters were beaming with joy. On behalf of her Sisters beside her, Mother Superior thanked our parish community for our generous contribution. Likewise, we would like to thank everyone who participated in our Share Christmas Program. Thank you to all the parishioners who took a card(s), made the time to shop, and waited patiently to drop off their food donations at our gym. Moreover, thank you to all who gave some non-food products. As for the money received through Share Christmas, all of it was given to Mother Superior in the presence of her Sisters and the Holy Cross Parish delivery volunteers who stayed behind after the truck was off-loaded. Last, but not least, we would like to thank all our volunteers (adults, university students, high school students, & Grade 7s) who sacrificed their time and energy for Share Christmas during the past two weekends. From those who set up our tree, to those who manned our info table, to those who set up our gym, to those who worked inside and outside our gym, to the truck driver, carpool drivers, loaders and off-loaders who moved your food donations to the convent in the Downtown Eastside, thank you everyone! Together, as a parish community, we brought God’s love to the Sisters. In addition, we would like to thank Home Hardware (Commercial & Graveley) for the Christmas tree and Penske Truck Rental (Norland Ave) for the use of their truck at a discounted rate. Once again, thank you everyone and have a blessed Christmas Season. Merry Christmas!
Poinsettias for the Church
If you would like to donate red poinsettias to decorate our Church for Christmas, please drop them off at the Parish Office on Monday December 15th and Tuesday December 16th. You are also welcome to give cash for Christmas decorations for our Church.
CWL PURDY’S ORDER PICKUP on SUNDAY DEC 14 ONLY
You can pick up your Purdy’s chocolate order on Sunday December 14th after the 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 Noon and 5:00 pm Masses in the lobby of the Church. Those orders that don’t get picked up on Sunday will be available to pick up from the Parish Office next week during office hours.
Our CWL ladies wish to thank everyone who supported our Purdy’s Christmas fundraiser. Thanks to your support, we reached our fundraising goal!
2026 WALL CALENDARS and 2026 SUNDAY DONATION ENVELOPES
Your 2026 wall calendars from Bell & Burnaby and Kearney Funeral homes and your 2026 Sunday donation envelopes are ready for pickup in the Church lobby. Please do not use the 2026 envelopes until January 1, 2026.
CHRISTMAS CARDS AND 2026 CALENDARS FOR THE PRISON MINISTRY
We are collecting 2026 calendars and unused Christmas cards, all occasion cards (i.e. Happy Birthday, Get Well Soon, etc.) for the Prison Ministry. 2026 calendars are especially needed. Calendars can be wall, desk or appointment calendars without coils and should have a modest theme. Please put the cards and calendars in the boxes in the lobby of the Church. (We will be collecting these items until early January 2026.)
ALPHA PROGRAM – VOLUNTEERS & BAKERS NEEDED
We are thrilled that Alpha is happening again at our parish on Friday evenings from January 9th – March 27th, 2026 (except February 6th). We are currently seeking your help to make this a successful and fruitful program.
GENERAL VOLUNTEERS – Here are the options for everyone:
- 5-9pm – This would be great if you could commit these hours for various tasks
- If you are only available for a couple of hours:
- 5-7pm – Set up and Serving food
- 7-9pm – Clearing dishes, Washing, Take down
- While volunteers in the above timeframes are not able to join a table discussion, we are still committed to your faith journey and invite you to watch the videos together!
- Please sign up here
BAKERS for Dessert
- Please share your love of baking on our dessert table. Just let us know if you would like to bring a dessert on one of the Fridays.
- Please sign up here
We look forward to hearing from you!
Please email our team at holycrossburnaby@gmail.com if you have any additional questions.
ALPHA – STARTING JANUARY 9, 2026
Do you have big questions about the meaning of life? Do you want to learn more about what it means to follow Jesus? Do you want to grow in your faith?
If so, we invite you to join Alpha at Holy Cross – a set of weekly evening gatherings that will explore these questions.
Each gathering consists of a dinner followed by a short video and small group discussion. Alpha 2026 begins on Friday, January 9th at 6:30pm at the parish and is free of charge.
We’re welcoming all men and women who haven’t taken Alpha before, to come join us. There will be childminding available for children five years old and up (toilet-trained a requirement).
Alpha is open to all faith traditions as well as to individuals with no religious affiliation.
Alpha has changed countless lives. To get a taste of what Alpha is about, watch the short video at this link Alpha Stories – Father Michael Leclerc, St. Ignatius of Loyola on how Alpha transformed a parish in Montreal.
To join Alpha 2026 at Holy Cross, sign up here. Holy Cross Alpha Registration Form 2026. We hope to see you on January 9th!
2026 SAVE THE DATES
Holy Cross Super Bowl Party
Sunday February 8,2026 – 2:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Holy Cross Annual Golf Tournament
Friday May 8, 2026 – 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm
MASS INTENTIONS for Monday December 15, 2025, to Sunday December 21, 2025 (Requested by)
Mon. Dec 15 8:15 am
+Tarcisio Boffo
Tues. Dec 16 8:15 am
+++Nestor, Adano and Nina Lukban (Magsino Family)
Parishioners
Thurs Dec 18 8:15 am
Spl. Int. Samantha Trang (Han Family)
Spl. Int. Leah Fornwald (Cathy K.)
Fri. Dec 19 8:15 am
+John Van Essen (Family)
Fri. Dec 19 9:15 am School Mass
Parishioners
Fri. Dec 19 7:30 pm
+Lorenzo Mancini (Costanza Mancini)
+Fernand Lee
+Magda Deck (Regina Mattusch)
+Ramona Carganilla
++Wayne and Shae Fratura
Spl. Int. for Healing for Alejo Mariano Junior (Angelina)
Spl. Int. Francesca, Helen and Joan
Spl. Int. Michael and Carmel Harrington (Diva)
Spl. Int. Donna Matte and Family (Diva)
Spl. Int. Regina (Barbara Van Heiningen)
Spl. Int. Magda Legault (Barbara Van Heiningen)
Sat. Dec 20 9:00 am
+Adriano Van Essen (Family)
++Gianna and Renato Angelini
Sat. Dec 20 5:00 pm
++Remigia Evangelista and Reynaldo Madayag (Family)
+Anthony Arduini (Cikes Family)
+Pam Vass (Susana Harwood)
Sun. Dec 21 8:00 am
+Tony De Santis (Family)
++Emilia and Carmine Bevacqua (Maria Bevacqua)
+Barry Leong (Family)
+Tarcisio Boffo (Ivania and Tony)
Spl. Int. for Thank you for Adriana Fogale (Holy Cross CWL)
Sun. Dec 21 10:00am
++John and Rosalind Fernandez (Family)
+++Deceased Members of Pavich, Milan, Drpic and Barabas Families (Jackie
+Steven Leung (Peggy and Nicholas)
++++Rosa and Domenico Mobilio and Berta and Vittorio Contestabile (Family)
+Giuseppe Rubino (Lena and Family)
+Harold Benedict
++Lucia and Annibale Tinaburri (Daughters and Family)
+Frank Folino (Ada and Family)
++Antonia and Vito Racanelli (Phil and Diana Racanelli and Family)
+Tarcisio Boffo (Tecla Volpe and Family)
Sun. Dec 21 12:00 Noon
+Paul Thow
+John Thow
+Octavio Parel (Perla)
+John Rehaulic
+Tony Magistrale (Family)
+Peter Keefe
++Anunziata and Paulo Rubino
+Claudio Ranallo
+++Romeo Villarosa, Elias Sico and May Sico (Tessie Villarosa)
Spl. Int. for Quick Recovery for AJ Sico (Tessie Villarosa)
Sun. Dec 21 5:00 pm
+Claudio Ranallo (Cikes Family)
Spl. Int. Simona de Pasquale and Alessandro Danese (Sunday 5:00 pm Choir)
Spl. Int. Maya Dimapilis
Spl. Int. Virgilio Tumbaga
Spl. Int. Diego Nitu