Waiting for Water
January 30, 2015
Finishing the ceiling, painting/spackling, interior wood trim, floor adhesives all await heat and/or water which is now dependent on the water utility to connect. We're ready.
January 2015
Banners of the Irish Stained Glass Window Saints of Holy Cross to March in Rumson's St. Patrick Day Parade, March 8th.
January 29, 2015
We've ordered vinyl banners 8 feet high and two feet wide of each of our 7 Irish saints in the new stained glass windows at Holy Cross for bearers to carry in the St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 8th in Rumson. There will also be a long rectangular banner carried in front of our seven saints to help identify our contingent and the icons.
We need some Irish spirit to help carry them and to form a group to march with Holy Cross.
Please call the parish offices to volunteer for the parade.
Our window saints are: St. Patrick, St. Brigid, St. Columcille, St. Kieran, St. Ita, St. Laurence O'Toole, St. Laserian
Crisp Blue Skies
January 28, 2015
Roofing on the belvedere nears completion
The steeple is coming into its own
Wednesday, January 27th, Mass as Usual at 9 AM
January 27, 2015
The school will be on a delayed opening on Wednesday, so be careful of the traffic in the parking lot, but we will hold mass at the usual time tomorrow morning followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 4 PM.
Adult Faith Enrichment for Wednesday night is cancelled.
Public Mass Cancelled on Tuesday, January 27th
January 27, 2015
Well, it's not as bad as predicted and "historic" may have been a bit hyped, but the roads aren't terrific and our parking lot won't be passable and safe for many hours. Even though regional governors have lifted public travel bans, it's best I think for those who don't need to travel to stay home and safe.
Public mass today will be cancelled.
Work on Storm Monday
January 26, 2015
Inside work continued on Monday with some progress being made on attaching the pendentives to finish the dome.
Apparently there is a bit of cutting and pasting, especially as four of the sprinkler heads come directly down and out of the dome!?!? Michelangelo might have had difficulty with Pope Julius, but not with a sprinkler system. Just imagine if there were several sprinkler heads poking their way out of the Sistine chapel ceiling at inappropriate places.
Dome closes in
Tuesday Morning Mass Tentatively Rescheduled to 12 Noon
January 26, 2015
We'll see how things look midday and whether people are able to be out and about. If not, then the mass intention will be rescheduled at a later date and public mass will be cancelled.
How Many Snow Days?
January 25, 2015
Our school students were just saying that they hadn't gotten any snow days yet this year! The school principal, bus companies and other schools will determine what happens with our school on Monday and going forward.
Keep posted here for news of parish masses and parish events in the next 48 hours, depending on what happens with the weather. We have already told those who are coming from a distance to work from home. As of now, we plan to have morning mass at 8 AM, but if the weather is bad, stay home!
May God keep us safe and sound from the winter storm.
March for Life 2015 Holy Cross Church
January 22, 2015
Holy Cross Marchers Off to Washington for Life
January 22, 2015
Our intrepid pilgrims left early this morning for the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. The weather forecast didn't look too bad, so pray that our young people gain a new enthusiasm for their Catholic faith and renewed commitment to protecting life by their association with so many like minded young people from all over the country.
We might have photos of our group throughout the day...stay tuned!
Fleche Finished (almost)
January 21, 2015
The shingling on the fleche was recently completed. It will be topped with a decorative lightning rod, and the louvres will be painted.
Besides serving as an architectural accent point over the main entrance and the location of the baptismal font, the spire also serves a functional use as a ventilation tower for the roof and attic.
Water service pipes laid. A six inch sprinkler supply line, two inch residential water line, a conduit for potential expansion of telecommunications equipment and a drainage line underneath the sanitary storm drainpipes.
Pendentives to Complete the Dome
January 20, 2015
These are the portions of the ceiling which will fill the space between the circular shape of the dome and the arches of the barrel vaults. They will essentially complete the interior dome.
Trenching and digging began today for the water service line.
Ceiling Inches Toward Completion
January 19, 2015
A few more sections of the barrel vault over the sanctuary and the arched portions of the ceiling are done. The pendentives to complete the dome assembly will be delivered this week.
Our subcontractor needs to trench and connect the water service pipe to the curb so the water utility can connect us. Then we can turn on and test the heat.
Help Fund the Music Program at Holy Cross Church
January 19, 2015
Our new digital organ is but one of the many steps we have taken to strengthen our music program at Holy Cross Church...all for the purpose of singing a joyful song to the Lord at our weekly masses and other liturgies.
The patient, skillful direction of our music director, Don Carolina, has begun to bear fruit by invigorating our adult choir and attracting a chorus of enthusiastic and youthful voices for our children’s choir.
The purchase of Worship hymnals will not only strengthen our musical repertoire, but the permanent binding of the new volume will both save money on paperback missalettes and indicate the importance of the hymnal at mass.
The new digital organ and sound system will be trouble-free, flexible and come equipped with recording and playback capability and a digital camera to monitor the gathering space during bridal processions and other liturgies.
We have retained the pipes from our old church organ, which will be incorporated into the voice of our new organ if finances permit.
Please help us reach our goal by subscribing to one or more hymnals and pledging a donation of any amount for the church organ.
Shingling on the East and Shingling on the West
January 19, 2015
Our venerable steeple has stood test of time and storms and pigeons. The louvres, however, are a bit too far gone to be scaped and re-painted, so they will be replaced. In addition, the small triangular bits of decorative moulding will need rebuilding.
Meantime the shingling continues, even in the coldest of weather.
Colors for the Downstairs Meeting Room
January 19, 2015
Here are the color swatches for the downstairs meeting room, bathroom walls, vestibule staircase and other finished areas of the basement.
Respect Life Posters Shine the Light of Christ
January 18, 2015
Some of the Respect Life posters drawn by our children are displayed in the gym during masses this week and next. Parishioners will bus to Washington DC on Thursday to particiapte in the Annual March for Life.
End to a Cold Week
January 16, 2015
More progress was made on completing the exterior shingling; workers are reaching the steeple getting to the western facade of the building (which few have been observing).
More ceiling vaults were delivered and arranged for installing today. The pendentives are still being manufactured and are scheduled to be delivered next week. These last few pieces of ceiling are to hang over the sanctuary.
Electrical work continues throughout the building and the accessory lighting system in the basement has been wired. The elevator is substantially complete.
We're still waiting on the water company to begin excavation and installation of the water mains to the building.
The barrel vaults over the sanctuary, the oldest, original church
Ground level elevator door
Basement accessory lighting
Lenten Prayer Series Wednesday Nights
January 16, 2015
This Lent our Adult Faith Enrichment program will focus on prayer and art. We will be using a newly published book Art and Prayer by Msgr. Timothy Verdon. The book is lavishly illustrated with color photographs of the works of art discussed in the text. We will order only as many books as we need, so please make a reservation with the Parish Office or obtain your own copy. The requested donation if the parish orders your book is $ 25.
Here is a tentative schedule:
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Ash Wednesday |
February 18 |
Chapter 1 |
Prayer, Life, Art |
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February 25 |
Chapter 2 |
Spaces of Prayer |
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March 4 |
Chapter 3 |
Liturgical Prayer |
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March 11 |
Chapter 4 |
The Prayer of Pleading |
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March 18 |
Chapter 5 |
Lectio Divina |
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March 25 |
Chapter 6 |
Contemplative Prayer |
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April 1 |
Chapter 7 |
In the Hour of Death |