HYMNS FOR SUNDAY

HOUSE BLESSINGS - the month of January

Please click here and complete the form, or pick up a form in the Narthex if you would like to have your house blessed for the new year. You will receive a call/email from Father to confirm.

PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS - The Philoptochos Phlash for JANUARY 2025

Click here to read the latest issue of The Philoptochos Phlash!

MESSINIANS DINNER DANCE - Saturday, February 1

Join the Society of Navarino Messinians for their Annual Dinner Dance. Live music by Mythos Band at Brotherhood Masonic Center. Cocktails at 6 PM, dinner at 7 PM. RSVP by January 23. Please click here for tickets. Please click here for the event flyer.

FDF PREVIEW - Saturday February 8

The Holy Cross Dance Program is thrilled to invite you to our FDF Preview on Saturday, February 8!  Cocktail hour at 6:00pm, Dinner at 6:45pm. This event promises to be a night full of food, drinks, live music, and a sneak peek of the incredible performances your kids will be showcasing at FDF. Click this link - tickets will sell quickly! Click here for the event flyer.

Kids’n’Cancer Fundraising Begins! Coffee Hour Reception, Sunday, February 9

It is that time once again to “give your heart to a child with cancer.”  The Holy Cross Philoptochos invites the entire parish to a delicious hosted coffee hour reception on Sunday, February 9 following Liturgy in The Oaks to share Food, Fellowship and Fun! There will be an amazing drawing with fantastic prizes.  Last year we exceeded our goal of $15,000.  Our hope is to reach $20,000 this year, God willing. /  The San Francisco Metropolis Philoptochos is the only Metropolis Philoptochos to sponsor and fund this kind of ministry.  Each year children are identified by pediatric oncologists in their areas to attend one of the four camps the Metropolis staffs regionally.  One is in the Northwest area, one at St. Nicholas Ranch in Dunlap, one is in the San Diego area and one in Arizona.  These camps welcome not only the children but also their entire families to have a brief respite from the ravages of this deadly disease. The connections that are made among families, and between the families and our Philoptochos, last a lifetime.   /  Please join us!  Click here for our event flyer with details about how to donate.  /  With our Love, Holy Cross Philoptochos

HOLY CROSS PARISH ORATORICAL FESTIVAL - Sunday, March 30

The Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival will be held on Sunday, March 30. This Archdiocese-wide, faith-based speech festival provides our young people with an opportunity to write and deliver an oral presentation about a topic in Orthodoxy. The Festival is open to grades 3-12. Children in grades 3-6 can write a speech on the topic of their choice and those in grades 7-12 must write on a topic in their age category. Public speaking is important throughout life and this festival offers a way for our youth to learn these important skills while exploring their faith. Please encourage the young people in your life to participate. Contact Allison Virsik (ali_virsik@yahoo.com) with questions and to register. Topics can be found at: www.goarch.org/oratorical 

CALL FOR ORATORICAL FESTIVAL JUDGES

We are in need of judges for the Parish Festival on Sunday, March 30 and for the District Festival which will be hosted by Holy Cross on Sunday, April 6. If you are willing to serve in this capacity, please contact Allison Virsik (ali_virsik@yahoo.com). There are no longer restrictions on serving multiple years in a row, so you can serve as a judge even if you have served in this capacity last year!

THE CARE CLOSET NEEDS YOUR HELP

Donate basic hygiene and daily care items to children of San Mateo Park Elementary School. Deposit items in collection box in our Fellowship Hall or go to: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/WS5GGCPZ6YBR?ref_=wl_share and order on-line shipping directly to school. Philoptochos appreciates your support. Email here if you have questions: cphopkins322@gmail.com

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