Welcome to Holy Cross Catholic Church!

 ¡Bienvenidos a la Iglesia Santa Cruz!

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Holy Cross Church is eager to be a part of your life and have you as a part of our life. We are committed to growing in the likeness of Jesus Christ, a daily process that requires prayer, sacraments, discipline and a community of individuals striving for the same goal.

La Iglesia Católica Santa Cruz está muy emocionada de ser parte de su vida y de tenerle a usted como parte de nuestra vida. Estamos comprometidos en crecer a semejanza de Jesucristo, un proceso diario que requiere de oraciones, sacramentos, disciplina y de una comunidad de individuo que luchan por el mismo objetivo.

Mass Schedule

Tues - Fri, 8:30am (Rosary, 8am)    Saturday Vigil, English, 5pm
Sunday, English, 9am
Sunday, Spanish, 12pm

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Become a Member

If you would like to become a member of our parish, please call us at 503.289.2834.

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Updates

Mask use in our parish church is optional but recommended. Masks are recommended in order to protect the more vulnerable in our community, like children and those with compromised immunities. If you are sick in any way or even feeling a little “under the weather,” please stay home! Our concern is for your good health and the good health of those in the pews around you. Thank you.

What's Happening

15 de agosto: Fiesta de la Asunción de la Virgen María

Hoy nos regocijamos porque uno de nosotros ha alcanzado su destino definitivo. Hoy es la gran fiesta de María, la fiesta de su Asunción, su “Pascua.” En la tierra, siguió el camino de Jesús, vivió sin reservas las Bienaventuranzas, y ahora comparte la gloria de su Hijo. Por eso, la Asunción es para nosotros un […]

August 14: St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr

Father Maximilian Kolbe, who died August 14, 1941, was a Polish priest who died in Auschwitz. A theologian and teacher noted for his devotion to Mother Mary, he undertook missionary work in China and Japan before returning to Poland because of ill-health before the war. When war broke out, he refused to take advantage of […]

14 de agosto: San Maximiliano Kolbe, Sacerdote y Mártir

San Maximiliano María Kolbe profesó como Franciscano Conventual. Fue gran devoto de la Virgen María, sobre todo bajo el misterio de la Inmaculada Concepción. Fue encerrado en el campo de concentración nazi de Auschwitz. Cuando el padre de una familia numerosa fue escogido para exterminación, el P. Kolbe se ofreció a sí mismo al comandante […]

August 13: The Day of the Lord

Today’s Gospel (Matthew 14, 22-33) is a powerful reminder that we all need to call on Jesus in the storms facing us – both in the Church and in our daily living. We are always encouraged to approach Jesus with a strong faith in His willingness and His ability to calm the storms that confront […]

13 de agosto: El Día del Señor

La victoria de Dios sobre las aguas es un tema muy importante de la vida y la historia judía. El pensamiento Bíblico ha heredado, en efecto, de las viejas tradiciones semíticas la idea de una creación del mundo en forma de un combate entre Dios y las aguas, hasta que el poder creador de Dios […]

August 12-13: Preparing to Celebrate Sunday’s Mass

As we know, life can be viewed as journey, or still better, as a voyage. Seeing it as a voyage acknowledges that we are sometimes driven by forces more powerful than ourselves, like the wind and the waves. In a poetic sense, we sail upon a rippling surface of events, feeling the joy of movement, […]