ST. CROIX CALENDAR

 EMANCIPATION DAY FOOD SALE

The St. Patrick School Alumni Association will have an Emancipation Day Food Sale in Buddhoe Park on July 3.

HOLY HOURS/EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Holy Cross Church has Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction on July 6 and all First Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

St. Joseph Church has a bilingual Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction on July 6 and all First Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

St. Patrick Church has a Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction on Fridays after the 8:00 a.m. Mass.

St. Ann Church has a Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction on Fridays at 5:30 p.m.

HEALING MASS

St. Patrick Church has a healing Mass on July 6 and all First Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

SANTO NIÑO DEVOTION/RECONCILIATION

St. Joseph Church hosts devotions to El Santo Niño on July 7 and the first Saturday of each month at 4:30 p.m. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered.

SECULAR FRANCISCANS

The Our Lady of the Angels Fraternity shares Franciscan spirituality at the Franciscan House on July 8 and the second Sunday of each month at 2:00 p.m.

PRO-LIFE PRAYER VIGIL

The Pro-Life Committee of Holy Cross Church will hold a prayer vigil outside the abortion clinic at Beeston Hill on Tuesday, July 10, at 10:00 a.m.

HURRICANE SUPPLICATION MASS/PICNIC

St. Patrick Church will have its annual Hurricane Supplication Mass at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Shrine on the Mt. Pelier grounds on Sunday, July 15, at 10:00 a.m., followed by an all-day parish picnic. This Mass replaces the regular 10:00 a.m. Mass at the parish that day.

MAGNIFICAT

Magnificat, a ministry to Catholic women, meets at Franciscan House on July 15 and the third Sunday of each month at 3:00 p.m.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

Jim and Centelia Matthews lead a cancer support group at St. Ann Church on July 18 and the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

PATRONAL CELEBRATION

St. Ann Church will celebrate the feast of Ss. Joachim and Ann, parents of Mary, with three nights of conferences on July 24-26 at 7:00 p.m. A patronal Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, July 29, at 9:30 a.m.

EVENINGS OF CHARISMATIC PRAYER

St. Patrick Church has an evening of charismatic prayer on July 20 and the third Friday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

St. Ann Church hosts charismatic prayer meetings on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.

SECULAR ORDER DISCALCED CARMELITES

The Our Lady Star of the Sea Community shares Carmelite spirituality in the St. Joseph Church Hospitality Lounge and Learning Center on July 22 and the fourth Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION

Sr. Germaine Convery, WIF, offers Spiritual Direction on Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Light of Christ Retreat Center. Appointments are not necessary, and no fee is charged.

NEO-CATECHUMENAL WAY

The Neo-Catechumenal Way has a Celebration of the Word at St. Joseph Church on Mondays at 7:00 p.m.

CURSILLO ULTREYA

Cursillo members meet for the "ultreya" in the Cursillo office at St. Joseph Church on Mondays after the 7:00 p.m. Mass. Meetings are in Spanish.

WORLD APOSTOLATE OF FATIMA

The World Apostolate of Fatima meets in the chapel at Holy Cross Church on Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m.

SPANISH PRAYER AND REFLECTION

Pray the rosary and share reflections on the readings of the coming Sunday Mass at Holy Cross Church on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. Meetings are in Spanish.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Holy Cross Council 6482 meets at McAlpin Hall of Holy Cross Church on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 6:00 p.m.

LEGION OF MARY

Praesidium Our Lady of Grace meets in the Holy Cross Church rectory on Saturdays at 4:30 p.m.

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