Holy Cross Catholic Church

04/03/2026

03/26/2026

As we enter Holy Week, we come together in prayer and reflection. All are welcome—we would love to have you with us.

03/12/2026

Bake sale this Sunday at 10am in the new Community Center!

Come support our youth get to the Steubenville NW Conference in Spokane this summer.

02/26/2026

It was a lovely evening at our first parish potluck on February 7th. We are looking forward to another evening of fellowship and almsgiving in honor of Father Mark's birthday next month.

Bring a dish to share and/or something to support St. Vincent de Paul. Click on the flyer for a list of needs. Potluck will take place after the 5pm Mass. Questions or want to help with setup, serving, or cleanup? Feel free to call the parish office at 503-289-2834.

01/23/2026

When the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson was just a boy, he was gazing out the window one evening and saw the lamplighter lighting the street lights. The future poet is reported to have said, “Look, Nanny! That man is putting holes in the darkness.” He went on to write the poem “The Lamplighter” and, after asking God to bless the lamplighter, the poet described him as “speeding up the street and, at measured intervals, knocking another luminous hole into the dusk.”

The first gas lighting systems in Edinburgh were installed in 1819. At dusk, teams of lamplighters called “Leeries” would stream through the city. Using long poles, they’d ignite the gas in every lamp, whether on street corners, in front of businesses, or on people’s porches. They effectively turned the city from darkness to light.

Our School Mass today included a reminder for all of us to be light in the darkness. Indeed, we are to be like the lamplighters who illuminated the darkened streets of Edinburgh of the 19th century. Turning night into day, we are to put “holes in the darkness” of the world and let God’s light shine through.

We also prayed at our School Mass about how we must light the lamps of others and help to keep them lit. Ideally, as we point the way to Jesus, people should be able to trace the course of where we have been by the light we have left behind.

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“You are the light of the world – like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” Matthew 5, 14-16

https://church.holycrosspdx.org/news/january-23-the-lamplighter

12/08/2025

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe / Our Lady of Guadalupe
12 de diciembre, 2025 / December 12, 2025

12/08/2025

Join us for Mass on this day, the Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Mass in English: 8:30am & 5:30pm
Misa en español: 7:00pm

06/26/2025

Loving our new weathervane. Plus, a little sneak peek at the insides of the new community hall.

Stay updated: We will continue to try to post updates and photos on our website: https://church.holycrosspdx.org/capital-campaign

06/02/2025

Archbishop Emeritus John G. Vlazny's Funeral Arrangements have been scheduled:

Visitation: Thursday, June 5 from 1:00-6:15 PM at St. Mary’s Cathedral

Vigil Service: (immediately following the Visitation): Thursday, June 5 at 6:30 PM

Funeral Mass: Friday, June 6 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary’s Cathedral

A livestream of the Mass will be available: https://www.maryscathedral.com/Livestreams

A reception will follow in the Cathedral School

Rite of Committal: following the funeral/reception at Mt. Calvary Cemetery at 2:30 PM

05/11/2025

The 266th successor of Saint Peter, Pope Leo XIV

05/09/2025

God bless our new pope, Pope Leo XIV! Listen to his first address one filled with a message of hope and peace.

04/29/2025

Memorial Mass for +Pope Francis today:
4pm at the University of Portland, Christ the Teacher Chapel
6pm at the St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

╬ Eternal rest grant unto Pope Francis, O Lord and may perpetual light shine upon him. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.