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WHO WE ARE
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Holy Cross Parish is a part of the Melkite-Greek Catholic
Eparchy
of Newton, Massachusetts, of the Patriarchate of Antioch
His Beatitude, Gregory III, Patriarch of
Antioch and all the East of Alexandria and Jerusalem
Holy Cross Church is a parish of the Melkite-Greek Catholic Eparchy
(Diocese) of Newton, MA, a church sui iuris under the Code of Canons
of the Eastern Churches promulgated in Rome in 1990 by Pope John Paul II.
The Diocese of Newton consists of the entire continental United States, with
34 parishes and 8 missions. The Diocese is divided into 5 geographical
regions, each with a priest serving as dean. The Western Region consists of
5 parishes and 5 missions. Each of these communities carries on or is
developing the normal activities associated with a parish church:
- the celebration of the Divine Liturgy on Sundays as well as 2 daily
services;
- outreach and evangelization
- pastoral care
- service to the community and charitable works
- education of youth, young adults, and adults in the Bible and Teaching
of the Melkite-Greek Catholic Church
- social and cultural events.
Holy Cross Church serves all of the Melkite-Greek Catholics in
Orange County. There are also members from Los Angeles, Riverside, San
Bernardino, and San Diego counties. Recent and continued immigration of
Melkite-Greek Catholics from the Middle East to Southern California places a
serious emphasis on evangelization with little or no resources and a
shortage of clergy.
The Eparchy of Newton has attempted to supply for the needs of these
newly settled Melkite-Greek Catholics through the erection of the many
missions in the region, matching the number of fully established parishes.
Other Eparchial resources include:
- An Office of Religious Education
- A Seminary
- Organizations for Youth, Young Adults, and Adults
- A Diocesan Pastoral Council in which members of individual parish
councils meet periodically to form one large council, bridging the gap
between parishes and sharing resources
- A yearly convention, hosted by a different parish, which features
seminars and materials arranged toward a particular theme
- Web sites hosted by several of our parishes and organizations
OUR MISSION
We, the parishioners of Holy Cross Melkite-Greek Catholic Church are
dedicated:
- to preserve the tradition of the Great Church of Antioch, founded by
Saints Peter and Paul, where the followers of Our Lord Jesus Christ were
first called Christians...
- to worship the Lord according to the Byzantine tradition in its
fullness, striving to live a life of Orthodox Christian faith, pleasing to
Christ in the midst of the modern culture of America…
- to provide a haven for Middle Eastern and American youth and young
adults to be able to practice their Orthodox faith, reinforcing their
cultures, languages and traditions…
- to be a focal point of peace, understanding and education of the
cultural and spiritual traditions of the people of the Middle East…
- to be a center of Christian and Middle Eastern hospitality and to pass
on our heritage to future generations…
- to bridge the values of the Christian Middle East and mainstream
America into the next millennia and to share the Good News of the Risen
Christ with all whom we encounter.
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