A Lenten Penance Service will be offered on Tuesday, April 19th from 7-8pm in the St. Joseph Chapel. After a short penance service and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, several priests will be available to hear individual Confessions. This is an excellent way to close out the end of Lent, and to prepare yourself for the upcoming Easter Triduum.

Bishop Rhoades' Six Church Passion Walk and Palm Sunday Mass

Join Bishop Rhoades on April 17th for this beautiful opportunity to meditate on our Lord's journey to Calvary. Gather at St. Joseph Church at noon, then journey to St. Patrick's, St. Hedwig, St. Augustine, St. Stanislaus for the blessing of the Palms, and Holy Cross Church for Mass at 4:00. This is a great opportunity to meet Bishop Rhodes, and enjoy refreshments following mass.

Need a Ride? Campus Ministry is offering transportation for students to participate in the first half of the walk. Meet at the Campus Ministry Office at 11:30 a.m. for a ride to St. Joseph Church. The bus will bring students back to campus after the prayers at the 3rd Church.

For more information please contact the Office of Young Adult and Campus Ministry of the Office of Youth Ministry at 260.422.4611. No Registration is required

Friday, April 15 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Inspiring sold out audiences in New York and Washington D.C., No Place Called Home will be performed at Holy Cross College’s Driscoll Auditorium Friday April 15, 7 P.M. Kim Schultz--a New York actress, playwright and comedian--reprises her role in this one-woman play where she acts as both narrator and portrays 11 different characters with incredible physicality, sensibility and humor. Presented as a fund raiser for the Iraqi Student Project of Michiana. Proceeds go to support Iraqi students (former refugees) on our campuses. The play is co-sponsored by the American Red Cross of St. Joseph County. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students available the night of the event. For advance ticket purchase, please email isp_southbend@comcast.net.

“(Pieces of) Pericles, Prince of Tyre”
By William Shakespeare (and others)
Friday, April 8th, 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 9th, 2 PM and 7:30 PM
Sock Puppets … bearded women … rubber duckies.
This play has something for everyone!
Come Enjoy!
Cost: $5 for HCC Faculty/Staff
$3 for HCC Students
$7 for Non-HCC
Driscoll Auditorium, Holy Cross College

Instead of volleyball intramurals this semester, we will be having a night long volleyball tournament. It's taking place Thursday, March 31st starting at 9:00 PM in the Pfeil Center. Bring a team of 6-9 players and play for Jimmy John's gift certificates! Various snacks including corn dogs from Chef Jacob will be available for free!

Bring a team of up to 4 to our second Trivia Night of the semester! Trivia Night is taking place at 6:30 PM in the Atrium. Winners get various gift cards, and there will be free snacks provided throughout the night!

Hosted by our very own Dia Blake! Send her an email (hblake@hcc-nd.edu) or just show up for the chance to showcase your talent in front of our student body! Chef Jacob will be providing smoothies free of charge!

On Wednesday, March 30th at 6:30 PM, we will be having our first ever Minute to Win It tournament in the Pfeil Center. Bring a partner and compete in a series of challenges (based off the challenges in the popular TV show!) for the chance to win Starbucks gift cards! Free pizza and pop will be available throughout the night.

CRASH (Campus Research Assessing Student Happiness) Day will take place Wednesday, March 30th from 9:30-1:00 in the Max and Atrium. Answer various questions to help us assess student needs and wants for the upcoming year. Answer every question and get entered into a drawing to win a Between the Buns gift certificate!

Pizza will be available for $1/slice in the Max on Tuesday, March 30th from 11:45 AM-1:00 PM. Pop will also be for sale at .50 cents a can! All proceeds benefit the Commuter Student Association and SGA.

Our annual Mr. and Ms. Holy Cross Pageant will take place Tuesday, March 29th at 7:00PM in the Driscoll Auditorium. Enter yourself or come and cheer on your fellow students! Participants will be judged by various faculty and staff members (including HCC President Brother John Paige!) on categories that include formal wear, talent and their ability to answer a randomly selected question.

Bring a team of 8-12 to the Pfeil Center at 6:00 PM Monday, March 28th, for a game of Mat Ball. Mat Ball is similar to kickball, with mats used instead of bases. An explanation of rules and free pizza will start the event, and there are Chipotle gift cards for the winners!

The Holy Cross College Geology of the American Southwest class returned Sunday from another successful Spring Break field trip visiting the beautiful National Parks and National Tribal Parks in Southern Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. This was the 8th such trip in which students study many unique landforms of the southwest, while also having an opportunity to enjoy and appreciate some of our most beautiful national treasures. See our photo album on the college's Facebook page.

The Feast of the Annunciation commemorates the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she would conceive Jesus, and the conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit at that moment. Please join the Holy Cross community in the St. Joseph Chapel for this great event @ 12:05pm Friday.

Please join Bishop Rhodes and the Holy Cross community for Mass on this 3rd Sunday of Lent in the St. Joseph Chapel. Mass will begin @ 8:00pm and will be followed by refreshments in the Siegfried Dining Hall, all are welcome!

Holy Cross Welcomes back nine students who over Spring Break traveled on a pilgrimage to the St. Joseph Oratory in Montreal. The group was accompanied by students from both St. Mary’s and Notre Dame. Leading the pilgrimage was Campus Minister Andrew Polaniecki and Holy Cross Frs. Drew Gawyrch and Jim Gallagher. There is hope that this will now be an annual trip. For those students who are interested in the pilgrimage for next spring please contact the Campus Ministry Office.

Thursday, March 10th at 8:00pm in the Student Union. Deals and free pop for participants.

Resident Assistant applications for the 2011-2012 school year are now available in the Office of Residence Life. Stop by before Spring Break to pick up an application!

Join us in the Dining Hall for a Fat Tuesday, New Orleans Style Dinner Buffet! We'll be having deep fried turkey, crab au gratin, zydeco stomp gumbo, green bean almondine and dirty rice, with bananas foster and king cake for dessert! During Lent – Wednesdays and Fridays will be mostly meatless items, and we will offer a rotation of egg salad, tuna salad, or shrimp salad on the deli. As always, the International Station will have stir-fry, or pasta or salad toss with the option of having meat in it. For more information, please check out our website at www.holycrossdining.com If you don’t see something that we can get for you please do not hesitate to ask any of us!

Sunday, February 6^th

Mass 4:00 p.m.

St. Joseph Chapel

There will be no 8:00 p.m. Mass this weekend.