Holy Cross Mission Parish

50 years of La Crosse Diocesan Missionary Presence

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

MISSIONARY ZEAL

Fr. Joseph Walijewsk has the opportunity to fulfill a promise to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

“If ordained, I will offer three years of my priesthood in the missions to the service of the poor.

Fr. Joseph Walijewski• Born: ………. March 15, 1924• Ordained: ……. April 16,1950• Bolivia: …………... July, 1956• Eternal Life: .… April 11,2006

THE MISSION CROSS

A providential contact put him in touch with newly ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz, Msgr. Charlie Brown, MM.

Soon he received the Mission Cross from Bishop John Patrick Treacy.

1605 2005

JUBILEO

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SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA

Santa Cruz de la Sierra was a dusty town on the edge of the jungle just beginning to grow due to migrations after a petroleum war with Paraguay.

Pop. 1956: 50,000 2006: 1,500,000

A NEW PARISH

“Padre José” had to travel to Brazil to buy cement for the new Church.

Fr. Al Wozniak soon came to help build it.

“La Santa Cruz” (Holy Cross) parish was dedicated on May 3rd, 1958.

PARISH SCHOOL

The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa came in 1960 to support the parish and its new school.

Fr. Emmitt Faber arrived in 1961.

The parish founded a savings and loan cooperative.

Eucharistic Congress - 1960

Our altar was built for the 1961 Eucharistic Congress when the monument to Christ the Redeemer was erected a 2 blocks from our Church.

It often serves for public events.

Eight Priests from La Crosse

1956: Fr. Joseph Walijewski 1958: Fr. Aloysius Wozniak 1961: Fr. Emmet Faber 1963: Fr. Ed Penchi 1968: Fr. Robert Pedretti 1973: Fr. Tom Donaldson 1975: Fr. John Swing 1988: Fr. Robert Flock

14 Sinsinawa Dominicans: 1960-2002

Sr. Cristina Feagan Sr. Emilia Emden Sr. Guadalupe Soria Sr. Helen Glynn Sr. Helen Mary Raycraft Sr. Joaquín Bazán Sr. Lou Anne Willette Sr. Maria Ann Stelbach Sr. Patricia Smith Sr. Philomena Neenan Sr. Rosaleen Hanley Sr. Rosemary Huddleston Sr. Sulpice Kortendick Sr. Teresa Auad

New Parishes

1996: San Miguel Arcángel

2003: Santa Rosa de Lima

1969: Santo Domingo 1987: La Resurrección

ParroquiaLa Santa Cruz

Río Piraí

María Reina

Sagrado

Santa María Magdalena

San Juan BautistaDi Rossi

CristoResucitado

Guadalupe

Candelaria

NatividadDe la Virgen

de María

La Santa Cruz

Corazón

Avda. CristoRedentor

3º Anillo

2º Anillo

4º Anillo

5º Anillo

Avda. Busch

Avda.

Colegio La Santa Cruz

Colegio La Salle

Colegio Santa Ana

San MiguelArcángel

ParroquiaParroquia

La Resurrección

ParroquiaSan Martín

Canal Isuto

CanalPedroVelez

1º Anillo

San MartínZOOLOGICO

B. 2 de Abril

Future Divisions1. Parroquia La Santa Cruz

Capilla San Juan Bautista di Rossi

2. Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Cristo Resucitado Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria

3. Sagrado Corazón de María: María Reina Santa María Magdalena Natividad de la Virgen Juan Pablo II

La Santa Cruz

Parish Center Built 1958 Seats 300

La Santa Cruz Parish School

Began in 1961 with the Arrival of the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters

Grades 1-12 AM – Private Catholic

School: ~850 Students, Tuition $33

PM – “Convenio” Public School: +1000 Students, $2 fee.

Parish Clinic

Began in 1963 in the garage, later moved to Social Center, New Clinic built in 1994.

General Medicine Pediatrics Gynecology Dental Care Lab Samples

La Santa Cruz

Rebuilding Program1. New Rectory: Completed 2002: $66,0002. Pastoral Center: Under Construction:

$1814203. New Church:4. Convert old Church to Auditorium

Parroquia La Santa Cruz129.0 m

75.5 m

59.5 m

Cupesí Street

María Goretti InstituteMisioneras Cruzadas de la Iglesia

<<<<< Second RingAvda. Cristóbal de Mendoza

Park >>>>>

New Church New Rectory

Offices and Conference RoomsParish ClinicOld Church to be converted to Parish Hall

Parking

Parking

Parking

Parking

Holy Family Garden and Statues

Holy Cross Graden and Statues

Garage and Maintenance

GuardDogs

Vecino

Parish Pastoral Center Offices Ground Floor

Pastor Associate Secretary Caritas & Family

Second Floor Youth Ministry and Confirmation Catechetics and CEBs Religion Teachers Other

Eight Halls for Meetings and Catechesis Three measure 10 x 10 meters Three measure 8 x 10 meters Two measure 5 x 8 meters

Pastoral Center Ground Floor

37.0 m

10.0 m

Secretary

Pastor

Main Entrance

AssociatePastor Social Center

Ground Floor

Family& SocialMinistries

Roofed corridorto the Rectory

MenWomenAlanon

Scale: 1/200

Kitchen AlcoholicsAnonymous

Folding wall

Kitchen

10.0 m

10.0 mEconomía

Datos

Storeroom

Closet

Corredor Abierto

Stairs Stairs

Pastoral Center

Second Floor

37.0 m

10.0 m

Hall

Area Abierta

2nd Floor

MenWomen

Scale: 1/200

Closet

Hall

Closet

Kitchen

Stairs Stairs

ReligionTeachers

YouthMinistry

Catechesis & ChristianBase Communities

Office or Storage

Pastoral Center

Top Floor

37.0 m

10.0 m

Open Area

3rd Floor

MenWomen

Scale: 1/200

Closet

Hall

Closet

Stairs Stairs

Kitchen HallHall Hall

Balcony

Chapels

San Juan Bautista di Rossi

For Barrios Macdonald, Avaro y 23 de Mayo

Two halls, kitchen and bathrooms built so far.

Capilla y SalonesBarrio Macdonald

Sacristía

SalónSalón

Galerías

Cocina

1/200

37.0 m

23.0 m

16.0 m

7.0 m

Capacidad 200 personasLa nave central tiene 225 m2

7.0 m 11.0 m 13.0 m

Deposito

Sagrado Corazón de

María Built by Claretianos in

1970. P. Juan Kurahashi SDB Small Church and

Airconditioned Hall with kitchen and bathrooms.

Offices and small priest residence.

Three Sunday Masses Needs enlarging to

become new parish.

María Reina

Chapel completed in 1988

A meeting hall was later added.

Located outside parish limits

Santa María Magadalena

Pastoral Center built in 2002

Includes offices and caretakers residence.

Chapel and Pastoral CenterBarrio Faremafu

Sacristy

28.0 m

Corridors

28.0 m

14.0 m

14.0 m

33.0 m

1/200

55.0 m

Corridors

Approximate capacity for 350 people seated(372 Mx2 including sanctuary)

10.0 m

5.0 m

20.0 m

Bath-roomCaretaker's Residence

Corridors

Corridors

Cocina

rooms

Rest-

Office

Corridors

Closet

Street

Street

Depósito

Pastoral Center

Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

Natividad de la Virgen

María Completed in

1990 A meeting hall

was later added We are

presently adding outdoor corridors

Juan Pablo II

All we have so far is an empty lot in Barrio Dos de Abril

John Paul II died on April 2nd, 2005. Roof struts from old pastoral center will be

used in this construction.

Capilla y SalonesDos de Abril

1/200

8.0 m

20.0 m

30.0 m

14.0 mCapilla

SalónSalón

Baño Baño

Galería

Cristo Resucitado

Chapel built in 1983 and enlarged in 2001.

A clinic was added in 1987 and in 1997 converted to a convent for the “Sisters of Our Lady of Peace”, also enlarged in 2001.

There are 2 masses every Sunday in this our largest chapel.

La Candelaria

Chapel completed in 1986

Improvements made by Fr. Roger Clarke

The roof should be raised higher and the windows replaced

A meeting hall is needed, bathrooms.

Santa Ana Private Catholic School located nearby

Guadalupe First Chapel built in

1982 (Holy Family) New Chapel dedicated

to Our Lady of Guadalupe completed in 1992.

Pastoral Center with offices and rectory completed in 2005.

Ready to become a New Parish, with Cristo Resucitado and Candelaria Chapels

Urubó With the help of the

Sisters and Catechists at Cristo Resucitado Chapel we have been crossing the river to attend this community.

We replaced their “Pahuichi” with a larger structure.

Unfortunely, the area is losing its population.

It is surrounded by gated communities for the wealthy

Team Ministry

Fr. Robert Flock: Pastor Fr. Ed Penchi: Associate Fr. Juan Kurahashi, SDB Deacon Pedro Mendoza Deacon Carlos Arce Sister Virginia Gutiérrez Oscar Vargas Gregorio Saucedo Adán Chavarría Ivonne Tambaré de

Vargas Marina Salazar Judith Oña María Yepez Carmen Rita Carmen de Landivar

Support Staff Modesto (Luly)

Melgar Sonia López Petrona (Pity)

Chávez Efraín Tomichá Bismark Tomichá Victoria Aramayo Zorba

Parish Life

La Santa Cruz