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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
IHS
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