Welcome to the Catholic Family Conference sponsored by the Cross of Christ Scholarship Foundation

Books & Videos: Books and videos will be available in Haydock Hall, as well as information from various religious orders and organizations. Also religious art and devotions.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Confessions will be heard in designated areas: Friday 4:00pm - 5:30pm and Saturday 7:00am - 8:00am and 3:00pm - 6:00pm.

Our Mission Statement

Hank De Goede

This conference is dedicated to the Holy Family and will focus on the need for strong devout Catholic family life. "The family is the seedbed for vocations." We are not speaking here only of religious vocations. More Holy Families will generate more vocations for religious life.

The Holy Father has said "Every human life is a vocation." God has a plan for each one of us, even before we are born and baptized. "Before I formed you in your mother's womb, I knew you." (IS.49)

This conference provides a wonderful opportunity for you and your family to refine your spiritual life, and to learn about the many ways in which the Church can help you in your journey of Faith.

John Paul II's encyclical on the Holy Eucharist states that in order to be instruments for God's Kingdom, we need to be Eucharistic people and we need to live the Holy Eucharist in our daily lives. Jesus, in the Holy Eucharist, is central to our Catholic Faith. Without Him we can do nothing. As our theme says: "The Holy Eucharist Must be the Hear of Family life."

Stay in the "Sweet Company" of Jesus

Excerpt from the Last Address of Pope John Paul II to the Young People of Rome and the World

Pope John Paul II

"Adoro Te devote, latens Deitas!" Let us raise our eyes to Jesus in the Eucharist; let us contemplate Him and repeat to Him together these words written by St. Thomas Aquinas that express all our faith and love: "Devoutly I adore you, hidden Deity, under these appearances concealed."

In an epoch marked by hatred, selfishness, the desire for false happiness, by the decadence of customs, the absence of father and mother figures, instability in numerous young families and widespread frailty and hardship to which many young people fall prey, we look to you, Jesus in the Eucharist, with renewed hope.In spite of our sins we trust in your divine Mercy. We repeat to you, together with the disciples of Emmaus, "Mne nobiscum Domine!", "Stay with us, Lord!" In the Eucharist you restore to the Father all that comes from Him and thus bring about a profound mystery of the justice due to the Creator on behalf of the creature. The heavenly Father has created us in His image and likeness; from Him we received the gift of life, whose preciousness from conception until death we become particularly aware of when it is threatened and manipulated.

We adore you, Jesus, and we thank you, for you make truly present in the Eucharist the mystery of that unique gift you offered to the Father 2,000 years ago with your sacrifice on the Cross, a sacrifice that redeemed the whole of humanity and all creation.

Contact Information:
Cross of Christ Foundation • 395 Mossyrock Road West • Mossyrock, WA 98564
Mossyrock Phone Number: 360-983-3783 Chehalis Phone Number: 360-748-6484 Fax Number: 360-983-3771
hank@crossofchristapostolate.com