WAYNE Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Holy Cross Parish here where he marked the Second Sunday of Lent by celebrating the 10 a.m. Mass Feb. 21.
The history of Holy Cross Parish began in 1905 when the Franciscans from Paterson began offering Masses in the Mountain View section of Wayne. In 1925, a home was purchased on Route 23 and renovated as a mission chapel. The present church was built in 1934 and the friars continued to serve the mission until 1945 when Bishop McLaughlin erected Holy Cross, the mother church of Wayne, as a parish under diocesan clergy.