religious names back to their baptismal names. Since 1984, the Sisters of the Holy Cross have directed their apostolate more toward pastoral and social activities. In Manchester, New Hampshire, Holy Cross Family Learning Center offers English as a Second Language (ESL) for beginners and intermediates for the growing immigrant and refugee population of the Greater Manchester. They also sponsor Holy Cross Health Center and St. George Manor in Manchester. HCHC is a forty-bed skilled nursing facility for women religious. References External links Gift of the Cross Lenten Reflections in the Holy Cross Tradition Congregations of Holy Cross Catholic teaching orders Religious organizations established in 1841 Catholic religious institutes established in the 19th century