sentences:  The Cross in the Woods is open 365 days a year and the Church built at this location holds Masses every day, year round.Each year between 275,000 and 325,000 people come to visit the Cross in the Woods Shrine.In April 1946, Bishop Francis J. Haas of the Diocese of Grand Rapids searched for land to establish a new church in Indian River for parishioners who were traveling great distances to attend Mass.