The Herald

• As the Year Begins – The new year begins at Holy Cross like many of our new years, in a lull from all the activity of the Advent and Christmas celebrations. We celebrate the feast of the Epiphany on the 8th, two days late, and…
• Christmas Certificates Wrap-Up – For many years the North East Council of Churches provided Christmas dinners for needy families, rotating the plan’s leadership among the churches year by year.

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• Advent and Christmas at Holy Cross – Happy new year! Holy Cross has already begun its Advent activities, with wreath-making on November 26. The wreaths made by Kathy Babo, Onolee Thornton, Anne Bardol, Debby Seifert, Julie Creed, MaryAnn Robinson and Rose LaRocca now grace the church doors…
• Christmas ‘Boxes’ – The North East Council of Churches’ annual community Christmas Boxes were changed during the pandemic to gift certificates for needy families to use at local businesses.

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• Congregational Meeting – Holy Cross’s much-postponed annual congregational meeting was held after the 10:30 eucharist on November 13, with 20 people attending. It began with a new Holy Cross song…
• Advent Wreath Workshop – The annual Advent wreath workshop will be held on Saturday, November 26, in the parish hall, beginning with lunch at noon, right after choir practice. Everyone is invited to come and bring…
• Pie Wrap-up – 

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• Cherry Festival Notes –  The Cherry Festival is nearly upon us, when thousands from the community and beyond gather on our doorstep and parade past our beloved church. Life at Holy Cross is so often miraculous…
• Bishop’s Committee Notes – The BC met after worship on June 26, with Anne, Scott, MaryAnn, Larry, and Debby present and guests Carol, Judy and Rich. Our meditation was on the Magnificat and its relevance to the political and…

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• Pentecost – the Spirit and the Church – With Easter sometimes held hostage to our unpredictable spring weather, it remains for Pentecost to support the joy of the season with …
• Community Yard Sale on Again  – Once more Holy Cross is ready to mobilize all hands for North East’s annual community Yard Sale. The storeroom and green room downstairs…
• Treasurer’s Report – It’s hard to believe that 2022 is almost half over as June comes in.

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• The Lent Report – For Lent this year mHoly Cross was fortunate to have not just one but two small groups meeting weekly – one led by…
• Notes from the Treasurer – Sitting in the back of the church recently so as not to disturb anyone by a horrible cough I was trying to get rid of, I looked at all the beauty of Holy Cross, from the ceiling to the people in the pews…

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• Holy Week and Easter – The holiest days of the year are almost upon us, as Lent draws to a close. Palm Sunday, April 10, begins Holy Week, the commemoration of Jesus’s suffering and death, leading to Easter, the day of Resurrection. It’s so mind-boggling a mix of…
• Reminder: Food Pantry – Holy Cross is n duty at the Food Pantry for the month of April. We are usually fully staffed,

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• Bishop’s Visit – November is noted for the Thanksgiving holiday, and this year we have another reason to be thankful – the visit of Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe…
• Annual Parish Meeting – Holy Cross’s annual congregational meeting was held after the eucharist on October 24… The occasion was enhanced by…
• Notes from the Treasurer – It’s been some time since the newsletter has been published.

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• Holy Week and Easter – return this year after what seems like an entire year of Lent, as we lived through a pandemic the likes of which…
• But Resurrection Happens – Resurrection means different things in different contexts. In the context of Holy Cross’s facing a second Holy Week and…
• Now that almost all of us – have been vaccinated, and the weather will allow for good ventilation,

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• • As Lent Begins – The season of Lent is upon us. This issue offers some guidelines to a happy Lent through the aids offered.
  • The Warden and the Treasurer – Tax time is hectic and doesn’t offer the opportunity to write separate columns.  This is a combined version of both and a financial update.
  • Hannah’s Page – Our roving reporter offers her observations as she goes looking for support in Lent.

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• February Doings – The bitter cold of an Erie winter cannot dampen the spirits of Holy Cross. Things go on at their usual pace, and some of them are marvelous.
• Bishop’s Committee Report – The January BC Meeting … began with meditation on St. Paul’s advice to the Corinthian congregation (read in a ‘modern’ as well as the standard translation) on the futility of human skills to convey the richness of the gospel …

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