The Herald

• • 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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• The New 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. Our Advent Conversations revealed a curious ambivalence about all the…
• Warden’s Words – At this time of year, not just because it’s the holidays, we are asked to give again and again. The need is always great!

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• Annual Meeting – Holy Cross’s annual congregational meeting was held after the 10:30 eucharist on October 27, with 21 people attending. It opened with prayer led by Carol Carlson, then…
• Diocesan Convention – Lisa Furey, Carol Carlson and Anne Bardol represented Holy Cross at the annual diocesan convention on October 25 and 26.
• A Night at the Phil – Our sponsorship of the Erie Philharmonic’s concert on November 16 entitles us to 10 free tickets,

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• Wine Festival Report – Another Wine Festival is over, and the pie-report again commands shock and awe. Despite a late start in sales, after the tent was taken down by wind, total pies made and sold or given away were 463; total earnings were almost $7,000.
• Annual Meeting – Holy Cross’s annual parish meeting will take place, as usual, on the last Sunday in October. We will have brunch that week instead of the previous one,

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• Holy Cross Day – This year’s celebration of our name-day will be a glad and exciting occasion. It will be the first such celebration for all our newest members, and we aim to give them and the rest of us a taste of what it means to be a church that rejoices…
• Warden’s Words – Many years ago, Holy Cross began participating in the Adopt-a-Student program, a mission of the North East Schools and Council of Churches.

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• Adopt-A-Student Program Underway – Each year Holy Cross participates in the North East Council of Churches’ program to help needy children in the NE School District. We began with 3 students; last year we helped 34.
• Warden’s Words – The “Holy Handful” is a moniker given to us by the late Charlie Taccone. We never ceased to amaze him, and many others, with what we were/are able to do.

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• News from holycrossne.org – A lot is happening with Holy Cross’s on-line presence this summer. Blue Blaze Associates (headed by Sandy Taccone), our wonderful designers, have gotten us a new server and done some substantial re-design of the site.
• From our Foreign Correspondent – From the mooring point a hundred yards from the shore the turquoise water stretches out in all directions. The plain of sea expands until it meets sand…

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• Pentecost – Sunday, June 9, is the feast of Pentecost, the culmination of the Great Fifty Days of Easter and the celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit to the church.
• Many Thanks – to Bethia Nier and Debby Seifert for getting and planting the violas, our Rogation Sunday flowers, and to Bethia, Debby, Anne Bardol and David Pascale for taking the leftovers from the yard sale to 4N.I.N.E.

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• Yard Sale Coming – Again this year Holy Cross will participate in the North East community yard sale on May 17 and 18.
• Our Wonderful Youngsters – Congratulations to Corey Jones and Hannah McDonald on their commendable achievements.
• News from Supper and Study – The Supper and Study group is finishing up its (grueling) trek through the book of Revelation and will be taking up Barbara Brown Taylor’s latest book…

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• Lent, Holy Week and Easter at Holy Cross – our parish observance of Holy Week will begin with the Liturgy of the Palms in the parish hall, then a procession into the church. The week ends with …
• Flowers for Easter – If you would like to donate lilies or other spring flowers to help beautify the church for our Easter celebration, see Debby Seifert, or place…
• Bishop’s Committee –

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• Lenten Learnings – Lent brings changes to our lives at Holy Cross and beyond.  Read about the practices we try to observe during this holy season.
• Treasurer’s Report – Having been missing for a couple of months, the treasurer reflects on how money, good deeds and french fries can make an interesting story.
• Food Pantry – March is one of the months Holy Cross,

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