MenuAdvent Service Schedule
(6:00pm Dinner • 7:15pm Hymn Sing • 7:30pm Service)
Wed. Nov 30th – Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 44 Chapel Road Buffalo, NY 14217
Wed. Dec 7th – Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 8900 Sheridan Drive Clarence, NY 14031
Wed. Dec 14th – St. Luke Lutheran Church, 900 Maryvale Drive Buffalo, NY 14225
Women’s Tea (and coffee of course!)
On Saturday, December 3rd at 10:00am, ladies of all ages are invited to join us in K-Hall for a time of fellowship over tea. Please bring your favorite tea cup to use and your classy conversation starters. Hope to see you all there!
Crossroads
Please join us Saturday, December 3rd 5:00-6:00for Crossroads! We will be praising God with some contemporary Christian songs, meditating on the word with a short devotion, and connecting with others in God’s love and peace. This month our praise band will be playing with us! All are welcome here, so please join us for this exciting awesome devotional experience!!!
Christmas Caroling
Our youth are once again on the road, caroling this Christmas season! We will meet at holy cross onDecember 11th at 3:00 after the voter’s meeting, our youth grades 5 & up as well as families and friends are welcome to join us for this joyous event. No special music training required:) We also need adults to drive; if you are interested in joining us, please sign up on the K-Hall bulletin board or talk to Samantha!
YAM
Holy Cross’s Young Adult Ministry will be gathering on December 18th @ 6:30 in K-Hall for a time of fellowship & fun. We don’t often get to see one another, but being in town for the holidays has its benefits! Please join us for a good time as we hang out & decorate Christmas cookies! All young adults are welcome!
Cookie Bakers Needed!
Hearts for the Homeless is partnering with the Buffalo Dream Center to hold a Christmas dinner for the area homeless people. Hearts goes into the community to transport people to the event. They are looking for 350 dozen cookies. We would like to help provide some of the 350 dozen cookies. If you can make one or two dozen cookies please let Jill Carl know. There will be a signup sheet in Krampitz Hall. If you bring the cookies to church on Sunday 12/18, Jill will transport them. Thank you!!
From Pastor Nickel:
Thank You! Dear members of Holy Cross, thank you so much for all your kind cards, generous gifts, personal messages, and the love in Christ that you showed me, Rachel, Natalie, and Laura during all of “Pastor Appreciation Month” in October. Your kindness and generosity are an encouragement, and serving among you is a joy.
Update From Council:
Bi-Annual Voters Meeting: Sunday December 11th after 2nd service will be our bi-annual voters meeting. Some of the highlights include approving the 2017 budget and voting in new council members. Please try to attend.
As we rapidly approach December, the Council’s thoughts are turning to 2017 planning. First and foremost is who will serve on the 2017 Council? It should be noted that our current Vice-President, Sam Gugliuzza, and our Building and Grounds Manager, Paul Donnelly, are stepping down. They have both served on Council for many years and they now look to take a break from this service, (but they plan to serve the church in different areas). In addition to these known vacancies, all Council members except for our Treasurer, John Zachau, are up for re-election. (Treasurer and Financial Secretary serve two year terms.) With that in mind, all other Council Members are offering to serve again in 2017; however that should not stop anyone from running for any of the elected positions. The Council has identified potential candidates: Bob Hamp for Vice-President, and for Buildings and Grounds, Doug Garlapo, but anyone seeking to run for any of the open positions is invited to contact Pastor Nickel, or Nancy Cote for more information.
We will have our December Voters Meeting on Sunday, December 11th, immediately following the second service. Anyone who can’t attend this meeting is invited to share their thoughts with any and all Council members at any time. During November, the Council will be developing the proposed 2017 budget, and we will send this out as soon as it is ready, so we can resolve questions, comments and concerns before the Voters meeting. And of course, the proposed “Benevolences for 2017” will be part of this budget review and approval process. In addition to our own housekeeping, we will vote on changes to the Constitution of the Synod, (posted on the bulletin board in Krampitz Hall), so please plan to attend this important annual meeting.
Thank you!
~Tom Marzano Council President
Year end offering donations:
Please note that 2016 offering donations must be received by Sunday, December 25th (deposited to bank on Monday, December 26) to be counted for this calendar year. Any donations received after that will be processed the following Sunday, January 1st and count towards 2017. Please plan accordingly. Thank you. Susan Brooks
Dash’s Receipts:
We did it again! We turned in enough Dash’s receipts to receive another $200 check in October. Thanks to everyone who brings in their receipts and to Lorraine Woodman who totals them up. All proceeds go to Hearts for the Homeless.
Heritage Home
Our regular visit to the Heritage Home would be right on Christmas Day. Our friends there will have family doings so the plan is to go January 1instead at 10 a.m. The Tichys will accompany us with instruments as we Christmas carol. You are invited to come to add to the chorus of Christmas praise to our Lord that day. What a day of sharing with others the joy of Christmas is as we begin a new year. Christmas cookies are fun that day so bring some along.
~Alfrieda, Ron, Margaret
Thank you Decorators!
A big thank you to everyone who stayed after church today to decorate for the upcoming Christmas and Advent church. It looks absolutely beautiful!!! A special thank you to Lindsey Gugliuzza for coordinating and all her hard work helping to make our church look so beautiful each Sunday!!!
Operation Christmas Child Update
Thank you to everyone for returning their boxes for Operation Christmas Child. A total of 109 boxes were delivered this year to Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church!!! A special thank you to Connie Donnelly for all her hard work coordinating this wonderful mission project.