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Lenten Devotions & Lenten Services Midweek Lenten Devotions begin on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10) at noon in the Sanctuary (with imposition of ashes) and continue on Wednesdays at noon in the HCCC conference room through March 16. Evening Lenten services will be held at Holy Cross at 7:30pm on Ash Wednesday and on March 2,… Read More

“Give us this day our daily bread.” As we pray these words in the Lord’s Prayer, we are mindful that God certainly gives daily bread to people with or without our prayers, even to evil people, but we pray that He would lead us to realize this and receive our daily bread with thanksgiving to… Read More

Adult Inquirers Class Beginning January 6 Do you want to learn more about the Christian faith? Pastor Nickel will be teaching a 5-week “Adult Inquirers” class on Wednesdays from 6:00-7:00 pm beginning January 6th. We will meet in the conference room of the Holy Cross Christian Center (next door). The class is intended for prospective… Read More

“And He Himself gave the apostles and the prophets and the evangelists and pastors and teachers, for bringing the saints to completion, for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all should attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to… Read More

DECEMBER 2015 WORSHIP CALENDAR: Wednesday, December 2: Noon Advent Devotions – K-Hall 6:00 pm Soup Supper 7:00 Advent Worship @ St. John’s Lutheran Church, Orchard Park Sunday, December 6: 8:00 am Worship Service 9:30 am Children’s Program Rehearsal & Confirmation 11:00 am Worship Service 4:00 & 7:00 pm Christmas Candlelight Vespers, First Trinity Lutheran Church,… Read More

“Thus says the LORD: ‘Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls’. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’” ~Jeremiah 6:16 The holiday season from Thanksgiving, through Advent and Christmas, into New Year’s, can… Read More

Men’s Breakfast is temporarily FAMILY Breakfast (not just men) for the next few months. This month we will meet on Saturday, November 14th at 9am in the HCCC. We will view and discuss a video series from Coach Tony Dungy on “The Power of Positive Influence”.  Everyone is welcome. Please join us!  Please see sign-up sheet… Read More

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”  ~1 Peter 1:3 The Apostle Peter provides a wonderful model for us… Read More

  Pioneer Camp and Retreat Center Dear Friends in Christ, Thank you for your generous gift of $207.00. Your gift will be put towards advancing Pioneer’s ministry – warming lives through the Son. Through your support and partnership, you are helping to powerfully shine the Son’s light into the world around us. Please know that… Read More

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we celebrated Rally Day on Holy Cross Sunday, the theme verse for our 2015–2016 Christian education year is 1 Corinthians 1:18: “For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” Unlike… Read More