Newsletter January 10, 2021

Jan 7, 2021 | Weekly

1 Kings 8:6-13, 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, Matthew 3:13-17

SECOND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS

 

Current Sermon Series – Seasons: Here Comes Heaven

Church Service – January 10th

Current sermon series, Seasons: Here Comes Heaven – Get ready for our final chapter of Seasons as we head into the Christmas season. During this time we look forward to the coming of heaven to earth in the person of Jesus Christ. We will focus on the coming celebration of Christ’s birth as well as our hope in the Second Coming of Jesus and how both of those things bring us hope and new life right now. Join us, starting this Sunday!

How to Stay Connected When You’re not Ready to Come Back

We know it’s hard to feel connected sometimes with everything that is going on. We are working hard here at Holy Cross to keep our church family thriving as much as possible while still being responsible with our decisions about the health of our congregation and the community. Here are some ways to stay plugged in to HCLM:
– Devotions on YouTube and Facebook- intended for our student ministry, but helpful for everyone.
– Prepare for Sunday Services – contemporary worship songs, scripture readings, and questions for deeper thinking posted throughout the week on Facebook and Instagram
– Monday Night Bible Study @ 5:30pm on YouTube and Facebook- A walk through the book of Psalms with Pastor Matt and Pastor Chris 
– Unscripted Live – Thursdays at 1:30 on YouTube and Facebook – Unscripted chat with the Pastors and special guests 
– Drive Through Communion – the fourth Sunday of each month from 11:30 am -12:00 pm
– Praying for You – We have always believed in the power of prayer. If there is something weighing on your mind or want to submit a prayer, let us know through our prayer request form or e-mail prayer@hclm.org.
– Online or In Person Services – Sunday at 8:00 am for traditional service or 10:00 am for contemporary

Education Hour – 

Each Sunday, we will be having Sunday School in the Children’s Center, Middle/High School Student Service in the Youth Center, and the Sunday Morning Bible Study in the Community Center during our new Education Hour between services from 9:00-10:00 AM. Hope to see you there!

Tithes & Offerings

We give because we recognize that God has blessed us immensely and so we honor Him by giving back to Him out of our tithes and offerings. You can give online at hclm.org/give or mail to church address at 780 N Sun Drive, Lake Mary, FL 32746.

Sunday Morning Seating Arrangements

You will notice that more seats have returned in the church. The groups of seating has returned to rows. We still ask that members of households to sit together while remaining socially distant from other households with 2-3 seats between families. Thanks for keeping others safe.

What’s Going On

The Following is on break

 – Confirmation to resume Jan 13
 – All online content on hold until the new year. Return date to be announced.

Church Volunteer Information Week

This Sunday in the courtyard between services there will be tables with information about volunteer opportunities within the church. If you are looking to become more connected now is a great time to start!

Jan 17 – Drive Through Communion

Until everyone is comfortable with meeting again, we will offer Drive Through Communion each month. We look forward to seeing those who haven’t been ready to return to services.

Jan 24 – Pastor Paul’s Retirement Celebration

Join us to help us celebrate the career of Pastor Paul Hoyer and all that he has done for HCLM. There will be a service starting at 3:00pm followed by a reception starting at around 4:30pm.
Please be sure to RSVP through the tickets link or at HCLM.org so we can plan accordingly.

Jan 31 – Middle School Youth Group

Middle School Youth night is being moved for this month to accommodate Pastor Paul’s Retirement Party. Still the same games, food and fund, just moved to the 5th Sunday this month.

Feb 7 – Ordination of Danlias Howe and Matt Fitzpatrick

Join us for the ordination of Matt Fitzpatrick and Danlias Howe at 3pm. More information to come.

Announcements & Updates

Update Requested

Still receiving mail from the church for a family member that moved out years ago? Not receiving mail from the church? Moved? New phone number? Changes to your household? It has been years since we have scrubbed our database to make sure we have all of your correct contact information. If you have had any contact or family changes, especially in the past three years, please be sure to update the church. You can do so by going to HCLM.org and clicking the “Update Requested” button or reaching out the office.

Nursery Volunteers needed

Does working with young children make you feel young again? You may be the right person to help our nursery director by volunteering for an occasional Sunday. You get to make your own schedule and student volunteers can earn community service hours for helping. For more information talk to Carolyn Zacharias in the nursery between 9am-11am on Sundays.

Holy Cross Lake Mary Podcast

Check out and subscribe to our new podcast on iTunes or Spotify. You can also simply ask Alexa to “play the Holy Cross Lake Mary Podcast”

St. Luke’s Concert Series

St. Luke’s is doing their concert series virtually this year. Go to sllcs.org/concert-series for more information. Here are their upcoming shows:

  • Jan 23 – Orlando Concert Band
  • Feb 13 – UCF Symphony
  • Mar 21 – Lutheran Cantata Choir and Chamber Ensemble
  • Apr 24 – Philharmonic Orchestra

Prayers of the Church   

Prayers of Thanksgiving

For Carmine Bowes as she celebrated her birthday on 1/5

Prayers of Comfort

The friends and family of Trey White as he passed on Dec 31

Prayers of Healing 

Diana prayers for a successful back surgery and a return to good health

Rose prayers that the hand of God will guide her

Walter Schaffer prayers for healing and faith while battling pancreatic cancer

Daniel, Ashley, Delanie, and Elysa prayers health and healing from being affected by COVID

Dave Springmann prayers for healing from cancer

Linda Morrow speedy recovery following treatment for an infection

Don Blackadar quick healing from a recent surgery

For all those suffering from coronavirus.

Prayers for Healing from Cancer

Barbara Bechtold

Laken Binkley

Robert Bowes

Nick Brando

Dennis Breglia

Texann Buck

Becky Burrell

Andrea Clark

Jenny Colen

Kyle Corbett

Leo Cybulski

Deb Fadool

Tosha Feldmann

Shirley Firestone

Carla Ford

Jim Foster

Michael Francis

Ron Fredrickson

Pat Goodwine

Dana Grimes

Theresa Gomber

Jerry Gross

Michael Guadagnoli

Bob Hamilton

David Haynes

Todd Haynes

Steve Homan

Joy Hostler

Marlin Houser

Karen Kalich

Alan Kimball

Christine Kirkpatrick

Elizabeth Koob

Rick Lembrich

Lori Luedtke

Charaline Luna

Jean Mactye

Rick Mann

Leslie Pilz

Paul Queck

Karen Schlue

Debbie Shaffer

Gina Shaffer

Tina Smith

Martin Summ

Hector Vazquez

Linda Weiler

Allyn Williams

Scott Williams

Etta Woodruff

Charles Zahn

 

“Casting a light to help those who are lost find their way in Christ”

 

Sunday Services at 8:00am, and 10:00am in the Worship Center

and Online on Facebook and YouTube/hclm

Pastor Matt Wallis (mwallis@hclm.org)

Pastor Chris Johnson (chrisj@hclm.org)

Executive Pastor CFLCN: Pastor Paul Hoyer (phoyer@hclm.org)

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