ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Adult Education Formation                                                                                   
Feb. 26:  Guest Speaker, The Rev. Dr. Fred Horton
March 11:  “Conversations about the Kingdom of God”
March 18  “Jesus as Lord”   Marcus Borg and John  Crossan  video series 
March 25  “Substitutionary Atonement”

Jump into the Leap Year!   Get the jump on leap year with a celebration of gospel music with the Holy Smokes!  Skiles Hall,  Saturday, February 25th - NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED!  JUST COME!  ALL ARE WELCOME - Holy Crossers and friends, children and children at heart!    Dinner at 6:30 with music to follow in the sanctuary.  Donations ($10 a person, $20 a family) suggested For the New Beginnings Capital Campaign. 

Visit Holy Cross web site's latest page - Lenten Meditations.   Every day a new meditation will be added until Easter Sunday, April 8.

Feeding the Flock - When someone in our parish is sick, hurt or experiencing the death of a loved one, we  want to show them we care by providing meals during their time of need.  I am currently looking for people who want to be part of a “Feeding the Flock” ministry. I am trying to revamp our old list and need volunteers for specific areas (Valle Crucis, Blowing Rock, Boone, Banner Elk, Linville, Todd, West Jefferson, etc.).  If you would like to be a part of this important ministry please send me your contact info:  name, area you wish to serve, email, and phone number (sometimes things happen fast).  Sybil Pressly has already volunteered to be the Valle Crucis contact.  Also if you know of anyone in need please contact me at 297-7586 or mtntoomeys@aol.com . (This is my correct email as the one in the directory is not used anymore.) Thanks so much and may God bless you! Alicia Toomey

Attention Bellringers - Attention, Handbell Choir!  We resume regular rehearsals Wednesday, February 29 at 6:00-7:00.

Bake & Break Bread with Trish and Judy :    We will make, bake and dine on a variety of creations.  Sunday, March 11, 2012, 5:00 pm at Skiles Hall.  $30.00 each.  Limit 14 people.  RSVP Trish Lanier 297-6767 or Judy Bondi 297-1998

We continue to assist with stocking the food pantries at Valle Crucis and Bethel Schools in addition to the Hunger Coalition. Please remember to pick up extra vittles to donate when you grocery shop!

Ingles Food Cards are available from Kathy Williams in the church office. Please help ECW provide scholarships for graduating seniors at Holy Cross by purchasing these easy to use cards. 

Our Discernment Committee is reviewing résumés of persons interested in the position of Rector.  We ask that you keep the DC in your prayers.  An important part of their work is to maintain confidentiality with respect to the identities of the candidates so that those who are not called will not have their ministries damaged by gossip.  Mindful that prayer is “ responding to God, by thought and deeds, with or without words,” (BCP 856), we ask that part of your prayer life be the discipline of not asking DC members whom they are considering.  Thank you, and may God bless you.

Bring your old phone books to Holy Cross!  Help us collect telephone books to support recycling and help Valle Crucis School earn 25 cents for each book collected.  There will be a collection box at Holy Cross in the foyer at Skiles Hall.  Marilyn Welch and Jaidyn Toomey have agreed to pick up the phone books and deliver them to Valle Crucis Elementary School.   

 

Holy Eucharist is celebrated Sundays at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM, Wednesdays at 8:00 AM at Holy Cross Church.  Everyone is welcome.