From the church librarian:This year we have a number of books about Advent, its feast days and hymns, and its place in the Orthodox festal cycle. Multiple copies are available, so feel free to use them throughout Advent.
Meditations for Advent: Preparing for Christ's Birth focuses on the feast days of the season, the foretelling of the Incarnation in the Old Testament, the Nativity icon, and our spiritual preparation.
Behold a Great Light is a daily devotional for the Nativity feast through Theophany (Jan. 6), written by multiple contributors, including Fr. Stephen de Young and Brandi Willis Schreiber.
The Winter Pascha is a classic by Fr. Thomas Hopko. Its forty chapters lend themselves to use as a daily devotional, but you could also read it to gain and understanding of the Orthodox view of Advent.
In addition, there are several books about Mary the Theotokos, who is obviously central to the Advent season.
Did you know that…You can donate stock to our church?
We have a brokerage account available through Key Bank.
Talk with your broker/financial advisor/tax consultant for details to see if this option may work for you. A gift of long-term appreciated assets can avoid the capital gains tax you would incur by selling the assets, potentially lower taxable income if you itemize, and allow you to make a more significant gift. Also, the charity itself does not owe tax on the donated assets whether sold or held as an investment. Further detail available if desired.
We are now owners of our own church building! The closing was Friday (February 28). There is work to be done to make it usable as an Orthodox Church, so we will not be moving right away. We will continue having services at our current location and plan to move at the end of April.
-2025 church calendars and pledge forms are available in the church vestibule and social room. If anyone would like one mailed to them, please contact Julie Hesse
Thank you! (Anyone not having completed a pledge form is still welcome, and encouraged, to do so!) The annual diocesan assessment is $84 for 2025.
- 2/23/2023 - Holy Cross has been granted parish status by Metropolitan Gregory!!!
