HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN CHURCH
307 Hawkins Avenue
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY  11779
631-588-9509
hclc@optonline.net

• EASTER PLANT ORDERS: The envelopes are in the pews & chair backs. You may take your plant after worship on Easter or donate it to someone who is homebound and unable to worship in-person. Please order by March 29th. Place your order in the offering plate, drop at the church office or mail to: 307 Hawkins Ave. Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 $15/plant (tulips, hyacinths, lillies, daffodils)

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• EASTER LOVE BASKETS: Do you know someone who doesn’t go to church because of their health, age, is hurting or lost their way and needs God’s love? These baskets are for them. We are in need of small baskets & candy. The Outreach Team will put them together & make them available to pick up in the narthex throughout Easter morning.

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• FAMILY GAME NIGHT: March 21st at 6pm. Entrance is $5.00. Tickets are available for purchase before/after service. Please consider volunteering to make this event a success! We also need gift baskets to raffle off. Questions? See Ronnie Barrows/Danielle Grecky

  

• FGN RAFFLE BASKETS: would you like to donate a basket to be raffled off at Family Game Night? Here are ideas: Tool time, garden, office supplies, holiday, lottery, seasonal (beach, springtime, etc.), kitchen, toys, movie night, wine, be creative!

 

• ​​Thank you Pastor Avila, Assistant to the Bishop and Gayle Reuge, Executive Assistant from the Metropolitan New York Synod, who attended our service on March 1st and then met with our Call Committee for their orientation. 

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• Thanks to Bill Starke & Richie Knusch for their hard work in transforming our Christmas tree into our Lenten Cross which will blossom with the hope of Easter into our Resurrection Cross.

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Did You Know?

Even though we do not have a full-time pastor, we still incur the cost of our Coverage Pastor, Paul Downing and our Supply Pastors.

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HOLY CROSS HAPPENINGS:

• 3/17 WELCA 7PM

• 3/18 Grief Support Group 6:30pm-8pm

• 3/21 Family Game Night 6pm

• 3/22 Palm avail in the back of the church to make crosses

• 3/28 Calvary Communion Breakfast 9am

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Annual Communion Breakfast: Saturday, March 28th 9am at 860 Townline Road, Hauppauge. Cost $20pp (pay at the door). RSVP 3/25 by calling (631)724-5313. See purple flyers in narthex for more information.

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GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: A four (4) week bereavement group that will provide a place to process your grief and receive social support. Meet-ups at Holy Cross on Wednesdays 6:30pm to 8pm March 18, April 1, April 15 and April 29. Text Beth Fennell (631) 926-3846 for more information.

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​VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

• CrossWords & Gifts see Arlene or Lana or call (631)981-0525

• Sunday Readers see Deacon Suzanne

• Serve the Blood of Christ see Deacon Doris

• Media Desk see Louise or Jeremy or call the ofc (631)588-9509​​

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ONGOING EVENTS:

• VANCO is our online donation platform. Call the ofc for details

• What’s your talent? Let us know your skill! Forms in narthex

• Outreach knit & crochet packets available in the narthex. See Lorraine Stark for more information

• CrossWords & Gifts store hours Wed-Sat 12pm–5pm & Sunday after worship. Support the store that supports our church!

• Altar Flowers $25/bouquet sign-up in hallway outside kitchen

• Coffee Hour sign-up in narthex

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Check out the Lil Free Library in front of CrossWords & Gifts. Take a book, leave a book!

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RSVP: Our next long-term project is the replacement of our parking lot. This is an expense we cannot take on, however is a great candidate for the Rock Solid Vision Plan. This will be a multi-year fundraising project as the cost may exceed $125,000. To donate to this fund, use a RSVP envelope from the pews or your weekly offering box, a check with “RSVP Parking Lot” written in the memo line, or use VANCO our online donation platform through our website. That way, your offering will be reserved for the parking lot repair fund.

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​CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP: We continually seek ways to enrich our faith community and create meaningful opportunities for connection. We are excited to announce we are exploring the possibility of a contemporary worship service on Saturday nights. We are seeking a dedicated media person to join our contemporary worship, please contact us (631) 588-9509 or speak with Dr. Joe.