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

HOLY CROSS HAPPENINGS:

• Item of the month: small bottles of water

• 9/6      Grandma’s Attic following 10am service

• 9/13     Rally Day! 

• 9/26    Potluck Dinner (details to follow)​

• 10/3     Breast Cancer Awareness Walk (Riverhead)

• 10/24   Family Game Night

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GRANDMA’S ATTIC IS COMING UP! This year the Ronkonkoma Street Fair is Sunday, September 6th 11am-6pm. Holy Cross participates with our tables full of garage sale items. Start setting aside items to donate for this event. We also need lots of help that day! Can you give an hour of your time to help? Can you help sell? Speak to Deacon Suzanne so she can count on you. This is a fundraiser for HCLC.

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CRAFT AND VENDOR TABLES will be available on the day of the Ronkonkoma Street Fair September 6th 11am-6pm. Call the office and let them know if you would like a spot on the HCLC lawn. Let your friends know too! Speak to Deacon Suzanne for more information and to get an application.

 

CROSSWORDS & GIFTS: Come shop our inventory for graduation, weddings, pets, birthdays, anniversaries, memorial, garden decor, blankets, kitchen items, flags, jewelry, greeting cards for all occasions, t-shirts, hats, flags, travel mugs, pins, garden banners, & more! CW&G has it all and we’re conveniently open after worship just for you! Or visit us Wed-Sat 12pm-5pm. Look for our ad in The Happenings magazine for a 10% off coupon & free gift with purchase!

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OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES

(details to follow)

September  Winterwear for Seafarer’s

Oct/Nov      Operation Christmas Child

Nov/Dec     Angel Tree

 

SAVE THE DATE

10/3              Breast Cancer Awareness Walk (Riverhead)

10/24            Family Game Night

November   Fundraise for Calverton Cemetery wreaths

12/5-12/6     Family Fun Weekend!

12/19            Wreaths Across America (Calverton Cemetery)

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SUNDAY WORSHIP: Would you like to be part of Sunday service? You can volunteer to do a reading or serve the Blood of Christ. See Deacon Suzanne, Deacon Doris or call the office for more information.

 

COFFEE HOUR: Consider celebrating your loved ones and special times by hosting coffee hour. Provide the goodies, coffee cream/milk and small bottles of water for 50 people. Sign-up sheet is in the narthex. Call the office for details.

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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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FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR: If you’d like to celebrate, honor or remember a loved one sign-up on the flower chart and place your payment in the offering plate. The cost is $25. You can take your bouquet after service or donate it. The Visitation Team will take them to people who are homebound. Your name and occasion will go in the bulletin.

 

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: our Food Pantry is low on cereal, canned vegetables and pasta sauce. Please consider donating to help replenish our shelves.

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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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​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.​​​​​​

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Did You Know?

• Holy Cross is an important part of our lives in our journey of faith. If you have a story you would like to share with the congregation about how our church has been there for you, please contact Deacon Suzanne Beckles to share your story, either anonymously or by you. We would love to hear your story.

 

• CrossWords & Gifts is a monthly financial supporter of our church. The store generates income through purchases from people like you. So, after church, why not stop in and pick up something for yourself or a loved one. Support the store that supports the church!