Holy Cross News
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CANCELLED

Wednesday, June 8th Eucharist
 
This week's Wednesday Eucharist is cancelled because it is moving day for Father Dorian. 
We will resume our regular midweek celebration of the Eucharist next week on June 15th at the regular 7:00pm time. 
 
If you were not aware, we celebrate the Eucharist on Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm. This liturgy includes a service of public healing, which involves the litany of healing as well as laying on of hands and anointing. It is a more informal liturgy celebrated in the transept nearest the narthex. If you desire healing prayers for yourself or on behalf of others, you may find this liturgy a blessing. We hope to see you in the future. 
Support Victims of Uvalde

Change of time and place
This march is sponsored by the
national organization and
the local chapter of

June 11, 2022 
12:00 Noon ET
Downtown Greenville
One City Plaza, Greenville, SC
If you would like to participate and attend the march with a group of us from Holy Cross, meet in the church parking lot at 10:45 am. We can carpool since the march will be crowded and it may be difficult to park. Communities all over the country are marching on June 11! Come help us support this nationwide plea for change!
The Med Shed
Announcing a new ministry for our Holy Cross family- - -The Med Shed.
This ministry is a way for Holy Cross folks to be the open, generous and loving people whom we are with each other; by donating, borrowing and returning durable medical equipment; like wheelchairs, walkers, bath seats, crutches, etc*
Donations have begun to come in, so if you have equipment that you don’t need right now, consider donating it. If you need equipment, please let me know (or if you have questions). Peggy Tollison 864-556-9071

*All equipment will be sanitized before lending or relending.
The Daughters of the King is an order of women looking for a way to be of service to Holy Cross. We meet on the second Saturday of the month from September through June at 10:00 am for about an hour. For confidential prayer requests and questions, please contact Lee Penebaker at 864-386-3822
Exciting news / Save the date : The Holy Cross women's retreat is back! We are so excited to announce that we will be having a women's retreat October 28th -30th at Camp Gravatt in Aiken. 
We will be having fundraisers to be able to offer scholarships and offset some of the costs. If you have a service , business or know someone who does, we are looking for things to use for our silent auction (date and time TBD) We are so excited to be offering this to the women of our community.
Stay tuned for more details.
Curious about that person in the gray and carrying a big stick that leads the procession at the 10:30 service? That is a Verger. The verger team is looking for more members. If this is a ministry you might be interested in please contact Fr. Dorian or Kathy Cobb 864-293-6688
DID YOU KNOW 
that Holy Cross has a library? (first room on the left across from the rest rooms).
You will find books by John Ortberg, Max Lucado, Richard Rohr, Mitch Albom, Kathleen Norris, Joyce Rupp, Joan Chittister, Barbara Brown Taylor, Henri J.M. Nouwen to name a few. Genres are (but not limited to) spirituality, prayers and psalm, and fiction.
 If you have read and want to share a recently published (within the past 5 years) book we will gladly accept the donation*.

 Take a moment and stop in; you might find your next great read. 

* You may place your donation on the counter in the library. As space is limited all donations will be reviewed by the committee before being placed on the shelf. Questions can be directed to Kathy Cobb. 
PRIMETIMERS are back!
Primetimers is a group open to everyone age 50 or older. We get together several times a year for fun and fellowship.
 
Next on the list is the play West Side Story at Flat Rock Theatre in July (tentatively July 14th for a matinee, more details to follow).
 
October 15th will bring a Beaufort stew (Low Country Boil) prepared by Dennis DeFrancesco at 6pm.
 
We will finish out the year with a Christmas dinner in December. Date and time to be determined later.
 
If you have any suggestions on things for us to do, please contact one of the following people on the committee: Renie Humphrey, Noel Church, Virginia Smart, Elizabeth Arnett, Dennis & Judy DeFrancesco and Noreen Smith.
The Greeter team is looking for volunteers for our 10:30 service. We would like to have a second greeter at each service as well as a few substitutes. Commitment is one Sunday per month. If you are interested in serving, please reach out to Bonnie Schmidt or Carol Cain with any questions. Thank you!
If there is maintenance that needs to be done at the church, please use the button below that will take you to a form on CCB. A copy will be sent to Greg Farley (Junior Warden) and Tom Jones for action.
Flower Dedications and Memorials
Due to the raise in price, we wanted to put out an announcement that purchasing flowers can be split between two families so that each person gets a dedication/memorial for $40 each instead of $80 for one.
Our Power PACKS closet is on hold until the school year resumes
Counseling service offered by
Holy Cross
We are proud to announce that Bobbie Godwin has agreed to offer counseling services to Holy Cross members for a reduced fee of only $50 per hour. Bobbie is a SC Licensed Professional Counselor and SC Licensed Addictions Counselor with over 20 years of experience.
You can schedule an appointment with Ms. Godwin by contacting her directly at 843-287-3760. Due to the current covid-19 pandemic, sessions will be held outside at our pavilion or in the Meeting Hall with masks and appropriate social distancing.
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