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Captivating the hearts of the people for the Glory of God.

90 Parkway Drive Trussville, Alabama 35173 Office: 205/655-7668 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.holycrosstrussville.org Rector: The Rev. Wes Sharp Deacon: The Rev. Dn. Susan Southwick Organist & Director of Music: Justin R. Finch Parish Administrator: Janet Prewett

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It is still hard to believe it is already December. I feel as though the first 11 months of 2017 have come and gone in a flash. Hopefully, memories have been made, saved, and many more are in the works; but now our attention must turn to the season. As is often the case for the world, Christmas promos started long before Thanksgiving. This wouldn’t be so bad if the motivation for such advertisement was not for the sheer propulsion of consumerism. I love Christmas, but if it were not for the season of Advent the meaning would often be lost. Advent is a time of celebration and anticipation of Christ’s birth, but it is more than that. It is only in the shadow of Advent that the miracle of Christmas can be fully understood and appreciated; and it is only in the light of Christmas that the Christian life makes any sense. It is between the fulfilled promise of Christ’s first coming, and the yet-to-be-fulfilled promise of his second coming, that the great theologian Karl Barth said these words: “Unfulfilled and fulfilled promises are related to each other, as are dawn and sunrise. Both are promises and in fact the same promise. If anywhere at all, then it is precisely in the light of the coming of Christ that faith has become Advent faith, the expectation of future revelation. But faith knows for whom and for what it is waiting. It is fulfilled faith because it lays hold on the fulfilled promise.” The promise for Israel was the same as the promise for the church. That promise is Jesus Christ; he has come, and he will come again. This is the essence of Advent. When we fully encounter the Advent season, we in turn fully encounter the Christmastide. Encountering Christmas in a way that embraces Christ then prepares us for making the next year a year that reflects the Glory of God. As we head full force into this season, may our hearts be guarded from consumerism and prone to worship Christ the King. Faithfully Yours,

Fr. Wes +

THE PATHWAY CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2017 - JANUARY 2018

5:30 PM M E N U

MENU FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6

Adult Menu: Steak, Baked Potato, Steamed Green Beans, Yeast Rolls, Salad, Dessert, Tea.

Children’s Menu: Chicken Fingers, French Fries, Fruit, Dessert.


Adult Menu: Grilled Chicken Breast, Creamy Mashed Potatoes, Bean Medley, Dinner Rolls, Salad, Tea, Dessert.

Children’s Menu: Corn Dogs, Chips, Veggies, Dessert.


Adult Menu: Ham, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Lima Beans, Honey Rolls, Salad, Dessert, Tea.

Children’s Menu: Pizza, Fruit, Veggies, Dessert.

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Karyn Jones 2

Nance Wynn 2

Tom Mann 2

Melissa Williamson 5

Jo Grove 5

Ethan Williamson 11

Aiden Johnson 16

Nolan Amberson 17

Evan Morse 18

Carol Crews 25

David Meadows 29

Brian Luttrell 29

Traci Folsom 30

Please note: If your birthday is missing, please

call us. We have new software that “drops”

those for which we have no birth year!

Sean O’Donnell 2

Ken Powers 5

Alyce Daniel 6

Ashley Morse 8

Jim Morse 10

Jane Schirmer 11

Bill Fyfe 15

Patrick Turner 18

Andrey Ramp 19

Mike Rohr 20

Harper Nichols 23

Faye Kinstler 23

Camille Turner 25

Mary Kay Franks 25

Tom Mitchell 27

Gracie Bramblette 31

A sign-up sheet is in the Narthex for Poinsettias. There are only 25 plants available. The cost is $15 each. Please make your check payable to Holy Cross, noting “for Poinsettia,” and place in the offering plate.

Washer & Dryer We are in search of a

used washer and/or

dryer for the family of a

recent Lovelady Center

graduate. For more info,

please contact Cindy

Wester at 706-7187.

ECW will meet on Wednesday,

January 24th at 11:45 am in the Genesis Room. Please bring your own sandwich. Salad, tea, and dessert will be provided.

The Angel Tree at Holy Cross is aiding five

families this year. Many angels have been taken,

but there are still many angels, as well as food gift

cards for the taking.

When choosing your angel, please note the angel’s number, then sign

for that angel on the list on the table beside the tree. This helps the Angel

Tree Committee to follow-up in the event you might be running late.

After signing for your angel, please hang an ornament on the tree. If

you would like to help with a gift but do not like to shop, cash or check

donations are welcome, too! (Be sure to note “for Angel Tree” on

checks.)

Please deliver the wrapped gifts, with the angel affixed to the outside

of the wrapped gift, to the church no later than December 17th

.

Another opportunity to help with the Angel Tree outreach is through

the delivery of the gifts to the families. Deliveries are scheduled for

December 21st-23

rd. If interested, please contact Bonnie Powers at 500-

9328.

ECW annual dues of $12.00 are due for 2018. Checks should be made payable to Holy Cross ECW and placed in our mail slot or given to Karen Bain. This money helps with the many projects ECW does for Holy Cross and other ministries. Thank you.

THE VONHERBULIS FAMILY & THE AGRICULTURAL MINISTRY IN RWANDA

Matthew and Karli VonHerbulis, with their children, Hallelujah (3 years) and

Shepherd (11 months), live and serve in Rwanda. They work for the local church

rural parishes through investments in Education, Nutrition, and Evangelism.

Specifically, Matthew directs the Agriculture program focused on restoring dignity

to farming by teaching it as an important ministry of the church.

Through a hands on “Agri-Faith” field school, he is training farmers in sustainable agriculture, agribusiness,

nutrition, hygiene, and environmental stewardship, then sending those farmers out as catalysts for economic,

environmental, nutritional and spiritual growth in their local villages.

On Sunday, December 17th

, the VonHerbulis Family will come to tell us about their ministry and the

opportunities to partner with this exciting work next year.

You can learn more about their ministry at: www.hopeonathousandhills.org or visit their blog at:

http://thevonherbs.wordpress.com.

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Ever wonder how all the various forms of communication happen at Holy Cross? Well, wonder no more…Phillip Johnson has recently agreed to fill a major volunteer role at Holy Cross to improve and enhance our communication efforts. Phillip will help keep our Facebook page active, send weekly email updates, and even engage the “twitter sphere” (for those less familiar with social media, Twitter is a means of sending short bursts of information to those who follow along regularly). Keep an eye out for the many new and improved communication sources to make sure you are “in the know” when it comes to Holy Cross news.

LLAADDIIEESS’’ NNIIGGHHTT OOUUTT The Ladies’ Night Out group will not be meeting in December. We will resume in January.

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It is with heartfelt thanks that we say

“good-bye” to our three Vestry

members who are rotating off: Karen

Mann, Mac McQueen, and Tom

Mitchell. We appreciate your hard

work, dedication, and the many hours

spent. Being on Vestry is no easy

task. Furthermore we wish to welcome our

incoming members: Julie Barnard,

Robert Davis, Cissy McLendon-

Isaacs, and Mike Rohr. Thank you for

volunteering your time and effort to

help Holy Cross.

SSUUNNDDAAYY,, DDEECCEEMMBBEERR 33RRDD EYC will go to eat lunch at Fox Pizza in Trussville immediately after the 10:30 service. Then we will go shopping for Angel Tree stocking stuffers.

SSUUNNDDAAYY,, DDEECCEEMMBBEERR 1100TTHH At 5:45 pm, we will meet at the church to caravan to the Alabama Theatre to view the movie “Elf.” The movie begins at 7:00 pm.

SSUUNNDDAAYY,, JJAANNUUAARRYY 77TTHH All EYC members and their parents are invited to a cookout at 3:30pm at Susan Caraway’s home. There will be live music, food, and good fellowship. Susan Caraway’s address is: 311 Hickory Valley Road, Trussville, 35173. Her cell is 205-999-1346.

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We will meet for a Potluck Dinner on Sunday, December 10th at 5:00 pm in the Genesis Room.

Ladies’ Night Out will meet at The

Palace on Thursday, January 25th at 6:30 pm to celebrate the Chinese New Year and Camille Turner's birthday! A sign-up sheet will be posted in the Genesis Room. For questions please contact Karen Bain at 612-9833.

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

will be presented at Holy Cross by Opus

8 (a professional chamber choir) on

Saturday, December 16th at 6:00 pm. In

this historic service, we hear the whole

story of our disobedience in the Garden

of Eden, on through to the glorious act

of redemption brought to us by the birth

of our Lord, Jesus Christ, told in song

and scripture. We hope you will make

plans to attend.

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To Altar Guild and

Flower Guild Members:

You are Invited to the Jennie June Croly Study Club 48th Annual Christmas Coffee

Thursday, December 7 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Trussville Civic Center

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SSeerrvveerrss && DDiissppeennsseerrss Holy Cross will serve hot chocolate to chilly Christmas Parade watchers on Saturday, December 9th. Our mission will be to arrive at Holy Cross at 1:30pm to make hot chocolate – for serving at the 3:00pm parade. 8 to 10 volunteers are needed. We also are in need of several hot-beverage dispensers. Please contact Karen Mann at 533-1211.

Greening of the Church

will be on Saturday,

December 23rd

at 9:00

am. Please come if at all

possible.

“OLD-FASHIONED”TRADITION

Sunday, December 17th we will gather for a night of old-fashioned Christmas Caroling and children’s live manger scene. We will begin with a quick dinner at the church at 5:00pm. The children will dress for the manger scene and we will set out to carol along Parkway Drive After caroling we will return to the church for Christmas cookie decorating and hot chocolate.

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http://thevonherbs.wordpress.com/

8:00 am 10:30 am

Schedule of Services – December 2017

Date Crucifer/ Lectors/ Oblationers Lectors Eucharistic Acolytes Altar Flower Greeters Server LEM’s Ministers Guild Guild December 3 Reese Bill Fyfe Mike Rohr 1

st – Mac McQueen Anne Amick Crucifer Cindy Cole Laurie Joan

First Booth Elaine 2nd– Mike Rohr Bonnie Powers Davis Sharp Camille Turner Nabors Brooks

Sunday Tindill-Rohr A. Mathews Sue of Advent Gospel Book Torch Bearers Peterson Lily Johnson Aiden Johnson Noah Johnson December 10 Tom Bill Fyfe Bill, Cindy, 1

st – Randy Jean Cissy Isaacs Crucifer C. Scarborough Inga Marissa

Second Mitchell Reese Booth Becky Wester 2nd– Tyler Johnson Isaac Okoro Emma Percy Joan Brooks Strickland Jamieson

Sunday C. Dollar Jo Grove of Advent Gospel Book Torch Bearers Lleyton Sharp Davis Sharp Emily Rushing December 17 Roy Bill Fyfe Brian & 1

st – Tom Mann Carol Crews Crucifer Laurie Nabors Joanne Robert

Third Wood Reese Booth Michelle Hall 2nd

– Karen Mann Susan Caraway Nick Bramblette E. McLendon Carnes & Hilde Sunday Sue Peterson Davis of Advent Gospel Book Torch Bearers Deanna Booth TBA Piper Powers TBA December 24 Robert & Hilde 1

st – A. Brannan Jo Grove Crucifer Cindy Cole All Teams Jane

10:00 am Davis 2nd

– B. Peterson Jennifer Bodnar Davis Sharp C. Turner Schirmer Fourth Sunday Torch Bearers A. Mathews of Advent Gospel Book Jacob Brannan Noah Johnson Jack Brannan December 24 Mike Rohr Mac McQueen Anne Amick Crucifer Cindy Cole All Teams Gloria 5:30pm Rite II Elaine Mike Rohr Bonnie Powers Jennifer Bodnar C. Turner Smith Christmas Eve Tindill-Rohr Torch Bearers A. Mathews Gospel Book Aiden Johnson Lily Johnson Noah Johnson December 24 TBA Bill Fyfe Bill Fyfe Crucifer Cindy Cole All Teams TBA 10:30 pm Rite I Reese Booth C. Turner Christmas Eve A. Mathews December 31 Tom Bill Fyfe Robert Amanda Brannan Jo Grove Crucifer C. Scarborough Christmas Joan The First Sunday Mitchell Reese Booth & Hilde Bob Peterson Jennifer Bodnar Davis Sharp Camille Turner Flowers Brooks After Christmas C. Dollar Davis Torch Bearers A. Mathews Remain Jacob Brannan Jack Brannan

December 7 – 3:30 pm Bulletin Folders

Cindy Wester, Inga Strickland


Andrea Mathews, Joan Brooks


Sue Peterson, Karen Bain, Gloria Smith

December 28 – 3:30 pm Bulletin Folders Elaine McLendon, Charlotte Scarborough

January 4 – 3:30 pm Bulletin Folders Andrea Mathews, Joan Brooks

Vestry Person in Charge

David Meadows


Tom Mitchell


Bob Peterson


Bonnie Powers


Cindy Wester

8:00 am 10:30 am

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Date Crucifer/ Lectors/ Ushers Lectors Eucharistic Acolytes Altar Flower Greeters Server LEM’s Ministers Guild Guild January 7 Roy Bill Fyfe Mike Rohr 1

st – Mac McQueen Anne Amick Crucifer Laurie Nabors Cindy Marissa

The First Wood Reese Booth Elaine 2nd

– Mike Rohr Bonnie Powers Jennifer Bodnar E. McLendon Wester Jamieson Sunday After Tindill-Rohr Torch Bearers Sue Peterson The Epiphany Aiden Johnson Deanna Booth Noah Johnson Gospel Book Lily Johnson January 14 Reese Booth Bill Fyfe Bill, Cindy, 1

st – Randy Jean Cissy Isaacs Crucifer Cindy Cole Deanna Robert

The Second Becky Wester 2nd

– Tyler Johnson Isaac Okoro Emma Percy C. Turner Booth & Hilde Sunday After Torch Bearers A. Mathews Davis The Epiphany Davis Sharp Emily Rushing Gospel Book Lleyton Sharp January 21 Tom Bill Fyfe Brian Hall 1

st – Tom Mann Carol Crews Crucifer C. Scarborough Julie Jane

The Third Mitchell Reese Booth Michelle Hall 2nd

– Karen Mann Susan Caraway Nick Bramblette Joan Brooks Barnard Schirmer Sunday After Courtney Dollar Torch Bearers Jo Grove The Epiphany Piper Powers, TBA Gospel Book TBA January 28 Roy Bill Fyfe Robert Davis 1

st – A. Brannan Jo Grove Crucifer Laurie Nabors Laurie Gloria

The Fourth Wood Reese Booth Hilde Davis 2nd– B. Peterson Jennifer Bodnar Davis Sharp E. McLendon Nabors Smith

Sunday After Torch Bearers Sue Peterson Sue The Epiphany Jacob Brannan Deanna Booth Peterson Jack Brannan Gospel Book Noah Johnson February 4 Reese Bill Fyfe Mike Rohr 1

st – M. McQueen Anne Amick Crucifer Cindy Cole Inga Joan

The Fifth Booth Elaine 2nd– Mike Rohr Bonnie Powers Jennifer Bodnar C. Turner Strickland Brooks

Sunday After Tindill-Rohr Torch Bearers A. Mathews The Epiphany Aiden Johnson Noah Johnson Gospel Book Lily Johnson

Thursday, January 11 – 3:30pm Bulletin Folders

Karen Bain, Gloria Smith

Thursday, January 18 – 3:30pm Bulletin Folders

Inga Strickland, Cindy Wester

Thursday, February 1 – 3:30pm Bulletin Folders

Cindy Cole, Johnny Cole

Thursday, February 8 – 3:30pm Bulletin Folders

TBA


Julie Barnard


Robert Davis


Cissy McLendon Isaacs


David Meadows


Bob Peterson

Wednesday, January 25 – 3:30pm Bulletin Folders

Sue Peterson, Charlotte Scarborough

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