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1 PASTOR’S OCTOBER PROJECTS SUNDAY ADULT CLASSES 9:00 AM WEDNESDAY 8th GRADE CONFIRMATION CLASSES 6:00 PM SUNDAY ADULT INSTRUCTION CLASSES 6:00 PM EARLY CHILDHOOD CHAPEL SERVICES ADVANCED PREPARING FOR ALL SAINTS SUNDAY, MID-WEEK ADVENT SERVICE, AND CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES 2016 THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER PASTOR’S ARTICLE Pastor Francis L. Schroeder Holy Cross Lutheran—Nederland THANKFUL HEARTS What an exciting opportunity you and I have to embrace this Thanksgiving season with the right heart attitude. Begin by thanking God for everything that you are and have. Thank Him for every breath you breathe in today, and practice the attitude of gratitude. Make a list of 100 of the people and/or things that you are thankful for, and give God your honor and worship. Make it a habit this week to let God know just how aware you are of His grace and mercy. Muscles strengthen with use. Develop your gratitude muscle by being appreciative the first thing in the morning and the last thing at night before you go to bed until Thanksgiving. The pas- sage below is a significant key to living the abundant life that Jesus paid for. Saying "thank you," not only opens doors with God, His presence and abundance, but it works with people too. Life is too amazing and too short to only be grateful one day of the year. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations." —Ps. 100:4-5 Every day is a choice. You have to choose to be thankful. You choose whether or not you are going to take time out of your busy day and recognize where all of your blessing and salvation comes from. Thankfulness is an art form that must be disciplined and practiced in order for you to become a master of it. (Shared from a fellow pastor, Paul Bryan) May the Lord bring us thankful hearts, always! Pastor Francis L. Schroeder

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PASTOR’S

OCTOBER PROJECTS

SUNDAY

ADULT CLASSES 9:00 AM

WEDNESDAY 8th GRADE

CONFIRMATION CLASSES 6:00 PM

SUNDAY ADULT

INSTRUCTION CLASSES 6:00 PM

EARLY CHILDHOOD CHAPEL SERVICES

ADVANCED

PREPARING FOR ALL SAINTS SUNDAY,

MID-WEEK ADVENT SERVICE,

AND CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY

SERVICES

2016

THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER PASTOR’S ARTICLE

Pastor Francis L. Schroeder Holy Cross Lutheran—Nederland

THANKFUL HEARTS

What an exciting opportunity you and I have to embrace this Thanksgiving season with the right heart attitude.

Begin by thanking God for everything that you are and have. Thank Him for every breath you breathe in today, and practice the attitude of gratitude. Make a list of 100 of the people and/or things that you are thankful for, and give God your honor and worship. Make it a habit this week to let God know just how aware you are of His grace and mercy.

Muscles strengthen with use. Develop your gratitude muscle by being appreciative the first thing in the morning and the last thing at night before you go to bed until Thanksgiving. The pas-sage below is a significant key to living the abundant life that Jesus paid for. Saying "thank you," not only opens doors with God, His presence and abundance, but it works with people too. Life is too amazing and too short to only be grateful one day of the year.

“Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations." —Ps. 100:4-5

Every day is a choice. You have to choose to be thankful. You choose whether or not you are going to take time out of your busy day and recognize where all of your blessing and salvation comes from. Thankfulness is an art form that must be disciplined and practiced in order for you to become a master of it. (Shared from a fellow pastor, Paul Bryan)

May the Lord bring us thankful hearts, always! Pastor Francis L. Schroeder

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SERVICES NOVEMBER 2016

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6th ALL SAINTS SUNDAY Creative Worship Service with Holy Communion 10:30 AM in the Church Sanctuary SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13th THE 2nd LAST SUNDAY IN THE CHURCH YEAR Creative Worship Service with the Band with Children’s Message with Handbells 10:30 AM in the Church Sanctuary SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20th THE LAST SUNDAY OF THE CHURCH YEAR THANKSGIVING EMPHASIS Creative Worship Service with Holy Communion 10:30 AM in the Church Sanctuary SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27th THE 1st SUNDAY IN ADVENT Creative Worship Service with Children’s Message 10:30 AM in the Church Sanctuary WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30th MIDWEEK ADVENT SERVICE 7:30 PM in the Church Sanctuary

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IN OUR SUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS WE LIFT UP…...

November 6th Trinity Lutheran Church - Port Arthur, Texas Pastor Tim Dinger & Pastor Mario Casillas November 13th St. John Lutheran Church - Beaumont, Texas Pastor Doug Rathgeber November 20th Genesis Lutheran Church – Buchanan Dam, Texas Pastor Jan "Trey" Rienstra (Son of Holy Cross) November 27th Hope Lutheran Church - Winnie, Texas Pastor Richard LeBlanc December 4th St. Paul Lutheran Church - Sheboygan, Wisconsin Pastor Alan Kretschmar (Son of Holy Cross) December 11th Grace Lutheran Church - Orange, Texas Pastor Tom Haas December 18th St. Paul Lutheran Church - Groves, Texas Pastor Richard Turner December 25th St. Paul Lutheran Church - Jasper, Texas Faith Lutheran Church - Woodville, Texas Pastor Mark Follett January 1st Redeemer Lutheran Church - Beaumont, Texas Pastor Fred Kelm

DID YOU KNOW THIS FOR NOVEMBER & DECEMBER?

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DID YOU KNOW THIS TOO ?

HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN NOW ON YOUR SMARTPHONE! All you need to do is type holycrosstexas and you will pull up the information for worship services, events for the week, registration forms, our newsletter, and a 30 minute video from Lutheran Media Ministries. For those on laptops you may go to www.holycrosstexas.org for our complete website OUR DAILY BREAD (September, October, & November) are available in the narthex. PORTALS OF PRAYERS (October, November & December) are available in the narthex of the church. CIRCUIT PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE will gather at 8:30 AM for coffee and refreshments, 9:00 AM for Opening Devotion, 9:15 AM for Bible Study, 10:30 AM for Topical Study, 11:15 AM for Circuit Business and Casuistry. The next Circuit Professionals Meeting will be held at Holy Cross Lutheran on Tuesday, November 8th. HOLY CROSS HOMEBOUND MEMBERS receive on a weekly basis an CD of Holy Cross’ Sunday morning services and on a monthly basis a DVD from Lutheran Ministries Media. BULLETINS RECEIVED FROM OTHER CONGREGATIONS St. John Lutheran Church in Beaumont ALL SAINTS SERVICE on Sunday, November 6th will remember those family and friends by name and by the tolling of a bell. MIDWEEK ADVENT SERVICE will be held on Wednesday, November 30th, at 7:30 PM, in the Church Sanctuary.

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Sunday Morning Class 9:00am in conference rooms “A” & “B”

Our National Election Day on Tuesday, November 8th and we will vote for the next president. Did you ever wonder how Jesus would vote? Or would He even vote? Dr. Darrell L. Block is an Old Testament professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and has launched a book that will cause us to pause, ponder, and think. We will share and discuss during our time together the following subjects and themes, “How It All Began: The Principles That Built America” , “Loving Your Neighbor”, “Economics & Poverty – Personal Wealth or Shared Resources”, “Immigration – The Character of a Society”, “Race – Equality, Violence, and Justice”, “The Family – Sexuality and Individual Rights”.

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3—Debra Redding Cody Schulze Josh Tindel 4—Gisela Gunter Matt Parks 5—Dawn Graeter Leslie O’ Neal Traci Perryman Larry Sanders Mackenzie Tindel 6—Jill Blackwell 7—Judy Alvarez Art Richard 8—Dillon Ford Robert Runnels 9—Joshua Riley 10—Joann Ermel Alan Rising, Sr. Kent Stahl 11—Whitney Kieschnick Jessica Wiedenfeld 12—Helga Champagne Bonnie Gee Zeke Grimes Nathan Wolfe 13—Blake Carter Gloria Melancon Lauren Rising Madison VanBrocklin 14—Brenda Bland Tatum Kieschnick Johnny Krautz Deborah Rose 15—Ronnie Osgood 16—John Davis 17—Jarrod Brown Catherine Bruney

18—Andrea Byrd Holden Hopper Bobbie Loukas 19—Ashley Causey 20—Tara Gillespie Libby Wolford 21—Kane Benoit Elena Coffman Maggie Hopper 22—Todd Bryson Christie LeJune Barbara Smithy 24—Tracy Davis Tiffany Lavespere Lee Smith 25—Natasha Ray 27—Patsy Alleman Chloe Cannon Wendy Gaona Jeanette Thomspon Gil VanBrocklin 28—Chad Ford Kennedy Kieschnick Tara McEachern 29—David Harbour 30—Kayli Moore James Shipley Cheryl White

november

10—Amy & Chuck Schulze Haley & Chris Vincent 17—Erin & David Prioux Ashley & Jason Heatherly 20—Sandy & Rusty Crow Dorothy & James Morgan 22—Emily & Dannis McCullough 23—Rita & Charles Davis 24-Barbara & Ron Gribnau 26—Mary Helen & Charles Terrell 27—Anita & J.B. Ashby 28—Wendy & Richard Gaona Barbara & Winston Newman 30—Tiffany & Clint Caywood

To: Holy Cross Memorial Fund In memory of Bob Wolford

given by: Bernadette & Mark Tipton

Carolyn Barras Ruth Martin

In memory of

LeeRoy Graeter given by:

Cynthia Graeter Harold Graeter Carolyn Barras

In memory of Paul Hempel

given by: Carolyn Barras

In memory of

Arnold Schroeder given by:

Adeline Amen

To: Holy Cross ECE Scholarship Fund

In memory of Paul Hempel

given by: Lori & Wayne Halbert

To: Holy Cross

ECE Fund In memory of Paul Hempel

given by: Jeannie & Rick Heider

Patricia Schiwart Dottie Youngblood

Cynthia & Mark Hempel Edel & Clyde Caughlin Charlotte Metreyeon

Irene Fleming Karen & Clint Satterly Stephanie & Bill Deitz

Pat & Ray Wulf Lisa & Art Richard

Pat Biar Dorothy & Wilbert

Dutschmann Jo Ann & Ronnie Vize

Sheri & Ed Furby Irene Gummelt

Lisa & Glenn Teinert Renee Cook

LaNoal & LaVerne Eschberger

Cynthia Marhofer Beatrice Hempel

Helga Champagne Beryle Woolbright

Gloria & Randy Hoppens

Memorials Continued

To: Lutheran Hour In memory of Paul Hempel

given by: Sharon & Doug Teinert

To: LifeLight In memory of Paul Hempel

given by: Jean & Bob Schulze

To: Holy Cross Sound System In memory of Paul Hempel

given by: Gerry & Jim Zimmermann

To: Holy Cross Quilting Circle In memory of Bob Wolford

given by: Jeannie Heider

Memorials Continued

To: Holy Cross LWML Fund

In memory of Bob Wolford

given by: Jean & Bob Schulze

In memory of Paul Hempel

LeeRoy Graeter given by:

Ruth Anne & Walter Perryman

To: Holy Cross LIbrary Fund In memory of Bob Wolford Paul Hempel

Lee Roy Graeter Arnold Schroeder

given by: Lynne Hollomon

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Lutheran Women who are: In the Word, of the Word,

walking with their Lord!

We have many opportunities for the congregation to help us with

our mission projects.

News from our: Lutheran Women’s Missionary League

QUILTING CIRCLE: EVERY THURSDAY

at 9:30am in the Conference Rooms.

Join the fun & fellowship—you’re invited to come sew with us. We’re still taking

donations of material, blue jeans, or cash for supplies. Thanks for supporting this

mission project. Any questions, call Rosie at #201-5710.

COME VISIT OUR in Education

Building. Just sign the checkout card & leave it on

the desk. Any questions, you can

call Lynne Hollomon,

Pam Vincent, or Kathy Pinnt.

LWML Tuesday, November 8, at 6pm

Hostesses: Judy Sturgis, Ruth Anne Perryman

Program: “Praise and Thanksgiving”

Activities: Bake Sale, Mission Christmas

Tree, Quilting

To: Pastor, Kristy & our Holy Cross

family:

Thank you all for your love & kindness during this difficult time. We are very

thankful to all of you. To the ladies who cooked & served us lunch a big hug &

thank you! God’s blessings to each & every one of you.

The Graeter Family

LWML is sponsoring a

on Sunday, November 13th after the worship service. Proceeds will go to our

Mission Project: 4 Kenya’s Kids.

******************************* Also, be watching for

United Board of Mission’s “Giving Tree”

Tags with info to purchase Christ-mas gifts for local needy children.

I would like to give a giant thank you to our

congregation for all of your support that you have given to our LWML organization.

Thank you for your financial donations, along with the donations of stamps and the

many other items we’ve collected. You’re generosity is greatly appreciated!

God’s Blessings,

Sharon Teinert

LWML & ECE

invites the congregation to help with our

Thanksgiving Baskets by donating non-

perishable food items to fill our baskets.

Please place items in the baskets

located in the Education Building & the

church narthex. We will be collecting

items until, Sunday, November 20th.

Monetary donations, used to purchase

perishable items, may be given to Judy

Sturgis or Ruth Anne Perryman.

If you know of any

families that have a

need, please let

them know.

Deadline for December Newsletter isMonday,

November 21st!

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Sunday Morning Classes

are in session at 9am Sundays

Holy Cross Lutheran Church has a place for everyone in your family!

The material we will be using for Sunday morning children's classes is called

“What’s In the Bible With Buck Denver?”

Children will experience WHOLE story of the Bible through a fun and engaging video series. The Bible is not a book of rules, but a book of rescue – the beautiful story of the Father who longs to be in relationship with every one of us, and who went to extraordinary measures to bring us into His Kingdom! By joining us on Sunday mornings children are not only begin-ning a journey through the Bible, but the lifelong journey in a relationship with the Living

God. Questions? Contact DCE Kristy Witek at 722-1609 or email at [email protected] for more information! Bring a friend!

Pastor Francis Schroeder’s Adult and Youth (5th-12th)Bible Class Conference Room A & B (New Office Building)

All Children (3 years old through 4th Grade)

Education Building Big Room 9am-10am Donuts and Coffee/Juice; Adult and Youth Classes 9am-9:15am Craft/Coloring Sheets and Fellowship Time (Pre-4th) 9:15am Song Time for Little Lambs Choir (Pre-4th) 9:30am-9:50am Video: What’s In the Bible with Buck Denver (Pre-4th) 9:50am Wrap Up/Application (Pre-4th)

Midweek Program for K-4th Grade

SPARK: Activate Faith

Students will gather first for large group time which will include the opportunity to sing and get the jiggles out, followed by class time and Memory Work time. Our Wednesday lessons correspond to the lessons Pastor will use each Sunday (from our Lectionary) helping kids get more out of both worship and mid-week classes! What we learn on Wednesday will be the highlight of our services on Sunday! We hope you will join us! Friends are always welcome!

Schedule for K-4th Grade: 5:30pm-Meal; 6pm-6:15pm – Opening in Sanctuary; 6:20pm-7pm – Lesson in Classrooms; 7pm-7:15pm – Memory Work Time

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Midweek & Confirmation Classes Wednesdays

5:30pm— Free Meal in the Family Life Center

6:00pm—Classes for Kindergarten through Adults Midweek Superintendent—Caity Molbert

Supply Coordinator—Sheri Furby Group Leader—Anita Ashby

*Change in Schedule —there WILL NOT be a Memory Work time for 5th-7th Grade Students from 5:30pm-6pm as we have had. ALL confirmation students are asked to come to class prepared to complete their memory work. They will have from 6pm-6:08pm to complete

their assignment and then class will start promptly at 6:10pm.

Fit & Fun Fellowship

When: Tuesday, November 15th

1-3:30pm Where: Family Life Center

Activities: fun walk in the gym, (or out-doors); dominoes, board games, or just

socializing. Snacks provided! Everyone invited – Retirees, or anyone

who can come during the day!!

Faith, Fellowship & Fun Adult Small Group

Sunday, Nov. 6 at 7pm. We will view a video series called,

“Faith Lessons of the Promised Land”, w/ Roy Vander Laan from

“Focus on the Family”. The night will end with games & fellowship. If you’re interested ask

DCE Kristy for address.

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SHOEBOX CHRISTMAS BOXES Community-Wide Mission Project

Together with dozens of churches in our area, we will be collecting items for shoeboxes that will be given

to children for Christmas! The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a

tangible way to needy children around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share

the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Items We Are Collecting & Collection Dates *Bring all items to our collection boxes in our Church Narthex and/or Church Office

We are collecting: School Supplies & Coloring Items, pencils, colors, notebooks, note-

pads, scissors, erasers, coloring books, pens, Bars of soap and wash clothes—place soap in

zip-top baggie, Girls & Boys Socks, Combs/Brushes, Children’s

toothbrushes and toothpaste, Children’s Toys—(balls, jacks,

jump rope, stuffed animals, cards, small puzzles, yo-yo's; ball

caps; hair things for girls) and Personal Notes (photo of you/

family, name & address so children can write to you.)

Monetary Donations *If you would like to give a monetary donation you can do so to Holy Cross Lutheran

Church. It costs $7 to send each box.

Operation Christmas Child

Packing Party Wednesday, November 16 @6pm All Children Kindergarten through 12th Grade

and adults are encourage to join us!

You and yours are invited to a Packing Party to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way

to needy children around the world through Operation Christmas Child.

Please join us for fun, fellowship, and filling shoebox gifts!

Our goal is to collect enough items to send 300 boxes!

All mid-week classes (K-Adults) are encouraged to join us!

NO-NO’s—NO used or

damaged items, guns, mili-

tary figures, chocolate or

food, liquids or lotions,

medications or vitamins,

breakables, aerosol cans.

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The LITTLE LAMBS CHOIR will sing on the 4th Sunday of each month (usually)!

The Little Lambs Choir is for any and all children 0 years through the 4th grade. Practices are 9:15am each Sunday morning.

Sunday Morning Schedule for 0 years to 4th Grade

9am-9:15am - Craft/Coloring Sheets and Fellowship Time 9:15am - Song Time for Little Lambs Choir 9:30am-10:00am - Sunday School Classes 10:00am - Dismiss Children

The Little Lambs Choir will be singing on the 4th Sunday of each month.

If you would like a CD of the songs so you can practice at home, please stop by DCE Kristy Witek's office or contact her at [email protected]

Little Lamb’s Choir Schedule

Sunday, November 20—This Little Light of Mine Sunday, December 18 (Christmas Program) - TBA

Sunday, January 22 - Father Abraham Sunday, February 26 - I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy

Sunday, March 26 - The B-I-B-L-E Sunday, April 9 – Palm Sunday - Hosanna Rock

Sunday, April 16—Easter Sunday Service @10:30am Hallelujah, Praise Ye the Lord

Questions? Contact DCE Kristy Witek @722-1609 or [email protected].

Early Childhood Education News

Attendance/Enrollment: M/W T/Th 2’s 18 20 3’s 14 15 4’s 14 24 Total 46 59

Thank you for sharing your precious children with us! We enjoyed meeting over 130 of you at our Kindermusik Show-off and Open House. Thanks to all who shared refresh-ments, time and talents to make it a successful night. Mrs. Maxwell’s and Mrs. Smiley’s

Pre-K classes and their parents/family had fun at the carnival where we practiced large and small motor skills, hand-eye coordination skills, and many other fun activities.

Important Dates:

November 7 & 8—Individual Pictures November 16—Pizza Day November 17—2’s & 3’s Pizza Day 4’s Thankful Feast November 21-25—No School, have a blessed Thanksgiving with family.

ECE students and families will gather food items for Thanksgiving Baskets, to be distributed by ECE and Holy Cross LWML.

Last day to bring food items is Thursday, November 17. Thank you for helping us give back to our community!

Collection boxes will be located outside classroom doorways.

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Christmas Program

“O Christmas Tree” Sunday, December 18 @10:30am

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Song AND Part Practices for All Children, Singers and Soloists

Wednesday, November 9 @7pm-7:30pm in Education Big Room

Saturday, November 12 @9am

Wednesday, November 16 @7pm-7:30pm in Education Big Room

Saturday, November 19 @9am

Wednesday, November 30 @7pm-7:30pm in Education Big Room

Saturday, December 3 @9am

Wednesday, December 7 @7pm-7:30pm in Education Big Room

Saturday, December 10 @9am

No Practice on December 14—Christmas Caroling

Christmas Program Dress Rehearsal Saturday, December 17 @9am in Sanctuary

Christmas Program in Sanctuary

Sunday, December 18 @10:30am

Practice and prepare during SS hour on Sunday, December 18 at 9am!

We encourage you to get a CD and practice songs at home as often as you can.

Family Christmas Caroling

Wednesday, December 14 @6pm

Market Basket in Nederland @5:30pm—Free Meal @Holy Cross FLC

@5:50pm—Hayride to Market Basket in Ned @6pm—Caroling at Market Basket

All children, families, and individuals are invited to join us as we sing Christmas carols and spread some Christmas cheer with the shoppers at Market Basket on Wed., December 14 @6pm-7pm.

We will take a Hayride from Holy Cross to Market Basket @5:50pm.

Dress in festive Christmas attire! (Santa hats, red, green, reindeer antlers, etc)

We will have the carols available for you to use! We will NOT be having

regular Mid-week Classes for the K-8th Grade. This is our event for that night!

HELP SPREAD SOME CHRISTMAS CHEER! What a great opportunity to reach out to our community! We hope you will join us!

All are encouraged to join us for Advent Worship at 7:30pm in the Sanctuary, following our Christmas Caroling!

Program Director

Sophie Stahl

409-344-0648

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Middle School Youth to

HOT HEARTS & LOCK-IN

Friday, January 27 through Saturday, January 28 Ford Park—Beaumont, Texas and Holy Cross Family Life Center

All 5th-8th Grade Students are encouraged to join us as we attend the amazing Hot Hearts event at Ford Park on the weekend of Friday, January 27—Saturday, January 28. We will also be having

a LOCK-IN following the event on Friday night inside of our Family Life Center! Adult Sponsors are needed as drivers as well as supervising the Hot Hearts event and the Lock-In.

Hot Hearts began to provide a top-quality evangelistic experience for the youth of the area.

Bringing a conference close to where students live allowed more lost teenagers to attend and hear the Gospel. It’s going to be a time you won’t want to miss.

Questions? Contact DCE Kristy Witek @722-1609!

2017 Hot Hearts Line-up: Lauren Daigle, Rend Collective, Ed Newton, Kacy Benson & More.

Cost: $40 per person (for two-day ticket)+ cost of meals

DEADLINE— DEADLINE— DEADLINE Registration form must be turned in to DCE Kristy Witek by Wednesday, January 4, 2017.

Registration Form coming online soon!

Adult Fellowship Christmas Party Sunday, December 4 @5:30pm-8:30pm

La Cantina Mexican Grill Patio 7960 Memorial Blvd - Port Arthur

Whether you've been every year or you've never been at all, whether

you just turned 18 or your 78, we want to encourage you to join us! Our Adult Fellowship Christmas Party is a special event for Adults (18 years

old or older). The evening is filled with Christmas fun, fellowship and great food! If you wish (not required), bring a $15-$20 gift for Chinese Auction Gift Exchange following dinner. Men bring a gift for men and

women bring a gift for women.

Do you need a babysitter? If you need a babysitter for your children we will provide that service for you (but we need to know a minimum of a

week in advance if you need a babysitter). We just want you to join us.

We've made reservations for so we want you and yours to be there. It is a wonderful opportunity to just "be" still for a moment before the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, laugh (a lot) and there is really no greater way to meet new people from church, catch up with old buddies or just simply enjoy great food and have a great time than by

attending this event! Fun, fun, times!

Don't have the money to attend? Please know that you DO NOT need to bring a gift, and if you would rather just join us for fellowship then go for it. I

(DCE Kristy) have been numerous times when I didn't bring a gift and/or I didn't eat dinner. It is truly okay for you to just join us for fellowship and enjoy everyone's amazing company!

How do you get tickets?

Tickets are NOT required. We have made reservations and you simply show up. We would love to have an idea of how many people are planning to be there, though, so please sign the clipboard during worship and/or reply to this article

if you plan to attend. (That would be super helpful!)

What do I wear? Wear what you would wear to church. Some people like to dress up, but you are welcome to dress casual.

What if I am not a member of Holy Cross?

You do not need to be a member of Holy Cross to attend this event or to attend any event at Holy Cross. Christ died for all, so All are invited to this party.

Questions or need a babysitter, Contact Erin & David Prioux –(748-0020)

or Teresa & Peter Wolfe (963-2923)

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