Welcome to Church of the Holy Cross’s live streaming worship service for November 29th, 2020. Feel free to follow the service text by scrolling down, or you may download and print the service in PDF format below. Online Worship, November 29, 2020First Sunday of Advent Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD […]
Hope: November 29 – December 6, 2020 This devotional contains reflections, artwork, and prayers for a portion of the Advent season created by the members and friends of Church of the Holy Cross UCC in Hilo, Hawai’i. Advent is a season of preparation and of expectation, an awareness of what has already happened and what […]
November 25, 2020 Thanksgiving isn’t necessarily an easy holiday (see my Thanksgiving letter on the first page of The Messenger). Quite aside from the strains of this particular year, which are many, an ordinary Thanksgiving brings a lot of heartbreak. Over the years, tables will accumulate empty chairs. Even if the physical chairs are not […]
November 18, 2020 When I was in seminary, my hymnody horizons expanded. That was when I first encountered hymns that were common in other UCC churches, and in churches from other traditions. Our student body included large numbers of UCC and American Baptist students, plus some Methodists, Roman Catholics, Unitarians, and Presbyterians. There was one […]
As we enter the season of Advent, I’m thinking about… well, Advent. And expectation. And hope. Here’s a transcript: I’m thinking about Advent. I’m thinking about expectation. And I’m thinking about hope. I’m thinking about Advent because Advent begins this coming Sunday: a new season of the Church year; indeed, a new Church year. In […]
Join us and sing along! The video above will be live at 6:00 pm HAST on Friday, November 27, 2020.
Because of technical issues on November 25 (the lack of sound is a serious lack in a musical performance), we have replaced the live non-performance with the version Pastor Eric, choir director Doug Albertson, and hula dancer Genie Phillips filmed for Interfaith Communities in Action’s Community Thanksgiving Celebration.
November 22, 2020Reign of Christ Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 by Eric Anderson It doesn’t happen often. Most of the time, sheep don’t get to choose their flocks. They’re born, and there’s a flock, and that’s their flock. If there’s another flock around, well, that’s not their flock. Every once in a while there might be a […]
Welcome to Church of the Holy Cross’s live streaming worship service for November 22nd, 2020. Feel free to follow the service text by scrolling down, or you may download and print the service in PDF format below. Online Worship, November 22, 2020Twenty-fifth Sunday after PentecostReign of Christ Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor WE GATHER TO […]
This Saturday, November 21, we will be cleaning all parts of our church campus from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, and we welcome your help. If you are able to assist, please call or email Momi at the office at 935-1283 or holycrosshilo@hawaii.rr.com to coordinate times and task preferences. Here is a partial list of […]
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Sunday 10:00 am
Monday 6:30 pm, Wednesday 9:00 am
Wednesday 7:30 pm
(The Rev. Tevita) Sunday 1:00 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm (Sanctuary)
(The Rev. Ichiro) Sunday 10:00 am (Bdg. of Faith)
(The Rev. Sunia) Sunday 4:00 pm (Sanctuary)
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