Sermon: Never Since
October 25, 2020Twenty-first Sunday after PentecostAll Saints Sunday at Church of the Holy Cross UCC Deuteronomy 34:1-12Matthew 22:34-46 by Eric Anderson They were great pals. Best buddies. BFFs – that’s Best Friends Forever for those who don’t hear teenagers very often. They didn’t actually use those words, since they were not human teenagers or human […]
Online Worship for October 25, 2020
Welcome to Church of the Holy Cross’s live streaming worship service for October 25th, 2020. Feel free to follow the service text by scrolling down, or you may download and print the service in PDF format below. As part of this service, we suggest that you set a candle or candles nearby to light as […]
Pastor’s Corner: Vote
October 21, 2020 When I moved to Hilo four years ago, it was an election year. I remember telling one of our members that I had to look up the location of the polling place, and he responded with an odd look. “You haven’t voted yet?” he asked. “I mailed my ballot days ago.” In […]
Pastor’s Corner: So… This Happened
October 14, 2020 “So… This happened.” I can’t remember when I started using that phrase. I strongly suspect I picked it up from people younger than I – possibly my children, possibly the young people at summer camp, possibly via social media. I use it along with some brief description of what “this” was or […]
What I’m Thinking: Never Since
Deuteronomy says that there has never been a prophet like Moses since his death. In truth, has there ever been anyone like anyone? Here’s a transcript: I’m thinking about the thirty-fourth chapter of Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 34:1-12). The entire content of that chapter describes the death of Moses. You remember Moses, the one who led the […]
Community Concert: October 23, 2020
The video above will be live streamed at 6:00 pm on Friday, October 23, 2020.
A Song from Church of the Holy Cross: October 21, 2020
The video above will be live at 11:00 am HAST on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
Sermon: Faces
October 18, 2020Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 33:12-23Matthew 22:15-22 by Eric Anderson One of the teens had been spending a lot of time on Twitter, and in particular, had been attentively following the posts of Unvirtuous Abbey. Therefore, he knew what the face of God looks like. The other teen, his sister, had been spending […]
Online Worship for October 18, 2020
Welcome to Church of the Holy Cross’s live streaming worship service for October 18th, 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, October 18, 2020Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD […]
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