The video above will be available to stream live at 11:00 AM HAST on December 24, 2025. You may watch the recording here at any time afterward. You will need to click the Play button to view the live video.
Singalong Messiah December 20
Church of the Holy Cross hosts this annual open sing of the first part of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah at 4:00 pm on Saturday, December 20, in the church sanctuary. Come along and sing along!
The event celebrates the life of Tom McAlexander, who instituted the first Singlong Messiah in Hilo sixteen years ago.
Join together with frequent and occasional singers. Enjoy the wonderful solo performances and lift your own voice in Hallelujah!
Scores will be available. There is no admission charge; a free will offering will be received.
Community Concert this Friday, December 19
Eric Anderson is the primary performer for this hour of live music at 6:00 PM on Friday, December 19. It’s the annual Christmas concert, featuring favorite carols, some lesser-known seasonal songs, and a few original melodies.
No admission is required, and everyone is welcome!
The concert is also live streamed.
A Song from Church of the Holy Cross: December 17, 2025
The video above will be available to stream live at 11:00 AM HAST on December 17, 2025. You may watch the recording here at any time afterward. You will need to click the Play button to view the live video.
Advent and Christmas Events 2025
December 19: Community Concert, 6:00 pm, Sanctuary
I’ll step up to the microphone with guitar and ukulele and sing both well-known and lesser-known Christmas carols, as well as sharing some of my own works. Enjoy this concert in person or via live stream!
December 20: Singalong Messiah, 4:00 pm, Sanctuary
Join together with frequent and occasional singers for this annual event celebrating the great oratorio of George Frideric Handel. Enjoy the wonderful solo performances and lift your own voice in Hallelujah! Scores will be available.
December 21: Christmas Pageant, 10:00 am, Sanctuary
The young people will bring their talents and their faith to worship on Sunday, December 21, and share this year’s Christmas Pageant, “The Goat.”
December 24: Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary
Celebrate the Night of Nights with Scripture and song, with carols and candlelight. Our renewed Holy Cross Singers will sing for the first time at this service. Praise God for the gift of Jesus in this special time of worship.
Bible Studies will continue on December 10 and 17, but will not be held on December 24 or 31.
Whether you can attend all of these events or just one or two, may you be blessed in this season and beyond. Merry Christmas!
A Song from Church of the Holy Cross
The video above will be available to stream live at 11:00 AM HAST on December 10, 2025. You may watch the recording here at any time afterward. You will need to click the Play button to view the live video.
Community Sing: 6:00 PM December 12
Join us for a one-hour sing-a-long in the church sanctuary at 6:00 pm on Friday, December 12. We’ll sit in a circle (well, more of a square because while the pews move, they’re straight), call out the title of a song, and sing it together. Expect lots of Christmas carols this evening!
Songbooks will be available and accompanists will be present, but neither should be considered a limitation. If you’ve got a song to share and nobody knows it but you, sing out and we’ll do our best to sing along!
We hold a Community Sing on the second Friday of most months, so give it a place in your calendar.
Singalong Messiah December 20
Church of the Holy Cross hosts this annual open sing of the first part of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah at 4:00 pm on Saturday, December 20, in the church sanctuary. Come along and sing along!
The event celebrates the life of Tom McAlexander, who instituted the first Singlong Messiah in Hilo sixteen years ago.
Join together with frequent and occasional singers. Enjoy the wonderful solo performances and lift your own voice in Hallelujah!
Scores will be available. There is no admission charge; a free will offering will be received.
Advent and Christmas Events 2025
December 12: Community Sing, 6:00 pm, Sanctuary
Our monthly sing-along turns seasonal. Let’s get together and sing our favorite carols and festive songs!
December 19: Community Concert, 6:00 pm, Sanctuary
I’ll step up to the microphone with guitar and ukulele and sing both well-known and lesser-known Christmas carols, as well as sharing some of my own works. Enjoy this concert in person or via live stream!
December 20: Singalong Messiah, 4:00 pm, Sanctuary
Join together with frequent and occasional singers for this annual event celebrating the great oratorio of George Frideric Handel. Enjoy the wonderful solo performances and lift your own voice in Hallelujah! Scores will be available.
December 21: Christmas Pageant, 10:00 am, Sanctuary
The young people will bring their talents and their faith to worship on Sunday, December 21, and share this year’s Christmas Pageant, “The Goat.”
December 24: Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary
Celebrate the Night of Nights with Scripture and song, with carols and candlelight. Our renewed Holy Cross Singers will sing for the first time at this service. Praise God for the gift of Jesus in this special time of worship.
Bible Studies will continue on December 10 and 17, but will not be held on December 24 or 31.
Whether you can attend all of these events or just one or two, may you be blessed in this season and beyond. Merry Christmas!
Christmas Caroling December 7
Join us to bring holiday cheer to neighbors and friends with songs of the season. On December 7th we will visit some of the local convalescent homes as well as members who have difficulty getting about and sing some of our favorite carols.
We’ll meet at the Building of Faith at 1:00 pm and return for some supper when we’ve raised spirits with our voices.