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1 Hello! Wake Up! Hello are you there? There is one more special gift God wants to share with you this holiday season. Are you ready? Here it is.. WELCOME TO A BRAND NEW YEAR OF 2013 How many times do you wish you could start over with a clean slate, to receive a mulligan, a do-over, a brand-spanking fresh new start? I do believe we all desire that in our lives. If you fall into this category God has great news for you. First of all He has graced you with a brand new year. 2012 has made the eternal history books and can never be written upon and the new year has come. Imagine that, a new year just waiting for your fingerprints and footsteps! This is also a time for personal reflection on how we can live this year differently. Will we be more forgiving, more understanding, more gracious, or more caring? If so, then this is the time to make those changes. But there is even better news… The LORD God loves you so very much. You have seen His gift in the manger with the arrival of the Savior Jesus Christ. He and He alone is the Savior of the world who will be offered up as the ultimate sacrifice for you and me. This precious Savior will rise again victoriously on Easter and grants us forgiveness. Yes forgiveness. This is so important for us. We daily make mistakes and sin. We daily need forgiveness from the Savior. He offers this freely to you and me. He offers us this ongoing gift as a testament and sign of His love. I hope this will be a wonderful year for you. May God bless it, May God bless you, and may we bless God. Have a great 2013! Pastor Francis L. Schroeder 2013 PASTOR FRANCIS’ PROJECTS YOUTH CONFIRMATION CLASSES SUNDAY MORNING ADULT CLASS PREPARING FOR THE HOLIDAY SERVICES EARLY CHILDHOOD CHAPEL SERVICES CIRCUIT ACTIVITIES 2013 THE MONTH OF JANUARY SENIOR PASTOR’S ARTICLE Pastor Francis L. Schroeder Holy Cross Lutheran—Nederland Nederland, Texas

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Hello! Wake Up! Hello are you there? There is one more special gift God wants to share with you this holiday season. Are you ready?

Here it is..

WELCOME TO A BRAND NEW YEAR OF 2013 How many times do you wish you could start over with a clean slate, to receive a mulligan, a do-over, a brand-spanking fresh new start? I do believe we all desire that in our lives. If you fall into this category God has great news for you.

First of all He has graced you with a brand new year. 2012 has made the eternal history books and can never be written upon and the new year has come. Imagine that, a new year just waiting for your fingerprints and footsteps! This is also a time for personal reflection on how we can live this year differently. Will we be more forgiving, more understanding, more gracious, or more caring? If so, then this is the time to make those changes. But there is even better news…

The LORD God loves you so very much. You have seen His gift in the manger with the arrival of the Savior Jesus Christ. He and He alone is the Savior of the world who will be offered up as the ultimate sacrifice for you and me. This precious Savior will rise again victoriously on Easter and grants us forgiveness.

Yes forgiveness. This is so important for us. We daily make mistakes and sin. We daily need forgiveness from the Savior. He offers this freely to you and me. He offers us this ongoing gift as a testament and sign of His love. I hope this will be a wonderful year for you. May God bless it, May God bless you, and may we bless God.

Have a great 2013!

Pastor Francis L. Schroeder

2013 PASTOR FRANCIS’ PROJECTS

YOUTH CONFIRMATION CLASSES

SUNDAY MORNING ADULT CLASS

PREPARING FOR THE HOLIDAY SERVICES

EARLY CHILDHOOD CHAPEL SERVICES

CIRCUIT ACTIVITIES

2013

THE MONTH OF JANUARY

SENIOR PASTOR’S ARTICLE Pastor Francis L. Schroeder

Holy Cross Lutheran—Nederland Nederland, Texas

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JANUARY 2013 SERVICES AT HOLY CROSS

SUNDAY, 01-06 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD HOLY COMMUNION

Pastor Francis Proclaimer Pastor Seth Liturgist Deacon Yosko Communion Assistant

SUNDAY, 01-13 SECOND CELEBRATION SERVICE Pastor Seth Proclaimer

SUNDAY, 01-13 SECOND CELEBRATION TRADITIONAL

Pastor Francis Proclaimer Deacon Yosko Liturgist

SUNDAY, 01-20 2nd SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

HOLY COMMUNION Pastor Francis On Vacation Pastor Seth Proclaimer Deacon Yosko Liturgist

SUNDAY, 01-27 3rd SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

Pastor Francis Proclaimer Pastor Seth Narthex Deacon Yosko Liturgist

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Our Sunday Morning Elders' Prayers Lift Up….

January 6th Redeemer Lutheran Church - Beaumont, Texas Pastor Fred Kelm January 13th St. John Lutheran Church - Beaumont, Texas Pastor Doug Rathgeber January 20th Hope Lutheran Church - Winnie, Texas Pastor Joe Howlett January 27th St. Paul Lutheran Church - Sheboygan, Wisconsin Pastor Alan Kretschmar (Son of Holy Cross) February 3rd Trinity Lutheran Church - Port Arthur, Texas Pastor Tim Dinger & Pastor Mario Casillas February 10th Grace Lutheran Church - Orange, Texas Pastor Tom Haas February 17th St. Paul Lutheran Church - Groves, Texas Pastor Richard Turner February 24th Our Savior Lutheran Church – Centerville, Texas P A S T O R J A N " T R E Y " R I E N S T R A ( S O N O F H O L Y C R O S S )

March 3rd St. Paul Lutheran Church - Jasper, Texas Faith Lutheran Church - Woodville, Texas Pastor Mark Follett

DID YOU KNOW THIS FOR JANUARY 2013

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OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONS (December, January, & February) are available in the narthex of the church. PORTALS OF PRAYERS (January, February, & March) are available in the narthex of the church. THE NEXT CIRCUIT PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE will be on the second Tuesday of every month at a different church in the circuit.

January = Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Nederland February = Redeemer Lutheran Church in Beaumont March = St. John Lutheran Church in Beaumont April = St. Paul Lutheran Church in Groves May = St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jasper We gather at 8:30 AM for coffee and refreshments, 9:00 AM for Opening Devotion, 9:15 AM for Bible Study, 10:15 AM for Break, 10:30 AM for Topical Study, 11:15 AM for Circuit Business and Casuistry. HOLY CROSS HOMEBOUND MEMBERS receive on a weekly basis an audio copy of Holy Cross’ Sunday morning services. They also receive a DVD from Lutheran Media Services that presents a 30-minute traditional Lutheran worship service. WORSHIP BULLETINS RECEIVED FROM MEMBERS St. Paul Lutheran Church in Groves, Texas Asbury United Methodist Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania Trinity Lutheran Church (Downtown) in Houston, Texas St. Paul Lutheran Church in Yorktown, Texas Trinity Lutheran Church in Klein, Texas

Did You Know this too?

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OUR STEWARDSHIP AT HOLY CROSS

DECEMBER 2012

ATTENDANCE ENVELOPES DESIGNATED SPECIAL 12/02 194 $11,804.65 $ 80.00 $ 0.00 12/05 108 Midweek Advent Service One 12/09 82 $11,040.81 $14,343.15 $ 345.00 12/09 121 Second Celebration Contemporary 12/12 100 Midweek Advent Service Two 12/16 233 $16,217.32 $ 120.00 $ 200.00 12/19 80 Midweek Advent Service Three 12/23 361 $9,857.80 $ 3,957.00 $ 2.00 12/24 187 Christmas Eve 5:00 PM Service 12/24 142 Christmas Eve 11:00 PM Service 12/25 51 $5,827.00

2012 WORSHIP ATTENDANCE STATISTICS

TOTAL WORSHIP ATTENDANCE: 12,478 NUMBER OF WEEKS CELEBRATED IN 2012: 51 AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR 51 WEEKS IN 2012 245 AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR 51 WEEKS IN 2011 246 AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR 51 WEEKS IN 2010 241 TOTAL MID-WEEK ATTENDANCE IN 2012: 1,167 AVERAGE MID-WEEK ATTENDANCE: 106 NUMBER OF MID-WEEK WORSHIP DAYS: 11

2012 FINANCIAL HEALTH OF HOLY CROSS WEEKLY BUDGETED EXPENSES: $11,169.90 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET FOR 51 SUNDAYS $ 569,664.90 YEAR TO DATE GIVING FOR EXPENSES: $ 499,692,52

$ - 69,972.28

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20 Surprises for 20 Years, Plus 1

Pastor Francis Schroeder celebrated a milestone in 2012—20 years of service to the members and friends of Holy Cross, Nederland, and the surrounding communities of Southeast Texas. Our faithful shepherd has been with us through all the events of our lives—births, baptisms, confirmations, weddings, and funerals, even two hurricanes! Throughout this year, members of Holy Cross expressed their thanks for his dedicated service with surprises and gifts. February

1. “Hip, Hip, Hooray for Pastor Francis” 2. Movie theater gift card 3. Valentine goodies March 4. Outdoor signs 5. Hair cut gift certificate for Pastor and pedicure gift certificate for Sandy. April 6. New banners for the sanctuary 7. ECE staff Grandparent shower 8. Weekday School song and cake May 9. Dinner for two at The Pompano Club 10. Gift card to Lowe’s 11. Original poem, “The Gift of Hands” 12. Grandparent gifts June 13. Flowers on the altar in honor of their wedding anniversary. 14. 4 tickets to an Astros baseball game July 15. Gift certificates to Beaumont bookstores 16. A case of Mountain Dew, Pastor Schroeder’s favorite drink August 17. Lunch for Pastor and his friends at Pizza Inn September 18. In honor of Pastor, Sunday School purchased a goat through Heifer International. It was given to a family in need somewhere around the world. 19. Members of Holy Cross along with family and friends of Pastor Schroeder joined together for a celebratory luncheon. 20. Pastor Schroeder received a Nederland letter jacket in recognition of his work with the radio broadcasts of Nederland football games. 21. To begin Year #21, the members of Holy Cross presented a football with the signatures of our many families and individuals. He is the “Quarterback” of our Holy Cross team. The football and Its case were provided by Hans Schulz.

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From the Deacon’s Desk…………………….…………….By Michael Yosko

So, I missed the January newsletter deadline. So much for

keeping an oft repeated New Year’s resolution about being on time or

early for deadlines. Of course, I’ve been very busy at work and …

(insert two or three other really good excuses here).

Many thanks to Mary Helen and Tayler for allowing me a little

extra time. But, while we are on the topic of New Year’s resolutions,

have you ever made them? Did you make one or more this year?

How’s it going?

I did a search for New Year resolutions on the Goodsearch search engine and was quite

surprised at the number of entries (hey, there’s another good reason for missing that deadline!).

There are web sites with many suggestions and samples. Among the top resolutions are to lose

weight, to spend more time with family, to start exercising, to get organized, to stop stressing

over little things, to get finances in order and to save more money and I even saw one to stop

wasting time hanging out on the beach with super models! Tall orders for some. The articles

report that most people say that they gave up during the first week of the year. One site gave

the following suggestions for keeping your resolutions:

Try to start slow, one resolution at a time

Try to be clear about what you want, it’s easier to lose drive about a vague resolution.

Chalk out a plan, organizing and managing generally produces better results.

Don’t wait to start planning on New Year’s only, chalk out the plan earlier so that you can

begin with the New Year.

Learn from the past, and try to avoid making the same mistakes again.

Be positive about your resolution, it’s a great motivator.

Yes, New Year’s resolutions can be tough but, if you’re looking to pursue some and

would like some suggestions, take a look at some of Paul’s words to the Philippians (chapter 4,

verses 8&9). He wrote, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable,

whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there

is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about

these things. What you have learned and received and heard and

seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with

you.” Wow! What great ideas! I mean, how much could our lives be

changed and made better if we made an effort to pursue these goals? I

think I’m going to be keeping these in mind during this new year, and I

look forward to seeing you in church this Sunday!

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TO: MEMORIAL FUND

In Memory of:

Lorine Gribnau Rev. Walter Pinnt

Louis Biar Dennis Hovel

Hilda Stahl Ed Anderson Gladys Clark

Given By: Patsy & Morgan Alleman

In Memory of:

Rev. Walter Pinnt Given by:

Helga Champagne

In Memory of: Margaret Cearley

(Dorothy Dutschmann’s sister-in-law)

Given by: Orville & Arlene Jank

In Memory of: Gladys Clark

Given by: Gary Fulcer

In Memory of: Ed Hughes Given by:

Marion Hughes

TO: BUILDING FUND

In Memory of: Louis Biar

Ed Anderson Hilda Stahl Mark Keel Given by:

Sandra & Cary Erickson

In Memory of: Gladys Clark

Given by: Pat Biar

TO: ROSCHKE FUND

In Memory of: Louis Biar Hilda Stahl

Ed Anderson Given by:

Susie & Mitchell Koop

ECE NEWS

Welcome back from the Holidays! We have missed seeing your smiling faces! Thank you to all who helped with our Christmas parties and programs. You helped us tell the story of Jesus’ birth everyday. Dates to remember: January 7-9: Back to School! January 10: SCHOOL closed for ECE Conference in San Marcos January 14-17: Snow week for 4’s & 5’s. Watch classroom calendars

for details. January 21: School closed (NISD)

QUILT WORKSHOP Thursday January 24 at 2:30-7:30pm

there will be a quilt workshop to make quilts for the Lutheran World Relief.

Please come and join the fun!

If you have any questions please call Rosemarie Herring @ 409-727-0991.

To the Congregation of Holy Cross Lutheran Church: God's blessings and peace to you today and always. I want to thank you for your continuous support and encouragement throughout this past year at Holy Cross!!Ministry is a team effort and I cannot thank you all enough for using your gifts and talents to support the youth and education ministry here at Holy Cross. We couldn't do it without your support. I want to especially thank you for the gracious gift that you gifted me with this Christmas, as well as the continued support and prayers for my sister and brother-in-law who were going through a rough patch this year! Your kindness, compassion and generosity warms my heart and brings tears to my eyes. I am so blessed to have you in my life! I pray the Lord's blessings upon each of you and your families. Know you are loved! Have a blessed 2013! Love Always in Christ,

Kristy L. Witek Director of Christian Education

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1-Laura Duncan

Jonas Ermel

Gary Trojcak

2-Don Owens

3-Lucille Joyner

Alexis Smithy

Sophie Swango

4-Barbara Newman

5-Eric Dutschmann

6-Megan Landrum

Amanda Lovelace

Pat Self

7-Curtis Beckcom

Kevin Howard

8-Kristy Lindsay

Ruth Anne Perryman

9-Tom Bresee

Madison Woodruff

10-Tiffany Caywood

Brian Durow

11-Ashley Borel

Derek Landry

12-Cason Moore

14-Presley Ermel

Tymbre Gack

David Hovey

Brandy Kieschnick

15-Amber Abshire

Steve Hartman

Lee Murray

Charles Schrader

16-Kaitlyn Louvier

Brooke Perryman

17-Susan Becker

18-Angel Carreon

Randy Digiovanni

21-Chris Vincent

8-Aaron & Shandi Teltschik

9-Darrell & DeeDee Wukasch

11-Ryan & Kalynne Wolford

16-Darryl & Kim Carter

19-Clint & Lora Laird

21-Harold & Judy Alvarez

26-Chris & Donna Wolfe

27-Chris & Amber Harms

30-Bob & Laurenda Wolford

31-Leonard & Cathy Glick

22-Doug Carter

Ron Ermel

Aaron Ronning

Colette Stahl

Tyler Vickers

23-Jordan Anderson

Patricia O’Neal

Irene Primeaux

Olivia Shipley

Laura Winckler

25-Jude Stewart

26-Dorothy Morgan

Ty Vincent

27-Max O’Connor

28-Robert Barron

Kathryn Carreon

Jarod Doyle

29– Jessica Brown

Lisa Richard

30-Walter Perryman

31-Spencer Duhe

LWML will be hosting an evening of

“Beginnings” on January 8 @ 6pm. This

meeting will include annual reports,

installation of officers,

appointment of committees, and

reconfirm the bible study group which

will take place every third Thursday of

the month.

Hostesses for “Beginnings” are Connie Hargraves

and Cheryl White located at

Ladies Bible Study will be on January 17th @ 2:30pm.

Laurenda Wolford’s home:

1303 Orange Avenue

Nederland, TX 77627

Holy Cross now has Twitter account!!

Follow us at: holycrosstexas

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3rd Sundays of the Month

Sunday, January 20 @5-7pm Holy Cross Lutheran Church

2711 Helena Avenue—Nederland

For 5th-8th Grade Youth and Friends!

All Middle School Youth (5th-8th Grade) and friends are encouraged to join us on the 3rd Sundays of each

month where your life and your faith will collide! You will connect with your crew (which will be divided

by age and gender) to chat, share, encourage and pray with and for each other as well as discover what it

means to be, a “young woman” and/or a “young man” of God!

Mr. Vic Escobar will be leading the 7th -8th Grade boys Collision Crew

Mr. Blake Krukiel will be leading the 5th & 6th Grade Collision Crew

DCE Kristy Witek will lead the 5th-8th Grade Girl’s Collision Crew

TBA will be leading the 5th-6th Grade Girl’s Collision Crew

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

$15

each

We still have several extra Middle School Youth T-shirts

available for purchase! Cost of t-shirts are $15 each. Stop by

DCE Kristy’s office to pick yours up today!

Checks Written to: Holy Cross Lutheran Church

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Just a few months ago our Holy Cross Women of Faith

Group attended the 2012 Women of Faith Conference

in San Antonio with thousands of other women from

as far away as Canada and we had the privilege of

getting to know those two Canadian’s, Lis and Bonnie

because they signed up to be a part of our group! We

were so moved by this amazing event that we

committed to bringing a minimum of 25 women to

the 2013 Women of Faith event in San Antonio, Texas on

October 11-12, 2013!!!!

We don’t want you and your loved ones to miss out on the opportunity next year, so we are

getting a head start. Please prayerfully consider attending this event and bringing your very

best girlfriends! You will not want to miss the all-new Women of Faith Friday

night-Saturday event packed with compelling stories, dynamic music, engaging speakers,

inspiring worship, Bible-based teaching, and more. Because with the Creator of the universe

on our side, anything is possible!

SIGN UP TODAY

i. Go to http://gps.womenoffaith.com/

ii. Click on FIND A GROUP – under “Looking for a Group”

iii. Enter: “Holy Cross Lutheran” in the NAME/KEYWORD box and click SEARCH

iv. Click “Join Group” – be sure it is the “Holy Cross Lutheran” from Nederland, TX

v. Be sure you click on “San Antonio 2013 Women of Faith” (There will be a St. Paul,

Minnesota option too, but we are going to the San Antonio Conference)

vi. Enter your information & Click “Save”

vii. You will then receive an email with a login and passcode

viii. Go through instructions again but instead of filling out info again go to “Click Here to

log in”

ix. Enter the user name and password

x. Click “Log in”

xi. You can then log in with this username and passcode at any time to make payments.

xii. Remember that you must pay in full ($91) by June 1, 2012

While this event isn’t until next October,

our initial deposit of $10 per person is due by January 11, 2013

This will hold your ticket and will give us an idea of how many to expect. Commit today to taking that

next step in your spiritual journey as well as taking a trip to take care of YOU!

Contact DCE Kristy Witek to make your initial deposit of $10 per person.

Total Registration is $91, due in June.

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

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Kingdom Quest Classes Wednesdays @6pm for Kindergarten through 4th Grade

Kingdom Quest™ is a dynamic, multi-sensory, Bible-rich

curriculum with a focus on Jesus-centered discipleship and both

the Old and New Testaments, which point to Jesus as our Rescuer.

It is fun and learning happens through creative activities,

story-telling, and learning games. Deeper relationships are

developed through discussion and small group activities. Questions? Contact our Weekday School

Superintendent, Laurie Mayfield @719-2512 or DCE Kristy Witek @722-1609.

Confirmation Classes Wednesdays @6pm for 5th-8th Grade

Confirmation Classes are led by Holy Cross' Professional Church

Workers on Wednesday evening at 6:00. DEACON YOSKO leads the

5th, 6th and 7th graders. The curriculum is Faith Inkubators, which

includes a Large Group and a Small Group Time (with small group

leaders). PASTOR FRANCIS leads the 8th graders in this

important time of their spiritual formation. The Youth Confirmation

program begins in September and concludes on Youth Confirmation Sunday on the first Sunday

in May. Questions? Contact Pastor Schroeder or

Deacon Michael Yosko @722-1609

Interested in Receiving Reminders About Upcoming Events

Via TEXT MESSAGE?

We know that you are always on the go, and it is so difficult to remember everything

that is going on. We don’t want you to miss out on all of the great opportunities here at

Holy Cross, so we are in need of your cell phone number and cell provider so we can

send you text messages about upcoming events and activities at Holy Cross. Contact

DCE Kristy Witek with that info or go to the following link:http://ministrytxt.orgjoin/

dcekristy

You will be asked to "Join HCLC" by inputting your name and your cell phone number and your cell phone

provider. You will then be asked to "send me your pin." Please be sure to click "add me" at the end.

Groups you could get updates from:

The Rock

All Congregation Activities

High School Youth

Middle School Youth

Voter's Assembly

Church Council

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TIM HAWKINS CHRISTIAN COMEDIAN Saturday, February 9 @7pm

Holy Cross is planning to take a group of youth and/or adults to see Tim Hawkins on Saturday, February 9 at Triumph Church in NEDERLAND!

Tickets: $21 each

*We have a block of 25 tickets available for purchase. Tickets are available one a first come; first serve basis. Please contact DCE Kristy Witek and/or

Marla Kieschnick to purchase tickets. Checks Payable To: Holy Cross Lutheran Church

If you have questions please contact Marla Kieschnick @409-728-1363. Since giving up his job as a grocery truck driver in 2002, Tim Hawkins has been forging the magical blend

between two comedic ideals: A genuinely funny comedy show that caters to the entire family. Is it realistic? Hawkins believes so. With over 100 million views on YouTube, 120+ sold out shows every year,

and a motley crew of 200K+ Facebook fans, Tim has started a gut-busting grassroots revolution of multi-generational proportions. But what's so special about this St. Louis native who is most notorious for

his wretched cow impersonations? Some would say it is his equally gifted and twisted approach to the medium. A self-taught guitarist, Hawkins will go note-for-note on everything from Skynyrd to Bon Jovi to

Prince, while dishing out flawless vocal imitations of Bono, Jason Aldean, and John Mayer... all within mere minutes. His stand-up material is vigorous, well-timed, and honed to perfection. However, the connection he makes with his fans goes deeper than that: "If you can't laugh at yourself, laugh at other people."* It is

this ability to show the brokenness of our human nature and simultaneously marvel in its hilarity which makes Tim such a unique artist.

A Very Special Thank You! This past fall we celebrated COMPASSION SUNDAY,

which is a national event that draws the attention of the Church to the needs of the world's poorest children.

On Compassion Sunday the Sunday School offering was gathered and given to DCE Kristy’s sponsored children,

Mukademari (10 years old) and Uwineza (6 years old) who live in Rwanda. To the left is a photo of Mukademari, with two of the goats her family was able to purchase with your

generous donations! Mukademari’s and Uwineza’s families send their sincere gratitude for your gracious

gift! Thank you for your ongoing support. If you would like to know more information about Compassion please go to

their website: http://www.compassion.com/

A Compassion table will be available at our Bob Lenz Outreach event on Thursday, February 21. A reminder also that our Sunday School

continues to sponsor Jean Komi (3 year old). We are committed to providing $38 each month to support Jean through Compassion!

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Nationally-known speaker and author, Bob Lenz, will be re-turning to Nederland to speak at CO Wilson Middle School in the morning and Central Middle School in the afternoon on Thursday, February 21. We will follow up with a fabulous outreach event that evening at 6pm in our Family Life Cen-

ter. Everyone (all ages) is invited to attend this awesome event! Please begin praying about who you might invite to this event so they may hear about the love of Christ!

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THE S TORY FINDING YOUR STORY IN GOD’S STORY

JOIN US FOR A JOURNEY THROUGH THE STORY!

The Story is a book of selections from the Bible, arranged chronologically, that reads like a novel. During this unique 31-week

experience, every member of this small group reads The Story. Come discover together with us how our story is found in God’s story!

(For those wishing we would have went more in-depth during the God Sightings journey, this is your

opportunity to learn more. This is a very easy to understand version of the Bible).

Our journey continues @9am in Conference Room B If you have any questions, please contact DCE Kristy Witek.

Those wishing to attend this study can order your own copy ($20) of The Story from DCE Kristy Witek.

If you are unable to purchase your own copy, you may borrow a copy from the church. Please contact

DCE Kristy Witek, to be sure we have enough copies.

11th Annual

Guys, Dolls and Spicy Meatballs Saturday, March 2

@6pm—Dinner @7pm—Show

DINNER & SHOW Ticket: $12.00

Performer Ticket: $10 (for those who are helping) (After Sunday, February 17 all ticket prices will increase to $20 each.)

Tickets go on Sale in January.

DOORS OPEN at 5:15pm! Monies raised from this event will support Spirit of Southeast Texas,

Harmony Exporters and Holy Cross Youth Ministry.

COMPLETE TABLE RESERVATIONS AVAILABLE (NOT partial)

6 person table: $100 - 8 person table: $120 - 10 person table: $140

Contact DCE Kristy Witek @(409)722-1609 for tickets or complete table reservations.

Limit: Only 15 reserved tables available, so make your reservations early. Deadline to

reserve tables: Sun, February 17

There will also be a Silent Auction, with many great items to bid on!

This is a fundraiser for youth planning to attend the National Youth Gathering. Please see the “New Fundraiser Guidelines” on our church website: www.holycrosstexas.org for more details.

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