A Message from Assisting Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori

Posted September 28, 2017 by DMY Studio

Call for a Day of Prayer “A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But Jesus was in… Read more »

Holy Encounters

Posted March 23, 2017 by The Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell

A reading from the Gospel of John 4:5-42 Jesus came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s… Read more »

A Service of Light and Peace shared between Jews and Christians on Hanukkah/Christmas Eve

Posted January 23, 2017 by The Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell

On December 24, 2016, members of Holy Cross Episcopal Church and Jewish Congregation B’nai Tikvah hosted a joint service of worship for the First Night of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve…. Read more »

Who Is Jesus?

Posted August 30, 2016 by The Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell

Icon: Our Lady of the Sign by Daniel Bissler (may not be reproduced in any form) Who is that Jewish peasant man standing in a little river? Keep your eyes… Read more »

The Artwork of John August Swanson

Posted June 1, 2016 by The Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell

Dear People of Holy Cross, Since we relocated in 2012, I have been interested in finding religious artwork that might hang at Holy Cross. Until mid-September, nothing had yet emerged…. Read more »

Religious Practice and Improved Health

Posted May 23, 2016 by The Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell

May, A.D. 2012 Dear friends in Christ, Of late, I’ve read about several studies attempting to correlate religious practice (i.e., church attendance) and improved health. While researchers hold differing views… Read more »

Icon of Our Lady of the Sign

Posted April 28, 2016 by The Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell

Artist: Daniel Bissler Icons have often been referred to as windows into heaven. The icon of Our Lady of the Sign is an icon of the Most Holy Virgin. In Greek,… Read more »

January Crossings 2015

Posted April 23, 2016 by The Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell

Dear People of Holy Cross, One of the little-recognized blessings of our faith community is the strength of relationship within our homes and families. How many churches have family members… Read more »

Easter 2016

Posted March 23, 2016 by The Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell

Dear People of God, When in your life have you felt loved unconditionally? My hunch is that each of us has glimpsed moments of beautiful, radiant unconditional love between others…. Read more »

No thanks. I’m good.

Posted December 23, 2014 by The Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell

Hang around young people these days and sooner or later you are bound to hear this phrase. Someone asks “Would you like to share this _________ with me?” Another responds… Read more »

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