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Our mission statement:“Sharing theOintment for Jesus’Feet, Giving Godour Very Best”Celebrating God’s loveby worshipping God,caring for each other,and serving in community.February2021Cf. John 12:3Holy Cross Lutheran ChurchVol. 27No. 2BERGY’S BABBLE:COMPENDIUM OF CURRENT CATCHWORDS orJAMMING JARGON WITH JAMESEric Berne wrote a book in the early 70’s entitled, What Do You SayAfter You Say Hello? In it he pointed out the transactional nature oflanguage in communication.“Hello.” “Hello.” This is very basic. This interaction may cease, orit may move on to a more committed conversation with the ‘how are you’,questions and answers. These can be terminated at any time with a terse,“Fine.”Sensing a real opportunity here, a dedicated psychobabble expert,veteran of the self-help wars will press even further. “But how do youREALLY feel.”“Well, other than expressing myself with physical violence, and thenhiring a REAL therapist to explore my feelings concerning being jailed forassault, at this moment I’m kinda hangry for some deep-fried sugar cubes,barbeque Mountain Gorilla ribs, Snake Toes, and Skeeter Pie with a Beetleblood Green River Soda, from the sticky machine at the Plaza Theater.”As Roy Rogers once opined there, “I think my relapse was caused by aTrigger!”Anyway, the main message of Berne’s book is that the more we communicate with language, the better and more authentic our interactions witheach other can become. /// .1
/// Bergy’s BabbleBerne maintains that the bulk of human communications are scripted andinconsequential, but they maintain the illusion of a thin veneer of civilization. We could be interacting with brilliantly eloquent people who aresaying nothing. Witness the following.I thank God every day that we live and breathe within The Word,because the casual and slippery way that we use language these days ismost amusing. We have fun with idioms while watching our discoursedecay by the use of euphemisms which are magical tricks of Orwellianlinguistic misdirection drawing our attention away from the truth. Whenyou hear the word ‘transparency,’ you are being played and distracted withdeep opacity.Suffice it to say, (there’s one now) the rest of these words will bemostly overworked, nonsensical, sometimes annoying but most oftenthreadbare common idioms used today. The ones I really like, range fromwords to phrases. You are about to read the worst writing ever. It won’t bereligious, but it may be amusing. Misspellings and nonwords are deliberate.Words basically, absolutely, arguably, really, virtually, totally, literally boggle the mind, seriously. Long story short, now bear with me here, itgoes without saying, at the end of the day, that needless to say, needless tosay, is needless to say, at this moment in time. So why say it? You knowwhat I mean?The war business is big in the news these days. Every news channel,regardless of political bias is using the same words, the pasty newscasterspretending to be military experts by pretentiously adopting pseudo-martiallingo. Solemnly intoned, “Wow, the enemy was decimated!”. They weretrying to say that everyone was obliterated, but what they really said wasthat only one-tenth suffered a terminal event. Decimation is a classical tactic in hostage negotiations, a tithe of victims, actually fairly considerate andhumane in the face of the last century’s genocidal scoreboard.“Boots On The Ground,” I believe should be hyphenated, abbreviated or run together into one word (boots-on-the-ground, boogro, orboozondaground). /// .2
/// Bergy’s BabbleCurrently it is a whole phrase being used as a noun, which makes for reallyawkward sentence structure. “Boots on the ground, is on the table.” Wherein Sam Hill are those dern boots, anyway? If they’re on the ground, howcan they be on the table? They could be off the table but then they wouldn’tbe off the floor. Who has the floor? I think this whole thing is off the wall.At a past synod assembly, ‘boots’ was removed from the phrase.I’m guessing it was probably banned because it showed intoleranceand exclusivity concerning sandals, crocks, keds, ughs, loafers, nikes,pumps, open-toes, spike heels, birkenstoks, cleats, flats, thongs and slippers.(Misspellings intentional to avoid trademark violation.) So, the phrase, “onthe ground”, with no boots mentioned, was used 78 times in the first hour ofthe meeting. Yeah, I know. What obsessive/compulsive idiot actuallycounts phrases in an annual state-of-the-synod report? Probably one with alow tolerance for boring repetition. ‘On the ground’ was so grinding that Ialmost went to the lobby Starbucks for some joe. Bootophobes!Is it like when rubber hits the road? I heard that a political celebrityjust went wheels up, but another channel said they were wheels in the well.That’s directionally ambivalent. Up or down, in or out? I’m guessing theymeant to say that someone just left the airport runway for somewhere else.It seems more accurate and descriptive to say that they were tarmacchallenged, or levitationally enhanced. In the biker community, we alwayssay, ‘Keep the rubber side down.” Good advice. If Navy Seals are involvedcan it be flippers in the bay? I know that Heels on the Runway are quitea bit different than Spikes on the Utility Pole. While avoiding criticalpolitical decisions about boots on the ground there have been quite a fewcleats on the driving range, but that doesn’t matter because I ain’tputting no stilts in that parade, not without a dog in the fight because I gotno skin in that game. My F-16 is in the catapult, and my oars are in the water. It is time to flatten the curve and go to the next level, for a substantivenarrative concerning the New Normal. I get it! No, I completely, absolutely get it. Open for suggestions!! Heh, heh, heh. /// .3
/// Bergy’s BabbleThen there are weird signs. Come south on Interstate 69, out ofdowntown Houston and look to the left. There is a carnelian neon sign nearthe South Main intersection that proclaims “MESOTHELIOMA”! I gottasay that I never expected to see that word in neon in my most cortextuallyscrambled moments of the sixties. However, my confusionness and bafflemania were exacerbated by the sign that read, “Ears pierced while youwait!” Sorry, my plan was to drop’em off and shop a little. Come back andpick’em up later with the new piercings and no pain. Be that as it may, stillin all, if it’s all the same, nevertheless, notwithstanding, for all that, at anyrate, I support unprecedented and unconscionable floral euphemisticarrangements.In the previous paragraph there were also those grating neologisms.Some neologisms are so common that they are accepted as the real words.One local mega-church pastor regularly says that he is flustrated during hissermonic expositions, which I listen to with a fine-toothed comb. They areso phenomenable that I expotentially break out in whelps every time I hearone. Axe me about my fish tank. I put twenty allergy eaters and an ivoryplant in it. Remora’s merrier.So, let’s do lunch. Let’s do facetime. Let’s touch base with a ballpark figure on zoom. Let’s speak truth to power. I like that one . speakingtruth to power just might get your head cut off. According to Danny Trejo,“Machete don’t text,” and power don’t like truth. Follow the history.Then there is latest linguistic game, being played at many venuesnear you. “What’s Your Pronoun?” I’ve been trying to figure this out.I finally decided that my pronoun is “And.” You might object. Grammatically, “and,” is a conjunction, according to ancient, dead, intolerant personsof pallor. In my enhanced and up-to-date, ahistorical reality, “And,” is aconjunction that identifies as a pronoun and enjoys an edge at pronoun trackmeets. So there! My mask is better than yours. I have ramped up my virtuesignaling and my cis-intersectionality. /// .4
/// Bergy’s BabbleLet’s grow the business. Grow the church. Grow our relationships.For me that’s déjà vu all over again. I’m a farm kid. I grew the wheat thatput bread on our tables. I tried to grow it faster by yelling at it and givinglittle granary seminars to all the seed crop kernels on how to sprout moreefficiently. Turns out waiting on and abiding with, is still the best way toparticipate meaningfully in God’s beautiful mystery of growth. Follow thescience.And now we’re called upon to find new resources for excelling andliving successfully. Pivot. Find your voice. Reset. You should be rampingup with a baked in uptick in liminal space to find your passion. For theyounger set, find your freak. For the mature, find your funny. The BigBishop has counseled us in The Living Lutheran to ‘Find Your Bold’.I don’t think she means to take up arms to fight the horrific genocide perpetrated against Christians in the Middle East and Africa. I think it’s morelike blue sky thinking to move the goalposts, outside the box, and push theenvelope with a new skill set for the slippery slope of evangelism.Many statements are sandwiches with only lettuce. (Giving up myassumed previous dishonesty); In all honesty, (I’m about to tell a whopper,)to be perfectly honest, just saying! Man up, (and put your big girl pantieson,) sissy-boy! With all due respect, (I wouldn’t even say that if I didn’thold you in contempt). So sorry! (It sucks to be you.”) Spot on!! (You’vemissed by approximately a light year.) That’s a real good question. (Wouldyou please quit interrupting.) Glad you asked.Finally, we get down to the ontological truths of the Universe. IT ISWHAT IT IS! Well frankly, no, it simply is not what you think it is. Italready changed and it wasn’t even ever what you thought it was in the firstplace. Memory of events happening even an hour ago are squishy as a jellyand caviar sandwich. Just ask any defense lawyer or prosecutor aboutwitness memory. /// .5
/// Bergy’s BabbleNeuroscientists are now pretty sure that your memory of an event issimply the memory of the last time that you remembered that event, anotherstep removed from the actual experience of that ‘alleged’ event, completewith editorial bias and new experiential lamina. According to WilderPenfield or Jose Delgado, the only way to accurately remember anything isthrough electrical stimulation of the cerebral cortex, reproducing an exactmental recapitulation of the experience. It’s still all in your head.Delgado was the doctor who implanted electrodes in a bull’s brainand then got into the ring with it. The bull attacked and in mid-charge,Delgado pressed the button that made the bull happy and docile. Ole,Bubba Toro.“JUST LET IT GO.” On the other hand, worrying it, and dogging itto the bitter end, and not giving up, and fighting for resolution is the stuff ofheroic thinking.“LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT.” That’s true right up to the pointwhere random incursions of devastating chaos threaten to annihilate you,and the only place to stand is on the graceful Word of Jesus Christ. Life iswhat HE makes it. Try not to forget who is directing this show.“IT ISN’T YOU. IT’S ME.”matter is that sometimes we’re not onThat’s not unprecedented. Yeah, no.no-brainer. Thank you for having me.Get real. It’s both. The fact of thethe same page at the end of the day.Ambiguity is really certain. It’s aWhatev See you in worship Bergy.6
TO ALL GROUP LEADERSCrafty Ladies, Deborah Circle,Early Learning Center (ELC)Guitar Class, Friendship Club, Food Pantry,Hymn Selection, Lutheran World Relief (LWR),WELCA meetings, Rummage Sale, Ruth Circle, etc.2021 CALENDAR REQUEST FORMSOnce again, you are kindly reminded thatyou must fill out a Calendar Request Formto schedule your meetings/events in 2021on the forms located on the table in the Atrium.Anything not written on the calendarmay lead to a conflict in scheduling.This applies to anyone and/or any group that meets and uses the churchfacilities, and if any church related group or circle meets at homesand would like to be scheduled on the church calendar as well.For instance, if you meet the “second Tuesday of each month,”that information needs to be included in the church calendar for each month.Your meetings/events will be announced in the Sunday News,Crossties Calendar and posted on the church website.In advance, I thank you for your cooperation.Sussy TerryOffice Manager & Events Coordinator7
MINUTES FOR COUNCIL MEETINGDECEMBER 9, 2020The December 2020 Church Council meeting was called to order byPresident Wendy Lambeth on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 1:15p.m.In attendance were: Wendy Lambeth, Pastor Jim Berggren, NancyBeamesderfer, Linda Cuzzort, Deacon Karen Davidson, Ricki Finstad, Julie Kilkenny and Sharon Wagner. Gloria McGarvey was alsoin attendance. John Cooper, Hazeley Ruthstrom -Cole and Kay Vaccaro were not in attendance.The first order of business was to firm up the format of the ChristmasEve worship services. As Usher Coordinator, Ms. McGarvey participated in this discussion to ensure adequate staffing for the twoservices and additional Covid-19 protocols. Rob Carty has plans fora 30-minute Christmas concert before each service, and Councildetermined to publicize the 2020 changes via direct mailer, on thewebsite, and Facebook page.The minutes from the November Council Meeting were submitted byJulie Kilkenny and unanimously approved by those present. Theywill be submitted for publication in Crossties and on the website.Treasurer Ricki Finstad gave an abbreviated Treasurer ’s report,noting that the early date of this meeting did not allow time toprepare all of the usual reports. He reported November 2020 offerings of 44,838, an increase of 26,121 over October offerings. /// .8
/// Council Minutes — December 9, 2020Year-to-date November 2020 offerings of 271,324 were approximately 70,795 less than 2019. Expenses for the month of November 2020were 53,592, which was 8,754 greater than offerings. Dr. Finstadreported that year-to-date offerings for 2020 fell short of expensesby 94,229, and that he continues his cost-cutting evaluations. He isfinalizing preparations on the 2021 budget report, to be presentedat the December 13 th Congregational Meeting.Pastoral Staff Reports:Pastor Berggren reported that November was a busy month, in spiteof him being out for two weeks. He thanked Deacon Davidson, BruceElijah and everyone else who filled in during his absence. He appreciated the opportunity to recharge and prepare for the Advent andChristmas season. Wednesday noon Advent services have started andare going well. Ms. Kilkenny noted that the extra opportunity to singChristmas carols and hear the back story of some of the songs was anice change.Deacon Davidson submitted her formal letter of resignation to Counciland remarked that it was a strange feeling to attend her last Councilmeeting at Holy Cross. President Lambeth and all of the Councilmembers thanked her for her many years of service and wished hermuch happiness in her retirement. Deacon Davidson noted she washappy to step in while Pastor Berggren was on vacation. She thankedBruce Elijah for helping with the services and noted “it was like oldtimes” when the two of them used to work together.Committee Reports and Other Business:WELCA: Nancy Beamesderfer gave a quick update on WELCA activities.The October “Holy Cross Days” fundraiser at Fratelli’s Ristorante was a lot offun, raising 300 ( 100 additional contribution from Fratelli’s) for WELCAprojects. The WELCA Board is exploring other opportunities to fill in the gapleft by the cancellation of this year’s Rummage Sale. /// .9
/// Council Minutes — December 9, 2020Buildings and Grounds: Ms. Lambeth noted that there is a roof leak nearDeacon Davidson’s office that needs attention. Pastor Berggren also notedthat the water fountain near the administrative offices has a small leak.Work on the conversion to LED lighting is on hold until after the holidays,as new track lighting fixtures for the sanctuary need to be ordered.Telge property update: President Lambeth reported that the saleof Lot 2 has closed.Job Openings: Ms. Lambeth reported that Rob Carty has reconsidered and would like to expand his duties to include Director ofMusic. Council welcomed this development and discussed ways topromote his musical gifts (including the Christmas Eve mini concerts) to the community.Financial Review Committee: Ms. Lambeth gave an update on theCommittee (FRC), which met on December 7 th . It is following adollar-cost averaging (DCA) investment strategy for the Telge funds(dividing up the total amount to be invested across periodic purchases of atarget asset in an effort to reduce the impact of volatility on the overallpurchase). Council approved a motion to give the FRC permission to useDCA to transition funds out of the money market account into the investment account. A further motion was approved to transition funds from themoney market account and put them into a growth fund at a rate of 50,000/month. Dr. Finstad recommended converting some of the funds from thelow yielding money market account into CD’s, as the money market accountis bearing almost no interest.Advent: President Lambeth reported positive feedback regarding theAdvent devotions booklet, and she thanked everyone involved in theeffort. The Wednesday Advent services began on December 2 nd .Sharon Wagner reported that the new system for ordering poinsettiasis going well. /// .10
/// Council Minutes — December 9, 2020A brief discussion continued on the 2021 budget. Treasurer Finstadsubmitted the 2021 budget, which was approved by Council and willbe presented at the Congregational Meeting on December 13, 2020.Council discussed the need to specifically include attendees ofSaturday worship services in the voting results of CongregationalMeetings, thus removing the need for Saturday worshipers to bepresent at the Sunday meetings. Council approved a motion thateach Congregational Meeting shall consist of two sessions (one atSaturday service and one at Sunday service), that voting shall becounted at each session and combined for a total.The next Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 20,2021 at 1:15 p.m.Upon motion to adjourn, the meeting was closed with the Lord ’sPrayer.Respectfully submitted,Julie KilkennyCouncil SecretaryCOUNCIL MEETINGThursday, February 18, 2021at 1:15 p.m. in the Atrium.Church Council11
Holy Cross Lutheran ChurchMinutes from Congregational MeetingPart I – December 13, 2020The December 2020 Congregational Meeting (Part I) was called toorder by President Wendy Lambeth on Sunday, December 13, 2020at 10:32 a.m. Pastor Berggren opened the meeting with a prayer.Ballots, a copy of the budget, and Deacon Karen Davidson ’s letter ofresignation were distributed to those present. It was determined thata quorum was in attendance. The first item of business was toapprove the minutes from the March 8, 2020 Congregational MeetingPart II. There was no discussion from the floor. A motion was dulymade and seconded, and the minutes were approved by acclamation.The next item of business was the 2021 budget. President Lambethturned this portion of the meeting over to Treasurer Ricki Finstad,who discussed highlights and the new format of the report. Heacknowledged a monthly deficit of approximately 9,000 and notedcontinuing cost- cutting efforts. Additionally, the sale of Telge lotshelped fund much needed improvements to the church campus,including repaving the parking lot. Hans Sunder made a motion(seconded by Warren Schick) that the congregation give DeaconDavidson a bonus of 5,000 in recognition of her many years ofservice at Holy Cross; this motion passed by acclamation.A motion was made (and seconded) for the congregation to castballots to approve the budget as presented. /// .12
/// Congregational Meeting Pat I — December 13, 2020While the votes were being counted, discussion from the floorincluded a request by Penny Schick that a letter outlining thefinancial situation of the congregation be sent to members, reminding them that the ongoing work and ministries of Holy Cross aredependent upon the members’ financial support.Further discussion about the changes in 2020 due to the pandemic,i.e., the significant decrease of in-person worship, left some wondering if members might not be considering that the work and ministriesof Holy Cross continue even if some activities were curtailed.President Lambeth declared that she and Pastor Berggren would getto work drafting such a letter.Deacon Karen Davidson spoke briefly about her retirement.She thanked the members of the congregation for all the support,friendship and love over her years at Holy Cross. She noted that shewill miss being at HCLC each week, but she looks forward to thisnext chapter in her life.Pastor Berggren and President Lambeth expressed their personalthanks to Deacon Davidson for her faithful service to the congregation and wished her well in her new adventures.The congregation passed the 2021 budget as presented (28 in favor, 2against).Upon motion to adjourn, the meeting was ended with the congregation praying the Lord’s prayer in unison.Respectfully submitted,Julie KilkennyCouncil Secretary13
LENTEN - HOLY WEEK - EASTERSERVICES IN 2021Ash WednesdayFebruary 1712:00 noonLenten services will be held on Wednesdays in the Atrium14† Lenten ServiceFebruary 2412:00 noon† Lenten ServiceMarch 312:00 noon† Lenten ServiceMarch 1012:00 noon† Lenten ServiceMarch 1712:00 noon† Lenten ServiceMarch 2412:00 noonPalm SundayMarch 289:30 a.m. — WCMaundy ThursdayApril 1To be announcedGood FridayApril 2To be announcedEaster DayApril 4Easter SunriseEaster BreakfastTraditional Worship7:00 a.m. — WCTo be announced9:30 a.m. —W C
RECYCLED CARDS FOR ST. JUDE PROGRAMI am still collecting greeting card frontsfor the children at St. Jude Ranch.Please drop off your cards at the office and I will pick them up.These card fronts are used for the children's art projects.Nancy BeamesderferSAVE YOUR CANCELLED STAMPSStamps on envelopes. You were going to just recycle, shred or throw theenvelopes away, right? So instead, bring them to the box in the FamilyLife Center just waiting for your cancelled stamps. The cancelled stampsare sent to Lutheran World Relief to help defray the cost of shipping baby care kits, personal care kits, school kits, sewing kits and quilts.Kay Vaccaro15
SAFEGUARDS SAFETY TRAININGwill be hosting Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED classes on Friday, February5th, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We will also have First Aid CPR/AEDclass on Saturday, February 13th from 9a.m. to 3p.m. All in the MediaRoom (old Choir Room.)You can sign up online for classes by going towww.safeguards-safety.com and choosing “Register for Classes”.Congregation members and their families will receive a discount of 15% forany class by using the coupon code: HolyCrossFeb2021 when signing up.John LambethPRAYER SHAWL MINISTRYOur Prayer Shawl Ministry has begun. Unfortunately, we have not beenable to meet in person, but thanks to many volunteers we have collectedquite an array of shawls in all sizes, shapes, and colors.If you know anyone that would like a shawl, please let us know. We willcontinue to work individually until such time as we can meet together.Wendy Lambeth (713) 854-157316
SEAFARER BOXESWELCA will be taking donation year-round for the Houston SeafarersChristmas Box Program. Countless sailors pass through the Port ofHouston every day and we seek to make them more comfortable bygiving them boxes filled with the following:ToothpasteAspirinSmall gamesToothbrushLotionHard ncilsPlaying cardsBody soapThese items can be dropped off in the annex. If possible, please includean empty shoe box. Thank you.Nancy Beamesderfer17
PLEASE UPDATE YOURCHURCH DIRECTORYKIRSCH, Richard(713) 202-1755PFLUGER, Pat(713) 202-3572POLZIN, Kenneth & Kerry (713) 823-4927PRICE, Madelyn(940) 648-34881949 Riverchase LaneJustin, TX 76247WALTON, Stephanie & ShawnStephanie (713) 305-2868Shawn(713) 408-6787Tristan, Mitchell2806 Quincannon Ln.Houston, TX 7704318
SIGN UP FOR AMAZON SMILEWITH HOLY CROSS!By linking your Amazon account with Amazon Smile, the church willreceive a portion of every purchase you make. To take advantage of thisprogram:1. If you have not signed up for Amazon Smile, go to smile.amazon.com(instead of www.amazon.com) and you will be prompted to choose acharity. Search for Holy Cross Lutheran Houston and then select fromthe list. Make sure to choose Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Houston,Texas, not the one in Missouri! Once your account is connected, simplymake all your purchases by going to smile.amazon.com and the churchwill automatically receive its portion when you make a purchase.2. If you have already signed up for Amazon Smile with a different charity,go to the top-right of the page at smile.amazon.com and when the window drops down under “Your Account”, click on “Your AmazonSmile”. Hit the button that says “Change Charity”, search for HolyCross Lutheran Houston and then select from the list. Make sure tochoose Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Houston, Texas, not the one inMissouri! Once the selection is made, simply make all your purchasesby going to smile.amazon.com and the church will automatically receiveits portion when you make a purchase.19
READINGS, PSALMS & GOSPELFEBRUARY 202120DATE1st READINGPSALM2nd READINGGOSPEL2/7/2021Isaiah40:21-31147:1-11,20c1 Corinthians9:16-23Mark 1:29-392/14/20212 Kings 2:1-1250:1-62 Corinthians4:3-6Mark 9:2-92/21/2021Genesis9:8-1725:1-101 Peter3:18-22Mark 1:9-152/28/2021Genesis17:1-7, 15-1622:23-31Romans4:13-25Mark 8:31-38
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEFEvery day is a good day to purchase items for the personal care kitsWELCA packs for Lutheran World Relief.Simply go shopping at the dollar store for the following items and placethem in the box provided in the Family Life Center. One bath-size towel (approx. 52"x27") - dark color recommended Two bath-size bars (4-5oz) of soap any brand in original wrapping One adult size toothbrush in original packaging (multipacks can beused) One sturdy comb One pair metal nail clippersWELCA will be responsible for assembling the kits.Nancy Beamesderfer21
Holy Cross members celebrating birthdays this month:02040511121314182326Gerri CooperMark KilkennyJustine CrickLauren SeveneyDavid DuklethElizabeth DuklethSylvia AlemanWarren SchickRuby SchaperRilla FarleyDebra PruittIf your name is not listed or if this is incorrect informationplease contact the Church Office so that the list can be corrected.22
Remember in PrayerThe homebound, disabled, long-termill and prolonged recovering.Ed CooperBetty FirthElaine SnellRosie StorkDoris WahlbergIf you are not receiving HCLCPrayer Request emails and wouldlike to, please contact:Renee Allcornallcornr@gmail.comor call at 713-254-8638Note that Prayer Request emailsare sent out daily. If you are onthe email list and did not receiveany email, please contact Renee.CHURCH OFFICEHOURSMonday—Thursday9:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.Friday 8:30 a.m. — 2:30 p.m.Dolores AbregoJoyce BauerDavid DuklethMarshall LongNanette LukerLarry PolzinDorothy PreussMadelyn PriceLaura RuthstromBilly SosaUzo UzoMichael VaccaroJohn WegnerVictims of CoVid-19TREASURER’S REPORTIf you have any questions callRicki Finstad at 832-693-8686.DECEMBER 2020Receipts 51,434.00Expenses36.107.56Balance 15,326.44 Operational receiptsYear-to-date received . 305,046.71Expenditures year to date . 375,426.99Balance 70,380.28 YTD Building Rental 1,345.00AVERAGE ATTENDANCEDECEMBER SERVICES IN 2020Sunday Traditional Service : 32Saturday Informal Service : 9You may sign up forAltar Flowers in the Narthex.Suggested donation is 50.00and 12.00 for a rose.Advent Services: 7Christmas Eve Services: 3:00 p.m.: 446:00 p.m.: 4823
Holy Cross Lutheran Churchin Spring BranchA Congregation of the Evangelical LutheranChurch in America (ELCA)7901 Westview Dr.Houston, Texas 77055Tel. (713) 686-8253Fax (713) 686-9095E-mail: hclc@holycross.usWebsite: www.holycross.us“Holy Cross Lutheran Church is a community of Christiansgathered by God’s grace and reaching out through God’s love.”TELEPHONE EXTENSIONS100 Church Office101 Sussy TerryOffice Manager andEvents Coordinator103 Rev. Jim BerggrenSenior Pastor104 Fredda YurkBookkeeperSATURDAY WORSHIP SERVICEInformal Service 6:00 p. m.—ATSUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICETraditional Service 9:30 a.m.—WCEARLY LEARNING CENTERELC (713) 461-5535email: holycrosselc4@gmail.com24YOUR CHURCH STAFF Rev. Jim Berggren — Senior PastorEmail : jlberggren@holycross.us Sussy Terry — Office ManagerEmail : hclc@holycross.us Fredda Yurk — BookkeeperEmail : fyurk@holycross.us Robert Carty — Music Director / OrganistOFFICERS OF THE CONGREGATIONWendy LambethSharon WagnerJulie KilkennyRicki FinstadPresidentVice-PresidentSecretaryTreasurer
pumps, open-toes, spike heels, birkenstoks, cleats, flats, thongs and slippers. (Misspellings intentional to avoid trademark violation.) So, the phrase, “on the ground”, with no boots mentioned, was used 78 times in the first hour of the meetin
