Due to the likely possibility of snow and ice, we will cancel ALL of our activities scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, 22 January.
We are Relevant – our sermons, our teachings, our parish is life-application oriented in Jesus. It isn’t enough to know the scriptures (even demons know the scriptures), it is really about applying the Bible in our daily lives so that our faith is a “living faith” that is relational in, by, and through Jesus Christ. St. Jerome, (d 420) an early Christian priest, confessor, theologian, historian, and translator during the undivided universal church famously said, “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.” He believed that Christians should study the Bible seriously and read it often so that we would know Jesus, God’s special revelation to humanity, and make him known to others. By seeking to be relevant through life application sermons, teachings, and parish life, we are asking through the Holy Spirit to offer authentic Christ centered lives that speak to the needs of people living in 2025. Who are we? Why are we here? Is there a being and does this creating being care about us? The Bible answers these questions and many more leading us all to Jesus, of Nazareth a unique God-Man like no other. JESUS gives us purpose, clarity of who we are, what we are to do and be, and tells us as his followers where we are headed. We accept you wherever you are in your faith journey and we believe God will take you where He wants you to be, on His timetable, not ours.
It has been said that a church is a hospital where people from all walks of life come to Jesus for healing. Others have observed that the church is a gymnasium for building spiritual muscles. None of us are perfect and we want you to know that wherever you are in life, you are welcome at Holy Cross.
Wednesday Holy Communion
12.00 pm – 12.30 pm (Dargan Chapel) followed by a simple lunch in Cranmer Hall. – CANCELLED FOR 22 JANUARY
Bible Studies
Sunday 09.00 am – Bishop Mark J Lawrence Conference Room
Wednesday 06.00 pm * – Cranmer Hall CANCELLED FOR 22 JANUARY
* Wednesday Evening we enjoy “Serving Grace“, a meal with fellowship during Bible Study.
Lunch Bunch
Bring your own lunch on Mondays at 12.30 pm for fun, fellowship, & Music (Cranmer Hall) NOT MEETING this Monday 20 January.
Life’s Simple Pleasures . . .
Bring friends and invites folks to join Gary Fowler on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 7.30 am – 10.30 am for FREE homemade Biscuits, Coffee and a place to sit back and enjoy life’s simple pleasures.
Men’s Ministry News
Men’s Ministry 6.00 pm – Meeting the last Thursday of every month for fellowship and discussion/updates on projects. The next Men’s Group Meeting is Thursday 30 January 6.00 pm (Cranmer Hall).
Women’s Ministry News
The Women’s Ministry meets for fellowship, devotion, and mission. The next Women’s Ministry Meeting is Thursday 20 February 10.00 am (Cranmer Hall).
Church of the Holy Cross
335 North Kings Highway
Sumter, SC 29154
Contact Fr Michael Ridgill at 803.305.8780 or Email.
Church of the Holy Cross exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are a parish church in the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina under the leadership of Bishop Chip Edgar and a member of the Anglican Church in North America.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3.16 ESV
Church of the Holy Cross is not a member of, or affiliated with, the Episcopal Church.