"Therefore let us offer to God acceptable worship with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire" (Hebrews 12:28-29). Here’s what you can expect on Sunday morning at Holy Cross Anglican Church

• We start at 11am with a few minutes of music for self-examination as we prepare to enter into God’s Holy presence.
• The service begins with a processional hymn, at which time those involved in leading the service process in to bring a visual expression to the spiritual act of entering into God’s throne room.
• We then pray together and read God’s Word.
• A homily or sermon (usually about 15 minutes long) follows the reading of Scripture.
• After the homily we enter into the liturgy of the sacrament. This begins with prayers lead by the celebrant including a prayer of corporate confession and the absolution of sins.
• The service culminates with Holy Communion, when we receive the sacrament of the Eucharist.
• After receiving the sacrament, we offer a final prayer of thanksgiving and sing our final hymns before being sent back into the world to bring the gift of life, which we have freely received, and share it with the world through lives of cruciform hospitality.
• The first thing we do after the liturgy is share a meal with one another. Our meal is provided by members of Holy Cross and all visitors are invited to stay and share with us.

Read more on our What to Expect page.

We are members of the Anglican Way, which means that we “contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 1:3), and passed down from one generation to the next since the Holy Apostles.

Learn more about the distinctives of our Anglican Diocese

Because we are celebrating the Feast of the Resurrection every Sunday morning, those who are part of the service wear the traditional white celebration clothes of the church, which are called vestments. The clergy wear more vestments over their white ones, which match the color of the Church season and are meant to invoke a sense of festivity and Edenic fruitfulness. There is no dress code for the congregation. Some people dress formally, some informally.

We believe that the Lord's Table is for all members of the church family and do not provide a separate service for children. Instead, we invite everyone to participate in the service and anticipate the noise that comes with any family gathering.