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In The Case for Easter, Lee looks at the story of Jesus’ resurrection and reveals how we can know that it actually took place. He explores the “discrepancies” critics have pointed to in the Gospel accounts, looks at the evidence that Jesus’ tomb was truly empty, and shows how the eyewitness accounts of those who… Read More

Blessings to you in Jesus name! We were successfully approved for a Thrivent Actions Teams grant for our Palm Sunday Ham Dinner to support Holy Cross Lutheran Church Youth to participate in the 2025 LCMS National Youth Gathering, and a link has been created at Thrivent online fundraising page – click the link below to… Read More

By Rev. Jeff Nickel, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Clarence According to those who track these things, “What is love?” was the most popular religious search term on the internet in 2022 (7.48 million searches).  That more than doubled the 3.35 million searches for the same term in 2019, when it also was number one. If… Read More

On November, 15, 2022, Pastor Jeff Nickel, Holy Cross President Doug Hartley and other members of Holy Cross Church presented “Miss Penny” a check for $6,414.85. Ms.Penny runs Plates of Love Ministry out of the Cold Spring Community Foundation that feeds homeless and low income families on the east side of Buffalo. The location is… Read More

Dear Sunday School parents, I hope that you and your family had a wonderful summer. Holy Cross Sunday School staff would like to welcome you back to our 2022-2023 Sunday School Year. As you probably already know, Sunday School begins with Rally Day, Sunday, September 18th at 9:30am for Pre-k through grade 3. Pre-k through… Read More

We are starting our monthly 2022/3 studies in K-Hall.  Before the studies a fresh food focus and popular topic focus for everyone!  The Concordia Publishing House Faith Coarse “Apologetics” focuses on young Christians in high school and college asking these and many other questions, yet too often they are going unanswered by Christian pastors, teachers,… Read More

Holy Cross is hosting an Oktoberfest event on Saturday, October 1, 2022 from 4:00-10:00 p.m. at Clarence Town Park’s Miller Pavilion (10405 Main Street, Clarence).  In support of our Buffalo brothers and sisters in Christ in East Buffalo, (and in the wake of the Tops mass shooting incident), funds raised will go to Cold Spring… Read More

by Rev. Jeff Nickel, Holy Cross Lutheran Church My family and I returned from a visit to the Holy Land earlier this summer.  A highlight for me was seeing the Great Isaiah Scroll in the Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem.  The Dead Sea Scrolls, some of the oldest Biblical manuscripts, were discovered… Read More

The Nickel family will present highlights of their tour of the Holy Land Friday, August 19th at 7:00 p.m. in K Hall.

On Sunday, August 7, 2022, we will have our annual “service in the park” at 10:00 a.m. at the large pavilion of the Clarence Town Park, 10405 Main Street, Clarence. Music for this non-communion service will be by the Holy Cross Praise Band. This is a joint worship service with St. Paul Lutheran Church of… Read More