Did you know that you can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution or QCD to St. Cross directly from your Individual Retirement Account? If you are over 70 ½ you can give up to $105,000 to charity without having to report the distribution in your income. This is a dollar-for-dollar income Read more
As most of us know by now, two days in a row, two different students brought a loaded weapon onto campus at Redondo Union High School. We did not send out a notice to ask people to pray, as we wanted to respect the needs of the students and parents Read more
On July 11, 2023, the Hermosa Beach City Council heard from the City’s Community Development Director and members of the public regarding proposed revisions to the City’s “Housing Element.” At the conclusion of the hearing, the City Council requested that members of the community (particularly those opposed to the inclusion Read more
Dear St. Cross, I want to update you a bit about my sabbatical, which I feel has taken a lead from the “best laid plans of mice and men” poem. Soon after my sabbatical started in mid-May, first my uncle and then my aunt (his wife) started to have some Read more
St. Cross Episcopal Church has been in the city of Hermosa Beach for over a century – in fact, longer than Hermosa has been a city. From that day to this one we have been here to serve the community. We have long cared about our neighbors, our neighborhood, and Read more
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Because of an item on the Hermosa Beach Planning Commission’s agenda on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, St. Cross has been the subject of local discussion and an online petition. A few of you have contacted us about rumors and concerns you are hearing in the community. We want to address Read more
It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Dave Dawson, our amazing Facilities Manager. Dave started with us six years ago, and St. Cross could not have been luckier to have him start this new position on our staff. Dave was an original MacGyver who fixed so Read more
Last week in my sermon I asked how we take Jesus’ message of love out into the world. How is it that we balance the joy of the birth of Jesus and the responsibility that goes with Jesus being Emmanuel, God with us? How does following the Christ child alter Read more
The season of Advent is about preparing and waiting. We prepare a place for the love of the Christ child to enter our heart, our lives, our homes once again. We wait expectantly for that moment when we will rejoice together at his being Emmanuel, God with us. It is Read more