What do we offer
Our handsome new building is not only our church home; it is also a community center we offer for use by others. The Parish Hall downstairs offers meeting and dining space for as many as 150 people. The open space and flexible furniture are ideal of scout groups, parties, receptions and community group meetings.
The Parish Hall can seat more than 150 people for meals, parties, meetings.
Adjacent to the Parish Hall is a full modern kitchen. Upstairs the Gathering Space just inside the front door is a warm room with table and chairs suitable for meetings of a dozen or fewer people. For special occasions the Worship Space can also be used for meetings.
Arranging to use our facilities
To apply to use Holy Cross facilities, please first contact our Vicar, John McCausland, at 529-4740 or vicar@holycross-weare.org , to see if the date and time you want are available. If they are, he will send you a Building Use Application which you need to complete and return. We will make arrangements to meet you at the Community Center to show you around and discuss your needs and plans. Please be advised that most weekday afternoons and evenings are booked for the entire school year by scout and other groups.
Weare seniors enjoy a holiday meal served by the Girl Scouts in the Parish Hall.
Costs and other requirements
We do not have set fees for the use of the Community Center, preferring to offer it as a gift and counting on the generosity of users to make donations to help us defray our costs. If yours is a not for profit use, a nominal donation would be appropriate if you can afford it. If it is a private party or a for profit use, a more substantial donation would be expected, depending on the extent of your use, number of people involved, and your budget and finances. People using the space for private parties usually contribute at least $100.
We require that all trash be removed by you after your use and that you clean the space and return it to the state (including furniture set-up) in which you received it. You can also make arrangements to hire our cleaning service, which we recommend if you intend to serve a meal. For private parties where food is being served, we may require you to hire this service, in which case we may ask for a deposit to cover cleaning costs.
We reserve the right to decline to make our facilities available for uses inappropriate with the mission and ministry of Holy Cross or the Episcopal Church, or that might infringe on the rights of our neighbors. We have a policy regarding the serving of alcoholic beverages which must be complied with. Our Community Center is a smoke-free environment.