Cross of Christ Ev. Lutheran Church & School
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Church 763-786-0637 • School 763-786-0641
www.crossofchrist.us
CROSS TALK
March 21, 2010
TODAY: Christian Education Sunday
8:00: Worship
Service with Holy Communion
9:15: Sunday
School
9:30: Adult/Teen
Bible Class
10:30: Worship Service/Baptism/Holy Communion
2-4:00:
Youth Group Bowling
A Reminder to Communicant Members
Please
be sure to register today your intent to participate in Holy Communion at the
table in the narthex.
Affirmation of Holy Baptism
The
affirmation of baptism for William David M.s, son of Nathan
and Edie M. will be during our 10:30 worship service. Little William was received into God’s
Kingdom through Holy baptism on July 16, 2009 at
Attendance Last Week:
The
attendance for the following this past week was:
Sunday Worship: 271
Wednesday Worship: 117
Sunday School: 32
Adult Bible Class: 45
Tuesday AM Bible
Class: 11
PS Bible History: 10
PS Catechism: 11
Ladies Bible Class: 8
Our Offerings in Response to the Gospel
Last Week:
Local
Budget................................................................ $12,980
Synod.................................................................................... 305
Palm
Sunday Breakfast
Next
Sunday is Palm Sunday and the Pioneers will be serving a breakfast between
services. Please plan to attend and
enjoy great food and fellowship.
Sunday School News
· The Sunday school children will be singing
a song of praise on Palm Sunday, March 28. We will sing at the beginning of both services and hope to have as many
children as possible participate. Those
children who attend the 8:00 service will be excused after singing their song
in the 10:30 service.
· Also, our Sunday school mission project
for this year is Help for Haiti. Our Sunday school offerings collected from
February 21 to March 28 will be sent to the WELS Committee on Relief and
designated for
Please join us Wednesday evening at 7 PM for our Lenten
worship service. The services
is preceded by a supper beginning at 5:30 PM. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy some great fellowship and
delicious food. A free will offering
will be accepted.
Volunteers
Need!
The Board of
Education has received a donation that is to be used to establish a Tuition
Assistance Endowment Fund here at Cross of Christ. Currently, we are
looking for volunteers to assist in setting up the bylaws for the
constitution. If this is something that you would be interested in
helping with please contact Matt K.
Attention Scrapbookers
There will be a 12-hour scrap booking event in
the Cross of Christ gymnasium on Saturday, April 24 from 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. The cost to attend will be $15
to cover expenses. All who attend will be given a door prize ticket. Additional
tickets can be earned by: bringing a friend, bringing a snack to share or
registering early (by April 11th). Please register and provide
payment to Stacey C. by April 18th (mailbox E19). Also,
if you have items you don’t use anymore (paper, stickers, ribbon, etc…) and
want to get rid of them, we will have a table to put it on, a “free for all”
table so everyone can pick through to see if they can use anything. If
you have any questions, email Stacey C. We look forward to a fun day of
fellowship and scrapping!
Mark your calendars! Our
Getting Rid of Your Picnic Table?
If you are planning on getting rid of
your old picnic table, please contact Scott S.
Men’s
Softball
It’s
that time of year again when we are looking for all interested men of our
congregation who would like to participate on a Tuesday night double header
league. Contact Eric G. if you are
interested in being on the Cross of Christ softball team or would like more
information. Practice will probably
begin mid April.
Nursery to Restart
We
would like to restart a nursery during both of our worship services and are
looking for volunteers to supervise it. This would be for children age 0 to 5 years old. If you are interested in helping in the
nursery, please sign up on the sheet in the narthex.
Mark Your Calendars Now!
On
May 26th the
Easter for Kids: A One-Day VBS!
We need your help! We will be hosting an Easter for Kids event on
Saturday, April 3, from 9 am - 12 noon. We're looking for a coordinator,
teacher, craft leader, snack leader, Pre-K teacher, Pre-K
helper, music leader, and 2-3 all-around helpers. Please talk to one
of the pastors or our Evangelism Director, Ben W. , if you would be willing to
fill one of these roles. Thanks!
The Prep Singers of Luther
Preparatory School in
Volunteer for Christian Life
Ministries
If you have a heart
to listen, encourage and mentor pregnant women and new moms, this is the
opportunity for service you’ve been looking for! Learn approaches for addressing life
decisions women face with unplanned pregnancy and post-abortion
challenges. Get practical support tools
to help welcome the new baby. The Life Volunteer Rally is Saturday, April 10th
(9 AM to 2 PM) at the office in Little
Can You Help?
This coming April the
Twin Cities area
Looking for Volunteers!!
Cross of Christ will
be hosting the opening service of the annual MN District Pastors Conference
on Monday, April 12. Prior to the service, we will be providing a
meal for the members and their wives (approx 200 people). We are looking
for people to help with setup, meal prep, serving, or cleanup. If you
would be interested in any of these, please contact LuAnn O. We need as many hands as possible - men and women!
Pioneer Press
March
25 – 2nd Annual Pioneer Round-up Meeting 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
March 27 — Set up for Palm Sunday
Breakfast
March 28 — Serve for Palm Sunday
Breakfast
Calling All Musicians!
We are
currently looking for any musicians who would be interested in playing in an
ensemble group for this upcoming Lent and Easter. Rehearsals will be today, and March 21,
following the second service. We will be
performing at both Palm Sunday services, March 28 and both Easter services,
April 4. If you unable to join us for
all rehearsals and/or services…no problem, as the music we will be playing is
very flexible and suitable for all ages. If interested, please contact Diane Hofer at 651-783-1125.
Scrip Program
Be sure to stop by the Scrip table
today! The orders from last Sunday are ready
to be picked up and there are a lot of cards at the table to purchase and use
right away. If we don't have the card
you're looking for, please place an order and it will be here next Sunday. If you have any comments or questions about
this program, please feel free to contact Lori S. at the Scrip table.
LHS News
·
An “Open House” will be held TODAY, March 21 from
2-4:00 PM. Come and see how West
Lutheran offers spiritual, academic and extra curricular training and
opportunities. West is located at
The 61
voice Martin Luther College Choir will present its homecoming concert at Chapel
of the Christ on the
· Clean up Weekend
dates are April 24-25 and
May
1-2. All churches are invited to help.
· Donations as of
2010 will need to be approved before
they can be dropped off at Camp.
·
Week
1 – July 3-9
Week
2 – July 11-17
Week
3 – July 18-24
Week
4 – July 25-31
Forms may be
obtained from the church office. Applications are also available if you are interested in being a
Counselor
Consider
Attending A Bible Study…
Ø Tuesday Morning Bible Study is held each Tuesday morning from
6:30-7:30 AM. We are just starting a new Bible study, “Why do faithful people suffer? Job wanted to know.” So he
demanded an answer from God. His friends
thought he was crazy, but Job persisted. This study of the Book of Job is for anyone who has struggled with these
perennial questions and wants to ask God, “Why?” Start your day studying God’s Word with your fellow Christians. We welcome your presence at anytime.
Ø Mom’s Bible Study meet twice a
month on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10:30 AM in room 129 (Fireside room). ALL
moms are welcome! Come and bring your
children.
Ø Thursday
Ladies Bible Study
ALL ladies
of the congregation are invited to attend the Thursday Ladies Bible study which
meets every Thursday morning at 9:00 AM in the conference room. If you have any questions contact Laurie
Enstad at 763-434-1121.
Serving
in Worship This Week and Next:
Organists Today:
8:00: Mrs.
Julie A
10:30: Mrs.
Amy W
Wed., 7:00: Mrs. Carol B
Usher Leaders This Week:
8:00: Karl G Team
10:30: Dean C Team
Wed., 7:00: John G Team
Usher Leaders Today:
8:00: Howard
W Team
10:30: Ernie
L Team
Communion
Helper Today:
8:00: Mike O
10:30: Scott S
Communion
Set Up This Week:
8:00: Mrs. Amy B
10:30: Mrs. Carol B
Greeters This Week:
8:00 & 10:30: Clint
& Michele K
Greeters Next Week:
8:00: Kim
& Linda C
10:30: Jack
& Kathy Z
Tellers:
This Week: Rod & Lori K
Next Week: Bob
& Terri M
Grounds Crew (3/27): Speidel,
Nissan, Boettcher, Wever,
Hofer,
Church Cleaning Team (3/22): Harvison, Becker, Gieseke,
Lindquist
This Week
& Next:
Today: 8:00:
Worship Service/Holy Communion
9:15: Sunday School
9:30: Adult/Teen Bible Class
10:30: Worship Service/Baptism/
Holy
Communion
Youth Goes
Bowling
2:00-4:00:
Scrip Program between services
Tues., 6:30: AM Bible Study
8:30
& 12:00: Pre-K Classes
9:30: Mom’s Bible Study
6:30: PS Catechism
Wed., 7:15: BNI
Meeting
8:00: LES Chapel
5:30: Lenten
Supper
7:00: Lenten Worship Service
8:00: Choir
Thurs.,
8:30
& 12:00: Pre-K Classes
9:00: Ladies Bible Study
LES Parent/Teacher Conferences
6:30: Pioneers
Annual Round-up
Fri., NO SCHOOL
LES Parent/Teacher Conferences
Sat., 9:00: Pioneer Set up for Palm
Sunday
4:30: COC goes to “The Thorn” at N. Heights
Sun., Palm Sunday
6:30: Time of Grace, TV—KMSP Fox
Sunday
School Sings Both Services
8:00:
Worship Service
9:00: Palm Sunday Breakfast
9:15: Sunday School
9:30: Adult/Teen Bible Classes
10:30:
Worship Service
Scrip Program between services
