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July Worship ScheduleChange the Story: Rethinking Answers to Life's Most Important Questions We continue our Summer Worship Series: “Change the Story: Rethinking Answers to Life's Most Important Questions.” (CLICK HERE for more information about the series.) During the month of July, we will reflect on the following questions:
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Donations Needed!Help us share God's love with our neighbors at Youth Emergency Services During Vacation Bible School this year, we are learning about people in our own community and all over the world whom we are called to share God’s love with. For one of our sessions during our week together, the kids will be putting together hygiene kits to be donated to Youth Emergency Services. Please click "Read More" to see a full list of the items we are looking for!
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Summer ChoirSpread Your Wings! Insterested? Press the button! For more infomation visit:
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Habitat for HumanitySummer 2021 It’s summer, and that means things are underway for the Faithful Builders and Habitat! July 24 is the new start date for floor deck and walls. We're building a home just east of I-680 at 2594 Pratt. If you haven’t already, please go to FaithfulBuilders 2021 Build to sign up to help. Jim Schneider and a lot of regulars will be there. Want to help us meet our $1,000 dollar goal? CLICK HERE to make an online donation. Be sure to choose "Habitat" in the pull down menu. You can also give directly from your HCLChurch app. Checks with "Faithful Builders 2021" in the memo line works great, too! Press the READ MORE button and learn more! For more infomation visit:
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Let's Get Back 2getherHeartland Pride Parade "Let’s Get Back 2gether" is the 2021 theme for the annual Heartland Pride Parade. Holy Cross Lutheran Church is excited to be a part of the festivities again this year. Click "Read More" for more information about the parade and our involvement. For more infomation visit:
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A New SongBecky Jones-Worship & Music Coordinator Don't give up yet, dear lady! I have instructions: “Sing (play) to the Lord a new song.” Psalm 96:1
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July Children's Ministry UpdateLet's get together!! We've been apart for over a year now, and it's time for us to reunite!! July 19-22, from 6:00-7:45 PM, we will join together for Vacation Bible School! Our theme this year is "Who is my Neighbor?" Each evening, we will explore the world together! Click "Read More" to register for VBS and read more about some important fall dates! For more infomation visit: http://hclchurch.com/blog/july-childrens-ministry-update--123
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July Youth News2022 Summer Trip?! YES! Can you BELIEVE we have to start thinking about the summer of 2022 already? The 2022 ELCA Youth Gathering registration will open before we know it! Click "Read More" to get some important dates on your calendar! For more infomation visit:
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Food Pantry UpdateJune The Holy Cross Food Pantry continues to serve the community the First Saturday and Third Thursday of every month. We continue with our COVID Prevention Model of a drive-thru pantry service. Press "Read More" to read about our June progress. Questions? Contact Dave Magnuson or Kelley Kennedy. Thank you!
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Centering Prayer GroupConnecting with God More Deeply Centering Prayer is a method to move beyond conversation with Christ, to communion with Christ, and to hear His voice speak to us. For more infomation visit:
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Text to GiveAn Easy Way to Give Text to Give is just one of the new features that we offer here at Holy Cross Lutheran Church. For more infomation visit:
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Stewardship and FinanceMaterialism Is Deceptive Perhaps our currency should be printed with a label that reads: ‘Warning, money may be hazardous to your spiritual health . . . .’ Love of money and not money itself is the problem. Certainly wealth can be used for good purposes. When this is the case, it becomes beneficial to one’s spiritual health. ”In Jesus’ day, the Jews considered wealth a reward from God. They had great difficulty recognizing the subtle danger of materialism because they had come to identify it as a sign of God’s favor. Coming out of that background, a rich young man approached Jesus with an important question…‘Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ (Luke 18:18). “Although he asked a sincere question, when he heard the answer he was distressed. Jesus pointed out the main obstacle between him and eternal life—his money…. ‘When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth’ (Luke 18:23) . . . . He was deceived by believing that because he had great wealth he was blessed by God. In reality, his money separated him from God.”[Partners With God, Bobby L. Edlundand Terry Austin] At first glance, this Scripture seems to say we should give away all our money. The meaning is deeper than that. Jesus is saying that idolatry to money can disconnect us from the riches of God’s Spirit. That is one of several reasons why systematically giving money to God’s causes is part of every church’s teaching about personal spiritual growth. Giving money to God does not mean that God will insulate us from all of life’s troubles. But not giving money to God guarantees that we are not likely to escape the small box of self-concern and connect with God’s life-changing Spirit.
Financial Update through May 2021 Actuals 2020 Actuals Income (Deficit) (11,965)* 3,882 *Keep in mind we passed a $32,000 deficit budget for 2021. (We did this with the knowledge that we have $59,000 left over from our 2020 Paycheck Protection Program funds. At the end of the year, we will make up our 2021 deficit using these funds.) Because we passed a $32,000 deficit budget, our monthly and year-to-date "actuals" will most likely always show a deficit. To keep things in perspective this year, it is more helpful to look at "budgeted" amounts as opposed to "actual" amounts, which are shown in the chart above. With that in mind, while our actual deficit through May is $11,965, we have a budget surplus of $393. For more infomation visit:
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Council UpdateJune Highlights Staff Office Hours
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July Birthdays and Anniversaries
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Dates and Calendar
July Meetings Finance Committee Meeting - July 15 at 6:30 pm (via Zoom) Council Meeting - July 20 at 6:30 pm (in-person) For more infomation visit:
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