Newsletter May 22, 2022

 

       Acts 16: 9-15   Revelation 21: 9-14   John 5: 1-9   

   Church Service – May 22, 2022

Newsletter May 22(click to print)

How to Stay Connected 

We know it’s hard to feel connected sometimes with everything that is going on. We are working hard here at Holy Cross to keep our church family thriving as much as possible while still being responsible with our decisions about the health of our congregation and the community. Here are some ways to stay plugged in to HCLM:

Prepare for Sunday Services – worship song set lists, scripture readings, and questions for deeper thinking will be posted throughout the week on Facebook and Instagram

Praying for You – We have always believed in the power of prayer. If there is something weighing on your mind or want to submit a prayer, let us know through our prayer request form or email prayer@hclm.org.

Online or In Person Services – Sunday at 8:00 a.m. for traditional service or 10:00 a.m. for contemporary

Holy Cross Lake Mary Podcast – Check out and subscribe to our new podcast on iTunes or Spotify. You can also simply ask Alexa to “play the Holy Cross Lake Mary Podcast”

Tithes & Offerings

We give because we recognize that God has blessed us immensely and so we honor Him by giving back to Him out of our tithes and offerings. You can give online at hclm.org/give or mail to church address at 780 N Sun Drive, Lake Mary, FL 32746.

 

Upcoming Events and Activities

Mite box Sunday – May 22nd –  This Sunday, 22nd, is mite box Sunday.  Bring your mites (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollars). 

VBS REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN – Go to https://hclm.org/vbs2022/

Only ONE week of VBS (Jun 6th – 10th) – sign your child up early. If you would like to volunteer please register at this link Volunteer Link

Purchase Tickets NOW for the Crawfish Boil – June 18th at 6:30 pm. Purchase your tickets @ hclm.org/crawfish. Only $25 for All You Care To Eat Shrimp, Crawfish, Potatoes and Corn. All proceeds go to support this summer’s youth group mission trip. Children UNDER 8 are FREE. The event will be held in the gymnasium at HCLA, 100 Aero Lane, Sanford. This year, a giant inflatable bounce house for the kids!

Youth Mission Trip: July 17th – July 23rd: The youth group is going to Avery County,North Carolina and partnering with Habitat for Humanity. Cost to be determined but check out the new coffee shop to support the youth group! register here Mission Trip Registration

 

Youth & Children’s Ministry

May 22 – Kids Church!!! 

Kids K-5 Join Children’s Director Emily at 10 am in the Children’s Center! Great News, the kid’s church is growing and Emily could use your help. Contact ewright@thehcla.org or lwallis@hclm.org if you can help.

May 22 -Youth Ministry 

Join Youth Director Blake during the 9 am Education Hour at the Mean Bean Coffee Shop.

Youth Group May 25th @ 6:30 p.m.

Join Youth Director Blake and Pastor Chris upstairs in the youth room. 

LCMS National Youth Gathering! – Next summer the LCMS (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) is holding their National Youth Gathering in Houston Texas! This is a youth conference that our synod puts on in a different city every three years. For the first time in a long time, we will be sending a group to attend! This conference is for those currently in 8th grade to those in 12th grade. If this is something that you or your student(s) are interested in, please let me know! For more info click here

L-Team News and Calendar*

Sunday 

Adult Bible Study  9 a.m.

Student Ministry 10 a.m.

Sunday School 10 a.m. – upstairs in the Children’s Center with Emily

                                                           

Monday 

Men’s Bible Study 7 a.m. (Pastor Chris)

Men’s Ministry 7:30 p.m.

Ladies Book Club (4th Monday only) 7 p.m.

 

Wednesday 

Wednesday Morning Bible Study 10:30 a.m. 

Worship Team Practice 6:45 p.m. 

 

Thursday  

Ladies Bible Study by LWML  will be Thursday, May  19th at 6:30 p.m.  For more information Sharon Shyrock (ssshyrock@yahoo.com). 

Next Week & Beyond

*If you are interested in starting an L-Team or your existing L-Team has resumed, please reach out to the office at lwallis@hclm.org or one of the pastors. 

 

Volunteer Spotlight: Ushers and Communion Assistants

 

Holy Cross has always had a faithful group of servants helping during the 8 am and 10 am service. We need more! Please see Pastor Matt or email him at mwallis@hclm.org if you can help with ushering or as a communion assistant.

 

Announcements & Updates  

 

We are sending students to the National Youth Gathering! Once a month they will be providing baked goodies after service. Please consider supporting them as they raise funds for their trip!  6/5 will be the next bake sale. 

There are some exciting things happening at youth group, and one of the most exciting things is that our youth group is growing! With growth, we are in need of small group adult leaders for both middle school and high school students. Being a small group leader is an incredible way to get involved in our church community as well as getting to know students who are the future of the Church! If you or somebody you know may be interested in being a part of what happens at Holy Cross on Wednesday nights, please let Blake know at bwright@thehcla.org!

VBS DONATIONS NEEDED – Donations needed for this summer’s VBS are posted in the Narthex.   Please select the paper with the item you wish to donate.  These items need to be brought to church by June 1, 2022.   Snack items have also been posted for your donation selection.

VBS REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN – Go to https://hclm.org/vbs2022/

Only ONE week of VBS (Jun 6th – 10th) – sign your child up early. If you would like to volunteer, register at this link VOLUNTEER LINK, we are ordering volunteer shirts soon, so hurry up and register and place your shirt size!

Save the Date: Crawfish Boil – June 18th at 6:30 pm. Purchase your tickets @ hclm.org/crawfish. Only $25 for All You Care To Eat Shrimp, Crawfish, Potatoes and Corn. All proceeds go to support this summer’s youth group mission trip. Children UNDER 8 are FREE. 

Baby Bottle Campaign

Fill a bottle, save a life. Help the Sanford Crisis Pregnancy Center raise awareness by supporting the baby bottle campaign. It’s so easy…take a bottle home, fill it up with coins or cash, and return it back to the church. We will be collecting for the entire month of May.

Job openings at Holy Cross Lutheran Academy

Accepting resumes for the 2022-2023 School Year for the following positions: Secondary Math Teacher, Elementary Teacher, Secondary Language Arts Teacher, Part-Time Secondary Spanish Teacher, and Substitute Teachers. (Holy Cross Lutheran Academy offers employment opportunities to qualified individuals who desire to serve Christ  as well as the students, families, and staff of HCLA.) For more information go to https://thehcla.org/careers/

Job openings at Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries

Redeeming is hiring for two positions. Click Here   for more information!

Metal Collection Notes:

Aluminum cans and any other non-serviceable metals can be recycled. Two collection points are available: the blue box in the courtyard and the other is behind the dumpster inside the enclosure. All aluminum cans and any metal objects no longer serviceable are gladly accepted. 

All donations are greatly appreciated for this worthy cause. Thank you! Contact Warren Jennison @321-377-8524 with any questions/comments about the ministry. All profits go to the youth. 

Communion:

Communion is available in our in person services (1st and 3rd Sunday at 8am and 2nd & 4th Sunday at 10am). For those who are not able to get to a service or are not yet comfortable attending in person services, please contact the office or one of the pastors and we will be happy to make other arrangements. 

Prayers of the Church

Prayers of Thanksgiving

Sue Stark – has ONLY 2 more treatments left!  One more in three weeks and then the last one on June 13.  Praying for full recovery!

Graduation Sunday – Join us in praying for our Holy Cross Members that are graduating this year. Kristen Pepper – Florida State University, Alicia Garcia – Augustana College, Bailey Cadden – University of Florida, Nick Wallace – Stetson, Kenna Wallis – Orangewood Christian School, Kylie Johnson – HCLA, Liam Russell – HCLA, Bianca Valsecchi – Lake Mary High School, Jack Ciullo – Lake Mary High School, Wyatt Eagan – HLCA, Morgan Hahn – Lake Mary High School.

Prayers of Healing

Rick Duplantis – Laura Seelen’s son diagnosed with lung cancer. Please pray for complete healing.

Ilka Deason – Tomor  –  Ilka Maria Deason’s mother is now in hospice. Please pray that she will come to know Jesus as her Lord and Savior.

Alice Lockrem – Pray for healing and strength. Alice fell and had elbow and hip replacement surgery this past Monday 5/16.

Walt Shields – Debbie Sisco’s father’s biopsy came back positive for cancer.  Please pray for remission and complete healing.

Greg Sisco –  Greg fell and broke his hip again. It will be a tricky surgery to replace the hardware. Please pray for the doctors, the team, the correct hardware replacement, and the whole procedure.

Prayers of Comfort

Ruben Cala – passed away last Sunday. Please pray for his wife, Sylvia, and his children and grandchildren, they are all devastated at his sudden loss.

Jim Lowry –   passed last Friday. Please pray for his family and friends during this difficult time.

*Pray for all those suffering from coronavirus 

General Prayers

We pray today for our nation and our world. We ask that God would be with all of our leaders and elected officials; we pray that He would bring peace to the world, an end to violence and especially watch over Christians that are facing persecution.

Prayers for Healing from Cancer

Laken Binkley	Jerry Hoffman	John Myron
Gary Brown	Marlin Houser	Bradford Plog
Becky Burrell	Alan Kimball	Ivis Rodriquez
Kyle Corbett	Elizabeth Koob	Wayne Scheussler
Deb Fadool	Rick Lembrich	Karen Schlue
Tosha Feldmann	Lori Luedtke	Debbie Shaffer
Michael Francis	Charaline Luna	Gina Shaffer
Pat Goodwine	Jean Mactye	Sue Stark
Todd Haynes	Rick Mann	Scott Williams
Jerry Gross	Kathy Morgan	Mary Lee Soyars
Rick Duplantis	Walt Shields