Exodus 1:1-14, 2 Corinthians 3:4-11, Mark 7:31-37
Twelth Sunday of Trinity
Church Service – August 22, 2021
The New NormalWe will journey through Exodus with God‘s people as they move from slavery to freedom. While this transition was ultimately good it also included its own set of challenges. Much like what we are going through now, they had to learn to adapt as they adjusted to The New Normal.
How to Stay Connected Until You’re Ready to Come Back
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
Monday Night Bible Study @ 5:30pm on Facebook- A walk through the book of Psalms with Pastor Matt and Pastor Chris
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 e-mail prayer@hclm.org.
Online or In Person Services – Sunday at 8:00am for traditional service or 10:00am 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.
Sunday Morning Seating Arrangements
We ask that members of households to sit together while remaining socially distant from other households with 2-3 seats between families. Thanks for keeping others safe.
Upcoming Events and Activities.
August 22- Teacher Commissioning
Teacher’s, join us Sunday at our 10 AM service. We will commission teachers from Holy Cross Lutheran Academy as well as any other teachers who are able to attend. We look forward to seeing you!
August 25- Youth Group
Middle and High School students join Youth Director Blake from 6PM to 8PM in the Youth Center. Invite your griends!
September 2 – “Coffee with Friends”
Ladies of all ages, mark your calendars for “Coffee with Friends” on Thursday September 2 from 7pm to 8pm at Panera Bread located in Lake Mary across from church. We plan to meet at Panera the 1st Thursday of each month for tea, coffee or even dinner plus fellowship. Any questions please contact Sharon Shyrock at ssshyrock@yahoo.com or text at 407-719-2409.
September 12 – Save The Date!
Pastor Matt’s 10th anniversary as senior pastor is 9/12/2021. BBQ Celebration after the 10 am service.
September 12- Confirmation
Confirmation for 7th and 8th grade students will be held directly after the 10AM service (11AM to 12PM) in the youth center. Check back next week for more information and registration link.
September 18- Family Serve
Road Clean-Up 9AM to 12 PM. Check back next week for information and registration.
L-Team News and Calendar
If you are interested in starting an L-Team or your existing L-Team has resumed, please reach out to the office or one of the pastors.
Ongoing L-Teams:
Sunday
Adult Bible Study 9am
Student Ministry 9am – upstairs in the Youth Center with Blake
Sunday School 9am – upstairs in the Children’s Center with Emily
Monday
Men’s Bible Study 7am (Pastor Chris)
Men’s Ministry 7:30pm
Ladies Book Club (4th Monday only) 7pm
Wednesday
Wednesday Morning Bible Study 10:30am (PastorMatt)
Worship Team Practice 6:45pm (Chris Kutcher)
Thursday
Shadetree Garage (1st and 3rd Thursday only) (Will Zacharias or Pastor Matt)
Ladies Bible Study by LWML 6:30pm (Sharon Shyrock or Chris Jennison)
Christine Jennison(jennisons2000@aol.com)
or Sharon Shyrock (ssshyrock@yahoo.com).
Announcements & Updates
We are in need of voluteers willing to cook for Matt’s 10th Anniversay BBQ. Please email Nicole (nicole@hclm.org) if interested.
Confirmation begins September 12th.
Road Clean-up September 18th.
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
Teachers– Thank you for equipping these men and women with the desire and ability to serve our children and our community.
Lopez-Masera Baptisms- We are thankful for Zion, GaBriella, Chaude, and their parents and sponsors.
Prayers of Comfort
Prayers for the Schaeffer family as they honor the life of Walter Schaeffer.
Prayers of Healing
Wayne Scheussler – Recently diagnosed with cancer of his vocal chords. Prayers for successful treatments and remission of his cancer and healing of his vocal chords.
Anita Roehl- Prayers for a bone marrow donor and healing from leukemia.
Karen Lorenz- Prayers for a successful hand surgery and a speedy recovery.
Antonio Rosario- Prayers for good results following thyroid biopsy.
Aaron Seigler- In critical condition in the hospital with Covid. Please pray for complete healing.
Kathy Morgan- Significat cancer diagnosis. Prayers for treatment and recovery.
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
Steven Babcock | Dana Grimes | Jean Mactye |
Laken Binkley | Theresa Gomber | Rick Mann |
Robert Bowes | Michelle Grass | Alan McGinn |
Gary Brown | Reilly Grass | John Myron |
Keith Brown | Diane Gross | Leslie Pilz |
Becky Burrell | Jerry Gross | Bradford Plog |
Andrea Clark | Todd Haynes | Paul Queck |
Kyle Corbett | Steve Homan | Ivy Rodriquez |
Deb Fadool | Marlin Houser | Karen Schulue |
Tosha Feldmann | Diane Gross | Debbie Shaffer |
David Fleischer | Alan Kimball | Gina Shaffer |
Jim Foster | Elizabeth Koob | Walter Shaffer |
Michael Francis | Lori Luedtke | Sue Stark |
Patt Goodwine | Charaline Luna | Martin Summ |
Kathy Morgan | Wayne Scheussler | Anita Roehl |
“Casting a light to help those who are lost find their way in Christ”
Sunday Services at 8:00am, and 10:00am in the Worship Center
and Online on Facebook and YouTube/hclm
Pastor Matt Wallis (mwallis@hclm.org)
Pastor Chris Johnson (chrisj@hclm.org)
www.hclm.org Facebook: facebook.com/lakemarychurch