Special Announcements
Holy Land Carvings – July 30th
“Bethlehem Christian Families” from the Holy Land: They are in danger of having to leave their homes in search of work. They sell Olive Wood Carvings to help the Christian families remain in their homes and support their families. These Christians who make their livelihood through the selling of their hand carved Olive Wood religious items are depending on us to bring these beautiful carving, such as, Nativity Scenes, Crucifixes, Picture of the Last Supper, and several other religious items to you. Please look over these carvings displayed in the narthex on July 16th and will be available for sale on July 30th to help support this mission, additional information available at www.holylandcarvings.com. Your support and understanding in this crucial matter is greatly appreciated.
Remembering the Reformation!
2017 is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. We mark this date from October 31, 1517 when Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church. At Holy Cross, we will be doing many things this year to commemorate this historical time.
Pastor Hoyer has written 95 thoughts that can be used in your daily devotions based on each of the 95 Theses. Beginning July 28th, we will send out one thought each day for 95 days leading to October 31, 2017. If we have your e-mail address, we will be sending you the devotions; you are welcome to share these with others. Upon request, if you want a printed version, contact the church office (407-333-0797).
Server Issue
We have been experiencing some issues with our server here at Holy Cross. Due to this problem, some of your prayer requests and questions submitted through our website may not have been reaching us. We apologize if one of your prayer requests did not make it into our prayer list, or if we did not respond to a question that you submitted. We are working on resolving the issue, and things should be working properly by the time you are reading this. Thank you for your understanding.
Parking Lot Resurfacing – July 26th – 29th
The parking lot resurfacing will begin July 26th and finish on July 29th. There will be restricted area for parking.
Kids Church
Do you love children? Do you love God? Ever thought of helping in Kids Church? Come to an informational meeting on July 23rd at 10:30 a.m. in the Community Room. There are lots of ways to help.
LWML Mite Box – July 23rd
LWML will have the mite box out next Sunday, July 23rd.
L Team News
BUNCO – July 25th
Come fellowship and have FUN on Tuesday, July 25th at 11:30am with brown bag lunch, games start at noon in the Fellowship Hall. Prizes awarded for most BUNCO, most wins, most losses, and whatever with bagged white elephant items provided by the players.
Last Thursday of the Month Dinner Group
Join this group on Thursday, July 27th at Miller’s Ale House (50 Town Center Circle Sanford 32771). Call with your reservation to Joanne Hench (407-322-6004) by July 26th.
Wednesday Bible Study Update
Pastor Hoyer’s Bible Study Group will meet on July 19th, not meeting on July 26th, then moving to Thursdays starting August 3rd thru December.
Real Men of Jesus – August 3rd
Calling all men, high school and up, who seek a deeper community connection with other men. Come join our Worship Leader Chris Kutcher on Thursday, August 3rd at 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall for a fun time and dig deeper into community together along with some wild and crazy fun. Invite your friends and see you there!
Holy Cross on the Water – August 19th
We are planning a Bioluminescent tour out of Titusville on Saturday, August 19th. Contact Robert Bowes at Rob@hclm.org for details and cost. We would like to try and get a final count of participants by July 17th so we can go ahead with the reservations.
General Announcements
July Fun days on Sundays
Please join the Kids Church group as we enjoy some cool activities in July after church. Sign up for each event on the appropriate sheet up in the Community room on Sunday. If you have any questions, please email lmangus@thehcla.orgor call 407-936-3636 ext. 2.
July 16th– Beach Day at New Smyrna Beach
July 23rd – Putt Putt at Conga River 6:00 p.m.
July 30th – Pool Party at Lake Mary Splash Pad – after church
We’re Collecting School Supplies
School’s out for summer but soon children in our community will be starting back to school and many will need help gathering together the necessary supplies. Throughout the month of July we will be collecting school supplies to donate to local children. Please pick up a list in the narthex and do some fun back to school shopping for these students. Thanks as always for your support!
Metals for Missions
We are collecting donations of aluminum cans and assorted other metals to fund our youth mission trip to N. Carolina and other various Holy Cross missions. Please place metals in blue receptacle in the Fellowship Hall.
Heritage of Faith and Family
Honoring God and the heritage of faith and family can be accomplished through a charitable estate distribution plan. Christian stewards leave loving, lasting legacies. Sample Family Blessings and Christian Preambles help with leaving your heart to your loved ones. Robin Paris has samples call 937-477-9713, or email her at Robin.Paris@lfnd.org.
Prayers of the Church
Prayers of Thanksgiving
Diane Plog thankful for prayers and return to good health
McKenna Wallis as she celebrates her 13th birthday on July 17th
Prayers of Comfort
Corp. Dylan Devane USMC
Carlton Graves
Prayers of Healing
Charles Burgess (friend of Doris Underwood) had open heart surgery on July 8th; prayers of healing and restoration
General Prayers
Bill Litton prayers for protection and guidance as he serve on the emergency management team to safe guard 40,000 participants & guests at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree (July 19-29) located at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in WV.
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
Wolfgang Ahl
Barbara Bechtold
Robert Bowes
Mark Brink
Jack Cadden
Cherrie Case
Ivan Cintron
Millie Diaz
Laura Doherty
Paige Elward
Jamie Fabozzi
Jonell Hagle
Stacey Homra
Hetty Lou Horn
Marlin Houser
Pastor Randall James
Megan Johnson
Carol Jusits
Ray Kerr
Kevin Kittelson
Toni LaRose
Al Laruffa
Lori Luedtke
Heather Marvel
Janice Miller
Steven Montes
Desmond Niburg
Nicole O’Grady
Dan Olson
Audrey Pettit
Pamela Petty
Claudia Quesada
Jessica Quintana
Marian Ritter
Lori Rockey
Marsha Rush
Jim Salley
Evelyn Samples
Bryton Saxon
Sunny Schilter
Karen Schlue
Bob Smith
Wendy Spring
Gary Starkweather
Debbie Stevenson
Phil Stichler
Cindy Taylor
Jim Thompson
William Ulm
Roger Webb
Rayna Wendell
Richard Wilton
Marg Winsauer
VICTORY: The Summer Sermon Series – The Book of Romans
“As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but accept the one whose
faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters” Romans 14:1
Sunday Services at 8:00am, 9:30am and 11:00am in the Worship Center
Monday Service at 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall
Pastor Matt Wallis (mwallis@hclm.org)
Pastor Chris Johnson (chrisj@hclm.org)