Exodus 5:1-18-6:1, Galatians 5:16-24, Luke 17:11-19
Fourteenth Sunday of Trinity
Church Service – September 5, 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.
September 7- Divine Dollies
Meet at Olive Garden, 10 Towne Center Circle, Sanford at 11:30 AM. RSVP to Mickey Buschman (407-878-2842 or mickeybuschman@gmail.com )
September 8- Youth Group
Middle and High School students join Youth Director Blake from 6PM to 8PM in the Youth Center. Invite your griends!
September 11- Rob Bowes’s Funeral
Church family and friends, please join us to pay our respects to our long time friend. 1:00PM in the worship center.
September 12- Confirmation Class
Confirmation for 7th and 8th grade students will be held directly after the 10AM service (11AM to 12PM) in the youth center. For information and to register:
September 14- Second Tuesday Lunch Bunch
Meet at Chianti’s, 685 Towne Center Blvd., Sanford at 11;30 AM. RSVP to:
Geri Frick (847-770-3086 or geriff@msn.com) or
Barbara Hartpence (407-268-9789)
September 18- Family Serve
Road Clean-Up 9AM to 12 PM.
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
Please join us Saturday September 11th at 1:00 PM as we honor and celebrate the life of Rob Bowes.
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL OR YOUTH MINISTRY SUNDAY 9/5.
Lunch for Two, Please! We are partnering with HCLA’s National Honor Society to collect food for children and families in need. Bring non-perishable items to church Sunday the 5th.
LWML is in need of Levi jeans or any unwanted denim or material for their retreat. Donated items will be repurposed into other useful items. Please place donatiosn in the PURPLE collection barrel in the narthex before 9/24.
Confirmation begins September 12th. Registration is open on the website.
Road Clean-up September 18th. Registration is open!
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
Birthday Blessings-God’s blessings as Haley Hench celebrates her 14th birthday on September 9.
Thank you for the baptisms of Shana and Braxton Bachmann and Emmie Lee Saslo and for the support of their family, sponsors, and friends.
Prayers of Comfort
Prayers of comfort and strength for the Bowes family. We pray that peace will carry them through their loss.
Prayers of Healing
Charaline Luna- As she begins radiation therapy on the 14th.
Isaiah Hench- God’s healing as he recovers from Covid.
Lisa Burse- Currently batteling Covid.
Ron Doria- Currently in the hospital with Covid.
Michelle Blankenship- Mother of four currently in the hospital and on a ventialtor. Prayers of healing from Covid.
Brent Brookshire- Prayers of Healing from Covid.
Gene Freebern- Restore to health after suffering a heart attack.
Eric Johnston- Prayers for healing from Leukemia and strength for his wife and sons.
Drew Gut- Healing from infection in his leg.
Susan Harlow- Prayers for strength and healing from surgery.
Terry Hall- Healing of her legs so she is able to leave the rehab center.
Anita Roehl- 100% bone marrow match found. Pray for successful transplant and cure from leukemia.
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 | Michelle Grass | Jean Mactye |
Laken Binkley | Reilly Grass | Rick Mann |
Nick Brando | Dana Grimes | Kathy Morgan |
Gary Brown | Diane Gross | John Myron |
Keith Brown | Jerry Gross | Bradford Plog |
Becky Burrell | Todd Haynes | Ivy Rodriquez |
Kyle Corbett | Jerry Hoffman | Anita Roehl |
Deb Fadool | Steve Homan | Wayne Scheussler |
Tosha Feldmann | Marlin Houser | Karen Schlue |
David Fleischer | Eric Johnston | Debbie Shaffer |
Jim Foster | Alan Kimball | Gina Shaffer |
Michael Francis | Elizabeth Koob | Sue Stark |
Theresa Gomber | Rick Lembrich | Martin Summ |
Patt Goodwine | Lori Luedtke | Allyn Williams |
Charaline Luna | Scott Williams |
“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