April 19th Announcements
SERVING FELLOWSHIP NEXT WEEK: K. Eubanks & A. Rees
TODAY: from 12:30-4pm is the annual food sorting for the CCA Food Pantry. The Boy Scouts canvas the towns in the PEACH area for food donations and a group of Holy Cross (and other family and friend) volunteers spend a few hours sorting the food by date and getting it organized on the shelves to serve the community for the next year. We appreciate everyone who has helped in the past and look forward to doing it again this year. All ages are welcome! Feel free to come and go as you are able. Please ask Kathy Dee if there are any questions.
FURNITURE PURGE: The Board of Education is removing some furniture from the classrooms (chairs, table, cabinet, bench). Furniture is located in the middle classroom and marked with a painter’s tape 'X'. It is available for members to take before May 3. After that time, it will be donated or placed on the curb for Carlisle clean-up week. Talk to Kathy Dee with any questions.
MOWING: Spring is upon us. If you would like to help with mowing the church yard this year, contact Mark Selby or Cal Lundberg. Thanks, Board of Properties.
APRIL SHOWERS: In honor of the gift of new life God bestows on His people, we are celebrating with April Showers, both in our community and congregation.
1. Bring baby supplies to the church to support Aggie’s Closet and the life affirming work at Guiding Star pregnancy center in Marshalltown. (Suggested donations: Diapers, wipes, onesies, diaper cream, bottles, pacifiers, teethers, baby wash, etc)
2. Write a note of encouragement to one of the new and expecting moms in our congregation and place it in the corresponding manila envelope. If you would like to write a note to another mom in the congregation, make sure it is labeled and it will be delivered to them!
CCA FOOD PANTRY: The CCA Food Pantry is currently serving 13+ families in the PEACH (Palmyra, Easter Lake, Avon Lake, Carlisle, Hartford) area. The food pantry is open on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month and anyone in the PEACH area can fill 2-4 bags with food, plus paper goods and bathroom items. Holy Cross has been the location for the CCA food pantry since the 1980's. Check the list posted on the Food Pantry door for immediate donation needs. Please ask Kathy Dee if there are any questions or for opportunities to get involved.
IOWA MARCH FOR LIFE: On June 20, 2026 we will gather at Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines for a time of prayer, encouragement, and fellowship before heading to the State Capitol for the rally at noon and the march at 1:00 p.m. Please RSVP by emailing pastorckroonblawd@gmail.com with the number of people in your household who plan to attend so that adequate lunch preparations can be made.
BOOK OF 2 TIMOTHY BIBLE STUDY: The Word of the Lord Endures Forever is a daily 15-minute verse-by-verse Bible study produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Will Weedon. Pastor Weedon recently started a study on the Book of 2 Timothy. You can listen on-demand at thewordendures.org.
TODAY: from 12:30-4pm is the annual food sorting for the CCA Food Pantry. The Boy Scouts canvas the towns in the PEACH area for food donations and a group of Holy Cross (and other family and friend) volunteers spend a few hours sorting the food by date and getting it organized on the shelves to serve the community for the next year. We appreciate everyone who has helped in the past and look forward to doing it again this year. All ages are welcome! Feel free to come and go as you are able. Please ask Kathy Dee if there are any questions.
FURNITURE PURGE: The Board of Education is removing some furniture from the classrooms (chairs, table, cabinet, bench). Furniture is located in the middle classroom and marked with a painter’s tape 'X'. It is available for members to take before May 3. After that time, it will be donated or placed on the curb for Carlisle clean-up week. Talk to Kathy Dee with any questions.
MOWING: Spring is upon us. If you would like to help with mowing the church yard this year, contact Mark Selby or Cal Lundberg. Thanks, Board of Properties.
APRIL SHOWERS: In honor of the gift of new life God bestows on His people, we are celebrating with April Showers, both in our community and congregation.
1. Bring baby supplies to the church to support Aggie’s Closet and the life affirming work at Guiding Star pregnancy center in Marshalltown. (Suggested donations: Diapers, wipes, onesies, diaper cream, bottles, pacifiers, teethers, baby wash, etc)
2. Write a note of encouragement to one of the new and expecting moms in our congregation and place it in the corresponding manila envelope. If you would like to write a note to another mom in the congregation, make sure it is labeled and it will be delivered to them!
CCA FOOD PANTRY: The CCA Food Pantry is currently serving 13+ families in the PEACH (Palmyra, Easter Lake, Avon Lake, Carlisle, Hartford) area. The food pantry is open on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month and anyone in the PEACH area can fill 2-4 bags with food, plus paper goods and bathroom items. Holy Cross has been the location for the CCA food pantry since the 1980's. Check the list posted on the Food Pantry door for immediate donation needs. Please ask Kathy Dee if there are any questions or for opportunities to get involved.
IOWA MARCH FOR LIFE: On June 20, 2026 we will gather at Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines for a time of prayer, encouragement, and fellowship before heading to the State Capitol for the rally at noon and the march at 1:00 p.m. Please RSVP by emailing pastorckroonblawd@gmail.com with the number of people in your household who plan to attend so that adequate lunch preparations can be made.
BOOK OF 2 TIMOTHY BIBLE STUDY: The Word of the Lord Endures Forever is a daily 15-minute verse-by-verse Bible study produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Will Weedon. Pastor Weedon recently started a study on the Book of 2 Timothy. You can listen on-demand at thewordendures.org.
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