CHURCH LAWN CARE: The Board of Properties is looking for members who are willing to cover mowing and trimming church lawn during the spring / summer seasons.  Signing up means there is no commitment b...  Read More

HOLY WEEK SERVICE SCHEDULE: Palm Sunday Divine Service, April 10th - 9:00am Maundy Thursday, April 14th – 1:00pm & 6:30pm Good Friday, April 15th – 1:00pm & 6:30pm Saturday Easter Vigil, April 16th – ...  Read More

“Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! The strife is o’er, the battle done; now is the victor’s triumph won; Now be song of praise begun. Alleluia!” (LSB 464, v. 1) Yet, before the battle was done, and the al...  Read More

SPRING CLEAN UP: Attention all members and families!Please help us SPRING CLEAN our church building in time for Easter! While we have hired out weekly cleaning, the Board of Properties created a list ...  Read More

“Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is...  Read More

As we enter the penitential season of Lent, now is a good time to review how Luther taught on God’s Law, Gospel and of the need for repentance. Luther wrote, “This, then, is the thunderbolt of God by ...  Read More

HOLY CROSS APP:  Don’t forget to download the Holy Cross App onto your phone.  You can find the app at the Apple or Android store.  Just search for Holy Cross Lutheran and Carlisle. Questions…contact ...  Read More

Greetings!"I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord!" Psalm 122:1Tomorrow is the second Sunday in pre-Lent, Sexagesima Sunday.  "Sexagesima" is approximately 60 days before...  Read More

VOTERS’ MEETING:  Mark your calendars for the upcoming Voters’ Meeting on Sunday, February 20, following Adult Bible Study. CHILI COOK-OFF & YOUTH CONCERT:  Holy Cross Lutheran Youth invite you to att...  Read More

The following is from Gene Edward Veith’s blog: “On Monday the trial began in Finland for Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola and Member of Parliament Dr. Päivi Räsänen, charged with hate crimes for teachi...  Read More

INSTALLATION TODAY:  board members will be installed today during the Divine Service.COUNCIL MEETING:  Church Council meets the first Sunday next month, February 6, instead of the second Sunday.VOTERS...  Read More

YOUTH RETREAT:  Many thanks to everyone who donated food or provided financial support for the youth retreat this past weekend!HIGHER THINGS REGISTRATIONS: Youth who have been confirmed are encouraged...  Read More

Holy Cross is hosting a youth retreat, Christians in a Woke World, this coming Friday-Saturday, January 21-22. All youth, confirmation age and above, are encouraged to attend. Rev. Paul Dare will disc...  Read More

HIGHER THINGS REGISTRATIONS: Youth who have been confirmed are encouraged to attend the Higher Things Conference, For You, this summer. Our group will most likely attend the event at Valparaiso Univer...  Read More

All activities for the evening of December 15th (including Catechesis Classes, Vespers, and Choir) have been cancelled due to the inclement weather. Please stay safe.Please join us next Wednesday (Dec...  Read More

Christian Community in Action (CCA) is a local non-profit group consisting of every church in the Carlisle area. Every Christmas season, CCA provides assistance to area families in need. In the past, ...  Read More

Board of Education wanted to let Sunday School Parents know about the upcoming Lessons and Carols service on Wednesday, December 22.  The Sunday School children have been working hard on preparing mus...  Read More

Holy Cross' Tech Team is pleased to announce that our new app is live on the iOS App Store (Android version coming soon). Download the app for your iPod Touch, iPad, or iPhone.The app will allow you t...  Read More

“Savior of the nations come, Virgin son, make here your home, marvel now O heaven and earth, that the Lord chose such a birth.” (LSB 332)  This hymn is one of the oldest in our hymnal and has been tra...  Read More

Please join us on Wednesday, December 1st at 5:30pm for our annual Advent Soup Supper! Please bring a soup our side dish to share. Please see signup sheet in the Narthex.......  Read More

After you’ve made your list and checked it twice, place your Scrip order on Sunday, December 5th .......  Read More

CHRISMONS:  If you would like to help make Chrismon ornaments for the church Christmas tree, please join us at church on November 9th at either 2:00pm or 6:30pm to learn how to make them.  These ornam...  Read More

As we move into November, the readings and the hymns emphasize the Judgment Day and the return of Christ.  “The day is surely drawing near,” we sing, “when Jesus, God’s anointed, in all His power shal...  Read More

NEW ADULT CLASS:  Pastor Siegel is teaching a new class on Wednesday evenings following Vespers.  We will be studying Luther’s Large Catechism.  If you need a Book of Concord, please let Pastor Johnso...  Read More