Ministry Highlights: July 2018

West Virginia Mission Trip More than getting stuff done The following Rolling Stones lyrics capture what took place with our team during our week in Logan West Virginia - “You can’t always get what you want but if you try sometimes you find you get what you need.” During our

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Holy Week Worship 2018

Holy Week Worship Times   Palm Sunday: March 25, 2018 – 8:30am & 11am Join us as we finish our Photoshopped Truth series and celebrate Palm Sunday!   Maundy Thursday: March 29, 2018 – 7pm (with communion) We join around the table to commune just as Jesus did His final

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Ministry Highlights: June 2018

Kids' Bible Camp For four days at Kids' Bible Camp, we were able to share the love of Jesus Christ with 175 kids (95 families). Through song, games, crafts and Bible adventures, we were able to experience God’s word in fun, hands-on ways. Not only were the kids blessed, but

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Ministry Highlights: January 2018

High School Winter Retreat The last weekend of January 17 students and 5 adult leaders ventured north to Cadillac, Michigan for a weekend of renewal. Thanks to the kind people of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, who gave us access to their parsonage and church facilities, we were able to connect around God’s

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Ministry Highlights: May 2018

Confirmation Ministry – New Grand Rapids Partnership Over the last few months a group of LCMS churches from around Grand Rapids have been meeting and looking to cast a vision of collaborating on monthly events for Confirmation students. We are hoping that by joining together: • We can pool our

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Ministry Highlights: August 2018

Back to School Ministry (collecting school supplies for our Hand2Hand schools)   The beginning of the school year causes a lot of stress for children who don’t have the essential items needed to succeed in school, which then directly affects their overall performance. Holy Cross, for the last several years,

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Ministry Highlights: March 2018

Sunday School On Palm Sunday we had a special visitor, Craig Oldenburg – Director of Camp Concordia, lead our Sunday School hour. Craig got the kids pumped up about Jesus and the many ways we can share His love. The kids enjoyed singing and learning how we can ‘stop, slow

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Ministry Highlights: February 2018

Parents Night Out On February 3, at our Parents Night Out we blessed 8 families (13 children ages 2-10) by giving the parents a night away. It was an evening of fun activities filled with pizza, a Valentine’s lesson, crafting and races. The next Parents Night Out will be Saturday,

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Ministry Highlights: April 2018

Faith On Tap During April we had 40 different men join in one of our three Wednesday night gatherings. Great conversations took place about mentorship, time management and leadership all the while relationships between our men were strengthened as laughter, encouragement and comradery filled our time together. Family Night On

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