Church Newsletter for May

Holy Cross Monthly Newsletter - May, 2008

Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 11
We honor our mothers, thank God for them and pray for them, especially on Mother’s Day. Whether your mother is here or in heaven, come and honor the spiritual influence she has had in your life. What better way is there to show your love to your mom than to sit with her in the pew and gather your hearts as one in your Savior. Psalm 127:1 says, "Unless the Lord builds the house its builders build in vain." May our homes be built upon the solid Rock of Christ and His Word!

Promotion Sunday
Sunday, May 18, 8:15 am
Parents of Sunday School students, May 18 is the last day of Sunday School for the summer! At our 1^st service your child will be promoted to the next grade. Please be here with your child on this special day!

Confirmation
Sunday, May 25 at 10:30 am
Twelve of our youth will publicly reaffirm their baptismal vows, promise faithfulness to Christ and His Word, and be presented to the congregation as brothers and sisters in Christ who are prepared to receive the Lord’s Supper with us. This is a great day to rejoice in the faith of our youth and renew your own confirmation vows!

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No Monday Night Church on Memorial Day!

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Get to Know Mr. Schubkegel

Mr. Tim Schubkegel accepted the Call to be our new school Principal at Holy Cross. Here’s a little bit about him:

Mr. Tim Schubkegel was born in Chicago and spent most of his life in Minnesota. He attended Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin and graduated from Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota in 1988. He taught for 12 years in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 3 years in Hadar, Nebraska, and serves as Principal and taught grades 6-8 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona since the fall of 2003. Tim and his wife, Angela, have four children, Jessica (16), Tyler (15), Levi (12) and Jennifer (10).

Relocation Update
Sunday, May 18
On Sunday, May 18 we’ll have abbreviated worship services (45 minutes or less) followed by an update on relocation from the Relocation Committee after each worship service. In-between services, Relocation Committee members will be available to provide further information, answer questions, and seek your comments. Please come!

Ideas for Grown Children:

Write your mother or father a handwritten note thanking them for your spiritual upbringing.

Write a prayer for your parents and pray it for them regularly.

If your parents have offended you, ask the Lord to help you forgive as he has forgiven you.

If you have offended your parents, apologize to them and seek to make amends.

Offer to sit with little ones at church so a young mother and father can commune together.

Compliment parents of teens when you see their teens in church

Write a prayer for the children in our church and pray it for them

Write a prayer for the aging parents in our church and pray it for them

Write a prayer for the parents in our church whose children have strayed from the Word and pray it for them.

Make a point of getting to know the single moms and dads of the congregation.

Support our youth work with a special gift.

Summer Campout
Friday – Sunday, June 20-22
Enjoy a camping weekend with your Holy Cross friends. Six sites have been reserved at Indian Trails Campground in Pardeeville. The cost is $39.50 per night. Sign up on the office window.

Bike Ride
Saturday, May 17 at 10:30am
Join us for a leisurely spring bike ride around Lake Monona Saturday, May 17 at 10:30am (rain day Sun May 18 noon). The 12-mile ride will start and finish at Holy Cross and should take between one and two hours. Snack stations and rescue assistance will be available along the route. Stay after the ride for lunch prepared by WELS Kingdom Workers.

School Events

Spring Concert
Tuesday, May 13 at 6:30 pm

Recognition Night
Tuesday, May 20, 6:30 pm

Special Gifts - April

Numerous gifts to "Building Our Future on Christ" Fund
To the Endowment Fund
To the Transportation Fund
To Holy Cross
To Holy Cross in memory of Hazel Redman
To Holy Cross in memory of Suzanne Fregien

Special Acts - April

Baptisms

Jared Alexander Larson 4/13

Jacob Alan Larson 4/13

Jaxen Ray Larson 4/13

Kali Marie Larson 4/13

Riley June Larson 4/13

Grace Nichol Manthe 4/14

New Members

Dan and Vanessa Heine & Brielle

Linda Keen

Andy Manthe, Grant & Grace

Yvonne Monson, Sara & Megan

Kristi Mosbacher

Justin Riley

Kate Patten

Larry and Doris Schaff

Brenda Sorenson

Karl Winter

Summer Worship Times
Beginning Sunday June 1 our worship services are:

Sundays – 8:15 am & 10:00 am

Mondays – 6:30 pm

No Sunday School or Sunday morning Bible classes during the summer.

Bethany Lutheran College Concert Choir!
Monday, May 26 at 4 pm
We’re invited to enjoy the Bethany Lutheran College Concert Choir, Handbell Choir and String Ensemble at Grace Lutheran Church on Rosa Road. The concert will include works of Buxtehude, Bach, Brahms, Vaughn Williams, Eleanor Daley, Vivaldi and others. Bring a friend!

Bethany Women’s Auxiliary
Tuesday, May 6 at 7 pm
Join women from the Madison area ELS churches to help support our synod’s college – Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota. Our May meeting will be at Grace Lutheran Church on Rosa Road. Our program will be Grace Bartel, speaking about Jesus Care Ministry for the Developmentally Disabled. She’ll also play cello for us!

50^th Anniversary Band!
The Friends of Lakeside Lutheran High School would like to invite all alumni and friends of Lakeside to participate in a special Lakeside 50^th anniversary band which will be performing in the Lake Mills Town and Country Days parade on Saturday, June 28. For information call Rachel Steindorf at 920-261-6865 or email rrers@sbcglobal.net by June 1.

God’s Summer Plans
"Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing…" (Hebrew 10:25).

"Summer time and livin' is easy" the old song goes. Warm weather, vacations, no school, golf , fishing, hiking, swimming, relaxing, less hectic schedules…all seem to define summer time. Thankfully our Lord never takes a vacation from blessing us with His abundant love, gracious gifts, and providential care. The Psalmist writes about our Heavenly Father, "He who watches over Israel will neither slumber or sleep. The Lord watches over you—the Lord is your shade at your right hand." (Psalm 121:4-5). The Lord’s care is ongoing. He never tires of caring for us.

Summer presents God’s people with many opportunities to be good stewards of His manifold gifts. We care for the wonderful world He has given us when we are outdoors. We treasure the important relationships we enjoy as we spend time with loved ones. There is temptation during the summer months to overlook the most precious of all our Lord’s gifts, His holy Word and Sacraments offered in worship. In the more relaxed atmosphere of summer living, we may be tempted to take more lightly the spiritual aspect of our lives.

In response to our Lord for His grace and mercy, may we place Him first in all our summer plans and activities, allowing adequate time for worship, Bible reading, meditation, and prayer. May we be good stewards of God’s rich blessings!

If you’ll be out of town traveling, contact the church office for a list of ELS and WELS churches in the area where you’re headed!

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