Cross of Christ Lutheran Church
As a fellowship of believers, it is our mission to joyfully proclaim the gospel of Christ in word and deed, inviting people to worship together, nurturing them in the Christian faith, loving one another, and serving a world in need. We invite you to visit us.
Cross of Christ
Sunday Worship Service
8:30 a.m.
Facebook Live Sunday Service
Bulletins
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This church bell originally hung in St. Peter's bell tower on Grant Street. (now the Early Childhood building) It is well over 100 years old. Kind of cool as we celebrate our nation's 250th.
Summer Worship
Schedule Change!!
Services will be held at
Cross of Christ
at 8:30 a.m. on
June 7
July 5
Aug 2
All other Sundays we worship at the Stone Church at 8:30am.
June 8 - June 14
Monday:
9:00 am - Quilting with potluck and business meeting
Tuesday:
9:00 am - Quilting with potluck
6:00 pm - Council Meeting
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Pastor’s Day Off
Saturday:
Sunday:
8:30 am Worship Service at Stone Church w/Holy Communion/FB followed by coffee
Stone Church Cemetery
Upcoming Events
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1st Sunday of each month Noisy Offering
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3rd Sunday of each month Non-Communion Worship & Caring Collection
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June 21 Caring Collection Mac & Cheese, Spaghetti Sauce
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July 19 Caring Collection Cereal (please no Cheerios)
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August 16 Caring Collection Peanut Butter & Jelly
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Cross of Christ?
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Send Text Amount to the phone number 833-987-5990.
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The Beginning of Cross of Christ
The photo to the left was donated by Rosaaen Skifton Olson. Rosaaen and I remember this scene well because for a few years, this project monopolized many, of what would eventually be, Cross of Christ members lives. As we do extensive maintenance on our treasured stain glass windows, it seems like a good time to say thanks to those folks who made this beautiful building a reality.
We raised $107,000 to redo the windows. The total cost of the original building was $209,805.20. The groundbreaking took place April 26, 1959, and the dedication was August 28, 1960. Quite an accomplishment for a small congregation!
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Acts 11
New International Version
Peter Explains His Actions
11 The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him 3 and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
4 Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story: 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was. 6 I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds. 7 Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’
8 “I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
9 “The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’ 10 This happened three times, and then it was all pulled up to heaven again.
11 “Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying. 12 The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. 14 He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.’
15 “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with[a] water, but you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.’ 17 So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?”
18 When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.”
The Church in Antioch
19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, spreading the word only among Jews. 20 Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. 21 The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
22 News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. 24 He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
27 During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.) 29 The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea. 30 This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
