Excerpts from church bulletin / Styrofoam

Come, meet and welcome Cross of Christ's new members at the Fall New Member Dinner on Sunday, November 16th, right after the late service, Seasoned members are asked to bring a large salad. New members will be our guests. The menu includes Turkey buns, chips, jello blocks, and dessert. We are hoping YOU will be there!! "And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near." Hebrews 10:25

We have been experiencing frequent problems with our email server and are in the process of replacing it. For the time being please contact us by phone for any important matters. We apologize for any inconvenience. "Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn; praise him with the lyre and harp! Praise him with a clash of cymbals; praise him with loud clanging cymbals." Psalms 150:3&5

Would you like to help pick up Panera Bread about once every six weeks? We are looking for a few people to pick up bread in Apple Valley about 9:00 p.m. Saturday evening, lock in your car overnight, and deliver to Cross of Christ by 8:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. "I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh." John 6:51

This year there will be Advent suppers offered on each Wednesday evening Advent service from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. The Youth will be providing the Advent suppers December 3, 10, & 17 with the proceeds going toward their youth camping trip the summer! Their menu includes a different hotdish each Wednesday with rolls, salad, applesauce, and dessert. They urge you to join them and take the rush out of the season and combine it with good fellowship with other members of the congregation! "Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment." 1st Peter 2:2

Can we enhance our house of worship and the Lord's altar with a large number of pointsettia plants this festival season? You have the opportunity to help do so by signing up for a five-to-seven bloom plant. Watch for a sign up located on the bulletin board in the narthex. We ask that you leave the plant at church up though Christmas Day service and at that time pick it up to beautify your home. "Man born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. He springs up like a flower and withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure." Job 14:1-2

The Worship Committee is interested in knowing if there are any musicians, instrumentalists, pianists, vocalists, or handbell players who would like to help in our upcoming worship services especially over the holidays. If you are interested in using your gifts in this way, please sign up n the Outreach bulletin board in the hallway. Thanks in advance for being a blessing to our congregation!! "But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Mathew 25:29-30

Cross of Christ will be forming a coed volleyball team to play in the Twin Cities church league this winter. If you are interested in being part of the team, please sign up on the Member Conservation bulletin board. Please sign up soon so we know how many teams we can enter. Games will begin in January and are usually played at St. Croix or West Lutheran gyms! "Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." Ephesians 6:17