H O L Y C R O S S H A P P E N I N G SSaturday, May 5 Health & Wellness Fair (5:30-7:30pm)

9:30am “Wing Nuts”10:00am New Member Class / Private Event4:30pm Day 6 Practice6:00pm Worship/Comm

Sunday, May 6 Fifth Weekend of Easter (Team 1)Health & Wellness Fair (9:00am-12:30pm)

8:00am Worship/Comm/ Adult & Bell Choirs9-9:30am Blood Pressure Screening in FH9:30am Worship/Comm/ Mustard Seeds & Praise Band /

SS / Adult Ed10:30-11am Blood Pressure Screening in FH11:00am Worship/Comm/ Tiny Tunes & Half Notes /

SS / Beyond Baptism5-8pm Date Night

Monday, May 76:00pm Saving Grace7:00pm SA Group

Tuesday, May 89:00am Staff Meeting12:15pm “Lunch & Learn”6:30pm Family Ministry Team7:00pm Christian Ed Team7-9pm Hope & Praise Practice

Wednesday, May 9 NO Choirs rehearseFAMILY FAITH FEST (5:30-8:00PM)...FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL (PRE-4TH), CONFIRMATION (5TH-8TH), HIGH SCHOOL, & ALL AGES!

5:30pm Pizza7:00pm Eric Samuel Timm in Sanctuary

7-8:15pm Adult Ed Small GroupThursday, May 10

6:30am Women at the Well10:30am Program Staff Meeting5:30pm Hospitality & Invitation Team6:30pm Stewardship Team

6:30 & 7pm HCLP Spring CelebrationFriday, May 11

6:30am Friday GuysSaturday, May 12 Family Worship Weekend

8:00am Avera Race for the Cure4:30pm Day 6 Practice6:00pm Worship/Diedrich bapt

Sunday, May 13 Sixth Weekend of Easter Mother’s DayFamily Worship Weekend (Team 2)

8:00am Worship/Comm9:30am Worship/SS to worship / Adult Ed11:00am Worship/SS to worship/Keller bapt

HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN CHURCH

1300 South Sertoma Avenue WWW.HOLYCROSSLUTHERANCHURCH.ORG 605-362-1947

Interim Senior Pastor — Dave JohnsonAssociate Pastor — Amy Eisenmann

Associate in Ministry — Angie SmithMinisters — the People of Holy Cross

SAVING GRACEWOMEN’SAA meets on Mondays at 6:00pm in the Fireside Room. For more information call 359-7247.

CROSSWALK 24/7Where Faith and Life Intersect!

Our Shared Mission:“We are called by the transforming power of the Holy Spirit,

to nurture disciples of every generation, by proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ!”

To schedule a wedding, baptism, or any other event – coordinate room(s), possible fees, setup & cleanup –Email Jen Beck (JENNIFERB@HOLYCROSSLUTHERANCHURCH.ORG). or call her at 605/362.1947.

If you or a loved one is hospitalized locally, please contact the church office.If you would like a visit from one of the pastors, be sure to inform the office staff when you call.In addition, members of the Visitation Team are available Monday–Friday. Please be sure that “Holy Cross” is listed in your patient

information so that when phone calls are made to the hospitals, the Visitation Team member(s) will be informed accordingly.

MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY & FAMILIESJoshua Duus, James Frank, Caleb Hockel, Whitney Hockel,Ryan McNamara, Jeremy Pollock, Kevin Pollock, Brady Purdie, and Chris Tinklenberg

ALTAR FLOWERS GIVEN IN......celebration of Erica Ritchie’s graduation from Shelly Ritchie...memory of Landon HargreavesWONDERFUL YEAR OF CHRISTIAN ED CLASSES (SUNDAY SCHOOL,CONFIRMATION, WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE, CHOIRS, ADULT ED)!!!

HEALINGZade Davis, Pierce Hanson, Ardis Iverson, Homer Knopf, Judy Knutson, Curtis Moulton, Lana Rustman, Jim Schaefer,Judy Johnson-Albright, Christopher Randall, Diane Stamp,Jodi Stanga, Marion Velder, Sandy Wahle, Bill Williams, and Roxanne Wolfgang

CARE & CONCERNThe Cook family; the Hanson family; Debra Waltner; 8th Grade small groups wrapping up

P R A Y E R S O F T H E C H U R C H

For your convenience...A Wheelchair and a Walker (with a seat) are located

in the Narthex under the south coat rack.

Are you a member of Holy Cross? Are you new here?Maybe you have been coming here for a while, but haven’t joined for one reason or another...Become a member of Holy Cross onTuesday, August 7th at 6:30pm.

We will get to know each other, talk about all the opportunities available at Holy Cross,

and welcome you into our faith-family here.Sign up on the kiosk (just outside the office), or contact the office today!

(Childcare is available with RSVP.)

“Circle of Prayer” and “Prayers of the Church”If you have a prayer request that you wish to be shared with the confidential “Circle of Prayer”

or lifted up in the weekend’s “Prayers of the Church,” simply fill out a Prayer Request card located in the pews.

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Beary Fun Bagsare available in the back

of the sanctuary for children to use

during worship services!

CRY ROOM: (Young & Restless Room)If your child becomes restless during worship, the Young & Restless Room is available in the southwest corner

just outside the Sanctuary. Adults are still able to participate in worship!

HOLY CROSS FINANCIAL UPDATESAttendance on April 28 & 29: 638 Mission and Ministry Offering...Received (as of May 2) $ 10,034.30 ...Needed for weekly Budgeted Expense $ 12,387.25 Building Mort. & Maint. Offering...Received (as of May 2) $ 2,401.50 ...Needed for weekly Budgeted Expense $ 5,038.75 “NOW IS THE TIME!”Given (AS OF 05/02/2012) $ 411,595.86 Used for expenses on addition $ 382,532.09 BALANCE $ 29,063.77

Please don’t forget your M&M and BM&M Funds Please don’t forget your M&M and BM&M Funds along with “along with “NNOWOW II SS THETHE TT IMEIME !”!”* * P* * P L E A S EL E A S E T R YT R Y T OT O C A T C HC A T C H U PU P * ** *

Endowment FundBalance $ 18,391.63

Welcome!!!For your convenience, coat racks are located throughout the building near the entrances.Here are the locations:

� Sunday School Classrooms � Near the Chapel � North & South of the Narthex

Sunday School children may hang their coats in the children’s lockers.

NNARTHEXARTHEX N NOTIONSOTIONS F FOROR M MAYAY 5 & 6: 5 & 6:Name Tags for ALL: Table just outside the SanctuaryHy-Vee Cards & Breadsmith Cards – in the Narthex:

Before Saturday’s & between Sunday’s servicesHealth & Wellness Fair:

Saturday (5:30-7:30pm) & Sunday (9:00am-12:30pm)

A special welcome to all visitors and guests. Go to www.holycrosslutheranchurch.org for a full range of programming & activities.

HOLY COMMUNION is celebrated at every worship service this weekend.Everyone, regardless of faith background, is invited to receive the body and blood of Jesus Christ through the bread and the wine.

Apple juice is available, and the bread is dairy-free. Children who are currently not receiving communion are invited and encouraged to come forward for a blessing.

Welcome to Worship with Holy Communion.Name Tag Weekend at Holy Cross!

Be sure to visit the “name tag” table in the Narthex; and meet & greet someone new this weekend.Registration Continues – get registered for Summer & fall activities today!

The new Chapel, located on the North end of the church, is open to you throughout the week. You are invited to enter at any time.

SSPONSORPONSOR -A-Y-A-YOUTHOUTH!!Stop by the wall on the west side of the Felowship Hall, and see how you can ‘Sponsor-A-Youth.’We are looking for people

who are willing to offer their prayers – which cost nothing! –

or financially support our kids.Whether you sponsor them

for a day of meals, a night at the hotel, or 10 days of prayer;

all you need to do is take a card off the wall, fill it out, & place it in the offering plate

or bring it into the office.All people who “Sponsor-A-Youth”

will be invited to the Sponsor Dinner on August 11th at 7:00pm,

where you will be able to see pictures and hear the kids

tell about their experiences.Need more info?

Check out our website or talk to Pastor Amy today!

The Four Keys of Faith FormationThe Four Keys are provided to help you nourish your child’s/grandchild’s faith.

Scripture Readings for the Fifth Weekend of Easter:Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8

Family Devotions: In your devotion time this week, read the text from John 15:1-8. Children may not knowmuch about pruning, unless their parents are gardeners. The easiest way to help them get this story is toshow a dead branch and ask if leaves or fruit will ever grown on this branch. Pursue the discussion to thepoint that branches have to stay attached to the tree to stay alive. Note that the same thing is true of vines.The branches of vines curl up and die when cut from the vine. Then challenge listeners to figure out whatJesus was trying to tell us as you read the text.

Caring Conversation: Discuss in your household or small group: Jesus says that we show that we are his followers by producing fruit. What do you think Jesus means by “fruit”? Jesus tells us that if we are to bearfruit we need to stay joined to him. What does that mean, and how can we do it?

Family Service: As Lutherans, we believe that we respond to what we have heard through the Good News of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ – given for you for the forgiveness of sins. Good works(good fruit) happens, and we do not even know about it. As parents, you can “create” opportunities for yourkids to learn about service, with the understanding that service is not a “have-to” but rather a “get-to” –a “response-to.” Having heard the Gospel preached, we move beyond ourselves, caring for our neighbor.Think about the Scripture verses for the week and the conversations you have shared. God has giftedyou and your children with abilities, personalities, and certain qualities. As a parent, family member, or friend,you can help them discover their unique gifts by encouraging them in the things that they do well and feel passionate that they can serve others.

Family Traditions & Rituals: Pray this new prayer together at meal time: All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above; so thank the Lord, O thank the Lord, for all God’s love. Amen.

THRIVENT “CHOICE DOLLARS”Can Be Directed to Holy Cross!For those who own any Thrivent products (e.g., insurance, annuities, & more), you are invited to pick up a flyer from the kiosk or visit

WWW.THRIVENT.COM/THRIVENTCHOICE/PROGRAM/DOLLARS_DETAILS/ INDEX.HTMLBy following the instructions found, you can direct “CHOICE DOLLARS” to Holy Cross each month!

Save your Crossroads receipts!Save your Crossroads receipts and turn them in to Angie.

The Holy Cross library receives a percentage of the total purchases, which will be used to purchase books for the new library.

If you have any questions regarding Family Ministry & Milestone Events, please contact Pastor Amy Eisenmann at 362-1947 or AMYE@HOLYCROSSLUTHERANCHURCH.ORG

SCRIPTURE VERSE FOR THE WEEK: JOHN 15:5 (CEV)

Are you, your household, or your youth in need of a Bible? – Contact Angie at the church. –

“I am the vine, and you are the branches.If you stay joined to me, and I stay joined to you,

then you will produce lots of fruit.But you cannot do anything without me.”

The Holy Cross Coffee Shop Is Ready for You to Use Anytime...Not Just on Sundays! Have a lunch meeting, meet an old friend for a cup of coffee,

or enjoy a change of scenery from your desk at work.All are welcome, the door is open.

ALWAYS AVAILABLE...SIMPLY GIVING®

(An automated way of giving)It’s free to you and to Holy Cross!You may pick up a form at the kiosk or enroll online from the Holy Cross website using the “donate online”

link on the left side.a simple choice; a generous response

WWW.THRIVENT.COM/COMMUNITY/OUTREACH/GIVING/SIMPLYGIVING/INDEX.HTML

2012 Flower Chart...is posted on the large bulletin board

near the Fellowship Hall, so add your flowers & event!

Everyone is invited to honor or remember a loved one or special occasion

by giving a flower or plant to the church for a designated weekend.

Simply sign up (print clearly), order the flowers, and have them delivered to the Church Office by noon on the Fridaybefore your chosen weekend.In lieu of flowers, you may wish to give a gift that lasts forever.

Remember a loved one or special occasionby giving to the Endowment Fund.

Simply sign up on the bulletin board near the FellowshipHall, make your donation to the “Endowment Fund,” anda candle will be lit on the altar your chosen weekend.

All members & friends of Holy Cross are invited to gather for a time of fellowship

& an opportunity for unique learning.

Starting Tuesday, May 8 (on the 2nd Tuesday of every month)

starting at 12:15pm, you are invited to bring your own lunch

to the Fellowship Hall and share in food & fellowship for about 30 mins.

A learning time will follow until 1:15 and a time for closing until 1:30.

The guest speakers will range in topic & diversity.

First Speaker: Erik Thorstenson (KSFY Sportscast)Please sign up at the kiosk for this first gathering;

dessert will be provided.Also, please plan to not arrive any earlier than 12pm.By doing so, you allow the staff time to transition

from preschool lunch to “Lunch & Learn.”

WOMEN OF THE ELCA (W/ELCA) meets the 3rd Thursday every month Fireside Room at 7:00pm.We have a Bible study with a short business meeting & refreshments.

Our new study is from the Christian Worker Bible Study Series on the Book of Genesis.Please review chapters 9-11 prior to the May 17th meeting.

Contact Twyla Sine (JTSINE@SIO.MIDCO.NET) with any questions; or if you’d be interested in joining their Bible Study, so the material can be ordered.

If you have any questions regarding Adult or CaringMinistries, please contact Angie Smith

at 362-1947 or ANGIES@HOLYCROSSLUTHERANCHURCH.ORGIf you have any questions regarding music,

please contact Rachael Fode at 362-1947 or RACHAELF@HOLYCROSSLUTHERANCHURCH.ORG

If you have any questions regarding Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, or Club Serve, please contact Amy Cauble at 362-1947 or AMYC@HOLYCROSSLUTHERANCHURCH.ORG

All Women of the ELCA are members of W/ELCA!WWHATHAT ’’SS HHAPPENINGAPPENING ATAT HHOLYOLY CCROSSROSS??Want to stay up-to-date with events and opportunities?If you wish to receive the bi-weekly mass emails (Tues. & Fri.), please contact the church office with your email address, and you will be “in the know!”

Waste Not , Want Not . . .Waste Not , Want Not . . .Would you like to help save some postage for Holy Cross?You can receive the monthly

CrossFormation newsletter in anelectronic version rather than a

paper copy mailed to you!How? Just let Tami (TAMIM@HOLYCROSSLUTHERANCHURCH) know with your currentaddress, & she’ll be happy to email you a copy each month.

SSUNDAYUNDAY MORNINGSMORNINGS ATAT 9:30 9:30 ININ THETHE FFIRESIDEIRESIDE RROOMOOM::

May 6: “Letters of Love,” Sandy Jerstad.“Letters of Love,” Sandy Jerstad.When Mark Jerstad was the campus pastor at Augustana College, he thought about putting his sermons into a book. But then he went to work for the Good SamaritanSociety in Sioux Falls, where he became the president andCEO, and had no time to do the project. Mark died of colon cancer in 1997, but now, his sermonslive on through a book written by his wife, Sandy.Her new book is called “Letters of Love.”Sandy comes to share this book and their story.

Coming May 13: “1 Corinthians,” “1 Corinthians,” led by Julie Thomas.led by Julie Thomas.

This will be the last Adult Ed class until fall.We will examine the correspondence from the apostle Paul tothe early church in Corinth. This study examines some of the“big questions” the church faced, and that we still face today.

YARN COLLECTION:Holy Cross is collecting yarn to share with the congregation

of St. Dysmas (SD State Penitentiary).

If you have yarn that you are willing to donate,

please deposit it in the designated basket located in the Narthex.

What do sunscreen, high blood pressure, & mental health have in common?

Come to the Fellowship Hall May 5 & 6between worship services and find out!

for 65+Help Holy Cross Lutheran PreschoolSupport the Youth Going to New Orleans This Summer!

Camps for children 3 years up to children who have completed kindergarten

Buy your child, grandchild, neighbor, or friend a ticket & see if they win the opporutnity

to participate in a week of exciting activities investigating God’s world around us!

Purchase a ticket for a chance to winenrollment in one of the Summer Campsoffered by the preschool:

The preschool receives 5$ of every Hy-Vee gift card sold...and May’s sales will ALL be given to the youth of Holy Cross

who will be going to New Orleans!!!To support our youth, simply buy cards in $25, $50, & $100 values.Tell Your friends & neighbors to purchase a Hy-Vee card in May!

50% of May’s Hy-Vee sales (May 1-31) will be given to the youth!R I B BONS OF LOVE !Do you have extra sewing ribbon?

Newborns in our congregation receive homemade “taggie blankets.”

If you have extra ribbon – even small pieces – please place them

in the basket in the Narthex. PRAISE GOD FOR YOUR TIME, TALENTS, & TREASURES!Take the opportunity to share them with your faith-family…

Fill out a “TIME & TALENTS” worksheet for you & your family…Return it to the basket in the narthex.

COLLECTION BINSare located in the alcove just off the FellowshipHall.

May Is Swim Gear Collection Month:

The Outreach Team is now accepting swim suits & other summer gear

for children at the Bowden Youth Center.Place items in the “collectionpool” found in the NW corner

of the Fellowship Hall.SCHWAN’S SALE!!!The New Orleans Youth are sponsoring

a Schwan’s Frozen Foods sale.IT’S NOT TOO LATE: WE’VE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE...You can still pre-order food through noon on Sunday, May 6th!!!Stop by the table & grab a catalogue with an order form...Fill one out today!

Wednesday, May 9th (2:00-8:00pm)The Schwan’s Truck will be in the parking lot with the orders

with some ‘extra’ food that night!Which means you can ‘shop’

or pick up your orders when you come for Family Faith Fest!Thanks for supporting our kids!

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FF R I E N D SR I E N D S A R EA R E A L W A Y SA L W A Y S W E L C O M EW E L C O M E !!

V I S I T WWW .M O B I L E F O O D P A N T R Y . O R G F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O NA N D U P C O M I N G“ F O O D S O F T H E M O N T H . ”

WOMEN AT THE WELL BIBLE STUDY – Ladies, come for some coffee & great discussion with Pastor Amy Eisenmann on Thursdays at 6:30 am...Check out the upcoming locales: � May 10th field trip – meet at the Coffee Shop & see what the women are up to.� May 17th at the cafe in the Hy-Vee on 49th Street.

FRIDAY GUYS BIBLE STUDY – You are invited to join this group of guys, including Pastor Dave Johnson, Fridays at 6:30 am at the Fryn’ Pan on 41st Street.

Did You Forget Your MFP Donation(s)?No problem!

You can put cash or check into the lockbox on the Kiosk in an envelope labeled for “MFP”!

‘Food of the Month’We are collecting TUNA & TUNA HELPER

for the month of May.— “N E C E S S I T I E S F OR N E I G HBOR S ” — LAUNDRY D E T E RG EN T —

Please place donations in the bin to be taken to Peace Lutheran Church:���May 6th at 3:00pm — ALL are welcome to help serve! ���

FOOD TO YOU: Mobile Food Pantry

H Y G I E N E P A C K S A R E A N O N G O I N G N E E D !The Hygiene Packs are an on-going need!

A roll of toilet paper & a bar of soap with a bottle of shampoo or a tube of toothpaste

MUSICAL MOMENTSNO CHOIRS REHEARSE MAY 9TH:

WE ARE DONE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR!!!Contact Rachael with questions!

EMAIL HOLLY (HOLLY@PEACELUTHERAN.COM) OR JACKIE (JACKIE@PEACELUTHERAN.COM) TO HELP WITH “N-4-N.”If you have any questions regarding Confirmation orYouth news & events, please contact Pastor Amy

Eisenmann at 362-1947 or AMYE@HOLYCROSSLUTHERANCHURCH.ORGIf you have any questions regarding Preschool orExtended-Care, please contact Tricia Murphy at 951-1813 or TRICIAM@HOLYCROSSLUTHERANCHURCH.ORG

Come to the Family Faith Fest this Wednesday, May 9th!

We need your creativity for facepainting; paints & brushes supplied...

You can help us put our best faces ‘on’!

MAY CHOIR SCHEDULE~ Sunday, May 13 ~

Bell Choir at 9:30am & 11:00am

** CAMPERS & PARENTS: **Please reserve your spot for camp soon; Bible camps would like to know by May 7th.Mark your calendars for a camp meeting:

Wednesday, May 16th at 6:30pmWe will pass out forms, directions, & talk about possible carpooling options.

Contact Pastor Amy or Amy Cauble with questions.

** Sunday School Dates **MAY 9: You are invited to attend

FAMILY FAITH FEST

May 12 & 13: Family Worship Weekend; ALL children are encouraged to attend worship!

Choir Registration for 2012-13:Choir Registration for 2012-13:Don’t forget to sign up to participate in choirs for the next school year.Registrations are being accepted now.Hope to see you this fall!!!

Summer MusicalSummer Musical“Side by Side”“Side by Side” –– Ruth & NaomiRuth & NaomiThere’s still time to sign up in the Narthex!

Auditions: May 22, 25, or 28Rehearsals: Sun., July 1 – Fri, July 6 (excluding Wed., July 4th)

Performances: July 7 & 8 during worshipContact Rachael with questions.

Breakfast Served at THE BANQUET (900 E. 8th Street)Volunteers Are Needed to:� Prep – 4-5 volunteers at 5:30am

� Serve – 16-20 volunteers at 6:30-8:30amSign up in the Narthex to help out!

Questions? Contact Tami in the office.