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PASTOR FRANCIS’ PROJECTS

SUNDAY MORNING ADULT CLASSES

8th GRADE CONFIRMATION

TEXAS DISTRICT THEOLOGICAL CONVOCATION

EARLY CHILDHOOD CHAPEL SERVICES

SENIOR RECOGNITION

EARLY CHILDHOOD CLOSING PROGRAM

PREPARATIONS FOR SUNDAY

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2014

THE MONTH OF MAY SENIOR PASTOR’S ARTICLE

Pastor Francis L. Schroeder Holy Cross Lutheran—Nederland

Did you catch your breath from Holy Week and Easter? I do hope so because we have entered the month of May. It is a month I call the “SPRING DECEMBER.” Do you wonder why?

Do you remember what your schedule was like in December? Yes we had Advent services and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Services, but do you remember all the other activities you had? Uh huh, sure you do! Well, it will all be back again. This time end of the school year parties, closing programs, graduations, recognition events, awards ceremonies, and that is just scratching the surface too!

Here at Holy Cross we will have just as a busy schedule. We will have 8th Grade Confirmation, Mother’s Day Celebration, High School Senior Recognition, Early Childhood Education & Mother’s Day Out Closing Programs, Baptismal Service, High School Senior Night Out, plus all the regular scheduled activities.

Here is a twist to this December/May mirror months. On December 25th we celebrated the arrival of Jesus into this world but on May 29th we will remember Jesus’ departure on Ascension Day.

It is my prayer and deep hope for this month to be filled with joys and celebrations. Please take time to celebrate with those having milestones and graduations. Remember too the One who provides countless gifts and blessings to you. The One and the Only, the Lord God!

Blessed May to each of you!

Pastor Francis L. Schroeder

MAY IS THE “SPRING DECEMBER”

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SUNDAY SERVICES FOR MAY 2014

SUNDAY, MAY 4th THE 3rd SUNDAY OF EASTER YOUTH CONFIRMATION SUNDAY HOLY COMMUNION CELEBRATED 10:30 AM Service in the Sanctuary Pastor Francis—Proclaimer SUNDAY, MAY 11th THE 4th SUNDAY OF EASTER MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION 8:00 AM Sunday Morning Matins Service in the Sanctuary Pastor Francis-Proclaimer 10:30 AM Traditional Service in the Sanctuary Pastor Francis-Proclaimer 10:30 AM Second Celebration Contemporary in the Family Life Center Pastor Seth-Proclaimer SUNDAY, MAY 18th THE 5th SUNDAY OF EASTER GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR RECOGNITION BAPTISM OF LUKE MATTHEWS HOLY COMMUNION CELEBRATED 10:30 AM Service in the Sanctuary Pastor Seth -Proclaimer SUNDAY, MAY 25th THE 6th SUNDAY OF EASTER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 10:30 AM Service in the Sanctuary Pastor Francis—Proclaimer

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Our Sunday Morning Elders' Prayers Lift Up…

May 4th St. Paul Lutheran Church - Groves, Texas Pastor Richard Turner May 11th Our Savior Lutheran Church – Centerville, Texas Pastor Jan “Trey” Rienstra (Son of Holy Cross)

May 18th St. Paul Lutheran Church - Jasper, Texas Faith Lutheran Church - Woodville, Texas Pastor Mark Follett May 29th Redeemer Lutheran Church - Beaumont, Texas Pastor Fred Kelm June 1st St. John Lutheran Church - Beaumont, Texas Pastor Doug Rathgeber June 8th Hope Lutheran Church - Winnie, Texas (vacant) June 15th St. Paul Lutheran Church - Sheboygan, Wisconsin Pastor Alan Kretschmar (Son of Holy Cross) June 22nd Trinity Lutheran Church - Port Arthur, Texas Pastor Tim Dinger & Pastor Mario Casillas June 29th Grace Lutheran Church - Orange, Texas Pastor Tom Haas

DID YOU KNOW THIS FOR MAY?

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DID YOU KNOW THIS TOO ?

OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONS (March, April, & May) are available in the narthex of the church. PORTALS OF PRAYERS (April, May, & June) are available in the narthex of the church. THE NEXT CIRCUIT PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE will be on the second Tuesday of every month at a different church in the circuit. We will have the Texas District Theological Convocation in May instead of the May Circuit Professionals Meeting. The Gathering will resume in August. We gather at 8:30 AM for coffee and refreshments, 9:00 AM for Opening De-votion, 9:15 AM for Bible Study, 10:15 AM for Break, 10:30 AM for Topical Study, 11:15 AM for Circuit Business and Casuistry. HOLY CROSS HOMEBOUND MEMBERS receive on a weekly basis an audio copy of Holy Cross’ Sunday morning services. They also receive on a monthly basis a DVD from Lutheran Ministries Media. WORSHIP BULLETINS RECEIVED FROM MEMBERS St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Winchester, Texas Hosanna Lutheran Church in Kerrville, Texas First Baptist Church in Wimberley, Texas Vineyard of Christ Lutheran Church in Rosanky, Texas Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Houston, Texas Resurrection Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg, Texas TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH—PORT ARTHUR is in need of volunteers to work in their THRIFT SHOP on Tuesday, Friday, & Saturdays from 8 AM until 12 Noon. Please contact Trinity Lutheran at 983-1130. TRINITY LUTHERAN FOOD PANTRY will open its doors on the third Satur-day of the month from 9:00 AM until 12 Noon.

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VOLUNTEEERS NEEDED TO ASSIST THE FOOD PANTRY

AND THE RE-SELL-IT SHOP AT TRINITY LUTHERAN IN PORT ARTHUR

YOUR ASSISTANCE IS WELCOMED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 1) TRINITY LUTHERAN FOOD PANTRY is permitted to receive one pallet

of food per week, on Fridays, at the Southeast Texas Food Bank on MLK Blvd in Beaumont, near Lamar University. One full-sized pick up truck is needed. A fork lift will drop the shrink-wrapped pallet into the back of your truck and you will need to drive it to Trinity Lutheran in Port Arthur. If you are able to assist, please call Rosie Cabrera at 512-743-0696.

2) TRINITY LUTHERAN FOOD PANTRY is always looking for volunteers to help with food distribution on the 3rd Saturday of every month. If you can assist please call Rosie Cabrera at 512-743-0696. 3) TRINITY THRIFT STORE is looking for volunteers to serve. The hours are: Tuesday: 8:00 AM—11:30 AM Friday: 8:00 AM—11:30 AM Saturday: 8:00 AM—11:30 AM Please contact the Church Office at Trinity Lutheran at 409-983-1130.

Trinity Thrift Store As part of our mission work, the Churches of Circuit 34 help to support the Thrift Store at Trinity Lutheran in Pt. Arthur. Pastor Casillas meets people each Saturday who come to the Thrift Store & then visits with them to share the message about Jesus.

The Thrift Store sells any kind of items: clothing, fur-nishings, dishes, tools, etc. Be sure that all your unwanted items go to the Thrift Store.

The Thrift Store needs help from each congregation in Circuit 34. Members at Trinity have been operating the store, but because of some health issues they need help to operate the store.

Store hours are: Tuesday. Friday, &

Saturday 8-11:30 am

Call or email Trinity & let them know if you will work

that week. Trinity is easy to reach—get on Hwy 69 & go straight into Port Arthur, turn right on Procter & go 4 blks.

Thanks for your help!

Circuit 34 Mission Council Food Pantry

We are looking for volunteers to help set up, box food, & distribute it on the third Saturday of EACH month. If anyone is available with a

truck and would like to help, please contact Rosie at #(512) 743-0696— next Pantry Distribution on May 17th.

The Food Pantry is held at Trinity Lutheran in Pt. Arthur. Volunteers are asked to arrive

around 8am to prepare for the distribution at 9am which last until the food runs out (usually around

one hour). If you are willing to help, please notify Trinity Lutheran Church at #983-1130 or trin-

itylupa@yahoo.com. Please save your Portals-of-Prayer or any Christian devotional materials that

you no longer need. Those working the Food Pantry will pass those out along with the food—

to feed the soul as well as the body.

Thanks in advance!

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2—Shawn Dunlap

Jesse Raposa

3—Ashley Trojcak

5—Keegan Day

Laurie Johnson

6—Ryan Stadel

7—Brooklyn Riley

8—Kristopher Barnes

Christopher Rose

Dylan Spinks

9—Keagan Derouen

Rowan Rodriguez

10—Zechariah Herring

Siegfried Stahl

11—-Rev. Seth Davidson

Gavin Erwin-Zumo

Annette Shults

12—Cade Ford

Darrell Hardy

Tricia Trevino

Alvin Wolfe

Nicholas Wolfe

13—Kyle Brodeur

14—Scott DeSerrano

Mack Schulze

15—Lora Laird

17—Addison Gillard

To: Early Childhood Education

Scholarship Fund In memory of

Gene Proft given by

Rosemarie & Frank Herring ******

Honorarium Gift

To: Holy Cross General Fund In honor of

Billy Cogswell given by

Dot Cogswell *****

18—Kaylee Tate

19—Lori Halbert

Stuart Kieschnick

20—Courtney Kaspar

Evelyn Ludwig

Brandon VanBrocklin

Randy Vincent

21—Jonathan Anderson

Alyssa Brodeur

Isaac Prioux

Teresa Terrell

DeeDee Wukasch

22—Ashley Graeter

Olivia Harms

23—Charli Collins

24—Griffin Kieschnick

25—Jackson Heider

Caty Rienstra

Ryan Terrell

26—Elsie Beckcom

Gannon Miller

27—Lisa Gonzales

Josh Matthews

Raj Robison

28—Marshall Hughes

Justin Mayfield

Joel Pinnt

Chuck Schulze

29—Craig Dutschmann

Pamela Evers

Phillip Jones

James Morgan

30—John McCall

31—Ashtyn Edgerton

Alan Rising, Jr.

1—Nancy & Tom Fritsche

3—Dianne & Johnny Krautz

5—Jim & Melissa Lavespere

7—Patrice & Rich Kihlken

8—Dedie & Johnny Orta

9—Sarah & Will McCall

11—Carla & Steve Derouen

16—Marilyn & Larry Sanders

17—Gloria & Russell Melancon

19—Helen & James Simmons

24—Gail & Ron Landry

27—Pat & James Self

28—Kathy & Joel Pinnt

29—Sandra & Mark Ludwig

Lola & Raymond Rice

31—Tanya & Richard Lewis

May

COME VISIT OUR CHURCH LIBRARY

in Education Bldg. We have new books coming in! Just

sign the checkout card & leave it on the desk. Any

questions, call Lynne Hollomon, Pam Vincent, Kathy Pinnt.

June/July Newsletter

Deadline: Monday, May 19

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Message from Pastor Seth

A blessed May to everyone! School is almost out for the summer! Hip Hip Hooray! We are

almost done! Or are we?!? I offer some interesting thoughts from the Verge Network…

You know how you feel when you’re watching a football game, and some guy’s running, and

he gets to about the three yard line, and he starts slowing up, to start celebrating? Then of course,

someone strips him from behind, you think, “Come on… really?” This is a false finish line. Don’t pull

up. We can’t especially when all of a sudden our ministry dreams come true. You can’t pull up, that’s

not the finish line.

The finish line, for us, is finishing the race. Keeping the faith. Exalting Jesus with our last

dying breath so that when our heart gives way we are saying, “To you alone, Jesus, be all the glory,

and all the honor, and all the praise, and all the dominion. To you, Jesus.”

That’s finishing. That’s the line, nothing short of it will do. That’s what death can do for you.

It can remind you that you keep serving, as a humble servant of God, because your finish line is

nothing short of your finishing the faith, in death. Or Jesus returning, whichever comes first.

Paul also says this, “I fought the fight.” I don’t think there’s anything like knowing that you’re

about to die to realize that faith is a fight. I don’t think there’s anything else like it. But you need to

remember that it is indeed, a fight. We shouldn’t think of the devil as one who is a silly cartoon

character with a pitch fork. He is real. He is trying to break you. He wants you to fall into the ways of

the world. Satan will take us out. As the scriptures say, he is like a roaring lion! Jesus reassures us in

our prayers… “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” Amen for grace!

It would be unwise for us to safely walk around in places like Afghanistan and pretend as

if it’s a time of peace there. That would be unwise and imprudent. We would find ourselves

in trouble quickly.

When we begin to trifle with sin, it is a slippery slope, and at the bottom is an enemy who

wants to take us out. It does sound like scary language to speak of the devil’s work. The reality is,

the devil is at work. Brothers and Sisters… keep the faith! Finish the race! Go for the Gold! The

finish line is found at the end of this road in this life. We will be at rest in the grace of Christ soon

enough.

Blessings!

Pastor Davidson

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LWML is: Lutheran Women who are: In the Word, of the Word, walking with their Lord!

We have many opportunities for the congregation to help us with our worthy

mission projects.

News from our: Lutheran Women’s Missionary League

Save those Stamps

Don’t trash those envelopes that you receive with cancelled stamps on them—they will benefit our Mission Project. Don’t ever think that you have TOO FEW stamps, any amount will help as they add up quickly. Just place in the narthex mailbox

of Judy Alvarez or Sharon Teinert. Any questions, Call Sha-

ron at #718-5906. This is a very im-portant Mission Project of our

Lutheran Women Missionary League.

Thank you!

QUILTING

THURSDAYS May 8 & 22 @ 9am in

Conference Room A. If you’re unable to quilt, with the group, you can work on

the quilts at home. Call Rosie at 201-5710, and she will

give you the fabric. If you have any other ?’s,

call Rosie Herring.

LADIES SMALL GROUP will meet Thursday,

May 15 @ 2:30, at Laurenda Wolford’s.

LWML Tuesday,

May 13 @ 6pm

Program: Devotion: “Loving Touch” Visits to shut-ins.

All ladies invited!

We will be collecting paperback books to be taken to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in

Houston. Please no

children’s books. We will collect books

through Sunday, May 18, 2014. Please place books

in the basket in the Narthex. If you have any questions, ask Sharon Teinert.

LWML is happy to report that we will be shipping a total

of 19 boxes with 105 Personal Care Kits and 12 Quilts to:

We also raised $408 from Project Com-

fort (Quilt Raffle) to help with the shipping cost.

Thanks to all who donated and helped

to make this possible.

Thanks to everyone who supported the Health Kit- quilt

project for Lutheran World

Relief. Funds received from the quilt

raffle will be used for the cost of

shipping the quilt & health kits.

LWML announces that the lucky winner of the

Quilt Raffle is Sandra Erickson!

If you would like to meet and visit one of

the beloved shut-ins of our Holy Cross

family but prefer to have someone to

accompany you, gather at the church

Educational Building on:

Tuesday, May 13 either at 10:00am or

6:00pm to find a partner!

Try to imagine being unable to leave your

home for the outside world because of physi-

cal disability. Wouldn’t YOU appreciate a

visit from someone who cares for you?

Usually the visitor is more richly blessed

than the person visited!

Take advantage of this opportunity!

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PERFORMANCE ANXIETY!! Have you ever suffered from this robber of peace? Do you find yourself struggling with feelings of failure? Do “sins of the past” ever come to haunt you? Save Saturday, August 9 to join Donna Pyle, sought-after speaker, inspirational Bible study author, gifted singer and founder of Artesian Ministries

(www.artesianministries.org) in the Family Life Center from 9:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Lunch provided for your body and spiritual nourishment for your soul! Plan to attend and bring a friend! Registration fee is $3.00. Visit Donna’s web site.

The time has come to recognize and give thanks to some special ladies. They shared their talents and time. Their deed will bring

warmth, shelter, and a feeling that someone cares! They took scraps, added more material …. designed…. measured….

cut…. sewed…. gave one last check and with a prayer a quilt was made.

They did this 12 times for 12 quilts all to benefit: ”Lutheran World Relief”.

A great big Thank you to: Vera Canton, Beth DeVillier, Joann Ermel,

Emily Gribnau, Rosemarie Herring, Lynne Hollomon, Shelby Luke,

Charolette Metryeon, and Irene Primeaux On behalf of Holy Cross Lutheran Women’s Missionary League.

ECE News We currently have 65 children enrolled on Monday-Wednesday and 75 children on Tuesday-

Thursday. We still have a few openings left for the fall. Give us a call or stop by if you or someone you know is

interested in enrolling for fall! It's hard to believe that we are beginning our last month of school! May always proves to

be a busy month.

All snack/supplies fees for the 2014-15 school year are due by May 15. All unpaid tuition balances must be paid

by May 20. If you have any questions, please call the office. (722-2177)

Our Closing Programs will be Wednesday, May 14 and Tuesday May 15, beginning at 10:45 in the Family Life Cen-

ter. Immediately following the program we will gather for a pizza lunch. Pizza will be $4 per/person and all are invited

to stay and join us!

The last days of school will be Wednesday, May 21 and Thursday, May 22. The last week will be filled with many fun,

exciting activities for the children. Be watching for notes going home regarding water day and special

lunches. We want to thank Mr. Ford & Mr. Wolford for all the help they have given us here at school

hanging signs, changing light bulbs, etc.

Thank you for sharing your children with us this year! We have enjoyed watching them learn and

grow. We wish all of you a fun, safe summer and will be looking forward to seeing all those returning

in the fall. We hope all those going on to kindergarten have a wonderful experience and that you will

stop by and say hello once in a while!

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Sunday Morning Classes 9am - Classes

10:30am - Worship Holy Cross Lutheran Church is "Growing In Christ" and we have a place for everyone

in your family. The material we will be using for Sunday morning children's classes is

called "Growing in Christ." Growing in Christ is a traditional classroom Sunday

School for all ages. This same-age classroom model helps students learn and grow in

faith alongside their peers as they explore the Bible, draw connections to the Small

Catechism, and learn the traditions of the Lutheran Church.

Questions? Contact our Sunday School Superintendent, Sheri Furby

at 409-350-2107 or DCE Kristy Witek at 722-1609

or dcekristy@sbcglobal.net

We hope you will join us. Bring a friend! Please join us on Sunday mornings @9am!

Where Do Classes Meet on Sunday Mornings?

Baby and Me (0-2 years) Class

Education Building

Room #2

3 Years to 1st Grade Class

Education Building

Room #3

2nd to 4th Grade Class

Education Building

Room #1

Middle School Youth

(5th-8th Grade) Class

Education Building (upstairs)

Room #15 & #16

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High School Youth

(9th-12th Grade) Class

Education Building (upstairs)

Room #12, #13, #14

(aka: HS Youth Room)

Pastor Francis Schroeder’s

Adult Bible Class

Conference Room A

Pastor Seth Davidson’s

Adult Bible Class

Conference Room B (New Office Building)

Summer Sunday

School will begin on

Sunday, June 1

Classes Offered

K-4th Grade Class

5th-8th Grade Class

High School Class

Adult Classes

Nursery provided for 0-4.

We will NOT have Sunday

Morning classes on Sunday,

May 25 (Memorial Weekend).

Join us for Worship @10:30am

Donuts, kolaches, juice and

coffee are provided!

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We Offer 3 Worship Opportunities the Second Sunday of each Month

1. An additional Traditional Worship Service @8:00am Sunday Sunshine Service (Sanctuary) on 2nd Sundays only

2. Second Celebration Contemporary Worship @10:30am (Family Life Center) on 2nd Sundays only

3. Traditional Worship @10:30am (Sanctuary) Sunday Morning Classes for all ages @9am

Donuts, kolaches, coffee and juice provided before classes. We hope you will join us! Invite your friends!

For more details on upcoming events go to our website: www.holycrosstexas.org

If you are willing to help supervise

Rumble Ball and pass out water

we would greatly appreciate your

donation of time!

WE NEED YOU!

Contact DCE Kristy Witek

if you are able to serve-#722-1609

Class of 2014 Jaycee Collins, Holly Terrell,

Mackenzie Tindel, Alec Torres,

Mia Woodruff

Confirmation Presentations Thursday, May 1 @7pm

Confirmation Sunday

Sno-Cone Giveaway Day Friday, May 23

Prep-Work @1:30pm | Serve Sno-Cones @3:00pm-4:30pm

Please join us as we serve Sno-Cones to the children and families

at CO Wilson Middle School and Helena Park Elementary. This

is an amazing outreach opportunity for us. Any ideas would be

appreciated. We will gather together to make Sno-Cones for the

children on Friday, May 23. Please contact DCE Kristy Witek at

409-722-1609 if you are able to help out in any way. Helpers

needed to shave the ice, set up the Sno-Cone Station, Serve, VBS

Registration table, and clean-up.

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Congratulations to our 2014 High School Seniors

Tara Gillespie, Harley Guarnere, Slade Hicks, Douglas Kihlken, Kaitlyn Louvier, Katlyn Roberts, Haley Terrell, Pauline Tran,

Kelsea VanBrocklin, Danielle Viator, Nicholas Wolfe

A special High School Senior Dinner is in the works as well as a Recognition

Sunday. Please contact Mr. Michael Rose if you have any questions.

High School Senior Dinner Wednesday, May 28 @6pm

Restaurant: TBA

Questions or to sign up to attend contact Michael Rose

409-673-6299

High School-21 Year Old Youth Trip Schlitterbahn, New Braunfels

Sunday, July 6 through Tuesday, July 8

More details to follow!

Please sign up on Clipboard if you’re interested.

We will also need adult chaperones.

Questions or to Register,

contact Michael Rose at 409-673-6299

High School Youth High School Youth will continue to meet

on Wednesdays from 6pm-9pm throughout the summer.

Regular Mid-week classes end on

Wednesday, April 30, but High School through 21-year old youth will

continue to meet from 6pm-9pm each Wednesday.

If you would like to be on the High

School through 21-year old reminder list (via text) please contact Michael Rose.

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Middle School Youth to

Schlitterbahn Galveston Waterpark Wednesday, June 18

@8am-9pm

Cost: $35.99 (12 years and up) NON-REFUNDABLE and $29.99 (3-11 years) NON-REFUNDABLE

+ the cost of food (15 people or more)

DEADLINE TO PAY

Sunday, June 8 @12NOON

Holy Cross will provide water and drinks! Carpool will leave Holy Cross at 8am SHARP

All Middle School Youth (those entering the 5th-8th Grade in the fall of 2014)

and friends are encouraged to join us. Please sign the clipboard and/or pay DCE Kristy Witek

to hold your spot.

Adult counselors and adult drivers are needed. Please sign the clipboard if you can serve in this way!

What to bring?

Swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, flip flops/sandals, extra change of clothes, signed parental health release form, money for ticket, money for food

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Please Print and Complete one form per camper. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for participation in VBS! REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Sunday, June 15

Camper’s Name _______________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip __________________________________________________________

Parent(s) Cell Phone Number _______________________________________________

Cell Phone Provider (if you would like to receive VBS reminders via TEXT MESSAGE): ____________________

Email _______________________________________________________________________

Camper’s Date of Birth _________________________________________________________

Last Grade Completed __________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact _________________________________Phone _____________________

Mother’s Name ____________________________Father’s Name ________________________

Food Allergies ___________________________________________________________

Special Needs _________________________________________________________________

Name of Camper/Friend you wish to be in cabin with: ___________________________________

Home Church (if any) ___________________________________________________________

T-Shirt ($10) Sizes:

T-shirt Sizes: Children’s sizes: XS (2/4); Small (6/8); Medium (10/12), Large (14/16)

*Checks for t-shirt written to “Holy Cross Lutheran Church”

Yes, my camper’s picture may be used on the Holy Cross Website and/or other publications (Photo only)

K-1st Cabin (check one + 2nd

choice)

□ SOCCER/GAMES Cabin

□ BAKING Cabin

□ CREATIVE CRAFTS Cabin

□ BUBBLES GALORE Cabin

□ 2nd choice: ___________

2nd-3rd Cabin (check one + 2nd

choice)

□ SURPRISE Cabin

□ BRAINIAC Cabin

□ ARTSY CRAFTY Cabin

□ SOCCER/GAMES Cabin

□ 2nd choice: ___________

4th-5th Cabin (check one)

□ SEWING Cabin

□ GOD’S GREAT OUTDOORS

□ HELPING HANDS Cabin

□ 2nd choice: ___________

□ Preschool (3-4 Year) Old Cabin—Divided into three rotation groups!

*Please return REGISTRATION FORM and T-shirt Fee to Church Office or dcekristy@sbcglobal.net - Thank you!

Youth— □ S □ XS □ M □ L Adult □ S □ XL □ M □ L □ XXL

□

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Welcome to CAMP Moosefeather Falls ! CAMP Moosefeather Falls offers a variety of fun

for children 3 years old through the completed

5th Grade and any child/adult with special needs/

disabilities. Campers will choose one cabin to

attend all week. In addition to cabin fun we learn

about our great and awesome God at our Assem-

bly and Campfire!! Campers will meet Kody and

Beez, our famous CAMP mascots. After Assem-

bly, campers will travel to their cabin of choice

spending about 50 minutes enjoying their specific

activity. All campers will also have the oppor-

tunity to travel to the Dining Hall where they will

learn some fabulous camp prayers and have a

yummy DINNER (not just a snack). When cabin

time is finished, children will return to the Family

Life Center for Campfire and dismissal. Families

are encouraged to join us for our Assembly &

Campfire each night and will be able to pick up

campers from their specific cabins after they are

signed out.

Please join us for a fun week at

FAMILY FUN DAY

Thursday, July 17 @6-8pm Family Fun Day Meal and Games

We invite all campers and their family and friends

to join us on Thursday, July 17 (the last night of

VBS), in the Family Life Center as we celebrate and

reflect on our week at Vacation Bible School.

Campers will sing a few VBS songs and get to see

Beez and Kody one last time. We will also show a

reflection video from our awesome time at Camp

Moosefeather Falls. A dinner for all of our campers

and their family and friends will be provided as well

as some fun games! We hope you will join us!

Vacation Bible School Holy Cross Lutheran Church

2711 Helena Avenue—Nederland

Sunday, July 13 -Thursday, July 17

@6pm-8:20pm

Important Information About CAMP • Cabin sizes will be limited and will be filled on a first-come basis.

“Let’s Go Change the World” Offering will be collected each day.

Camp Moosefeather Falls is available for children 3 years (potty

trained) to 5th Grade,

CAMP activities can be messy! Please dress your campers in play

clothes and “closed-toed shoes” for CAMP.

T-shirt Sizes: Children’s sizes XS (2/4); Small (6/8); Medium (10/12), Large (14/16) *Checks for t-shirt written to “Holy Cross Lutheran Church”

Safety at CAMP Leaders & helpers will be identified by staff t-shirt & name tags.

Please make sure your camper is registered and is with his/her Cabin

leader before leaving the building.

Please be sure to alert us to all allergies, especially food allergies

and other special needs.

We will be PEANUT FREE at Camp Moosefeather Falls!

Drop Off and Pick Up of Campers Please drop off your campers in the gym of our FLC. This will ena-

ble CAMP staff to ensure that each camper exits with the proper

adult & that no camper runs into a busy parking lot.

Campers will be picked up from their cabin. Parents/Guardians will

need to sign out your child from his/her cabin.

Let’s Go Change The World

Each night our campers will be challenged to “change the world”

by donating “change” to a very special mission project. We are

still in prayer about our specific mission project!

“Let's Go CHANGE the World” through this project!

*****A Special Note to All Parents/Guardians*****

You are welcome and encouraged to join us at 8pm each night for

“Campfire,” where were will review our Bible Event, learn from

Kody and Beez, and sing praises to our amazing God!

We ask parents/guardians to please follow your camper back to his/her

cabin before you sign them out. For safety reasons, we will not be

allowing campers to be “signed out” until they return to their cabins.

Doing so will also allow campers to pick up and bring home any special

projects they worked on that day. We appreciate your support in our

effort to keep all of our campers safe!

Schedule for Camp Moosefeather Falls 2014

5:30pm Staff Arrives to be available to greet campers!

5:45pm Registration Opens (Foyer of Family Life Center)

6:00pm Assembly (Family Life Center Gym)

6:25pm Move to Dining Hall (Family Life Center Gym)

6:30pm Dining Hall (Family Life Center Gym)

All Cabins (including the preschool)

6:50pm Cabin Time (all cabins meet in separate locations)

7:55pm Travel to Campfire

8:00pm Campfire (Family Life Center Gym)

8:20pm Sign-Out Campers from Cabins

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score

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rain

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mp

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cab

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r yo

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score

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hei

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Midnight Madness Garage Sale Saturday, June 28 @12:01am (Midnight) to 8am

Set-Up: Tues., June 24 and Wed. June 25 @6-9pm

You may begin bringing items to the Family Life Center on Sunday, June 22.

Please MARK/PRICE all items (in $.25 increments) except clothing, toys, or shoes as they will be a set price.

*This is a fundraiser for the National Youth Gathering in 2016.

Families/Individuals who participate in this fundraiser will get a portion of the earnings from this event. Those who do not participate in this fundraiser will not.

T-SHIRTS FOR ALL GARAGE SALE HELPERS WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON FOR PURCHASE !