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LCC Crosswords
September 2021
September Worship Schedule Sundays 9:00 & 10:30am
Wednesdays 5:45pm* *two services start Sept. 29th
Hello beloved Church!
It’s September! Can you believe it? I personally relish the changing of leaves, the crisp-ness to the air, and yes, of course, pumpkin spice EVERYTHING.
At LCC, this Fall also means some really special things for our faith community. This Fall, for the first time in over a year, we get to welcome kids, families, youth, EVERYONE back to for all the wonderful things that make LCC our church home—Church School and Con-firmation, High School Youth Group and Bible studies, pizza dinner together on Wednes-days and Coffee (and Donut) Hour on Sundays; Quilt and Bible Blessings, youth fundrais-ers and community fellowship with Grace Garden—and so much more!
All the things that make those special memories that are sacred in the ordinary of life—watching our kiddos sing in Church School, laughing together in Bible study, ringing bells and singing in choir, welcoming our littlest members into the body of Christ with thunderous applause, coming to the altar as one Christian family to receive Jesus’ body and blood and to dwell in God’s love—it’s all part of the DNA of who we are at Lutheran Church of the Cross and we get to do it this Fall TOGETHER, in person!
In addition to all these holy familiar things—this Fall, we also get to join together in some wonderful newness! Construction on the Fellowship Hall will be completed in the next two weeks and we can hardly wait to throw open the doors and share this beautiful new space as a church family!
Construction is also wrapping up on the church garage, which has been beautifully renovated into the West Fargo Eats food pantry.
On September 22nd, from 530-7pm, join us in the Cross Way Center and on the church lawn for Celebrate LCC Night—for games, yummy food, live music from the LCC Worship Band, gift basket raffles, and tours of the brand new Fellowship Hall and West Fargo Eats! We also need your help naming all the new rooms in the Fellowship Hall.
Welcome back to church, LCC family. After a year of so much change, hard decisions, distance, and see each other only through screens—being together, in-person (still with some safety precautions)—truly feels like heaven brushing Earth. We get to be together—to celebrate every milestone, to support each other through every valley, to lean on and laugh with each other, and to serve our community—it’s all part of the life long journey of living and loving like Jesus.
I’m so thankful to be a part of this faith community and faith family. I can’t wait to see what the upcoming year holds for us and our journey with Christ.
See you soon!
Christ’s peace and love
Pastor Megan
Pastor’s Message
Hello LCC Family,
As we move into the Fall and think about school and the changing of the seasons, life at LCC is still very busy. The facility renovations have made great progress and we encourage everyone to check this out when they have time. Other exciting things happening is the continued growth of the pop-up food pantry that LCC is heading. It is truly inspiring how much this is helping our community. Church school and confirmation are starting up again and we are very thankful for all the volunteers that make this great. We are seeing a lot of people back at ser-vices and look forward to seeing more!
In August, Pastor Joel, Pastor Megan, and I attended the Eastern ND Synod Assembly. This was an eye-opening experience that was quite rewarding. I was honored to represent LCC at this event.
We are still considering possible candidates for a new part time third pastor for LCC. This process continues how-ever not many candidates have come forward as of late. We will keep the congregation posted on this.
Lastly, I would like to thank our council and executive team for the hard work and time they commit to LCC. This is truly appreciated.
Dan Christians
LCC Church Council President
President's Corner
Finance Report
General Funds
July Actual July Budget YTD Actual YTD Budget
Worship Offering $36,828 $40,680 329,782 $373,620
Other Income $1,478 $3,570 9,551 $17,840
Operation Expenses $44,420 $45,519 $381,505 $378,059
Cash Flow -$6,114 -$1,269 -$42,172 $13,401
Budget Variance -$4,845 -$55,573
Designated Funds
July Income July Expense YTD Income YTD Expenses
Mission $ 570 $ 347 $ 3,457 $ 3,375
Activities $ 185 $ - $ 4,595 $ 3,928
Coffee Bar $ - $ - $ - $ -
Facility $ - $ - $ - $ -
Foundation $ - $ - $ 1,207 $ -
Give & Love Campaign $ 28,279 $ 36,664 $ 216,061 $ 223,524
$ (7,977) $ (5,507)
Online Registration for
2021-2022 Church School
is ready!
Click Here—> https://
www.cognitoforms.com/
LutheranChurchOfTheCross/
_20212022ChurchSchoolRegistration
Church School is being offered in
THREE different ways this year!
Kids & Family Church School: Sundays at 10:00am
Kids, families, and friends sit together in the Fellow-
ship Hall to experience God's story and talk about
faith. This program is for Preschool aged thru 5th
Gr. Families from 10-10:30am on Sun. mornings.
Traditional LCC Church School:
Sundays at 9:00am and Wednesdays at 5:45pm
Preschool thru 5th Grade students begin in large
group and then head to grade/age leveled clas-
ses to hear the Bible story, creatively interact with
the lesson, and pray together. We gather from
9:00am-10:00am on Sundays and 5:45pm-6:30pm
on Wednesdays. This program is only possible be-
cause of our amazing volunteers! Prayerfully con-
sider volunteering to make this program happen.
Sign-up Here—> https://signup.com/go/HnOKgNA
Upper Elementary Church School:
Wednesdays at 4:30pm and 6:45pm
Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders will spend time
opening their Bibles (3rd Grade Students receive
their own Bible in the Fall), connecting life & faith,
and building community. We gather from 4:30-
5:15pm and 6:45-7:30pm each Wednesday. This
program is built especially for upper elementary
students to have time and space to ask tough
questions and wonder together. If you have a 1st
or 2nd Grade student hoping to attend 6:45pm,
please contact Chelsi ([email protected]).
First Days of Church School
Wednesday, September 29th & Sun-
day, October 3rd
Preschool Bible Blessing
Every week in Church School our Preschool
students use the Spark Story Bible to
hear the Bible stories. We are SO ex-
cited to be able to gift each new
Preschool student with a Spark Story
Bible! To celebrate, we will have a
Preschool Blessing at all services on
Wednesday, Oct. 6th and Sunday, Oct. 10th.*
*Students only need to attend ONE service.
Third Grade Bible Blessing & Retreat
Through generous donations, we are able to
gift a Bible to each 3rd Grade Student! A Bible
blessing will take place at all services on
Wednesday, Oct. 6th and Sunday, Oct. 10th.*
*Students only need to attend ONE service.
Third Grade Students and their families are
invited to attend a Bible Retreat on Sunday,
Oct. 10th at 11:30pm. We will spend time
learning, using, and exploring their new Bibles.
Lunch will be provided and siblings are more
than welcome to attend.
Upcoming
Sept 29th/0ct 3rd First Days of Church School!
Oct. 6th/10th PreK & 3rd Gr. Bible Bless-
ings
Oct. 10 3rd Grade Bible Retreat
Oct. 20/24 No Church School (NDEA
Break)
Questions and Suggestions?
Reach out to Chelsi ([email protected])
Church School & Family Ministry
Confirmation News
Questions and Suggestions?
First night of Confirmation:
Wednesday, September 29th
Confirmation Day Information & Details
CLICK HERE
Confirmation Students need to
register EVERY year.
Online Registration: HERE
Welcome 6th Grade Students & Families!
We are thrilled to join you on this journey of faith formation during Confirmation.
Confirmation@LCC is a three year program where students are equipped to think criti-
cally about their faith while exploring how a life of faith empowers us to live and love
like Jesus in the world. They will learn to see themselves as a part of God's unfolding
story of love and hope--while being surrounded and supported with connection and
community through the Confirmation program. 6th Grade Families are encouraged
to join us on the first night (September 29th) to learn all about Confirmation ex-
pectations, what the year will include, and answer any questions you might
have.
Grace & Peace, Chelsi Martian
Youth Ministry
Have you been "hungry" to get involved with West Fargo Eats? Has the Holy
Spirit been nudging you to live and love like Jesus in a new way? Due to lots
of Pop Up visitors and an abundance of food to share--we're increasing our
volunteer teams to meet the need. If you've felt that "nudge," simply click
the link to sign up for a shift. You'll get an email from Pastor Megan the
week of your shift with all the details about what to expect. There are jobs
for volunteers of all ages.
West Fargo Eats. Volunteer Opportunities: HERE
Life Events at LCC Baptized into Christ!
Axel Robert Mehus child to Destiny Valdez & Josh Robert Me-
hus)
Liam Tyler Highness child to Tyler & Amber Highness
Sacha Joeseph Megan Tee
child to Megan Casper and Tee Bros Sieng
Odin Lee Prodzinski child to Kyle & Savannah Prodzinski
Emerson Kay Lunde
child to Jacob & Danielle Lunde
Drake Cameron Dunn child to Dylan & Jordan Dunn
Parker Michael Cook
child to Nichole & Adam Cook
If you have a life event or celebration you would like to add to the newsletter email [email protected]!
Family Fare Receipts
We continue to collect Family Fare receipts. Our goal is $150,000 in receipts; in return, we receive $1000 that is used for youth programming at LCC.
Our current total is $80,419. Please drop off your receipts in the collection box located in the Cross Way Center or mail them to the church office. Thanks for your support on this project!
Congratulations to! Leah Hermanson & Kory Wolden
celebrating their marriage
Josh Winter & Megan Swenson celebrating their marriage
Died in the faith and commended to God’s everlasting care.
Victoria Tessin
Nikki Peterson
The next meeting of Novel Ideas will be Tuesday, September 28th in the
church library at 7pm.
September 28 Kristin Hannah The Four Winds
Anyone is welcome to attend; even if you just want to come once in a while to enjoy the discussion of the book-of-the-month if that's what inter-ests you.
PieceMaker Quilting Group The PieceMaker quilt group will be meeting the following dates: September 7th at 6:30 pm On the 9th and 23rd at 9:30 am October 5th at 6:30pm On the 14th and 28th at 9:30 am We are currently making quilts for the Red River Children's Advocacy Pro-gram. Any questions, please email [email protected]. All are welcome.
Love to make a joyful noise???
The LCC Choir is in need of a director. Interested or know someone who might be? Contact the church office at 701-282-0514 or [email protected]
Novel Ideas
Lutheran Church of the Cross 1402 16th St E ~ West Fargo, ND 58078
(701) 282-0514
www.lcc-wf.com
Contact Us:
Pastor Joel Baranko: [email protected]
Pastor Megan Casper: [email protected]
Kylee Lisburg, Office Administrator: [email protected]
Chelsi Martian, Education Director: [email protected]
Halie Van Vleet, Youth Ministry: [email protected]
Chad Svenby, Dir. of Music & Arts Ministry: [email protected]
Sean Rebischke, Bell Choir Director: [email protected]
Jakub Pasierb, Worship Accompanist