Weekly News
July 22, 2021 News
April 2021 Book Club
This month, the book club is reading the best seller Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens. It’s described as “a coming-of-age crime drama about a girl growing up alone in the marshes of North Carolina.” We’ll meet on Zoom at 7 pm on Thursday, April 22, to discuss the book. Please contact Cheryl Nabors…
Feb 28: Annual Meeting at 10:30 am
Please join us for our annual meeting on Sunday, February 28 at 10:30 (right after worship). Our chili cook-off is on hiatus this year, but we’ll still have a fun time as we look back on all that God accomplished at Cross of Glory in 2020. We’ll also discuss and vote on our 2021 budget, elect council members and do some other other church business. We’re still working on the format, but hope to do a combination of in-person and zoom. Our quorum is 12, but we’re hoping we’ll have a lot more people than that.
Feb 21: New Member Sunday
If you are considering becoming a member of Cross of Glory, please contact Pastor Dana. We’ll celebrate our new members on Sunday, February 21.
Feb. 7: Sermon on the Mount / Reconciling In Christ Sunday
Join us this Sunday, February 7, at 9:30, as we look at our fourth group of Essential Jesus readings. This Sunday we explore Jesus’ sermons, with a focus on the Sermon on the Mount, a concise description of what it means to be a follower of Jesus. It’s also Reconciling in Christ Sunday, so we’ll…
The Essential Jesus Reading List – New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
We are doing a new sermon series called The Essential Jesus. Click the Read more button for the full reading list.
2020 Christmas Worship
Cross of Glory Christmas Services Christmas Eve Barn Service Our annual barn service was online-only this year, but you’ll still hear the story of Jesus’ birth told in songs and readings – ending with a candlelight rendition of Silent Night. Click Here for YouTube Video of Barn Service Christmas Eve Parking Lot Service We worshipped…
2020 Year-End Matching Challenge
Once again this year, we have been challenged to give above and beyond our normal giving. Every dollar contributed to our year-end challenge will be matched dollar for dollar up to $6500 (note the increase from our prior $4000), and will be used to help us make up this year’s deficit and establish a financial cushion as we move into 2021.
Worship Service
Will County is currently subject to COVID mitigation restrictions. We respect that decision and have delayed our return to indoor worship. Please join us each week on YouTube or Facebook.
Pastor Dana O’Brien – Advent 4
Facebook:
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YouTube:
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Virtual Celebration of Life
There will be a virtual celebration of life service for Michael Sanders (Gloria’s husband and Tammy Kjos’ dad).
The service will be this Sunday, December 13 at 1 pm. (The service will be held at Cross of Glory, however, because of Covid restrictions, it is limited to immediate family.) However, it will also be live at 1 pm on our Cross of Glory Lutheran Church Facebook page and our Cross of Glory YouTube channel.
Please keep Michael’s family in your prayers.