Our people share God's Love through their ministry far beyond the walls of our building. We have organized ourselves for mission and ministry in the name of Jesus Christ.
We welcome all people to experience and accept God's love. Come grow together with us in faith and service as the family of God.
Pastor Kim Gonia

Church News

New Vegetable Garden

LCC Youth Member Alex Knox is doing his Eagle Scout Project by creating a vegetable garden in the back behind the church parking lot in the large field in order to supply fresh produces to the food pantry.

Alex would appreciate any support anybody could give to this endeavor.

Update-- Planting Day

Alex will be having a planting day at 9AM on Saturday May 26.  Volunteers are welcome to help Alex with this project.  Please bring small hand-held gardening tools.  This will probably take 1-2 hours, depending on how many people we get.

To follow up Alex's project and updates, check out his blog.

The Lord has done great things for us and we are filled with Joy -- Psalm 126:3

Lutheran Church of the Cross will be 50 years old this year. The first Sunday service was June 19, 1960 where 46 people worshipped at Dryden School in Arlington Heights.

Watch the weekly bulletins, monthly newsletter and the LCC website for updates on the year-long activities. Tentative plans include monthly anniversary events, highlighted by the dedication of new banners in July, congregational photo in August, a banquet in October, hymn-sing of the congregation's favorites in November, organ recital in February, jubilee of the LCC Charter signing in March, a community egg hunt in April and ending the year with the sealing of a time capsule in March. We are asking for volunteers for short term commitments to help with each event. The first request goes out regarding the banquet--preliminary work has already been done, with the date and location selected, but more helping hands are needed.

Join the JOY TEAM of Joey Pacay, Carol Campbell, Diane Finney, and Tanya Haak.

JOY UPDATE

SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY JUNE 3, 2012

JUNE 3 WILL BE A SPECIAL SUNDAY.  The first Sunday of the summer schedule: one service only at 10:00 am.

A special concert by all the LCC musicians, as a grand finale to our anniversary Year of Joy.

A special reception between the worship service and the concert will be sponsored by the Joy Team to celebrate the end of our 50th anniversary year and to look to the future of "FIFTY AND GOING FORWARD."

LCC Newsletters

See our latest Church Newsletter here.

See back issues of the LCC Newsletter here.

Every Sunday:
9:00 am- Traditional Worship
10:00am- Blended Worship
1pm- Disciple Church

Every Monday:
7:00 pm- Chicago Bronze

Every Tuesday:
9am-1pm- Food Pantry

Every Wednesday:
8pm- Disciple Church

Every Thursday:
6pm- Music Team
7:30pm- Bell Choir

Every Friday:
8pm- Disciple Church
8pm- Narcotics Anonymous

Every Saturday:
10am- SDA Church

FOOD PANTRY:

Thank you for all your
continuous support and
donations!
Please sign up to help
with the Food Pantry
on Tuesdays from
9am to 1pm.
We can always use
food donations as well.
Food Pantry Push is every
first Sundays of the month!

FOOD PANTRY:
COATS NEEDED!

The food pantry is requesting
winter coats and jackets. Please
check your closets for coats and
jackets that you are no longer
using. We also need plastic
grocery bags that are
in good shape.

PROVIDE A
"HELPING HAND" :

From the
Helping Hands Ministry:
Just a reminder that we
frequently have members of
our church family who need
assistance with rides, meal
delivery or small chores.
Accomplishing these tasks can
seem insurmountable especially
to those who are recovering from
hospitalization. If you can help
by cooking or providing a
"helping hand" in another way,
please sign up on the poster
in the fellowship hall.