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CROSS OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH24155 Griswold Road, South Lyon, MI 48178
248-437-8810Fax: 248-437-7708
www.crossofchristlutheran.org Email: [email protected] Like us on FACEBOOK at: www.facebook.com/crossofchristsouthlyon
A P R I L 2 0 1 7Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
Holy Communion is celebrated on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays of the month.Sunday School: 10 a.m. – 3 years old through fifth grade
Adult Bible Study: Sundays 9:00 a.m. Youth Bible Study: 10 a.m. (1st & 3rd Sundays)
HOLY WEEK WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Palm Sunday April 9 10:00am+Maundy Thursday April 13 7:00pm+Good Friday April 14 7:00pm
EASTER SUNDAY April 16 7:30am+ & 10:00am+(+ Indicates Holy Communion)
(Sunday School classes and Adult Bible Study are not held on Easter Sunday.)
Dear Beloved Members and Friends,We celebrate Easter Sunday on April Sixteenth. For Christians, Easter is our day to celebrate our Lord’s resurrection. Easter is our day to rejoice and sing and shout alleluias. We celebrate by wearing our Easter Sunday best church clothes. We celebrate by singing beloved Easter hymns and liturgy. We joyfully worship by speaking liturgy and prayers. We rejoice by giving cheerful offerings. We celebrate by serving and receiving our risen Lord’s Supper. We have good reasons to celebrate. Christ has risen from the dead just as He said. Jesus is with us.
Jesus was not there in the tomb. Christ had risen just as He said. Jesus’ Spirit returned to His body. Jesus’ body came alive. Christ’s body became glorified. Jesus will never die again. Jesus got up from the place where He was lying in the tomb. The risen Christ departed from the tomb and left it empty. Jesus had said, “on the third day He will be raised to life” (Matt. 20:19). On the third day Christ was raised to life. Jesus kept His promise.
Let us go and tell Jesus’ disciples that He has risen from the dead and has gone ahead of us to heaven. You are a disciple of Christ by Holy Baptism, by faith in Him and by learning His Word. Jesus opens your minds so that you can understand the Scriptures. Christ tells you that repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in His name to all nations beginning at Jerusalem. Jesus ascended into heaven. Christ is preparing a place for you in heaven. Our risen Lord will come back and take you to be with Him that you also may be where He is in heaven. Our Lord hears and answers your prayers in heaven. You will see Jesus in heaven.PASTOR’S LETTER
Let us joyfully tell people the good news of Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. We are filled with the joy of our risen Christ. The joy of our risen Lord is our strength. Let us tell fellow disciples that Jesus has risen from the dead and is going ahead of us into heaven.
We will celebrate the Lord’s Supper during five Divine Services in April. Our risen Lord will be with you in His Supper to bless you. Jesus will give you His body in the bread you will eat. The risen Christ will pour out His blood in the fruit of the vine you will drink. Our risen Lord will bless you with forgiveness of sins, life, salvation, love, joy, and peace in His feast of love.
Our risen Lord is with us as we fulfill His Great Commission. Tell people the good news about Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. Bring folks to the sacrament of Holy Baptism. Teach others everything Christ has commanded us. Our risen Lord is with us to bless our efforts to make disciples for Him. Jesus is with you always to bless you in every good work of faith.
May our risen Lord bless you and your family this month of April and always!
Sincerely Yours in the risen Christ,Pastor Terry Nelson
A Children’s EASTER EGG HUNT will be held on Easter Sunday after the 10 a.m. worship service. All are welcome to join in the fun! Candy donations are welcome and appreciated through Palm Sunday. Thank you!
C H R I S T I A N E D U C A T I O N
“Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6
SUNDAY SCHOOL classes are held at 10 a.m. for children three years old through fifth grade during the school year. Children are dismissed to their classes from the worship service after the opening hymn.
YOUTH in grades 6-12 are meeting for Bible Study at 10 a.m. on the first and third Sundays of the month. Due to Easter, the studies will be held on April 2 and April 23. For questions about Bible study or youth activity nights, call Dom at 586-864-8623 or Amy at 810-333-6370.
SUNDAY ADULT BIBLE CLASS
ADULT BIBLE CLASS is studying Revelation: A Testament of Hope. Join us Sundays at 9 a.m. for an in-depth DVD Bible study of this often misunderstood book of the Bible. All are welcome!
“For where two or three come together in My Name, there am I with them.”(Matthew 18:20)
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY
Seven of our young people are scheduled to be confirmed on Sunday, April 30. Please pray for Mary Gilbert, Olivia Hindley, Jack Petsch, Noah Petz, Nicholas Stevenson, and Adam & Eric Walrath. May our risen Lord bless them as they prepare to confess their faith in God and promise their faithfulness to Him. CROSS OF CHRISTCHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL
“Preschool With a Plus” Registration for fall classes is off to a great start. Both of our morning classes have begun waiting lists. We have openings in our afternoon 3 and 4 year old classes. You are welcome to come and visit a preschool class at any time. Call for an appointment at 248-437-0871. We offer a play-based program for three and four year olds, with age appropriate academics and kindergarten readiness. A Registration Form is available on our website.
THANK YOU to those who participated in the Cherrydale Farms - Morley Candy preschool fundraiser. We appreciate your support of our preschool. Your items will be delivered Holy Week.Our GREETERS & USHERS are invited to sign up on the Information Board as you enter church for the 7:30 a.m. Easter service. The 10 a.m. service has been assigned.
SIGN UP NEEDED. Thank you!SIGN UP to purchase Easter LILIES to place on the altar for Easter. Lilies may be purchased in memory of loved ones and taken home after the worship services. Cost is $16 per plant. Many are available. Thank you!
WOMEN’S OUTREACH1998 – A group of ladies had a meeting and that was the beginning of Women’s Outreach. Over the years it was fun working together planning activities and fund raisers. There were yearly bazaars, bake sales, always a big flower sale in May and rummage sales. Also, ice cream socials, pancake breakfasts, Lenten dinners, Easter breakfasts. Along with the fun and fellowship, the ladies made money. We spent our money wisely purchasing the beautiful piano, the Gathering Hall furniture, pew candles, altar cushions, new paraments and banners, and 100 chairs. Several years ago, Women’s Outreach began to fade. The last couple of years there have been no activities.
WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP2017 – There is discussion; we need a women’s group. Eight ladies responded to our invite, and we enjoyed lunch, visiting and planning. We agreed on “Women’s Fellowship” and thank Patty Wadkins and Lynda Whitcher for co-chairing our new group. Our first meeting will be Wednesday, April 5, at 11 a.m., in the Conference room. Then we will enjoy lunch and fellowship at the Java House in South Lyon. All ladies are invited to join us. Our first activity as a new group will be A Maundy Thursday Dinner at 6 p.m. We need each of you to make Women’s Fellowship a successful group, so please join us!LWML SPRING RALLY
This year the LWML Spring Rally will be held on Saturday, April 29 at the new School of Nursing at our very own Concordia University in Ann Arbor. The guest speaker will be the school’s dean, Cindy Fenske. She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing at the University of Michigan. The School of Nursing is located at 3475 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI. Registration begins at 9 am. Opening devotions by Ryan Peterson, campus pastor of Concordia. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided by Concordia. A brunch will be held in the school cafeteria after the Rally for a charge of $8 per person. If you are interested in attending the Rally on April 29, please contact Judy Nimer at (248) 912-8887.
PRAYER CHAIN SIGN UP
Sign up on the Information Board or contact the church office if you would like to be added to an updated Prayer Chain List. When a need for prayer is requested, people on the Prayer Chain pray for the need and then call the next person on the list. FUNERAL LUNCHEONS
THANK YOU to all who donated food for recent funeral luncheons. Help would be appreciated by donating a dish and/or assisting at funeral luncheons. This ministry is important to families in their time of grief. If you would like to be added to our “Helper” list, please contact Annie Nichols at 248-437-9599, [email protected], or call or email the church office.
LAUGH 4 HOPE: A Comedy night fundraiser for AWPC (Another Way Pregnancy Center) Comedians Jason Douglas and Mike Williams
Friday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. at Ward Church, Northville Tickets at LAUGH4HOPE.LOL or call 248-939-5901
Saturday, April 22, 2017 / 2:00pm-4:00pm You are invited to attend the launch of Beyond Sight, the newly released book by Gayle Sommerfeld, founder and former Executive Director of MOST Ministries. Beyond Sight gives readers the opportunity to learn how an international ministry was born and how that ministry has changed the lives of more than 200,000 people on five continents. As part of the event, Sommerfeld will speak at 2:30pm. Copies of her book will be available for purchase at $10/copy (retail price $17.95). The event will be held at MOST Ministries; 655 Phoenix Dr; Ann Arbor MI 48108. Please RSVP your attendance along with number of books needed to [email protected] by April 18.TOUCHED BY THE UNDESERVED LOVE OF
GOD AS SHOWN THROUGH HIS SON, WE ARE EMPOWERED BY HIS SPIRIT TO LOVE AS WE HAVE BEEN LOVED.
“This is My commandment, that you love oneanother as I have loved you” (John 15:12).
STEWARDSHIP CORNEROur Victory in Christ
Some chapters in the Bible speak so directly to a specific topic that they have been given names, such as the “Faith” chapter (Hebrews 11), the “Shepherd’s Psalm (Psalm 23), and the “Resurrection” chapter (1 Corinthians 15), the one this article will focus on.
Perhaps the Corinthians were like us, wondering what would happen at the end of their earthly lives. Then, as now, all sorts of theories abounded. Is death the end? If not, will I have a body? What will my body look like? St. Paul quoted a couple of their questions in 1 Corinthians 15:35: “But some will ask, ‘How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” Paul called those questioners foolish and gave them (and us) the straight story. “So it is with the Resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body…Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of Heaven” (1 Corinthians 15:42-44, 49).
The end result for believers is that
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:54b-55)
So, for us who are in Christ, there is no need to wonder or to fear. Because of Easter, because of our Lord’s Resurrection, we also are victorious over sin, death, and the power of the devil. With the Apostle Paul and all the saints, we exclaim, “But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:5)!
And there is a response expected from us as we celebrate our victory in Christ: “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58).
MISSIONARIES TO MACAUBarbara and I want to thank you for your prayers and support. We continue to wait for our visa so that we may move to Macau. Continue to pray that it comes soon. We also are in need of financial support. Please pray that we continue to expand our partners in the Gospel network. We are eager to be the hands and voices of our partners sharing the love of Christ with those who have not yet heard about Jesus.
Please feel free to email us at [email protected] with any thoughts, prayers, questions or concerns you may have. May we be blessed as we journey through Lent to Calvary and
then to the empty tomb at Easter. I know my Redeemer lives.Peace be with you,Your Servants in Christ,David and Barbara Bush, Director, Concordia English Center, Macau, China
Go to to our website to locate a prayer card and recent newsletter.Website: https://lcms.org/bush; Email: [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP
HOLY BAPTISM
David James Bye III Child of David & Kari Bye February 26, 2017
CALLED HOME
Esther M. Schlosser Birth: November 16, 1914 Death: March 8, 2017
MEMORIALS
+ + In memory of Esther Schlosser, gifts have been given by Carole Bedard, Ben & Kathy Sulisz, and Annie Nichols.
+ + In memory of Esther Schlosser, a gift has been given to Debt Reduction Principal by Charlie & Rose Eldridge.
+ + In memory of William Besler, a gift has been given by Annie Nichols.
+ + In memory of Clarice French, a gift has been given by Annie Nichols.
We thank Thrivent Financial for continued donations to our church and preschool through the Thrivent Choice Program. If you are a
Thrivent policy holder and have not selected Cross of Christ Lutheran Church or Preschool as your designated choice, do so at Thrivent.com/thrivent choice. For information about Thrivent products, contact Brian Bower, our church representative, at:
[email protected] call 734-531-8423.
APRILBIRTHDAYS
2 Lisa Sterling 3 Rachel Tura 5 Hal Nimer 6 Julia Kreipke 8 Ronald Reichert
Gloria Schrom 9 Dawn Lanczki
Brent SterlingSue Zimmerman
10 Heather Sieting15 Lillian Candela
Karen HantzKenneth Nelson
16 Joe Vance17 Vi Chambers
Cathy Eckhout18 Sarah Zimmerman19 Alice Miller
Luke NelsonSamantha Hudson
21 Bob Smith22 Stephen Flook23 Brian Hall27 Gary Albin
APRIL
ANNIVERSARIES
1 David & Kari Bye 3 Dennis & Donna Evans28 William & Leslie Pratt
****************ACTIVE FAITHThank you for your donations of non-perishable food items for Active Faith. Drop off non-perishable food items in the box located at the church entryway. Our church has a monthly commitment of $250 to Active Faith. Your monetary donations are also invited.___________________________________
A P R I L , 2 0 1 7 CROSS OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH
Email: [email protected] Office: 248-437-8810/ Fax: 248-437-7708/ Home: 248-486-4335 Web: www.crossofchristlutheran.org _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday+ Indicates Holy Communion
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2 9:00 am Adult Bible Class10:00 am WORSHIP10:00 am Sunday School10:00 am Youth Bible Study
3Preschool
Spring BreakAll Week
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5 11:00 am Women’s FellowshipNoon – Lunch at Java House7:00pm LENTEN WORSHIP
6 7 812:00 pm Debra Green Memorial Service & Luncheon
9 Palm Sunday
9:00 am Adult Bible Class10:00 am WORSHIP + 10:00 am Sunday School
10 11 124:00-5:30 pm Confirmation
13 Maundy Thursday
6:00 pm DINNER7:00 pm WORSHIP +
14 Good Friday
7:00 pm WORSHIP
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16 Easter Sunday
7:30 am WORSHIP + 10:00 am WORSHIP +11:15 am Egg Hunt
17 1810:15am Evang/Steward. Meeting7:00pm Church Council
194:00-5:30pm Confirmation
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23 9:00 am Adult Bible Class10:00 am WORSHIP +10:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am Youth Bible Study 4:00 pm Rehab Center Service
24 25
264:00-5:30 pm Confirmation
273:00 pm Abbey Park Service
28 29
LWML Spring RallyConcordia, Ann Arbor
30 Confirmation Sunday
9:00 am Adult Bible Class10:00 am WORSHIP +10:00 am Sunday School
