JUNE 2016
FULLY ALIVE!
Fully Alive!
COMMUNICATING AND CELEBRATING THE MISSION AND MINISTRIES OF HOLY CROSS
LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
PASTOR
SCHAUDER
HONORED
2
FRIDAY NIGHT
FISH FRY
2
WORSHIP
INTERN,
LARISSA
3
SUMMATYME!
5
HELP NEEDED
AT RCLS
5
LIVING
GENEROUSLY!
6
LIFETREE CAFÉ
7
Who taught you to pray? What
prayers did you learn as a child?
Now I lay me… Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest… The Lord’s
Prayer… I would have to give the
credit to my mom, my Sunday
School teachers, and my home
church. Over the years I have
learned how to pray from my
wife, mentors, fellow pastors,
members of Holy Cross, and
friends. Along the way I have
discovered over and over again
the power of prayer.
But, sometimes our prayers are
not answered, at least in the way
we think they should be or want
them to be answered.
What then? Consider these
words about Jesus recorded in
Luke 18:1:
Jesus told his disciples a parable change our lives and our life
together as the Church if we will
to show them that they should
but learn to pray it with faith and
always pray and not give up.
understanding. As we devote
Many of us have gotten so familourselves to this prayer and to
iar with our prayers that may
prayer over the course of the
have given up on praying. Either
summer, we will experience God
we feel it doesn’t matter or bethe Holy Spirit breathing new life
cause God will do what He wants
into our prayers and into our
to do anyway. For others, prayer
lives!
has become so rote and routine
that we no longer pray from our Following the Example of the
Early Church!
hearts, but simply out of habit.
So, how do we breathe some life
Pastor S
and power back into our
prayers?
This summer we will answer that
question by turning to a traditional prayer that we all know –
The Lord’s Prayer. But, as we
consider each part and petition
of the Lord’s Prayer we will see
how praying this prayer will
HOSPITAL VISTS AND HEALTH CARE PRIVACY LAWS
Due to changes in health care
privacy laws, the local hospitals
are no longer making available
to clergy the list of members
from their congregations who are
hospitalized. Because of this
change, the only way for your
pastors to know that you are in
the hospital is if you contact one
of them.
for you. Or simply tell your
We would like to continue visitnurse.
ing members who are hospitalized to provide spiritual care and
support, so please contact Pastor Schauder or Pastor Green if
you have a planned or unplanned hospitalization. In addition, you can request hospital
staff and/or the chaplaincy office to contact one of the pastors
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PASTOR SCHAUDER HONORED BY ROCHESTER LAW ENFORCMENT
On Wednesday, May 25, Pastor
Steve and Tyler Wallace received the Rochester Police
Department’s Citizen Award of
Valor. The award was given in
recognition of their life-saving
actions on March 7, 2016. They
came to the assistance of a
neighbor who had been shot
and in need of medical attention.
Thank you, Pastor Schauder, for
giving yourself so selflessly to
those in need.
FRIDAY NIGHT FISH FRY
The Band of Brothers are “Living
Generously”. On Friday, June 3,
we are heading up to MN Adult
and Teen Challenge to prepare
and serve a “Friday Night Fish
Fry”. We are hoping many from
our group will be available that
evening to assist and to fellowship with the men. What an
awesome opportunity to bring
sign up: fran@holycrossthe mercy, compassion, and
presence of Jesus to this group church.org 507-289-1354.
of men. Also, if you would like to
donate to help defray the costs
of the meal, you may do so by
simply indicating Band of Brothers, in the “for” section of a
check made out to Holy Cross.
Please contact Pastor Fran
Green for more information or to
SUMMER VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Online registration is open!!
Please join us for our summer VBS, July
25-29. We will gather each day 9:0012:00 and have fun making crafts,
enjoying games, snacks, learning some
new songs, while we participate as
athletes being coached by heroes, heroines, vultures, and spies. Engaging in
storytelling characters who champion
God’s cause through compelling and
memorable “eyewitness” accounts of
ancient Israel’s dramatic cross-country
marathon to the Promised Land.
in your own faith. Register at holycrosschurch.org, look for the “Olympion”
logo.
There are groups for children PreK
through Grade 5. Also, Grade 6 and
above are encouraged to serve as leaders. Adults please consider taking
some time off work to serve in this powerful ministry, and you might even grow
Many helpers are needed, also; if you
would like to be involved in set design
or decorating the church, please contact Pastor Fran Green for more information or to sign up: fran@holycrosschurch.org 507-289-1354.
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WORSHIP INTERN AT HOLY CROSS
Meet Larissa Gronseth, a student from Crossroads College,
Rochester, MN, who is serving
as a Worship Intern at Holy
Cross this summer under Cindy
Wessel’s supervision. Larissa
and her husband Zack live in
Byron, MN, and she plans to
graduate in December 2016
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music.
In fulfillment of the Crossroads
course requirements, Larissa is
serving at Holy Cross approximately 10 hours a week, plus
spending time on her own journaling her internship experience, and reading and reporting
on two books assigned by Cindy.
Larissa is helping at Holy Cross
with worship planning, rehearsals, communication, and worship-related projects, and she is
Our goals for Larissa, who already demonstrates a maturity attending weekly Worship Design meetings with Pastor Steof insight regarding worship
ve, Pastor Fran, and Cindy, as
ministry, are that she grows in
the grace and knowledge of our well as attending some of the
weekly Ministry Team meetings
Triune God while we give her
with our pastors, Cindy, and
opportunities to put into practice what she has been learning Curt Boger.
in school, give her new experiConcurrent with her internship,
ences, and to help her learn
Larissa serves part-time at a
new skills.
congregation outside of Roches-
ter, leading a small worship
team, serving as administrative
assistant/bookkeeper, and
leading the nursery ministry.
Due to her commitments at her
home church, Larissa will probably not worship God with us at
Holy Cross on Sundays, but
watch for opportunities to meet
her during the week.
Please pray that the internship
continues to be a win-win for
Larissa and Holy Cross as we
work together to be helping
people become fully alive in
Jesus and, specifically in the
Worship Area Ministries, leading
people into the presence of
God.
Mrs. Larissa Gronseth,
Worship Intern
INDOOR/OUTDOOR NOTIFICATIONS FOR WORSHIP IN THE COURTYARD
Sunday, June 5, marks the first
day of our 2016 Outdoor Worship Services. Each Sunday at
9:30 a.m., dress for the weather, and come to the Courtyard
to worship God.
Holy Cross member Kevin Erickson’s Weather Calculator
(developed with the help of
Meteorologist Randy Brock) will
help us make “indoor/outdoor”
decisions based on safety,
health, and comfort criterion.
Assume that we’ll be outdoors,
but if it’s questionable, after
7:00 a.m., check your email or
the Holy Cross Facebook page
for the weather call.
If you have a favorite lawn
chair, bring it! Dress for the
weather. And invite a friend!
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YOUTH MISSION MANIA!
Our annual Mission Mania event
was once again a great day of
celebrating and supporting
youth mission trips! Lots of
great donated goods, scrumptious baked items, and plants,
baskets, and tubs from Gerten’s
were available, both before and
after a great lunch of grilled
hamburgers, brats, and dogs!
GREAT DAY!
(both youth and adult), to
those who donated and
baked, and of course all
those who came out to
support our Youth Mission16 team.
The Mission16 team is
now set, and departs on
June 30 for a week in the
hills of West Virginia,
coming to the aid of people in need.
We raised over $2,000 for youth
missions, with many plants yet
to sell as of this writing. Our
thanks go out to all the helpers
Sam St Peter takes care of a
special customer at Mission
Mania!
WORKCAMP 2015—”BEAR” (CHRIS) BANY
What did God show you on
this trip?
*God showed me how
blessed I am to have a loving
family. The stories I heard
about the broken family of
the resident we helped really
made my heart go out to her.
How did God challenge you
on this trip?
*The “What’s Next” theme.
Committing to live by the
spirit is a real challenge
What would you like people
to know about Workcamp
missions?
*It’s one of the most fulfilling, rewarding things you
can do.
*Actually finishing all the
work and seeing the grateful
look on the resident’s face
when she saw the finished
garage.
Please add anything else you
would like people to know
about your experience.
*This is my 5th trip, every
year has been a completely
Describe a project you did for
different experience, but
*The worksite looked like an your resident
each year is rewarding in it's
impossible job, but we just
*We rebuilt and painted a
own way.
kept plugging away and even
broken-down garage. rethough it looked like we
moved/replaced rotting
wouldn't finish right up to the
boards, reattached the
last morning. With God's
doors.
help we found a way to get
Describe one of your
all the work done.
favorite memories from
Which daily theme impacted
your trip.
you the most, and why?
“It’s one of the
most fulfilling,
rewarding things
you can do.”
~Chris Bany
Bear and Crew
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SUMMATYME FOR ALL
Youth, families, and pretty much
anyone is welcome to join us on
Wednesday evenings throughout
the summer for SummerTyme!
on the “Foot of the Cross” youth
patio and fire pit on the north
side of Holy Cross. Hours are 710 pm (we are not meeting the
first week of July). Games,
s'mores,
and some
music
around the
campfire
are planned each week as we
gather as an Acts 2:42 church
and live the abundant life together!
All are welcome.
POBLO NEWSLETTER
VOLUNTEER SHARING
When I sat in on an ESL class at
POBLO last year, I knew it was
something I wanted to do, but I
felt inept at being called a teacher. I asked Kristine for a class
that was just conversational. I
felt that God had given me the
“gift of gab” and this would be a
good use for it. What I have
learned (in abundance!) is that
the real teaching comes in listening – everyone has a story to tell.
I have had students from China,
Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, and the
Czech Republic, and I have
learned far more from them than
they have probably learned from
me. Two hours seem to fly by,
and we save questions for the
next week. I usually have 3-5
students, and it is wonderful to
watch them help each other
when trying to find the right word
to use to describe something –
sometimes it turns into a guessing game for all of us!
I feel God has brought all of
these nationalities to Rochester
to remind us that while we may
not all look alike, but we are all
His beloved children. John
Gayed recently reminded us all
to be less “earthly” and more
“heavenly” – that is, to think/act
as our Father would. He said
people come to the Friendship
Center because they will be
greeted with a smile and that
someone cares for them. This is
not the way they (specifically,
Muslims/Middle Easterners) are
perceived on the street. He said
Americans do not look at them
or smile because they feel
afraid. What an easy way for all
of us to start our “missionary
work” – with just a simple
SMILE!
Molly Gommels
POBLO IS IN NEED OF:

Volunteers to teach English
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Volunteers to be a receptionist
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Money to purchase English
language curriculum
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Gift cards to Walmart/
Target and office supply
stores

Gas cards

Prayer
HELP NEEDED AT RCLS!
The RCLS library is looking for
Library workers for 2015-16
school year. If you love books
and kids, this is the right place
for you!
We need several workers to help contact Mr. Nelson at
507-289-3267 ext. 5223
every week and every other
or conelson@rcls.net.
week. A library shift typically
lasts between 2-3 hours. FREE
TRAINING IS INCLUDED!! If you
are interested or curious, please
“We may not
look alike, but
we are all His
beloved
children.”
~John Gayed
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LIVING GENEROUSLY!
Thank you to the 21 people who decided to
live generously by helping with our Courtyard Clean Up Project on May 21 and 23.
Those who LIVED GENEROUSLY were: Jane
Schauder (project coordinator), Ernie
Freudenburg, Cindy & Chris Wessel, Karen
Anderson, Gayle McFarland, Jason & Hannah Engelmann, Brandon Marsh, Ken &
Lousette Schultz, Kevin, Karen & Grace
Kelle, Kathy Asay, Dan & Judy Hayes, Harriet Rudd, Adam McClung, Jim Krom, and
Pastor Schauder! Truckloads of debris
were hauled away, weeds were pulled, and
hundreds of flowers were planted! By the
time you read this, a truck load of mulch
will have been delivered, and more volun-
teers will have spread it in the beds and
berms! Thank you to Thrivent Financial for
providing the T-shirts and $250 seed money for the project. We can now look forward to enjoying the beauty of God’s creation in our Courtyard during the Summer
months!
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LIFETREE CAFÉ MOVING TO SUNDAYS FOR THE SUMMER!
Lifetree Café will meet on Sunday mornings
for the summer. We will meet in the
Lounge at 10:50, which will give plenty of
time for fellowship and refreshments fol-
lowing worship. So plan to bring your refreshments into the Lounge and enjoy 60
minutes of learning, sharing, and inspiration on a life-related topic! Here is a sneak
peek at what is in store for the month of
June at Lifetree Café!
What’s the biggest obstacle you’ve had to overcome so far this year? On top of the
world one minute, fighting for his life the next. He fell 10 stories . . . And survived.
Hear his inspiring story an learn how the accident changed his perspective during
“Overcoming Life’s Obstacles”
The Washington Redskins: Should the team change its name to be more politically
correct? Why or why not? Where does free speech end and political correctness
begin? Discuss this with us during “Political Correctness: Where do you draw the
line?” This episode will help us wrestle with a topic that has swept across our nation.
It’s been said that “the truth will set you free”. Is this always true, or are there times
it’s acceptable to lie? Is honesty always the best policy? Or is there a gray area in
which it’s acceptable to blur the truth? In this episode you will discover the power of
honesty.
Why do we do things we know will end badly? Is there a way to overcome this urge?
Bad things can look pretty good sometimes. Can we do anything to stop ourselves
from giving in to temptation? How do you fight temptation? Find out during
“Temptation: Why good men go bad”.
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the Military Bible Stick campaign
during the months of April and May.
As of this writing we were 35 short of our goal of providing 350 Bible sticks for our troops in the field and
veterans in our Veterans Hospitals. Hopefully, our Memorial Day weekend worship pushed us over our
goal.
And, it’s not too late to provide one or more Bible Sticks. The cost of one Military Bible Stick and the supporting materials for spouses and families is $25. You can mail a check to Holy Cross or bring it the next
time you come to worship on a Sunday morning. Simply earmark your check of offering envelope: MILITARY BIBLE STICK!
Thank you! God bless our troops! And, may God bless America!