Community of the Cross Lutheran Church The crossbeam · Dedicated Mortgage Fund Balance-Jan 1, 2020 $17,482 $17,482 $17,482 Receipts 108,921 67,954 166,000 Mortgage Expenses (67,954)

JULY / AUGUST 2020

Community of the Cross Lutheran Church

The crossbeam

Graduate Recognition Sunday

July 19th at 10:00am

Congratulations to our 2020 High

School Graduates!

Sean Feldner Culp

Kiara Swanson

Sunday’s at 10:00am Communion last Sunday of the month

Virtual “Backyard”

VBS is coming!

“Jesus Cares so We Care Too!”

August 3-6

cclcmn.org/onlineservices

See Pastor Erik’s article on

page 4 for exciting news!

Because we have had such a long delay since our last

Crossbeam, I am making a fresh start with the prayer

list. All the prayer requests listed here have been

made since April 15, 2020. This leaves off some

people who have been on the list for some time, and

maybe still need to be on.

If you have a friend or loved one who has been

dropped, but still needs prayers, please send me an

email at [email protected], and I will put them

back on the list. Thank you.

FOR HEALTH & WELL-BEING

For members:

Dave Docter

Gary Warnberg

For friends and family of members:

Mark Teslow, former member

Linda Bergman, friend of Sandy Shultz

Eleanor Kullberg, mother of Bob Kullberg

Phyllis Olson, mother of Robert Olson

Elaine Barr, friend of Ron and Pat Nelson

Baby Landon, son of Kristin Walker’s cousin

John Aasan, former member

Carrie Koch, daughter of Chuck and Sue Metsala

Lyn Pewitt, sister of Sue Metsala

FOR COMFORT & SYMPATHY:

Family of Steve Crane, friend of Ron and Pat

Nelson

Kristin Walker and family on the death of Lexi,

twin to Landon

FOR THANKSGIVING & HEALING:

Jim Augustine, son-in-law of Cecilee Christopher

Steve and Bev Docter

Mark Clark, friend of Ron and Pat Nelson

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THE CROSSBEAM

Online Views

April 5 115

April 12* 231

April 19 115

April 26 88

Mid-Week Services Online Views

Maundy Thursday 100

Good Friday 95

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE IN APRIL

* Easter

CCLC Celebrates! Baptized in May into the Body of

Christ:

Oliver William Perry

Online Views

May 3 87

May 10 103

May 17 80

May 24 78

May 31 64

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE IN MAY

Financial Information

Through May 2020 Actual YTD Budget YTD Annual Budget

General Fund Receipts $213,898 $202,305 $412,686

General Fund Expenses (164,250) (183,519) (412,686)

General Fund Totals $49,648 $18,786 -

Dedicated Mortgage Fund Balance-Jan 1, 2020 $17,482 $17,482 $17,482

Receipts 108,921 67,954 166,000

Mortgage Expenses (67,954) (67,954) (166,000)

Dedicated Mortgage Fund Balance $58,449 $17,482 $17,482

If you would prefer that your name is not listed in the Crossbeam with the monthly birthdays, please notify the office at [email protected] or 952-941-1247.

THE CROSSBEAM 3

CCLC members Celebrating

July Birthdays

Indira Wobbema

Mason Coe

Levi Holland

Lindsey Anderson

Jess Heckman

Emily Schouten

Bill Stevens

Elizabeth Perry

Debra Welken

Siobhan Wotherspoon

Gail Szarzynski

Ashley Powers

Leila Pope

Roseanna Johnson

Mark Neu

Arnie Mickelson

Greg Running

Erik Sevig

Jim Shultz

Kirk Hansen

Erik Anderson

Ashley Hansen

Joleen Hover

Virgil Jelsma

Jessica Abrahamson

Linda Titze

CCLC members Celebrating

August Birthdays

Nancy Amundson

Katherine Nygren

Jackson Hove

Celia Heckman

Gayla Jensen

Carla Steinbach

Rick Knight

Chuck Metsala

Matt Wilson

Isaac Walker

Nora Walker

Renee Powers

Jeanene Tendrup

Aaron Harkner

Margaret Pickerign

Peyton Stevens

Cheryl Geesaman

Barb Weldon

Bobby Wotherspoon

Bennett Burfeind

Ava Robinson

Chuck Sletten

Nikola Datzov

Thea Straka

Stacy McGrath

Robert Olson

Jenna Trenbeath

Seth Harkner

Edith Harley

Danielle Peoples

Demetria Carter

David Kuplic

Priscilla Bailey

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THE CROSSBEAM

Dear Friends in Christ,

We have a lot to be thankful for! For that reason, over the last couple

weeks I have often heard the refrain of a catchy hymn in my mind: “Count

your many blessings, name them one by one; count your many blessings,

see what God has done.” As I count the many ways God has blessed our

congregation recently, at the top of the list are the two amazing people we

are hiring as staff members to lead and grow some of our most important

ministries.

Starting July 1, Jamie Manzi-Moore will transition to become the NEW Director of Music

and Worship Ministry.

Then, starting August 3, Jenna Trenbeath will join the staff as the NEW Director of Children

and Family Ministry.

Plans are coming together for Jenna and Jamie to be officially installed in their new roles

during worship this August – likely Sunday, August 2. Please watch for this announcement

and plan to join us that day to CELEBRATE, thank God for their callings, and ask God’s

continued blessing on our shared ministry through their gifts and leadership among us.

The thought of this good news fills my mind with another refrain, this time from Philippians,

“Rejoice in the lord always. I will say I it again: Rejoice! …Do not be anxious about

anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to

God.” To that end, please join me now in singing or saying one more well-known prayer of

thanksgiving in the words of the Doxology:

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. AMEN.

Sincerely in Christ,

Pastor Erik

FOUR CORE SERVICE PARTNERS

Mission Partner Spotlight: Sheridan Story

Sheridan Story was founded to ensure that students from families with food insecurity had access to meals over

the weekend. As a result of COVID-19 and the recent damage to grocery stores in south Minneapolis, the need

for food has only intensified. Sheridan Story has been at the forefront of ensuring that food is available to

communities in need. From March 13-May 13, Sheridan Story delivered more than 1 million meals which is the

equivalent to what they usually provide in an entire year.

CCLC is the sponsor for meals for students at Olson Elementary, and we made a commitment to contributing

$3,010 to Sheridan Story this year. We did not have the opportunity to have an in-person “Sheridan Story

Sunday” as part of our worship this spring, so we are reaching out to you now asking you to make a special

donation to support their work during this critical time. You can help CCLC meet its pledge by writing a check

to CCLC and marking “Sheridan” in the memo line or donate online through the give button on our website and

choosing Sheridan Story in the To field.

UPDATE: Ways CCLC can jump in to help our community in this time of need!

The CCLC Church Council wants to remind you of the importance of helping our neighbors in need. At their

June meeting, the Council took the following actions supporting the work of our Four Core Service Providers:

$1000 to VEAP – from the general fund

$905 to Oasis for Youth – from the dedicated fund

$764 to Sheridan Story – from the general fund to make up the remainder on our pledge

$2000 to Tapestry in February—annual budget item from general fund

What Can You Do? Monetary Donations can be made on our website by clicking on the give button at the top of each page.

Pick the organization in the To drop down.

Volunteer - There are shifts available for volunteers to pack food. For VEAP—go to veap.org and

volunteer and/or for Sheridan Story, go to thesheridanstory.org and click on get involved.

Shop on Amazon—Oasis for Youth always has a wish list to make shopping easy.

Follow each group online to keep updated on their needs!

Upcoming Worship Schedule:

July 5 - Minneapolis Synod Recorded

Worship featuring Pastor Kelly Chatman

July 19 - High School Graduation

Recognition Sunday

July 26—Communion

August 2—New Staff Installations

August 26—Communion

WORSHIP AT CCLC

Calling all musicians, young or old!

You are invited to participate in our Summer parking lot

services. Whether you’re a beginner, or a seasoned

musician, we want you to help enhance our worship

services with your gift of music. We are looking for

people to share their musical gifts at prelude time before

the services, special music during the services, and

postlude music after services. If you’d like to participate

in this way, or if you have questions, don’t hesitate to

reach out to Jamie at 952-239-6730.

“Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your

heart to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:19

Watch with us online - We will livestream the service so you can watch

at home at 10am. A recording of the service will also be available and

remain on the website after the livestream to watch at your convenience.

The easiest way to find the service is to visit - http://www.cclcmn.org/

onlineservices.html.

Outdoor Worship—Sunday’s at 10:00 am

This Summer, because we can’t gather in the traditional way for Vacation Bible School, we are excited to

offer our first ever Virtual “Backyard” VBS that will allow families to explore the love of Jesus and neighbor

safely from home, with videos and live streaming from our youth leaders from Community of the Cross and

Peace Lutheran Church in Bloomington!

Mark your calendars for August 3rd-6th from 9 to noon each day. This year’s “Jesus Cares” theme will be

perfect for families with kids of all ages, focusing on family activities for preschoolers through 5th grade. We

will center on Service, Social Justice, Caring for God, Others and Ourselves. There will be skits, music,

crafts, service projects and more!

To signup to participate virtually from home, sign up on our website at cclcmn.org/vbs.html, you will also

find a link on the home page. And know this: this year’s VBS is FREE to all who want to participate!

HELPERS NEEDED:

Are you in Jr./Sr. High, or an adult who would like to help and be part of the videos and live streaming that

we’ll be offering? Go to our website to sign up to help—cclcmn.org/vbs.html. We will contact you as we

begin putting it all together during the month of July, with a main recording date set to happen on Sunday

July 12.

Virtual “Backyard”

VBS is coming!

“Jesus Cares so We Care Too!”

August 3-6

The folks at Luther Crest are offering a special summer program called "Bold Transformational

Faith Program", because we're not able to go to camp together in the traditional way.

Whether you were registered for camp or not, you can be part of this wonderful program, for free!

Check out this link for details and to sign up! Family and adult programs are also available.

https://www.luthercrest.org/register-for-bold-transformational-faith.html

SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITIES

LANDSCAPING PHOTOS

Thank you to all that planned, donated and volunteered!

GIVING The church needs your continued financial support during this time. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and

gratefully acknowledged. We now have multiple ways for you to give in order to keep up with these changing

times.

NEW Online Giving-Set-up a secure, authorized withdrawal from your bank account or a credit/debit card: one

time, weekly, semi-monthly or monthly. This is the give button on our website. You can even download an app for

your phone - tithe.ly.

Simply Giving– Prefer the church to create your recurring giving? Just complete the Simply Giving Form and

submit it to the church office. You can find it on our website cclcmn.org/give.html.

Mail or Sunday Drop Off - You can continue to mail any offerings or checks to the church or drop them off at our

Parking Lot Worship.

Giving - Did You Know...?

new information on tax deductions from the CARES ACT

STANDARD DEDUCTION OPTION:

Up to $300 per taxpayer ($600 for a married couple) in annual charitable contributions. This is available only to

people who take the standard deduction (for taxpayers who do not itemize their deductions). It is an “above

the line” adjustment to income that will reduce a donor’s adjusted gross income (AGI), and thereby reduce

taxable income.

NEW CHARITABLE DEDUCTION LIMITS:

As part of the bill, individuals and corporations that itemize can deduct much greater amounts of their

contributions.

Individuals can elect to deduct donations up to 100% of their 2020 AGI (up from 60% previously).

Congratulations 2020 Graduates!

Sean Feldner Culp Sean has been involved in football and

trapshooting. He is an avid basketball fan and

loves spending time with friends. He will be

attending Minnesota State University at Mankato

this fall to study finance and accounting.

Kiara Swanson Kiara has enjoyed being involved in choir,

scouting, archery, and theatre (both onstage

and backstage). She is excited to attend

Normandale in the fall with future plans to

pursue a degree in Environmental Science.

The CrossBeam

The last time I sat down to

write for the Crossbeam we

had just gone into shut down

mode for the pandemic. That

article was never printed

because of the shutdown. I

started by wishing you a

Happy Easter in the Christian

tradition – Christ is risen. He

is risen indeed. I stated then

that it might be the only

opportunity I had to wish you all a happy Easter,

because we didn’t even know if we would be able to

worship together by Easter. Well, now it’s June and

we are finally able to worship together in the parking

lot. I hope you are all joining us either in the parking

lot or online. The services have been wonderful, and

it is so good to see the faces, even with masks, of all

our church friends.

We were scheduled to have a blood drive at church

on May 3, which didn’t happen, as the bloodmobiles

are not being used during the pandemic. They are not

large enough to social distance appropriately. If you

are a regular blood donor, please call your nearest

blood donor center and make an appointment to give

there. Coronavirus patients don’t need blood, but

cancer patients, some surgical patients, people who

have been in accidents, people with bleeding for any

reason, still need blood. If you are healthy you can

give. Please touch lives with the love of God in this

way.

The Tuesday morning Bible study has resumed. We

meet in the fellowship hall at 10:15 on Tuesday

morning in chairs that are spaced at least six feet

apart. We do study God’s word, but we also spend a

lot of time laughing, because it is so necessary for our

mental and emotional health at this time.

Continue to stay safe and healthy, follow the

guidelines for masks, handwashing and social

distancing, get outside and exercise. We are blessed

in Bloomington with many beautiful trails through

the parks.

When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose

word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid.

What can mortal man do to me? Psalm 56:3-4

Lois Larson

Parish Nurse

Wholistic Community Care Ministry

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The third quarter Christ in Our Home is now

available. If you would like a copy, please

contact Kelly at [email protected] or call the

church at 952-941-1247.

Community of the Cross Lutheran Church July 2020

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

9am Men’s Zoom Coffee

Fellowship

9am Faithfully Fit Forever

10:15am Bible Study/FH

1pm Parish Nurse Office Hours/

MO

Church

Office

Closed

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Recorded Mpls

Synod Worship

featuring Pastor

Kelly Chatman

9am Men’s Zoom Coffee

Fellowship

9am Faithfully Fit Forever

10:15am Bible Study/FH

1pm Parish Nurse Office Hours/

MO

6pm West Park Hills HOA/FH

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

10am Parking Lot

Worship

6:15pm

Woodstock

III/FH

9am Men’s Zoom Coffee

Fellowship

9am Faithfully Fit Forever

10:15am Bible Study/FH

1pm Parish Nurse Office Hours/

MO

6:30pm Church Council/FC

6:30pm

Book

Club/

Outside

5pm River-

Crest HOA/

FH

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

10am Parking Lot

Worship w/HS

Graduates

9am Men’s Zoom Coffee

Fellowship

9am Faithfully Fit Forever

10:15am Bible Study/FH

1pm Parish Nurse Office Hours/

MO

26 27 28 29 30 31

10am Parking Lot

Worship w/HC

9am Men’s Zoom Coffee

Fellowship

9am Faithfully Fit Forever

10:15am Bible Study/FH

1pm Parish Nurse Office Hours/

MO

You will find our August calendar and the most up-to-date information on calendar events at cclcmn.org.

The CrossBeam

“Touching Lives with the Love of God” Community of the Cross Lutheran Church

The Crossbeam

is published monthly by

Community of the Cross Lutheran Church

10701 Bloomington Ferry Road Bloomington, MN 55438

(952) 941-1247 www.cclcmn.org

Sunday Morning Summer Schedule 10:00 a.m Parking Lot Worship

or online at cclcmn.org

Everyone is welcome!

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Church Staff

Erik Sevig

Pastor [email protected]

Lois Larson Parish Nurse

[email protected]

Jenna Trenbeath

Director of Children & Family Ministry [email protected]

Jamie Manzi-Moore

Director of Music & Worship Ministry

[email protected]

Janelle Swanson

Contemporary Worship Team Director [email protected]

Marsha Gullickson

Organist [email protected]

Kristin Walker

Finance Administrator [email protected]

Kelly Roe

Office Manager [email protected]

Church Council

Dan Walker, President

Scott Swanson, Vice President

Matthew Perry, Treasurer/Finance

Dan Flood, Stewardship

Eric Nygren, Worship, Music & Arts

Bill Stevens, Education

Gretchen Godfrey, Service

Bobby Wotherspoon, Building & Grounds

Brooks Herrboldt, Outreach

Jody Walsh, Congregational Life