News & Updates

God’s Work Our Hands 2025 Report

Cookies and snacks were distributed to organizations and sites of first responders in and around St. Petersburg on Sunday afternoon, September 7, 2025. Lutheran Church of the Cross members and preschoolers at Lutheran Church of the Cross Day School donated homemade and store-bought cookies. The Preschool kids decorated paper bags

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Our New Front Door Access

We have a new way to let people in through our Church Office front door. You will notice a keypad and camera that was recently installed at the door. Now our staff can buzz people in from their desks or remotely through an app on their computers or phones. We

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God’s Work Our Cookies Returns!

Every year our church joins other ELCA churches in innovative ways to serve our communities. The ELCA calls it God’s Work, Our Hands Sunday, but here at LCC, we all know it as Cookies for the First Responders Day! So once again we are inviting our members and friends, including

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Time for Directory Updates!

It is once again time to update our directory information, especially since many have been displaced or moved since the hurricanes. This year we hope that most of you will fill out our simple online form by following the links or QR codes to check and update your information. We

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Starting School Right

Teacher Installation, Backpack Blessing & Back to School Fair August 17 will be a very busy day in the life of our church and school, and we’d like to share with you what will be happening.   First, we are delighted that the Day School will once again be joining

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Office Update: The Long Road Back…

It’s been said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, so it is with gratitude and joy that we can report that great strides have been made toward restoring our front office and pastors’ offices. We are now able to utilize the offices and you

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