What to Expect for Easter at LCC

Not sure what to expect at a church service on Easter?    No worries – at Lutheran Church of the Cross, we welcome everybody and hope you will feel comfortable and inspired by our contagious Easter joy! Whether you come dressed to the nines or in Bermuda shorts and a floral shirt, you will find […]

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

We’ve journeyed with Simon Peter through Jesus’ ministry all through Lent. Some of us have fasted, giving up things we enjoy, while others have taken on extra acts of kindness to prepare us for this moment. We are about to enter Holy Week here at LCC, which is both the most wonderful and the holiest […]

Palm Sunday, Pretzels and The Passion

Two-thousand+ years ago, Jesus rode a donkey triumphally into Jerusalem to the acclaim of the crowds. Fast forward to LCC in 2024, where we will commemorate his journey at our 9:00 a.m. service, with shouts of hosanas and a dramatic reading of the Passion, the story of his Last Supper, arrest, crucifixion and death. After […]

Hygiene Drive Help Wanted!

LCC’s own Jackson Dailey and his friend Jenna Ham are Senior students at St. Petersburg Collegiate High School, and they have teamed up to complete their final Senior Capstone Project. In partnership with our church, they have chosen to host a hygiene drive to benefit the St. Petersburg Free Clinic. Their Senior Capstone Project requires […]

Mid-Lent Check In

We’re just about in the middle of Lent now, so perhaps it’s a good time to do a check-in to see how you’re making the most of this time of re-igniting your spiritual life. Did you decide to give up something for Lent? Was it something you enjoy, like perhaps chocolate or pizza? If so, […]

Report from LCC’s Medical Missionary Cynthia Kesty

It was an honor and privilege to join 75 others on a vision project toMacaeo Colombia recently. We came from across Canada and the United States and were joined by 25 Colombian believers and supported by the local church of about 200 believers. We set up in a primary school for the clinic and a […]

Are We There Yet?

Road trips are a blast. Or at least, they’re supposed to be. Not sure if they were for my parents who hauled seven antsy kids in the old station wagon for the eight or so hour trip up north to Michigan every summer. Perhaps the greatest annoyance to my parents was the way that every […]

Flawed But Faithful Disciples: Simon Peter and All the Rest of Us

All of us who are Christians want to follow Jesus more faithfully, but if we’re honest, many of us feel like we never quite get it right. We struggle with our desire to be good witnesses for Christ and our very human shortcomings. But we can take heart from knowing that Christ chose for his […]

Ash Wednesday on St. Valentine’s Day? It DOES Make Sense!

So, where are you going for Valentine’s Day? For those of you who are stumped, trying to come up with a unique way to celebrate it, why not come to church for our Ash Wednesday services?   That’s right – this year St. Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday are on the same day, so this […]

Action Teams: A different approach to doing ministry at LCC

What are action teams and why are they replacing ministry teams? Not unlike our Ministry teams, Action Teams, are work groups which come together with common interests and essential attributes to accomplish specific tasks, projects and goals that further the ministry of LCC. But as our church demographic has changed, some of our goals and […]