Your Stewardship Team hopes you will join us on Sunday, November 10. This is our opportunity to celebrate our financial support to Church of the Cross for 2020. This year you can also make your pledge online.  Click HERE to submit your giver # and a few other options. If you need a giver #, please contact the office. Our pledges allow Church of the Cross to nurture our spirits by providing us with the opportunity to worship God, study God’s Holy Word, offer our services and support for our members and our community, and have fellowship with one another. Please pray about your commitment to provide financial support to the church.

Worship will be followed on November 10 th with a catered celebration meal —a thank you for everyone’s hard work in 2019. We need to know how much food to order, so please click HERE to let us know how many of you are coming.

A Congregational Meeting will be held November 3 rd immediately following the Worship Service for the purpose of electing the following officers: Elders :       Jane Lesch – 2nd term ending in 2022 (3-year term) Fritz Michaelis - 1st term ending in 2022 (3-year term) Jim Vakoc – 1st term ending in 2022 (3-year term) Deacons :    Susan Buchholz –1st term ending in 2022 (3-year term) Karen Franz – 2nd term ending in 2021 (2-year term) Chris Lorentz – 2nd term ending in 2022 (3-year term) At-Large Members of the Nominating Team : Donna Haffron - 1 year, 2020 Nancy Keppel – 1 year, 2020 Sara Murray - 1 year, 2020

It may not seem that long, but Church of the Cross has been bringing hope in the name of Jesus Christ for 60 years!  Sue Letterer has agreed to chair an anniversary committee to plan our celebration in 2020… and Sue needs help. If you are a history buff, or simply interested in being a part of planning our celebration for our 60 th anniversary, please let Sue know right away.

Join Pastor Julie for Café Hours on Thursday mornings from 9:00‑11:00 am at, Tous Les Jours at 20 E Golf Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173 (corner of Golf & Roselle Roads, same strip mall as Office Depot) Stop in to say hi, enjoy a cup of coffee, and share a prayer if you like.

Please support the Schaumburg Township Food Pantry by bringing in the following items. Condiments especially are needed this week. Canned potatoes Instant Potatoes Caned Yams Canned Sweet Potatoes Cranberry Sauce Tomato Sauce

December 11 @ 7:30 pm – "The magic Hour" by Kristin Hannah

Our next Feed My Starving Children event is on Saturday, November 9th @ 11 am. Please sign up HERE or in the lounge.

Our next PADS Dinner is on Friday, November 15 th . The theme is “Cook’s Choice”. Please sign up HERE or in the lounge.

Sign up for Worship Leader, Disciple on Duty, Usher/Greeter, Counter, Communion set-up & serving, Coffee Hour & Weekly flowers by clicking HERE . There is also a sign-up form for Coffee Hour in the lounge.

For the week of November 3 rd Sunday, November 3    Daylight Savings Ends 9:00 am      Sunday School for All 10:00 am    Worship 11:00 am     Congregational Meeting 11:15 am    Coffee/Fellowship Tuesday, November 5 7:00 pm     Deacons Meeting   Wednesday, November 6 12 noon      Lunch with Pastor @ Richard Walkers, 1300 N Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60195 Thursday, November 7 9-11 am      Café hours with Pastor 7:00 pm    Choir Rehearsal   Saturday, November 9 11:00 am      Feed My Starving Children   Sunday, November 10 9:00 am      Sunday School for All 10:00 am    Worship 11:00 am    Stewardship Sunday Lunch