A Word from Pastor Paul

The Psalms urge us to “sing a new song” to the Lord. In other words, worship is to include fresh expressions from our hearts, of what is occurring in our lives right now. With that in mind, during our November 15 worship service we will have “creative expressions of prayer” - Thanking the Lord for who He is and pouring out our heart cry for the world and its need.

This is your invitation - would you like to contribute a creative expression of prayer on November 15? Perhaps you have a song or prayer that you have written, or a poem of praise or heart-cry. I invite you to contact me so we can include your expression of prayer as part of our November

15 service.

Also…a few reminders:

- this Saturday, November 7 is our work day at church. More than doing clean up, it is a delightful time to be together with others.

- November 8, following the service, I will host a table in the commons for those who want to further discuss the sermon, and for those who are newer to Crosstown.

The Lord is with us,

Pastor Paul

Update from the Pastoral Search Committee

Thank you for your continued prayer for discernment and wisdom as we prepare for 3rd interviews with candidates. We invite you to pray with us for the following areas:

Prayer for Crosstown

• Spiritual protection for our congregation and committee.
• Wisdom and Discernment, God inspired clarity, unity, and patience
• Congregation’s openness.

Prayer for our Candidates

• Clarity for God's present calling on their life.
• Strength for their current ministries and congregations.
• Support and unity for their family.

Women's Ministry Bible Study Schedule

Sunday Morning @ 9:00 a.m. Dates:

11/08/2026: Share Ephesians 6

11/15/2026: Share, plan, vision, dream

Monday Evening @ 6:30 p.m. Dates:

11/09/26: Share Ephesians 6

11/16/26: Share, plan, dream, vision

Stay tuned for more information about what's next for the Women's Bible Studies on Sundays and Mondays.

Text or call Caitlin Ogawa @ 651-895-6523 for more information

You're Invited:

Ladies Potluck Brunch 

When: Sat, Nov 14th at 10am to 12pm

Where: Caitlin's House

1525 Clemson Dr Eagan MN 55122

Why: For community and fellowship time 

What to bring: It's a potluck - bring something to share 

RSVP: Please text Caitlin at 651-895-6523

Men's Ministry Bible Study Schedule

Wednesday Nights from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.



11/11/26 - That the World May Know - Season 7

11/18/26 - That the World May Know - Season 7

11/25/26 - No group (Thanksgiving Break)

Contact Jonathan Buchanan or Brandon Polhemus for more information

Children's & Youth Ministry

Wednesday Nights 6:30-7:45

Inviting kids ages 4 years old through 12th grade.

Games, Bible Teaching,

Small Groups, Snacks

Reach out to Nancy Olson or Wayne Berfeldt for more details!

Crosstown Fall Yard Clean-Up

Saturday, November 7 from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm come to connect with you Crosstown Family in cleaning up the church grounds ahead of winter. Rake and bag leaves, cut down plants, be outside and enjoy other's company.

Church has a limited number of outdoor tools. Bringing your own tools can be helpful. Come for a few minutes or a couple of hours! Our friends at Bethesda and Verbo are invited too!

Properties Team Report: Fire Alert Monitoring Update

The fire alert monitoring system remains disabled in the building. The Properties Team has received a second bid to replace the non-functioning panel and make some safety upgrades/additions to the system.



Please pray for our Properties Team as we consider our options and for the continued safety for all who enter our building.

Reminder to Youth Group Parents

This January we will be joining the Arctic Adventure at CPBC. 

Registration and deposit due by 12/15/26

$155 per person

January 29th - 31st

We have a very busy and exciting summer available for your students next year! In addition to CPBC, everyone is invited to participate in 1 or all of these options. We wanted to make sure you have the dates early and are able to access the information we have regarding the events. We will start planning for fundraising for the summer options soon. If you have interest in helping lead that please let us know.

Unite 

July 18th - 23rd, 2027

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska

Early Bird Registration due by January 15th

Visit this link and connect with a YG leader if you have more questions and want to register your child.

https://covchurch.org/unite/

Boundary Waters Canoe Adventure

Adventurous Christians 

August 11-15, 2027 4 nights

https://covenantpines.org/group-canoe-trips/

Samantha Buchanan will be the leader for the trip. Reach out to her for more information.  

Pastor the Neighborhood:

Ministry collaboration with Good in the Hood and NENA

Global Missions Partner Update:

Please read on for a message for longtime friends of Crosstown,

Dwight & Sandi Ekholm

Dear Prayer Partner,

An increasing number of our financial support partners have gone to be with the Lord in the past couple of years—which is to be expected after more than 50 years as faith missionaries. And as of the end of this month, our ministry account has a negative balance. At the risk of sounding like TV evangelists, Sandi & I have decided to send out this brief financial update and ask you to help solidify our support balance by investing in our ministry at this time.

If you would like to give by check, please make your check payable to One Challenge and mail it to:

One Challenge

PO Box 36900

Colorado Springs, CO 80936

Be sure to enclose a note with your check specifying that your gift is for Dwight & Sandi Ekholm (Account # 127097).

Or you can give online at https://onechallenge.org/partner/127097/. 

For assistance, please write to DonorRelations@oci.org. And be sure to let us know if you have any questions.

Sincerely in the Lord of the harvest,

Dwight & Sandi Ekholm

Staff & Leadership at Crosstown

Crosstown's Mission: to INVITE & EQUIP all people into a

life-changing, ever-growing relationship with Jesus Christ.