On Thursday, April 11th at 6 pm, we will be offering a stop-the-bleed course for anyone who wishes to attend. This will include a CPR refresher as well as how to control blood loss from a severe trauma as a result of a car accident, gun shot, or other accident. This will be hosted by Ron Guilkey from The Sheepdog Project. See Russ with any questions.

On April 7th, we will hold our prayer meeting during the 9 am Sunday School hour. We encourage everyone to come and be a part of this time of raising our adoration and petitions to our mighty Creator! After our worship service, we will have a fellowship meal provided for the entire church. We will then conclude with the Lord’s Supper. Unfortunately, we will only be able to livestream our worship service on this day.

The Easter Sunrise Service will be held at 7:30 am. Breakfast is scheduled to immediately follow the service. The men of our church will be cooking breakfast. If anyone is interested in helping prepare breakfast, please contact Joe Kendra.

Come join us for the Good Friday Service on March 29th at 7 pm. “He Chose the Nails” Jesus chose to dies for us because He loves us. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Senior Saints will have a luncheon on March 14th at noon. It is a pot luck luncheon so please bring your favorite dish to share. Captain Kara from the Salvation Army will be our speaker.

The next church work day is Saturday, January 27th starting at 9 am.

Christmas Caroling this year will be on Friday, December 1st. The buses will be leaving Crossroads at 5 pm to go to St. Paul’s. There will be a sloppy joe dinner following. The sign-up sheet is on the back table. Please see Carolyn Kidwell with any questions.

Our Congregational Meeting/Holiday Meal is scheduled for this Saturday at 5:00 pm. We will vote to confirm deacons, reconfirm one elder and vote on the proposed 2024 budget. Following this meeting, we will enjoy a time of fellowship as we celebrate the upcoming holidays. This will be a potluck meal, so bring a dish of food to share. Beverage will be provided.

Banquet will be Saturday Nov 4th at 2pm. This is a catered event. The cost is $5/person. Children under 3 are free. If you want them to have their own seat at the table, please mark the number. If you can’t afford the cost; please sign up as the cost will be covered. Please sign up asap, so we can give the caterer a count. Program will follow. *PLEASE NOTE - We need 5-6 men to volunteer and serve beverages and then put the tables back for Sunday school.* Questions? See Judy Musgrave.

Next seminar will be on October 28th. The topic is Peacemaking.

Make sure you attend the Harvest Party NEXT SUNDAY following the worship service! 

Men – start to think about what chili to make, as we will be having a cookoff during the harvest party!

Senior Saints

There will be a luncheon this Thursday, the 12th, at noon. The speaker will be talking about supplemental insurance and medicare.

Caring Like Christ
Leadership Training to Bring Hope and Help to the Hurting

Caring Like Christ is a full day of leadership training for individuals who want to make a difference when they encounter the hurting around them everyday. Whether in church, at work, school, or in their neighborhoods, God sends us on a discipleship mission every day. We are called to represent His heart in our conversations and encounters, to be a people who are “full of grace and truth.”

Time/Cost
9:00 am - 1:00pm
Free Registration

Location
Crossroads Christian Fellowship

Future Training
Lay counseling training will be available in 2023

A parenting class will be held on Saturday, April 15th, from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm with lunch provided. Please sign up if interested so that we can have a count for lunch and any nursery needs.

March 17th at 6:00 pm we will have a Crossroads Trivia Night with trivia questions based on the Bible, Crossroads History, and other information. More to be announced.

A training for those who currently hold a CPR card will be held at the church on Saturday, March 11th at 1:00 pm. Please sign up on the back table. If you do not hold a CPR card and would like to take the course, please sign up on the other sheet on the back table and Debbie will setup a class. If you have any questions, call Debbie Weese.

On March 9th, at 12 pm, the senior saints will be hosting Holly Beck as their speaker. Please bring a covered dish to share. If you are interested in coming, please sign up on the back table. If you have any questions call Dennis or Judy Musgrave.

On January 20th, we will be meeting at Carried Away Recreation Axe Throwing for a men’s fellowship night. We will begin at 6 pm, so show up early! Waivers will need to be filled out. Dominik will hold a meeting after the church service today.

Terra Radaker has graciously agree to head the Salvation Army Red Kettle drive for Crossroads at Walmart in Greenville. You can support Terra by signing the sheet on the back table for an hour or two of ringing and greeting on Saturday, November 26th.

We will be hosting the Biblical Counseling Course, “Getting Marriage Right”, on Saturday, November 5th. The cost is $50 and all materials will be provided. You can register here.

ATTENTION! We will be resuming our Movie Nights beginning on Friday, September 2. We will be watching the live stream of DAVID! “Filled with towering giants, wild animals, and Philistine soldiers, David’s ascent to the throne will come to life like never before on Sight & Sound TV. This special live broadcast is one night only.” Come at 6:00pm for snack and fellowship. The movie starts at 7:00pm.

Christylee Roose from Willow Women’s Center will be speaking at Crossroads. Willow Women’s Center is a facility that offers women with unexpected pregnancies medical resources and services at no cost, informing the women of their options and the realities of those options. Christylee has agreed to come to discuss the center, the process a woman goes through, and the changing arena of the recent Supreme Court decision and how it has impacted them. This will be next Sunday, August 28th at 5 pm. We will hold a potluck, so please sign up at the back table or see Amy Benson.

Dave and Carla Campbell are organizing the dinner for His Work His Way on Wednesday, June 22. If anyone can help serve and clean-up, please see Dave or Carla. Also, any financial donations should be directed to them.

Men! Our Annual Game Dinner will be held on Saturday, May 21st, at 5:00 pm. Contact Kirk Lengacher or Dan Jaussen with any questions. There is a signup sheet on the back table for those planning to attend.

The Young Women’s Fellowship will meet on Thursday, May 5th, at 6 pm at the home of Jan Jaussen. See Grace Miller for the link to the podcast and any questions. We hope you’ll join us!

SAVE THE DATE! A Women’s Brunch is being planned for Saturday, April 30th, from 10am until 1pm. All women and children in our congregation are invited. If you can attend, be sure to sign up at the back table so we can know how much food to prepare.