Any member of Holy Cross is welcome to serve on any of these CHURCH COUNCIL COMMITTEES

Christian Education Committee
The Christian Education Committee is responsible for Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Summer Sunday School, Communion Classes, Confirmation and Adult Bible Study. The committee reviews curriculum, recruits volunteers and plans service projects (including the Mitten Tree and World hunger). Cradle Roll and the church library are also a part of the Christian Education Committee.

Fellowship Committee
This committee plans and coordinates fellowship activities throughout the year. Annual events include the Easter Breakfast and the Christmas Brunch. This committee also coordinates special events such Lenten meals, a church picnic and other special celebration dinners.

Operations Committee
Responsibilities of the committee are the church budget, insurance, annual audit, personnel policies and other church financial matters. This committee also coordinates the use of memorial funds.

Evangelism and Membership Team
Visitors and members are invited to share refreshments served between services on Sunday mornings provided by volunteers coordinated by the Committee. The Committee also arranges for follow-up on all visitors, new member receptions, and enlists greeters for both Sunday Services.

Property Committee
This committee is responsible for maintaining the church buildings, grounds and property. Property clean-up days are scheduled in the spring and fall.

Social Ministry Committee
The Social Ministry Group supports a variety of activities in service to people beyond the congregation. These include: blood drives, raising money and awareness for ELCA World Hunger, gathering items and assembling health kits for Lutheran World Relief and give items to foster care children for Lutheran Social Services of Michigan. Local families in need also may receive a food card in an emergency. We donate Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets, support Habitat for Humanity locally and globally. Fair Trade coffee and chocolate is sold monthly and we support the Tanzania project.

Stewardship Committee
The Stewardship committee heightens awareness of how we use our time, talent, and treasure throughout the year. In the fall, the focus is on our need to give the first fruits of our labor to God in the form of a financial commitment to the church. In the winter the committee lifts up the stewardship of our time and talent with an exploration of our passion, spiritual gifts, personal style and life experience as clues to how wediscern our various calls to ministry and serve in the church and in the world.

Worship Support
The Worship and Music Committee oversees the ministries that support worship: altar guild, worship assistants, choir, musicians, lay readers.

For information on serving or joining any of these groups e-mail the church office or call (734) 427-1414

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Other SMALL GROUP MINISTRIES
are open to all members

WOMEN OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
IN AMERICA (Women of the ELCA)

These are small groups of women (circles) that meet monthly for Bible Study and fellowship. Women of the ELCA activities include two general meetings for all women of the church, annual spiritual retreats, social service projects and financial support of causes beyond our congregation. Periodic educational and/or social programs of special interest are presented.
Women of the ELCA Circle Meeting Schedule:
Ruth Circle
2nd Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room
Priscilla Circle
2nd Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room
Rachel Circle
2nd Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Library Lounge
Lydia Circle
3rd Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Room

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP - led by Rhema Subject
Christian Fellowship provides an opportunity for monthly lunches out at a local restaurant or other activities for all those 50 years or older, or retired.

KNITTING AND CROCHETING MINISTRY - led by Pat Ferrari
Shawls and other hand made items are made for those who are not well or suffering in some way. These are offerings of love, comfort and support made prayerfully by our members. Meets twice monthly.

SPIRITUAL CARE MINISTRY TEAM - led by Marilyn Grable
 The Spiritual Care Ministry Team maintains a list of those in need of prayer for various reasons (illness, death, difficulty, military service, thanksgivings), sends cards, visits those who are sick, in the hospital or nursing homes, and brings communion to the homebound each month. The team also attends monthly training sessions sponsored by the Samaritan Counseling Center, held at Nardin Park Methodist Church, on Sunday afternoons.

KID'S HOPE USA - contact Cathy Vickers
Kids Hope USA is a national mentoring program for at-risk elementary students. The program matches one church with one elementary school. One mentor with one child one hour per week. Prayer Partners are needed for each mentor. This is a new community outreach effort began in the fall of 2008. Volunteers are needed to make this a success..