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We welcome to our staff The Rev. Nathan Biornstad as Associate for Pastoral Care. Nathan will be in the office beginning August 22, and his first Sunday will be St. Cross Day, September 9. Learn more about him below! 1) What excites you about comi...

It may seem like we don’t have a need to have the second floor of the education wing available as one could just move a class or a meeting downstairs. However, if you have talked with me (Rev. Rachel) about this topic, you will have heard the st...

My name is Elizabeth Sullivan and I was lucky enough to study abroad in Athens, Greece this past semester. I was given the opportunity to work alongside refugee students on a community service trip. It was an amazing experience. These students who...

Our Education Building is a great asset to our community -- not just to the St. Cross community, but also to Temple Shalom and all of the South Bay. There are not a lot of places where one can meet AND have parking. One of the Vestry goals the pas...

I don’t know if you have ever noticed the light streaming in the stained glass during a Sunday morning service, or on Wednesday evenings in the chapel, especially in the summer. I remember visiting St. Cross in the early 80’s when the stained ...

Bishop Curry launches "Way of Love: Practices for a Jesus-Centered Life" Learn more at: The Episcopal Church: The Way of Love And watch Bishop Michael's rousing sermon, launching the Way of Love practices, during The Episcopal Church's triennial...

One of the aims of our capital campaign is to replace the organ console that caught fire two summers ago. The console is the large “keyboard, pedals and knobs” component that our music director and organist John Tveit sits at every Sunday. Two...

Last week's fine art card sale to benefit the capital campaign was such a success that we are holding it over for one more week! This Sunday, Pat Brinton is providing fine art prints of greeting cards featuring inspiring artwork for sale. Proceeds...

Where are we with the capital campaign? What are we doing to church?Most of you know by now that St. Cross is in the middle, and hopefully soon coming to a close, of a capital campaign for improvements and stabilization in our sanctuary, education...

Summer Breakfasts: Breaking Bread Together. It’s the time of year that we all gather to enjoy Summer Breakfasts on Sunday mornings! Each Sunday, a different ministry hosts, preparing a delicious meal for all who come. Full breakfast is $10 for a...