Welcome to our announcements page. Here you can find everything that is going on at Holy Cross and within our community. If you’d like to receive weekly emails with updates and new announcements, please scroll to the bottom of this page to sign up.
You can also view our community calendar here.
If you'd like to invite Holy Cross members to an event or include an announcement, email April at aprilparviz@gmail.com
Snow Days and Church Cancellations: It’s that time of year again where snowfall or ice can make getting into Holy Cross difficult. If the weather looks bad enough that we will have to cancel church, we will send out an email to everyone on the emailer list to let you know church has been cancelled, and we will also try to update our social media to hopefully catch everyone. If you are signed up for the weekly emailer but haven’t been getting it recently, check your spam folder as it may be in there. If you are not on the email list and would like to be, please email Megan in the church office at hclcstl@gmail.com (12.4.25)
Holy Cross Family Life Wishlist Holy Cross is a great place for families with kids, thanks to God and to all the loving people that surround them! We’ve put together a list of items that could continue to make the space hospitable to families. If you would like to gift an item, or two, to family life at Holy Cross, you can find the list and learn more at www.holycrossstl.org/wishlist. (11.20.25)
Weekly
SUNDAYS : Education Hour at 9:15AM | Worship at 10:30AM | Coffee Hour to follow
TUESDAYS : Men's group at the Bridge House at 6:00AM
FRIDAYS : Moms group from 9:30AM - 11:30AM
Prayers John Held, Amanda Berding, Alexandra Durdello, Connie Findley, Joyce Sieber, Cindy Hamil, Megan Laufer, Noah Oloff, Joe Harwell, Tracey Brewer, Gene Lehr, Cathy Mesey, Lee Hagan, Steve Helton, Diana Niemann, Anne Harrigan, Sarah Marlatt, Sharon Farris, Judy Greenwald and for the missions of: • Carl and Kelsey Grulke (October 2025 newsletter) • Groundwork Guatemala • Zach Barz • Chai V'Shalom (August edition of Hineni)
Blessings Box Update is looking to collect the following items: tissues, fruit cups/canned fruit, canned vegetables, cereal, jelly, peanut butter, oatmeal, pasta sauce, deodorant, dish soap, sponges, shampoo/conditioner, washcloths, and water bottles. Sunday, Feb. 8th will be the first “Souper” Bowl collection for the blessing box. You are invited to help tackle hunger in our community by donating cans of soup for the Blessing Box. Drop off your soup donations in the designated boxes at the church doors. Thank you for helping us share comfort, care, and nourishment with our neighbors! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Melissa Barnett by email at tmkvbarnett@sbcglobal.net or text at 618-973-0772.
Holy Cross Life Kati Gaschler compiles photos of life at Holy Cross in a google album. You can see the photos any time at this link here. She has also a blog about life at Holy Cross. You can follow her blog here.
Olivia Fields will be in a gallery show curated by UMSL that opens Thursday, January 29th from 5-7PM, and is held at Gallery 210 @FAB (7801 Rosedale Dr, Saint Louis, MO 63121. In this show, students’ and teachers’ works are hung side by side as each artist talks about how interacting with one another impacted their art. Her work in the show is a waterless lithograph for Good Friday and Easter.
Carver Project Lecture/Volunteer Opportunity: On Friday, February 6, Holy Cross and Intersect are partnering with The Carver Project to host their evening lecture event called “From Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking Chains of Educational Injustice” featuring Dr. Terence Lester. The event goes from 7-9pm, and will be in the gallery at Intersect. The Carver Project is a group of Christian faculty and students from Wash U that partner with local churches to serve and connect the church, university and society. It’s free to attend the event, though registration is helpful. We are also looking for folks from Holy Cross who would be willing to help with greeting visitors at the door and directing them into the gallery. If you are interested in attending or volunteering, contact Megan in the church office at hclcstl@gmail.com
Voter’s Meeting: Stick around after church on Sunday, February 15th for a voter’s meeting…church will provide pizza, so feel free to bring a side or dessert item!
Call for Art: Mezzo Gallery is looking for artworks for the Lent/Easter show Rend, Turn, Follow. Rend, Turn, Follow seeks to use art to describe the act of true repentance and turning to follow the way of Jesus. We want to explore how our faith, stories we tell actually and the postures and liturgies we inhabit shape us as Christians. Particular themes to explore are gestures of repentance, what it looks like to truly repent and not just apologize, performativity, meekness, humility, empathy/suffering with, grieving over sin/brokenness, imitation of Christ, and what forgiveness and reconciliation might look like. You can read more about the call and apply on our website at holycrossstl.org/call-for-art. Submission are due by February 18th.
Family Discipleship will meet on Thursday, February 19th from 5:30-7:30 at church. Please RSVP to Allison Schrader (schradera21@gmail.com) by February 15th so we have a count for food and childcare! We also need someone to volunteer to bring the meal this month, please let Allison know if you are able.
FUTURE FEAST SERVICES : February 18th • April 2nd • April 3rd • April 5th • May 31st • Learn more here.
TO VOLUNTEER OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT:
Gardens : Gail Radinsky 314-276-4454
Blessings House : Melissa or Kaitlyn Barnett 618-973-0772
Library Box : Gail Radinsky 314-276-4454
Prayer Request Volunteer : Pastor Gaschler 308-882-6015
Historian for the Gardens and/or Arboretum: Ji Thompson
Follow the Facebook group for the Gardens at Holy Cross!
Kick off Luncheon for Holy Cross Gardeners and Volunteers It is time to do a wrap up on the 2025 year at the Gardens and Arboretum at Holy Cross. Our wrap up is also our Kick off to the 2026 gardening season and outreach to our neighbors through the Garden's Blessing House, Library Box, Prayer boxes, etc. All volunteers and anyone interested in joining our small yet mighty group is welcomed to join us on
CURRENT EXHIBITION Interstitium is open to the public, and you can come see the show during Intersect's regular office hours, Tuesday-Saturday 11am-5pm! Learn more about Interstitium here. The exhibition runs through March 22nd.
CLASSES AT INTERSECT! There are a number of exciting classes available at Intersect! There's a variety of ceramics classes, among some other fun options! You can see all our classes and register here. All classes are free for Holy Cross members. Email Megan at intersectstl@gmail.com if you'd like to register.
Dovetail Event at Intersect: The next Dovetail at Intersect is a Concert + Conversation experience centered around the current show, Interstitium. Happening Tuesday, February 10, the doors open at 6pm for a short curatorial tour and sound experience to enhance viewing the work in the show. Then, we’ll adjourn into the dance studio space to witness dance performances by Resilience Dance Co, spoken word poetry performed by St. Louis Poet Laureate and Intersect Poet-in-Residence Pacia Anderson, and enliven our sense of taste through drinks and custom charcuterie by chef Caryn Dugan. Tickets are required; you can purchase tickets here.