Service & Missions

Holy Cross Mission Support 2025

Each year, the members of Holy Cross vote to provide monetary support (above and beyond our monthly giving to the church) to four organizations.

January—March
“Adopt a Student” (Lutheran Leadership) During this quarter we are collecting offerings for three men in our church who are preparing for ministry. Currently we have: Isaiah, a first year student at Concordia University, Nebraska preparing for Pastoral ministry; Vicar Mark who is working towards his pastoral degree online through Concordia Seminary in St. Louis; and Josh, taking classes to complete his Deacons license through our Pacific Southwest District.

April—June
Garuna Ministries: LISA. The Luther Institute Southeast Asia (LISA) is a ministry of The Garuna Foundation that is dedicated to helping teach God's Word in Southeast Asia. This Bible teaching and training ministry assists the Thailand Concordia Lutheran Church (TCLC), the Cambodia Lutheran Church (CLC), and other regional Lutheran partners in the training of indigenous and national pastors, deaconesses, Garuna School teachers, and lay leaders for service in their respective churches. Learn more.

July—September
Sunshine Acres Children’s Home Sunshine Acres provides a loving, wholesome, Christian home for children who are separated from their parents and helps them establish long-term relationships with stable parental figures, preparing them for success in adult life. Learn more.

October—December
Member Assistance Fund Our internal Holy Cross community fund to help members in need when times get hard. Rest assured we have worked diligently to improve our processes for screening, approving and tracking given funds so you should feel good knowing that everything you give is supporting someone truly in need.

Donate to the Mission of the Quarter

In addition, our congregation carries out several projects each year to support our local community. Upcoming projects include:

Feed My Starving Children (November 1, 2025 at 9 a.m.) We will have a team of people helping pack food at the Feed My Starving Children warehouse in Tempe. Contact the church office if you are interested in participating!

Shoebox Ministry (November 8-December 7, 2025): Shoe Box Ministry coordinates the collection and distribution of hygiene items in the Phoenix Metro areas for those who are experiencing homelessness, domestic violence survivors, children in foster care, and the working poor. Contact the church office for a list of needed hygiene items. Please bring items to a collection area in the sanctuary or in the church office.

December Christmas Caroling to Shut-ins: DatesTBD. We’ll Christmas carol and spend time with three of our shut-ins as well as having Christmas caroling at our three retirement centers after weekly worship services.