Sharing the Gospel + Preparing Members for Ministry + Caring for Community.


WEEKLY


SUNDAYS

Bible Hour at 9:15am

Adult Bible Study

Taught by Dr. Jeff Gibbs - located in the church basement.

Sunday School

Preschool thru 3rd Grade meet in the Bridge House. Taught by Renee Gibbs, Allison Schrader and Sharon Flori.

worship at 10:30am

If you are unable to attend the worship service and would like to watch online, please go to the Holy Cross YouTube page. The link is usually live five minutes before the service.


MONDAYS 

Moms’ group

Fridays at the Forest Park Nature Playscape from 9:30am - 11:30am. Bring your kiddos! We’ll meet at the Wetland when it’s hot and at the Upland Prairie when it’s not. Email April at AprilParviz@gmail.com if you plan to come.

THURSDAYS

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY GROUP AT 6:00AM

In the “Bridge House” located at 3617 Texas Avenue.


Choir practice at ​6:15pm (not during the summer)

At Holy Cross we find the purest joy in music as we sing together to worship Jesus Christ as a congregation. We encourage everyone to participate in music at Holy Cross. If you would like to sing in the choir please contact Greg Gastler. If you are not able to make choir rehearsals on Wednesdays, we may have other options for you. Let Greg know your availability and preferences.


MONTHLY


FAMILY DISCIPLESHIP MEETING

Families meet at 5:30 for dinner together. Then parents break off for a meeting in the Bridge House while kids are left with childcare in the church basement. Usually the third Thursday of every month during the year. Learn more.

IMAGE JOURNAL READING GROUP

Image Journal is a Christian publication that focuses on faith, art, and mystery. The group meets once a month to discuss select articles from the latest issue. Interested in joining? Contact Pastor Paul Gaschler for more info at paulgaschler@gmail.com.

Second sunday lunch

Church potluck in the basement following the service on the second Sunday of each month.

Family ministry

Thursday, February 20th from 5:30-7:30 at church

Please let Allison Schrader know (schradera21@gmail.com) if your family will be attending so that we have numbers for food and childcare.

Submit a Second Sunday Lunch Theme nomination!

The staff at Intersect and Holy Cross will vote between your nominations.

What is Intersect Arts Center?

Under the direction of Sarah Bernhardt, this ministry is at the intersection of Art and Community. Intersect creates connections with the community through its classes for adults and children, gallery exhibitions, technology center, and more exciting events. Intersect partners with many other community organizations to become a hub for healing and new life.  It is exciting to watch as Jesus makes himself known to people of all ages and backgrounds in profound and beautiful ways. 

Please visit www.intersectstl.org for more information.

To get involved please visit www.intersectstl.org/support or contact the Intersect staff.

Intersect Arts Center is located across the street from Holy Cross at 3636 Texas Avenue.


 

Untitled (detail) by Allison Luce, St. Louis, 12.7.24 - 12.8.24 (detail) by Anna Schenker, Shiner and Sailor (detail) by Carmen Ribaudo, Barn Owl (detail) by Linnea Ryshke, Towards Futurity by Summer Zah

Thousands of  years ago, human beings went deep into a cave in Indonesia. Using earthy red pigments, they made expressive marks on the walls of the cave, carefully depicting three human-bird type characters surrounding a large pig. Using simple colors and marks that now seem distant , these humans told a story, recording something important  they wanted to mark, to remember, to celebrate, to see. A phenomenon not isolated to a singular Indonesian cave, this kind of mark-making appears in ancient spaces all over the world. In southern France a stampede of animals dance across rock walls. In Egypt figures swim through some prehistoric lake now only desert. We see realistically rendered buffalo in Spain, abstracted cattle in Somaliland, a multicolored rave in northern Australia. In Argentina a throng of stenciled human hands reaches out across 9,825 years; in those marks spray painted through bone pipes we see our own humanity, not so distant. This desire to mark continues; across place and across time, artists everywhere still use simple lines, complex shapes, textured movement to create marks that draw our attention, marks that memorialize, marks that can connect us.

The five artists featured in this show mark time, they mark caretaking , they mark memory.  They mark with the strokes of a brush, rubbings of a crayon , moulding out of clay, and imprints from press and plate. Similar to scripts, fonts, and handwriting, these artists craft a kind of visceral vocabulary that helps them communicate ideas in new ways.  Interpreting these marks tells us something about what each artist sees,  what they care about, what they ask us to observe and reflect on.

Curated by Sarah Bernhardt and Megan Kenyon, The Mark features work by Allison Luce, Anna Schenker, Carmen Ribaudo, Linnea Ryshke, and Summer Zah. The Mark runs from February 18 - April 5, 2025, with regular gallery hours Tues-Fri 10:30am-4:30pm and Sat 12-6pm.*


*Note: please stay tuned to our socials for updates on snow or ice closings!