C.R.O.S.S. "Christians Reaching out in Social Service"

upcoming events: CROSS Community Players Presents… … ALL SHOOK UP…The Story’s All New; the Music’s All ELVIS!... All Shook Up is a burnin’ musical comedy that uses the legendary music of Elvis to tell the story of a small town girl who dreams of hitting the open road, and the mysterious guitar-playing stranger who brings romance, rebellion and rock’n’roll into her life. Performances Remaining in March March 5, 6 – 7:30 pm (Fri.-Sat.) March 7 – 2:00 pm (Sun. matinee) Location Cross Winds United Methodist Church 15051 Weaver Lake Rd., Maple Grove Tickets – All seats general admission PRICES: Adult - 13.00, Senior(62+) - 11.00,  Student(11-college) - 8.00,  Child(2-10) - 8.00 ———————————————————————————————————————————- EMPTY Bowls… a fund-raising event to support the CROSS Food Shelf co-sponsored by CROSS and School District #279 Education and Art Departments   March 25, 2010 4:00-7:00 pm Osseo Senior High Cafeteria   What Do You Do? Make a donation Eat a simple meal of soup, bread, coffee/water Select a hand-thrown pottery bowl to take home THANK YOU for your continuing support of the CROSS Food Shelf serving Maple Grove, West Champlin, Osseo, Corcoran, Dayton, Rogers and Hassan!    2009 SUMMARY OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO CROSS FROM OUT CHRIST'S COMMUNITY CHURCH FAMILY Thank You Volunteers: Val Caple, Joni Cragoe, JR, Marian Mortenson, Jayne Phelps, Connor Swanson, and Sherrill Sandell -------- 232.8 hours (Total) School Supplies Donations -------- 195 items Cash & Checks -------- $504.52 Food Donations -------- 475 pounds That’s wonderful! Can we challenge ourselves to do even better in 2010?   MARCH IS FOOD-SHARE MONTH… when matching funds become available and we get the most bang for our $$’s! Items currently needed in March: large juice, cans of pork & beans, creamed soups, jelly, canned meats, kidney/chili beans, macaroni & cheese, cereal, oatmeal, walnuts/almonds, popcorn, Kleenex, toilet tissue and paper towels You can help bring joy to Children for Easter! CROSS will distribute Easter baskets for children in food-client families, as supplies are available. Items needed include Easter baskets and stuffed bunnies (both may be new or used in good condition) and wrapped chocolate bunnies or other Easter candy. A table is on display by our CROSS grocery cart. Items received will be delivered to CROSS each Monday through March 29th. Thanks from the kids!