Have any of you ever done the following? …gone on a shopping spree you couldn’t afford? …ate an entire carton of ice cream in one sitting? …binge watched 25 episodes of Schitt’s Creek or Stranger Things in one sitting? …drank one too many adult beverages? …realized your schedule is perpetually busy? Yup me too. And, when we did we were likely numbing out. What’s numbing out? Numbing out is anything you do to avoid feeling something. It’s attempting to deal with life by not dealing. It’s avoiding the very thing that needs your greatest attention. And we all do it. This week in worship we’re going to talk about God’s alternative: leaning in, because God is always moving you from numbing out to leaning in. Join us! FOLLOW Holy Cross Church: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holycrossduluth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holycrossduluth Website: http://www.holycrossduluth.org/​​​ To financially support the ministry of Holy Cross and invest into the lives of others click here: http://www.holycrossduluth.org/give Holy Cross Church is located in Duluth, Minnesota.

We all have hurts. There’s that diagnosis. Relationships that aren’t as they should be. Anxiety. Depression. Tensions in our families. Financial stress. So, this week we’re talking to those of you who are hurting. We’re continuing our series, Here to There, by wondering, How does God move us from HURT to HOPE? Join us! __ FOLLOW Holy Cross Church: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holycrossduluth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holycrossduluth Website: http://www.holycrossduluth.org/​​​ To financially support the ministry of Holy Cross and invest into the lives of others click here: http://www.holycrossduluth.org/give Holy Cross Church is located in Duluth, Minnesota.

Often we think of faith as a destination. A place to arrive. A goal to reach. A, sort of, location we need to get to. But...What if faith looks more like a journey? God is moving us from one place to another. From just getting by to dreaming big. From hurt to hope. From numbing out to leaning in. From lashing out to loving more. This week we’re launching a new series called, Here to There. We’ll talk all about how—with all the change that’s happened in our world— it sometimes feels like we’re just barely holding on. Just going through the motions. Just surviving. Just getting by. But, here’s the truth about God: God wants to move you from “just getting by” to DREAMING BIG! Join us for worship! __ FOLLOW Holy Cross Church: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holycrossduluth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holycrossduluth Website: http://www.holycrossduluth.org/​​​ To financially support the ministry of Holy Cross and invest into the lives of others click here: http://www.holycrossduluth.org/give Holy Cross Church is located in Duluth, Minnesota.

Happy Easter! Do you ever feel discouraged or bogged down? Is it hard to find and experience joy? Well, you aren't alone. After Jesus was crucified and died, his followers felt unfathomable discouragement. But the story of the empty tomb, experienced some 2,000 years ago, is about monumental HOPE. It's the promise that God is for you, even when everything seems against you. Let's celebrate Easter together! __ FOLLOW Holy Cross Church: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holycrossduluth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holycrossduluth Website: http://www.holycrossduluth.org/​​​ __ To financially support the ministry of Holy Cross and invest into the lives of others click here: http://www.holycrossduluth.org/give __ Holy Cross Church is located in Duluth, Minnesota.

Happy Easter! Do you ever feel discouraged or bogged down? Is it hard to find and experience joy? Well, you aren't alone. After Jesus was crucified and died, his followers felt unfathomable discouragement. But the story of the empty tomb, experienced some 2,000 years ago, is about monumental HOPE. It's the promise that God is for you, even when everything seems against you. Let's celebrate Easter together! __ FOLLOW Holy Cross Church: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holycrossduluth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holycrossduluth Website: http://www.holycrossduluth.org/​​​ To financially support the ministry of Holy Cross and invest into the lives of others click here: http://www.holycrossduluth.org/give Holy Cross Church is located in Duluth, Minnesota.

On this Good Friday, we remember the pain and suffering that Jesus endured. But the power of the story of the cross, is that it isn't a one time event. It's something Jesus gives us over and over again. It's because of Jesus that our own suffering and our own fears can be overcome.

Robert “Bob” William Wallner, 83, of Duluth died Friday, April 8, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by family. Bob was born on June 6, 1938 in Bruno, MN to Edwin and Adeline (Domning) Wallner. Bob attended grade school in Bruno, graduated from Askov High School and attended Vo-Tech where he studied Carpentry. He married Helga Larsen on June 20, 1959 in Askov. Bob served in the Army during Vietnam era. Bob was the owner of RWC, lnc. for 34 years, retiring in 2003. During his career, Bob was a member and past president of the Arrowhead Home Builders Association, a charter member of the Minnesota State Builders Association and was inducted into the Minnesota Builders Hall of Fame, and for many years, Bob was a Life Director for the National Association of Home Builders. He was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, with the biggest projects being the addition to the church and faithfully plowing the snow for 34 years, American Legion in Askov, a past member of Duluth Hts. Community Club and helping with the Winter Frolic, a past member of the Northland Optimist Club, a past member of the BPO Elks. Bob loved hunting, the annual venison sausage making party, fishing, snowmobiling and being a member of the Turtle Patrol. He enjoyed traveling, visiting Rio De Janeiro, Sydney, Europe, all 50 states and especially his trip to London on the Concord. He loved old cars and was particularly proud of his ‘56 Ford and his old Ford tractor that he used in his garden. Bob enjoyed having family and friends at the cabin, first at Lake Vermillion and later years at Island Lake. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, John H. Wallner; a daughter, Kim Bettina Ruhnke. Bob is survived by his wife, Helga; a daughter, Marcella Wallner of Duluth; a sister, Judith (Tom Renner) Burdick of Mound, MN; brothers, Richard (Louise) of Cottonwood, AZ, Gerald of Virginia, MN and Lawrence of Mesa, AZ; sisters-in-law, Arlene Wallner of Olympia, WA and Ruth Wagner of Williston, ND; seven grandchildren, Bettina, Danielle, Brock, Kaylene, Monica, Rachel and Mariah; seven great-grandchildren, Bamlaak, Davion, Connor, Christopher, Janie, Hazel and Nico.

This week we begin Jesus' journey to the cross. We start with crowds waving palm branches and saying "Hosanna!" But quickly the crowd discovers that Jesus isn't going to have the power they think he will. It's not power like we often see in the world -- power that refuses to take no for an answer, power that tramples over people, power that says "I'm right" or "I'm strong." It's power -- that looks like weakness. Join us for worship today and all through Holy Week. Then make plans to join us for an incredible Easter Celebration! __ FOLLOW Holy Cross Church: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holycrossduluth https://www.facebook.com/holycrossduluth Website: http://www.holycrossduluth.org/​​​ To financially support the ministry of Holy Cross and invest into the lives of others click here: http://www.holycrossduluth.org/give Holy Cross Church is located in Duluth, Minnesota.