By: Deb Schrank

God is amazing in the way He brings people together and grows His kingdom. Parenting classes have been offered the past few months with both church families and school families participating.

“The parenting class is an amazing chance for the school and church to partner in supporting families that might not typically attend church or Bible Study/fellowship opportunities.” – A Church Family

Relationships have formed through conversations about children’s behavior. Talking about prayer and turning to God have been a big part of the class.

“The class has definitely helped and given us insight of what we’re doing wrong as parents. Being a blended family, this has helped us see what our roles are.” – A School Family

Although the class ends middle of January, God’s work in the lives of our school families is just beginning. Because of the friendliness of the congregation at “Together” meals, our school families feel welcome at Holy Cross. One family asked if their child could join the church school choir. Hopefully they will start coming to worship on Sunday mornings because of their child’s involvement in the choir. Another family mentioned how sad they were to see the parenting class end next week because the quality of the Wednesday evening programming at Pioneer Club was phenomenal! I suggested she keep coming and plug into another Wednesday evening adult class.

I hope you can see a pattern here because the school and the congregation are working together to share the love of Jesus with the school families. Thank you for partnering with the school so the community sees Holy Cross Lutheran Church and School as a welcoming place!