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Crosstown Connection-January 30-Feb 13

Feed My Starting Children Serve Event


It’s not too late to sign-up for this serving opportunity!  Join others from Crosstown - all ages - to pack meals that will be shipped around the globe to find hunger.  

RSVP to Polly or follow the link here to Register in the app

https://subspla.sh/ty7g6s6/ 

Special Message from

Aaron Berfeldt, Director of Worship Arts:


I want to inform the congregation that I have decided to resign from my position as Director of Worship Arts. This will be effective on April 27, 2025. I am grateful for the invitation and opportunity to serve in this role for the past three years. Thank you for all of your support! - Aaron Berfeldt


Response from Church Chair Heather Polhemus & Pastor John

We want to thank Aaron for his outstanding service as our Worship Director over the last 3+ years. His ministry has been and is an incredible blessing to our congregational life. As we look ahead, we’ll have an update on our search for a new worship director at our Annual Meeting on January 26.

Director of Worship Arts Search

As we look for a new Director of Worship Arts, we ask you to pray that the Holy Spirit will lead us forward!  Will you pray daily for this ongoing search?  Please pray for the search team:  Brandon Polhemus, Kathy McGillivray, Isaiah Gillen, Dennis Olson, Heather Polhemus, and Pastor John

Thank you from Pastor Polly


Crosstown, thank you for investing in me as a pastor and giving me time at the NextGen Conference in Denver last week!  I am grateful for the time away to be refreshed, refueled, and realigned with other pastors to the call to follow Jesus! I am so thankful! I am also taking a class this semester, which launched last week in Denver, called Compelling Preaching. This is a 6-month long class. I am excited to grow in this skill.  Pastor Polly Inestroza.  Both Pastor John and I invite you to watch this video summary of our time last week at Midwinter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVtyyYpljLQ

Grant Received! Crosstown has applied for and received a “Strategic Ministry Grant” from the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church. This initiative supports congregations that engage their communities with the “good news and good works of Jesus Christ that aim for individual and community transformation.” This award of $6,000 will be used to hire a “Food Distribution Manager” that will oversee our Nokomis East Food Distribution.

Crosstown’s Bonnie Overcott is hosting a Super Bowl edition of “Joyful Community” on Sunday, February 9 @ 5 pm. 


Space is limited, so RSVP today! Kids welcome! 


RSVP in the app or email Pastor Polly immediately:

polly@crosstowncovenant.org

Year End Giving Statements

Liana Ogawa will be handing out year-end giving statements before and after the Sunday services on January 19th and January 26th. As usual, statements will be mailed to those who are unable to attend in person. Please direct any questions to Liana: ogawas4@hotmail.com

Sadness and Sympathy

With sadness in our heart, we pass along the news that our beloved friend, Carol Scott, passed into Jesus’ eternal presence on Tuesday, January 28.  Notes of sympathy may be sent to Carol’s sister, Nada Hinton (nadahinton@gmail.com).  No arrangements have been made at this time.

Nokomis East Food Distribution


On Wednesday, January 22, we served 104 families (396 people) a total of 2,043 #’s of food. 


21 volunteers served a total of 54 hours. 


Upcoming days to serve include

February 12 & 26, 2025. 



Please sign-up to serve at the following link:  

Food Shelf Sign Up

Praying Together

Join us on Zoom the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 9:00 am as we seek the Lord together.



Please click the button below for the Zoom link

Prayer Zoom Link

Upcoming Events

February 1 - Men’s Breakfast @ Taste of Scandinavia - 8:30am 

February 1 - Leadership Retreat @ Crosstown ( 9 AM-Noon)

February 1 - Feed My Starving Children @ 9:30 AM in Eagan

February 5 - Together in the Bible @ 9:45 am

February 5 - Discipleship Night–Kids Too, Youth, Adult @ 6:30 pm

February 8 - Youth Event - Service & Fun - 4:30-8pm

February 9 - Super Bowl Party at Bonnie Overcott’s - 5pm

Finance Update - 2024

Contact Staff at Crosstown

John Jacobi, Lead Pastor
Cell: 612-723-5419

Polly Inestroza, Pastor of Children & Adult Ministries
Cell: 773-607-9781

Aaron Berfeldt, Director of Worship Arts

Youth Ministry
youth@crosstowncovenant.org

General Office Questions

Leadership Team

Heather Polhemus (Chair)

Wayne Berfeldt

Kathy McGillivray

Bonnie Overcott

Bob Weides

Bill Weller

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