Ministries

The Altar Guild handles the provisioning of the Holy Communion elements for the weekly worship service.

Chair: Joy Judd

In the past year our church has restarted many programs that were placed on hold during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although we started with only a few children, the program has rapidly increased in the number of children as well as new families with children who attend or have become members of our congregation.

The Children’s Ministry is held in Luther Hall, immediately across the narthex from the sanctuary. Following the Pastor’s Children’s Sermon, all interested children between the ages of 3 – 12 join the Children’s Ministry director and one or two adult assistants for a snack, bible verse, games or crafts and a closing prayer. Because there is such a large age range, the model we use often has the older children helping the younger children with crafts and games.

The children have made “stained glass” crosses using a dark construction paper cross on contact paper, filled in with tissue paper confetti. We play bible bingo, church symbol matching games and have planted flowers in containers and made handprint cards for Mother’s Day. We always end with a prayer, attempting to refocus the children prior to returning to the sanctuary just before Communion. This program has been very successful, both for helping the children understand difficult concepts at their level while also allowing parents and other adults quiet time to give their full attention to the bible verses and sermon.

Chair: Ellen Michalowski

The Choir… sings!

“All God’s critters got a place in the choir
Some sing low, some sing higher
Some sing out loud on the telephone wire
And some just clap their hands, or paws or anything they got now.”

Choir Director: Gregg Pannier

The Church Life Team coordinates and runs activities for our church and community members.  They also provide a weekly coffee hour after each weekly worship service.

Chair: Mary Keating

The Crier is the monthly newsletter for Holy Cross.  It contains all of the exciting news for the church.
If you want to receive the Crier via email, please contact info@kennebunklutheran.org and provide your email address.

Editor: Julie Clapp

The Deacons minister to the congregation members by communicating with them regularly via phone calls, email, and visits.  The Deacons also sponsor several events such as the Cookie Walk fundraiser and Christmas Caroling.

Co-Chairs: Michele Janiak, Mary Keating, Deb Rich

The Finance Committee manages and monitors the monetary flow for the church. On the expense side, the Treasurer and Bookkeeper track incoming expenses and pay bills and provide monthly financial statements to Church Council. On the income side, the Financial Secretary and Counters track and record weekly income and make bank deposits. The committee also has several members that have accounting backgrounds, and they assist in reviewing the financial process.

Chair: Jay Davison

The Greeters help to welcome everyone as they enter the sanctuary for the worship service.

Chair: Michele Janiak

The Memorial & Trust Committee tracks and manages donations that members and non-members make toward loved ones. These gifts are carefully recorded and are dispensed as directed by the donors. For example, this beautiful Alpha/Omega stained glass window above our sanctuary was a Memorial gift from two church members.

Chair: Donna Simmons

Prayer Partners help congregation members and their family and friends by praying for them in times of need.

Chair: Julie Clapp

The Technology Team handles the display of the Power Point slide content during the worship service, and also manages the mixing of the slide/camera/music content for the YouTube streaming and recorded worship service.  The team also handles any updates to the church computers and manages the wi-fi equipment.

Chair: Dan Krampetz

The Trustees maintain the church property, including the interior and exterior for each of the three buildings (Sanctuary, Luther Hall, Lord Street House).

Chair: Bob Danzilo

The Website/Communications Committee handles the externally visible communications from church, including print and social media.

Chair: Julie Clapp

The Worship Assistants assist the Pastor during the weekly worship service, by handling Bible passage readings, leading worship prayers, and distributing Holy Communion to members.

Chair: Sharon McGeary

The Worship Committee endeavors to offer the Holy Cross parishioners a variety of worship experiences utilizing a blend of contemporary and traditional liturgical settings and hymns. Special music, dramatic readings, and visual aids are incorporated to highlight festival days.

Co-Chairs: Karen and Jack Kupp