Holy Cross and COVID-19

Holy Cross COVID-19 Response

Updated on March 13, 2022

Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Academy is committed to a careful, reasoned, and faithful response to COVID-19, and everything which surrounds it. We have a readiness team that meets regularly to discuss and implement protocols as they are needed. We deeply appreciate your patience and understanding as we move forward together in love, offering care and mercy.

“How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!” (Psalm 84:1 ESV)

You can find Continuing Safety Measures at https://covid19.ca.gov/safely-reopening/#continuing-safety-measures

Holy Cross is holding in-person services in our sanctuary at this time. We will also record services and share them via our YouTube.

  • Divine Service on Sunday at 8:00 a.m.
  • Adult Bible Class at 9:30 a.m. in Meyer Hall
  • Divine Service on Sunday at 10:45 a.m.

Our plan is to record the Sunday morning service and Bible Class and make these recordings available on YouTube later in the day or on Monday.

Church letters and prayer updates are emailed to our church mailing list.  If you would like to subscribe to this list, please visit https://holycrossrocklin.org/emailsignup/

COVID-19 Specifics

Our site specific plan for COVID-19 is available upon request. The plan is a listing of the church’s efforts to meet the health challenges posed by the COVID-19 virus, and to serve as a training document for all church staff.

You can find Continuing Safety Measures at https://covid19.ca.gov/safely-reopening/#continuing-safety-measures

Holy Cross encourages

  • Frequently washing hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or using hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol
  • Covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue or fabric, or into the sleeve or elbow
  • Avoiding all physical interaction outside the household when sick with a fever or cough.

Contact Information for Pastors & Deaconess

Pastor John-Paul Meyer: (916) 960-3543

 Pastor Froh: (650) 759-1997

Deaconess Boehle-Silva: (916) 259-1792 [email protected]

In addition, you can always Vicki Merkh, our Church Secretary at the Church office number (916) 624-8185.

Holy Cross Academy Campus

Academy

On June 15, 2020, Holy Cross Lutheran Academy opened since the closure on March 19, 2020.

Holy Cross Lutheran Academy is open from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Please call (916) 624-2123 or email for enrollment information.

We love our children, and know how much they appreciate the comfort of the routine of school, as well as the consolation of the Gospel they hear every day. Please keep Kim, Octavia, and all of our staff in your prayers and thank God for their amazing work in the Academy.

Feel free to contact Kim Lunsford, our Director, or Gloria Radmore, our Academy Board Coordinator, if you have specific questions.

You also can see what the Academy and our teachers are sharing with the community, parents and kids on their social media and website.

Website at https://www.hclarocklin.org/

Facebook site at Holy Cross Lutheran Academy

Instagram at Holy Cross Academy Instagram

Links

The following links may serve as a good summary of where the health situation with the pandemic is at this time:

Conclusion

When it comes to our response to all these things, each person is obligated to ask what is best not only for themselves, but especially for their neighbor. As a Christian congregation, our responsibility is to give the Word of Gospel and mercy to all of those who are hurting and in need. This doesn’t change during a pandemic. In many ways, it increases. We must balance our need to be good citizens with our primary obligation as a place for the proclamation of the Gospel. 

God bless you all as you continue to care for your family and children. We will keep you informed of what is happening here, but feel free to reach out to any of us if you have any questions.

In Christ,

Pastor John-Paul Meyer and Pastor Charles Froh

Dcs. Pamela Boehle-Silva, RN

Rick Fielitz, Coordinator of Elders

Kim Lunsford, Academy Director

Octavia Williams, Academy Assistant Director