Holy Cross’ Wednesday Bible Study meets each week at 6:00 p.m., after a fellowship dinner at 5:00 p.m.
Our series this fall, running from September through late November 2026, will focus on apologetics. We’ll learn how to answer questions that people may have about the faith, and how to defend our faith intelligently. Our study will primarily use the 30-Lesson Apologetics Study (see a sample here), available from CPH here. Please contact the church office if you need help ordering or if you’d like to order if/when we do another group purchase.
Current Class and Dinner Schedule (this may be adapted slightly month to month, so please check back occasionally):
***UPDATED 18 September 2026***
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Date |
Focus Chapter(s) and Topic(s) |
Dinner Theme* |
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2-Sep |
Ch. 1: What Is Apologetics? |
Breakfast for Dinner |
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9-Sep |
Ch. 2: What Is a Worldview? |
Americana |
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16-Sep |
†Special: Missionary Presentation: Brian and Keah Payne and Family |
Pot Luck |
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23-Sep |
Ch. 3 What are Law and Gospel? Why Do They Matter |
Italian |
|
30-Sep |
Ch. 4 How do We Speak the Truth in Love with our Neighbor? |
Mexican |
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7-Oct |
Ch. 5 What Tools Do We Use When We Defend the Faith? |
Soup/Salad |
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14-Oct |
Ch. 6 Did Jesus Even Exist? |
French |
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21-Oct |
Ch. 7 Who Is Jesus? |
Asian |
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28-Oct |
Ch. 8 Did Jesus Really Die and Rise Again? |
German |
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4-Nov |
Ch. 9 When Will Jesus Return? Why Does His Return Matter? |
Wraps/Sandwiches |
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11-Nov |
‡Special Session: The Office of the Ministry (part 1) |
Breakfast for Dinner |
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18-Nov |
‡Special Session: The Office of the Ministry (part 2) |
Americana |
* For dinner, please bring a main dish, side, or dessert to share. If you're joining us as a guest (non-member of Holy Cross), dinner is on us! Our themes are generously interpreted, so if you can't make something for that theme, just bring whatever sounds good!
† Missionaries to Tanzania, Brian and Keah Payne, with their family, will be presenting on the work that they have been doing.
‡ These two sessions pick up on a question we left hanging at the end of our Spring 2026 semester: How did the office of the ministry develop from 12 hand-selected Apostles during Jesus earthly life to the office of pastor? And, closely related: Who can rightly claim the authority to carry on the ministry and work of Jesus in the Church?
Contact Pastor Reiter if you have questions or would like to sign up!
