The St. Joseph Knights of Columbus Council 1187 sponsored Lift High the Cross for the 2019 Lenten season. In total, the Council installed 54 crosses in yards throughout Ellinwood. Citizens hosting a cross have been encouraged to decorate the cross while it stands in their yard and Father Klein has continuously posted pictures of the crosses on the Saint Joseph Parish and School Facebook page.

On Saturday, March, 2, three crews of 6 volunteers installed 40 crosses! The remaining crosses were installed as weather permitted in the following weeks. 

Supplies to build the first 30 crosses were donated by Sutherlands of Great Bend. Jason Schloctermeier donated the t-posts on which the crosses were mounted. Steve Oelke notched all the wooded posts so they would fit together, and Curtis Wolf organized the event. The Council plans to offer this program annually during Lent.

Thank you, Knights, for your gift of time and talents. These crosses are a wonderful reminder to keep our focus on Christ during this Lenten season.