The altar cross was designed then executed in wood and terra cotta by David Wanner, a Wisconsin artist. The cross is unique as it depicts the major figures and events of the Old Testament and the New Testament in a way similar to Celtic crosses of antiquity.
	Facing the cross and beginning at the left top of the cross, you will notice angels, creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and a rainbow, Abraham and his son Isaac, Moses, David and the prophet Isaiah. The nativity of Jesus at the base of the cross reminds us that the Incarnation -- God coming among us -- serves as the foundation event of our Christian faith. At the bottom right of the cross we see Jesus instructing his followers on the beatitudes. The scene is chronologically out of order so the artist could link Jesus' baptism, death and resurrection in one continuous flow. The depiction of life in the spirit and the birth of the church at Pentecost are topped by the figure of an evangelist recording the good news of salvation for all future generations. This is followed by the apostles going out two by two to spread God's kingdom to the ends of the earth and Peter with the keys to the kingdom of heaven. The last scene is the communion of saints. The horizontal bar of the cross has the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet -- Alpha and Omega. Jesus, the Christ's saving mission is the beginning and the end of the Christian message. The processional cross, also by Wanner, is the resurrected Christ with a red halo to complement the angel windows.