4/11 Trash Pickup

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The Service Committee is sponsoring a Congregational Litter Pick Up Day on Saturday, April 11, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.  All supplies will be provided.  With this date fast approaching, please check the bulletin or newsletter for all the details.  There is a sign-up sheet in the room off the narthex.

03/29/26 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s updates to pass along to you:

 

  • We keep in our prayers Chris Caldwell and his family upon the death of his brother, Johnny, on Tuesday of this week.

  • The April edition of The Messenger was dropped off yesterday at the post office to be sent out.

  • Abiding Savior Lutheran Church is having a Spring Youth Activity this Saturday from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Crafts, games, an
    Easter Egg Hunt and snacks will take place.  Children, Youth and Adults are invited to participate.

  • This past Saturday the Property Committee sponsored a Congregational Workday at the church.  We will do this again this coming Saturday beginning at 9:00 a.m. to spread mulch.

  • Our collection for Clean Start ends this coming Sunday.  We have gotten off to a fantastic start due to your generosity! This event is sponsored by our Service Committee.  For a complete list of items we are seeking, please see Sunday’s bulletin.

  • This coming Sunday, being a 5th Sunday, we will have One Combined Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. (no Sunday School classes though). This will be Palm Sunday as well.  Whether permitting we will begin our worship service outside on the front sidewalks.  However, with the temperatures that are expected, more than likely, we will gather in the sanctuary as usual, except that the Processional Gospel well be read from the back of the church as we begin worship.

  • In the place of Sunday’s message, the congregation will be participating in the Passion Reading.  This is the only time of the year when we hear the entire crucifixion story of Jesus.

  • A Potluck meal will take place in Fellowship after Sunday’s worship service.  The meat will be provided by the church. You may drop off your food items before worship, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Members of the Fellowship Committee will warm up dishes as needed.

  • On Maundy Thursday of next week, we are offering two identical worship services to choose from.  One will take place at 12:00 noon and the other at 7:00 p.m. as we explore the Lord’s Prayer petition, “Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Others.”  The only difference in the two services is that the Stripping of the Altar will take place at the conclusion of the 7:00 p.m. service, symbolic of Jesus’ humanity being stripped from Him at the hands of the Roman soldiers.

  • Then on Good Friday of next week, we are offering two identical worship services to choose from, as we finish up our series on the Lord’s Prayer, focusing on the petition, “Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil.”  Tenebrae will be a part of both services as we close by hearing the Last Seven Words of Christ.

  • As you make your Easter worship plans with your family, on Easter Sunday, our Sunrise Worship Service will take place at 7:00 a.m., followed by a meal that will be provided in Fellowship Hall. Our second worship service will take place at 11:00 a.m.  It is my prayer that you will take part in as many services as you are able during this Holiest Week of the year.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Collection project for Clean Start

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UPCOMING PROJECT

The Service Committee will be facilitating a collection project for Clean Start the last two Sundays in March:  March 22 and March 29.  The committee will have a box in the room off the Narthex to collect items on the two Sundays.

Clean Start is a non-profit organization that offers a place 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday & Friday mornings) for homeless, poor, and marginalized men and women to come in to achieve basic hygiene.  They can take showers, have their clothes washed, have access to phone and mail, and receive other resources from the caring volunteers that offer their support. 

 

Most urgent needs currently are:

  • Socks (particularly white socks)
  • Underwear
  • Men’s tees up to 4X
  • Men’s boxer & briefs any size
  • Women’s briefs any size

(All items must be new.)

Other items needed are:

  • Small deodorants
  • Shampoo & soap (travel or large size)
  • Toothbrushes & toothpaste
  • Disposable razors
  • Mouthwash
  • Laundry detergent
  • Blankets
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Laundry Detergent
  • Face cloths
  • Paper towels
  • Trash bags (13 & 30 gallons)

Urgent Need For Weekend SnackPack Encouragement Cards

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Urgent Need For Weekend SnackPack Encouragement Cards

Childhood hunger is real. In South Carolina, 60% of school-age children qualify for free or reduced breakfast and lunch. The Weekend SnackPack Program, sponsored by the United Way of Anderson County, fills the gap when these children aren’t in school. Teachers and guidance counselors identify children who fall into this gap and provide them with a bag of child-friendly, ready-to-eat foods on Fridays.

Each bag includes a colorful, handwritten note of encouragement from volunteers. Over 800 bags are distributed weekly, and almost 30,000 cards are needed throughout the school year. In 2025 our congregation made over 1,000 cards. So far this very we have contributed 300 cards.

You can help meet this need by making cards at home. Stop by the room off the narthex and pick up a “SnackPack Encouragement Note” bag with supplies and directions. Please place your completed notes in the designated box on the table in the room off the narthex. The Service Committee will collect the notes throughout the year and deliver them to the director of United Way’s Weekend SnackPack Program.

If you have any questions, contact Jamie Corrigan at (864) 224-8070 or Leslie Cox at (301) 788-9035.

The Service Committee

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING SUNDAY update

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SOUPER BOWL OF CARING SUNDAY
Last Sunday, the youth collected $681.00 total funds (Patriots $189.00, Seattle $493.00). These donations will go to AIM. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

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Annual Community
Pancake Supper
Shrove Tuesday, February 17
Boulevard Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
Serving: 4:30—7:00 p.m.
Tickets will be available next Sunday.
Sponsored by:
THE ANDERSON AREA MINISTERS
As in the past; the Lutheran Men In Mission of Holy Trinity are invited to
help with the cooking.

11/30/25 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s updates to pass along to you:

 

  • The December issue of The Messenger was dropped off at the post office this afternoon.  Your household’s copy of the newsletter should arrive soon.

  • We keep in our prayers Dan Hunnicutt, who had shoulder surgery earlier this week.

  • As of Sunday, all names have been removed from our Angel Tree!  Wow!  If you were not able to pick up a name/gift suggestion yet, no worries, 24 more name tags have been added to the tree.  A reminder that all gifts need to be dropped off in the Church Office Parlor by Sunday, December 7.  You can speak to an usher if you need to get into the Church Office (or use the same door code to enter).We will have One Combined Worship Service this Sunday at 10:00 a.m.  Followed by a Potluck Meal.  The Fellowship Committee will be manning the kitchen that morning so you may drop off your food items to them, beginning at 9:30 a.m.  A reminder that the committee members will be glad to warm up your dish but we do not have the facilities for them to cook your meal. Ham and meat will be provided by the church.  Please bring a dish (or two) to share.

  • New members, Mike and Robin Mixon, and Dustin and Kate Nutter, will be joining our church family during our Sunday service. 
  • Sunday begins the new church year with the season of Advent.  We shift from the gospel readings of Luke, to Matthew.

  • I will be preaching on the gospel text, Matthew 24:36-44 as we explore how we are to live our lives in anticipation of Christ’s return.

  • Sunday afternoon, the Learning Committee is sponsoring a Congregational Chrismon Making Event in Fellowship Hall at 3:00 p.m.  Hot chocolate and cookies will be served.

  • Our Midweek Advent worship services and meals begin on Wednesday of next week.  A different group will provide the meal at 6:00 p.m. each time and there will be a basket for a free-will offering.   An Advent worship service will follow at 7:00 p.m.  The Church Council has designated Haven of Rest to be the recipient of this year’s Midweek Advent offerings.

  • I pray a special blessing for you and your family as you travel and gather together to eat for Thanksgiving.  May we all count our blessings from the Lord this day!

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Angel Tree

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Angel Tree
1. Pick a tag off the “Angel Tree” in the Narthex and go shopping.
Please do not wrap gifts.
2. Leave gift, with tag attached, in the church office parlor (use door code).
3. Gifts should be returned NO LATER than, Sunday, December 7th, after which, you will be responsible for delivering your gifts to A.I.M.
4. In addition to selecting names from the Angel Tree in-person like we usually do, you also have the option of making a donation and someone from WELCA will do the shopping for you.  If you would rather participate in this way, just make a check out to “Holy Trinity Lutheran Church” and put “Angel Tree” in the Memo and drop it the offering plate or mail it to the
church office.
If you have any questions on any of this, please contact Nancy Scalf or Beth Fischer.

MADDI, THE MUSICAL REVUE link to view video

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MADDI, THE MUSICAL REVUE

 

This original musical was presented in the HTLC Fellowship Hall, September 26 and 27

 

The show was a compilation of an original play, “Maddi, or Ridiculous Obsession” written by a member of the church, Kati Smith, and the music is composed by her sister, Trisha Jordan-Taub.

 

The production featured several other church members:  the amazing piano support of Pamela Michalski as well as Virgil Hobbs, Beth Cribbe, Leslie Cix and Sandi Jordan.  Also two you may not know (unless you saw the show) Pamela Chauvin and Jay Caparas.  A small cast, but mighty!!

 

A free will offering was received and will be contributed to various Community Theatres in our area who have lost grants.

 

We hope you enjoy the show!!

YouTube player

 

October is BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

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October is BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
On Sunday, October 19TH everyone is invited to wear PINK in honor of all survivors and in memory of loved ones who have been victims of breast cancer.