July 22nd Lunch Bunch

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The Lunch Bunch will be held on Wednesday, July 22nd at 11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Our speaker will be Stephanie Yelder, the Dementia Care Specialist from the South Carolina Department on Aging. Come join us for this informative session on dementia and the resources available. Lunch will be provided

07/05/26 Weekly Congregational update

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Dear Members and Friends of the Congregation,

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

  • The combined issue of the July/August newsletter was printed and dropped off at the post office on Tuesday.  Hopefully the upcoming holiday won’t delay delivery too much. 
  • Thanks to your quick response to our request for additional food items, we now have almost everything we need for Saturday Servants.  We only need 20 more boxes of individually wrapped cookies (12 per box).  Now what we need is you – as volunteers to help put the lunch bags together.  Even though this coming Saturday is July 4 and a holiday weekend, hunger takes no vacation.  We will begin at 9:45 a.m. in Fellowship Hall.  Even though the days are very hot in the month of July and some of you will be out of town, you have always come through and we have always had enough volunteers. 
  • With July 4th landing on a Saturday this year, you will notice a patriotic theme in much of our music on Sunday.  Our final hymn will be “O Beautiful For Spacious Skies.” 
  • I will be preaching on the gospel reading, Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30, as we hear the much-needed words of encouragement that we are “Yoked To Jesus.” 
  • Sunday, we will be switching back to the With On Voice hymnal, or “blue hymnal” as it is commonly referred to.  I remind you that for a little variety, we use this hymnal in the months of July and August each year. 
  • On Wednesday evening of next week, we will be covering the disciple, Phillip, for our monthly Family Fun Night event. 
  • We keep in our prayers:
    • Barbara Trent – who is now home after a recent stay in the hospital
    • Amy Goodson – who is home recuperating after foot surgery on Tuesday
    • Bill Welborn and family, upon the death of his wife, Brenda, on June 25th.
    • Bob Davenport and family, upon the death of his wife, Janice, on June 29th.

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Saturday Servants

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Saturday Servants
As Pastor announced last Sunday, the Saturday Servants schedule has changed for July. HTLC will
prepare lunches for the Anderson Emergency Soup Kitchen every Saturday in July – July 4, 11,
18 and 25. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall at 9:45 a.m. to prepare 150 peanut butter/jelly
sandwiches and 150 bologna and cheese sandwiches, along with other food items.
We will serve at the Soup Kitchen from 11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
We are collecting the following donations. Please place them in the designated box in the room off
the Narthex.
• 187 individual snack size bags of salty snacks (chips, pretzels, goldfish, etc.)
• 40 boxes of individually-wrapped Little Debbie Cakes (any type)
• 2 jars of smooth peanut butter (40 oz. size)
• 10 jars of grape jelly (30 oz. size)
• 4 jars of mayonnaise (32 oz. size)
We are very grateful for the congregations’ support for this very worthy project.
If you have questions, please contact Leslie Cox at 301-788-9035 or Jamie Corrigan at 864-224-
8070.

6/28/26 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:

  • On Thursday of next week, our Dining Divas group will gather to eat at The Social Tap. You are asked to send to notify Beth Cribbe to ensure adequate seating.

  • We received news this past weekend that there has been a slight change to our Saturday Servants coverage.  Holy Trinity still has the responsibility of providing bagged lunches for the month of July, but we have learned that we now will provide food for all the Saturdays in July, including the 2nd Saturday.  What that means is we now need more food donations than what we first figured. Each Monday, all donated items are carried over to the Fellowship Hall and a new, updated list of needed food items is provided for the bulletin and for my congregational email. Here is the current list still needed:
  • 187 individual snack size bags of salty snacks (chips, pretzels, goldfish, etc.)
  • 40 boxes of individually-wrapped Little Debbie Cakes (any type)
  • 2 jars of smooth peanut butter (40 oz. size)
  • 10 jars of grape jelly (30 oz. size)
  • 4 jars of mayonnaise (32 oz. size)

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

6/21/26 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:

  • This past Saturday, the SC Synod Assembly elected Pastor Wade Roof as its new bishop.  He has been serving as the senior pastor of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church in West Columbia since 2014.  We pray God’s blessing upon him and our synod as he takes office in August.

  • Jeanette Thoms’ new contact information is:  Keowee Square, 475 Rochester Hwy, Room 104, Seneca, SC  29672. Her new cell phone # is:  864-533-0733.

  • We keep Barbara Thomas in our prayers as she underwent a heart valve replacement procedure this morning and is expected to return home on Friday.

  • With this coming Sunday being Father’s Day, we will be recognizing all the fathers with us in worship, during the announcements. I will be preaching on the gospel text, Matthew 10:24-39, as we hear about sparrows and our worth in the eyes of our Heavenly Father.

  • As is my fairly new Father’s Day tradition, in memory of my father as a Lutheran pastor, I will be wearing his worship alb, stole, and cross necklace Sunday morning.

  • Thank you for your response for our Saturday Servants request!  Here is the latest and greatest list of what is still needed in order for us to have everything to make sandwiches and bagged lunches:
    • 197 individual snack size bags of salty snacks (chips, pretzels, goldfish, etc.)
    • 80 boxes of individually-wrapped Little Debbie Cakes (any type)
    • 10 jars of grape jelly (16 oz. size)
    • 2 jars of mayonnaise (32 oz. size)
    • There is a plastic bin in the room off the narthex to receive your donations.

 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

6/14/26 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:

  • The new Christ In Our Home daily devotionals have been placed in the narthex, for the months of July, August, and September. 
  • If you would like to send a card/letter to Ben, his address is:  Ben Fortner, 3683 S. Industrial Dr., Simpsonville, SC  29681. Please remember to use print and not cursive writing. 
  • Today, Joshua and Christina and I will travel to Columbia to serve as your congregational delegates for the SC Synod Assembly.  We will be electing a new bishop and ask for your prayers upon the whole assembly during this process.  We will be returning home Saturday afternoon. 
  • Sunday, we will be dedicating the Fellowship Hall Mechanical Room in memory of Ernie Thoms.  This will take place between the two worship services at 10:00 a.m. (There will be no Sunday School classes that day.) Refreshments will be provided.  Jeanette and other family members will be in attendance. You are invited to bring a card stating your favorite memory of Ernie.  All cards will be given to the family to take home with them. 
  • With Father’s Day on June 21, you have the opportunity to make a donation to the Lutheran Men in Mission in honor of or in memory of your father.  All names will be listed in the bulletin on Father’s Day. All money received will be given to the South Carolina Lutheran Men in Mission. Sunday is the last day to do this. 
  • Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel reading, Matthew 9:35-10:23, as we look at the qualifications to be a disciple of Jesus. 
  • We will be receiving four new members into the church family during our worship services Sunday – Randy & Dale Rish, and Emery & Janet Sanstrum. 
  • Our next Family Fun Night will be on Wednesday evening as we explore Matthew. 
  • It is that time of the year when we gather food items to prepare sandwiches as part of our Saturday Servants project to feed those hungry in the Anderson area.  In your bulletin and newsletter is a complete list of everything we need.  Right now we still need:
    • 850 individual snack size bags of snacks (chips, pretzels, goldfish, etc.)
    • 120 boxes of individually wrapped Little Debbie Cakes (any type).
    • 18 jars of smooth peanut butter (40 oz. size)
    • 22 jars of grape jelly (16 oz. size)
    • 8 jars of mayonnaise (32 oz. size)
    • Just let yourself in and place all donated items in the container provided in the room off of the narthex.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Vacation Bible School

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What: Vacation Bible School
Where: Abiding Savior Lutheran Church
1905 E. Greenville St., Andersons SC 29621
When: July 6th – July 10th
What time: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
For more information, contact:
Rachelle Moles at 540-834-3988
Or email: hyblgirl@aol.com
Or visit their website to register at: Myvbs.org/abidingsaviovbsr2026

6/17 Family Fun Night

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FAMILY FUN NIGHT

We will gather in Fellowship Hall for a time of Food, Fun & Fellowship around a Biblical theme. Adults and Kids of all ages are invited to join us! There will be crafts, games, and song. The meal will be provided.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 17 5:30 p.m.
WHO: THE DISCIPLE – MATTHEW

6/7/26 Weekly congregational update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

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

  • You will notice that this Sunday’s bulletin, now includes the typed-up words to “This Is the Feast” and “Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful.”  This means that all the words of the service are now included in the bulletin, except the hymns.  Hopefully this is helpful for you.

  • Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel reading, Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26, as we explore the Lord’s concept of mercy.

  • Again, our apologies for omitting the June birthdays and the June anniversaries in the latest edition of The Messenger.  These names and dates are included in this Sunday’s bulletin.

  • Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday as part of the State Wide Primary Election.

  • On Sunday, June 14, we will be dedicating the Fellowship Hall Mechanical Room in memory of Ernie Thoms.  This will take place between the two worship services at 10:00 a.m. (There will be no Sunday School classes that day.) Refreshments will be provided.  Jeanette and other family members will be in attendance. You are invited to bring a card stating your favorite memory of Ernie.  All cards will be given to the family to take home with them.

  • With Father’s Day on June 21, you have the opportunity to make a donation to the Lutheran Men in Mission in honor of or in memory of your father.  All names will be listed in the bulletin on Father’s Day. All money received will be given to the South Carolina Lutheran Men in Mission. The deadline to do this is Sunday, June 14.

  • We keep in our prayers Dave Korn and his family, upon the death of his sister, Marilou Swenson, who died this afternoon.

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

MAGNIFYING TABLETS

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MAGNIFYING TABLETS

For those who might benefit using a larger print on Sunday mornings, we now have available rechargeable 5X Magnifying Tablets to assist in reading. These are large bright full-page magnifiers with LED dimmable lights. Please see an usher to borrow one of these on Sunday mornings.

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