8/6/23 Weekly Congregational Update

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Good Afternoon Members and Friends of Holy Trinity!

 

Here are this week’s updates:

 

  1. First of all, may we all stop and give thanks to the Lord for the rain we are receiving.  We certainly need it!

  2. If you were here in worship this past Sunday then you are well aware of how I began my sermon, having the congregation sing the theme song to “The Beverly Hillbillies.”  I was floored by the enthusiastic response.  In fact, I had to convince my mom (who watches our worship service faithfully each week with her husband) that we had not practiced the singing ahead of time.

  3. We had 82 in attendance last Sunday for our One Combined worship service, which is about average for this time of the year, but we had only 37 folks come over to enjoy our Potluck Meal.  That is less than 50% of those in attendance at worship and is really sad for a congregation of our size!  We had almost identical numbers at our last Combined Worship Service on April 30, with 86 in attendance at worship and 37 to attend our Potluck Meal.  Please, please, please, if you and your family are able to attend and participate in our future meals, please do so.  I would hate to see us discontinue our meals together due to lack of interest.

  4. This Sunday’s sermon will be based on our gospel reading, Matthew 14:13-21, and is usually referred to as the “Feeding of the 5,000.”

  5. Our Family Fun Night event will take place on Wednesday, August 9 from 5:30-7:00 p.m.  In our meal, song, Bible story presentation and craft, our theme will be WATER and we will be covering the story of Jesus walking on water. 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

ADULT CATECHISM CLASSES

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ADULT CATECHISM CLASSES
Throughout the months of September and October Pastor Fischer will be leading a 6 week
Course. Please mark your calendars.

Morning Classes Evening Classes Topic
September 5, Tuesday
10:00-11:30 a.m.		 September 7, Thursday
7:00-8:30 p.m.		 Baptism
September 125, Tuesday
10:00-11:30 a.m.		 September 14, Thursday
7:00-8:30 p.m.		 Holy Communion
September 19, Tuesday
10:00-11:30 a.m.		 September 21, Thursday
7:00-8:30 p.m.		 Apostles’ Creed
September 26, Tuesday
10:00-11:30 a.m.		 September 28, Thursday
7:00-8:30 p.m.		 Lord’s Prayer
October 3, Tuesday
10:00-11:30 a.m.		 October 5, Tuesday
7:00-8:30 p.m.		 Ten Commandments
October 10, Tuesday
10:00-11:30 a.m.		 October 12, Tuesday
7:00-8:30 p.m.		 Liturgy/Church Year

7/30/23 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of HTLC,

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

  1. This coming Saturday will be our final Saturday Servants project of the month (and year) to make bagged lunches for those hungry in the Anderson area.  We will gather in Fellowship Hall at 10:00 a.m. if you would like to join us.

  2. Sunday, being a 5th Sunday, we will have ONE-COMBINED WORSHIP SERVICE at 10:00 a.m.  Worship will be followed by a Potluck Meal. Please bring a dish to share.  When you arrive for worship, you may drop off your dish in Fellowship Hall, as the Fellowship Committee will be on hand preparing for the meal.

  3. A reminder that there will be no Adult Sunday School class that morning.

  4. Also, Sunday is the last day to bring in your frozen casseroles as part of our Calvary Home for Children service project.  As of this morning we have had 19 casseroles donated.  You may bring your casserole to worship and someone from the Service Committee will be take it over to Fellowship Hall for you, or you may come by the church before Sunday and let yourself in Fellowship Hall using the digital keypad (same door code as the church) and place your casserole into the hallway freezer (located next to the women’s restroom). If you have any questions, please call Jane Potter at 864-225-6460.

  5. Sunday, I will be preaching on the Gospel text, Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52, specifically Matthew 13:44 as we explore the Parable of the Hidden Treasure.  Thoughts to ponder:
    1. What does this text mean to you?
    2. Who is the one who discovers the treasure?
    3. What is the “treasure” mentioned in this parable?
    4. What things/people do we truly treasure in this life?

 

See you Sunday!

Pastor Fischer

8/20/23 LCY “Last Blast of Summer”

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The LCY “Last Blast of Summer”, AKA the tubing down the Green River, will be held Sunday, August 20th.
We will attend the Early Service and then head for the river! Wear your swimsuitnunder your clothes or change after worship. Bring a towel, dry clothes, shoes you can wear in the river, lunch/drink, $20 for tube rental and any extras you might want for snacks after tubing. Please contact Ms. Amy if you plan on going or if you have any questions! Hope you can join us!

8/9/23 SUMMER FUN NIGHT

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SUMMER FUN NIGHT
We have returned to our monthly summer gatherings 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, August 9 JESUS WALKS ON WATER
PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

7/23/23 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

Here are some things to pass along to you for the good of the congregation:

• This past Saturday, we gave out all the food we had prepared as part of Saturday Servants in only 13 minutes. With that in mind, we will be making more sandwiches than usual this week. For the past two weeks, we have had an excellent turn out with volunteers and we are anticipating another successful event from you. See you this Saturday in Fellowship Hall at 10:00 a.m.

• Sunday I will be preaching on the Parable of the Weeds and Wheat recorded in Matthew 13:24-30, 36-40 as we grapple with the meaning of this challenging story. Why does the Lord recommend letting the weeds and wheat grow together and how does this apply to us today?

• Sunday, we will begin receiving frozen casseroles for Calvary Home of Children as part of our next outreach service project for the community. This project will continue for 8 days, until the following Sunday, July 30. Casseroles are to be placed in the Fellowship Hall freezer. If you have any questions about this, please call Jane Potter at 225-6460.

• Congratulations go out to Paul and Diane Wagner on the birth of their first grandchild, Anna Walker Wagner, born to Rachael and Daniel Wagner!

• Please mark your calendars that on July 30, with that being a 5th Sunday of the month, we will have One Combined Worship Service at 10:00 a.m., followed by a potluck meal in Fellowship Hall. Please bring a dish to share.

  • Congratulations go out to Rachel and Christopher Caldwell on the birth of Lydia Grace Caldwell, born Friday morning!  We also celebrate with proud grandparents Chris and Anna Caldwell, uncle Connor, great uncle and aunt Andy and Sharon Christmas, and second cousin Bill.

  • We keep in our prayers, Warren Lutz, who underwent pacemaker/defibrillator surgery earlier in the week.

  • Just a heads up, if you are planning on contacting Pat on Monday, she will be out of the office, taking the day off.

In Christ,
Pastor Fischer

7/16/23 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of HTLC,

 

Here are this week’s updates:

 

  • We keep in our prayers, Diane Wagner and her family, upon the death of her mother yesterday, Frances Campbell. 
  • The latest Statements of Giving are in the narthex, ready for you to pick up. 
  • Saturday of this week, you are invited to join us in Fellowship Hall at 10:00 a.m. as we make sandwiches and bagged lunches as part of our Saturday Servants project in feeding the hungry. 
  • Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel text, Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, as we explore the Parable of the Sower and the Four Types of Soil. I encourage you to read this story and to think how it might apply to us today. 
  • Please mark your calendars that with July 30th being a 5th Sunday, we will have ONE COMBINED WORSHIP SERVICE at 10:00 a.m., followed with a Potluck meal. 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Frozen Casseroles for Calvary Home for Children July 23-30

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Frozen Casseroles for Calvary Home for Children July 23-30

Over the years, through Operation Inasmuch, Holy Trinity has provided frozen casseroles for
Calvary Home for Children (CHC). With school starting two weeks earlier (August 2) this year
what better time than now to revive this project. Stocking CHC’s freezer with casseroles would
allow more time for the house parents to focus on the needs of the children than on “what’s for
dinner?”

So how can you help? Prepare and freeze or buy a frozen casserole dinner (size 9’ x 13”).
If you choose to make a homemade casserole, be sure to use a disposable container and label
by type, such as chicken and broccoli or lasagna, etc. Also attach the recipe or a list of
ingredients to help address any allergy concerns.

Service Committee members will be in the narthex on Sunday, July 23 and Sunday, July 30 to
accept casseroles. Of course, you may deliver your casserole directly to the freezer in the
Fellowship Hall. The freezer is located in the coatroom in the hallway just outside the
Fellowship Hall. Just use your key or the keypad to access the building. Casseroles will be
delivered to Calvary Home for Children on Tuesday, August 1.

If you have any questions, please contact Jane Potter at 225-6460.

7/9/23 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of HTLC,

 

Just a couple of things to relay to you about things going on in our congregation this week and next:

 

  • Please keep in mind that there is no Saturday Servants project taking place this week.   Even though Holy Trinity has the responsibility of providing bagged lunches for the month of July, another organization takes care of the 2nd Saturday of each month for the year.

  • The Service Committee is sponsoring another outreach opportunity for the congregation.  We will be receiving donations of frozen casseroles for Calvary Home for Children beginning July 23 through July 30.  Please see The Messenger or a bulletin for all the details or call Jane Potter at 225-6460.

  • Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel text of Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 as we focus on what it means to hear the words of Christ, to be yoked to Him.

  • Wednesday, of next week, July 12, we will be gathering in Fellowship Hall for our next Summer Fun Night.  Our theme will be, “The Parable of the Lost Coin.”   Supper will be provided and we would love for you to come join us beginning at 6:00 p.m.  This is for all ages.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

07/02/23 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

Here are a few things to pass along to you:

  • The Messenger was mailed out on Tuesday.  Many of you have already received this issue.  Please keep in mind that this is for the months of July and August.  This is the only time of the year when we cover two months at one time.
  • We have now received all the food items we need for Saturday Servants.  Thank you for your generosity!  The only thing we now need is you.  We will gather on Saturday morning, in Fellowship Hall, at 10:00 a.m. to make sandwiches to feed those hungry in the Anderson area.  Please do not arrive early as we have plenty of time to complete this project.  Then at 11:00 a.m. we will need about 5-7 volunteers to take the sandwiches over to the Anderson Soup Kitchen to give out the bags of food.  This generally takes about 30 minutes.
  • Sunday, we will switch over to using the blue With One Voice hymnal during the months of July and August.  It has been several years since we have done this but we will be returning to this long-held tradition of our congregation for a short change of variety in our worship service.  
  • Sunday, in celebration of the 4th of July, we will be signing the much beloved hymn “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” and I will be preaching on the Second Reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans [6:12-23], focusing on True Freedom.

 

May the Lord continue to bless our nation!

 

Pastor Fischer