The Christmas Pageant will be on Sunday, December 14th, during the Late Service.
All ages are needed to participate in this year’s program. Please prayerfully consider being a part of this delightful Christmas tradition! We will again be using a script created by Brenda McGowan.

Practices will be determined later.

A full dress-rehearsal will take place on Saturday morning, December 13th. Our final rehearsal
will be Sunday, December 14th following the Early Service.

Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

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

• The Advent devotionals, A Grand Miracle, by C.S. Lewis, are now ready to be picked up in the narthex.  Please limit yourselves to one per household.

• This past Sunday at our Congregational Meeting, we elected to a 3-year term on the Church Council:  Mary Ann Hobbs, Christina Fischer, Kevin Lockhart, and Matt Roehrs. We also approved the proposed spending plan for ministry in 2026.

• Saturday, the Property Committee is sponsoring a Congregational Workday to clean out some of the storage areas on the church property.  If you are interested in helping out, we will gather in the Fellowship Hall at 9:00 a.m. this Saturday and divide into work teams.

• Then on Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel reading, Luke 21:5-19, as we explore what it means when our Lord tells his followers that not a hair of their head will perish.

• The Luther’s Ladies Circle will gather to meet, a week from today, Thursday, for their monthly supper meeting, in Fellowship Hall.
• We keep in our thoughts and prayers Jeanette Thoms who took a fall earlier this week and is at the AnMed Hospital.

• This time of the year, I want to call your attention to a few opportunities to serve the Lord in 2026.

              It is still not too late to turn in your Time and Talent sheets.  Just fill them out and place them in the offering plate one Sunday or give them to Pat or Pastor or mail them to the church office.  We are especially looking for a few more volunteers in the following areas:

• Acolytes (children, youth, adults)
• Worship Assistants
• Altar Guild
  • Preparing for Communion before worship
  • Cleaning up Communion after worship
  • Washing Communion linens
  • Distributing altar flowers to the shut-ins
  • Polishing altar brass and refilling candles
  • Replacing the Sanctuary candle

Please note:

• Training will be provided for each position.
• If you have any questions about any of these, please contact Nancy Korn or me.
• Even if you have already turned in a Time and Talent form, you can still volunteer for these areas.
• Extra Time and Talent sheets are in the narthex.  
• Please prayerfully consider serving the Lord at Holy Trinity next year.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

 

DIGITAL PIANO DEDICATION
Digital pianos, like most electronics, constantly improve over time.  Our Fellowship Hall has an early model, and Jill Helgeson donated a newer digital piano to be used in the Sanctuary and stored in the Education Building that has also been a blessing for working with the Children’s Choir. Brenda McGowan always dreamed of having a piano permanently in the Sanctuary, but the size of Holy Trinity’s sanctuary would only allow a piano that could easily be moved when some services may need the space that even a digital piano would take. 

Brenda found such a piano, and she and Beth Cribbe have donated this piano in memory of her daughter Lisa McGowan.

Soli deo gloria.

Dear Members and Friends of the Congregation,

 

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

• Saturday, the Health Ministry Committee will be giving a “Fall, No Falls” event in Fellowship Hall beginning at 10:00 a.m.  Have you ever wondered how to lift someone up properly who has fallen?  Have you ever fallen yourself and have wondered what is the easiest strategy to straighten back up? If so, this workshop is for you.  If you have any questions, please contact Amy Goodson.

• On Sunday we will be recognizing all of our military veterans with us in worship. Our final hymn will be “Eternal Father, Strong To Save” which is the traditional Naval hymn.

• During the Sunday School hour, beginning at 9:50 a.m. sharp, our Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting will take place in Fellowship Hall.  We have two tasks before us: (1) From the 8 Church Council nominees, we will select 4 to serve a 3-year term.  (2) We will approve a budget for 2026.  We ask all of our council nominees to attend this meeting so that we can introduce them to you. A continental breakfast will be served by our Fellowship Committee.

• Sunday evening, at 6:00 p.m., our final “How to Give Your Faith Away” workshop will take place in the Pairs and Spares Room.  This will be led by Jane Cahaly.

• On Wednesday evening, our next Family Fun Night will take place at 5:30 p.m.  Supper will be provided.

• We keep in our prayers, Beth Passow, who recently underwent knee replacement surgery.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer