Cross of Flower on Easter

CROSS OF FLOWERS

Again, this year the cross will be outside in front of the church.

Please remember to bring your flowers Easter Sunday morning from your garden or from the grocery store to cover the cross.

This is a great opportunity for family photos. What a beautiful way to celebrate our risen Lord!

03/10/24 Weekly Congregational Updates

Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s updates:

 

  • Matt Roehrs is doing well after his surgery to repair a torn bicep last Friday.

  • We celebrate with Marijane Coggins who finished her radiation treatments on Monday of this week!

  • Don’t forget that the Bread-Making Workshop will take place this coming Saturday, March 9, beginning at 1:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.  Our distinguished bread baker, Amy Goodson, will be leading this event.  We have 18 signed up.

  • Also, don’t forget to set your clocks back Saturday night before you go to bed (so you will lose an hour of sleep).  Spring forward, fall back. We don’t want you to be late for worship.

  • Sunday, I will be preaching on our gospel reading, John 3:14-21, as we take another look at God’s love for us in Jesus Christ.

  • On Wednesday evening of next week, the Lutheran Men in Mission’s group will be grilling hamburgers and hotdogs and providing all the fixings, as part of the Lenten meal at 6:00 p.m.  Then at 7:00 p.m. we will be gathering for our next midweek Lenten worship service as we explore “More Than Bread.”

  • Down the road, on Tuesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. our sanctuary will be used by Church of the Ascension, Anglican and the Anderson University Music Students for an Evensong worship.  This is a church service traditionally held near sunset, focusing on the singing of the psalms and other biblical canticles.  We may have up to 40 music students filling our sanctuary!  Several of you have asked me if our congregation is invited to attend.  The short answer is:  YES!  

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

03/03/24 Weekly Congregational Update

Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s updates:

 

  • The March edition of The Messenger was mailed out yesterday.  It has the complete worship schedule of the remaining Lenten services, as well as the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, and Easter services.

  • The Memorial Service for Rick Polsdorfer will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Sullivan-King.  The visitation will take place from 9:30-11:00 a.m. before the service.   The Luther’s Ladies Circle is handling the food arrangements for the family.

  • Sunday is the last day to drop off donated breakfast items for our Hope Missions of the Update project.  See the complete list of needed items in your bulletin or recent newsletter.  As you can see in the photo above, we have had an excellent response but we still have a little more room on the table for even more items.

  • Sunday I will be preaching on the subject of the Ten Commandments, based on our First Reading from Exodus 20:1-17.

  • Then on Wednesday evening, our next Lenten meal and worship service will take place.  The Youth will be providing their traditional soup and grilled cheese sandwiches at 6:00 p.m., followed at 7:00 p.m. as we gather to look at the “Daily Bread” from the Bible in worship.

  • There is still time to sign up for Amy Goodson’s Bread Baking Worshop which will take place on Saturday of next week, March 9.  To date, we have 8 who have indicated they would like to participate.  We have room for even more. 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

3/1/24 World Day of Prayer

All women (and men) are invited to the World Day of Prayer service and luncheon Friday, March 1 at 12:00 noon in the parlor of St. John’s UMC.
Bring a dessert or salad for yourself (and one other) or come without. We will have a slide show and a short service.
It will be over at 1:00 p.m. RSVP to Beth Fischer by February 27th at (864) 933-744.
The theme is Palestine.

Ordering Easter Lily’s for 2024

EASTER LILY ORDER FORM
We would like to place Easter Lilies in our windows and on the Chancel steps
for the services on Easter Sunday. The cost is $19.00. If you desire to place
an order for one or more lilies, please use the form below. Fill in the
information and place it in the offering plate or mail it to the church office as
soon as possible. The deadline is Sunday, March 24th .
Note: Payment must accompany your order.
Enclosed is $_____________________ For______________ Lilies
In Memory of_____________________________________________________________
In Honor of_______________________________________________________________
Other (To the Glory of God)_________________________________________________
Given by_________________________________________________________________
Because 35 lilies must be special ordered from Whitten’s to have them arrive at their peak for
Easter, they will be assigned on a first-ordered, first-served basis. When 35 have been assigned, no
more can be purchased. Thanks for your understanding.
The Worship and Music Committee

 

To download a word Document to print and turn in  Click on the link below

EASTER LILY ORDER FORM 2024

 

02/26/24 6PM Lutheran Men in Mission meeting

LUTHERAN MEN IN MISSION SUPPER MEETING
Monday, February 26
6:00 p.m.
FELLOWSHIP HALL
SPEAKER: Pastor Bruce Booher
PROGRAM: Standing In Awe
We will explore how both science and our faith call us to stand in awe at the mysteries
and wonders of God’s marvelous creation.

02/25/24 BOLD WOMEN SUNDAY

BOLD WOMEN SUNDAY
During both of our worship services on February 25, Holy Trinity will be celebrating the bold women in our life. It is on this day that we give thanks to God for all women who have acted or are acting boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ. Some women are bold in their unceasing prayers. Other women are bold in their service to those in need. Still other women are bold in their advocacy or through their hospitality. Whether we live out our bold story of faith in the workplace, family, home, or community, our faith compels us to make a difference in the lives of others. It’s all about living out our baptismal call, about being a disciple of Christ. Brenda McGowan will be giving our Temple Talk on this day.

3/9/24 bread baking workshop

On Saturday, March 9th at 1:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall, there will be a bread baking workshop.

All who would like to learn more about the ingredients and the spiritual process which goes into the bread used for communion here at Holy Trinity are welcome to join us.

This will be a hands-on event. No experience is needed.

After our loaves are baked, we will join together in fellowship by sharing a simple meal of soup and bread.
A sign-up sheet will be in the narthex and the sacristy so we can be sure everyone has the needed supplies.

Please contact Amy Goodson for any questions.

2/25/24 Weekly Congregational Update

Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s updates:

 

  • You are asked to keep Phil Cahaly in your prayers as he undergoes neck surgery tomorrow.

  • This coming Sunday, Brenda McGowan will be doing a brief Temple Talk at both of our services as our Bold Women Sunday presenter.

  • For our sermon message Sunday, we will be coving what I call, “the speed bumps of life,” those times when God is trying to grab our attention.  It is based on our gospel reading for the day, Mark 8:31-38.

  • During our Late Service Sunday, we are delighted to be receiving Robert and Sophie O’Connor as new members of our congregation.

  • We are off to a fantastic start to our “Breakfast Blessings Gathering.”  Even though we officially do not start until this coming Sunday, many of you have already begun to bring in the needed items for Hope Missions of the Upstate.  Items requested are listed in your bulletin and February newsletter and can be placed in the room off the narthex.  The last day to drop off donated items is Sunday, March 3.

  • Monday evening, the Lutheran Men in Mission will gather for their monthly supper meeting.  Pastor Bruce Booher will be our presenter.

  • Then on Wednesday evening, we will continue our Lenten journey with a meal at 6:00 p.m., followed by our Lenten midweek worship service at 7:00 p.m.  We will be exploring “Unleavened Bread,” recorded in Exodus 12:1-11.

  • Speaking of bread, Amy Goodson is hosting a Bread Baking Workshop on Saturday, March 9 beginning at 1:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.  If you are interested in learning more about the ingredients and process that go into baking the bread for our communion services, there is a Signup sheet in the narthex.  Participants will be making bread and then joining together for a meal of soup and bread.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Lenten Worship and Supper Schedule

2024 LENTEN WORSHIP AND SUPPER SCHEDULE
Sermon Series: “Bread for the Journey”
Notes:
1) Our annual Community Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will take place this year again at Boulevard Baptist Church on Tuesday, February 13.

2)
Both Ash Wednesday Services, Maundy Thursday Services, and Good Friday Services will be identical.
Wednesday, February 14 Ash Wednesday Services 12:00 Noon and 7:00 p.m.
[no meal] Message: “The Beginning of the Journey”

Wednesday, February 21 6:00 p.m. Lenten Supper [Luther’s Ladies to host]

Lenten Service – 7:00 p.m. Message: “Welcome Bread”

Wednesday, February 28 6:00 p.m. Lenten Supper [Katie’s Ladies to host]

Lenten Service – 7:00 p.m. Message: “Unleavened Bread”

Wednesday, March 6 6:00 p.m. Lenten Supper [Lutheran Church Youth to host]

Lenten Service – 7:00 p.m. Message: “Daily Bread”

Wednesday, March 13 6:00 p.m. Lenten Supper [Lutheran Men in Mission to host]

Lenten Service – 7:00 p.m. Message: “More Than Bread”

Wednesday, March 20 6:00 p.m. Lenten Supper [Congregational Potluck Meal]

Lenten Service – 7:00 p.m. Message: “Abundant Bread”

Thursday, March 28 – Maundy Thursday

[no meal] Maundy Thursday Worship Services 12:00 Noon and 7:00 p.m.
Message: “Body Bread”

Friday, March 29 – Good Friday
[no meal] Good Friday Worship Services 12:00 Noon and 7:00 p.m.
Message: “Betrayer’s Bread”