08/28/22 Weeekly Congregational Update
Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,
Some things of interest to pass along to you this week include:
- After five years of faithful service, a new copier replacement was delivered to the church office this afternoon. Please keep in mind that it will be next week before Pat and I learn all the new features but for the most part, if you are needing to use the copier, the instructions are pretty much the same as the old one.
- If you have stopped by the church this week or last, during the weekdays, no doubt you will have noticed, the work being done to the outside of the sanctuary. Recently the Church Council approved the refurbishment of our original sanctuary front doors as well as the refurbishment of the sanctuary’s original stained glass windows. The front doors have been sanded down, repaired and repainted a bright Lutheran red. The paint around the 85 year old windows has been peeling off, and the window glazing on the outside has dried out and pulled loose in places. The old paint and glazing around the windows are being removed, followed up by a fresh coat of glazing and paint. This work is being done by a local contractor. The final results are quite amazing! [see two photos attached]
- We keep Joshua and Christina Fischer in our thoughts and prayers upon the death of her father this afternoon.
- Due to COVID, it has been four years since the Gideons have been with us in worship. This Sunday, Percy Dingle will be back with us to bring us greetings and to give us an update on their work. You will have an opportunity to support the work of the Gideons at the end of our worship service. Checks can be made out to “The Gideons” and handed to Mr. Dingle, following the service.
- If you are intrigued by angels then you may appreciate my message Sunday. We will be focusing on Paul’s message to the Hebrews, specially Hebrews 13:2, “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that, some have entertained angels without knowing it.” If you have a story or two about possible encounters with angels in your life (people you have encountered whom you have not been able to explain), I would love for you to seek me out in person, phone call, or text, and share them with me sometime after Sunday. What an interesting biblical text!
- The Messenger is expected to be mailed out either Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the many wonderful photos of our activities we have recently shared together.
- Congratulations are in order for Bill and Shirley Ebert who celebrated 50 years of marriage earlier on Monday of this week!
In Christ,
Pastor Fischer
