12/24/23 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s updates:

 

  • In case you have not thought about the significance of this day, today, December 21 is the Winter Solstice.  Today is the shortest day of the year, or another way to look at it, tonight is the longest night.  Beginning tomorrow, the days begin to get a little longer each day by about a minute per day. By mid-January the increase jumps to about 2 minutes per day and by the middle of February, the daylight speeds up to 3 minutes per day.  Now you are ready for Jeopardy.

  • We are missing one of the wooden carries that are used to transport the flowers.  We have two but one is missing.  If you know of its location, please let us know.

  • Don’t forget, Sunday morning, we will have One-Combined worship service at 10:00 a.m. (There will be no Sunday School classes or potluck meal.)  I will be preaching on the Gospel Reading, Luke 1:26-38, as we explore the role of Gariel in giving the news to Mary that she is to carry God’s Child.

  • Again this year, you have a choice of attending two different Christmas Eve Worship Services
    • At 4:00 p.m., there will be a Service of Lessons and Carols w/ Holy Communion and Candle Lighting. This is a more family-oriented service with a Children’s Sermon and a Nursery will be provided (by Nancy Korn.)  Holy Communion will be by intinction.
    • At 11:00 p.m., there will Liturgical Service w/ Holy Communion and Candle Lighting.  Holy Communion will be at the altar, similar to what we do on Sunday mornings. This service is for those who desire to be in worship during the midnight hous of Christmas Day.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer