11/29/20 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of HTLC,

A few things to pass along to you:

  • Sunday, November 29, we begin the season of Advent.  Most of the gospel readings will now change to Mark.

  • I will be preaching on Mark 13:24-37 tomorrow, with the theme of “Waiting On God.”

  • We look forward to receiving Lawson and Leigh Freeman as new members into our church family tomorrow, with their son, Joejee, at the Late Service.

  • The Messenger will be mailed either on Monday or Tuesday of next week.

  • If you selected a tag from the Angel Tree, please remember that all items need to be placed into the Office Parlor by Wednesday of next week.  Anything brought in after that will be your responsibility to take it to AIM.

  • Our first Midweek Advent Service will be on Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. using the Service of the Word (a spoken service).  I will be preaching on Hebrews 1:1-8, “Stolen Identities.”  There will NOT be an Advent meal served.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

11/22/20 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

  • 11/22/20 is Christ the King Sunday and we focus on our Lord in His power and majesty.  We will be looking at the Gospel Reading of Matthew 25:31-46, which should sound familiar as it is the same scripture we use for Project Inasmuch.  

 

  • A big thank you to all who picked up tags from the Angel Tree.  All have now been removed and the gifts are starting to pour in.  Please remember to let yourself into the church office using the same door code and placing them in the Church Parlor (the room with the fireplace).

 

  • Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

     

    • Tomorrow is Christ the King Sunday and we focus on our Lord in His power and majesty.  We will be looking at the Gospel Reading of Matthew 25:31-46, which should sound familiar as it is the same scripture we use for Project Inasmuch.

     

    • A big thank you to all who picked up tags from the Angel Tree.  All have now been removed and the gifts are starting to pour in.  Please remember to let yourself into the church office using the same door code and placing them in the Church Parlor (the room with the fireplace).

     

    • The Lutheran Men in Mission have decided to hold a meeting on Monday, November 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.  We will be practicing social distancing and you are asked to wear a mask.  We will have a program and take care of some business but we will NOT be eating supper together, so please eat before you come.

     

    In Christ,

    Pastor Fischer

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Angel Tree Reminders

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Angel Tree Reminders
It’s that time again….
Time to help AIM provide Christmas for many Anderson families.
1. Please do not wrap gifts.
2. Leave gift, with tag attached, in the church office parlor
(use door code).
3. Gifts should be returned NO LATER than, Sunday, December 2nd,
after which, you will be responsible for delivering your gifts to A.I.M.
4. You also have the option of making a donation and someone from
WELCA will do the shopping for you. If you would rather participate
in this way, just make a check out to “Holy Trinity Lutheran Church”
and put “Angel Tree” in the Memo. If you have any questions on this,
please contact Roz Eckardt

11/15/20 Congregational Weekly Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of HTLC,

 

A couple of things to pass along to you:

 

  • The Advent devotionals are now ready for you to pick up in the narthex.  Again, we ask that you limit them to one per family.

  • Thank you for your tremendous response with the Angel Tree.  As of this afternoon, there were only five remaining tags on the tree.  Don’t forget that you are asked to drop off the purchased items in the Office Parlor  (the room before the Office Conference Room, near the fireplace) using the front door code (the same code for the church front door).   Please make sure and attach the tag to the gift as that is the only way we have of identifying which gifts go to which child.

  • You will notice in the bulletin that beginning Sunday, we have returned to having the words printed for the solos.

  • Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel text, Matthew 25:14-30.  Questions to ponder:
    • What exactly is a “talent”?
    • Why are some servants given more than others?
    • Where is the fairness in this story?
    • Where is the grace in this story?
    • Do you feel more like the servant with five talents, or the one with two talents, or the one given just one talent?
    • What does the sermon title have to do with this parable?

 

 

See you Sunday for worship (either in-person in the sanctuary or through the website service).

 

Pastor Fischer

POINSETTIAS for the Christmas Eve service

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POINSETTIAS for the Christmas Eve services will be provided this year by
Whitten’s for $16.00. Donors will be listed in the worship bulletin for the Christmas Eve services. If you would like to place an order for one or more, please fill out the form and place it in the offering plate or send to the Church office. The deadline is Monday , December 14th. Payment must accompany your order. Plants may be picked up after the 11:00 p.m. service Christmas Eve.

Download the form by clicking on the link below

Poinsettias 2020

 

Christmas Pageant 12/13/20

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Congregational Christmas Pageant
Our Christmas Pageant will still take place this year on
Sunday, December 13, but with some modifications. The
Pageant will take place at both worship services that day to
spread out our attendance. The children and youth will not be
participating this year. Only the choir will be participating to
reduce the number of participants.

Quilt Dedication 10/11/20

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We dedicated 38 quilts on October 11th that will be shipped to the Lutheran World Relief (LWR) warehouse in Maryland. People who worked on these quilts were Jane Potter, Shirley Ebert, Roz Eckardt, Cherie Brown, Bobbi Metz, Dianne Calloway, Kim Hill, and Nancy Korn. That brings the total number of quilts made by the Holy Trinity Quilters to 408. National Quilting Day was March 21, 2020 and marked 75 years of comforting the world with LWR Mission Quilts.

11/8/20 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Just a couple of things to pass along to you in regards to worship tomorrow:

 

  1. Please come prepared to vote.  Our congregational meeting will take place at both the Early and Late Services tomorrow during the worship services.  We will be selecting four new council members to serve a 3-year term and approving the budget for 2021.  In order to make this happen, please review before the service the list of eight (8) candidates for the church council and a brief description of each and a copy of the proposed budget with a narrative of the changes.  These items are listed in your November Messenger.  If you have any questions about the proposed budget, today is the last day to contact our treasurer, Diane Richardson.

  2. Some good news to  pass along to you, after some delays, we have finally received a list from AIM of the Christmas items needed for our Angel Tree in the narthex.  These tags will be available tomorrow for the first time.  You may either select a tag or two, or give a financial gift to the church and mark the Memo with “Angel Tree” and someone from WELCA will do the shopping for you.

  3. Tomorrow’s sermon will be based on Paul’s writings in I Thessalonians 4:13-18 and the Gospel reading in Matthew 25:1-13, dealing with the afterlife.

  4. If you would like to send a card to the family of Dick Hazelwood, the address is: Caren Hazelwood, 3504 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, SC  29205.

  5. Speaking of sympathy cards, I recently received a note from Jack Vanesse, son of Betty Vanesse, asking me to share with the congregation his many thanks for the recent cards you have sent him. 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer