10/15/23 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Good afternoon on this gorgeous fall day that the Lord has given us!  Here are this week’s updates:

  1. October 1, was the last Sunday our friends of the Ascension Anglican Church used our sanctuary and facilities.  They are extremely grateful for the use of our buildings since January 8 of this year, but after much discussion, they have decided to worship on Sunday morning.  Beginning this past Sunday, October 8, they began Sunday morning worship using Temple B’Nai Israel, just down the street from our front doors, on Oakland Street.  Their worship is at 10:00 a.m. and have agreed to park as much as possible just in front of their worship space, as well as in our back packing lot.  We are monitoring this each week to make sure that there is adequate parking for our folks of Holy Trinity.

  2. We will be celebrating the baptism of Lydia Grace Caldwell at the Early Service Sunday!

  3. Sunday is the LAST day to purchase Deutsches Fest tickets.  If you still need tickets, please see a Church Council member after the worship service. A reminder that all monies raised will be going to the AIM – Food Bank.

  4. I understand that some of our tickets from last year’s Deutsches Fest event may have been inadvertently mixed in with this year’s tickets.  If that is the case for you, no worries.  You will not have to join Marty McFly in his DeLorean to have them redeemed.  Your ticket will still be honored this year.

  5. Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel’s text from Matthew 22:1-14.  Some thoughts to ponder:
    1. When is the last time we sent someone an RSVP to an event?
    2. Have you ever not responded to an RSVP invitation?
    3. How can not responding be a harmful thing?
    4. What is the big deal in this story with the man not wearing the proper wedding robe?
    5. How does this parable relate to God and His many invitations to us?

  6. Tonight is our final Adult Catechism Class.  We had 21 in attendance this past Tuesday morning! We will meet again tonight, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. as we connect the Scripture Readings, to the Church Calendar, to the colors on the altar.  Are you aware of just how many other denominations use the same readings we use each Sunday morning?  I say it again, even if you have not attended any of the other classes, come on out tonight.  We will meet in the Pairs and Spares room.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer