Fathers day special offering

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Thanks to those who have contributed through the Lutheran Men in Mission to the SC Loan and Gift Fund for new SC Lutheran churches to help them get started with building programs. These are interest-free loans and when the loans are repaid, they are invested again in other new churches.
These gifts have been given In Honor Of or In Memory Of the following men this Father’s Day:

IN MEMORY OF
*In Memory of Harold H. Rasche and Elvin J. Hannahs, given by Dave and Sue Rasche.
*In Memory of Gary Furman Vinson, given by Bob and Jean Vinson.
*In Memory of William A. Christmas, Jr. and Roy Hudson, given by Bill Christmas.
*In Memory of Robert W. Potter, Sr., Willard Vircks, and Bob Potter, given by Jane Potter.
*In Memory of A. Neal Cain and Earl P. Korn, given by Dave and Nancy Korn.
*In Memory of J. Wesley Dickson and Frank J. Gilley, given by John and Sandi Dickson.
*In Memory of Bob Metz, Sr. and Rev. J. Luther Ballentine, given by Mike and Bobbi Metz.
*In Memory of Allen E. Straup and Harold O. Holmes, given by Bob and Susan Straup.
*In Memory of James W. Weeks and Wayne D. Sexton, given by Tom and Kathryn Weeks.
*In Memory of Mark Radel and Warren A. Lutz, Sr., given by Warren and Bonnie Lutz.
*In Memory of Claude L. Calloway, given by Claude D. Calloway.
*In Memory of Jerry Scalf, given by Nancy Scalf.
*In Memory of Eugene J. Sommer, given by Barbara Cleveland.
*In Memory of James E. Freeman and Robert E. Browder, given by Sandi Jordan.
*In Memory of Jack Richardson, given by Diane Richardson.
*In Memory of Bill Caldwell, given by Chris and Anna Caldwell.
*In Memory of Hans Mollgaard and Andreas Schwartz, given by Tony and Christa Mollgaard.
*In Memory of McKeva (Mac) Thomas and Rev. John (Jack) Fischer, given by Pastor and Beth Fischer.
*In Memory of Ervin Hidlebaugh and Arnold Allen, given by Robert and Vicki Allen.
*In Memory of Wiley Howell and Paul R. Rummage, given by Paul and Elaine Rummage.
*In Memory of Carl Rudsill, given by Kathy Rudsill.

IN HONOR OF
*In Honor of Jon Potter and Kevin Eldridge, given by Jane Potter.
*In Honor of all the men of HTLC, given by Bill Christmas.
*In Honor of James Browder, Charles Meeks, James Jordan, given by Sandi Jordan.
*In Honor of Ted Larson, given by Nancy Scalf.
*In Honor of Dave Korn, given by Abby, Nick, and Katie Korn.
*In Honor of Bill Christmas, given by Chris and Anna Caldwell.

Update on Mask Project

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An Update on Masks

The Community Mask Challenge was for 8000 masks, and that goal has been reached. If you are on facebook, they have a facebook group (AnMed Health Community Mask Challenge). Check it out! According to this page, they are still accepting masks but will be sharing them with other first responders/community groups that need masks. So if you have completed masks, you can either leave them in the box in the room off of the narthex (Nancy Korn  will pick them up and deliver them) or you can deliver them yourself, either to AnMed or to someplace else that might need masks.

Fabric to make more masks is located in the room off of the Narthex.  There is a box for  completed masks there as well. See Nancy Korn for more details.

WELCA needs your help

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Jane Potter, Shirley Ebert, Roz Eckardt, Cherie Brown, Bobbi Metz, Kim Hill, and Nancy Korn currently work on quilts for Lutheran World Relief. There have been 26 more quilts made that will the total number of quilts made by the Holy Trinity Quilters to 398.
The 26 quilts that we dedicated last March 2019 were shipped to Tanzania in September. LWR shipped 333,405 quilts worldwide. Quilts are the most requested item by LWR partner agencies.
If you would like to make a donation to cover the cost of shipping the quilts to Maryland (approximately $6 per quilt) currently, please send your check to the church office and designate it for quilt shipping.
You may also donate to the Lutheran World Relief Quilt and Kit Shipping Fund at lwr.org/donate/shipping fund to support shipping quilts from the warehouse to countries overseas ($2.25 per quilt).
National Quilting Day was March 21, 2020 and marked 75 years of comforting the world with quilts. In 1945, by the end of the Second World War, an estimated one-fifth of the world’s Lutherans were left homeless. That same year, Lutheran churches in at least 20 states mobilized to help in Europe through a new agency called Lutheran World Relief. It was also the year that the first LWR Mission Quilts reached families in war-torn Europe. Within a decade, quilts and kits were reaching struggling neighbors across the globe. Today, the Quilt and Kit Ministry is LWR’s longest running program.

Opportunity for ministry outreach

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We received word of another opportunity for ministry outreach during this health crisis.  You are encouraged to send cards or letters of appreciation to the AnMed staff thanking them for their work during COVID-19.  Particular groups that could be addressed include: Physicians, Nurses, Staff in general, EVS – Environmental Services (they are the ones who courageously go into rooms and clean them before and after COVID-19 patients.  The cards/letters can be sent in bundles in large envelopes to:  Rev. Tricia G. Lytle, Manager of Spiritual Care, AnMed Health, 800 N. Fant Street, Anderson, SC  29621 and she will make sure that these get to the appropriate staff.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Final update

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We thank our Lutheran Men in Mission for all their hard work for the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.
They fed 98 people for their 2nd Shrove Tuesday event in Fellowship Hall.
The total brought in was $784.00 and will be dispersed by the Lutheran Men In Mission for a project yet to be determined.

March 8th Blood Drive

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On March 8th Blood mobile will be in the front
parking lot from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Please consider giving the “gift of life.”

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING SUNDAY Final Totals

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Thank you to all who participated in the Souper Bowl of Caring last Sunday.
The total raised by our congregation for both Super Bowl teams was:
the San Francisco 49ers ($230.50) and
the Kansas City Chiefs ($327.00)
for a grand total of ($557.50).
All monies received will be sent to AIM.

Homeless Period Project update

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Thanks to all who so generously donated items to the Homeless Period Project. Although the Faith Community Nurses collection drive is over, the need is still great. This is an ongoing project for the chapter at St. John’s United Methodist Church who will continue with distribution of these much needed resources for women who are homeless, in shelters, with limited resources, and in for all the local schools. If you are interested in donating to this project, there are drop off sites at the United Way, Anderson Fire Dept. Station 1, Comfort Keepers Home Care, and the St. John’s Clothes Closet. Monetary donations can also be payable to St. John’s UMC and dropped off at the church office. For more information on donating, contact nurse@stjohnsanderson.com.

OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

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OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE
There is a box in the room off the Narthex to receive food items for A.I.M. for the month of January. Food list: Peanut Butter, rice, dried beans, pasta, canned meat, canned fruit, canned soup, oatmeal, grits, flour, sugar, cereal, cooking oil—cleaning/personal hygiene list: bath soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, toilet tissue, laundry soap, bleach, cleaning solutions (Lysol, Mr. Clean for example). Items are gathered and taken to each agency throughout the month. Please note: perishables are not included.

Your Help is Needed

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The Faith Community Nurse Network of the greater Anderson area are collecting feminine hygiene items for the Homeless Period Project. These items will be made into kits and distributed to the homeless and low income women who visit the clothes closet at St John’s UMC in downtown Anderson. Each week, some 30-40 women receive these packets for themselves, their daughters and granddaughters. These basic needed items are costly and taxed as well. If you would like to help with this project, please collect any of the items on this list and place them in the box on the table in the narthex.
•Tampons, all sizes
•Sanitary Napkins thick and thin
•Panty liners
•Feminine hygiene wipes (individually packaged)
•Quart sized zip lock bags
•Kitchen sized trash bags
Thank you for your generosity in this much needed project.
Amy Goodson, FCN