Saturday Servant Update

Thank You Saturday Servants!!!

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church has always been there for their neighbors in need and July was no exception. For three Saturdays in July, we met to make peanut butter and jelly and bologna and cheese sandwiches. In assembly-line fashion, we packed bags with fruit, cookies/cakes, and chips. At the end of the month we had made 429 bagged lunches which contained a lunch for Saturday and a lunch for Sunday. That is 858 sandwiches, not to mention the additional peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that were made! Many volunteers were needed to accomplish this task, from those who did the prep-work in the kitchen, those who made the sandwiches and worked the assembly line, to the individuals who traveled to the Anderson Emergency Soup Kitchen to distribute the lunches to our neighbors.

Costs were kept low as a result of local business donations of bread, water, a discount in fruit costs, your food donations and a Thrivent Grant and monetary gifts.

Great job HTLC Saturday Servants! Many thanks to you for your donation of your time, goods, and financial support to feed our hungry neighbors in Anderson.

Many Thanks,

The Service Committee

8/4/24 Weekly Congregational Updates

Dear Members and Friends of HTLC,

 

Here are these week’s updates to pass along to you:

 

  • A big “Thank You” for the wonderful participation we had for our final week of Saturday Servants.  We had 33 show up this past Saturday, the 2nd largest number ever, to make sandwiches!  The Lord was definitely with us as we distributed the food to those hungry.  As you can imagine, we never know how much to prepare for, but we had just enough.  And while I am at it, thank you to all who donated food items through the weeks, picked up bread and fruit, made arrangements for donated water bottles, set up tables, did the kitchen preparation, and we thank Leslie Cox and Jamie Corrigan for organizing our events this year.   I actually had one woman ask me while we were packing up to leave, “Will your group be back next Saturday.”  To which I replied, “No ma’am.  But another church will be here.”  She was deeply touched by the generosity of our congregation.  Again, thank you to all who helped make this year’s Saturday Servants event to run so smoothly.

  • Our next Family Fun Night will be Wednesday as we take a look at Joseph’s Coat.  With the return of school, please note that we meet 30 minutes earlier, from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

  • We will be receiving New Members on Sunday, August 11!

  • The Learning Committee will soon be kicking off a new Sunday School year and is making plans to begin a new Sunday School class for our younger children, ages 3-5th grade.  More information to come.

  • We are grateful to have Diane Richardson sitting in the office next week, filling in for Pat as she takes some time off.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

7/28/24 Guest Speaker

GUEST SPEAKER
We welcome Pastor Hitoshi Adachi as our guest preacher. Since June of 2019, Holy Trinity has supported the ministry of Pastor Hitoshi and his wife, Satako, as part of our yearly budget.

He was born into an Eastern Orthodox family in Yokohama, Japan, and became a fourth generation Christian. She studied at Friends Junior High and High School in Tokyo that was founded by Quakers and became a Christian.

Hitoshi and Satoko met at Nihon Kohden, a Japanese manufacturer of medical devices and married in 1985. Two years later she left the company when their first child was born. He became the president of their US subsidiary in Southern California in 1997. Hitoshi, Satoko, and their three children moved there and were invited to Resurrection Lutheran Church in Huntington Beach, eventually becoming Lutherans.


Several years later Hitoshi felt the call of God after helping a coworker deal with cancer and then death. He left the company in 2006, entered studies at Luther Seminary, and was ordained in 2010.


Pastor Hitoshi served as an assistant to the Bishop in the Pacifica Synod as well as a pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Huntington Beach that included a Japanese ministry. For the last eight years, Pastor Hitoshi has served as a missionary to Kumamoto, Japan. Satako has served as an organist and a pianist for congregations for many years.

7/28/24 Weekly Congregational Update

Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s updates to pass along to you:

 

  • Pat and I are trying something new in the bulletin to make it easier to follow.  Beginning this Sunday, we have moved the Psalm reading off the back cover of the bulletin and have worked it into the liturgy so that you will not have to turn any pages.  It is easier said than done as there are several parts of the bulletin that change sizes from week to week (the length of the Psalm and the words to the anthem(s).

  • The date of the Deutsches Fest has changed from November 9 to October 5.  Please mark your calendars accordingly.

  • The Service Committee will be receiving Frozen Casseroles for Calvay Home for Children this Sunday and on August 4.  This is a 2-week outreach blitz, just in time for the new school year.  All the details are in your bulletin.

  • We are very blessed to have as our Guest Preacher Sunday, at both of our worship services, Pastor Hitoshi Adachi.  You will recall that he and his wife, Satako, are our missionaries to Japan.  Pastor Hitoshi will be preaching on our gospel, John 6:1-21, as well as bringing a personal word of thankfulness to our congregation.  I will be leading the remainder of the worship service.

  • Thursday of next week, the Dining Divas will gather for their monthly supper outing.  This group has grown to having almost 20 women in attendance each month.  If you are planning to attend, you will need to RSVP Beth Cribbe so that adequate space can be reserved.
  • Our last Saturday Servants for the year will take place this Saturday in Fellowship Hall at 10:00 a.m.  We will gather to make sandwiches and bagged lunches for those hungry in the Anderson area.  We had 35 volunteers on week 1, 20  last Saturday, and are hoping for a few more Saturday.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

7/21/24 Weekly Congregational Updates

Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s updates to pass along to you:

  •  Youth and Adult Enablers are having a wonderful time in New Orleans this week as part of the National Youth Gathering.  They are with 16,000 other Lutheran youth from all across our nation.  Our group will be returning home Saturday evening.

  • We will gather again on Saturday of this week to assemble bagged lunches for our Saturday Servants outreach ministry.  Our time to meet is at 10:00 AM.  Note the new time.

  • Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel reading, Mark 6:30-34, 53-56, as we focus on the importance of being in a deserted place from time to time.

  • Some of you have already asked when our Deutsches Fest will be this year.  You can go ahead and mark your calendars for November 9, 4:00-7:00 p.m.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

7/7/24 Weekly Congregational Updates

Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s updates to pass along to you:

 

  • This coming Saturday will be our first Saturday Servants project this year.  We will gather in Fellowship Hall at a new time, 9:45 a.m., to allow us to make more sandwiches.  We will begin right on time so if you come early, you will be asked to wait until the designated time. Then at 10:50 a.m., a handful of us will travel over to the Anderson Emergency Soup Kitchen location (formerly Roy’s Diner, 1527 South Main Street), to distribute the sandwich bags to those hungry in the Anderson area.  There is not sign up.  Just show up.

  • As part of our Holy Trinity tradition, for a change of pace, we switch over to using the blue With One Voice (WOV) hymnal for the months of July and August.

  • Sunday I will be preaching on the gospel reading, Mark 6:1-13, as we hear the amazing story of how Jesus could do few miracles when he returned to his home town of Nazareth, due to their unbelief.  My message will focus on handling our disappointments in life.

  • A week from today, Wednesday, July 10, our next Summer Fun Night will take place from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.

  • Retired Lutheran pastor/author, Frank Honeycutt (brother-in-law to Anna and Chris Caldwell and Andy and Sharon Christmas) has just released the new book, Miracles For Skeptics – Encountering the Paranormal Ministry of Jesus.  If you are interested in ordering this book, please use the link: https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802883155/miracles-for-skeptics/

  • Several of you have inquired whether the Staff Celebration from last Sunday was recorded.  Yes, it was, thank you Paul Wagner.  Just clink on the church webpage, and there is a link under Sunday’s worship service.

  • Dear Members of Holy Trinity, Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your recent generosity and kindness shared with me and my family this past Sunday.  The staff recognition of me and Jill for our years of service to the congregation has truly been an event to be remembered and treasured.  For the many hours of planning of the Mutual Ministry Committee, for the work before, during and after the Celebration of the Fellowship Committee, for the wonderful talents of Beth Cribbe and Brenda McGowen shared in song, and to all others who helped shape this marvelous event – thank you, thank you, thank you!  It is such a joy to worship, minister, and serve Christ with you!

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Saturday Servants

As in prior years, HTLC will prepare bagged lunches for the Anderson Emergency Soup Kitchen
through the Saturday Servants Program. Each Saturday in July (except the second Saturday) we
will gather in the Fellowship Hall to prepare 140 peanut butter/jelly sandwiches and 140 bologna
and cheese sandwiches, along with other food items. July 27th is our last Saturday. We will begin
to pack at 10:00 a.m. NOTE THE NEW TIME.

Kroger Baker is providing the bread as in prior years. Ingles has provided all the bottled water.

We now have adequate food donations to cover all Saturdays of July.

If you have questions, please contact Leslie Cox at 301-788-9035 or Jamie Corrigan at 864-224-
8070, our Service Committee Co-Chairs.

Happy Fathers Day

Our Thanks to those who have contributed through the Lutheran Men in Mission to the SC Loan and Gift Fund. These gifts will be awarded to a new SC Lutheran mission, 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 James Adams, given by Julie Hawkins & Jamie Few.
In Memory of Arnold Allen and Ervin Hidlebaugh, given by Robert and Vicki Allen.
In Memory of Bob Potter, given by Jane Potter.
In Memory of Wiley W. Howell and Paul R. Rummage, given by Paul Rummage.
In Memory of Ted Larson & Jerry Scalf, given by Nancy Scalf.
In Memory of Claude L. Calloway, given by Claude D. Calloway.
In Memory of Anton Rudawski & Joseph P. O’Connor, given by Robert & Sophie O’Connor.
In Memory of Bill Metz, Sr. & Rev. J. Luther Ballentine, given by Bobbi Metz.
In Memory of Gary Furman Vinson, given by Bob and Jean Vinson.
In Memory of Bill Christmas and Bill Caldwell, given by Chris and Anna Caldwell.
In Memory of Jack Richardson, given by Diane Richardson.
In Memory of A. Neal Cain and Earl P. Korn, given by Dave and Nancy Korn.
In Memory of McKeva (Mac) Thomas and Rev. John (Jack) Fischer, given
by Pastor and Beth Fischer.
In Memory of Harold H. Rasche and Elvin J. Hannahs, given by Dave and Sue Rasche.
In Memory of Henry W. Theiling, Sr. and Thomas W. Howell, given by Ronald & Karen Theiling, Jr.
In Memory of Bill Christmas, given by Connor Caldwell.
In Memory of Robert Browder & James Freeman given by Sandi Jordan.
In Memory of L.C. Trent, given by John Trent.
IN HONOR OF
In Honor of Ronald D. Theiling, Sr. & Olin R. Bell, given by Ronald & Karen Theiling, Jr.
In Honor of Jim Jordan and Jim Browder, given by Sandi Jordan.
In Honor of Chris Caldwell, given by Connor Caldwell.
In Honor of Mike Metz, given by Bobbi Metz.
In Honor of Pastor Chris Fischer, given by the Fischer Family.
In Honor of Claude Calloway, given by Shelley, Amanda, Grant, and Rylee Carroll.

Father’s Day memorials

FATHER’S DAY is Sunday, June 16th.
A special offering, sponsored by
Lutheran Men, is being received to be given to the South Carolina Lutheran
Men in Mission.
If you would like to make a donation In Memory Of or In
Honor Of your father, please click on the link below and  fill out the form below. The names will be listed in the bulletin on Father’s Day. Deadline is June 9.

 

Fathers day 2024

MOTHER’S DAY

MOTHER’S DAY is Sunday, May 12th. A special offering, sponsored by WELCA, is being received and then given to deserving female students at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. If you would like to make a donation In Memory Of or In Honor Of your mother, please fill out the form below. The names will be listed in the bulletin on Mother’s Day. The deadline is May 5th.

In Memory of____________________________________________________
Honor of__________________________________________________________
Other (To the Glory of God) __________________________________________
Given by__________________________________________________________

 

Click on the link below to download a word document to fill out and turn in

MOTHERS DAY 2024