ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE GRANT RECIPIENTS

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ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE GRANT RECIPIENTS

The Endowment Committee will be meeting March 23rd to select the charities that will receive grant funds in 2025.
As in the past, if you have a charity that you would like to have considered for a grant, please send an email to Dave Rasche aes4dr@gmail.com, listing the charity, what they do and any comments why they should be considered.
Thank you.

Thank You!!

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Thank You!!!
A big thank you for your participation in the recent Encouragement Card project for the United Way SnackPack Program. It was a very successful project with individuals making cards together and at their homes. We have made 657 cards thus far. We still have outstanding cards and will continue to update our tally. The outpouring of love and thoughtful messages on each card will have a positive impact on the children who receive these cards with their weekend SnackPack items. Your generosity and dedication to this program is a testament to the spirit of our church community.

Angel Tree 2024

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Angel Tree
1. All tags have been taken. Thanks!!  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, Wednesday, December 4th, after which, you will be responsible for delivering your gifts to A.I.M.
4. In addition to selecting names from the Angel Tree in-person like we usually do, 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 and drop it the offering plate or mail it to the church office. If you have any questions on any of this, please contact Nancy Scalf or Beth Fischer.

ADVENT & CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

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ADVENT & CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

Mid-Week Advent Meals – 6:00 p.m.
December 4 Luther’s Ladies – host Meal Group A-Beth Fischer
December 11 Luther’s Ladies – host Meal Group B- Beth Cribbe
December 18 The Lutheran Church Youth – host

Worship follows at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 6 “Witness to Christmas – Mary”
Wednesday, December 13 “Witness to Christmas – Joseph”
Wednesday, December 20 “Witness to Christmas – The Angels”

The Mid-Week offerings received will be donated to the SC Synod Disaster Relief Fund.

CHRISTMAS EVE
WORSHIP SERVICES – December 24th
Worship Service w/Communion Lessons and Carols – 4:00 p.m.
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Christmas Eve Liturgical Worship Service w/Communion – 11:00 p.m.
Note: There will be candle lighting at both services.

December 29th
One – Combined Worship – 10:00 a.m.
No Sunday School or Potluck Meal.

Mark your calendars:
Youth Christmas Party – December 13th – Goodson Farm at 5:00 p.m.
Christmas Pageant – December 15 – During the 11:00 a.m. service.
Choir Party – December 19 – Helgeson’s Home at 6:30 p.m.
Congregational Chili and Caroling – December 22 at 5:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve Services – 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.

10/20/24 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

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

  • We keep in our prayers the following:
    • Pamela Michalski – who broke her ankle.
    • Virgil Hobbs – who broke his foot.
    • Dan Hunnicutt – who underwent shoulder replacement surgery on Wednesday.
    • Jean Vinson – who will be moved tomorrow (Friday) to the Garden House (Anderson).
    • St. Mark Lutheran Church, Leesville, FL – whose roof partially collapsed due to Hurricane Milton

  • Several of you have asked how you can contribute financially through Holy Trinity (or the ELCA) for the victims of recent hurricanes (via Lutheran Disaster Response). That information will be in your Sunday church bulletin (that I just emailed you.) Lutheran Disaster Response has an excellent track record, in fact, 100% given will go to those affected.

  • We will be blessing the Time and Talent Sheets and Pledges as part of the worship service this coming Sunday and on October 27.  Please bring yours with you the next time you are in worship (or mail back to the church office).

  • If you were not in attendance at worship last Sunday, please make sure to pick up your Stewardship “HTLC Bird Nest” refrigerator magnet from the narthex.

  • Sunday will be Breast Cancer Awareness Sunday.  You are encouraged to wear something pink in honor and in memory of all breast cancer survivors.

  • Sunday I will be preaching on the gospel text, Mark 10:35-45, as we explore what Jesus means to be great in the kingdom of God.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

10/6/24 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

As many of us have had our power restored by now, there are quite a few in the congregation who are still patiently waiting for this to happen.  Please reach out to those in need and let us all keep in our prayers the recovery process which will take years for some communities. 

Here are some things happening this week and next week in our congregation:

  • Yes, the Deutsches Fest is still taking place this Saturday, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall and the back parking lot!   If your plans have changed that now allow you to attend this year’s event, and you do not have tickets, please come anyway.  Just reach out to me or Virgil ahead of time to let us know for planning purposes.  You can pay for your tickets at the beer tent.

  • Sunday, I will be preaching on marriage and divorce based on the Gospel text, Mark 10:2-16.

  • Sunday afternoon, our annual Blessing of the Animals service will take place in the back parking lot at 5:00 p.m. What I like to tell folks is, “No matter your pets, as long as they don’t bite me, I will attempt to bless it.”

  • Next Wednesday evening, our next Family Fun Night will take place as we look at the theme of the Reformation.

  • The WELCA Fall Conference that was scheduled for October 12, has been cancelled.

  • We keep in our prayers the following:
    • Jean Vinson who, after a fall, was admitted to AnMed on Wednesday.
    • John Sticker, who is doing better and is expected to return home on Friday.
    • Warren and Bonnie Lutz, as he nears death under the care of Hospice at Dominion.

 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

QUILTS

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The beautiful quilts you see draped over each pew are now ready to be sent overseas.
The quilters at Holy Trinity have been very busy and their 27 quilts will be blessed during the service today and then mailed to Lutheran World Relief to those in need.

Jane Potter, Beth Passow, Sophie O’Connor, and Nancy Korn thank everyone for their generous gifts of fabric for this worthy project.

TOTSOME 2024

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TOTSOME Trick -or-Treat- So- Others- May- Eat

The Youth will meet after the Late Service on October 20th for lunch and then go into their three assigned neighborhoods to distribute the bags. We will once again have bags available for the congregation to make food donations.

The congregation is asked to pick up their bag on the 20th and bring it back on the 27th filled with food items and place them in the room off the Narthex.

Then on October 27th, the Youth will return to the neighborhoods to pick up the filled bags. We will need some vehicles and volunteers to help with the pick-up. If you are able to help, please see Amy Goodson.

9/22/24 GIDEON SUNDAY update

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GIDEON SUNDAY

Thank you!!!!
Thank you for your generous offering of $645.00 collected last Sunday for the Gideons. The Gideons International provides God’s Word to the world. The funds are used in their entirety to provide Scriptures.

https://gideons.org/donate

09/15/24 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s updates:

 

  • Beginning on Sunday, each pew will have a copy of the Congregational Pictorial Directory in a protected folder.  These copies are designed to remain in the pew and to help us learn the names and faces of our church family.

  • On Sunday, the Deutesches Fest tickets will be available to purchase from a church council member (or the church office during the week). You will notice that the ticket prices have been increased slightly from $12.00 to $15.00 for adults, and from $7.00 to $10.00 for children (12 and under).  This is to increase the amount of funds we donate to local charities.  This year all funds generated will go to Meal on Wheels – Anderson.

  • On Sunday we begin a two-week hygiene drive as we gather donated items for Clean Start, Haven of Rest Men’s Ministries, and Haven of Rest Women’s Ministries.  There is a list of needed items in your bulletin and newsletter.  Several folks have purchased items in bulk using Amazon, which is an option.  There are collection bins in the room off the narthex. This outreach project is sponsored by our Service Committee.

  • We begin a new Sunday School year on Sunday, as we now have classes for the children, youth and Adults.  Classes begin at 10:00 a.m.

  • Sunday I will be preaching on the gospel reading, Mark 8:27-38 as we explore the question of Jesus, “Who do you say that I am?”  If you have a chance, please google Caesarea Philippi to get a better understanding of why Jesus chose this location to ask this question to his disciples.

  • The new Christ In Our Home devotionals for October/November/December are now ready to be picked up in the narthex.

  • If you have someone in mind (up to 4 someones), you have the opportunity to share those names with us on the Council Advisory Ballot. Simply fill out the form in your bulletin and drop it off in either the box located in the narthex or the one in the sacristy. Please be mindful of those ineligible to serve listed in the bulletin and newsletter.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer