Souper Bowl of Caring
The Youth will once again participate in the Souper Bowl Of Caring, on February 13th.
As in year’s past, there will be soup pots in the Narthex for you to indicate your favorite team.
All money collected will stay in our community and be donated to AIM.
Thank you for your contributions.
Angel Tree
WE NOW HAVE THE TAGS ON THE TREE!!!!!!
1. Pick a tag off the “Angel Tree” in the Narthex and go shopping.
2. Please do not wrap gifts.
3. Leave gift, with tag attached, in the church office parlor (use door code).
4. Gifts should be returned NO LATER than, Wednesday, December 15th,
after which, you will be responsible for delivering your gifts to A.I.M.
5. 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. If you have any questions on any of this, please
contact Roz Eckardt
TOTSOME Trick -or-Treat- So- Others- May- Eat –
The Youth will meet after the Late Service on October 24th to gather for lunch and then go to their designated neighborhoods to distribute the bags.
We once again have bags available for the congregation to make food donations. The congregation is asked to pick up their bag and bring it back on the 31st filled with food items and place them in the room off the Narthex.
Then on October 31st, the Youth will return to the neighborhoods to pick up the filled bags. We will need some vehicles to help with the pick-up. If you are able to help, please see Amy Goodson.
Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,
Here are this week’s updates:
In Christ,
Pastor Fischer
Friends,
A devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southwest Haiti on Saturday morning. Over 1,400 people were killed, and that number is expected to increase as search-and-rescue efforts continue. Blocked roads are delaying the delivery of vital supplies to hospitals, which are overwhelmed with more than 6,900 injured people. At least 26,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, but the full extent of damage is still unknown. Haiti is also suffering through a political crisis and was hit by Tropical Storm Grace on Monday night, which caused severe flooding in communities already damaged by the earthquake.
For over two decades, the ELCA has maintained a presence in southern Haiti through support for agricultural and sustainable development work. To continue our engagement with those communities, Lutheran Disaster Response is collaborating with partner organizations in the communities to meet relief needs, including food, water, medical supplies and temporary shelter. In the future, other areas of support will include psychosocial care, water and sanitation, and creating sustainable livelihoods through agriculture and livestock. We also stand with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Haiti as it assesses damage and impacts on churches and church life.
Your gifts will support earthquake survivors in Haiti. Gifts to “Haiti Crisis” will be used in full (100%) to assist those affected by the earthquake.
Together, as church, we can be there for our neighbors in Haiti.
In Christ’s service,
Daniel Rift
The Rev. Daniel Rift
Director, ELCA World Hunger and Lutheran Disaster Response Fund
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Checks or money orders can be sent to:
Lutheran Disaster Response
P.O. Box 1809
Merrifield, VA 22116-8009
Write “Haiti Crisis” on your check memo line.
Give by phone at 800-638-3522 or online.
https://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Relief-and-Development/Lutheran-Disaster-Response
DONATIONS FOR THE SCWELCA CONVENTION PROJECT
The project for this year’s South Carolina WELCA Convention, which will be held on Sunday, September 26, is to provide monetary support to Lutheran Disaster Response and to the SC Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers.
The Lutheran Disaster Response provides aid to those impacted by natural disasters and the pandemic.
Lutheran World Relief
The SC Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers assist victims of abuse.
SC Network Children’s Advocacy Centers
If you wish to donate to this year’s project, please submit your contribution, payable to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, no later than September 19. Please indicate that it is for the WELCA Convention Project and include the name of the organization you wish to receive your support – LDR or SCNCAC.
Saturday Servants
Again this year, HTLC will prepare bagged lunches for the Anderson Emergency Soup Kitchen through the Saturday Servants Program. Adequate precautions will be taken due to COVID-19. Each Saturday in July (except the 2nd week) we will gather in Fellowship Hall to prepare 100 peanut butter/jelly sandwiches and 100 bologna sandwiches, along with other food items. This year the following will take place:
We will be providing food for 4 Saturdays, July 3, July 17, July 24, and July 31, (another group will be taking care of doing the second Saturday of each month).
We will begin at the usual 9:30 a.m. to allow more time.
Masks and gloves will be required to prepare the food and to distribute the food.
Gloves will be provided.
Kroger Bakery will be providing the bread this year, but Carolina Produce will not be providing the fruit.
We are asking for financial donations to allow us to cover the cost of the fruit.
We will be providing individual packaged pretzel bags instead of creating our own.
Saturday Servants is fast approaching. We now have all the food items we need to make sandwiches. The only thing we still need are two things:
1) used plastic grocery bags, and
2) You! We would like to have between 15-25 volunteers each Saturday during July. There are no sign-ups. Just show up each Saturday morning in July at 10:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. (Keep in mind that another group will be taking care of the sandwiches on July 10 so we will not gather on this day.)
If you have questions, please contact Shirley Ebert, our Service Committee Chair, 864-353-7366.
Our Thanks to those who have contributed through the Lutheran Men in Mission to the SC Loan and Gift Fund for new SC Lutheran churches. 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 Harold F. Cannon, Sr., given by Gail Cannon.
*In Memory of John Hardy, given by Pamela Michalski.
*In Memory of Robert G. Sandwick., given by Robin Sandwick.
*In Memory of Harold H. Rasche and Elvin J. Hannahs, given by Dave and Sue Rasche.
*In Memory of Claude Cromer and Jerald Helgeson, given by Bruce and Jill Helgeson.
*In Memory of Mark Raidel and Warren A. Lutz, Sr., given by Warren and Bonnie Lutz.
*In Memory of Lewis Heap and Harold Hunnicutt, given by Dan and Johnnie Hunnicutt.
*In Memory of James W. Weeks and Wayne D. Sexton, given by Tom Weeks.
*In Memory of Gary Furman Vinson, given by Bob and Jean Vinson.
*In Memory of Bill Caldwell, given by Chris and Anna Caldwell.
*In Memory of Jack Richardson, given by Diane Richardson.
*In Memory of Bob Metz, Sr. and Rev. J. Luther Ballentine, given by Mike and Bobbi Metz.
*In Memory of Ervin Hidlebaugh and Arnold Allen, given by Robert and Vicki Allen.
*In Memory of Ellis Dyar and Ralph Cole, given by Allan & Jeri Cole.
*In Memory of William A. Christmas, Jr. and Roy Hudson, given by Bill Christmas.
*In Memory of 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 Ellsworth W. Brackney and Ernst E. Thoms, given by Ernie and Jeanette Thoms.
*In Memory of James E. Freeman and Robert E. Browder, given by Sandi Jordan.
*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 Carl Rudsill, given by Cathy Rudsill.
IN HONOR OF
*In Honor of James Jordan, husband, son-in-law Dwayne Hamm, and Charles Meeks, uncle, given by Sandi Jordan.
*In Honor of Dan Hunnicutt, given by Johnnie Hunnicutt.
*In Honor of Christopher Caldwell, given by Bill Christmas.
*In Honor of Bill Christmas, given by Chris and Anna Caldwell.
*In Honor of husband, Bob Straup, and their three sons, Richard, Michael, Ryan, given by Susan Straup.
*In Honor of Warren A. Lutz, Jr., given by Warren & Bonnie Lutz.
Dear Congregational Members and Friends,
Here are this week’s congregational updates:
1) I am happy to report that Bill Ebert has returned home after several weeks at the AnMed Rehabilitation Hospital.
2) We thank the Lord that the pathology report for Abi Caldwell came back showing that the surrounding tissues were 100% benign.
3) We celebrate with Reverend Stephen Roehrs upon the 50th anniversary of his ordination this past Sunday.
4) Saturday Servants updates:
a. Since it is difficult to locate small bags of pre-packaged pretzels, we have decided that we will be purchasing these.
b. Because of your generosity, we have now received all needed food items except Little Debbie cakes, and we are only needing 13 dozen of these.
c. Someone this week dropped off several bags of Little Debbie cakes, and in the process, left a small container of cake. If it is yours, please contact me.
d. Keep in mind that nothing will be wasted. If we receive too much of any food item, they will be given to a local food organization.
e. We are now accepting used plastic grocery bags, to be used to give the food items to those in need. These can be placed in the room off the narthex as well.
f. The gathering time to assemble the sandwiches has been changed from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. See you in the months of July if you can help out.
5) This Sunday, there will be two themes running throughout the worship service, Father’s Day, of course, as well as dealing with the storms of life. I will be preaching on Mark 4:35-41, one of my favorite texts.
6) This is an exciting time for our congregation as we continue to take in new members. More are expected in the month of July. Stay tuned.
In Christ,
Pastor Fischer
Dear Members and Friends of HTLC,
Some updates to pass along to you:
In Christ,
Pastor Fischer
