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.

1. Here is an updated list of needs we still need for the Saturday Servants projects:

      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.

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

MOTHER’S DAY is Sunday, May 9th. A special offering, sponsored by WELCA, was 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. Deadline is May 3rd.

Here is a list of Donors  

IN MEMORY OF
*In Memory of Corrine Sandwick, given by Robin Sandwick.
*In Memory of Mamye Morris & Beth McDowell, given by Terry & Beth Cribbe.
*In Memory of Ayleen Jordan, Alice Smith, Zefla Sidebottom, given by Kati Smith and Family.
*In Memory of Donna Grace Hannahs and Stella Ruth Rasche, given by Dave and Sue Rasche.
*In Memory of Irene Mollgaard and Hanna Schwartz, given by Tony and Christa Mollgaard.
*In Memory of Frances H. Christmas and Nettie J. Smith Christmas, Fannie Hudson, given by Bill Christmas.
*In Memory of Leona Lutz and Mary Radel, given by Warren and Bonnie Lutz.
*In Memory of Mabel Ardell Hidlebaugh and Fern Allen, given by Robert Allen and Vicki Allen.
*In Memory of Dianne C. Calloway, given by her daughter Shelley Carroll.
*In Memory of Dianne C. Calloway, given by Shelley Carroll, Amanda Price, Grant Armstrong, Rylee Carroll.
*In Memory of Dorothy Cox and Carolyne Wooddy, given by Mike & Leslie Cox.
*In Memory of Doris Richardson, given by Diane Richardson.
*In Memory of Alice Laurine Cooley & June Marie Cain, given by Dave & Nancy Korn.
*In Memory of Lottie Dyar and Mary Hall, given by Allan & Jeri Cole.
*In Memory of Marie Heape and Maude Hunnicutt, given by Dan & Johnnie Hunnicutt.
*In Memory of Allie Mae Cromer and Kaye Helgeson, given by Bruce & Jill Helgeson.
*In Memory of Marion Cannon, given by Gail Cannon.
*In Memory of Edith Brackney and Gretel Thoms, given by Ernie & Jeanette Thoms.

IN HONOR OF
*In Honor of their mothers, Hervie Thomas and June Fischer, by Beth and Pastor Fischer.
*In Honor of and to the Glory of God, given by Ernie & Jeanette Thoms.