CALLING ALL 2026 GRADUATES

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CALLING ALL 2026 GRADUATES
We would like to acknowledge all our 2026 graduates. If you or a member of your family is graduating from High School, Technical School or College this spring, please contact the church office to let us know where you are graduating from and what your plans for college or employment may be. We will list them in the June Messenger edition.

Mothers Day

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MOTHER’S DAY is Sunday, May 10th. 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 in the bulletin.

The names will be listed in the bulletin on Mother’s Day.

The deadline is May 3rd.

4/19/26 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

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

 

  • Lee Moody was able to return home on Monday evening, following his open-heart surgery.  Thank you for your prayers!

  • We celebrate with new grandparents, Virgil and Mary Ann Hobbs on the birth of a granddaughter, Mary Evelyn Everett, early in the morning of April 12. Parents, Ali and Tyler Everett,  are doing well.

  • Saturday of this week, the Crafty Ladies will be meeting in Fellowship Hall, beginning at 9:00 a.m.  You are invited to bring your favorite craft or hobby to work on.  Space will be provided.

  • This coming Sunday will be Youth Sunday, when the youth of our congregation will be leading our worship services.  I will be preaching on the Road to Emmaus story, recorded in our gospel reading, Luke 24:13-35.

  • As is our tradition for Youth Sunday, we will be using the blue With One Voice hymnal.

  • On Wednesday of next week, we are kicking off something new.  On behalf of the Health Ministry Committee, Amy Goodson will be leading a quarterly gathering to discuss different health topics.  Our first topic will be diabetes and our speaker will be Julianna Lyle from Clemson Cooperative Extension.  Lunch will be provided.  We start at 11:00 a.m.   Come join us!

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

4/12/26 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends,

 

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

 

  • We continue to keep in our prayers, Lee Moody, who underwent open heart surgery on Monday (Greenville Memorial Hospital) to have two heart valves replaced.  He is doing great.

  • After staying at The Garden House for the last 6 months or so, Bob Vinson returned home this past Tuesday.

  • Our Easter attendance at both worship services this past Sunday was stupendous!  We had 93 at the 7:00 a.m. Sunrise Service and 92 at the 11:00 a.m. Service!

  • This Saturday morning, April 11, our Congregational Litter Pick Up will take place.  Even if you didn’t sign up, we would love to have you join us.  We will gather in the Home Goods parking lot at 9:00 a.m. and clean along Fritz Drive and surrounding areas.  All supplies will be provided.

  • If you paid for an Easter lily and have not yet picked it up from the sanctuary, please do after this Sunday’s worship services.

  • The scripture readings for the Sunday after Easter always includes the story of “Doubting Thomas.”  I will be preaching on the gospel text, John 20:19-31, as we look at how the resurrection of Christ continues to give us hope each day.

  • The next Luther’s Ladies Circle meeting will be Thursday of next week in Fellowship Hall (6:00 p.m.).

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

4/11 Trash Pickup

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The Service Committee is sponsoring a Congregational Litter Pick Up Day on Saturday, April 11, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.  All supplies will be provided.  With this date fast approaching, please check the bulletin or newsletter for all the details.  There is a sign-up sheet in the room off the narthex.

4/5/26 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

Greetings during this Holy Week.  Here are this week’s updates to pass along to you:

  • In case you are wondering how many were in worship this past Sunday for Palm Sunday, we had 127!

  • We welcomed to the altar on Maundy Thursday, Riley Bernhardt and Owen Oates, as they received their first Holy Communion, after completing classes with me.

  • We are very grateful for Amy Goodson and Nancy Korn for their diligence in setting out the Easter lilies in the church for Easter Sunday.  While we are at it, each year these two also place all the poinsettias in the church for Christmas Eve.  Thanks Amy and Nancy!

  • As you make your Easter worship plans with your family on Easter Sunday, our Sunrise Worship Service will take place at 7:00 a.m., followed by a meal that will be provided in Fellowship Hall. Our second worship service will take place at 11:00 a.m.  I am looking forward to celebrating the Resurrection of Our Lord together!

  • Again, a wooden cross will be placed in front of the church on Easter Sunday to receive your cut flowers to decorate. This will be a great place to do a family portrait, after worship.

  • Our next Family Fun Night will take place on Wednesday of next week, as we explore the disciple – John.

  • Dining Divas will gather for a meal on Thursday of next week at The Boondocks, 6:00 p.m. If planning to attend, you will need to contact Beth Cribbe.

  • The Service Committee is sponsoring a Congregational Litter Pick Up Day on Saturday, April 11, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.  All supplies will be provided.  With this date fast approaching, please check the bulletin or newsletter for all the details.  There is a sign-up sheet in the room off the narthex.

  • We keep in our prayers:
    • Nancy Scalf – recovering from thyroid surgery
    • Lee Moody – who is in the hospital and awaiting heart surgery

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

03/29/26 Weekly Congregational Update

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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 Chris Caldwell and his family upon the death of his brother, Johnny, on Tuesday of this week.

  • The April edition of The Messenger was dropped off yesterday at the post office to be sent out.

  • Abiding Savior Lutheran Church is having a Spring Youth Activity this Saturday from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Crafts, games, an
    Easter Egg Hunt and snacks will take place.  Children, Youth and Adults are invited to participate.

  • This past Saturday the Property Committee sponsored a Congregational Workday at the church.  We will do this again this coming Saturday beginning at 9:00 a.m. to spread mulch.

  • Our collection for Clean Start ends this coming Sunday.  We have gotten off to a fantastic start due to your generosity! This event is sponsored by our Service Committee.  For a complete list of items we are seeking, please see Sunday’s bulletin.

  • This coming Sunday, being a 5th Sunday, we will have One Combined Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. (no Sunday School classes though). This will be Palm Sunday as well.  Whether permitting we will begin our worship service outside on the front sidewalks.  However, with the temperatures that are expected, more than likely, we will gather in the sanctuary as usual, except that the Processional Gospel well be read from the back of the church as we begin worship.

  • In the place of Sunday’s message, the congregation will be participating in the Passion Reading.  This is the only time of the year when we hear the entire crucifixion story of Jesus.

  • A Potluck meal will take place in Fellowship after Sunday’s worship service.  The meat will be provided by the church. You may drop off your food items before worship, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Members of the Fellowship Committee will warm up dishes as needed.

  • On Maundy Thursday of next week, we are offering two identical worship services to choose from.  One will take place at 12:00 noon and the other at 7:00 p.m. as we explore the Lord’s Prayer petition, “Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Others.”  The only difference in the two services is that the Stripping of the Altar will take place at the conclusion of the 7:00 p.m. service, symbolic of Jesus’ humanity being stripped from Him at the hands of the Roman soldiers.

  • Then on Good Friday of next week, we are offering two identical worship services to choose from, as we finish up our series on the Lord’s Prayer, focusing on the petition, “Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil.”  Tenebrae will be a part of both services as we close by hearing the Last Seven Words of Christ.

  • As you make your Easter worship plans with your family, on Easter Sunday, our Sunrise Worship Service will take place at 7:00 a.m., followed by a meal that will be provided in Fellowship Hall. Our second worship service will take place at 11:00 a.m.  It is my prayer that you will take part in as many services as you are able during this Holiest Week of the year.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

03/22/26 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

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

 

  • Congratulations are in order for Kathleen Dial and Micah Burroughs who were united in Holy Matrimony this past Saturday, March 14.

  • The new Christ In Our Homes daily devotionals for April, May, and June, are now ready to be picked up in the narthex.

  • Thank you so much for your quick response this past Sunday.  All 35 Easter Lilies are now spoken for and we need no more.  These names will be included in the Easter Sunday bulletin.

  • A load of mulch will be delivered to the church tomorrow.  The Property Committee is sponsoring a Congregational Work Day this week, on Saturday, beginning at 9:00 a.m.  If you are able to help, just show up with a rake and wheelbarrow.  We will be focusing on spreading the mulch in the Prayer Garden and around the shrubbery near the church buildings.  Another Work Day will take place the following Saturday, March 28, at 9:00 a.m.

  • The Service Committee is sponsoring a 2-Week collection project for Clean Start beginning on Sunday.  The following items are being gathered in the room off the narthex: sock (white), underwear, men’s t-shirts up to 4X, men’s boxer and briefs (any size), women’s brief’s (any size).  Please note that these items must be new.  Other items needed include: small deodorants, shampoo and soap (travel or large sizes), toothbrushes and toothpaste, disposable razors, mouthwash, laundry detergents, blankets, cleaning supplies, face cloths, paper towels and trash bags (13 and 30 gallons).

  • Sunday, for our message we will be looking at the incredible story of Lazarus being raised from the dead.  It is based on the Gospel Readings, John 11:1-45.  Don’t worry. I will be doing an Abridged Version of this reading Sunday in worship.

  • On Monday evening, the monthly supper meeting of the Lutheran Men in Mission group will gather in Fellowship Hall at 6:00 p.m.

  • Our final Wednesday Mid-week Lenten meal and worship will take place on Wednesday of next week.  This will be a Potluck Meal so please bring a dish (or two) to share.  Worship will follow at 7:00 p.m. as we take a look at the Lord’s Prayer petition, “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Cross of Flowers

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CROSS OF FLOWERS
Again, this year the cross will be outside in front of the church. Please remember to bring your flowers Easter
Sunday morning from your garden or from the grocery store to cover the cross. This is a great opportunity for
family photos. What a beautiful way to celebrate our risen Lord!

Wednesday Lunch Bunch

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Wednesday Lunch Bunch
Our first gathering of the Wednesday Lunch Bunch will
be on April 22nd at 11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Each quarter, we will have a presentation on a health topic and lunch. Our first topic will be diabetes, and our speaker will be Julianna Lyle from Clemson Cooperative Extension. Come join us for this opportunity to learn more about this important topic!