Update on Frozen Casseroles for Calvary Home for Children

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Frozen Casseroles for Calvary Home for Children

  • A big Thank You to all who provided frozen casseroles to our service project for Calvary Home for Children.  Together, 31 casseroles were donated.

The Service Committee

8/18/24 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 had a great attendance at both worship services this past Sunday, 56 at both the Early Service and Late Service. It was great to see so many in worship!

  • A big Thank You to all who provided frozen casseroles to our service project for Calvary Home for Children.  Together, 31 casseroles were donated.

  • We are looking for 11 volunteers to help teach our new Children’s Sunday School class for 3 year olds – 5th grade.  This would allow each teacher to commit to teaching for only one month each year. There is a signup sheet in the narthex.  Please reach out to Kate Roehrs if you have any questions.

  • After a couple of weeks of experimenting with placing the Psalm into the liturgy, we discovered it was suddenly more difficult to locate during worship; so, beginning Sunday, you will find that the Psalm will be back in its original position, inside the back cover of the bulletin.

  • Sunday, I will be preaching on the Second Reading from Ephesians 5:15-20, where Paul urges us to “make the most of the time.”  We will take a look at what this means and how we can do this faithfully.

  • I am saddened to inform you of the death of Bill Ebert who died at home yesterday under the loving care of hospice.  We are very grateful for Bill’s devotion to the Lord through Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. He served as our Congregational President in 2012 and 2013, taught the Adult Sunday School class, gave devotionals for our LMM meetings, served as a worship assistant and on the Service Committee, and delivered cookies to our visitors as part of the Cookie Patrol.  We keep his wife, Shirley, and their family in our thoughts and prayers. The burial is expected to take place at Fort Jackson, Columbia.  

“Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant, Charles William “Bill” Ebert.  Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming.  Receive him into the arms of your mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light. Amen.”   – Evangelical Lutheran Worship, p. 283 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

9/5/24 Dining Divas

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“Dining Divas”
Thursday, September 5 at 6:00 PM
More information to come!!

9/11/24 Family Fun Night

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FAMILY FUN NIGHT
We continue our monthly summer gatherings in Fellowship Hall for a time of Food, Fun & Fellowship around a Biblical theme. Adults and Kids of all ages are invited to join us! There will be crafts, games, and song. The meal will be provided.
WHEN: Wednesday, September 11th 5:30 –7:00 p.m.

9/8/24 Rally Day

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God is the glue that brings us all together!

Everyone is invited to Rally Day 2024 to kick off a new year of Sunday school. It will be a time for good fellowship, food, and games for all ages.

When: September 8th
@10:00 a.m. (Sunday School hour)
Breakfast will be served!!

On September 15th Sunday school classes will be available for ages 3 years old-5th grade, Youth – 6th-12th and all adults.
ATTENTION: The Learning Committee is in need of 11 volunteers to help teach Sunday school to our 3 year olds -5th grade class. You will teach the class for only one month. This is a wonderful opportunity to not only serve Holy Trinity but also an opportunity to get to know the young children of the congregation. They are such blessings and we are excited to get Sunday school going again for this age group. A sign-up sheet is in the Narthex.

8/11/24 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s highlights:

 

  • A big “Thank You” goes out to Diane Richardson for filling in as our secretary this week.  Pat returns to the office on Monday morning.

  • The Memorial Service for Kathy Weeks is tomorrow, Friday, at 1:00 p.m. in our sanctuary.

  • Tomorrow, Ms. Jackie McConnell will be celebrating her 102nd birthday!

  • We rejoice that we will be receiving Joby Hefner, Michelle Nelson, and Patrick Sayers as new members at Sunday’s 8:45 a.m. worship service.

  • Sunday, I will be preaching on the Second Reading from Ephesians 4:25-5:2, as we focus on Paul’s words of encouragement to live a life as those marked with the Holy Spirit.

  • Finally, as your pastor, I would like to take this opportunity to share an observance/concern I have.  The church attendance for the Late Service , the past 3 Sundays, has been subpar.  Normally, our attendance numbers are near 50 for both worship services, but since July 21, our attendance has been low at the Late Service, the lowest I have ever seen – 39, 29, and this past Sunday 31. (In case you are wondering, the attendance at the Early Service has been holding steady.)  I realize that these are the summer months when vacations have been in full swing, in fact, my family and I were away this past Sunday.   I realize that we have had visiting pastors the past two Sundays.  I also realize that things come up from time to time.  Now that school is back in session and summer is winding down, it I my sincere hope that these latest numbers are not the new norm for our Late Service but instead, that our attendance numbers will now rebound to their former levels.  I encourage you and your family to make every effort to be with us each Sunday (at both worship services).  You may sometimes think you will not be missed, but nothing could be further from the truth. 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

08/07/24 SUMMER FUN NIGHT

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SUMMER FUN NIGHT
We continue our monthly summer gatherings in Fellowship Hall for a time of Food, Fun &
Fellowship around a Biblical theme. Adults and Kids of all ages are invited to join us! There will
be crafts, games, and song. The meal will be provided.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 7 5:30 –7:00 p.m. (Please note date change.)

WHAT: “JOSEPH’S COAT”

8/4/24 Weekly Congregational Updates

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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

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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.

8/1/24 Dining Divas

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“Dining Divas”
Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Public Well Cafe & Pizza
5733 Dobbins Bridge Rd.
Anderson, SC 29626