Lenten devotionals

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Lenten devotionals
The Lenten Devotionals, Drawn to the Cross, by Henri J. M. Nouwen are now available for you to pick up in the Narthex. (Please limit one per family).

2/20/22 Weekly Congregatinal Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

Here are this week’s updates:

 

  1. Please correct the email listing of Connor Caldwell in your new Church Directory to:  caldwellconnor@gmail.com

  2. Jean Vinson did return home on Monday of this week.  Unfortunately she and Bob both have tested positive for the Coronavirus but are doing fairly well.

  3. We keep in our prayers Ben Emanuel who has both of his carotid arteries with significant blockages.  He has begun treatment procedures this week and will continue next week as well.

  4. Sunday afternoon is our Active Shooter Training in our sanctuary beginning at 3:00 p.m. sponsored by the Safety Team of our congregation. Training will be conducted by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.  Several of you have asked if this event could be videotaped but permission has been denied.  This training is not only how to react to a threat in our sanctuary but out in public as well.  Please come and be informed.

  5. The new Lenten devotionals are ready to be picked up the Narthex.  Please limit yourselves to one copy per household.

  6. In the past our Lenten Tree has been decorated by the children and youth of the congregation but this year, we are inviting all families (and individuals) to be a part of this event. For those interested, we will gather in the Fellowship Hall on March 6 at 2:00 p.m. to create our caterpillars and butterflies.  There is a Sign-Up sheet posted in the narthex.  For more information, please contact Amy Goodson.

  7. Good News!  Our Church Council has decided that we are approaching a time when our COVID numbers are declining in our community and it is safe to return to our “normal way” of worship.  Beginning on Ash Wednesday March 2, we will be returning to the singing of hymns and the full liturgy as well as masks will be OPTIONAL!  For the first time in two years, we will be returning to eating at church functions at our Lenten Wednesday meals, beginning on March 9 (6:00 p.m.)  The full Lenten worship and meal schedule is in your Sunday bulletin and will be in the March Messenger.

  8. Sunday, I will be preaching from the gospel text, Luke 6:27-38, as we hear, probably the most absurd command from our Lord, to love our enemies.  We will explore what that means and what that looks like.

 

See you Sunday,

Pastor Fischer

2/13/22 Weekly Congregatinoal Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Some things to pass along to you:

 

  1. This Sunday will be Red Dress Sunday to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness.  So ladies, wear a red dress to support those who struggle with or have survived this dreadful disease.

  2. Our Congregational Meeting will be Sunday afternoon beginning at 2:00 p.m. using Zoom.  We plan to finish up by 3:00 p.m. In preparation for this meeting, please have your Yearbook nearby.  If you have not picked up your household’s copy yet, they are in the narthex and you may come by the church at your convenience to pick up yours. We will be using the Litany sheet to open our meeting.  The Agenda for the meeting is attached as well. Also, Diane Richardson will be presenting the Treasurer’s Report for the Congregational Meeting.  Please see the attachment for a list of those charitable organizations Holy Trinity has supported in 2021. Thank you for your generosity.

  3. The Congregational Meeting will be open for attendees to join at 1:40 PM allowing everyone ample time to get their audio and video connected before the start of the meeting.   All attendees will be muted when they join the meeting and we ask that you stay muted to prevent background noise from interfering with the speaker. Bobbi Metz is hosting this Zoom meeting. To join the congregational meeting you can click on following link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6149951105?pwd=Zy9PQTh0WG5mTUt3cHpRK0dUNW9qZz09

 

Meeting ID: 614 995 1105

Passcode: HTLCFEB13

If you click on the link above it should take each directly to the meeting and enter the pass code for them. Otherwise enter the meeting ID and passcode in the Zoom application.

2021 Charitable Contributions

Cong Zoom Mtg 2_13_22 Agenda

  1. Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel reading, Luke 6:17-26.  This passage will seem very familiar, but compare it to the Beatitudes recorded in Matthew 5:1-12.  How are these two passages similar?  How are they different?  Where is the location of each and how does that affect the audience as well as the purpose?

 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

WELCA Foothills Spring Conference March 5, 2022

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WELCA Foothills Spring Conference March 5, 2022
10:00am – 2:00pm
St. John’s Lutheran, Walhalla SC

Help us to “Change” the world by “Building a Better Future”

Program speaker, Jon Goyert of Oconee County Habitat for Humanity, will speak about current efforts in providing, decent, affordable housing in partnership with local families and how volunteer efforts and donations make this vital work possible.
St. John’s Lutheran Church 301 W. Main Street Walhalla, SC Registration begins at 9:30am
Masks will be required
Please RSVP by Feb. 25th
Please call Roz Eckardt,
(864) 225-3810
We will carpool from the church parking lot.

2/6/22 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Some things to share with you this week:

 

  1. Thank you for all the responses to my email requests last week, asking for additional Sunday altar flowers. All spots have been filled!

  2. And thank you so much for all the responses to my email request for a volunteer to deliver our donated food items to Good Neighbor Cupboard.  Robin Sandwick has agreed to handle this.

  3. We had so many volunteers respond, that Amy Goodson has decided to take a break from delivering our donated food items to AIM.  Pastor Stephen Roehrs has agreed to handle this.

  4. As I write these words, our 2022 Yearbook (which contains the Committee and Financial Reports for 2021, as well as the new Congregational Directory) has just finished being printed.  We thank Pat Ross and Beth Fischer for putting in many hours in getting everything printed and assembled.  You may stop by the church and pick up your family’s copy beginning today. The copies will be in the narthex.  Please be mindful that each copy has a printed name on them so that we can keep up with who has picked up their copy and who has not.  If for some reason we missed printing you a copy, there are extra copies in the back of the box.  They will also be available, of course, on Sunday.

  5. Since our Congregational Directory has been printed and sent out to you, we have discovered that several emails are in error.  Please make the following changes to your copy (copies):
  6. Our semi-annual congregational meeting will be Sunday, February 13 at 2:00 p.m.  We will be sharing the ministries we have done together in 2021 as well as hearing reports from our committees.  If you would like something to be discussed at this meeting, in addition to this, Sunday is the last day to submit requests to the church office or to our Congregational President, Amy Goodson.  Due to COVID, we will not be meeting in person but through Zoom.  Bobbi Metz will be hosting the meeting and you should have received an email invitation from her yesterday. If you did not, please let me know.

  7. Please be mindful of our Active Shooter Training for the congregation, sponsored by our Safety Team.  The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting the training and you are encouraged to attend.  The meeting will run from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in our sanctuary.  I have been to several of these training events and have found them to be very informative.  You may recall that on January 21, a gunman held four hostages from a Jewish Temple in Texas.  They were able to escape and gave credit to the fact that they had just recently gone through Active Shooter Training in their synagogue.

  8. Jean Vinson is now at the AnMed Health Rehabilitation following surgery for a broken leg.  Please be mindful that, due to COVID restrictions, each patient is allowed only one visitor a day.  We ask you NOT to visit her, at this time, so that her husband, Bob, may be able to visit.

  9. Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel text, Luke 5:1-11, as we hear of Jesus calling his first disciples and telling them, and us, “From now on you will be catching people.”  Questions to ponder:
    • Is it possible that God can use us as bait for the Lord? 
    • What does our life tell others about Jesus?
    • Do others see us and ask why our life is different?
    • Do others wonder why we are at peace with life, and why we are so grateful?
    • What is the biggest miracle in this story?

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Active Shooter Training

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Would you know what to do if a threat took place
during one of our worship services? Do you know the
do’s and don’ts?

For the last several years, the Safety Team for our congregation has meet on a regular basis seeking
ways to keep the congregation safe and to anticipate various threats. This group of dedicated men and
women have attended training sessions sponsored by the Anderson Sheriff’s Office throughout
Anderson. We have decided that it is now time for us to host our own Active Shooter Training for the
benefit of the congregation. Please make plans to join us for a training event that we pray we never
have to put into action. If you have any questions, please contact Mike Oates, our Safety Team
Chairman.

WHAT: Active Shooter Training
WHEN: Sunday, February 20 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Our Sanctuary
WHO IS INVITED: Everyone in the congregation
WHO IS DOING THE TRAINING: The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office

Our Safety Team Members
Mike Oates, Chairperson
Mike Metz
Claude Calloway
Council Rep. Amy Goodson
Terry Cribbe
Paul Wagner
Dave Harrow
Brenda McGowan
Chad Evans
Pastor Fischer

RED DRESS SUNDAY IS FEBRUARY 14th

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RED DRESS SUNDAY IS FEBRUARY 14th Women, wear your red dress on this day to highlight
Heart Disease Awareness and Education in Women

2/13 Congregational Meeting

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CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
You are invited to attend the congregational meeting Sunday, February 13th which will be held using Zoom video conferencing in lieu of a face-to-face meeting, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting will be open to join beginning at 1:40 PM allowing everyone ample time to get their audio and video connected before the start of the meeting. The meeting will begin promptly at 2:00 PM and will conclude by 3:00 PM. All attendees will be muted when they join the meeting and we ask that you stay muted to prevent background noise from interfering with the speaker. If you would like to submit a question for discussion, please submit this to the office by Sunday, February 6th.

 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6149951105?pwd=Zy9PQTh0WG5mTUt3cHpRK0dUNW9qZz09
Meeting ID: 614 995 1105
Passcode: HTLCFEB13

1/30/22 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Some notes of interest for you this week:

 

  1. The February issue of The Messenger was mailed out today.

  2. In preparation for our Congregational Semi-Annual meeting, the Annual Yearbooks will be ready for you to pick up a week from today, February 3.

  3. We keep in our prayers Jean Vinson who fell earlier in the week and broke her leg.  She is at the AnMed hospital.

  4. If you did not have a coin gift attached to your 2022 offering envelopes, please see Claude Calloway or contact the church office for your Holy Trinity coin.

  5. Before his death, Bob Long was very involved in the ministry of Good Neighbor Cupboard, even serving on their Board of Directors.  He would deliver our donated congregational food items to this food pantry. We are now looking for someone to do the same.  As you know, each month, we collect donated food items, on a rotating basis for two food agencies – AIM and Good Neighbor Cupboard. We are looking for someone who would be willing to deliver our donated food items to Good Neighbor Cupboard, once, every other month.  Please contact me if interested.

  6. In addition to the information printed in the bulletin and newsletter to order COVID test kits, you may also call 1-800-232-0233.

  7. This coming Sunday I will be preaching on the gospel text, Luke 4:21-30, as a continuation of last week’s sermon.  We will look more in depth as to why the words of Jesus infuriated the worshippers to the point of attempted murder.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

2/13/22 Souper Bowl of Caring

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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.