Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting will take place on November 14. We will be: 1) Electing four new Council Members for a 3-year term. 2) Approving the 2022 Church Budget.

Just as we did last year, with the threat of COVID-19 and in order to practice social distancing, we will be conducting our Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, November 8 in a different manner. According to our Church Bylaws, proxies and absentee ballots are not permissible for this meeting so we have decided to be a little creative in order to meet safely to conduct the business of the congregation. We have decided that we will still have our Congregational Meeting on November 14, but NOT during the Sunday School hour and NOT in Fellowship Hall.

Instead, our meeting will take place at both the Early and Late Services that day during the worship service. At the designated time during the service, we will take 5-10 minutes to complete the voting process to elect new council members and to approve a budget for 2022. In order to make this happen, you have a little homework on your part to complete before the meeting. You have a list of the eight Council nominees as part of this bulletin (electing four), and you will receive the nominees again, as well as the budget as part of the November Messenger, as in years past. However, to vote on the budget, is a little more of a challenge since we will not be able to handle discussions as part of the congregational meeting. Along with the budget you will receive a sheet explaining the basic changes to next year’s budget compared to this year’s budget. If you have any questions or comments, you are asked to contact Diane Richardson, our church treasurer, and she will go over your budget questions, before the Congregational Meeting. Since the budget has already gone through the Support Committee and the Church Council, and next year’s proposed budget is slightly different from this year’s, we will be voting to approve the church budget with a simple yes or no answer as part of the meeting. In the unlikely event, that there happens to be a tie in the voting process for new council members, we will have a tie breaker vote the following Sunday on November 21. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding in this time of COVID-19. Our goal is to take care of the business of the congregation in an efficient and safe manner. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Pastor Fischer.

2022 BUDGET APPROVAL
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continued need to social distance, the Church Council has approved to conduct our next Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, November 7, in the safest way possible. We will not meet in Fellowship Hall as we have done in years past but we will instead conduct the business of the church in the same manner we did in November 2020. Voting to elect Church Council members will take place during both worship services that day. The 2022 Church Budget will be voted upon with a simple yes or no choice. You will have the opportunity to contact our Church Treasurer, Diane Richardson, before the vote so that she may address any questions or concerns. Budget notes will be printed in the November Messenger with explanations on key budget lines as well as more details.

Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s “greatests” to pass along to you:

 

1. We continue to receive new members into our congregation.  This Sunday, at the Late Service, we are excited to be receiving the following new folks:
   1. Barbara Thomas
   2. Jeremy, Mary, Brady, and Gracie West
   3. John and Barbara Trent

2. Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel reading, Mark 10:35-45, as we explore the disciples’ request to sit near Jesus in the Kingdom to come.  Some things to ponder:
   1. Do you normally sit in the same pew each Sunday?
   2. If so, why?
   3. Why are James and John referred to as, “Sons of Thunder?” – see Mark 3:17
   4. Also read Luke 9:54-55, as a possible reason.
   5. What does it mean for us to be “servants of the Lord”?
   6. How does our use of Time and Talent sheets connect with this idea?

3. We keep Amy Goodson in our prayers as she recovers from knee replacement surgery.  She will be returning home this afternoon.

4. We keep Marion Howell in our prayers after almost a week of hospital stay.  She was moved to Brookdale earlier this afternoon.

5. We keep Joshua Fischer in our prayers after surgery for a deviated septum on Wednesday.

 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

A few things to pass along to you this week:

1. This Sunday, October 10, will be “Pink Sunday” in the congregation, as we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness.  If you would like, you are encouraged to wear something pink in memory of or in honor of those who struggle(d) with breast cancer.

2. This past Sunday, our attendance at the Late Service was 63!  You are reminded to sit in the pews that are marked with bulletins so that we may use every other pew.  However, of course, on the days our attendance spikes, like last Sunday, we are not able to practice skipping a pew.

3. We now have a new digital push-button keypad on the door near the new restroom, near the Columbarium, for those who need to enter the church from that side of the building.  The code is the same as the other doors.

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer