5/17/23 Family Fun Night

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FAMILY FUN NIGHT
After taking two months off for Lent/Easter, we will gather 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, May 17 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
WHAT: “THE PARABLE OF THE LOST SHEEP”

05/07/23 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of the Congregation,

 

Here are a few things of interest to share with you:

 

  • Today is the National Day of Prayer. On the first Thursday in May, of each year, the United States Congress asks people to “turn to God in prayer and meditation.”  Believe it or not, the President is required by law to sign a proclamation each year, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day.

  • Speaking of prayer, we continue to pray for George Mason, who was readmitted to AnMed last night to stabilize his heart rate.

  • Sunday, during the announcements, we will be recognizing our Senior Citizens with us in worship, those 70+ in our congregation.

  • Sunday, I will be preaching on the Second Reading, from 1 Peter 2:2-20, as we focus on what does it mean when we call ourselves followers of Christ.  What does that look like?

  • As part of the Late Service Sunday, we will be baptizing Ben Fortner and receiving Christina Fischer as new members of our congregation.

  • With Mother’s Day just around the corner, you again have the opportunity to make a donation In Memory Of or In Honor Of your mother.  WELCA is sponsoring a special offering to be received and then given to deserving female students at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, SC.  The names will be listed in the bulletin on Mother’s Day.  Just fill out the form in the bulletin or newsletter, or contact Pat in the office.  The deadline to do this is Sunday, May 7.

  • The Service Committee invites you to help make notes of encouragement for the SnackPack Program.  We will be doing this on Saturday, May 20, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in the Office Conference Room.  If you would like more information, please see your May edition of The Messenger or a Sunday bulletin, or contact Jamie Corrigan 864-224-8070 or Leslie Cox 301-788-9035.

  • We are in the process of determining if there is a desire for a Women’s Bible Study group in our congregation. The group would meet in the evenings.  All ages would be welcome.  We are looking at starting up sometime in the fall.  If you are interested, please contact Lauren Guthre at leguthre@yahoo.com with the following information:
    • Your name
    • Which weekday would work best for you
    • What timeframe would work best (6:00-7:00 p.m., 6:30-7:30 p.m., etc.)
    • What you would like to study? 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

4/30/23 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

On this wet and dreary day, I send you greetings!  Here are this week’s updates:

 

  1. The church newsletter, The Messenger, was mailed out yesterday.  Hopefully, your copy will arrive soon.

  2. We keep in our thoughts and prayers, Bill and Chris Dafoe, and other family members, on the unexpected death of their son, Eric Dafoe.

  3. We also keep in our prayers, George Mason, who underwent successful open-heart surgery yesterday at AnMed.

  4. This coming Sunday, with it being a 5th Sunday, we will have One-Combined Worship Service at 10:00 a.m.  The Youth of the congregation will be leading the worship service and I will be preaching.  After the service, we will gather in Fellowship Hall for a Pot Luck meal.  Please bring a dish to share.

  5. The theme of our worship service Sunday will be Shepherd Sunday.  With that in mind,  I will be preaching on our gospel reading, John 10:1-10, and from Luke 15:8-10, as well as Psalm 23. 

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

5th SUNDAY/YOUTH SUNDAY

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5th SUNDAY/YOUTH SUNDAY
April 30th

ONE COMBINED WORSHIP 10:00 a.m.

FOLLOWED BY A POTLUCK MEAL PLEASE BRING A DISH TO SHARE
The Youth will be leading our worship service. Pastor Fischer will be
preaching.

CALLING ALL 2023 GRADUATES

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CALLING ALL 2023 GRADUATES
We would like to acknowledge all our 2023 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.

SENIOR RECOGNITION SUNDAY

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SENIOR RECOGNITION SUNDAY
On Sunday, May 7 we will be recognizing all the seniors in our congregation, 70 years of age
and over. This will take place at both the Early and Late Services.

Vacation Bible School 2023 6/12-6/16

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Vacation Bible School

This year Holy Trinity will be joining forces with Abiding Savior Lutheran Church for our children’s VBS program.
VBS classes will take place at Abiding Savior.

Children ages 3 – 5th grade are invited to come join us during the week of June 12th – 16th from 9-11:30 a.m.
Friday will be slightly longer to allow time needed for the closing program and lunch with the extended families.

The stories this year will include God Rescues Noah, God Gives the Commandments, Jesus Calls His Disciples, Jesus Heals
the 10 Lepers and Jesus Visits His Disciples.

If you have neighbors or your children have friends, that would like to venture into the rainforest with us, invite them!!

We do need all children to register with Abiding Savior using the link below to ensure there is enough adult supervision and supplies for everyone!

Please go online to register:
https://vbsmate.com/AbidingSaviorLutheranChurchAndersonSouthCarolina

Mothers Day special offering

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MOTHER’S DAY is Sunday, May 14th. 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 below by clicking on the link and print it out

mothers day 2023 form

 

 

4/23/23 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

Some things of interest to pass along to you this week include:

  1. Even though we only had 9 helping out this past Saturday for the Litter Pickup, we were still able to gather 52 bags of litter! Thank you to all who participated.

  2. On Saturday of this week, the women of our congregation will host the WELCA Spring Foothills Conference meeting in our Fellowship Hall beginning at 10:00 a.m.

  3. Monday evening of next week, the Lutheran Men in Mission will gather in Fellowship Hall for their monthly supper meeting at 6:00 p.m.  All the men of the congregation are welcome to join us. The men of Church of the Ascension, Anglican Church will be joining us as well!

  4. Sunday, I will be preaching on our gospel lesson, Luke 24:13-35, commonly known as the Road to Emmaus.  We will be exploring those times in life when it seems like our Lord has deserted us, when in fact, He has been walking beside us.

  5. On April 30, with it being a 5th Sunday of the month, we will have One Combined Worship Service at 10:00 a.m.  This will be Youth Sunday, when the Youth of our congregation will be leading the worship service.  I will be bringing the message.

  6. Easter is not over.  Each Sunday we continue in the Season of Easter until Pentecost Sunday.

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Litter Pick Up Day update

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Update

We had a very successful morning.
We gathered 52 bags of litter, one tire, two hubcaps, some signs, and numerous pieces of wood and cardboard.
That is quite a lot for one morning of work with nine (9) people.
The area looks much better.

Thanks to all who participated!