FAMILY FUN NIGHT
We have decided to cancel next week’s Family Fun Night (which was to be on Wednesday, December 14) due to the fact that so many will be involved in the Pageant practice that night. The Advent meal will still take place that night at our regular time of 6:00 p.m.
A REMINDER THAT DURING ADVENT
-The blue paraments symbolize the hope that comes to the world in the birth of
the Christ Child.
-We omit the Hymn of Praise.
-Each week we light an additional candle on the Advent wreath and sing an
additional stanza of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.”
-The Prayer of the Day begins “Stir up….”
-We use the Nicene Creed.
CONGREGATIONAL MINI WORKDAY
December 10
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
We will have a mini congregational work day to:
• remove the wilted purple Wandering Jew (tradescantia zebrina) plants in front of church.
• trim five Kaleidoscope Abela at library, three at side of Office driveway and three shrubs
at front of Luther House.
• clean up remaining leaves around all shrubbery.
• clean up pecan debris from both trees at back parking lot.
• clean up debris in Luther House backyard and in church playground.
Bring trimmers, blower, rake, and wheelbarrow. We have one electric trimmer,
three rakes, three tarps and one wheelbarrow.
Angel Tree
WE NOW HAVE THE TAGS ON THE TREE!!!!!!
1. Pick a tag off the “Angel Tree” in the Narthex and go shopping.
2. Please do not wrap gifts.
3. Leave gift, with tag attached, in the church office parlor (use door
code).
4. Gifts should be returned NO LATER than, Thursday,
December 15th, after which, you will be responsible for delivering
your gifts to A.I.M.
5. In addition to selecting names from the Angel Tree in-person like we usually, do you also
have the option of making a donation and someone from WELCA will do, the shopping
for you. If you would rather participate in this way, just make a check out to “Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church” and put “Angel Tree” in the Memo. If you have any questions
on any of this, please contact Nancy Scalf or Beth Fischer
CHRISTMAS EVE
WORSHIP SERVICES – December 24th
Worship Service w/Communion Lessons and Carols – 4:00 p.m.
A nursery will be provided.
Christmas Eve Liturgical Worship Service w/Communion – 11:00 p.m.
Note: There will be candle lighting at both services.
CHRISTMAS DAY
One – Combined Worship – 10:00 a.m.
POINSETTIAS for the Christmas Eve services will be provided this year by Whitten’s for $16.00.
Donors will be listed in the worship bulletin for the Christmas Eve services. If you would like to
place an order for one or more, please fill out the form and place it in the offering plate or send
to the Church office. The deadline is Sunday, December 18th. Payment must accompany your order.
Plants may be picked up after the 11:00 p.m. service Christmas Eve. (Please leave the three white
poinsettias in the manger.)
Download the order form by clicking on the link below
OTHER (To the Glory of God)
Given by
A few things to pass along to you this week include:
In Christ,
Pastor Fischer
Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,
With tomorrow being Thanksgiving (and my usual day to send out these updates) I am sending them one day early. Here are this week’s congregational updates:
In Thanksgiving,
Pastor Fischer
Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,
Here are this week’s updates:
1) At our Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting this past Sunday we approved the proposed Spending Plan for Ministry (Budget) for 2023 and elected the following to serve a 3-year term on Church Council – Richard Caruso, Beth Cribbe, Vicki Lybrand, Rev. Stephen Roehrs.
2) At our Lutheran Men in Mission supper meeting last night we had 23 men in attendance, including 5 of our most recent male new church members! We put together 100 NICE food bags for Meal on Wheels of Anderson.
3) This coming Sunday, I will be preaching on a Thanksgiving theme, based upon our Second Reading from Colossians 1:11-20.
4) Sunday, at the Late Service, we will be welcoming 3 new members into the Holy Trinity family.
5) We have moved our Annual Congregational Christmas Pageant a week later than what was previously published. It will take place on Sunday, December 18 at the Late Service.
6) The new Advent Devotionals are ready to be picked up in the narthex. Please limit yourselves one per household.
7) Speaking of Advent, the Learning Committee is sponsoring an Advent Craft Event for the Congregation on Sunday, November 27 at 3:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. This date is actually the beginning of the Advent season. What a good way to kick off the Advent season. Come join us!
8) Our own Virgil Hobbs will be performing in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas – The Musical, as Bing Crosby. Tickets are available on December 2, 3, 4 , 9, 10, 11 at the Elbert Theatre, in Elberton, GA. Call 706-283-1049 to make your reservations.
In Christ,
Pastor Fischer
Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,
Some things of interest to pass along to you, include:
1) Our Congregational Meeting will take place Sunday in Fellowship Hall, beginning at 9:50 a.m. We will be doing two things, voting on new Council members and approving a budget for next year. The information on the 8 candidates for the Church Council are listed in recent bulletins and the November Messenger. We will be choosing 4. Please be on time for the meeting as the very first item of business will be the election. As far as the budget for 2023, you have received a copy of it in your November Messenger. If you need an explanation of any line item in the budget, you may reach out to Diane Richardson, our Congregational Treasurer, before the meeting. Please note: a heavy continental breakfast will be served.
2) To the men of the church, please be aware that our next LMM meeting will take place at a new time and date, so that we can do an outreach ministry together in the month of November. We will gather on Wednesday of next week at 6:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. After our meal together, and a program, we will assemble food kits for Meals on Wheels of Anderson. The food items have already been purchased. All we need now is you to help put them together.
3) What is your view of the future and what exactly are we supposed to be doing? As we near the end of the Church Year many of the passages look at the end of times. Sunday for our message we will be focusing on the gospel reading, Luke 21:5-19 and our Second Reading from 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 where Paul deals with those who are idle as they wait.
In Christ,
Pastor Fischer
