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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

As the rain comes down, I send you some things that are happening in our congregation right now.  They are:

 

• “How many were in worship last Sunday?” you ask.  We had 117!  Afterwards 65 of us gathered to enjoy a Potluck meal and conversation.

• The Messenger was mailed out Tuesday of this week.  Hopefully your copy will arrive soon.  Please read over all the articles as there is a lot going on in February.

• The new Yearbooks were printed earlier today, one for each household.  They have been placed in the Sacristy so that you may pick up your copy at your convenience.  There are names on each copy.  Note: the front door code is still not working but you may enter with a key or use the ramp door code to enter, or pick up your copy Sunday.

• Our Bi-Annual Congregational meeting will take place on Sunday, February 12 at 9:50 a.m. in Fellowship Hall.  A light breakfast will be served.

• Wednesday of next week, will be our next Family Fun Night, after which we will take a break in March and April, due to Lenten worship services, and resume in May. Wednesday evening we will gather at 5:30 p.m. for a meal, songs, Bible story, and related project.  The meal will be provided.

• Our Community Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will take place on Tuesday, February 21 from 4:30-7:00 p.m. at Boulevard Baptist Church.  The tickets this year are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children (12 years of age and younger).  Checks can be made out to “Holy Trinity” with “Pancake Supper” in the memo.  The proceeds will be given to HOPE Missions of the Upstate.  Tickets will be available starting Sunday after each worship service in the narthex, or you can stop by the church office and get tickets from Pat.  To help with the quantity of food to purchase, you will not be able to purchase tickets on the day of the event.  The deadline to get your tickets is Thursday, 3:00 p.m. in the church office.

• Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel text, Matthew 5:13-20, as we explore Jesus imploring us to be “the salt of the earth.”  What does that mean to you? 

 

See you Sunday,

Pastor Fischer

 

Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity, Here are this week’s updates:

1)  Another large group from our congregation was busy this past Monday with the SnackPack project feeding the hungry school children in Anderson county.  If you would like to be on the email list as a volunteer, contact Mike Cox.

    

2)  There appears to be another round of phishing going around with my name attached to it with the following words, “Greetings, I have an essential request for you to manage Confidentially for me via email. I will appreciate swift  correspondence via email for the descriptions, I will await your email. Reverend J. Chris Fischer”   Note: You should be suspicious if the name at the end is different from what I usually use, or if the message asks for money, or if the email connected to my name is incorrect. 

3) The church front door code is currently not accessible.  We are waiting for a repair part that has been ordered.  In the meantime, if you need to enter the church during the week, please use either the church key (if you have one) or enter through another door.  On Sunday, the door will be unlocked giving you entrance into the sanctuary.

4) Don’t forget that this Sunday, January 29 is a 5th Sunday and therefore we will be having One Combined Worship at 10:00 a.m.  (There will be no Adult Sunday School class.)  After worship, we will be having a Potluck Meal in Fellowship Hall.  Please bring a dish or two to share.  You may drop off your food into Fellowship Hall before the worship service and our Fellowship Committee will heat up your food item, if necessary. 

5) As part of the worship service we eagerly look forward to dedicating our Needlepoint Window Project which the ladies of our congregation have been working on for several years! 

6) Sunday, I will be preaching on the Gospel lesson, Matthew 5:1-12, as we try to make sense of The Beatitudes.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are a few things going on this week in our congregation:

 

• If you are able to help out, we have a Congregational Workday scheduled for this coming Saturday, January 21, from 9:00-11:00 a.m.  We will be raking up the remaining leaves on the church grounds.  Bring your favorite rake.
  
• You will recall last week my request asking for one more person to help with distributing altar flowers.  A big “Thank You” to Leigh Freeman who has agreed to be the 4^th and final person to serve with this group in 2023.

• I am pleased to announce that the Community Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be returning this year to Boulevard Baptist Church.  It will take place on Tuesday, February 21.  More details to follow.

• As you gather your needed documents to prepare your 2022 tax returns, the Statements of Giving are in sealed envelopes in the room off the narthex.  Help yourself to your copy. “Thank You” goes out to Jane Potter, our Financial Secretary, for putting these together.

• Sunday, I will be preaching on the gospel lesson, Matthew 4:12-23, as we explore what it means for us to “fish for others.”  Questions to ponder:
  • Where do we “fish” for others?
  • When do we “fish”?
  • What is our “fishing” style in telling others about the Lord?
  • What is the difference in using a rod and reel, a cast net, or drive-in net, when it comes to different styles of evangelism? 
  • What kind of “bait/lure” are we for Jesus?

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

5th SUNDAY
January 29th
ONE COMBINED WORSHIP 10:00 a.m.
DEDICATION OF THE WINDOW NEEDLEPOINT
PROJECT
FOLLOWED BY A POTLUCK MEAL
PLEASE BRING A DISH TO SHARE