04/24/22 Weekly Congregtational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are a few updates for this week:

 

  1. We had a great attendance this past week on Easter Sunday.  We had 40 to attend the 7:00 a.m. worship service, 90 to attend the 9:00 a.m. service and 83 to attend the 11:00 a.m. service for a total of 213!

  2. If you provided an Easter lily for Easter Sunday, you may stop by the church and pick it up any time at your convenience (or pick it up after worship this coming Sunday morning.)

  3. Sunday will be Youth Sunday, when the Youth of our congregation are in charge of the entire worship service.  You are encouraged to come out and support our Youth this Sunday with your attendance.

 

See you Sunday,

Pastor Fischer

4/17/22 Weekly Congregational Update

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are a few things to pass along to you this week:

 

  1. Again, we had a great turnout this past Sunday with 62 in attendance at the Early Service and 68 at the Late Service for a total of 130!

  2. We will once again have our Flowered Cross out in front of the church on Easter morning.  Please bring flowers to place into the wire mesh, either from your yard or from the grocery store.  This will be a wonderful opportunity to take photos of you and your family, before or after worship.

  3. On Easter Sunday you will have three opportunities to worship – 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. at three identical services.

  4. Holy Communion on this  Festive day will be on the floor level.  After Sunday, we will return to the altar, from this point forward, for Holy Communion.

  5. I will be preaching on the gospel reading, Luke 24:1-12 as we look at what has been called, “One of the most important sentences ever uttered,” in verse 5, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?”

 

Looking forward with great excitement to the Celebration of Easter,

Pastor Fischer

Good Friday

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

Our Good Friday services will be at 12:00 Noon and 7:00 p.m. and will be identical.

 

If for some reason you are not able to attend our Holy Week services, a worship service from each day will be recorded and placed on the church website.

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Maundy Thursday Services

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Dear Members and Friends of HTLC,

 

We will have two Maundy Thursday worship services (12:00 Noon and 7:00 p.m.).  They are identical except for the Stripping of the Altar which will take place at the evening service.  We will be returning to the altar for Holy Communion for these two special worship services.

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

4/20/22 Easter Cross of Flowers

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CROSS OF FLOWERS

Again this year the cross will be outside in front of the church.

Please remember to bring your flowers Easter Sunday morning from your garden or from the grocery store to cover the cross.

This is a great opportunity for family photos.

What a beautiful way to celebrate our risen Lord!

4/20/22 Easter Sunday

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Worship with Holy Communion
7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Note: There will not be Sunday Classes or a breakfast in between worship.

A nursery will be provided for the 9:00 a.m. and the 11:00 a.m. Services.

4/13/22 Palm Sunday

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PALM SUNDAY Next Sunday, we will gather outside (weather permitting) at the front of the church to begin our worship service with the Palm Sunday liturgy.

We process into the worship area singing the hymn, All Glory Laud, and Honor, carrying palm branches and “reliving” the procession of Christ into the Jerusalem.

You are invited to participate in all the special worship services that take place this Holy Week.

For our message this Sunday, the congregation will be participating in the reading of The Passion of Our Lord.

04/06/22 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Some things of interest to pass along to you:

 

  1. The April Messenger went out in the mail yesterday.  You should be receiving your copy soon.
  2. How many were at this past Sunday’s worship services?  We had 61 at the Early Service and 68 at the Late Service, for a total of 129! 
  3. Saturday, of this week, is the last day for all donated items for our Operation Inasmuch projects.  Thank you for the generous outpouring of items. 
  4. Saturday, of this week, the Litter Pickup Project will begin at 9:00 a.m. 
  5. To date, we have had only 17 Easter lilies given for Easter Sunday.  We have already ordered 35 lilies to fill the sanctuary as needed, so we are looking for another 18 lilies to be given.  April 10th is the last day to do so.  If you would like to give a lily In Memory Of or In Honor Of a loved one, please reply to this email and I will pass the info on to Pat on Monday morning.  The flowers are $15.00 each. 
  6. As you make your plans to worship with us on Easter Sunday, keep in mind you have three choices, 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 11:00 a.m.  We will NOT be enacting the Congregational Call Tree as we have before, so just show up on Easter Sunday! 
  7. Sunday, I will be preaching on the interesting story of Jesus having his feet anointed by Mary and then her drying his feet with her hair (John 12:1-8).  I will be preaching on FORGIVENESS. 
  8. Wednesday evening, April 6, will be our LAST Lenten meal for this season.  This will be a potluck meal, meaning that we ask folks to bring a dish or two to share.  The church will be providing the drinks. 

I am praying that I see you on Sunday,

Pastor Fischer

03/27/22 Weekly Congregational Updates

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

Here are this week’s updates:

 

  1. The web bulletin I sent you earlier today is in error.  The Luther’s Ladies Circle will be providing the meal for Wednesday’s Lenten supper, not the Katie’s Ladies.

  2. Beginning Sunday we will be returning to most all of our Children’s activities in the congregation, including:
    1. A Children’s Sermon each Sunday
    2. The Children’s Choir practices – led by Beth Cribbe
    3. Providing a nursery for each Sunday worship service – with Marijane Coggins as our nursery keeper.

  3. Sunday, I will be preaching on the Parable of the Prodigal Son, from our Gospel text, Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32.  I encourage you to read this over as a devotional before then and think in what ways we are like the oldest son in this story.

  4. Don’t forget that all projects for our Operation Inasmuch will come to an end on April 2!  It is still not too late to be a part of these ministries.  We currently have 13 signed up to participate in the Litter Pick Up, which is great!  And thank you for responding to our need for more to participate in providing a casserole for the Calvary Home for Children.  We now have 17 signed up! We have 7 who have agreed to write notes of encouragement for the SnackPack Program. And thank you for the generous donations to the United Way’s Middle School Market Program and Clean Start.  Again, the last day to drop of donations is Saturday, April 2.  Just let yourself into the church using the code for the front door.  

 

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer

Give now for Eastern Europe Crisis Response

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“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of
God” (Matthew 5:9).
Friends,
I write to you again about our neighbors in Eastern Europe. First, I thank you for your outpouring of prayers and generosity — you are making a difference in the lives of people impacted by the war in Ukraine.

Your gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response during this crisis are already at work. Because of your generosity, $1 million
will support the Lutheran World Federation and these member churches:
German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania

They are distributing hygiene supplies, food, medicine, bedding and psychosocial and pastoral care to refugees and
internally displaced people, most of whom are women and children.

Your support has made this possible, but more work remains. Your gifts to “Eastern Europe Crisis Response” will be
used to in full (100%) to address the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and neighboring countries.

Additional responses through partners in these countries and others in the region are expected in the coming weeks and
months, and Lutheran Disaster Response is committed to accompanying those partners as the situation evolves. We
pray for the Roma communities and foreign nationals who are facing racial and ethnic discrimination at the borders as
they flee Ukraine. Our companions are ensuring that people in these marginalized groups will be treated with respect
and dignity as they seek safety.

We know there are many organizations that you can choose to support, but it is only by giving to Lutheran Disaster
Response that guarantees your gift will fund ELCA-supported work through faith partners in the region.

Click on the link below to donate online

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Write “Eastern Europe Crisis Response” on your check memo line.
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