Congregational update for May

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Dear Members and Friends of Holy Trinity,

 

It is hard to believe that we are finishing up the month of April and heading into May.  If you are like me, the absence of routines has destroyed my sense of time. 

 

Here are a few congregational updates:

 

  1. Some of you have asked when we might reopen for worship.  Basically, we are not there yet. 
  2. The Church Council will be meeting on Monday, May 11,  using Zoom.  We continue to monitor the needs of the congregation and will begin discussion on the criteria for reopening.
  3. This morning, I participated in a Zoom meeting with other Lutheran pastors of the Western Conference and Bishop Yoos and his staff.  We discussed what worship might look like when we return to the sanctuary. 
  4. As the Fourth Sunday of Easter, this Sunday is known as Shepherd Sunday, with most of the scripture readings pertaining to Jesus being the Good Shepherd.
  5. In preparation for the message, I ask you to contemplate the following:
    1. Are you bothered to be referred to as sheep?
    2. What does it mean for the sheep to hear the Shepherd’s voice?
    3. What does it mean for you to know that Jesus calls His sheep by name?
    4. What does it mean to follow Jesus as the Good Shepherd?

In Christ,

Pastor Fischer