Weekly Update

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       Greetings, Holy Trinity Members and Friends,

 

Worship for the Weekend of May 27/28, 2017

 

Saturday worship is led by Chas Childers and the Holy Trinity Praise Band.

 

Sunday Worship is ELW Setting 10 with choirs.

 

 

                      Holy Trinity’s New Mission Statement:

 

Serving Communities Boldly, Loving All as Christ

 

 

May 20/21 Update

 

Attendance:       337

 

Weekly Budget Need:       $19,812

Giving received:               $13,965

 

 

For more financial information, please check the bulletin board in the hallway outside the administrative door and the Council ministry station in the fellowship hall.

 

                              

            Our Summer Schedule begins this weekend.

          Saturday service remains at 5:30pm.

          Sunday schedule is one service only at 10:00 AM.

 

          Next weekend is Pentecost.  Remember to wear RED.

 

 

From the Pastor:                                                                        

This weekend is a bittersweet time in the life of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. On the one hand we come to the last Sunday of our Easter celebration and we hear the great words of John 17 in which Jesus reminds his disciples about the gift of prayer and his constant presence with them. 

 

As we engage in worship, we are also celebrating the ministry and service of Margaret Hulsey who has served our church faithfully for 22 years. Margaret has been a constant and abiding presence with us. She has provided the quiet work that has made many of our ministries possible. We will certainly miss her presence among us. 

 

We will have a farewell reception for her after our Saturday service. And following our 10: a.m. service on Sunday morning.

 

DON'T FORGET THAT OUR SUNDAY SUMMER WORSHIP TIME BEGINS THIS SUNDAY AT 10:00 A.M.

 

Our Southeastern Synod Assembly also occurs this weekend at the Chattanooga Convention Center beginning on Friday at 1:00 p.m. Please pray for the work of our Synod and the ELCA as the Assembly meets. Because of the reception for Margaret Hulsey, Pastor Scott will be returning early from the Assembly.

 

Peace in Christ,

Pastor Scott

 

From the call committee – Michelle Angalet, our synod representative, met with your call committee last week and presented names of candidates for the Senior Pastor position. Please be aware that these names are confidential and cannot be shared with the congregation at this time. Please be respectful of the confidentiality of these names and know that we cannot either confirm or deny names that we have received. We appreciate your understanding and I will keep you informed as to where we are in the process. We hope to have our first interviews with the candidates after Memorial Day and will start the process of second interviews and the narrowing of the candidate pool after that. Thank you for your understanding and know that the committee has the best interests of the congregation in mind as we go through this process.

Sabra Black, Chair, Call Committee

 

 

Please open and read the attached letter from the Stewardship Committee and check out how we are doing and what is in store for our future. 

 

 

VBS is just 2 weeks away!

Needing help with sewing small teddy bears or help us make some fun props! We also need several Robots; it can be a fun family project or just using your own creativity for a good purpose. There are boxes and miscellaneous items in room 10 in our lower hallway that you can choose from. Pictures of ideas are available to get you started. There are also several  projects to be painted and a set to be built. If you have any time that you can come and work on things here or pick them up and do them at home please let me know!  I will meet you at your convenience and give you the materials that we have. There are still many items needed in donations on our ministry table in the Fellowship hall. Please consider helping with this amazing outreach to our community! We already have 80 kids signed up and I believe it is going to be a year like those in the past when we were hosting 150-160 kids! Be part of making a difference in the life of a child by sharing your talents and maybe even help lead in some area!

 

 

Habitat Work Day  

 

6/3  Task of the Day - Painting

6017 Kemp Drive Acworth

9am til finished (breakfast 8:30/lunch 11:30)

Sign up at http://cerv.is/m?2051rlutherancoalition

 

Questions:  Charlene  404-229-9843

 

 

Foreign Language readers needed during the Sunday, June 4th, 10AM service.  If you'd be willing to read 6 verses within a group, please speak with Tim Young.  

 

 

 

A/V Volunteers Needed

We are seeking volunteers to run our AV booth.  Both women and men are invited and full training will be provided.  Volunteers are typically scheduled about every 6 weeks when we have a full team.  Rotation will begin as soon as you’re trained and available.  Speak with Tim Young or the church office to volunteer.  Thank you!!

 

 

1000 Sandwiches for MUST Summer Lunch – May 31

 

Please stop by the Ministry Station to sign up to bring donations and/or to help put the lunches together.

Items still needed:  bread, fruit cups, drink boxes & chips, plus large coolers (lend, not donate) and shallow boxes for transporting lunches

When you sign up, please take a Thrivent T-shirt to wear when you come to help make sandwiches and pack lunch bags. Thrivent pays for the ham, so we’ll send them a “Thank You” picture of our Thrivent Action Team making a difference in our community.

 

 

W-ELCA Annual Women’s Scholarship

Holy Trinity’s Women of the ELCA organization will again offer a $1000.00 educational scholarship. It is the intent of this organization to encourage women of all ages to expand their current talents as a Christian and perhaps carry those and newly learned talents into an area that will enable her to help others know God too.  Please review the application for all requirements and details. The application is available on Holy Trinity’s website. Hard copies are currently posted on the W-ELCA bulletin board, near the church office door. The deadline for receipt of the applications is Sunday, July 30, 2017.

 

 

There are still several dates available in the flower book for 2017 dedications.  Please check the book on the wooden table in the fellowship hall to choose a date to donate flowers for the sanctuary.

 

 

WORSHIP COORDINATORS NEEDED

We are in immediate need of worship coordinators for the 11 a.m. service on Sunday mornings.  This person needs to be in the sacristy area around 30 minutes prior to the service to be sure all of the worship servants for the service arrive and are robed and prepared for the service.  Once everyone is in place, the worship coordinator is done for that Sunday.  If we have several worship coordinators, we can alternate months which makes it easier for all.  We could also use additional 8:30 worship coordinators so they can alternate also.  Please consider if this would be an easy way for you to serve here at Holy Trinity.

 

 

 

Did you know that you can now donate to Holy Trinity through our website?  Click on "Giving" at the top of the page, then press the "Donate" button.

 

 

 

Simply Giving, another simple and convenient way to give.
Consider signing up for electronic giving.   Holy Trinity relies on the financial support of the congregation and electronic giving offers an easy way to give on a recurring basis.

Please contact the church office for details.   Thank you!

 

 

Collections:  Youth collect aluminum cans.  Please place rinsed cans in Aluminum bin in the parking lot but please put the tabs in the Ronald McDonald collection in the library.  Eyeglasses and hearing aids, white socks, bars of soap, and food of the month are collected in marked bins in the fellowship hall.

 

 

Ministry Stations this week:

 

          Children’s Ministry – VBS volunteer sign-up and donations needed

 

          Habitat for Humanity – Build information

 

          Social Ministry – MUST Summer Lunch sign-ups

 

          Council – Q & A

 

          Call Committee – Information

 

 

We have our ongoing collection of food, clothing, towels, blankets, etc. for MUST Ministries, as well as the collection

of business clothes suitable for interviews.  Also, sign up for the Loaves and Fishes MUST lunch.

 

 

Weekend Schedule:

 

SATURDAY          4:00 PM – Praise Team Rehearsal

5/27/17                   5:30 PM - Worship/Holy Communion

                                6:30 PM – Retirement reception for Margaret Hulsey

                             

SUNDAY              ***Summer Schedule Begins***

5/28/17                 10:00 AM – Worship & Holy Communion

11:15 AM – Retirement reception for Margaret Hulsey

 

MONDAY             Memorial Day Observed

5/29/17                 Church Office Closed

 

 

 

 

See you in Worship,  

Margaret