Weekly Update
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Greetings, Holy Trinity Members and Friends,
Worship for the Weekend of April 1/2, 2017 – Lent 5
Saturday worship is led by Chas Childers and the Holy Trinity Praise Band.
Sunday Worship is ELW Setting 9 with choirs.
Holy Trinity’s New Mission Statement:
Serving Communities Boldly, Loving All as Christ
March 25/26 Update
Attendance: 358
Weekly Budget Need: $19,812
Giving received: $12,327
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.
From the Pastor:
This weekend, we come to the Gospel reading that leads to the crucifixion of Jesus--the raising of Lazarus. Lazarus is clearly dead. Many people become aware of the miracle. Jesus becomes a threat to the established order. The scribes and Pharisees begin to plot to have him killed. Stories such as this abound in history. Yet the Jesus story is unique: Jesus comes as the Savior and Redeemer of the world. Today, we celebrate God's gift of salvation and though the story is complicated and difficult for us to hear, it is our story of God's powerful redemption. As we focus on how the story unfolds, we come to understand the promise and gift of God's powerful act of love in our lives. Indeed, God will raise us up too! Come to worship as we share God's joy and life together!
Pastor Scott
Lent and Easter brochures are available on the wooden table in the Fellowship Hall with the schedule of all events during this Lent and Easter season. Please pick one up along with the Lenten coin folder, which this year will benefit the “40 Days of Hunger” initiative. You may return the Lenten coin folder in its envelope any time during this season.
"40 Days of Giving"
We are excited to be part of the ELCA’s emphasis on World Hunger and having several options to participate is always nice. We are asking our families to give one dollar a day for 40 days. If 250 of our members or family units give just 1 dollar a day for 40 days we can raise $10,000! WOW! It's remarkable what can be done when we all work together!
Other ways you can get involved:
Pink pig banks are on a ministry table in the Fellowship Hall, another way you can be involved, and you can give $30.00 to buy a big for a family in a third world country and help them get out of poverty.
We will also have a small group focusing on “40 Days of Hunger” that will meet each Sunday through Lent. Who would guess that doing so little could make such a difference? It will absolutely change peoples’ lives!
Holy Week & Easter Worship
Professional child care provided at all services.
Passion Saturday
April 8, 2017 – 5:30PM Palm Distribution and Holy Communion,
music by HT Praise Band
Passion Sunday
April 9, 2017 – 8:30 and 11:00 AM Palm Sunday Procession outside, weather permitting,
Holy Communion, Music led by Adult Choirs
Maundy Thursday Stripping of the Altar, Holy Communion, music led by the
April 13, 2017 – 7:30PM Adult Choirs
Good Friday Tenebrae Service of Scripture and Song, led by the Adult
April 14, 2017 – 8:00 PM Choirs with Jonathan Wright, violin
Easter Vigil Holy Communion and music led by the HT Praise Band
April 15, 2017 – 5:30PM
Easter Day Holy Communion. Music led by the Combined Adult Choirs
April 16, 2017 – 8:30 & 11:00 AM with organ, brass quartet & timpani
4/1 Habitat Build at 6017 Kemp Drive
Breakfast at 8:15 Work at 9am
C’Mon Out and Help Serve Our Community Boldly,
Loving All as Christ!
Contact Charlene 404-229-9843 or cb...@yahoo.com to sign up
2017 Guide Book & Directory
If you or anyone in your family has had a change of address, telephone number or family situation, please let the office know so we can reflect your current information.
Food of the Month for March is juice boxes for MUST. Please put your donations in the marked bin in the Fellowship Hall.
Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt- Saturday April 8 at 10:00 A.M.
Free community event. Crafts, games, light snack, photo op with the Easter Bunny, the true Easter story told especially for children and a huge Easter Egg Hunt!
Help needed! Our Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt is Sat. April 8th and we always have a lot of our neighbors as well as members’ children eager to hunt for the eggs filled with surprises! Please help us have more than enough eggs for this neighborhood outreach event. Volunteers needed the day of the event as well. Contact Gaye Markham to volunteer through the church office or at gayem...@gmail.com. Your help is desperately needed!!
YOUTH MINISTRIES
Easter Breakfast
Youth Ministries will host Easter Breakfast once again this year. Please join us in the Upper Room between 9:30 – 10:30AM on Easter morning for a delicious breakfast with your Holy Trinity family. Menu includes scrambled eggs, sausage, cheese grits, pancakes, biscuits, fruit, juice and coffee. A love offering will be accepted.
Holy Trinity Yard Sale, April 29
The youth are bringing back the Holy Trinity Yard Sale!! Round up those treasures that you don't treasure
so much anymore, and donate them to the yard sale. Donations may be dropped off in the
Fellowship Hall Wednesday, April 26 through Friday, April 28.
Make sure to stop back by on Saturday, April 29 between 8AM-3PM
to see what new treasures you may want to bring home! More info at the Youth Ministry Station.
We need lots of volunteers! If you would like to help
please email rreisspa...@bellsouth.net or karen.s...@yahoo.com
All proceeds benefit the Youth Mission Trip to Puerto Rico and AFFIRM Lutheran youth camp this Summer.
Send Your Elementary School Kids to Lutheranch this Summer!
Groundbreakers (completed grades 1-5) June 18-23, 2017
Caring, college-age counselors share faith and fun and keep kids
safe! Campers will be grouped by age for activities:
Enjoy
games, songs, skits, campfires, and meaningful worship
· Swim and enjoy water activities in Lake Stender
· Enjoy team-building and cabin bonding on our Group Interaction Course
· All this and more during the very first summer of programming at Lutheranch
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HERB WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN at Lutheranch April 28-30, 2017 (Friday-Sunday) Come and learn about herbs and medicinal herb making with master gardener Carolyn Cline-Griffiths. The weekend includes Bible study, storytelling, and the opportunity to have a reflexology session while enjoying the peace and beauty of the Holy Trinity House. |
The Flower book for 2017 dedications is now available on the wooden table in the fellowship hall. Please print and fill out completely all information.
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:
Habitat for Humanity – Information and sign-ups
Christian Education – Egg Hunt, April 8, 40 Days of Giving, and
VBS, June 12-16
Call Committee – Where we are in the process
Church Council – Questions and Answers
Youth – Easter Breakfast information, Yard Sale information
Men’s Ministry – Information and Sign-up for the Bible on Tap 5th
Anniversary Cookout - April 22
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 8:30AM – 3:00 PM – Habitat Build
4/1/17 9:00 AM – Tai Chi/FH
10:15 AM – Tai Chi/FH
4:00 PM – Praise Team Rehearsal
5:30 PM - Worship/Holy Communion/Receive New Members
6:45 PM – Saturday Worship Committee Meeting/L
SUNDAY Receive New Members
4/2/17 8:30 AM - Worship & Holy Communion
NO Confirmation
NO Sunday School
11:00 AM – Worship & Holy Communion
See you in Worship,
Margaret