INTERCESSORY PRAYERS are prayers offered for those with special needs, for those who mourn, and for those offering thanks. Please speak to Pastor David or call the office, if you have a request. For Members: Ted Messler, Elsie Warren, Diana Forman, Dot Froese, Nancy Giuffrida, Vinny Longo, Larry Thomsen, Al Manhan For Friends and Relatives: Bierle Family, Margie Daily, William Ferguson, Arlene Fielding, Graham Fielding, Patricia Martin, Jan Warren, Alana, John, Dawn & Nancy S, Holly, Josephine, Mary, Fireman Ronnie and his family, Ed M, Marie Giamimo, Nancy Kirk, Sarah, Peter Eriksen, Rachael Eriksen, John Szatny, Sarina Vito, Kaylee Lindauer, Debbie Nastri, Jean Buckley, Dennis, Charlie Strecker, Kaylee Wegener, Lindsey Kolb, Rosie D’Errico, Matthew Antone, Lara Mesita, Dienamarie, George Bittle, Earle, Dianne Giorlando, Peter Butte, Florence Dillon, Susan, Gloria Taza, Patrick Flatley, William Anthony Sr., David Spencer, Corinne, Lincoln, Susan Helsinger, Jimmy Gallagher, Lorrie Prager, Billy, Elizabeth & Daniel McCarron, Kenny Brown, Barnet Levinson, Jean Murphy & Family, Bob & Benita Gillespie, Barney Gorman, Susan Lau, Peggie Jancer, Beth, Cooper, Sophia Weissert, Richard Bailey For Service Personnel: Major Ross Fielding, Sgt. Thomas Forman, Sgt. Jesse Gentile, Pr. Terrence Walsh, SPC Christopher Sully For First Responders & Fire Dept. Volunteers: Josh Friedrich- NYPD, Ed McNulty- FDNY, Brendan Combs- Freeport PD, Steve Hajny – FDNY, EMT, Matthew Lindner – FDNY, Steven Beers – FDNY, Joe Muir – NYPD, Robert Tucker, Carl Weeks, Bob Jacoby

Altar Flowers are available by calling Teri in the church office 516-766-2815.

SANCTUARY LAMPS burn in “memory of” through the following dates: Frank Germano (6/2020), Mr. MSV Subrmanian (1/2021), Karen Ahnemann Lynch (4/2021), Sal Chiaffitelli (5/2021), Joseph D. Chiaffitelli (5/2021), Jean Ackermann (5/2021), John Auerbach (5/2021), Christian Gumbrecht (5/2021), Harvey & Doris Wegener (5/2021), Kathleen Diaz (5/2021), Henry & Adolfina Aherns (5/2021), Carol Metz (12/2021), Carroll Donnelly (6/2022), Erich Weissert (12/2022), Harold Buck (10/2023) Sanctuary lamps are available by sending $1 per week to the HT Office. _______________________________________________________________________________

HOLY TRINITY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Phone: (516) 766-9716 www.holytrinityecc.com

Mondays & Wednesdays Hours 9 am – 3 pm Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays Hours 9am – 12:30 pm

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

240 Lincoln Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Rev. David Grainson, Pastor Office Phone: 516-766-2815

Office Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9 AM – 2 PM E-mail: htlcrvc@optonline.net / Worldwide Web: www.holytrinitylutheranchurchrvc.com

July 5, 2020 – 5th Sunday after Pentecost Music Director: Robert DiPasqaule

Singer: Nick Farrauto

Confession and Forgiveness All may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.

Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,

whose steadfast love is everlasting,

whose faithfulness endures from generation to generation.

Amen. Trusting in the mercy of God, let us confess our sin.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Reconciling God,

we confess that we do not trust your abundance,

and we deny your presence in our lives.

We place our hope in ourselves

and rely on our own efforts.

We fail to believe that you provide enough for all.

We abuse your good creation for our own benefit.

We fear difference and do not welcome others

as you have welcomed us.

We sin in thought, word, and deed.

By your grace, forgive us;

through your love, renew us;

and in your Spirit, lead us;

so that we may live and serve you in newness of life. Amen. Beloved of God,

by the radical abundance of divine mercy

we have peace with God through ☩ Christ Jesus,

through whom we have obtained grace upon grace.

Our sins are forgiven.

Let us live now in hope.

For hope does not disappoint,

because God’s love has been poured into our hearts

through the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Opening Hymn

Greeting

July 2020

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- Peasant Food & Prayer will resume in the fall.

- Most LIVE events are available via Sarajean Grainson’s FB Page and YouTube

Current Gathering Restrictions for Indoor Worship For everyone’s health & safety please follow these guidelines from

the ELCA and CDC

Capacity: 25% (about 50 worshipers)

Masks: required at all times

Distancing: Physical distancing of at least 6ft (every other

pew)

Singing: No singing by worshipers

Materials: Print bulletins at home to avoid sharing

touched materials

Sign of Peace: Gestures rather than physical touching

Communion: Bring your own bread; no wine

Entrance & Exit: Use main entrance for entry; any exit

for dismissal

Clustering: Please do not gather after worship

Thank you!

Kyrie – words will be spoken

In peace, let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy.

For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy.

For the peace of the whole world, for the well- being of the church of God, and for all the unity of all,

let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy.

For this holy house, and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord. Lord

have mercy.

Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord. Amen

Hymn of Praise (Setting Four) – words will be spoken

Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty

God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus

Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have

mercy on us: you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the

Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in

the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Opening Prayer

First Reading: Zechariah 9:9-12

9Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!

Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!

Lo, your king comes to you;

triumphant and victorious is he,

humble and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

10He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim

and the war-horse from Jerusalem;

and the battle bow shall be cut off,

and he shall command peace to the nations;

his dominion shall be from sea to sea,

and from the River to the ends of the earth.

11As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,

I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

12Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;

today I declare that I will restore to you double.

Psalm 145:8-14

8The LORD is gracious and full | of compassion,

slow to anger and abounding in | steadfast love.

9LORD, you are | good to all,

and your compassion is over | all your works. R 10All your works shall praise | you, O LORD,

and your faithful | ones shall bless you.

11They shall tell of the glory | of your kingdom

and speak | of your power, 12that all people may know | of your power

and the glorious splendor | of your kingdom.

13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; your dominion endures through- | out all ages.

You, LORD, are faithful in all your words, and loving in | all your works. 14The Lord upholds all | those who fall

and lifts up those who | are bowed down. R

Second Reading: Romans 7:15-25a

15I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I

hate. 16Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. 17But in fact it is no longer I that

do it, but sin that dwells within me. 18For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my

flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. 19For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not

want is what I do. 20Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells

within me.

21So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. 22For I delight

in the law of God in my inmost self, 23but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my

mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24Wretched man that I am!

Who will rescue me from this body of death? 25aThanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!

Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

[Jesus spoke to the crowd saying:] 16“To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting

in the marketplaces and calling to one another,

17‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;

we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ 18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; 19the Son of Man came

eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and

sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

25At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden

these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; 26yes, Father, for

such was your gracious will. 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one

knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom

the Son chooses to reveal him.

28“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you

GIVING GARDEN: Lutheran Social Services has informed us that the inventory of the following items is low-pasta sauce, jelly, canned vegetables, canned fish

and meat, chickpeas, black beans, kidney beans, canned or dried. Your support of this mission is greatly appreciated.

**Please call the church office before you come to drop off anything at the church to be sure someone is there to let you in. Schedules are very uncertain at this time**

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New Officers on Council

Congratulations to Lynn Butte our newest Council President and Danielle Goodwin our new Vice President.

We also thank Carol Cola and Diana Hetzel for agreeing to continue their roles as Treasurer and Secretary respectively for another year.

The council voted all four into office at the annual organizational meeting on June 24th.

They will be installed at some point after our annual congregational meeting hopefully in September.

We also want to send a huge THANK YOU to Bill Anthony our outgoing President and Sandy McNulty our outgoing Vice President for their amazing work this past year in these posts.

They have worked very hard for the good of all of us at Holy Trinity.

GIFT CARDS FUNDRAISER

TO SUPPORT THE

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND

ShopWithScrip allows families to raise money for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

by using gift cards to pay for everyday purchases and by purchasing gift cards

for family members, teachers, coaches, bus drivers etc. Save the trip to the

store by ordering your gift cards at Holy Trinity. By using ShopWithScrip, Holy

Trinity receives money back from each gift card purchased.

Order forms can be found in the HT Café. Your order form can be placed in the

collection plate or given to Lynn Butte. If you have any questions regarding this

fundraiser or placing an order, please contact Lynn Butte at 516-238-1035, by

text or calling or by email at lybutte@aol.com.

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Monthly Financials

June 2020

*Weekly Offerings & Tithe.ly include holidays

Expenses $20,208

*Weekly Offerings $9,106

Vanco Offerings $1,925

*Tithe.ly Offerings $3,732

Total Offerings $14,763

Under $5,445 History 2020

Total Offerings May $12,250

Total Offerings April $24,828

Total Offerings March $15,303

Total Offerings February $13,589

Total Offerings January $15,604

rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will

find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Hymn of the Day

Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Prayer of Intercession

Sign of Peace

Offertory Prayer

Holy, Holy, Holy

Thanksgiving at the Table

Know anyone that might want to rent our Parish Hall?

Perfect for showers, baptism celebrations, etc.

Call the HT Office for more information at 516-766-2815.

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The next prayer meeting is Monday, July 13 (rain date July 20) in the parsonage backyard. YOU MUST WEAR A MASK AND PLEASE BRING A CHAIR. Deacon Grace

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Periodically in the bulletin there will be a section in which anyone can write a

question regarding faith that they would like to know more about, tear it off,

and drop it in the collection plate.

My hope is that we can learn more about our faith together. - Pr David

ASK THE PASTOR - PLEASE TEAR OFF, FILL OUT & SEND TO OFFICE

Name (optional):_____________________________________

My question

is:_________________________________________________________________________

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Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil For thine is the kingdom,

and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Lamb of God

Communion

Communion Hymn

Post Communion Canticle

Prayer after Communion

Closing Blessing

Closing Hymn

Dismissal

Readings for next week on July 12, 2020

First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-13 Psalm: Psalm 65:[1-8] 9-13 Second Reading: Romans 8:1-11 Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

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Please join us on Saturday, July 11 at 7 pm for an outdoor prayer service. Rain date

is July 18. Please bring a blanket or chair with you.

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Our daily updates on Realm began at the beginning of the pandemic when in person worship was suspended. This was done so that we could keep everyone updated as to what was happening and to keep a sense of connection with the Church. As we begin to slowly return to normal, there is less of a need for daily updates.

Therefore, as of July 1, daily Realm updates will no longer be sent. As the need requires, e-mails will still be sent on Realm to keep everyone informed of what is happening.

Support Holy Trinity withTithe.ly.

It’s a quick and easy way to support what is happening here at Holy Trinity.

The ELCA and our congregation have partnered with Tithe.ly to help people easily and consistently give to HT.

Tithe.ly was begun by a pastor to assist churches with stewardship and to facilitate giving.

There is now a "donate" button on the opening page of the Holy Trinity website. It will bring you to a one-page document that will allow you to give a one-time offering or to set up weekly giving. Or you

can use this link: https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/#/tithely/give-one-time/266952 Tithe.ly even has a mobile app that will allow you to give on your phone.

One of the many advantages to Tithe.ly is that it’s incredibly easy to use and it gives you complete control over your giving. Please consider covering the transaction fee especially for altar flowers and

fundraisers. Thank you!

Holy Trinity is completely dependent on weekly giving to allow us to continue the work we do.

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Giving through Vanco or Tithe.ly?

Please take a green card from the back of the

church and put it in the collection basket when it comes around.

And thank you for your consistent giving!

“Great Things Happening at HT”

Billy Anthony III graduated from St. Johns

University, Summa Cum Laude with a Master’s

degree in Enterprise Risk Management. Billy will

be working full-time as he fulfills his goal in life

since the 5th grade to work with his dad in the

family business R&W Insurance Inc. in Lynbrook.

Lauren Anthony graduated South Side High School

in Rockville Centre. She also graduated from

Boces Tech School focusing on child-care. She

received an award for Outstanding Student as well

as making the honor roll for her studies at

Boces. Lauren’s love of children has led her to

begin a focus on a teaching degree at Nassau

Community College in the fall.