Luthertidings January 2011

Out of a

broken and

divided

world, all

people are

welcomed

into the

body of

Jesus Christ

at Holy

Trinity

Evangelical

Lutheran

Church.

Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Raleigh, North Carolina

A Reconciling in Christ congregation

A Reconciling in Christ congregation

OUR ANNUAL FESTIVAL

EPIPHANY SERVICE takes

place on Thursday, January 6,

2011, at 7pm. In addition to the

special music and candlelight

of this worship that reminds us

of the visit of the magi to the Christ

Child, we will have as our special guest

preacher, The Rev. David Amidon,

Senior Pastor of St. Philip Lutheran

Church, Raleigh. Come and take part in

this liturgical observance which dates

back to the 4th century. Among the

themes of Epiphany and the season it

inaugurates are missions, outreach, light

(i.e. the Star), and Holy Baptism. Be sure

to bring your friends and neighbors to

this beautiful and moving worship!

TABLE TALK — WHAT BETTER WAY

to share fellowship than

through worship and a

meal with your sisters

and brothers in Christ! You can do just

that on Wednesday, January 12, 2011.

A delicious home-cooked meal will be

served. Reservations are required.

Please call the church office to sign up

and be prepared to donate $6 per person

for the cost of the meal. All events

will be in the fellowship hall. Feel free

to participate in any of the evenings

happenings that you are able to attend.

The schedule is as follows:

5:30pm – Holden Evening Prayer

6:00pm – Meal and fellowship

6:45 – 7:30pm – Program on the trip to

Nicaragua presented by Sue Woodling.

These Wednesday night gatherings will

occur monthly with the hopes of them

becoming a permanent weekly event.

Suggestions for future programs are

welcome. Contact Judy Keyes.

CONGREGATION COUNCIL AND

COMMITTEE CHAIRS RETREAT

is scheduled for Friday and Saturday,

January 21-22, at Camp Agapé.

The Friday night session begins at

7pm. The Saturday morning session

begins at 9am. There is a cost for this

gathering (being born by the council

members and chairs). Everyone has

had the registration form mailed to

them. Be sure to respond to President

Sam Mozley as soon as possible.

Those needing a ride to

Camp Agapé on Friday

night can speak to the

pastors.

THE GREAT CHILI COOK OFF

sponsored by our Children‘s

Ministry is set for the Sunday

of our Annual Congregational

Meeting on January 30 at 12:30pm

(immediately following the second

service). Come and enjoy the glorious

cuisine that wintertime chili brings to

the hearts of all Lutherans. You will

also have an opportunity to vote on

the best chili of the day. If you‘d like

to bring some, make a pot full and

bring it along!

ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL

MEETING OF HOLY TRINITY

has been set for Sunday, January 30,

at 2:30pm in the sanctuary. Items

of business include the receiving of

annual reports for the congregation

and the adoption of a Mission Plan for

2011. All confirmed members of the

congregation are considered voting

members for this meeting and are

urged to attend. A nursery will be

provided for young children.

Epiphany has been a part of the life of the

Christian Church and its faith for a long time.

The first reference to its celebration as a

―festival‖ occurred in the fourth century —

some sixteen hundred years ago! Essentially,

Epiphany centers around the visit by the magi to

the Christ Child. Of course in more recent years,

this text from Matthew‘s gospel (Matthew

2:1-12) has come under scrutiny, not so much

for its historicity as for its details and the things

we have always assumed about it. For example,

how many magi were there? We don‘t know.

The general assumption has always been three

(―We Three Kings of Orient Are‖) because of

the three gifts — gold, frankincense and myrrh.

But, in truth, there is no reference to a specific

number. Further, according to Matthew‘s

language, they visit the child in a house in

Bethlehem (Matthew 2:11). When exactly this

is in terms of timing is uncertain. The word for

child in Greek could actually refer to a toddler

up to the age of two. In other words, this

could have been quite a while since Luke‘s

chronology of the announcement by the angelic

host and the visit by the shepherds on the night

of Jesus‘ birth. Those are some of the details.

Overall, however, Epiphany (meaning

―to reveal‖ or ―to manifest‖) has to do with God

revealing the Son to the world. It is a kind of

world stage debut for the Christ, and the church

has always remembered and honored that.

Interestingly, the debut comes not only to

insiders like the Jews (i.e. shepherds and such),

but also to gentiles (i.e. magi and such) who

were willing to listen and follow not just

rationally, but with their sense of being led by

something higher and greater (i.e. like a star).

I believe it was Robert Frost whose poem,

―O Star‖ put the dynamic of the journey to

faith so eloquently. So, Epiphany has to do with

revealing Christ to the world. That‘s why our

Epiphany season each year sees all those flags

of the nations decorating our sanctuary. It is

an amazing and transforming scene and it opens

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LET EPIPHANY SHINE IN YOU! up our perspective that this Jesus came for

everyone!

Baptism is also a theme for Epiphany. On

the second Sunday of January, which is also the

first Sunday of the Epiphany Season, we will

celebrate the Baptism of Our Lord and

remember Jesus‘ baptism in the Jordan River by

John. It‘s a reminder that this child, this Son of

God, has been sent not just to the world, but

to be a part of us who are in the world. Jesus

belongs to us! That purpose makes this a good

time to remind our parents of young children

that their baptized children are offered the

opportunity to receive Holy Communion at a

much earlier age than in the past. Our Lutheran

Church has made this possible for the past

decade or so, and I wish to remind everyone of

it! The process is relatively simple. The pastors

have materials to give to both parents and

children. Once they have gone through this

booklet together, they are invited to meet with

one of the pastors for a brief session and a first

communion is scheduled. On the Sunday

(usually) of that first communion, a white rose

is placed on the altar in honor of the child‘s

latest steps in his/her faith journey.

So, the season of Epiphany shines for us

all in a variety of ways—through God‘s Word

and the biblical story of this Child‘s amazing

meaning; through the emphasis on all the

outsiders Christ came to reach and bring

salvation to; and the gifts of baptism which we

all enjoy (namely the promises of forgiveness

and eternal life). Therefore, I encourage all of

us to let Christ‘s Epiphany shine in us:

(1) Think about your baptism and what gifts it

has placed in your life; (2) Recall what you

did to deserve your baptism (i.e. absolutely

nothing!); (3) Share the joy of your baptized life

by inviting those whom you know to visit your

church and share (reveal?), as it is natural for

you to do, the faith the Holy Spirit has given

you. That‘s pretty much it, really!

In Christ,

Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

Leadership

President: Sam Mozley Vice President: Rebecca Whetten Secretary: Geraldine McDowell Treasurer: Krystin Jorgenson Assistant Treasurer: Adaline Pasour Financial Secretary: Bob Eargle Luthertidings Editor: Sherri Jaster Archivist: Kenneth Marks Historian: Sue Marks Webmaster: George McDowell

Congregation Council Members Henry Behrmann Dan Gaugert Mary Ann Frey Robert Hildreth Kathryn Hutchinson Matt Jorgenson Pat Kelly Chuck Korte Geraldine McDowell Paul Morgan Sam Mozley Mialy Rabe Medard Singa Martha Stallmann Brinkley Sugg Rebecca Whetten Rod Williams Barbie Windom

Committee & Task Force Chairpersons Adult Christian Ed.: Matt Stallmann African Outreach: Savistria Lucau & Medard Singa Archives & History: Lillian McPherson Campus Ministry: Ross Whetten Centennial Celebration TF: Sharon Freeze Children’s Ministry: Lisa Beebe Christian Education: Debbie Franke Columbarium: Ken Ahlstrom Disaster Response: Michael Kelly Evangelism: Warren Keyes Family Life Council: Dan & Anna Lutz Finance: Barbara Windom Health Ministries: Carol Anne Harrell & Anna McAllister Holy Trinity Endowment: Chris Fonville Hospitality: Gary Blank Missions: Sue Woodling Mutual Ministry: Mark Freeze Property: Merrilee Jacobson Senior Adults: Bill Coley Social Ministry: Stewardship: John Franke Thanksgiving & Memorials: Melissa Beaman Townsend Endowment: Cheryl Marshall Worship & Music: John Price Youth Ministry:

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Centennial Celebration News In July 1911, William Howard Taft was president of the

United States. There were 46 states in the Union. North

Carolina had 2.2 million residents, with 19,218 living in

the capital city. And in an upstairs room of the Briggs

Hardware Building in downtown Raleigh, Reverend

Jacob Morgan led a small group in Lutheran worship.

While Holy Trinity Lutheran Church wasn‘t officially

chartered for another year, this was the first stirring of a

fellowship that has thrived for nearly a century.

On Sunday June 19, 2011, Holy Trinity will relive the

initial worship service of what later became the first

Lutheran church in central North Carolina. The Drama

Team of the Holy Trinity Centennial Task Force is now

planning that re-enactment, which will be creatively

interwoven into the church‘s 8:15am and 11am worship

services. This will be done in a tasteful and respectful

fashion that worships God, celebrates our history, and

encourages us to learn about our past.

Excellent notes in Pastor Morgan‘s own hand about that

Sunday in 1911 will be used to create a script that will

incorporate the first Holy Trinity service into our regular

Sunday worship. This may include singing the hymns

sung at the first service and following the order of

service in the Book of Worship. Costumed participants

will include Pastor Morgan, his wife and three children,

and the two gentlemen who attended the service.

The sermon of that day, based on the story of the lost

coin in the Gospel of Luke, will also be a part of the

re-enactment.

This portrayal will encompass reflections on the events

that led up to the service, and on what was happening

at the time in Raleigh and in the wider world. It will

also include some humorous moments to help bring the

characters to life. While the group of worshippers was

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From the Church Archives

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Parish Happenings 40 Years Ago at Holy Trinity

NEWS FROM THE NURSERY:

―Our special thanks go to two members of our

congregation for repairing the ―rocking chair‖

in the nursery – Mrs. J. M. Lancaster, who

contributed the material, and Mr. J. Medford

Ritter, who refinished and covered the chair.

The ladies who keep the nursery for the Foreign

Students on Tuesdays and Thursdays have

already expressed their pleasure. They consider

this rocker ‗indispensible‘. Mrs. Mehlich says

she has two year olds who still like to be rocked

in this chair.‖

Sue Marks,

Church Historian

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Women of the ELCA Meetings and Notes

Deborah Circle: Jan. 8, at 6pm . Epiphany Party

at Ruth Fonville‘s home

Lydia Circle: Jan. 8, 6pm. at the Clubhouse.

Epiphany Dinner hosted by Betsy Brittain and

Lois Pfiefer

Priscilla-Rachel Circle: Jan. 3, 1pm in the

Overflow Room

Ruth Circle: Jan. 4, 10am in the Ladies Parlor.

Executive Committee Meeting is on January

10 at 7:30pm.

Fifth Sunday Pennies Collection on January

30 is for women‘s small business grants.

tiny, their faithful fellowship – and that of

others who would join them – led one year

later to the formation of Holy Trinity Lutheran

Church, with 12 charter members.

The re-enacted worship of June 19, 2011,

will continue a long and rich history of

theatrical production at Holy Trinity, including

Christmas pageants, religious dramas, musicals

and a celebration of Holy Trinity‘s history

during the church‘s 75th anniversary.

Planning is still under way for the 2011

re-enactment and many roles remain to be

filled – both for actors and for people behind

the scenes, including a director, technicians,

historical researchers, musicians, and food

providers. If you have questions or would like

to help, please contact Sharon Freeze.

— Kevin Potter, Anniversary Publicity Team

The 75th anniversary of Holy Trinity

included a theatrical production of

“Holy Trinity through the Decades,”

including an act that depicted a scene

that was all too common in the Great

Depression of the 1930s.

Centennial Celebration News continued

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Pickle Jar Donations

and Purchases

November: $74.36 = 5 ARK Food Bags

Joyful Eating: a Retreat at Cedar Cross

Retreat Center February 18-19, 2011

Join leaders Nancy Newell and

Margaret Hilpert for a delightful

guided experience in mindful

eating. Learn some fun and

simple practices to become more

aware of your eating choices.

Gain insights that you can take

home and use every day.

RETURN TO RELAXED ENJOYABLE

EATING. This retreat is based on the book

Mindful Eating by Jan Chosen Bays. Retreat

begins at 6pm on Friday and ends at 4pm on

Saturday. Fee: $125 includes meals, leadership,

and lodging. Scholarship assistance is available

in cases of need. Cedar Cross, an ecumenical

retreat center located one hour north of

Raleigh, is a ministry of Covenant Community

Church. They offer hospitality to those seeking

prayer, rest and renewal in a setting of natural

beauty and simplicity. Their facilities include

52 acres, trails, comfortable meditative and

gathering spaces, and an art/writers studio. For

directions, pictures, and more info about Cedar

Cross go to: www.cedarcrossretreat.org. To

register, contact either Cedar Cross or Chuck

Korte .

CHILI COOK-OFF! January 30 — 12:30pm — Fellowship Hall

Think you’ve got the best chili in town?

Face off against other members of the

congregation in the Rootinest Tootinest Holy

Trinity’s Children’s Ministry’s 2nd Annual Chili

Cook-Off! Use your wallet to vote for your

favorite. The chili that makes the most $

earns the title of Best Chili in Town! Will the

current title holder (David Ridgeway) be

ousted, or will he reign for another year?

Bring your pot of chili on January 30 and find

out. All proceeds from the voting will go to

Lutheran Campus Ministry.

* If you’re up to the challenge, be sure to

sign up on the sheet in the Kees Pavilion!

* If you would prefer to be a taste tester

please sign up to bring a topping, side, or

dessert.

PLM Families Together

$30,000 Challenge Grant The Stewards Fund will contribute $30,000

to PLM Families Together if they get $30,000

in NEW donations by February 14, 2011.

NEW donations include any amount given that

is above and beyond the amount given by a

donor in the previous calendar year or any

amount given by a new donor. Learn more

about this organization at www.plmft.org,

or by talking to Holy Trinity‘s representatives

on PLM Families Together‘s Board. Mail your

gift to PLM Families Together at PO Box

14395, Raleigh NC 27620. THANK YOU for

your ongoing support in helping us end

homelessness one family at a time!

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YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS EPIPHANY at 5pm

Jan 6 — Youth make and set out

luminaries

CONFIRMATION at 4:30pm

Jan 16 and 23

YOUTH GROUP from 6-8pm

Jan 9, 16, and 23

Jan 16 - Family Hosted Dinner

LOCK-IN from 6pm

Jan 28-Jan 29

CONFIRMATION DATE CHANGE! There is

no Confirmation on January 9.

ROCK CLIMBING LOCK-IN!!! All youth, grades 6-12, are

invited to participate in the rock

climbing lock-in on January

28-29 (no experience required!).

We are teaming up with Abiding

Presence Lutheran Church in

Fuquay-Varina for an evening of

climbing the walls! Grab dinner

before you come and then meet

at the church at 6pm. We’ll carpool to

Triangle Rock Club and climb ‘til close! Then

we’ll head back to the church and play GROG

and watch a movie. Breakfast will be provided

Saturday morning and anyone who needs

service hours is encouraged to stick around

for the indoor workday at the church from

8am ‘til 12noon. The lock-in ends at 9am.

Bring $11, laced closed-toed shoes, and

overnight necessities for this event. Be sure

to RSVP to Vickie if you haven’t already!

As always, friends are welcome!

VALENTINE’S SQUARE DANCE!

February 12 — 6-9pm — Fellowship Hall

The congregation and community

are invited to attend a Valentine’s

Square Dance hosted by Holy

Trinity’s youth as a fundraiser

for the ELCA National Youth

Gathering (NYG) in 2012. All ages and

levels of dance experience are welcome!

There will be live music provided by

the Kudzu Ramblers, finger foods and

refreshments, a display showcasing the

youths’ 2009 trip to the NYG, photo

opportunities for couples and families,

and more! A nursery will be provided for

children preschool-age and younger.

There is no cost to attend; instead,

donations will be accepted in the baskets

on the refreshment tables. If you cannot

make it to the dance but would like

to make a donation, a basket will be in

the Pavilion on Sunday mornings from

Jan 2-Feb 6. If you are interested in at-

tending, please RSVP to Vickie Williams at

vwilliams@htelc.org or call the church

office at 828-1687.

— Vickie

Indoor Work Day

Our faithful Wednesday Morning Work

Groups toils year-round to keep our

buildings in good repair. However,

their "to do" list never seems to get any

shorter. An indoor work day has been scheduled

for Saturday, January 29 from 8am till noon

to help remove a few items from the list. No skill

is required for any of these jobs! Please join

us on the 29th for a few hours of light indoor

work (and plenty of coffee, juice and Krispy

Kreme doughnuts to keep you fueled!) For more

information, call Merrilee Jacobson..

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December Congregation Council Meeting

By the time you read this, we will be past Christmas and looking ahead to Epiphany.

I pray that you and your family found joy in celebrating our Lord‘s birth once again

and will receive the enlightenment of Epiphany as we begin a new year of worship,

evangelism, and fellowship.

Our December meeting was relatively brief and business-like. We rejoiced to hear that regular giving

continued to be sufficient and that we were on the verge of fulfilling the entire requested synodical

apportionment, thanks to extra donations. Finance chair Barbie Windom announced that the present

version of the developing 2011 Mission Plan differs in some important ways from the 2010 plan:

seasonal special offerings are removed from projected income and returned to the former practice of

special designations, the salary line item is lower than in the previous version because the pastors

generously declined salary raises that had been recommended by the Synod and our Mutual Ministry

Committee, and, the entire synodical apportionment for the coming year is included. Although the

2011 Plan again includes a large amount to support our Campus Ministry, it may not be sufficient to

cover all their costs for the year. Their funding from synodical and churchwide levels has been cut still

more in the last three months, and neither source has yet said what it will be sending them in 2011.

Pledges to the 2011 Mission Plan are coming in slightly ahead of last year, as many people have

increased their financial commitment and a number of new pledging units have been added. However,

it is not yet clear whether we will be able to fund planned expenditures, even though most line items

are the same and some are reduced relative to last year.

Council passed a series of recommended motions, all unanimously. We designated the 2011 Epiphany

special offering for Campus Ministry. We established a trust fund from leftover 2010 youth funds to

build toward the considerable costs of youth trips in 2011 and 2012. We designated the Massengill

bequest to help with delayed and badly needed property maintenance that is not adequately covered by

the present version of the 2011 Mission Plan. We formalized a policy that the amounts of individual

memorial donations will not be released to family members of the memorialized person, although the

total amount and a list of the names of donors will be given to them. Moreover, uses of unspecified

memorials to the church will be determined by the Thanksgiving and Memorial Gifts Committee and

Council, although consideration may be given to suggestions from the deceased‘s family. Finally, we

approved Youth Ministry‘s plans to hold a fund-raising Valentine‘s Dance.

The annual retreat of Council and Committee Chairs is scheduled at Camp Agapé on January 22,

with an opportunity to spend the previous night at the camp. All who plan to attend are asked to

return a registration form and payment before January 6.

The annual Congregational Meeting will be held in the sanctuary at 2:30pm on January 30. The main

item of business will be to approve the 2011 Mission Plan. All confirmed church members are asked to

attend; and before you come, please review the Annual Report and the final version of the proposed

Mission Plan, which will be approved at the January Council meeting.

We said thanks for their service to the six Council members whose terms are ending: Melissa Beaman,

John Franke, Sharon Freeze, Kenneth Jacobson, Warren Keyes, and Marcus Woodling. We prayed for

a successful outcome of member Mary Ann Frey‘s surgery later in the week, and closed with the gifts

awareness prayer.

— Sam Mozley, Congregation President

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Alyssa Armstrong

Beverly Jorgenson

Matthew Lamy

Steve Thompson

Welcome New Members!

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The Future of Faith

What does it mean to be religious

in the 21st century? Is post-modern

similar to the early centuries of the

church? Harvey Cox has written a

book entitled ―The Future of

Faith‖. We will discuss it in the

Adult Forum Sunday School class

beginning January 23 and continuing

through February. You are welcome to join

us even if you don't read the book. Debbie

Franke will be the facilitator.

Peacekeeper,

Wangari Muta Maathai

The Missions Committee is pleased to present

Kenyan, Wangari Maathai as our Peacekeeper

feature for January and February. Maathai is

the first woman in central or eastern Africa

to hold a PhD., first woman head of a

university department in Kenya and the

first African woman to win the Nobel Peace

Prize. Maathai founded the Green Belt

Movement in Kenya in 1977, which has

planted more than 10 million firewood trees.

This effort was important due to the excessive

deforestation, soil run-off, and water pollution,

among other ecological problems created in

Kenya. Primarily, women in the villages of

Kenya have carried out the Green Belt

Program. They found that this project put them

in a better financial position to care for their

children and provide for their future.

In 1991, Maathai was arrested and imprisoned

for her many efforts to improve the situations

for women and children of Kenya, with

higher officials creating protests against her

movement of planting trees. She was later

freed through efforts of Amnesty International.

In 1998 she suffered serious head injuries in

the Karura Public Forest while planting trees,

as she continued her work against higher-level

ideas of continued deforestation. Wangari

Maathai continues her service through public

office as an elected Member of Parliament and

through on-going social awareness in Africa.

Needs for African Outreach

One of our African families needs a

baby car seat and a booster seat. If

you are willing to donate one or both

of these items, please put them in the

labeled box in the Clothing Closet or bring

them to the Church Office. If you would like a

receipt for tax purposes, please contact Sandy

Paur.

Also, please note that at this time, there are no

other items needed by African Outreach. If you

have clothes you are willing to donate, please

consider donating to the Clothing Closet.

Again, if you need a receipt, contact Sandy

Paur.

Food Bags Needed Each Month

The first Sunday of each month is Holy

Trinity‘s collection day for food for the Urban

Ministries Center, where our grocery bags are

sorely needed for emergency food relief to area

residents. Please purchase the items below,

place them in a double grocery bag, and bring

it to the Pavilion. If you don‘t have time to

shop, you can designate an additional $15 in

your regular offering to offset the cost of a bag.

If you would like a receipt for tax purposes,

see Al Riordan. Thanks!

Bag contents:

2 cans tomatoes 1 lb dried beans

2 cans green beans 1 lb grits

1 can carrots 1 lb rice

1 jar peanut butter

2 boxes macaroni and cheese

2 cans or one 24-oz jar applesauce

Ringers and Singers Wanted! The Trinity Ringers are looking for a few

experienced handbell players, either on a

full-time or substitute basis. If you prefer

singing to ringing, the Chancel Choir also

needs additional voices. The Trinity Ringers

practice on Sunday evenings at 5pm, and the

Chancel Choir rehearses each Wednesday at

7:30pm. For more information, contact

Director of Music Shannon Thomas.

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Looking for Some Handy People The Wednesday Morning Maintenance Group

meets the first Wednesday of each month to

make various types of improvements and

repairs around the church. Jobs are available

for skilled and unskilled labor. The group will

meet on January 5 at 8am at the Cameron

Village McDonalds and then at the church at

8:30am. For more information, contact Tom

Rhyne .

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Help Stock the AASC Food Pantry! The food pantry at Alliance of AIDS Services –

Carolina (AASC) continues to suffer from the

economic downturn. The Social Ministry

Committee will collect and deliver non-

perishable foods to their food pantry on an

ongoing basis. Baby food, disposable diapers,

and personal hygiene items are also needed.

All items should be delivered to the Kees

Pavilion. Please contact Deborah Blank with

questions or to volunteer to make deliveries.

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Recycling Greeting Cards

The Holy Trinity Women of the ELCA are

collecting used greeting cards that are recycled

by the Lutheran Home in Hickory, NC. If you

have greeting cards to donate, place them in

the marked box in the Kees Pavilion anytime

during December or January. Only card fronts

are used, so please remove the backs of the

cards before dropping them in the box.

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Holy Trinity's Weekly

E-mail Updates Each week, one of the

pastors and the church

office sends e-mail

messages with information on upcoming

HTELC events as well as members in need of

our prayers. If you'd like to receive the weekly

messages, please send an e-mail to Office

Manager Sherri Jaster at sjaster@htelc.org.

Help Stock the SPCA Food Pantry!

The SPCA continues to help some 150

families in need of feeding

their pets, and the Social Ministry

Committee has decided to support this

ministry on an ongoing basis. Each family

receives a month‘s worth of food from the

SPCA the third Saturday of the month. This

food is available only if churches and others

continue to donate to the pantry. You can help

by bringing dry or canned dog, puppy, cat,

and kitten food to the pavilion. The SPCA

also needs other supplies—for details, see the

information sheet on top of the pet food bin in

the Kees Pavilion.

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Sing for Joy For many years, Holy Trinity has sponsored the

Sunday radio program "Sing for Joy" (7:30am

on WCPE, 89.7 FM). If you haven't listened

in, you're missing a real treat. Each week,

the program provides sacred music and

commentary that illuminate the lessons for that

Sunday. If you're looking for a unique way to

prepare for worship, this is it!

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Email from Hillary Zielazinski: ―Here is our updated Quba address. Even

though we will be changing this address in

about 4 months, it seems like our home

address is now the best address to use. If you

have used the office address we gave before,

don‘t worry, we are still getting mail but this

little office doesn‘t need any extra confusion

given by me. Oh the joys of figuring out

how to communicate with very little

communication skills! Thanks for all of your

thoughts and well wishes. Happy Holidays to

you from Azerbaijan!‖

Peace Corps Hillary &/or Joey Zielazinski

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JANUARY BIRTHDAYS As important as our physical birthdays are, we are reminded that our baptismal birthdays are

even more important. For that reason we have included baptismal birthdays in bold for our

younger members (birth through senior high school).

Each week, members of Holy Trinity donate

two vases of altar flowers as a way to

remember a loved one, celebrate a birthday

or wedding anniversary or honor a ministry

of the church. If you would like to provide

flowers for one or more Sundays, please

sign up on the flower chart in the Kees

Pavilion. The cost is $40 per vase, and you

will be billed directly by the florist. For

more information on this ministry, please

contact Linda Wagoner.

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January Anniversaries

Please let the office know if your anniversary

information is missing or incorrect.

Bulletin Blooper

We want to thank all the ladies for the delicious snakes brought to us during the holiday season.

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