The Way of the Cross Processional

Good Friday, April 19th
6:00 – 7:30 PM
Walking Route to
the Stations of the Cross
Station 1  Leesburg Presbyterian Church 207 W. Market Street
Station 2 Old Stone Church Cemetery, West Cornwall Street & Liberty
Station 3 St. James Episcopal Church, 14 Cornwall Street, NE
Station 4   Mt. Zion United Methodist,  12 North Street, NE
Station 5 Leesburg Town Green, 25 W Market Street
Station 6 Leesburg United Methodist, 107 W. Market Street
All are welcome to walk the entire route or join us at any Station!
Parking Available at Leesburg Presbyterian Church

We need Cookie Bakers!

Mobile Hope Meals
Monthly meals for the bus We need YOUR help!!
Wednesday, March 20 @ 6:00 PM: meal preparation in the HTLC kitchen (minimum of five people needed, no cooking experience required!)
Thursday, March 21 @ 6:00-7:30 PM: meal distribution to children in Lucketts, VA on the Mobile Hope bus (2-3 people needed, no experience required!)
** We also need cookie bakers! We serve approximately 60 kids so we will need 60 individual bags with 2-3 cookies each. These can be made in your home and delivered to HTLC for distribution on the bus. There are now two bakers per month, so each baker makes 30 cookie bags.

Volunteering for this mission is open to every member of the congregation and we encourage you to give your time and talents to help the homeless, precariously housed, and food insecure kids in our community. All ARE WELCOME! Any questions or to volunteers, contact Amy Miller at 703-297-9220.

Puerto Rico Service Trip

The Delaware-Maryland and the Metro DC Synods of the ELCA are engaging on a work mission trip to help the people of Puerto Rico rebuild. Register here:www.buildingpuentes.com
When?
July 21—August 3, 2019 You may choose one week or stay for both.
Where?
The Lutheran camp in Maguayo, near Dorado
Who?
Adults and high school students (14 years and older who have finished 9th grade)
Cost :
$600 for one week
$900 for two weeks
Registration Deadline:
April 1st, $100 deposit
For more information, contact
Amy Miller or Chris Ward

HTLC Closed due to Inclement Weather

Saturday, January 12, 7:30 pm
The weather picture continues to look bleak as the night progresses with a
huge storm heading our way. Even if we do not get the predicted 3-5 inches
of snow, our parking lot probably will not be cleared in time for our 9:30
am worship. Therefore, we will be prudent for safety’s sake and cancel the
worship service for tomorrow. So thank God for his many gifts, including
snow, and say a prayer for our church community and all the people that are
affected by the government furlough.Thank you all for your devotion and diligence.
Pastor Gerry
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church follows the lead of Loudoun County Public Schools regarding closures due to inclement weather. If the school activities are cancelled for Saturday, church activities are also cancelled. Please watch Facebook and HolyTrinityLeesburg.org for updates!
On Sundays, if it snows and it is dangerous — stay home!
Please remember that our first concern is everyone’s safety.

CANCELLED – Pool Party to Celebrate Jesus’ Baptism

CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
Sunday, January 13
4:00-5:30 PM
Join your HTLC friends for an afternoon of swimming to celebrate and remember Jesus’ Baptism. We will meet at Ida Lee Recreation Center. All are welcome. Please check the following Ida Lee rules as you plan for the afternoon:
  • All children ages two and under are admitted free of charge.
  • Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Children under 6 must be accompanied by a paying adult in the water.
Admission:
Leesburg Residents: $4 (Youth 15 & under) $5.50 (Adult)
Non-Residents: $5.25 (Youth 15 & under) $7.50 (Adult)
We hope that you can join the fun!
(For this who are unfamiliar with this facility,
the pool is a beach entry pool which is great for little ones!)

Meals for Mobile Hope

What is Mobile Hope?

Mobile Hope is a local non-profit that supports children and young adults (24 years of age and younger) who are precariously housed, homeless, or at risk, living in Loudoun County. They work to change the future one child at a time, providing clothing, food, hygiene items, medical referrals, housing referrals etc. 

How does HTLC Help?

We cook meals to be served on the Mobile Hope bus, which travels to Leesburg, Sterling, St. Louis, Middleburg, Lucketts, Lovettsville, South Riding and Purcellville.  

Volunteering for this mission is open to every member of the congregation and we encourage you to give your time and talents to help the homeless, precariously housed and food insecure kids in our community! ALL ARE WELCOME! Any questions or to volunteer contact Amy Miller 703-297-9220

Reformation Musicians Welcomed

Special Invitation:
Festival Orchestra Players and Men’s Chorus Singers!
Reformation Sunday
October 28, 9:30 AM
We cordially invite all instrumentalists and men singers to join our Festival Orchestra and Choir (the regular Chancel Choir plus guests - women as well as our Men’s Chorus!) Details on music and practice opportunities will be available later this month. Thanks in advance, for what will be a beautiful occasion.

Get your parts, and rehearsal information, from Marcia Merry: marciamerry@verizon.net; 814.360.4469

Final Rehearsals for Reformation Sunday Musicians:

8:45 Men’s Chorus, Chancel Choir
9:00 Orchestra
9:15 Youth Singers

Small Group Ministry

We are excited to begin small groups this month. Special thanks to Stephanie and Kyle Bollinger, Susan and George Cusson, Cindy and Leigh Johanneck, and Carol and John Sapienza, who are the small groups’ leaders.
To date, we have 29 people signed up. If you have signed up, you will be getting a call from one of the leaders about the beginning group date and time. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can always do it by letting the pastor know.
They will have six meetings between October 15 and December 15. The initial feedback is very good with a shared excitement for this ministry. Also, thanks to Sandy Johnson for leading the example Small Groups during Sunday School.
A church is the body of Christ found in the unity of Christian believers. We are a church when we meet together and share our faith, our perspectives, our resources and our talents. Small Group ministries enable Christians to increase their biblical understanding, engage others in faith conversation, and pray together as a group. In the small group people come together to share their faith — personal faith, and our community’s faith — this is where our overall church’s faith in Christ is strengthen.
Small groups are the environment that nurtures us in faith. By being surrounded by others, just like us, we can walk a spiritual journey together. Furthermore, we can develop spiritual friendships that will make the journey enjoyable as we hold each other up along the way. We experience what it means to be a community of faith, and not be alone in our faith journey.

Photo Contest

We Care as Friends, Love as Family, and Serve as Christ

When we developed out mission statement last year, we had placed pictures of caring, loving, and sharing of other people. We would like to change that and have the pictures reflect OUR caring, loving, and sharing. If you have some pictures of Holy Trinity people that you would like to submit for one of these categories, please do it by October 15. We will have church council pick three pictures in each category and we will have the congregation vote (somehow) on them. The pictures we select will be in the Mission pictures for the foreseeable future.
So, if you have any Holy Trinity pictures or you want to take some, please submit what you can, and we will highlight our people living out our mission in all our publications. You can submit them electronically to the church office ( office@holytrinityleesburg.org ) or submit printed pictures to Mary Samios.