Our Worship Reflections for this Sunday, March 15 are now available on YouTube:
Peace be with you.
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Sunday Parking Lot Service
“Drive In” Outside Service
Radio Transmitted in the Parking Lot
with Holy Communion
We use radio frequency 100.9 FM to transmit our service to all those who are in their vehicles in the parking lot (the signal will not go much further than that). You will get a bulletin and a host when you arrive and we transmit from the Side Porch where the glass doors are. We have music and an abbreviated service, with Holy Communion.
Starting Feb 28, In Person Worship in the sanctuary with Safety Protocols will resume. For the time being, these services will also be broadcast on HTLC radio 100.9FM from inside the sanctuary for those who prefer to attend from the parking lot.
We are so excited to provide this as an option for worship service because it is important for those who want to come. If Jesus can come to us in a manger, we can spread His Word over the air waves in our parking lot!
Men’s Retreat
Our retreat is scheduled for March 13-15, 2020 at the Buttonwood Lodge. The plan is to meet in the late afternoon on Friday, March 13 and conclude by noon on Sunday, March 15.
We will have time for fellowship, learning, prayer and reflection.
As you may know, Chef Geyser will be in the house spear-heading meals fit for men and, no one will go hungry for sustenance, both in food and faith. There is a sign-up list at the Welcome Center and of course you can always reach out directly to Mike Geyser or Pastor Gerry. The agenda and further details will be forthcoming
Women’s Retreat
Holy Trinity’s
Annual Women’s Retreat
…is scheduled for the weekend of Friday-Sunday, March 27-29, 2020 at Signal Knob Retreat Center near Strasburg, VA.
This year’s topic will be:
“Let. It. Go.”, a study from author and popular speaker Karen Ehman. It gives women practical, biblically based steps for letting go of the need to control, dictate, and even manipulate the people and situations around them, and instead, trust that God has their best interests in mind.
The total cost for the weekend will be $125 for the full weekend, $75 for one night or $25 for Saturday only. A sign-up sheet is located at the Welcome Center in the Gathering Area.
Watch the ’This Week’ announcements and Tidings for additional information as we get closer to the retreat date. Plan now to become a part of this growing community of faith!
Please contact Sandy Johnson or Gretchen Luebbe with any questions.
Scout Sunday 2/9
In celebration of Scout Sunday, Boy Scout Troop 1550 will be serving a pancake breakfast at Holy Trinity starting at 8 AM on February 9.
Please join us for breakfast, fellowship, and help support our scouting program. Bring your appetites!!
Boy Scout Troop 1550 is chartered by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and meets every Thursday at 7:30 pm.
Boy Scouting is for boys who are 11, or are at least 10 years old and have completed the fifth grade or have earned the Cub Scout Arrow of Light Award, through 17 years old. Boys experience a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster to achieve the BSA’s objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness. Camping, fun with friends — and more. It’s the adventure of a lifetime.
Holy Trinity greatly appreciates our partnership with Troop 1550 ~ Happy Scout Sunday!
ACE: Adverse Childhood Experiences
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events in a child’s life that can have negative and lasting effects on health and well-being.
Adverse Childhood Experiences have a strong and cumulative impact on the health and functioning of adults.
The toxic levels of stress or trauma experienced by a child is linked to poor physical and mental health throughout life. What if we could alter that progression? We can and this training will show us how.
All of us want to enable in our children the ability to thrive.
How do we do that? How are we a care giver to children that show signs of ACE and unusual stress levels? How do we engage in relationships from co-workers to family members that have behaviors that reflect adverse childhood experiences? This training will focus on the development and progression of ACE’s and how it affects all of us in our interpersonal relationships. It will help us look at relationships and situations in a completely different way and enable us to create positive change.
Who should attend: Our Church leadership (Staff, Team Leaders, and Church Council) are strongly encouraged to attend one of these sessions. Also, anyone who wants to attend is also welcomed. Anyone who is a care provider would benefit from this training.
Dates and Times:
Saturday January 25
9:00 AM -11:00 AM
Thursday January 30
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Please sign up at the Welcome Center
If you have any questions please see Pastor Gerry
Building Puentes in Puerto Rico
The Metro DC Synod and The Del/MD Synod are arranging an opportunity to help the people of Puerto Rico rebuild after Hurricane Maria and the recent earthquakes. There are three weeks to sign up from July 26 to August 15. If you are interested in this rewarding mission experience, contact Pastor Gerry.
Busy Fingers Ministry
Holy Trinity’s Busy Fingers group is a needle crafting team which provides a prayer shawl ministry for those in sorrow or dealing with a chronic illness. The group also provides baby blankets for the newly baptized, and scarves for our college students. We usually meet the first and third Saturday of the month. Although our in-person meetings have been on hiatus due to COVID, we hope to start getting together again soon. Not a needlecraft expert but interested in learning? Come join us! Please contact Sandy Phillips (mikephi@verizon.net) or Gretchen Luebbe (gmluebbe@verizon.net) for more information.
Backpack Buddies
The Backpack Buddies Program is in need of the following specific donations:
Individual servings of ravioli
100% juice boxes,
Rice Krispie bars
Cheez -Its
Thank you for your continued support of this program in partnership with Frederick Douglass Elementary School.
Childhood hunger is a very real problem and we CAN make a difference each week with our food and financial donations! Questions? Contact Pat and Roger Bailey at baileyva@mac.com
Since 2012, Holy Trinity has successfully partnered with Frederick Douglass Elementary in Leesburg by providing Christmas gifts through our Angel Tree outreach program. Our Social Ministry Committee has expanded this collaboration with Douglass by joining together with them in their Backpack Buddies program. In Loudoun County there are over 11,000 children that are food insecure. Food insecurity is defined as the “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food.” At Frederick Douglass, there are nearly 90 children classified as “food insecure”. Every Friday, the Backpack Buddies program sends home a bag of individual serving-size foods sufficient for the weekend needs of these children. Holy Trinity members and Little Blessings families are asked to consider donating different foods from the Backpack Buddies list of needed items. Please place the items in the shopping cart in the Gathering Area. Social Ministry members will deliver these to Frederick Douglass for inclusion in the weekend backpacks.