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HTLC Closed due to Inclement Weather

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

God’s Work, Our Hands Sept. 9

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Plan on joining us as we serve the community! Holy Trinity’s Ministry Teams have developed five projects for God’s Work, Our Hands. There are opportunities for all of us to be the hands doing God’s work. Sign up after the service to tell us how your hands will do God’s work!
Heritage House Singers
Our children will travel to Heritage House Nursing Home to sing for the patients. Parents will provide the carpool. The children will sing for 30 minutes, then return to Holy Trinity for lunch.
Baby Goods for Lutheran World Relief
For people that want to stay here, we have baby supplies that need to be packaged for mothers across the world that will be distributed by LWR. The baby supplies are separated and in the Gathering Area. Come join the assembly line as we package the donations into each individual baby kit.
Quilting with WELCA
Another project here at the church will be an opportunity to work on quilts for Lutheran World Relief . LWR Quilts are used to shield against the cold and rain, as bedding, even as simple tents, floor coverings, or a wrap to hold a baby on a mother’s back.
The Marshall House
We will be repairing the fence at the Marshall House, the historical home of George Marshall. There are five weather-treated 4X4’s that need to be installed, numerous places where the fence needs to be stapled to posts, and a section that has been completely broken. We need a team of hands on volunteers to survey what needs to be done to complete these repairs.
Habitat For Humanity Restore Clean Up
Periodically, the Re-Store needs a cleaning as items move in and out of the store. Habitat for Humanity needs people to clean up the store (it will not be open to public at that time) and to do some re-stocking.
Giving Water to travelers on the W&OD Trail Path
Provide water to the people on bikes as they ride by the intersection of Catoctin and W&OD trail.
12:30– 1:00 Luncheon
We invite all of our “helping hands” to return to Holy Trinity for a light luncheon and to share our experiences.

Summer Concert Success

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Summer Celebration Concert

August 12, 2018--A ‘Pipe Organ Gala’ community concert was held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the installation of its 920-pipe instrument. The youngest of the four Leesburg pipe organs (the others are at downtown Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyterian churches,)  has a remarkable story. Prominent organists Terry Sisk and Steven Cooksey  showed off and explained the pipes, joined by a Festival Orchestra and singers, led by conductor Nancy Fox, and violinist Nancy Shavin.

New Member Opportunity

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Throughout the year at different times, we invite people who are attending regularly to join the church in membership. This means that you see your spiritual journey being enhanced by the spiritual journey of this church and you would like participate in the mission of the church. In short, we share the mission of Jesus Christ together. If you are interested, or you know someone who is, please let Pastor Gerry know. We will have a meeting on August 19, 2018 after church and be installed as new members on August 26, 2018.
We look forward to welcoming the new members and sharing our mission with others.