Author Archive: Leesa Bell

Social Ministry Outreach

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Eyeglasses/Hearing Aid Collection: There is a significant need for eyeglasses and hearing aids that may be gathering dust in your drawers.

These items can be invaluable to those who cannot afford them. We will collect these donations and take them to recycling centers where they will be cleaned, polished, classified, sorted, and boxed. The eyeglasses will then be distributed free of charge to individuals in need in the community typically through medical mission teams with the assistance of an optometrist.

Donated hearing aids will be sent to a Hearing Aid Bank Foundation, where they will be refurbished and provided to those in need, often through collaboration with local hearing aid doctors and the County Health Department.

Even if you don’t use these items, please encourage others to donate. This small gesture can make a significant difference.

All items may be dropped off in the marked bins at the church.  Thank you for your support.

Music this fall – Looking way ahead

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Sunday, September 8, 8:45 AM ~ First Chancel Choir RehearsalAdults

Wednesday, November 13,  6:00 PM ~ First Joyful Noise Sing & Ring Rehearsal(Grades K-5)

Wednesday, November 13,  7:00 PM ~ First Handbell Rehearsal (Middle School-Adult)

Youth Singers will begin rehearsals in September ~ Time and date still being worked out!

Spring Work Day

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Saturday April 27

8:30 AM – 12 PM

Lunch will be provided.

The focus is on trimming bushes and hedges, mulching, and edging the sidewalk.

Support Mobile Hope

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During the month of April we are supporting Mobile Hope, a local organization that empowers homeless and at risk youth.

Mobile Hope works to change the Social Determinants of Health for children and young adults (24 years of age and younger) who are precariously housed, homeless, and at risk, living in Loudoun County.  They create pathways for this fragile, overlooked and often unacknowledged population to have access to daily essentials and life changing support.

Our concentration this month will be to collect the follow items to donate towards Mobile Hope’s programs of support:

  • Canned Tuna
  • Canned chicken
  • Granola Bars
  • Canned Fruit
  • Cereal
  • Canned Veggies
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Hearty Soups
  • Snacks and peanut butter crackers

Please place your donations in the “Golden Cart” located in the church.

Easter Flowers

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Each year we decorate our sanctuary with beautiful flowers on Easter. You’ll have an opportunity to purchase flowers ($12 for one or $22 for two) or donate funds to purchase flowers and can provide a dedication in honor of or memory of someone. The forms are available with the worship bulletins in the narthex, or print the attached form and return to the church office.

Flower Form

Parents Night Out

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WHEN: Saturday, February 10

TIME: 4:00 – 7:30pm

SPONSORED BY: Little Blessings Preschool and HTLC Youth

WHO: Children up to age 10

COST: Free Will Donation

We will have our own Valentine Celebration while you have yours!  Dinner – Pizza, fruit, cookie and snacks provided.

PLEASE RSVP BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 to Debbie Harned (daharn512@gmail.com) OR Nancy Fox (Nanc_Fox@Yahoo.com)

Tell your friends, too!  We would love to have them join in the fun.

Pancake Dinner ~ Shrove Tuesday

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Pancake Dinner on Shrove Tuesday!

February 13

5:30pm – 7:00 pm

Holy Trinity invites all to a special Shrove Tuesday event at church on February 13 from 5:30 pm – 7 pm. Join us for this meal and time together as we prepare for Lent. We will celebrate together with a Pancake, Sausage, Egg Bites, and Fruit Dinner in the Commons. Free will donations are appreciated and will be used to help our youth to go to this year’s ELCA Youth Gathering.

Lenten Worship – Wednesdays

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Wednesdays in Lent

“Have a Beautiful, Terrible Lent!”

Wednesdays at Noon – Lunch and Discussion

Wednesdays at 6:10pm – 6:50pm – Discussion (join us at 5:30pm for dinner)

Wednesdays in Lent will use Kate Bowler’s Lent discussion guide called Have a Beautiful, Terrible Lent!”

Kate Bowler is a Duke University professor, podcaster, and author with a single mission: giving you permission to feel human. After years of being told she was incurable, she was declared cancer-free. But there’s no going back. She is forever changed by what she discovered: Life is so beautiful and life is so hard. For everyone.

This study will use excerpts from her new book “Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!” You may buy the book, but you do not need to buy the book in order to participate in the discussion.  You may go to her website katebowler.com to sign up for daily email devotions that will come to your inbox throughout Lent to be part of your Lenten discipline.

• Wednesday, February 21: “Entering The Wilderness” Mark 1:9-15

• Wednesday, February 28: “The Limitless Love of God” Mark 9:2-9

• Wednesday, March 6: “Transformation (Not Perfection)” John 2:13-22

• Wednesday, March 13: “The Depths of Renewal” John 3:14-21

• Wednesday March 20: “The Compassion of God” John 12:20-33

Children’s Choir Musical: Oh Jonah!

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On Sunday, March 30 our Joyful Noise choir will present “Oh, Jonah!” by Allen Pote and Carol McCann

‘”Jonah” is meant to be a “whale of a good time” for both audience and performers as the story of the prophet is brought to life with music, mime, and merry-making. More than just good music and a fun-time, this musical also teaches children (and adults) about responsibility, repentance, listening for the word of God in our lives.  All serious thoughts, but told with a sense of humor and frolicking fun.’ – JW Pepper

Joyful Noise has a long history of presenting musicals at Holy Trinity. Children, grades K-5 rehearse on Wednesday evenings to prepare for this musical offering.  For more information please contact nanc_fox@yahoo.com

 

Wednesday Evenings at HTLC

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4:30-5:30 pm  Confirmation Class

5:30-6:00 pm  Dinner (All are Welcome!)

6:00-6:50 pm  Joyful Noise!

  • Grades K-5
  • Sing and Ring
  • Contact Nancy Fox for more information

7:00-8:00 pm Trinity Ringers

  • Intergenerational Handbells Grade 6-Adult
  • Contact Terry Sisk for more information