Christmas Eve Volunteers needed

Help Serve in Christmas Eve Worship!  With 3 services, we need lots of volunteers to help the evening run smoothly.  There are many roles where you can assist:

  • Usher
  • Communion Assistant
  • Acolyte / Crucifer (a great job for our youth – Light candles, carry our cross at entrance and exit)
  • Lector (reader)

Sign up at https://tr.ee/tGtGg2   Scroll to the correct Christmas eve service time and preferred role.

If you need help signing up, e-mail the church office at office@holytrinityleesburg.org.

To see who has already signed up, please go to: https://tr.ee/zsigxr

*If a role is not on the page, it has been filled. Or if the December 24th date is X out on the calendar, it has been filled.

Bake to Raise the Roof

Bake the Roof — Raise the Roof!

What: 2025 Inaugural Christmas Cookie Bake Off/Sale
When: Sunday, December 7 @ 11:00-ish
How: Cookie sale with $5.00 bags, $10.00 bags, or the $20.00 unlimited box!
Baker Guidelines:
* Please bake 3 dozen cookies.
* Please deliver cookies by 9:30 am Sunday, December 7 to the check-in table.
* Please mark cookies with name of cookie.
* Please MAKE SURE to indicate if your cookies contain any nuts!
Tea/Cocoa Bar:
Enjoy a hot cup of tea or coco with your cookies.
Silent Auction:
Stroll through the silent auction and bid on amazing gift baskets, wreathes, and ornaments (further details/examples coming soon).
This event is co-sponsored by the Congregational Life Committee and the 2026 Confirmation Class.
Questions? Bill Bishop @ 240-291-8128 or billbitc@aol.com.
We hope to see you there to help RAISE THE ROOF!

Christmas Eve Schedule

 Worship together on Christmas Eve!

2:00 pm – Festival Service

Traditional service with singing, Holy Communion and a candlelight sharing.

4:00pm – Family Style Worship

This service will be a Christmas Eve Service designed to engage the children with costumed solos, children responses, paraphrased Gospel, children’s sermon, and singing.  We will have Holy Communion.  Whether you’re coming solo, with friends, or with family, this service is perfect for all.

7:30 pm – Candlelight Festival Service

This service will be our Traditional Candlelight Christmas Eve Vigil.  There will be singing, handbells, Holy Communion and a candlelight sharing.

9:30pm – Carols around the fire pit

Dress for the weather!  There will be scripture and prayer and a lot of singing of carols!

 

 

 

Poinsettia Dedications

Help decorate the Sanctuary with a poinsettia plant.

$15 each or 2 for $28

Bring your plant home after the 7:30 pm Christmas Eve Service or after the 10:00 am Lessons & Carols service the following Sunday. You may also opt to contribute only to the flower/decorations fund.  Order forms are available at church, or you may Download and print one here: paper form.

SUN DEC 14 – Community Christmas Carol Sing-Along!

Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 at 4 pm

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CAROL SING!  

Start your Christmas Season off by joining the Leesburg community, led by our organ and choirs, in a rousing afternoon of traditional carols! The event is free and open to the public. Bring your family and bring your friends. 

While admission is free, a freewill offering will be collected to support “Light at the Laundromat,” an essential outreach ministry of the Holy Trinity Youth.  Join us for a beautiful afternoon fo music and neighborhood cheer.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,

605 W. Market St., Leesburg, VA 20175. 703 777-4912.

New Members

We will be receiving new members into the congregation on Sunday, November 16.  If you are interested in joining Holy Trinity, please talk to Pastor Kristin. (pastorkhoyer@gmail.com)

Technology Rep needed

We are seeking a Technology Representative to join our Property Committee. This volunteer’s responsibilities will include:

  • Implementing basic security measures to safeguard sensitive information on staff computers / laptops.
  • Formulating a replacement strategy for outdated equipment, ensuring the security and transferability of crucial documentation and systems.
  • Submitting a yearly budget to the finance committee by September 1stof each year, covering maintenance and upgrades required for the upcoming year.
  • Developing an overall technology strategy for HTLC desktop/laptop computers and peripherals.

If you are interested in this opportunity, or would like to learn more, please contact Leesa Unger Bell in person or via email at LeesaUngerBell@gmail.com.

Adult Sunday School

Join us in the living room alcove of Holy Grounds (glass doors foyer) for…

Songs of the Faithful: Studies in Psalms

SUNDAYS at 8:45 AM

9.28 + Psalm 51

10.5 + Psalm 113

10.12 + Psalm 146

10.19 + Psalm 37:1-9

You are welcome to join us every week or pop in on the weeks that work for you.

Blessing of the Animals

Blessing of the Animals

Sunday, Oct.  5 from 4-5 PM

Join us for our Blessing of the Animals honoring the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment. Stop by the church, outside, with your pet or a picture of your beloved critters of God for a special blessing.

Parade of Saints

PARADE of SAINTS

Sunday, November 2

All Saints Worship: 10:00 am

In preparation for our All Saints worship, we invite you to provide names to the church office of family or friends who have died since last November. 

Our All Saints Event on November 2 will start during the Sunday School Hour, 8:45-9:45 am, for all ages!

Parade of Saints

  • During the Gathering Hymn
  • All are invited to bring a picture of anyone who has entered eternal life and join the procession. 
  • Place the pictures around the Sanctuary during our worship time!
  • Opportunity to light a candle for your “saint!”

All Saints Day

This is the day when we celebrate All Saints Day during worship. All Saints Day typically focuses on those who have died during the year. However, did you know that in the Lutheran Church you do not have to be dead to be a saint? Actually, anyone who follows Jesus is considered a Saint! You are a saint!! Lutherans believe that sainthood is not a thing to be achieved, it is a GIFT of God!!

In our lives, there is likely someone who has really helped us along our faith journey. Everyone is invited to bring a picture of someone who they feel has helped them draw closer to God in faith- sort of a personal Saint! This can be someone who has gone before who now is celebrating life in God’s heavenly Kingdom or someone who is still living here on earth! We will light candles for the Saints and everyone will be invited to fill out a card with the saint’s name and a little information about their life!

At the end of the hour, anyone who has brought a picture of a saint who has gone before and is living in God’s heavenly kingdom is invited to join the Gathering Procession in worship carrying the picture of their Saint. We will then place the pictures in our worship space to remind us of the people who have modeled life in Jesus and can continue to serve as examples for us of a godly life.