Weekly Update: 23-28 November 2021

THIS WEEK:

All Zoom links FOUND HERE.

Tuesday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Wednesday @ 7 AM: Morning Prayer via Zoom

Friday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Sunday 8:30 - 9:45 AM: Sunday Morning "Classic" Service.

Sunday 9:50 - 10:40 AM: Adult Fellowship Time: Food and beverages in the Fellowship Hall

Sunday 9:55 - 10:35 AM: Children's Catechesis: Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

Sunday 10:45 AM - Noon: Sunday Morning "Modern" Service.

Sunday 11:05 - 11:45 AM: Children's Catechesis (same content as earlier): Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

Sunday 5:00 - 6:00 PM: Hanging of the Greens - Annual gathering to decorate the Church for Advent and Christmas

Sunday 6:00 - 8:00 PM: Holy Trinity Advent Season Open House - An open house for the neighborhood and community to come and meet folks from our HTAC family.

OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS!

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BIG PLANS FOR ADVENT 1 - Sunday, November 28

We have an ambitious schedule in place for the first Sunday of Advent, November 28. In addition to our two regular morning services, we are planning the "Hanging of the Greens" annual event for 5 PM that evening. This is our gathering to decorate the Church, inside and out, for the Advent/Christmas season. In addition, we are hosting a community Open House for the Gleneagle neighborhood and for a wide variety of our friends and ministry partners around the Colorado Springs region. The Open House will be from 6 to 8 PM on that Sunday.

We'd love for these events to be "all hands on deck" gatherings. The decorating goes quickly with lots of helpers, and the Open House really requires a solid, welcoming presence for our guests. Please let the Church Office know whether you will be able to participate in either or both of these events. It will aid in our planning.

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A CALL FOR CONTENT: THE ADVENT BLOG

We are soliciting content for our daily Advent Blog that will be posted between November 28 and December 25. If you have writings, poetry, visual art, music, inspiration or information that you'd like to share with your Holy Trinity family, please send your content to Deacon Mark in the Church Office. We are planning to post submissions on the Church website. If you have questions, please reach out to Deacon Mark or to Pastor Matt.

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Thursday Spotlight: 18 November 2021

What is the plan for the Beginning of Advent?

Advent begins in just 10 days!

Advent starts early this year. With the Thanksgiving holiday sandwiched between the final Sunday of the season after Pentecost and the first Sunday of Advent, we're being a little creative in how we've scheduled the events around the beginning of the new season.

We could use your help in any or all of these kickoff activities for Advent.

Friday, November 26 - Decorating the HTAC Sanctuary

10:00 - 11:30 AM: Come help us decorate the Holy Trinity Sanctuary for the first Sunday of Advent.

This year, we are splitting up the "Hanging of the Greens" into two sessions: one session on Friday for the Sanctuary, and the second session on Sunday evening for the rest of the Church.

On Friday morning, we'll prepare the Sanctuary for our first Advent worship services on Sunday morning. If you have the day off from work, consider joining us for this special preparation of our worship space.

Sunday, November 28 - Decorating the HTAC Interior Spaces

5:00 – 6:00 PM: On Sunday evening, we'll get the rest of the "greens" hanging in their right places throughout the hallways, classrooms, fellowship hall and annex, making all of our interior spaces ready for the season and ready for our Open House guests, who will begin arriving at 6 PM.

The kids (small and large) will have the special assignment of decorating our new 9-foot Christmas tree!

Bring the whole family and join us for a true family event.

HOLY TRINITY ADVENT OPEN HOUSE

Immediately following the "Hanging of the Greens" on Sunday evening, we will host an Open House for our friends and neighbors throughout the Colorado Springs area.

The Open House will run from 6 PM to 8 PM on Sunday, November 28.

We've invited people from the apartment, condominium and townhouse communities in the Gleneagle neighborhood.

We encourage everyone in the Holy Trinity family to invite their friends, neighbors, ministry partners, work team members - anyone and everyone.

We'll have Christmas music and carols to sing, tasty homemade cookies and beverages to enjoy, and plenty of good company and conversation.

This is a no-pressure, no-expectations event, so bring your friends and family, and simply enjoy!

How can you help?

You can help make these events a success in the following ways:

1. Come! Join us for any or all of these events. Your presence makes a difference!

2. Bake or bring cookies or beverages for the Open House. We want everyone who is attending or participating in the Open House to enjoy yummy snacks and refreshments. Having lots of choices will make that so much easier.

3. Help us with the Open House. We need folks who can help with activities for the children, and we need adults to be greeters and hospitality helpers for the visitors who come for the Open House.

If you plan to be a part of any of these activities, please let us know, via email or phone message. The contact information for the Church Office is listed in the footer for this webpage.

Weekly Update: 16-21 November 2021

THIS WEEK:

All Zoom links FOUND HERE.

Tuesday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Wednesday @ 7 AM: Morning Prayer via Zoom

Thursday @ 9 AM: Women's Bible Study in the Adult Classroom at the Church (all women welcome)

Friday @ 7 AM: Men's Friday Morning Breakfast and Bible Study in the Fellowship Hall at the Church (all men welcome)

Friday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Sunday 8:30 - 9:45 AM: Sunday Morning "Classic" Service.

Sunday 9:50 - 10:40 AM: Adult Fellowship Time: Food and beverages in the Fellowship Hall

Sunday 9:55 - 10:35 AM: Children's Catechesis: Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

Sunday 10:45 AM - Noon: Sunday Morning "Modern" Service.

Sunday 11:05 - 11:45 AM: Children's Catechesis (same content as earlier): Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS!

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2022 PLEDGE CARDS

We're making one last call for pledge cards for the 2022 budget. You can submit an electronic pledge card at THIS LINK, or fill out a paper pledge card (available in the Church lobby). You can even email Deacon Mark in the Church office at mark@holytrinityanglicanchurch.org.

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BIG PLANS FOR ADVENT 1 - Sunday, November 28

We have an ambitious schedule in place for the first Sunday of Advent, November 28.

In addition to our two regular morning services, we are planning the "Hanging of the Greens" annual event for 5 PM that evening. This is our gathering to decorate the Church, inside and out, for the Advent/Christmas season.

In addition, we are hosting a community Open House for the Gleneagle neighborhood and for a wide variety of our friends and ministry partners around the Colorado Springs region. The Open House will be from 6 to 8 PM on that Sunday.

We'd love for these events to be "all hands on deck" gatherings. The decorating goes quickly with lots of helpers, and the Open House really requires a solid, welcoming presence for our guests.

Please let the Church Office know whether you will be able to participate in either or both of these events. It will aid in our planning.
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A REMINDER FOR YOUR CALENDARS: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1

We are planning a very special First Friday evening service for December 1. On this first Friday of Advent, we are partnering with IAC to offer an evening contemplative service that will feature a wonderful Compline liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer, along with special music and musicians, visual arts and plenty of space for prayer and contemplation. The service will begin at 6:30 PM and will be hosted by Holy Trinity in our Sanctuary. You won't want to miss this amazing service, so mark your calendars today.

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Tri Lakes Cares - Giving Tree Ministry

We are participating again this year in the Tri Lakes Cares (TLC) Giving Tree program, which helps underprivileged children and seniors get through the holidays. This is a wonderful cause that Holy Trinity has supported for many years. The "how do we do this" is pretty simple: Go to the Giving Tree web site at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/givingtree-holytrinity" (tags on the physical Giving Tree in our lobby have this address), select a gift, and return the unwrapped gift with the recipient's ID# attached to the church no later than 9 Dec. If you have questions or needs help, Ryan Paradis is our point of contact for the Giving Tree program. You can reach Ryan at (719) 964-6711.

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Baptism Photos

One last, quick item: if you have photos of the baptisms from the past two Sundays (Renee Traylor and Korbin Stone), please let the office know, so we can have those photos collected for the families and for the HTAC archive.

Thursday Spotlight: 11 November 2021

What Special Events Are We Planning for Advent/Christmas 2021?

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away! Is that possible?

That means Advent begins in just 17 days!

We are engaged in that annual, delicate balancing act: trying to offer meaningful, thoughtful activities and events that add value to the season without overloading family schedules that are already stretched and stressed. Here's what we have:

Sunday, November 28 (Advent 1)
5:00 – 6:00 PM: Hanging of the Greens - our annual gathering to decorate the Church building and the interior spaces for the Advent and Christmas Seasons.

6:00 – 8:00 PM: Advent Community Open House - Please join us as we invite and welcome our neighbors in the Gleneagle community along with other friends from the Colorado Springs area for an evening of good food and great conversation.

Friday, December 3
6:30 – 8:00 PM: First Friday Service – We are partnering with folks fro IAC to host a special Compline prayer service with music, visual art, and other elements to create a unique space in these early days of Advent for prayer and contemplation.

Sunday, December 5 (Advent 2)
9:45 – 10:35 AM: During the period between our Sunday services, we have invited Amy Schulte to lead a special information session on Refugee Ministry needs in the Colorado Springs area and opportunities for the Holy Trinity Church community to engage with these care and support ministries as part of our community outreach.

Sunday, December 12 (Advent 3)
9:45 – 10:35 AM: Also during the period between services, Pastor Chris Stroup will host another Second Sunday Stories with a special guest (yet to be identified) from our HTAC family.

Friday, December 24 (Christmas Eve services)
4:30 – 5:45 PM: Early Christmas Eve Service
6:30 – 7:45 PM: Later Christmas Eve Service

Saturday, December 25 (Christmas Day service)
10:00 – 11:00 AM: Christmas Morning Service

Sunday, December 26 (Christmas 1)
9:30 – 10:45 AM: We will have our traditional “Lessons & Carols” Service on Sunday. We will have only one service that day.

OTHER IMPORTANT REMINDERS

OCC 2021 Gift shoeboxes are available in the Fellowship Hall. Collection of filled boxes begins on November 15. Please pick up a box and put together a special gift for a child in need!

Open House Help We still need some volunteers to help pull together the Open House on November 28. We need one or two individuals to organize greeters for the guests who come that evening, and we need some help organizing the food - so we don't end up with 14 boxes of donuts. If you can help, please contact the Church Office.

Pledge Cards If you haven't already done so, please fill out a pledge card for your 2022 giving, so we can button up the budget for next year. We've heard from about half the congregation and would love to hear from everyone else.

Weekly Update: 9-14 November 2021

THIS WEEK:

All Zoom links FOUND HERE.

Tuesday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Wednesday @ 7 AM: Morning Prayer via Zoom

Thursday @ 9 AM: Women's Bible Study in the Adult Classroom at the Church (all women welcome)

Friday @ 7 AM: Men's Friday Morning Breakfast and Bible Study in the Fellowship Hall at the Church (all men welcome)

Friday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Sunday 8:30 - 9:45 AM: Sunday Morning "Classic" Service.

Sunday 9:50 - 10:40 AM: Adult Fellowship Time: Food and beverages in the Fellowship Hall

Sunday 9:55 - 10:35 AM: Children's Catechesis: Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

Sunday 10:45 AM - Noon: Sunday Morning "Modern" Service.

Sunday 11:05 - 11:45 AM: Children's Catechesis (same content as earlier): Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS!

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2022 PLEDGE CARDS

Thank you to everyone who's submitted a pledge card for 2022. We're at a little over 40% response from the congregation.

We'd really like to have all the pledge cards (paper or online) by Sunday, November 14, so we can finish up the needed work on the 2022 budget.

You can submit an electronic pledge card at THIS LINK, or fill out a paper pledge card (available in the Church lobby). You can even email Deacon Mark in the Church office at mark@holytrinityanglicanchurch.org.

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SECOND SUNDAY STORIES - RALPH BROWNING

This coming Sunday, November 14, we have another "Second Sunday Story" between services in the Sanctuary. This month, our story comes from Ralph Browning. Pastor Chris will moderate the conversation.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to hear Ralph's story!

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1

We are planning a very special First Friday evening service for December 1.

On this first Friday of Advent, we are partnering with IAC to offer an evening contemplative service that will feature a wonderful Compline liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer, along with special music and musicians, visual arts and plenty of space for prayer and contemplation.

The service will begin at 6:30 PM and will be hosted by Holy Trinity in our Sanctuary. You won't want to miss this amazing service, so mark your calendars today.

Thursday Spotlight: 4 November 2021

Holy Trinity Advent Neighborhood Open House

Advent 2021 is just around the corner. It starts on Sunday, November 28.

This year, we want to launch a new Holy Trinity tradition: Hosting an Advent Open House for our neighborhood!

As we always do, our first Sunday of Advent will include the Hanging of the Greens - our annual congregational gathering to decorate the Church building and our interior spaces for the Advent and Christmas seasons.

We're planning, however, to do the Hanging of the Greens a little earlier in the day, so we can open our readied and decorated spaces to our neighbors in the Gleneagle community, the Monument community and others in the surrounding areas.

We'll have activities for the kids. Food and beverages for the adults.

What better time than Advent (and the start of a new Church Year) to reach out to our neighbors and share the hope and love of Jesus!

We will be reaching out, in particular, to the home and apartment communities that surround our property. There are so many people - just walking distance from our building - who need Jesus. Let's invite them to "Come and see."

To make this work, we truly need a whole-congregation effort:

• an individual (or three) who can take point on organizing the food and beverages;

• a small team to help Pastor Matt Traylor with activities for the kids;

• a few folks to help Deacon Mark with distribution of flyers and other communications to get the word out; and

• a small team to coordinate the Hanging of the Green activities.

Please reach out to the Church Office and let us know how and where you can support this neighborhood event.

NEWCOMERS LUNCH - THIS SUNDAY

Don't forget that we have a Newcomers Lunch immediately following the second service on Sunday. This is a great opportunity to meet the clergy and staff of Holy Trinity and get your questions answered about the Church, about Anglicanism, about our history, and whatever else is on your mind. It's a comfortable, informal setting, open to anyone who'd like to join us, whether you're new to Holy Trinity or not. Let us know, if you're coming, so we can order you a lunch.

OTHER IMPORTANT REMINDERS

OCC 2021

Gift shoeboxes are available in the Fellowship Hall. Collection of filled boxes begins on November 15. Please pick up a box and put together a special gift for a child in need!

Time Change

Please remember to set your clocks back an hour on Saturday night. Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend, and you'll be an hour early for the start of our Sunday services if you forget.

Baptisms 

We love baptisms! This Sunday, Renee Traylor will be baptized during the first service. Next Sunday, Korbin Stone will be baptized during the second service. Come join the celebration! 

Finally, just a little peak aT what's to come. . .

We're learning and exploring options and visions for ministry to refugees in Colorado Springs. Mark your calendar: on Sunday, December 5, during the time 'tween services, we'll have an informational meeting/presentation on Refugee Ministries and how Holy Trinity might get involved. Don't miss it!  

As always, if you have questions or need additional information, please reach out to the Church Office. 

Weekly Update: 2-7 November 2021

THIS WEEK:

All Zoom links FOUND HERE.

Tuesday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Wednesday @ 7 AM: Morning Prayer via Zoom

Thursday @ 9 AM: Women's Bible Study in the Adult Classroom at the Church (all women welcome)

Friday @ 7 AM: Men's Friday Morning Breakfast and Bible Study in the Fellowship Hall at the Church (all men welcome)

Friday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Sunday 8:30 - 9:45 AM: Sunday Morning "Classic" Service.

Sunday 9:50 - 10:40 AM: Adult Fellowship Time: Food and beverages in the Fellowship Hall

Sunday 9:55 - 10:35 AM: Children's Catechesis: Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

Sunday 10:45 AM - Noon: Sunday Morning "Modern" Service.

Sunday 11:05 - 11:45 AM: Children's Catechesis (same content as earlier): Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS!

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2022 PLEDGE CARDS

A quick reminder that we are asking everyone to help us with budgeting for 2022 by submitting a pledge card for your giving in the new year. You can help us by submitting either an electronic pledge card at THIS LINK, or by filling out a paper pledge card (available in the Church lobby). Please submit your pledge, whether paper or electronic, by November 15, so we can complete our work on the 2022 budget.

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TIME CHANGE ON SATURDAY NIGHT

This coming Sunday, November 7, we turn the clocks back by one hour, as Daylight Savings Time ends for this year.

Don't forget to reset your clocks before you go to be on Saturday night!

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NOVEMBER FIRST FRIDAY EVENING SERVICE

Our second monthly FIRST FRIDAY service happens this Friday, November 5, at 6 PM in the Sanctuary for a special evening of prayer and worship. This evening service will include some wonderful praise songs and extended times of prayer, all wrapped in an Evening Prayer liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer. Please join us!

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NEWCOMERS LUNCH

We are hosting a Newcomers Lunch on Sunday, November 7, after the second service. If you are a visitor, new attender, or anyone who wants a chance to visit with Pastor Matt and other clergy, staff, and leaders to learn about Holy Trinity, our Newcomers Lunches are a great way to do it!

The Newcomers Lunch is relaxed and informal. Over lunch, the conversation is Q&A-driven, and we talk and answer questions to give you an opportunity to learn more about who we are and what we do here at Holy Trinity.

If you would like to attend a Newcomers Lunch, please let the Church Office know, so we can put you on our list and make sure we have a lunch ordered for you.

Thursday Spotlight: 28 October 2021

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

The shoeboxes have arrived! Children around the world are beginning to think about Christmas. Samaritan's Purse is setting up collection stations and coordinating shipping containers and delivery vehicles.

It's time for the 2021 edition of Operation Christmas Child!

We are praying for an extravagant response this year from our Holy Trinity family for the children who will be blessed with gift shoeboxes at Christmas time. The collection week is approaching quickly: November 15 to 22. The OCC display is setup and waiting for you in the Holy Trinity Fellowship Hall with plenty of paper and plastic shoeboxes to be filled.

Each gift box will be tagged for a specific age group and gender, and suggested gifts for each child group are listed on the sheets at THIS LINK. Find the list for your particular target child, and then go shopping!!

There is a ton of additional information available regarding Operation Christmas Child and the process for creating a gift shoebox on the OCC website at this OCC LINK.

In addition, check out the great video promotion produced by Samaritan's Purse for the 2021 Operation Christmas Child program at THIS VIDEO LINK.

Our OCC program is being coordinated again this year by Ashley Carlson. If you have questions, please reach out to Ashley or contact the Church Office.

Let's be powerful Kingdom Influencers this Christmas by blessing children who need the impact of Jesus and His Church in their lives.

Weekly Update: 26-31 October 2021

THIS WEEK:

All Zoom links FOUND HERE.

Tuesday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Wednesday @ 7 AM: Morning Prayer via Zoom

Thursday @ 9 AM: Women's Bible Study in the Adult Classroom at the Church (all women welcome)

Friday @ 7 AM: Men's Friday Morning Breakfast and Bible Study in the Fellowship Hall at the Church (all men welcome)

Friday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Sunday 9:30 - 10:45 AM: Sunday Morning "5th Sunday" Service. The Zoom link for the single service is as follows: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84553375682.

Sunday 9:45 - 10:25 AM: Children's Catechesis: Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

Sunday 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Fellowship Event: Sunday Potluck Brunch .

OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS!

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2022 PLEDGE CARDS

As Pastor Matt explained on Sunday, we are asking everyone to help us with budgeting for 2022 by submitting a pledge card for your giving in the new year.

Our goal to establish a responsible and realistic budget for 2022 depends on reliable projections of our income, and those projections are uniquely difficult this year, in the wake of the pandemic and changes within our Church family.

You can help us by submitting either an electronic pledge card at THIS LINK, or by filling out a paper pledge card (available in the Church lobby).

Please submit your pledge, whether paper or electronic, by November 15, so we can complete our work on the 2022 budget.
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SINGLE SERVICE ON OCTOBER 31

This coming Sunday, October 31, is the 5th Sunday in the month, and we're resurrecting our old practice of having a single service with a congregation-wide potluck brunch afterwards.

The SINGLE SERVICE will begin at 9:30 AM.

The potluck brunch will follow immediately after the service. There will be no assigned food-bringers for Sunday; instead, we invite everyone to bring something "brunchy" to share.

Contrary to our previous notice regarding this coming Sunday, there WILL be Children's Catechesis/Discipleship during the single service.

If you have any questions, please contact the Church Office.

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NOVEMBER FIRST FRIDAY EVENING SERVICE

Our second monthly FIRST FRIDAY service is just around the corner. We'll be meeting on Friday, November 5 at 6 PM in the Sanctuary for a special evening of prayer and worship.

This evening service will include some wonderful praise songs and extended times of prayer, all wrapped in an Evening Prayer liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer. Please join us!

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NOVEMBER BAPTISMS

Our first two Sundays in November will be specially blessed with baptisms!

On Sunday, November 7, we will baptize Renee Traylor during the early service, and on Sunday, November 14, we will baptize Korbin Stone during the second service.

These are powerful, wonderful events, not only in the lives of these youngsters and their families, but in the life of the Church family, as we witness and covenant to support these little ones in their life in Christ.

Thursday Spotlight: 21 October 2021

Weekly Update: 19-24 October 2021

THIS WEEK:

All Zoom links FOUND HERE.

Tuesday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Wednesday @ 7 AM: Morning Prayer via Zoom

Thursday @ 9 AM: Women's Bible Study in the Adult Classroom at the Church (all women welcome)

Friday @ 7 AM: Men's Friday Morning Breakfast and Bible Study in the Fellowship Hall at the Church (all men welcome)

Friday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Sunday 8:30 - 9:45 AM: Sunday Morning "Classic" Service.

Sunday 9:50 - 10:40 AM: Adult Fellowship Time: Food and beverages in the Fellowship Hall

Sunday 9:55 - 10:35 AM: Children's Catechesis: Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

Sunday 10:45 AM - Noon: Sunday Morning "Modern" Service.

Sunday 11:05 - 11:45 AM: Children's Catechesis (same content as earlier): Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS!

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KIDS CHOIR REHEARSALS

Here's some exciting news from Terri Moon, our choir leader:

Calling all children in the elementary grades who would like to participate in a children’s choir! We are meeting on Wednesday evenings from 5:30-6:30 pm in the Holy Trinity Sanctuary, starting this week, October 20. Our goal is to worship together, learn to sing, begin to read music, and prepare a special piece of music to present for worship sometime in Advent.

If your child is interested in participating, just come on Wednesday, or you can contact Terri at musicalmoons@gmail.com. We know this is relatively short notice, so if someone would like to participate but can’t come this week, they are still welcome!

If you have questions, contact Terri or the Church Office.

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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

Again this year, HTAC will join other churches throughout the United States in the Operation Christmas Child program, sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse. OCC invites individuals, groups and communities to assemble gift shoeboxes with toys, school supplies and life needs for children around the world. Each gift shoebox is age and gender specific and will be distributed by OCC to children worldwide in a massive annual undertaking.

Our OCC program is coordinated again this year by Ashley Carlson; however, she cannot do it alone. If you are interested in assisting Ashley with logistics and support, please let her or the Church Office know.

It may seem early to be talking about a Christmas program, but now is the time to gather items and supplies for the giftboxes. Sales for school supplies currently abound, so take advantage of them!

The OCC collection dates for finished shoeboxes will be November 15 - 22. Keep an eye out for the OCC display and information center in the Fellowship Hall in the coming weeks. More details will be coming.

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HEALING JOURNEY

Please don't forget to register for Healing Journey, taking place November 5 & 6, at Wellspring Englewood: http://rockymountainanglican.org/healingjourney/.

Speakers this year will be Bishop Ken Ross, Lisa Elmers, Dr. Douglas Groothuis, Nick Hamilton, Cindy Hamilton, and Sean McKelvey.

We will worship the Lord in song, trust the Holy Spirit to move in us through the stories and talks shared, and yield to his healing power through prayer and prayer ministry. We invite you, as Jesus does, to 'Come and See.'

This event is for everyone, as everyone is in need of Jesus' healing. We do not want the cost of Healing Journey to keep people away; therefore, we are offering a few full scholarships and have many partial scholarships available.

If a scholarship would make the difference for you to be able to attend, please reach out to the Church Office.

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Thursday Spotlight: 14 October 2021

We received the following email from Bishop Emmanuel NTAZINDA in Rwanda:

Greetings and praise Him!

Thanks for your continuing prayers and provision that enabled us to put up the following washing stations, connecting water, and buying water tanks to areas without water. We really appreciated so much, and we are glad to let you know that 75% of these churches were reopened in three weeks back, and we have hope others also to be reopened soon.

Bless you, and extend our sincere thanks for the church members that provided this support,

And here is the content of the letter that was attached to Bishop Emmanuel's email:

INTRODUCTION

Dear brethren from Holy trinity,

We greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

We would like to thank you for standing with us during difficulty of Covid -19. Most of the time building anything at our church level , we do communal work. So it was so difficulty to do anything without going to church. Your support enabled us to put up the washing stations, connecting water, where there is water pipeline, and buying water tanks to collect train water from the church buildings to areas that have no water connection line.

Below is the hand washing stations build on churches and all re opened:

Cyamigurwa Parish

Bisagara Sub-Parish

Ntaruka Parish

Murindi Local Church

Ndego Parish

Cyarubare Parish

Nkondo Parish

Bukora Parish

Kigina Parish

Kirehe Parish

Kaziba Sub-Parish

Cyinzovu Parish

We thank God that some of our churches were reopened after fulfilling the requirements of the Ministry of Health for the Churches to be reopened .

Blessings and appreciated!!!!!

Honestly, does it get any better than that?!?

Weekly Update: 12-17 October 2021

THIS WEEK:

All Zoom links FOUND HERE.

Tuesday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Wednesday @ 7 AM: Morning Prayer via Zoom

Thursday @ 9 AM: Women's Bible Study in the Adult Classroom at the Church (all women welcome)

Friday @ 7 AM: Men's Friday Morning Breakfast and Bible Study in the Fellowship Hall at the Church (all men welcome)

Friday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Sunday 8:30 - 9:45 AM: Sunday Morning "Classic" Service: Pastor Matt Burnett will be preaching.

Sunday 9:50 - 10:40 AM: Adult Fellowship Time: Food and beverages in the Fellowship Hall

Sunday 9:55 - 10:35 AM: Children's Catechesis: Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

Sunday 10:45 AM - Noon: Sunday Morning "Modern" Service: Pastor Matt Burnett will be preaching.

Sunday 11:05 - 11:45 AM: Children's Catechesis (same content as earlier): Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS!

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NEW PLAYGROUND SET - SEALING THE WOOD

Dick Battersby, our Facilities Team Leader, needs about 5 people to help him apply a coat of sealer to our new playground set on Saturday, October 23, between 9 AM and Noon. If you are available to help, please contact the Church Office at 719-505-8021 or via email at office@holytrinityanglicanchurch.org.

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STANDING INVITATIONS: THURSDAY and FRIDAY MORNINGS

We have two outstanding mid-week fellowship/discipleship groups that meet at the Church.

The Ladies Bible Study meets on Thursday mornings at 9 AM in the adult classroom. This group is open to all and is currently working their way through a video teaching series by N.T. Wright. The group learns together, prays together, and supports one another through all that comes with life and the journey with Jesus.

On Friday mornings at 7 AM, the Men's Fellowship Group meets for coffee, breakfast and good discipleship and fellowship at the Church. This group is also open to all, and they are currently in the midst of a video study on the Book of Revelation.

Both of these groups are wonderful contexts for getting connected at Holy Trinity - knowing and being known in ways that add richness and joy to the lives of all who participate.

If you are interested in participating, just show up! If you have questions about either group, please reach out to the church office.

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SUNDAY TECH SUPPORT

We are still interested in finding a few more people to help with tech support on Sunday mornings. If you've got an ear for a good music mix with live musicians and singers, or if you're comfortable on the computer with Zoom and Powerpoint, we'd love to have you join our tech team. Sundays just don't happen; they are supported by an amazing group of men and women behind the scenes who make sure worship can see seen and heard both in the Sanctuary and remotely. If you are interested, please reach out to the Church Office.

Thursday Spotlight: 7 October 2021

NEW PLAYGROUND SET - SEALING

We need some help!

Dick Battersby, our Facilities Team Leader, needs about 5 people to help him apply a coat of sealer to our new playground set on Saturday, October 23, between 9 AM and Noon. If you are available to help, please contact the Church Office at 719-505-8021 or via email at office@holytrinityanglicanchurch.org.

Second Sunday Stories - Jim Strub

There are few in our Holy Trinity family who can tell a story the way Jim Strub can. And who can keep up with his puns?!

We are blessed and delighted to have Jim as our inaugural guest for the kickoff of Second Sunday Stories between the two services on October 10. Aptly named, we will be hosting, on the second Sunday of each month, a time of story-telling by the amazing individuals we are blessed to call our Brothers and Sisters in Christ, here at Holy Trinity.

And be prepared: these aren't just any stories. No, these will be stories about the journey with Jesus our friends have experienced and about the richness of life that Jesus offers and promises through hard times and challenges, victories and discoveries.

Second Sunday Stories will be moderated by Pastor Chris Stroup, and depending on how many seats we need, we'll meet either in the Adult Classroom or in the Sanctuary on Sunday morning from about 9:55 to 10:40. Don't miss this!

If you have questions, or if you'd like to be a story-teller for a future Second Sunday Stories, please reach out to Pastor Chris.

Weekly Update: 5-10 October 2021

THIS WEEK:

All Zoom links FOUND HERE.

Tuesday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Wednesday @ 7 AM: Morning Prayer via Zoom

Thursday @ 9 AM: Women's Bible Study in the Adult Classroom at the Church (all women welcome)

Friday @ 7 AM: Men's Friday Morning Breakfast and Bible Study in the Fellowship Hall at the Church (all men welcome)

Friday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from 1 Peter)

Sunday 8:30 - 9:45 AM: Sunday Morning "Classic" Service: Pastor Chris Stroup will be preaching.

Sunday 9:50 - 10:40 AM: Adult Fellowship Time: Food and beverages in the Fellowship Hall

Sunday 9:55 - 10:35 AM: Children's Catechesis: Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

Sunday 9:55 - 10:35 AM: Second Sunday Stories: Jim Strub (moderated by Pastor Chris) in the Adult Classroom.

Sunday 10:45 AM - Noon: Sunday Morning "Modern" Service: Pastor Chris Stroup will be preaching.

Sunday 11:05 - 11:45 AM: Children's Catechesis (same content as earlier): Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS!

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GATHERING DATA FOR "HELPING HANDS" MINISTRY AT HTAC

Are you a plumber, electrician, a carpenter or a heating/air conditioning technician? Do you offer music lessons, know how to organize a garden or fix a car? Are you a welder or a bookkeeper? Are you good with a chainsaw, or have access to rototiller or a backhoe?

If you have a skill or a service or a tool that you would be willing to make available to your Holy Trinity family, please reach out to Marty Schulte, who is compiling a catalogue of Holy Trinity resources. Once we have the basic pieces of the catalogue put together, our intention is to make it available through our CCB environment, so individuals can look there first when they need a service or some assistance.

To submit your catalogue information or with questions, you can reach Marty by email at martinvschulte@gmail.com. You can also send your information or questions to the Church Office.

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CITYSERVE 2021 - AN AMAZING SUCCESS

From the people at COSILOVEYOU: "Wow, what an amazing day! Thank you to the 3,000+ volunteers that showed up to serve Colorado Springs on CityServe Day! Together, we made hundreds of cards for friends in long-term care facilities, cleaned up parks, completed nursery makeovers, pulled weeds, painted playgrounds, served our schools and prayed for our city. We have done important work for Colorado Springs today!"

Deacon Mark and Christy, his wife, were part of an Anglican presence among 50 volunteers who worked in two shifts on Saturday at Prairie Hills Elementary School. We cleaned and raked and helped to remove dead and dying landscape plantings that had been in place for nearly 30 years. The improvements around the school building were dramatic!

The volunteer crew was guided by two of the kindergarten teachers from the school. Their praise and appreciation for the hard work of the volunteers, and their recognition that most of the volunteers were from churches in the Colorado Springs area really put an exclamation mark on our recent conversations (and sermons) at Holy Trinity about being influencers in our community.

If you volunteered this past Saturday at one of the many, many projects for CityServe, thank you!! If you missed out on the 2021 event, you can be sure that it will happen again in October 2022. Keep it on your calendar, and don't miss out! It is an amazing blessing.
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NEWCOMERS LUNCH - POSTPONED

The Newcomers Lunch, originally scheduled for this coming Sunday, October 10, has been postponed to the end of the month. If you are new to Holy Trinity and would like to schedule some time with Senior Pastor Matt in the meantime, please reach out to the Church Office, and we'll make the necessary arrangements.

Thursday Spotlight: 30 September 2021

HEALING JOURNEY 2021

Healing Journey is an event sponsored and organized by our Diocese, the Anglican Diocese of the Rocky Mountains.

Healing Journey is about creating space and inviting Jesus to bring life, healing and restoration into our lives. Wherever you may be on your journey with Jesus, whatever work He may be doing in your life, Healing Journey is an invitation to pause and take notice of what He's doing, to "Come and see," as Jesus says.

Our own Pastor Al and Jo Janssen attended Healing Journey in 2019 and had this to say: “I wanted to let you know that it (Healing Journey) was perhaps the best retreat I have experienced in nearly 50 years of ministry. God used it powerfully in our lives.”

Speakers at this year's event will include Bishop Ken Ross, Fr. Nick Hamilton, Lisa Elmers, Deacon Cindy Hamilton, and Dr. Douglas Groothuis.

Healing Journey will be held on November 5 & 6 at Wellspring Church in Englewood, Colorado. Several people from Holy Trinity are already signed up to attend, and some of our clergy will be prayer ministers at the event. We strongly encourage you to make a way to experience this amazing opportunity.

You can find more information at http://rockymountainanglican.org/healingjourney/.

OUR NURSERY NEEDS YOU!

We're still seeking nursery volunteers to serve one time per month for the second Sunday service.

This is a simple yet profound way to serve the "least of these" (with regards to stature at least ;) in our parish. . .just a couple of hours on one Sunday morning a month.

It's easy duty, really! The nursery cares for our littlest ones, between 6 months and 4 years old. A typical Sunday sees 1 to 3 children in the nursery. We've put together some accessible prayer, song, and Bible reading activities, so you don't have to figure out what to do to keep the children entertained. Or, you can just be present and available for our youngest members in the Body.

Please contact Pastor Matt Traylor if you are willing to serve or if you have questions. He'll guide you through next steps to get you in the rotation.

Holy Trinity Life Groups

Here's a final breakdown of our Life Groups at Holy Trinity: We have nearly 50 family units signed up for Life Groups! That's an amazing number - more than double what we've had in the past. The groups and meeting times are as follows:

Sunday

• Janssen Group

• Summers Group (every other week)

Tuesday

• Moon Group (every other week)

• Eastman Group (every other week)

Wednesday

• Burnett Group (every other week)

Thursday

• Langenfeld Group

• Pollard Group

Friday

• Stroup Group

• Summers/McMillan Group (every other week)

To be determined

• Traylor Group (still forming and deciding on meeting schedule)

In addition to these groups, we also have the Thursday morning Ladies Bible Study and the Friday morning Men's Group, both of which meet at the Church weekly.

There are still available spaces in some of the Life Groups, if you are interested in joining. It's not too late! In addition, we are always open to creating more groups if the need arises.

These small groups are such an important and dynamic context for joyfully being on mission with God and with one another (being "influencers), and they contribute in unique ways to our formation as followers of Jesus. Don't miss out!

For more information on small group opportunities at Holy Trinity, please reach out to the Church Office or to Pastor Chris Stroup.

Weekly Update: 28 September - 3 October 2021

THIS WEEK:

All Zoom links FOUND HERE.

Tuesday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from the Gospel of John)

Wednesday @ 7 AM: Morning Prayer via Zoom

Thursday @ 9 AM: Women's Bible Study in the Adult Classroom at the Church (all women welcome)

Friday @ 7 AM: Men's Friday Morning Breakfast and Bible Study in the Fellowship Hall at the Church (all men welcome)

Friday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from the Gospel of John)

Friday @ 6:30 PM: First Friday evening service - lecture by Rev. Dr. Chris Stroup on "The Jewish Origins of Christianity"

Sunday 8:30 - 9:45 AM: Sunday Morning "Classic" Service: Pastor Al Janssen will be preaching.

Sunday 9:50 - 10:40 AM: Adult Fellowship Time: Food and beverages in the Fellowship Hall

Sunday 9:55 - 10:35 AM: Children's Catechesis: Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

Sunday 10:45 AM - Noon: Sunday Morning "Modern" Service: Pastor Al Janssen will be preaching.

Sunday 11:05 - 11:45 AM: Children's Catechesis (same content as earlier): Ages 4 - 10 in the Children's Classroom.

CITYSERVE 2021 IS HERE!!

CityServe 2021, a city-wide service day for making a boots-on-the-ground difference in our neighborhoods, happens this Saturday, October 2, all across our city and the Pikes Peak region.

As Pastor Matt said on Sunday, this is the lowest of low-hanging fruit, if you're looking for a way to serve in our community. Most of the service opportunities require just 3 hours - either 9-12 in the morning or 1-4 in the afternoon.

You can sign up for any of dozens of projects at the CityServe website:

https://volunteer.cosiloveyou.com/communityservice

If you want to serve with some familiar faces, Deacon Mark and Christy, his wife, will be working the afternoon shift (1-4 PM) at Prairie Hills Elementary School. Here's the link to that particular project, which still has 8 openings, as of this writing.

PRAIRIE HILLS ELEMENTARY

The opportunity to be an influencer in our community calls. Truly, this Saturday through CityServe is a tailor-made space for each of us "to joyfully be on mission with God and with one another." Please join your church family and share some of the love of Jesus in our community.

If you have questions or need further information, please contact the Church Office.

GATHERING DATA FOR "HELPING HANDS" MINISTRY AT HTAC

"And all who believed were together and had all things in common." (Acts 2:44) "

. . .and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common." (Acts 4:32)

One of the most impactful ways we can care for one another within the Body of Christ is to share our knowledge and expertise. We can imagine that the people of the early church shared not only their food and their money, as described in the Book of Acts, but also the skills and competencies they had developed over the years: carpentry, masonry, gardening, cooking, bookkeeping, scribing.

Following the Acts model of having all things in common, we are compiling a catalogue of Holy Trinity skills and areas of expertise that individuals would be willing to share - either for free or at a discounted cost - with others from our Holy Trinity community.

Are you a plumber, electrician, a carpenter or a heating/air conditioning technician? Do you offer music lessons, know how to organize a garden or fix a car? Are you a welder or a bookkeeper? Are you good with a chainsaw, or have access to rototiller or a backhoe?

The possibilities are endless.

If you have a skill or a service or a tool that you would be willing to make available to your Holy Trinity family, please reach out to Marty Schulte, who is compiling our catalogue of Holy Trinity resources. Once we have the basic pieces of the catalogue put together, our intention is to make it available through our CCB environment, so individuals can look there first when they need a service or some assistance.

To submit your catalogue information or with questions, you can reach Marty by email at martinvschulte@gmail.com. You can also send your information or questions to the Church Office.

Weekly Update: 21-26 September 2021

THIS WEEK:

All Zoom links FOUND HERE.

Tuesday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from the Gospel of John)

Wednesday @ 7 AM: Morning Prayer via Zoom

Thursday @ 9 AM: Women's Bible Study in the Adult Classroom at the Church (all women welcome)

Friday @ 7 AM: Men's Friday Morning Breakfast and Bible Study in the Fellowship Hall at the Church (all men welcome)

Friday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from the Gospel of John)

Sunday 8:30 - 9:45 AM: Sunday Morning "Classic" Service: Pastor Matt Burnett will be preaching.

Sunday 9:50 - 10:40 AM: Adult Fellowship Time: Food and beverages in the Fellowship Hall

Sunday 9:55 - 10:35 AM: Children's Catechesis: Ages 5 - 12 in the Children's Classroom.

Sunday 10:45 AM - Noon: Sunday Morning "Modern" Service: Pastor Matt Burnett will be preaching.

Sunday 11:05 - 11:45 AM: Children's Catechesis (same content as earlier): Ages 5 - 12 in the Children's Classroom.

OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS!

Here are several important news snippets you won't want to miss:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Church Membership Class on September 26!
There is still space in the Church Membership Class to be held on Sunday, September 26 from 1-3 PM. This is an excellent class for learning more about HTAC and is highly recommended for anyone wanting a deeper understanding of our church. It is also a required experience for those wanting to become members of HTAC and qualify for voting in the annual meeting in January. If you would like to attend this class, please contact the Church Office.
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City Serve 2021 The City Serve event continues to call for volunteers to help with a TON of projects to serve and support our community. The City Serve day will be on Saturday, October 2. You can find all of the projects and the openings at THIS LINK.

Come join us for a rewarding and fun day making a difference!
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Support for Rwanda!
Our Diocese of the Rocky Mountains has announced a matching grant for donations to Rwanda coming from churches in the Diocese. The DRM will match up to $25,000 in donations for our brothers and sisters in Rwanda. The funds will be sent by the Diocese at the end of this month. You can watch a video from Archbishop Mbanda about the situation in Rwanda at THIS LINK. If you are interested in donating for this matching grant, please reach out to the Church Office at office@holytrinityanglicanchurch.org.

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Thursday Spotlight: 16 September 2021

CITY SERVE 2021 IS COMING!!

What is CITY SERVE? A city-wide service day for making a boots-on-the-ground difference in our neighborhoods

When is CITY SERVE? Saturday, October 2. Most service opportunities are for just 3 hours - either 9-12 in the morning or 1-4 in the afternoon.

How do I sign up? It's super easy! All of the projects are grouped by area of the City. How many people are needed for each project and a link to sign up are posted on the City Serve webpage at this address:

https://volunteer.cosiloveyou.com/communityservice

We've been talking a lot about being "Influencers" in the spaces and places where we work and live. The City Serve 2021 projects are a perfect opportunity for each of us to be an influencer for God's Kingdom and bless members of our community with the love of Jesus in very concrete ways. Painting classrooms. Yard work at schools. Helping at food banks. Neighborhood park cleanups. Making cards for nursing home patients.

City Serve 2021 includes nearly 100 distinct work projects throughout El Paso County with at least 2 work shifts for most of the projects and work slots for nearly 5000 volunteers. Let's respond to the challenge and make a difference on October 2!

Deacon Mark and Christy, his wife, will be working the afternoon shift (1-4 PM) at Prairie Hills Elementary School. Want to join us?? Here's the link to that particular project, which still has 13 openings, as of this writing.

PRAIRIE HILLS ELEMENTARY

Wouldn't it be awesome to have a big Holy Trinity presence among the volunteers on October 2? The opportunity calls. Please join your church family and help make a difference in our community.

By the way, there is also a City-wide worship event on the Friday evening before the Saturday work day. Pastor Matt will be one of the clergy involved in the worship event. The worship will be held at two locations - First Pres and Discovery Church - beginning at 6:30 PM on October 1.

If you have questions or need further information, please contact the Church Office.

A Few Additional Items of Note

Membership Class

The Membership Class will be held on Sunday, September 26 in the afternoon at the Church. We have several families that will be in attendance, and there is still room for more. If you're interested in hearing more about our Anglican roots and about our church history, or if you're interested in becoming a voting member of the congregation, please contact the Church Office to be added to the roster for this class.

Anselm Writer's Workshop

The Anselm Society is hosting and sponsoring a wonderful workshop opportunity next week: An Evening with S. D. Smith. This event will appeal to both adults and kids who are interested in writing. Author Smith will share how to lean into a faithful Christian identity and create generous work. He will touches on foundational principles and wisdom that he has won both from success and failure in his own artistic endeavors.

Tickets are available on the Anselm website at THIS LINK.

Picnic Pictures

Finally, if you are interested in seeing some of the photos taken during the joint service and picnic we had with IAC at Bear Creek Regional Park, the pictures and the sermons have been posted on the IAC website. You can find them here: PICTURE LINK and SERMON LINK.

Weekly Update: 14 - 19 September 2021

THIS WEEK (OUR NEW SCHEDULE):

All Zoom links FOUND HERE.

Tuesday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from the Gospel of John)

Wednesday @ 7 AM: Morning Prayer via Zoom

Thursday @ 9 AM: Women's Bible Study in the Adult Classroom at the Church (all women welcome)

Friday @ 7 AM: Men's Friday Morning Breakfast and Bible Study in the Fellowship Hall at the Church (all men welcome)

Friday @ Noon: Lunchtime Lectio via Zoom (from the Gospel of John)

Sunday 8:30 - 9:45 AM: Sunday Morning "Classic" Service: Pastor Chris Stroup will be preaching.

Sunday 9:50 - 10:40 AM: Adult Fellowship Time: Food and beverages in the Fellowship Hall

Sunday 9:55 - 10:35 AM: Children's Catechesis: Ages 5 - 12 in the Children's Classroom.

Sunday 10:45 AM - Noon: Sunday Morning "Modern" Service: Pastor Chris Stroup will be preaching.

Sunday 11:05 - 11:45 AM: Children's Catechesis (same content as earlier): Ages 5 - 12 in the Children's Classroom.

Healing Journey

What is the healing journey?

You have probably noticed that Healing is a Journey. Like most things in life the journey IS the destination. What is Jesus teaching us along the way?

Some of the work Jesus does in us is deliberately slow and then there is a bend in the road and a vista opens up and there He is: healing us, restoring us, forgiving, encouraging, loving us in the most profound and often unexpected way. The love poured out is so profound and fills us with such joy that we want to hang on to it, remember it, be grateful for it.

That is what we are praying for you, that the Healing Journey will be a vista for you, wherever you are in your journey in life of being loved and shaped by Jesus. At the Healing Journey, we pray with the Psalmist when he instructs us to ‘Seek the Lord’… and know that He will ‘answer us and deliver us from all our fears’, all of our troubles….because ‘when the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles’ (a slightly paraphrased Psalm 34:4, 17).

We don’t know what the Lord will have for you, but we are praying with you for whatever the work is he will do in your life at the Healing Journey 2021. We invite you, as Jesus does, to ‘Come and See.’

The Healing Journey will be held on November 5 & 6, 2021 at Wellspring Church in Englewood, Colorado. It is an event supported by our Diocese.

More information is available at http://rockymountainanglican.org/healingjourney/.

Tickets may be had at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-healing-journey-tickets-163697169641?aff=ebdssbdestsearch.

OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS!

Here are several important news snippets you won't want to miss:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Church Membership Class on September 26!
We are hosting a church membership class on Sunday, September 26 from 1-3 PM. The Membership Class reviews the theology and history of Holy Trinity and of Anglicanism in general. This is a comprehensive class on our collective and foundational beliefs, and it offers a look into what membership at HTAC is all about.

This is an excellent class for learning more about HTAC and is highly recommended for anyone wanting a deeper understanding of our church. It is also a required experience for those wanting to become members of HTAC and qualify for voting in the annual meeting in January. If you would like to attend this class, please sign up at this ONLINE FORM, or contact the Church Office.
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Altar Guild Volunteers Needed!
We still need Altar Guild volunteers. Several of our members have had to bow out for a variety of reasons, and we'd love to see some additions to this very important part of our service support team. If you have questions about what it means to be a part of the Altar Guild, or if you are interested in volunteering, please contact Debbie Eastman or reach out to the Church Office at office@holytrinityanglicanchurch.org.

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