Thursday Spotlight: 2 November 2023

Special Class: Why Christians Sing

With Advent just around the corner, worship is on our minds.

Why have Christians throughout the centuries included singing in their worship?
How does the act of singing form us spiritually?
Is this just for the talented people, or can everyone sing?
How does singing include both vertical and horizontal aspects of worship?
Come to our 3-part interactive class between Sunday services on Nov. 5, 12, and 19 to discover the answers to these questions and more! 

Terri Moon will lead us in an examination of how this one activity (singing) not only helps us to connect with God, but also builds our community and encourages us to worship with heart, soul, mind and strength.

Important News and Items

Thank You!! We want to extend a special callout and thank you to Debbie Eastman for her gifted and committed support to make the potluck brunch on the 29th go so well. And we also send out huge gratitude to Krysta Smart for her amazing management and coordination of the Trunk or Treat event on Sunday night. What an effort, and what an outcome!! Both of these ladies are treasures to Holy Trinity!

Blessing and Reception: We will host a reception between services on Sunday, November 12 for our new Associate Pastor, Jeff Stone, and his family. Please join us to celebrate the addition of Pastor Jeff to our staff. Pastor Matt will be praying a blessing over the Stone family at both services on the 12th.

Special Videos Available: We have posted two important videos on the Holy Trinity website this week. First, we have the video recording of Eric Chesney's presentation regarding the plans and next steps in our process of planting a new church in Colorado Springs. Second, we have Pastor Matt's sermon last Sunday, introducing and explaining the special sermon series that will begin this coming Sunday on the elements of Rest, Relationship, & Restoration, as described above. Eric's video can be found at THIS LINK. And Pastor Matt's sermon video is at THIS LINK.

Greeters Needed for Advent/Christmas: Finally, as we plan for the coming seasons of Advent and Christmas, we have resolved to make new and intentional efforts to greet and welcome well those who visit Holy Trinity for our worship services. To make this happen, we are re-instituting Greeters for our services: 2 greeters (or sets of greeters) for every service in Advent and Christmas. That's at least 16 individual volunteers. Each volunteer will be asked to be a Greeter for a particular service, to hand out bulletins and flyers, to shake hands and ask names, and to show folks to the Sanctuary or other facilities in our building. If you (or your family) are willing to be a greeter on one of the Sundays in December, or for the Christmas Eve or Christmas morning services, please reach out to Deacon Mark via email or call the Church Office at 719-505-8021.  

Weekly Update: 17-22 October 2023

Schedule for Sunday, October 22

Sunday Morning Services: We will continue our regular two-service schedule this Sunday, with services at 8:30 and 10:45 AM.

Eric Chesney, Church Plant Resident, will preach at both services. 

Between services, Eric will be sharing important elements of the vision for the new church plant, which will launch in the Fall of 2024.

Our regular calendar of other weekly events, as described AT THIS LINK, will be in place through the rest of the week.

What's on the Calendar?

Church Plant Update: On Sunday, October 22, between services, Eric Chesney, our Church Plant Resident, will be sharing important elements of the vision for the new church plant, which will launch in the Fall of 2024. He will be describing next steps for those who may be feeling God's call to be a part of the lead-up and launch of the new church plant. This is a session you won't want to miss.

The Little Women Society (4th - 12th grade girls & their moms) are having a gathering on October 21 from 3-5 PM in the Church Fellowship Hall to talk about hospitality. Our mentor, Jo Janssen, will be using creative activities to help the girls develop ideas they can use to practice hospitality in various settings.

The Valor Collective (4th - 12th grade boys & their dads) are having their first gathering on October 28 from 3-5 PM. Come join us to eat some food together, learn a fun skill, and have some time where we learn about men who have followed after God. Our skill for the first gathering will be how to make chainmail! For more information, please reach out to Matt Stata.

Single Service Sunday: The 29th will be the 5th Sunday in October, so we will have a single service at 9:30 AM, followed by a community potluck brunch. Please mark your calendars for the 5th Sunday service time and be thinking about what you'll bring to the potluck brunch.

A Special "Trunk or Treat" Event

Planning is underway for a Trunk or Treat Event in the Holy Trinity parking lot on the Sunday before Halloween -- that would be October 29 from 5 to 7 PM. Come have a spooktacular time with our Gleneagle community, playing trunk games, eating desserts and candy, and enjoying fellowship in the HTAC parking lot. Come dressed for the costume contest or prepare a dessert for the cake walk. Appropriate costumes welcome as we celebrate All Hallowtide. If you’re interested in setting up a trunk stop game or helping with the costume contest or cake walk, PLEASE SIGN UP HERE.

Thursday Spotlight: 12 October 2023

Refugee Ministry @ HTAC

We have a number of needs and opportunities that are rising to the surface in Refugee Ministries at Holy Trinity. Please read through these items and prayerfully consider whether one or more of these might be something God is calling you to respond to.

Furniture Needed: One of the big challenges in settling refugees in our Colorado Springs community is finding what's needed to furnish their apartments and homes. Most come here with nothing, and although a roof overhead is a tremendous blessing, refugee families can't fully settle in without tables to eat at, couches and chairs to sit on, and dressers and chests to store their belongings in.

Thus, the refugee support arm of Lutheran Family Services (LFS) is calling for donations of furniture. NO BEDS are needed, but nearly everything else is in short supply: kitchen/dining room tables and chairs, dressers and chests of drawers, couches and arm chairs, end tables, etc. 

LFS will actually come with a truck and pick up the items you want to donate. If you have any of these items, please reach out to Amy Schulte or to the Church Office, and we'll get you connected with the right people.

Cultural Mentorship and Relationship: As we've communicated before, we have a local Afghan family that has been cared for by the Nolte family at HTAC. This family is in need of additional relational support, as the Noltes need to cut back on their availability. There are also other families in the LFS system that need care and support: youth mentors, shopping assistance, language assistance, help with forms and registrations with the government, etc. 

You might be exactly the person a refugee or refugee family needs to know! 

If you are interested in exploring options to care for individuals or families in this arena, please reach out to Amy Schulte or contact the Church Office.

Operation Christmas Child 2023

It's time for the 2023 edition of Operation Christmas Child!

Children around the world are beginning to think about Christmas with excitement and joy. Samaritan's Purse is setting up collection stations and preparing deliveries.

We pray and hope you can help bring a special Christmas blessing for a child who needs to experience the love of Jesus. Shoeboxes will be available in the Fellowship Hall starting October 14. Please return them filled with love and goodies during National Collection Week November 13-19.

Each gift box will be tagged for a specific age group and gender, and suggested gifts for each child group are listed on the Operation Christmas Child website at THIS 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.

Next Sunday - Church Plant Update!

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend a special presentation on Sunday, October 22nd, by Eric Chesney, Church Plant Resident, between services in the Sanctuary at HTAC.

Eric will be sharing important elements of the vision for the new church plant, which will launch in the Fall of 2024. In addition, he will be describing the concrete next steps for those who may be feeling God's call to be a part of the lead-up and launch of the new church plant. We are, in fact, entering that important formative phase where specific families and individuals will be asked to pray about participating in this church plant endeavor.

This is definitely a meeting you won't want to miss!  Eric will offer his presentation from 9:50 to 10:40 AM in the Sanctuary.

Weekly Update: 10-15 October 2023

Schedule for Sunday, October 15

Sunday Morning Services: We will continue our regular two-service schedule this Sunday, with services at 8:30 and 10:45 AM.

Pastor Jeff Stone will be preaching at both services.

Between services, we will have the second installment of Dr. Heather Peterson's excellent class on the Book of Common Prayer. Please plan to join us!

Our regular calendar of other weekly events, as described AT THIS LINK, will be in place through the rest of the week.

What's on the Calendar?

Church Plant Update: Next Sunday, October 22, between services, Eric Chesney, our Church Plant Resident, will be sharing important elements of the vision for the new church plant, which will launch in the Fall of 2024. He will be describing next steps for those who may be feeling God's call to be a part of the lead-up and launch of the new church plant. This is a session you won't want to miss.

Saturday, October 21, 3-5 PM: The Little Women Society (4th - 12th grade girls & their moms) are having a gathering on October 21 in the Church Fellowship Hall to talk about hospitality. Our mentor, Jo Janssen, will be using creative activities to help the girls develop ideas they can use to practice hospitality in various settings.

Saturday, October 28, 3-5 PM: The Valor Collective (4th - 12th grade boys & their dads) are having their first gathering on October 28. Come join us to eat some food together, learn a fun skill, and have some time where we learn about men who have followed after God. Our skill for the first gathering will be how to make chainmail! For more information, please reach out to Matt Stata.

Sunday, October 29: The 29th will be the 5th Sunday in October, so we will have a single service at 9:30 AM, followed by a community potluck brunch. Please mark your calendars for the 5th Sunday service time and be thinking about what you'll bring to the potluck brunch.

Thursday Update: 5 October 2023

Nyagatovu School Fee Support

Holy Trinity recently sent funds to our sister parish in Nyagatovu, Rwanda, to help families in the parish with school fees and school supplies. We received the following information in an email update from Pastor Jean Claude:

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ and hope all is well with you and your family and Holy Trinity Church. We are writing this email to thank you so much for the funds that were sent to Nyagatovu Parish for school fees and school materials. . .We paid school fees for 10 students as shown in the picture [above], and the children were given books and pens.

We are also pleased to inform you that the other student who dropped out of school is now studying in Technical education where she is studying HAIRDRESSING. Three of these children passed their National Exams where 2 of them joined A Level and 1 finished Primary 6 and is now in Senior 1.

Dear team, we again thank you so much for the support and requesting your prayers for these children as they are advancing to the next level of their education.

Extend our love and appreciation to all, and be blessed.

Rev. GATERA Jean Claude.

Adult Discipleship Class: Prayer & the BCP

Please join us for an excellent class on prayer, beginning this Sunday, October 8 between Sunday services from 10 to 10:30 AM in the Adult Classroom at HTAC.

Heather Peterson's class will explore historical prayer, the Book of Common Prayer (BCP), and how to pray for one another. She’ll be covering the following topics over the course of three Sundays: 

• Understanding  

• Biblicity and biblical history of read (or sung) prayers  

• Historicity and richness of read prayers 

• Rhythm and unity of the church in the hours  

• Using the BCP in and for prayer  

• Understanding in praying for one another 

• Praying for a healthy image of God and of self 

• Listening to God as you pray 

• Avoiding pitfalls as you pray 

Mark Your Calendar - Church Plant Update!

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend a special presentation on Sunday, October 22nd, by Eric Chesney, Church Plant Resident.

Eric will be sharing important elements of the vision for the new church plant, which will launch in the Fall of 2024. In addition, he will be describing the concrete next steps for those who may be feeling God's call to be a part of the lead-up and launch of the new church plant. We are, in fact, entering that important formative phase where specific families and individuals will be asked to pray about participating in this church plant endeavor.

This is definitely a meeting you won't want to miss!  Eric will offer his presentation between services on the 22nd, from 9:50 to 10:40 AM in the Sanctuary.

Weekly Update: 3-8 October 2023

Schedule for Sunday, October 8

Sunday Morning Services: We will continue our regular two-service schedule this Sunday, with services at 8:30 and 10:45 AM.

Pastor Matt Burnett will be preaching at both services.

Our regular calendar of other weekly events, as described AT THIS LINK, will be in place through the rest of the week.

What's on the Calendar?

NEW Women's Bible Study: Jen Nolte, Christy Janssen and Laura Laurie would like to invite the women of HTAC to join them in a 6 week study of 1 Peter from Oct 2 to Nov 6. The meetings are taking place at Jen Nolte's home on Monday evenings from 7:30-9:00 pm. It's not too late to join the group. Lydia Brownback's Study Guide is guiding the discussions of 1 Peter. If you would like to join, please email laura.e.laurie@gmail.com. 

October 6-7 at Wellspring Church in Englewood, Colorado: The third annual Healing Journey prayer conference for the Diocese of the Rocky Mountains will offer great speakers, wonderful worship, and the opportunity to meet Jesus and experience His love and care. Get more information on the website: https://rockymountainanglican.org/healingjourney/.

Fall CityServe on October 6-7: CityServe Day is a no-strings-attached, city-wide day of service where “all are welcome to serve and be served.” The motivation is simple: when a city prospers, so do its people. Join us as we serve schools, parks, local non-profit organizations, and neighborhoods, serving some of the most prominent needs in our city. Sign up at https://cosiloveyou.com/cityserve-day/.

Saturday, October 21, 3-5 PM: The Little Women Society (4th - 12th grade girls & their moms) are having a gathering on October 21 in the Church Fellowship Hall to talk about hospitality. Our mentor, Jo Janssen, will be using creative activities to help the girls develop ideas they can use to practice hospitality in various settings.

Thursday Spotlight: 21 September 2023

Adult Discipleship Class: Prayer & the BCP

Please join us for an excellent class on prayer: three Sundays - October 1, October 8, October 15 - between Sunday services from 10 to 10:30 AM in the Adult Classroom at HTAC.

Heather Peterson will explore historical prayer, the Book of Common Prayer (BCP), and how to pray for one another. She’ll be covering the following topics over the course of the three Sundays in October:

• Understanding  

• Biblicity and biblical history of read (or sung) prayers  

• Historicity and richness of read prayers 

• Rhythm and unity of the church in the hours  

• Using the BCP in and for prayer  

• Understanding in praying for one another 

• Praying for a healthy image of God and of self 

• Listening to God as you pray 

• Avoiding pitfalls as you pray 

Weekly Update: 19-24 September 2023

Schedule for Sunday, September 24

Sunday Morning Services: We will continue our regular two-service schedule this Sunday, with services at 8:30 and 10:45 AM.

Pastor Jeff Stone will be preaching at both services.

Our regular calendar of other weekly events, as described AT THIS LINK, will be in place through the rest of the week.

What's on the Calendar?­

Sunday, September 24, 2-5 PM: Our next Membership Discovery Class will be taught by Pastor Matt on Sunday from 2 to 5 PM in the Annex. If you are interested in attending, please reach out to the church office: office@holytrinityanglicanchurch.org. If you don't connect to sign up, please feel free to show up on Sunday. All are welcome!

Wednesday, September 27, 7-8:30 PM: Instrumental musicians are invited to a worship jam session next week on Wednesday evening from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. If you are interested in using your musical skills in worship, this is the perfect time to get to know other musicians and play some music in a relaxed and fun worship time. If you are interested in playing occasionally with the music team, please contact Terri Moon at musicalmoons@gmail.com, and come join us next Wednesday night!

NEW Women's Bible Study: Jen Nolte, Christy Janssen and Laura Laurie would like to invite the women of HTAC to join them in a 6 week study of 1 Peter from Oct 2 to Nov 6. Meetings will take place at Jen Nolte's home on Monday evenings from 7:30-9:00 pm. Lydia Brownback's Study Guide will be guiding their discussion of 1 Peter. If you have any questions or would like to join, please email laura.e.laurie@gmail.com.

October 6-7 at Wellspring Church in Englewood, Colorado: The third annual Healing Journey prayer conference for the Diocese of the Rocky Mountains will offer great speakers, wonderful worship, and the opportunity to meet Jesus and experience His love and care.

Fall CityServe on October 6-7: CityServe Day is a no-strings-attached, city-wide day of service where “all are welcome to serve and be served.” The motivation is simple: when a city prospers, so do its people. Join us as we serve schools, parks, local non-profit organizations, and neighborhoods, serving some of the most prominent needs in our city. Sign up at https://cosiloveyou.com/cityserve-day/.

Saturday, October 21, 3-5 PM: The Little Women Society (4th - 12th grade girls & their moms) are having a gathering on October 21 in the Church Fellowship Hall to talk about hospitality. Our mentor, Jo Janssen, will be using creative activities to help the girls develop ideas they can use to practice hospitality in various settings.

Weekly Update: 12-17 September 2023

Schedule for Sunday, September 17

Sunday Morning Services: We will continue our regular two-service schedule this Sunday, with services at 8:30 and 10:45 AM.

Pastor Al Janssen will be preaching at both services this Sunday -- his final installment in the Fearless by Faith series.

Our regular calendar of other weekly events, as described AT THIS LINK, will be in place through the rest of the week.­

There is SO MUCH happening!! ­ ­

Saturday, September 16, 8-11 AM: Our Fall HTAC Work Party to clean up the grounds around the church and prepare for winter. Bring the family!

Sunday, September 24, 2-5 PM: Our next Membership Discovery Class will be taught by Pastor Matt. If you are interested in attending, please reach out to the church office: office@holytrinityanglicanchurch.org.

NEW Women's Bible Study: Jen Nolte, Christy Janssen and Laura Laurie would like to invite the women of HTAC to join them in a 6 week study of 1 Peter from Oct 2 to Nov 6. Meetings will take place at Jen Nolte's home on Monday evenings from 7:30-9:00 pm. Lydia Brownback's Study Guide will be guiding their discussion of 1 Peter. If you have any questions or would like to join, please reach out to the Church Office.

October 6-7 at Wellspring Church in Englewood, Colorado: The third annual Healing Journey prayer conference for the Diocese of the Rocky Mountains will offer great speakers, wonderful worship, and the opportunity to meet Jesus and experience His love and care.

Fall CityServe on October 6-7: CityServe Day is a no-strings-attached, city-wide day of service where “all are welcome to serve and be served.” The motivation is simple: when a city prospers, so do its people. Join us as we serve schools, parks, local non-profit organizations, and neighborhoods, serving some of the most prominent needs in our city. Sign up at https://cosiloveyou.com/cityserve-day/.

Refugee Ministry Needs: Lutheran Family Services has reached out to us for help with some important needs for refugee families in our city. They need gently used (or new) coats for arriving refugees and asylees. With winter around the corner, they have a shortage of men and women size SMALL and MEDIUM, and children's coats of all sizes. They also have a need for strollers. Many refugee families have multiple children, and moms are walking their school-aged children while trying to carry their younger kids. If you have either of these items, please bring them to the church, and we'll arrange to have them delivered to Lutheran Family Services.

Thursday Spotlight: 7 September 2023

Calling Musicians

Holy Trinity's music team is seeking musicians, both singers and instrumentalists, who have a calling to lead worship. We are looking for those who are willing to cultivate faithfulness, develop their musical skills, serve with their time and talents, and desire to grow in their own life of worship. 

We are seeking musicians who have some skill, yes, but more importantly, those who are willing to be used by God to bless the entire congregation’s growth in worship, for His glory.

When ministry becomes performance, then the sanctuary becomes a theater, the congregation becomes an audience, worship becomes entertainment, and man’s applause and approval become the measure of success. But when ministry is for the glory of God, his presence moves into the sanctuary. Even the unsaved visitor will fall down on his face, worship God, and confess that God is among us. 
– Warren and David Wiersbe

If you are interested in being a part of this ministry, even once in a while, please contact Terri Moon at: musicalmoons@gmail.com.

Food Truck Friday!

We are hosting our final Food Truck Friday event in the HTAC parking lot tomorrow, September 8, from 5 to 8 PM. 

This is a great opportunity to connect and have a meal with others in the HTAC church family and with folks from the surrounding neighborhood.

Please come and make this final event of the summer a brilliant success.­­­­

Coming This Saturday!

Weekly Update: 5-10 September 2023

Schedule for Sunday, September 10

Sunday Morning Services: We return to our regular two-service schedule this Sunday, with services at 8:30 and 10:45 AM.

This Sunday is our special Fall Kickoff for Children's Catechesis (levels 1 and 2), which meets during the 10:45 service, and our Middle School/High School Youth Discipleship class, which meets following the second service. You can find out more about both classes on our Discipleship Page AT THIS LINK. 

Our regular calendar of other weekly events, as described AT THIS LINK, will be in place through the rest of the week.

­­­­Important "Save the Date" Items

Friday, September 8 @ 5-8 PM: We will be hosting our final Food Truck Friday event in the HTAC parking lot. This is a great opportunity to connect and have a meal with others in the HTAC church family and with folks from the surrounding neighborhood. Please come and make this final event of the summer a brilliant success.

Saturday, September 16, 8-11 AM: Our Fall HTAC Work Party to clean up the grounds around the church and prepare for winter. Bring the family!

Sunday, September 24, 2-5 PM: Our next Membership Discovery Class will be taught by Pastor Matt on this Sunday afternoon.

October 6-7 at Wellspring Church in Englewood, Colorado: The third annual Healing Journey prayer conference for the Diocese of the Rocky Mountains will offer great speakers, wonderful worship, and the opportunity to meet Jesus and experience His love and care.

Thursday Spotlight: 31 August 2023

HTAC/IAC Joint Service & Picnic

In the graphic above you will find most of the information you'll need for the big service and picnic scheduled for this coming Sunday, September 3. 

The churches are providing the main course for the picnic lunch, and we ask those attending to bring a side dish or dessert to share. If your last name begins with the letter A to M, please bring a side dish that goes with bar-b-que. If your last name begins with the letter N to Z, please bring a dessert.

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

Life Group Signups!

Each of us and all of us are designed by God to live and thrive in community. We, like God, are relational beings, and relational beings need to know others and to be known by others. Sunday worship, as important as it is, doesn't fully meet our relational needs. We must have small community contexts where we can be safe and transparent and can receive and practice the kind of loving that God calls us to as brothers and sister in Christ. At Holy Trinity, life groups offer that needed small group context. 

We are currently putting together our life groups for the Fall. We hope to have everything and everyone in place by the end of September. Please don't miss out!

If you are interested in joining a life group, please reach out to the Church Office or fill out the Life Group Signup form on the website at THIS LINK.

We currently have 8 life groups actively meeting, and 7 of those groups have space for additional participants. We are also looking to form, if needed, new life groups for the Fall.

If you would like to join a life group, or if you are interested and possibly willing to lead a life group, please reach out to Deacon Mark at (719) 505-8021 or by email at mark@holytrinityanglicanchurch.org.

Weekly Update: 29 August - 3 September 2023

Schedule for Sunday, September 3

Sunday Morning Services: This Sunday is the annual Joint Service and Picnic with International Anglican Church. Also joining us this year is the Restoration Anglican Mission from Buena Vista. Eric Chesney will be preaching at the service. 

The worship service will begin at 9 AM at Bear Creek Regional Park!

Immediately following the service, please stay for free food, free games, and lots of fun!

We hope to see you there!... And NOT at HTAC (since we will all be at the park)! 

Our regular calendar of other weekly events, as described AT THIS LINK, will be in place through the rest of the week.

Important "Save the Date" Items

September 8, 5-8 PM: Our final Food Truck Friday event in the HTAC parking lot

September 10: Our Fall Ministry Kickoff on Sunday, September 10, will include the launch of Children's Catechesis, Middle School and High School Youth Discipleship, and the Life Group Fair!

September 16, 8-11 AM: Our Fall HTAC Work Party to clean up the grounds around the church and prepare for winter. Bring the family!

September 24, 2-5 PM: Our next Membership Discovery Class will be taught by Pastor Matt on this Sunday afternoon.

October 6-7 at Wellspring Church in Englewood, Colorado: The third annual Healing Journey prayer conference for the Diocese of the Rocky Mountains will offer great speakers, wonderful worship, and the opportunity to meet Jesus and experience His love and care.

Thursday Spotlight: 24 August 2023

HTAC/IAC Joint Service & Picnic

In the graphic above you will find most of the key data points for the big service and picnic scheduled for NEXT Sunday, September 3. You'll find times and dates, location and addresses, instructions on drop off points and parking -- just about everything you need to know.

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

For all of you who have volunteered to help, THANK YOU. Deacon Mark will be sending you instructions and updates on your service areas tomorrow or Tuesday of next week. 

For everyone, don't forget that this is a potluck picnic. The churches are supplying the main course for the meal, but we're all sharing in the sides and desserts. 

Moms, Mark Your Calendars!

­­Other Items of NotE

Please note these other important happenings at Holy Trinity:

Rescue & Restoring Group Starting Soon: Mark and Christy Summers of  Redeemed Seasons Ministries will be hosting and leading a small group offering of their new 12-part video series for men and women struggling with brokenness in their closest relationships or in their sexuality. This healing and discipleship experience will run on Monday evenings for 12 weeks beginning on October 2nd at Holy Trinity. 

Relational brokenness often stands as a barrier to our relationship with God, and it obviously impacts our relationships with family, friends and community. Rescue & Restoring helps us understanding better those barriers and impacts, and invites us to enter into the wellness and the freedom that Jesus wants and promises for us. 

Seating for this small group experience is limited to 7 men and 7 women, so if you are interested in participating, please contact Deacon Mark or Christy soon. Their contact information, along with information about Rescue & Restoring, can be found on the RSM website: redeemedseasons.org.

Children's Catechesis Training and Demonstration Session: Between services on Sunday, we will have a special introduction and demonstration of the curriculum for our Children's Catechesis classes. If you have even the tiniest inkling that God might be calling you to participate in children's discipleship, please come on Sunday. At 10 am we will show you how we do Children's ministry. Even if you don't end up volunteering, your own faith will be enriched by seeing how we worship with our children.

Weekly Update: August 22-27, 2023

Schedule for Sunday, August 27

Sunday Morning Services: This Sunday, Pastor Matt Burnett will be preaching at both services. We will have services at our regular Sunday times - 8:30 AM and 10:45 AM. The nursery will be open and staffed for the second service. 

Between services on Sunday, we will have a special introduction and demonstration of the curriculum for our Children's Catechesis classes. If you have even the tiniest inkling that God might be calling you to participate in children's discipleship, please come on Sunday. At 10 am we will show you how we do Children's ministry. Even if you don't end up volunteering, your own faith will be enriched by seeing how we worship with our children.

Our regular calendar of weekly events, as described AT THIS LINK, will be in place through the rest of the week.

Softball Game @ the HTAC/IAC Picnic

As we have done the past two years, HTAC and IAC are organizing a friendly softball game at the joint picnic on September 3 at Bear Creek Regional Park.

If you are interested in playing, please reach out to Austin Backus or let the Church Office know. 

We encourage everyone and anyone who would like to play softball that day to bring their glove. We would also appreciate you bringing any other equipment (bats, balls, etc.) you might have to help the game come together.

This is a very fun event with not even a hint of performance pressure. It's a great opportunity to play alongside your brothers and sisters from IAC and HTAC and to play away some of the great calories enjoyed at the picnic.

Thursday Spotlight: 17 August 2023

Family Ministry Open House

On Friday, August 18, from 5 to 7 PM at Holy Trinity, we will host an Open House and potluck dinner for anyone interested in hearing about our planned Family Ministry offerings for the Fall.

If you have children or grandchildren who might be interested in the Family Ministry discipleship/catechesis classes or small groups, or if you are interested in participating as an adult leader or helper in any of these contexts, please plan to join us for the open house and discussion. To sign up, please fill out the online Family Ministry RSVP form.

Other Items of Note­

Please note these other important happenings at Holy Trinity:

Little Women Society Gathering: Between services on Sunday, August 20, the LWS will have a gathering for middle school and high school girls and their moms. Please join us in the Adult Classroom (next to the Sanctuary) to hear about plans for LWS this Fall and to reconnect with the LWS leaders. 

Rescue & Restoring Video Series: Mark and Christy Summers have recently released a new healing ministry video program through their Redeemed Seasons Ministries. This 12-part video series is designed to support men and women struggling with brokenness in their closest relationships and in their sexuality. Brokenness often stands as a barrier to our relationship with God, as well as our relationships with family, friends and community. Rescue & Restoring offers a context for understanding better those barriers and entering into the wellness and the freedom that Jesus wants and promises for us. For more information on this new resource, visit the Redeemed Seasons website at this URL:

https://redeemedseasons.org/rescue-restoring.

Weekly Update: August 15-20, 2023

Schedule for Sunday, August 20

Sunday Morning Services: This Sunday, Pastor Al Janssen will be preaching -- his fourth sermon in the series from Fearless By Faith. 

We will have services at our regular Sunday times - 8:30 AM and 10:45 AM. The nursery will be open and staffed for the second service. 

See below for a special gathering between services on Sunday for the Little Women Society.

Our regular calendar of weekly events, as described AT THIS LINK, will be in place through the rest of the week.

Family Ministry Open House - this Friday!

On Friday, August 18, from 5 to 7 PM at Holy Trinity, we will host an Open House and potluck dinner for anyone interested in hearing about our planned Family Ministry offerings for the Fall.

Family Ministry includes the nursery, children's catechesis (preschool and elementary children), middle school and high school discipleship.

If you have children or grandchildren who might be interested in the Family Ministry discipleship/catechesis classes or small groups, or if you are interested in participating as an adult leader or helper in any of these contexts, please plan to join us for the open house and discussion on the 18th.

Please, if you plan to attend, fill out the online Family Ministry RSVP form.

If you have questions, please reach out to Laura Laurie or Deacon Mark Summers. 

Thursday Spotlight: August 10, 2023

Joint Service and Picnic (Sept 3)

Our annual outdoor service and picnic over Labor Day weekend is coming! This year, the service and picnic will be a combined effort of Holy Trinity, International Anglican, and Restoration Anglican (from Monte Vista). 

We will begin the shared Communion service at 9 AM at Bear Creek Regional Park. The picnic will follow, immediately after the service.

We need several small teams of individuals (or families) to help with setup and cleanup, food layout, greeting tables, and parking lot monitors. We also need to have everyone RSVP for the event, so we can plan the food and the service to cover all who attend. 

Please fill out the RSVP form at THIS LINK, and sign up to help with one of the volunteer functions. 

We're really excited to have the folks from Restoration Anglican joining us this year, and we anticipate another glorious gathering.

Other Events of Note

Please mark your calendars for these other important events coming at Holy Trinity:

Food Truck Friday: The food trucks will be setting up and serving the neighborhood again on Friday, August 11 from 5 to 8 PM in the Holy Trinity parking lot. Come and enjoy the great food and spend some time meeting our neighbors from the Gleneagle area.

Family Ministry Open House: On Friday, August 18, from 5 to 7 PM at Holy Trinity, we will host an Open House and potluck dinner for anyone interested in hearing about our planned Family Ministry offerings for the Fall.

If you have children or grandchildren who might be interested in the Family Ministry discipleship/catechesis classes or small groups, or if you are interested in participating as an adult leader or helper in any of these contexts, please plan to join us for the open house and discussion. To sign up, please fill out the online Family Ministry RSVP form. 

Healing Journey Prayer Conference: Please join us for Healing Journey 2023: Jesus’ invitation to “come and see” what healing He has in store for you. Healing Journey will be held on October 6th and 7th at Wellspring Church, Englewood Colorado. For more information, please check out the website and register for the event at this link:

https://www.adventdenver.com/events/the-healing-journey2023.

Weekly Update: August 8-13, 2023

Schedule for Sunday, August 13

Sunday Morning Services: This Sunday, Pastor Matt Burnett will be preaching. 

We will have services at our regular Sunday times - 8:30 AM and 10:45 AM. The nursery will be open and staffed for the second service. 

Our regular calendar of weekly events, as described AT THIS LINK, will be in place through the rest of the week.

Food Trucks!

The food truck event returns to HTAC this Friday evening, August 11, from 5 to 8 PM.

We've had great turnouts, excellent dining, and awesome outreach opportunities during the past food truck events in the HTAC parking lot.

The trucks are back this Friday for the August event. Please come join us! It's a great way to support our neighborhood and to meet some of the folks who walk or drive by our church every day, wondering what those Anglicans are really like.

Labor Day Weekend Service/Picnic

We need volunteers for the IAC/HTAC joint service and picnic!

The big Labor Day Weekend service and picnic at Bear Creek Regional Park is just a few weeks away. We've been asked to corral as many as 25 volunteers to help with the following key functions:

-- Parking

-- Greeting

-- Setup

-- Cleanup

We currently have less than 10 volunteers. Please consider signing up to help out. 

We especially need a few people to help direct traffic in the parking lots at Bear Creek, and we need a couple of folks to help staff the greeting tables, where the bulletins and picnic instructions are handed out.

The volunteer signup form is included in the picnic RSVP form. You can find it all at THIS LINK on our website.

Thursday Spotlight: August 3, 2023

Life Groups: Doing Life Together

One of the most profound and enduring truths about the human experience is provided right at the beginning of Scripture, at the beginning of all Creation: "Then the Lord God said, 'It is not good that the man should be alone. . .'"  (Gen 2:18 ESV)

We, like our Creator, are made for community. Just as our God is inherently relational -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- so also we, created in the image of God, are naturally and inherently relational beings, designed and intended to live in Community. 

Alone, without community, we simply do not thrive.

Who constitutes your community? Who knows your victories and your struggles, your celebrations and your worries, your loves and your dismays? If we never put ourselves into a context where we can be known closely and authentically, sadly, the answer is "No one." 

All of us -- every one, without exception -- needs a small group of co-journeyers (friends) in this life who support us and for whom we can offer love and support. Church life groups are a context where you can know and be known, where you can become a friend and can have friends.

If you are not currently part of a life group, talk to someone you know at HTAC who is in a life group, and listen to their testimony about what God has done in their life through small group relationships. Don't miss out!

Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing stories about small group experiences, collecting names of individuals and families who are interested in trying out a Life Group, and recruiting leaders for the formation of new Life Groups at HTAC.

Pleae, fill out the online Life Group Sign-up form. 

If you have questions, reach out to Pastor Al Janssen or Deacon Mark Summers. 

Come and see what God has for you in a Life Group at HTAC!

Volunteers Needed for Joint Service/Picnic

We need to recruit approximately 25 individuals to help with a variety of tasks at the September 3rd joint service and picnic with International Anglican Church. The event will be held at Bear Creek Regional Park, and the service will begin at 9:30 AM. 

We need several small teams of individuals (or families) to help with setup and cleanup, food layout, greeting tables, and parking lot monitors. We also need to have everyone RSVP for the event, so we can plan the food and the service to cover all who attend. 

Please fill out the RSVP form at THIS LINK, and sign up to help with one of the volunteer functions. 

We've got less than a month to pull all of this together, and your help would be deeply appreciated.