Please join us on Saturday, October 17, for a celebration of Trinity Place. There will be opportunities for small groups to come together in the early afternoon (see details below), and at 4:00 we will raise a glass in thanksgiving to all who made Trinity Place a reality.

There will be three small group gatherings in the pavilion and on the green of up to 10, at 1:00, 1:45, and 2:30. These 30 minute gatherings are designed to allow parishioners who are not comfortable with larger groups to enjoy fellowship with Holy Trinity friends while they explore Trinity Place. A reservation is required to attend a small group gathering—click here to sign up.

At 4:00, we will have an open gathering to celebrate Trinity Place and all who made it possible. This is a BYOT event (Bring Your Own Toast). We will gather for a short program of recognition for all those who have given sacrificially of their time, talent, and treasure to make Trinity Place happen.

We will continue to worship outdoors in our sacred space, Trinity Place, for the foreseeable future. We are moving the time of that service to 2:00 pm on October 25 and will keep that time until further notice. We will meet as often as the weather allows (the Worship Support Team declared that it will be too cold “when it snows”). Come when you feel safe doing so. 

If you don’t feel safe coming to in-person worship, please join us online at 10:30 each Sunday. We are changing up our online service from Morning Prayer to Ante-Communion, which is the churchy way of saying that we will follow the Liturgy of the Word from our Holy Eucharist liturgy. There are a couple of reasons for this change: this liturgy allows Noah the opportunity to fulfill his liturgical ministry as a deacon, and it allows us to plan for more fulsome expressions of our liturgical seasons. The latter is rather important as we approach All Saints’, Advent, and Christmas.  

This year we will observe All Souls' Day with a candlelit service of Holy Eucharist in the churchyard at St. Paul's, on Monday, November 2, at 7pm. Please consider joining us as we pray for our beloved dead and all the faithful departed.

As part of this liturgy we will read the parish necrology: the names of those who are especially on our hearts on this day who we wish to remember before God. Whether you are able to attend or not, please submit your names to Deacon Noah (nstansbury@holytrinityclemson.org) by Sunday, November 1 for inclusion on this list.

We now have only one date open for someone to provide a meal for the Canterbury: 11/4. Please check your schedule and see if you might be available to serve on this date.

Please send us your prayers of thanksgiving as well as prayer requests. All names will be listed for three weeks unless a longer time is requested. To add a name to the list, send an email to Serena DuBose at daffydubose@gmail.com. Please consider if you need to speak to someone before adding a name to the list to prevent misunderstandings.

In-person Sunday school will take place on the 3^rd Sunday of every month, during the in-person church service outside, using social distancing, masks and hygienic practices. The lessons will be about 30 minutes. Our meetings will be located at Trinity Place now that construction is completed. We are committed to being flexible, safe and communicative under the constraints of the ongoing pandemic. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mary Beth Johnstone (864-506-5570; mbjohnstone69@gmail.com).

Please arrive a few minutes ahead of 9:00am, so that we can gather into our respective groups. Each leader will have a sign indicating where each group will meet; the groups are: pre-K (3 and 4 years), Godly Play (K-2^nd grade), Faith Travelers (3^rd-5^th grades), Middle School (6^th-8^th grades) and High school (9^th -12^th grade).

In October, Holy Trinity Adult Formation will offer a short course from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, “How to Be a Crazy Christian.” Building on his book, Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus (2013), the course encourages us “to break away, to be different, to embrace the crazy hope of the Gospel.” He argues that ‘[j]oining the counter-cultural adventure of discipleship means beginning truly to live, to know peace and joy, to have hope, and to dream of glory.”

The course is composed of four short videos and structured discussions that we will divide into two sessions, at 7 p.m. October 15 and 22. It will be hosted on Zoom by Bob Green. If you are interested in what Bishop Curry believes it means to be a Christian, you should find this course enlightening. We realize that these dates correspond to the proposed dates for the last two presidential debates but suggest they might be a welcome palliative prior to them. If you are interested, please contact Bob (rpgreen@clemson.edu) or Sheryl (htchurch@holytrinityclemson.org) at the church office so that we can forward Zoom information at the appropriate time.

Daily Devotions for Disciples

You can pick up your November/December/January Forward Day by Day devotional in the the church office or the chapel (just don't go past the rope or you will set off the alarm!). These booklets are also available as you enter our in-person worship services at Trinity Place.

How many of us over the past 5 months have seen a great deal more of our kids? Did we take advantage of this time to connect with them? Did we connect with them on their faith? Well just in case you don't have an answer to each of those questions, we have a class that can help! This Fall Bill Purkerson will host a weekly class/course on connecting with your youth on faith using a book called The Sticky Faith Guide. The overall purpose is to find avenues to help our youth develop a faith that will last them well into the future. There will be time to have discussion on a very basic level and even if you aren't able to complete the readings you can still participate. We will hold the class by Zoom on Tuesdays at 7:00. I hope you will be able to join us and please bring a friend. 

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 Psalm 147:1-7

Clemson Community Care has a need for the following food items: soup, mixed vegetables, dry beans, cereal, oatmeal, grits, and pudding cups. There's also need for dish detergent.

Donations may be dropped off to the purple bin on the Purkerson's front porch (111 Dogwood Terrace Lane, Clemson) or taken directly to CCC (105 Anderson Hwy, Clemson) around back of the building before 11:00am any morning Monday through Thursday.

If you would prefer to make a monetary donation to enable CCC to buy food or help the community in other ways you can send a check to CCC, PO Box 271, Clemson SC 29633 or make an online donation via PayPal or credit card at clemsoncommunitycare.org. Donations are tax deductible and all donations are greatly appreciated! Thank you for your continued support.

A single mother with three children that we have had in a motel since 9/14/20 has just this past weekend been moved into the house at Easley Presbyterian for continued sheltering. The mother is scheduled to begin work next week, and we have arranged for daycare and afterschool care for the three children. First Baptist of Clemson had generously agreed to get repairs done on her van, specifically the windshield wiper motors and arms plus the power steering. Today, it was taken to the repair shop for assessment, and the mechanic advised that there are numerous other repairs needed, including a soon-to-blow head gasket. He said a new engine is needed but said that the vehicle has so many other problems that it is not worth fixing. He does not know how long it will be drivable but said when it goes, it will simply not move and will leave her stranded.

I am reaching out to you you to request your assistance please! If you know of anyone who has an old vehicle that they would be willing to donate to her. Please share this situation with them and let them know this situation is an imminent request as the mother needs to begin working next week. Please contact me with any questions and with ideas and offers.

JoAnn Musto Brink

Case Manager

Family Promise of Pickens County

864-644-8828

864-442-5829 Fax

Our Daily Rest homeless shelter in Seneca sends their thank you's to Holy Trinity for all your generous donations. At this time during Covid, especially needed are your prayers, and donations of Men's pants sizes 32 and 34,

twin sheets, flat and fitted, fresh clothes for the folks at Our Daily Bread who come to the portable shower van, and cash donations are always good too. Many thanks again from Our Daily Rest.

After over 75 years, we are going to miss our traditional annual Holy Trinity bazaar this year – at least in person. However, we will offer some of the favorite items on line. First will be the church mice that include a procession of choristers, bishops, priests, deacons, crucifers, acolytes, vergers, and thurifers. Plus we have angels and cheerleaders – both Clemson and that other state school... Each mouse requires hours of loving hand-crafting so quantities are limited. Cost is $25 each. (Knowing the labor involved, all “Mouse crafters” would say this is a real bargain!) To reserve your mouse, contact Sally Morrell at 864-654-5607, 864-710-5264, or at sallym29631@gmail.com.

Are you missing being inside the church? We have a few remaining stained glass ornaments of our church windows, and these can be lovely reminders of the space we now see only on line. The ornaments cost $25 each. If you would like to purchase one or to add your name to a waiting list for those that have previously sold out, please contact Sally Morrell at sallym29631@gmail.com.

And it can’t stop the Holy Trinity Christmas Stocking Guild (I totally just made up that name) elves from working their magic! With many thanks to Mellie, Eunice, Sarah, Sue, Cindy and Frances for all their inspiring work, we have our gorgeous, traditional heirloom hand-knit and hand-

embellished woolen Christmas stockings ready for sale with your personalization! It is not too late to order. Price is $75 each. These treasures will last a lifetime. Please call or text me, Amy Agosti, at 864-650-3145 or akagosti@yahoo.com to place your order. Contactless delivery available!