HT Notes
news & updates Feb. 11, 2021
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Please note: everything you need for Sunday worship and fellowship, including bulletins and links, will be available by 7:00am each Sunday morning just by clicking on the Sunday morning update in your inbox, or you can find it 24/7 on the HTv page of the Holy Trinity website.
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Ash Wednesday
We will have an in-person service at Trinity Place at 12:30 on Wednesday, February 17. Rather than the usual Imposition of Ashes by the priests, we will arrange for each congregant to pick up a small container of ashes as they arrive. At the appointed time, we will all impose ashes on ourselves, or household groups may impose ashes on each other. The Liturgy will otherwise proceed as normal. Masks are required for participation.
We will also make arrangements for each household to participate in the Liturgy for Ash Wednesday in their own homes. We will send a small packet of ashes with instructions and an Order of Worship that can be used in a couple of ways. You can say the prayers and impose ashes as a family when it is convenient for you. You can join a Zoom service at 5:00 (the Zoom link will be provided in a special email that day). Or you may join Canterbury’s live-streamed liturgy at 7:00. Each of these ways to participate in the Liturgy include the invitation to observe a holy Lent—all are invited!
Rite One for 5 Sundays in Lent
Our Sunday worship will use Rite One for the Season of Lent. Some of you have expressed a desire to worship using the traditional language of Rite One, a desire which is shared by the clergy of the parish. Therefore, for the 5 Sundays in Lent, we will worship using those lovely old words.
Lenten Devotions
We are pre-recording The Great Litany and Stations of the Cross, which will feature a variety of familiar faces and voices. These recordings will be available on our website for your devotional use as part of your Lenten observance. You may wish to pray The Great Litany one or more times each week. You might set a time each Friday for Stations of the Cross. You choose the time and frequency for your devotions. We pray that these offerings will help you to observe a holy Lent.
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Cookies for Valentines Day |
The Pastoral Care Team is preparing Valentines care packages for some of our parish friends (30-ish households) to be delivered Feb. 13. We would like to include 4-6 cookies in each package. If we could get 14 dozen cookies baked with love and packaged with care, that would be such a blessing. If you can help, please sign up here: Any questions contact Pam Mack at pammack@clemson.edu
Instructions: Please prepackage the cookies in small bags of two or three (so we can mix and match different kinds of cookies). Please be sure to mask and sanitize as you are packaging. Deliver them to the side chapel before 10 am Feb. 13.
Click here to sign up to bake cookies with SignUp Genius. We've had some problem with the signup form, but it is working now. Please signup as soon as possible.
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Online Lenten Devotionals Each Wednesday |
During Lent this year, the Alliance of Pendleton Area Churches (APAC) will be offering Online Lenten Devotionals each Wednesday at noon on Facebook. We wish we could gather in person for our annual Lenten lunches, but this will give us an opportunity for virtual connection as a Pendleton community during this Holy Season. The devotionals will be provided by different area ministers and posted on the Alliance of Pendleton Area Churches Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AllianceofPendletonAreaChurches or search Facebook for @AllianceofPendletonAreaChurches). You do not have to have a Facebook account to view the video devotionals. If you do have a Facebook account, be sure to visit the APAC Facebook page and click “like” so you will see notifications from APAC. A new devotion video will be posted each Wednesday at noon during Lent, as well as on Good Friday at noon. The videos will remain available on Facebook so you may watch them at your convenience. We look forward to gathering as a community throughout the season of Lent, beginning on Wednesday Feb 17th.
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The Bataan Death March Remembrance |
For the past 12 years, Colonel Ben Skardon has traveled to White Sands Missile Base in New Mexico to participate in the Bataan Memorial Death March, paying tribute to his fallen comrades and all who endured that gruesome time. Over the years, Ben has garnered a following, dubbed "Ben's Brigade", that march that tribute with him. Due to COVID restrictions, Ben will not be traveling there this year. Instead, a virtual march, created by dedicated Clemson folks and Ben supporters, will be held March 21-28. You can participate and pay tribute to the brave men who marched with Ben and endured such an unimaginable time. Learn more about The Clemson 8 Challenge - Bataan Death March Remembrance. Sign up here. |
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Thank you for signing up to provide Canterbury meals. Please continue to do so. Openings are Feb. 24th, March 10th and 31st, as well as several more further down the line.
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ZOOM Link for Coffee Hour |
Please use the link below from now on for Coffee Hour.
Meeting ID: 825 3754 2365
Passcode: 636407
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Shrove Tuesday Event With Gather.town |
Tired of zoom meetings but still not ready for in-person gatherings? Miss all your HT friends? Ready to party? Let’s celebrate Shrove Tuesday in a new way – still virtual but much more fun!
Gather.town is essentially software like Zoom, but with the added benefit of seeing the virtual “room” you and others are occupying, and with the ability to move around and interact with other participants based on your locations in the room, just like real life! There’s even a chance to enter a room and play a game or watch of video, which would make it fun for kids as well adults, making our 2021 Shrove Tuesday the multigenerational activity it has always been,
You do not need to download any software to participate. All you need is a laptop or desktop computer, (we have found iPads and phones a bit more challenging, though kids are often better than adults and figuring them out!), and a willingness to try something new, using the link below:
Joe Yanes has created a very short video to let you see how this looks, It can be found in the parish facebook page. But basically, when you enter the site, you will be asked to turn on your microphone and video camera (so we can see and hear you), and name yourself. You will then see yourself as a character, able to move into the house using the directional arrows on your computer. When you enter the house, one of us will be there to greet you and tell what’s happening in each room. Then, you’ll be free to roam freely and chat with people as your figures get closer.
And that’s it!
If you have questions, please contact Cary Kaye at cary@aya.yale.edu or 864 280 1274.
Hope to have you join our Shrove Tuesday celebration on Tuesday, February 16 at 6:30.
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We are all one Body, because we share the same Bread of Life. Noah and I are available to bring Holy Communion from the altar at Holy Trinity to those who are unable to join us in church at this time. We are arranging garage and driveway visits or window visits to bring Holy Communion to you. We can also arrange for visits by phone or FaceTime, if you prefer. We will bring the Sacrament and call you for the prayers, and we will consume the wafers together from a distance. Please contact one of us if you would like to arrange a visit. We would love to bring the Sacrament to you before Christmas, if possible. Much love, Suz+
We would love to bring the Sacrament to you in 2021.
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Lenten and Easter Activities and Reflections for Families!
The family ministry committee will be distributing "Journey to Easter" bags to all our families with school aged children on February 14, after the 2pm outdoor church service at Trinity Place. This bag will have fun activities and reflections for Shrove Tuesday, Lent, and Easter. We hope the items enclosed will help you celebrate these special seasons with your families! If you are unable to pick up your bag, please email Mary Beth Johnstone, mbjohnstone69@gmail.com, and we will deliver to your home 😊
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Pray for Justin, the Archbishop of Canterbury; Michael, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; and Andrew, our bishop; for the people and clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti, especially in Cange and Bois Joli; for the Bishop Nominating Committee and the next Bishop of Upper South Carolina; and for the clergy, staff, and vestry of our parish.
Pray for Joseph, our President; Henry, our governor; and all entrusted with authority and those who influence public opinion.
Pray for all people in any kind of need or trouble, especially Dot and Bill, Violet, Jude, Roy and Charlotte, Frieda Wald, Luther and Dorothy, Carolyn Foster, Jasy, Earl Burch, Walt Hayes, Jim and Connie Spencer, Martha and Richard, Carmen Purkerson, Marcelle and Desiree, Carolyn, Benji Koshy, Paul Llewellyn, all who have COVID and their families.
Pray in thanksgiving for all who are recovering and have recovered from COVID-19, for the COVID vaccine, for the baptism of Molly Durham and for the birthdays of Claiborne Linvill, Brandon Evans, Greg Vaughn, and Tina Robbins.
Pray for all victims of natural disasters, for those who have lost jobs, for healing for our nation, for people who work for justice and peace, for health care workers, for hospice care workers, for all first responders, and for all students, faculty, and staff of schools and universities, for our young parish families struggling with parents, work and children in school.
Pray for the souls of all the departed, especially Alden Valentine, Jerry, Dorothy, and all who have died from the coronavirus this week.
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.
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Special Presentation: On Sunday, Mtr. Suz will offer the second installment of a 2-part presentation resulting from her research project, completed this fall, looking into more obscure aspects of the history of St. Paul’s. The presentation is titled, “Making Room for Every Body: The Stories We Tell about St. Paul’s.” The focus is on the presence of enslaved persons as members of the Body of Christ at St. Paul’s in the ante-bellum period, with an emphasis on how the slaves came to be part of the “cure of souls” to whom the first three rectors ministered. The session will last about an hour, with some presentation of historical data and narrative, with time for reflections and questions. The presentation will take place via Zoom on February 14 at 4:00 pm. The Zoom link is provided below:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 837 1337 8263
Passcode: 949766
The first session was recorded and can be viewed by clicking here.
Our Lenten Program this year will follow the “Becoming Beloved Community” curriculum provided by The Episcopal Church. Becoming Beloved Community is an ongoing commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice.
Becoming Beloved Community represents not so much a set of programs as a journey, a set of interrelated commitments around which Episcopalians may organize our many efforts to respond to racial injustice and grow a community of reconcilers, justice-makers, and healers. The labyrinth may be an even more useful image for engaging the vision. "On the road toward reconciliation and healing, we move around corners and double back into quadrants we have visited before, each time discovering new revelation and challenge."—TEC website
Becoming Beloved Community will be offered via Zoom on Sunday afternoons at 4:00 in Lent, beginning February 21 and concluding on March 21. Each session will last about an hour. Information about the curriculum can be found here. Zoom links will be provided in HT Notes and the Sunday morning email each week.
What Are Biblical Values Book Study
This discussion group, led by several Education for Ministry participants, will continue on Thursday nights at 7:00 pm via Zoom. John Collins’ book exploring what the Bible has to say about moral and ethical issues has prompted robust conversations and reflection. Each session covers one chapter of the book, and the study is scheduled to conclude on March 4. The book is available from Amazon or can be ordered by your favorite book store. This week Chesley and Rachel Rowe will lead a discussion on chapter 5, The Bible and Environment. Next week's discussion is on chapter 6, Slavery and Liberation led by Bob Green.
The Zoom link for participating in this class is below.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 878 6832 4458
Passcode: 426504
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Attention: Episcopal Day School Alumni |
Calling all former Red Birds, Yellow Birds and Blue Birds! The Episcopal Day School, Clemson, is putting together an alumni directory of Day School attendees since 1959. If anyone reading this attended the Day School or knows of anyone else who is an alumna/alumnus, please help us. We would like to include as many as possible in this, our first directory. Please provide your name, (and if it is different than it was at the Day School, please add that), address, email address and the years that you attended the Day School.
Parents or grandparents, if you have names of Day School alumni, please pass this on to them. Help us reach out and find as many as possible.
Thank you all for helping with this project.
Sally Morrell, on behalf of the Day School Board Member
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Now more than ever, it is an act of Christian love to wear a face covering when you are away from your home. Please love your neighbor by wearing a mask, including whenever you come to our church buildings! We have masks available in the church office and at our outside worship services, just in case you get out the door without one. Please take care of yourselves and those you love by staying home if you feel unwell or have been exposed to Covid 19. Quarantine 14 days or obtain a negative test result before resuming contact.
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Information on COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination In Our Area |
Part of our Christian duty to love our neighbor by promoting the common good just got easier, with improved access to COVID-19 testing and the vaccines in our area.
Free Community Testing
The City of Clemson is partnering with the university to provide free COVID-19 testing to the community, following their nationally recognized testing system that reduced positive cases on campus to less than 2% by the end of last semester. This is a fantastic opportunity to get into a regular testing routine to help combat the spread of the virus. Testing is available weekday mornings from 7am-11am at the fire station on Isaqueena Trail. You do not need to make an appointment but you must register in advance and bring your unique QR code with you; the code can be printed out or saved to your smartphone. Note that this testing is not for current university students or employees; please use the on-campus testing system.
Find all the details and the registration form on the City’s website here.
COVID-19 Vaccinations
This week Governor McMaster and DHEC announced an expansion of vaccine eligibility to all South Carolina residents 65 and older, due to higher COVID-19 mortality rates in that age range. You must make an appointment to receive the vaccine. Visit scdhec.gov/vaxlocator or call 855-472-3432 to find a vaccination site and make an appointment. The governor announced this week that the vaccine will be available to those 65 and over, starting February 8.
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Helpful Tip From the Finance Committee |
As we begin the new year and you contemplate your charitable giving, keep in mind that if you are taking distributions from an IRA or 401K plan, you can donate part (or all) of your distribution to a qualified charitable organization such as Holy Trinity on a tax-free basis. Importantly, you do not need to itemize your taxes to take advantage of this benefit. If you are taking distributions but haven't made a Qualified Charitable Distribution before, consult with your tax advisor or financial institution to find out how to do so. Many institutions allow you to do this easily online. |
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Health Bits by Kathy Hunter
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TBT: (My health tip from about 5 years ago...)
""Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity." - John F. Kennedy
Get moving, keep moving, be smart!"
Today: Ditto
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Lenten Prayer Luminary Event and Food Drive |
The family ministry committee is planning a special luminary event to aid you in your Lenten journey. Over the next several weeks, white luminary bags will be available at the 2pm outdoor church service for you to write your prayers. You may also email your prayers to htchurch@holytrinityclemson.org and we will write them on a luminary for you. On the evening of the event (date to be determined), you are invited to come walk around the circle of prayers. We will also collect food donations for CCC. More details to follow!
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Is any among you suffering? Let them pray. Is any happy? Let them sing songs of praise!
-James 5:13
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If you would like to take part in the online Bible study which takes place on Tuesdays at 11:00am, use the link below. We take a deep dive into the readings appointed for the following Sunday, finding ways to connect them to our lives each week.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 837 8967 8685
Passcode: 927305
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Giving Thanks
for Your Giving
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Your faithful and steady giving helps Holy Trinity through these difficult times. Thank you. The leadership of the parish is grateful for your hearing the Gospel call to seek and serve Christ in all people, and responding with generosity. Because of that generosity, Holy Trinity continues to be a blessing in our community. May God continue to bless you richly also. |
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We're Here for You Holy Trinity is working hard to stay connected and provide support through the trials of pandemic restrictions. The Vestry and Neighborhood Group Leaders continue to reach out to parishioners in their areas regularly. Please contact your Neighborhood Group Leaders or the church office if you have any need, and we will do our best to help you out. The office staff are not necessarily in the office at all times, but we are all checking email and phone messages regularly. The office number is 864-654-5071. To reach Lynne Farmer, Parish Administrator select ext. 3, or Sheryl Shankles, Parish Secretary select ext. 0. You can reach Mtr. Suz at 864-364-1952 to call or text. Noah Stansbury's cell number is 864-723-0391.
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for the last Sunday after Epiphany:
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Clemson Community Care's most needed food items are: Soup, Grits, Oatmeal, Cereal, Dish detergent, and always Toiletries.
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.
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There Is a Need for Gift Cards |
The Coronavirus has impacted all of us and has implications for the families supported at Family Promise. At the moment JoAnn Brink, Case Manager for Family Promise, is working with a few families. JoAnn said there is a need for Gift cards to local grocery stores, gift cards for gas, and gift cards to local restaurants are needed. FYI the Easley Walmart does not have a gas station connected to the store. Gift cards can be mailed directly to Family Promise of Pickens County, c/o JoAnn Brink, 104 Stewart Drive, Easley, SC 29640. We will keep everyone informed.
We hope to count on your support for Family Promise of Pickens County. Our churches are not open for hosting families. We are also reaching out to you as there is a need for a fund for keeping vehicles that belong to families in our program on the road. Families must have a vehicle to be in our program. A car is needed to transport children to day care and afterschool care. Checks can be made payable to Family Promise of Pickens County in the memo line Car Fund. If you have any questions please contact me Liz Halpin (864) 903-6340 or ehalpin59@gmail.com. Families are our neighbors. A check made out to Family Promise of Pickens County is always acceptable and welcome. Family Promise of Pickens is a United Way Agency and a 501©3.
Thank you and stay safe.
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Phone: 864-482-2040
Address: PO Box 1246
525 East Main St.
Seneca, SC 29679
PayPal at OurDailyRest.org
Volunteer: 864-482-2040
Phone: 864-482-2040 ext.110
Questions, please call Judy Surak 864-933-5205 or judysurak@yahoo.com.
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Our Daily Rest and New Programs |
The homeless shelter in Seneca has branched out and now not only helps the homeless but works with individuals who are at risk of becoming homeless. For those who meet criteria, Our Daily Rest helps with utilities and rent and connects individuals with social services to help avoid the outcome of homelessness. Our Daily Rest also partners with landlords to identify safe and affordable housing. Another new program partners with local contractors to help repair and replace major home features, like roofing. Always your generosity, help and prayers are needed and appreciated.
The shelter still needs daily use items ( eg. coffee, sugar, trash bags, laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, gift cards). For now they have ample clothing.
As we strive each day to be Christ’s servants, may we be mindful of the time and talents gifted to us and how to share them with our brothers and sisters.
Our Daily Rest, P.O. Box 1246, Seneca, SC 29679
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Click here for a list of the Vestry members, their area of responsibility as well as contact information.
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St. Paul's Thrift Shop hours are Mondays or Thursdays from 10am to 12:30pm or 12:30pm to 3pm. 3rd Saturday from 10am to 1pm. Other than the open hours, contact Diana Manly (722-5112).
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Singing Rooster Coffee
Just text Lynne Farmer at 864.710.0011 and let her know what you want to order.
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The link to HTv is provided below and is also located on the home page of the Holy Trinity website.
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Our outdoor worship service is held at Trinity Place each week at 2:00 pm. Hope you can make it! Just remember to follow social distancing guidelines. |
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