HT Notes
news & updates Aug. 20, 2020
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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.
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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. |
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Dot and Bill, Violet, Jude, Roy and Charlotte, Adam and family, John, and Chesley.
For our brothers and sisters in Cange and Bois Joli.
For those who grieve, those who have lost jobs.
For healing for our nation.
For justice and peace.
For the President and all who are in authority.
For health care workers and all first responders.
For hospice care workers.
For all students, faculty and staff of schools and universities.
For the repose of the soul of Marilane Carter.
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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Backpack Blessing This Sunday |
Holy Trinity continues our now-beloved tradition of blessing backpacks for the start of the school year. The blessing will be offered at two different times on Sunday, August 23: during the 9:00 service in the St. Paul's churchyard and at 10:00 in the upper parking lot at Holy Trinity.
Bring your backpacks and/or devices to either location to be blessed and receive a special tag to remind you of the love your Holy Trinity family has for you as you begin a new school year.
For the Blessing at Holy Trinity, please park in the back parking lot and remain in your car. Tune your radio to FM 97.7--we'll broadcast the blessing on that frequency. I will bring tags to each car. Please have at least one occupant of the car masked to receive the tags through the car window.
Our collection of school supplies for Helping Hands Children's Shelter will take place online this year. Helping Hands has a wish list at Amazon, through which you can make your donations. Click here to access it.
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Thanks to your continued faithful giving, Holy Trinity remains in good financial health. We are blessed by generous pledgers and other givers who support the mission and ministry of Holy Trinity. During this time, although we are not able to meet in worship as usual, the work of the Parish goes on. We hope that if you are able, you will continue to make your weekly contribution by mail or via our website.
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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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Lectionary Readings for the Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost:
Psalm 124
Romans 12:1-8
Matthew 16:13-20
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Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School |
The Day School teachers and staff were happy to welcome many happy faces back to school this week. There are many ways to support the Day School this year including:
Ingles Tools for Schools Program, School ID#22875 – Go to http://www.inglestoolsforschools.com/, select the “Link Your Card” link, select “Episcopal Day School” as the school you want to support, and enter your name and Advantage Card number (needs to be done at the beginning of EACH school year). When you make purchases using your Ingles Advantage Card, Ingles will very generously give back to the school a portion of those sales for items such as PPE, art supplies or new toys. You may also provide your Advantage Card number to the school so we can sign you up!
If you would like to help out with school supplies, the Day School welcomes the following donations: Disinfecting wipes (Clorox or other brands), hand sanitizer, nitrile gloves, printer paper (any color), card stock (any color), yellow fine tip highlighters, paper towels, hand soap, facial tissue, zip lock baggies (all sizes), glue sticks, watercolor paper/paint and cotton balls.
Please let Lauren Russell, Acting Director, lrussell@holytrinityclemson.org, know if you have any questions or suggestions this school year. We are grateful for the support from the Holy Trinity community!
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Clemson Community Care's special needs this week are juice, cereal, crackers, dry beans, deodorant, shampoo, dog food, and cat food. 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). Thank you for your generosity!
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
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Produce RX at Clemson Free Clinic |
The Clemson Free Clinic has remained open throughout the pandemic and has supplied medical and nutrition prescriptions curbside each week. A few weeks ago, the leadership team, led by Dr. Quattlebaum, decided to resume seeing clients in-person, under strict protocols. Prescription deliveries are still curbside. We have enhanced our produce offerings this spring and summer to provide additional nutrients during this unsettled time--and are seeing more consistent participation.
One unanticipated consequence of the pandemic has been to the 3 local farmers from whom we purchase the produce. Their incomes have been impacted by the closure of restaurants and farmers markets, so we have been able to provide some consistency to their incomes.
We continue to rely on refrigerator and storage space at Holy Trinity and greatly appreciate that. A special thanks to Dr. Quattlebaum, Judy Surak and Sandy Smith for your steady guidance through this process, and to David Robb at the Student Organic Farm for growing amazingly delicious food and delivering it to the church while the farm is closed! Beth Kunkel
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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. 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
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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 cleaning supplies, trash bags, paper products, gift cards from Dollar General, Lowes and Walmart, and cash donations are always good too:)
Many thanks again from Our Daily Rest.
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Flower List for September and October |
We have vacancies for all the Sundays in September and for October 18th and 25th. If you would like to honor a loved one by providing flowers for Sunday online worship, please contact Sheryl Shankles at htchurch@holytrinityclemson.org or call (864) 654-5071. Include your name, the date that you want to provide flowers, whether it's in honor or memory and the loved one's name. You will be billed directly by Tiger Lily Florist.
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The deadline for articles for the September 2020 Tempo is August 24th. |
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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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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 at St. Paul's continues to be such a joy even as we carefully follow social distancing guidelines. The service goes from 9:00 - 9:30am Sundays |
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Click the link below to join the Online Coffee Hour immediately following online worship
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