Eric Crouse, crucifer; Graydon Wallace and Caroline Amerson, torchbearers @ 4PM

No Readings & Intercessions at 4PM

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What's Happening at HT



MONDAY, DEC. 19 - FRIDAY, DEC 30

Church Office Closed; Staff accessible


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24

4:00 PM Family Eucharist

7:00 PM Festival Eucharist

10:30 PM Candlelight Eucharist- St. Paul's


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25th

10:00 AM Holy Eucharist/Meals on Wheels- Parish Hall

What's Coming-up at HT

SUNDAY, JANUARY 1

10:00 AM Holy Eucharist- Nave

5:00 PM Holy Eucharist- St. Paul's


SUNDAY, JANUARY 8

Breakfast and Sunday School Resume 

Guest Preacher & Celebrant The Rev. Lynn Sanders


SUNDAY, JANUARY 15

5:00 PM Evening Prayer- St. Paul's


SUNDAY, JANUARY 22

10:00AM Combined Service

James Butler Graham to be baptized

Annual Meeting following service

Around the Parish

December is a busy time, but please mark your calendars and make plans to spend time with your Holy Trinity Family!


Lessons and Carols was wonderful service you can still experience here!




Breakfast, Sunday School and nursey will resume on 1/8/23.

 

Christmas Eve children’s service, Sunday 12/24 at 4:00pm. Children will help tell the Christmas Story by walking in figures of the Nativity to place in the Creche. Please make plans to join us! There is no rehearsal or prep needed, we will line up beginning at 3:50, in the Narthex.


Christmas Music and Flower Dedications: Honored &/or remembered loved ones adorning our Christmas services with beauty have been collected and the dedications included in our Christmas Eve Bulletins.


Christmas Day- Holy Trinity will once again provide the Christmas Day meal for Clemson Meals on Wheels. We ask that volunteers sign up to prepare a part of the meal and drop it off at the church for a team to pack the individual servings on Christmas morning. These items can be dropped off at Holy Trinity Christmas Eve from 3:00 – 4:00PM or on Christmas Day from 7:00-7:30AM. If you have any questions, please contact Martha Williams.


MONDAY, DEC. 19 - FRIDAY, DEC 30 Office closed, Staff has varied shifts but can set up a time to meet when need be. Please email staff member to do so.


SPECIAL ORDER SINGING ROOSTER COFFEE & CHOCOLATE

Perhaps the best quality and certainly best tasting fresh coffee available anywhere in the Upstate is Singing Rooster fair-trade Haitian Mountain Blue. Grown on the volcanic mountainsides in rural Haiti and currently being harvested in the villages of Bois Joli and Morne Michel, high quality and exceptional taste are their hallmark. Remembering that 70% of the proceeds from each sale go directly back to Haiti. Of each $12 purchase only $4 goes toward processing, shipping and handling while $5 goes directly back to the farmers and $3 goes to support University Students from Cange. Christmas gifts for those hard to shop for family and friends. To order your gourmet coffee, simply print FORM HERE, Complete and mail or deliver with your check to the church office. Orders received by Friday, December 9, will be available to pick up on Thursday, December 22. Contact Harry Morse by text, phone, or email. $12-$14 per 12 oz bag -- payable to: Holy Trinity; Memo: Coffee Outreach. For more serious, cost, and environmental waste conscious coffee consumers we can order a 5 pound bag for $60. $12 per 16 OZ. a real bargain!!


Advent Special on Stained Glass Window Ornaments! Both the Healing and Teaching stained glass ornaments will be $20 during Advent. They are copies of the two windows in the back left side of the nave. Each comes boxed with a ribbon for hanging and a card with the scripture reference. “He began to teach them many things”- Mark 6:34. The teaching window was given to the glory of God in honor of Girdler and Estella Fitch and Hampton and Judy Jerrell. “Your faith has made you well” - Luke 8:45-48 The healing window was given to the glory of God in memory of Temperance Glenn Young Conley. These ornaments would make meaningful gifts for any teacher or health care provider contact Sally Morrell


After many years of faithful and excellent service as the Chair of the Thrift Shop at St. Paul's, Diana Manly is stepping down. Please be sure to thank Diana for all that she has done to lead this important ministry in Pendleton. Effective January 1, 2023 Judy Surak will be the Chairman of the Thrift Shop.

Ongoing Items



Appeal for Funds for St. Paul’s Renovation & Painting Project 200th anniversary! St. Paul’s is now in dire need of a major renovation to its exterior, and we are seeking financial contributions to fund this effort.  We have been quoted $140,000 for the entire job and we are seeking grants and diocesan assistance, but any contributions would be greatly appreciated and much-needed. Checks may be made out to Holy Trinity Episcopal Church with St. Paul’s Renovation in the memo line. If you would like additional information, please contact Mtr. Suz Cate or Mary Lou Sigsby, chairperson for the St. Paul’s Committee of Holy Trinity.


Breakfast Team Members Needed! Breakfast Teams prepare, serve, and clean up after our weekly Sunday breakfasts. Each team serves once a month during the school year. There are four established teams who could use another set of hands. Team cooking is tons of fun and a great way to get to know your HT friends better. Please contact Bill Purkerson or Vanessa Apicello in the church office if you would be interested in joining a team or just checking it out one Sunday.


Need a Ride to Church? please contact Serena Dubose and she will make arrangements.


Weekly Bible Study Tuesdays at 11 AM Bible study will not meet on 12/20.


St. Paul's Thrift Shop regular hours are Monday and Thursday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and on every third Saturday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, September through June. It is located at 314 East Queen Street, Pendleton, SC, next to the church. Looking forward to seeing you!


Clemson Community Care Clemson Community Care is in need of many food items: Canned meat and canned fish, jelly, peanut butter, canned fruit, pasta sauce, pork and beans, canned vegetables, soup, canned beans, cereal, oatmeal, grits, canned pasta, shelf stable milk. Also in short supply: soap, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes, lotion, baby wipes, shampoo/conditioner, paper towels and toilet paper. All donations are greatly appreciated!


If you would like to honor the memory of a loved one or celebrate a milestone with a dedication of altar flowers for the church, contact Vanessa (864-654-5071) or write it in the flower book, which will be located in the Narthex each Sunday. Please note that during Advent, we adorn the altar with an arrangement of greens, rather than flowers. Flowers will return to the altar for Christmas and following until Lent.


Email / Phishing Precautions: Here is more information. Be alert for these scams, which are especially prevalent in the holiday season. Check very carefully before you respond to that email- they often ask for "favors", "errands" or gift cards. Safest to call or text to check it out.


Please add also the following: 

COVID Precautions: Community levels for our area have increased! We are now at Medium Community levels. You may want to take extra care in public spaces, including our worship services. You can protect yourself and others from risk of all sorts of infectious diseases by continuing to follow common sense measures: wash your hands frequently, stay home if you have symptoms, wear a mask if you have been exposed, have elevated risk factors, or simply wish to add that layer of protection.  


Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 193 Old Greenville Highway, Clemson, SC 2963

(864) 654-5071

www.holytrinityclemson.org


Worship Schedule

8:00am in the Nave, Rite I

10:30am in the Nave and Livestreamed Holy Eucharist, Rite II

5:00pm Holy Eucharist, Rite I at St. Paul's (first Sunday of the month)

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