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 now have two dates open for someone(s) to sign up to provide a meal for the Canterbury - 10/28 and 11/4. Please check your schedule and see if you might be available to serve on one of these dates.

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 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!).

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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Clemson Community Care has a need for the following food items: canned soup, dry beans, canned vegetables , except no canned green beans or corn. Household and personal care items such a dish detergent, shampoo, and lotion..

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.

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!