HT Notes
news & updates Feb. 25, 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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Lenten Prayer Luminary Event and Food Drive |
Please note new date!
A Lenten prayer luminary event will be held March 7 (date changed due to rain), 6-9pm on the Trinity Place lawn. White luminary bags and pens have been placed inside the side Chapel onto which you may write your prayers; please leave your prayer bags in the basket. This space is accessible 24hrs. There will also be a table with bags and pens available after the 2pm outdoor service this Sunday. You may also email your prayers to Mary Beth Johnstone bjohnstone69@gmail.com and they will be written onto bags for you; please email your prayers by March 4 (new date). On the evening of the event, everyone is invited to come walk around the circle of prayers! We will also collect food donations for CCC at the event.
This is a drop-in event and please wear masks. We hope you can attend!
Thank you! - The Family Ministry Committee
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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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Lenten Prayers to Assist You |
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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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 Day School will hold its annual Spring Flower Basket Fundraiser this year. We are offering the following from Roebuck's Greenhouses, Roebuck, SC:
$17.00-10" Fern, green foliage, shade lover
$17.00-11" Red Geranium Basket, sun/part-sun
$17.00-11" Combo Basket, sun loving varieties
Please place your order from 3/1-3/31 by contacting Lauren Russell (lrussell@holytrinityclemson.org/864-654-0298). Make checks payable to: Episcopal Day School. All baskets will be ready for pick-up after 12:00 pm on Friday, April 16th.
Thank you,
Lauren
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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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We still have several openings for providing Canterbury meals during March and April. Please continue to sign up.
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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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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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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, Dot and Bill, Violet, Jude, Roy and Charlotte, Frieda Wald, Luther, Kathy, Vicki, and Darla, Carolyn Foster, Jasy, Earl Burch, Carmen Purkerson, Marcelle and Desiree, Carolyn, Paul Llewellyn, Kelli and Bailey, Charlotte, Ralph, Beverly Martineau, all who have COVID and their families, and for the people of Texas.
Pray in thanksgiving for all who are recovering and have recovered from COVID-19, for the COVID vaccine, for the birthdays of Amelia McMullan, Alice Ellison, Bill Purkerson, Beth Poole, Priscilla Wentworth, Bonnie Eisenbies, Savannah Hawkins, Alena Senf, Gary Culler, and Dawson Luke.
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 essential workers across all industries, for all students, faculty, and staff of schools and universities, and young parish families struggling with parents work and children in school.
Pray for the souls of all the departed, Dorothy, Jonathan, Rush Limbaugh, 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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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. The Zoom link is
Meeting ID: 896 5975 0605
Passcode: 737122
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. Tonight Social Justice in the Hebrew Bible, group led. Next week: Social Justice in the Shadow of the Apocalypse, group led.
The Zoom link for participating in this class is below.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 878 6832 4458
Passcode: 426504
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Covid-19 Vaccine Questions |
If you have questions about Covid-19, here is where you can get answers. Click on the picture to enlarge.
Spanish language:
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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 Nettles Park. 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: (I posted this health tip nearly 3 years ago...)
"Criticize yourself, finding fault, things you could improve. Today: Compliment yourself, finding value, things that make you the special person you are. Celebrate your strengths. Yes, there are things we can all improve, but put more energy into the positives you bring to life. You'll be glad you did!"
Today: Ditto.
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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 Second Sunday in Lent:
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Clemson Community Care's most needed food items are: Soup, Jelly, Mixed vegetables, Dish detergent, Laundry detergent (not very large size) and Paper towels. Thank you everyone.
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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An Update from Family Promise |
The pandemic has challenged us to be extremely flexible, creative, and on-going in recognizing needs and modifying what we do. We have continued offering sheltering services throughout the pandemic.
We are sheltering families by paying for motels now. This has led to the requirement that guests must have a vehicle to be accepted into the program. Because so many folks come to us with old and faulty vehicles, we have had to take on the role of sometimes assisting with car repairs. Because meals are not being cooked and served by the congregations, we have asked our network churches to conduct drives for restaurant and grocery gift cards. Additionally, we have requested hand sanitizer and masks (mostly children’s) from the volunteers so these can be provided to the guests. There have been some issues to work out with the motel such as spotty wi-fi. Since the majority of case management is being done by email, it is necessary for guests to have access. When I do have case management meetings in person, they are held outside, rain or shine, cold or warm! While we still have the expectation that parents work, we’ve had to be flexible when single parents have to accommodate children doing virtual weeks of school or having to quarantine.
Because there is emergency funding available to respond to people in need caused by COVID, Armilla has written proposals and accessed these funds, enabling us to begin offering prevention services, to prevent folks from becoming homeless. We have a part-time case manager to manage those cases. At intake, we look at whether someone’s needs could be met through prevention instead of sheltering. Thus far, more than 60 people have benefitted from our prevention program!
--Excerpted from a recent email to Family Promise Coordinators.
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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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