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CHILDREN AND YOUTH NEWS
Family Field Day is this Friday, 7/31 at 5:30 on Trinity Place. Come dressed for water play!
Following the 10:30 service this Sunday, we invite youth ages 5th grade and up to attend a brief Acolyte and Junior Usher training session before we head to the Ice Cream Social. Families with young children are also encouraged to attend.
If needed, we will offer one more session on Sunday, August 9 following the 10:30 service.
Nursery will be available at the end of August. See upcoming communications for details.
Youth Group Wednesdays are set to kick of on Wednesday, August 5 from 6-7:30 pm in the Parish Hall. We have not had many responses. Please confirm with Jerae if your youth plans to attend the kick off. Watch communications for any updates.
Children’s Church will meet on Sundays, August 16 and 23rd at 10:15 am in the Parish Hall.
COMING UP
Come one and all! Bring cookies and help pack and deliver Joy & Comfort bags this Saturday, August 1st at 10:00 in the Parish Hall. It's good, quick fun assembling them and if you deliver even one you will be thanked and blessed. If you can't come on Saturday, please consider bringing some cookies by the church that week. They will be much appreciated!
This Sunday, Aug 2, we return to our normal Sunday morning worship schedule: 8:00 am Rite I and 10:30 am Rite II.
Sunday, August 2 will be our annual Backpack Blessing during our 10:30 am Children’s Service. All those involved in education in any aspect are welcome to bring their backpack or simply themselves and receive a blessing as we begin another school year. Join us following this service for an ice cream social. Bring your favorite ice cream topping to share!
All are invited to a potluck at the home of Lura Forcum (183 E. Queen St., Pendleton), following the 5 pm service at St. Paul's on Sun, Aug. 2nd. No RSVP required. Bring a covered dish and enjoy fellowship with other parishioners.
Children’s Choir Rehearsals have begun. Grades K-2 will meet from 4:15-4:45 pm each Tues and Wed and Grades 3-8 from 5:00-5:45 each Tues and Wed. Children are welcome to come on the day that best fits their schedule and are also welcome to attend both days. Children’s Choir is open to members and non-members alike, so spread the word!
Hunter Pfisterer will receive the Sacrament of Holy Baptism on Sun, August 16th during the 10:30 worship service.
Gather with other post-college Episcopal young adults from the Upstate for a Spartanburgers game! Sunday August 16th at 4:35 pm. Young Professionals (Post-college through 30-somethings) from across the Diocese are invited to Fifth-Third stadium in Spartanburg to watch the Spartanburgers baseball game. Reserve your spot now for $20 by clicking here, or email Lauren Wainwright, our diocese's Director of Young Adult Formation.
SAVE THE DATE!
Canterbury Suppers Return Monday, August 24th at 6 pm. Volunteers are needed. Our college students love getting the opportunity to gather together for a meal and to get to know HT parishioners. You can help by providing a meal for them. Click here to access the sign up.
GET INVOLVED
Meal Train for Anna Courie - One of our newer parishioners needs our help. Anna Courie is the Chief Wellness Officer for Clemson University. She and her husband, Treb have been attending our 8:00 service since before they moved into their Clemson home last spring. Anna is fighting a recurrence of lymphoma, undergoing a 6-month course of chemotherapy. Her friends have set up a meal train through Give in Kind. Read about Anna's journey and sign up to provide a meal here. Meals are covered through August, but there are lots of openings in September and beyond. Keep Anna and Treb in your prayers--it makes a real difference!
UPDATE: Don't Miss Holy Trinity's Back-To-School Giving Corner, located in the narthex! We're collecting lunchboxes and snacks for children for Family Promise, backpacks and school supplies for middle and high school age boys for Helping Hands Shelter (click here for a list of needed supplies for H.H.),and food and paper products for C.C.C. Bins to collect donations for each are provided in the narthex. Back-to-school items will be delivered to their respective agencies next week, so get those donations in this Sunday!
The St. Paul's Committee is looking for 4-5 (or more) volunteers next Tuesday 8/4 to help finish cleaning headstones in the churchyard. The back-up dates due to weather (or just if more time is needed) is Thursday 8/6 or the following Tuesday 8/11. Supplies for cleaning and a brief tutorial for those new to the project will be provided on site. Questions? Contact Chris Heerwagen.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
We have hired SEBRG to repair some window problems with our Nave windows. The work will be on the Rose window and the South (Hwy 93) side of the building. We will work with SEBRG to still have easy access to the church. The Chapel door to the Nave will not be accessible and will remain locked while they are working. They will probably be on-site 2-3 weeks.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Healing Bridges needs a volunteer receptionist on Thursday mornings from 9 to 1 at the 1200 Tiger Blvd. location. If you would like to volunteer, please view the signup here. A shift can certainly be split! Many of you have met Abby, who will be working at that location until we grow to add hours.
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