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CHILDREN AND YOUTH NEWS
Nursery is available beginning at 9:30 am
Children’s Church begins at 10:15 am in the Parish Hall
Our youth will meet in the Canterbury Center at 9:30 am this Sunday, Apr. 19.
If any of our youth are graduating or celebrating an accomplishment, please let Jerae know by Sunday, May 3. We will have our High School acknowledgment on Sunday, May 17.
Friday, April 24, will be the next Family Field Day on Trinity Place from 5:30 pm-7 pm. Please note the time change. Bring the children, a lawn chair, and a beverage and enjoy fellowship with other parents and children. In the event of inclement weather, we will plan to meet in the Parish Hall. *Watch for updates in weekly church communications.
COMING UP
Restoration work in the St. Paul's churchyard, conducted by Dr. Spencer Roberts and his students, made the local news on FOX Carolina yesterday evening. Click here to view the video. Our local CBS station also plans to report on the amazing work taking place at our mother church. Be on the lookout on WSPA News Channel 7.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study, which meets via Zoom, has resumed. See link in 'Ongoing Items' for access.
ECW "Food For Thought": Thursday, April 23 at 6 pm. All Church members are invited to this event, featuring Mr. Ashley Williams, Director of Oconee Addiction and Recovery Solutions (OARS), who will present info on the intervention and educational programs offered by OARs as well as ways in which we can assist them. Please join us for the presentation and potluck dinner. Please sign up here.
Men's Book Group: Our next meeting will be April 25th at 9 am at the Wheeler house, 201 Augusta Road in Clemson. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Our readings typically have theological content but virtually always theological implications. Because the readings are usually provocative, our discussions range freely and widely, inspired by the content of but not strictly confined to it. For this session, we will be reading Home, by the Pulitzer Prize winning author, Marilynne Robinson. The book is the second in her “Gilead” series, which focuses in part on struggles with faith in the context of complex family dynamics. All are welcome, even if you have not completed the book.
Join us in celebrating our college students on Canterbury Sunday, April 26. Peer Minister Carter Senf will preach. A light reception will follow the 10:30 service.
The HT Cares Pastoral Care Committee needs support for the May Joy and Comfort Bags, which will be assembled on Sat, May. 2nd at 10 am in the Parish Hall. The most beloved are homemade cookies, 2-4 to a package, to fill around 30 Joy & Comfort bags. Individually packaged snacks are also appreciated. Please join in for the packing fun! Contributions may be dropped off in the office during business hours.
Sat, May 2 at All Saints' Church, Clinton - EDUSC is hosting Name Your Call: a wonderful opportunity to explore Lay Ministry opportunities. Click here for more info or to register.
SAVE THE DATE!
Sun, May 24 - Celebrate the Day of Pentecost with ONE morning service at St. Paul's at 10:30. Annual picnic to follow. Our summer service schedule will begin.
Sun, May 31 - Join us on Trinity Place following 10:30 worship for a picnic welcoming Mother Gillian Barr and honoring Suz's 10 year anniversary at HT.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please Note: Moving forward, we will include a section in both the Rite I and Rite II Ambo notebook pages to write in any prayers of thanksgiving that you may have. Please take care to write your requests within the correct section so that we can update the parish prayer list correctly.
Our BCP Drive is now underway! You can now purchase new prayer books for Holy Trinity. Copies are $40 ea. and may be dedicated in memory of someone or in honor of friends or loved ones, much like we do for flower and music dedications. Click here for the dedication form. Information for submitting payment is provided on the form. Click here for online purchasing (Note that this same link for electronic payment is also provided on the dedication form). Paper copies of the dedication form are available from Wesley upon request.
We will be giving Mother Gillian a traditional southern “pounding” that will be presented to her on Sunday, May 31. Ways to contribute will be communicated to the parish in the coming months. Any monetary gifts to her may also be made payable to Holy Trinity Episcopal Parish and marked for 'Gillian’s Welcome'.
The HT Archives team is preparing a 20th Anniversary display board(s) for Holy Trinity's Mission Trips to the Gulf Coast in 2006 and 2007. If you have photos from the HT Mission Trips to the Gulf Coast in '06 an, contact Jim Reed (864-646-6802, email: jrpsm@bellsouth.net) or Ann Russell (864-419-1107, email: annier@nctv.com). We can copy your photos, and return them if you wish.
IN THE COMMUNITY
“Unity in All Communities": This Saturday, April 18th from 1:30 to 6:30 pm at Abel Baptist Church in Clemson. It is fun for the whole family, featuring game booths, activities for children and adults, blood pressure screening and lots of picnic-style food with desserts. More information is featured in the current issue of Tempo.
The Town of Pendleton will host a Non Profit Showcase at the Pendleton Library from 1-3 pm on Thurs, Apr. 23. Click here for more.
Dine With the Docs Dinner: Fri, Apr 24th at Clemson UMC at 6:30 pm. Tickets are available at Hubbard Young Pharmacy for $40 per person. Dinner will be followed by a recognition of volunteers. Entertainment by CU Student Vocalists accompanied by Holy Trinity parishioner, Lillian Harder. For information, call 864-506-4049.
The Foothills Chorale will present “The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass” including Bluegrass & Gospel favorites, on Sun, April 26 at 3 pm at Trinity Baptist Church in Seneca. Several of our Holy Trinity parishioners are a part of the choir! Click here for more information and online ticket purchasing.
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