After several years of learning with deal with different worship experiences – zoom, streaming, outside in parks, outside under the tent, inside socially distancing wearing masks celebrating communion with little plastic cups, and now more like what we remember from 2019 – our summer of 2022 promises even more change! The Church Council and the Worship Team have been working hard to plan a summer worship experience that will be enriching and enlightening. One of the realities of 2022 is that “supply” pastors are currently in short “supply.” Pastor Luther’s last Sunday with us May 15, so our “summer” season will start on May 22. The plan that the Lord has been guiding us to includes a rich variety of familiar and not so familiar worship experiences. We will continue summer Sunday worship at 9:30 every week. There will be traditional services lead by clergy we know and those whom we don’t know. Some Sundays the traditional sermon will be presented by a guest, some of whom we know, some who are new to us. The guest speakers will present a variety of topics: theological perspectives, outreach locally and outreach in distant lands, Christian living, and other pertinent topics. A schedule will be published as dates are established. Summer plans also include some other traditional events. The semi-annual meeting is scheduled for June 12, followed by the church picnic. Vacation Bible School will be held in a format similar to last year on 4 Wednesdays midsummer. Please plan to join your Holy Trinity family and friends at these events.
Meanwhile, the Call Committee and the MSP (Ministry Site Profile) Team are getting ready to prepare the document that will be sent to the Synod to attract pastoral candidates to our church. On May 22, we will hold a workshop to begin writing our MSP document. Please plan to attend worship on May 15 to bid Pastor Luther farewell and thank him for his leadership during these past months. His presence has been a blessing to us. Please continue to pray for God’s guidance as we move through these next steps in the transition process.