What follows is not new information but is a recap of what has been in previous Tidings and announced at church.
Here is our schedule for worship and Faith Formation this fall.
Sunday morning worship – 9:30am
We will rotate between our Traditional and Contemporary formats. Services will remain at approximately 45 minutes long to limit the amount of time that we are gathered indoors. In order to accomplish this, we will continue to have communion using the pre-packaged cups and receive offering in a plate as you walk into worship.
Faith Formation – immediately following worship
Something each week for everybody. Each week we will rotate through one of 4 options. Food and Fellowship, Intergenerational, Age-Appropriate Faith Formation or Service Projects.
This Sunday, Sept. 12th, we kick it off with Sundae Sunday! Join us for ice cream Sunday’s and root beer floats! We will meet outside for these activities as much as possible.
Sweet Worship Tuesday – Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm
These nights we will worship outdoors, under the tent, and hear the grand narrative of the Bible throughout to learn how all of the Bible stories we know relate and connect to one another. Jon Koekler and Jonathan Bock will lead us in music and the sermon will be more of an explanation than a proclamation. We will also pray and have communion each week. After our 30-minute worship, we will stay for dessert!
Online Worship – Sunday at 9:30 and anytime afterwards
Don’t forget, if you are not able to make it to church on Sunday morning, for any reason, our services are live-streamed right to our website and then available immediately afterwards to watch at your convenience. The easiest way to find the worship is our website, www.htelc.com. You can also subscribe to our youtube page and find it there. www.youtube.com/holytrinityevangelicallutheranchurch
One last reminder – Mask policy
Thank you to how well masks have been received on Sunday mornings. I know it is not ideal, and I don’t know of anyone who likes or wants to be wearing one. Yet, I bet we have close to 95% of people in worship wearing a mask on Sunday morning. Our goal should always be to make worship as safe and welcoming for as many people as possible. While you might feel protected from COVID without the mask, we want to protect others, i.e. children under 12, immune-compromised, people who work with vulnerable populations, etc… If wearing a mask will help them, then let’s do it.