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Women of Faith invite the ladies of Holy Trinity and their friends to join us on Tuesday, August 13, at 11:30 am for lunch at The Ohio State University Golf Course Restaurant.  This is located on Tremont Road near Kenny Road across from the UA Municipal Building and Advent Lutheran Church. (You know – God, Golf and Government!)  Sign up on the table in the Gathering Place or contact the church office so we can let the restaurant know how many are coming.

Money by itself is neutral; our money is what we make it.  Money can be our end or means to an end.  Money can own us or be owned by us.  Money can be our servant or our master.  The Bible tells us that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter God’s kingdom (Matthew 19:24).  It is not money, but our attitude toward money that can separate us from a relationship with Jesus.  For more information about stewardship,please contact Max Buban.

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Hosting Holy Trinity’s hospitality table after worship on Sunday mornings is a great way to share fellowship with church friends or celebrate a special event in your life.  Beverages are provided by the Hospitality committee.  You are asked to provide a light snack to share.  There are currently several dates open for hosting this summer.  Please see the signup sheet near the coffee station for dates and times.  Please contact Chris Pryor if you have questions.

Barb and Bob Campbell would like to thank the congregation for their prayers for their grandchildren, Emily and Alex Keys, while Alex was deployed to the Middle East.  Alex and his unit returned home safely to San Diego on Wednesday night.  Thanks be to God!

Summer Pentecost Focus Bible Passage Theme

During our summer season of travel and recreation, our Focus Bible Passages will be selected from two of the letters that Paul wrote to beloved congregations while he was on the road sharing the good news gospel of Jesus with others.  From June 23 through July 7, we’ll be focusing on the letter to the Galatians.  And then from July 14 to August 4, we’ll be focusing on the letter to the Colossians.

These are the worship texts for each of those Sundays.  Vicar Andrew and Carl Peterson will be leading associated Bible Studies in the church library between services.  And neither book is overly long.  Perhaps you’ll decide to give each of them a full read.

Sunday, June 23 – Galatians 3:19-29

Sunday, June 30 – Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Sunday, July 7 – Galatians 6:17-16

Sunday, July 14 – Colossians 1:1-14

Sunday, July 21 – Colossians 1:15-28

Sunday, July 28 – Colossians 2:6-19

Sunday, August 4 – Colossians 3:1-11

Altar flowers are a lovely way to beautify our worship space as well as acknowledge a special moment in your life or remember a loved one. The flowers may be taken home following the 10:30 worship service or delivered to a hospitalized or shut-in members on your behalf. You can sponsor the week’s altar flowers by signing up at the usher stand near the Information Center.  There are several openings yet this summer. The cost is $30.  Please contact Joanne Duncan or Barb Campbell for more information.

In Proverbs 27:2 we read, Let another praise you, and not your own mouth.  In other words, we should not be tooting our own horns.  The apostle Paul proclaims, Let him who boasts boast in the Lord (2 Corinthians 10:17). Our only reason for boasting lies in the Lord.  Without God’s gracious gifts, we are nothing, have nothing, and can accomplish nothing. Let the “self-made man” examine his life, and he will see that without intelligence, ambition, ingenuity, and helpful people along the way, he would not have attained the success that he enjoys. All these are gifts from God. Well-being in any area of our lives can be traced back to the goodness of God who so tenderly watches over us and provides for our needs. For more information about stewardship, please contact Max Buban.

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