Holy Trinity’s next date to cook and serve breakfast at First English is Sunday, June 24.  We will meet at Holy Trinity at 8:15 am, leaving at 8:30 for First English.  We should return about 11:30.  July 22 will be our next serving date.  Please consider joining us!  New faces are always welcome and fresh fruit donations are appreciated.  Important Note:  We are switching Sundays in August and September when we will temporarily move to the second Sundays of the month: August 12 and September 9.  Please contact Becky or Jeff Warnement with questions.

“Here I Stand” in God’s Grace, Word, and World!

Martin Luther was a man transformed by God’s grace and he wanted others to know about God’s wonderful grace too!  During our week of VBS, we’ll explore how the love of God, through Jesus Christ, gave Martin Luther (and especially us!) the confidence to stand in God’s grace, in God’s Word, and stand up for others in God’s World.  Registration forms are available and can be dropped off at the church reception window or by completing the electronic version below. Please contact the church office at 614-486-9433 or Vicar Andrew at andrew.potsko@engagedbygrace.org if you have questions.

Holy Trinity’s Beacons group will meet July 11, the second Wednesday in July, since the first Wednesday falls on Independence Day. As has been the custom, Holy Trinity will provide hospitality on our front lawn during the 4^thof July parade.  Be sure to mark your calendars!  Beacons have also begun their Summer Soap Collection.  Wrapped bars of soap are collected for Lutheran World Relief to be distributed in areas hard-hit by natural disasters and other areas of need. Our goal is to collect 325 bars this year.  Please place your donations in the labeled basket at the Collection & Signup Corner in the Gathering Place.  We appreciate your participation in this summer project.  We continue to need more members, so please consider joining with us on (usually) the first Wednesday morning of the month.  Questions?  Seek out Shirley Doolittle or Mariruth Seubert for more information.  Blessings!

Each year, Holy Trinity shows its support of the Upper Arlington community by welcoming neighbors during the annual 4^th of July parade, providing cold water and tasty treats to parade goers. If you would like to provide home-baked or store-bought goodies for the parade, please sign up at the Collection and Signup Corner in the Gathering Place or contact the church office. Treats should be dropped off by 8:30 am on Tuesday, July 4^th. Thanks for your help!

Beacons’ Summer Soap collection is underway. These bars of soap go to those in need through the efforts of Lutheran World Relief.  Holy Trinity’s goal is to collect 300 bars of soap by the end of September.  Please place your donations in the labeled basket at the Collection & Signup Corner in the Gathering Place.  Thank you!

Knitting for the Needy welcomes new crafters as they get together to create knitted items for those in need, particularly layette items for Lutheran Social Services and Church Women United.  Going forward, the group will meet quarterly rather than monthly.  The next meeting will be Saturday, August 11 at 10:00 am in the church library.

Beacons, Holy Trinity’s sewing and crafting group, is having a membership campaign during the month of May.  We design and sew or knot quilts for Lutheran World Relief and work on other items for Lutheran Social Services and Church Women United.  We meet the first Wednesday morning of each month throughout the year.  You do not need to sew to participate.  We welcome willing hands as well as new ideas and energy! Will you consider being part of this vital ministry in the life of our congregation? Our goal is to remain an important resource at Holy Trinity and to the church community at large.  Please consider joining us for the day or part-time as your schedule permits.  There is a sign-up sheet at the Collection & Signup Corner in the Gathering Place to note your interest.  Thank you!

The calendar is set. Vacation Bible School at Holy Trinity will kick off with a Cross+Generational dinner celebration on Sunday, July 29 and be followed by morning sessions Monday, July 30-Thursday, August 2, 2018. Stay tuned for more information and registration coming soon!

Although we collect eyeglasses, cases, lenses and frames all year long, this year’s donations will be turned in in April to VOSH (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) where they are used in nations needing help to eliminate preventable blindness. Now is the time to deposit what you have saved for this cause in the box with pictures of eyeglasses found on the sign up table at the Collection & Signup Corner in the Gathering Place.

Many thanks to everyone that donated blood at the Red Cross blood drive at Holy Trinity last Saturday. Twenty-one units of blood were collected, surpassing our goal of 20. Thanks, too, to Chris Burton for coordinating.