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The Sanctuary Choir and Bell Choir are gearing up to sing and ring their praises. Rehearsals begin Thursday, August 31 at 6:30 pm for bells and 7:30 pm for voices. Everyone from high school age and up is invited to take part. Children’s Choir rehearsals will begin on Thursday, September 7. Watch for more information on that coming soon.

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 on stewardship, please contact Max Buban.

Holy Trinity’s Altar Ministry teams will hold a meeting on Saturday, August 19 at 9:30 am in Conference Room 101. New booklets will be available and the schedule for the coming year will be reviewed. Snacks and coffee will be provided.

As many people begin to focus on back to school activities, please mark your calendar to join us for worship on Sunday, August 13 for Holy Trinity’s Blessing of the Backpacks. Laptop cases, briefcases, and other bags used to carry professional tools are also welcome as we ask God’s guidance for us in the coming year. Multi-age Sunday School will begin on Sunday, August 20 with classroom age groups beginning on Sunday, September 10.

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.

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John K. Galbraith wrote, “Money ranks with love as man’s greatest joy. And it ranks with death as his greatest source of anxiety.” Money has the potential to control our thought and our decision-making process. The apostle Paul expressed some keen insight when he wrote, “The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil” (1 Timothy 6:10). Money is not dangerous, but evil flows from the love of money. “One eager to get rich will not go unpunished” (Proverbs 28:20). If we love money, our view of life will be affected, and we will suffer many griefs. For more information on stewardship, please contact Max Buban.

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