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In accord with the recent Franklin County Board of Health Advisory and on the recommendation of the Parish Health Team and staff, Church Council has decided that Holy Trinity will conduct all worship and ministry meetings remotely for the next 28 days starting Friday, November 20.  While we are not legally prohibited from gathering in person, Council believes we can most faithfully promote the well-being of the community by helping to stem the increasing COVID infection rate and burdens on our medical staff and hospital systems in our local area, especially given all the meaningful ways that we can continue to worship and serve together from home.

Church staff will live stream one worship service from the sanctuary for the whole congregation at 9:30am on Sundays, November 22 – December 13, 2020 at engagedbygrace.org.  A recording of each service will be available to view online after that.  Although the services will not include communion since the whole assembly will not be gathered, Pastor Steve and Vicar Sara are available to share communion at the doorstep of any who request it.  Plans are also in place to provide streaming worship on Christmas Eve, and live worship if possible given community health conditions at that time.

While we will not be inviting anyone to leave their home for ministry activity over the next 28 days nor hosting any other group meetings at the church, Pastor Steve and Vicar Sara remain available for pastoral and spiritual care over the telephone, via zoom, and in person at church by appointment at safe distance with masks.  Congregational volunteers also stand ready to run errands for groceries and medications.  For assistance, please contact the Church Office at 614-486-9433 or email@engagedbygrace.org.

Friends in Christ, take heart!  These will be holidays like no other, except in this way.  Emmanuel – God is with us, and will see us through these circumstances … as God has done through every circumstance before … and will through every circumstance to come.  Jesus raised from the dead is our assurance of that.

Yours in Christ,
Mike Christman, President
Sara Wunsch, Vicar
Steve Wachtman, Pastor

It’s almost December and preparations for Christmas are underway.  Unfortunately, for some, this is a period of great stress, inadequate sleep, and too much busyness.  Is this what Advent is all about?  Jesus said, “Here I am!  I stand at the door and knock.  If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20).  What a pleasant request!  Shut the door of the world.  Open the door of your heart.  Enjoy fellowship with Jesus!  For more information about stewardship, please contact Max Buban.

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Twice in Psalm 24, the gates are commanded to lift up their heads. Why? So that the King of Glory may come in. During this Advent Season, we are reminded of just who it was who came to Earth, born of a woman in a lowly stable. He is the King of Glory!  He is the One we honor and proclaim!  He is the One due our allegiance and our service. Open your gates! Let the King of Glory come in! For more information about stewardship, please contact Max Buban.

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Signup sheets are now available for 2021 altar flower memorials and dedications.  There are also still a few openings for December 2020.  You can sign up at the usher stand near the Info Center or contact the church office at 614-486-9433 or laura.hudson@engagedbygrace.org.  The cost is $30.  Checks, electronic drafts, or credit card payments can be made payable to Holy Trinity with “flowers” noted in the memo line.  Thank you for supporting this ministry!

Thanksgiving is a time that causes nearly everyone, including unbelievers, to count their blessings.  While all of us are grateful for food, clothing, shelter, and good health along with family and loyal friends, only those who have faith in the Son of God can be truly thankful for the greatest blessing of all—the forgiveness of sins and the hope of eternal life.  “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift” (2 Corinthians 9:15)!  For more information about stewardship, please contact Max Buban.

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These delightful sabbath recreational outings will continue through the fall and winter on a monthly rather than weekly basis.  Plan A will have us walking at 4:30pm on the second Sunday of November, December, January and February.  If the weather is particularly inclement on that day, we will shift to Plan B and walk at the same park on third Sunday in the month.

Here’s the rotation of parks where a host will meet you at the entrance, with Vicar Sara (513-581-6006) or Pastor Steve (614-579-8128) available by phone to help make connections:

Sunday, November 8 – Indian Run Falls, 700 Shawan Falls Dr, Dublin, OH 43017

Sunday, December 13 – Glacier Ridge Loop, 9801 Hyland-Croy Rd, Plain City, OH 43064

Sunday, January 10 – Whitetail Loop Trail, 5094 Seldom Seen Rd, Powell, OH 43065

Sunday, February 14 – Shale Hollow Loop, 6320 Artesian Run, Delaware, OH 43015