Monthly Archives: August 2006

Holy Trinity Announces Honey Tree Preschool Open House

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Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is thrilled to kick off the 2006-2007 school year with a combined event on Sunday, September 10th including an Open House for , an outreach program of Holy Trinity, and its Village Bible School “Rally Day” registration event. Both events will be held in conjunction with Holy Trinity’s annual end-of-summer .

Honey Tree begins its 34th year under leadership of a new director, Calla Chevalier. Classes range from 3 year old through kindergarten. Honey Tree Open House will take place from 1:00 until 4:00PM. All are welcome.
registration begins in the courtyard at 9:30AM and continues through the Ice Cream Social event, which will include a hot dog lunch for $2 each, an ice cream sundae buffet for $1 each, and free crafts, games, water play, and a jolly jumper. The Ice Cream Social will begin at 11:00AM and last until 4:00PM. Dress comfortably, and bring your sunscreen!

Village Sunday school’s education theme will center on “Living Wet”, a reflection and celebration of baptismal living. New families are encouraged to come join the fun and ask questions at the registration desk.

“Holy Trinity’s Village Sunday School program features a different theme each year,” says Rose Egertson, Director of Children’s Ministry. “Our new theme of “” will lend itself well to teaching children about familiar Bible stories and relating them to their lives in fun and meaningful ways.” And as always, each class session will be a fun experience with story time, discussion, crafts, snacks, and songs.

Village Sunday School was named based on the , “It takes a village to raise a child”, and HTLC encourages families and congregations to participate in a variety of ways. Classes are from ages 4 years to 6th grade.

Honey Tree Early Childhood Center is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs, a division of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. NAEYC is the nation’s largest organization of early childhood educators. Accredited schools have complied with the Academy’s criteria for high quality early childhood programs through a comprehensive process of internal self-study and external professional review.
Honey Tree registration for fall 2006 is almost complete. There are a few openings in some classes. You may visit Honey Tree’s website at: www.myhoneytree.com.

Who Else Likes to Save Money?

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I couldn’t believe my eyes. “Five hundred thirty-seven dollars and twenty-nine cents,” I cried. I thoughtfully pushed aside the Edison bill wondering how to save electricity this month. Perhaps our three Dachshunds don’t need to watch TV when were away at work.

It’s not hard to imagine Jim Lieberknecht’s expression when he opened up this month’s Edison bill. Like all of us, effects Holy Trinity the same way. Running the church office is very expensive with computers, copiers and other office equipment operating throughout the day fueling that electric bill.

With the sudden surge in our expenses it’s often difficult on fixed budgets to keep our commitments to . Sadly, we sometimes have to resort to cutting back our tithes just to make ends meet.

We often overlook ways to to offset increased expenses. Turning off lights, carpooling to work, and clipping coupons sure help the bottom line.

But did you know that by simply signing up to receive an online copy of the Tempo instead of a printed copy, you could help reduce Holy Trinity’s monthly expenses?

Every month, it costs $125 to print, address and mail out a copy of the Tempo to each family on the mailing list. Signing up for the online copy and removing your name from the list lowers the cost and expense of producing and mailing the Tempo.

To signup for online Tempo delivery, supply your email address in the signup form located at http://www.htlcto.org/newsletter. You will get a confirmation email back from Holy Trinity to confirm your subscription. Once a month you will get a new email notice when a new version of the Tempo is available.

After trying the online Tempo for 90 days, we’ll send you an opt-out email where you can take your name off the printed copy mailing list if you decide the online version is for you.

We’re all trying to meet our — at home and at Church — making our dollar stretch a little further. Turn off those lights your not using and sign up for the Tempo at http://www.htlcto.org/newsletter.