What fun we had last year – let’s do it again! Those with last names beginning in letters A-I please bring dessert; J-Q salad; and R-Z a main dish. Bring your advent wreath to share if you’d like. There will be children’s activities, wreath making, caroling, and lots of Fun and Fellowship!
Call the church office at 492-1234 if you have any questions.
There will be a free outdoor concert in front of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Sanctuary on Saturday, December 1st from 12-3PM. Attendees are asked to bring non-perishable foods, toiletries, and/or monetary donations to Lutheran Social Services. There is a great need in our community to replenish food banks and supplies for the needy, and this is a great opportunity for the community to come together for this important cause.
The concert will begin with music from HTLC’s Informal worship service musicans, followed by “The Shades” featuring HTLC member Chris Marasco and other bandmates. Food and drinks will be available. In the event of rain, the event will be moved indoors. Please come, and bring a friend!
Giving helps people make a living! Gather up your change, bring your gift list…stock up on toys, teas, trinkets and treasures – you can even buy a basket to haul your goodies away! We’ll have lots of new items and some old favorites, all from Serrv International, a nonprofit alternative trade and development organization that has assited low-income artisans and farmers for almost 60 years. Lutheran World Relief has partnered with Serrv/A Greater Gift and receives a portion of the proceeds.
Goods are available on the church patio between services and after the 11:00 service on November 11, and November 18. Indulge in some gift giving to help others make a living!
A collaborative ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Lutheran church – Missouri Synod, list Southern California Fire in the memo line of checks and credit card gifts via Internet: http://www.elca.org/disaster/ddrgive
If you would like to receive email updates on the work of LDR, you can sign up on the rebuilding tab at www.ldr.org.
Additional news from the Action Foundation:
Although most of Ventura County has been spared this time around from actual fire, we have been greatly impacted by wind and smoke and many of us have family members/friends who have been evacuated or lost their homes in the other counties. Over 1200 homes have been destroyed, 1 in 3 homes in San Diego County have been evacuated thus far.
Remember to check on your neighbors, particularly those who are disabled, elderly or with a health condition, not by just calling but actually checking on them and their property. Be mindful of downed power lines and call 911 if needed. Make sure you have updated phone numbers for htose “at risk” neighbors including emergency contact numbers.
For seniors and disabled living alone, this can be a scary time as they sit and watch disaster unfolding on their television sets with the darkening sky outside. A simple call or visit can help alleviate some of the stress.
If you are interested in volunteering to help fire victim families, please contact the Red Cross, Goodwill (888) 446-6394 (www.goodwill.org) or the Salvation Army (www.salvationarmy.org).