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Who Else Likes to Save Money?
8/20/2006
By: Howard Young
With the sudden surge in our expenses it’s often difficult on fixed budgets to keep our commitments to Christ’s ministry. Sadly, we sometimes have to resort to cutting back our tithes just to make ends meet.
Helping Through Loose Change
2/3/2006
By: Holy Trinity Lutheran
Have you ever needed help for a flat tire? Or an empty gas tank? Needed a sling for your arm or a crutch for a bum leg? Maybe you needed the crutch of a friend’s shoulder, or some good friendly advice. Perhaps it was someone’s prayers you needed. All of us need a lift from […]
Helping Through Loose Change
11/8/2005
By: Holy Trinity Lutheran
Benjamin Franklin never looked so handsome!
Our Helping Through Loose Change Jar almost looked like it was on a brief diet. Then, I dumped it out. Wow! Was I in for a super surprise. First, two $10 bills slid out; then came two fives, and seven $1’s. Thinking about your generosity, and how much difference that […]
Helping Through Loose Change
5/7/2005
By: Holy Trinity Lutheran
Our Loose Change Jar KEEPS GIVING because of your generosity! Thank you. Sometimes, people may feel more inclined to give to a ministry that is far away because in some way it feels more like “giving.†We at Stewardship are grateful that your own perspective of ministry is less romantic and more practical. Kind of […]
Fulfilling Christ’s Mandate to Us
4/8/2005
By: Holy Trinity Lutheran
Way back in the early 1960’s, when the freighter carrying us to Liberia, landed in Dakar, Senegal, on Africa’s west coast, our family was allowed to disembark for the first time since waving farewell to our beloved Statue of Liberty in New York’s harbor, (an awesome and disquieting experience) some weeks before. For the first […]
Our Holy Trinity Mission Prayer Partners
3/6/2005
By: Holy Trinity Lutheran
Missionary Families During Lent “Gathered by God’s Grace†is our Lenten theme this year at Holy Trinity as we emphasize our oneness with God’s children throughout the world. The lands we will focus on during our Wednesday nights of soup suppers and worship will be Tanzania, Japan, Kenya, Slovakia, Norway, and Germany.
As we mark Christ’s […]
Helping Through Loose Change
3/5/2005
By: Holy Trinity Lutheran
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church special ministries jar is back in the Narthex, and it appears you are all back in action! As of February 9th, these special offerings have totaled $119. That is really getting off to a great start for 2005.
This year, we will be giving these funds to Lutheran Social Services of Southern […]
“Love on a Leash†= Love Unleashed!
I used to think that stewardship was just about money. Recently, however, in an after worship conversation, I realized that the term means more than this. It means giving of yourself with love to a worthy cause.
I have a wonderful 80-pound, 11-year-old golden retriever named Cobber, whom I love dearly. Many of you know him. […]
Listen
2/8/2005
By: Holy Trinity Lutheran
Listen. Do you hear him calling? Be still. Was that his voice you just heard, calling your name? Listen, child of God. It is your heavenly Father calling you, beckoning you to service in his kingdom in this world.
With the recent devastation in Asia from the tsunami, we saw how quickly personal possessions could literally […]
Epiphany: How Far Does Your Little Light Shine?
12/27/2004
By: Holy Trinity Lutheran
“And God said ‘Let there be light.â€â€™ Genesis 1:3. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.†John 8:12 and 9:5. He also admonished us to let our own light shine so that God might be glorified: Matthew 5:16. Paul says we should live as “children of light,†Eph. 5:8 for Christ, our true […]
Thanks! Your Loose Change is Changing Lives
Will we make the goal of sending $1,500 to the ELCA for an extra dose of love and ministry through our Stand with Africa: Helping Through Loose Change jar? We hope so; we are very close. As of this writing, on December 8th, we have $1,458.50 counted, rolled, and turned in, and loose coins amounting […]
Holy Trinity’s Loose Change Jar Rises to $1,347
11/1/2004
By: Holy Trinity Lutheran
What woke you up this morning? When we and our three small children lived in a village in Liberia, West Africa, we were often awakened by the indignant crowing of a rooster, apparently ashamed of us all for still sleeping, or the happy bleating of goats, eagerly anticipating a new day. These are happy sounds […]
Harvest and Thanksgiving are Times for Remembering Blessings
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 106:1
Gratitude seems to be an innate part of our human nature. Of course, it needs to be cultivated, and “Thank you†in some form or another is usually the fourth expression we teach our babies — after “mama, […]
Helping Through Loose Change Update
8/27/2004
By: Holy Trinity Lutheran
Our HTLC Jar in the Narthex bears good witness to where your hearts lie: in ministering to those whom Christ has admonished us to care for. As of this writing, August 10th, you have filled it with cows, seeds, trees, chickens, lambs, and food for children!
To date, the total is just above $1,200. Thank you […]
Helping Through Loose Change –”HTLC”
7/18/2004
By: Holy Trinity Lutheran
Helping through loose change is an effort of the Stewardship Ministry to create awareness and raise funds for the ELCA World Hunger program. An empty 5 gallon water bottle located in the narthex serves as our collection container. Starting March of 2004 we are collecting funds that as of July 1 totaled over […]
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