Notes from 

Holy Trinity Lutheran 

Church

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March 16, 2025

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Serving Today (3/16)

 

Lector:  Volunteer      Video:  Don Wolff     Usher:  Eric Beck

Communion Assistant:  Volunteer       CPIC: Volunteer

 Counters: Carol Schutz & Joan Cosgrove     Offering:  Eric Beck

 Altar Guild:  Peggy Hon      Acolyte:  Volunteer

 

Serving Next Week (3/23)

 

Lector:  Elizabeth Randazzo      Video:  Jonathan Bollard      Usher:  Volunteer

Communion Assistant:  Volunteer       CPIC: Volunteer

 Counters: Carol Schutz & Joan Cosgrove     Offering:  Eric Beck

 Altar Guild:  Peggy Hon      Acolyte:  Volunteer

 

 

 

Special Thanks to Jay Decker (liturgist) and to Ruth Ann Greiner (sermon skit) who are filling in while Pastor Jack is away on a spiritual retreat.  Pastor will return late in the evening on March 22.  In case of pastoral emergency, please contact Rev. Fred Becker from Trinity Lutheran Church, Dover at 973-366-2821.

 

Also, Special Thanks to Don Wolff, a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Sparta who is manning our tech control booth this Sunday.

 

Gather the Lather! Did you know that food stamps are not eligible for the purchase of soaps, shampoos and deodorants?  RISE UP Rockaway is having a toiletry collection drive this month.  Please generously donate these items to assist the poor… deposit your donations in a special “Gather the Lather” tub located in our vestibule, open 24 hours a day! The donation period ends March 30.

                                               

Easter Baskets for Struggling Families.  We will be collecting money to make 15 Easter Baskets for local underprivileged children which will be delivered to families through the Holiday Wishes program for Rockaway.   A donation basket is located in the rear of the sanctuary for any monetary donations and will remain until April 6th.   Please make checks payable to "Holy Trinity Lutheran Church"  with "Easter Baskets" in the memo. Your generosity is greatly appreciated as we help make Easter a little brighter for these children in need.  Any questions please contact Erin Osterhout at eosterhout@optonline.net.

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Annual Fish & Chips Dinner at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Sparta will be April 6 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. Tickets are $22 in advance or $25 at the door.  See Pastor Jack for tickets and details.  The church is located at 246 Woodport Road in Sparta.

 

Easter Egg Hunts are planned!  At Shepherd of the Hills, Sparta on Sunday April 13.  There will be two hunts (2:00pm and 3:30pm)...and at Holy Trinity, Saturday April 19 at noon.  Get your picture taken with the Easter Bunny!

 

Each Friday at HT we have a day school attending from the hours of 9:00AM - 2:30PM. They use the sanctuary, kitchen, rooms located down the long hallway and in weather permitting the rear parking lot.  We ask that we respect their hours of class time by not using any part of the church during these hours.

 

Lenten Lunches Scheduled!  Each Friday during Lent, gather at the First Presbyterian Church, on Church St. in Rockaway for lunch and a brief ecumenical devotion time (noon - 1:00pm). 

 

Worship Leaders Are Needed for Lent, and Holy Week.  Please see the sign up sheets located on the bulletin board near the usher's table.  Lectors, ushers, etc, needed.  Please don't wait until the last minute to volunteer!

 

First Holy Communion Instruction will be offered for all students in grades 3 and above.  Classes will be Sunday nights, March 23 & 30 at 6:00pm. Actual first communion date will be April 6.  Contact Pastor Jack for details.

 

Our Lunch and Learn Adult Bible Study meets on meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month.  There will not be a class on March 19 because Pastor Jack will be away.

 

Volunteers are needed.  Please consider volunteering to collect the offering on Sunday mornings.   Sign-up sheets are in the back of the sanctuary.

 

Want to give electronically?  40% of our offerings now come in via electronic giving sources.  To learn more, simply go to our web page at www.rockawaylutheran.org and click on the “donate” button. . . then follow the simple instructions.  Regular offerings (with date and frequency of your choice) as well as one-time gifts can be established electronically.  All transactions are confidential.

 

RISE UP is collecting toiletries to aid our locals.  Did you know that food stamps do not cover basic toiletry items like soap and shampoo?  Please donate items in the special bin located in our church vestibule. For more information, contact Angela Bloshuk at 973-476-0101 or email her at: riseupangela@gmail.com

 

Where the word volunteer appears please consider filling that one Sunday worship opening. There is a sign up sheet in the rear of the church or see Joyce Maul or Bob Klein. Here are positions filled and volunteer needed:

Lector:
April 6: Skip Kazaba
April 13 (Palm Sunday): Joyce Maul
April 20 (Easter Sunday): Al
April 27 :Volunteer

Usher and Offering:
April 6  Volunteer
April 13  (Palm Sunday) one Usher and offering 4 volunteers
April 20 (Easter) Usher and offering 4 volunteers
April 27 Usher: Betty Carlson
                 Offering volunteer

CPIC(council person in charge) and Communion Assistant:
April 6: Volunteer
April 13:(Palm Sunday) Volunteer
April 20: (Easter) Joyce Maul
April 27: Volunteer