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VOLUME 24 ISSUE 7
September
Newsletter
2019
“Serving and Ministering to the Community Since 1873”
Rev. Brian Riedy, Pastor
Ph# 610-844-8924
Email: [email protected]
“Trinity Tidings” is a monthly publication printed on the
premises of Holy Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church
Robin McCloud, Office Secretary,
Email: [email protected]
HOLY TRINITY MEMORIAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
604 Fourth Street
Catasauqua, Pa 18032
Phone:610-264-2641
Fax:610-264-2661
Website: www.holytrinitymemoriallutheran.com
Email: [email protected]
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DEADLINE for October newsletter is September 18th.
Core purpose statement:
“Gratefully sharing God’s love through faith and service”
The September newsletter is in honor of our
grandson, Ian Thomas’ birthday
by Frank and Carole Nacci.
My dearest sisters and brothers in Christ,
At Holy Trinity we strive to be Christ-Centered: partnering, serving, growing, supporting, praising, and
spiritual.
Are you thinking that Pastor Brian is sounding like a broken record these days? I apologize if that is the
case. My argument is that we continue to see an influx of new people in our midst. Like us, they need to
experience the power words which steer our thoughts and actions. We are a church which is preparing for the
future. Therefore, we set our vision on a secure future with Christ while trying to live into the words that
Christ has commissioned for us.
Matthew 28:16-20 read as thus: “16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which
Jesus had directed them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and
said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of
all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching
them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the
age”(NRSV).
We call this passage the Great Commission. Although this passage occurs soon after Jesus’ resurrection, it
still speaks to us today. My guess is that the mountain which Jesus directed the disciples to go is one in the
same as the Transfiguration mountain. At this mountain, the inner circle of disciples witnessed the majesty
and splendor of Christ. It’s where the temporal (worldly) comes to meet the divine. Christ is inviting us to tell
others, “Come and meet our Divine Creator.” Come and discover how much love is poured out- for you.
Come and release the worries, fears, and pressures of this world.
We live in a world where fear seems to be determining peoples’ actions. They are caring for self, securing
worldly items so they have an abundance for tomorrow. We know that these worldly things are temporary.
Instead of us trying to secure our future, we seek to help people today with the blessings we have first received
from God. We do this because we know our future to be secured already through Christ.
This past year, Holy Trinity has been abundantly blessed by God. Gift after gift is being poured upon us.
With these gifts, we have responded whole-heartedly. This self-less giving has created a celebratory
atmosphere in my heart and in the hearts of many of our fellow sisters and brothers. I pray that we can all join
in this celebration. I pray that our hearts will continue to be open to God’s call to live today because our
future is full of blessings.
I invite everyone to actively give of their time, talents, and treasures so we can live responsively to the gift
of security through Christ. I invite everyone to pray on how they should live into the vision of Holy Trinity,
then share with me the possibilities of being Christ-Centered. This fall let’s be the doers of the Great
Commission as we invite others to Come and See the splendor of God.
Your partner in Christ,
Pr. Brian
Church Council Members Diane Czar: 610-739-6006 Cheryl Kneiss: 610-262-0467
Barb Fister: 610-266-1160 RuthAnn Reinsmith: 610-264-4346
Carol Cunningham: 610-264-2045 Joe Schwindenhammer: 610-573-1957
Robert Bastian 610-266-4287 Robin Ruch 610-849-6585
Carole Nacci: 610-264-8785 Rick Martson: 484-661-5183 Youth Rep.: Emily Suter
OFFICERS
President: Barbara Fister Vice President: Cheryl Kneiss:
Secretary: (Rotating) Treasurer: John Marakovits
The church’s budget deficit at the end of July was (- $4,475.27). The budget
deficit at the end of July of 2018 (last year) was (-$14,565.42) - $10,090.15 more.
The budget deficit for July itself was (- $1,887.00). From a budget deficit
standpoint, July was the second best month of 2019. Only April was better, thanks
to Easter.
All of our bills are paid current including our monthly commitment of
$625.00 to the Synod for Benevolence. As I write this report in early August, I’m
happy to report that the August Benevolence payment has already been made. We
are next owing for September.
The following “special gifts” were received in July:
$ 40.00 - Benevolence
$ 85.00 - Debt
$926.00 - Pastor’s discretionary Fund
$ 65.00 - Organ Fund
$ 27.00 - Future Projects Fund (Building Fund)
$ 50.00 - Wish List
$885.00 - Catasauqua Summer Lunch Program
$205.92 - Bear Creek Camp Scholarship Fund
$ 20.00 - Trinity Tidings Dedication
$ 75.00 - Summer and vacation Envelopes
Thanks to everyone who contributed to these “special” causes.
September means a return to the sanctuary and, hopefully, much cooler
weather. Please continue to be generous to the church during the last third of
2019 (Sept. –Dec.) See you in church. Thanks, John Marakovits, Treasurer
5 Loaves & 2 Fish Team Planning Meeting:
September 15 after the 10:30 service We welcome anyone to join us and become a part of a great fellowship activity. Discussion will center around our Sunday, October 27, Take-Out Chicken Dinner; Saturday, November 23, Pancake Breakfast and Saturday, December 14, Prime Rib Dinner. Questions: See Fred Knauss or Janis Charvala
By now, you should have received your offering
envelopes for Sept./Oct. in the mail. If you do not
receive them, please contact Robin in the church
office. (610-264-2641)
ELECTRONIC GIVING!! “SIMPLY GIVING”
Your annual pledge helps us forecast the level of financial support our congregation will receive in the year ahead. It is through the pledges and contributions that we are able to carry on our work here at Holy Trinity.
We offer Electronic Giving as a way to automate your offerings. It is convenient for you and provides much-needed consistency for the church. Collection basket offerings can fluctuate significantly from week to week but when contributions are automated, the church receives funds on a steady, uninterrupted basis. To learn more, call the church
610-264-2641.
At any time, you can give donations to the “Pastor’s Discretionary Fund”. This fund is used to give temporary financial assistance to people of our congregation and community when a sudden need arises. You may send contributions to the church or place them in the offering plate on Sunday mornings. Please mark your checks or envelopes “Pastor’s Discretionary Fund”.
HOLY TRINITY NEWS
Holy Trinity is a member of the Blood Bank
Program. If you give blood, you may designate it as
Holy Trinity. Also, if you ever need blood, tell them
you’re a church member.
Happy Birthday!!!!
If we missed your birthday for the month of
September please call the church office so we can
update our records!!!
9/1 George Joyce
9/1 Barbara Roth
9/9 Diane Jones
9/10 Lucy Lynn
9/12 George Zacharda
9/15 Nicholas Minnich
9/16 Bob Connelly
9/17 Danielle Coffin
9/21 Ian Thomas
9/22 Sally Chromiak
9/22 Sande Gillette
9/23 Donna Coffin
9/23 Amanda Knauss
9/23 Arden Strickland
9/28 Diane Carfara
9/28 Lewis Carfara
9/28 Jason Coffin
9/29 Timothy Coffin
9/30 Zac Edwards
Begins…Sunday, September 8th
8am Spoken Communion
9am Relaxed Family Communion
9am Choir Rehearsal
10:30am Holy Communion
11:30am Fellowship and Refreshments
Attention Kitchen Angels and “Friends”
It’s that time of year for our annual kitchen housecleaning. In addition to our Kitchen Angels we are asking anyone in the congregation to help with this task.
We need to keep our kitchen up to par to meet the criteria of being a licensed kitchen. This is required by the borough of Catasauqua in order to serve this community.
A list of tasks is posted in the kitchen cabinet just to the right of the sink. Sing up for what you could help us with and have it completed at your convenience. We are hoping to have everything done by September 27th.
We also welcome anyone who would like to join our team of “Angels”. Many hands make light work.
Any questions please contact Rena Bond at 610-264-0340.
Future Events
Saturday, September 21st – “Murder at
Mardi Gras”
Sunday, October 27 – Baked Chicken
Dinner – Take Out Only
Saturday, November 23 – Pancake Breakfast/Bake Sale, 8 to 11
Saturday, December 14 – Prime Rib
Dinner – 4:30 pm, 5pm, 5:30 pm and 6pm seating, Prime Rib, Baked Potatoes, Salad,
Drinks, Chocolate Mousse
Altar Flowers
TO THE GLORY OF GOD:
Sept. 1st In loving memory of Henry
Eberhart by Rita Medence
Sept. 8th Open
Sept. 15th In honor of our grandson Ian to
celebrate his brother by Mam Maw
and Pop Pop Nacci.
Sept. 22nd In honor of all families birthdays
by Sandi Smith
Sept. 29th Open
Bulletins
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND:
All open for the month.
“Trinity Tidings”
All dedications are taken for 2019
Thank you.
Please Note: The council has decided that the standing dedications for
flowers will still stand but on the “open” Sunday’s we are asking people to
sponsor bulletins , Pastor Discretionary Fund, Etc…. to off set that cost. Your
dedication will be in the bulletin. If you have any questions, please call the
church office.
Robert and Janet Falko, Betty Rabenold, Allen,
Susan and River Arnold and Barry and Faye
Steckel.
We are so happy that you joined us!!
ALERT: The youth are no longer collecting pill bottles for Through These Hands. They advised Nancy Miller, who volunteers there, that they can no longer take them...reason unknown to us. Thank you to everyone who faithfully collected them for the past 3 years, and to Nancy for delivering the bottles for us to TTH. And kudos to the youth (with some behind-the-scene parent nudging or help) who have washed and reassembled literally THOUSANDS of pill bottles! PLEASE RECYCLE YOUR PILL BOTTLES! You might think the youth completely disappeared over the summer because of their absence from the worship services for most of the summer, but they've actually been at HT more than you realize. Those who were available met 5 times for youth-only 1st and 3rd over the summer. Hats off to some special volunteering by Brianna Walker, who helped on occasion to share lunches at the Catty playground as part of HT's summer lunch program; volunteered on two occasions to help babysit for Christine's well-loved little ones at HT; and made the annual trek with me to the Brethren Center in New Windsor, Maryland, where 4 of us packed 2 1/2 TONS of school, personal care, and school kits for shipment by Lutheran World Relief. Bri was a busy gal this summer, when you add in her weeks at Creation Festival in June and her week at Bear Creek Camp in August, where she had a chance to catch up with Mady Williams. July found the youth being honored by the Catty library as a thank-you for their donation of the $823 from their May Taco/Potato Bar. We enjoyed pizza and a special showing of Apollo 11...and time spent together is always good! Thank you to our hostess, librarian Sandra Arden, and her assistant hosts Darryl and Kathy. A few nights later, Emily Suter and Hunter Reitz took a ride in Joe's Mustang convertible to take in another movie, Captain Marvel, at Coca Cola Park, courtesy of Frank Nacci. Yup, we sat on the grass that has borne the footprints of so many Phillies players who have moved up from the Iron Pigs! Thanks to Pastor Brian's amazing knack for cultivating partnerships in our community, the youth have a new friend in Paul Cmil, photographer for the Catasauqua Press. One night at Coffee with a Cop, Paul listened in while Pastor Brian and I talked about what the youth have been up to in 2019, as well as their plan to use some of their savings to purchase bean bag chairs for the youth room. Paul was inspired to pull some strings to get a youth article and photos on an over-half-page spread in the August 8th issue of the Press, which you can see hanging in the hallway as well as on the youth room door...and he donated $100 to the youth to help fund their bean bag dream!!! The makeover of the room was completed with the addition of a super-sized cabinet from St. Paul's, freeing up floor space for those bean bag chairs. Big thank you to Bob Bastian, Joe Schwindenhammer and Florida friend Paul Gamache, former HT youth Zack Walker, Lester Ettl, Jerry Charvala, and Luther Itterly for making the challenging move of that cabinet possible! Venture down into the basement sometime to check out the "new" youth room! As we enter the fall, we say farewell to Sam Wetzel, who has often been a mainstay in youth events. Best wishes at Penn State, Sam!! PARENTS & YOUTH: 1st and 3
rd will be held on Sept. 8
th and 22nd.
In this CHURCH we strive to be…
Christ-Centered, Spiritual, Praising, Growing,
Serving, Partnering, Supporting
Pastor’s past month ministries:
Discretionary Funds- received money in-. Money out- covered rents for Catty families and car
inspection/repair for another family
Partnering- Coffee with a Cop- next date October 18th 5-7pm at Blondie’s
Will have tables at Fest O Fall on October 6th from 12-5 as Holy Trinity. We will craft
instruments for children and have a coloring activity table.
Met with Catasauqua leaders and discussed hunger issues in borough
Serving- Lunch feeding program wrap up discussion, started a conversation about a Saturday lunch
feeding program beginning last Saturday of October. Stay tuned for future announcements.
Praising- blessing of YMCA community garden, 3 services available on Sunday mornings 8, 9, 10:30
Growing- attended 1st theological training, met spiritual director, talked with Catty resident about a
Neighbor helping Neighbor idea. Halloween night Trick or Treat hot dog community event on
schedule. This event helped many of us grow last year. Please join us in growing with our
community.
Spiritual- butterfly release service in Catty Park helped people outside of church find comfort during
grief
Supporting- finished basement carpet area and now have new Girl Scout troop joining us, met with
member about a wedding service, talked with several new potential members, spent several hours
counseling non-members
Christ-Centered- is why I do all these things. Without Christ, I am nothing.
New opportunity! “Collection of used cell phones”
The Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley is dedicated to helping women who need to escape abusive
situations. The used cell phones are recycled, providing funds for Turning Point. There will be a box
in the back of the church for your donations. Thank you!!!
Scrip News Fundraiser...that word makes us all cringe, but it's an integral part of the school year! So, in an effort to be sensitive to that touchy subject, I'll keep it short and simple this month about Holy Trinity's ongoing fundraiser, the SCRIP gift card program, with these 3 points:
2019 has seen an increase in regular participants in the monthly SCRIP card orders, going from 6 individuals in 2018 to 9 this year. One of those faithful is not actually a member of Holy Trinity, though it feels like she is. So....does anyone see anything wrong with that picture?
In spite of somewhat disappointing participation since the program started at Holy Trinity in April 2014, a total of over $11,000 has been raised, supporting a broad range of Christian education expenses and a generous scholarship to graduating seniors. The hardest step to take is often the first one...See Joe or Diane to get involved!
THE DEADLINE FOR OUR SEPTEMBER ORDER IS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH. Ya gotta shop anyway...why not use SCRIP cards?!
2019 Monthly Fellowship and Refreshments
On July 14th, Diane Czar and Joe S fed everyone before boarding the bus to Cape May. Fresh fruit, bagels, cookies and beverages were enjoyed by all.
On August 11th, Bob and Judy Connelly and Bob Schweitzer and Mary Ann Gibbons provided egg casseroles and sausage and homemade tea breads and
cake.
Future 2nd Sunday of the month Fellowship and Refreshments September 8th Christian Ed. Families October 13th Wendy Thomas and Carol Nacci November 10th Sue and John Marakovits December 8th Janis and Jerry Charvala
NEIGHBOR SUPPORTING NEIGHBOR
Final figure is now available from the Father's Day collection on behalf of Lutheran Congregational Service Disaster Relief appeal. A total of $75 was donated to honor those special men in your lives.
The planning meeting for the annual Ingathering of gifts will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 7pm at Hope Cherryville. Come learn about this Christmas ministry to the larger community! See Cheryl Kneiss, Judy Spaits, or Diane Czar if you'd like to carpool to the meeting.
Thank you to everyone who donated so generously to the school supply collection for our 3 Catty schools. Check out the Morning Glories article for their amazing support of our community kids. Thank you to Janis Charvala, who arranged for pickup up by school personnel of all of the donations in time for the start of school. Your last-minute donations will still be delivered to the school administration office.
The summer lunch program was incredible! The street outside HT's entrance was often lined with cars of volunteers coming in Monday through Thursday to prepare lunches for about 125 kids a day. This included the return of last summer's volunteers from Salem UCC and St. Paul's. Each morning found the kitchen filled with chatter and laughter as sandwiches were prepared and fruits & veggies cut up and bagged. Taco Thursdays and the introduction of chicken wraps were especially well-received by the kids! Then the second shift rolled in to share the lunches at the North Catty playground and the Catty Park, sometimes joined by the mayor, police chief, or firefighters. Kids came back enthusiastically for seconds when available, and relationships with parents and kids were fostered - including that kid with the Cowboys hat who asked with a bright smile, "Do you know me?" when he showed up one day without his hat - showing how special the gentle teasing about his team affiliation every day had made him feel.
In a community hungering for both food and relationship, thank you to all who support our Catasauqua neighbors by bringing nonperishable food and grocery bags for the Catty food bank, and to those who leave money in the "Meant to but forgot" container. Why not try out one of the "Just One Thing" bags located on the food table in the hallway outside the fellowship hall, and on or near the big green wooden box in the back of the sanctuary? Each time you go to a store that offers nonperishable foods, purchase Just One Thing to put in the little shopping bag. When it's full, bring it back in and take a new bag to keep up the habit!
Other ways you can support our neighbors:
Come to Coffee With a Cop each month and be the face of Holy Trinity as we (anonymously) fund a snack for our neighbors and share some time and conversation. Thank you to the Catasauqua Borough for donating the use of the pavilion at the Catty Park on August 15th, where 57 neighbors enjoyed free ice cream, and another 10 or so people came out just to be part of the community. How cool is it that some of the kids from the playground lunches came out for ice cream that night?! And in case you weren't at Holy Trinity the following Sunday morning when Pastor Brian shared this high: someone from the community quietly slipped Pastor Brian a check for $1000 during cleanup, simply saying "Just keep doing good things for Catty"! God is so good.
Serve or just enjoy some lunch and conversation the last Saturday each month. You might not be a resident of Catty, but as a part of our Holy Trinity family, each of us is a neighbor to the people who do live in Catty. Become a familiar, caring face as we work to get our neighbors out from their houses and into community. Our next ones are August 31st and September 28th from 11-12:30. Community Memorial Service Sept. 8
th at Catasauqua Park. Registration begins at 1:30pm “Blessing of the
Angels” And other ways God has blessed HT's Neighbor Supporting Neighbor activities:
Thanks to the bright idea & effort of Vicki and Steph Chimics, Sam's Club on Airport Road donated $500 toward the purchase of supplies for HT's lunch program! In response to the partnering message presented by Pastor Brian at St. Timothy Allentown's WOW service in July, worshippers that night donated a carload of snacks and water for the summer lunches in Catty, as well as over $400 in cash!
Trinity Morning Glories
We are a daytime women’s group here at Holy Trinity. Our focus is on the spiritual and service to others. Along the way, we share food, work, laugh, chat and pray together! Please join us!
Note: Our meetings will always be the 3rd Monday at 10:00 (exception: Dec. will be the 2nd Monday).
On Monday, August 19, 2019, 27 women enjoyed pizza, veggies and delicious desserts.
In Pat Fried’s devotions, she used a quote from Cryptograms: “The hardest thing in life is knowing which bridges to burn and which bridges to cross.” Pat spoke about living in the day not the past and not the future. And about enjoying the blessing of today.
Our guest speaker was Melissa Brown, the Director of the Catasauqua YMCA. Melissa spoke about the YMCA Summer Lunch Program for which the people at Holy Trinity prepared the bag lunches Monday thru Thursday. She said that 2,994 bag lunches were prepared over the summer; 2,094 went to the Catasauqua Playground and 900 to the North Catasauqua Playground Program. Melissa related that the children receiving the lunches were from low-income families. This program was made possible thru grants from local businesses and agencies, donations from people in the community and donations from Holy Trinity members. Note: Holy Trinity continued the lunches for 2 weeks after the YMCA program ended for an additional 240 lunches.
Our “Murder at Mardi Gras” mystery dinner theater tickets for September 21 can be reserved/bought from Judy Connelly (610 697-1724) or Janis Charvala (610 440-0073). Of the 80 tickets we can sell, only 4 tickets are available anymore. CALL NOW! Note: Review 3rd page of MG notes for what you volunteered to bring.
Ongoing Projects: BREM Rebra program – box in hallway for new/used bras (thanks to Nancy Miller/Ruthann Reinsmith); Turning Point: Used Cell Phones box in church (thanks to Linda Wiland); Morning Glories Bulletin Board in Alice Storch Room – watch for updates on artistically decorated board by Vicki Chimics/Sandy Svitana.
As part of our annual participation in the National Pajama Program, Judy Spaits and Joan Herman will prepare the new pajamas and book collection box for the back of church. All collected items will go to a charitable organization in the Lehigh Valley. The box will be in church Nov. 1 thru Dec. 9.
School Supplies collected for the Catasauqua Area School District children: 31 doz. pencils, 46 doz. mechanical pencils; 6 doz. ballpoint pens, 18 pencil sharpeners, 2 doz. pencil erasers, 4 doz. erasers, 15 doz. markers, 6 boxes crayons, 4 doz. highlighters, 7 pencil boxes, 6 doz. glue sticks, 16 scissors, 3 rolls masking tape, 18 rolls of scotch tape, 32 AAA batteries, 10 post-it notes, 13 disinfectant wipes, 33 1-subject notebooks, 7 packs 3-hole notebook paper, 22 composition notebooks, 11 packs index cards, 48 pocket folders, 3 packs construction paper, 4 boxes storage bags and 18 backpacks.
Distribution of offering: 2 - $25 Walmart gift cards for Cay Galgon Family Life Center, $150 for Back to School cards and coins for Trinity’s students and $100 to Pastor’s Discretionary Fund.
Since Sept. 2008, $43,419.80 has been donated to special causes; this does not include all the non-monetary donations that have been made over the past almost 11 years which probably equal that amount.
Trinity Morning Glories (cont’d)
Future Dates:
Monday, September 16, 2019: Devotions: Nancy Miller
Finalize Murder Mystery which is on Saturday, September 21, 2019
Maureen O’Meara, Speaker from Truth for Women
Collection Items for Truth for Women: Pantry items: canned/jarred items, cereal, Jell-0 cups, pasta
Breakfast Buffet: Egg Casserole/Lois McAllister; French Toast Casserole/Rena Bond;
Casserole/Sandi Smith; Bagels & Cream Cheese/Marge Kovacs; Fruit/Judy Spaits;
Coffee Cake or Muffins/Mary Ann Farrand; Muffins/Karen Frankenfield; Orange juice/Lucy Lynn
Hand out list for Holiday Hope Chest Boxes due at October meeting.
Monday, October 21, 2019: Devotions: Open
Murder Mystery Recap
Bring in Holiday Hope Chest Boxes for Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley
Lunch: Hamburger Soup/Vicki Chimics; Squash Soup/Judy Connelly
Salad/Lois McAllister; more soup and bread still needed
Monday, November 18, 2019: Devotions: Linda Heiberger
Andrea Search, speaker from Turning Point
Bring in items for Turning Point (list available in October)
Divide list for Shut-ins Holiday Bags
Hoagies: Rolls/Cheryl Kneiss; Ham/Lucy Lynn; Roast Beef/Linda Heiberger;
Turkey & Sliced Sharp Cheese/Pat Fried; Cheese/Karen Frankenfield;
Tomatoes, lettuce, onions/Judy Connelly
Monday, December 9, 2019 (2nd Monday): Devotions: Open
Annual Homemade Cookie Sale
$10 Gift for Fun Gift Exchange; Christmas Games
Pajama Program: bring in new PJ’s and books
Note: we’re doing larger sizes this year. Sizes 8 thru 14 either have to be flame retardant or snug fitting.
Above size 14 thru adult sizes do not have these requirements.
Lunch: Christmas Buffet
Monday, January 20, 2020: Devotions: Open
Collect men’s/women’s white sox for Bethlehem Homeless Program
Plan February 2020 thru July 2020
Lunch: Sam’s Pizza
“Murder at Mardi Gras” Mystery Dinner Theater Magnolia Dupre has honored her father’s dying wish and made absolutely certain that the annual VooDoo Ball goes on as planned. As the captain of the Krewe of Momus, Everett Dupre took great pride in this masquerade event and wanted to ensure it lived beyond him, and Magnolia is committed to realizing his dream – or at least until she gets her inheritance. But when her estranged brother shows up with his “from the wrong side of the tracks” fiancé tempers flare. Will there be a Murder at Mardi Gras? Date: September 21, 2019 at 5:30; Tickets: $30/person Presented by: Without A Cue Productions Catered by: Bad Bones BBQ Menu: Marinated Chicken Breast, Roasted Potatoes, Green Salad, Rolls/butter, drinks, dessert Tickets: See Judy Connelly (610 697-1724) or BJ Kunkel (570-401-6647) to reserve tickets When: Quickly…..as tickets go fast.
August 5th, 2019 Attendees: Luther Itterly, Bob Connelly, Pr Brian,
Must do items:
Air conditioner in Alice Storch Room closest to bathroom is no longer repairable. Team will wait until following
spring to price new unit. This makes 2 units down.
Stone work- John finished pointing outside. Inside tower pointing is complete. An engineer will be called for
advice on repair of joists. Top roof installed incorrectly approximately seven years prior. Roof should have
no seems, our roof has two seams and six patches. Water leakage is seem on ceiling in window area of tower.
Quotes are coming to lay a new rubber membrane. Ask Pr Brian to see pictures if interested.
Outlets in basement storage will be installed on Wednesday August 6th by electrician. Same electrician will bring
in lighting expert to talk about nave lights.
A lock has been ordered for panel box in hallway to nave. Should arrive week of 8/12
Rain spouts need fixed or caulked.
Bell Tower wood door an issue. We are waiting for price from contractor. Contractor waiting for water issues in
tower to be resolved.
Discussion to move mailbox to post outside of office door was rejected by post office. We will price a new mail
hinge and install in existing mail slot if price is good.
BoyScouts are coming to Holy Trinity. Basement finished!
Trophy case size in question has arrived and will be installed in new archive area (old robing room)
Sidewalk grate is fixed, Office sign needs repaired- Stephanie, Vicki, and Frank Chimics have repaired
Pews moved as per Worship and Music request, Linda Weiland working on model for pew cushions
Mulch purchased and spread for all flower beds, All sidewalk cracks will be opened and then fixed with concrete
(should be a long lasting project)
Victorian Tea items now in basement storage. Back kitchen room has refrigerator and paper good storage. We
have new refrigerator and new freezer from St Paul congregation.\
Many items have arrived from St Paul’s look around the church to see the beautiful additions to our space.
3 companies have come to measure nave for possible air conditioning of space
NEXT MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 9TH AT 1:00. Please come and join team if able!!!!