The Vestry met on September 11.  Many issues were discussed, including pastoral needs, physical plant problems, and financial concerns.  They include the following items.

 

 

They voted to renew Jason’s contract as our music director.

Our 60th anniversary celebration continues.

There will be a ballroom dance fund raiser on November 3 followed by the All Saints Day service with Bishop Longest on November 4.  Along with the

Text Box: Vestry Update Text Box: Outreach Update Text Box: We are rolling and baking sugar cookies every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. We need your help. If you are unable to give your time, maybe you can donate any of the following ingredients: Gold Medal Flour, eggs, butter, Parkay Margarine, sugar, vanilla Cookie order forms are located in the hall. Please complete them ASAP so that we will bake enough cookies to fill all orders. Grace Waddell & Dorothy Ashton Text Box: stained glass window dedication, Dorothy Myers will be acknowledged for her many contributions to the parish. Teresa Schutte-Regester is writing a history of Holy Trinity. Sunday School will begin soon. If you would like to be a classroom guest speaker, see Scott Corbin or Leah Seay. Outreach is gearing up for the busiest time of the year. The group is considering new ministries to focus on root causes rather than simply charity. Every member of the Vestry was given a job description and asked Text Box: to sign an acknowledgement. Fr. Eric and Janice Barber are developing welcome packets for newcomers. For more information on the Vestry meeting, see the minutes posted in the hall or ask any Vestry member. Denise Thatcher, Registrar Text Box: delivered on November 17 to our neighbors who need help. We obtain some of the names through DSS and others are known to Fr. Eric. Please let us know if you can help. We would like to collect non-perishables as follows: October 7 – instant potatoes October 14 – canned vegetables October 21 – gravy October 28 – sweet potatoes November 4 – Stove Top stuffing November 11 – cranberry sauce We would also like to include a package of holiday napkins in each box. Christmas Dinner/Toy Giveaway: Text Box: Our 7th annual party for the community is scheduled for December 8. It’s not too early to bring in toys (minimum value of $10.00). We will need lots of help so please come to our next meeting and look for the sign up sheet in the hall. Seafarer’s Mission: With God’s help, we hope to be able to give shoebox gifts to this ministry, just as we did last year. The recipients are merchant marines who may be thousands of miles from home, and this may be the only gift they receive for Christmas. Please bring in small toiletry items, stationery, playing cards, puzzles, warm socks, and gloves. We will fill the boxes and wrap them in December just as we did last year. Denise Thatcher Text Box: Page # Text Box: The Trinity Press Text Box: Our next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 7 at 11:30 A.M. If you have any ideas to share or would like to help with upcoming events, please join us. Thanksgiving Baskets: this year we are hoping to feed 50 families in the neighborhood. For the past two years, we have been able to secure full turkey dinners through the Swirnow Company. Some of our parishioners have driven to Virginia to pick them up and bring them back to Baltimore. They are then taken downtown and unloaded for various churches. The meals for Holy Trinity are brought to the church and combined with the non-perishables that our members have donated. They will then be

FROM THE HOLY ROLLERS