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THE MESSENGER 19251 North Tamiami Trail, No. Ft. Myers, FL 33903 Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church January 2021 Issue 1 Website: www.htpc-nfm.com Phone: 239-567-2246 E-mail: admin@htpc-nfm.com Living for Christ through Worship, Discipleship, Service and Fellowship Happy New Year! Many a New Year’s Eve I remember sitting in front of our black and white Zenith struggling to stay awake until the stroke of mid- night when the ball in Time Square heralded the new year and, along with Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, we sang: Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne? JANUARY BIRTHDAYS For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne. January 2 Jacqueline Jaye January 3 Jeanne Kibler Much of the song is in old Scottish and can be a bit hard to understand. But it begs January 4 Barbara Nase the question, should we really forget things from the past? And the answer it pro- January 4 Jan Walschott vides is yes, but not our friendship or fellowship. January 5 Donna Malesky January 5 Margaret Lavin As we move into 2021, I think the vast majority of us are more than ready to say January 7 Diane Jenkins farewell to 2020. It started out as a promising year but largely seemed to go down- January 8 Carolyn Hagemeyer hill from the start. Let there be no question, there were HUGE blessings. Despite January 10 Jane Robinson the political environment, physicians and researchers broke all records in finding January 13 Ginger Mastrangelo vaccines that were needed to save lives. We saw a new-found appreciation for January 21 Pat Frantz January 21 Lee Bovey health care workers, and even the housekeepers in the hospitals! We also saw January 23 Ed Huether people pulling together to help the unemployed, the small family businesses and January 28 Marlene Chilcote those impacted by the pandemic. But let there be no question, most of us are ready January 31 Esta Dow for a new year! January 31 Joan Ostrander Perhaps what we long for the most is what we have REALLY missed, time togeth- Did we miss your special day? er. Friendship and fellowship, be it with loved ones, worship, at a restaurant, choir Or, do we have it listed incorrectly? practice, or a trip to Bok Tower on a bus. We long for what we could not have, time together. We yearn for the new year and new beginnings. PLEASE let us know by calling the church office: 239.567.2246 In Christianity, our faith itself is about a new beginning, a fresh start. It begins when or email us at we first discover a friend and savior in Jesus Christ. But we have a new beginning, adminst@htpc-nfm.com and our faith is renewed, every time we come before our Lord, seek forgiveness, and commit to doing better in the future. Perhaps this is most visible when we have Having a our prayer of confession on Sunday morning, followed by an assurance of par- Birthday don. A new beginning! This Month? Around your church, we are READY for a new year and new beginnings. We are ready for worship, ice cream socials are all planned out, fellowship events are Why not celebrate the many bless- ready, and the church campus is begging to be used! We have upgraded the sanc- ing in your life and be a blessing tuary sound and video equipment, we have state of the art online streaming ability to Holy Trinity, too? (allowing us to reach shut-ins, snowbirds, and distant worshippers), and we have Contribute to the plans in place that simply need to get the word, “Go!” We still need to wait for the COVID numbers to drop and for it to be safe, but we are ready for a new year! Birthday Fund to help us pay for Let’s pray that the vaccine works, that the pandemic disappears and that 2021 will be a brilliant, wonderful year of new beginnings. And whatever may be happening SPECIAL in your life, I hope and pray that you are ready for a new year filled with new begin- PROJECTS nings, health, and happiness all in the presence of the God of fresh starts! ** Suggested donation is $1.00 per year of age. Happy New Year! Pastor Clint
Page 2 January 2021 Prayer Chain Warriors You are being upheld in our thoughts and supported with our prayers. May knowing this give you strength to face the future. Beverly/Roger Smith 239- 731- 6577 Kelly Dickey 239-785-7659 Ann Sosa 239-201-8582 We did it! We completed The Year of the Bible Nancy Rad 239-731-1204 study! This doesn’t mean we don’t have to read Wilma Jenkins 239-242-0432 the Bible any more. If anything, it should spark Nancy Walker 239-841-0654 your interest to delve further into the Books that Ruth Rickard 615-968-4440 were a challenge or more interesting to you. You may want to start over, possibly using another If you would like to join our Prayer Chain Warriors, version. Please call or text Kelly Dickey at 239-785-7659. To help you along, the Christian Education Com- mittee is offering The Present Word Bible Study OUR DAILY BREAD - Daily devotionals for starting January 10, led by Pastor Clint. The par- January and February are now available. You are ticipant’s workbook is still available for $7/ea. be- invited to pick one up after the Drive-In Worship fore Drive-in worship on Sunday morning and in service on Sunday...they will be available in a bas- the office during office hours. The classes will ket located under the portico. remain on Zoom on Wednesday’s at 9:30 and Sunday’s at 11:00 for the present. If you do not We will also leave the basket under the portico in live in the area and would like a book, please let the mornings Monday—Thursday if you would like the office know and we will send one to you. to come and pick one up. I would like to welcome Carol Herbert and Don Hudson as members of the Christian Education Committee for 2021. I look forward to having these “Biblical scholars” onboard to strengthen the leadership of this Committee. Thank you for accepting this call and revitalizing the Christian Education of our congregation. As we begin 2021 pretty much the way we left 2020, it’s time to look ahead with faith and prayer that the vaccine developed will slowly eradicate Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church would this virus that has held us hostage in the last year, and give us new hope for the future. like to remind everyone of our Church Web Site, www.htpc-nfm.com. Janet Daly, Chairperson Want to see the latest sermons? Simply 239-567-2285 go to YouTube.com and search “Holy janetdaly@yahoo.com Trinity Presbyterian Church North Fort Myers.” You can also visit us on Facebook!
Page 3 January 2021 MISSIONS I’d like to share excerpts from a recent letter from All Souls Episcopal Church: “Dear Friends at Holy Trinity, Our 2019 Outreach numbers from our annual report are now complete and we’d like to share them with you. We served 8,041 families, 11,911 adults, 5,506 children and 4,196 seniors. We purchased and received 82.8 tons of donated food from Harry Chapin Food Bank and Wake Up America. We also received a fantastic amount of donated food from individuals and communi- ties. Our volunteers served 9,425 meals using donated and purchased food. Our Thrift Store provided 4,034 clients with $52,763 worth of clothing at no charge to them. We supplied 307 bus passes for various appointments (dentist, doctor, social security, etc). 32 pairs of work boots and 500 person- al hygiene packets per month were provided by Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. We supplied bicycles and bicycle accessories. 5 tents were provided. We were able to provide birth certificates, Florida picture IDs and mar- riage certificates. And we gave hundreds of haircuts. Our heartfelt thanks to you and all the volunteers for a job well done. Thank you once again. God bless, Cherie Martin and Don Berdan, Outreach Co-Managers.” My personal gratitude to everyone at Holy Trinity who helped make all this possible. Blessings, Myron Paris OFFERING ENVELOPES ARE HERE FOR 2021 The offering envelopes are available. You can pick them up at the drive-in worship on Sun- days or at the church office. Just call ahead to make sure someone is there. If you need your envelopes to be mailed to you, please contact the church office. If you no longer use enve- lopes, please let us know that as well. You can let the office know or you can email Luanne directly at luanne1019@gmail.com.
Page 4 January 2021 Online Directory and Giving Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church is rolling out a new digital tool that will help give members the ability to com- municate with each other and have access to directory information, donate online, track your donations and more. WHY USE REALM? Being the church doesn’t just happen at the church building. REALM helps us be the church between Sundays… especially now during the pandemic! Everyone can be connected from anywhere at any time, right from our mobile devices. It engages everyone in the life of our church by supporting the healthy relationships essential to our church’s mission. We’ll stay organized, and you’ll stay informed about all of the opportunities for growth and fel- lowship. When we share life together, we will grow together. WHAT ABOUT MY PRIVACY? Your privacy is one of our greatest concerns. REALM is only made up of the people in our church, it’s not like Fa- cebook that is open to everyone. REALM keeps your data safe and gives you control over what information you share and who can see it. IS THERE A CHURCH DIRECTORY WITH ALL OF THE NAMES OF MY CHURCH FAMILY? Yes! Once you sign on to Realm you can search the name of any of our members, guests or friends; you will then have their address, email and phone number. This information can ONLY be accessed by folks that are registered on REALM; this private information is NOT available to the general public. IMPORTANT: As we start up this option, we need to obtain permission from EVERY person using REALM to al- low others to have access to their information. If you can’t find someone on REALM, it doesn’t mean they are not a member, it just means we haven’t received their permission to share their information. WHAT ABOUT ONLINE GIVING? REALM automatically records all electronic gifts and adds them to your giving record. You can view your past giv- ing records right from your computer, tablet or smart phone. You can even make donations from your cell phone. HOW DO I GET REALM? If you are a HTPC member, affiliate member, or registered guest you will be receiving an email inviting you to REALM. (Be sure to check your spam and junk mail folders if you don’t get it.) If you didn't receive the email we probably don't have your email address. You can contact us at htpcbookkeeeper@gmail.com, htpcsecreary@gmail.com, or call 239-567-2246 and we will send you an invitation. Some folks may have already set up their account on Realm and will have access now! Tracy Andrews is our Bookkeeper and she handles all of the financial entries (htpcbookkeeper@gmail.com) while Joyce McCabe is our office manager and handles the membership information (htpcsecretary@gmail.com). Please contact Tracy with any questions about giving as Joyce CANNOT access that data. REALM IS CRITICAL DURING THE PANDEMIC We've been getting ready for REALM for a few months now, not realizing how important it would be during the current coronavirus pandemic. It is incredibly important that we stay in touch with other believers, encouraging each other, praying for each other, and being the church on mission. REALM will help us accomplish this. Follow the in- structions on the email invitation to get started with REALM. Some Key Features Include: - Receive announcements from the church - Look up people in the church directory - Make safe, secure donations online - Review your giving and pledge at any time - Update your personal contact information (e.g., address, phone, email) - Upload a profile picture to your account
Page 5 January 2021 Although 2020 has been a very tough year on all of us, with God’s blessing for the new vaccines for Covid-19, 2021 should be a prom- ising year with the choir doing beautiful and inspiring anthems, the praise band doing foot taping music. And of course starting in August we will be working on another Christmas Cantata. Will not that be music to our ears? Let us just keep praying for the end Covid-19 in early 2021. The music department would like to wish you all a Happy and Blessed New Year. God Bless! Paul Brewer Finance Committee PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN The Presbyterian Women of Holy Trinity want to Our finances for the month of November were: thank you for your most generous donations to our annual tennis shoe drive for Mision Peniel. Income: $21,063.49 Expenses: $32,982.89 The tennis shoes were delivered the week before Deficit: $11,919.40 Christmas and then distributed to the children of the migrant workers there. We had well over 100 The shortage this month was due largely to the up- pairs, all sizes, colors, some boys and some graded audio/visual system that was installed. girls. If you are interested in joining the Finance Commit- What a nice treat for these children. tee, please contact Nancy Apple at 770-356-2349 or GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!! apple1196@gmail.com. We wish everyone a happy, healthy New Year and we are grateful for your continued support. Nancy Apple, Chair May God bless you in this New Year!
Page 6 January 2021 Building and Grounds Annual Congregational Report 2020 Our vision is to enhance the aesthetics of the church property and maintain them properly. Interior and exterior electrical repairs were accomplished. AEDs were installed in the church and fellowship hall. The storage/yard equipment shed was burglarized and we had to replace some of the smaller equipment. Sound deadening panels were installed in the Fellowship Hall. New security cameras were installed with a TV monitor in the church office. The irrigation system received a major overhaul. The Crown of Thorns plants in front of the church which were mostly dead were re- placed with Ixoras as a donation from Dan and Luanne Putnam with a lot of hot, hard work. Two raised concrete walkway slabs were replaced to eliminate the possibility of some- one tripping. A mail slot was installed in the front door of the sanctuary for deposit of offerings when the church is closed during the week. A new audio and video system has been installed making the sound equal in the front and back of the sanctuary along with two new projectors and screens on the front wall. The parking lot was seal coated and restriped to extend it’s life for at least another five years. Submitted by: John Strickland As John indicated above, two screens have been purchased and installed in the Sanctuary. We’d like to thank the following members for their generous gifts that made this possible: Scotty and Betty Robertson Paul and Jocelyn Brewer Dennis and Karen Daley (Thank you also for your work/time installing the screens!)
Page 7 January 2021 The Wolcott Family David Chilcote Chuck Chase Joanne Gluck Jim Drath Freddie Conner Wendell Howe Paula Dykstra Ron Heidmous Terry Rickard Cecelia Russell Byron Weightman Betsy Goodwin Una Bigelow Bev Smith Ed Frantz Ellie Minckler Ames Michael Nottingham, grand-nephew of Pat Maxwell Regan Lackner, Sue Warner’s granddaughter Dave, Sue Buckhout’s brother Doris Viands, sister of Dee Steward Sharon Byrd, Bill Apple’s niece Bev, friend of Janet Rivero Scott Hill, Joyce Sigler’s Son Linda Schmidt’s brother-in-law Dave & Arlene Donaldson, Pastor Clint’s friends Donna & Ted Malesky If you have loved ones or concerns to be added to our prayers, please notify the church office. We’d also love to hear from you about your joys! Please keep this list handy on your table or nightstand and include these folks in your dai- ly prayers.
Page 8 January 2021 HOLY TRINITY EVENTS CALENDAR JANUARY 2021 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 New Year's Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Communion 1:00 PM Epiphany 2:00 PM Evangelism Christian 9:30 AM Drive-In Meeting Via 9:30 AM Education Sunday Service Zoom Bible Study VIA Committee Zoom 11:00 AM Sunday School - On-Line Via Zoom 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9:30 AM Drive-In 10:00 AM 9:30 AM Bible 10:00 AM Messenger Sunday Service & Session Study VIA Finance in FH Articles Officer Ordination/ Meeting Zoom Due Installation 11:00 AM Sunday School - On-Line Via Zoom 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 9:30 AM Drive-In Martin L. King, 9:30 AM Bible Sunday Service Jr. Day Study VIA Zoom 11:00 AM Sunday School - On-Line Via Zoom 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 9:30 AM Drive-In 9:30 AM Bible Sunday Service Study VIA Zoom 11:00 AM Sunday School - On-Line Via Zoom 31 9:30 AM Drive-In Sunday Service 11:00 AM Sunday School - On-Line Via Zoom
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