HTEC News and Notes

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PRAY FOR OUR BISHOP SEARCH

Our Diocese of Florida’s search for a new bishop is now underway. Join our bishop search committee in praying daily for God to raise up fit candidates for election to this highest and weightiest sacred ministry, taking a cue from our Book of Common Prayer (page 256):

O God, you led your holy apostles to ordain ministers in every place: Grant that your Church, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, may choose suitable persons for the ministry of Word and Sacrament, and may uphold them in their work for the extension of your kingdom; through him who is the Shepherd and Bishop of our souls, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

PROJECT LAZARUS FOOD DRIVE

On Sunday, September 21, 2025 after the 10:30 a.m. Eucharist, our Outreach Committee invites Holy Trinity members to meet in the parish hall to put together bags of food for the hungry of Gainesville, in response to Jesus’ call to feed the hungry. This event caps our yearly Lazarus Project, named for Jesus’ parable in Luke 16:19-31. In it, a rich man ignored the beggar Lazarus who lived on the street outside his house. After death, the rich man went to hell and the beggar went to heaven. The rich man begged for mercy but found none, because he had shown none to Lazarus while alive.

Starting August 31, 2025, please donate food or money to this project. Leave food in the bins in the back of the church. Turn in monetary donations marked for the Lazarus Project at the parish office, for buying food to fill in any gaps in the Project 5000 grocery list from Gainesville Community Ministry (GCM). The bags filled on September 21 will feed families of four for two days. Each bag will include:

• Two cans of meat

• Two cans of vegetables

• Two cans of fruit

• Two cans of soup

• Two boxes of macaroni and cheese or rice

• One box of dry soup mix

• One can of baked beans or dried beans

• One box of hot cereal

• Two boxes UHT “shelf” milk or powdered milk

• One can of evaporated milk

• One jar of peanut butter

• One jar of jelly

Questions? Click here to email Jean Reid.

PARISH THANKSGIVING DINNER SURVEY

Our Brotherhood of Saint Andrew is hosting a parish-wide Thanksgiving potluck dinner. Please help them plan ahead by letting them know if you are interested. Click here to respond to their online survey by Friday, October 17, 2025. In early November, they’ll survey all who indicated “yes” or “maybe” to determine side dishes and a final count. Questions? Click here to email Leo Dugger.

JOIN THE ALTAR GUILD!

Help set up for Sunday Eucharists, Wednesday Healing Services, baptisms, weddings, funerals, and other special church occasions! We have four teams, and each team meets one weekend a month. All are welcome — men or women, young or not so young! Help keep God’s house ready to host God’s people. Questions? Click here to email Vandy Thorpe.

ALTAR FLOWERS

If you would like to place flowers on the altar in memory of, in honor of, or in thanksgiving for loved ones, please call the parish office front desk (352 372 4721) for dates available on the parish calendar. You can use a florist of your choice or ask the front desk staff for recommended local florists. Have questions? Need more details? Call the parish office!

SAINT ELIZABETH CIRCLE COLLECTION

Saint Elizabeth Circle seeks donations for its charity benefit sale Saturday, September 13, 2025. Collecting will start Friday, August 1, 2025. Please donate new or gently used household items: books, chairs, dishes, kitchenware, knick-knacks, lamps, paintings, pans, pots, tables, tools. (No clothes, please.) All proceeds go to charity. Questions? Click to email Pat Evans or Jennifer Rich.

JOIN THE CHOIR!

Interested in singing in our church’s choir? Any singer, ages 16 to 90-plus, is welcome. No audition needed. Rehearsal is most Thursdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m., then again on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. You needn’t know how to read music — but it helps! If you love singing, please consider committing to this key ministry in our parish’s liturgical life. Email musicdept@holytrinitygnv.org for details.

JOIN THE HANDBELL RINGERS!

HTEC’s handbell ringers perform a few times a year at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday Eucharist. Bells range from the bass end to little treble bells, with musical styles from traditional hymns to challenging showpieces. You needn’t know how to read music — just be able to count in time. Ringers rehearse 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Thursdays. Email musicdept@holytrinitygnv.org for details.