HOLY TRINITY LUTHE RAN CHU RCH

Tidings Gretchen Luebbe, Newsletter Coordinator gmluebbe@verizon.net

Grow in Faith, Love God, Serve Our Neighbor Volume 38 Issue 2 March 2017

Special Points of

Interest:

Pastoral Call vote needs 145 confirmed members for quorum

Meet & Greet for Pastor Gerry - Sat., March 4

Property plans Clean-up/Fix-up Day

Fellowship plans for

Progressive Dinner

Women’s Annual Retreat Scheduled for Mar/Apr

Ash Wednesday Potato/Salad Bar

2

Smile.Amazon. Com

4

Pastor Gerry’s Biography

5

Committee News 6-7

VBS Registration 8

Annual Women’s Retreat

12

Inside This Issue:

Call Committee Recommends

Pastor Gerry Johnson Special Congregation Meeting Set for March 5

Well, it looks like we are through most of the winter, and we

are certainly no worse for the wear. The weather this week-end [Feb 25-26] is supposed to be nearly 70 degrees and a

great weekend for flying, working outside, exercising outside, and generally just enjoying life. I’m celebrating!

I’m also celebrating the work of our Call Committee and the Church Council. The Call process was much more laborious

than I ever imagined it would be, and it has taken hard work by all of us. From the Church Assessment Tool to the comple-

tion of the Mission Site Profile, the Transition Team was fully

engaged. Then the Call Committee was selected, interviewed many candidates, and finally selected a primary candidate. Next the Council met and inter-

viewed the candidate. Each step sounds fast and easy, but remember that we live in Loudoun County, where all have busy family, work and social lives, and we needed to

come together as groups each step along the way. There were a lot of moving parts!

And now it is back to the entire Congregation. On Sunday, the 5th of March, Pastor

Gerry Johnson will preach at the 9:30 Service. After the service, he will devote about 30 minutes to speaking with the Congregation and will let everyone get to know a bit about

himself. We will have a Synod representative with us that day, someone who will once

again go over the entire process and will share some views from the Bishop. Following

Ash Wednesday - March 1, 2017 A day of Worship and prayerful fellowship

12:00 Noon: Traditional Ash Wednesday Service*

12:45 PM: Soup & Salad Lunch

5:30 PM: Children’s Choir Rehearsal

6:00 PM: Family Ash Wednesday Service*

6:30 PM: Potato Bar & Salad Dinner (Details on page 2)

7:00 PM: Chancel Choir Rehearsal

7:30 PM: Traditional Ash Wednesday Service*

* Each service will include imposition of ashes and Holy Communion.

(Continued on page 2)

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Call Meeting on the 4th of March. If you have time, please try to stop in

sometime between 6:00pm and 7:30pm that evening. We will have cheese and crackers and soft drinks and coffee.

If you have any questions on the process, I am always available to answer or to help you find the answer. I have

been honored to be a part of this process, and as I told someone the other day, I believe that I have prayed more

during this process than I ever prayed during combat in my previous career!

Over the next couple of weeks, I’d ask you to please

plan to join us in this process and pray that we select some-one who will …preach the word; be ready in season and

out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.” (2 Timothy 4:2)

The entire selection process was a lengthy journey, fraught with many twists and turns, but I think the end is

clearly in sight for our congregation and is marked by a bright, shining new light. (Please see a brief biography on

page 5.) John Sapienza, Congregation President

that, we as a congregation will vote on having Pastor Gerry

be our next fulltime pastor.

This meeting is very important, as you can imagine.

Currently, our congregation rolls show about 435 confirmed members, as defined by the Synod definition. Of this num-

ber, we need to have 1/3 present at the Call vote, or 145 confirmed members. And of those who attend this

congregational meeting, we need a 2/3 majority to select

the pastor. (Recently, our typical attendance of con-firmed members has been 70-80 members, so please

make every effort to be present on the 5th.)

** Children’s activities are planned for the

time during the meeting. **

Everyone will have a chance to meet Pastor Johnson

and his wife Sandy at a casual get together at the church

(Continued from page 1)

Holy Trinity Staff

Nancy Fox,

Director of Children’s

& Music Ministries

Mary Samios, Associate Director of Children’s & Music Ministries

Judy Bray,

Church Secretary

Marcia Merry,

Organist/Choir Director

Heather Robért,

Preschool Director

Mary Beth Alford,

Bookkeeper

Kori Lord,

Nursery Attendant

John Sapienza,

Congregation President

Ash Wednesday Potato / Salad Bar Potluck

A Holy Trinity Tradition - following Ash Wednesday 6:00PM Worship

HTLC provides lettuce and potatoes.

Attendees are asked to:

Bring in Salad Toppers

Bring in Potato Toppers

Watch for the sign-up sheet posted next to the Christian Education office!

NOTE: This year we will only have the one Lenten lunch on Wednesday, March 1 (Ash

Wednesday). Next year we will go back to lunches throughout Lent, but this year as we are

in a transition period, we will only have the one.

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Play in the Festival Orchestra!

Easter - April 16, 2017

We welcome any and all, to play in our Festival B’Orchestra (Band/

Orchestra) for Easter Sunday, April 16. The main ensemble will be at the

9:30 am service, but you are welcome to help provide special music for the

‘sunrise’ service as well (exact time to be announced). Your friends are also

cordially invited.

The music and rehearsal details will be made known in March. Contact

Marcia Merry marciamerry@verizon.net (814 360 4469)

P.S. Thank you all for the wonderful Christmas Eve music from our 25-person Festival

B’Orchestra!

MLK Concert Thank You

Dear Nancy Fox and Rachel Newell,

Please thank the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and St James Episcopal Church

Children's Choirs for participating in the 2017 "Lift Every Voice" Choir Festival honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Your delightful singers and unique instru-

ments were greatly appreciated and contributed significantly to a meaningful

Choir Festival.

For 2018, the Loudoun Chorale will try to plan for an under two hour program!

Again, thank you for this year's participation,

Gary Pritchard, Loudoun Chorale, 2017 Choir Festival Organizer

Our First Communion Instruction will be held

Sunday, March 20, 11:00 AM - 1:15 PM

Students will receive their First Communion on April 2, 2017.

This class teaches our youth more about the Lord’s Supper to prepare

them to join us at the Table. It is designed for students in grade 2 and

above. Parents should plan to join their child(ren) for this one-time

class. Registration materials will be mailed to all second-grade chil-

dren. Please contact Mary Samios (708.777.4912 x4 or email

ChildrensMinistry@holytrinityleesburg.org ) if you feel your child is

ready to take this important step in their Christian education. The stu-

dents will be recognized on Sunday, April 2, 2017 during worship. For many participants, this will be

the first time they join us at the Lord’s Table for Communion. There will be a reception immediately

following the service in the Commons. Please join us to support these children as they take this im-

portant step in their lifelong journey of faith.

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From Our Vice President Months ago I wrote about trying something new, or

perfecting the old. Recently, I decided to ‘relearn’ the Bass Guitar, something I had not played in almost 30

years. So, I bought a Bass and an Amplifier, a couple of picks, and some scales and exercises. Fun, right? Not

so much at first. But this process brought to mind a

couple of things, I will explain.

The Church Council has been reading the book “The

Servant” by James Hunter. This book cen-ters around a group of people on retreat

exploring leadership and the traits of good leaders and leadership in practice. Near

the end of the book, one of the goals of

the retreat was revealed and that is the 4 stages of learning good skills and bad

skills, whatever choice an individual makes. These stages are:

1. Unconscious and Unskilled

2. Conscious and Unskilled

3. Conscious and Skilled

4. Unconscious and Skilled

So, how does this apply to my playing Bass? Well, having played quite a bit in my high school

and college years, I thought of myself at least in Stage

3. But, I found, not so. I was feeling awkward, unnatu-ral and downright not very good, although I had some

fundamentals that I had not lost. More like a Stage 2. After a few short weeks, I do think I am now at Stage 3,

but only a start. I do look forward to when I can play

the Bass without even thinking about it (Stage 4). Oh,

but to be perfect, right?

We should look at James 1:4 “And let steadfastness

have its full effect, that you may be perfect and com-plete, lacking in nothing.” My goal may be to play the

Bass perfect, but it cannot be, for perfection does not

mean in one single activity or item, but it does mean to stand fast in faith as James writes. So, perhaps my goal

here should be to play the Bass as well as I can, for now, and seek the enjoy-

ment that comes from it. Complete per-fection will only come on the day of

death, or at Christ’s return, whichever

comes first.

I know playing the Bass Guitar is just

that, playing, and by no means tanta-mount with meeting our God. But, per-

haps it provides a framework for what

Jesus sees as perfection. Seeing my task to completion, in whatever form

that takes is my goal. At a higher level, it’s not perfection that Jesus is asking for

but its completion; completion of the duty to love God above everything and everyone and to

love others. Remember Matthew 19:21 “Jesus said to

him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heav-

en; and come, follow me.” Take with you these thoughts, whether you are playing the Bass or striving

for completion of your love of God.

Mike Geyser, Congregation Vice President

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church participates in a wonderful program offered by

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profit organization of your choice. Participation is extremely easy and this is a

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2. Select "Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Leesburg, VA" from the search box as your charity of choice.

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4. Tell all your family and friends and encourage them to participate.

The funds generated will be directly deposited into our bank account. Please take a minute to check this out.

VOLUME 38, ISSUE 2 PAGE 5 TIDINGS

Reminder!! Sunday, March 5th is an Important Day! Reminder!! Sunday, March 5th is an important day to attend service. Following service, we as a con-

gregation will vote on accepting the Call of Pastor Gerry Johnson. Please attend.

Everyone will have a chance to meet Pastor Johnson and his wife Sandy at a casual get together at

the church on the 4th of March. If you have time, please try to stop in sometime between 6:00 pm

and 7:30 pm that evening. We will have cheese and crackers and soft drinks and coffee.

Here is a short bio of Pastor

Johnson:

As a 2001 graduate of Gettysburg Seminary, Pastor Gerry has served at

Bethel Lutheran Church in Manassas, VA; Trinity Lutheran Church in Smithsburg,

MD; and Bethlehem Lutheran Church in

Fairfax, VA. Of particular note, he did his seminary teaching parish assignment

of one year at Holy Trinity in Leesburg in 1997. He is a second career pastor with

experience in consulting, finance, and

banking. He has a BS in Business Ad-ministration and Finance from Towson

University and an MBA in Finance from Loyola College. He also is a Certified

Public Accountant (CPA).

Pastor Gerry has provided leadership

in church planning, small groups, chil-

dren and youth ministries, and communi-ty engagement. He has led adult and

youth mission trips, fostered special events, and enhanced worship with different themes and presentations. Ministry under his leadership has focused

on making connections with people and the community and engaging and welcoming all people into an experience

of God. He loves children and actively supports youth and family ministries, helping to making our faith a visible part of our everyday lives. He is delighted to service Our Lord and the church as a pastor and looks forward to be-

ing part of Holy Trinity once again.

Pastor Gerry is married to Sandy and they have two grown and married children, Kevin and Erin, and two grand-

daughters. They enjoy family time, traveling to the beach and other places, and going to the movies.

Join us at church on Saturday, the 4th of March to learn more about the pastor. I look forward to seeing you all then and certainly at church the next day!

John Sapienza

Congregation President

Come to the “Meet and Greet” on

Saturday, March 4th sometime between 6:00 PM

and 7:30 PM to get to know Pastor Gerry

Johnson and his wife, Sandy.

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News from our Committees

Women of the ELCA March Meeting

Holy Trinity’s Women of the ELCA will

meet at the church on Tuesday, March 14th at 10:00 AM. We have so many

unfinished quilts that we will work on

quilts again for Lutheran World Relief. Bring your lunch and join us. Every-

one is welcome... Please Come.

Dotty Martel, President

Social Ministry Planning Meeting

An update on the success of the Silent Auction will be

distributed at the end of the auction. Thank you all so much for your participation.

The Social Ministry Com-mittee will be having their

planning meeting on March 2,

2017 and would like to invite anyone interested to join us.

We could use your new ideas and welcome new members.

We will be serving dinner as well.

The Social Ministry Committee is looking for those

who may need assistance in their home for light work such as light bulb changing, yard work, carpet cleaning or

light painting for our April's Angels project. If you could

use a working hand around the house, please contact Rita Sims or Sandy Phillips. We are also searching for those

handy men and women who can assist with the work. A sign-up sheet will be posted and announcements made as

we near the event. Rita Sims

March / April Plans

The Fellowship Committee would like to thank every-

one who participated in the very successful chili fest. We had a great turn out and lots of

great food. Thank you also to those who are on the commit-

tee that helped set up and

serve during the event. A spe-cial thank you to Mike Geyser,

who was our great announcer as usual and gave out the

awards. Congratulations to the winners. It was great to see so many new faces this year.

The Fellowship Committee is gearing up for the Pro-gressive Dinner, planned for this spring (exact date TBD).

We are looking for three homes to host appetizers, dinner

and desserts. If you are interested, please contact Rita Sims or Sandy Phillips. This is always a fun event and we hope that you will join us. If you have never attended this event, it is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow

family members. More information will be included in next month’s Tidings and the “This Week” announcements over

the coming weeks.

Fellowship

Sandy Phillips

Spring Schedule

I would like to say a big

“THANK-YOU” to Jack Allen for officially taking over the

Property Committee Chair position from Jim Truxel

whom has graciously been the chairperson for as long

as I can remember. While Jim will continue to be a part

of the property committee, he was thrilled to have someone willing to take on this job and may be seen

smiling a lot more in church from here on out.

Our Mowing Schedule Starts on March 19th with a

two-week cycle for each team.

Also, look for a spring clean-up/fix-up day that all are encouraged to join in to be announced in the near

future. All hands on deck to make our place safe, look nice and be welcoming to all that attend and use our

facility. Peace,

Property

Leigh Johanneck, Property Liaison

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Little Blessings Preschool - February Summary

February was a busy month at Little Blessings Preschool! We opened registration for the 2017-

2018 and are happy to report that we almost filled all classes. We still have openings in our three-

year-old classes for next year so please pass on this information to any friends or neighbors who may

be interested.

The children celebrated Valentine’s Day with parties and our Red class celebrated their 100th

Day with activities, games and all things 100! We had a visit from a local dentist to teach the chil-

dren about good dental hygiene and we ended the month with our Patriotic show presented by the

four-year-old classes.

In March at Little Blessings we look forward to celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday with plenty of fun activities

each day! Our Green Café will be up and running for the kids to prepare green eggs and more! We also will be par-

ticipating in “Read Across America” to see how many books we can read at home.

In Chapel the kids will learn the story of Easter. Each child will get to take home their Resurrection Eggs so

they can share the Easter story at home as well.

Thank you to Holy Trinity staff and members for the continued support throughout the school year.

Heather Robért, Director,

The Congregation Council met for its regular monthly meet-

ing on February 21, 2017. Items discussed and actions taken include the following:

DEVOTIONS – Mike Geyser, referencing The Servant by

James C. Hunter

Not making a choice is making a choice.

Agape love is a verb describing how we behave, not a

noun describing how we feel.

Discussion of relational bank account to teach us the

importance of keeping healthy relationships.

Can’t legislate other’s behavior; if the leadership team

is on the right page, the rest will follow naturally.

Our behavior influences our thoughts.

Stages of learning new leadership skills:

1. Unconscious and Unskilled

2. Conscious and Unskilled

3. Conscious and Skilled

4. Unconscious and Skilled

TREASURER’S REPORT:

See full report on Council bulletin board in Commons

prepared by Juli Geyser for details. Items of Note:

Smile Amazon Earnings for 4th Qtr of 2016 -

$14.59.

Offering for January totaled $56,787.75 which in-

cluded the end of year offerings collected that were associated with 2016 giving statements.

January Expenses for 2017 were considerably lower

Council Highlights - February 2017 than 2016. No Snow Removal Bills.

Mortgage Balance is now $1,387,790.39 (Dropped

below $1.4 million).

Bare bones weekly requirement in 2017 is up from

2016.

NEW BUSINESS:

There will be 3 services on Ash Wednesday – Pastor

Tarja Stevenson.

Reviewed flyers for

the SciKidz camp

t h i s s u m m e r . There are 4 week-

l o ng s e s s i o n s scheduled. Council

approved posting

flyers.

OLD BUSINESS:

Fundraising monies: Best way to handle monies is de-

posit in the bank and classify it to the appropriate

fund/committee for financial tracking.

Executive Committee Meeting: As required

Next Council Meeting: March 21, 2017

Please contact one of the officers regarding agenda of next meeting.

All Council meetings are open unless an executive session is called.

All HTLC members are invited to attend. Approved Council meeting

minutes and reports are posted on the Council bulletin board in the

Commons.

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Mighty Fortress Vacation Bible School at HTLC

July 17-21, 2017 9:00 AM – Noon

Join us as we learn how God is our refuge and strength through

Stronghold Storytelling, the Victory Village Bible Challenge,

Festival Crafts and Tournament Games!

Early registration for Holy Trinity and Little Blessings families

starts now! Forms are available at the registration desk outside

of the Christian Education office. Open enrollment begins

March 1, 2017. Register now -- classes fill quickly!

In the Mighty Fortress, we learn how God is our refuge and

strength through Stronghold Storytelling, the Victory Village

Bible Challenge, Festival Crafts and Tournament Games. Forms

are available at the registration desk outside of the Christian

Ed office. Registration continues through April 30, 2017. Reg-

ister now -- classes fill quickly!

Adults & Youth - be a part of the excitement as a VBS volun-

teer! Check out the Registration table near the Christian Edu-

cation office.

Junior Crew

A special program for rising 6th graders! Rising sixth grade students are enthusiastic help-

ers, but they also seem to miss participating in some of our Vacation Bible School centers.

Join Junior Crew:

* Designed specifically for rising 6th grade students

* Includes opportunities to learn leadership skills

* Provides hands on experience volunteering in different aspects of Vacation Bible School.

* Incorporates Bible learning and age appropriate crafts.

* $20 registration fee covers cost of t-shirt and art materials

Save the Dates:

Annual Women’s Retreat

Friday-Sunday, March 31 - April 2, 2017

A planning meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 4 at 5:30 PM

Space is still available! Details on Page 12

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Ash Wednesday

12:00 Worship

12:45 Soup/Salad Lunch

5:30 Children’s Choir

6:00 Family Worship

6:30 Dinner

7:00 Chancel Choi

7:30 Worship

2

6:30 PM Boy Scout

Troop 1550

7:00 PM

Social Ministry

Planning Meeting

3 4

10:00 AM

Busy Fingers

2:00 PM Middle

School Bowling

5:30 PM Retreat

Planning Meeting

6:00-7:30 PM

Meet & Greet with

Pastor Johnson

5

9:30 AM Worship

w/ Pastor Johnson

11:00 AM (approx.)

Congregation Mtg

5:30 PM Loudoun

Chorale

Rehearsal

6 7

7:30 PM Christian

Education

Committee

8

5:30 PM Wednesday

Night, LIVE!

7:15 PM

Chancel Choir

9

6:30 PM Boy Scout

Troop 1550

10 11

10:00 AM

Busy Fingers

12 Daylight Saving

Time Begins

12:30 PM

Confirmation Class

5:30 PM Loudoun

Chorale

Rehearsal

13 14

10:00 AM WELCA

15

5:30 PM Wednesday

Night, LIVE!

7:15 PM

Chancel Choir

16

6:30 PM Boy Scout

Troop 1550

17 Tidings Deadline 18

10:00 AM

Busy Fingers

19 Shekinah

5:30 PM Loudoun

Chorale

Rehearsal

20 21

9:30 AM Preschool

Board Meeting

7:00 PM

Congregation

Council Meeting

22

5:30 PM Wednesday

Night, LIVE!

7:15 PM

Chancel Choir

23

6:30 PM Boy Scout

Troop 1550

24 25

10:00 AM

Busy Fingers

26

3:00 PM First

Communion

Instruction

5:30 PM Loudoun

Chorale

Rehearsal

27 28

6:30 PM

Connections Team

29

5:30 PM Wednesday

Night, LIVE!

7:15 PM

Chancel Choir

30

6:30 PM Boy Scout

Troop 1550

31 1

March 2017 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Sunday Worship: 9:30 AM; Sunday School: 10:45 AM

W o m e n ’ s R e t r e a t

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Worship Volunteers - March 2017

Mar 5 Mar 12 Mar 19 Mar 26

Asst. Ministers John Sapienza Robin Betz Mike Geyser Mike Auten

Lectors Paul Albers Jodie Allen Lynnette Mergler Laurie Dieffenbach

Acolytes Gretchen Albers Emma Allen Nick Duellman Ally Bell

Crucifers Delilah DeMark Olivia Allen Michael Duellman Zoë Benton

Ushers Christi & Tom Tuck Barrett Everhart

Carl Gerber Sonja & Jim Truxel

Rita Sims

Paul Albers

Altar Care Judi & Tyler Person Debbie Wenk

Cathy White Mary Samios Judy & Larry Willeke

Nursery Adult / Youth

Maddie Blackwell

Betsy Blackwell

Shadi Willeke

Elizabeth Betz

Allison Auten

Emily Lord

Julie Graham

Gretchen Albers

Greeters Stacey Byrne Cindy & Leigh Johanneck Dotty Martel

Betty Schafer Peggy & Barrett Everhart

Coffee Carol & John Sapienza Jen Ward Kirsten Nau

Gretchen Luebbe Caroline Berg

Tellers Mary Lu Belote

Laurie Dieffenbach

Gretchen Luebbe

Rebekka Prinz

Pam Landis

Stephanie Bollinger

Mike Auten

Rick Landis

Lawn Care (week beginning)

N/A Jim Truxel, Tom Tuck

Please find a substitute using the Volunteer Directory if you are not able to serve on an assigned day. Thank you.

Special Congregation Call Meeting,

Sunday, March 5 - Quorum Needed

Following the worship service on Sunday, we as a congregation will vote on

having Pastor Gerry Johnson as our next fulltime pastor. This

meeting is very important.

Currently, our congregation rolls show 435 confirmed members.

Of this number, we need to have 1/3 present at the Call

vote, or 145 confirmed members.

And of those who attend this congregational meeting, we need

a 2/3 majority to select the pastor.

So please make every effort to be present on the 5th.

**(Children’s activities are planned for the time during the meeting.) **

See you on Sunday!!

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3/05/2011 Gary and Alicia Scharpf

3/16/1996 Rich and Elizabeth Lupfer 3/30/1963 John & Carol Sapienza

“I am the Resurrection & the Life…” Please remember in your prayers the families and friends of those who died recently:

Our deepest sympathies to these families during their time of mourning.

Charles Borgrink

Husband of Gloria Borgrink

Naomi Liles-Shirley

Mother of Suzanne Belofsky

Gabrielle Perry

Friend of Emily Person

Anna Schaller

Grandmother of Amy Duellman

and

Great-grandmother of Michael,

Nicholas, and Chris Duellman

Barbara Luebbe

Mother of Gretchen Luebbe

Russell Covell

Father of Jim Covell and

Grandfather of Dan and Kristen

Happy March Birthday to . . . 1 Jan Christy

Debbie Herbert

Joseph

Marcheschi

2 Gene DeMark

Wesley McGrew

Ella Nau

3 Beverly Hagberg

Zachary Miller

5 Colin Byrne

Steve Little

AJ Smith

7 Patti Gloe

8 Rick Landis

11 Julie Hines

12 Susie Tinney

13 Michael Mill

14 Hunter

Bohnenblust

Ryan Dudak

Kaitlin Gloe

Greg McGrew

15 Amy Miller

18 Stephanie

Szebalskie

20 Eli Battiston

21 Lillian Partlow

Isabelle Adams

22 Ryan Benton

Tucker Benton

Larry Grant

23 Evan Blum

24 NaAliya Palmer

25 Cathy Root

26 Patti Barton

Jay Kretzler

28 Ava Murgia

31 Owen Szebalskie

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Volume 38 Issue 2

All HTLC women are invited to attend the

Annual Women’s Retreat

Friday-Sunday, March 31 - April 2, 2017

at Signal Knob Retreat Center near Strasburg, VA.

As a tie-in to the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation,

The topic this year will be “Women of the Reformation.”

The cost will be $150.

A planning meeting is scheduled for

Saturday, March 4 at 5:30 PM at the

church. A sign-up sheet is posted there as

well. Contact Laurie Dieffenbach or

Gretchen Luebbe for more information.

Come experience what goes on when we

gather for faith, fun, fellowship, and food.

Plan now to become a part of this growing

community of women of faith!