SERVER SCHEDULE: Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

March 24, 2024

What's Happening at HT


SUN, MAR 24: PALM SUNDAY

Holy Week Begins

8:00 AM Holy Eucharist - Rite I

9:00 AM Coffee Fellowship Hour

9:30 AM Adult Sunday School

10:30 AM Children & Youth Sun. School

10:30 AM Holy Eucharist - Rite II

5:00 PM - Holy Eucharist - Rite II (Holy Trinity)

6:00 PM Canterbury


MON, MAR 25

6:00 PM Holy Monday Service


TUES, MAR 26

6:00 PM Holy Tuesday Service

8:30 PM Compline - Facebook


WED, MAR 27

6:00 PM Holy Wed. Service (Parish Hall)

6:30 PM Choir Practice


THURS, MAR 28: MAUNDY THURS.

8:30 AM SAME Garden

6:00 PM Maundy Thursday Service

7:45 PM Gethsemane Watch Begins


FRI, MAR 29: GOOD FRIDAY

Church Office Closed

12:00 PM Good Friday Community Service (St. Paul's)

6:00 PM Good Friday Proper Liturgy (Holy Trinity)


SAT, MAR 30: HOLY SATURDAY

12:00 PM Youth Group

8:15 PM The Great Vigil of Easter

What's Coming-up at HT


SUN, MAR 31: EASTER SUNDAY

No Adult or Children & Youth Sunday School

7:15 AM Sunrise Service (Trinity Place)

9:00 AM Easter Children's Service with Baptism and Flowering of the Cross

10:00 AM Baptism Fellowship and Egg Hunt

11:00 AM Festive Easter Service


MON, APR 1 - Church Office Closed


TUES, APR 2

11:00 AM Bible Study - Zoom

5:00 PM Pastoral Care Committee Meeting

8:30 PM Compline - Facebook


WED, APR 3

10:30 AM Holy Eucharist at Clemson Downs

6:30 PM Choir Practice


THURS, APR 4

8:30 AM SAME Garden

FROM OUR FAMILY MINISTRY COORDINATOR

Activities for all ages are available in the Parish Hall beginning at 9 am. 

Supervision begins at 9:30.  


Children and Youth Sunday School for Palm Sunday. We will gather outside at the start of the service, then proceed to Sunday School classes as the congregation processes inside.


Nursery is available for ages 5 and under. 


Youth group will be Saturday, March 30 from noon to 3 pm We will gather in the Parish Hall to have lunch, dye Easter eggs, and help prepare for Easter Sunday. 


Children’s Easter Service, March 31, 9 am: No Nursery or Sunday School

Bring a flower(s) for the flowering of the cross. We will have limited flowers available for visitors and guests. Easter egg hunt will follow Children’s service. Make your plans to join us.


COMING UP!

Diocesan Day of Discernment: March 23, 10 am- 3 pm This informal meeting will explore both lay and ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church. For more information and to register, click here or contact Mtr. Suz.


Holy Week and Easter Schedule Holy Week begins this Sunday, Mar 24 (Palm Sunday). Please plan to join us for services that day and nightly during Holy Week as we remember Christ’s passion and journey toward his Resurrection. Click here for a full schedule of Holy Week and Easter services. (Please note that the Wednesday service will be held in the Parish Hall.)


Please note that the church office will be closed on Good Friday, March 29 and Easter Monday, April 1.


Easter Flower and Music Dedications: Due Tues, Mar. 26 If you would like to contribute toward Easter flowers or music, please click here for a form or fill out the insert in this Sunday's bulletin. Instructions are provided on the form. Please submit your contributions by this Tues, March 26.


Gethsemane Watch to follow Maundy Thursday worship Once again, Holy Trinity is offering an opportunity for prayer and meditation in the chapel following the Maundy Thursday service on Mar. 28 (approx.7:45 pm). We hope enough will sign up here. If you are able to attend in person, consider signing up with at least one other person. The Reserved Sacrament will be on the altar in the chapel and meditation materials will be provided for those who attend. This time of prayer and meditation is a meaningful way to participate in Holy Week. Please consider watching for an hour in prayer and invite others to do so. 


AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY: EDS Spring Flowers Our Episcopal Day School is selling beautiful spring flowers in pots from Roebuck Greenhouse. Orders must be received by THIS WEDNESDAY March 27, 2024. Pots will be available for pick-up from EDS on April 10th after 12:00 PM. Click here for an order form.


Tempo Submission Deadline Extended With Easter fast approaching, we have extended the Tempo submission deadline. Please submit all articles to Wesley by next Wed, Mar 27. We plan to publish the April-May issue the week of Easter.


UPDATE: Men's Book Group date changed to Sat, March 30. We will meet at 9 am at the Wheeler house, 201 Augusta Road in Clemson. Coffee and pastries will be provided. This month's selection is An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor. All are welcome, even if you have not completed the book.


GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Family Meal Support If you would like to provide a meal for Tori Hurst Jayroe and family as they welcome their new little one, click here. If you would like to provide a meal for the Brooks family, click here. If you know of any parishioner(s) who would like to receive meals, please contact Claiborne Linvill.


Canterbury Suppers. Only one spot open on 4/21!--Click here to sign up to feed our students today!


Our youth shirts and sweatshirts are going quick! If you would like one, look for the cart in the Parish Hall. T-shirts are $16 and sweatshirts are $20.


During Lent, look for our youth each Sunday to purchase an Easter Cross. Only 2 more Sundays left to purchase an Easter Cross from our youth. They are selling these homemade Easter Crosses for $5 before and after the 10:30 service. Monies will be given to CCC. 


VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

We love our volunteers!

Thank you to our Pastoral Care Committee for preparing fun spring time goodie bags for our homebound parishioners. 


Thank you to Claiborne Linvill for organizing our Meal Train sign ups for parishioners who need meal support. Thank you to those who have signed up and brought meals. The recipients appreciate these!


If you have a calling to volunteer in any aspect, please contact the Church Office, and we will connect you with a ministry leader.

Ongoing Items

Sunday School volunteers NEEDED. To learn more, click here or contact Jerae.


Appeal for Funds for St. Paul’s Renovation & Painting Project! Work has begun! Our fundraising efforts so far have raised $149,000! Thank you for your contributions! All donations are greatly appreciated and much needed. Please make out your check to Holy Trinity Episcopal Church with St. Paul’s Renovation in the memo line to ensure your contribution will go toward this work. If you would like additional information, please contact Mtr. Suz Cate.


Volunteers Needed for Canterbury Suppers Our Canterbury college students meet for a meal in the parish hall every Sunday at 6:00 pm. If you would like to provide a meal, please sign up here or contact Sue Smink via the link or at 864-557-4500.


Singing Rooster Coffee & Chocolates A fresh supply of fair-trade coffee and chocolate has arrived just in time for Lent. A variety of styles and flavors are available at the self service kiosk next to the Haiti photo gallery in the narthex. For more information, click here or see Dr. Harry Morse. Thank you for supporting our missions in Haiti.


Holy Trinity Reusable Shopping Bags Shopping bags with the church name and Episcopal shield printed on them are available in the Parish Hall for a $5 donation. Please make checks payable to Holy Trinity Episcopal Church with ECW Red Bags noted in the memo.


Need a Ride to Church? please contact Serena Dubose and she will make arrangements.


St. Paul's Thrift Shop regular hours are Monday and Thursday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and on every third Saturday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, September through June. It is located at 314 East Queen Street, Pendleton, SC, next to the church. Looking forward to seeing you!


Tempo Newsletter Click here to access the latest edition online.


SCAM ALERT! Please double check any email that asks for money, gift cards, or personal information directly with the purported requestor by using a known email address or phone number. DO NOT REPLY to the email. Please report any incidents to the FBI here.


Clemson Community Care is in need of cans of vegetables and beans, cans of fruit and pasta, pasta sauce, juice, 2 lb bags of flour, shelf stable milk, pork and beans, canned meat (tuna,

salmon, etc) and jelly. Donations of size 4, 5, and 6 diapers, wipes, lotion, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes are also sought. Thanks for all your support.


Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 193 Old Greenville Highway, Clemson, SC 29631

(864) 654-507

www.holytrinityclemson.org


Worship Schedule

8:00am in the Nave, Rite I

10:30 am in the Nave and Livestreamed Holy Eucharist, Rite II

5:00 pm Holy Eucharist, Rite I at St. Paul's (first Sunday of the month)

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