Author: Cindy

The November 2020

A Newsletter Published by Holy Trinity Episcopal Church n Bartow, Florida

Bulletin Board:
Vestry meeting Nov 17th @ 5:15 using ZOOM
Office will be closed Nov 11th for Veteran’s Day & 26th/27th for Thanksgiving
Becky will be on vacation Nov 19th-29th
Drive-Through Communion 10:30-11:30 Nov 1st
Next Youth Group event Nov 8th, location TBD
One service only, @ 9:30, on Nov 22nd & 29th

Drive-thru Youth Group kick-off and making a farewell stole for youth leader Jennifer H. who is moving.

Server Schedule:
Nov 1, 8am DEACON PATTIE
9:30am DEACON PATTIE
LECTOR: JAMES CLEMENTS
Nov 8, 8am DEACON PATTIE
9:30am DEACON PATTIE
LEM: MYRTICE YOUNG
LECTOR: SCOTT YOUNG
Nov 15 8am DEACON PATTIE
9:30am DEACON PATTIE
LECTOR: JAMES CLEMENTS
Nov 22, 8am DEACON PATTIE
9:30am DEACON PATTIE
LEM: MYRTICE YOUNG
LECTOR: SCOTT YOUNG
Nov 29, 8am DEACON PATTIE
9:30am DEACON PATTIE
LEM: TBD

Treasurer’s Notes
Year-to-date pledge receipts through September are about $10,000 less than the same period last year. We’ve been able to maintain our operating cash balance as a result of a few special gifts. Our cash balance at the end of last month is enough to cover about ten weeks of average expenses.
Statements of Giving for the third quarter are available. We hope to narrow the pledge “gap” so that we may end the year well prepared for 2021.
Our designated accounts – the Rector’s Discretionary, Maintenance and Building funds, and several other “buckets” – continue to have funds satisfactory for immediate needs.
We continue to be blessed.
your humble and obedient servant &c.
Casey

500 West Stuart Street n Bartow, FL 33830
P. O. BOX 197 n Bartow, FL 33831 n Phone/Fax: (863) 533-3581
E-mail: htcbartow@gmail.com n Website: holytrinitybartow.com
Sr. Warden—Keith Miller, Jr. Warden Byron Walker

2020

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 8am & 9:30am: Rite II Service / Drive-thru communion / B- Marshall Yearta	2	3	4	5 / 7:00 PM: AA	6	7 / Noon: NA / 6:00 PM: AA
8 / 8am Rite II Service no music / 9:30am: Rite II Service / B—Beverly Conner	9	10	11 / Veteran’s Day Office Closed / B—Allene Chambers	12 / 7:00 PM: AA	13	14 / Noon: NA / 6:00 PM: AA
15 / 8am Rite II Service no music / 9:30am: Rite II Service	16	17 / Vestry Mtg—ZOOM	18 / B—Michael Carleton	19 / B—James F. Clements & / Keith Miller / A—James & Susie Clements / 7:00 PM: AA	20	21 / Noon: NA / 6:00 PM: AA
22 / One Service Only @ 9:30am: Rite II Service / Noon AA Carleton Hall	23 / B—Virginia Cummings-Lang	24	25	26 Thanks-giving—Office Closed / 7:00 PM: AA	27 / Office Closed	28 / B / Noon: NA / 6:00 PM: AA
One Service Only @ / 9:30am: Rite II Service	30	Dec 1	Dec 2	Dec 3 / A—Martin & George-Ann Hodges / 7:00 PM: AA	Dec 4	Dec 5 / Noon: NA / 6:00 PM: AA

Are you ready to embark on a new journey with Christ?
Co-ed Cursillo Weekend at Canterbury Retreat Center on October 12-14, Cost $90 each. Apply at: Cfepiscopalcursillo.org

Sign up at our bulletin board to host Hospitality Time after
10:30 a.m. service.

Hospitality Time Follows our 10:30 a.m. Sunday Services

Server Schedule:
June 7, 2020 8am DEACON PATTIE
LEM: JAMES CLEMENTS
LECTOR: S.L. FRISBIE
SUBDEACON: JANICE JACKSON
9:30am DEACON PATTIE
LEM: JAMES CLEMENTS
LECTOR: S.L. FRISBIE
SUBDEACON: JANICE JACKSON
USHERS: Nolan Lang & Marjorie Symes
June 14, 8am DEACON PATTIE
LEM: JAMES CLEMENTS
LECTOR: S.L. FRISBIE
SUBDEACON: JANICE JACKSON
9:30am DEACON PATTIE
LEM: JAMES CLEMENTS
LECTOR: S.L. FRISBIE
SUBDEACON: JANICE JACKSON
USHERS: Nolan Lang & Marjorie Symes
June 21, 8am DEACON PATTIE
LEM: JAMES CLEMENTS
LECTOR: S.L. FRISBIE
SUBDEACON: JANICE JACKSON
9:30am DEACON PATTIE
LEM: JAMES CLEMENTS
LECTOR: S.L. FRISBIE
SUBDEACON: JANICE JACKSON
USHERS: Nolan Lang & Marjorie Symes
June 28, 8am DEACON PATTIE
LEM: JAMES CLEMENTS
LECTOR: S.L. FRISBIE
SUBDEACON: JANICE JACKSON
9:30am DEACON PATTIE
LEM: JAMES CLEMENTS
LECTOR: S.L. FRISBIE
SUBDEACON: JANICE JACKSON
USHERS: Nolan Lang & Marjorie Symes

October

Server Schedule:
September 1, 2019
LEM: George-Anne Hodges
LECTOR: S.L. Frisbie
SUBDEACON: Janice Jackson
USHERS: Nolan Lang & Marjorie Symes
September 8, 2019
LEM: Myrtice Young
LECTOR: Scottie Young
SUB-DEACON: Daphne Boswell
USHERS: Casey Fletcher & Byron Walker
September 15, 2019
LEM: Tim Williams
LECTOR: Casey Fletcher
SUB-DEACON: Scott Young
USHERS: Jay Hunt & Keith Miller
September 22, 2019
LEM: Myrtice Young
LECTOR: George-Anne Hodges
SUB-DEACON: Daphne Boswell
USHERS: Martin Hodges & Gayle Coons
September 29, 2019
LEM: Evie Cole
LECTOR: TBD
SUB-DEACON: TBD
USHERS: Jay Hunt & Keith Miller

Christian fellowship is one of the many benefits of attending Church. Please sign up to provide a light snack after the service. Cookies, donut holes, fruit, - something small is a wonderful treat.

Just a thought… What would you do if you woke up tomorrow morning and all you had is what you thanked God for yesterday?

Rector’s Message

November Birthdays
November 1—
November 8—
November 11—
November 18—
November 19—
November 23—
November 27—Ann Droz
November Anniversaries
November 19—
December Birthdays
December 12—Mary Frisbie
December 12—Audrey Peacock
December 12—Molly Peacock
December 13—Lola Doyle
December 17—Don Wilson
December 22—Mike Murphy
December 30—Julie Flores
December Anniversaries
December 3—Martin & George-Ann Hodges
December17—Dudley & Sally Putnam
December 19—Mike & Mo Nurphy
December 30—Tom Zinar & Evie Cole
December 31—Scott & Myrtice Young

Rector’s
Notes

Did you know that the church actually divides what we think of as “Christmas Time” into two different seasons? It’s true. The first season is Advent which is the four weeks leading up to Christmas. The second, Christmastide, is when we actually celebrate Christ’s birth.
Don’t feel bad if you didn’t know. Christmastide is a short season. It’s twelve days to be exact. As an additional “fun fact,” the season after Christmastide is Epiphany (the twelfth day after Christmas) when Christ is revealed to the gentiles or as we know it, when He gets a visit from the three wise men.
So although you may be singing “The Twelve Days of Christmas” on December 25th, an Advent Wreath can be an excellent way to build excitement, anticipation and understanding of the season with the whole family!

Annual Pancake Supper
Tuesday, February 13th
4:30 p.m.—7:00 p.m.
Menu: Pancakes, ham or sausage, beverage
Tickets just $7.00 for Adults and $3.00 for Children 12 & under
Proceeds to God’s work in the church and community

I ___________, from this day forward with the help of Your Grace and supported by my Piety and Study will, through my Apostolic Action, endeavor to bring others to You so that Your Church will be strengthened and Your Kingdom make more effective.
Make a friend, Be a friend, Bring a friend to Christ.

Annual Parish Meeting
Jan 29
Please make plans to attend the meeting/covered dish lunch at 11am after the 9:30 service. We will hold elections for the vestry and have a year-end review of the past year. Plan now to join us for this important day in the life of our congregation.

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Altar Guild Notes:

Holy Trinity Bartow n Come and See

If you are struggling financially, please call or email Rev. Becky. The church has funds available to help those in need.

Donations from Individual Retirement Accounts
Parish members at least 70 ½ years of age may treat donations made directly from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to the Church as a nontaxable IRA distribution. Such a transaction is called a Qualified Charitable Contribution (QCD).
A QCD is excluded from taxable income up to $100,000 per year and will count towards a required minimum IRA distribution. The donation cannot be claimed as a deduction because the distribution is excluded from taxable income. The Church will provide the appropriate acknowledgement for tax documentation.
For more information, see page 13 of IRS Publication 590(b) available at irs.gov and consult with your tax advisor and IRA Trustee.
Several parish families are availing themselves of this procedure.

Online Sermons/Info
Bishop Brewer’s sermons are available on iTunes as a podcast ... Diocesan news and Letters from the Bishop are available on the website www.cfdiocese.org
Father Gary’s sermons are
available on
HolyTrinityBartow.com

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