July 22 to 26 there will be 11 youth and 6 adults from Holy Trinity attending the ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans. There are 37,000 youth expected from all over the US. In addition to the youth having spiritual and nurturing experiences they will also be helping in the rebuilding of homes in the New Orleans area. The youth have worked very hard to raise funds for this trip and appreciate all the help and support they have received from the members of the congregation. We wish them well on their trip and look forward to hearing about their experiences when they return.
Congratulations to our Confirmands
On Sunday, May 31st, the following students became voting members of the congregation:
Jac Caldwell
Zachary Fink
Nova Hundsrucker
Joseph Lieser
Joni Moreo
Adam (A.J.) Nye
Abby Ruff
Congratulations to all of you.
The followers of Christ have been called to peace. And they must not only have peace but also make it. To that end they renounce all violence and tumult. ... His disciples keep the peace by choosing to endure suffering rather than inflict it on others. They maintain fellowship where others would break it off. They renounce hatred and wrong. In so doing they overcome evil with good, and establish the peace of God in the midst of a world of war and hate.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer,
The Cost of Discipleship
A few weeks ago Sue and I made a rather quick and short trip to Washington D.C. to see our son Kirk. As many of you know Kirk works in Washington D.C. for NASA. He gave us a nice driving tour of the city, seeing many of the expected monuments, Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, World War II, FDR,; the seats of power, the White House, the Capitol Building, the Supreme Court; other attractions, the Mall, Pennsylvania Avenue, the Smithsonian; many Department buildings, Agriculture, Commerce, the Pentagon. He took us into some of the neighborhoods, past some of the markets, the street fairs. We saw demonstrations and celebrations. We saw where some of the influential live, and we saw where many of the silent and hard working employees of the Federal government live. It was a rather heady experience. I got goose-bumps going through the city and even now thinking back on the experience.
Pastor's Message continued here
