Upcoming Events
Senior DYCFri., Jan. 11 - Sun., Jan. 13 Camp MikellInterfaith Shabbat Service7:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 11 Temple Kehillat Chaim, RoswellBaptism Workshop9 a.m. Sat., Jan. 12 Gaylord RoomAtlanta Young Singers Rehearsal10 a.m. Sat., Jan. 12 Comer CenterSeniors in Action Luncheon12:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 12 Tisdale HallFaith & Life Class Dinner6 p.m. Sat., Jan. 12 Home of Glenn Carlile
Youth CommitteeSun., Jan. 13 Gaylord RoomFTRG6:30 p.m. Mon., Jan. 14 Portrait RoomBrotherhood of St. Andrew7:30 p.m. Mon., Jan. 14 LibraryNewsletter DeadlineTues., Jan. 15 Outreach Committee6 p.m. Tues., Jan. 15 Gaylord RoomFinance & Personnel Committee7 p.m. Tues., Jan. 15 Comer CenterHigh School Life Reflection Group8 p.m. Tues., Jan. 15 Comer CenterParish Administrators Network, Diocese of Atlanta10 a.m. Thurs., Jan. 17 Cathedral of St. PhilipFinance & Personnel Committee7 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 17 Comer CenterParents' Night Out6-10 p.m. Fri., Jan. 18 NurseryParish-Wide Mardi Gras Ball6 p.m. Sat., Jan. 19 Tisdale Hall
VIew more events on the online parish calendar.
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Worship - Jan. 13
The Baptism of Our Lord
Readings
Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 29
Acts 10:34-43
Matthew 3:13-17
Eucharistic Ministers
8 a.m.
Acolytes
Alex Dunn
Leah Lowndes
Lector
ShirleyGrace Madajewski
Intercessor/Chalice Bearer
Alison Gibbs
Epistoler/Chalice Bearer
Davis King
Eucharistic Visitors
Paul & Johnnie McPhail
Ushers
Joe Foley
John Leonard
Altar Guild Leader
Desree Ambris
Flower Guild Leader
Jane Kinkade
10:30 a.m.
Vergers
Tommy Lowndes
DeDe Craig-Clark
Scott Miller
Acolytes
Christian Ashmore
Kate Hardin
Laura Lowndes
Heidi Merk
Allan Myers
Leah Myers
Lector
Karen Werner
Epistoler
Holly Parks
Intercessor
Pat Lowndes
Chalice Bearers
Belinda Watkins
Karen Werner
Pat Lowndes
Liz Hilton
Cantor
Ruby Nesbitt-Champion
Greeters
Glen Carlile
Juliet Turner
Daisy Whitaker
Interpreter
Marla Gearing
Ushers
Mayo Moses
Dan Pennywell
Dick Kephart
Altar Guild Leader
Desree Ambris
Flower Guild Leader
Jane Kinkade
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Weekly Events
WORSHIP
Holy Eucharist, Rite I
8 a.m. Sundays
10 a.m. Wednesdays
Chapel
Holy Eucharist, Rite I
10:30 a.m. Sundays
Nave
Altar & Flower Guild Set-Up for Worship
9 a.m. Saturdays
ADULT FORMATION
Christian Formation
9:15 a.m. Sundays
Bible Study
11 a.m. Wednesdays
Gaylord Room
YOUTH FORMATION
Sunday School
9:15 a.m. Sundays
Comer Center
Faith Factory Rehearsal
6 p.m. Wednesdays
Comer Center
Preschool
9 a.m.-12 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
MUSIC
Handbell Choir
5 p.m. Wednesdays
Sue Hall Choir Room
Adult Choir
7 p.m. Wednesdays
Sue Hall Choir Room
Pipe Band Rehearsal
7:00 p.m. Thursdays
Tisdale Hall
SUPPORT GROUPS
Al-Anon
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays
Conference Room
Al-Anon for Men
7:30 p.m. Thursdays
Conference Room
Nicotine Anonymous
12 p.m. Saturdays
Conference Room
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TONIGHT - Interfaith Shabbat Service at Temple Kehillat Chaim
 Holy
Trinity has been invited by the rabbi, cantor, and congregation of
Temple Kehillat Chaim, a Reform Jewish congregation in Roswell (1145
Green Street), to join with them in an interfaith Shabbat service on
Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at 7:30 pm. (Shabbat,
the Hebrew word for "sabbath," is the Jewish day of rest, observed from
Friday at sundown through Saturday at sundown.) Fr. Deneke will address
the congregation on the tenets of our Episcopal faith, and both adult
choirs will combine to sing several anthems and lead the singing during
the evening liturgy.
Holy Trinity has had a long association
with Temple Kehillat Chaim - our Director of Music & Organist Keith
Nash has served as their accompanist since 1986. There will be a
reception following the service in the social hall. A map with nearby
restaurants will be available at the front reception desk.
For more on Shabbat:
Wikipedia
Judaism 101 (Note: This site is written from an Orthodox perspective. Orthodox Jews are generally more religiously conservative/strictly observant. The congregation we will be partnering with is a Reform congregation. Reform Jews have varying degrees to which they observe the Sabbath prohibitions against work. See the Wikipedia article for more on this. "Orthodox" and "Reform" are two different types of Judaism, much as we have different denominations (Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist, etc) within Christianity.)
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WORSHIP & THE ARTS
Baptism Workshop Tomorrow
There will be a baptism workshop tomorrow, Jan. 12, for all those being baptized this Sunday and their families, in the Gaylord Room. Contact Fr. Allan Sandlin, sandlin@htparish.com for details.
Welcome Isaac & Emma!
This Sunday we welcome Isaac Adams Robson and Emma Katherine Mayer Clark into our parish family. We will baptize Isaac at the 10:30 service, and Emma was baptized at the chapel at Covecrest Camp, a Roman Catholic retreat center in Tiger, Ga., on Nov. 18, 2007. Isaac is the son of Donald and Audrie Robson, born March 31, 2007. Emma is the daughter of Kate Mayer and Craig Clark, born May 7, 2007.
Adult Choir to Participate in Diocesan MLK Concert
 Our adult choir is one of five choirs from throughout the diocese invited to sing at the sixth annual concert in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (pictured left) at the Cathedral of St. Philip on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by the anti-racism commission of the diocese, the program will include composers from Africa and throughout the African diaspora from all time periods and musical styles. Our adult choir will perform two anthems whose texts are poems from the pen of Langston Hughes, a great African American writer and poet of the 20th century. Dr. André Thomas, director of choral activities at Florida State University, has used Hughes' poems to craft two beautiful compositions. Parishioner Jeannine Morrison will accompany the choir. The concert is free, and no tickets are required for admission.
Amati Chamber Music and Friends.
 Join us on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. for an afternoon of music for strings beginning with the music of J. S. Bach for solo cello and ending with the grand Sextet in B flat, Op. 18, by Johannes Brahms. Our associate rector, Allan Sandlin, will be playing viola in the Brahms and is delighted to be playing with these excellent young musicians.
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PARISH LIFE
2008 Offering Envelopes.
If you don't already have your offering envelopes, please be a good steward of HTP's postage budget and pick them up from the table in the library today. To order envelopes, please call Sarah Christian at 404.377.2622 or e-mail christian@htparish.com.
New Directories Are Here.
The latest guide book directories were mailed last month. If you did not receive one, please call Sarah Christian at 404.377.2622 or e-mail christian@htparish.com. If your household had a photograph made for the new HTP pictorial directory and you have not yet picked up your copy, please check the table in the library. Directories are labeled - make sure you take the copy with your name on it.
2008 Liturgical Calendars Are Here.
The Brotherhood of St Andrew has received their 2008 liturgical calendars and they are now for sale ($5.00/each). Contact: Berkeley Boone, 770.938.2682, berkeleyboone@aol.com, or any member of the Brotherhood.
Last Call for Children's Window Donations!
Last
call for thanksgivings and memorial gifts for the children's window.
Please make donations right away as a permanent gift plaque will be
ordered soon. Forms for this purpose are in the library. Thank you.
Contact: Mary Van Valkenburgh, 770.387.9533.
Seniors in Action to Honor Those 84 and Older at Luncheon TOMORROW
All seniors, 84 (or almost) and over and their spouses or guests, are invited to an appreciation luncheon tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 12), at 12:30, in Tisdale Hall. Don't be shy! We won't try to sell you anything!! Call the church to RSVP (404.377.2622) and please say if you need a ride to and from the church. It's your turn to be honored! Come, enjoy.
Feminist Theological Reflection Group Meets Jan. 14
FTRG will meet Monday, Jan. 14, at 6:30 p.m. in Tisdale Hall. Please bring a dish. We will discuss Chapters 5 and 6 of God's Troublemakers: How Women of Faith Are Changing the World by Katherine R. Henderson. Contact Mayo Moses 404.633.0012 if you have any questions. All women of the parish are welcomed.
More Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Mardi Gras Ball!
 For 6th graders -- adult. Four more of the Top Ten reasons for joining your parish family at the Mardi Gras Ball on Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. in Tisdale Hall:
#6 - You know Mardi Gras doesn't actually happen until Feb. 5, but you like being part of a new tradition...
#5 - You've heard Father Deneke dances as well as he sings, but you want to see for yourself...
#4 -- You want to kick up your heels before settling in for the 40 days of Lent beginning Feb. 6...
#3 - Your mom is making you go.
Plus prizes and awards! Next week: The top 2 reasons for attending the Mardi Gras Ball. Questions about the ball? Suggestions? Contact Scott Miller at scott@kirkmillerandassoc.com or 404-294-6463.
Call for music preferences for Mardi Gras Ball (6th grade - adult)
 Our DJ has music for parishioners of 50ish age, but she needs music for younger and older parishioners as well! Please give lists of the songs and recording artists you like to Desree Ambris (lovingsvg@comcast.net, 404.513.8220). She'll make sure the DJ gets them. Don't be shy! Half the fun of the ball will be enjoying the music of several generations! And if Jan. 19 isn't on your calendar yet, be sure to mark it now.
Annual Parish Meeting and Chili Cook-Off - Jan. 27
On Jan. 27, after the annual parish meeting, HTP youth are hosting their annual chili cook off to raise funds for the pilgrimage to Ireland this summer. Please join us by 1) cooking your favorite chili, 2) volunteering to set up and clean up, and 3) tasting and voting for the best chili. A sign up sheet is in the library. Contact Kimiko Miller: kimikomiller602@aol.com, 404-377-0626.
Next Daughters of the King Meeting on Feb. 2
 The next meeting of the DOK will be held on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 9:30 a.m. in the Gaylord Room, with coffee time and light refreshments; the meeting will follow at 10 a.m. We will include prayer time and sharing time. All women of the parish are invited and encouraged to attend our meetings and activities and see what Daughters of the King is about!
Volunteers Needed for English Tea in February
 Volunteers are needed to help with the annual February tea. Anyone who can help with providing food or serving, contact Joan Kidd at 404-294-7384 or jjkidd@msn.com or Nancy Boone at 770-938-2682, berkeleyboone@aol.com. If you have never helped with the English tea, you will enjoy the contact with the guests and get to know your fellow parishioners better. There are assignments for men and women. Seatings will be at 2:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 10.; cost is $15.00 per person. For tickets (which go on sale this Sunday - Jan. 6), contact Tish Wallace or the church office (404.377.2622).
Daughters of the King Diocesan Assembly Feb. 16
The annual Daughters of the King Diocesan Assembly will be held on Feb. 16 at the Cathedral of St. Philip. Interested members can carpool to the assembly from the church. There is a Feb. 1 deadline for sign up. Contact Joan Kidd, DOK President, 404-294-7384, jjkidd@msn.com, more information.
2/26 - Save the Date: Divided We Fall screening.
 On Tuesday, Feb. 26, Emory University will host a free public screening of Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath, the documentary film on post-9/11 hate violence that our communications coordinator, Tracy Wells, works with. The film's creator and producer, Valarie Kaur, will be present for a Q&A. Time and details TBA. For more information, see www.dwf-film.com.
Click HERE to watch a trailer of the film.
Travel to Norway With Trinity Travelers!
On
the road again - to Norway, June 19-29, 2008 (ten-day trip). See the
sights - Oslo, Bergen, mountains, fjords and more. There are 20 spaces
reserved for us with Collette Tours. Brochures with the itinerary and
other information are on display in the library. Contact: Mary Van Valkenburgh,
770.387.9533.
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ADULT CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Wed. Morning Bible Class Studying Samuel
The Wednesday morning Bible class will begin a study of the Books of Samuel during Advent. Originally in the Hebrew Bible there was only one Book of Samuel. Two books were created with its translation into Greek. The books begin with the conception of Samuel and continue through the reign of David. The class meets each Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Gaylord room. All are welcome.
Sunday Morning Class Offerings
Class offerings are posted on the bulletin board on the second floor as well as in the Adult Christian Formation section of the HTP website. A new Newcomer's Class will begin Jan. 27. Current classes are:
· The Bible: Echoes and Mirrors, Comer Center Commons
· Life In Christ, Comer Center Room 257
New Class - Everyday Faith for Men
A friend of mine told me recently over lunch: "On Sunday mornings, I feel connected to God and other people, but I lose sight of things pretty quickly on Monday morning." If you've ever had a thought like that and you are a man, please join us on the Sunday mornings during Lent (Feb. 10 - March 16) for a conversation about faith in our daily lives. We will have an open-ended conversation about different aspects of our lives as men who are Christian. Join Associate Rector Allan Sandlin and a team of lay leaders for the conversation.
The Rev. Claiborne Jones to Visit HTP for Winter Rector's Forum.
 The Rev. Claiborne Jones, director and vicar of Emmaus House, will be our guest for the winter rector's forum. On Sunday, Jan. 20, all adult formation classes will meet in the chapel at 9:15 a.m. for a lecture and discussion with Claiborne. She will also preach at both services. Emmaus House (www.emmaushouse.org) is an Episcopal community center that serves primarily the Peoplestown and Summerhill neighborhoods of Atlanta.
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YOUTH & CHILDREN'S FORMATION
THIS SUNDAY - Youth Committee
We will meet after the 10:30 service in the Gaylord Room.
1/26 - Preschool Open House.
 Please visit the Holy Trinity Parish Preschool at our open house scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone is invited: potential students will tour the school and look into our classrooms and meet our instructors Returning students may come in and visit with the teachers and discuss possible placement for next year. Please consider registering for the preschool now to reserve a spot. Email director Kay Watkins at preschool@htparish.com for a registration form and a parent handbook. Registration fees for next year are due when the registration form is returned. We look forward to seeing you here!
2/8-9 - Mountain Tubing.
 All HTP youth in grades 6-12 are invited to go on the mountain tubing and overnight trip Feb. 8-9. We will be staying at the Clark family home in Highlands, N.C. Our group will leave HTP at 7:30 p.m. on Friday evening and should return by 9:00 p.m. on Saturday evening. Join us for this adventure in the snow! Look for details soon!
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OUTREACH
Outreach Committee Meeting Jan. 15
The Outreach Committee is meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the Gaylord Room. Everyone interested is invited. Contact: Paul Salter, paul-salter@earthlink.net.
New Orleans Volunteer Opportunities
The next HTP mission trip to New Orleans will take place Feb. 14-17, 2008. All those interested in participating should contact Dot Moye by the first of the year: davismoye@bellsouth.net. To facilitate our planning, please be prepared to make a commitment by Jan. 25 if you wish to go.
In addition, our HTP chapter of the "St. Anna's Remote Krewe" will host a dinner in January for all who are interested in helping St. Anna's and New Orleans. Look for details soon. For more information about ongoing Katrina relief opportunities in New Orleans, please visit the web site of the Diocese of Louisiana, www.edola.org.
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By the Way...
Newest Congregation to Hold First Worship Service This Sunday
 St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, the Diocese of
Atlanta's newest congregation, will gather for its first worship
service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at Campbell Middle School in
Smyrna, 3295 South Atlanta Road, 30080. All are welcome.
The
morning begins with coffee hour at 9 a.m., followed by Sunday school at
9:30. An Episcopal liturgy (Rite II) follows, with the Rev. Lang
Lowrey, vicar, as preacher and celebrant. A nursery will be available
for the youngest participants between 9 a.m. and noon. For more information, call 678-279-4300 or visit the St. Benedict's website. For directions to Campbell Middle School, click here.
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