Upcoming Events
Youth Mountain Tubing Trip7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 8 - 9 p.m. Sun. Feb. 9 Highlands, N.C.
English Tea2 and 3:30 p.m., Sun., Feb. 10 Tisdale HallFeminist Theological Reflection Group6:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 11 Tisdale HallBrotherhood of St. Andrew7:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 11 LibraryVestry (Special Calendar Meeting)7 p.m. Tues., Feb. 12 Conference RoomHigh School Life Reflection Group8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 Comer CenterNew Orleans Mission TripThurs. Feb. 14- Sun., Feb. 17 Lenten SeriesThe Rev. Dr. John Westerhoff, Guest Speaker 6:30 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 14 Tisdale HallParents' Night Out6-10 p.m. Fri., Feb. 15 Nursery
VIew more events on the online parish calendar.
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Worship - Feb. 10
The First Sunday of Lent
Readings
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
Psalm 32
Romans 5:12-19
Matthew 4:1-11
Eucharistic Ministers
8 a.m.
Acolytes
Adrian Wazlavek
Leah Lowndes
Lector
ShirleyGrace Madajewski
Intercessor
Nedra Roberts
Epistoler
Virginia Evans
Chalice Bearers
Nedra Roberts
Davis King
Eucharistic Visitors
Paul & Johnnie McPhail
Ushers
Neil and Anthea Purves
Altar Guild Leader
Desree Ambris
Lenten Arrangement
Barbara Thompson
10:30 a.m.
Verger
Tommy Lowndes
Acolytes
Christian Ashmore
Kate Hardin
Laura Lowndes
Heidi Merk
Allan Myers
Leah Myers
Lector
Barbara Thompson
Epistoler
Belinda Watkins
Intercessor
Karen Werner
Chalice Bearers
Liz Hilton
Paul Salter
Julia Gable
Eucharistic Visitors
Frank and Susie Derrickson
Greeters
Glen Carlile
Juliet Turner
Daisy Whitaker
Ushers
Mayo Moses
Dan Pennywell
Dick Kephart
Interpreter
Caroline McNeel
Altar Guild Leader
Desree Ambris
Lenten Arrangement
Barbara Thompson
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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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THIS SUNDAY - English Tea at Holy Trinity!
 Here
is your final opportunity to buy tickets to attend the tea next Sunday,
Feb. 10! The 2:00 p.m. seating is sold out, but there are still a few tickets available for the 3:30 p.m. seating. Cost is $15.00
per person. Tickets are available from Tish Wallace or by calling the
church, 404-377-2622.
*Remember that even if you gave up sweets for Lent, Sundays are not included in the 40 days of Lenten observance!
THIS SUNDAY - Diocesan Absalom Jones Celebration  Everyone
is warmly invited to participate in festival Eucharist commemorating
the first African American priest of the Episcopal Church, Absalom
Jones (1746-1818) (pictured at left). This annual diocesan celebration
will be held at the Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road,
Atlanta at 4:00 p.m. next Sunday, Feb. 10.
 This
year's service will feature as guest preacher the Rt. Rev. Gayle E.
Harris, Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts (pictured at right). Our
bishop, the Rt. Rev. Neil Alexander, will serve as celebrant. The
music will be provided by the choirs of St. Paul's and St
Bartholomew's. All are welcome to conclude the festivities at a
reception in the Child Hall with music performed by the Fort Valley
State University Jazz Ensemble. For further information you may contact
Lane Barnum at 770-730-8177 or 770-730-3344 or lbarnum6@yahoo.com. Please join us.
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WORSHIP & THE ARTS
THIS SUNDAY - The Great Litany
This Sunday, the First Sunday in Lent, we will chant the Great Litany at the beginning of the service as our communal prayers, rather than the Prayers of the People later in the service. The Great Litany was the first English language rite, prepared by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and first published in 1544. For more information about the Great Litany and its history, see this entry on the national church's website.
And check out this video on YouTube of the Great Litany, posted by a parish in Massachusetts.
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PARISH LIFE
Feminist Theological Reflection Group Meets Monday
The Feminist Theological Reflection Group will meet Monday, Feb. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in Tisdale Hall. Please bring a dish. We are delighted that the Rev. Robyn Neville will be our guest speaker. She is a PhD. candidate at Emory University. She will share her own story and the story of contemporary feminism. All women of the church are welcomed. Please join us for this special occasion.
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.
Caroline Herring to Release CD at Eddie's Attic Feb. 23
 Parishioner Caroline Herring will release her new CD, Lantana, at a show at Eddie's Attic in downtown Decatur on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. An advance review from Fish Records in the U.K. says Lantana "is a powerful, intimate low-key masterpiece... [that] will inevitably cement [Caroline] as one of the finest, authentic, singer/songwriters and storytellers on the contemporary folk scene." For more information: www.carolineherring.com
Divided We Fall screening at Emory Feb. 26, followed by Q&A With Filmmaker
 On Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m., 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. The film will be screened at the Harland Cinema in the Dobbs Student Center on Emory's campus. For more information, see www.dwf-film.com.
Click HERE to watch a trailer of the film.
Daughters of the King Meeting March 1
 The DOK will meet Saturday, March 1, at 9:30 a.m. in the Gaylord Room for coffee and light refreshments; followed by the meeting at 10 a.m. We will include prayer, sharing time, and discussion of the book by Barbara Brown Taylor, Home by Another Way (p. 81-103), led by Nancy Boone. All women of the parish are invited and encouraged to attend our meetings and see what Daughters of the King is about! Contact: Joan Kidd, DOK President, 404-294-7384, jjkidd@msn.com, or ShirleyGrace Madajewski, 404-378-4277, shirleygrace2@bellsouth.net.
Seniors in Action to Visit Carlos Museum in March
The next adventure for the Seniors in Action will be a visit to the Michael C. Carlos Museum on the Emory campus on Thursday, March 13. Please note the change in date. Due to the Thursday Lenten programs, we will not have an activity in February. The special museum exhibits at this time include "Lost Kingdoms of the Nile" - Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and "Excavating Egypt." The permanent collection includes objects from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Near East, and ancient Americas. All folks 60 and over are invited to participate in the Seniors in Action. More details will be included in Sunday bulletins and next month's newsletter.
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
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. All classes meet at 9:15 a.m. 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
· Newcomer's Class, Gaylord Room
· Everyday Faith for Men, Trinity House
New Class - Everyday Faith for Men BEGINS SUNDAY
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 class will meet in Trinity House. Please enter by the door on E Ponce de Leon Ave.
Lenten Series on Christian Ethics Begins Thursday
 On Thursday evenings during the season of Lent, please join us for our "Ethics after Easter" Lenten Series. Last year, we focused on the Creed and asked the question, "What do we believe?" This year, we turn to the question of how we live our lives as Christians.
This Thursday, Feb. 14, we will welcome a good friend back to Holy Trinity Parish-the Rev. Dr. John Westerhoff (pictured). Dr. Westerhoff needs little introduction in this place. Retired professor of theology and Christian nurture at Duke Univesity and most recently, professor of theological ethics and moral theology at the General Theological Seminary, his newest book is entitled Living Faithfully as a Prayer Book People.
Come for a light supper at 6:30 p.m. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. and we will finish by 8:30 p.m. Childcare will be provided.
Soldiers of Conscience Screening March 2
 On Sunday evening, March 2, at 7 p.m., we will have the opportunity to see a new award-winning film entitled Soldiers of Conscience (www.socfilm.com). The film's website describes it as follows:
"From West Point grads to drill sergeants, from Abu Ghraib interrogators to low ranking reservist-mechanics; soldiers in the US Army today reveal their deepest moral concerns about what they are asked to do in war. Their message: every soldier wrestles with his conscience over killing. Although most decide to kill, some refuse. Soldiers of Conscience reveals that far more soldiers refuse to kill than we might expect."
The Lenten series that week (Thursday, March 6) will feature a discussion of the film with our guest speakers, the Rev. Dr. Wesley Smith (Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve) and the Rev. Canon Debbie Shew.
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YOUTH & CHILDREN'S FORMATION
This Sunday - Youth Committee Meeting. We will meet after the 10:30 service in the Gaylord Room.
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! 2/29-3/2 - HTP Youth Retreat - Save the Date!
The annual parish youth retreat at Camp Mikell will take place Feb. 29 - Mar. 2. This year's theme is "HTP Goes Hollywood." Details to follow soon!
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OUTREACH
This Sunday - Clean Water Fund Presentation.
 This Sunday parishioner Ed Buckley will address both congregations regarding a clean water in Haiti that he is helping to sponsor through Food for the Poor, a global relief organization. The vestry has committed close to $5,700 from the parish Clean Water Fund for this purpose. Additional gifts are sought during the Lenten season so that the current phase of the Port de Paix project may be completed this spring. Offering envelopes for this purpose are in this bulletin. Please mark Clean Water Fund on your check to Holy Trinity. All donations to the fund through March will be designated to the project. This is in addition to the $5700 already committed. Next Sunday, Feb. 17, Ed will present a program on the project at 9:15 a.m. in the chapel. All are welcome.
Bring Food Contributions for DEAM Every Sunday
 The Outreach Committee encourages everyone, as a discipline of the Christian life, to bring at least one non-perishable food item for DEAM (Decatur Emergency Assistance Ministry) each Sunday.
In January alone, DEAM distributed over 2.5 tons of food to those in need in our community! Food items can be placed in a basket in the library area, and will be brought forward with the other gifts during the worship service. (Sign up in the library area if you would like to serve by bringing the gifts forward during the worship service, during the offertory.)
Please bring food staples (not unusual or exotic foods), and remember healthy and special diets. Please do not bring dented cans or out-of-date (expired) foods. Older DEAM clients sometimes have health problems like diabetes and heart problems so low sodium and low or fat free foods are good. Juices are appropriate, but please, no candy or junk foods. Thanks for sharing and God bless!
Look for UTO Display This Sunday
 Holy Trinity will be expanding the circle of thankful people when we begin participating in the United Thank Offering. Please look for the UTO display on Sunday, Feb. 10. You will be able to pick up supplies (a blue offering box!), and contribute a thankful thought. Our spring ingathering will be at Pentecost.
Honduras Trip Meeting Next Sunday!
Our weeklong trip to the Agalta Valley of Honduras is scheduled for July 26 - August 2. We will hold a meeting in the Comer Center next Sunday, Feb. 17 after the 10:30 service for those who are interested in going. We need a firm commitment next Sunday for those who want to go! In the weeks following the meeting a deposit will be necessary to secure your spot. Contact: Charles Absher, cabsher@comcast.net, 678-333-0149.
Hunger Walk Coming Up on March 2
It's time to start getting ready for the 2008 Atlanta Community Food Bank Hunger Walk / Run. The date is March 2, at Turner Field. The walk begins at 2:30 p.m., with registration beginning at 12:00 p.m. One of the groups that benefits from the walk is Episcopal Charities. For more information, see the Hunger Walk website.
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By the Way...
Tornado-affected areas receive ERD outreach
Feb. 7, 2008
[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) is reaching out to communities affected by the violent tornadoes that tore across the southern United States of Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee on Feb. 5, leaving more than 50 people dead -- the highest death toll caused by tornadoes in a 24-hour period since 1999.
The storms spawned a cluster of killer tornadoes, along with hail and heavy snow that injured at least 100 people across the five states and reduced homes, schools and businesses to rubble. "Stunned residents report unimaginable devastation in their communities," an ERD release said.
ERD has contacted several of the affected dioceses and is reaching out to others. Assessments are underway to determine critical needs. "ERD stands ready to respond, and offers prayers of support to all who are suffering as a result of the tornadoes," the release said.
To make a donation, visit ERD's website here and click on "Emergency Relief" or call 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129.
Gifts can be mailed to:
Episcopal Relief and Development "Emergency Relief Fund"
P.O. Box 7058
Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.
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