Upcoming Events
Diocesan Ministry Fair9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat., Feb. 23 Cathedral of St. Philip
Clean Water Fund Presentation
9:15 a.m. Sun., Feb. 24
Comer Center
Seniors Planning Committee
12 p.m. Sun., Feb. 24
Gaylord Room
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
7:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 25
Library
Divided We Fall screening
7 p.m. Tues., Feb. 26
Emory University
High School Life Reflection Group
8 p.m. Tues., Feb. 26
Comer Center
Brownies
3:30 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 28
Gathering Room
Lenten Series (with the Rev. Dr. Don Saliers)
7 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 28
Nave
Youth Retreat at Camp Mikell
Fri., Feb. 29 - Sun., March 2
Daughters of the King
9:30 a.m. Sat., March 1
Gaylord Room
Thompson Pettes memorial
11 a.m. Sat., March 1
Chapel Garden
VIew more events on the online parish calendar.
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Worship - Feb. 24
The Third Sunday in Lent
Readings
Exodus 17:1-4
Luke 4:1-13
Exodus 33:1-6
John 12:23-26a
Isaiah 53:7-12
John 12:27-28
Eucharistic Ministers
8 a.m.
Acolytes
Audrey Baxter
Graham Owen
Lectors
ShirleyGrace Madajewski
Justin Yawn
Nedra Roberts
Davis King
Bill Clark
Hazel Douglas
Chalice Bearers
Nedra Roberts
Davis King
Ushers
Henry Jones
Cecil Waites
Altar Guild Leader
Margaret Hertlein
10:30 a.m.
Verger
Pete Withers
Acolytes
Charlie Abraham
Taylor Cardwell
Wes Cardwell,
Gregg Marx
Merricks White
Lectors
Anthony Grant
Barbara Thompson
Holly Parks
Brian Kinkade
Frank Derrickson
Tonza Collins
Chalice Bearers
Norm Werling
Pat Lowndes
Scott Miller
Greeters
Gene Argo
Larinda Tervelt
Interpreter
Joe McEachin
Eucharistic Visitor
Jack Kinkade
Ushers
Berkeley Boone
Rosaline Nim-Dixon
Dan Pennywell
Helen Smith
Altar Guild Leader
Margaret Hertlein
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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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You're Invited to Learn More About
THE CLEAN WATER PROJECT IN HAITI
Sunday, Feb. 24 at 9:15 a.m. in the Gaylord Room
Holy Trinity is pleased to begin supporting the Clean Water Project in Haiti in cooperation with Food for the Poor, a global relief organization. Thanks to this exciting initiative, 55,000 - 75,000 people in Cap-Haitien and Port au Prince have clean drinking water now. (Formerly, they relied on rainwater collected in open ditches near sewage.)
A similar project for 13 wells in Port de Paix is under construction, scheduled for completion this spring. Funding from Holy Trinity will provide thousands of people, including many children, with clean water. The vestry has committed over $7000 from the parish Clean Water Fund for this purpose. (One well costs $4,075.) Additionally, parishioners have given $5000 to date and $1000 has been designated from the parish funds for Millinium Development Goals by the Youth Council, following a vestry request that young people determine where a portion of the funds should go.
Offerings for the project are welcome, as we focus on global outreach in this way during the season of Lent. (Look for special envelopes through March or designate "Clean Water Fund" on your check made payable to Holy Trinity. All donations to the fund through March will be designated to the project. This is in addition to the amounts already committed.)
For more information, contact Ed Buckley at 404.373.1903.
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English Tea photos now online!
CLICK HERE for photos from the English tea held on Feb. 10 and other previous events, on the Holy Trinity website.
(If you have photos from recent Holy Trinity events, we'd love to post them on the website! Please email them to Tracy Wells, communications coordinator, at wells@htparish.com, or bring a CD of the photos to the parish office. If you don't have electronic versions of the photos, printed photos are acceptable as well but may have a higher turn-around time to get them online.)
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WORSHIP & THE ARTS
3/15 - Acolyte Training Workshop
in the nave on Saturday, March 15 from 9 a.m. until about noon. This session is especially for those serving regularly at 8:00, because the Palm Sunday and Easter 8:00 services are held in the nave. Also, many of you will "move up" with the next schedule after Easter. However, all current acolytes that would like a refresher and those that can help lead the training are encouraged to attend. This would also be a good chance for those teens and adults that are interested in the acolyte ministry to learn a couple of assignment positions to begin an "on the job" training process. Contact: Tommy Lowndes, 404.630.2347, teel3@aol.com.
Sign Up for Maundy Thursday Sacred Watch.
A sacred watch (prayer with the reserve sacrament) will be held in the chapel starting immediately after the Maundy Thursday (March 20) Eucharist service and will run through the noontime Good Friday (March 21) service. A sign-up sheet is on the table in the parish office. Sign up to pray in one-hour time periods starting on the hour and half-hour to provide a constant presence throughout the watch period. Security will be provided during the nighttime hours, 9:30 p.m. - 5:30 a.m. Contact John Madajewski, 404.378.4277 or shirleygrace2@bellsouth.net.
3/22 - Baptism.
The next date for Holy Baptism will be at the Easter Vigil service on Saturday, March 22 at 8 p.m. If you are interested in participating, contact Fr. Allan Sandlin at sandlin@htparish.com.
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PARISH LIFE
TOMORROW: Caroline Herring to Release CD at Eddie's Attic
 Parishioner Caroline Herring will release her new CD, Lantana, at a show at Eddie's Attic in downtown Decatur TOMORROW (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, followed by Q&A With Filmmaker Valarie Kaur, at Emory Tuesday
 This 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.
3/11 - Bill McKibben Talk & Book Signing.
Author, educator and environmentalist Bill McKibben will be at Holy Trinity on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. to give a talk and sign copies of his latest book.
 His most recent book is Fight Global Warming Now, telling the story of organizing the largest single environmental action ever in 2007, when citizens from across the country staged a call to action for Congress to address global warming. His new book, The Bill McKibben Reader, containing many of his most powerful essays and articles through the years, is coming out on March 4, 2008.
The evening is sponsored by Georgia Interfaith Power & Light, a faith-based nonprofit seeking to engage faith communities in the stewardship of creation, particularly in the ways we generate and use electrical power, and Georgia Center for the Book.
3/23 - Easter Breakfast
Plan now to attend our annual Easter breakfast. It will be served in Tisdale Hall from 8 - 9:30 a.m. on Easter Day (March 23). The meal will include fresh fruit, cheese grits, sausage casserole, biscuits, cinnamon rolls and juice. The cost is $4 for adults and $2 for children.
3/27 - DATE CHANGE for Seniors in Action trip to Carlos Museum
The visit to the Michael C. Carlos Museum on the Emory campus has been changed to Thursday, March 27. (There was a conflict with the March 13 date and the last night of the Lenten series.) 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.
Decatur Earth Day Celebration
On Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., the City of Decatur, along with Decatur Recreation and Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, will host an Earth Day celebration in Harmony Park (corner of East Lake Drive and Oakview Road, Decatur).
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
Men Discuss Faith in Everyday Life in New Class
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 This Week - Singing Our Lives
This Thursday, Feb. 28, as part of our continuing Lenten series on Christian ethics, the Rev. Dr. Don Saliers, professor emeritus of worship and theology at Candler, will lead us in an evening of singing the songs of our faith and allow the intersection of text, melody and ethics to permeate the air. Don is the author of numerous books, including A Song to Sing, A Life to Live: Reflections on Music as Spiritual Practice, which he co-authored with his daughter, Emily (of the Indigo Girls). Come for a light supper at 6:30. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. and we will finish by 8:30 p.m. Childcare will be provided.
For more on the Lenten series, see the Holy Trinity website.
3/2 - New Faith in Life Class Begins
 The spring Faith and Life class begins on Sunday, March 2 at 9:15 a.m. in the Gaylord Room. The class will use John Westerhoff's book,Living Faithfully as a Prayer Book People, as a resource to explore life centered around the Book of Common Prayer. This class is excellent for newcomers, for those who seek baptism, confirmation or reception into the Episcopal Church, and for those who simply want to learn more about the Episcopal Church. With the use of Westerhoff's book, the course is also intended for church members who want to explore Anglican spirituality. Contact Father Deneke for more information at deneke@htparish.com or 404.377.2622.
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
2/29-3/2 - HTP Youth Retreat at Camp Mikell. We will meet at HTP parking lot at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 29 and return to the HTP parking lot around 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 2. The cost is $80.00 and includes all meals and lodging. Make checks payable to Holy Trinity. All payments are due to Chris Bray in the parish office by Feb. 29. Please let us know ASAP if your youth will attend and if any parents are willing to be drivers to Camp Mikell or from Camp Mikell or both. Please email Chris Bray at bray@htparish.com if you can be a driver, and let us know how many youth you can take.
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OUTREACH
Hunger Walk/Run Coming Up on March 2
The
2008 Atlanta Community Food Bank 10K Hunger Walk / Run will be Sunday,
March 2 at Turner Field at 2:30 p.m., with registration beginning at
12:00 p.m. (at Turner Field Blue lot). There is no registration fee;
however, there is a suggested minimum donation of $25. Last year, the
Atlanta Community Food Bank distributed enough food for over 13 million
meals in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia. One of the groups that
benefits from the walk is Episcopal Charities. For more information,
and to register online, see the Hunger Walk website.
If you cannot attend the walk but
would like to make a donation, the HTP youth will be collecting money
after both services this Sunday, Feb. 24!
Contact: Paul Salter, 770.493.2717, salter@htparish.com
United Thank Offering
 Are you remembering to drop coins of gratitude in the UTO box sitting on your desk at work or on the kitchen table? If you haven't picked one up yet, those little boxes are available in the narthex this morning for you to take one home. And while you're visiting the UTO display, take a moment to write a note of thanks on a post-it note and add it to the board. You'll enjoy looking over the thanksgivings already posted on the board. Each Sunday a sampling of these will be included in the prayers of the people, reminding us all to give thanks to God for showers of blessings.
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 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!
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By the Way...
Author Garry Wills to speak at Decatur Presbyterian on Monday
 The Georgia Center for the Book has partnered with Decatur Presbyterian Church to present a public lecture and book signing for Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gary Wills as he tours for his new book What the Gospels Meant, the follow-up to What Jesus Meant and What Paul Meant.
The event will be at the Decatur Presbyterian Church (205 Sycamore Street) this Monday, Feb, 25 at 7 p.m.
Books will be available for sale and for Mr. Wills to sign afterwards
in the Decatur Library Auditorium. Parking is available on a first
come, first served basis in both the library parking deck and at the
church.
This program is free and open to the public, and there will be books for sale and signing after the event.
Author Jim Wallis, of Sojourners Magazine, coming to Atlanta!
 Jim Wallis is coming to Atlanta on his book tour for The New York Times best-seller The Great Awakening : Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America! Don't miss your chance to see him.
Jim will be at Morehouse College on Wednesday, March 5, at 12 p.m. Jim will give a public talk about why he wrote this book and provide a glimpse of the book's spirited message. This event is free and open to the public. If you would like to volunteer for this event, please visit www.sojo.net/morehouse.
That evening (March 5) at 7 p.m. Jim will give a talk at the historic Ebeneezer Baptist Church. To volunteer, visit www.sojo.net/ebeneezer.
After his talk Jim will be available for book signing. This event is free and open to the public. We invite you to join the conversation on faith and politics that's sweeping the nation!
 Jim Wallis is the founder and president/CEO of Sojourners and author of the recent New York Times best-selling book, God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It. Click here for more information about Jim's speaking events.
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Have something of interest for the "By the Way" section of the E-News? Email it to Tracy Wells at wells@htparish.com.
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