Upcoming Events
Sacred Watch
8:15 p.m. Thurs., March 20 - 12 p.m. Fri., March 21
Chapel
Good Friday Liturgy
12 p.m. Fri., March 21
Nave
Stations of the Cross
1 p.m. Fri., March 21
Plaza
Good Friday Liturgy
7 p.m. Fri., March 21
Nave
Great Vigil of Easter
8 p.m. Sat., March 22
Nave
Easter Day Eucharist
8 a.m. Sun., March 23
Nave
Easter Breakfast
8-9:30 a.m., Sun. March 23
Tisdale Hall
Easter Day Eucharist
9:30 a.m. Sun., March 23
Nave
Easter Egg Hunt
11 a.m. Sun., March 23
Easter Day Eucharist
11:15 a.m. Sun., March 23
Nave
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
7:30 p.m. Mon., March 24
Library
High School Life Reflection Group
8 p.m. Tues., March 25
Comer Center
Vestry Meeting
7 p.m. Wed., March 26
Comer Center
Seniors in Action to Carlos Museum
12:30 p.m. Thurs., March 27
meet in HTP parking lot
Youth Spaghetti Dinner
6 p.m. Sat., March 29
Tisdale Hall
VIew more events on the online parish calendar.
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Worship - March 23
The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day
Readings
Acts 10:34-43
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Colossians 3:1-4
John 20:1-18
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Weekly Events
WORSHIP
Holy Eucharist, Rite I
8 a.m. Sundays
10 a.m. Wednesdays
Chapel
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
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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GOOD FRIDAY & EASTER SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
March 21, Good Friday
12 p.m. The Good Friday liturgy with communion from the reserved sacrament
1 p.m. The Stations of the Cross on the plaza
* 7 p.m. The Good Friday liturgy with communion from the reserved sacrament
March 22, Holy Saturday
* 8 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter with Holy Baptism
March 23, Easter Day
 * 8 a.m. The Holy Eucharist in the nave
8:00-9:30 a.m. Parish Easter breakfast
* 9:30 a.m. The Holy Eucharist
11:00 a.m. The Great Easter Egg Hunt All children ages 2-8 are welcome. Treats, goodie bags, and prizes will be given.
*11:15 a.m. The Holy Eucharist
(Some previous materials have incorrectly publicized an 11:30 service time; please note that the late service is at 11:15 on Easter!)
* Nursery care available.
EASTER WEEK NOTICES
* The parish office will be closed on Monday in Easter Week (March 24). (But the preschool WILL be open that day. The preschool is closed today, Good Friday.)
* There will be no Handbell Choir and Adult Choir rehearsals on Wednesday in Easter Week (March 26).
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WORSHIP & THE ARTS
TODAY - Good Friday
Services at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the nave. Immediately after the noon service, we will walk the Stations of the Cross in the plaza.
3/22 - Great Vigil of Easter
At 8 p.m. Saturday in the nave. The Great Vigil of Easter is the most ancient liturgy for the celebration of Christ's resurrection. It takes the congregation through a revisiting of the salvation history in the Bible and culminates with the first Eucharist of Easter.
3/23 - Easter Day
Services in the nave at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. (some previous materials have incorrectly publicized an 11:30 service time; please note that the late service is at 11:15 on Easter!) Easter breakfast in Tisdale Hall from 8 to 9:30 a.m.; Easter egg hunt after the 9:30 a.m. service.
Flowering of the Cross
HTP parishioners are invited to bring flowers to Church on Easter Day to help decorate our beautiful flower cross! The cross will be in Tisdale Hall from 8 - 9 a.m. for the beginning of Easter breakfast. Please bring your flowers and greenery, cut in short lengths and wrapped in wet paper towels, to the breakfast so that you can help decorate the cross at that time. The flower cross will then be moved to the nave and will be on display during the 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. services.
3/30 - Kirkin' o' the Tartans & Guest Preacher
Next Sunday, March 30, at 10:30 a.m., Holy Trinity will celebrate our annual Kirkin' o' the Tartans service. This ancient ceremony, which pays tribute to the bravery and religious fervor of the Scottish spirit, includes a traditional blessing of the garb of the Highland Scot. Bagpipes and drums will play an important role in this service. Our guest preacher for both services that day will be our communications coordinator, Tracy Wells.
4/6-Daughters of the King Induction
All Daughters are urged to attend the 10:30 a.m. service on April 6, when there will be a Service of Admission to Daughters of the King for the two newest Daughters and the Daughters of the King will be recognized during the service.
4/12 - Organ Recital at Spivey Hall
On Sat. April 12 at 3 p.m., there will be a recital at Spivey Hall featuring the four very gifted organ students of Alan Morrison from The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Alan grew up at Holy Trinity, was confirmed by Bishop
Sims, and feels extremely close ties with his home Church, where his
parents are members (Don and Jeannine Morrison). Alan is now head of the organ deptartment at Curtis and is a Curtis Graduate, having earned degrees in organ and the master's degree in piano, chamber music and accompanying. Alan is under management and has played recitals in many parts of the world. For ticket information, contact Spivey Hall at 678-466-4200.
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PARISH LIFE
 SUNDAY - Easter Breakfast
Easter breakfast will be served in Tisdale
Hall Sunday from 8 - 9:30 a.m. 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.
Help Needed With Repairs.
Are you handy with tools? Here at HTP, just like at your home, there are a lot of jobs that need to be done, ranging from hanging coat racks in the pre-school to planing down a door that is sticking. If you can do these chores at home, could you help out here at HTP? With sufficient response we can share the load and keep the time required to a minimum. Please contact John Leonard at 404-641-0330 or johnleon@bellsouth.net. We need your help.
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.
4/5-Daughters of the King
 The Daughters of the King will meet on Saturday, April 5, at 9:30 a.m. in the COMER CENTER COMMONS (NOTE ROOM CHANGE). We will begin with coffee time and light refreshments; the meeting will follow at 10 a.m.. We will include prayer time, sharing time, and our monthly program, discussion of the book by Barbara Brown Taylor, Home by Another Way. 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.
4/14 - Feminist Theological Reflection Group
The FTRG will meet Monday, April 14, at 6:30 p.m. in Tisdale Hall. Please bring a dish. Carole Fulghum will present a program on "Who Is The Real Mary Magdalene?" All women of the parish are invited. Contact: Mayo Moses, 404.633.0012.
4/18-20 - Episcopal Marriage Encounter Weekend
 Marriage Encounter is 44 hours where married couples can get away from jobs, kids, chores, and phones and focus only on each other. If you'd like greater depth, growth, and enrichment in your relationship, you'll like the difference an Episcopal Marriage Encounter weekend can make! The next weekend is April 18-20. For more information or to register, please contact: Ron & Connie Bergeron, 770-951-1411, atlantaeme@earthlink.net or go to www.stcatherines.org/atlantaeme.
4/19 - 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).
Calling All Episcopal
HAM Radio Operators!
 Dwight Ogier, the Bishop's appointed representative for disaster
coordination, is seeking Episcopalians in the diocese who have a HAM
radio call sign. An emergency net of communications in the diocese is
being established. This net would function similar to ARES and PACES.
Please send your call sign and e-mail address to
dwightogier@bellsouth.net or 770-886-1408.
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
**NO CHRISTIAN FORMATION CLASSES THIS SUNDAY (EASTER DAY). Classes will resume March 30.
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. 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
3/30 - Men's Class Meeting.
"Everyday Faith for Men," an opportunity for the
men of HTP to come together on Sunday mornings for conversation about
faith and life, concluded our Lenten meetings last Sunday. However,
there seems to be an interest in coming back together for something
similar to these gatherings in the future. All those who attended or
wanted to but never quite made it over to Trinity House are invited to
join Fr. Sandlin (Allan!) and the other leaders for a conversation
about the future next Sunday morning, March 30, at 9:15. We'll meet in the usual place for about half an hour or so to discuss the options.
Faith in Life Class Studying Westerhoff Book
 The
spring Faith and Life class, which meets Sundays at 9:15 a.m. in
the Gaylord Room, is using 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.
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YOUTH & CHILDREN'S FORMATION
3/23 - Easter Egg Hunt
 Calling all egg enthusiasts! Our annual HTP Easter Egg Hunt will be on Easter morning, March 23, at 11:00 a.m. at the Comer Center and playground. The egg hunt is open to all children ages 2 to 8. Participants will be divided into three age groups before the egg hunt begins. Children should bring their own baskets to collect the eggs. Snacks, goodie bags, and prizes will be given.
3/29 - Youth Host a Special Dinner
 The youth of HTP are hosting a very special dinner on Saturday evening, March 29 at 6 p.m. in Tisdale Hall. The menu will consist of spaghetti, salad, bread, drinks, and fabulous desserts! Tickets will be on sale after both Sunday services starting March 9, and they must be purchased in advance. Adults- $7; children- $4; family maximum- $20. Proceeds will benefit the HTP youth fund, which makes possible such life-changing events as the Urban Adventure and the Pilgrimage. Thank you for your support!
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OUTREACH
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.
THE CLEAN WATER PROJECT IN HAITI
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. (One well costs $4,075.) To date over $24,500 has been contributed by Holy Trinity parishioners. Contribution envelopes are available in the narthex. For more information, contact Susan Hunsinger, Millennium Development Goals chairperson or Ed Buckley, Haitian Clean Water Project coordinator, at 404.373.1903.
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!
3/29 - Decatur Electronics Recycling Day.
 Don't throw away those old electrical items such as: cell phones, cameras, personal computers, or even electric weedeaters! Be good stewards of the earth and recycle them at Decatur's spring 2008 electronics recycling event, to be held Saturday, March 29 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Decatur High School parking lot (corner of N. McDonough Street and Howard Avenue). We regret that we will NOT be able to accept televisions and microwave ovens. Last fall's event resulted in 66 tons of electronics diverted from the landfill, where they may contaminate soil and water. For additional information, contact Chris Carroll at 404.388.0023.
Electronic Equipment for Recycling:
Desktop computers, Telephones, Mini-towers, Telephony equipment, Laptop computers, Adding machines, Monitors, Calculators, Servers, Typewriters, Workstations, Label makers, Keyboards, Copiers, Mice, Fax machines, Joystick game controllers, Answering machines, Printers, Printer cartridges, Digital cameras , Zip drives, Batteries, Speakers, PDAs, Pagers, VCRs, Hubs, DVD players, Routers, Cable converter boxes, Scanners, Remote controls, Digital projectors, Stereo equipment UPS units, Radios, Main frames, Portable CD players, Component parts, Portable game players, Cables,
GPS receivers, 3-in-1 devices, printer/copier/fax machines.
Other Items:
Mercury thermometers and thermostats, clean Styrofoam free of foreign objects (peanuts, packing blocks, plates, cups, trays), any kind of battery.
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By the Way...
Presiding Bishop's Easter Message
 "New life out of death: a message for Easter"
The Most. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
I write at the close of our recent House of Bishops meeting. On the way from the airport to the meeting, we saw a few wildflowers, of one or two varieties. They stood out from the grass, just beginning to turn to the green lushness of spring. During the week we met in Texas, the trees went from mere hints of green in the topmost branches to having leaves unfolding on all their branches. And on the way back to the airport a week later, the riot of wildflowers was astounding. The new life of resurrection can be just as surreptitious -- we look and things seem quite dead, we look away, and when our focus returns, we discover that God has been at work making all things new. Anyone who has grieved the death of a loved one will recognize the pattern. Those who experience the loss involved in moving away from a beloved community will know it as well. As this Lent draws to a close, take a careful look at your life. Where has God been at work during this fast? What new life can you discern?
Click here to continue reading Presiding Bishop Schori's message on Episcopal Life Online.
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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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