founded 1896
MONTHLY
NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 2016
Holy Trinity by the Lake Episcopal Church  htbtl.org
FIRST SATURDAY SOCIAL GATHERING
IS JANUARY 2 AFTER THE SERVICE
Bring a beverage and a snack to share and
join in this wonderful fellowship opportunity.
EPIPHANY SERVICE AND POTLUCK
AFTER-PARTY WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6
Come to the Wednesday Night 6 pm Epiphany Liturgy service and stay for the party
afterwards at 7 pm with cake, buried
“treasures” and prizes! Bring a dish to share
and relish the special Epiphany Cake dessert by Julie Zurek. This is for the whole
family so don’t miss it.
GNO AT ZANATA’S JANUARY 7
Girls’ Night Out is each first Thursday of the
month and this month, will be at Zanata’s in
the Rockwall Square. Newcomers are especially encouraged to come and share
fellowship with some of our parish sisters.
Although not necessary, let Karen Petty
PARISH PATTER
EPIPHANYTIDE IS THE TIME FOR HOME
BLESSINGS!
This is an old church tradition of having the
priest visit parishioners’ homes to offer a
special blessing in celebration of the Epiphany season. House blessings date back to
the early days of Christianity and the ritual
takes the form of a prayer. Matthew 2:11
says, "On coming to the house, they saw
the child with his mother Mary, and they
bowed down and worshiped him. Then they
opened their treasures and presented him
with gifts of gold and of incense and of
myrrh." This commemorates the visitation
of the Magi to the child Jesus. These blessings can be performed at any time convenient to the individual or family. They are
especially good just after a residence is
built or when a move is made into another
residence. It gives the person or family a
sense that God dwells “in this place”. We
know if you intend to come so she can plan
for proper seating: kpetty43@yahoo.com,
469-222-5998.
BISHOP’S BALL FOR YOUTH JAN. 23
Join our youth and their leader, Stephen
Alonzo, at the cathedral for this annual
event from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. The theme is
“Oh! The Places You’ll Go!” so decorations and activities should be very worldly!
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING JAN. 31 AFTER ONE CONSOLIDATED SERVICE AT
9:30 AM
Our youth will be cooking and serving
breakfast after the service. Donations are
encouraged to help the youth earn money
for their annual mission trip so enjoy your
food prior to the meeting, which will begin
around 11:15. You will hear about our ministries and activities for 2015 as well as a
plan and budget for 2016. Additionally, you
will be electing three new vestry members
offer a Home Blessing Certificate, quite
nice for framing and hanging in the entrance to your residence. What a great way
Welcome!
Transferred
 Nelson & Rosalind Modrall  Jere & Nancy Mills
from Holy Trinity, Garland  Andy & Beverly Watkins
from Church of the Incarnation
Lisa Harris
Sherri Mueller
Patsy Pratt
Marty Serwatowski
Jewel Springer
Paula Tetley
Ron Wyatt
PARISH PENDING
as well as delegates for convention. Childcare will be provided so make sure you
attend this important event.
SCOUT SUNDAY WILL BE FEB. 7
If you are a Scout or have a family member
who is active in the Scouts, please plan to
attend your preferred service (in uniform if
possible) so that Scouts can be blessed
and recognized. Great opportunity to “bring
a friend to church!”
NEXT SANDWICH SUNDAY IS FEB. 14
We need volunteers to provide 2 loaves of
sandwiches every other month. Any type of
sandwich is okay so just wrap each individually in a baggie, stack them inside the
bread loaf wrapper and label the loaf with
sandwich type. Our next opportunity will be
February 14 so please deliver them to the
parish hall in time for pick up at 3:00 PM.
to give a witness to God! Guests see that
your home has been blessed and that you
are Christians. If you are interested in participating in this tradition, please let the
church office know.
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE ATTENDANCE BREAKS 400!
That’s an average of 133 for each of the 5,
8 and 10:30 services, although it wasn’t
evenly distributed. How did we fit everybody in?
FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY
Holy Trinity Outreach is
gathering and delivering
food items for pantries in
Rockwall, Forney, and
Royse City. Please support
this monthly ministry as part of our “prayer
in action” objective. Bins are located in the
narthex and near the undercroft.
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JANUARY 2016
Wasp Abatement High Priority for New
Year
Sherri Mueller, our very excellent Jr. Warden, is once again on
the ball making sure our church
campus is optimally operating.
Amid the many projects she’s
taken on recently, wasp abatement might be at the top of the list.
Apparently, historical churches like ours, especially those with
a bell tower, attract wasps year
around but especially when indoor
warmth is at a premium–like now!
We’ve tried spraying, fogging,
baiting, sealing, whacking and
netting but somehow, those pesky
critters have been able to sneak
through. Not only are they distracting to worship, they are potentially
dangerous for those who have
sensitivities or allergies to them.
So pray that we can find new techniques to employ that are ultimately effective. Dear God, we know
that wasps are part of your creation but could you please send
them somewhere less threatening? Thanks!
Candidates for our upcoming
Vestry and Convention Delegate
election have been announced in
advance of our Parish Meeting
January 31. Please pickup a bio
sheet so that you can familiarize
yourself with their profiles. There
are three slots available to replace
retiring members Hap Hiester,
Sherri Mueller and Ginny Wyatt
for new 3-year terms through
2018. Vestry candidates for 2016
are: Ken Bailey, Sharon Fullington, Brian Morgan and Kathy
Roemisch. Convention Delegate
candidates for three positions and
alternates are: John Curtis, Hap
Hiester, Grace Johnson, Kathy
Roemisch, Steve Turek and Cassie Wilson.
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HOLY TRINITY CHRONICLE
It’s Impossible to Cover Our Current Outreach
Programs in Only ONE Page!
So this represents only a part of them. Holy Trinity is ON FIRE serving the needs of others in our community and elsewhere, thanks to the
leadership of our rector, Fr. Keith, our Outreach Chair, Frances Farmer and her committee, and the generous efforts of our congregation.
And don’t think that it’s just because it’s the Christmas Season, we have been exceeding all records throughout the year. Make sure you
come to the Parish Meeting January 31 so you can hear all the details of our efforts!
Holy Trinity's George Russell helps sort and
shelve items at Helping Hands new Food
Pantry location in the Reeves Building.
Grace Johnson helps deliver three grocery carts
of items to the Forney Food Pantry in Novem-
For the third year in a row, Holy
Trinity's Abra Chapter of the
Daughters of the King has provided cakes and drinks for Woman
Set Free for the annual Christmas Party for women incarcerated at the Hunt County Jail, held
this year on December 3. In addition to refreshments, the women with postage stamps to send
Christmas cards to their families. In accordance with jail policy,
the cakes had to be of the full
sheet type, with wording indicating that "Jesus is the reason for
the season." Thanks to all who
helped out with this outreach
program.
We responded to Tornado Relief needs incited by
the December 26 rash of tornadoes that killed 11
and destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and
businesses, primarily in Garland and Rowlett. Parishioner, Sean Fay, who serves as the Assistant
Fire Chief for Rowlett, brought our attention to the
nutritional needs of the first responders who were
working exhaustively to rescue and rebuild. For
them and for the victims, parishioners generously
came forward with cash, gift cards and food for all.
Our Carter BloodCare drive in December broke our all
time record we just
set in June. Seventeen generous parishioners made
donations, each pint
of which will “save
three lives!” If we
continue with the
“uptick,” we will qualify for the Bloodmobile in six months.
Pictured are the
“Parrish Girls” with
their dad, Lane, who is about to complete his blood donation. The girls are smiling, despite their tentative observance of the “required equipment.”
HOLY TRINITY CHRONICLE
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PARISH PROFILES
Lane Parrish
Lea Lashley
Family: wife, Sara, and 4 kids, Kathleen, Hannah, Arabelle, and Zachary
Family: hubby Brian, my 1yr old Chase and 2 dogs (Little
Bit and Friday) and mom, Libby (also an HTBTL member)
Birthplace: Memphis, TN
Birthplace: Wichita Falls, TX
Employment: Benefits Consultant for USI
Attend Holy Trinity since: 1997
Employment: I'm sort of like Barney from How I Met Your Mother
or Chandler from Friends ... nobody really knows what I do, but I
do it well and I travel a lot for it! But it DOES involve social media,
and I'll leave it at that!
Service usually attended: 10:30 am
Episcopalian since: cradle
Episcopalian since: 1998
Attend Holy Trinity since: December 2013
Service usually attended: Sat.
reading, painting, golf, and spending time with the family
mentoring, teaching/education
I have a bachelor's and master's degree in Mathematics
I get things done - I am a "doer"
Sometimes I don't filter what I say to others
The Karate Kid (original version)
Heroes
The Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan
Country and Pop
Tex-Mex
Favorite quote - Mathematics is the only true universal
language. (from the movie Contact)
take the time to write a letter or send a card. We are
driven so much by social media these days.
people don't focus on others around them and live in
the moment.
I forget someone's name that I just met.
What are your hobbies or areas of
interest?
What is your true passion?
What would most people be surprised
to know about you?
Greatest strength
Greatest weakness?
Favorite movie?
Favorite TV show?
Favorite book?
Favorite kind of music?
Favorite food (or kind of food)?
Favorite quote or bible verse?
I wish more people would…
Singing, traveling, star gazing, writing, scuba diving, my
son
singing and writing
I spent 2 years developing and teaching the very first
digital and social media program at SMU's Cox School
of Business.
I know how to have a good time and make sure those
around me do, too!
procrastination
It's a toss-up between 80s rom-com movies Sixteen
Candles and Better Off Dead (basically any John
Hughes or Cameron Crowe film)
American Horror Story
Where the Red Fern Grows
Indie Rock
Mexican
Encourage one another and build each other up. 1
Thessalonians 5:11
stop airing their dirty laundry on Facebook
It drives me crazy when…
I can't be everything to everybody
I get embarrassed when…
I'm watching a show on TV and someone does something embarrassingly bad. I rarely get embarrassed in
"real life!"
lay by the pool and relax with family
Rest at home with the family and watch sports.
What I would most like to do on a Sunday afternoon (after church, of course!
Franklin Roosevelt
Besides Jesus, with whom throughout
history would you most like to spend
an hour in personal conversation?
My MiMi
What is the one thing that you fear the most?
If you DID have the opportunity to ask
Jesus ONE question (and receive an
answer!), what would it be?
If I could do it all over again, I would…
This would be a combo who-shot-JFK/where-is-Hoffa
question!
Which programs are you most interested in joining or establishing here at
Holy Trinity?
What do you like most about Holy
Trinity?
getting the school up and going again
married my beautiful wife sooner! She is the best wife
a man could ever ask for.
EYC and youth education
I love seeing the young families and children attend
service and other activities.
have gone to college out of state
the small community of loving people... and it reminds
me of the Episcopal church I grew up in back in Wichita
Falls.
JANUARY 2016
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HT ACTIVITIES: All Saints, GNO, Advent Crafts, Jesse Tree
1
Advent was
marked by tons of special activities as pictured: 1) All Saints
Baptisms Fr. Keith
brought the children
around so they could
experience the baptisms “up close and
personal.” 2) GNO was
a Christmas party held
at Opa’s in Rowlett.
3) Advent Craft St.
Nicholas Visit HT
children were thrilled
with a surprise visit
from St. Nicholas (on
crutches no less) as he
heard their goodwill
wishes 4) Advent
Craft Event Adults
also enjoyed the opportunity to construct their own Advent Wreaths as they joined our
parish kids in their artwork. 5) Jesse Tree Our kids enjoyed decorating their tree whose history is a symbolic reminder of an Old
Testament person named Jesse. Jesse had a son named David
who was chosen by God to serve as king of Israel. David was the
first member of a new royal family which ruled over Israel for many
years. Jesus was born into this royal family. These ancestors, plus
all of the holy men and women of the Old Testament who inspired
them, make up the spiritual background of Jesus. We can count
all of them as part of Jesus’ family tree.
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A church on the move,
sharing the light of Christ
Wednesday
Saturday
Sunday
Regular Weekly Services
Healing Service with Communion
6:00 pm
Casual Service with music
5:00 pm
Holy Eucharist (no music)
8:15 am
Sunday School for all ages
9:30 am
Holy Eucharist with music
10:30 am
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 2016
Youth News From Stephen Alonzo
Last month of the year has been the busiest time
for us. We had our EYC Christmas party and
then lock-in with youth from St Anne's-Desoto,St
Johns-Dallas and Epiphany-Richardson. We also
went to Six Flags with Holy Trinity-Garland. We
have had an amazing year and are truly blessed
that our youth has increased in size. We are
ready to start the new year and in January we
will be attending Bishop’s Ball. From all of us to our parish family, Merry
Christmas and a great New Year.
Holy Trinity by the Lake Episcopal Church
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
January 2016
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
The Holy
Name
New Year's Day
5:00 pm Holy Eucharist
6:00 pm First Saturday
Social
3
Second Sunday in Christmas
Holy Eucharist
Sunday School for All Ages
Choir Run-through
Holy Eucharist
Bell Choir Rehearsal
EYC Study and Fellowship
4
5
6
The Epiphany
9:00 am Spirituality Class
6:00 pm Epiphany Eucharist and
7:00 pm Epiphany Party
7
8
9
10
First Sunday after the Epiphany
Holy Eucharist
Sunday School for All Ages
Choir Run-through
Holy Eucharist
Bell Choir Rehearsal
EYC Study and Fellowship
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Holy Eucharist
Sunday School for All Ages
Choir Run-through
Holy Eucharist
Bell Choir Rehearsal
EYC Study and Fellowship
18
Confession
of St Peter
the Apostle
Martin Luther King Day
6:00 pm Monday Night
Women's
Bible Study
19
20
21
22
23
Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Holy Eucharist
Sunday School for All Ages
Choir Run-through
Holy Eucharist
Bell Choir Rehearsal
EYC Study and Fellowship
25
26
27
28
29
30
8:15 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 pm
5:00 pm
8:15 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 pm
5:00 pm
8:15 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 pm
5:00 pm
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8:15 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 pm
5:00 pm
31
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
9:30 am One Combined Service Before
Annual Meeting
10:30 am Youth cook breakfast for the Parish
11:00 am Annual Parish Meeting
5:00 pm EYC Study and Fellowship
6:00 pm Monday Night 6:00 am Men's and Women's
Women's
Cursillo Reunion Group
10:00 am Vine & Branches
Bible Study
6:30 pm Soroptimist
12:00 pm Women's Bible Study
Int.
6:00 pm Monday Night 6:00 am Men's and Women's
Women's
Cursillo Reunion Group
10:00 am Staff / Worship CommitBible Study
tee Meeting
6:30 pm DOK Meeting
6:00 am Men's and Women's
Cursillo Reunion Group
9:00 am Yahweh Yarn
10:00 am Vine & Branches
12:30 pm Lunch Bunch
6:30 pm Monthly Finance Committee Meeting
7:00 pm Vestry Meeting
Conversion
6:00 am Men's and Women's
of St Paul
Cursillo Reunion Group
the Apostle
6:00 pm Monday Night
Women's
Bible Study
9:00 am Rockwall Literary
Club
9:00 am Spirituality Class
6:00 pm Eucharist and
Healing Service
9:00 am Spirituality Class
6:00 pm Eucharist and
Healing Service
9:00 am Spirituality Class
6:00 pm Eucharist and
Healing Service
10:00 am 20/20 Vision
10:00 am Cursillo
Meeting
Reunion
10:00 am Cursillo Reunion
6:00 pm Girls' Night Out
6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal
10:00 am Cursillo Reun10:00 am Cursillo
ion
Reunion
6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal
10:00 am Cursillo Reun10:00 am Cursillo
ion
Reunion
6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal
10:00 am Cursillo Reun10:00 am Cursillo
ion
Reunion
6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal
9:00 am DAR
5:00 pm DOK Installation
5:00 pm Holy Eucharist
5:00 pm Holy Eucharist
5:00 pm Holy Eucharist
7:00 pm Bishop's Ball for
Youth:"Oh! The
Places You’ll
Go!”
8:00 am Cursillo #321
Team Meeting
5:00 pm Holy Eucharist
January Anniversaries
B=Birthday
A=Anniversary D=Death
1 B "R.J." Howard 13 B Nicole Howard 24 A Woody & Lib Anderson 2 D John Askew 14 A Ewell & Jenny Collins 24 D Ashley Kisselburgh 2 D Peter Price 14 D Howard Peck 24 B Sara Parrish 2 B Ron Wya 15 B Tyler Harding 24 A Chris & Amy Pennell 3 A Brian & Emily Fox 16 B Woody Anderson 24 B Sherrie Allison 3 B Eadie Mar n 16 B Ka e Smith 24 B Chelsea Quimby 3 B Alex Westrich 17 B Megan Alonzo 26 D Bob Edelman 4 B Jim Bookhout 17 D Larry & Mary Ann Hughes 26 B Zoe Holmes 6 B Jan Moltzan 17 D John Taylor 26 D James Johnson 6 A Richard & Dee Delay Cheatham 17 D Roy Tompkins 27 D Lee Bolin 7 D Don Blankenship 18 B Ivan Prochaska 27 B Chris na Gersch 7 D Carolyn Kirchner 18 D Candy Quimby 27 B Marian Siple 8 B Madison Milner 18 B Ingram Schwahn 28 B Niklaus Pavlov 9 D Onie Crouch 19 D Pa Jordan 28 D William Rathmell 9 B Misty Hoye 20 D Joyce Huber 28 B Gordon Robinson 9 A Russell & Julie Muenks 21 D Terrie McKee 28 B Madeline Stone 9 B Ed Prochaska 21 D Lenore Zurek 28 A Jeff & Cathy Wicker 9 B John Thomas 22 B Elizabeth Anderson 29 B Joan Addy 9 B Micah Caballero 22 D Mary Lou La Flamme 30 B Jack Balzersen 10 B Abel Galvan 22 D Mardell Rathmell 30 B Vicki Kinzler 11 B Jeff Bookhout 22 B Cindy Welch 30 B Jewell Springer 11 B James Cur s 22 B Nanci Zurek 11 D Oliver Waggener 23 A Richard & Day Brown 11 B Isabelle Fox 23 D Homer Shofner