On The Calendar

Open the Scripture. Join the Conversation.
WE HAVE ADDED A THURSDAY AFTERNOON 2:00pm BIBLE STUDY. This is in addition to the Monday evenings at 7:30pm study. If you need a ride, please call Janet Strachan at (973) 661-3556.

Please join us as we gather in conversation with God and each other.What is God doing in the the world? What is God doing in our lives? What is God saying to us as individuals, a community of faith, the world? What is the good news of God's kingdom? How is God sending us into the world? These are just some of the questions we ask as God engages us through God's word and the witness of the Holy Scripture.

Remember to “fall back” on November 7th!
Please note that daylight savings time ends on November 7, 2010 – make sure to set your clocks back one hour.


November 21st – Set up for Advent
Please join us after worship on November 21st as we will get together to decorate the building for Advent.


Monday, November 22nd – Nutley Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service
Worship with thanksgiving together with people of all faiths at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. In this service, we thank God for all the blessings we enjoy as a community, and to remember in prayer those who are in need. The offering supports the Red Cross Food Pantry. Additionally, you are encouraged to bring a gift of non-perishable foods for the pantry.

November 28th – First Sunday in Advent
“A Call to Watchfulness.” This liturgical year begins and ends with passages from Jesus’ “end times” discourse in Matthew 24-25. This is a fitting way to bracket the year of Matthew, since Matthew is written to a community of disciples to encourage greater discipleship. In this discourse Jesus emphasizes watchfulness and being busy at work while awaiting his return. As we begin the year with Matthew 24:36-44, we are called to watch—Jesus’ return is unexpected. At the end of the year we are given, in the parable of the sheep and goats (25:31-46), a story of how we should “watch” and wait: service to humanity. It sums up the general nature of our call in the world.

In Matthew 1:23 (Advent 4), we learn that in Jesus “God is with us” (or Jesus is “God with us”). This phrase explaining the name Emmanuel is an addition by Matthew from Isaiah 8:10 to a citation from Isaiah 7:14 (“and you shall call him Immanuel”). The point is that Jesus is the one in whom God is made present and known. Commissioned and empowered by Jesus, we are the vehicle through which God and God’s kingdom are seen and experienced in the world, just as Jesus was the one in whom God was made known to the world. Discipleship is not our endeavor; it is evidence of Jesus’ presence in and among us—“with” us.
(from Sundays and Seasons © 2010 Augsburg Fortress)
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Christmas Services at Holy Trinity
December 24th:
4:00pm. Simple spoken Eucharist with carols.
7:30pm: Candlelight service with festive music.

December 25th:10:00am: Christmas Day Worship.

Now’s the time to invite a friend. Go ahead, share the good news, overcome the barriers and make the connection.

To assist at these services, please sign up at worship or call the
church office.

In Our Community

In Memory…
Edith Carol Hewitt, an artist known for her wood inlay paintings of landscapes and historic homes, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, in Manchester. Working with chips of painted wood, she meticulously captured the detail and spirit of the buildings and surroundings of her native New England. Later, she worked in other mediums, including oils, watercolor, and ink.

She had come to Holy Trinity in the 1950’s and her “Jesus with His Disciples” banner has hung in the Holy Trinity sanctuary for nearly forty years!She is survived by her sister, Virginia Pooley of Newton and her husband William Pooley; daughter, Wendy Mitchell of Bronx, N.Y. and her husband Clesont; her son, Paul Hewitt of Old Tappan and his wife Lori; and her daughter, Elizabeth Blanda of Philadelphia, Pa. and her husband Andrew. Her grandchildren are Melissa Martin, Alycia Melendez, Julia and Lily Hewitt, Amelia and Addison Blanda; a great-grandchild, Julius; and nieces, Cheryl Williams and Rachelle White.

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Our sympathy and prayers are with the family of Neil Johnson after hearing of his death. Neil has been remembered in our prayers for many months and he was the father of Kevin and Brian Johnson. “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.” John 11:25-26

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Congratulations and best wishes to Erica Geiselmann and Matthew Brady, who were married on October 23 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Erica is the daughter of Ken and Irene Geiselmann, and Cathy (Geiselmann) Palamara was Matron of Honor for her sister’s wedding.


Choral Vespers
Scott and Emily Jones are singing J.S. Bach’s Cantata No. 80, Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott (A Mighty Fortress is Our God) at Grace Lutheran Church, Teaneck on November 7 at 4:00 PM. The choir of 35 singers, with professional soloists, is under the direction of Carol Weber and will be accompanied by a professional Baroque orchestra.

The cantata is sung as part of a Vespers Service and an offering will be received. Grace Lutheran, 1200 River Rd., Teaneck, NJ 07666. www.GraceLutheranTeaneck.org (Driving directions are available in the narthex.)

Church Groups Ticket Offer
New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center – Newark, N.J.
New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Saturday, November 27, 2010 – 1:00PM.
Special Ticket Price of $38.00 ($59.00 Value).

Please let our office know if you would like to be the Group Leader for this event and we will provide you with all of the pertinent information. All orders must be received by 11/19/10.

Can You Help Us....

Can You Help Us Go Paperless?
Postage is expensive; please help us to distribute more and more of our information electronically. For those of you that haven't already shared your e-mail address with the church office, please consider doing so by sending an e-mail with ADD ME TO THE MAILING LIST in the subject line to office.htlcnutley@verizon.net.

Can We Send This Newsletter to You Electronically?
We can send this email to anyone with a Microsoft Wordtm version 1993 or later. For those that would like to give an email address, but would still like a hard copy of the Newsletter, this is no problem – just state this in the email to us.

Holy Trinity is now on Facebook.
You can become a fan of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and stay up-to-date with what's going on in the congregation and among our members. As a fan you can also post your news, your questions, thoughts and experiences of God's love in action to share with others. It’s just another way to share the good news, overcome barriers and connect one to many in Christ. You can access our page directly from our website, at www.htlcnutley.com

Remember the Hungry
During these difficult times, organizations that provide food often run short of needed supplies. We will continue to collect food as part of our offering during worship. Bring your non-perishable food items to worship with you, and leave them in the designated area in the narthex.

Your Grandmother’s Cupboard
We will again be collecting for this organization which provides food, clothing and other necessities of life for the homeless, hungry and the other “invisible” children and adults in our community.

As you make the change to fall and winter clothing, why not put aside the items you no longer need or want? Also collected will be any kind of household items including electronics and furniture.

A definite collection date will be announced at a later time.

Keep in mind….”I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little…you must do whatever you can.”
~Edward Everett Hale

Vice Pastor and Supply Pastors

Vice Pastor
Please be assured that during our time without a permanent pastor, we at Holy Trinity have a Vice Pastor for our pastoral care. Will Moser of the First Lutheran Church in Montclair will serve as our Vice Pastor.

Pastor Will Moser of First Lutheran Church, Montclair
153 Park Street
Montclair, N.J. 07042-3901
(973) 744-6043
will1234@aol.com
Cathy Oswald, Manager, Tuesday – Friday, 2 – 7pm

Per Pastor Moser, please follow the criteria below for when his services are needed (they are numbered in order of his preference):

1)Please call the church at (973) 744-6043 (you may call him directly or have Scott or Tina contact him).

2)Please call Pastor Moser at home, (973) 778-1497 (you may call him directly or have Scott or Tina contact him).

Vice Pastor care includes: visiting shut-ins, visiting the sick and those in the hospital, death, council meetings and confirmation.

Supply Pastors
Supply pastors for our Sunday Service will be given to Holy Trinity via the Synod Office.

Office
Please note that Scott and Tina will be checking voice mails from home, even during non-office hours, 7 days a week. Please make sure to LEAVE A VOICE MAIL MESSAGE at the office so we can be sure to keep updated.

ELCA World Hunger

ETHIOPIA

When Wogayehu’s husband died, she wasn’t able to plow the fields and plant crops by herself. Without income from the farm, Wogayehu couldn’t afford to send her children to school. Without enough food, they often went hungry.

The gift of a goat helped Wogayehu get back on her feet. The goat produced several quarts of nutritious milk each day. The goat’s natural fertilizer helped grow a small vegetable garden outside her home.

Little by little, Wogayehu saved up enough money from selling milk and vegetables to buy a cow. With her new cow and some agricultural training, she was able to plow and plant her fields again. She says The Lutheran World Federation program in her community—which provides assistance with livestock, agriculture, microfinance, water, education and health—changed her life.

Today, both of Wogayehu’s sons are in school and she is working to build a new home for her family. Furthermore, she and other widows have found that in learning new skills they have overcome some of the prejudice that women once faced in the community. They’ve proven that women, too, deserve to be treated with respect.
“We have come into the light,” Wogayehu said with a smile.

Your gifts to ELCA World Hunger support The Lutheran World Federation in Ethiopia and similar projects in over 60 countries around the world. A gift of just $50 could provide a goat to a woman like Wogayehu. Please give today.

www.elca.org

November Birthdays, Anniversaries and Disciples

November Birthdays
4: Erika Bacik
8: Sara Murphy
10: Jennifer Murphy
11: Chris Amlung
12: John Fenton
13: Irene Falk
14: Barbara Hudnett
18: Cathy Palamara
21: Erik Hess
25: Frank Siclari
27: Judi Lovas
28: Joelle Bernhard, Aida Rubens
29: Grace Viola, Bonnie Munoz
30: Nancy Duhm, Nicole Duhm, William Murphy

November Anniversaries
1: Ken & Irene Geiselmann
2: Richard & Susan Ulley
24: Louis & Terry D’Agnolo

November Disciples (Please pray for these people on the date listed)
1:Irene Geiselmann
2:Jim Greengrove
3:Dot Greengrove
4:Nancy Guenther
5:Marciah Hayes
6:Erik Hess
8:Dayna Hess
9:Samantha Hess
10:Sydney Hess
11:Ruth Hsu
12:Richard Hudnett
13:Barbara Hudnett
15:Alicia Hudnett
16:Ricky Hudnett
17:Lynn Johnson
18:Kevin Johnson
19:Brian Johnson
20:Scott Jones
22:Debbie Jones
23:Emily Jones
24:Sarah Jones
25:Robert Kozak
26:Marilyn Kozak
27:Robbie Kozak
29:Chao Lin
30:Agee Lin

Poinsettia Plant Order Form

Please call the office at (973) 667-0256 if you would like an order form mailed to you.

The cost of each plant is $8.00, and the order deadline is Sunday,
December 5th. Plants are in a 6 ½” pot and foil wrapped.

Plants may be taken home following the 7:30pm Christmas Eve Service.