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REV. LARRY D. LAINE, PASTOR
MRS. BETHANN KRATZER, PIANIST
MRS. KAY F. MOOSCH, PARISH SECRETARY
MRS. BARBARA HALLET, TREASURER
Email: telcbangor@frontier.com
Website: www. tlcbangor.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tlcbangor
Pastor’s Cell Phone # 757-613-7126
Pastor Laine’s e-mail – laineparallel@gmail.com
Church Office – 610-588-2023 Fax – 610-588-8904

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Book Club
February, 2021
The meeting for February will be on Tuesday, Feb. 16th, 7 pm. The book we will be reading for February is “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” by Kim Michele Richardson. The February meeting will also be on zoom

Study of the Small
Catechism to Begin

"The Small Catechism? What's that?" Or, "That sounds vaguely familiar. Did I learn about that in Confirmation?" If either of these thoughts popped into your head when you read "The Small Catechism" it is time to revisit it, and learn all about it. Who wrote it and when? Why was it written? What topics does it cover? And most importantly - why is this important to me today?
We will be meeting via Zoom, starting on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Please contact Cheryl Statham at 610-588-6713 to give her your e-mail address so she will be able to send you the weekly invitations. The study will last for six weeks.
Note: If you have been participating in the weekly Bible Studies during 2020 you do not need to resend your e-mail address to Cheryl.

Worship Notes
Ash Wednesday Services
The season of Lent will begin on February 17, Ash Wednesday. Worship services will be different this year because of the pandemic, but they will be happening. On Ash Wednesday, we will be offering the Imposition of Ashes in a drive through service at the church parking lot. Participants will not leave their car, but will drive up to Pastor Laine, who will put the sign of the cross on everyone, recite Psalm 51 and say a prayer for each carload. The morning session will run from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and the evening session will be from 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Please plan on attending this modified Ash Wednesday experience on February 17.
Lenten Litanies
A different Lenten Litany will be posted on the church Facebook page every Wednesday during Lent by 5:00. Please look for this Lenten worship experience every week.

Easter Lilies
Pastor Laine will be leading a zoom worship on Easter Sunday from the nave. The Worship and Music Committee is planning to decorate the altar area, similar to what was done at Christmas. We will need Easter lilies to accomplish this, so we are asking people to sponsor flowers again this year. They will be available for pick-up after the zoom service is finished. Contact the church office if you would like to participate in this project.

Easter Worship Services Times
6:00 – Outdoor worship from The Chair. Wear masks and be prepared to social distance. We are looking for a few musicians to play at this service.

10:30 – Zoom worship service.

Indoor Church is Coming
Dear Members in Christ,
Life has changed for all of us in many ways during the last seven months, and the church is no exception. After several months of Zoom only services, we then were able to move into the parking lot when Northampton County moved into the green. Now, as winter approaches, we need to eventually move back into our church building.
The Worship and Music Committee has been working for the last three months to ensure that everything is done in a way that ensures everyone’s safety so that you are confident of that when we all come inside. We will be taking the following steps:

Everyone must enter the building from the door closest to the large parking lot. Your temperature will be taken every week before you enter.
Everyone must sign a waiver form the first time you attend worship inside the building. (This is being required by our insurance company.)
All services will be in the fellowship hall, with chairs distributed in such a way as to observe social distancing rules.
Masks must be worn at all times.
There will be no singing at any time, and communion will continue as we have done during our parking lot services.
The fellowship hall and hallway will be thoroughly disinfected before each week’s service by a UV sterilizing machine that we have already purchased.

We are confident that these steps will lead us to a worship service that is closer to normal.
            This has been a stressful time for everyone and we understand that some of you will not feel comfortable worshipping inside the building, but we hope that most of you will continue to come to church in person when the time comes. We will continue to have weekly services posted on Facebook and the Sunday service will continue to be live streamed.
To assist those members who wish to make their offering electronically, we have set up an online giving link from Vanco on both our web site and Facebook page for your convenience. Our October newsletter has detailed instructions on how to use their system. Feel free to call the office is you still have any questions.
            The leadership at Trinity has studied the ramifications of moving inside the building with everyone’s safety in mind. Please do not hesitate to contact anyone on Council if you have any questions. Everyone will be told when we are moving back inside, and there will be at least two weeks notice given before the move occurs. Thank you for your continued dedication to Trinity during this pandemic. Together, we will see our way through to better days.

                                                                                    Yours in Christ,
                                                                                    Trinity Church Council