Please keep these Parishioners

in your special prayers

Larry Casson

Mary Childs

Frances Justison

Virginia McAllister

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

Fruitland Park, FL

www.holytrinityfp.com

TIDINGS

September 2009

We are God’s Servants Working Together

Fr. Larry+ to Preside at 9/11 Memorial

Many parishioners may not realize the

intensive front-line role that our own Priest-in-

Charge, Larry Recla, played with the Red Cross

as the morgue chaplain at

Ground Zero, ministering to

those thousands of police and

fire fighters who lost so many of

their comrades.

Fr. Larry will preside at a

memorial service at the Villages

Veteran’s Memorial Park at 6pm on Friday,

September 11th, for all who were affected by the

events of that day- not only at the World Traded

Center, but also at the Pentagon and in the field

at Shanksville, PA.

Almost everyone remembers where he or she

was when the world changed

forever on September 11, 2001. It

is a series of events forever

imprinted on our personal and

national psyches, and those

closest to the events still feel the

pain as if it just happened last

week.

For Father Larry, it’s important

to memorialize, “The people in the

buildings who didn’t know what

was going to happen …and people who went into

the buildings knowing what they were facing.”

Father Larry serves as the chaplain to the first

responders in The Villages, and the service will

honor survivors, individuals who whose lives

were touched by the events of September 11,

and police & fire fighters. The Veteran’s Memorial

is located near the west end of the golf car bridge

at 441 near the Square at Spanish Springs.

Sept. 26th- “Welcome Back” Beach Party

The sign up sheet is in the Parish Hall for the

great “Welcome Back-

Beach Party & Bar-b-q”

at nearby Camp Geneva,

planned for Sat., Sept.

26th from 1 - 7 pm.

The day will consist of

relaxation, recreation &

fellowship in the

outdoors, a barbeque meal with all the fixings,

and then evening vespers on the beach.

The folks at Camp Geneva do ALL the work

from preparation to clean-up, so everyone can

enjoy the entire day without a care!

WE will have unlimited use of canoes,

paddleboats, a beautiful swimming pool, picnic

groves and a sandy beach bathing area on the

scenic spring-fed lake. We’re also planning

games contests and more! In addition, there is a

large adjacent air-conditioned cafeteria for those

who want to get out of the heat. Changing rooms

and showers are

also included, so

bathers can dry off

before supper if

they choose.

The all-inclusive

event costs $12 per person, including the hot dog

& hamburger barbeque supper with all the

fixings, including beverages. We want to make

sure that no one misses the fun, so there is a

“scholarship fund” if anyone finds the cost

prohibitive, and we’ll even provide transportation

for those who need it. For the “scholarship,” just

see Fr. Larry or Donna Bott.

For those unfamiliar with the 107 acre Camp

Geneva, it has served as a national cheerleading

camp for many years, and lies just around the

bend from our church grounds, off Spring Lake

Road. Make checks payable to Holy Trinity or

see Rob, Hank or Donna.

Choir Returns!!!

It's time again for the Choir to resume and

WE'VE MISSED YOU!! The season kicks off

with a pizza party on Wednesday, September 9th

at 6:30, in the Parish Hall, followed by rehearsal.

Both seasoned veterans and newcomers are

welcome! We are in need of LADIES’ VOICES!

If you love the Lord, like to sing and have a good

time, then Choir is for you. Don't forget, we even

provide clothes for you to wear on Sundays! Let

Sharon know if you are interested.....Wednesday,

September 9th.....come sing for your supper!

Call Sharon at 728-3003 or 267-6990 to get in

on the action

!

Pray it With Flowers

The Altar Guild reminds us that a simple way to

beautify our historic church is with the dedication

of fresh flowers for a Sunday Service. Flowers

can be donated for all sorts of special occasions

including birthdays, anniversaries, births, as a

thanksgiving or as a memorial.

More than one person can

dedicate flowers on a

particular Sunday, and you

can either bring your own

flowers or have the Altar

Guild arrange them for you

on the Saturday morning

before.

Please sign up on the Altar Guild’s flower chart,

located in the Parish Hall, or use the flower

envelopes placed in the pews. Giving flowers to

the Glory of God is such a wonderful gift for

ourselves, and for our Sunday Worship.

Search Committee Update

The Search Committee has reviewed the initial

list of potential list of candidates and studied their

documents. We, also placed advertisements in

The Living Church and Episcopal Life, from which

we received candidates and contacting

references for others. September 1st will be the

last day we accept inquiries from potential

candidates. We hope to be directly interviewing

candidates shortly thereafter

.

Parish Recovers from Vandalism

Virtually all the damage caused in the July

28th vandalism incident at Holy Trinity has now

been repairs. Senior Warden Donna Bott noted

that except for the $500 deductible, insurance

covered the cost of all repairs and replacement.

In a heroic effort, Donna, along with Jerry

Wang, Bob Mower and

Ruth Mower, spent two

exhausting

weeks

connecting with the right

sources to make the

repairs to the parish and

its equipment, as

seamless as possible.

All the work was

completed within ten days

of the incident. The final

work, repairing the

colored glass next to the organ, was finished in

mid-August through a generous donation of

labor. Local builder Phil Mastrosimone,

reconstructed the wooden mullions, and Jim from

Lake Glass and Mirror installed the panes of

glass.

Prayer Shawl Ministry Meets in September

Prayer Shawl makers, a part of the Pastoral

Care Ministry, will begin meeting again in the

Parish Hall on Thursday, September 10th at

10am. All those interested- beginners and

experienced- are invited to join

in the fellowship. If interested

in learning, please feel free to

join.

Shawls can be used as a

comfort after a loss or in times

of stress; during an illness and

recovery; ministering to others;

during bereavement; prayer or meditation…there

are endless possibilities! A blessing or ritual may

be offered when the gift is presented. (from

www.shawlministry.com

) For more information

or to participate, please see or call Terry Colla

at 352-728-6604.

Dear Holy Trinity Congregation Members,

On behalf of each and every student at

Holy Trinity please accept my sincere thanks

and deep gratitude for your generous

donations of school supplies and snacks for

the student breaks.

It was truly rewarding to be able to

distribute student supplies during our recent

open house. The parents of the students

were deeply moved and very grateful that they

did not have to purchase school supplies with

the economy being so poor right now.

The students, who are taught responsibility

by paying a token fee for their daily snacks,

will now have the opportunity to enjoy a pizza

party or two with the snack funds collected .

Again, thank you so very much.

Sincerely,

Thomas J. Boyd, Headmaster

Helping Holy Trinity School

The Vestry is encouraging ways in which

we can become more involved in our day school.

It’s one of our primary means of outreach to the

community, as the students there all have special

needs of one kind or another.

Headmaster Tom Boyd has suggested that we

can be involved through providing snacks for the

students to purchase. The price of the snacks is

kept low.... usually 25 to 50 cents each. Paying

for the snacks help the students learn

responsibility and self sufficiency. Sometimes

these snacks are the only food the students get

all day. We can help by

donating snacks. These can

be brought to the Parish Office

or marked for the school and

left on the left front pew of the

church on Sundays.

Suggested snacks include but are not limited

to: Ramen Noodles, Cup O Soup, Variety Snack

Packs (Cheetos, potato chips, etc), Easy Mac

Noodles, Granola Bars, Pudding Cups, Bottled

water, flavored water, Please, no candy!!

There is a limited amount of freezer space

available, so the school would also welcome

small numbers of Hot Pockets, Corn Dogs, Etc.

Money from sale of items will be used to provide

Pizza for the whole school from time-to-time.

Thank you for any help you can give in this

area of our ministry to Holy Trinity School.

Amy Rowell, Vestry Member

Dinner Groups Resuming in the Fall

Barb Coulter is finalizing dinner groupings for

the fall season. There are groups that either

“dine-in” at members homes and groups that

“dine out” at selected restaurants. Some

parishioners join both types of groups to double

the fun! If interested, contact Barb by email at

tcbarb10@aol.com

or phone at 751-7311

Yard Work Morning

The next yard work day is scheduled for…..,

well technically it’s not scheduled yet!

We have

taken a short break but the weeds have not. So if

you’re interested in helping keep our grounds and

gardens in beautiful shape, call Russ Casson at

787-0508- or he’ll find you!

Updates for Directories Now Available

For those of you returning from places far

away, there are new photo directories on a table

in the Parish Hall. In addition, the first updates,

containing 23 amended sheets, are available in

the folders sitting on the same table.

Please note that both the books AND the

Update packets have

parishioner names on them!!!

This allows us to keep track of

who has picked up books and

updates, and who still needs

the packets.

The project involved getting

photo shots of every

parishioner, and then updating

not only addresses and phones, but emails, cell-

phones, birth dates, anniversaries and even

original hometowns.

We found early on that the directories are a

great resource for finally placing the name to the

face, to get to know people from the “other”

service, or when socializing or even out

shopping.

There will be contests at the Sept.

26th “Welcome Back” Barbeque Party - so

start studying up on those names!!

For those parishioners who are out of town

for the summer, or may have gotten missed in

the assembly process, please contact Rob

Michaels at

ptownrob@comcast.net

if you have

a photo that can be emailed, or to complete your

information. Your “page” will then be inserted at

the next update.

Holy Hackers

are scheduled for 8AM Saturday,

September 12, at Pennbrooke Fairways. We

have 15 folks signed up to play. If your name is

not on the list below, and you want to play, just e-

mail Pat McLaughlin at

pmclaugh7@comcast.net

and tell him to add your name. Pauline and Pat

will be in Cancun until September 10th, but he

has already contacted Pennbrooke and reserved

24 spots for the scramble. Please let Pat know

ASAP if you would like to be added to the list of

players. He’ll give them the final number on Sept.

7, via email and will e-mail everyone with the

team pairings. Also, if you are not going to play,

but would like to join us for brunch

and libations meet us in the

Pennbrooke Fairways Club House

at 10:30 AM.

Those that have signed up to play

so far are: Pauline Kepner, Pat

McLaughlin, Phil Shannon, Bob

Coulter, Terry Banks, Sheri

Banks, Bob Freeman, Frank

Schofer, Harold Topping, Pen Neikirk, Judy

Neikirk, Jeni Schotta, Jean Howe, Sally Dover

and Russ Casson

.

www.holytrinityfp.com

holy-trinity-hot-line@googlegroups.com

Sunday Holy Eucharist 8am & 10am

Sunday Forum at 9:15am

Holy Eucharist and Rite of Healing – Wed. 10am

Bible Study on Spanish Springs Town Square

10am Tuesdays

Office hours Mon – Thursday am-noon

Fax: 352-787- 8063 htecns@aol.com

Ruth Mower – Parish Administrator

Rev. Lawrence Recla

                       Priest-in-Charge

Donna Bott, Sr. Warden 259 – 6087

Sharon Redding, Music Director

Bob Mower, Sexton

Thomas Boyd, Headmaster, HTEC School

Rob Michaels, TIDINGS Editor, 750-0246

ptownrob@comcast.net

September Birthdays

Howard Braden 9/01

Jim Campbell 9/04

Larry Recla+ 9/05

Sallie Yesberg 9/11

Ruth Mower 9/12

Jasmine Tanner 9/13

Larry Casson 9/13

Dianne Casson 9/15

Stephanie Kernan 9/17

Pat Topping 9/27

John DeClark 9/21

Alice Turner 9/27

Mary Ann Jameson 9/28

John Storey 9/30

September Anniversaries

Don & Barbara Pruitt 9/01

Frank and Mary Robinson 9/03

Joseph & Carol Rydant 9/06

Wally & Ginny Krzywicki 9/08

Hank & Mary Childs 9/09

Mike & Nancy Browne 9/20

Richard & Alice Turner 10/01

Parish Members in our Prayers

Darrell Braden                                    Margaret Piper

Sheri Banks

           Gail Albers

Mary Childs                                     Phil Shannon

Connie Miller                                    Terry Colla

       Diane Donovan                              Jeni Schotta

   Dottie Heckters              Donna Bott

       Patti Taylor        Tom Boyd        Sara Herman

       Sandy Murray        Al Ellis        Mimi Trout

Larry Casson        Jo Ann Pomerleau

Jean Howe        Virginia McAllister

       Frances & Wayne Justison

       Carol & Norman Turner

       John & Marie Torrey

Prayers for Friends & Relatives

Dorothy Cangro- Sister-in-law of Sara Herman

Carol Cohan – Friend of Donna Bott

Emma Jean Conover – Sister of Pauline Kepner

Dewain Cross – brother of Candace Storey

Tim Dillenback – Nephew of Candace Storey

Oliver Effenbaugh – Friend of Jeanette Richardson

Cathy Erdelyi – Daughter of Jan & Anthony Cannella

Susan Jo Hamilton – Daughter of Joan Watson+

Marylen Hastings – Daughter-in-law of Betty Hastings

Lewis Herman – Husband of Sara Herman

Barbara & Victoria Jesselli- Daughter/sister of Lu

Michaels & Rob Michaels

Paul Jones- Father of Rod Jones

Janet Kramer – Sister of Connie Miller

Terry Kryzwicki (Iraq) –

Son of Wally & Ginny Kryzwicki

Arleen - Relative of Sara Herman

Betty Lind – Sister-in-law of Frances Spedding

Cathy Mahoney – Friend of Annette Freeman

Daniel McClellan – Friend of Hank & Mary Childs

Lisa McLaughlin - Daughter of Pat McLaughlin’s

Lory McNulty - Daughter of Walt Karwasinski

Connie Miller – Sister of Janet Kramer

Chester Morton - Brother of Pauline Kepner

Carlton Phillips

-

Brother of Carol Regna

John Phillips

-

Nephew of Carol Regna

JoAnn Pomerleau – Janet Kramer

Bonnie Provenchar - Neighbor of Pauline Kepner

Ginnie Robey, Sister of Ruth Mower

Lucas Roth- Brother of Sara Herman

Jean Schultz- Mother of Donna Bott

Bill Scott - Son of Jeanette

Greg Simonson- Nephew of Jeni Schotta

Janelle Steinbeck

-

Daughter of Walt Karwasinski

Marguerite Storey- Mother of John Storey

Sandy Torre - Granddaughter of Frances Justison

Kyle Wannigan (Iraq) - Grandson of Bev & Emil Pignetti

Jean Yasner - Friend of Diane Donovan

Mary Young

-

Friend of Diane Donovan

Around the Parish

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

10am

Bible

Study on

the Square

2

10

Eucharist

& Healing

3

7pm

Fellowship

Folks

@

Rob Michaels

750-0246

4

5

Men’s Club

(Every Sat.)

(Every Sat.)

(Every Sat.)

(Every Sat.)

8:30 AM

8:30 AM

8:30 AM

8:30 AM

6

8 & 10 am

Eucharist

9:15 Sunday

Forum

Fellowship

7

Labor

Day

8

10am

Bible

Study on

the Square

9

10

Eucharist

& Healing

1st Choir

Practice

6:30

w/pizza

10

6:30 pm

Vestry

Prayer

Shawls

10am

11

12

HOLY

HACKERS

RETURN

Pennbrooke

call Pat at

751-6487

Altar Guild

Altar Guild

Altar Guild

Altar Guild

9:30

13

Choir returns!!

8 & 10 am

Eucharist

9:15 Sunday

Forum

Fellowship

14

15

10am

Bible

Study on

the Square

16

10

Eucharist

& Healing

Choir

Practice

17

18

19

20

8 & 10 am

Eucharist

9:15 Sunday

Forum

Fellowship

21

22

10am

Bible

Study on

the Square

23

10

Eucharist

& Healing

Choir

Practice

24

25

26

Welcome

Back!!

Beach

Party

1-7pm

27

8 & 10 am

Eucharist

9:15 Sunday

Forum

Fellowship

28

29

10am

Bible

Study on

the Square

30

10

Eucharist

& Healing

Choir

Practice

September 2009