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THE MESSENGER
19251 North Tamiami Trail,
No. Ft. Myers, FL 33903
Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church January 2021 Issue 1
Website: www.htpc-nfm.com
Phone: 239-567-2246 E-mail: admin@htpc-nfm.com
Living for Christ through Worship, Discipleship, Service and Fellowship
Happy New Year!
Many a New Year’s Eve I remember sitting in front of our black
and white Zenith struggling to stay awake until the stroke of mid-
night when the ball in Time Square heralded the new year and,
along with Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, we sang:
Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?
JANUARY BIRTHDAYS For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne.
January 2 Jacqueline Jaye
January 3 Jeanne Kibler Much of the song is in old Scottish and can be a bit hard to understand. But it begs
January 4 Barbara Nase the question, should we really forget things from the past? And the answer it pro-
January 4 Jan Walschott vides is yes, but not our friendship or fellowship.
January 5 Donna Malesky
January 5 Margaret Lavin As we move into 2021, I think the vast majority of us are more than ready to say
January 7 Diane Jenkins farewell to 2020. It started out as a promising year but largely seemed to go down-
January 8 Carolyn Hagemeyer hill from the start. Let there be no question, there were HUGE blessings. Despite
January 10 Jane Robinson the political environment, physicians and researchers broke all records in finding
January 13 Ginger Mastrangelo vaccines that were needed to save lives. We saw a new-found appreciation for
January 21 Pat Frantz
January 21 Lee Bovey health care workers, and even the housekeepers in the hospitals! We also saw
January 23 Ed Huether people pulling together to help the unemployed, the small family businesses and
January 28 Marlene Chilcote those impacted by the pandemic. But let there be no question, most of us are ready
January 31 Esta Dow for a new year!
January 31 Joan Ostrander
Perhaps what we long for the most is what we have REALLY missed, time togeth-
Did we miss your special day? er. Friendship and fellowship, be it with loved ones, worship, at a restaurant, choir
Or, do we have it listed incorrectly? practice, or a trip to Bok Tower on a bus. We long for what we could not have, time
together. We yearn for the new year and new beginnings.
PLEASE let us know by calling the
church office: 239.567.2246 In Christianity, our faith itself is about a new beginning, a fresh start. It begins when
or email us at we first discover a friend and savior in Jesus Christ. But we have a new beginning,
adminst@htpc-nfm.com
and our faith is renewed, every time we come before our Lord, seek forgiveness,
and commit to doing better in the future. Perhaps this is most visible when we have
Having a our prayer of confession on Sunday morning, followed by an assurance of par-
Birthday don. A new beginning!
This Month? Around your church, we are READY for a new year and new beginnings. We are
ready for worship, ice cream socials are all planned out, fellowship events are
Why not celebrate the many bless- ready, and the church campus is begging to be used! We have upgraded the sanc-
ing in your life and be a blessing tuary sound and video equipment, we have state of the art online streaming ability
to Holy Trinity, too? (allowing us to reach shut-ins, snowbirds, and distant worshippers), and we have
Contribute to the plans in place that simply need to get the word, “Go!” We still need to wait for the
COVID numbers to drop and for it to be safe, but we are ready for a new year!
Birthday Fund
to help us pay for Let’s pray that the vaccine works, that the pandemic disappears and that 2021 will
be a brilliant, wonderful year of new beginnings. And whatever may be happening
SPECIAL in your life, I hope and pray that you are ready for a new year filled with new begin-
PROJECTS nings, health, and happiness all in the presence of the God of fresh starts!
** Suggested donation is
$1.00 per year of age. Happy New Year! Pastor Clint
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Prayer Chain Warriors
You are being upheld in our thoughts and supported with our
prayers. May knowing this give you strength to face the future.
Beverly/Roger Smith 239- 731- 6577
Kelly Dickey 239-785-7659
Ann Sosa 239-201-8582 We did it! We completed The Year of the Bible
Nancy Rad 239-731-1204 study! This doesn’t mean we don’t have to read
Wilma Jenkins 239-242-0432 the Bible any more. If anything, it should spark
Nancy Walker 239-841-0654 your interest to delve further into the Books that
Ruth Rickard 615-968-4440 were a challenge or more interesting to you. You
may want to start over, possibly using another
If you would like to join our Prayer Chain Warriors, version.
Please call or text Kelly Dickey at 239-785-7659.
To help you along, the Christian Education Com-
mittee is offering The Present Word Bible Study
OUR DAILY BREAD - Daily devotionals for starting January 10, led by Pastor Clint. The par-
January and February are now available. You are ticipant’s workbook is still available for $7/ea. be-
invited to pick one up after the Drive-In Worship fore Drive-in worship on Sunday morning and in
service on Sunday...they will be available in a bas- the office during office hours. The classes will
ket located under the portico. remain on Zoom on Wednesday’s at 9:30 and
Sunday’s at 11:00 for the present. If you do not
We will also leave the basket under the portico in live in the area and would like a book, please let
the mornings Monday—Thursday if you would like the office know and we will send one to you.
to come and pick one up.
I would like to welcome Carol Herbert and Don
Hudson as members of the Christian Education
Committee for 2021. I look forward to having
these “Biblical scholars” onboard to strengthen
the leadership of this Committee. Thank you for
accepting this call and revitalizing the Christian
Education of our congregation.
As we begin 2021 pretty much the way we left
2020, it’s time to look ahead with faith and prayer
that the vaccine developed will slowly eradicate
Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church would this virus that has held us hostage in the last
year, and give us new hope for the future.
like to remind everyone of our Church Web
Site, www.htpc-nfm.com.
Janet Daly, Chairperson
Want to see the latest sermons? Simply 239-567-2285
go to YouTube.com and search “Holy janetdaly@yahoo.com
Trinity Presbyterian Church North Fort
Myers.”
You can also visit us on Facebook!
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MISSIONS
I’d like to share excerpts from a recent letter from
All Souls Episcopal Church:
“Dear Friends at Holy Trinity,
Our 2019 Outreach numbers from our annual report are now complete and
we’d like to share them with you. We served 8,041 families, 11,911 adults,
5,506 children and 4,196 seniors. We purchased and received 82.8 tons of
donated food from Harry Chapin Food Bank and Wake Up America. We also
received a fantastic amount of donated food from individuals and communi-
ties. Our volunteers served 9,425 meals using donated and purchased food.
Our Thrift Store provided 4,034 clients with $52,763 worth of clothing at no
charge to them. We supplied 307 bus passes for various appointments
(dentist, doctor, social security, etc). 32 pairs of work boots and 500 person-
al hygiene packets per month were provided by Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. We supplied bicycles and
bicycle accessories. 5 tents were provided. We were able to provide birth certificates, Florida picture IDs and mar-
riage certificates. And we gave hundreds of haircuts.
Our heartfelt thanks to you and all the volunteers for a job well done. Thank you once again.
God bless, Cherie Martin and Don Berdan, Outreach Co-Managers.”
My personal gratitude to everyone at Holy Trinity who helped make all this possible.
Blessings,
Myron Paris
OFFERING ENVELOPES
ARE HERE FOR 2021
The offering envelopes are available. You can
pick them up at the drive-in worship on Sun-
days or at the church office. Just call ahead to
make sure someone is there. If you need your
envelopes to be mailed to you, please contact
the church office. If you no longer use enve-
lopes, please let us know that as well. You can
let the office know or you can email Luanne
directly at
luanne1019@gmail.com.
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Online Directory and Giving
Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church is rolling out a new digital tool that will help give members the ability to com-
municate with each other and have access to directory information, donate online, track your donations and more.
WHY USE REALM?
Being the church doesn’t just happen at the church building. REALM helps us be the church between Sundays…
especially now during the pandemic! Everyone can be connected from anywhere at any time, right from our mobile
devices. It engages everyone in the life of our church by supporting the healthy relationships essential to our
church’s mission. We’ll stay organized, and you’ll stay informed about all of the opportunities for growth and fel-
lowship. When we share life together, we will grow together.
WHAT ABOUT MY PRIVACY?
Your privacy is one of our greatest concerns. REALM is only made up of the people in our church, it’s not like Fa-
cebook that is open to everyone. REALM keeps your data safe and gives you control over what information you
share and who can see it.
IS THERE A CHURCH DIRECTORY WITH ALL OF THE NAMES OF MY CHURCH FAMILY?
Yes! Once you sign on to Realm you can search the name of any of our members, guests or friends; you will then
have their address, email and phone number. This information can ONLY be accessed by folks that are registered
on REALM; this private information is NOT available to the general public.
IMPORTANT: As we start up this option, we need to obtain permission from EVERY person using REALM to al-
low others to have access to their information. If you can’t find someone on REALM, it doesn’t mean they are not a
member, it just means we haven’t received their permission to share their information.
WHAT ABOUT ONLINE GIVING?
REALM automatically records all electronic gifts and adds them to your giving record. You can view your past giv-
ing records right from your computer, tablet or smart phone. You can even make donations from your cell phone.
HOW DO I GET REALM?
If you are a HTPC member, affiliate member, or registered guest you will be receiving an email inviting you to
REALM. (Be sure to check your spam and junk mail folders if you don’t get it.) If you didn't receive the email we
probably don't have your email address. You can contact us at htpcbookkeeeper@gmail.com,
htpcsecreary@gmail.com, or call 239-567-2246 and we will send you an invitation.
Some folks may have already set up their account on Realm and will have access now!
Tracy Andrews is our Bookkeeper and she handles all of the financial entries (htpcbookkeeper@gmail.com) while
Joyce McCabe is our office manager and handles the membership information (htpcsecretary@gmail.com). Please
contact Tracy with any questions about giving as Joyce CANNOT access that data.
REALM IS CRITICAL DURING THE PANDEMIC
We've been getting ready for REALM for a few months now, not realizing how important it would be during the
current coronavirus pandemic. It is incredibly important that we stay in touch with other believers, encouraging each
other, praying for each other, and being the church on mission. REALM will help us accomplish this. Follow the in-
structions on the email invitation to get started with REALM.
Some Key Features Include:
- Receive announcements from the church
- Look up people in the church directory
- Make safe, secure donations online
- Review your giving and pledge at any time
- Update your personal contact information (e.g., address, phone, email)
- Upload a profile picture to your account
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Although 2020 has been a very tough year on all of us, with God’s
blessing for the new vaccines for Covid-19, 2021 should be a prom-
ising year with the choir doing beautiful and inspiring anthems, the
praise band doing foot taping music.
And of course starting in August we will be working on another
Christmas Cantata. Will not that be music to our ears?
Let us just keep praying for the end Covid-19 in early 2021.
The music department would like to wish you all a Happy and Blessed New Year.
God Bless!
Paul Brewer
Finance Committee PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
The Presbyterian Women of Holy Trinity want to
Our finances for the month of November were: thank you for your most generous donations to
our annual tennis shoe drive for Mision Peniel.
Income: $21,063.49
Expenses: $32,982.89 The tennis shoes were delivered the week before
Deficit: $11,919.40 Christmas and then distributed to the children of
the migrant workers there. We had well over 100
The shortage this month was due largely to the up- pairs, all sizes, colors, some boys and some
graded audio/visual system that was installed. girls.
If you are interested in joining the Finance Commit- What a nice treat for these children.
tee, please contact Nancy Apple at 770-356-2349 or GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!!
apple1196@gmail.com.
We wish everyone a happy, healthy New Year and
we are grateful for your continued support.
Nancy Apple, Chair
May God bless you in this New Year!
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Building and Grounds Annual Congregational Report 2020
Our vision is to enhance the aesthetics of the church property and maintain them
properly.
Interior and exterior electrical repairs were accomplished.
AEDs were installed in the church and fellowship hall.
The storage/yard equipment shed was burglarized and we had to replace some of the
smaller equipment.
Sound deadening panels were installed in the Fellowship Hall.
New security cameras were installed with a TV monitor in the church office.
The irrigation system received a major overhaul.
The Crown of Thorns plants in front of the church which were mostly dead were re-
placed with Ixoras as a donation from Dan and Luanne Putnam with a lot of hot, hard
work.
Two raised concrete walkway slabs were replaced to eliminate the possibility of some-
one tripping.
A mail slot was installed in the front door of the sanctuary for deposit of offerings
when the church is closed during the week.
A new audio and video system has been installed making the sound equal in the front
and back of the sanctuary along with two new projectors and screens on the front wall.
The parking lot was seal coated and restriped to extend it’s life for at least another five
years.
Submitted by: John Strickland
As John indicated above, two screens have been purchased and installed in the
Sanctuary. We’d like to thank the following members for their generous gifts
that made this possible:
Scotty and Betty Robertson
Paul and Jocelyn Brewer
Dennis and Karen Daley
(Thank you also for your work/time installing the screens!)
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The Wolcott Family David Chilcote Chuck Chase
Joanne Gluck Jim Drath Freddie Conner
Wendell Howe Paula Dykstra Ron Heidmous
Terry Rickard Cecelia Russell Byron Weightman
Betsy Goodwin Una Bigelow Bev Smith
Ed Frantz Ellie Minckler
Ames Michael Nottingham, grand-nephew of Pat Maxwell
Regan Lackner, Sue Warner’s granddaughter
Dave, Sue Buckhout’s brother
Doris Viands, sister of Dee Steward
Sharon Byrd, Bill Apple’s niece
Bev, friend of Janet Rivero
Scott Hill, Joyce Sigler’s Son
Linda Schmidt’s brother-in-law
Dave & Arlene Donaldson, Pastor Clint’s friends
Donna & Ted Malesky
If you have loved ones or concerns to be added to our prayers, please notify the church
office. We’d also love to hear from you about your joys!
Please keep this list handy on your table or nightstand and include these folks in your dai-
ly prayers.
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HOLY TRINITY EVENTS CALENDAR
JANUARY 2021
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
New Year's Day
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Communion 1:00 PM Epiphany 2:00 PM
Evangelism Christian
9:30 AM Drive-In Meeting Via 9:30 AM Education
Sunday Service Zoom Bible Study VIA Committee
Zoom
11:00 AM Sunday
School - On-Line Via
Zoom
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
9:30 AM Drive-In 10:00 AM 9:30 AM Bible 10:00 AM Messenger
Sunday Service & Session Study VIA Finance in FH Articles
Officer Ordination/ Meeting Zoom Due
Installation
11:00 AM Sunday
School - On-Line
Via Zoom
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
9:30 AM Drive-In Martin L. King, 9:30 AM Bible
Sunday Service Jr. Day Study VIA
Zoom
11:00 AM Sunday
School - On-Line
Via Zoom
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
9:30 AM Drive-In 9:30 AM Bible
Sunday Service Study VIA
Zoom
11:00 AM Sunday
School - On-Line
Via Zoom
31
9:30 AM Drive-In
Sunday Service
11:00 AM Sunday
School - On-Line
Via Zoom
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