Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
525 Main Street, Berlin, PA 15530
(814) 267-5014

Holy Trinity Sunday School Christmas Musical

The Holy Trinity Sunday School classes, ages 1 to 8th grade, will present their Christmas Program on Sunday, Dec. 21, during the 10:40 a.m. worship service.

     This year the children are performing a musical entitled “The First Leon.” In this charming musical you will see the Christmas story through the eyes of Leon.

You see, Leon is... special. Ever since he discovered that his name spelled backwards is Noel, he’s felt called to tell the world the true meaning of Christmas. But when he tries out for every role in the annual pageant, he finds that he's the only one who doesn't get a part. Rejected. Now Leon understands better than anyone how Mary and Joseph must have felt when they heard the words, "No room" that night in Bethlehem. Without really trying to, however, Leon does uncover the true meaning of Christmas when he identifies the real Star of Bethlehem.

We look forward to seeing everyone at this performance.

A Note From Our Youth Director, Jeff Moore

ADDENDUM TO 2008 MINISTRY REVIEW

After gathering books and curriculum from all over the church and Luther Haus, I reviewed our current confirmation course.  Other resources to support and supplement were located. We met and set-up Holy Trinity’s criteria for youth to meet for their spiritual journey through adult church membership. A major challenge presented to them is to read the entire Bible during their 3-year journey in conjunction with monthly Bible study and topical discussion with Pastor John and myself. The group meets Sunday during Sunday school in Luther Haus and is utilizing Luther’s Small Catechism with Susan Straight.

We met with youth Sunday school teachers and looked at several different curriculum for Sunday School.  After some time and greatly appreciated effort from all involved, we chose and implemented the course of study for our young people. We reviewed and rearranged classrooms to hopefully better suit the learning environment, although we are not completely satisfied with our current situation. We are studying into new technology to equip these rooms with equipment to take full advantage of the films/DVDs already available in our church library. We presented an initial proposal before Council and are awaiting decisions that will best suit our needs and applications.
We are continuing to coordinate with Uncommon Life which is the youth program held at the Berlin Brethren Church. This provides an additional Christ centered youth program on Sunday evenings. A schedule should be on the bulletin board for donated snacks, which Holy Trinity provides on a periodic basis. Please inquire if you would like to participate.

We continue to stay involved with our Lutheran church opportunities to attend synodical youth events.  Keep your eyes open for flyers posted on the bulletin board or a note in the bulletin.  If interest is shown, there is always a need for adult supervision. Let me know if you are interested if participating in any of these events.

It has become necessary to have all adults who participate in activities with our youth to obtain criminal history checks. Paperwork will soon be seen on this detail. I would ask that this would not deter anyone from expressing interest in volunteering to work with our youth. We are always in need of people who have a heart for the training of our young people.

Holy Trinity Youth Committee has continued to meet and schedule events in which our youth can participate on a periodic basis. We would love to have more members involved. Planning meetings are announced in our bulletin (next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 pm, Sat. Feb. 7). Please feel free to attend.

Two areas that are still in beginning planning and strategy are the emergency day care when school is canceled due to inclement weather. If you have a need for day care for your children, please contact me. We are also enquiring with Berlin School District about a possible mentoring program that would be offered here at the church. If you would be interested in tutoring, please let me know.

I attended a weekend Oct. 31- Nov.2 in Pittsburgh at the Youth Specialties Youth Convention. There were many seminars and lectures of various subjects. I focused mainly on integrating our youth in Bible study with hopes of implementing regular study into their lives. A common thread is that biblical illiteracy is rampant even among those who are regular attendees at church. Also, if children attend church events without parent participation, statistics show that those children when reaching maturity will abandon regular church attendance due to the lack of parents’ concern in their faith growth. Thus, my hopes are that we will commit to growing our youth program with a family centered emphasis. I ask for your continued prayer and support for our youth as individuals and in our youth ministry program.

I can be reached at 267-5703 or leave a message at the church office at 267-5014. You can also e-mail me at jeffmoore_htelcyouth@verizon.net

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