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HTLC News Email, April 9, 2021

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday is the 2nd Sunday of Easter and Scrip Sunday.  There will be Zoom Coffee Chat at 9:15 a.m. and Zoom Communion at 9:45 a.m. as usual, but no Confirmation Class.  There’s a Council Meeting by Zoom at 11 a.m. – contact Marta Wicke if you are interested in attending (extra wine at communion advised, but not required). The online worship service this Sunday is provided

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Devotions from Tri-City ELCA Churches – Pastor Tia Pelz, April 8, 2021

Devotion for April 8, 2021 from Pastor Tia Pelz of Christ the King: They tell meonly godcan rise from the deadbut i’ve watched friendscarry crossesand i’m not sosure grief rarely leaves any remainsit does not hold trialsor kiss in gardensit hammers its nails wildlysons of godor not tombs made of traumaare heavier than stoneand i’ve

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Devotions from Tri-City ELCA Churches – Tori Valcarcel, April 6, 2021

Devotion for April 6, 2021 from Tori Valcarcel, Ministry in Context Student for CTK and HTLC: Christ is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed… but what about the rest of us? Theological inquiries aside, where are we in the Easter resurrection? As I joked to a friend the other day, “the tomb is empty, and so

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Devotions from Tri-City ELCA Churches – Pastor Barbara Caine of Holy Redeemer, April 1, 2021

Devotion for April 1, 2021 from Pastor Barbara Caine of Holy Redeemer: The angel told the women, “But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.” 8So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and

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Maundy Thursday Service, April 1, 2021

Welcome to our Maundy Thursday Service. Holy Week continues on Maundy Thursday, which commemorates the Last Supper and Jesus washing his disciples’ feet.  Our pre-recorded Online Worship Service includes a drama of the inner thoughts of those present at the Last Supper called “Is it I?”.  At the end of the service, the altar is stripped in preparation

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Devotions from Tri-City ELCA Churches – Vicar Anand Darla of Good Shepherd South Asian Ministries, March 30, 2021

Devotion for March 30, 2021 from Vicar Anand Darla of Good Shepherd South Asian Ministries: He, offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God Hebrews 10:12 Vicar Anand Darla GSSAM Fremont CA  Hebrews makes much of him finishing his work sitting down. Hebrews 10:12, “He, offered one sacrifice for

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