We are a daytime women’s group here at Holy Trinity.  Our focus is on the spiritual and service to others.  Along the way, we share food, work, laugh, chat and pray together!  Please join us!

Note:  Our meetings will always be the 3^rd Monday at 10:00 (exception: Dec. will be the 2^nd Monday).

On Monday, April 18, 2022, 18 women attended Morning Glories and enjoyed a Pizza Lunch….pizza, green salad, pasta salad, drinks and scrumptious desserts.

Welcome to new Morning Glories:  Paula Kesack, Debbie Fry, Maryann Bernhard and Linda Fetters.

Diane Carfara’s devotions reminded us that “God is in the Small Stuff” as she read a selection from the book.  She also reminded us that even though we might be unsure what devotional message we want to share with our group God will lead us in the direction to go.

Dawn Godshall Executive Director of Community Action of the Lehigh Valley spoke to us about their many outreaches.  Their Mission Statement is to improve the quality of life by building a community in which all people have access to economic opportunity, the ability to pursue that opportunity, and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives.  She spoke about Second Harvest which is housed in Nazareth and could always use volunteers to help pack boxes, about The Seed Farm which is part of Second Harvest and is located outside Emmaus.  Dawn told us about their Generation X program which helps sends young people to college.  She spoke about the Sixth Street Shelter and the impact on families.  She told us about the SHE program for young girls in grades 5^th thru 8^th.  There are many more community projects that they are also involved with.

Ongoing Projects:  Turning Point used cell phone collection:  (Linda Wiland):  She explained that she learned that any cell phone memory is destroyed.   Morning Glories Bulletin Board in Alice Storch Room has been seasonally updated by Vicki Chimics and Judy Connelly; thanks to both of them.

Annual May Cay Galgon Baby Bottle Campaign:  Diane Carfara has the bottles ready for us; Kathy Nattress will help with the counting of the coins/cash/checks in the returned bottles.  The campaign will run from May 1 through June 5; empty bottles will be in a bassinet in the back of church and you can return filled bottles to the bassinet.  Last year’s total was $971; in 2017, our total was $1,500. 

Mystery dinner theater, “Death and Doo Wop” will be held September 17, 2022.  “Without A Cue Productions, LLC” will present the play.  Bad Bones BBQ will cater the event.  We will discuss details such as ticket price and charity that will benefit from the play at our May 2022 meeting.

Karen Frankenfield told us about Holland Ridge Farms in Cream Ridge, NJ which has a spectacular tulip display.  It’s about 2 hours from here and the cost of the tour is $13.00.  Check it out online!  Wow!

Distribution of offering:  2 - $25 Walmart gift cards for Cay Galgon Family Life Center, $125 in Script Gift Cards were given to the Community Action of the Lehigh Valley.

An incredible amount of brooms, dish pans, and cleaning items were collected for the Sixth Street Shelter.

Since Sept. 2008, $56,824.94 has been donated to special causes; this does not include all the non-monetary donations that have been made over the past 13 years which probably equal that amount.

Monday, May 16, 2022, 10:00:  Devotions – Linda Heiberger

Kindness Project:  Speaker – Jenae Holtzhafer, Executive Director

Collecting:  new children’s swim suits (up to 10 years old), beach towels, smaller size Crocs for the youngest children

Finalize September 17, 2022 Murder Mystery Details

Salad Bar:  Greens/Cheryl Kneiss; Ham & Cooper Sharp Cheese sliced/Pat Fried

Bottles of Ranch, Italian and Oil/Vinegar Salad Dressing/?

Olives & Artichokes/Nancy Miller; sliced mini cucumbers/Linda Wiland

Small tomatoes & sliced onions/Carol Hartranft

Desserts/Diane Carfara & Joanne Decal

Drinks/Paula Kessack/Debbie Fry

Monday, June 20, 2022, 10:00:  Devotions – Nancy Miller

Picnic Fun!

We’re looking for games to play with the group.  Let Sue/Janis know if you have any.

Donations:  Pet food for local food banks

Traditional Picnic Fare!  Be sure to sign up in May to share something!

Monday, July 18, 2022, 10:00:  Devotions – Karen Frankenfield

Salvation Army Speaker

Plan August 2022 thru January 2023

Brunch

Note:  In August, we will have an Ice Cream Social

                          Trinity  The Morning Glories                                            

 Every January and July, we plan our activities and service projects for the next 6 months.

We have a Christmas Party in December and a picnic in June.

There are devotions each month and we always share some type of refreshment.

Our service projects have included Cops N’ Kids, Lutheran Congregational Services Refugee Resettlement Welcome Program, Sixth St. Shelter, Catasauqua Area Food Bank, Northampton County Meals on Wheels, Camp Noah, Lehigh Valley Hospital Pediatric Heart Fund, The Pajama Program, overseas servicemen, Habitat for Humanity, Operation Shower, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Lutheran World Relief Health Kits, Whitehall Manor Nursing Home, PA Wounded Warriors, Operation Christmas Child, Flood Bucket Kits, Socks for Seniors, Trinity’s Shut-ins Monthly Card Ministry.

                    The Morning Glories

                 We are the Morning Glories of Holy Trinity.

We aim to help our neighbors and the community.

We women meet the third Monday of every month

Where we share devotions, fun, breakfast and/or lunch.

We enjoy the service projects we provide to many groups

Like Meals on Wheels, our shut-ins and special GI Troops.

We have a party at Christmas and a picnic sometime in June

Where we attempt to play various games and sing songs out of tune.

So if you are thinking that joining us would be a lot of fun,

Then like a true Morning Glory, you would blossom in the sun.

 -- Sandy Svitana