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Staff of Holy Trinity Church

Senior Pastor Joel Petruschke

Pastor Joel Petruschke serves as the Senior Pastor at Holy Trinity.  He has been serving as a pastor in the Lower Susquehanna Synod of  Evangelical Lutheran Church in America since his ordination in 1998.  He attended The Theological Seminary at Gettysburg for his Master of Divinity.  In addition to his MDiv, he earned a Master of Sacred Theology  from LTSG and a Doctorate of Theology from the Evangelical Seminary in Myerstown.  His wife Kathy is also a Lutheran Pastor in the Lower Susquehanna Synod.  They have two children—Mary and Jonah.  In their free time, Pastor Joel and his wife enjoy Scottish Country Dancing.

Chris Prestia

Christopher Prestia serves as Organist and Choirmaster at Holy Trinity.    Chris has an extensive music background and education in music and music ministry.  Chris is a graduate of Marywood University and holds an MM degree in organ performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.   He is also the owner, director, and instructor in piano, violin and cello at The Columbia School of Music.

Andrea Collins

Andrea Collins has held the position of Executive Assistant since 2002. This position involves all the administrative work you’d expect (and many other things that you might not) but that’s all part of life in the Holy Trinity Parish House. Andrea has a BA from Millersville University and lives with her husband and their adorable cat.

Anna Marie Snyder

Anna Marie Snyder is the Receptionist and Financial Secretary at Holy Trinity Church. She has been on staff since March 2012. Anna Marie graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Philadelphia, PA. She and her family like to vacation in the Outer Banks. Her husband’s name is Terry. Her son Paul is married to Jessica. Anna Marie has 2 grand-daughters—Gigi and Savvy.  Anna Marie and Terry have an adorable Goldendoodle named Cooper.

Rachel Kramer

Rachel Kramer is the Director of Children’s and Family Ministry at Holy Trinity. She has oversight for children’s learning, family ministry activities, Children’s Christmas Program, and Vacation Bible School She has worked as a Parish Administrator. Rachel has a daughter, Penelope and son, Ronald.

Loren Good

Loren serves as the Director of Marketing at Holy Trinity Church.   He has a forty plus year background in advertising, positioning, branding and marketing and joined the staff in April of 2022. Loren and wife Lori worship at Holy Trinity and have two adult children, daughter Nicole, married to Christian, and son Marshall.

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Family News


Trinity Youth Journey Through Holy Week

Sunday School children heard the stories of Palm Sunday, Jesus Cleansing the Temple, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday with crafts and activities that supported each story!

Holy Trinity Lutheran Children

For the third Sunday in Lent, Trinity enjoyed a special prelude to our service performed by youth under the direction of Joyce Gundrum

Easter Egg Stuffing Party

After worship March 30th, we gathered in Fondersmith Auditorium to stuff eggs for the upcoming community Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 19th.

Upcoming Events


May 16, 2025

MLK Scholarship Program

Holy Trinity will host the annual MLK Scholarship Awards program again in 2025. It is expected that Lancaster School District graduates will collectively receive more than $300,000 in scholarship funds for continuing education.

May 18, 2025

Church School coming to a close for the season….not really

Summer Family Prayer Time. Trinity's Last Day of Sunday School and Confirmation for the program year is Sunday, May 18th. However, over the summer Trinity Families are invited to join Rachel in the cafe at 11:00 am for Summer Family Prayer Time on the 2nd Sunday of the summer months: June 8th, July 13th, and August 10th. We'll be studying the Lord's Prayer - why do we say it every Sunday and what does it mean?

May 18, 2025

Adult Forum – TBD(see below)

TBD....no, not to be determined. Our presentation today challenges you To Be A Disciple. TBD.....from the worship and music small group.

May 18, 2025

Faith Talk in the library and via zoom following worship

The Study of The Gospel of Matthew continues with Chapters 21 and 22.

May 25, 2025

Adult Forum – Lemonade on the Lawn

We will have our first of the season Lemonade on the Lawn event in lieu of forum(if inclement weather, we'll change the theme to "crumbled cookies on the carpet" in Fondersmith) Please plan to join us after worship in front of the Parish House.

May 25, 2025

Faith Talk in the library and via zoom following worship

The study of Matthew's Gospel continues.

June 1, 2025

Faith Talk in the library and via zoom following worship

It being the first Sunday of the month, Faith Talk teaching is Luther’s Small Catechism – this month, The Apostle's Creed – Article III

June 1, 2025

Adult Forum

A very special presentation from author Beth Oberholtzer on her recently published book: "Amish Weddings, from Courtship to Celebration".

June 6, 2025

Family Fun at Holy Trinity First Friday in June

"Everyone is welcome to the Holy Trinity Lutheran corn hole tournament Friday, June 6th. Please arrive at 5:00 pm to sign up your team for this casual family game. The tournament will get underway at 5:15 pm. There will also be some other kid friendly entertainment (i.e. sidewalk chalk, bubbles, maybe water balloons). Around 6:00 pm, please join us for refreshments! Bring your friends, neighbors, and a lawn chair!"

June 8, 2025

Adult Forum

Recognition and getting to know our new vestry members elected by the congregation.

June 10, 2025

Summer 2025 Vacation Bible School

Tuesday evenings beginning June 10th from 5:45 pm to 8:00 pm join Holy Trinity and Grace Lutheran as we travel to Babylon during Bible-times. We'll explore what life was like for a man named Daniel and his friends as captives in a strange land. You'll make cool crafts, laugh while you play Bible-time games, hear epic stories, and eat some interesting snacks! Holy Trinity will host the adventure on Tuesday, June 10th, June 24th, and July 8th. Grace Lutheran will host on Tuesday, June 17th, July 1st, and July 15th. Parking is available in the parking lot of Trinity Lutheran Church at 31 South Duke Street, Lancaster. On the night's Grace Lutheran host's a shuttle bus will pick up Babylon travelers at 5:30 pm in Trinity's Parking lot. For more information please reference our "children's" page located under the Learn taskbar.

June 22, 2025

Adult Forum

Let's listen and talk with one Another. The first of what is intended to be a series. Pastor Joel will address a topic, and then we'll have dialogue on that topic.

June 29, 2025

Adult Forum

A good ole sing along. After worship we'll gather in the auditorium and share our gift of song and laughter. For those with theater ready voice, or those that are better off whistling, plan to be part of this experience led by Chris Prestia.