Trinity Tidings A BUSY SUMMER PREPING FOR AN EXCITING FALL LINEUP!

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "Trinity Tidings A BUSY SUMMER PREPING FOR AN EXCITING FALL LINEUP!"

Rafe Shields
5 years ago
Views:

TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Trinity Tidings Page Trinity Tidings JULY,, 2016 A BUSY SUMMER PREPING FOR AN EXCITING FALL LINEUP!

Both teams are showing intentionality and thoroughness in planning and I look for solid results in our endeavors to help increase in others their love of God and one another.

Hay, we are expanding and defining two teams of adult leaders for 1) Mid High Team and 2) Senior High Team.

1 TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Trinity Tidings Page Trinity Tidings JULY,, 2016 A BUSY SUMMER PREPING FOR AN EXCITING FALL LINEUP! Our Youth and Christian Education Ministry Teams are busy laying ground work for new ventures in Sunday School and Youth Fellowships this fall. Both teams are showing intentionality and thoroughness in planning and I look for solid results in our endeavors to help increase in others their love of God and one another. TEAM-UP for Youth Ministry. Using an older but still effective Presbyterian resource for youth ministry TEAMING UP: Shared Leadership in Youth Ministry by Ginny Ward Holderness and Robert S. Hay, we are expanding and defining two teams of adult leaders for 1) Mid High Team and 2) Senior High Team. Five to ten adults on each team will work with youth on each team to develop leadership skills and to engage those youth in owning, planning, and helping present their activities this year. Leah Harrison is the Youth Team Coordinator, Daniel and Robin Akerman will head the Senior High Team and Clayton and Stephanie Connors will head the Mid-High Team. Both teams will develop a purposeful plan, balancing their plans to cover five areas: 1) Worship, 2) Study/ Exploration, 3) Ministry within Congregation, 4) Service to Community, and 5) Fellowship. We are forming the two teams in July and the adults will attend four leadership training sessions led by Hugh Hamilton and Leah Harrison in July and August. August we will host a weekend retreat for the adults and youth for fun and silliness, faith sharing, building personal relationships, practicing various leadership skills, planning the annual calendar, assigning responsibilities and scheduling who s in charge when. My hope is that this intentional approach will foster such abiding relationships between youth and adults at Trinity that we will fulfill the Apostle Paul s celebration in I Thessalonians 2:8, So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us (NRSV). Our Mid Highs and Senior Highs are enjoying a summer of connections as they hear Trinity members share their life journeys with our youth in Sunday School. Love and faith are caught as much as taught, so let the interaction and relationship building continue! CREATIVE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING TO ENRICH YOUR SOULS. Laura Lawrence, chair of the CE Team, and I have been reviewing curriculum for a our elementary, Mid- High and Senior High Sunday School classes for the fall and are recommending some creative, right-brain, methodology resources to tap into the Bible stories and our youth s own experiences and perceptions to help them create a big picture of the Bible and to see how God is writing his story in their own lives as well. We are focusing on curriculum that bolster s youths spiritual development and awareness of God in their own lives and which creatively fosters conversation with their peers, their parents, and their Sunday School teachers. Tapping into resources suggested by Jenny Chapman, Director of Christian Education and Presbytery of South Alabama s resource center director, we have discovered some great new resources to share with our Trinity Christian Education team. On the adult side of CE, we are enjoying Jack Lurton s teaching an exploration of Parables this summer and our 40/50/60 s class has rejuvenated! Come join us! 8:45AM Sundays in the Activity Center, room 10. Hugh s class and the Serendipity Class both had such a great experience with John Ortberg s book Soul Keeping, that Pat Patterson, Hugh Hamilton, and Bob Palmer are undertaking plans for a congregation-wide, six-session, small group exploration of Soul Keeping: Caring for the Most Important Part of You from January to March We will secure and train small group leaders in November to host growth groups in their homes beginning in January. We are also exploring group study resources that we may offer this Fall to which you may invite your friends and community.

Page 2 Trinity Tidings Dear Members of TPC, Thank you so much for your continued prayers on behalf of my son, David Paul. He is still with us- not a lot better but not worse.

2 Page 2 Trinity Tidings Dear Members of TPC, Thank you so much for your continued prayers on behalf of my son, David Paul. He is still with us- not a lot better but not worse. Sincerely, Marcella Smith (San Diego, CA.) Dear Reverend Hamilton, Thank you and Trinity Presbyterian Church for your faithful support of Loaves and Fishes Transitional Housing Program. It never goes unnoticed! Blessings, Micah Danielson THP Director For Trinity Tidings: When my ancient microwave gave up the ghost, three people came to my aid in getting me fixed up with a replacement: First, Kathy Franz scouted out the stores and found a clone of my old oven which had given me good service. Then Dave Blodgett unpacked it, set it up in working order and hefted the old one out to the garage for disposal. Finaly, Gary Davidson worked long and hard putting in a new electrical box needed for better performance. All told, I d say the three of them gave not only helping hands but helping hearts. Jeanne Franz Dear Dr. Hamilton, The Board of Directors of MANNA would like to personally thank you for your generous donation given on April 6, As you know, MANNA Food Pantries is a community supported grassroots organization. We rely on groups and individuals for the donation of food and money to run our agency. We sincerely appreciate your gift. And recognize that your decision to help us is a vote of confidence in our organization and our efforts to Dear Trinity Friends, Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers! My knee replacement surgery went well. I m not quite ready to go walking with Carol & Wendy, but I m limping along. Sincerely, Kay Andrews The words, "Thank You", seem so inadequate when I think of the ways my church family came forward and supported Haley and me after Annette's passing. The food you brought, and the flowers! Several of you housed out-ofstate relatives. There were contributions to Annette's favorite charities - and some directly to the family. And the many beautiful cards we received, many with touching, handwritten messages! And your presence! Several of you spent those last days with me at Annette's house when it was evident the end was near. So many of you came to her "Celebration of Life" where some of you provided special music requested by the family and Pastor Hugh Hamilton conducted a beautiful service. I'll never forget all you did, and I like to think that Annette was watching it all, wearing that big smile that we knew so well. Martha Hauck Good afternoon Pastor Hugh and VBS volunteers, I wanted to share some happy words and expression of thankfulness to you and Trinity regarding VBS this year. Avery is attending VBS for the first time and her response has been very heart warming. I talked with her about VBS in preparation for Monday morning and she was a bit nervous and did not know what to expect about this new thing called vacation bible school. I told her that some of my happiest childhood memories are from attending VBS every year at my hometown Presbyterian church in Alabama. When I departed her TLC class Monday morning she said she didn't want to go because she wasn't sure what it would be like so I assured her it would be wonderful. I arrived to pick her up in the evening from TLC and she ran up to me, twirled around with excitement and said "vacation bible school was AMAZING - I loved it!" She talked about it all night and showed us all the dance moves she had learned, described the setting, talked about the nice people she saw and told us all about the "belt of truth" and that she was going to get to be in the play! It was a joyful thing to see her excitement and know that she is learning more about God's love through fun activities that will further ignite her love of Jesus. Thank you for your creative work and for including Avery's class in VBS. We will miss TLC greatly when Avery departs for kindergarten in August. You are making an important impact on this little light of mine! Warmest wishes, Libbie ~ The Eddins Family Calling all SUMMER Campers: Dogwood Acres summer camps give our 1st-5th graders an opportunity to embark on many Dogwood Acres traditions including Bible studies, archery, Ga-Ga Ball, the land swing, swimming, campfires and lots more! It's really fun when all the Trinity kids can go at the same time, and the kids have such a great time.

PRAYER CONCERNS Page 3 Trinity Tidings TRINITY MEMBERS Leroy Chambers Eileen Crabtree Sharon Day James & Ann Dees Pat & Al Drlicka Jayne Felix Jeanne Franz Yvonne Johnson Melanie Hinton Haupt Kenny

Dobie) Kay Andrews (mother of Bob Andrews) Richard Barkett (request of Diane Millas) Mike Barrington (friend of Joe Black) Gretchen Barron (daughter of Jon & Karen Nagel) Claire Benson (request of

3 PRAYER CONCERNS Page 3 Trinity Tidings TRINITY MEMBERS Leroy Chambers Eileen Crabtree Sharon Day James & Ann Dees Pat & Al Drlicka Jayne Felix Jeanne Franz Yvonne Johnson Melanie Hinton Haupt Kenny Heffner Lucy Maver Gary Moore Vic and Barbara Sapio Sandra Stokes Ed Shehee and Family Annette Wells TRINITY FRIENDS & FAMILY Mr. and Mrs. Bob Adamson (friend of M. R. Dobie) Kay Andrews (mother of Bob Andrews) Richard Barkett (request of Diane Millas) Mike Barrington (friend of Joe Black) Gretchen Barron (daughter of Jon & Karen Nagel) Claire Benson (request of Jan Beck) Bill Briggs (request of Joe & Mary Black) Ake Burman (request of Carl Williams) Mike & Janet Butler (request of Annette Wells) Chad & Joyelle Callahan and Family Jerry & Cheryl Cozart (request of Sally Zorn) John Connell (friend of Rita Hawthorne) Michele Dana (friend of Laura Lawrence) Joey Davidson (son of Patty & Gary Davidson) Dr. Art delameren (request of Patty Davidson) Kary Dixon (request of Ed Kidd) Clayton Dodd (friend of Jim Green) Rob Duke and Family (brother of Patty Hightower) Debbie Dungan (niece of Gerry Smith) Theo Elbert (request of Dan Prettyman) Judy English (friend of Sandra Buck) Ginny Endicott (sister of Sherrie Davidson) Vince Fisher (friend of Laura Lawrence) Tuula Goulet (request of Jean Norman) Martha Gowdy (request of Judy Olson) Paul Grover (friend of Jason Jones) Annie and Alice Gnojek (nieces of Sherrie Davidson) Bret Groves (nephew of Jack Groves) South African Student To Visit Trinity Trinity Presbyterian has been supporting education for AIDS orphaned students in South Africa for ten years. We have had many successful partnerships. Several of the original students are now at university in and around Cape Town. One of these students, Siyabulela Boto, has shown academic and leadership excellence and was a member of his university debate team sent to Germany! With the help of a generous member donation, the Outreach Team has invited Siya to visit Trinity this summer. July 3 and 10 be sure to greet him at worship! July 10, please greet him in the parlor following worship as he leaves for home on Monday, July 11. Sherry Hagburg (request of Peggy Watson) Charles Miner Harrell (request of Jack Lurton) Rose Heath (aunt of Colette Obray) Steve Henderson (request of Karen Nagel) Greg Hess (son of Joan Bost) Cindy Huston (request of Bruce & Judy Olson) Barbara Isiminger (request of Mary Green) Frank & Norma Johnson (former members) Gwen Jones (sister of Cliff Reeves) The Rev. Dr. Jay Kanerva (son of Stephanie Vockell) Percy Kaigler (request of Pat Griffin) Madeline Laidler (mother of Carol Gilroy) Steve Landsgaard (son of Barbara Landsgaard and brother of Greg Landsgaard) Ron Lansley (request of Ed Kidd) Gina Ledford (friend of Joanne & Noel Faddis) Beverly Little (request of Annette Wells) Jerry Lolli (father of Ginnette Lolli) Dr. Ron Maddux (brother of Karen Nagel) Mary and Tim Mattheis (request of Judy Olson) Carl McNair (brother of Betty Petree) Mitzi Miller (friend of Annette Smith) Bonnie Nock (friend of Kelly Slorahn) Greg & Linda Ozmar (request of Martha Hauck) David Paul (request of Jill Clark) Joyce Quick (sister of Martha Hauck) Rev. Al Reese (request of Jack Lurton) Mrs. Jeannie Robinson (request of Marge Shimmin) Brian Sakey (friend of Beverly Patteson) Roger Satterfield (request of Carl Williams) Cari Shaw (daughter in law of Pat Drlicka) Taylor Shaw (grandson of Pat Drlicka) Wendy Skero (mother of Morgan & Zachary Reinhart) Miriam Smith (request of Mary Ruth Dobie) Barbara Street (friend of Jennifer Holman) Donna Stumpe (request of Bert & Hammy Stumpe) Norma Teusink (friend of Kelly Slorahn) Mary Lou Thayer (former Trinity employee) Lovina Turner (mother of Gail Childs) Barney Walsh (request of Dan Prettyman) Dianne Ward (request of Karen Nagel) The Weaver Family (request of Nancy Huggins) Gordon Webb (friend of Annette Smith Wells) Katie Willenborg (family of Melanie & Peter Haupt) Ralph Sloan Wilson (request of Mary Ruth Dobie) Justin Taylor Wright (request of Ruth White) Paul Young (father of Marilyn Shugart) Fun in the Library! The Children's Reading Challenge, the Race around Florida, is over! 18 young readers decorated their cars, raced them from Pensacola to Key West and in the process read 191 books, and wrote 191 book reports!! The young people were honored in the Library, Sunday, June 26th, receiving awards of gift cards from Barnes and Nobles, certificates of miles covered, and. booklets of stories of towns in Florida they had passed in the race. A reception was held in the Parlor, and among the goodies for all were little cupcakes with tiny cars on top!

Page 4 Trinity Tidings AIR MATTRESSES Do you have one you could loan to the Mid High Mo Ranch Participants? If so, please contact Lori Prettyman at 469-4647. Thank you!

4 Page 4 Trinity Tidings AIR MATTRESSES Do you have one you could loan to the Mid High Mo Ranch Participants? If so, please contact Lori Prettyman at Thank you! Dates for MoRanch are July 10 - July 16 PRAYER PARTNERS youth are listed with his/her prayer partner(s). The youth attending MoRanch are: Nikki Bucco Laura Lawrence Tommy Bucco Robert Childs Paige Connors Stephanie Peterson Mallory Lawrence Judy Scruggs & Margie Sanders Lydia McClure Mary Anne Meier Samantha McClure Carol Powell Zachary Peterson Pete Clark & Jean Norman Abby Prettyman Sue Flanders Thomas Prettyman Jon Nagel Jillian Stage - Lucy Trawick Sarah Beth Wasdin - Melba Powell We invite the entire congregation to pray for our chaperones: Bonnie Bucco, Stephanie Connors, Lori Prettyman, and Kevin Stage. Dates for Montreat are July 16 - July 23 The youth attending Montreat are: Benjamin Akerman Angie Shehee & Ed Kidd Sara Akerman Jennifer Holman Lauren Boyd Susan Clark Haley Hauck Gail Childs & Ruth White Jacob Holman Mary Ruth Dobie Ryan Obray Mary Catherine Hinton Zachary Reinhart Dona Usry & Margie Sanders Abby Scott Doug Alumbaugh & Ann Copenhaver Kacey Stage Mandy Stevens We invite the entire congregation to pray for our College Work Crew: Foster Andrews, Luke Davies, and Morgan Reinhart and our chaperones: Daniel & Robin Akerman, Wendy Davies, and Colette Obray. Youth Ministry Team Adult Leadership Training Session 1 Tuesday July 26 6:30pm-8pm Session 2 Wednesday July 27 6:30pm-8pm Session 3 Tuesday Aug 2 6:30pm-8pm Session 4 Wednesday Aug 3 6:30pm-8pm Parents Meeting 5:30 pm Sunday Aug 14 Dinner Get to know you games, parents vs. kids games in the gym Introduction of TEAM-UP approach Preliminary calendar of events already in place Sign and notarize papers, permissions slips, releases PLANNING RETREAT for adult leaders and youth Friday night August 19 Saturday August 20 Butch and Norma Crooke s House, Pensacola Beach YOUTH CALENDAR JULY July 1 st Final Payments due for Summer Trips July 9 th -15 th Mid-High Trip to MoRanch July 16 th -23 rd Senior High Trip to Montreat Children and Youth Summer Sunday School Our Children and Youth Sunday School teachers are taking the Summer off. Our four year olds through fifth graders will be meeting each Sunday during the Summer as a group in Room 9. We will be following the curriculum from last Summer and are in need of volunteer Sunday School teachers. We are flexible and will need 4 or 5 teachers each Sunday. Our Summer Sunday School will end with Rally Day on August 14 th. If you can help, please contact Steve Takeuchi at srtake@bellsouth.net or Our Mid-Hi s and Senior Highs will be meeting as a group during the Summer in the Mid-Hi s Sunday School Room.

Happy July Birthdays 1 Gary Moore 1 Kevin Stage 1 Jenny Hamilton 1 Joshua McClure 3 Jimmy Clark 5 Ed Shehee 5 Leah Hayes 6 Elaine Longuet 6 Caroline Huff 7 Marte Picker 7 Amelia Castano 7 Lucas

Scaggs 13 Sue Davis 13 Pete Clark 13 Desalyn Graybeal 14 Miriam Urquhart 14 Matt Harrison 14 Brandon Alumbaugh 15 Terry Scruggs 16 Kent Boyd 17 Annie Hartsfield 18 Dale McCowen 18 Karen Hall 18 Ann

White 24 Sylvia Beall 25 Martee Atkins 25 Patricia Green 26 Richard Jackson 27 John Green 27 Billie Bailey 27 Carl Meyer 27 Roger Patterson 27 Lindsey Berkowitz 28 Bob Day 29 John Arrich 30 Ramona

Al Martensen was really enjoying his pain medications, had his second best night and won the prize. The next outing will be on Tuesday, July 5 starting at 6:00 at Cordova Lanes.

Page 5 Trinity Tidings HELPING HANDS MINIS- TRY: If you could use a hand with a project around your home or you're able to lend a hand, please contact Dave Blodgett at 438-2928 or 341-3937 The

5 Happy July Birthdays 1 Gary Moore 1 Kevin Stage 1 Jenny Hamilton 1 Joshua McClure 3 Jimmy Clark 5 Ed Shehee 5 Leah Hayes 6 Elaine Longuet 6 Caroline Huff 7 Marte Picker 7 Amelia Castano 7 Lucas Wooten 8 Diane Millas 9 Judy Myers 9 Greg Nesvik 10 Martha Ridlehoover 10 Lucy Trawick 10 Jason Jones 11 Barbara Keenan 11 Preston Obray 12 David Sanders 12 Jean Norman 12 Cheyenne-Ledet Soper 13 Pat Scaggs 13 Sue Davis 13 Pete Clark 13 Desalyn Graybeal 14 Miriam Urquhart 14 Matt Harrison 14 Brandon Alumbaugh 15 Terry Scruggs 16 Kent Boyd 17 Annie Hartsfield 18 Dale McCowen 18 Karen Hall 18 Ann Copenhaver 19 Lil Renfroe 19 Anna Lura Queen 19 Connor Queen 21 Joan Bost 21 Renee Rogers 22 Susan Ragan 23 Karen Nagel 23 Kelly Slorhan 23 Kevin Pulford 23 Scott Petersen 23 Scott Lawrence 23 Will White 24 Sylvia Beall 25 Martee Atkins 25 Patricia Green 26 Richard Jackson 27 John Green 27 Billie Bailey 27 Carl Meyer 27 Roger Patterson 27 Lindsey Berkowitz 28 Bob Day 29 John Arrich 30 Ramona Crosby 31 Dave Blodgett Fellowship Bowling! Participation was a little better for the June bowling outing with 5 bowlers. Al Martensen was really enjoying his pain medications, had his second best night and won the prize. The next outing will be on Tuesday, July 5 starting at 6:00 at Cordova Lanes. All are invited to join us! Join us at Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen Sunday, July 3, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. to help serve dinner! We need you! Page 5 Trinity Tidings HELPING HANDS MINIS- TRY: If you could use a hand with a project around your home or you're able to lend a hand, please contact Dave Blodgett at or The Presbyterian Women of Trinity are collecting aluminum beverage can tabs. These tabs provide revenue for The Ronald McDonald House. The House provides housing and meals for families who are from out of town and have very sick children in the hospital. You may place your tabs in the basket with a bow on it in the narthex of the church. Thank you for helping! THE PRAISE BAND is on hiatus this summer. Rehearsals begin again on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 6:30 PM in the sanctuary. They will be back in worship on August 14, 2016.

Trinity Presbyterian Church 3400 Bayou Boulevard Pensacola, FL 32503 (850) 432-3505 www.trinitypcola.org FAX (850) 434-1172 Page 6 Trinity Tidings July 1, 2016 Please visit us at www.trinitypcola.org Senior Pastor The Rev.

6 Trinity Presbyterian Church 3400 Bayou Boulevard Pensacola, FL (850) FAX (850) Page 6 Trinity Tidings July 1, 2016 Please visit us at Senior Pastor The Rev. Dr. Hugh Hamilton hughhamilton@trinitypcola.org Music Director Wayne Millet waynemillet@trinitypcola.org Organist Margie Sanders margielovesnotes@gmail.com Administrator/Controller Sharon Robbins sharonrobbins@trinitypcola.org Trinity Learning Center (850) Anna Kay Shirah, Director anna@trinitypcola.org Administrative Assistant Wendy Davies wendydavies@trinitypcola.org

Trinity Tidings. Zoom, ZOOM, ZOOM! May activities are zipping along as we jump into summer programs! Herewith are a few highlights.

Trinity Tidings. Zoom, ZOOM, ZOOM! May activities are zipping along as we jump into summer programs! Herewith are a few highlights. TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Trinity Tidings Page Trinity Tidings MAY,, 2016 Zoom, ZOOM, ZOOM! May activities are zipping along as we jump into summer programs! Herewith are a few highlights. ALLEN ORGAN