Trinity Tidings MAKE A LIST

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1 TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Trinity Tidings Page Trinity Tidings OCTOBER,, 2016 Dear Friends, MAKE A LIST David Letterman made a career with humorous Top 10 lists on his LateNight TV Show. Social media outlets bombard us daily with lists of the Best/Worst Dressed Stars, the Richest, Sexiest, Funniest celebrities, the Scariest roller coasters, the top-ranked college football teams, the best/ worst movies, best seller books, top customer satisfaction cars, the worst natural disasters. We are obsessed with ranking teams, occurrences, people, profits; anything quantifiable. So I ask you, what are your Top 10 most precious possessions in your life? Your Top 10 personal relationships? Your Top 10 Blessings you have received from God? What Top 10 books have shaped your life perspective and world view? What Top 10 hymns consistently speak to your heart? What Top 10 Bible verses pop into your memory when you need sustenance or when you experience joy? What Top 10 friends still remain in your heart even though time and distance separate you? List making stimulates your brain and initiates a stream of consciousness that gathers more and more thoughts, emotions, realizations, insights and memories that contribute to the riches in your heart. With Stewardship in mind, take stock of your blessings, and list your riches in God. What Top 10 people in your life bless you? Make it a Fantastic Five, a Fabulous Fifty, a Wonderful 100, a Thankful Three, or a Delightful Dozen. No matter how long your list, inventory the people through whom which God blesses you. You ll be surprised how your list grows. You'll remember people with whom you ve lost contact, but who still influence you. You ll recognize some whom you take for granted. You ll list some you have neglected. Aside from people you know personally, what authors or TV/media people share your days and touch your lives? How about your medical doctor, your dentist, attorney, financial advisor? Who makes you laugh and brightens your days? Who challenges you to be a better person? Who move you to tears and understands you? Who shares the Bible with you? Who in your church could you not do without? Who are your soul mates? Human relationships are priceless, precious, persistent reminders of God s goodness to us. Consider your relationships, inventory your blessings, make your lists and enjoy the day realizing how rich you are! Then ponder how and where and when you might bless others with your money, your time, your listening, your compassion; with a phone call or a visit or a chat. May your lists become prayer lists and lists of Top Things I Want/Need/Hope To Do! Philippians 1:3 I Thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all Blessings and peace!

2 Page 2 Trinity Tidings Dear Friends, Thank you for adding me to your prayer list. I feel better every day. Warmly, Barney Walsh Dear Trinity, For your constant prayers for our beloved Jennifer, we are ever grateful. She looked forward to your monthly prayer card always! With our gratitude, Mr. and Mrs. James West (Jennifer s parents) Thank you all so much for remembering Shelley and our family in prayer. Your love and support is much appreciated. God s peace, Chris, Andrew and Maddie LeCroy Dear Trinity, Your kind expression of sympathy will always remain in our memories. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. The Family of Dorothea A. Novak Thank you so much for your prayers during my recovery from open heart surgery. God has been very good to me and things have gone as well as I could have hoped. It appears that I will be back to normal soon. Thank you again for this wonderful ministry. Charles Miner Harrell Join us at Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. to help serve dinner! We need you! From Your Fellowship Team Join us for Wednesday Night Suppers! 5:30 each week! All are invited. Please make your reservations by MONDAY AT NOON! Thanks! Join Trinity Team sponsored by the Serendipity Sunday School Class for the Alzheimer's Walk, Saturday, Nov. 12, Seville Square. Registration begins at 8 am and the 3 mile route through downtown begins at 9am. There is no registration fee, but if you raise $10 or more through your personal fundraising page, you will receive a t- shirt the morning of the walk. We set a goal of $2000 with 20 team members. To register, follow this link to the Trinity Team homepage ievent= &lis=1&kntae =850aedc58 42C485EBAE51D DA1&supId= &t eam= Go to register here to join Trinity Team and set up your personal fundraising page or to support another walker. Registration and pledge payment can be done on the Trinity Team web page, mailed to Covenant Care, Development Department, 5041 N 12 th Ave, Pensacola, Fl 32504, turned in the morning of the walk or given to Jean Norman before the day of the walk. It is likely that we all know someone who is affected by Alzheimer s. Your gift and support will make a difference for someone living with the disease, their caregivers and family. Better access and knowledge of services can help caregivers provide quality care to loved ones as the disease progresses, helping them to reside in the community for as long as possible. Join Trinity Team for the Alzheimer's Walk Nov. 12, in honor of a friend or loved one with the disease and for the fun, exercise and fellowship. Questions? Call Jean Norman,

3 PRAYER CONCERNS Page 3 Trinity Tidings TRINITY MEMBERS Mary Black Betty Burrows Eileen Crabtree James & Ann Dees Dilver Fellers Jeanne Franz Yvonne Johnson Melanie Hinton Haupt Kenny Heffner Barbara Landsgaard Elaine Longuet Lucy Maver James McCreary and Family Donna Moates Gary Moore Ryan Obray Cindy Patterson Vic and Barbara Sapio Marge Shimmin Tommy Taylor Annette Wells TRINITY FRIENDS & FAMILY Mr. and Mrs. Bob Adamson (friend of M. R. Dobie) Mike Barrington (friend of Joe Black) Gretchen Barron (daughter of Jon & Karen Nagel) Clare Benson (request of Jan Beck) Becky Bradley (request of Ann Forster) Bill Briggs (request of Joe & Mary Black) Ake Burman (request of Carl Williams) Mike & Janet Butler (request of Annette Wells) Bambi Carter (request of Martha Hauck) Cathy Case and Family (request of Mary Ruth Dobie) Jerry & Cheryl Cozart (request of Sally Zorn) John Connell (friend of Rita Hawthorne) Melissa Crawford (request of Jill Clark) Mary Beth Culp (request of Mary Ruth Dobie) Alice Cushon (request of Marge Shimmin) 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) Judy English (friend of Sandra Buck) Ginny Endicott (sister of Sherrie Davidson) Vince Fisher (friend of Laura Lawrence) Pete Franklin (regular attender) Lynn Fulton (request of Sue Coleman) Jean Gannon (mother of Lori Prettyman) Tuula Goulet (request of Jean Norman) Annie and Alice Gnojek (nieces of Sherrie Davidson) Bret Groves (nephew of Jack Groves) Sherry Hagburg (request of Peggy Watson) Janis Hand (request of Donna Moates) John Harris (Former member, request of Frank & Sylvia Beall) Rose Heath (aunt of Colette Obray) Steve Henderson (request of Karen Nagel) Tom Hereford (request of Jill Clark) Greg Hess (son of Joan Bost) Paul B. Isaacs (request of Patty Davidson) Barbara Isiminger (request of Mary Green) Frank & Norma Johnson (former members) The Rev. Dr. Jay Kanerva (son of Stephanie Vockell) Steve Landsgaard (son of Barbara Landsgaard) Ron Lansley (request of Ed Kidd) Gina Ledford (friend of Joanne & Noel Faddis) Beverly Little (request of Annette Wells) Chase Livingston (request of Patty Davidson) Jerry Lolli (father of Ginnette Lolli) Dennis Lunsford (request of Jill Clark) Haley Braden Lynch and Family (Assoc. Pastor at First, Pensacola) Dr. Ron Maddux (brother of Karen Nagel) Greg Majewski deployed in Kuwait (son in law of James & Ann Dees) Mari Marcanio (request of Annette Wells) Carl McNair (brother of Betty Petree) John Moates (son of Donna Moates) Bonnie Nock (friend of Kelly Slorahn) Greg & Linda Ozmar (request of Martha Hauck) The Phillips Family (friends of Leah Harrison) Douglas Pickert (son-in-law of Doc & Billie Bailey) Diane Queen (mother of Monique Queen Smith) Mrs. Jeannie Robinson (request of Marge Shimmin) Marilyn Rogers (friend of Freddie Prettyman) Brian Sakey (friend of Beverly Patteson) Roger Satterfield (request of Carl Williams) Andrew Scarborough (son of Melanie Hinton Haupt) Taylor Shaw (grandson of Pat Drlicka) Bob Snowden (request of Dale Zorn) 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) Jonathan Treesh (grandson of Janet Behrens) Lovina Turner (mother of Gail Childs) Dianne Ward (request of Karen Nagel) The Weaver Family (request of Nancy Huggins) Brenda Webb (request of Patty & Gary Davidson) Gordon Webb (friend of Annette Smith Wells) Carleen Wheeler (request of Mary Ruth Dobie) Steve Wiedenbeck (US Army deployed brother of Wendy Davies) Katie Willenborg (family of Melanie & Peter Haupt) Carol Wood (sister of Pat Drlicka) Justin Taylor Wright (request of Ruth White) Paul Young (father of Marilyn Shugart) Lynn Zorn (brother of Dale Zorn) Please stop by to say a prayer and sign cards in the Prayer Room from Monday 3:00 pm to Thursday 9:00 am. HELPING HANDS MINISTRY: 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

4 Happy October Birthdays Page 4 Trinity Tidings 1 Sue Flanders 1 Gregg Scott 1 Melissa Jones 2 Ginger Caro 3 Joyce Pate 3 Kathryn Hendrix 4 Ann Vick 4 Tom Buck 6 Mary Catherine Hinton 6 Ann Dees 8 Aaron Stevens 9 Justin Dunkerley 10 Sarah Pat Queen 10 Boyce White 13 Greg Landsgaard 14 Mallory Sherrill 14 Jasmine Soper 15 Robin Akerman 17 Mandy Holman Harper 18 Betty Nickinson 18 Dinah Tuten 18 Cierra Soper 19 Audrey Taylor 22 Connie McFarren 23 Greta Scruggs 23 Doc Bailey 23 Cindy Patterson 23 Christopher Nickinson 24 Linda Meyer 24 Bill Brodgon 26 Loryn Wooten 26 Marge Shimmin 26 Sharon Day 26 Nikki Bucco 27 Margery Scharre 27 Dona Usry 27 Shari Trujillo 27 Shepard Beck 29 Gerry Smith 30 Morgan Reinhart 31 Tracie Corley Legacy Fund We are continuing to highlight the difference that the Legacy fund and Trinity have made locally, nationally and internationally. Last month you may remember that we looked at a Legacy grant to replace and upgrade the Pastors furniture. This month we would like to discuss Legacy Grant Application to replace and upgrade the lighting in the gym. In 2015, the Facilities Team in an effort to reduce the cost of electricity in the gym proposed a $15, application to replace the halogen lighting in the gym. As you know that gym is used almost continually for meetings, luncheons, worship, Wednesday night suppers, Trinity Learning Center, scout meetings, sports and other events. The electrical costs associated with operating the gym are substantial. When installed the lighting was the state of the art, but in the meantime technological advances had made halogen lighting an expensive option. LED lighting was proposed which has a substantially longer life and substantially lower electrical use. With the replacement the Church could expect a reduction of 384,480 watts of energy a year at a reduction in electrical cost of $2,175 per year. Replacement of burned out bulbs is an expensive proposition in the gym with its high ceilings and the LED bulbs last substantially longer, thereby reducing the cost of replacement. In April of 2015, the Session approved this grant and the lighting in the gym was soon upgraded. Please watch for this column in the months ahead to learn more about the difference the Legacy Fund is making. If you have suggestions for future initiatives funded by the Legacy Fund, please talk to a member of the staff, session or legacy committee. Please remember that Legacy Funds are dedicated to projects outside the normal Church budget. To learn more about legacy fund priorities go to our webpage at trinitypcola.org/money matters. Legacy Committee: Jan Beck, Jean Norman, Steve Takeuchi, Bob Palmer, Giles Yokel and Leah McCreary. Ex Officio members are Hugh Hamilton, Ruth White and Sharon Robbins. UNITED WAY DAY OF CARING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, :00AM -3:00 PM MANNA FOOD BANK 116 EAST GONZALES STREET PENSACOLA Come and support our partners at Manna Food Bank with a day of helping out. Service activities may include unloading pallets with loaders, packing food bags/backpacks, stocking shelves, and even garden planting. School Age Children are welcome to come with parents and participate!!! ALL VOLUNTEERS ARE ASKED TO BRING A FOOD DONATION OF SINGLE SERVING FOODS AND/OR SHELVABLE MILK TO SUPPORT THE BACKPACK PROGRAM FOR ESCAMBIA/SANTA ROSA YOUTH (SHOPPING LIST AVAILABLE IN NARTHEX). BLOOD DRIVE The Blood Mobile will be at Trinity on Sunday, October 16th from 8 am to 1 pm. Look for the sign up sheet in the Narthex on Sunday and at the sign in table for Wednesday night supper. Contact Leslie Tucker with any questions.

5 STEWARDSHIP ME/OTHERS - STEWARDSHIP Page 5 Trinity Tidings Stewards are responsible persons. They are responsible for the keeping and administration Of something which is entrusted to them. That something may be money, or land or human welfare. It is not their own, and it not for themselves. They are given it within an agreement, And they must offer returns on it as their ability, opportunity, and training make possible. Christians believe that such responsibility applies to the whole of life. Living is a trust, living is a stewardship process. As Christian stewards we cannot isolate one portion Of what we are or have and say, That is our stewardship. It means the whole of life. Stewardship can never get very far from Christ; crucified and risen. Stewardship is giving back to Christ what belongs to Him. Stewardship is the response of love to the realization of how Much we have been loved. It means time, money, ability, possessions It means LIFE. In the end stewardship is a love affair; A love affair with our fellow men, With our creation, with our God and His Church, And it won t be doled out in fractions and fragments. But it will be a stewardship of overflowing love, For only that is worthy of the name of Christian Stewardship. Children s Church leaders needed! Children s Church is a ministry of the Christian Education team which prepares the children (age 4 through 2nd grade) for worship in big church when they enter 3rd grade Using the elements of our worship, the children learn the meaning of the call to worship, praying, passing the peace, singing (hymns, Doxology, Gloria Patria), offerings, lesson(sermon), etc. Symbols and banners are used to help explain the worship parts as well as the events of Advent and Lent. Since this curriculum has been implemented, children have been seen shaking hands during the passing of the peace and mouthing the words to the Gloria Patria, great evidence that these lessons are sticking with them! Please prayerfully consider if you are willing to commit 3-4 weeks of your time to foster these precious little lives during the Sunday worship service. All the lessons are already prepared and set out each week for the volunteers. A sign up sheet is available on the door of room 1 and volunteers are needed immediately and throughout the year. Thank you in advance for your service to the youngest of our flock!! For more information, please contact Laura Lawrence.

6 SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSION PROJECT Update for OCC! Page 6 Trinity Tidings Specialty boxes are appreciated. Boxes with supplies for handiwork are great for older children. These specialty boxes could include tools, sewing, drawing or beading supplies. UPDATE ON NEEDED ITEMS: GOAL OF 100 BOXES Need: 40 Pens, 0 Pencils & 85 Sharpeners Need: 70 Markers or Colored Pencils Need: 30 Small Notebooks or Journals Need: 95 Flashlight & Batteries Thank You: 0 Toothbrush & Toothpaste Need: 40 Bar Soap in plastic bag or soap dish Need: 40 Washcloths Need: 45 Brushes & Combs October 2 nd : Soccer Ball & Pump October 16 th : Soccer Ball & Pump October 23 rd : Soccer Ball & Pump October 30 th : Small Cars, Dolls, or Music Instruments November 6 th : PACKING DAY. 6 soccer balls for $38 available from Oriental Trading! Thank you! The youth want to send a special Thank You to those that joined us for a Sunday School Connection Boyce White, thanks for trusting us with your secret. Does Leslie know you entrusted us with your engagement plans weeks before it happened? We enjoy your optimism. You even celebrate the special connection between Seminole and Gator fans. We loved the stories about your mom and what a blessing she was to Trinity. John Green, thank you for sharing your life journey and words of wisdom. We enjoyed the stories about an early Trinity church and the unity with the Cordova Park neighborhood. Jeff Hendrix thanks for your constant support of our youth program. We will look for more ways to help with church activities. We liked hearing about your days growing up as a Christian youth. Scott Lawrence, thanks for sharing stories of your youth days in the Presbyterian church. Your reflection of how your choices as a youth have made an impact in your life today was meaningful. Connie and Craig McFarren, thank you for sharing how your faith journey combined together as youth in the church music program. Your togetherness in faith and music is a display we are privileged to witness. Carol Powell, thank you for your life lessons, especially about dedication and determination. We enjoyed hearing about your grandparents as Missionaries and your father s dedication to children, as a pediatrician. John and Anne Baehr, thank you for the countless ways you give to the youth. You welcomed us into your life stories and John is never at a loss of an interesting story. We re glad you noticed that girl in the lunch room at Catholic High. Anne s monarch video was very inspiring, not only for the message but your dedication to it. Whether it was the invite to choir or your boy s commitment, we are glad you came to Trinity.

7 Page 7 Trinity Tidings HEY YOUTH! We hope you all are getting into a groove with school and are enjoying the kick-off of your youth activities this month. Baking cookies and delivering them to our service men and women was a huge hit for youth, adults and those receiving the goodies. It was wonderful to see all of the generations working together with lots of smiles! Chief David Alexander even sent the note attached below. We have some great fall fun planned this month and hope to see you all there! On Oct. 2 the Mid-highs will be exploring Prayer Stations and will met in the Trinity Activity Center. The Senior Highs are doing Vespers and will meet at Trinity at 5:15 p.m. to travel to the beach. October 7-9 is SpiritFest at Dogwood Acres for the mid-highs and our PYC members. On October 7, PYCers will meet in the church parking lot at 4 p.m. and Mid-Highs meet at 5 p.m. in the church parking lot for departure. October 16 is the Prayer Partner Cook-Off for the Senior Highs in the Trinity Activity Center at 5:15 p.m. Get ready for a fun night with prayer partners! That same night the mid-highs will do an Exploration event and paint the graffiti bridge. The group is to meet at the church at 5:15 p.m. and travel from there. October 23 is our Stop Hunger Now meal packaging night. Please arrive for the rundown at 5:15 p.m. and we will have breaks for everyone to have dinner as well. This is a fun event for the entire congregation, lead by you all! October 30 is the Costume Progressive Dinner where everyone will meet at Trinity at 5:15 p.m. and travel to different members homes for a night of fun and fellowship. Don t forget to wear your costume! With our first trip of the school year coming up, it is a nice reminder to please be sure to that we have an authorization form and a copy of your new insurance card on file if you haven t done so already. You can get them by contact me or at the church office. Our next youth team meeting will be held on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. in the Trinity Activity Center Room 10. We hope to see you there. Have questions? Feel free to call me at Grace + Peace, Leah SPIRIT FEST Thank you to Lori Prettyman and Charlie Gilroy for being our chaperones for this trip where we have mid -highs attending as well as our PYC group. Thank you to Beth McClure for coordinating the meal/ snacks for those traveling to Spirit Fest! MID-HIGH MYSTERY TRIP The first planning meeting for the Mystery Trip will be Sunday, October 16th at 4 pm in Room 11. Anyone interested in planning the Mystery Trip is invited to attend. This does not include youth because, well then it wouldn t be a mystery! YOUTH EVENT CALENDAR OCTOBER (All Youth activities begin at 5:15 p.m. unless otherwise stated) October 2 Mid Highs: Prayer Stations Senior Highs: Vespers October 9 Mid Highs and PYC at Spiritfest Youth Team Meeting at 4:00 p.m. October 16 Mid Highs: Exploration/Graffiti Bridge Senior Highs: Prayer Partner Cook-Off October 23 Stop Hunger Now Meal Packing Event October 30 Senior Highs are serving lunch in the Gym Costume Progressive Dinner WILL YOU BE A PRAYER PARTNER FOR A YOUTH? Sign up today in the Narthex! There is no special requirement to be a prayer partner, We only request you include your youth partner in your routine daily prayers. There are already a few fun events that the youth have planned to invite their partner to- as a get to know you better thing.

8 Page 8 Trinity Tidings Trinity Youth spent the evening of Sept. 11 spreading appreciation to local first responders by baking and delivering from-scratch treats. During the Youth Planning Retreat several weeks ago, the youth expressed an interest in recognizing local law enforcement and firefighters, especially on the 15 th anniversary of this infamous day. The whole event was youth inspired! My favorite events at Trinity are the ones that are intergenerational. We had so much fun with all ages, and it was great to surprise our firefighters of Station 6, said Wendy Davies, Youth Team Member. We were able to shake the hands of people who put their lives in harm s way for us all, every day. It was nice to tell them thank you in person. I was so proud of our youth. The evening began with a delicious Taco Bar provided by the Lawrence family. As soon as the youth cleaned their plates, they were given baking assignments and got to work. The kitchen was full of youth and adults cooking together to create delicious baked goods rice krispy treats, chocolate chip cookies, and no-bake oatmeal cookies to name a few. Other youth made poster-sized thank you cards to send with the plates of cookies. The treats were divided and plated and delivered to 4 fire stations, 1 police station, and the sheriff s department. A firefighter at Station #3 on Summit Blvd said, Did you guys make these? They re still warm! It was inspiring to me to see the youth work together so well for such a good cause, Senior High Youth Team Member Loryn Wooten said. We had so much fun. This is an event worth repeating.

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10 Trinity Presbyterian Church 3400 Bayou Boulevard Pensacola, FL (850) FAX (850) Page 10 Trinity Tidings October 1, 2016 Please visit us at Senior Pastor The Rev. Dr. Hugh Hamilton Music Director Wayne Millet Organist Margie Sanders Administrator/Controller Sharon Robbins Trinity Learning Center (850) Anna Kay Shirah, Director Administrative Assistant Wendy Davies Grief Support Group How do you understand grief when your heart is broken by the death of a loved one? To survive and live forward, those who grieve must find answers. Beyond the Broken Heart is a support group for those who are grieving the death of a loved one and are in need of a community to share the loneliness of grief. Scriptural wisdom will be used to explore the issues of grief and offer spiritual encouragement for a life of renewed hope and joy. The group will also offer some specific coping strategies to guide the way back to fullness of life. If you are grieving the death of a loved one, please join us on the journey through grief. Meeting Dates: Mondays through November 21, 2106 Time: 3-5:00 PM Location: Trinity Parlor Welcome to Boyce White who joined Trinity (again) on August 28, As many of you will recall, Boyce grew up in Trinity before moving out of the Pensacola area. During his time here, he was very active with the youth programs and looks forward to getting involved with them again. He also served 2 terms on the session as an Elder. Boyce and his fiancé` Leslie Brosofsky plan to get married in June, In his spare time Boyce enjoys sailing. Welcome Back, Boyce! Leaders: Dale Zorn, Sally Zorn, Jean Norman, Sue Coleman Please Sally at slzorn@cox.net or call to leave a message