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1 Volume 30 Number 46 November 21, 2017 TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH TRINITY TIMES 4815 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC tel: fax: Deepen The Ties That Bind Dr. Jeff Roberts, Senior Pastor Roberts Christmas at Trinity Sunday, November 26 Being the Presence of Christ: Be Loving 8:45am & 10:55am Hanging of the Greens 6:00pm ROC Wednesday, November 29 Grief Through the Holidays Session 6:30pm Chapel Sunday, December 3 First Sunday of Advent Being the Presence of Christ: Be on the Move Missions Walk Down 8:45am & 10:55am Christmas at Trinity Concert Featuring The Trinity Orchestra, Living Praise and New Covenant Ensembles 6:00pm ROC Wednesday, December 6 Blue Christmas Service 6:30pm Chapel Sunday, December 10 Second Sunday of Advent Being the Presence of Christ: Be Present 8:45am & 10:55am Children s Choirs Christmas Concert 6:00pm ROC Wednesday, December 13 Trinity s Family Christmas Party Old Fashioned Christmas Dinner 5:00pm Fellowship Hall Sunday, December 17 Third Sunday of Advent The Silence and the Sound Christmas Cantata 8:45am & 10:55am Church-wide Caroling 5:00pm Meet in the Fellowship Hall Sunday, December 24 Fourth Sunday of Advent Christmas Eve Lessons & Carols with Communion 10:55am ROC Candlelight Communion 5:00pm Sunday, December 31 New Years Eve Sunday School 9:45am Student Day at Christmas 10:55am

2 This Sunday At Trinity 8:45am Worship (ROC) 9:45 Sunday School (Bible Study for all ages) College SS Class (Parlor) 10:55 Worship (ROC) 6:00pm Hanging of the Greens (ROC) Office Closed November 23 & 24 TBC 2017 Advent Devotional Books Coming November 29 for Pick Up This year, many of our church members have already been in the Advent mood as they have studied the Scriptures, prayed, and written a devotional thought for us in our Advent devotional books entitled Emmanuel: God With Us, In Us, and Through Us. Be sure to pick one up in the ROC lobby or in the Church Office beginning Wednesday, November 29. OCC Shoebox Donations Before the final Monday of Collection Week, Trinity members have donated a total of 554 Shoeboxes! Thanks to all who participated in this local - global missions effort! Please don t let this be the end of your OCC experience now pray for the child(ren) that will receive your shoebox(es). Pray that they will know the love you are sending their way as a compassionate follower of Christ. Pray especially that they will come to know the Love of Jesus Christ and accept Him in their hearts as a Savior and Lord. Special thanks to Apryl Bullock and Cissy Lewis, the TBC Shoebox Drive Coordinators. Also, thank you to the Tepper/Hoffman Sunday School Class for putting together 750 of the GO Shoeboxes for the TBC effort! Grief Through the Holidays Grief Through the Holidays Session Wednesday, November 29 6:30pm Chapel Blue Christmas Service Wednesday, December 6 6:30pm Chapel Experiencing grief for the first time or for the fortieth time during the holiday season can be overwhelming and unpredictable. This year, we are offering two opportunities to honor the grief experience. On Wednesday, November 29, we will be hearing about how to prepare for those overwhelming and unexpected moments that we may experience this year and how, if we are a deacon, friend, or a family member, we can offer support to those we love who are grieving. Then, on Wednesday, December 6th, we will be sharing in a meaningful worship service that honors those we love who are no longer with us. Both of these times are a wonderful way to offer comfort to our friends, neighbors, and family, so be sure to let them know! Parent s Night Out For children ages 2-5th grade. Friday, December 1 6:00pm - 8:30pm ROC Last Week To Register No Late Registrations will be Accepted This event is open to all Trinity members, regular attenders, and weekday preschool families. Registration will run through November 23 and can be done online or by placing your completed form in the drop boxes located on the preschool and elementary school hallways. Please note: in order to provide the adequate child to adult ratio for each age group, no late registrations will be accepted. If you have questions, or would like to volunteer, please contact the Women s Ministry council at tbcraleighwomen@gmail.com.

3 Deacon of the Week Michelle Miller has been a member of Trinity since 2012 and is a native of Raleigh. She and her husband, Darryl have two children, Kyle and Ava. Michelle is a Patient Care Coordinator with Evolution Hearing. She serves as Music Teacher (4 & 5 y/o Chair) and serves in the Committee on Committees, New Covenant and ETC. She works with the Adult 5 Coed 1 Sunday School Class. She also works with deacons Paige Bagwell and Jacob Arthur. A Message from our Building Committee Over the past few weeks there have been a number of Trinity Members asking the contractor if they could tour the new Sanctuary and classrooms. The contractor is not comfortable refusing these requests, but it puts our contractor in a precarious position. Clancy & Theys insurance company has very strict regulations about how projects are run and how safety rules are enforced. After all, it is the insurance company that is responsible if someone, who is not even authorized by them, should be injured on the site. Being asked to be allowed to tour the building puts Clancy & Theys in the uncomfortable position of either ignoring their own insurance company s requirements or refusing access to members of the church whose requests they also want to honor. We ve only a couple more months until the project is completed. During that time the contractor will have many workers onsite for hours per day, six days per week. Please help us by honoring our contractor s responsibilities. WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPERS Wednesday, November 29 Baked Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, Veggies, Bread, Salad Bar, Dessert Make your reservations ONLINE at www. tbcraleigh.com and Wed Night Supper Reservations, or phone the church office at Either method has to be done by 4:00pm on Monday. Hot fresh meals are $5 per person. Trinity Family Christmas Party December 13 5:00-7:00pm FH Dinner is $5 for all Come celebrate Christmas with your entire Trinity Family! We will share an Old Fashioned Christmas Feast, share our favorite Christmas treats as our potluck dessert, sing carols, make Christmas ornaments, hear the Christmas story told, and have family photo scenes. If attending dinner, please RSVP in the church office or online at tbcraleigh.com before December 11 at 4:00pm And, be sure to plan to bring your family s treasured Christmas dessert to share! Deepest Sympathies Mary Jo Stikeleather upon the passing of her father, Ralph Stikeleather, of Taylorsville, NC on Sunday, November 12. Welcome to Trinity Kenneth and Bari Byrd join by letter from St. Mary s FreeWill Baptist Church and by baptism, respectively. Spaghetti Sauce (completely out) Jelly Canned Corn Canned Green Beans

4 Rev. Hal Melton, Holiday Luncheon Enjoyed by All! TBC Seniors and their guests from Capital Towers enjoyed a holiday lunch including turkey and all the fixins! Our own Seraph trio provided entertainment. Right is a photo of Trinity s 5 remaining Charter Members, Kathryn Byrd, Marie Norris, Rachel Thomas, Dorothy Petty and Dot Drew. Special Thanks to Brenda Fulp who coordinated the volunteer work to make this year s event possible! Also thanks so much to Bud and Vivian Johnson, our church host/ hostess for cooking the feast! Broken Christmases- A Story Of Hope Christmas Drama Saturday, December 2 10:00am-8:00pm Calvary Baptist Church, Winston-Salem Cost: Lunch and Dinner Sign-Up sheet is posted. We only have ONE church van. A second sign-up sheet will be posted if you want to drive your own vehicle. List those who will be riding with you. Questions: Contact Bill Gard RUDY THEATER Christmas Show Thursday, December 7 4:00-11:00pm Selma, NC 6:40pm Evening Show $28.50 (due at Sign Up) Dinner at Robbin s Nest $11.75 All Inclusive Sign-up sheet is in ROC Make Checks payable to TBC and note Rudy Theater. Drop them in the Senior Ministry Box on the ROC Bulletin Board. Questions? Call Nancy Hurt Medicare Open Enrollment Assistance Seniors Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) Call the church office at , they can sign you up for an appointment: Monday, December 4 between 9:00am and 3:00pm Questions: call Kathy at or the SHIIP toll free number: , or visit Thank you so much to all the members of the Senior Adult Committee who have planned, coordinated and made possible the many events for our Senior Adults this year and to those of you who help with these events. These events would not have been possible without you! It has been a very busy year with many trips, to further relationships among our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. We have also had several opportunities for ministry which gave us an opportunity to be the presence of Christ and we look forward to 2018 with anticipation of more events that will draw us together. We welcome you and your suggestions to our committee as we plan for If you are not sure who your SS Class representative is on the 2018 Senior Adult Committee, please feel free to contact me and offer your ideas also. Nita Gruttadauria, 2018 Chairperson ( )

5 Rev. Hal Melton, BAPTIST BUILD SPRING 2018 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TBC will again join other Baptist Churches in Raleigh to build a Habitat House in the spring. Jen Hall, our TBC Habitat Coordinator, has met with the planning team to secure three Saturdays that TBC will supply 15 construction volunteers and lunch for 25. Please mark these Saturdays on your calendar now! March 10, March 24 and April 21 (OIAM). Closer to time, each volunteer will be asked to follow a link on the TBC Website to register with Habitat for the Saturday you choose. Operation Inasmuch Saturday, April 21 If you are interested in helping plan this local missions blitz please contact Kathy Younger: kathyjyounger@gmail.com or OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Thanks to all of you who volunteered to operate the Raleigh Area Central Drop-Off Location hosted at TBC. It takes a LOT of folks to help greet donors, unpack vehicles, count shoeboxes, pack them into cartons, and load them onto the tractor trailers! As of this writing, before the final Monday of collection, we have collected a total of 11,514 Shoeboxes from the Raleigh Area. What a joy it has been watching each of you participate in this annual mission endeavor. Yes it is a LOT of work and a LOT of waiting for vehicles to come. But God is now in the process of blessing your efforts and those of OCC Volunteers all over this country, and around the world. To God Be the Glory! Special thanks to the OCC CDOL Lead Team: Steve Isaacs, Ray Broughton, Bill Johnston, Charla Peel, Anita Price, Dave Hadley, Bill Ryan, Stewart Price, Don Price and HL Warren Marriage Retreat February Beach Cove Resort, N. Myrtle Beach Cost: $245 Per Couple This year s retreat theme will be Stepping Stones or Stumbling Blocks and will deal with effective communication to help couples through times of Adversity. The retreat will be led by Hal and Roberta Melton. Folks have already started calling and signing up so don t wait we only have 20 condos reserved. A $100 deposit is due at sign up, and the balance of $145 is due on Sunday, January 21st. This covers everything but meals. Simply write your check to TBC and put a note for Marriage Retreat. Bring or mail it to the church (Hal s attention), and you are signed up! Please don t put this check in the offering plate. SUMMER, 2018 Family Promise HOSTING OF HOMELESS FAMILIES For many years, TBC hosted homeless families with children with Wake Interfaith Hospitality Network. We had to put our hosting on hold when the construction project began. With the new building almost done, we are ready to begin hosting families again. In the interim, WIHN changed its name to Family Promise. Beth Duke is our TBC FP Coordinator. She has hosted two Interest Meetings to explain the mission to some who are new to the TBC Family. A Lead Team will be established this winter and begin dreaming/making plans for our first hosting week in August. Team members are needed for coordinating: living space setup/take-down crew, evening meals, van drivers, overnight hosts/hostesses, and supply purchasing. If you are interested in serving on this Lead Team in one of these capacities, please contact Beth: beth.duke@globalsoftwareinc. com or

6 Rev. Steve Byers, Music Notes Special thanks to the Testament for leading us in worship this past Sunday morning. I m amazed that every year, our musical groups continue to find creative ways to tell the Gospel story through song. God has blessed us with incredibly gifted musicians; I m grateful for each one of you! It is here! We begin our Christmas season at Trinity officially with the Hanging of the Greens service this Sunday, November 26, at 6:00pm. Again this year, we will be celebrating in the ROC until our sanctuary is completed. Our rehearsal this past Sunday went pretty well considering the loss of power in E building, but our choir leaders and students as well as the Sanctuary Choir didn t let that deter us from getting the job done! Special thanks to Phil Holland for running the sound for the rehearsal and to Joy Earp for keeping us all organized and focused on our roles in the service! Hollie Cox and the Flower Committee are to be commended for working for months on decoration and preparation for beautifying our worship space for this service and the holidays. The amount of work this team does to prepare is exceptional and very much appreciated! Children s Christmas Cantata Choir The Children s Christmas Cantata has one upcoming rehearsal. Parents, please refer to the text message system and the newsletter for instructions. Required Rehearsal 12:15pm Sunday, December 10 Cantata December 17 Both Morning Services Music Calendar Take notice of the music calendar to stay up to date with choir rehearsals and upcoming music events! November 26 Orchestra Both Morning Services Hanging of the Greens Service 6:00pm December 3 Student Choir 10:55 am service Christmas with the Ensembles & Orchestra 6:00pm ROC December 10 Preschool and Children s Choir Concert 6:00pm ROC Hanging of The Greens Sunday, November 26 Please make sure your child has had a snack or food before coming to the Hanging of Greens. 5:15pm 5:20pm 6:00pm 7:00pm Children s Choirs meet in rehearsal rooms to robe up and line-up Middle School and High School students report to rooms E 241 and E 246 Hanging of the Greens, 6:00pm, ROC End (Ending time is tentative. Please be on campus by 7:00 pm) Trinity Baptist Sanctuary Choir presents The Sound and The Silence December 17 8:45 and 10:55 am Services

7 Christian Davis, Spread the This is a special time of the year as we enter into the Holiday season. Through Thanksgiving, we are reminded of all that God has blessed us with and the many things for which we are thankful. Through Christmas, we experience the happiness that came with the birth of Christ. Through all of the time with family and friends, it can be a season of great joy! This holiday season our focus as a youth group is to Spread the Joy! We are striving to do that through our church, through our friends, and through our neighbors! Our Friends Bring A Friend to TBC 11th Grade TBC Student, Andrea Shealey said, It only takes 7 words to change someone s life. The 7 words she was referring to were Will you come to church with me? We all have friends at school or on our teams, bands, etc. that have never experienced the joy of being a part of a Youth Group family. We also have friends who have never truly experienced the joy of having a relationship with Christ. We have the opportunity to share that joy, simply by inviting them to attend on a Wednesday night, Sunday morning, Sunday night, Ski Trip, etc. Then, as a youth group, we all have the opportunity to be welcoming to our guest and to make sure they know they have a place at Trinity! Ski Trip 2018 January Everyone is invited to the ski trip this year: Middle School, High School, and we ll even have some college students joining to help lead worship, Bible study, and more! Be on the lookout for a registration that will be in the mail soon! Our Neighbors D-Team s Deck the School Halls This Christmas, our D-teams will be supporting students in need from Moore Square Middle School. These students are from families that are experiencing income and housing instability. This means that the families are often moving from place to place, doubling up with family or friends, or living in shelters or hotels. Because they are just striving to meet basic needs like shelter, food, and water, Christmas gifts are not guaranteed to be under the tree on Christmas morning like they are in many of our homes. Each D-team will be given a student, and as a group, you will decide what gift(s) you would like to give this student for Christmas, and how you would like to go about getting these gifts (shop together, bring money to D-team leaders or to Christian, etc.). You will be given the student s age, gender, and a few ideas about what the student likes. Some examples of gifts are: holiday/fuzzy socks, soccer/ basketball, candy, nail polish, playing cards/ games, or anything (inexpensive) that you think a year old boy or girl might like. Then, on November 29th, you will be given extra time to bring and package these items during D-Teams. Whatever your D-Team chooses to give will help to make this a joyful Christmas for a student in need! PARENT S NIGHT OUT Volunteers Needed Friday, December 1 6:00pm-8:30pm Students are needed to help watch and play with kids, while their parents enjoy a well-deserved night out! If you are interested, please contact Christian.

8 Rev. Karen Metcalf Eickhoff, Advent Items for Families Advent materials for children and their families are available in various areas of our church. Plan to make this Advent special as you share together the meaning and hope of the season. We are providing something different on the grade-school hallway this year. A poster will be displayed each week during Advent for children to color as they walk down the hall. Family Devotion packets are available for families as well. In the packet you will find devotions, an Advent calendar and an Advent wreath to color and assemble for your family worship time. Advent is a time of reflection, hope and waiting. As we wait and anticipate the holidays, my prayer is that each family will find Nativity in the season and a place to bow at the manger. Love came down at Christmas. Rejoice! RAGA Offering for Global Missions During this November we are asking children to collect pennies, dimes, nickels, quarters or dollars for Global Missions. We hope you will do extra chores or save coins to help the missionaries across the world. We will also have the Global Mission wishing well out in the lobby for a fun way to give. Be sure to bring your offering to your mission class by November 29 or to the Mission Walk Down service on Sunday, December 3. Get collecting! CHILDREN S HOLIDAY DATES November 26 Hanging of the Greens Evening Service November 29 Double Mission: GA and RA Classes (All RA and GA classes begin at 6:00pm on this Wednesday) December 1 Parent s Night Out December 3 Mission Walk Down Morning Services (All RA and GA members wear shirts and vests.) December 6 Double hours of Choir Practice (for grade school choirs) December 10 Live Nativity Sunday School Children s Choir Concert Evening Service TBC FAMILY Christmas Tree The Tree is up! The Children s Ministry is responsible for the Christmas tree in the FH. This is a special tree decorated with ornaments provided by you the families of Trinity. All you have to do is find an ornament relating to the Nativity, write your family name on it with the current year and bring it to the tree in the FH. If you cannot make it to the FH bring it to the office and we will get it to the tree. Be a part of a wonderful Trinity tradition and bring a Family ornament for the tree! Mission Offering Walk Down Sunday, December 3 We ll have an opportunity to give an offering to Global Missions at the end of our Worship services. GAs and RAs will be at the front to collect your gifts in baskets. Start collecting now and come ready to share the Good News by giving to missions around the world.

9 Katie Medlin, During November each year we all seem to count our blessings a little bit more than we do throughout the rest of the year. We want our children to be thankful as well. When children are very young, it s easy to remind them to say, Thank you, but as kids grow, so does their need to say more than a quick thanks. Their challenge is to develop a thankful heart. The following ideas are intentional ways to help your children grow in the area of gratitude: Nurture a Thankful Heart: At least once a week, as a family talk about what you re thankful for. Describe a blessing, an answered prayer, happy news or a fun activity. Write all these things down in a journal. This simple activity will help your kids (and you) realize how blessed they are and cultivate thankful hearts. Upcoming Events November 21 Community Thanksgiving Service North Haven Church November 22 No Wednesday Activities November 26 Hanging of the Greens 6:00pm December 1 Parent s Night Out December 3 Missions Walk Down Sunday December 10 Children s Choir Concert Live Nativity December 13 Church-wide Christmas Party Fellowship Hall December 17 Church-wide Caroling Event (great for families with children) December 24 Christmas Eve Services 10:55am Service and 5:00pm Service Teach Thankfulness: Make it a point to express gratitude in the presence of your toddlers. You might say, Thank You, Jesus, for the beautiful fall colors the red and yellow and purple leaves. Or while you re in the checkout line at the grocery store say, Thanks, Jesus, that we can buy this yummy food. In this way, they re recognizing that Jesus is involved in the details around them. Children will learn from your simple behavior to be thankful to Jesus for His daily care and provision. It was once said that Thankfulness is a learned discipline that cures our discontent and fosters joy-- let s give that gift to our children as well! Happy Thanksgiving, my friends! With Gratitude, Katie HOLIDAY WORSHIP CARE Volunteer Opportunities (Preschool Age) Christmas Eve, December 24 5:00pm Care needed from 4:30pm - 6:20pm Please Contact Katie by calling the church office or by at kmedlin@tbcraleigh.com if you are willing and able to help! Parent s Night Out For 2 y/o - 5th grade members, regular attenders & weekday preschool families Remember to Register LAST WEEK TO REGISTER Friday, December 1 6:00pm - 8:30pm ROC Register at (under the Women s Ministry tab)

10 Rev. Spencer Good, s (919) ROC Hours Monday Tuesday Thursday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Friday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm ROC Closed Saturdays in December ROC Activities November 26 - December 2 Group Fitness Classes W 7:00-8:00am ROC Floor Dance-It Group Fitness W, F 9:15-10:15am ROC Floor Stroller Strides T 8:45am - 9:45am Multi-Purpose Senior Strength & Stretch T, Th 5:30-6:30am ROC Floor Fit for Mom ROC Volunteers The volunteers schedule is subject to change. If no volunteer is available, the ROC may close, even during regular hours. Monday, November 27 8am-11am H. L. Warren 11am-2pm Wayne Bryant, Jack Cook 3pm-6pm Becky Dribbon 6pm-9pm Isaac & Nancy Calhoun Tuesday, November 28 8am-11am Marcel Beaudreau 11am-2pm Pat Nelson 3pm-6pm Elaine Smith 6pm-9pm Tonya Laferire Wednesday, November 29 8am-11am Volunteers Needed 11am-2pm Ernest Tilley 7:45pm-9pm Charla Peel Thursday, November 30 8am-11am Beverly Munday 11am-2pm Marcel Beaudreau 3pm-6pm Jim & Jean Carlton 6pm-9pm Star Davis Friday, December 1 8am-11am Jayne Simpkins 11am-2pm Jackie Mizelle Saturday, December 2 9am - 12pm Closed T, Th 8:00-9:00am ROC Floor Dance-It Group Fitness ROC Calendar 14th Annual ROC n Golf Tournament May 21, th Annual North Hills 5K September 8, 2018 Volunteers Needed 2nd Tuesday 6:00pm - 9:00pm 2nd Wednesday 7:45pm - 9:00pm 3rd Monday 6:00pm - 9:00pm Contact Michelle: or mkranz@tbcraleigh.com if you can sub short term or know of anyone interested in taking on a regular spot.

11 Rev. Spencer Good, s (919) DAYS of PRAYER November 20, 2017 through February 27, 2018 Practices Begins Week of November 27 November 27 & 28 December 4 & 5 11& & 19 January 8 & 9 15 & & & 30 February 5 & 6 12 & & 20 Games January Saturdays: 6, 13, 20, 27 February Saturdays: 3, 10, 17, 24 Celebration Night Tuesday, February 27 TBC UPWARD Registration Basketball Registration is Closed. Cheerleading Registration is Open. For more information go the

12 ETC VOLUNTEERS Sunday, November 26 Hostess: Allison Williams Assistant Hostess: Lisa Arthur 8:45 am Worship Service Ann Marie Benjamin, Steve Patrick, Anne Suggs, Ryan & Wendee Smith, Jeff or Amanda Dayton, Susan Andrews 10:55 am Worship Service 0-4 mos Rhonda Torchio 5-10 mos LeAnne Simpkins, Jane Sizemore mos Kendra Fuller, Sarah Payne mos Brooke Miller mos Meredith Martin, Ashley Hardison 2 yrs Marty Bryant, Ellis Payne 3 yrs Abby & Richard Keeter, Ragan Williams 4 yrs Pat Pierce, Lou Carpenter Special Needs Care Cynthia Coats (Hostess), Misty Deyo, Priscilla Hart Wednesday, November 29 Bed Babies Ben Harrell, Deborah Stroud Two s Sandy Veach, Zach Harrell Vision for Growth Growing through Bible Study... Members Age Group Present New Members Visitors Adults Students Children Preschool Totals Sunday School Total 772 Growing through Worship... 8:45am Worship Attendance :55am Worship Attendance 604 Total Worship Attendance 834 Growing through Stewardship... (YTD totals through 10/31/2017) YTD General Fund Needs (Budget) $2,468, YTD Operating Receipts $2,153, YTD Operating Expenses $2,220, Capital Campaign Capital Campaign Pledges $4,163, Pledged Money Received $3,469, Total Received $3,951, TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH STAFF Tel: Fax: Prayer Line: 781-PRAY (7729) Dr. G. Jeffery Roberts Senior Pastor ext jroberts@tbcraleigh.com Rev. Hal Melton Assoc. Pastor, Missions & Senior Adults ext hmelton@tbcraleigh.com Rev. Steve Byers Assoc. Pastor, Worship & Music ext slbyers@tbcraleigh.com Rev. Karen Metcalf Eickhoff Assoc. Pastor, Education & Families ext kmetcalf@tbcraleigh.com Rev. Spencer Good Assoc. Pastor, Administration & Recreation ext sgood@rocraleigh.com Rev. Lydia Tatum Assoc. Pastor, Ministry & Outreach ext ltatum@tbcraleigh.com Christian Davis Minister to Students ext cdavis@tbcraleigh.com Katie Medlin Minister to Preschool & Families ext kmedlin@tbcraleigh.com Rebekah Gordon Student Ministry Assoc. ext rgordon@tbcraleigh.com Jan Brown, Financial Administrator ext janbrown@tbcraleigh.com Reenie Shore, Pastoral Secretary ext rshore@tbcraleigh.com RaNada Thornton, Ministerial Secretary ext rthornton@tbcraleigh.com Michelle Kranz, Ministerial Secretary ext mkranz@tbcraleigh.com Maria Miller, Weekday Preschool Director ext preschool@tbcraleigh.com Debbie Surface, Weekday Preschool Admin. ext Rev. Wayne Rogers, Organist Ramona Green, Barbara Bowen Pianists newsletter articles no later than Noon Fridays to: info@tbcraleigh.com. When you provide a check as payment, you authorize us either to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. Trinity Times (USPS ) is published weekly, except July 4th week and Christmas week by Trinity Baptist Church, 4815 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC Periodical postage paid at Raleigh, NC. Postmaster: Send address changes to Trinity Times, 4815 Six Forks Rd., Raleigh, NC 27609