ANNUAL SPRING EGG HUNT

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1 TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH March 5, 2013 Vol. 47 No. 10 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME begins this Sunday, March 10. Set your clocks ahead one hour. palm sunday events PALM CROSS WORKSHOP SATURDAY, MARCH 23 9:00 AM - Fellowship Hall Bring your scissors and help make Palm Crosses that will be used in the Palm Sunday services. All are welcome; all skills and ages are needed. Questions? Contact Joan Mezzell at PALM SUNDAY MORNING SUNDAY, MARCH 24 8:45 AM & 11:00 AM - Sanctuary On Palm Sunday, children may participate in the Palm Procession by waving palm branches and placing them on the altar at the beginning of the 8:45 & 11:00 AM worship services. ANNUAL SPRING EGG HUNT SUNDAY, MARCH 24 4:00 PM - McCallum Park, Vestavia Trinity s Egg Hunt for children ages 3 through 2nd grade will be held on Sunday afternoon, March 24 at 4 PM. The hunt will be held once again this year at McCallum Park in Vestavia. Come join the celebration of finding eggs and enjoying friends! PALM SUNDAY EVENING TAIZE SUNDAY, MARCH 24 6:00 PM - Sanctuary On the evening of Palm Sunday, join us for a special Prayers Around the Cross Taize Service. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Lent & Holy Week 3 Mission & Outreach 4 Senior Adult Events 6 Calendar of Events 7 Lil Lambs Children s Consignment Spring Sale March 8 & 9 Friday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM Saturday: 9 AM - 12 Noon In the Gym Most items are marked down 50% on Saturday! VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED. To help, please contact Amy Mezzell at x 313 or amezzell@trinitybirmingham.com. For more information visit: Children enjoy waving palm branches each year on Palm Sunday at Trinity.

2 SUNDAY, MARCH10, 2013 FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT 8:45 & 11:00 AM Sanctuary The 8:45 AM worship service is broadcast via 15-minute delay from 9-10 AM Sundays on WAPI-1070 AM & FM SERMON Dr. Andrew Wolfe Series: Final Words From the Cross My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? MUSIC 8:45 AM Men s Chorus, Men s Quartet 11:00 AM Sanctuary Choir, Men s Quartet MINISTER ON CALL Andrew Wolfe, WESLEY HALL 11:15 AM Rev. Nathan Carden Series: Did Jesus Have to Die? Moral Influence Dear Trinity Members, Just last week I received a phone call from a United Methodist Church in Paris, TX. The pastor was looking for some ideas how their local church might become more involved in outreach into their community. I had never met this pastor or heard of their church so I politely asked why they called Trinity. The pastor confessed that they had a Methodist acquaintance in Alabama who had shared information about Trinity s widespread outreach and mission programs as an example of what the Body of Christ, the Church, should be doing in the world. As we continue our Lenten journey, it is my hope for our church that this story will serve to affirm the work we have and are doing, and spur us on to continue serving others in the name of Jesus. The word Lent in its most recent translation from the Old English means Spring. And traditionally, Lent has included three spiritual activities: prayer, as justice towards God; fasting, as justice towards self; and almsgiving, as justice towards neighbor. How appropriate that the practice of sharing with others coincides with the resurrection of Jesus! After all, if Jesus was raised from the dead, then his followers ought to share the grace of God, seeking tocultivate new life in a broken world. Our goal for our Lenten offering this year is to raise $40,000 to continue our work among the poor here in Birmingham. Please take a moment to read some of the ways we have used last year s Lenten offering to help others. Will you include as a part of your Lenten spiritual practices a prayer that God will give you the wisdom and strength to do your part? May we learn to give away that grace which has been given to us, that we who are the Body of Christ, may be risen indeed! In Grace and Peace LENTEN OFFERING l A LOOK AT MARCH 3 1,406 Worship Attendance 876 Sunday School Attendance Nathan Carden Minister of Outreach information for guests & new members Welcome to Trinity United Methodist Church! Our mission is to Gather people to Christ, Grow people in Christ, Go to serve Christ in the world and Glorify Christ. Sunday Worship Opportunities: 8:45 & 11:00 AM Traditional services in the sanctuary, offering same sermon and a variety of music. 11:15 AM CONTACT a relaxed, informal, service in Wesley Hall featuring praise music from the CONTACT Band, children are encouraged to attend. 10:00 AM Sunday School Ages 2 years and up. Nursery is provided during all services. Interested in Membership? Andrew Wolfe Senior Minister Please Here join are us the just first a few Sunday examples of every month of how in our the large 2012 Lenten Suzanne Offering Pruitt Minister has helped of Christian changed Formation the parlor world: for Coffee with the Pastor. This is a time to meet Drew Holland Minister of Evangelism, Young Adults the pastoral staff, ask questions and learn more about the Nathan Carden Minister of Outreach, Contact core values and mission of Trinity. David Thompson Minister of Students We also encourage you to attend Membership 101, a Bobby Scales Minister of Pastoral Care & Visitation basic orientation prior to joining Trinity. It is offered on the Mack Chapman Minister of Administration second Sunday of each month. Contact Rev. Drew Church Office: Holland at dholland@trinitybirmingham.com or call Fax: with any questions. Care Line: Child Development Center:

3 lenten worship and sermon series FINAL WORDS FROM THE CROSS A couple of years back on the popular TV game show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, after contestants gave their answers, they were asked, Is that your final answer? There was an invitation to pause and consider before the answer was given that decided whether the contestants won or lost. Last words are important words. Like a closing statement, they offer the opportunity to sum up, to make a final argument or statement, to put into perspective, or to leave a legacy. So it is with the last words that Jesus spoke from the cross. These words were spoken in agony and have much to tell us about the heart and message of Jesus. They are, in a sense, his last will and testament to us. Sundays 8:45 & 11:00 AM Sanctuary Dr. Andy Wolfe TRADITIONAL WORSHIP FINAL WORDS FROM THE CROSS SERIES March 10 March 17 March 24 My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? I Thirst It Is Finished...Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit DID JESUS HAVE TO DIE? At the center of the Christian faith is a cross, the symbol of the Roman execution of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God. With the cross we adorn our sanctuaries and homes, necklaces and keychains, engraved upon tombstones or even seared as a tattoo upon our bodies. For Christians, it is the sign of our salvation. But why are we promised new life out of Jesus death? Couldn t God have simply forgiven us? Did Jesus HAVE to die? For the six Sundays of Lent, Contact worship will reflect upon the various historical understandings of why Jesus died and how it becomes life giving for us. HOLY WEEK MARCH NOON SERVICES Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday These half hour lunchtime services at Noon on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week provide a convenient worship opportunity. A guest speaker is featured each day: Monday, March 25 - Wade Griffith Tuesday, March 26 - Miriam Smith Wednesday, March 27 - Ron Schultz Lunch will be served immediately following each service at 12:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall ($5 per person). Nursery is provided. MAUNDY THURSDAY MARCH 28 SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION 7:00 PM - Sanctuary GOOD FRIDAY MARCH 29 2:00 PM - Homewood Community Way of the Cross Procession. Begins at Homewood Park SERVICE OF DARKNESS 7:00 PM - Sanctuary Scripture, prayers and liturgy Featuring Dubois The Seven Last Words Of Christ. Presented by the Sanctuary Choir, Trinity Orchestra and guest soloists, Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, David Blalock and Won Cho. Free Valet Parking Service Available. Sundays 11:15 AM Wesley Hall Rev. Nathan Carden CONTACT WORSHIP DID JESUS HAVE TO DIE SERIES March 10 March 17 March 24 Moral Influence Satisfaction Scapegoat holy communion Communion is offered during Lent following all Sunday worship services in the Sanctuary at 9:45 AM and 12:00 PM. Full Communion will also be offered at the Maundy Thursday service on March 28 at 7 PM. 3

4 mission & outreach COR FUNDRAISER, GOOD PEOPLE BREWERY- MARCH 6 Help fund our ministry with the homeless of Birmingham! Join Church of the Reconciler for a fundraiser at Good People Brewery on Wednesday, March 6 from 7-9 PM. Are you a business that would like to sponsor this event? Contact Matt at matt@churchofthereconciler. com for more info. PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT - MARCH 9 Visit for more information about getting plugged in. Trinity is assisting with transportation with this event from Urban Ministry to Boutwell Auditorium. If you would be willing to drive a Trinity van to help with this, please contact Nathan Carden at ncarden@trinitybirmingham.com. FIREHOUSE SHELTER BENEFIT - MARCH 13 Bobby Humphrey, former U of A and NFL football star and member of the LETTERMEN of the IRON BOWL, will be the keynote speaker at a barbecue luncheon benefiting The Firehouse Shelter. The event will be Wednesday, March 13 from Noon to 1 p.m. in the Assembly Hall of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Homewood. Tickets are $20. Contact Donna Burgess to purchase your tickets, donnaburgess@bellsouth.net. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WORK DAY - MARCH 16 Join us for a workday on MARCH 16. The house under construction is located in the Rosedale section of HOMEWOOD! Reservations are needed for folks who are interested. To sign up or for more info, contact Laura McCain at lamccain@bellsouth.net or call WEST END TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY Did you know that many senior citizens and people with physical challenges have to depend upon transportation offered by Urban Ministries (A Methodist Ministry) to have access to grocery stores, community agencies, and basic healthcare? Trinity is in the preliminary stages of building a program to have church members drive our church vans 2-3 days per month on a 4-5 route to help meet these needs. If you would like more information about this ministry, please contact Nathan Carden at ncarden@trinitybirmingham.com or Ken Stalnaker at klstalnak@bellsouth.net. All drivers will have to be approved to drive church vehicles. Have a question about Trinity s Mission & Outreach? Please contact Rev. Nathan Carden at or ncarden@trinitybirmingham.com. UMW General Meeting Monday, March 18 at 6 PM Guest Speaker: Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett You are invited to join Trinity s United Methodist Women for dinner and to hear a special message from our new Bishop. Dinner reservations ($6 per person) are due by March 12. Please RSVP to Billie Gray at CANCER SURVIVOR? or have you been affected by cancer? The Trinity Relay for Life Team would like to honor you or remember your loved one on Friday, April 26 at Homewood Park. Please survivor names OR those you would like to remember to Laura at littlerenovations@yahoo.com. We d also love for you to be a part of our team at the event to represent our church as well as cancer research! Meals on Wheels Delivery Need Volunteers are needed to deliver Meals on Wheels in the Homewood area on the following days: 2nd Wednesday of the month 3rd Wednesday of the month 5th Monday of the month To sign up or to receive more info, please contact Judy Keenum at BOLIVIA MISSION TRIP - JULY 2013 Trinity will return to Bolivia to work for a total of 8 days. The group will carry out some light construction work and help with the children in the daycare located on the property of the Methodist Church in Montero. No maintenance or construction experience is required. Adults of all ages are welcomed. The approx. cost of the trip will be $2,000 per person, with mission scholarships available. For more information, contact Ken Stalnaker at klstalnak@bellsouth.net. 4

5 In the Middle Ministry... If you have a couple of hours in the middle of the afternoon (3-5 PM) once or twice a month...consider serving in the middle of your life with middle schoolers! Tomorrow s church is under our roof in the middle of the week each Tuesday and Thursday in the youth area for an after school program called Element Cafe. We are looking for very special volunteers in the middle of retirement or younger to serve these youngsters. All you need is a chair, a good book and a smile. We will station you in the middle of the action at Element Cafe. If you are a middle-ager and serious about making a difference, contact Robert Sturdivant at or rsturdivant@trinitybirmingham.com. Wednesday Supper 4:45-6:15 PM (Fellowship Hall) Leave the cooking to us! Come eat and 9/7 Menu: fellowship with your church family. Great meals at incredible prices! Meal Prices: $6/person, $3 /child (9 and under) $5 Salad Bar option $5 Senior Adults $20 Family Max.(immediate family only) BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Fries Also! 24 item Salad Bar & 2 soups Dessert: Ice Cream Sundaes $6/person $3 /child (9 and under) $5 Salad Bar $20 Family Max. (immediate family only) Let us know you are coming... make online reservations, and find weekly menus at: 3/6 Menu: ADULTS: Chicken Divan, steamed rice, small tossed salad, cookie KIDS: Pizza, fruit, cookie, milk Also! 24 item Salad Bar & 2 soups 3/13 Menu: ADULTS: Chicken pot pie, fried okra, corn pudding, slaw, cookie KIDS: Macaroni & cheese, chicken nuggets, fruit, cookie, milk Also! 24 item Salad Bar & 2 soups Don t forget your name tag... on Sunday mornings or anytime you are attending or representing Trinity! This is a great way to provide hospitality to our guests, and to help us get to know one another better. If you don t have a name tag, contact Lisa at or lelliott@trinitybirmingham.com. 5

6 Trinity Prayer Garden and Columbarium There has been major progress on the construction of the Prayer Garden and Columbarium. It will soon be complete and ready for use. Niches in the Columbarium are available for current and former members of Trinity and their families. $3,200 each. Located inside the columbarium, the Memorial Panel will be limestone with names etched into the stone. $500 each. To date, all of the special features have been gifted and named. The Prayer Garden and Columbarium is a completely selffunding project through the sale of Columbarium niches, memorials and contributions by interested persons. Contact Ann Neptune at aneptune@trinitybirmingham.com or for more information or to purchase. pacesetters news MARCH 19 - PACESETTERS LUNCH. Rev. Steve West from St. Mark UMC will give an entertaining program on Circuit Riders in My Ancestry. MARCH 21 - HONDA PLANT TOUR in Lincoln, AL and lunch at The Ark in Pell City. APRIL 3 - MT. LAUREL TRIP and lunch at Stone s Throw restaurant. APRIL SPRING TRIP to SAVANNAH, GA and The Golden Isles. Guided tour of Savannah Historic District, Historic Home Tour, Guided Tour of Low Country, Performance at the Historic Savannah Theatre, Jekyll Island Millionaires Village Tram Tour, St. Simon s Island Guided Tour, Visit to Juliette, GA. Cost for Twin - $ APRIL 14 - DILL PICKERS Sand Mountain Saturday Night. Sunday 2:30 PM. Limited number of tickets. Cost is $21. SAVE THE DATES: - May 29: Birmingham Barons Rickwood Classic - June 5: Day Trip to Atlanta For reservations or more information on any event listed above, contact Amy Lewis at or alewis@trinitybirmingham.com. Give 2013 Easter Flowers to the Glory of God Order now through March 22. Members and friends may provide lilies to beautify our church on Easter morning in Honor of or in Memory of loved ones. These gifts will be acknowledged in the Easter Sunday worship bulletin. The cost is $15.00 each. Proceeds from the lily sales benefit United Community Centers, Inc.; a non-profit United Methodist agency. Please print information clearly; it is taken from this form for use in the bulletin. Please use a separate form for each lily order. Make checks payable to Trinity UMC. Place form(s) and payment in the offering plate, bring by the church office, or mail to Trinity UMC P.O. Box 19069, Birmingham, AL, CIRCLE ONE: In Memory of (OR) In Honor of 6 Order deadline is at Noon on Friday, March 22. Questions? Please contact Mary Boyce in the church office at or mboyce@trinitybirmingham.com. Easter Lilies Name: Given By: Phone: # of lilies: x $15.00 ea. = $

7 CFT FSR CONF SANC FHALL highlighted events this week Sunday - March 10 Fourth Sunday in Lent 8:45 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 10:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Membership LP 11:00 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 11:15 AM CONTACT Worship - WHALL 4:00 PM Sr. Adult Bible Study - SP 4:15 PM Youth Handbells - Rm :00 PM Sr. High Youth Choir - MS 5:00 PM Mid. High Element - Haven 6:30 PM Sr. High Element - Haven 7:00 PM Mid. High Youth Choir - MS 8:00 PM Men s Pick-up Basketball - GYM Monday - March 11 6:30 AM Men s Bible Study B fast - SDR 8:30 AM Mouat Chapel Open for Prayer 5:30 PM Finance Committee Mtg. - SDR 6:15 PM Admin. Board Dinner - FHALL 7:00 PM Admin. Board Meeting - WHALL Tuesday - March 12 6:30 AM Youth Prayer B fast - Haven 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various 8:00 AM Sr. Exercise Class - GYM 8:30 AM Mouat Chapel Open for Prayer 10:00 AM Trinity Singers - MS Craft Room 143 Fireside Room 145 Conference Room 220 Sanctuary Fellowship Hall take note LIB NAT LP SP HAVEN 10:00 AM Mama & Me - Nursery 3:30 PM Element Cafe - Haven Wednesday - March 13 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various 8:30 AM Mouat Chapel Open for Prayer 4:45 PM Wednesday Supper - FHALL 5:15 PM Children s Handbells - Rm :00 PM Children s Choirs - various 6:00 PM Adult Studies - various 6:45 PM Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - MS Thursday - March 14 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various 8:30 AM Mouat Chapel Open for Prayer 9:15 AM Adult Studies - various 3:30 PM Element Cafe - Haven Friday - March 15 8:30 AM Mouat Chapel Open for Prayer- Library 218 Not at Trinity Large Parlor Small Parlor 105 Youth Auditorium CHAPEL MS WHALL SDR FLC Mouat Chapel Music Suite 132 Wesley Hall Small Dining Room Family Life Center Nursery Volunteers - March 10 Jenna Bailey, Anne Corhern, Meredith Daniel, Laura Eanes, Kate Garrett, Alison Palieshesky, Tiffany Slocum, Julie, Abby Terrell Nursery Volunteers - March 17 Anne Corhern, Laura Fleming, Amy Green, Shannon Stevens, Cissy & Bobby LeMoine, Blair & Shay Thompson Nursery volunteers are needed each Sunday. To volunteer, please contact Barry Smith at or nurseryvolunteers@trinitybirmingham.com. Finance Office Position Available The church finance office is looking for a person who wants to work 30 hours per week M-F with benefits. If you are interested, please call Ann Neptune at for a copy of the job description. ST. VINCENT S: UAB: in the hospital Gary Jackson Terry Ware in memoriam Pat Vickers February 28 We extend our love and sympathy: to Sarah Baker on the death of her sister-in-law, Dora Elizabeth Raffield Baldwin, on February 24. to the family and friends of Pat Vickers who died on February 28. congratulations to Fred and Betty von Herrmann on the birth of their grandson, David William von Herrmann, on February 27. Proud parents are Rev. Peter and Amanda von Herrmann and big sister is Julia von Herrmann. to Owen and Chelsea Burgess on the baptism of their son, Connor Owen Burgess, on March 3. to Will and Blaire Middleton on the baptism of their son, William Louis Middleton V, on March 3. treasurer s report As of February 28, 2013 GENERAL BUDGET: 2013 Given Month to Date: $259,277 Avg. Needs to Date: $257,277 Balance/shortage: $2,619 CAPITAL DEBT RETIREMENT: Gifts this Month: $18,200 Gifts to Date: $37,776 Note from Treasurer: Questions about church finances, income or expense? If you wonder how funds are received or expensed, the financial books of Trinity are open to any member, contact Ann Neptune at or aneptune@trinitybirmingham.com. PLEASE NOTE: Tidings publishes each week on Tuesday (except for the week of Christmas). The deadline for submitting information to be included is on Thursday, the week prior to the publish date. Please submit info via to Haley Smith at hsmith@ trinitybirmingham.com. Tidings is delivered to the printing company each Monday at Noon. It is printed and mailed on Tuesday afternoon. Should you not receive your copy in a timely manner, please contact your postal carrier. The online version of Tidings is available each week on Tuesday at: 7

8 Tidings Trinity United Methodist Church (USPS ) is published weekly, except Christmas week, by Trinity United Methodist Church, 1400 Oxmoor Road, Birmingham (Homewood), AL Periodicals postage paid at Birmingham, AL. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Tidings, Trinity United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 19069, Birmingham, AL SUNDAYS at Trinity: Worship 8:45, 11:00 & 11:15 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Youth Activities 6:00 PM Serving Greater Birmingham from Homewood Our Mission: To Gather To Grow To Go To Glorify 1400 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL Careline: WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Kerry and Lizzie Croom 1040 Broadway Street #205, Homewood, AL The Crooms joined Trinity by vows from another Christian denomination and by transfer from another United Methodist Church. Kerry is a commercial underwriter at Synovus and Lizzie works as a business manager for Red Mountain Medical. Gaines and Meredith Moorer 1534 Roseland Drive, Homewood, AL The Moorers joined Trinity by vows from another Christian denomination and by transfer from another United Methodist Church. Gaines works for McGriff Insurance and Meredith works in human resources at St. Vincent s. Maxcie Sikora 300 Clermont Drive, Homewood, AL Maxcie joined Trinity by transfer from another United Methodist Church. She is a physician at AL Allergy. Register now for Summer Fun at Trinity Dates are online for Trinity Kids Summer Events Interested in Membership? Join us the first Sunday of every month in the large parlor for Coffee with the Pastor. This is a time to meet the pastoral staff, ask questions and learn more about the core values and mission of Trinity. We also encourage you to attend Membership 101, a basic orientation prior to joining Trinity. It is offered on the second Sunday of each month. Contact Drew Holland at or dholland@trinitybirmingham.com with any questions. PARKING NOTICE: Please do not block the dumpsters or areas that are marked as NO Parking zones. Also, note that the small parking lot is reserved for Handicapped, elderly and families with small children on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings. Thank you.