T R I N I T Y TRANSFORMER A publication of

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1 T R I N I T Y TRANSFORMER A publication of Trinity United Methodist Church Our Mission: To Be Lovingly Obedient To Christ Vol. 7 No. 04 April 2016 Dear Children of God, Spring time is my favorite time of year. I love to see the rebirth of plants, flowers and grass; and I love to see the birth of new babies. In fact, Sandi Patty in her song You Alone says: In the autumn of New England With the sea electric blue And the Arizona desert When a storm rolls into view We have so much to be thankful for, so as we go through this time together, let us praise God for all God s love and care for our lives and the beauty that we find in each other. The Navajo (Dine ) people say in a closing blessing song. In Beauty it is finished, in beauty it is finished, in beauty it is finished, in beauty it is finished. Thanks be to God for Jesus death and resurrection in beauty. It is finished. Pastor Tweedy Rev. Tweedy Sombrero Navarrete In the Southern spring time meadows Where the daffodils have grown I have seen the glory, Lord, of You alone In the California sunset And the Carolina dawn In the tall wheat fields of Kansas The Mississippi rolling on and on In the midnights of Montana And the snows of Yellowstone I have seen the glory, Lord, of You alone All around us, God is at work; and the beauty of God s work is wonderful to behold. We even try to capture the beauty of God s creation with our cameras, sometimes it s good and other times it s something we need to just remember. God loves us with all the beauty around us, and it is God alone who causes such beauty; not only in nature but also with the creation of all people. Our own human tapestry is a beauty to behold. Thanks be to God. CELEBRATION Ken and Sharon Felty OPEN HOUSE Saturday, April 2, :00 PM to 4:00 PM Sunrise Mobile Estates Clubhouse 1950 E. 24 th Street (between Bible Baptist Church and Chevron) No gifts, please.

2 Our April Birthdays 3... Lane Young-Walker 7... Frances Evans 7... Kathy Younker 8... Joy Bradshaw 8... Geri Gorsegner 9... Gordon Steele Molly Grimes Earl Koch Jaidyn Munger Sebastian Surguine Odie Badilla Dick Lueck Gabriel Wilder Ray Evans Mary Bradford Join us on Sunday, April 24 th for Birthday Cake following the service! The Executive Committee of United Methodist Women will meet Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at 1:00 PM in Freeman Library (Room 102) of the Boone Pooler Education Building. UMW will visit Crossroads Mission April 19, 2016 The UMW will meet on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 1:00 PM in the Library (Room 102) of the Boone Pooler Education Building. This month we have arranged a visit and tour of Crossroads Mission. All are invited to attend and experience first-hand the day-today operations of the Mission. We will carpool from the church. Please join us! Shirley Teeters, President Constance Stone Circle The Constance Stone Circle is continuing the reading of our book by Nell W, Mohney, "Build Your Bounce Back Ability", Chapters 12 and 13.Our meeting in the Muriel Freeman Library will be on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 10:00 AM. You all come for devotion and study, and enjoy the warm friendly fellowship..carmen Hawk, Circle Coordinator The United Methodist Men appreciate all of the support for the Easter Sunday Breakfast. It is exciting to report that we have raised over $14,500 for Imagine No Malaria, the United Methodist Church s initiative to eradicate malaria. The UMM will meet on Saturday, April 2 nd at 8:00 AM in the Freeman Library for a time of fellowship and devotion. All men of the church are welcome. Dick Lueck, President Thank you! Thanks to the many, many hands that helped with the church clean-up prior to Easter. The Trustees appreciate your support in keeping our facility and grounds shining to the glory of God!

3 Native American Ministries Sunday April 17, 2015 Combined service with Ft. Yuma United Methodist We will enjoy a special combined worship service with our brothers and sisters from Ft. Yuma United Methodist Church as we celebrate Native American Awareness Sunday. Native American Awareness Sunday recognizes and supports the contributions of Native Americans to the church and society. The observance, approved by the 1988 General Conference, is one of six special churchwide Sunday offerings. The funds collected will allow The United Methodist Church to partner with existing native ministries and create programs on behalf of Native Americans. Money collected also supports seminary scholarships for United Methodist Native Americans. - See more at: Resources/Native-American-Ministries#sthash.w9Yz0oeh.dpuf U M Women Recycle Batteries Please bring in your used batteries before April 9 th for the City of Yuma Hazardous Waste Disposal day. We take all kinds of batteries, those for hearing aids, flashlights, household use, computers and power tools. The collection bin is in Morris Hall and you can drop them off at your convenience. To date, we have recycled 109 pounds. Thank you for helping us keep these environmentally dangerous items out of our landfills. Joy Bradshaw, Social Action RELAY FOR LIFE Our last Money Maker for the year is coming up on April 17. We will be doing something new and we are calling it RELAY FOR WALKING TACOS It is Nachos in a bag. You will get chips and a sauce and then you can add whatever you want to your dinner; sour cream, pico de gallo, salsa, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, jalapeños, etc. We will also have drinks and dessert. As usual this will be right after the 10am service. We hope to see you there. This will also be the last Sunday you can buy luminaires. Anyone can be a part of Team Trinity, just go to and sign up! Become part of the proud tradition! The relay is Saturday, April 30, We will all be purple that last week of April, so get your cameras ready and it will only cost you $5 a picture!! Our next meeting will be Tuesday, April 5 th, 5pm, in the Music Room, please come join us. Here is a staggering statistic about Cancer; About 1.6 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in Think about it. Karen Conde, Team Captain Relay for Walking Tacos Sunday, April 17th Immediately following worship Team Trinity will host the luncheon and receive donations for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event. Come and enjoy terrific food and a great time of fellowship.

4 Chancel Choir - It is hard to believe that it is April and in a month the choir will be off for the summer. We are glad to have Allen back from his sprained wrist. Still looking for a few good singers, or just folks who Make a joyful noise. Here are the top 10 reasons to join the Church Choir: 10. You never have to worry about what to wear. 9. You always have a seat. 8. From your seat you can make faces at folks. 7. People who are involved in music live longer and are healthier. 6. One night a week away from home. 5. You make new friends. 4. You will learn new songs. 3. It s a stress reliever. 2. You learn to listen. 1. The minister is always looking the other way.. Handbells - Come join us for all the fun! It is hard to believe that it is April and in a month the choir will be off for the summer. We are still working on what to do for Christmas. We try to start practicing for Christmas by April. But we haven t got an idea. If you have an idea let me know, I keep asking, but no one is answering. Jeff Irick tapes most of our concerts, so if anyone is interested in copies of the Sundays that we play or any concerts, contact Jeff or check on Facebook. We will keep ringing every second Sunday of the month! Karen Conde, Choirs Director Music is the medicine of the mind. John A. Logan Blood Pressure Checks Fourth Sunday of each month Morris Hall Follow the foot prints! Trinity's Parish Nurse takes blood pressures the fourth Sunday of each month in the classroom around the corner from the kitchen in Morris Hall just follow the footprints. Everyone is welcome! Touches reported to Nurture committee for February total 167. Touches include cards sent, calls made, contacts outside of church, visits to shut-ins, getting acquainted with guests at church, etc. These numbers show that Trinity is a caring, nurturing, friendly church. Our parish nurse reports that 10 blood pressures were checked at the end of February. Marlene Evans, Nurture Chair Thanks to members of the Board of Trustees who hosted our Coffee Time in March. The Nurture Team will be our host for the month of April, and the Worship Team will host in May. [Just a reminder the Finance Team will host in June and the Staff Parish Relations Committee will have July.] If you would like to provide cookies for our Coffee Fellowship Time, please sign the list on the whiteboard next to the kitchen serving window in Morris Hall.

5 Thank you everyone for all the Easter donations and help that made our Annual Easter Egg Hunt a success. The Education Team LABELS FOR EDUCATION Campbell's is discontinuing the LABELS FOR EDUCATION program in July. We would like to collect as many of the labels as we can before that time to send to Wesley Community Center for equipment they need before the program runs out. Please continue to save the bar code part of the label (see picture). Put your labels in the box in Morris Hall or give them to Marion Perry. Fifth Sunday Fundraiser May 27 th following worship Thanks to all who helped with our successful spaghetti judging and potluck on Sunday, March 13 th. Because of everyone's generosity at the spaghetti lunch and previous designated gifts, we now have $2, toward building a home in San Luis, Mexico, with Casitas de Cristo, founded by Bob and Randa Ray. Watch for other opportunities to raise the balance of funds, so that by this time next year we should have funds in hand and people-power (including new homeowners) to build. Casitas now has need for people to join a group from Ohio (bringing all needed funds) to help build a house: dates are April 7-12 and April 28 through May 3. If interested, please contact Bob or Randa by - RWRaySr@aol.com or PastorRanda@aol.com or call them at Jean Rivers, Outreach Team Vacation Bible School 2016 Monday through Friday June 20 th 24 th FOOD BANK SUNDAY April 3 rd As we continue to celebrate our risen Lord let us share with our brothers and sisters in Yuma County. Please bring nonperishables to help FILL the barrel and basket in Morris Hall. Look for more details in the May Trinity Transformer

6 Remembering our past... As we celebrate our 63 rd year! Trinity Names! Morris Hall? Boone-Pooler Building? Muriel Freeman Library? Jeanne Barnes Chapel? Why this name? More important, who were these people? W. Norris Barnes was the first full time Pastor of Trinity ( ). In 1956, Trinity was saddened by the death of his wife Jeanne. A fund was started in her memory to purchase an organ for the sanctuary. Later the chapel at the end of Morris Hall was dedicated Jeanne Barnes Memorial Chapel. Morris Hall: Herb and Frankie Morris were first to sign Trinity's membership book. Herb helped construct the first building which served as sanctuary, office, classrooms, until the main sanctuary was built. He helped in construction of all future buildings and then the remodeling of Morris Hall. Herb said he'd held every position in the church, except president of WSCS (Women s Society for Christian Service). Frankie played her flute, was choir director and church school treasurer for many years. Constance Stone Circle was named after Frankie's mother, a very active WSCS member. Selden and Melba Stone moved to Yuma when he retired from the Air Force. They hosted the coffee hour for over 40 years. Selden continues to sing in the choir and was a church trustee. When the old education wing on the west side of the property was torn down the Boone-Pooler Building was constructed with a grant from former member Bob Boone, brother of Geri Pooler, long time member. Her son Robert Wayne Pooler sings with the choir. The Muriel Freeman Library was furnished in memory of Muriel Freeman who worked for 'Yuma Daily Sun" and promoted literacy through Newspapers in Education." Muriel was active in Walk to Emmaus activities with churches in Yuma. Landscaping at Trinity has been enhanced through memorials. Hank Vandenberg was a trustee and helped with construction projects. Nikki Ferguson teenage daughter of Ana and Greg Ferguson, was an active youth before her illness and death. See signs in flower beds. Memorial plaques can be found in the front of hymnals and on pews and various church items. More information is available in the Memorial book which is in the Chapel at the west end of Morris Hall. Many helping hands and prayers have helped build and furnish the church complex called Trinity and kept the faith alive to act for the greater glory of God..Marlene Evans, Membership Secretary The Desert Southwest Annual Conference 2016 Camp Schedule has been released. There are many exciting opportunities at Mingus Mountain Camp this year, including Genesis Camp, specially designed for younger, first time campers and a parent, and Horse Camp for 4 th -7 th graders. For the second year, Backpacking Camp for senior high youth is being offered, traveling to the White Mountain wilderness area. The long-awaited Mingus Mountain Challenge Course will also be open this summer for junior and senior high campers. Genesis Camp (grades 1-3, plus parent) will be held June 2 nd 4 th Elementary Camp (grades 3-6) will be held June 20 th 24 th or June 27 th July 1 st or August 8 th 12 th. Junior High Camp (grades 7-9) will be held June 20 th 24 th or June 27 th July 1 st. Senior High Camp (grades 9-12+)will be June 6 th 11 th or August 1 st 5 th. Horse Camp (grades 4-7) will be held July 5 th 8 th. Senior High Backpacking Camp will be July 2 nd 8 th. A complete listing of all of the camping opportunities is available in the Church Office or in the Narthex of the Sanctuary. We also offer many campership opportunities so that all who wish to attend might be able. If you have any questions about the camps, please contact Sarah Akins our Director of Christian Education. Open Chapel The Chapel will be closed from March 28 th through April 11 th. We will return to our regular schedule on April 12 th. Every Tuesday and Friday 6 AM to 7 AM Jeanne Barnes Memorial Chapel on the North side of the Trinity Campus.

7 Trinity United Methodist Church 3030 South 8 th Avenue Yuma, Arizona Phone: 928/ Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit #149 Office Hours Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM 12:00 Noon 1:00 PM 5:00 PM Rev. Tweedy Sombrero Navarrete, Pastor TrinityPastor@roadrunner.com Bob Klein, Church Administrator TrinityOffice@roadrunner.com Return Service Requested Church School for all ages Sunday at 9:00 AM Worship Sunday at 10:00 AM Take Note.... Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, April 4 th at 6:00 PM in Room 106. Team Trinity will meet on Tuesday, April 5 th at 5:00 PM in the Music Room. Nurture Committee will meet on Monday, April 11 th at 1:30 PM in Room 106. Staff Parish Relations Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 12 th at 4:30 PM in Room 106. Education Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 19 th at 7:00 PM in Room 106. Transformation Team will meet on Tuesday, April 26 th at 4:30 PM in the Workroom. Deadline for the May 2016 Trinity Transformer Newsletter is Wednesday, April 20 th! Please your information to TrinityOffice@roadrunner.com. Food Bank Sunday is the first Sunday of each month! Please bring non-perishable food to support The Yuma Community Food Bank.