THE BRIDGE. Trinity Presbyterian Church 1400 Sheley Road Independence, MO Rev. Elizabeth M. Strobel June, 2016 Volume MMXVI, No.

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1 THE BRIDGE Trinity Presbyterian Church 1400 Sheley Road Independence, MO Fax # Rev. Elizabeth M. Strobel June, 2016 Volume MMXVI, No. 6 trinitypresby@att.net "Diverse in Background, United in Faith" Dear Friends, One of the best parts of being a church is that we get to worship together. Most adults sit through worship services while being fairly still and quiet, but God made children wiggly and inquisitive. So that everyone in our church has a space that s comfortable, we ve created a Children s Worship Space toward the back of the sanctuary by the stained glass window. You are invited to use it for: Quiet activities, like the provided coloring books or puzzles. Engaging in faith development materials, such as Bible stories. Having a little extra room to spread out. Floor space to quietly play where most people won t be walking. Finding activities to take back to your pew (please return them after the service). Anyone is welcome to take advantage of this area, including youth and adults. Some of us thing better with a little change of scenery! We do ask that children have parental supervision. In addition to activities, you ll also notice that there are kid-sized versions of some of the stuff we have in the sanctuary a table, cross, font, communion set, pews, Bibles so that our youngest members can learn that the worship space is approachable (and still learn how to take care of and respect sanctuary items). The Time with Young Disciples this summer will take place mostly in this area so that we can, piece by piece, go through why we have what we have in the sanctuary. My prayer is that this will provide us with some learning and growth, as well as make our sanctuary a welcoming space for all of God s children. Blessings, Elizabeth

2 WEEKLY PRAYER LIST This list of members at Trinity has been organized for the purpose of being lifted up in prayer during the week. We look forward to God's blessings as we pray for one another. During the month please pray for these: June 5: Michael & Annie Mae Miller Tim, Kim, & Charlie Miller Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Mitchell June 12: Gary & Ruth Murray Ron & Janice Nodwell Rick & Diane Norman June 19: Jack & Karol Palmer Kyle Palmer & Jenna Zakrajsek Janice Parish June 26: Leslie & Bonnie Piper Jan Privett Laurie Rasmussen Thank you, Trinity, for your help. The Sew n So s have already collected 412 Best Choice Bar Codes for Please keep saving! Please help by saving the Bar Codes and place them in the Morning Circle mail box across the hall from the Colonial Room. June 2 Jennifer (Piper) Roberts 3 Paul Carr Brenda Scott 5 Kay Dickinson 8 Lynda Hansen Tim Layman 9 Vickie Brock 11 Justus Rodgers 13 Peggy Washburn 15 Billie Cross Betty May Faith Nickens Ruth Washburn 18 Jan Privett 19 Kerry Ellis Kraig Garcilazo Kyle Garcilazo Jack Palmer 21 Hailey Garnett-Washburn 24 Mary Snyder 28 Daleen Lyons 29 Sondra Tivis The Trinity family sends congratulations to Travis Chapman & Genie Velton who were married Friday, April 29 at Newtonia Baptist Church, Newtonia,MO. June 9 Tim & Becky Layman 10 Dave & Deborah Hatton 12 Jack & Jess Layman 14 Jerry & Irene Schmitt 25 David & Julie Lyons

3 Donations of muffins, cookies, other breakfast treats, & desserts are needed for Presbytery meeting on Tuesday, June 7 th. Please sign up on sheets in the Tower Room. Any questions, call Jan Privett at _ We are still in need of folks to sign up to help host the Tuesday, June 7 Heartland Presbytery meeting that will be held here at Trinity. Duties include: Shuttle Drivers to take folks from their cars at the grocery store parking lot to the Trinity building and then back again. There are 3 shifts and we need 2 drivers for each shift. You will need to drive your own vehicle for this job. Greeters/Ushers to help greet folks and direct them to where they need to be in the building. Two shifts are available: 8:00 AM- 12:00 Noon and 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM or the end of the meeting. A second person is needed as a Meal Ticket Attendant to help sell and then collect the meal tickets. This is a sit down job and you will be done by 12:30 PM. A second person is needed as a Nursery Attendant for child care during the meeting. You must be over 21 and a background check may be required. This is an 8:00 AM to the end of the meeting job. More folks are needed to help Clean Up at the end of the meeting to about 5:30 PM. Thank you in advance for your dedication and efforts as we host this meeting of area churches representatives and pastors! If you have any questions please contact Mari Shineman at or mommamaris@att.net. On the first Day of the Week "The people came together..." Worship Services: May May May May May Not Available "and the people gave... " May $3, May , May ,715/22 May , May Not Available Total $9, Thank you for making the Rummage Sale held at Calvary very successful. We raised $1, _ 2016 PER CAPITA DRIVE $39.52 Per Member This year s Heartland Presbytery Per Capita assessment is $39.52, of which $7.12 goes to the General Assembly and $2.72 goes to the Synod. If you have not already contributed your Per Capita, please prayerfully consider doing so in the month of February.

4 FAMILY FUN NIGHT Sound of Music Sing-a-long Friday, June 10 6:00 p.m. Toys for the kids, games for the grown-ups, and a movie and snacks for all ages! Please bring a friend and a snack to share. Donuts with Dads Sunday, June 19, :30 a.m. in the Tower Room Everyone is welcome to celebrate the fathers of our congregation with some delicious donuts and coffee. Happy Father s Day! Calling all children ages 3 to 6 th grade! Come hear about the Miracles of Jesus, June 26-29, 2016 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Westminster Hall on the Independence Square. We are again joining hands with First Presbyterian and First Christian for this venture. Each night will start with a light meal and go into story time, crafts, games, and music. There are registration sheets on the table in the back of the sanctuary to sign up your children and grandchildren. Please turn registrations into Lucy Berry or put them in the CE mail box. We are also looking for volunteers to help each night with crafts, being guides, games, we will especially need help on Wednesday evening, June 29 th as Trinity will be serving the meal that night. See Lucy Berry if you are interested in helping. Greeters wanted!!! Do you like to shake hands, give a hug or a smile to start off someone s day? If so, the Evangelism Committee has the perfect job for you! We are looking for greeters who can arrive at church at approximately 10:00 on Sunday morning and greet our members & guests as they arrive. The commitment is 30 minutes of your time but will surely be a blessing to last throughout your day. If you are interested, please sign up on the sheets located in the main entry to the church. If you should have any questions, please contact Julie

5 T.I.G.E.R.'s questions call Becky Layman at June 12: June 26: 11:30 a.m. - T.I.G.E.R.'s 11:30 a.m. - T.I.G.E.R. s The TIGERs went to Harvesters on April 30th and worked on packaging freezer items, which included packaging meat, a variety of frozen meal items and ice cream. We are looking forward to going again later in the year. You may have noticed a difference with our church sign in the front yard, the youth spent their meeting cleaning it on May 1st. Don't forget to check out our Facebook page "Trinity T.I.G.E.R.S. Youth Group" to keep up with our activities. We are still taking donations of non-expired vegetable seeds for this year's Festival of Sharing. You can drop off any seed packages in our collection basket located on the table by the front doors. upcoming events: The TIGER Flamingo flock is coming back to roost at Trinity on Sunday, May 29th. Get your requests in early to share the flock with friends & family, or secure your yard with our protection insurance. Forms will be available at church or you can contact me by phone or (please put your subject line as TIGER Flamingo Flock). Heartland Presbytery Day at Worlds & Oceans of Fun is Thursday, July 28th. The cost is $36 or $11 for season pass holders, plus an $8 all day, all you can drink, wristband. Sign up deadline is our July 10th meeting. Festival of Sharing is October 14th & 15th. Sign up deadline will be our August 7th meeting Dear Adults: To make any of our youth activities work we need adults to volunteer to supervise & possibly provide transportation. Please let Becky Layman know if you would like to support the youth on any of our events. We would greatly appreciate your support & enjoy having you join us.

6 May 22, CHOIR SUNDAY CATHERINE LYNCH S LAST SUNDAY

7 Sunday, June 5, 3-5 p.m. Come and bring your friends to enjoy fresh strawberries and all kinds of delicious strawberry desserts. Sign-up sheets will are available. Any questions, contact Jan Privett, All women of Trinity are asked to please fill out a survey so that our new Presbyterian Women group can begin being structured. We want to to hear about your needs and your passions! These surveys are available at the church. If you are not able to come to the church and fill one out, please contact Mari Shineman or Karen Spader. CHRISTIAN SYMBOL Apple Although Genesis 3 doesn t identify the forbidden fruit eaten by Adam and Eve, it has traditionally been thought of and portrayed as an apple. This may be because in Latin, apple and evil are the same word (malum). An apple, then, often represents humanity s fall into sin. When Christ is shown holding an apple, however, it symbolizes His conquest over sin and death. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive (1Corinthians 15:22, NIV). Independence Messiah Choir Centennial Performance Friday, June 3, 7:30p.m. Stone Church, Independence MO Limited Seating! Don t miss the centennial performance in the same venue where the tradition started in Come and sing allong to several choruses! Trinity members should take special note of our own Jack Layman singing in the tenor section. The deadline for items submitted to the July Bridge is Friday, June 24. Information for the weekly News Sheet is due each week on Wednesday by 1:00 p.m.