Volume 31 Number 35 September 11, 2018 TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH TRINITY TIMES 4815 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27609 tel: 919-787-3740 fax: 919-787-4884 www.tbcraleigh.com Dr. Jeff Roberts, Senior Pastor jroberts@tbcraleigh.com Twitter: @Jeff Roberts Are you new to our church or maybe you have been here several years, but you have questions about how your church functions, or what we believe, or just where is the Underground, and what is the ROC? You can learn all of this in our three-week Discipleship gathering called Trinity 101. Join me, beginning this coming Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. in Room C302/303, for three sessions on the ministry of Trinity. Here are the subjects for our gathering: September 16 September 23 September 30 What Does it Mean that Trinity is a Baptist Church? How Does Trinity Function? The Trinity Tour - What is the Underground, the ROC and other campus questions. Please call the office or sign up in the Narthex to be a part of this gathering. I look forward to meeting with you. TNT Kick-off DInner Tuesday Night Training (TNT) Terror & Triumph A study of Revelation Kick-off & Dinner: Class Meetings: September 18 6:00pm Sept. 25 - Nov. 6 6:30-8:30pm Men Facilitator: Dr. Jeff Roberts FH Women Facilitator: Robin Roberts C302-303 Key Card Update In an effort to secure the campus of Trinity, the card access system has been updated. If you have not updated your card after September 4th, you will need a new key card to access the building. To update your card, or receive a new card, call the church office, or stop by the church office Mo.-Fr. 8am-4pm. If you need your new access card and can not pick it up during office hours, please email Michelle Kranz at mkranz@tbcraleigh.com. Thank you for helping us take these safety steps to secure our campus! TBC Security Team
This Sunday At Trinity Kids Camp: Camp Willow Run (Sept 14-16) Baptism 8:45 AM Worship (Sanctuary) 9:45 AM Sunday School (Bible Study for all ages) Meet the Pastor (Library) 10:55 AM Worship (Sanctuary) 4:15 PM Missions Steering Committee (Conf. Rm) 4:30 PM GriefShare (B236) 5:00 PM Bells of Praise (B141) Committee on Committees Meeting (Min. Conf. Rm) Jobs for Life Meet & Greet (FH) Youth Sunday Night Alive! (UG) 5:30 PM Financial Peace Class (C101) 06:00 PM Preschoolers at Church (Birth-2yrs) 6:00 PM Bible Friends (3 s-k) Bible Buddies (Grades 1-2) Bible Skills, Drills & Thrills (Grades 3-5) Marriage Enrichment Group Information Session (C102) Student Choir (Choir Rm) Trinity 101 (C303) 7:00 PM Church Conference (Chapel) Adult Singles Fellowship Thr., Sept. 27 6:30 pm Taverna Agora, 326 Hillsborough Street All singles in their 50s & 60s are welcome, and bring a friend! Contact Sherry to RSVP: sreynolds57@nc.rr.com 919-599-7062 Divorce Care 4 Kids Leaders Needed We would like to offer DivorceCare for kids. However, this takes unique adult leadership each Thursday evening to nurture and provide consistent guidance. Volunteer by speaking to Rev. Karen Eickhoff. Welcome to Trinity Ashlyn Mills joined by baptism by profession of faith. Deepest Sympathies To the family of Jim and Rebecca Journigan (and their children Fisher and Sally Journigan) upon the passing of Rebecca s father on September 8. Our deepest sympathies and prayers to Kenn and Susan Boisseau [and their children Brenn Boisseau Kirton (husband, Kevin & children, Jacob and Collier), Ashlynn Boisseau Taylor (husband, Jason & child, Macon) and Yates Boisseau] upon the passing of Susan s mother, Mary Arrowood, of Spartanburg, South Carolina on September 6. Our deepest sympathies and prayers to Herb and Liz Land (and their children Caroline Land and Brad Land) upon the passing of Liz s father, John Mosgrove, of Raleigh on September 6. North Carolina Missions Offering Collected Sept. - Oct. TBC Goal: $25,000 Trinity had an amazing opportunity in February of this year to send a team to work with Door of Hope in South Africa. Door of Hope is a ministry dedicated to rescuing abandoned children with both physical care and Christian nurturing. We personally visited 3 baby nurseries, heard long range plans for children s care, worshiped in their churches as well as donating a lot of sweat and muscle power to the cause. The 3 houses that we began are almost finished now and we plan to return to help with the continuation of building a village in March, 2019. This mission trip was made possible by a partnership established by NC Baptist on Mission with the Door of Hope ministry. As you consider your gift for the NC Missions offering, please remember the wonderful work being done through NC Baptist on Mission who are supported through this giving. Be a part of God s work through your generous donation to the NC Missions offering.
Deacon of the Week Kerfoot Ritter has been a member of Trinity since 1987 and is a native of Richmond, VA. He and his wife, Charme, have three children and several grandchildren. He is a retired manager with IBM Worldtrade - Europe/Middle East/Africa. He serves as Church Greeter and works with the Willing Hearts Sunday School Class. He also works with deacons Jack Stanford and Shirley Pegram. WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPERS Wednesday, September 19 Baked Chicken, Sweet Potatoes,Veggies, Salad Bar Make your reservations ONLINE at www. tbcraleigh.com, scroll down to Wed Night Supper Reservations, or call the church office at 919-787-3740. Either method has to be done by 4:00 pm on Monday. Meals are $5 per person. DISCIPLESHIP CLASSES Fall 2018 Sunday Evenings Trinity 101 Sept. 16, 23 & 30 6:00pm C302/303 Facilitator: Dr. Jeff Roberts Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey Sept. 16 - Nov. 11 5:30pm C101 Facilitators: Jim Tiller & Alex Townsend Grief Share Aug. 19 - Nov. 18 4:30-6:30pm B236 Facilitators: Boyd Dimmock, Larry Autry, Stephanie Johnson You Make Me Crazy Oct. 7 - Nov. 11 6:00-7:00pm C305/307 Facilitators: Ginger Boyle, Rev. Spencer Good Sundays & Wednesdays Jobs for Life Sept. 16 - Nov. 18 A214 Wed. 6:30-8:30pm Sun. 5:00-7:00pm Applications are due by Sept 6. Tuesday Evenings Tuesday Night Training (TNT) Terror & Triumph A study of Revelation Kick-off & Dinner September 18 6:00pm Class Meetings: Sept. 25 - Nov. 6 6:30-8:30pm Men Facilitator: Dr. Jeff Roberts FH Women Facilitator: Robin Roberts C302-303 Wednesday Morning Job - A Story of Unlikely Joy Sept. 19 - Oct. 31 9:30-11:30am B200 Hall Facilitator: Shelly King Wednesday Evenings Pastor s Bible Study: TNT Wednesday Night Edition Terror & Triumph a study of Revelation Aug. 29-Nov. 14 6:30-7:30pm C302/303 Facilitator: Dr. Jeff Roberts Companions Along the Way Sept. 5 - Nov 14 6:15-7:30pm A-109 Parlor Cost: $10 for Books Facilitator: Rev. Hal Melton Being Baptist Aug. 29 - Nov 14 6:30-7:30pm C305/307 Facilitator: Kathy Driver Thursday Evenings Women s Monthly Book Club September 20 7:00pm A-109 Parlor In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson Facilitator: Nancy Cummings Divorce Care Beginning Sept. 6 6:30-8:In D360 Facilitators: Jeff Greene, Shay Greene, Mary Ann Campbell Ways to sign up: 1) Narthex Bulletin Board 2) Online tbcraleigh.com, scroll down to News 3) Call Church Office 919-787-3740
Rev. Hal Melton, hmelton@tbcraleigh.com Trinity Laymen & Ron s Barn Nursing Homes & Homebound Visits Wednesday, September 19 10:00 am Fellowship Hall Thursday, October 11 4-10pm Cost: $12 paid at Ron s Barn (includes buffet, beverage & tip) Sign Up Sheet Will Go Up on Sunday, Sept 16th We have 27 seats on the church vans. There will be a separate signup with 10 slots if you want to drive yourself. If someone else will be riding with you, their name should be on this list also. Questions? Contact Bill Gard 919-872-0709. Sign Up Notice for San Antonio, TX March 29 - April 7, 2019 Double $875, Single $1,210 Sign-Up Sheet with details is posted on the B-hallway - Senior s Bulletin Board. A $75 deposit payable to TBC (note: San Antonio) is required at sign up. Forever Young Senior Adults present Northwood Temple Trip Saturday, October 6 Fayetteville Join the Forever Young seniors. On Saturday, October 6, once again they travel to Northwood Temple in Fayetteville. There they are going to enjoy a scrumptious lunch buffet and another comedic theater performance centered around the fictitious small town named Smith Corners. The sign-up sheet can be found at the seniors corner in the B-Hall, second floor. Senior Adult Event calendar September 24-28 Lancaster, PA Trip October 11 Ron s Barn November 8 Fruitcake Factory Trip November 16 Mystery Trip
p Rev. Hal Melton, hmelton@tbcraleigh.com Marriage Enrichment Group Information Sessions Sundays, September 16, 23 & 30 6pm C102 in New Building Marriage is a sacred relationship entered into with the highest of hopes and dreams. But the early sky rocket/infatuation type love only carries us so far. Then come the life issues that require a higher level of love and commitment to the relationship for those initial hopes and dreams to stay alive. Marriage Enrichment is TBC s way of offering couples of all ages the opportunity to learn about / experience communication and intimacy skills that truly will be a huge asset as life goes on. We like to say that M.E. helps turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones. MEGs are 6-8 couples who meet once a month in homes to invest an evening in growing their marriage. A Leader Couple facilitates. You are invited to hear a LOT more about how these monthly gatherings have touched the lives of many in our congregation, and continue to do so. On 3 Sunday nights in September, different couples currently involved in MEGs will share their experiences, give testimony to the value of participation, and answer any questions that you may have. Then on FRIDAY EVENING, OCT. 12, we will begin a new Starter MEG that will meet 8 evenings through May. Ongoing MEGs (those who have completed the starter MEG and want to continue together) will begin their gatherings in October as well. Questions? Join us at one or more of the 3 Sunday evening gatherings in September. You ll be glad you did!! - Hal & Roberta Melton FINAL MISSION TO SANTA ELENA, BELIZE! So many TBC members have partnered with God and the congregation of Santa Elena Baptist Church to construct the Santa Elena Baptist Primary School. The school is wide-open with over 130 students and just had its first Graduation in June (13 students!). Pastor Manny has asked for assistance in building the walls of the two classrooms on the second floor of the preschool building. He already has funds for building materials. He needs willing hearts and hands. These two rooms will be tiled and air conditioned for use as school principal s office and computer lab. It will take two weeks to accomplish this mission. Some will be able to stay for two weeks others will choose only one. The dates are January 3-19. We will stay at the Aguada Hotel within walking distance of the school. We will have free days built in on Caye Caulker as usual. Cost for one week (air fare, ground transportation, lodging, most meals, ice/water, water taxi, insurance and t-shirt) will be around $1,475. Cost for two weeks will be around $2,200 (yet to be calculated). Sign Up Sheets will be on the Sign-Up Board in the Narthex next Sunday. SPACE IS LIMITED so do not wait!! After this mission, our overseas emphasis will most likely turn to Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico.
Rev. Steve Byers, slbyers@tbcraleigh.com Special thanks to the Orchestra & Men s Choir for providing worship music in this past week s services. The Men s Choir, under Nathan Snell s direction, has been meeting in the in-between season of New Covenant and Living Praise to rehearse and provide music for worship. We are very grateful for their commitment and desire to continue to serve God through music. The Trinity Orchestra continues to grow and you are encouraged to come be a part of the fun! sss Children s Choirs are going strong again this year! It is never too late to enroll your child(ren) into an graded choir program for preschoolers and children. Come get involved in choir ministry! Rehearsals are on Wednesdays at 6 pm. sss The two vocal ensembles, Living Praise and New Covenant, begin on October 3 and you are invited to come and be a part of the tremendous fun and fellowship in these groups. Living Praise, which meets on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm, is led by Joy Blashaw and presents music of various styles for worship. New Covenant, led by Jessica Isaacs and meets at 6:45 on Wednesdays. New Covenant sings contemporary music for worship. If you haven t found a place to serve musically, please consider coming and adding your voice to praise the Lord with us! sss We will begin FirstLight rehearsals on Sundays at 4 pm in the Choir Room. Beginning on September 16 FirstLight will resume their rehearsals to add music to the 8:45 worship service each week. This choir is a worship leading choir in that it is faithful each week to provide music for the services, but we need more singers to continue building this choir. Maybe you ve experienced a desire to get back into choir leadership but haven t made the commitment yet. This is a great place to begin! Let s talk about how you can come and get involved. Mary McDonald Concert Sunday, October 21 Keep October 21 on your calendars for our concert with Mary McDonald! In both morning services as well as in the evening, Mary McDonald is back with us to share her musical talents through song at the keyboard as well as church music anthems she has written sung by our Sanctuary Choir. Mary is a prolific writer of church music and is well-known in churches and church music circles spanning many denominations. Her music has touched lives for decades, and we will be able to share the day with her here at Trinity. Mark you calendars! The concert will be at 6 pm. More to come! Where are you going to serve this year in the Music Ministry at Trinity? Do you have special gifts in singing or playing an instrument that God can use to lead in worship? There are many ensembles, choirs, and groups that need you to continue the music ministry for years to come. Our musicians will be back into the swing of things soon. Take a look below at the starting dates and times for the Wednesday Night and Sunday Night Programs: September 16 Sunday Night Programs Begin (Bells of Praise begins, 5 pm Student Choir, 6 pm) October 3 Vocal Ensembles Begin (Living Praise & New Covenant)
Christian Davis, cdavis@tbcraleigh.com Rebekah Gordon, rgordon@tbcraleigh.com Highlights from Faith & Family Festival
Rev. Karen Metcalf Eickhoff, kmetcalf@tbcraleigh.com Sunday Evening Beginning Sept. 16 6 pm Bible Buddies Room E238 (Grade 1-2) Bible Skills, Drills & Thrills Room E240 (Grade 3-5) We still need one more leader for Bible Buddies - grades 1-2. Please see Karen if able to share your gifts with a young child. Kids Camp September 14-16 Camp Willow Run THEME: Friends Are Good! We meet Friday at 4:00pm to pack the buses and leave for camp! Weather Permitting, Meet us in the ROC lobby or parking lot by the ROC lobby doors. Acolytes 4 th & 5 th grade children are invited to be acolytes on Sunday morning at the beginning of the 11:00 worship hour. Be looking for a letter with a response form or be willing to do this wonderful act at the beginning of our 2nd worship hour. And please sign up on the board outside the 5th grade SS classroom the date you can serve. Check out the Preschool/Child Music, Mission & Ministry Information Form on the TBC website. This is a form we need all parents to complete for each of their children. One per child. We will collect these in containers by the classroom doors or in the grade school hallway. Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm This is a class for children of divorced parents going through DivorceCare. It will meet at the same time as the adult class. We need special adults willing to share and guide children through this process and provide consistent nurturing. The time is Thursdays from 6:30-8:30pm beginning on September 6. Adult Discipleship So glad to be offering: Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey, Divorce Care, Grief Share, Trinity 101, Revelation, Job, How to Deal with Crazy People, Being Baptist... and many other classes. I encourage you to check out our offerings for Discipleship outside of Sunday morning. How to Sign Up 1. Narthex Bulletin Board 2. Online through tbcraleigh.com, scroll down to News 3. Call Church office 919-787-3740
Katie Medlin, kmedlin@tbcraleigh.com Parents, the following Bible verses are paraphrases that are put into kid-friendly language that preschoolers can understand. It is never too early to start teaching our youngest scripture to have in their hearts in time of need! Share these verses with your child whenever they Are Worried: Do not worry. Pray to God. Philippians 4:6 Ask God for what you need. Matthew 7:7 God cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 Need Extra Attention: God will always love me. Psalm 107:1 God hears my prayers. Psalm 5:3 God has plans for you. Jeremiah 29:11 See people hurting: Pray for each other. James 5:16 God wants to help people. Deut. 15:11 Need to get along with others: Be kind and care for one another. Eph. 4:32 Love other people and be kind. Luke 6:27 Work together happily. Ephesians 6:7 Faith & Family Festival Event Highlights Fall 2018 Mission NEWS Project As we kick off the 2018-2019 Mission Friends year, our youngest church members will have an awesome opportunity to participate in a mission project to benefit the children in refugee neighborhoods served by the Welcome House of Raleigh. Throughout the month of September, we will be collecting the following items to be used by the Welcome House s School Readiness Program to help better prepare children for entering school. New or Gently Used Simple puzzles for preschoolers New/unused Preschool level books New or Gently used Games for counting/matching/letter recognition for preschoolers New/unused Play Doh There will be drop off bins at both ends of the preschool hall. Lunch Bunch Katie Do you lmiss have a child in Kindergarten? Then, I want to eat lunch with them at school! I want our children to learn that here at TBC, we are a family of faith that worships AND does life together! TBC parents with kindergartners be on the lookout for a call from me to see when I can have lunch with your child at school!
www.rocraleigh.com Rev. Spencer Good, sgood@rocraleigh.com s (919) 787-4991 ROC Volunteers The volunteers schedule is subject to change. If no volunteer is available, the ROC may close, even during regular hours. ROC Hours Monday Tuesday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am - noon Group Fitness Classes Contact Instructor for more info Stroller Strides M, W, F 9:15-10:15 am ROC Floor Missy Currin: missycurrin@fit4mom.com Yoga M 3:15-4:15 pm MP Room F 12:00-1:00 pm MP Room Laurel Cavanagh: laurelcyoga@gmail.com FIT4MOM: Body Back Class T, Th 5:30-6:30 am ROC Floor Missy Currin: missycurrin@fit4mom.com Dance-It Group Fitness W 7:00-8:00 am ROC Floor T, Th 8:00-9:00 am ROC Floor Kathy Wilson: kathyknits62@gmail.com Senior Adult Strength & Stretch T 10:00-11:00 am MP Room Mary Ann Potts: mapotts4@gmail.com Camp Gladiator Amy Banfer: amybanfer@campgladiator.com Monday, September 17 8am-11am Johnny Teal 11am-2pm Anita Yeargin 3pm-6pm Jenny Beal 6pm-8pm Volunteer Needed Tuesday, September 18 8am-11am Jane Sauls 11am-2pm Stephanie Treadway 3pm-6pm Kim Royal 6pm-8pm Volunteer Needed Wednesday, September 19 8am-11am Moose Beaudreau 11am-2pm Suzie Short Thursday, September 20 8am-11am Beverly Munday 11am-2pm Moose Beaudreau Friday, September 21 8am-11am Johnny Teal 11am-2pm Jackie Mizelle Saturday, September 22 9am - 12pm Mike Stines Volunteers Needed 1st, 3rd, 4th Tuesday 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 2nd & 3rd Monday 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Contact Michelle: 919-787-3740 or mkranz@tbcraleigh.com to volunteer for one of these times slots or to sub.
www.rocraleigh.com Rev. Spencer Good, sgood@rocraleigh.com s (919) 787-4991 THANK YOU! to all participant & volunteers who made the NH5K a success! Race Results for the 12th Annual NH5K Available www.northhills5k.com TBC Members Register Now! Upward registration is now open for TBC members and regular attenders. Please contact the church office for a registration forms. Registration closes for TBC members on October 7 and opens for non-church members on October 15. Sign up before October 7!
ETC VOLUNTEERS Sunday, September 16 Hostess: Sarah Payne Assistant Hostess: Stephanie Avent 8:45 am Worship Service Stephanie & Chris Stanley, Pat York, Jennifer Foster, Judy Stephens, Gino & PJ Ginnocchio 10:55 am Worship Service 0-4 mos Monty Monteith, Crystal Burriss 5-10 mos Karen Spilman, Dana Sumner 11-14 mos Sarah Fry, Ellis Payne 15-19 mos Sheldon Fry, Lindsay Recktenwald 20-24 mos Allison or Ragan Williams, Brian Sumner 2 yrs Sam Spilman, Rosemary Spilman*, Susan or Jason Pintuff, 3 yrs Peggy Paul, Michael Burriss, Gannon Monteith* 4 yrs Helen Monteith, Bill Shelton, Gabrielle Monteith* Special Needs Worship Care Hostess: Jane Sizemore, Sandy Veach Wednesday, September 19 Bed Babies Melody Yeargan, Kim Beckett One s Erin Carwell, Michelle Moore Two s Cheryl Aldridge, Judy Pope * Youth Volunteer Vision for Growth 09-09-18 Growing through Bible Study... Members New Age Group Present Members Visitors Adults 521 1 21 Students 104 0 3 Children 71 0 4 Preschool 75 0 2 Totals 771 1 30 Sunday School Total 802 Growing through Worship... 8:45am Worship Attendance 253 10:55am Worship Attendance 605 Total Worship Attendance 858 Growing through Stewardship... (YTD totals through 8/31/2018) YTD General Fund Needs (Budget) $1,975,612.50 YTD Operating Receipts $1,861,688.21 YTD Operating Expenses $1,890,016.35 TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH STAFF Tel: 919-787-3740 Fax: 919-787-4884 Prayer Line: 781-PRAY (7729) www.tbcraleigh.com Dr. G. Jeffery Roberts Senior Pastor jroberts@tbcraleigh.com Rev. Hal Melton Assoc. Pastor, Missions & Senior Adults hmelton@tbcraleigh.com Rev. Steve Byers Assoc. Pastor, Worship & Music slbyers@tbcraleigh.com Rev. Karen Metcalf Eickhoff Assoc. Pastor, Education & Families kmetcalf@tbcraleigh.com Rev. Spencer Good Assoc. Pastor, Administration & Recreation sgood@rocraleigh.com Rev. Lydia Tatum Assoc. Pastor, Ministry & Outreach ltatum@tbcraleigh.com Christian Davis Minister to Students cdavis@tbcraleigh.com Katie Medlin Minister to Preschool & Families kmedlin@tbcraleigh.com Rebekah Gordon Student Ministry Assoc. rgordon@tbcraleigh.com Jan Brown, Financial Administrator janbrown@tbcraleigh.com Reenie Shore, Pastoral Secretary rshore@tbcraleigh.com RaNada Thornton, Ministerial Secretary rthornton@tbcraleigh.com Michelle Kranz, Ministerial Secretary mkranz@tbcraleigh.com Maria Miller, Weekday Preschool Director preschool@tbcraleigh.com (919) 782-6192 Debbie Surface, Weekday Preschool Admin. Ashbey Jones, Facilities Manager Rev. Wayne Rogers, Organist Ramona Green, Barbara Bowen Pianists 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 006-883) is published weekly, except July 4th week and Christmas week by Trinity Baptist Church, 4815 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27609. Periodical postage paid at Raleigh, NC. Postmaster: Send address changes to Trinity Times, 4815 Six Forks Rd., Raleigh, NC 27609