TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH May 21, 2013 Vol. 47 No. 21 You are invited to a GOING-AWAY CONCERT Wednesday, May 29 Sanctuary 6 pm Congratulations Graduates Class of 2013 On Sunday, May 19, Trinity s Class of 2013 was honored at the 8:45 AM service. They sat together at the service and then attended a Celebration Brunch with their families in the Fellowship Hall. Choir TOUR LONDON 2013 Cross & Flame Youth Choir Cross & Flame Handbell Choir Beat the heat with a Summer Study! Forgiveness Adam Hamilton shows readers how to receive the freedom that comes with forgiving even if the person needing to be forgiven is yourself. One author said that this study not only reminds you about the importance of reconnecting the broken pieces of your life but shows how the process of grace and forgiveness is possibly your most complete picture of God. (4-week course) 1 hour session Offered: Sunday at 10:00 AM Wednesday at 6:00 PM Thursday at 9:15 AM Esther... It s Tough Being a Woman! Beth Moore leads an in-depth and personal examination of this great story of threat and deliverance. If you have ever felt inadequate, threatened, or pushed into situations that seemed overpowering, this is the study for you. Beth peels back the layers of history and shows how very contemporary and applicable the story of Esther is to our lives. (9-week course) 2 hour session Offered: Wednesday at 6:00 PM Thursday at 9:15 AM Register Today! trinitybirmingham.com Deadline is June 8 Classes begin June 16 You may also register by contacting Amy Mezzell, 879-1737 amezzell@trinitybirmingham.com NURSERY PROVIDED! For children 5 and under on Wednesday PM and Thursday AM. Please note when registering the name and age of your child(ren).
PERSONAL WORD SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013 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 & 100.5 FM SERMON Dr. Andrew Wolfe MUSIC 8:45 AM & 11:00 AM Sanctuary Choir, Lindsey Folsom MINISTER ON CALL Drew Holland, 617-9228 WESLEY HALL 11:15 AM Rev. Nathan Carden A LOOK AT MAY 19 1,146 Worship Attendance 754 Sunday School Attendance The Rest of the Story There is a new film out about Jackie Robinson, who integrated baseball by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. But there is something missing from the film titled 42. In an article for Christian Century, Eric Metaxas points out that when he was recruited by manager, Branch Rickey, Rickey told him he would be viciously attacked. He was looking for someone who could resist the temptation to retaliate. Robinson agreed. What is missing from the movie is the motive. Rickey was a Bible-thumping Methodist who refused to attend games on Sunday. He believed that it was God s will that he integrate baseball and saw this as an opportunity to shape the moral history of our nation, much as Abraham Lincoln had done. Rickey chose Robinson, not just because he was a good player, but because of his own faith and moral character. Rickey knew he must find someone whose behavior on and off the field would be exemplary and who believed turning the other cheek was not just the practical thing to do but the right thing. In their historic meeting, to underscore the spiritual dimension of the undertaking, Rickey pulled out a book by Giovanni Papini, titled Life of Christ. He opened to the passage about the Sermon on the Mount and read it aloud. But the filmmakers of 42 were evidently uncomfortable with this part of the story and simply avoided it. In baseball terms, they pitched around it. They did much the same thing in the movie Amazing Grace (2007), about British abolitionist William Wilberforce. The story of his conversion and the huge role that faith played in his political efforts was essentially left out. It is, of course, popular these days to debunk religious faith and make it the source of all that is wrong (God Is Not Good). The truth is that if you read history, much if not most of what is good in our society has its roots in faith. It was people of faith who led the fight against slavery, child labor, and racial injustice. The first schools in America were founded by the church - the same with orphanages and hospitals. I remember Millard Fuller, the founder of Habitat for Humanity, saying that the Methodist Church was the largest single builder of Habitat Houses. There is the old Gospel hymn with the title I Love to Tell the Story If you are going to make a film about someone like Robinson or Wilberforce, let s tell the whole story. 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? Please 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 Rev. Drew Holland at dholland@trinitybirmingham.com or call 879-1737 with any questions. Andrew Wolfe Senior Minister Suzanne Pruitt Minister of Christian Formation Drew Holland Minister of Welcoming Ministries and Young Adults Nathan Carden Minister of Outreach, Contact David Thompson Minister of Students Bobby Scales Minister of Pastoral Care & Visitation Mack Chapman Minister of Administration Church Office: 879-1737, Fax 868-9714 Care Line: 868-9709 Child Development Center: 879-1749
Trinity Habitat House Build Begins How can you help? Consider giving or volunteering today! The framing of Trinity s Habitat House took place on Saturday, May 18. Work on the home will continue for the next 8 weeks. 4 GIVE. $50,000 is required to build the home. Trinity has raised approximately $34,000 to date (donations and in-kind gifts). You may donate in two ways: 1) By check. Make payable to Trinity and clearly mark the check for Habitat Build. 2) Online. Log on to www.trinitybirmingham.com and follow the Habitat Build links to easily and securely donate through your PayPal account or by credit card. Gifts of all sizes are needed. For example: $10, box of nails $75, roofing materials $30, gallon of paint $100, sink or toilet $40, smoke detector $750, oven $50, ceiling fan $2,500, carpeting 4 VOLUNTEER. Sign up to work on the home...use your handyman skills to drive nails, paint walls, etc. Email Laura McCain (lamccain@bellsouth.net) or visit the 2nd floor Commons Area on Sunday for more info. This House in being built in Memory of Ken Johnson. Our sponsored house is being built for the Toler Family. Homeowner, Kim Toler and sister Amber with children Jailynn, age 7, Jordan, age 6 and Jeremiah, age 6. House location: (Clay-Chalkville Area) Colonial Cove Birmingham, AL 35235 From: Kim Toler Date: May 18, 2013 Dear Laura (McCain) and fellow members of Trinity United Methodist Church: I just want to send you all my sincerest appreciation. I am tearing up as I write this email. I am so grateful and honored that you all chose to be my sponsors. For you all to open your hearts to me and my family really makes me feel good about life. I have been through some trying times this year, but you give me hope in knowing that things will get better for me. Words cannot describe the way I feel right now. Thank you so very much. I will be forever grateful. Having my own home has been a life long dream of mine. Now it has become a reality. Again Thank You!!! 3
mission & outreach CHAINSAW CERTIFICATION COURSE - DISASTER RELIEF When we respond to a disaster as a church, the United Methodist Committee on Relief requires certification to operate a chain saw. On Friday night, May 24 and Saturday, May 25, there will be a chainsaw certification course held at Camp Sumatanga. The cost is a total of $130 which include meals and lodging, but TUMC Outreach will help cover the majority of this cost. All supplies, training, and tools will be made available to participants. Limited spots available. Contact Nathan Carden at ncarden@trinitybirmingham.com for more info. AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED - BHN ANNUAL FUNDRAISER Donation items are needed for the upcoming annual silent auction event benefitting BHN (Birmingham Hospitality Network) on July 25. Artwork, vacation properties, etc. are great auction items. If you d like to donate items, please contact Amanda Robinson at amanda.e.robinson@gmail.com. Have a question about Trinity s Mission & Outreach? Please contact Rev. Nathan Carden at 879-1737 or email ncarden@ trinitybirmingham.com. GRADUATION & HONORS LISTING TIDINGS Spotlight - June 4 Please supply information on any awards or special honors your high school or college graduate has received for a special listing that will appear in the June 4 issue of Tidings. All details should be emailed to Haley Smith at hsmith@trinitybirmingham.com by no later than May 24. Please remember to include parents names and full details. COLLEGE GRADUATES, New Addresses are needed. If you are a graduate and are moving, please contact Lisa Elliott in the church office with your updated contact information. (lelliott@trinitybirmingham.com or 879-1737) Summer Camp Dates! Element Summer Camp Register your middle school student now! Sumatanga s Summer Camping Ministry provides a faith community in a sacred space for young people to explore their unique purpose as children of God so they are transformed and empowered to share Christ with the world. For more details and to register, please visit: www.sumatanga.org July 31-August 4 4 Elementary Camps: June 9-14 June 16-21 June 23-28 June 30-July 5 July 14-19 July 21-26 Junior High Camps: June 9-14 June 23-28 June 30- July 5 July 14-19 Senior High Camps: June 16-21 July 7-12 Trinity provides a $100 scholarship for members who attend Camp Sumatanga. Please contact Jeanne Baswell (879-1737) in the Children s Ministry office upon registration for scholarship. Register your child for Element Summer Camp. ESC is heading our way...july 31 - AUGUST 4! It will again be held at a Methodist Retreat Center in St. Simon s, GA, known as Epworth By The Sea. ESC is a camp designed for your student to encounter God right where he or she is and to experience God s love and grace in new ways. For more info and to register, visit: http://elementdiscoveryweekend.com/summercamp/ Questions? Contact Robert Sturdivant at 879-1737 or email rsturdivant@trinitybirmingham.com.
Register now for Summer Fun at Trinity It s Back! Who? Completed 3rd - 5th grade students Dates are online for Trinity Kids Summer Events www.trinitybirmingham.com What? Three awesome nights designed especially for older elementary students to venture into God s word with fun music, Bible stories, service activities and recreation. When? August 5-7 Mon-Wed 6:00-8:30 pm (Dinner will be served) Where? Trinity UMC God is myrock TrinityV BS 2013 Vacation Bible School July 15-18 9 am - 12 pm (For completed 3K-2nd grade) This year s VBS theme is KINGDOM ROCK Where kids stand strong for God! Go to www.trinitybirmingham.com for Child Registration and Adult/Youth Volunteer Sign-up! Please register ASAP so we can be prepared! Cost: $10 Register your child now! Forms available online at www.trinitybirmingham.com/ kids/summer-programs-2013/ For questions or to volunteer to help, contact Jeanne Baswell at 879-1737 or jbaswell@trinitybirmingham.com. Questions? Email Melissa Vinson at mvinson9752@gmail.com. 5
pacesetters news MAY 28 - PACESETTERS LUNCH Peter Kirchikov will be our guest and speaker. He is a published writer, linguist, translator and interpreter. He is a member of Bluff Park UMC. Peter grew up in Communist Russia (1950 s to 1990 s) when God opened a door for his family and him to escape to America. He has written a book about his life and his escape to the US, to be released this month. MAY 29 - RICKWOOD CLASSIC The 12:30 PM baseball game will showcase the Birmingham Barons against the Tennessee Smokies. Fergie Jenkins will be the guest of honor and available for autographs during the game. We will leave Trinity at 11:30 AM. Tickets are $8.00. JUNE 19 - ATLANTA TRIP Our tour will include deluxe motor coach transportation to Atlanta. We will arrive at the beautiful historic Peachtree Christian Church, where we will meet our guide. We will tour the church, known for some of the most beautiful stained glass windows in the country. Our guide, Jim Howe, will give us a historic tour of Atlanta, including Peachtree Street and Buckhead areas. Lunch is included at the legendary Mary Mac s Tea Room. We will complete our tour with a visit to the new and interactive Coca Cola Museum. We will leave Trinity at 6:30 AM. Cost is $85.00, includes transportation, Atlanta Tour Guide, lunch and Coca Cola Tour. For reservations or more information on any event listed above, contact Amy Lewis at 879-1737 or email alewis@trinitybirmingham.com. Hannah s Friends Are you hurting because you want a baby or have lost one? Are you a friend or a loved one of someone who struggles with faith as she longs for a child? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, we invite you to join us. Hannah s Friends is a group of women who struggle with issues of infertility, just as Hannah did in the Bible. Our small group shares fellowship, prayer and Bible study as we try to discern the unique path that God has for each of us. Join us on the 4th Monday evening of each month at 5:30 PM in the Small Parlor. For more info, contact Amanda Hall at acollins24@hotmail.com. We all live, but do we truly LIVE? We all die, but will we really DIE? Join us for Contact worship as we explore what Jesus teaches about our afterlife, and how it begins now. May 05 May 12 May 19 May 26 MAY SERMON SERIES Hell, Here Hell, Eternity Heaven, Here Heaven, Eternity WESLEY HALL 11:15 AM REV. NATHAN CARDEN 6
CFT FSR CONF SANC FHALL highlighted events this week Sunday - May 26 8:45 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 10:00 AM Sunday School - various 11:00 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 11:15 AM CONTACT Worship - WHALL 5:00 PM Combined Youth Choir - MS 6:00 PM NO Element Monday - May 27, Memorial Day Church Office Closed for Holiday Tuesday - May 28 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 10:00 AM Mama & Me - Nursery Wednesday - May 29 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various 8:30 AM Mouat Chapel Open for Prayer 6:00 PM Adult Studies - various 6:00 PM Cross & Flame Youth Choir Send-off Concert - SANC 7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - MS Craft Room 143 Fireside Room 145 Conference Room 220 Sanctuary Fellowship Hall take note LIB NAT LP SP HAVEN Thursday - May 30 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various 8:30 AM Mouat Chapel Open for Prayer Friday - May 31 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 Nursery Volunteers - May 26 Jenna Bailey, Rachel Holt, Ashley Jones, Robin Peterson, Sarah Wessel Nursery Volunteers - June 2 Carrie & Dan Carter, Blair Crabtree, Carrie Garrette, Vaughan Holland Mouat Chapel Music Suite 132 Wesley Hall Small Dining Room Family Life Center Nursery volunteers are needed each Sunday. To volunteer, please contact Barry Smith at 879-1737 or email nurseryvolunteers@trinitybirmingham.com. Help Trinity Save Energy and Money Trinity Members! Summer is approaching, air conditioning can be very expensive and our monthly power bill will be on the rise. We ask that everyone using the building in the coming months not leave outer doors propped open for any length of time. Please pitch in and help with this power-saving initiative! in the hospital ST. VINCENT S: Bill Driskill in memoriam We extend our love and sympathy: to Brian and Lauren Tanner on the death of his grandfather, Charles Howard Carter, on May 11. He was the great-grandfather of Mary Case, Madeline, Caroline and William Tanner. to Resa and Rod Nelson on the death of her mother, Mary Catherine Carroll, on May 15. She was the grandmother of Erin Marie Nelson, Julianne Kim Nelson and Mary Hunter Nelson. congratulations to Shelby and Martin Smith on the birth of their daughter, Chandler Jane Smith, on May 15. Big brother is Jackson Smith. to Jay Hartley and Julia Bly on the birth of their son, Holden James Hartley, who was born on May 15. Proud grandparents are Steve and Alyce Hartley. Proud aunts are Sarah Alyce Hartley, Virginia Lanier Hartley and Caitlin Elizabeth Hartley Harper. to Jason and Molly Heathcock on the birth of their daughter, Mae Elizabeth Heathcock, on May 16. Big sister is Julia Ann Heathcock and big brother is Travis Kyle Heathcock. Proud grandparents are former Trinity minister, Rev. Gary Heathcock and his wife, Rita. to Sarah Gaulden and Alan Brandt on their marriage on May 18. treasurer s report As of May 19, 2013 GENERAL BUDGET: 2013 Month to Date Revenue: $158,760 Monthly Needs to Date: $197,246 Balance/shortage: $(38,486) CAPITAL DEBT RETIREMENT: Gifts this Month: $4,259 Gifts to Date: $75,179 Habitat Build Gifts: (Donations & In-Kind) $34,000 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 879-1737 or aneptune@trinitybirmingham.com. 7
Tidings Trinity United Methodist Church (USPS 0641-120) is published weekly, except Christmas week, by Trinity United Methodist Church, 1400 Oxmoor Road, Birmingham (Homewood), AL 35209-3998. Periodicals postage paid at Birmingham, AL. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Tidings, Trinity United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 19069, Birmingham, AL 35219-9069. 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 35209 205.879.1737 Careline: 205.868.9709 www.trinitybirmingham.com Interested in joining Trinity? Join us... Coffee with the Pastors Sunday, June 2 10 AM LARGE PARLOR This is a casual time for guests to meet the pastoral staff. During this hour, you will learn about the mission statement of the church as well as Trinity s core values. This is also an excellent time to ask general questions and learn more about the church family. CWP is held the first Sunday of the month at 10 AM in the Parlor. Sunday, June 9 10 AM LARGE PARLOR This class is strongly suggested for visitors who are considering membership at Trinity. During this hour, prospective members and those interested will review the membership covenant one makes when joining the Trinity Family. Ask a Greeter to direct you! PARKING NOTICE: Trinity members and guests should NOT park in the All Saints lot near Oxmoor Rd. Also, please do not block the dumpsters or areas that are marked as NO Parking zones. Note that the small parking lot is reserved for handicapped, elderly and families with small children on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings.