TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH March 13, 2012 Vol. 46 No. 11 A New Kind of Christianity Sunday, March 25 Featuring BRIAN MCLAREN Author Speaker Activist Public Theologian Former College English Teacher Pastor Ecumenical Global Networker Christian Leader INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Lord s Prayer Series 3 God Moment 5 Senior Adult Events 6 Calendar of Events 7 A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions that Are Transforming the Faith For more info on Brian McLaren, visit www.brianmclaren.net. No Admission Fee. All are Invited. Brian McLaren has been called one of America s 25 most influential evangelicals by Time magazine. A much sought after speaker and respected author, Brian has focused his ministry on the church in the postmodern culture. Recognized as the elder statesman of what has been called the emerging church movement, Brian is a bridge builder an orthodox Christian who believes that the faith must be practiced with a generous missional spirit. SCHEDULE: 8:45 AM Morning Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School Hour 11:00 AM (repeat) Morning Worship 5:00-6:30 PM Evening Session 7:00 PM Q & A Session All events will be held in the Sanctuary. The event is sponsored by the Harry Elliott Family. Lenten Yard Crosses Bear witness to your faith and place a cross in your yard during Lent. They are available on Sundays after each worship service. For details on upcoming Lenten events and services please visit www.trinitybirmingham.com Fun for kids! March 25 Evening Session Childcare Join us in Room 111 for a fun-filled Comedy Magic Show. We ll enjoy the show, a snack supper and balloon animals. (For ages 4K and older. Nursery available for infants - 3 years.)
A PERSONAL WORD SUNDAY, MARCH 18 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 and 100.5 FM. SERMON Dr. Andrew Wolfe Lenten Sermon Series: The Lord s Prayer Forgive Us Our Trespasses MUSIC 8:45 AM William A. Gardner Handbell Choir, Praise Alliance 11:00 AM William A. Gardner Handbell Choir, Sanctuary Choir MINISTER ON CALL Bobby Scales, 746-4547 Two weeks ago, there was another of those tragic shootings at a high school in Ohio. A 17 year old student named T. J. Lane, walked into the school and randomly shot and killed three students in the library. A few days after this senseless tragedy, the parents of one of the victims, Demetrius Hewlin, said they forgave the suspected gunman. When asked what she would say to the suspected shooter, Ferguson s mother said, I would tell him I forgive him because, a lot of times, they don t know what they re doing. That s all I d say. That was not an easy thing to say or do. In fact, had it been my child who was killed, I am not at all sure I would have the grace to forgive so quickly. When wronged, the pain, anger and rage can overwhelm us. Forgiveness is hard work, it is not easy. And yet it is the way of Jesus. In that model prayer that Jesus taught his disciples, he instructed us to pray, forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those trespass against us. In some ways this is the hardest part of this prayer to pray. It tells us we must be willing to change. And change comes hard for us. But, if forgiveness is hard, what is even harder on us is to become a prisoner of our anger, our hurt and our pain. Corrie Ten Boom, whose family perished in the Nazi death camps, wrote that forgiveness is to set the prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you. This Sunday, we will continue the Lenten sermon series on The Lord s Prayer, by looking at the hard work of forgiveness. WESLEY HALL 11:15 AM Dr. Dave Barnhart Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread A LOOK AT MARCH 11 968 Worship Attendance 795 Sunday School Attendance 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 Dave Barnhart Minister of Outreach Drew Holland Minister of Evangelism, Young Adults David Thompson Minister of Students Mack Chapman Minister of Administration Bobby Scales Minister of Pastoral Care & Visitation Church Office: 205-879-1737 Fax: 868-9714 Care Line: 868-9709 Child Development Center: 879-1749
Lenten Sermon Series The Lord s Prayer Teach us to pray! The disciples asked Jesus one day... Perhaps they asked this question because they saw the centrality and power of prayer in Jesus life. Jesus responded to their request by giving us the words of the Lord s Prayer. In these words we find a model for all prayer. During Lent we will use the Lord s Prayer as the central theme of our worship and reflections. Sundays 8:45 & 11:00 AM Sanctuary Dr. Andy Wolfe TRADITIONAL WORSHIP March 18: Forgive Us Our Trespasses March 25: Brian McLaren Event April 1, Palm Sunday: Deliver Us From Evil April 8, Easter: For Thine Is The Kingdom CONTACT WORSHIP March 18: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread March 25: Forgive Us Our Trespasses April 1, Palm Sunday: Deliver Us From Evil April 8, Easter: For Thine Is The Kingdom Sundays 11:15 AM Wesley Hall Dr. Dave Barnhart Lenten Offering Through Trinity s Lenten Offering, we have the opportunity to reflect God s love by making a sacrificial offering for others. This offering goes to support ministries beyond the walls of Trinity. These outreach ministries touch the lives of children, the poor, the elderly, the homeless and people in other countries or in disaster situations. Your Lentern Offering can be made at any time during Lent by using the Lenten envelopes found in the pews. For details & dates please log on to www.trinitybirmingham.com/worship/lent_2012 Palm Cross Workshop, March 31 Join us on Saturday, March 31, at 9:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall. Bring the family and help make Lenten Crosses that will be used in the Palm Sunday services. All ages are welcome to come and go from 9 AM - Noon. Questions? Contact Kim Snow at 879-8875.. Palm Sunday, April 1 8:45 & 11:00 AM - Children may participate in the Palm Procession by waving palm branches and placing them on the altar at the beginning of the morning worship services. 6:00 PM - On Palm Sunday evening, a Prayers Around the Cross Taize Service will be held in the Sanctuary. Holy Week April 2 - April 6 NOON SERVICES Monday-Wednesday (April 2, 3, 4) These half hour lunchtime services at Noon on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday provide a convenient worship opportunity. A guest speaker is featured each day, and a nursery is provided. Lunch is served following each service at 12:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall ($4 per person). HOLY WEEK GUEST SPEAKERS: Monday, April 2 Keith Thompson First United Methodist Church, Birmingham Tuesday, April 3 Charles Gattis Trinity United Methodist Church, Huntsville Wednesday, April 4 Julie Holly Discovery United Methodist Church, Hoover Maundy Thursday April 5 SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION 7:00 PM - Sanctuary Good Friday April 6 7:00 PM - A SERVICE OF DARKNESS Sanctuary - with scripture, prayers, liturgy and music by the Sanctuary Choir & Trinity Orchestra. 3
4 Children s Lenten Project In the Lord s Prayer we ask God to Give us this day our daily bread. Want to help give daily bread? You can! Grace s Kitchen feeds people who do not always have daily bread. On Thursdays, Grace s Kitchen offers breakfast and a sack lunch at a park downtown. Hungry people come from all around to enjoy the food and know that someone cares for them. All the food is a gift from people like you who have plenty to eat and want to share with those who don t. Below is a list of items they need. Choose something you want to bring, talk to your parents about going shopping to buy it. Bring your food offering to Sunday School by Easter. You may even want to bring something every week! - Sturdy Paper plates - Paper towels - Pancake syrup - Plastic forks and knives - Regular roast Folger s coffee - Food safe plastic gloves - Pure vanilla flavoring - Gladware containers (13 cups) - Dried cranberries - Disposable 13x9 aluminum pans - Pecan halves or pieces To learn more about Grace s Kitchen, log on to http://graceskitchen.org/ Questions about this project, contact Jeanne Baswell at 879-1737 or email jbaswell@trinitybirmingham.com. mission & outreach WEST END COMMUNITY GARDENS BANQUET Please support the upcoming Fundraiser Banquet to support West End Community Gardens on March 17 at 7 p.m. at Café Dupont 113 20th Street North, Birmingham. $125 per person ($100 is a tax-deductible contribution) This yearly dinner celebrates local food, our community gardeners, staff and interns, and the work being done in the West End Community. You can also call Robyn at 781-0517 to reserve seats. Checks can be addressed to Urban Ministry and mailed to 1229 Cotton Ave. SW, Birmingham, 35211 along with the names, addresses and phone numbers of those attending. Thank you for your support! OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AT COR Different small groups from Trinity procure, prepare, deliver and serve breakfast/brunch meals each Thursday to the homeless at the Church of the Reconciler. There is presently a need for a new group to take the 5th Thursday of the month. If you feel called to lead a small group to do this please contact David Miller, 320-2680 or dmiller5@bham.rr.com for more details. Attention AUBURN and ALABAMA Alums! The Tiger-Tide Challenge is March 24, from 7 to 9 PM at the Birmingham Marriott! Trinity has already purchased one table for 10, and we need volunteers to go and support our Wesley Foundations on both campuses. If we have enough interest, we may purchase another table. This is a FREE dinner event (for you!) for up to 20 people. If you would like to register, please call the church office (879-1737) or email Lisa Elliott (lelliott@trinitybirmingham.com) to register. Let her know how many people you will bring and whether you prefer to sit on the Alabama or Auburn side. Annual Spring Egg Hunt Sunday, April 1 at 4 PM Trinity s Egg Hunt for children ages 2 through 2nd grade will be held on Sunday, April 1 at 4 PM. (Watch Tidings for location) NO RAIN DATE Come join the celebration of finding eggs and enjoying friends!
This Week s God Moment...it s about allowing the light of Jesus to shine through us Lil Lambs Children s Consignment Sale is such a blessing in so many ways. We just completed our Spring Sale which will gross over $38,000 in two days. But, it is not about the money. It s about the opportunity to share resources, make friends, be in service to our church and to others in the community. It s about allowing the light of Jesus to shine through us with our smiles, our helpful attitudes and our hard work. It s about having a servant heart, welcoming all who come to buy, sell or volunteer. It s about being the church. A special moment happened when a seller came to pick up her check late Saturday afternoon for the items she had sold. Her face showed apprehension as she glanced at the check. Tears quickly flowed. I ve prayed that this check would cover an immediate financial crisis. It s $5.00 more! Thank you, thank you, thank you and praise God! Now, that s a God Moment! Linda Whatley Director of Children s Ministry BELOW: Mothers shop for great deals on children s clothing at Lil Lambs. 2012 Kids Summer Fun at Trinity Dates for Summer Camps are now online. Check them out and save the dates! www.trinitybirmingham.com/kids/ summer_programs Registration begins after Spring Break on Monday, March 26. Wednesday Supper What is a God Moment? God Moments are those moments that we can see and feel God s presence in a special and/or profound way. God is with us 24-7 but sadly many God Moments go unnoticed by us. We need to position ourselves by looking for them and opening our hearts and minds to avail ourselves to those moments. Rev. Suzanne Pruitt Serving 4:45-6:15 PM in the Fellowship Hall Leave the cooking to us! Come eat and fellowship with your church family. Let us know you are coming...make reservations and find weekly menus online: www.trinitybirmingham.com MENU March 14: ADULTS: Chicken Pot Pie, Fried Okra, Corn Pudding, Slaw, Cookie KIDS: Chicken Nuggets, Macaroni & Cheese, fruit, cookie, milk ATTENDANCE COUNTER TEAM. WE NEED YOU! Trinity is organizing a new Attendance Counter Team. Each Sunday of the month, we need at least 2 volunteers to go row by row and take up the sheets found in the black pads at the end of each pew immediately following the 8:45 AM and 11:00 AM services in the main sanctuary. You would be collecting the white-member and blue-visitor sheets from each pad. After collecting, you will count and record the attendance. Your service will take approximately 20-30 minutes. If you would like to serve in this way or have questions, email or call Ann Damsgard - 871-8078 or kmdamd@att.net. NOTE! DINNER WILL NOT BE SERVED ON MARCH 21 DUE TO SPRING BREAK. $6/person $3 /child (9 and under) $5 Salad Bar $20 Family Max. (immediate family only) 5
pacesetters news MARCH 14 Day Trip to the Antiquities Center Day Trip to Antiquities Center in LaGrange, GA. (Motor coach leaves Trinity at 7 AM) MARCH 21 Southern Museum of Flight Join us for a trip to the Southern Museum of Flight and lunch at VJ s on the Runway. The guided tour begins at 9:30 AM. Cost is $6. We will leave from Trinity at 9:00 AM. MARCH 26 Trinity Singers at Brookdale Save the date! The Trinity Singers will perform at Brookdale. MARCH 27 PACESETTERS Lunch Save the date! Pacesetters Lunch Program will be Tony Hebson. APRIL 15 OLD TIME RADIO SHOW: EPISODE 2 Join us for this show from Norton Dill Productions. On Sunday, April 15 at 2:30 PM at the Virginia Samford Theatre. Don t miss the Dill Pickers and special guest, Dolores Hydock. Tickets are $20 and will go quickly. Call Amy Lewis today to reserve your ticket, 879-1737. (Vans leaves Trinity at 2 PM) For reservations or more information contact: Amy Lewis 879-1737 or email alewis@trinitybirmingham.com. RELAY FOR LIFE Trinity Team Trinity members Amy Green and Maxcie Sikora are co-captaining a Trinity UMC Team for this year s Relay for Life. If you would like to join the team or volunteer to help, please contact Amy Green at agreen1@samford.edu. The main event will be held on April 27 at Homewood Central Park. Sponsor the Sunday Radio Broadcast in honor or in memory of a loved one. Open dates are: April 15, July 8,15,22, August 19, September 9, 23, 30, October 21, December 23 & 30. For details or more information, contact Mary Boyce at 879-1737. NEW YOUNG ADULT COUPLES STUDY All young couples without children are invited to participate in a Tuesday evening in-home gathering of food, fellowship, and study. The first meeting is on March 6th, and we will meet every Tuesday through April 10th. Our hosts are Steve and Cynthia Parris (1402 Saulter Rd. in Homewood). Come at 6:30 PM for a tasty (and free!) dinner with the study to follow sometime around 7 PM. Our study will focus on the United Methodist Church s stances on various social issues. For directions or more information, please contact Drew Holland at dholland@trinitybirmingham. com or 879-1737. (Please cut out and return this completed form by Noon on April 2.) Give 2011 Easter Flowers to the Glory of God Order now through April 2. 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, 35219-9069. CIRCLE ONE: In Memory of (OR) In Honor of Order deadline: Noon, Monday, April 2. Name: 6 Questions? Please contact Mary Boyce in the church office at 879-1737 or email mboyce@trinitybirmingham.com. Easter Lilies Given By: Phone: # of lilies: x $15.00 ea. = $
CFT FSR CONF SANC FHALL highlighted events this week Sunday - March 18 8:45 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 11:15 AM CONTACT Worship - WHALL 4:00 PM Sr. Adult Bible Study - SP 5:00 PM NO Youth Choir 6:15 PM Adult Handbells - Rm. 225 8:00 PM Men s Pickup Basketball - GYM Monday - March 19 6:30 AM Men s Bible Study B fast - FHALL 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various Tuesday - March 20 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various 8:00 AM Sr. Exercise Class - GYM 10:00 AM Trinity Singers - MS 11:00 AM Mama & Me - Nursery 11:00 AM Soup & Salad - FHALL Wednesday - March 21 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various 4:45 PM NO Wednesday Supper Craft Room 143 Fireside Room 145 Conference Room 220 Sanctuary Fellowship Hall LIB NAT LP SP HAVEN take note 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 18 Jessica Cantu, Sarah Paulk, Ginny Harrison, Denny Bubrig Volunteer for the nursery! Contact Kim Skelton at 879-1737 or email nurseryvolunteers@trinitybirmingham.com. Tuesdays at 10:00 AM Join this group in Room 114 in the nursery...bring your little ones. Questions? Email Kelley at kelleywinslett@gmail.com. 6:00 PM Adult Studies - Various 6:00 PM NO Childrens Choirs 6:30 PM Sanctuary Choir Practice - MS Thursday - March 22 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various 8:00 AM Sr. Exercise Class - FHALL 9:15 AM Adult Studies - various Friday - March 23 8:00 AM Sr. Exercise Class - FHALL Note: March 18-24 is Spring Break Week BROOKWOOD: TRINITY: LAKESHORE: in the hospital Lucy Lee Gilmore Milton Baker Pete Morgan Garnetta Stevening in memoriam Hannah Davis March 6 Edward T. Coleman March 8 We extend our love and sympathy: to the family of Hannah Davis who died on March 6 and Kenneth Davis, Sr., husband of Hannah Davis, who died on March 4. to Martha Davies on the death of her sister, Mary Virginia Mudd, on March 7. to the family of Edward T. Coleman, who died on March 8. to Jackie Langlow on the death of her mother, Bobbie Pounders, on March 8. She was also the grandmother of Jackson Langlow and John Langlow. to Barbara and Perry Morgan on the death of her brother and to Dale and David Miller on the death of her uncle, James Callaway, on March 9. congratulations to Frank and Anne Leyden on the baptism of their daughter, Elizabeth Anne Leyden, on March 11. to William and Sarah Paulk on the baptism of their daughter, Brooklyn Jane Paulk, on March 11. to Matt and Angie Anderegg on the baptism of their daughter, Alana Ruth Anderegg, on March 11. to Matthew and Leah Wolford on the baptism of their son, Jackson Foster Wolford, on March 11. to Taylor Stearns on graduating from the U.S. Army Ranger School this past week, he will be stationed at Ft. Knox, KY. Taylor is the son of David and Kim Stearns. treasurer s report As of March 11, 2012 GENERAL BUDGET: 2012 Given Month to Date: $112,464 Avg. Needs to Date: $126,876 Balance/shortage: $(14,412) SAY AMEN Gifts this Month: $39,948 SAY AMEN Gifts to Date: $167,158 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 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Blake and Anna Kate Crowe 737 Hampden Place Circle, Birmingham, AL 35242 The Crowes joined Trinity by transfer from another United Methodist Church and by vows from another Christian denomination. Blake works in commercial real estate for Southpace Properties. They have two daughters, Katherine (3) and Libby (3 months). Virginia Decker 3036 Cahaba Cliffs Drive, Birmingham, AL 35243 Virginia joined Trinity by vows from another Christian denomination. She is a speech pathologist at Edgewood Elementary School. Jared and Lori Cracraft (not pictured) 241 Montgomery Lane, Homewood, AL 35209 The Cracrafts joined Trinity by vows from another Christian denomination. Jared works in sales for CareFusion. They have a son, Beau (8 months). 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 Drew Holland at 879-1737 or email dholland@trinitybirmingham.com with any questions. 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 879-1737 or lelliott@trinitybirmingham.com. Mark your calendar for VBS 2012! July 16-19 Don t forget...it takes lots of adult volunteers to make this an unforgettable week for our kids! If you d like to help, contact Melissa Vinson at mvinson9752@gmail.com.