Trinity Tidings Page Trinity Tidings TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH November, 2018 WAYNE MILLET RETIRING AS MUSIC DIRECTOR Thank you, Wayne Millet, for your thirteen years of service to God and to Trinity s music program! Wayne will be leaving us at the end of December to take another position at a small Methodist church in the area and we wish him well in his new endeavors. Wayne s music direction and vocal training have enriched the quality of our music and worship at Trinity, from the pre-school TLC music education and handbell choir, to the youth and adult choirs, handbell choir, Legacy concerts, and a host of endeavors here at Trinity. Prior to coming to Trinity, Wayne served churches in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, Virginia, and the Panama Canal Zone. Wayne holds the Bachelor of Music in Sacred Music degree from Louisiana Tech University and the Master of Music in Voice from Southeastern Louisiana University. In addition to his full-time duties at Trinity, Wayne is an adjunct instructor of voice at Pensacola Junior College. He is married to Michelle and has five sons, two daughters-in-law, a granddaughter, Noelie, and a grandson, Corbin. Thank you for sharing your skills, Wayne, and for your passion for music and for the Lord. May God richly bless you and your new music program. MITZI MASSEY Lessons From the Water s Edge WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLASS BEGINS IN NOVEMBER Mitzi Massey, Trinity member, will offer her unique lesson series on discovering God s presence and power in your everyday life. Join Mitzi on Wednesday nights after supper, 6:15pm-7:15pm, in Room 11 for Lessons From the Water s Edge where she will explore how God leads and the Holy Spirit prompts in scenes from everyday life. Topics include Nov 7: Broken Things - exploring how God brings beauty from the brokenness in our life. Nov 14 Delight - finding delight in our everyday walk Nov 21 No Wednesday night supper or activities Thanksgiving week Nov 28 Just Keep Swimming - moving through life with the rhythm of prayer and the Holy Spirit Dec 5 Crabby - getting out of our own way when we re trying to follow God GENEROSITY SEASON 2018 Thank you to all who returned your 2019 Generosity pledge cards and Time & Talents Sheets. If you have not done so, please submit your card by Sunday, November 11. Budget Team Meeting will be held Wednesday, November 14th to prepare the draft budget to submit to the Session.
Notes from Brian Page 2 Trinity Tidings Greetings: Several big events will take place in November, so please mark your calendars and make arrangements to take part. Your participation will make these a success. November 4 at 8:45 Operation Christmas Child Packing in the Gym: Colette Obray and many others have worked very hard collecting items for Operation Christmas Child, and the congregation has responded with generosity and support, as you always do! Please be sure your child and youth attend this event. It is great fun and an important initiative, and we look forward to seeing a full gym on November 4 th. November 6 Children and Youth Ministry Summit with Ministry Architects in Room D: Ministry Architects consultant Stephen Ingram will lead rounds of listening sessions to help our church build up its ministries to children and youth. Listening sessions are 45-minutes and success depends on participation, so please note your listening session slot and come ready to share your thoughts, insights, and dreams. Parents of Children: 4:00-4:45 Youth: 5:00-5:45 Parents of Youth: 6:00-6:45 Youth Volunteers (Sunday school teachers, Youth Team, Youth Group Leaders): 7:00-7:45. Youth Ministry has a full month, so we look forward to seeing everyone take part in all that we have planned. November 4 Fellowship and Lesson Night at Trinity. We meet at 5:00 and finish by 7:00. We ve seen great participation on these nights, but you won t want to miss this night, since we ll be playing everyone s favorite youth group game! November 11 Fun & Friendship Night. Mid. Highs and Senior Highs will have different active ties this night. Mid. Highs will have bowl at Cordova Lanes. We re confirming the Senior High plans and will have information to you all very soon. November 18 Fellowship & Lesson Night at Trinity. The final one of the year! It will be a normal schedule, but the Senior Highs will begin to work on their plans for December 9 th. The Senior Highs will plan the activity, lesson, and anything else they want to do on December 9 th. November 25 Mission & Service Night. The plans are coming together for our youth to visit local nursing homes that have welcomed those displaced by Hurricane Michael. Details will be coming very soon. Grace & Peace, Brian REFRESH THE TEXT BIBLE STUDY: Join us every Tuesday morning at 8:00 am in the Conference Room for a Bible study that will focus on the most recent sermon text. Please email Brian Yount if you have any questions: brianyount@trinitypcola.org Upcoming Dates are: November 6, 13, 27 December 4, 11
Page 3 Trinity Tidings Dear Friends at Trinity, Thank you all for your donations to our patients and staff. We are so appreciative. It means so much that you all thought of us. Thank you. We are so grateful. The Pensacola Panama City Mission Teams Dear Prayer Warriors, I have received two cards from you and I appreciate so much your prayers. My hand continues to heal and my stitches come out soon. Through my own prayers I have lifted you up in prayer! By name I have prayed for you, also (for the ones I couldn t read-i know God knows who you are!) I don t know your particular needs but the Lord does and I trust my prayers were heard. Thank you for your wonderful ministry and willingness to serve. Sincerely in His Name, Judy Rhodes Dear Friends, Thank you for the continued prayers I have received from your prayer group on behalf of my high school friend, Mary Ruth Dobie. Sincerely, Nana Stewart Dear Trinity Friends, It has been a joy and a comfort to receive cards from so many friends at Trinity Presbyterian Church who prayed for my successful recovery from the lengthy cancer treatment. Bill and I are overjoyed to be able to report that the medical treatments are now completed and I m feeling better daily. We feel that your prayers have been heard. Thank you so much for including me in your weekly prayers and cards, Sincerely, Martha Clark Thank you Trinity Members! The response from you all was tremendous for clothing and Depends. I delivered these supplies to six local nursing homes and two assisted living facilities who were so GRATEFUL. God bless you for your generosity and compassion for these folks displaced by Hurricane Michael. Sincerely, Sharon Oakes Dear Prayer Group Member, I have recovered from my recent illness and our family is adjusting to the death of our loved one. I can t find words to express how much comfort and support your prayers and thoughts meant to me. People like you make hard times bearable. I very grateful and wish you each love, health and happiness. Your thoughtfulness and kindness is a gift to us all. Prayerfully yours, Joyce Rine Dear Friends, Thank all of you for your prayers. I have just returned home from 6 weeks in a Rehab center. Please continue to pray as I have my last surgery in November. May God richly Bless all of you. Lovingly, Sherry Bedsole Dear Prayer Group, Thank you so much for all of your prayers. Your thoughtfulness was heartfelt and helped in my recovering. Sincerely, Pam Cushing 17 people donated, saving 51 lives! Thank you! The Presbyterian Women have added an evening circle. Starting November 7 th, Mitzie Massey will be teaching Lessons From the Water s Edge, 6:15-7:15pm, Room 11. This will follow Wednesday Night Supper and is open to everyone.
Page 4 Trinity Tidings Happy November Birthdays LEGACY CONCERT SERIES The 2018-19 Legacy Concert series has begun! On December 2, we will present a Handbell Spectacular featuring handbell soloist, Danny Lyons and his professional handbell trio. Also on this concert will be the Christ Church Handbell Choir and the Trinity Ringers. Since this will be the first Sunday in Advent, all of the selections will be either Advent or Christmas music. This concert begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Trinity Presbyterian Church sanctuary and is free. For more information call Wayne Millet at 432-3505. SUNDAY SCHOOL with Hugh Hamilton 8:45AM Room F A CRAZY, HOLY GRACE: The Healing Power of Pain and Memory by Frederick Buchner. Nov 4: The Struggle and Hope of Memory Come learn about the healing power of memory and how to recognize and use past goodness and graces from God to close old wounds. Move past pain to joy and hope with the God who transforms pain and memory into blessings and new life. Order via Amazon: 1) a copy of CRAZY, HOLY GRACE ($12.00) by Frederick Buechner and 2) a PARTICIPANT S GUIDE to A Crazy Holy Grace by Michael S. Poteet. ($12.00) DISCOVER TRINITY: WEDNESDAY NIGHTS For Prospective and New Members, Guests With Hugh Hamilton, Room 11 6:15pm-7:15pm Nov 7: What Makes Us Presbyterians Different? Nov 14: What is Distinctive About Trinity? Nov 28: A Personal Relationship With Christ and His Church. PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER RELIEF Specific to Presbytery of Florida can be provided at Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) P.O. Box 643700 Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700. Be sure to put the following in the memo for support to the most recent relief efforts DR00194- FL. Thank you! Envelopes are available in the pew racks. Gregory Longuet 1 Sharon Oakes 1 Ford Reeves 1 Sandy White 1 Janet Behrens 2 Margaret Sims 2 John Opdyke 3 Lauren Boyd 5 Savannah Davidson 5 Lauren Scott 7 Charles Gilroy 8 Elijah Hartsfield 8 Patty Hightower 8 Ed Kidd 8 Richard Peden 8 Nancy Campbell 11 Mac Shehee 12 David Davies 13 Dilver Fellers 13 Jo Pridgen 13 Luke Davies 14 Joni Moore 15 Nancy Nesvik 15 Justin Beck 16 Jon Nagel 16 Tommy Taylor 16 Jim Lemke 17 Beth McClure 18 Bill Calvert 19 Brian Childers 19 Ann Forster 19 Jenny Baars 20 Sandra Buck 20 Jerry Mock 21 Sue Peden 21 Jennifer Holman 22 Linda Stolhanske 22 Joyce White 23 Samuel Wooten 24 Gracie Garman 25 Jack Sherrill 26 Ellen Sims 26 Allee McDonald 27 Jan Beck 28 Bonnie Bucco 28 Kacey Stage 28 Jean Nickinson 29
Page 5 Trinity Tidings PRAYER CONCERNS TRINITY MEMBERS Betty Burrows Eileen Crabtree Tracie Corley Butch Crooke Sue Davis Dilver Fellers Jeanne Franz Kenny Heffner Barbara McClain Laura Palmer (deployed US Navy) Joyce Pate Melba Powell Beverly Prewitt Al Pulford Ann Vick Ruth White TRINITY FRIENDS & FAMILY Mr. & Mrs. Bob Adamson (request of Mary Ruth Dobie) Meghan Andrasik Kazmi (request of Sarah Andrasik) Don & Joyce Aughtman (family of Dottie Schwatka) Rose Baber (mother of Barb Martensen) Helga Bailey (request of Martha Lee Blodgett) Gretchen Barron (daughter of Jon & Karen Nagel) Jeannine Bartlett (sister of Faye Groves) Chad Baxter (request of John & Mary Green) Sherry Jean Bedsole (request of Marge Shimmin) Rod & Judy Benton (request of Dan Prettyman) Glen Bishop (brother-in-law of Andrew Hinton) Marianne Blodgett (family of Dave & M.L. Blodgett) Ellie Bowman (request of Jim & Nancy Lemke) Teresa Bradley (request of friends of Trinity) Cara Brierton (request of Brian Yount) Bill Briggs (request of Joe & Mary Black) Joe Brindley (request of Ruth White) Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Brown (request of Mary Ruth Dobie) Rod Burton (husband of Brenda Summersil) Tammy Cantrell (request of Pat Skaggs) Terri Carroll (sister of Dan Prettyman) Bambi Carter (request of Martha Hauck) Piper Christian (request of Freddie Prettyman) Bill Christians (request of Peggy Watson) Noeline Clark (request of Sharon Oakes) John Connell (friend of Rita Hawthorne) Pearl Couch (mother of Tim Couch) Brad Daugherty (nephew of Sandra Buck) Joey Davidson (son of Patty & Gary Davidson) Bill & Ann Delavan (request of Laura Lawrence) Vicky Depew (friend of Lori Skelton) Ann Dobie & Family (family of Mary Ruth Dobie) Leslie Dobie (niece of Mary Ruth Dobie) Carl Enck (brother in law of Jim & Nancy Lemke) Tina Evans (niece of Martha Hauck) Marianne Fortuna (request of Jonathan Fortuna) Sylvia & Todd Frank (request of Mary Ruth Dobie) Olivia Goodman (friend of the Lawrence Family) Kimberly Graab (niece of Mary Anne Meier) Sara Gulick (request of Susan Clark) Fred & Jana Hole (request of Leah Franko) Melanie & Mike Holiday (Request of Tom & Eileen Mignerey) Silas & Xander Holmes (request of Ruth White) Marilyn Horsefield (request of Mary Ruth Dobie) Chris & Jenni Jennings (niece of Pat Drlicka) Fumie Kohn (friend of the Prettyman Family) Kristen Laughlin (niece of Jim Patteson) Billy & Helen Little (brother of Dottie Schwatka) Jerry Lolli (father of Ginnette Lolli) Millard Lunceford (brother of Judy Davis and Joy Kidd) Lisa MacKendrick (request of Mary Ann Meier) C.J. Meier (daughter-in-law of Mary Ann Meier) Rosemary Mika (request of Marge Shimmin) Bonnie Nock (friend of Kelly Slorahn) Maj. Greg O Malley (deployed son-in-law of Jenny & Theo Baars) Deb Patterson (request of Lori Skelton) Keith Pearcy (request of Joe & Mary Black) Jack Pipa ( request of Lori & Jody Skelton) Baby James, Betsy & Josh Reyes (request of Eileen & Tom Mignerey) Robin Ritchie (request of Hugh Hamilton) Mary Ritter (request of Mary Ruth Dobie) Addison Roselli (niece of Sheree & Christian Garman) Clay Rowell (request of Ed & Joy Kidd) Roger Satterfield (request of Carl Williams) Ronnie Shaw & Family (family of Pat Drlicka) Laura Sherard (request of Hugh Hamilton) Angelia Smith (request of Dan Prettyman) Porter Sparkman (cousin of Freddie Prettyman) Barbara & Gerald Spriggins (request of Marge Shimmin) Lesa Stack (friend of the Prettyman Family) Bettie Stout (sister of Carl Williams) Keith Sylvest (request of Kathy Franz) Logan Tan (request of Rita Hawthorne) Mary Lou Thayer (former Trinity employee) Cindy Turner (sister of Gail Childs) Dr. Riley Walker (friend of Dan Prettyman) Cricket Ward (request of Susan Clark) Miriam Westberry (granddaughter of Cindy & John Westberry) Tracy Yepello (request of Sue Coleman) Isaac Youngblood (request of Marge Shimmin) When you make a prayer request, please include an address of the individual being prayed for and your name, too. Thank you, Prayer Group. Please stop by to say a prayer and sign cards in the Prayer Room from Monday 3:00 pm to Thursday 9:00 am. There will be NO Prayer Cards the week of November 18-24 due to Thanksgiving Holiday. Prayer cards will be available for signature again on November 26th after 3 pm. Thank you for your continued prayers for those on the Trinity Concerns List.
Page 6 Trinity Tidings SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSION PROJECT It is Time for OCC! This has been Trinity s 10 th year participating in Operation Christmas Child shoe box service project! Thank you for your generosity! These small shoe boxes give children a much bigger gift: HOPE. When each child receives a box they are given a storybook, in their own language, which shares the message of salvation. The impact of boxes for 10-14 year old boys can be especially important, in some countries. That is the age when terrorist organizations start to recruit young men to join their cause. Through these boxes, these teenage boys receive hope that there is a God that loves them and that they have a purpose in His kingdom. Through the 10 years of doing this service project it has given our congregation more of a servant s heart. Our children see that they have the gift of time, hope and love to offer others around the globe. They know, at a young age, that their service to others has an impact that is bigger than a box. Pack in the gym at 8:45 on November 4 th SEVERAL WAYS TO HELP YOU CAN: Pack a shoe box Bring items to contribute Help pay shipping costs, ($9 per box) Pray for those giving, pray for those receiving, pray for this ministry! Help pack boxes on November 4 th Trinity Adults Nurturing Gathering Obeying TANGO will be hosted by Scott & Stephanie Peterson at 6:00 on November 16th at 4020 Potosi Road, Pensacola. ALL are WELCOME! Bring an appetizer or dessert and your favorite beverage. RSVP on the TANGO Facebook page or to Stephanie at 850-261-3951. Contact Sharon at sharonrobbins@trinitypcola.org or 432-3505 to RSVP for childcare by Tuesday, 11/13.
Page 7 Trinity Tidings TRINITY KIDS CONNECTION: We will not have a TKC event in November due to the Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving holidays. Information about a December fellowship activity will be forthcoming. Update on building project with Ministry Architects: As with any remodel or new build, things go along smoothly and we are lulled into optimism and confidence that all is well. Then, there is a snag the interpretation of the plans isn t viewed quite the same by the builders and the owners. So it is necessary to review where both parties want and need to be; making necessary adjustments and then continuing together toward the goal of the project. After the input from all who attended the Summit in August where values and goals were identified (thank you to everyone who invested in this process), the RENO team felt that the results compiled by MA needed clarification and expansion to clearly state who Trinity is and where we want to go. So the team has been meeting weekly to do just that. I believe our blueprint of core values and goals now express what was shared at the Summit and the heart of Trinity. They will be shared with the Session for approval soon. We will be meeting with MA via teleconference on Oct. 1 st and expect their assistance in moving forward on implementing the next phase of our renovation. To all parents, families and Youth/Children volunteers SAVE THIS DATE: November 6, 7, and 8.MA will be here for the Youth/Children s Visioning Summit and your input is needed. Please continue to pray for the RENO team and the Ministry Architects all that we do is to bring glory to God through our service and love for one another. Eileen Mignerey Toys for Tots 2018 Toys for Tots is a program run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve which distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy gifts for Christmas. The program was founded in 1947 and has collected millions of toys for disadvantaged children. Trinity Service Team has once again partnered with the Marines for the 2018 Christmas season and will be collecting new, unwrapped toys in a collection box located in the narthex. Contributions will be accepted from 5 November thru 14 December. Gifts are requested for infants thru the teen age years. Thank YOU!!
Page 8 Trinity Tidings UPDATE - Ministry Architects Renovation Team Pat Patterson PROGRESS NOTE: We have shifted from diagnosis and planning phase to implementation phase. Ministry Architects has begun to provide detailed game plans/action steps for accomplishment of the goals the Session adopted at the September meeting; the Reno Team has begun to implement these plans. The Action Plan for Small Group Development has been received. The timely Action Plan for the worship and music program is next because of the change in music leadership at the end of the year. IMPORTANT DATES Children and Youth Summit November 6-8 ACTIVE INITIATIVES Website and Church Management Software Leah McCreary, Hugh Hamilton The new church membership, finances, facilities database and communications system is now active; the staff is being trained in operations, the system will be launched next for Session and group leaders for their training and operations, then the system will be launched to the congregation. We learning to use the system to track participation of visitors and members, to communicate more freely, to facilitate the church calendar of events and facilities, to allow online registration and payments for activities. The new Trinity website is operational and will be unveiled shortly. We will offer multiple times and venues to train members in groups and one-on-one in how to use our new systems. Online giving and payments program has been launched in trial mode to a limited audience successful operations thus far suggest successful integration with our new database software; we will launch at first of the year for congregation wide use. Children s Ministry Eileen Mignerey, Brian Yount Stephen Ingraham (Ministry Architects) and Brian have planned the Children and Youth Summit for 11/6-8; invitations have been sent to parents of children, youth, and volunteers. A volunteer recruitment training session will be conducted with Stephen; this can be shared with other teams. The listening sessions on 11/6 for the summit are scheduled as follows: Parents of children- 4:00-4:45pm Youth - 5:00-5:45 Parents of youth 6:00-6:45 Youth volunteers - 7:00-7:45 Work is in progress to insure all volunteers in children and youth ministry have completed background checks and trained in the church s child protection policy.
Page 9 Trinity Tidings Session Team Restructuring Hugh Hamilton, Jack Lurton A proposed restructuring of the Session Teams was approved by the Session in September, implementation is ongoing and will be finalized April 2019 with the next group of elected elders. There will be 7 elders per class. Job descriptions for all volunteer positions on all teams are completed and will be accessible on the website and church communication system. Session Manual of Operations edits and updates continue. Facilities Use Policy Pat Patterson The policy is being edited and updated for approval by the Facilities Team. Annual Events Calendar Hugh Hamilton, Stephanie Peterson The calendar of annual events, the parties responsible for planning and conducting the events, and the timeline for preparations is completed. The annual events calendar will reside in our new database and can be accessed by the congregation and displayed for the congregation to use. A simplified public calendar wil appear on the Trinity website. Print copies will be available. Develop Internal Communications Plan A policy on use of social media needs be drafted for our internal communications plan; Session will approve and share with congregation our communications plan and strategy to increase effective use of present and new channels of communication to and from the congregation. Staff, leaders, and congregation will be trained as to best practices and protocols for new website and Church Community Builder database/ communication system (Feb. 2019). Wednesday Night Program/ Small Group Development Jack Lurton, Hugh Hamilton Work has started on improvement of the Wednesday night program and to integrate it with the small group ministry. A church wide small group offering for the first of the year is being planned and leaders recruited Completed Initiatives Campus wide WIFI improvement; 12-month Youth program preventative maintenance calendar; 12 Month Major Event Calendar.
Page 10 Trinity Tidings Come and join us for our 2018 Senior Aging Educational Programs Trinity Presbyterian Church 3400 Bayou Blvd Pensacola FL 32503 (850) 432-3505 November 13 th 6 pm Room D Relief of Symptoms in Serious Illness (Presenter Mary McWilliams, RN) RSVP to Sharon Oakes at 850-449-0498 We need VOLUNTEERS to sign up for Parlor Snacks: Volunteer Sheet sign Up is located across from the name tags in the narthex. All are welcome! First Monday of the month at 5:30 in the Prayer Room (Room A at the end of the Education Wing in the main building).
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Trinity Presbyterian Church 3400 Bayou Boulevard Pensacola, FL 32503 (850) 432-3505 www.trinitypcola.org FAX (850) 434-1172 Page 12 Trinity Tidings November, 2018 Please visit us at www.trinitypcola.org Senior Pastor The Rev. Dr. Hugh Hamilton hughhamilton@trinitypcola.org Associate Pastor for Discipleship The Rev. Brian Yount brianyount@trinitypcola.org Music Director Wayne Millet waynemillet@trinitypcola.org Organist Margie Sanders margielovesnotes@gmail.com Administrator/Controller Sharon Robbins sharonrobbins@trinitypcola.org Trinity Learning Center (850) 435-7829 Anna Kay Shirah, Director anna@trinitypcola.org Administrative Assistant Wendy Davies wendydavies@trinitypcola.org Anyone facing a loss (death of a loved one, divorce, job loss, retirement death or loss of a pet, empty nester ), can find a path to healing and hope Through A Lens Darkly: Grief, Loss and C. S. Lewis. Come and join us and begin to recognize and cope with the many emotions and seasons of life and identify the grieving process through stories of individuals and families touched by a significant loss who share their thoughts on the wisdom of C. S. Lewis book, A Grief Observed. The Grief Support Group meets at 5 p.m. in Room F and will continue to meet on Mondays through November 12, 2018. Please contact Sue Coleman or Dale/Sally Zorn.