Trinity Tidings Thursday 14. June 2018 Trinity welcomes all to a community in Christ; serving others, growing in faith, living in hope, and reaching out in love. Third Sunday after Pentecost Holy Communion and Healing Service 8:15 am and 10:45 am 17. June O God, you are the tree of life, offering shelter to all the world. Graft us into yourself and nurture our growth, that we may bear your truth and love to those in need, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Trinity Lutheran Church 11200 Old Georgetown Rd. North Bethesda, MD 20852 Phone 301.881.7275 E-Mail office@trinityelca.org A Prayer for Healing Merciful Lord, you sent your Son to be our peace. Help all who suffer pain or grief to find in him strength and peace, so that their trust in your promises may be renewed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Web TrinityELCA.org Facebook facebook.com/trinityelca A Reconciling in Christ and a Stephen Ministry congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Assisting Us in the Sunday Liturgy 8:15 am 10:45 am Acolytes Matthew B Andy S Assisting Ministers Nancy N Nathan L Children s Church Margaret F David C Greeters Tom M Susan S Lectors Nancy N Nicholas C Ushers Mike J & Ross A Mark P & Robert P Coffee Hour Lily & Keith C Trevor H Altar Custodians Noralyn D Christine B Bulletin Assembly Diana B Tellers Thor N and Petra T
4 th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 11) 17. June 2018 Behold the Harvest Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground... Teresa among Calcutta's destitute and dying + Clarence Jordan's Cotton Patch Gospel + Sojourner Truth, the slave preacher + Who taught you prayer? + Flannery O'Connor, writing scandalous grace + Florence Nightingale, "Let my work be thine" + Rosa Parks on the bus + Thomas Merton, spiritual guide + Mahatma Gandhi, "Living Christ means a living cross, without it life is a living death" + Who stood with you in your shame? + Dorothy Day's Catholic Workers + Fyodor Dostoyevsky, imprisoned novelist of suffering love in Russia + Black Elk of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux), a faith after Wounded Knee + Who taught you love? + The Samaritan woman, shamed evangelist + Peter, betrayer and Rock + John Muir, steward of creation + Mitri Raheb, Bethlehem's visionary pastor of hope + J. S. Bach, musician for the glory of God + Whose song has inspired you? + Jimmy Carter, president and Bible teacher + Who has put scripture in your hands? + C. S. Lewis, literary scholar and defender of faith + Francis of Assisi, "Lord, make us instruments of your peace" + Paul, persecutor and apostle + Sister Alice Domon and Mothers of the Disappeared awakening Argentina's conscience + Henri Nouwen, wounded healer + Martin Luther, reformer + Who has challenged you to change? + Mother Emanuel Church, showing forgiveness to a nation + Shusaku Endo, Japan's Christian novelist + Mahalia Jackson and Thomas Dorsey, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" + Albert Schweitzer, theologian, musician, doctor, missionary + Christian Peacemaker Teams protecting children in Hebron + Prisca and Aquila, evangelists with Paul + Damien of Molokai, joyful among the lepers + Dietrich Bonhoeffer, living and dying the cost of discipleship + Harriet Tubman, slave "Moses" freeing slaves + Who has shown you courage? + Desmond Tutu, enemy of apartheid + St. Augustine, "Our hearts are restless until they rest in you" + Daniel Egan, "Junkie Priest" in the Bronx + Martin Luther King Jr., "I Have a Dream" + Who has healed you? + Daniel Berrigan, prisoner priest for peace + Mary Magdalene, apostle + Oscar Romero, voice for the voiceless... and the seed would sprout and grow." (Mark 4:26-27) Reprinted from Words for Worship, copyright 2017 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission of Augsburg Fortress. Family & Youth Ministry Forum This Sunday 17. June at 9:30 am We need your input. As we prepare for next year, we would like to hear from parents about their children's and family's needs, ideas, and preferences for family and youth ministry. The F&Y Committee is hosting a one-hour discussion (child care will be available for our youngest) this Sunday, 17. June, between services, from 9:30-10:30 am. While this discussion will help with planning for next year, we'd like to brainstorm what possible changes and new elements can be incorporated into Trinity's ministry both short-and long-term to ensure our ministry remains alive, engaging and serving the needs of all ages. The first portion of the meeting will provide a brief overview of current activities and how F&Y's ministry interfaces with Worship activities and Christian Education. Ideas, recommendations, and general feedback are always welcome. Can't make it? F&Y will be preparing a survey based on input gathered at meeting So stay tuned! Pledging for Mission as of 10. June Annual Planning Meeting Wednesday 27. June BIGGER Than A Building! 66 families have pledged $479,040 to our 3-year mission appeal. Total amount received for BTAB! is $422,744.07 as of 10. June. Thank you for your generous support. Attention, all Committee Team Leaders, Liaisons, and Staff: The annual planning meeting for the Trinity Program Booklet will be Wednesday 27. June at 7:30 pm. Please bring your calendars for the year to insert meetings, rehearsals, and special events into Trinity's master calendar for the 2018-2019 program year. 2
Meet Our Afghan Families Potluck Dinner Saturday 23. June at 5:30 pm Join us for a potluck dinner on Saturday 23. June, at 5:30 pm with the special guests being the Afghan families we have co-sponsored in p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h Lutheran Social Services (LSS). This is your opportunity to meet Aziz and Sediqa and Shahpur and Hilay and their children. Bring a main dish, side, salad or dessert to share, and enjoy an evening of fine food and fellowship. Beverages will be provided. Halal meat is their only dietary restriction, so please label your dish if made with halal meat to help our Afghan friends with their choices at the buffet table. Everything else is fine. Labels for all dishes may help them with unfamiliar foods. Please contact Lynn B or Kathy T with any questions. See you there! Summer Music 2018 We would love to hear you during worship during the offering or during the Communion during Sundays in late June, plus all of July and August. Please sign up on the sheet located on the Bulletin Board near the Social Hall Kitchen. Summer Worship One Service! July - August and Labor Day Weekend Starting 1. July and running through Labor Day weekend, 2. September, Trinity will be holding one Sunday service at 10:00 am, followed by Coffee Hour at 11:15 am. This is a great opportunity to meet Trinity members who normally attend that other service. You'll also leave church in plenty of time to enjoy the summer sunshine! Trinitarian Newsletter Double Issue for July-August Deadline: Monday 18. June Please submit your article contributions to the church office by Monday 18. June for this, the last issue before September. Thank you. The Word in Season for July-September daily devotionals are now available in the Social Hall. World Refugee Day Event June 20 at Sandy Spring Museum Wednesday, 20 June, from 7-9 pm, Sandy Spring Museum will host a special event to celebrate World Refugee Day. This is a special day to commemorate the strength, courage, and resilience of the estimated 65.6 million people who have been displaced from their homes. Speakers from CASA de Maryland, Lutheran Social Services, International Rescue Committee, and other local organizations will share information on the current immigration crisis. Event attendees will also meet the artists of the current exhibit, Uprooted: The Art of Refugees, view their artwork and hear their individual stories and personal journeys. There will be music and refreshments; all ages are welcome. The museum is located at 17901 Bentley Road in Sandy Spring. For more information or registration, please visit https://www.sandyspringmuseum.org/event/world -refugee-day/ 3
Remember in Your Prayers... the church our synod & bishops Bishops Elizabeth Eaton & Richard Graham our missionaries Stephen Deal & Marta Giron, Cent. America our congregation Trinity Church... the nations Afghanistan, Haiti, Korea, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Liberia, Libya, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Palestine, Somalia, Spain/Cataluña, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, United States, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe... the sick and suffering nursing/rehabilitation center Philip T, Manor Care Potomac John W, Sunrise of Rockville home Jean B Carol B Tigist G Fred K Susan K James T Karen W family and friends* Erik Arnold, friend of Bob & Marilyn C Cindy B, friend of Judy D Elaine Finnan, friend of Lynn B Harold H, cousin of Marilyn C Terry L, friend of Bob & Marilyn C Charles M, cousin of Jim V Suzanne M, friend of A family Howard M, friend of Margaret & Greg F Shirley M, relative of Mary M Patricia P, mother of Matthew C Scott R, co-worker of Sarah G Tristan T, friend of Barbara W *For family and friends, prayer requests will be kept on the list for four weeks. After four weeks, please complete another card. This Week at Trinity Sunday 17. June Pentecost 4 Father's Day 8:15 am Holy Communion with Healing Service 9:30 am Youth & Family Min Forum 10:45 am Holy Communion with Healing Service 1:45 pm Bethesda H&R-Finance Tues 19. June 11:15 am Staff mtg 6:30 pm Stephen Min Supervision(10) Wed 20. June 7:30 pm Mutual Ministry (11) Saturday 23. June 5:30 pm Meet Our Afghan Families Potluck Dinner Next Sun 24. June Nativity of John the Baptist 8:15 am Holy Communion 10:45 am Holy Communion Looking Ahead 27. June Calendar Planning Meeting 27. June Natl Youth Gathering (Houston TX) 1. July Summer Worship Schedule Begins 10:00 am one service only Birthdays 18. Mark Paciga 20. Maggie Hassett 21. Miriam Mendenhall 23. Emma Glick Baptismal Days 18. Alex Thrower Rebecca Thrower 20. Ricky Ruprecht 22. Diana Milne Wedding Anniversaries 17. Jerry Boegler & Brian Altman 19. Joyce & Paul D'Angelo Death Rob Wilkinson + 27. May 2018 Funeral will be at 3 pm on Saturday 28. July at Christ Lutheran Church (16th St), DC 4
New Wine, the high school drama g r o u p f r o m C l o q u e t, M N presented Les Misé rable s at Trinity on Monday 11. June. The 50 students in the cast and nine adults stayed two nights at Trinity, sleeping on most every horizontal surface available. They left this thank you note, when they left on W e d n e s d a y morning. They were effusive in appreciation for the hospitality, the worship space f o r t h e i r performance, the largest offering t h e y e v e r received, and the food. But the big h i t w a s T H E S H O W E R S installed by the Jacobson Design / Build firm of N. Bethesda! O n e s t u d e n t wrote: We are so grateful for you providing this c h u r c h a n d showers! When Mike J heard the suggestion that we change the name the sign to TRINITY CHURCH & SHOWERS, Mike said that the sign should read TRINITY CHURCH & SHOWERS (seasonal only) See pictures of the showers on the next page!
Two shower stalls with running warm water. Changing / Waiting Area This was the 5 th day of their 11 day tour and Trinity was the only church with showers. New Wine is a Christian youth drama/musical ministry of Zion Lutheran Church in Cloquet. The group's name is inspired by the 5th chapter of Luke where Jesus challenges us to get rid of the old categories in which we've thought about religion and relationship with God, and pour our New Wine into new wineskins. The group promotes Christian fellowship, friendship, and understanding among the students, who come from varied religious backgrounds and traditions. The group is in its 26th year. This year's group consists of 53 9 th 12 th grade students from area schools and represents 22 congregations of various denominations. Th e Vanity We strive to: Create a spiritual growth experience for youth that is fun, meaningful, and has positive impact in their lives. Build a sense of Christian community within our youth that spans denomination. Contribute to a growing, caring, and fun high school peer group through shared activities and growth experiences. Share God's word through contemporary music and drama with audiences across North America.