TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH February 28, 2012 Vol. 46 No. 9 Lil Lambs Spring Sale is March 9 & 10 Friday hours: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Saturday hours: 9:00 AM - 12 Noon *Most items are marked down 50% on Saturday! Volunteers are needed. To help, please contact Amy Mezzell at 868-9715 x 313 or email amezzell@trinitybirmingham.com. For more information visit: www.trinitybirmingham.com/kids/lil_lambs INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Lord s Prayer Series 3 God Moment 4 EF Chili Cookoff Team 4 Honors & Memorials 6 Calendar of Events 7 This past weekend over 300 teenagers and 150 adults spent their time at Discovery weekend discovering God s love. DISCOVERY is a 45-hour spiritual retreat geared toward middle school students. It was held at Trinity last weekend and it provided an opportunity for students to not only learn about, but also to experience the love of God. This year s theme was TIME based on Ecclesiastes 3. Thank you to the congregation for your support and prayers. Adults, parents, staff, family and friends volunteered their time to help in all different areas supporting the weekend. (For more on Discovery, see page 2.) To see a highlight video of the weekend, please visit www.trinitybirmingham.com.
A PERSONAL WORD SUNDAY, MARCH 4 SECOND 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 Your Kingdon Come MUSIC 8:45 AM Sanctuary Choir, Won & Kyoung Cho, Seeds of Faith 11:00 AM Praise Alliance, Won & Kyoung Cho, Seeds of Faith MINISTER ON CALL Dave Barnhart, 335-7352 WESLEY HALL 11:15 AM Dr. Dave Barnhart Hallowed Be Your Name A LOOK AT FEBRUARY 26 1,767 Worship Attendance (includes Discovery weekend) 1,172 Sunday School Attendance Discovery Weekend 2012 Ecclesiastes chapter 3 tells us that there is a TIME for everything. This past weekend over 300 teenagers and 150 adults spent their time at Discovery weekend discovering God s love. Students arrived on Friday night at 6:30 PM to a gym full of inflatables, a party and flash mob lead by our high school students. After a fun time in the gym, students packed the youth center for a time of worship and lesson from one of our high school students. This was just the beginning of an unforgettable weekend. That night middle school students would pack every room on the third floor with sleeping bags and pillows and then during the day use almost every room in the church for the over 40 Disciple small groups. It was in these small groups that the mid-highs would digest the lesson they had just heard from a high school student. These small groups were also guided by our high school students. On Saturday morning, students awoke to another full day of learning about God s unending love. Our focus image for the weekend was an hourglass. The goal was to remind our students that life is a lot like time slipping through an hourglass. We are all given a bit of sand and each moment that passes we cannot get back. Throughout the weekend the students were encouraged to think about how they use their time. On Saturday afternoon we had a forgiveness service where students got to experience having their sins washed away. Then on Saturday evening, the Sanctuary was full, standing room only, with the students families and church friends there to show love to our students. The full Sanctuary was a remarkable display of love. On Sunday morning we packed up our stuff and headed to the Hayes family farm in Shelby County. God blessed us with a beautiful day to compliment the amazing space at the farm. There students heard a talk on the Holy Spirit, received letters from loved ones and were challenged by two of our high school students to live a joyful life for God. Students were then given the opportunity to respond to that challenge by taking the sand that they were given earlier that afternoon and pouring it back into a cross. This symbolized the students giving God back their life and their time. Then we packed up the over 40 vehicles used and headed back to Trinity to join up with family in the gym to watch a wonderful recap video. God did some amazing things this past weekend. I am so thankful that I was able to be a part. David Thompson, Minister of Students 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
Holy Communion During Lent Lenten Sermon Series The Lord s Prayer It will be offered at the Maundy Thursday service on April 5. Communion is also offered during Lent following all Sunday worship services in the Sanctuary at 9:45 AM and 12:00 PM. 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. Bishop Will Willmon has written that prayer is bending ourselves toward God. The Lord s Prayer is a lifelong act of bending our lives toward God. In learning to pray this Prayer, we are being formed and shaped by God in particular ways. 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 4: Your Kingdom Come March 11: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread 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 4: Hallowed Be Your Name March 11: Your Kingdom Come 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 Daily email devotional To subscribe via email to the Upper Room Daily Lenten Devotional, please log on to http://devotional.upperroom.org/emaildevotional Called to Pray The Mouat Chapel is open for prayer weekdays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Prayer request forms can be found on the last pew. Please enter silently, pray quietly and stay as long as you like. If you would like more information on our Prayer Ministry, contact Lisa Elliott at 879-1737 or email lelliott@trinitybirmingham.com. 3
mission & outreach ZAMBIA MISSION TRIP INFO Are you interested in a mission trip in late summer or early fall to Zambia? Would you like to learn more about the work we have done there? There was an informational meeting on February 19. If you were not able to make the meeting but would like more information about Zambia, please contact Dave Barnhart at dbarnhart@trinitybirmingham.com. 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. Serving teams arrive at COR about 9:00 AM, serve at 9:30 AM and depart about 10:00 AM. This is a GREAT small group outreach ministry. Exceptional Foundation Chili Cook Off, March 3 Please Support Trinity s Team! Trinity is sponsoring a team participating in this year s Chili Cook Off presented by The Exceptional Foundation. The event is being held this Saturday, March 3 from 10am to 3pm in the parking lot next to Homewood Park. If you are interested in volunteering to help the team, please contact Nolan Cesnick at 913-0205 or ncesnick@gmail.com for more details. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased in the church office. This Week s God Moment...there is no way to describe the feeling Discovery 2012 was AMAZING! My daughter, Karli, came home Sunday evening filled with the Holy Spirit. She was so excited and couldn t quit talking about her experiences. She woke up Monday morning still radiating with joy from the weekend of experiencing God s Love. She was so overwhelmed by the love shown to her by written letters, kind words, hugs and by the amount of parents and friends that were at the Saturday evening Prayer Service. There is no way to describe the feeling that swept through the wave of kids and parents during moments at Discovery. During prayer, songs and even watching a worship session over the internet at home, I would get goose bumps and have tears well in my eyes. All I can say is that I felt God. The entire weekend was ONE HUGE GOD MOMENT! Ronda Reynolds (Karli, Carson, Kaden & Cele s Mom) 4 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. Sometimes they knock us upside the head or heart when we are not even looking for them. But most of the time we need to position ourselves by looking for them and opening our hearts and minds to avail ourselves to those moments. Rev. Suzanne Pruitt
pacesetters news MARCH 11 The Pablo Cruise Incident Kyle Bass presents The Pablo Cruise Incident at the Virginia Samford Theatre. Don t miss this laugh a minute musical. 2:30 PM matinee. (Vans leave Trinity at 2:00 PM) MARCH 14 Day Trip to the Antiquities Center Day Trip to Antiquities Center in LaGrange, GA. (Motor coach leaves Trinity at 7 AM) MARCH 27 PACESETTERS Lunch Save the date! Pacesetters Lunch Program will be Tony Hebson. APRIL 3-5 Natchez Spring Pilgrimage Trip There is still space on this trip: April 3-5. Trip includes Deluxe Motorcoach Transportation, 2-Nights Lodging, 2-Breakfasts, Dinner at Cock O The Walk, Southern Exposure Performance, Historic Natchez Tableaux Performance, Tour of Antebellum Homes and Lunch at Magnolia Hall, Vicksburg National Military Park Guided Tour, National Park Fees, Tips for Local Guides, and Baggage Handling. 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. Brian McLaren Event at Trinity Sunday, March 25 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. Brian will be a guest at Trinity on Sunday, March 25 and will be speaking on the topic of A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions that Are Transforming the Faith. He will speak in morning worship services as well as an evening session. The event will be hosted and made possible by the Harry Elliott Family. For more info on Brian McLaren, please visit www.brianmclaren.net. 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 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 February 29: ADULTS: Beef tips, rice, pinto beans, slaw, cornbread, cookie Salad bar/ 34 items & Soup bar/ 2 soups KIDS: Baked chicken leg, macaroni & cheese, green beans, fruit, milk, cookie MENU March 7: ADULTS: Chicken Divan, steamed rice, small salad, cookie KIDS: Pizza, fruit, cookie, milk $6/person $3 /child (9 and under) $5 Salad Bar $20 Family Max. (immediate family only) 5
gifts to glorify god & to remember those we love HONORARIUMS (January 30 - February 26, 2012) ELLEN LOUISE BASWELL TERRY McELHENY Susan & Ralph Doughton CORA RUTH MEZZELL SARA PENNINGTON 2011 TCDC Board JOHN DAVID REAMEY LILLIAN MARGARET SMITH MEMORIALS (January 30 - February 26, 2012) DR. ROBERT BRETCHES RON DENSON Tara & Clay Williams Ascend Sunday School Class Bettie Jackson Dr. Maxine Jones Mary Ann & Billy Blankenship Joan & Marshall Mezzell John L. Sims Carole McIntyre Jo Ann Brazelton Susan & Philip Norton Carole Cudd Myrnie & Bill Driskill JOHN DUNCAN EDNA GIRARD Catherine & Alfred Newman Gail & Charles Turner Trinity UMW Sam Tennenbaum, Jr. Betty B. Johnson Merry Lynne & Brooks Johnston Circle 1 CHARLOTTE GREEN JO ANN GRIFFIN FLO McLANE Frances Seay Margie Duncan Merry Lynne & Brooks Johnston Carole Cudd DOROTHY PARTIN Trinity UMC DOROTHY REED BILLIE ROCKETT TOMI THOMAS Dorothy Eady Brown Donna & Ted Roose Becky & Bill Hutto Frances Seay Frances Seay Jo Ann Brazelton Carole McIntyre Trinity UMW 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. Room Bookings Notice If you lead any group that uses a room at the church at any time, you must book that room by filling out a facilities form in the church office. Your group needs to appear on our weekly calendar so that you will have the space reserved; you will have heat or air and the room will be set the way that best accomodates what you are doing. Our church has become so busy that it is now an absolute necessity to book rooms as quickly as the need arises. For more information please call or e-mail Donna Roose (droose@trinitybirmingham.com) in the church office. Available for your use on first floor and second floor library area. 6
CFT FSR CONF SANC FHALL highlighted events this week Sunday - March 4 8:45 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 10:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Coffee With the Pastors - LP 11:00 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 11:15 AM CONTACT Worship - WHALL 4:00 PM Sr. Adult Bible Study - SP 4:15 PM Youth Handbells - Rm. 225 5:00 PM Cross & Flame Youth Choir - MS 6:00 PM Element - Haven 6:15 PM Adult Handbells - Rm. 225 8:00 PM Men s Pickup Basketball - GYM Monday - March 5 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various Tuesday - March 6 6:30 AM Youth Prayer Breakfast - Haven 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 3:00 PM Element Cafe - Haven Craft Room 143 Fireside Room 145 Conference Room 220 Sanctuary Fellowship Hall LIB NAT LP SP HAVEN Wednesday - March 7 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various 4:45 PM Wednesday Supper - FHALL 5:15 PM Children s Handbells 6:00 PM Children s Choirs 6:00 PM Adult Studies - Various 6:45 PM Sanctuary Choir Practice - MS Thursday - March 8 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various 8:00 AM Sr. Exercise Class - FHALL 9:15 AM Adult Studies - various 3:00 PM Element Cafe - Haven Friday - March 9 8:00 AM Sr. Exercise Class - FHALL 9:00 AM Lil Lambs Sale - GYM Saturday - March 10 9:00 AM Lil Lambs Sale - GYM 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 4 Shelby & Martin Smith, Laura Eanes, Kathryn Willis, Kate Garrett Volunteer for the nursery! Contact Kim Skelton at 879-1737 or email nurseryvolunteers@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. 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 14 & 21, December 23 & 30. For more information, contact Mary Boyce at 879-1737. BROOKWOOD: ST. VINCENTS: TRINITY: in the hospital Lucy Lee Gilmore Jo Spruell Pete Morgan Garnetta Stevening congratulations to Steve and Karen Smith on the birth of their daughter, Lillian Margaret Smith, on February 21. Big brother is Clem Smith. to Drew and Katie Sarrels on the birth of their son, William Andrew Sarrels, on February 22. to Rebekah and Todd Datema on the birth of their son, Michael Christopher Datema, on February 22. Proud grandparents are Ann and Larry Ethridge. Proud aunt is Emily Skelton and proud uncle is Noah Ethridge. treasurer s report As of February 26, 2012 GENERAL BUDGET: 2012 Given Month to Date: $197,115 Avg. Needs to Date: $257,277 Balance/shortage: $(60,162) Beyond Ourselves Gifts this Month: $2,280 Beyond Ourselves Gifts to Date: $5,298,243 SAY AMEN Gifts this Month: $128,601 SAY AMEN Gifts to Date: $131,490 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. PLEASE NOTE: Tidings publishes each week on Tuesday (except for the week of Christmas). The deadline for submitting information to be included is on Thursday, the week prior to the publish date. Please submit info via email to Haley Smith at hsmith@ trinitybirmingham.com. Tidings is delivered to the printing company each Monday at Noon. It is printed and mailed on Tuesday afternoon. Should you not receive your copy in a timely manner, please contact your postal carrier. The online version of Tidings is available each week on Tuesday at: www.trinitybirmingham.com/news/tidings Meals to Moms! If you would like to be a part of a team that provides meals to members who have just had a baby, come and join us! To volunteer, please contact Karen Smith at 879-1737 or email her at ksmith@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 Bob and Alice Daniel 5 Woodmont Circle, Homewood, AL 35209 The Daniels joined Trinity by transfer from another United Methodist Church. They are retired. Ben and Donya Traylor 1600 Ridge Road, Homewood, AL 35209 The Traylors joined Trinity by transfer from another United Methodist Church and by vows from another Christian denomination. Ben is an attorney and Donya is a licensed massage therapist. They have two daughters, Alyssa Elliott (8) and Emma Traylor (6). 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. Interested in joining Trinity? Join us... Coffee with the Pastors Sunday, March 4 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. PARKING Please do not block the TUMC dumpsters or areas that are marked as NO Parking zones. Also, please note that the small parking lot is reserved for Handicapped, elderly and families with small children on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings.