TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH May 31, 2016 Vol. 50 No. 21 CHOIR TOUR 2016 BOSTON Trinity s Cross & Flame Youth Choir and Handbells have been in Boston this week for their annual Summer Choir Tour. The choir will present their tour music in traditional worship at the Oxmoor campus when they return to Birmingham this Sunday, June 5. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Oakmont Update Missions & Outreach Kids & Youth Calendar of Events 3 4 5 7 SPREE! Coming Saturday, JUNE 11 Trinity United Methodist Women s SPREE (Shop Praise Relax Eat Enjoy) will be held in conjunction with Trinity Men s BBQ on Saturday, 6/11 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the Oakmont Campus Gym. Come and enjoy great BBQ and sweet items from the bake sale while you browse vendors with arts & crafts, and other items. Proceeds from SPREE support organizations such as McCoy Adult Day Care Center, Jessie s Place, and St. Andrew s Society. QUESTIONS? Contact Peggy at 879-1737 or pgunnels@trinitybirmingham.com.
PERSONAL WORD SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2016 FULL COMMUNION OXMOOR CAMPUS TRADITIONAL WORSHIP 8:45 & 11:00 AM - Sanctuary Rev. Brian Erickson CONTACT WORSHIP 8:45 & 11:00 AM - Wesley Hall Rev. Nathan Carden SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUR 10:00 AM OAKMONT CAMPUS 9:30 AM - Contemporary Service 11:00 AM - Traditional Service Rev. Jack Hinnen ON CALL LINE 205-538-3682 MAY 29 - ATTENDANCE 399 Traditional services 253 Contact services 128 Oakmont services 13 Nursery total 212 Sunday School total RADIO BOADCAST The 8:45 AM traditional worship service is broadcast via 15-minute delay from 9-10 AM Sundays on WAPI-1070 AM. In his book The Last Lecture, author Randy Pausch, who is facing a terminal illness, elaborates upon his final lecture as a college professor. The book is intended to capture his deepest beliefs and life lessons and share them for benefit of his children, after he is gone. His work is full of bits of wisdom such as, It s not about how to achieve your dreams, it s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you. Pausch s book has sold more than five million copies in the United States, and spurred similar presentations by individuals in educational, non-profit and business organizations. Each life stage is accompanied by seminal conversations: encouraging a child before they step into the kindergarten classroom for the first time, praying for and over a naïve adolescent before they depart for college, or imparting wisdom to your adult child before they are married. It is a sobering exercise to imagine your last conversation with a loved one before they die, or to imagine what your final words will be when you approach the looming moment where our mortality falls into eternity. When these conversations come, we naturally quiet ourselves, get still, and give our attention whether we are speaking or listening. We recognize that the words reveal what lies deep within, revealing authentic humanity, foundational values and our hopes for the future. The Gospel of John (chapters 13-17) records Jesus Last Lecture of sorts. Seated with his disciples, we get to overhear a final conversation with his disciples before he is arrested and executed. In it we find some of the most moving imagery depicting the heart of God for the world. For the nine Sundays of June and July this summer, Trinity pastors will engage in a similar exercise. In our series Famous Last Words If We Had One Sermon to Preach, Brian Erickson, Suzanne Pruitt, Reid Crotty, David Thompson, Jack Hinnen, Bobby Scales, and Nathan Carden will each prepare a sermon that will be preached in rotation at each of our worship services at both Oxmoor and Oakmont campuses. I invite you to join us in worship in these coming weeks as each of our pastors give voice to a passage of scripture and message that arises from their own convictions, experiences, and hopes for the future. In Christ Alone, Nathan Carden WELCOME TO TRINITY Our mission is to Gather people to Christ, Grow people in Christ, Go to serve Christ in the world and Glorify Christ. PASTORAL STAFF: -Brian Erickson -Nathan Carden -Suzanne Pruitt -Jack Hinnen Senior Minister Minister of Contact Worship and Young Adults Minister of Christian Formation Minister of Oakmont Campus -Bobby Scales Minister of Pastoral Care -Reid Crotty Minister of Pastoral Care -David Thompson Minister of Family & Youth -Robert Sturdivant Minister of Students CONTACT US: Church Office: 879-1737 Fax: 868-9714 Care Line: 868-9709 Child Development Center: 879-1749 Email: trinity@trinitybirmingham.com Website: www.trinitybirmingham.com
Saturday, June 18 Save the date for Trinity s first ever Art Show, sponsored by Trinity Studio. If you are an artist interested in participating, contact Dayna Orr at 205-253-5626. Next Steps Next Steps is Trinity s welcome track program for guests and new members that is held at both campuses on Sunday mornings. WILL NOT MEET JUNE & JULY This program will be taking a break for the summer months of June and July. It will return on Sunday, August 7. RETURNS AUGUST 7! If you are a guest or new to Trinity, please contact Shelley Brockwell with any questions you may have. She may be reached at 879-1737 or sbrockwell@trinitybirmingham.com. 9:30 am Contemporary Worship 11:00 am Traditional Worship 914 Oak Grove Road Homewood I love summertime! Mosquitoes, conferences, and heat that can melt rubber. But seriously there are some wonderful things that come along with this time of year, and in our church many of them are happening at the Oakmont campus! I want to tell you about a few of them. We have had a successful launch and much of the work has fallen to our wonderful launch team. This summer, we are transitioning this group into a leadership team that will function like a miniature admin board for the campus. While a lot of the same folks will still be in leadership, I do want to invite you to be a part of it as well. I m sure many of your God-given gifts would fit in wonderfully at Trinity West Homewood. One event that I m excited about is SPREE! On Saturday, June 11 our UMW and Trinity Men will cook some BBQ, bake some delicious treats, and have vendors from 9 AM-2 PM at the Oakmont Campus (Gym). This is on top of some of the wonderful art camps, youth programs, and Trinity Olympics that are already happening here this summer, so there is fun for everyone. We aren t just having fun though. We are also serving our community. This summer we are gearing up to bring Celebrate Recovery to our campus. This is an ongoing small group recovery program based in Christ s love for those struggling with their hurts, habits, or hang-ups. Also, Project Serve has taken on some consistent outreach with our Modern Family Ministry Closet that offers clothing and supplies to foster families at no charge. This summer is a great time to plug in so that when the Fall gets here, we can truly share Christ with our community. I m excited about all this summer is going to bring and I hope you ll be a part of it with us at Trinity West Homewood. Rev. Jack Hinnen 3
MISSION & OUTREACH Weekday Local Service Opportunities Ages 14+: Better Basics Camp at Urban Kids - Volunteers needed Mon, Tues, Thurs, & Fri 6/6 to 7/29 from 9AM-Noon. Volunteers will assist Better Basic teachers in math and reading lessons for rising 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders. Ideal volunteers will make a regular commitment to the program- 1+ day(s)/week, 1 week at a time, or a complete session. Interested volunteers can reach out to Kathleen Drake at volunteer@betterbasics.org. All Ages: Thank Goodness I m Fed with Greater Birmingham Ministries - Help us pack and deliver healthy lunches to children at Caring Academy in Norwood on the mornings of 6/20-24 and 7/11-15. Volunteers will meet at Laura Williams home to prepare meals and will make the delivery together. Weekend Local Service Opportunities All Ages: Serve Saturday s at East Lake Market - 6/18, 7/16, & 8/20 from 7:15-10:30 AM. Create and deliver 150 baskets of fresh produce to elderly individuals in need. Sign up is available on the TrinityKids Summer Program page. http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/trinitykids-familyserve-saturday/ Ages 10+: Modern Family Ministries Closet - Volunteers needed to sort donations and assist foster families on from 10am-2pm Fri 6/3, Sat 6/4, Fri 7/8, Sat 7/9, Fri 8/6, and Sat 8/7. Interested volunteers can contact Kristan Walker at kwalker@trinitybirmingham.com Donation Opportunities Bazillion New Book Drive: The North AL 2016 Annual Conference mission project is to collect a BAZILLION new children s books for underresourced communities. Trinity will be focusing efforts on our ministry partners in the West End. We want to stock their library s shelves with age/culturally appropriate new books- suggested book list can be found at TUMC Oxmoor main office. Donated books can be brought to the 2nd floor commons at TUMC Oxmoor or to the narthex at TUMC West Homewood. Modern Family Ministries Closet: New or gently used children s clothing and supplies needed for children in foster care. Closet is located at Trinity West Homewood. If needed, contact Kristan Walker at kwalker@ trinitybirmingham.com to arrange drop off. Questions about Trinity Missions? Contact Kristen Walker, Director of Mission & Outreach, at 879-1737 or kwalker@trinitybirmingham.com. Summer Sunday Morning Fun! We re celebrating summer by mixing it up for our elementary kids Olympic style! Each Sunday we ll explore a new Bible story that has something to do with an Olympic event. Then we ll have some fun with our own Olympic games in the gym! Oxmoor Campus: Drop off and pick up for K-5 will take place in their summer Sunday School rooms: Kindergarten in Ark 110, 1st G in 107, 2nd G in 110, 3rd G in 124, and 4th & 5th G in 123. We ll post signs as reminders just in case you forget. From their Sunday School rooms they will process down the hall to the Gym for our Olympic fun (just in case you miss your class in their classroom) and then head back to their Sunday School class to be reunited with parents at the end of the Discipleship hour. We ll be active, so if you are looking for an excuse to make Sundays more casual, feel free to send your kiddos in their play clothes and tennis shoes! Oakmont Campus: Our elementary kids and youth will follow Mrs. Mia from worship down to the gym to create Olympic size fun together. Parents, elementary kids will be picked up in the Grove and youth will conclude in the youth space downstairs under the Sanctuary. Reminder for both campuses!!! We d still like you to sign your child in using the Check-In system EVERY Sunday even on these relaxed summer days. We will be asking for parent tags to help reunite children at the end of the hour. We can t wait to go for the gold with your kids this summer! 4
Trinity Kids SUMMER CAMPS, VBS & ACTIVITIES Register Today! www.trinitybirmingham.com/kids/ summer-programs June 6-8 - VENTURE Kids entering 4th-6th grade 6:00-8:30pm, Oxmoor Campus, $10 June 11-12 - DAD + KID CAMPOUT Kids entering 1st-4th grade Oakmont Campus, $20 June 18, July 16, August 20 FAMILY SERVE SATURDAYS Watch for more details! June 19-24 - SUMATANGA CAMP Kids entering 4th-6th grade Overnight Elementary Camp II $440 June 20-24 - SUMATANGA DAY CAMP Kids entering 1st-3rd grade 7:30 am-4 pm (Day Camp II) $125 July 18-21 - VBS Kids entering 4K-3rd grade 9 am - 12 pm, Oxmoor Campus, No Fee July 22-24 - SUMATANGA SLEEPOVER Kids entering 1st-3rd grade $170 (1 adult/1child) $200 (1 adult/2children) July 27 - CROSSOVER NIGHT Kids entering 6th grade 5:30 pm, Oxmoor Campus Also... Summer COMMUNITY Camps! ART / MUSIC / BASKETBALL (various weeks and for various ages) For more details, please visit trinitybirmingham.com/ kids/summer-programs/ Questions? Contact Eleanor Christiansen at echristiansen@trinitybirmingham.com. student ministry LISTEN TO SERMONS ONLINE Weekly sermons from all worship services are available on the church website at: www.trinitybirmingham.com/ worship/sermons/ weekly update www.elementstudentministry.com Here is what is happening at Element this week: ELEMENT SUMMER SUNDAYS This Sunday from 6-8 PM, Element will be meeting at Homewood Central Park from 6:00-8:00pm.This is a great time for fellowship with our staff and students! Make sure to bring your own dinner. After some fun at the park, we will have a time for worship and a short devotional. SUMMER LUNCH CLUB LUNCH CLUB! TUESDAY from 11:00am-2:00pm, begins our Lunch Club, which meets most Tuesdays throughout the summer. Each week we will meet, load up vans, pick up food, and return to the church for food and fellowship. Students need to bring money for lunch ($5-10). MISSION TRIPS: SOS - We have very few spots remaining! Students AND parents, please check your calendar and email Robert to let him know you want to go to SOS this summer. We are hoping to have 5-6 more parents join us. The dates are July 10-16. I hope you will sign up today. rsturdivant@trinitybirmingham.com Middle School Mission Trip - SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE: Urban Ministry Middle School Mission Trip - This summer, our middle school students will have an incredible opportunity to make a major impact here in our city. The dates June 26-July 1 with limited space! Teams will be working on homes throughout the week doing minor home repair and painting. The cost is $290, including a $100 registration fee. To register, go tohttp://elementstudentministry.com/clean/middleschoolmissiontrip/. Please join us for this special week of making a difference in Birmingham! THE DUGOUT We will be presenting our ministry The Dugout to the church in the coming months. Every student who is a Trinity member will have a baseball card made, and we will request the church members to draft a student to pray for and encourage them. We will make a card with your child s name, grade, school and parent names. If you do NOT want your child to participate in this ministry, please let us know ASAP. Again, this will just be for students who are Trinity UMC members. Thank you all for continuing to partner with us in ministry. If there is anything I can do for you and your family, please do not hesitate to ask! David Thompson Youth Pastor 5
PACESETTERS JUNE 16 - BRAVES GAME DAY TRIP Join us to see the Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, June 16. This is the Braves last season at Turner Field. Come on out to the ball park and enjoy the game, hot dogs, peanuts, crackerjacks and lots more. First pitch at 12:00 PM EDT. Vans leave Trinity at 7:30 AM CDT. $25 per person for ticket and transportation. Call Donna Roose or Reid Crotty in the church office for tickets: 879-1737. JUNE 28 - PACESETTERS LUNCH Join us for our June Pacesetters meeting with a Patriotic theme! Guest Speaker is Mr. Gilbert Terry, father of our Trinity staff member, Jessica Lane. Mr. Terry was a combat pilot during the Viet Nam war. He has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Distinguished Service Cross and a Purple Heart. He currently runs the Mission Experience at the Mighty 8 Air Force Museum in Savannah, GA. Lunch is at Noon. If you are not on the calling list, make a reservation for lunch by contacting Donna Roose at 879-1737. JULY 28 - LYNCHBURG DAY TRIP Trinity Travelers & Pacesetters will be going on a day trip to Lynchburg, TN on July 28 to eat lunch at Miss Mary Bobo s Boarding House Restaurant.They will also have the opportunity to visit the Jack Daniels Distillery and shop in the quaint shops around the Lynchburg town square. If you have questions about any of these events, or if you d like to make a reservation to participate, please contact Donna Roose, Senior Adult Minstry Director, at 879-1737 or email droose@trinitybirmingham.com. 6 TRINITY IS GOING GREEN Please place recyclables in the blue recycling bins located by the Trinity Main Office, the Youth Area, in the Fellowship Hall, or in the blue dumpster in the small parking lot. Acceptable RECYCLE items: - Dry and flattened cardboard - Empty & clean plastic #1-7 (no caps) - Paper (office paper, magazines, junk mail, phone books, newspapers, empty paper sacks) - Empty & clean aluminum and steel cans
CFT FSR CONF SANC FHALL HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS THIS WEEK Sunday - June 5 8:45 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 8:45 AM Contact Worship - WHALL 10:00 AM Sunday School - various 11:00 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 11:00 AM Contact Worship - WHALL 6:00 PM Element at the Park 8:00 PM Men s Pickip Basketball - GYM Monday - June 6 6:00 PM Venture - GYM/FHALL 6:00 PM Isaiah 54 Infertility Group - SP Tuesday - June 7 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various 10:00 AM Trinity Singers - MS 11:00 AM Trinity Singers Lunch - SDR 11:00 AM Youth Lunch Club - Haven 6:00 PM Venture - GYM/FHALL 6:30 PM Young Adults (20 s) - NAT 6:30 PM Young Adults (30 s) - SDR Craft Room 143 Fireside Room 145 Conference Room 220 Sanctuary Fellowship Hall LIB NAT LP SP HAVEN Wednesday - June 8 9:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various 5:00 PM Trinity Studio - CFT 6:00 PM Venture - GYM/FHALL 6:30 PM Sanctuary Choir Practice - MS 7:15 PM Boy Scouts - Scout Room Thursday - June 9 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various 9:00 AM Trinity Studio - CFT 6:30 PM Trinity Men - Oakmont FHALL Friday - June 10 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various 9:00 AM Trinity Studio - CFT Saturday - June 11 9:00 AM- 2:00 PM SPREE - Oakmont 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 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 Marie Pasco at 879-1737. Calling all former Lego Lovers! Are you looking for a place to send your trusty building buddies? We d love for you to donate your old legos to the Children s Ministry. We will be using legos in one of our Wednesday night options starting in the fall and would love to put your legos to good use! A donation box will be by the Elementary Children s Check in Desk on the Oxmoor Campus or in the Children s storage room at the Oakmont Campus. Thank you for helping us get ready for a new kind of Wednesday night programming this fall! Questions? Contact Mia Toole at mtoole@trinitybirmingham.com. IN THE HOSPITAL BROOKWOOD Scott Robertson ST. VINCENT S LAKESHORE REHAB BROOKDALE IN MEMORIAM We extend our love and sympathy: to Steve and Anne Davidson on the death of his mother, Daisy Lee Davidson, on May 19. She was also the grandmother of Meredith and Alan Drennan. to Caroline and Kevin Stone on the death of her grandmother, Iris Cook, on May 23. She was also the great-grandmother of David, Margaret and Claire Stone. CONGRATULATIONS Bill Colley Bea Ross Caroline Alford to Cheryl and James Gambrell on the birth of their son, Conor James Gambrell, on May 10. Proud big brother is Bradleigh Rae Gambrell. Weekly Radio Broadcast Sponsorships Available Remember or honor a loved one by sponsoring the radio broadcast of the 8:45 AM service that airs each Sunday from 9-10 AM on WAPI 1070 AM. The radio broadcast depends on weekly sponsors in order to keep Trinity s services on the air. For details and more information, please contact Lisa Elliott at 879-1737 or email lelliott@trinitybirmingham.com. PARKING NOTICE for both Oxmoor & Oakmont campuses: Do not park on sidewalks, block driveways or dumpsters. Please do not park in areas that are marked as NO PARKING zones. Note that the small parking lot (Oxmoor campus) is reserved primarily for handicapped, elderly and families with small children on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings. Do not park in marked handicap spaces if you do not have an official handicap permit. Thank you. 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 OXMOOR CAMPUS: Worship 8:45 & 11:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Youth Activities 6:00 PM OAKMONT CAMPUS: Worship 9:30 & 11:00 AM Oxmoor Campus: 1400 Oxmoor Road, Homewood 205.879.1737 Oakmont Campus: 914 Oak Grove Road, Homewood 205.942.4622 www.trinitybirmingham.com Saturday, June 18 Save the date for Trinity s first ever Art Show, sponsored by Trinity Studio. If you are an artist interested in participating, contact Dayna Orr at 205-253-5626. HOW CAN YOU SERVE THIS WEEK? Check out WEEKLY CONNECT for ways that you can plug in to ministry today simple sign-ups available now. Log on to: http://bit.ly/tumcvolunteer