Upcoming Events at Trinity All Saints Communion & Totenfest Nov. 5, 10:10 a.m. On Sunday, November 5 during the worship service we will celebrate Totenfest. We will remember and give thanks for the life of our loved ones who served God through Trinity UCC and have passed into God s glory during the past year. If you would like a family member who died during the past 12 months and was not a member of Trinity UCC named during this service, please submit the names and birth and death dates to the office 838-3805 or email them no later than Oct 30 to: trinityucc1@sbcglobal.net. During the worship service, we will lift up each name and toll the church bell as we remember in silent thanksgiving their lives and ministries among us. It is also our custom to place a rose on the altar-table in each deceased member s memory and at the close of worship, a family member may take the rose as a remembrance of the loved one. Newsletter events for November: November 8 - New Advent Bible study will began with teacher Max Lucado taking us down the Bethlehem Road to our long awaited Messiah. This is a wonderful study and you will be blessed. Starts at 6:00pm til 7:15pm. November 12 - Stewardship Sunday November 12 - Community Thanksgiving Service at Trinity at 6:00pm with a community choir and refreshments after the service. November 14-15 - Trinity Church pictures taken all day. Sign up sheet is at back of church. November 18 - Care Squares Bake Sale from 9-1:00 p.m. Donations of pies, candy etc are needed. Proceeds benefit the Care Square ministry. November 19 - Trinity Church Annual Meeting after the worship services. Daylight Savings Time ends November 5. Turn your clocks back 1 hour. Special Council Meeting A special Council meeting will be held after worship on Sunday, November 12 ~1~
Spiritual Life Please Pray for Solarbron The Terrace Geneva Holler Mary Jane Dausman Solarbron The Point Lucille Saunders West River Health, The Legacy Charles Huey Ruth Russell Good Samaritan Home Phyllis Huey Mt. Vernon Nsg. & Rehab Geraldine Allen Primrose Memory Care, Newburgh Mary Beth Burkett October Averages in Attendance and Offerings Worship 95 Sunday School 36 Offering $3117.75 Weekly Need $3635.30 Office Closing The office will be closed November 23 & 24 for Thanksgiving. Andy Bender Sofia Bode Rick Culiver Katelyn Culley Helen DeKemper Carroll Funkhouser Jerry Funkhouser Gayle Gunter Lana Hagemann Mark Healy Beverly Henry Amy Higgins Josett Higgins Lourana Howard Mark Hudson Elaine King Family Faren Levell Maya Luna Hillary May Dorothy Niehaus Nancy Noon Ruby Oeth Josh Osborne Family of Sandy Osborn Gayle Roach Glenn Sailer Wayne Smith Doug Taylor Brian Webber Anwar & Family If we have inadvertently left a name off any list, please contact the church office at 838-3805. November Head Usher Dick Green ~2~ In Memory of Sandy K. Osborn December 8, 1943 September 30, 2017 Coffee Hour November 12 Judy Heberer Gayle Vogel Birthdays this month Nov 1 Cindy Eaton Nov 2 Lucille Ziegler Nov 3 Diann Uhde Nov 7 Brice Saddler Nov 7 Steve Britt Nov 10 John King Nov 11 David Keitel Nov 14 Marilynn Raibley Nov 16 Brian Sims Nov 16 Valerie Strupp Nov 17 Bryan Johnson Nov 20 Willliam Redman Nov 21 Hollie Robinson Nov 22 Helen DeKemper Nov 24 Matthew Eaton Nov 25 Benjamin Hartmann Nov 26 Esther Saltzman Nov 28 Michael Brauser Nov 30 David Schmitzer
Happy Thanksgiving Trinity Family As we enter into the season of Thanksgiving we have much at Trinity to be thankful for, we have been blessed to be serving together for the last 11 months and God has showered us with so much. Our attendance has went from averaging 45 in 2016 to averaging 103 for 2017, we have started a Sunday school program that was non-existent for years and now have over 35 people and children attending every week. We started 2017 with one child attending and now we are having around 20 children a week. WOW!!! What a great God we serve and how He has answered prayers of Trinity. Please take time this year to be thankful to our Lord for all He has done in His church here at Trinity and how He continues to bless our lives. I found this poem to share with you as we enter the Thanksgiving season: Thanksgiving Beatitudes Be thankful that you don t already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to? Be thankful when you don t know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow. Be thankful for your limitations because they give you opportunities for improvement. Be thankful for each new challenge because it will build your strength and character. Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons. Be thankful when you re tired and weary because it means you ve made a difference Author unknown ~3~
Thank You Notes Thank you and the Care Squares Team for the beautiful quilts. The hard work and prayers you all put into them will be greatly appreciated by the recipients. We plan to present them to Back Bay Mission at a meeting Thursday morning. We will send you pictures. Thanks again. Women s News You are invited to the Women of Zion s HOSPITALITY NIGHT at Zion Lippe UCC, Ford & Copperline Roads, Mt. Vernon on Thursday, November 27, 2017 6:30 p.m. The Rev. Kenneth and Sue Scherry will present the program. Please come and join us in learning, worshipping, snacking and having some fun. Questions, please call Delene Schmitz at 812 483 0785. Youth Event Sunday, November 5 - Jr/Sr High youth kick-off event at Jody Roby's home. We'll be having a hay ride, bon fire with hot dog roast and smores along with devotions and electing new officers for 2018 year. See Pastor Jamie for a permission form to fill out, we'll meet at Trinity back parking lot beside the parsonage at 4:30 to attend. Dates to Remember November 12 Stewardship Sunday November 19 Annual Meeting of Trinity UCC Council and Committee Nominations for 2018 Council Gary Porter (President) Darin Keitel (Vice President (Trustee) Lyn Sims (Council at Large) Nominating Committee Judi Powers Susan Bincsik Delegates to Evansville Tri-State Association Wilma Jacobs & Glenda Higgins Delegates to Good Samaritan Home Gordon & Gayle Vogel Annual Meeting Agenda Call to Order Approval of Minutes Treasurer s Report Pence Endowment Report Presentation & Approval of Budget Election of Council Members & Officers Old Business New Business The Nominating Ministry Team has not completed the slate of candidates to fill the positions for next year. They plan to have the list complete before the Annual Meeting. ~4~
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Community Thanksgiving Service The Mt. Vernon Ministerial Association will be holding a Community Thanksgiving Service, Sunday, November 12th at 6:00pm. It will be held this year at Trinity United Church of Christ at 505 Mulberry Street in Mt. Vernon. There will be a Community Choir to assist with the music for this service. Two choir rehearsals will be held Sunday afternoons, October 29th and November 5th. Both choir rehearsals will begin at 3:00pm at Trinity UCC. Please plan to attend at least one of these two rehearsals at your convenience, and both if possible. A final rehearsal will take place at 5:00pm on November 12 th. We invite choir members from all area churches to volunteer to come and sing in this community service. If you love to sing but are not currently attending a church, we invite you to come and sing with us. ~6~
November 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 1 All Saints Day 6:00 Bible Study 6:30 Women's Hospitality Night Zion Lippe 3 4 Private Party in Fellowship Hall, Sanctuary 5 Totenfest 9:10 Adult Bible Study & SS 9:45 Choir 10:10 Worship Holy Communion 12 Stewardship Sunday 9:10 Adult Bible Study & SS 9:45 Choir 10:10 Worship 6:00 Community Thanksgiving Service 19. 9:10 Adult Bible Study & SS 9:45 Choir 10:10 Worship Annual Meeting 6 9:00 Care Squares 6:30 Boy Scouts 13 9:00 Care Squares 6:30 Boy Scouts 20 9:00 Care Squares 6:30 Boy Scouts 7:00 Council 7 9:00 Quilters 7:30 AA 14 9:00 Quilters 2:00-9:00 Pictures for Directory 6:30 Christian Ed 7:30 AA 21 9:00 Quilters 7:30 AA 8 1:30 Spiritual Life 6:00 Bible Study 15 2:00-9:00 Pictures for Directory 6:00 Bible Study 22 No Bible Study 9 10 11 16 Newsletter Deadline 23 Thanksgiving Office Closed 17 18 24 Office Closed Sugar & Spice Bake Sale 25 26 9:10 Adult Bible Study & SS 9:45 Choir 10:10 Worship 27 9:00 Care Squares 6:30 Boy Scouts 28 9:00 Quilters 7:30 AA 29 6:00 Bible Study 30 ~7~
TRINITY TRUMPET November Vol 19 Issue 11 Trinity United Church of Christ 505 Mulberry Street Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 Tel: 812-838-3805 E mail: trinityucc1@sbcglobal.net Facebook: www.facebook.com/tucc47620 Webpage: www.mytrinityucc.com Address Services Requested THURSDAY, November 16, 2017 your notes, articles, or announcements to the office on time! Electronic submissions are especially appreciated! Trinityucc1@sbcglobal.net Inside This Issue Upcoming Events 1- www.facebook.com/tucc47620 Visit our web page: www.mytrinityucc.com Spiritual Life 2 Pastor Page 3 Council & Committee Nominations 4 2018 Proposed Budget 5 Faith Music 6 Food Pantry Breakfast Cereal & Breakfast Items Calendar 7 Miscellaneous 8 ~8~