Trinity Topics The monthly newsletter of Trinity Presbyterian Church 3740 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107 626-351-8823 or Trinityprespasadena@gmail.com www.trinityprespasadena.org The Rev. Cynthia W. Crowell, Pastor Worship Sundays at 10:00 am To teach, preach, and serve in the city Matthew 11:1 October 2016 Dear Members and Friends, Thank you so much for all of your prayers and well wishes! As most of you probably know, I had surgery to repair my left Achilles tendon on Monday, September 26th. As I write I am on total bed rest, and I will be unable to put any weight on my left leg until at least October 13th. Then I will trade out my current cast for a walking cast. I am grateful to David Tomlinson for preaching and leading worship this Sunday, October 2nd, and to Michael Roffina who will preach on the 9th. So I now find myself in a time of enforced sabbath a time to rest and recuperate, meditate, watch television, and read. I also am going to be trying out a new form of artistic prayer. I am not a very patient patient. It is truly a difficult thing to have to surrender all control and rely on being cared for by other people. It is frustrating but very humbling. And, perhaps I ll learn to be a better care giver through this entire experience. Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Psalm 41:10 Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Cyndie Crowell
Page 2 THE LOVE OFFERING - This month Trinity s Love Offering will go to help support Young & Healthy of Pasadena. Young & Healthy s mission is to provide access to high-quality health care for uninsured and underserved children and families, to improve the quality of life for all children in the greater Pasadena area through prevention, education, and enhanced health care services. Through Young & Healthy, volunteer physicians, dentists, therapists, optometrists, pharmacists, and other health care professionals treat the children Young & Healthy referred to them free of charge. They also provide mobile dental clinics, vision testing, and hygiene education in local schools. AT FRIENDS-IN-DEED Include items such as canned vegetables and other shelf stable foods. If you aren t sure what you would like to donate, you may Donate something you would like to eat, because, chances are, someone else will like it too. Please place your items in the blue tub in the narthex. Join us for this weekly Bible Study and Breakfast! Wednesdays 7:30 a.m. Coco s Restaurant (at the corner of Michillinda and Colorado in Arcadia )
Page 3 Don t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. Hebrews 13:2 Please consider to serve as a hosts and hostesses for our Church by preparing a light snack and preparing coffee and juice (provided) for the congregation to enjoy at the social time after worship. October 23rd and the first three Sundays in November are available. For more information and to confirm available Sundays, please contact the church secretary at (626) 351-8823 or Trinityprespasadena@gmail.com WE INVITE YOU TO CONSIDER JOINING TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - Trinity Church welcomes all those who wish to join their witness to ours that Jesus is their Lord and Savior. If you would like to make that declaration for the first time, or if you would like to transfer your membership to this congregation from another, or if you would like to resume active membership in a congregation after a period of inactivity, welcome! Please place a pew card in the offering plate to communicate with the pastor and session. We will be eager to invite you to an introduction to Presbyterianism and to Trinity Church. We are delighted to welcome you today! FLOWERS - Please check the flower schedule in the flower box located in the Narthex to select a date for flowers for a donation of $25.
Page 4 October 26th 12 noon At The only Place in Town RSVP to Judy Ramaker TRINITY BOOK GROUP Meets on the third Monday of the month in Ostrander Lounge at 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 17 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - Leader: Cyndie Change of address for: Deb Huffman 28449 Spring Creek Way Menifee, CA 92585 (951) 246-0503
Page 5 Charlene Albert, the daughter of Mildred Miller, passed away on Saturday, September 3rd. Condolences may be sent to Mildred and Nickie at 1245 Rexford Ave., Pasadena, CA 91107 First and third Thursday from 4:30-6 p.m. in the back room of Coco s Restaurant.
Page 6 2. Sunday Worship, Communion, Sanctuary, 10 a.m. Guest Minister: The Rev. Dr. David Tomlinson Quarterly Statements available in Narthex. 5. Power Hour, Coco s Restaurant, 7:30 a.m. 6. Trinity Table Talk, Coco s Restaurant 4:30-6:30 p.m. Choir, Sanctuary, 7 p.m. 8. Orswell, Fellowship Hall, 8:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. HRNS, Family Festival, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 9. Sunday Worship, Sanctuary, 10 a.m. Guest Minister: The Rev. Michael Roffina 10. HRNS, Fellowship Hall, 6:30-10 p.m. Parent Ed. 11. HRNS, Fellowship Hall, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Music HRNS, Fellowship Hall, 7 p.m., Board Meeting 12. Power Hour, Coco s Restaurant, 7:30 a.m. HRNS, Fellowship Hall, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Music 13. Choir, Sanctuary, 7 p.m. 14. La Salle, Parking Lot, 6:30-11 p.m. 15. Orswell, Fellowship Hall, 8 a.m. 2 p.m. 16. Sunday Worship, Sanctuary, 10 a.m. 17. HRNS, Fellowship Hall, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Picture Day Book Group, A Man Called Ove, Ostrander Lounge, 7 p.m. 18. HRNS, Fellowship Hall, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Picture Day 19. Power Hour, Coco s Restaurant, 7:30 a.m. 20. Trinity Table Talk, Coco s Restaurant 4:30 6:30 p.m. Choir, Sanctuary, 7 p.m. 21. La Salle, Parking Lot, 6:30-11 p.m. 22. Orswell, Fellowship Hall, 8 a.m. 2 p.m. 23. to 28. HRNS Book Faire Fellowship Hall, 3 p.m. to 3 p.m. 23. Sunday Worship, Sanctuary, 10 a.m. 24. HRNS, Fellowship Hall, 26. Power Hour, Coco s Restaurant, 7:30 a.m. 27. Choir, Sanctuary, 7 p.m. 28. HRNS, Parking Lot, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Trunk or Treat La Salle, Parking Lot, 6:30-11 p.m. 29. HRNS, Fellowship Hall, 8:30 a.m. Pancake Breakfast 30. Sunday Worship, Sanctuary, 10 a.m.
Page 7 EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT REDECORATING OUR NURSERY Ben Bickel, Stanley Bickel's nephew, will be working on his Eagle Scout Project redecorating our church nursery. He hopes to complete this project before mid-november. Ben will be repairing and painting the walls, putting up a new wallpaper border, and washing and checking all of the toys for safety. The Session has approved the purchase of new shelving for toy storage, and the removal the circa 1950 carpeting and replacing it with laminate flooring and an area rug at a projected cost of up to $4,500. We will also be installing new lighting fixtures and curtains. If you would like to make a financial contribution to this project which will be of great benefit to our babies and toddlers you may do so by marking your contribution Nursery Eagle Project and either send it to the church office or place it in the offering plate on Sunday morning. Thank you very much for your support! Trinity s financial information on our financial health as submitted by Andrea Cramer, Treasurer. AUGUST FINANCIALS Income Actuals Budgeted $23,047.57 $18,404.69 Expense Actuals Budgeted $23,521.52 $20,171.72 Net Income Actuals Budgeted -$473.95 -$1,767.03 YEAR TO DATE FINANCIALS 7/1/16~8/31/16 Income Actuals Budgeted $41,057.49 $36,995.78 Expense Actuals Budgeted $48,837.39 $48,387.57 Net Income Actuals Budgeted -$7,779.00 -$11,391.79
Page 8 A note about the calendar...on any given Sunday, there are many people involved in the morning s worship. The chart below is a reminder for the people who are scheduled this month. If adjustments are made, please arrange for a replacement, and contract Mary in the church office at (626) 351-8823 or Trinitypresspasadena@gmail.com so the correct names will appear in the Sunday bulletin. OCTOBER 2 OCTOBER 9 OCTOBER 16 OCTOBER 23 OCTOBER 30 Ushers Bernice Miller Gene and Judy Ramaker Bernice Miller and Linda Little Betty Gobrecht Norm Booth Bernice Miller Hospitality Joan and Steven Sinclair Carol and Phil Andreen Daniel and Stephen Faust and served by Monica Campbell AVAILABLE Gene and Judy Ramaker Sunday School Karina Lansford Carol Andreen Karina Lansford Nancy Reeves AVAILABLE Counters Larry Harsha Gene and Judy Ramaker Tom and Kate Cook Tom and Kate Cook Gene and Judy Ramaker Child Care Vishal Velusamy Kate Salembier Vishal Velusamy Natalie Hodis Vishal Velusamy Lindsay Campbell Vishal Velusamy Lizzy Cass Vishal Velusamy Kate Salembier Flowers AVAILABLE AVAILABLE Daniel and Stephen Faust Margie Lansford AVAILABLE Please submit articles, calendar information, comments or suggestions to: Mary: Trinityprespasadena@gmail.com Cyndie: cwcrowell1001@gmail.com Facebook - Trinity Presbyterian Church Web page - Trinitypas.com If you do not see your birthday listed, it is because we do not have it in the church office. If your name is listed and your birthday is incorrect, please call the church office so your record can be corrected. Month and day are needed, ages are not published in the newsletter. Birthdays 1 Cyndie Crowell Brent Weisberg 3 Sylvia Marugg 5 Josephine Orswell 10 Jacob Orswell 16 Camille Kunze 23 Jeff Orswell Bill Stackhouse 30 Monica Campbell
The ministry at South Hills Presbyterian Church is scheduled to close effective October 31, 2016. There will be a Special Worship Service to celebrate their life and ministry together be held on Sunday, October 30, 2016-3:00 p.m. at the church. 1170 Fremont, Pomona, CA Page 9
Trinity Presbyterian Church 3740 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 MISSION STATEMENT We are part of the body of Christ, the Church universal. We confess Christ as Lord and promise faithfulness to God. Through the Holy Spirit, we are reminded to whom we belong and in whom we have our constant hope. We worship together in the reformed tradition, claiming the redeeming presence of God in our lives through Christ s death and resurrection as proclaimed in Scripture, and celebrating the sacraments: baptism as a sign of rebirth, and the Lord s supper as a sign of renewal. We recognize and accept the privileges, responsibilities and risks of being Christ s disciples by telling the Good News of Christ in the everyday world, by doing what is just in God s sight, by reaching out to others in God s name, and by being a reconciling community. Our Staff... Rev. Cynthia W. Crowell - Pastor cwcrowell1001@gmail.com Dr. Kristof Van Grysperre - Music Director Andrea Cramer - Treasurer Mary McCune - Secretary Trinityprespasadena@gmail.com Vishal Velusamy - Child Care Javier Garcia - Custodian Office Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Monday through Friday Sunday Worship 10 a.m. (Nursery Care provided) Sunday School in Rooms 6 and 7 Facebook - Trinity Presbyterian Church Web page - Trinitypas.com