TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH May 28, 2013 Vol. 47 No. 22 Register for a Summer Study! Forgiveness Adam Hamilton shows readers how to receive the freedom that comes with forgiving even if the person needing to be forgiven is yourself. One author said that this study not only reminds you about the importance of reconnecting the broken pieces of your life but shows how the process of grace and forgiveness is possibly your most complete picture of God. (4-week course) 1 hour session Offered: Sunday at 10:00 AM Wednesday at 6:00 PM Thursday at 9:15 AM Esther... It s Tough Being a Woman! Beth Moore leads an in-depth and personal examination of this great story of threat and deliverance. If you have ever felt inadequate, threatened, or pushed into situations that seemed overpowering, this is the study for you. Beth peels back the layers of history and shows how very contemporary and applicable the story of Esther is to our lives. (9-week course) 2 hour session Offered: Wednesday at 6:00 PM Thursday at 9:15 AM Register Today! trinitybirmingham.com Deadline is June 8 Classes begin June 16 You may also register by contacting Amy Mezzell at 879-1737 or amezzell@trinitybirmingham.com. NURSERY PROVIDED! For children 5 and under on Wednesday PM and Thursday AM. Please note when registering the name and age of your child(ren). Trinity Habitat House Build Begins See inside on pages 2 & 3 for more information and how you can help... INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Habitat Build 3 VBS & Venture 4 Honors & Memorials 5 Senior Adult Events 6 Calendar of Events 7 You are invited to a GOING-AWAY CONCERT Wednesday, May 29 Sanctuary 6 pm Choir TOUR LONDON 2013 Cross & Flame Youth Choir Cross & Flame Handbell Choir
PERSONAL WORD SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013 FULL COMMUNION 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 & 100.5 FM SERMON Dr. Andrew Wolfe MUSIC 8:45 AM & 11:00 AM Sanctuary Choir, Theresa McKibben, Nick Nixon MINISTER ON CALL Andrew Wolfe, 871-1309 Wearing heavy steel-toed boots, rough leather utility belts, and shiny yellow hard hats, about 20 men from Trinity gathered on Saturday, May 18, in the cool morning air in Clay, to saw 2X4 s to size, to swing hammers that slammed nails into studs, to heave on the count of three to set walls. You could feel their enthusiasm! I grinned at their gendered grunting and teeth gritting eagerness, and I was inspired by their carrying on the profession of a carpenter from Nazareth who was continuing his vocation through their calloused hands and sweaty brows. I was proud to be a part of Trinity United Methodist Church s work to usher in the Kingdom of God by building a Habitat Home for a family none of the volunteers had met before that morning. Kim Toler (pictured next page), a mother of three children and future homeowner, was there with her sleeves rolled up and a lump in her throat; simultaneously giddy, grateful and helpful. When I met Kim that morning, I met another member of her family who was there to help contribute to the sweat equity Habitat requires of homeowners and their families. I assumed then that another lady, presumably in her 50 s, was also there as a family member to pitch in for a loved one. But she wasn t related to Kim. In fact, she had just met Kim, like me, that morning. I asked what brought her out to volunteer for Kim s house, and she replied with a smile that she had been the recipient of a Habitat build, and she tried her best to volunteer to help new home owners, because so many people had helped her. That s cool. When was your house finished, I asked. She thought for a moment and said, Well, I guess this summer will be 19 years ago. WESLEY HALL 11:15 AM Rev. Nathan Carden I guess the only way she could think to respond to God s goodness to her was to become a volunteer carpenter herself. Seeing her busy that morning, working to help a stranger, was the best sermon I saw all week. Serving Christ with you, Seeing her busy that morning, working to help a stranger, was the best sermon I saw all week. Rev. Nathan Carden 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 Drew Holland Minister of Welcoming Ministries and Young Adults Nathan Carden Minister of Outreach, Contact David Thompson Minister of Students Bobby Scales Minister of Pastoral Care & Visitation Mack Chapman Minister of Administration Church Office: 879-1737, Fax 868-9714 Care Line: 868-9709 Child Development Center: 879-1749
4 Habitat House Build Begins How can you help? Consider giving or volunteering today! The framing of Trinity s Habitat House took place on Saturday, May 18. Work on the home will continue for the next 7-8 weeks. GIVE. $50,000 is required to build the home. Trinity has raised more than $34,000 to date (donations and in-kind gifts). 4 You may donate in two ways: 1) By check. Make payable to Trinity and clearly mark the check for Habitat Build. 2) Online. Log on to www.trinitybirmingham.com and follow the Habitat Build links to easily and securely donate through your PayPal account or by credit card. Gifts of all sizes are needed. For example: $10, box of nails $30, gallon of paint $40, smoke detector $50, ceiling fan $75, roofing materials $100, sink or toilet $750, oven $2,500, carpeting VOLUNTEER. Sign up to work on the home...use your handyman skills to drive nails, paint walls, etc. Email Laura McCain (lamccain@bellsouth.net) or visit the 2nd floor Commons Area on Sunday for more info. Our sponsored house is being built for the Toler Family. Homeowner, Kim Toler and sister Amber with children Jailynn, age 7, Jordan, age 6 and Jeremiah, age 6. House location: (Clay-Chalkville Area) Colonial Cove Birmingham, AL 35235 Built in Memory: This house is being built in memory of Ken Johnson, our trustees chairperson, who recently suddenly passed away. Ken was always front and center for Trinity Habitat projects as well as so many other hands-on mission projects. 3
God is myrock TrinityV BS 2013 It s Back! Vacation Bible School July 15-18 9 am - 12 pm (For completed 3K-2nd grade) This year s VBS theme is KINGDOM ROCK Where kids stand strong for God! Go to www.trinitybirmingham.com for Child Registration and Adult/Youth Volunteer Sign-up! Please register ASAP so we can be prepared! Questions? Email Melissa Vinson at mvinson9752@gmail.com. Who? Completed 3rd - 5th grade students What? Three awesome nights designed especially for older elementary students to venture into God s word with fun music, Bible stories, service activities and recreation. When? August 5-7 Mon-Wed 6:00-8:30 pm (Dinner will be served) Where? Trinity UMC Cost: $10 Register now for Summer Fun at Trinity Register your child now! Forms available online at www.trinitybirmingham.com/ kids/summer-programs-2013/ For questions or to volunteer to help, contact Jeanne Baswell at 879-1737 or jbaswell@trinitybirmingham.com. 4 Dates are online for Trinity Kids Summer Events www.trinitybirmingham.com For a full listing of Summer Youth events and activities, please visit elementstudentministry.com
gifts to glorify god & to remember those we love HONORARIUMS April 29 - May 21, 2013 ANGELA BARNHART BOB BOYCE The 2012-2013 Disciple I Class MIKE BURKETT Anonymous Anonymous CHILDREN S MINISTRY Katherine Duffey PRESTON FOY Anonymous Anonymous HOLDEN JAMES HARTLEY Bill & Becky Hutto JODI HASKINS DAN HERMANY PAIGE & SCOTT HOFER REV. DREW HOLLAND The JOY Class NOELLE LIMBAUGH FRANCES PETERSON The Trinity Singers TIFFANI LITTLE STRICKLIN JACKEN STUBBLEFIELD LESLEY VINZANT BETTY von HERRMANN MARY BETH & MICHAEL WAGNER MEMORIALS April 29 - May 21, 2013 RUTH ADAMSON Trinity UMW SUE BETHEA Leo & Rhetta Wright MARY BURKE Bill & Becky Hutto MARY CATHERINE CARROLL The Shroyer Family ANNETTE CLANTON Marvin Claytor CAROLYN HOLDER Duane & Terrie Shroyer John & Shannon Stevens BETTIE JACKSON Mike & Ruth Lee Jim & Anne Summers Trinity UMW KEN JOHNSON Nancy Walburn Larry & Brenda Hembree Harrison Chambliss Parker Chambliss Kevin & Linda Smith Mike & Dianne Kendrick Mike & Ruth Lee Jim & Anne Summers POLLY MIDDLEBROOKS Trinity UMC Dorothy Eady Brown RHETTA RADNEY Billy, Lori & Hilary Higginbotham Rip & Norma Harmon Sandra Apple Circle 3 Malcolm & Gail Youngblood SALLY WRIGHT Trinity UMC Jim & Debbie Fly Joe & Diane Wurtele Billy, Lori & Hilary Higginbotham Joe & Lynell Bolen Larry & Jane Weygand Eric & Kim Yates Wiliam & Lisa Yates Frank & Lacey Castellanos Bill & Gayle Arnold Leo & Rhetta Wright Peggy M. White Estes H. Smith Dr. & Mrs. J. Dusty Smith Larry & Brenda Hembree Rip & Norma Harmon John & Linda Clark Becky Young Roland & Jane Lewis Lavon Chaney James & Ann Robbins Lee Thompson Dusty Smith David & Erica Yates Jack & Judy Stevens Connie Barnett Ben, Dawn & Wayne Gibson Doug & Kay Marsh Lovoy, Summerville & Shelton, LLC Ann V. Relfe J. Massey Relfe, Jr. Mary Margaret Relfe 5
pacesetters news MAY 29 - RICKWOOD CLASSIC The 12:30 PM baseball game will showcase the Birmingham Barons against the Tennessee Smokies. Fergie Jenkins will be the guest of honor and available for autographs during the game. We will leave Trinity at 11:30 AM. Tickets are $8.00. JUNE 19 - ATLANTA TRIP Our tour will include deluxe motor coach transportation to Atlanta. We will arrive at the beautiful historic Peachtree Christian Church, where we will meet our guide. We will tour the church, known for some of the most beautiful stained glass windows in the country. Our guide, Jim Howe, will give us a historic tour of Atlanta, including Peachtree Street and Buckhead areas. Lunch is included at the legendary Mary Mac s Tea Room. We will complete our tour with a visit to the new and interactive Coca Cola Museum. We will leave Trinity at 6:30 AM. Cost is $85.00, includes transportation, Atlanta Tour Guide, lunch and Coca Cola Tour. For reservations or more information on any event listed above, contact Amy Lewis at 879-1737 or email alewis@trinitybirmingham.com. mission & outreach AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED FOR THE BHN ANNUAL FUNDRAISER ON JULY 25 Donation items are needed for the upcoming annual silent auction event benefitting BHN (Birmingham Hospitality Network) on July 25. Artwork, vacation properties, etc. are great auction items. If you d like to donate items, or have questions regarding the event, please contact Amanda Robinson at amanda.e.robinson@gmail.com. Have a question about Trinity s Mission & Outreach? Please contact Rev. Nathan Carden at 879-1737 or email ncarden@trinitybirmingham.com. 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. 6
CFT FSR CONF SANC FHALL highlighted events this week Sunday - June 2 8:45 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 10:00 AM Sunday School - various 10:00 AM Coffee With the Pastors - LP 11:00 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 11:15 AM CONTACT Worship - WHALL 5:00 PM Sr. Adult Bible Study - SP Monday - June 3 6:30 AM Men s Breakfast Study - SDR 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various Tuesday - June 4 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various 10:00 AM Trinity Singers - MS 10:00 AM Mama & Me - Nursery 5:30 PM Trustees Meeting - CONF Wednesday - June 5 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various Craft Room 143 Fireside Room 145 Conference Room 220 Sanctuary Fellowship Hall take note LIB NAT LP SP HAVEN Thursday - June 6 8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - Various Friday - June 7 Library 218 Not at Trinity Large Parlor Small Parlor 105 Youth Auditorium CHAPEL MS WHALL SDR FLC Nursery Volunteers - June 2 Carrie & Dan Carter, Blair Crabtree, Carrie Garrette, Vaughan Holland Mouat Chapel Music Suite 132 Wesley Hall Small Dining Room Family Life Center Nursery volunteers are needed each Sunday. To volunteer, please contact Barry Smith at 879-1737 or email nurseryvolunteers@trinitybirmingham.com. Help Trinity Save Energy and Money Trinity Members! Summer is approaching, air conditioning can be very expensive and our monthly power bill will be on the rise. We ask that everyone using the building in the coming months not leave outer doors propped open for any length of time. Please pitch in and help with this power-saving initiative! in memoriam We extend our love and sympathy: to Amy and Joe Lewis and family on the death of her aunt, Dorothy McNutt Egli, on May 20. to Marenda and Joe Swaika and family on the death of her uncle, James Thomaston, on May 21. congratulations to Ana and Jeff Moore on the birth of their daughter, Caroline Harris Moore, on May 20. Big sister is Campbell Collier Moore and big brother is Cooper William Moore. to George and Beth Donahue on the baptism of their son, George Samuel Donahue III, on May 26. GRADUATION & HONORS LISTING TIDINGS Spotlight - June 4 Please supply information on any awards or special honors your high school or college graduate has received for a special listing that will appear in the June 4 issue of Tidings. All details should be emailed to Haley Smith at hsmith@trinitybirmingham.com by no later than May 24. Please remember to include parents names and full details. COLLEGE GRADUATES, New Addresses are needed. If you are a graduate and are moving, please contact Lisa Elliott in the church office with your updated contact information. (lelliott@ trinitybirmingham.com or 879-1737) 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 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 Interested in joining Trinity? Join us... Coffee with the Pastors Sunday, June 2 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. Sunday, June 9 10 AM LARGE PARLOR This class is strongly suggested for visitors who are considering membership at Trinity. During this hour, prospective members and those interested will review the membership covenant one makes when joining the Trinity Family. Ask a Greeter to direct you! PARKING NOTICE: Trinity members and guests should NOT park in the All Saints lot near Oxmoor Rd. Also, please do not block the dumpsters or areas that are marked as NO Parking zones. Note that the small parking lot is reserved for handicapped, elderly and families with small children on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings.