Trinity Talk – Trinity’s Weekly Newsletter – October 24, 2010
What’s Coming Up at Trinity?? It’s all listed below:
TRINITY SINGERS will sing on Sunday, October 31, at the 9:30 and 11:00 services. Practice will be this Wednesday night, October 27, 7:00 PM. Cissy encourages anyone who likes to sing to come and take advantage of this opportunity. The music for that Sunday will be upbeat and fun.
JOY, Trinity’s prayer and praise service, will be Wednesday evening @ 6:00 p.m.
TRUNK OR TREAT is October 30 and it’s not that far away so please bring your candy to share with the kids of Bloomfield. Last year we had 500 kids; what a blessing! You may decorate a trunk and greet the kids or you may just contribute a bag of candy for the trunks to have for the treaters.
ANNUAL SPAGHETTI SUPPER on Friday evening, November 5, sponsored by the TUMC Girls. Many workers will be needed – kitchen duty, clean-up, carry-outs, homemade desserts, ticket sellers, and more. Please reserve this date and plan to help where you can. When I asked Marcia, TUMC Chairperson, how the proceeds would be used, she said, "many, many situations this past year have been brought to our attention. It is a God-send to be able to help in so many areas. If the TUMC Girls didn't have so much support for our endeavors, we would be unable to touch lives in ways that the money allows us.” Trinity support is very much needed and appreciated!
IT’S SHOE BOX TIME! It’s that time of year when we begin to pack those shoeboxes for kids all over the world. This is a part of the Samaritan’s Purse – Operation Christmas Child Mission program that Trinity individuals and groups have been participating in for the last several years. We need your filled shoeboxes with $7.00 for shipping by Sunday, November 21. More next week. If you want to read more about this program, go online at www.samaritanspurse.org/
CALLING ALL BELL RINGERS! Our help is needed to “ring that bell” during this holiday season for the Salvation Army at the Dexter Wal-Mart. Deaoc organizes this important ministry in this area. So many people are supported through the work of the Salvation Army in countless natural disasters, fires and other emergencies. Will you help us “ring that bell” this year? Please contact Pastor Susan or Tammi Robinett, tpullum@daeoc.com who coordinates this effort.
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Thanks to the men for providing such a wonderful fish fry last Sunday evening. Lots of camaraderie around the fish cookers and delicious food!!! Plan to do it again sometime.
A special thank you to all who came out for the UMW Trinity Ladies’ Old Fashioned dinner night. The high light of the evening was the presentation of the UMW Recognition Pin to Helen Giffin, valued member of UMW. Also, an appreciation gift was given to Pastor Susan. It was a great evening (ham and beans and cornbread plus all the dessert you ever wanted) with crazy entertainment. Pastor Susan, Willene Matthews, and Helen Giffin showed their acting ability with one of the original skits written by Frances Moore.
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WOMEN – Save Saturday, November 13, for the 1st Baptist’s annual Women’s Fall Brunch. 10 a.m. Always excellent food, good fellowship, lots of door prizes and an inspirational program.
FOOD MINISTRY ITEM this month is canned meat.
GREETERS FOR NEXT SUNDAY are the YOUTH OF TRINITY. (Continued on back of page.)
Pastor Susan’s column, A Light in the Window, in last week’s North Stoddard Countian was especially fitting for this season. She told of how God truly blesses us with the beauty of Creation this time of year and makes a comparison to our spiritual lives. The rhythm of the seasons starts in the spring with new birth and the earth comes alive. Then, the warm days of summer bring growth, lush and green. In the fall, the earth takes a deep breath and begins to slow down; when winter comes, the earth sleeps. Yet while it is sleeping it is preparing to begin all over with the arrival of spring.
In the spring time of our lives, each of us experiences times of new birth when we say yes to God. Then when summer comes in our spiritual life, we feel great joy and confidence in our faith in God. The fall season of our lives finds us slowing down, taking a deep breath and determining how to grow deeper in our faith. In winter, we may feel cold, lonely and perhaps rather distant from God, but God is working within us preparing us to come closer to experience his love and grace more deeply. God’s call to us may come in the beauty of Creation or in a whisper as we fall asleep. The only thing required of us is to…listen.
PRAYER CONCERNS
Larry Pinney, Marcia Metcalf’s uncle in Ohio diagnosed with salivary gland carcinoma.
Deanna Kelly has Guillain-Barr Syndrome and is paralyzed.
Levi and Isabella, Amy Heaton’s twins born at 30 weeks - Julie Dodd’s cousin.
Gaige Willems, friend Gavin Chasteen Dan Duncan – suffering lymphona
Jacob Nickell – Carrie Green’s brother Jerry Busby Charlene Ford - suffered a bad fall from a ladder.
David Keating – Relative of Pat Snider Nolan Walker - relative of Shannon Heilman
Geraldine Duncan - aunt of Billy Wethington James Vaughn - cancer
Hazel Patrick - recuperating from knee surgery Blake Harris - lymphoma
Marlen Ruddell - Brenda Well’s brother Edith Shipman - Jill Gibbs’ grandmother
Jerry Lemar - Sue Mayo’s brother, heart problems Greg Hall - legal problems
Linda Talley – Kristine Jackson’s mother Charlie Glass – in Farmington
Patrick Merick – Harold and Brenda Merick’s son, cancer Sarah White - cancer
Gorty Aslin - in Cypress Point for rehab Mucuacua UMC –Sister Church in Mozambique
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