Trinity Talk – September 5, 2010
What is God's vision and mission for Trinity UMC? We talked about that question last Sunday with our Healthy Church Initiative coach, Rev. Dr. Royal Speidel. We learned that a vision is a clear, compelling picture of God's future for this congregation. Our mission is a broad, brief biblical statement of what God wants us to accomplish as we lead others to Jesus Christ. We talked about the church life cycle, who the people are that are most open to our invitation to a relationship with Jesus Christ and our hopes for what our congregational ministries will look like in three years. We prayed as individuals and as a community for God to show us the needs here in Bloomfield and how we can serve those needs. We thank Royal for leading us in this time of looking beyond ourselves and dreaming about where God is leading us.
Don’t forget your Festival of Sharing Kits that are to be at the church by Sept. 24. Clean-up Buckets, Health Kits, and School Kits are among those needed.
Since we did not have a newsletter last week, we have not “officially” welcomed Little Mister Jiles Monroe, new baby boy for Stephanie and Josh Monroe, born August 26. Best wishes to a “Beautiful” baby!
Several from Trinity are in the hospital. Todd Gibbs and Gorty Aslin are presently in St. Francis; Mrs. Hazel Patrick will have knee surgery on the 7th at St. Francis. Prayers are needed for these and others who may be dealing with health problems.
You will soon be seeing lots of “10-10-10” signs and logos from Trinity. Just what does it mean? We hope to make people curious as to what is in store for Trinity and the community on that date. Curiosity makes a HUGE difference in getting people’s attention. (Getting a person’s attention these days isn’t always easy.) That’s why our T-shirts will say 10-10-10 on the front and back, as will the yard signs. Then when folks begin to ask what it means, we can tell them to check us out on our website and on the morning of 10-10-10. We will also have a float in the Stoddard County parade wearing our t-shirts and handing out cards about 10-10-10. We will also wear our shirts on October 3 as we have lunch together and then teams will hang door hangers all over Bloomfield. Why are we doing all of this? Because Jesus sends us into the world to lead others to a saving relationship with Him. Does this seem like a gimmick or just too much work? Yes, it's work, God's work; and no, it's no gimmick if it gets folks interested enough to attend worship and see how God really can change their lives. We know it, we experience it and we want to invite others to know it, too. Please sign up for your t-shirt and yard sign this Sunday. Thanks.
The United Methodist Women met last week and made plans for the ladies night supper which will be October 27 at 6 p.m. More details will be forthcoming. They voted to purchase three Bibles for the Epworth Children and Family Services in St. Louis.
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