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Trinity Trumpet
Trinity United Methodist Church
MAY 2015
NATIONAL DAY
OF PRAYER May 7
Inside This Issue
Health Outreach Ministry 2 Parish Nurse 3 Youth News 4 Christian Education 5 VBS Registration 6 Ask the Rev 7 Bible Studies 8 Important Church Dates 9 News and Notes 10 Missions 11 Membership News 12 Recipe of the Month 12 Trinity History 12 Church Calendar 13 Birthdays 14 Thank You Notes 15 Stories from the Basement 15
Dear Members and Friends of Trinity UMC: In the book of Proverbs we read the following: “Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life” (Proverbs 16:31). Satchel Paige was an amazing baseball player and was induct-ed into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971. He once was asked this most insightful question: "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?" Satchel Paige responded; “An honest answer to that question depends on an honest admission of one's attitude. It doesn’t have so much to do with one's age as it does one’s attitude.” Dr. James Moore writes; “Attitude determines altitude.” Five tips for staying young: Your mind is not old, keep developing it. Your humor is not over, keep enjoying it. Your strength is not gone, keep using it. Your opportunities have not vanished, keep pursuing them. God is alive, keep seeking Him. Enough said. See you in Church! Grace and Peace, Rev. George R. Patterson, MDiv. Senior Pastor
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Sun Safety Health Outreach Ministry
Dr. Dot Baker
Main Message: “Don’t Fry Day” on Friday May 22, 2015 reminds you to PROTECT YOUR SKIN TODAY AND EVERY DAY
WHY SHOULD WE BE CAREFUL? Skin cancer, caused by too much sun, is the most common of all cancers in the US. Melanoma – a potential deadly skin cancer- is among the fastest rising cancers in the US. More than three million skin cancers are diagnosed annually. More people will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year than breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancer combined. More young adults are being diagnosed with skin cancer. One American dies “every hour” from melanoma (a serious type of skin cancer). The sun is the primary source of radiation rays which cause most skin cancers. Other sources include tanning beds. Sun rays cause sunburns, eye damage, and early skin aging. Your risk in-creases if you have had more than 5 sunburns in your lifetime.
WHAT CAN YOU DO AT ALL AGES? Do Not Burn Too much sun is the most preventable risk fac-tor for skin cancer. Avoid Sun Tanning and Tanning Beds Ultraviolet (UV) light from tanning beds and the sun causes skin cancer and wrinkling. If you want to look like you’ve been in the sun, use a sunless self-tanning product instead. Cover Up Wear protective clothing, such as a long-sleeved shirt, pants, a wide-brimmed hat, and sunglasses. Seek Shade/Use Umbrellas Seek shade when possible. Remember that the sun’s UV rays are strongest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Generously Apply Sunscreen Gener-ously apply sunscreen to all exposed skin using a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of at least 30 that pro-vides broad-spectrum protection from both UVA and UVB rays. Reapply every two hours, even on cloudy days, and after swimming or sweating. Use Extra Caution Near Water, Snow and Sand Water, snow, and sand reflect the damaging rays of the sun, which can increase your chance of sunburn. Check the UV Index The UV Index provides important information to help you plan your outdoor activities in ways that prevent overexposure to the sun. The National Weather Service (NWS) and EPA provides the UV Index for your area online @ www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html
Get Vitamin D Safely Get vitamin D safely through a diet that includes foods fortified with vit-amin D and vitamin supplements. Routinely check your whole body for any changes in skin and report it to your health care provider. Be a role model with sun safety and tell others.
BASIC RULES for ALL AGES: SLIP on a shirt SLOP on sunscreen SLAP ® on a hat SEEK shade & WRAP on some sunglasses
Resources: Don’t Fry Day @ http://www.skincancerprevention.org/programs/dont-fry-day National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention @ http://www.skincancerprevention.org/ Skin Cancer Foundation @ http://www.skincancer.org/ American Academy of Dermatology @ https://www.aad.org/ American Cancer Society @ http://www.cancer.org/ Your healthcare provider and local health department
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By Carolyn Lewis, RN
May brings forth many thoughts of summer plans and vacations, and also the student population and teachers are looking forward to the end of school. April came in with the leftover winds of March, and with it came our April showers that in turn bring May flowers. I think it has been an unusual spring with a vast difference of tem-peratures one day to the next. Trying to decide what type of clothing is appropriate for the day has been a chal-lenge. With spring and fall we always have to deal with aller-gies, and I have listed some common triggers that will cause allergy sufferers to become miserable and not enjoy being outside or having the windows opened.
Common Seasonal Allergy Triggers If you sneeze and cough, or your nose and eyes itch and are runny during certain times of the year, you may have seasonal allergies. Grass, pollen and mold are the most common triggers of seasonal allergies. In many areas of the United States, spring allergies begin in February and last until the early summer. Mild winter temperatures can cause plants to pollinate early. A rainy spring can also promote rapid plant growth and lead to an increase in mold, causing symptoms to last well into the fall. While the timing and severity of an allergy season vary across the country, the following climate factors also can influence how bad your symptoms might be:
♦ Tree, grass and ragweed pollens thrive during cool nights and warm days. ♦ Molds grow quickly in heat and high humidity. ♦ Pollen levels tend to peak in the morning hours. ♦ Rain washes pollen away, but pollen counts can soar after rainfall. ♦ On a day with no wind, airborne allergens are
grounded. ♦ When the day is windy and warm, pollen counts
surge. ♦ Moving to another climate to avoid allergies is usu-
ally not successful — allergens are virtually every-where.
The most common culprit for fall allergies is ragweed, a plant that grows wild almost everywhere, but especially on the East Coast and in the Midwest. Ragweed blooms and releases pollen from August to November. In many areas of the country, ragweed pollen levels are highest in mid-September. Other plants that trigger fall allergies include:
♦ Burning bush ♦ Cocklebur ♦ Lamb’s-quarters ♦ Pigweed ♦ Sagebrush ♦ Tumbleweed and Russian thistle
Seasonal Allergy Management and Treatment Know your triggers. You may think you know that pollen is causing your suffering, but other substances may be involved as well. More than two-thirds of spring allergy sufferers actually have year-round symptoms. An allergist can help you find the source of your suffering and stop it, not just treat the symptoms. Work with your allergist to devise strategies to avoid your triggers:
♦ Monitor pollen and mold counts. Weather reports in newspapers and on radio and television often in-clude this information during allergy seasons.
♦ Keep windows and doors shut at home and in your car during allergy season.
♦ Stay inside midday and during the afternoon, when pollen counts are highest.
♦ Take a shower, wash your hair and change your clothes after you’ve been working or playing out-doors.
♦ Wear a NIOSH-rated 95 filter mask when mowing the lawn or doing other chores outdoors, and take appropriate medication beforehand.
Your allergist may also recommend one or more medica-tions to control symptoms. Some of the most widely rec-ommended drugs are available without a prescription (over the counter); others, including some nose drops, require a prescription. If you have a history of prior seasonal problems, allergists recommend starting medications to alleviate symptoms two weeks before they are expected to begin. One of the most effective ways to treat seasonal allergies linked to pollen is immunotherapy (allergy shots). These injections expose you over time to gradual increments of your allergen, so you learn to tolerate it rather than react-ing with sneezing, a stuffy nose or itchy, watery eyes.
Seasonally Related Triggers While the term “seasonal allergies” generally refers to grass, pollen and mold, there is a different group of aller-gy triggers that are closely tied to particular seasons. Among them:
♦ Smoke (campfires in summer, fireplaces in winter) ♦ Insect bites and stings (usually in spring and sum-
mer) ♦ Chlorine in indoor and outdoor swimming pools ♦ Candy ingredients (Halloween, Christmas, Valen-
tine’s Day, Easter) ♦ Pine trees and wreaths (Thanksgiving to Christmas)
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology ©
2014
Happy Mother’s Day to our ladies, and Happy Gradua-tion to our high school seniors and college graduates. Peace be with you now and always.
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Christian Education
by Janal Walton Director of Children’s Ministries
S. U. WESLEY FOUNDATION AND OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL
As our school year wraps up, we had an opportunity to share the joy! Our 1st-4th graders have decorat-ed and stuffed 20 bags for the S. U. Wesley Foundation’s students with nutritious snacks for their final weeks of finishing projects and final exams. The Wesley Foundation is a United Methodist Campus Ministry lead by Reverend Beckett from Wesley Temple UMC. They have weekly Bible studies and tackle the tough questions of life! Congrats to everyone for working so hard this year at school!
WOW, WHAT AN EASTER SEASON AT OUR CHURCH!
I’ll have to say it again, wow, what an Easter season we had at church this year! The church and grounds were beautiful, with fantastic services on Palm Sunday, the confirmation of 14 youth, Maundy Thurs-day, and Easter. All services led to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. What a sacrifice he gave for us! There is a new version of the Bible that has recently been published called “The Story” by Peter Frazee, which is an NIV translation with all paraphrased scripture in chronological order. We have a small group at church meeting bi-monthly discussing the 31 sessions. Peter Frazee writes, “What is more important to Jesus is the mission he gives his followers, and he knows how difficult it will be for them to carry it out on their own. So, he shares the rest of the plan with his disciples. Jesus tells them about the HOLY SPIRIT. ‘You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you: and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’” Congrats to us—he’s talking to us today. We get to be His witnesses every day. Yahoo!
COMMUNITY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL JUNE 21-25
Trinity UMC, Bethesda UMC, Wicomico Presbyterian, and Faith Community Church will have a com-munity VBS again this summer. The date is June 21-25, with the preschool time from 6:00-7:30 p.m. with the older children being involved from 6:00-8:15 p.m. The theme is G-Force (God-Force) --- God’s Love in Action. Through this program, G-Force Adventure Park, children will discover that they can use God’s power in their lives to help them Move! Act! Care! Follow! and Share! This fun, interactive Bible-based program equips children to use their talents, skills, and momentum in a Christian-centered direction. Please save the date and start thinking of what extra friends your child can bring with them. Please contact Janal Walton if you would like to help or have suggestions.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL June 21 – 25, 2015
6:00-8:15 pm
REGISTRATION FORM
Kindergarten thru fifth grade, OLDER YOUTH WILL BE HELPERS **Pre-school (3 and 4 year olds) Class limited to 22 children – 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Child’s Name _______________________________________Age________
Grade Completed _____ in June 2015
If possible…my child would like to be with ______________________________________
Parent/Guardian Name _______________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________________ Email Address ______________________________________________________________
Phone Numbers: Cell-mother ________________ Cell-father________________________ Home_________________________ Special Needs/Allergies/Medical Information/Other : ____________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Contacts Name _______________________________ Phone ____________________ Name _______________________________ Phone ____________________
Name(s) of person(s) who may pick up this child from VBS-must be filled out ____________________________________________________________________________ Parents Volunteer Opportunities: I am available to…..
_____ help decorate the set - June 19 ____ help serve dinner on Family Night – June 25 _____ be a crew leader at least 3 nights _____ help set up or clean up Family Night-June 25 _____ help with the pre-school group _____ do whatever!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
***Other Information (church use only) VBS Group for Child ______________________________________________________________________ Family received music CD and song sheets ___________ Where are parents volunteering _______________________________________________________________
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ASK THE REV
If you have a biblical /religious question, call the church office and have it answered by Rev DeFino in ASK THE REV!
Q. What is the Ark of the Covenant, what did it contain and where is it now?
A. The Ark of the Covenant was the ho-liest and most sacrament item in the Tabernacle and later the Temple. It stood in the Holy of Holies, the most sacred part of the Temple (Tabernacle). Scripture describes that the Ark was made of acacia wood. It was about 4.25 x 2.6 x 2.6 feet. It was covered with gold and the upper surface or lid known as the mercy seat was surrounded with a rim of gold. Two golden cherubim were at each end of the mercy seat, facing one another with their wings spread thus enclosing the area that formed a seat for God. The top of the Ark, the highest peak of the wings, formed the throne of God, and the Ark it-self was His footstool. The Ark’s contents are listed in He-brews 9:4: the 10 Commandments, a jar of manna (the bread that was miraculously given to the Israelites as they wandered in the desert), and Aaron’s rod that miraculously budded.
Once a year on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), the high priest would enter the Holy of Holies and sprinkle blood from the sacrifice onto the lid, indicating that God had forgiven the sins of the people. The instructions for the Ark are given in Exodus 25, and thus we have its existence during the desert wandering of the Israelites. It was later placed in the Temple where it stood until the destruction of the Temple by the Babylonians in the year 587 B.C. Its current location has been speculated upon time and time again. Some of the theories are listed here.
1. The Ark is hidden on Mount Nebo on the East bank of the Jordan River. 2. The Ark is hidden in some cave on the West Bank of the Jordan River near Qumran
where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. 3. The Ark is hidden beneath Jerusalem in a stone carved tunnel. 4. The Ark is hidden beneath Calvary. 5. The Temple Institute in Jerusalem’s Old City, an Ultra-Orthodox organization claims
that it is under the Temple mount and will be revealed at the proper time when the Temple is rebuilt.
6. The Ark is in Ethiopia brought back by the son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
No matter where it is, we as Christians no longer need the Ark because of the great sacrifice of Christ that has saved us from all unrighteousness.
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Peninsula Delaware Conference
Salisbury District Rev. Peggy Johnson
Peninsula Delaware Conference Bishop
Rev. Frederick W. Duncan
Salisbury District Superintendent
Church Staff
Rev. George R. Patterson, Senior Pastor Rev. Dean DeFino, Associate Pastor Rev. Dale Vroman, Associate Pastor Rev. Zachary Wheeler, Youth Pastor
Mrs. Phyllis Oldham, Sanctuary Choir Director Mrs. Sarah McCabe, Children’s Choir Director
Mr. David Lawson, Organist Rev. Harry Gray, Handbell Choir Director
Mrs. Janal Walton, Director of Children’s Ministry Mrs. Carolyn Lewis, RN, Parish Nurse
Mrs. Tracy Shannahan, CPA, Church Accountant Mr. Wayne Tull, Sexton
Mrs. Sue Posey, Office Manager Mrs. Sarah Burton, Riverwalk Organist
Mr. Scott Albright, Video & Sound Technician
Church Leaders Mrs. Lynne Smoak, Administrative Board Chairperson
Mr. Ron Boltz, Administrative Board Vice-Chairperson Mr. Tony Sarbanes, Lay Leader
Mr. Bob Moore, Staff Parish Relations Chairperson Mr. Jim Thomas, Board of Trustees Chairperson
Mr. Bill Hetherington, Finance Committee Chairperson Mr. Kelly Shannahan, Leadership Development Committee
Chairperson Mrs. Ellen DiCintio, Treasurer
Committee Leaders
Dr. T. J. Mumford,, Annual Conference Member Mr. Ric Bloodsworth, Missions Committee Chairperson Mrs. Carolyn Lewis, Congregational Care Committee
Chairperson Mrs. Laura Robertson, Safe Sanctuary Team Chairperson
Mrs. Vickie Blades, Membership Chairperson Mrs. Fran Hastings, United Methodist Women President
Mr. Everett Thomas Morton, United Methodist Men President Mrs. Sue Hetherington, Altar Guild President
Dr. Dorothy Baker, Health Outreach Ministry Mr. Ron Moore, Trinity Trumpet Editor Mrs. Karen Albright, Video Ministry
NEW MEMBERS CLASS
New Members will be received into the church on May 17 at 9:30 a.m.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY
The Wednesday Night study of the Book of Hebrews is coming to a conclusion as we study the true meaning of Faith, and those who are in the Hall of Faith. Join us Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary.
Berean Bible Class and Monday Afternoon Bible Study
The study of Psalms in the Adult Sunday School class each Sunday at 10:45 and the Monday Afternoon Bible Study at 1:00 p.m. is winding down. We are finishing this two year study of the hymn book of Israel. Join us as we study the Hallelujah Psalms that concludes this great book.
Hebrew Class Monday at 6:30 p.m.
יהושע
The Hebrew word from last month’s “Trumpet” is both a proper name “Joshua” and the word that means salvation. It is the Hebrew name of Jesus. He is called Jesus because he will save His people from their sins. This month’s Hebrew word is
ביתלחם
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IMPORTANT CHURCH DATES
May 3 - Graduate Recognition/Scholarship Presentation 9:30 a.m.
We will be recognizing our high school and college graduates and scholarship recipients.
May 10 - Mother’s Day
May 17 - Trinity Sunday 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 a.m.
We will be recognizing our 50-year members
May 17 - New Members Received 9:30 a.m.
May 24 - Summer Worship Schedule Begins 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Worship—Sanctuary
9:00 a.m. Riverwalk Service ( Next to the La Quinta Inn & Suites) 10:00 a.m. Summer Sunday School
Runs through September 6
June 4-6 - Annual Conference University of Maryland Eastern Shore
June 7 - Communion At 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. only
June 10 - Lunch Bunch 11:30 a.m.
June 14 - ASP Commissioning At 10:00 a.m. Service
June 21 - Father’s Day
June 21-25 - Vacation Bible School 6:00-8:15 p.m.
June 27-July 4 -ASP Trip
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TRINITY UMC MILITARY COUPON PROGRAM T.A. Phillips
Trinity continues to remarkably support this program. Since July 2009, we have exceeded $1.4 M value of cou-
pons. We mailed March 2015 coupons to U.S. Navy, Sasebo, Japan. HELPFUL TIPS: Please do not tear the coupon booklets apar t. Leave the booklets fastened together – just
like they arrive in the newspaper. If you do cut out the coupons: cut them into single coupons – not in strips. Please do not staple or roll the coupons with a rubber band. We cannot use restaurant, fast food, and grocery store coupons.
As always, thank you for your response to support this mission to military personnel and families who serve our
country. Report for the Program
Year Month(s) Number of Month’s Coupons
Dollar Val-ue ($) of Month’s Coupons
Grand To-tal Number of Coupons for year
Grand Total Dollar Value ($) of Cou-pons for year
Grand Total Number of Cou-pons
Grand Total Dollar Value ($) of Cou-pons
2009 – March 2015
876,791 $1,418,086.03
2015 March 21,672 $44,994.67 46,166 $92,839.49
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
The food ministry has been alive and active for the last few months and for those who have been a part of meeting the needs of our church family, we thank you. Thank you to all who helped with the homeless shelter feeding and for the kitchen helpers. You gave your time and talents to provide meals for those less fortunate, and without you we couldn’t have provided the meals.
LUNCH BUNCH
Our May lunch bunch will be on May 13 at 11:30 a.m. and we need your reservations no later than May 11. Our pro-gram this month will be Mr. Tom Murray who is a retired journalist and entertaining musician. He was a news corre-spondent during the World War II, and also he covered the Jack Kennedy campaign and played for President Kennedy. I think you will enjoy his stories and his musical talent. TRIPS
Our American Music Theater bus trip on November 18 still has 30 seats, so check your calendars and sign up to see the Christmas show. We still have 4 seats left to see the 3 Tenors in Ocean City on June 27. The ticket price is $45.00, and we will carpool from the Kmart parking lot. I will make reservations for dinner at one of the restaurants for a 5:30 reservation, and din-ner will be on your own.
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Our food theme for the Lazarus Food Pantry for May is POTATOES! Any kind of boxed or canned potatoes would be greatly appreciated. The pantry is also in need of breakfast foods (cereal, oatmeal, pop-tarts, fruit bars), canned meats canned soups, vegetables, and fruit, macaroni and cheese, and hamburger, chicken, and tuna helper. They have a contin-uing need for large diapers: sizes 3, 4, and 6, as well as men’s and women’s personal hygiene items such as deodorant, soap bars, shampoo, lotions, tooth brushes and tooth paste, women’s personal items, razors and shaving cream, and chapstick. The food pantry always needs plastic grocery store bags, which are used to reinforce brown paper bags before packing them with the food items. The blue Wal-Mart plastic bags seem to work especially well, but any plastic grocery bags would be greatly appreciated! Through the first quarter of 2015, Trinity has donated over 1,100 items to the Laza-rus Food Pantry. Since we began supporting this program in 2005, our church has contributed an amazing 66,000 food items! For the first two weeks of April, Trinity donated a total of ten #10 cans of vegetables and pasta sauce to the Christian Shelter. In March, the first month of this new initiative, we contributed 50 cans to Halo. The next large can donation will be on Sunday, May 3. Please place your cans next to the Lazarus donations in the rear of the sanctuary. Trinity volunteers continue to serve an average of 80 hot meals to the poor and hungry at the Joseph House soup kitchen on the third Wednesday of every month. On April 15, Norm and Lorna Lyster and a crew of five other Trinity volunteers prepared and served 77 meals of beef goulash, vegetables, rolls, fruit, and dessert. This hearty repast put smiles on many grateful faces! And by the way, 2015 marks the 15th year that the Lysters have been serving at Joseph House. What a wonderful record of love and service on behalf of our church! Thanks Norm and Lorna! Our next day to serve at Joseph House is May 20. On May 9, Trinity will be preparing and serving a hot meal for God's Kitchen at Grace United Methodist Church. Please contact Jennifer Doyle at (410) 430-8869 or Jill McCabe at (410) 759-4674 if you would like to help. Thanks again for your generous and continuing support for all of Trinity’s missions projects! Ric Bloodsworth Missions Chairperson (240) 344-6194 [email protected]
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NEW MEMBERS
March 29, 2015 - Confirmation Class Mulan Marshall Zhao Bell Daughter of Patrick & Ziuhua Bell
Virginia Whitney Cheng Daughter of Richard & Michelle Cheng
Chloe Elizabeth Dunsten Granddaughter of Gee & Susan Dunsten
Devin Cameron Dunsten Grandson of Gee & Susan Dunsten
Ryan O’day Duvall Son of Richard & Tracy Duvall
Hunter Reed Esham Son of David & Renee Esham
Morgan Rose Esham Daughter of David & Renee Esham
Abbey Kathryn Loar Daughter of Jason & Sheila Loar
Chloe Elizabeth Mason Daughter of Lee & Katie Mason, Julie Mason
Noah Hudson Mason Son of Steve & Judi Mason
Trevor Wade Pusey Son of Dean & Sonya Pusey
Kaitlin Leigh Sande Daughter of Michael & Lynn Sande
Daniel Thomas Warwick Son of Rodney & Kathy Warwick
Geraldine Annis Wright Daughter of Richie and Jerry Wright
Membership News
BAPTISMS March 22, 2015 Virginia Whitney Cheng Daughter of Richard and Michelle Cheng
Adriana Brooke Dunsten Granddaughter of Gee and Susan Dunsten
Chloe Elizabeth Dunsten Granddaughter of Gee and Susan Dunsten
Devin Cameron Dunsten Grandson of Gee and Susan Dunsten
Kaitlin Leigh Sande Daughter of Michael and Lynn Sande
DEATHS March 28, 2015 Jennings Gene Curry April 9, 2015 Arline Mae Wiley
MIXED GREENS AND BEET SALAD
1 can (11 oz.) mandarin oranges (undrained) ½ cup Kraft Light Done Right Raspberry Vinaigrette
Reduced Fat Dressing 1 bag of mixed greens
1 can (14oz) beets, drained and cut into slivers ½ cup slivered Almonds
½ of a small red onion, thinly sliced
• Drain mandarin oranges, reserving 2 tbsps.
juice, and add to dressing.
• Mix greens, mandarin oranges, beets, al- monds and red onion in large bowl.
• Mix lightly with dressing.
Makes 8 servings, ¾ cup each
TRINITY HISTORTY
Who is the mystery person behind the mask? The answer is on the bottom of page 15
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May 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Youth Acquire the
Fire
2 Youth Acquire the
Fire
3 8, 9:30, 11am Worship
9:30am New
Member Class
3pm Youth Workday
GRADUATE RECOGNITION/SCHOLARSHIP
SUNDAY
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12:30pm UMW “Deborah”
1pm Bible Study
6:30pm FitMinded Exercise
6:30pm Hebrew Class
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7pm Mom’s in Prayer
6 MMO
12pm Pastor’s Advisory
12:30pm UMW “Ruth”
6:30pm Bible Study
NURSE’S DAY
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9:30am Altar Guild
6:15 Handbell Choir
6:30pm MOPS
7:30pm Sanctuary Choir
NATIONAL DAY OF
PRAYER
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10 8, 9:30, 11am
Worship
9:30am New Member Class
No Youth Group
MOTHER’S DAY
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1pm Bible Study
6:30pm FitMinded Exercise
6:30pm Hebrew Class
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7pm Mom’s in Prayer
13 MMO
11:30am Lunch Bunch
6:30pm Bible Study
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15 June/July/August
Newsletter Articles Due
16 8am UMM
17 8, 9:30, 11am
Worship
9:30am New Members Received
TRINITY SUNDAY
4pm Youth Group
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6:30pm FitMinded Exercise
6:30pm Hebrew
Class
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1pm UMW “Esther”
7pm Mom’s in
Prayer
20 MMO
Joseph House
Feeding
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6:30pm MOPS
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10am Pine Bluff Visitation
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24 8 & 10am Worship in
Sanctuary
9am Riverwalk Service
10am Summer Sunday School
Begins
4pm Youth Group
4pm Youth Group 4:30pm Wedding
25 Church Office
Closed
6:30pm FitMinded Exercise
6:30pm Hebrew Class
MEMORIAL DAY
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7pm Mom’s in Prayer
27 MMO
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29
30
31 8 & 10am Worship in
Sanctuary
9am Riverwalk Service
10am Summer Sunday School
4pm Youth Group
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PLEASE NOTE: If your name does not appear on this list it does not mean that we do not have you as a Trinity member. It only means that we do not have your birth date. Please give the church office a call with any addi-tions to, or corrections of this list.
MAY 1 - Beverly Hamill Oris Horsey III Kathy Psota Anthony Sarbanes (Child) Emily Smoak 2 - Ann Bozman Keith Coffin Wade Denson Jennifer Doyle Sally Eusebio George Harkins Rae Harmon Coralee Patterson Sally Pusey Beth Sheller 3 - Rodney Abbott Joan Baysinger Meredith Benedict George Benedict, Jr. Virginia Cheng Joanne Cherry Coen Dempsey Kate Kelly Matthew Lischick Joshua McCarty 4 - Alex Azar Gary DeMott Graham Hammond Mary Preller Mariah Robertson David Schofield Brooke Staton Dorothy Swann 5 - Jeffery Burkett MaryAnn Carlson Samuel Ireland Jay Kitzrow Caroline Pusey
6 - Michael Hill Alyxandrea Noonan Cathy Thomas 7 - Jeff Evans Colby Jones David Lawson Alec McCabe Andrew Mengason Kaitlyn Quigley Terri Tamres Lauren Williams Geraldine Wright 8 - Bruce Culver Andrew Draucker Drew Dunsten Julia Mann Pat Shaner 9 - Michael Bouton Bill Curry Kyle Cusick Amanda Fleetwood Amy Hedger Bill Martin Emilia Senkbeil Seth Windmuller 10 - Dawn Bellamy Gil Dunn Georgia Hudson Cindy Lawson Cindy Price Zac Wheeler Richard Wright, III 11 - Chris Culver Courtney Culver Regan Haldeman Jonathan Price Doug Rollins Walter Sandt Maura Stevenson Garrett Townsend Harold Warfield, Jr. 12 - John Hall JoAnn King Reed Luppens Rachel McCain Megan Robertson Abigail Roglitz 13 - Amelia Guy Jan Hill Christina Mertensotto Margo Sarbanes 14 - Betty Berry Brenda Fleming-Briggeman Terry Greenwood Barbara Guy Canie Harkins Abigail Howard Shirley Mortimer Sue Parsons Evelyn Sarbanes Stephanie Willey
15 - Doug Beach Charles Cooper Jim Cox Carol Davenport Spencer Jenkins Peyton Payne 16 - David Andrews Kelly Brittingham Sarah McCabe Tom Miller Ian Parsons Dale Soper 17 - Sarah Doyle John Gordy Doris Mariner Nancy Stewart Shannon Todd 18 - Keli Berkman McKenna Davies Katie Mason Louis Smith 19 - Reagan Haynie Nathan Heinicke Rusty Parker 20 - 21 - Douglas Jones Evan Long Shirley Poteet Gregory Stein Janet Veditz Malerie Warfield 22 - Kyle Herberle Justin Kostelac Louise Pepper Ginger Rizzi Dick Robinson Luke Terrell 23 - William Ahtes Stacy Dunne Chloe Dunsten AnnaLucille Graves Emerson Mackes Gene Martin Bonnie Nay Jordan Reading Alicia Thomasian Benjamin Wattay Maureen Williams 24 - Bill Davenport Betsy Drewer Donnie Drewer Dan Hearne Jared McCarty Kaitlind Meeks Shirley Sonnier 25 - Benjaman Bowne Neal Corbin, Jr. Ken MacFarlane
Jackson Reading 26 - Alyssa Berry Kim Chandler Allie Dees Anne Gilland Ava Mah Buddy Mills Barbara Morris Felix Paradis Jim Thomas, Jr. Virginia Wiese 27 - Xiuhua Bell Tiffany Calloway Kennedy Mackes Carroll Thamert, Jr. 28 - Suzanne Alexander Dean DeFino Emma Dunne Abbey Loar Ron Moore 29 - Keira Deysher Dawn Olds Laura Wright 30 - Ron Boltz Owen Evans Jim Harkins William Hillyer Maria Mitchell Wayne Tull John Usilton 31 - Beth Bozman Susan Cabell Ashley DelGaudio William Downing Sue Hetherington Jourdan Kilgour Sherri Webster Frances Young
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Thank you! This year’s Community Emergency Shelter Project took place in the JMB from March 14-28. Food and shelter was provided to 37 different individuals ranging in age from 23 to 63. In total, 357 bed-nights (1 guest/1 bed/1 night) were pro-vided. None of this would have been possible without the tremendous help from many hands. In total, our volunteers logged over 1288 hours of their time serving those in need. Co-chairs Ashley DelGaudio and Ron Boltz would like to thank everyone for supporting this mission, and extend a very special thank you to Carolyn Lewis and her kitchen crew for their hard work and dedication. Ron Boltz Thank all of you for the many cards, notes, phone calls, e-mails, and prayers that you sent to me following my shoulder replacement surgery. I couldn’t believe the love and concern. Rev. Patterson and Rev. Vroman visits while I was in the hos-pital and Rev. Kniceley’s visit at home meant so much. I wish I could thank everyone personally who had a hand in helping pack our meals, and the ones who delivered them every evening. The homeless were not the only ones enjoy-ing delicious meals from Carolyn and her kitchen crew. They helped so much. Thanks again. Hugs with love, Sarah Hopkins For all of the prayers, the hugs, cards and words of hope, I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart. There are no words that would describe this long, heinous journey. Thanks to your concern, it somehow strengthened me. It is still a blur, but I am trying to wrap my head around it and keep the healing process happening. I read once many years ago: “Life is like an onion. We peel off one layer at a time and sometimes we cry.” So true. It is God’s will , and I accept it even though it is hard. His pain was so great, it had to be a blessing. Thanks for the cake. It disappeared quickly. Love in Christ, Peggy Pusey Ernie and I appreciate the many cards from our Trinity fam-ily. It seems we’ve had a streak of health issues, not only with us, but with my daughter in North Carolina. Hopefully, by May we’ll be back to better health. Thanks again and God bless all. Ann and Ernie Bailey I would like to thank everyone for their love, kindness, prayers, cards , letters, and the delicious cake I received dur-ing the loss of my brother, what a great comfort it is to know that so many care about you, christine and I love all of you, thank you,. joe bernstein
Our first annual Care for the Cause fundraising event raised just over $2,000, with attendance of 336 people. This could not have been possible without people like you who gave of your time, talent, and support to help us make this a truly out-standing event. Thank you for all you have given us! Peace and Blessings, The Staff of Salisbury Urban Ministries Thank you for all of the cards and prayers from Trinity members while my mother, Arline Wiley lived at Atria, and for the visits from Reverends Patterson, Vroman, and DeFino especially towards the end of her blessed life. Your kind ex-pressions of sympathy meant a great deal to all of us. Claudia Young and family
Stories from the Basement Help and Outreach Point of Entry, Inc.
By Donna Clark RN, Director
Here in the H.O.P.E., Inc. office we have a core group of 5-9 volunteers and throughout the week we have a total of 28 people who give of their time to help meet the needs of oth-ers. In the past two months I was out recovering from shoul-der surgery, and the office volunteers stepped up to the plate and never skipped a beat. Our services never wavered, and those who needed help were served with a smile. Giving freely of your time and energy is one of those things that puts a smile on God’s face. He created us to serve others around us. Thank you to all volunteers, whether it be working with the homeless, Habitat for Humanity, the Humane Society, or any other agency. God bless you for giving of your time and heart. I’d like to give you an update on the client who was burned when a tree limb fell down and knocked over his propane heater and burned his tent down. He is being followed by the Wound Center, and his wounds are healing slowly. He is re-quiring special medication in a salve, and we are now work-ing with Medicaid to get what he needs. Keep him in your prayers, as he is not out of the woods yet. Ephesians 5: 20-28
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Dick Robinson taken at the April 4 Easter Egg Hunt.
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