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Well Done, Faithful Servant! "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'" Matthew 25:23
Too often this verse from Matthew's Gospel is used nearly exclusively at Christian funerals. That's a shame because the verse ends a beautiful parable about someone who serves his Lord faithfully. It is the first verse I thought of when Eric Waraas told me he believed that the time had come for him to resign as our Youth Director. It was over 13 years ago when Eric said that he would be glad to help with the Senior High youth group.
Eric, a child of the congregation, had participated in the church school as a child, then went through the School of Faith, being commissioned as an 8th grader. Eric was very involved in the Senior High youth group throughout his years as a student at Cherry Hill East. Returning from college and beginning his career with State Farm insurance, Eric volunteered with our Senior Highs. When our Director of Christian Education, who led our Senior High ministry, resigned, Eric said he would step into that ministry "until a new person" was brought on board. And, of course, that was thirteen years ago!
In those thirteen years, Eric Waraas has faithfully served Christ by loving and guiding our Senior High youth but the time has come for Eric to begin a new chapter at Trinity. The Personnel Committee and the Session agreed with Eric that with the calling of Rev. Craven this was the right time for this transition. While I am sad to see Eric resign, I am profoundly grateful for his wonderful work as our Youth Director. I am not only thankful for the ministry he has had among our youth, I am personally grateful for his being a team-minded colleague and a good friend. While we all owe Eric Waraas a debt of gratitude, he would be the first to tell us that he has been part of an incredible group of volunteers who have walked with our young people. On November 29 I invite you to join us as we give thanks to God for the work of Eric; it will be a very special day of worship and thanksgiving. While I am so very glad we are not saying goodbye to Eric (Thank the Lord!), we do want to take the opportunity to offer our praise to the Lord of the Church as we celebrate Eric's 13 years of service. On Sunday November 29 we will be able to say together "Well done, good and faithful servant!”
Hope you can join us on this day! As always- I’m Hoping Big- Gregory
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Staff Pastor/Head of StaffThe Rev. Dr. Gregory
C. Faulkner
Associate PastorThe Rev. Ms. Sarah Craven
Parish AssociateThe Rev. Barry Gruver
Director ofMusic
Lisa Marcelli
Music AssociateBecky Sayer Kain
Church Treasurer
Debby Talbott
Office ManagerSue Nork
Office Associate
Alysia Sieh Badskey
Membership SecretaryPam Dougherty
Property Manager
Larry Hall
Director of Nursery SchoolMarina Pappas
TRINITY TIDINGS An Inviting Community Following Christ For Life
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Trinity’s Music News I hope you have enjoyed your summer. I am very excited about another year of making
music at Trinity! The “Rally Day” Choir will be singing on Rally Day, September 20, at the 9:30 am worship service. If you or your family is interested in singing, please contact me as
soon as possible at [email protected]. ALL ARE WELCOME! All choirs will resume rehearsals in September. Signups will begin on Rally Day, September
20th after church.
Adult Choir Rehearsal New members are always welcome!
Wednesdays at 7:30 pm
Children’s Choirs Rehearsals New members are always welcome!
Cherub Choir – Pre-K and Kindergarten; Thursday 4:30-5:00pm Carol Choir – 1st and 2nd grade; Thursday 5:00-5:40pm
Team Choir – 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade; Thursday 5:40-6:20pm Team Bells – 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade; Thursday
6:20-6:50pm
Youth Choir Rehearsal
New members are always welcome! Youth Choir – 6th – 12th grade; Sundays 10:50am-11:30am Youth Bell Ensemble 6th-12th grade; Sundays 11:30-noon
Youth Instrumental Ensemble 6th -12th grade; rehearses as needed
YOU CAN MAKE MUSIC AT TRINITY!
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Trinity Community Concert Series Join Us for Our 26th Season!
Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 4:00 PM Atlan c Brass Band
Enjoy an a ernoon with one of the premier performing ensembles in South Jersey!
Our concerts are open to all! Admission is a free‐will offering.
A recep on with light refreshments will follow each concert.
Trinity Presbyterian Church (USA) 499 Route 70 East * Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 (856) 428‐2050 * [email protected]
www.trinpres.org
Save the Dates! Also Performing in Our 26th Anniversary Season: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 7:30 PM Cherry Hill East/Cherry Hill West Vocal Ensembles
Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 4:00 PM Gleeksman‐Kohn Children’s Choir of the Se lement Music School
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Session of Elders Clerk of Session
Margery Sly Adult Ministries
Eby Banas Children’s Ministries
Linda Craven Finance & Stewardship
Stan Applegate Membership Sue Bastnagel
Mission & Outreach
Donna Croker Personnel
Janet Cohen Property & Buildings
Walt Steinle Worship & Music
Claudia Miller Youth Ministries Stacey Blackmer
Strategy Committee Margery Sly
Technology Committee Tom Earp Deacons
Moderator of Deacons Cosmo Digneo
Committee Chairs Assistance
Ron Schon & Denise Ceneviva
Fellowship Kim Windt
Service Sarah Payne &
Lex Parsons Visitation
Melissa Smith
Session Update At its stated meeting on September 14, 2015, the Session:
Approved the August membership count of 830. Welcomed the Rev. Sarah Craven to her first TPC Session meeting and heard a report about her first three weeks. Approved two baptisms. Watched an active shooter video in preparation for developing a response policy. Discussed logistics for the Presbytery of West Jersey’s 175th anniversary service at Trinity on October 18. Received a financial report which noted that income continued to be down, including lower pledge and nursery school income. Began planning for the fall Session retreat on October 25. Discussed logistics for the Prayer Vigil on October 2 – 3. Considered neighbor complaints about the volume of the carillon. Considered responses to the refugee crisis in Europe. Prayed for members and friends.
-Margery Sly, Clerk of Session
Trinity
News and NotesIn Memoriam
Kornelis Gyswyt United with Trinity April 26, 1981; Died September 11, 2015
Sympathies
We extend our sympathies to Liz Gyswyt and family on the death of her husband, Kornelis (Keith) Gyswyt.
Baptisms
We rejoice with Emily and Steven Wean on the baptism of their daughter, Campbell, that took place on September 13.
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Adult Ministries
Life Death
Redemption
How do the major religions address these concerns. What beliefs and traditions does a Buddhist, an Islam follower, a person of Jewish faith and a Christian have in common? What are the differences? Every one is invited to join the Adult Ministires series on Comparative Religion to try to fathom the answers to these questions.The Sept. 27 segment of the series is done but there are three more dates: October 4, 11 and 18. It is never too late to join.. Our own Margaret Gammie will continue leading the discussion starting at 11AM right after the coffee half hour at the Witherspoon Center.
Emmy Award-winning Journalist, Anchorwoman and Author Lu Ann Cahn to Speak at Trinity Do you ever feel overwhelmed by life? Whether it is the demands of job and family, a health condition or a diagnosis of a life-threatening disease, it is easy to get caught in the downward spiral of hopelessness.
If that describes you or someone you love, mark your calendars for Sunday, October 25, at 10:45 AM in the Community Room. That is the day that Lu Ann Cahn, former breaking news reporter, anchor and entertainment show host of NBC 10 in Philadelphia, will talk about how she was motivated to get her life "unstuck" after her cancer diagnosis. Cahn says she felt in a rut when she was diagnosed but soon realized not only that she had a fight for life and death on her hands but she had no time to lose in experiencing life. That's why she started doing one new thing every day for a year, a goal that helped spawn a blog called Year of Firsts and her book I Dare Me.
A survivor of breast cancer, Cahn has also had surgery for ulcerative colitis and kidney cancer and speaks regularly for cancer support groups and the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. She hopes her survivor experience inspires others.
Sign-up for her talk, Getting Your Life Unstuck, in Fellowship Hall.
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Children and Youth Ministries Nursery School News
Our 2015-16 school year is off to a wonderful start. All of our students, both new and returning are settling in and discovering that Trinity Nursery School is a great place to learn, discover and make new friends. As the weather begins to turn and the fall colors show up in the artwork throughout the school, our students are busy learning and creating beautiful creations to display in our classrooms and hallways. We would love to invite you to come for a tour and see our beautiful school.
This year we will offer an extended day until 1:30 for our 3 and 4 year old friends. This program will be offered again this year 3 afternoons a week from 11:30-1:30. If your child attends a morning Kindergarten program, you may want to consider Extended Day at Trinity for this school year. It is a great way to bring discovery back into learning for your child. They bring a packed lunch, eat with friends, play in the playground, or our indoor recreation station, and then wind up the afternoon with a math or language arts game, manipulatives and music & movement. Call for information and we will send you a registration packet and schedule a tour.
In addition to our older classes, we have 2.5 year old and a 3 year old classes, as well as our toddler time class. Out toddler time class is for 18-24 month old children and their caregiver; mom, dad, grandparents or sitter!
With fifty years of academic excellence behind us, we are a great choice for young children in our community. We would love for your child to discover, create and learn at Trinity Nursery School. We still have limited space available in some of our classes. Remember to tell your friends and neighbors about Trinity Nursery School. Marina Pappas 856-795-3123
Youth Ministries Every Sunday we read the back of the program for worship – ‘Trinity is an Inviting Community following Christ for Life - we recognize the importance of life long learning to further our knowledge of God and better grow in our relationship with God, our families and our Community. The Youth Ministries programs are a significant building block of that knowledge and faith for our Junior and Senior High students.
Youth Ministries oversees the Programs for our Junior and Senior Highs. Another exciting year has begun for the youth of Trinity with the kick-off of the Commissioning and Senior High programs that have been in planning for several months. Our veteran 8th grade acolytes are joined by the 7th graders in opening our services by carrying in the Bible and Cross, and lighting our candles as we open our hearts to God’s word every Sunday morning. Senior Highs re-engage in fellowship and activities after a successful summer Mission Trip where they came closer to God by giving of their time and talent to help those in need.
We celebrate the addition of our Associate Pastor to help guide our activities as we teach, support, and encourage these special young people as they explore and grow their faith in Jesus Christ. Our youth are the future; therefore we re-dedicate ourselves to Trinity’s Youth Ministries for 2015-16. Stacey Blackmer, Chair, and Mark Miles, Vice-Chair, are grateful to be joined by many enthusiastic adult volunteers from the congregation. Please join us as we anticipate a blessed and successful year for Trinity’s Youth Ministries!
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Children and Youth Ministries Senior High Mission Trip in Review by Sarah Gagarin
As of today it has been two months since our Senior High group and several brave adult leaders clambered into two passenger vans early on a Saturday morning and set off for Point Pleasant West Virginia; even with all the time I’ve had to reflect on the trip I find it hard to encapsulate what has happened into a few words. I climbed into my seat, stuffed animal and headphones in hand, knowing that this was my last mission trip as a senior high, perhaps what was even harder to swallow was knowing that at the end of this week the seniors-who I had known for what seemed like forever-were going to be leaving for college far to soon. However, once we arrived my downer feelings of knowing that this would be over by the coming Saturday were drowned out by the glowing positivity of everyone on the trip, we’d made it! Through truck stops and traffic and getting one van stuck in a ditch we’d made it to Point Pleasant. Our host Pastor John was more than excited to show us around his church and our home for the week, and much to the surprise of everyone in the group and old friend emerged from the woodwork. Ross Holland had been with us on my first Mission Trip as an expert on the area and the people we’d be helping, and to the joy of all of us he was Pastor John’s son and would be with us again.
After a day of unpacking and a day spent at the local waterpark it was time for the real work to begin. Once more my last mission trip paralleled my first in my work crew consisting of Rich Fletcher (fearless leader and construction know how), Brian Hamilton (moral support and sheetrock cutting extraordinaire), Olivia Marcelli (master mudder and model for our new clothing line “Construction Chic”), and myself (paparazzi and wood-tile master). Our site was a tractor trailer home in need of a new shower, wood tile floor, new wall in the master bedroom, and new floor vents. With our tool belts in hand we set to work, most of the time inside the nicely air-conditioned home and sometimes in the steaming hot spidery world underneath the house. With each day that passed we grew closer to our homeowners and soon enough they began to open their hearts up to us. A similar sentiment was seen across the board with daily updates from each group accompanied with many hilarious candids. However, the end of the week had to come. We said goodbye to our seniors with tears in our eyes, thanked Pastor John and Ross for all their help and returned to our passenger vans to come home. A bittersweet ending sometimes more sweet with the memories I’d made than bitterness over what had ended. Walking away from a trip and looking back on it is always an interesting feeling. The Senior High Mission Trip is an experience like no other, each week is unique and amazing in a way that cannot be described easily. This week left me with the acute realization of how deeply people can affect the lives of those around them. Each homeowner now has something in their house that was not there before, a new piece of their lives is forever attached to us. Even though they pass out of our lives we will never leave their’s, and yet I know I will remember the face of each homeowner I worked for and the people I worked with. In that sense they have forever had an affect on me.
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Library Corner We have three new fiction books that have been on the best seller list recently.
Go Set a Watchman By Harper Lee Harper Lee is famous as the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, which has sold over 40 million copies since it was published in 1960. It was the first book of Harper
Lee’s to be published, but it wasn’t the first book she wrote. When she tried to publish Go Set a Watchman in the 1950s, her editor suggested that she shelve it and write about the childhood of the book’s heroine, Jean Louise Finch (nicknamed Scout).
Even though it was written first, Go Set a Watchman is actually a sequel to the story in Mockingbird. It’s about Scout as an adult visiting her father Atticus, who is now infirm, in the same small Alabama town. It is interesting to see the precocious, inquisitive child as an adult and to get a different view of the characters, but there is a “spoiler alert.” Atticus Finch (the revered lawyer in Mockingbird) is portrayed in a far less positive light and may be a disappointment to readers who would rather remember him with admiration.
The Girl on the Train By Paula Hawkins The story is about Rachel, a divorced alcoholic prone to memory lapses who is in denial that she’s been fired from her job after one too many liquid lunches. She still takes a commuter train to London every morning and she day dreams about an attractive couple
she sees at a particular stop who seem to have an idyllic existence. When Rachel witnesses some strange things about the couple, a complicated mystery begins to unfold.
The book has been compared to Gone Girl for its use of different perspectives and its page-turner qualities: “The novel cleverly jumps back and forth in time to first reveal the mystery and then to eventually unravel it. It gets harder and harder to put down as the story screeches toward its unexpected ending.”
God Help the Child By Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison is the recipient of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her new book is about Bride, a stunningly beautiful, very successful young black woman and her
relationships to people around her. Its basic theme is about the way the sufferings of childhood can shape, or misshape, the life of an adult. The book is very different from Morrison’s previous writing because it is set in modern times and has more plot and less poetic symbolism.
If you would like us to purchase a particular book for the Trinity Library, stop by on Sunday or contact Dottie Dunfee ([email protected]).
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To sign up, visit our home page (www.trinpres.org) and click "Online Giving"
or go directly to www.easytithe.com/trinpres.
Trinity Now Offers Online Giving!
Through the Mobile
Giving App
On Our Church Website Through Text Messaging
However God calls you to faithfully give, we make it simple.
A New Way to Give: Online
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Membership
Hooray for Our Rally Day Helpers! Thank you to everyone who helped make Rally Day 2015 such a tremendous success. HUGE thanks to Doug and D.J. Nork. They did all the heavy lifting (literally) by setting up tables and chairs in both Fellowship Hall AND the Community Room on Friday afternoon! We felt like kids on Christmas morning when we walked in Saturday and saw everything already in place!
Thanks to Bob Thorpe, Elissa Goss, George Sanders, Christie Skill Hernandez, and Ray Bastnagel for helping us complete the set-up tasks. Elizabeth Boyle and Elissa helped us get all the food on the table Sunday morning, then Elissa did most of the dishwashing duty too! Also helping us with clean-up were Nancy and Jim Roberts, Kurt Goetz and Willemijn Don, Betty Stockwell, Betty Penney, Paul Guelich, and Ray Bastnagel.
Thanks to our “Grill Master” Bill Carboni, who cooked 192 hot dogs – believe it or not, all but six were eaten!! Thanks to everyone who contributed food for the event. There were so many delicious salads, side dishes, and desserts. It wouldn’t have been much of a Rally Day Picnic without all of your delicious contributions.
Thanks to Caroline Faulkner who shared her amazing face-painting talents, which helped make the day extra special.
If we’ve overlooked anyone, please know we are so grateful for all of the assistance. We feel blessed to be part of such a warm and wonderful community of faith and we look forward to seeing the great energy of Rally Day grow throughout the program year!
-The Membership Committee (Bridget Boyle, Pam Dougherty, Steve Skill, and Susan Bastnagel)
Membership Information Session New to Trinity? Are you a visitor who is interested in what is happening at Trinity or what it means to be a Presbyterian? Perhaps you are already a member and would like to learn more. Our next Membership Information Session will be held on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 11:00 am. At that time, The Rev. Greg Faulkner will talk about what it means to be a Presbyterian. He will also talk about all of the opportunities that Trinity offers.
If you are interested in attending, please email [email protected] or call her at 609-230-3556. We will be serving lunch, so it is important that we know who will be attending. Babysitting will be provided if requested in advance. This is a great time for visitors (and members!) to get together and get to know Trinity.
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Membership Meet Our New Members!
Audrey and Joe Azevedo
Audrey and Joe Azevedo joined Trinity by Reaffirmation of Faith. Joe was born and raised in California. Audrey, the daughter of Norris and Arlene Anders, has been coming to Trinity since she was a teenager. Audrey and Joe have been married for 35 years and have lived in Marlton for 33 of those years.
Audrey is a manicurist at Louis Christian Robert John Salon and Spa. Joe is a project controller for Henkels and McCoy.
They’ve attended worship at Trinity often over the years. They finally decided to join “because Rev. Faulkner and the people of the church are so warm and friendly; it felt like home.”
Kyle and Lexy Azevedo
Kyle (Joe and Audrey’s son) and Lexy are originally from Marlton, and moved to Woodbury about four and a half years ago when they bought their first home.
Kyle is a Senior Store Supervisor with Republic Bank and Lexy is the Lien Release Supervisor with Freedom Mortgage.
They chose Trinity because it is the church their extended family has attended for years. Kyle and Lexy welcomed their first child, Harley Jo, on August 16th. They look forward to baptizing their daughter at Trinity this fall. “What better place to do this than in a familiar setting,” Lexy said.
Janelle Curl
Janelle is the daughter of Joe and Audrey Azevedo and the sister of Kyle Azevedo. Janelle was born and raised in Marlton NJ, and lives there now with her 6-year-old daughter, Camrynn.
Janelle is a hair stylist at Louis Christian Robert John Salon and Spa in Cherry Hill where she has worked since 2001.
Janelle was baptized and grew up here at Trinity. She is happy to be back and excited that Camrynn will be enjoying the same great experience here!
Welcome to all of the Azevedos! We are so glad you’ve come home to Trinity!
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Membership Meet Our New Members!
Nikki & Patrick Cockey
Patrick became a Trinity member in late February. Nikki joined the church on June 28 when both she and her daughter Madelyn were baptized.
Nikki and Patrick are from Morgantown, WV. Patrick’s job at Jefferson Hospitals in Philadelphia brought them to this area. The family now lives in Barrington, NJ, where Nikki is a stay-at-home mom.
The Cockeys chose Trinity because they felt very comfortable and at home here. “We met many different members and they were all so welcoming. It was so wonderful and the services were exactly what we were searching for,” Nikki said. Welcome Nikki, Patrick, and Madelyn!
Joanitta Mawunyo Manu
Joanitta comes to Trinity through reaffirmation of faith. She was born and raised in Ghana; she relocated to Cherry Hill earlier this year to join her husband Kwasi Manu, who has been a member of Trinity for approximately five years. Joanitta is a medical doctor by profession and is currently working to get her license to be able to practice in the US.
Joanitta said that she feels “very comfortable” at Trinity and is interested in possibly joining Trinity’s choir in the future. Welcome Joanitta!
Peter Brown
Peter is originally from Hamilton NJ, and has lived in Cherry Hill for the past 17 years. He came to this area to be closer to family and for Cherry Hill’s school system.
Peter is a Real Estate Agent and Maintenance Manager for a Property Management Company. Peter does charity work for various causes, including Autism Awareness, PFlag Collingswood, an LGBTQ support group.
Peter says he chose Trinity “because the members I knew were good people.” We think you’re good people, too, Peter – welcome to Trinity!
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Care n’ Share Care n Share opened for the new season with lots of fall & winter clothing, and house wares.
Our regular hours are Tuesdays, Thursdays and the first Saturday of the month (October 3) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Donations can be brought in during those hours as well as Sundays following the 9:30 worship service. Please make sure all items are clean and serviceable! No stains or missing buttons etc. Housewares, toys, etc must have all pieces and also be in good condition.
All profits from sales go to local missions. Thank you for all great donations in the past! For more info on the shop contact Eileen Rankin : eileenrank @comcast.net
Membership Meet Our New Members!
AnneMarie Palatnik and Sara Palatnik
AnneMarie Palatnik and her daughter, Sara, joined Trinity this summer. AnneMarie grew up in Willingboro NJ. She moved to Cherry Hill 23 years ago after marrying her husband Barry. AnneMarie is the Assistant Vice President of Clinical Learning and Academic Affiliations at Virtua. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Nursing Practice at LaSalle University. AnneMarie was a visitor at Trinity for two years, watching her daughter sing in the youth choir before deciding to make Trinity her church home. AnneMarie and Barry have two children, Sean and Sara.
Sara was born and raised in Cherry Hill. She is a freshman at Elizabethtown College, majoring in music therapy. Her love of music and her decision to share her musical gifts with others through her chosen major has been greatly influenced by Becky Kain and Lisa Marcelli. Sara came to Trinity to sing in the choir. After two years of working with Miss Lisa, she decided to make Trinity her church home. One of the things that she will miss most about being away at college is singing with the choir on Sundays.
We’re glad you’re here AnneMarie and we look forward to seeing Sara whenever she is home!
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11th Annual Holiday Bazaar
Date: Saturday November 14, 2015 Time: 9:00 am—3:00 pm
The Craft Show is coming soon … We need crafters—Please visit area craft shows and invite crafters with interesting merchandise to apply for our Craft Show. We already have a wonderful variety but we need more. Santa’s Helpers Needed: Please sign up during coffee hour for the many, many jobs at the Bazaar. Anything from meeting and greeting, selling tickets for the Tombola, helping with set-up, food court, kitchen, clean-up, etc! If there are specific jobs that you prefer, please make sure that you indicate that on the sign-up sheet or in your email to us. We specifically need people for set-up on Thursday evening, and clean-up on Saturday late afternoon. This includes carrying tables to and from the Witherspoon classrooms. It is important that O’Dell Hall, the Community Room and the Sunday School classrooms be clean and ready for Sunday morning’s activities.
Tombola Guidelines: This is a fun project for any group in our church. Pick a dynamite theme, do some shopping and enjoy putting together a colorful and fun filled basket. Take a look at our list of ideas during coffee hour — and we will help you select a basket that will fit your budget!
Remember: All baskets will be wrapped by the Committee and baskets will be provided if needed. Delivery: Tombola items must be delivered to the church by Sunday, November 1.
Contact: Linda Thorpe at 856-428-6233 or [email protected]. Nancy Roberts at 609-261-4988 or [email protected]
Sign Up During Coffee Hour Beginning 10/4/15! Silent Auction Items: A suitable silent auction donation would be a new item or service of significant value like vacation homes, golf rounds, tickets to sports events, etc. We also suggest valuable services like babysitting, car washing, house cleaning, etc. You need to provide an estimate of the fair market value of your donation. A starting bid will be established and the highest bidder wins! Sign up and provide details to the Committee by Sunday, Nov.8. We will produce certificates and bid sheets for the Auction. If you are donating an item such as a painting or a quilt, please have it at church by Sunday, Nov.8. Contact Victoria Ebiri at [email protected]
The Bake-Sale: We always need plenty of cookies, breads, cakes and pies for the bake sale. The after-lunch crowds simply love the dessert table. Please deliver your uncut baked goods in a disposable container at the downstairs kitchen on Friday, Nov. 13 at 4:00pm and if you can, feel welcome to stay and help with the packaging! For information, please contact Ron & Elaine Schon at 856-767-2748 or [email protected]
Food Court: The food court will be open at 9:00am for breakfast and appr. 11:00am for lunch. The menu will include bagels, Danish, hot dogs, pork roll and an Egg McMuffin/sandwich. We will continue to serve chili for lunch! Please sign up during coffee hour if you are interested in providing a crockpot with chili. Although the grill closes at 1:30pm, water and sodas will still be for sale until 3:00pm. If you are interested in helping in this area please contact Donna Allen at (609-230-4519).
Trinity Church Mission Trip Fund: All proceeds raised from this Holiday Bazaar go directly to this fund. Please help in any way you can. General Inquiries: For all general questions or concerns, please contact Susan MacDonald at 609-841-7952 or email at [email protected]
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Daytime Men’s Group On Tuesday October 20,2015, a men are invited to join us for a very interesting speaker at this months meeting. Evelyn Robles Rodiguez from MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Hospital will be speaking to us. Her topic will be titled, Red Flags of Men’s Cancer. She will cover Prostrate, Lung and Coloretal Cancer plus review 10 symptoms . There will also be a slide presentation. Please come and hear all about it. Come early for some of Ron’s best coffee and pastries. Please tell your friends about this talk. Evelyn was here last October for the Cancer & Conversation forum. It will be very interesting.
Hope to see you then!
Food Pantry in Need of Your Help- Give Food
The Cherry Hill Food Pantry is still in need of our help. Please remember to bring canned food, paper goods and any other
non-perishables each Sunday and deposit in the food containers as you enter the front of the church. Anything you use, the
Food Pantry can use (no glass or perishables). Thanks to all who contribute.
Deacon’s Coat Drive- Give Warmth
The deacons will be collecting new and gently used adult and children's coats during the months of October and November. Coats donated will be given to Little Hands Little Feet, the Interfaith Homeless Outreach Council (IHOC), and other local agencies in need of warm coats for the fall and winter seasons. Coat collection bins will be located in O'Dell Hall. All donations will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions in regard to the Deacon's Coat Drive, please contact Susan Bryfogle at 856-985-5393.
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Sewers, Knitters and Crocheters Wanted for Mission Work
Do you sew, knit or crochet? Would you like to use those skills in a mission project? Cancer and Conversation is sponsoring a collection of items for Cancer victims in the Delaware Valley. We hope many in our congregation will help. Needs are:
Sewers You may remember from last year's collection that one of the items that our contact, Mothers Matter, collects for their Cancer Care Baskets is a cancer pillow, a small 8x10 pillow that a breast cancer patient can use as a pad under her seat belt shoulder strap, support under her arm during chemo, under her breast or any other time that comfort is needed. Not only is this an easy and useful hands-on mission, but it may also give you sewers an idea of what to do with all the extra fabric you may have accumulated at home.(Please note that the directions for the pillows vary slightly from last year's directions.)
New directions for the pillows : • Cut two fabric pieces 9” by 11”. Please, NO flannel or velour. Mothers Matter would like
bright, cheerful colors in cotton. • With right sides together, sew a 3/8 inch seam on THREE sides. LEAVE ONE OF THE
SHORT ENDS ENTIRELY OPEN. • Turn right side out, iron flat but DO NOT STUFF. The volunteers of Mothers Matter will
put their logo tag on the open end before stuffing and sewing up.
Knitters and Crocheters This year Cancer and Conversation is also hoping to provide items to local chemo facilities. Needs include hats and lap blankets.
Hats- Use a pattern of your choice. Those hats, of various colors and styles, will not only provide warmth but will also be a lovely style statement for those women who lose hair while undergoing chemo.
Lap blankets- Again, this is a comfort item for chemo patients and will be made available at chemo sites for patients to take home. Our group has researched sizes and, although they vary, a standard size seems to 48"x 36", long enough to cover a seated adult.
A collection basket for the pillows and other Cancer care items will be located in the Fellowship Hall. All items are due by October 25. Questions? Contact Linda Thorpe [email protected] or call her at 856-428-6233.
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PW October Circle Meetings Monday, October 19th 1:00 PM Priscilla Circle home of Beverly Whipple 1:00 PM Deborah Circle home of Betty Young 7:00 PM Ruth Circle home of Sue Nipe Tuesday, October 20th 7:00 PM Shiphrah Circle home of Patti Baechler 7:00 PM Hannah Circle home of Marti Crothers 7:15 PM Rebekah Circle home of Donna Allen Wednesday, October 21st 9:30 AM Miriam Circle Trinity – Witherspoon Rm. 2
To Be Determined: Hannah Circle, Deborah Circle
SAVE THE DATE – OCTOBER 6, 2015!!! ARE YOU A WOMAN? IF SO, you are a member of Presbyterian Women at Trinity Church. You do not have to belong to a circle, but are cordially invited to come to the Fall Gathering on Tuesday, October 6th. The Fall Gathering is the start of the 2015-16 program year and will include a light and delicious dinner of soup, salad, and dessert. Dinner will start at 6:30 p.m. in O’Dell Hall and will be followed by a presentation by Distributing Dignity.
Distributing Dignity is an outreach program that began when the founders Joanie Balderstone and Rebecca McIntire, asked disenfranchised women what they needed. The outreach Lifts Up Women in Need by providing them with new bras and feminine hygiene supplies. Distributing Dignity partners with other organizations serving women who are in and aging out of foster care, seeking refuge from domestic violence, homeless veterans, teens, and those fighting life altering illness. In 2014 Distributing Dignity was able to help over 500 women across NJ, PA and NY. In 2015, DD has been fortunate to receive media attention from The Huffington Post, Think Progress, KYW/CBS 3 and was featured in the May issue of SJ Magazine.
Lisa Huber and Neola Reese will report on their experiences at the Presbyterian Women’s Triennium they attended.
Just the Facts on the PW Fall Gathering: Date: October 6, 2015 Time: 6:30PM Place: Trinity Church, O’Dell Hall Menu: soup, salad, and dessert Cost: $10.00 Program: Distributing Dignity Mission Donations Hoped For: new bras and women’s feminine hygiene products
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New York City Fall Bus Trip is Wednesday,
October 14th!! Call Linda Thorpe at 428-6233 or Bonnie Jones at 983-1197
to check availability.
CALLING ALL TRINITY WOMEN! SAVE THE DATE!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015 Prepare for Christmas – come to the
PW Christmas dinner at 6:30 p.m. followed by Worship and Communion at
8:00 p.m. If you cannot make dinner at 6:00, come to the Worship Service at8:00!
WEST JERSEY PRESEBYTERY FALL GATHERING OF WOMEN SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2015
Just the Facts on the PW West Jersey Presbytery Fall Gathering: Date: October 17, 2015 Time: 9:00 AM, Coffee and Danish begins at 8:30 AM Place: Trinity Church, Cherry Hill, NJ Keynote Speaker: Maggie Lewis Lunch: will be available for a nominal fee No Reservations are Needed!!! Come and meet other Presbyterian Women!
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Sunday 9:30 Worship Service 9:30 Church School, Nursery-Gr.6 10:50- Youth Choir 11:30- Youth Bells 7pm- Senior High Fellowship Witherspoon
Monday 7pm- Boyscouts- Witherspoon BASIC (1&3 Monday)
Tuesday 10am-1pm Care ’n Share
Wednesday 6:45pm Commissioning- Witherspoon 6:45pm Adult Bells 7pm Cub Scouts- Community Room 7:30pm Adult Choir
Thursday 10am-1pm Care ’n Share 12pm Alzheimer’s Support Group
Thursday Children’s Choirs 4:30-5pm Cherbub 5:00-5:40pm Carol Choir 5:40-6:20pm TEAM Choir 6:20-6:50pm TEAM Bells
6:30pm AA, Witherspoon 8pm AA, Witherspoon
OctoberList of Upcoming Events:
October 2nd-3rd- 24 Hour Prayer Vigil, Friday 12pm- Saturday 12pm
October 3rd- Care n’ Share Saturday Hours, 10am-1pm
October 4th- Communion, 9:30am
October 4th- Crop Walk, 1pm
October 5th- Session Meeting, 7pm
October 5th- Trinity and Red Cross Blood Drive, 2pm-7pm
October 6th- PW Fall Gathering, 6:30pm
October 12th- Columbus Day, Office & Nursery School Closed
October 14th- New York City Bus Trip, 8am
October 17th- West Jersey Presbytery Fall Gathering of Women, 8:30am
October 20th- Men’s Group, Red Flags of Men’s Cancer Presentation, 10am
October 25th- Lu Ann Cahn to Speak at Trinity, 10:45am
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Presbyterian Church (USA)499 Route 70 East Cherry Hill, NJ, 08034-2462
Next Tidings Deadline is October 15 for November Issue
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