Trinity United Church of Christ Bulletin 032111

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CHURCH INFORMATION

PASTORAL/PROGRAM STAFF

Rev. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor Rev. Stacey Edwards-Dunn, Executive Minister

Rev. Barbara A. Heard, Associate Pastor

Rev. Rochelle Michael, Associate Pastor

Rev. Linda Mootry-Dodd, Associate Pastor

Rev. Tiffany Trent, Associate Pastor

Rev. Ramah E. Wright, Associate Pastor

Dr. Julia Speller, Director, Christian Education

Rev. Michael D. Jacobs, Minister to Youth and Children

Deacon Shirley Bims-Ellis, Director, Center for African Biblical Studies

Daryl J. Walker, Minister of Worship and Arts

Bryan Johnson, Executive Director of Sacred Music

Melody B. Morgan, Administrative Assistant

Church School

Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service7:30 & 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.

(Praise Service begins 15 minutes

prior)

CFABS Bible Study

773-966-1507For current schedule,

check www.trinitychicago.org

Bible Discovery HourSundays, 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Youth Church7:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m.

WebcastsLIVE Sundays

7:30 & 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.Website • www.trinitychicago.org

Television BroadcastSundays • 1:30 p.m.

(WJYS, Check Local Listings)

Prayer Line 866-962-5650

Radio Broadcast

Sundays • 6:00 p.m.

(WVON 1690 AM)

Philadelphia, PA

Sundays – Fridays

6:30 a.m. EST

(WURD 900 AM)

Weekly Praise/Prayer Service

Sundays

7:14 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 5:45 p.m.

Wednesdays • 11:30 a.m., 7:14 p.m.

Church Offi ce Hours

Monday through Thursday

10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Fridays • 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturdays • 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Reception Desk Hours

Monday through Thursday

11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Friday • 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturdays • 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Sundays • 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Synergy Counseling Center

1947 West 95th Street

773-966-1592

“There are diff erent ways of serving, but the same Lord is served.”

1 Corinthians 12:5 (TEV)



Order of Worship .............................................................................................................................................2

Hymn of Praise (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.) “I Am On The Ba lefi eld For My Lord” .............................................3Unison Scriptures (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.) .......................................................................................................4Litany of Thanksgiving .....................................................................................................................................6Lenten Medita on ...........................................................................................................................................7Lenten Fast ......................................................................................................................................................8A Word From the Pastor ..................................................................................................................................9Sermon Notes ................................................................................................................................................12Stewardship ...................................................................................................................................................13

Green Page ....................................................................................................................................................14

Special Announcements

Construc on Training & Career Workshop ............................................................................................15Prayer and Fas ng Bible Discovery Classes ...........................................................................................16

Professor Michael Gomez Lectures / First Friday Worship Service

Holy Week Drug & Alcohol Recovery Ministry Revival Akiba Bookstore

The High Hopes Coali on ......................................................................................................................17Trinity UCC Business Directory ..............................................................................................................18First Fruits Electronic Giving ..................................................................................................................19Ministry Informa on Session ................................................................................................................20

Looking for Old Photographs / Empowering Voices ..............................................................................21Black and Chris an New Member Class ................................................................................................22CFABS Bible Quiz / House for Sale .........................................................................................................23

Calendar ........................................................................................................................................................24Heart of the Community ...............................................................................................................................26Informa on & Announcements .....................................................................................................................28Amani News ..................................................................................................................................................30

Prayer Concerns ............................................................................................................................................31Service and Support Groups ..........................................................................................................................322011 Memory Verses............................................................................................................ Inside Back Cover

Audio Devices:In an eff ort to keep the worship experience sacred, please return all listening devices immediately follow-ing the benedic on. An audio technician is available in the sound room 15 minutes a er each service forreturn of your device.

Thank you for your coopera on!

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS



Choral Introit (7:30 a.m.) ...................................................................................................................... “I’ll Go”Choral Introit (11:00 a.m.) ........................................................................................“Spirit Of The Living God”Opening Song (11:00 a.m.) ....................................................................................... “For The Rest Of My Life”

Opening Song (6:00 p.m.) ...................................................................................................“Jesus Is The Light”Hymn of Praise (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.) ................................................ “I Am On The Ba lefi eld For My Lord”

Unison Scripture (7:30 a.m.) ..........................................................................................James 2:14-26 (NRSV)Unison Scripture (11:00 a.m.) ........................................................................... James 2:14-26 (The Message)

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE READING OF THE WORD

Invoca onMinistry of Music (6:00 p.m.) ...........................................................................................................................“Fight On”

Parish ConcernsBaby Dedica on

Visitor Recogni onPassing of the Peace

The Pastor’s WordThe Service of Giving

Off ertory Sentences

Tithes and Off eringsScholarship

Altar Call (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.) ........................................................................................................... “Faith”Sermon (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.) .................................................................................“Get To Work”

Hymn of Invita on (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.) ............................................................... “Sanc fy Me”

Benedic on ............................................................................................................... “As We Leave This Place”

[Once the sermon has begun, parishioners may not enter or re-enter the fi rst fl oor sanctuary.]

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Order of Worship



7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

I AM ON THE BATTLEFIELD FORMY LORD

Chorus

I am on the ba lefi eld for my Lord

I am on the ba lefi eld for my Lord;

And I promised Him that I would

Serve Him ll I die.

I am on the ba lefi eld for my Lord.

Verse 1

I was alone and idle, I was a sinner too,

I heard a voice from heaven say there isWork to do, I took the Master’s hand,

And I joined the Chris an band,

I’m on the ba lefi eld for my Lord.

Repeat chorus

Verse 2

I le my friends and kindred bound forThe Promised Land, the grace of God upon

Me, The Bible in my hand, in distant lands

I trod, crying sinner come to God,

I’m on the ba lefi eld for my Lord.

Repeat chorus

Verse 3

Now when I met my Savior, I met Him

With a smile, He healed my wounded spirit,

And owned me as His child, around the

Throne of grace, He appoints my soul a

Place, I’m on the ba lefi eld for my Lord.

Repeat chorus

About Today’s Hymn…

I am on the Ba lefi eld for My Lord was

wri en by Sylvana Bell and E.V. Banks in

1944. We honor the late Father of Gospel

Music, Thomas A. Dorsey, who arranged

this meless hymn. This hymn announces

and proclaims a compelling cry that ignites

our commitment to fi ght for social jus ce

on these shores and beyond.

SANCTIFY ME

I'm available, I'm available

My heart is fi xed, my mind’s made up

I want to be used by Thee

Yes, I’m available.


Hymn of Praise

HYMN OF PRAISE



7:30 a.m.

JAMES 2:14-26 (NRSV)

14What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say

you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save

you? 15If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily

food, 16and one of you says to them, “Go in peace;

keep warm and eat your fi ll,” and yet you do not sup-

ply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? 17So

faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. 18But some-

one will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show

me your faith apart from your works, and I by myworks will show you my faith. 19You believe that God

is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and

shudder. 20Do you want to be shown, you senseless

person, that faith apart from works is barren?

21Was not our ancestor Abraham jus fi ed by works

when he off ered his son Isaac on the altar? 22You see

that faith was ac ve along with his works, and faith

was brought to comple on by the works. 23Thus the

scripture was fulfi lled that says, “Abraham believed

God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,”

and he was called the friend of God. 24You see that

a person is jus fi ed by works and not by faith alone.25Likewise, was not Rahab the pros tute also jus -

fi ed by works when she welcomed the messengers

and sent them out by another road? 26For just as

the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without

works is also dead.

11:00 a.m.

JAMES 2:14-26 (THE MESSAGE)

14-17Dear friends, do you think you'll get anywhere

in this if you learn all the right words but never do

anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate

that a person really has it? For instance, you come

upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved

and say, "Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ!

Be fi lled with the Holy Spirit!" and walk off without

providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup—where

does that get you? Isn't it obvious that God-talkwithout God-acts is outrageous nonsense?

18I can already hear one of you agreeing by saying,

"Sounds good. You take care of the faith depart-

ment, I'll handle the works department." Not so fast.

You can no more show me your works apart from

your faith than I can show you my faith apart from

my works. Faith and works, works and faith, fi t to-

gether hand in glove.

19-20Do I hear you professing to believe in the one and

only God, but then observe you complacently sit-

ng back as if you had done something wonderful?

That's just great. Demons do that, but what good

does it do them? Use your heads! Do you suppose

for a minute that you can cut faith and works in two

and not end up with a corpse on your hands?

21-24

Wasn't our ancestor Abraham "made right withGod by works" when he placed his son Isaac on

Unison Scriptures




the sacrifi cial altar? Isn't it obvious that faith and

works are yoked partners, that faith expresses itself

in works? That the works are "works of faith"? The

full meaning of "believe" in the Scripture sentence,

"Abraham believed God and was set right with God,"

includes his ac on. It's that mesh of believing and

ac ng that got Abraham named "God's friend." Is it

not evident that a person is made right with God not

by a barren faith but by faith frui ul in works?

25-26The same with Rahab, the Jericho harlot. Wasn't

her ac on in hiding God's spies and helping them

escape—that seamless unity of believing and do-ing—what counted with God? The very moment you

separate body and spirit, you end up with a corpse.

Separate faith and works and you get the same

thing: a corpse.

Unison Scriptures


UNISON SCRIPTURES



Litany of Thanksgiving, Celebration and Commitment to Health Care Justice

Leader: Gracious and loving God, we have gathered in this sacred space to thank You forallowing us to be Your moral and compassionate voice in the transforma on of health caresystem in America. All: It is You, Lord, Who calls us to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with You. Leader: Lord, we thank You for allowing us to walk with Youas You bent the arc of the health

care system toward Your jus ce and compassion. All: It is You, Lord, Who calls us to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with You. Leader: Because Your Spirit empowered us, insurance companies can no longer exclude3.2 million Illinois children from insurance coverage because they have pre-exis ng healthcondi ons, such as obesity or asthma!

All: It is You, Lord, Who calls us to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with You. Leader:Because of Your Spirit, our sisters and brothers can no longer be unjustly denied healthinsurance and access to health care because of a pre-exis ng health condi ons such pregnancy,HIV/AIDS, cancer or diabetes. All: It is You, Lord, Who calls us to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with You. Leader: Because Your Spirit empowered us, 1.8 million uninsured and underinsured Illinoisresidents have access to aff ordable and accessible health care and prescrip on drugs are moreaff ordable for seniors. All: It is You, Lord, who calls us to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with You.

Leader: As we celebrate, we realize that some of Your children are a emp ng to reverse Yourarc of jus ce through repeals of the Aff ordable Care Law. Lord, we pray that they will heed Yourcall to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with You. All: Lord, we have heard You calling us from heaven and we commit our minds, our hearts, ourfeet, our voices and our hands to being Your instruments for releasing the chains of injus ce.Amen.

Wri en by Minister Dr. Shirley Fleming, Immabasi - Health and Wellness Ministry




SHARING WHO WE ARE

KNOWING WHO WE ARE

Are we human beings “good” or “bad”? The answer is “both”. We have the poten al for great

righteousness and great evil, but most of us live somewhere in between. If, then, we are going

to make the season of lent a me of “sharing who we are”, what is it that we share?

Lent is a peniten al season and the Lenten color, purple, signifi es repentance. It becomes

distorted, though, if we seek it only as repentance. Many people give up something for Lent, a

favorite food or luxury, but what good is “giving up”, if we do not also “give to”? We need to add

something.

Let’s look at both of these. We do need to give up, get rid of those things that make our lives

less than their best. We need to turn ourselves around at mes, for we are fallible and o en

make misjudgments, pursuing wrong or inadequate goals. Be sorry and repent, at mes? Yes!

But, what parent would want a child to be constantly lamen ng his or her failings and endlessly

saying, “I’m sorry?” Parents and God seek a rewarding life, a produc ve life for those we love.

Lent calls us to fi nd our genuine, whole selves. In the process, we turn away from those thingsthat are counter-produc ve or unworthy, but we seek primarily to turn toward what has true

value. Who – really – are you? And, what could you become, with God’s guidance? There is a lot

of good in everyone, o en more than we give them credit for. We all have within us the seeds

that can produce beau ful growth.

Ge ng to know who we are – self-discovery – is a good thing to add to our Lenten observance.The objec ve, though, is not to draw up a balance sheet of the good and bad within us. It is

rather, an eff ort to “accentuate the posi ve and eliminate the nega ve.” We are called to be all

that we are able to be as God’s children.

Lenten Meditation


LENTEN MEDITATION



Lenten Fast

We are calling for a period of prayer and fas ng for the en re church during the Season of

Lent, from Ash Wednesday (March 9, 2011) through Resurrec on Sunday (April 24, 2011).

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil and a er fas ng forty days and

forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these

stones to become loaves of bread.” Ma hew 4:1-3

Fas ng has been used throughout the ages to prepare the people of God for the great things God has in store

for them. As we pray through this season of transi on and Divine imagina on, I am calling, I am asking, I am

reques ng that the en re church become involved in some form of prayer and fas ng. The following are several

types of fasts that can be used to develop spiritual power and clarity.

Fast #1 - Fas ng to confront destruc ve forces

March 9 – March 19 Eat all meals before 6:00 p.m.

March 20 - March 27 Eat only two meals a day before 6:00 p.m.March 28 – April 2 Eat only one meal a day

April 3 – April 9 Drink only juices, water and/or tea

April 10 – April 16 Eat only fruits and vegetables before 6:00 p.m.

April 17 – April 23 Slowly begin to add meat to your diet

Fast #2 – The Daniel Fast (Taken from the book of Daniel). When Daniel was captured by the Babylonians, he

asked of the Babylonians if he, along with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, could fast, ea ng only fruits and

vegetables so they would be prepared to confront the Babylonian king.March 9 – March 19 Eat all meals before 6:00 p.m.

March 20 - March 27 Eat only two meals a day before 6 p.m.

March 28 – April 2 Eat only fruits and vegetables before 6:00 p.m.

April 3 – April 9 Eat one meal a day before 6:00 p.m., meat may be added.

April 10 – April 16 Eat two meals a day before 6:00 p.m., meat may be added

April 17 – April 23 Eat three meals a day before 6:00 p.m.

Fast #3 - Removing certain foods or items from your diet or lifeOne type of fas ng is to remove certain foods, such as fried foods, sweets, sodas or refi ned sugar and/or fl our,

from your diet.

Please consult your doctor before proceeding with fas ng. If you take medica on or have any par cular ailment, it

is important to fi rst communicate with your physician.




A Word From the Pastor

The Top 9 Lamest Excuses for Not Fas ng

1. “If I fast I might die.”

2. “I can’t breathe; it’s too hard for me”.

3. “I will fast” – next year, never today.

4. Some fast for 3 meals then eat like “pigs’ and fall into bed to sleep it off ”.

5. Some feel that it’s enough to fast from bed me to breakfast.

6. Some people can’t func on without meat in their stomachs.

7. Some people fast for the wrong reasons.

8. Some people claim to fast to please others, but stop by McDonald’s on the way

home.

9. Some people don’t fast because they might be “misunderstood”

Where are you on this list?

Excerpts taken from the book, "Prayer and Fas ng," by Dr. Kingsley A Fletcher


A W

ORD FROM THE PAS

TOR



Dear O s,There was once a me in this country when Black folks would work 12-hour days for less money than their White

co-workers who worked only eight. The key to leveling the playing fi eld for Black workers was collec ve bargaining

— and now Republicans around the country are a acking this basic right.

The right of workers to nego ate as a group for be er wages, benefi ts and working condi ons has been important

for everyone, but it's been especially meaningful for Black Americans. Before we could collec vely bargain, we hadli le control over our working condi ons and no protec on from racial discrimina on in the workplace.

That's why it's cri cal that we stand with the workers in Wisconsin,

Ohio, New Jersey, and everywhere else collec ve bargaining is coming

under a ack. Please join us in sending a message of support to all those

fi gh ng this ba le on the front lines. It takes only a moment: h p://act.

colorofchange.org/sign/workers

In Memphis in 1968, Black sanita on workers worked in dangerous,

inhumane condi ons under abusive White supervisors for li le pay.

A er two workers were crushed to death by a malfunc oning city

garbage truck, the city's Black sanita on workers sought to unionize.

They demanded be er wages, safer working condi ons, and the right to collec vely bargain for these things. They

took to the streets of Memphis bearing signs that read, "I am a man." During the strike, police a acked and jailed

Black workers for peaceful protest. Months later, Dr. Mar n Luther King, Jr., who said that "all labor has dignity,"

joined these workers on the front lines. He was assassinated while leading the eff ort to win collec ve bargainingrights for these workers.

Collec ve bargaining has helped Black workers vulnerable to workplace discrimina on win needed on-the-job

protec ons. “Black workers have an interest in unions as all workers do, because they give them power in the

labor market to improve working condi ons, and allow them due process and fairness on the job,” says labor

scholar Stephen Pi s. “Any sort of ins tu on that allows due process procedures and reduces arbitrary behavior in

decision making is posi ve for black folks.”

More than just protec on from discrimina on, collec ve bargaining has won Black workers fairness in pay and

advancement, access to health insurance and re rement savings, and basic worker safety protec ons. This is

especially true for Black public-sector workers. Twenty-fi ve percent of all Black college graduates work in the public

sector, and government work is second only to health and educa on services in concentra on of Black workers.

As scholar Michael Honey points out, "The one toe-hold many black and minority workers (and especially women

among them) s ll have in the economy is in unionized public employment.






Now, Republicans in state legislatures around the country are a acking public employees' collec ve bargaining

rights. The ba le began in Wisconsin, when Republican Governor Sco Walker off ered a bill that would strip

public employees of their collec ve bargaining rights. In response, thousands of regular people fi lled the state

capitol in protest — with many camping out there for days or even weeks. To stop the bill and force Republicans to

nego ate, 14 Democra c state senators le Wisconsin, (preven ng Republicans from vo ng on the bill). Despite

the overwhelming public opposi on to the bill, Republicans were eventually able to pass the law using procedural

tricks late last week. But the protesters in Wisconsin drew the world's a en on to this fi ght, and exposed the

a ack on collec ve bargaining rights as hugely unpopular and poli cally mo vated. And right now they're workingto hold Republicans accountable in powerful ways.

Wisconsin is one of many states where collec ve bargaining is under a ack. Republicans in Ohio just passed a law

similar to Wisconsin's, and states from Indiana to New Jersey are prepared to follow suit.

Republicans say that their eff ort to roll back collec ve bargaining rights is necessary to curb spending in mes of

economic hardship, but that just doesn't square with the facts. In no state are public employees' salaries or pension

benefi ts a major cause of their current fi nancial problems. The Republican eff orts are part of a strategy to a ack

public employees' unions, which overwhelmingly give money to Democra c interests. Without the strength of the

unions, many expect that President Obama and other Democrats will have a tougher me raising funds for the

2012 elec on.

DePaul University law professor Terry Smith says that, "Dismantling bargaining rights will dispropor onately aff ect

African Americans." This right has played a vitally important role in Black Americans' move into the middle class.

For Republicans, the economic well-being of Black folks (and all workers) is only collateral damage in a poli calba le. It's shameful.

That's why it's important that we stand with the brave workers around the country fi gh ng to preserve the right

to collec vely bargain in their states. They're on the front lines, and your message of support will help them keep

going even as circumstances get tougher. Please join us in telling these workers that you stand with them, and then

ask your friends and family to do the same.

Thanks and Peace,

James, Gabriel, William, Dani, Ma , Natasha and the rest of the ColorOfChange.org team, March 15th, 2011


A W

ORD FROM THE PAS

TOR



Sermon Notes


SERMON NOTES



THE RESULTS OF A REDEEMED LIFE

A family counselor’s favorite bit of advice is, “Love is a four-le er word, spelled “T-I-M-E.” She maintains

that the best way to prove your love for anyone is to spend me with them…and for them.

The greatest of all commandments is this, “Love the Lord, your God.” That, too, involves our me. Godloved us fi rst, the Bible records. It is good for us to remember that God proved His love by giving us His

me… me to share our sorrows; me to teach, me to pay the supreme sacrifi ce, me for everything we

needed. As always, God gave in generous measures.

How sad then, for us to give so li le me in return. We, of course, are the losers! “We are now stuck with

a sixty-minute God.” It would be another ma er if we did not need much of God’s company, or if this

world of ours did not require more loving acts of Chris an service. Everywhere, empty hearts and brokenlives beg silently for help. The sixty-minute God can hardly begin to deal with all these problems; but, the

real God can do it!

Spend some me where it counts. Spend some me in God’s presence to have your own empty heart

fi lled, and spend some me in God’s service, fi lling the needs of the people. “Charge them to do good, to

be rich in good works and generous, sharing what they have.” I Timothy 6:18.

May Timothy’s le er move us to be er see how we are using all that the Lord has entrusted to us; our

income, our talents. This sense of stewardship will help us grow in faith and concern for one another.

Your Friends in Service,

The Stewardship Ministry

Constance A. King, Editor

Rosemary Smith, Chairperson

Stewardship


STEWARDSHIP




CALLING ALL FARMERS!

Spring and summer will be here before you know it, and it will be me for fresh vegetables,

fruits, and other wonderful homemade products of…

THE TRINITY FARMERS MARKET

The Green Commi ee needs your assistance in iden fying local farmers, primary growers,

and vendors of healthy products as we prepare for our 2011 season! For an applica on and

informa on on insurance requirements, please have interested farmers and vendors contact:

Deadline: Monday, March 21, 2011

We need you! Join the Green Revolu on. The Green Commi ee meets every 2nd Monday, 7:00 p.m. at

the church.

Thank you!

[email protected]

773-966-1500, Mailbox 2385

Green Page

“In (God’s) hand is the life of every living

thing and the breath of every human

being.” Job 12:10

GREEN PAGE





Are you ready for a career change???

The Trinity UCC Career Development Ministry presents a Construction Training & Career Workshop

A workshop featuring jobs in the industry, skills needed to obtain the

jobs and where to get training.

Get information from industry experts on topics such as:

Careers in construction • Training programs in the area •

How to build an everlasting career in construction

Thursday, March 24, 2011 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Trinity UCC Village Center • 1947 West 95th Street

To register, email us at [email protected],

or call 773-966-1500, Mailbox 2309

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEME

NTS



Prayer and Fasting BibleDiscovery ClassesPresented by

Rev. Clyde White and Deacon Joe Griffi th

Sundays through March 27Immediately following the 7:30 a.m. worship service

Sanctuary

Join us, as we biblically explore the Purpose, Principles, Power

and Promise of Prayer and Fasting. * Sessions will begin 15 minutes immediately following service,

until 10:30 a.m.




SINGLES COMMUNITYFIRST FRIDAY WORSHIP SERVICE

Friday, April 1, 2011

Hallelujah Happy Hour • 5:45 p.m.

7:00 p.m. • Sanctuary

Guest Preacher

Rev. Dr. Sean McMillan, Pastor

Giant Steps Baptst Church, Chicago, IL

Special Music Guest

Psalmist Joyce Hurley

Join Psalmist Joyce Hurley for a signing of her new CD, Breathe,

immediately following the worship service in the Atrium

Sacred Set follows in the Atrium

al

Trinity United Church of Christ

welcomesGUEST LECTURER

PROFESSOR MICHAEL A. GOMEZHistory, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, New York University

Saturday, March 26, 2011

9:00 a.m. • Sanctuary

and

Sunday, March 27, 2011

2:30 p.m. • Sanctuary

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Maundy Thursday Thursday , April 217:00 p.m.---------------------------GoodFriday

7 Last WordsFriday, April 2212:00 p.m.---------------------------Easter Sunday

Sunday, April 246:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

Guest Preacher 6:00 p.m. ServiceBishop Vashti McKenzie

Gues Sp akerRev. Dr. William Marcus Small

Bishop J. Douglas Wiley

Rev. Dr. Martin L. Espinosa

Dr. Teresa Fry Brown

Rev. Dr. Carolyn Knight

Rev. E. Dewey Smith, Jr.

Rev. Dianne Lewis Brown




Friday, April 29, 2011

7:00 p.m. - Sanctuary

Speaker:

Rev. Dr. Brad R. Braxton

DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY MINISTRY

15TH ANNUAL RECOVERY REVIVAL

Psalm 40:2-3 (NIV)2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,

out of the mud and mire;

he set my feet on a rock

and gave me a firm place to stand.3 He put a new song in my mouth,

a hymn of praise to our God.

Many will see and fearand put their trust in the LORD.

let go, let godlet go, let god

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Stll looking for focus during this Lenten Season?Pick up one of these meditatonal gems to help you on your journey!

Couldn't make the Prayer and Fastng classes on Sunday?There's stll help with this in-depth guide to prayer and fastng!

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Black History poster!

Get 20% off the purchase of any 1 of these books, 30% off the total purchaseof two, this Sunday only!

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Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Sunday, after each Worship Service

(773) 962 - 5660 • www.akibabookstore.org


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The Jus ce Watch Team Invites You to

THE HIGH HOPES COALITION’S STOP THE PUSH OUT

Saturday, April 2, 2011

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Roosevelt University

430 South Michigan, Chicago, Illinois

10th Floor Library

Community Speaker: Pastor O s Moss III

The Jus ce Watch Team of Trinity United Church of Christ is calling upon the congrega on to support the

High Hopes Campaign Coali on (HHCC). The coali on is raising the issue regarding the dispropor onate

number of black and brown children that are suspended or expelled from Chicago Public Schools. This

push out is the fi rst step to incarcera on, the pipeline to jail. The HHCC is calling for full implementa on

of restora ve jus ce prac ces in schools as a means for reducing the number of suspensions/expulsions.

The goal is to reduce the number of students being suspended/expelled by 40%.

• Restora ve jus ce is a way of bring community and its various stakeholders together to repair

harm and restore rela ons. Examples in schools include peace circles, peer juries and community

service. It has the poten al for teaching confl ict resolu on skills, building stronger rela onships and

providing alterna ve approaches to discipline.

• We need your support. Join the JWT, our Pastor and the HHCC at a public mee ng with the Chicago

Public School president on Saturday, April 2. Mayor-elect Rahm Emmanuel has been invited.

• We need at least 100 members to be in a endance.

• Those interested may sign up a er each service in the Atrium beginning today, Sunday, March 20,

2011. We are coun ng on you! We need your support!



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The Trinity United Church of Christ BusinessDirectory Is Coming…

If you previously submi ed informa on

1. To proofread YOUR business informa on, please download the content at h p:// nyurl.com/TrinityDirectoryor review the dra in the Akiba bookstore

2. If there is an error or correc on, please submit all changes by email at [email protected] (Edits or changes

must be submi ed through email)

a. Your email should restate your name and your business name, along with the change you are

reques ng. Business descrip ons are 15 words or less.

3. If there are no changes to your informa on, nothing is required from you.

To submit a new business

1. Email (only), to simplify informa on collec on and assure accuracy, to: [email protected]

2. Include the following:

a. Your Name

b. Business Name

c. Business Address, City, State, Zip

d. Business Phonee. Website (op onal)

f. Email (op onal)

g. A 15-word descrip on of your business. (op onal)

Advantages of lis ng in the business directory

• FREE adver sing to over 8,000 fellow Trinity UCC members and 30,000 web viewers• Brand exposure and iden fi ca on of your business in the community!

• Opportunity for business to be featured on Trinity UCC website in the future!

ALL INFORMATION AND UPDATES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY APRIL 17, 2011







“ 9He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land fl owing with milk and honey; 10and now I bring thefi rs ruits of the soil that you, O Lord, have given me.” – Deuteronomy 26:9-10

First Fruits Electronic Giving

Take your purpose and commitment to God to a new level by giving the

First Fruits of what God has given to via Electronic Giving!

First Fruits - Giving God the fi rst of all that God has given us, with praiseand thanksgiving.

Giving God our First Fruits…

Blesses God because:

• It ensures that God is recognized and thanked as the provider for all things in our life

Blesses you because it:• Gives priority, to your giving to God – giving of the fi rst fruits that God has blessed you with

• Makes your commitments to God and your church easy• Helps maintain your commitments even when you can not a end

• It is a convenient way to give

Blesses your church because it:• Makes it easier to rely on church budgets• Creates a stable revenue stream for ministry

• Increases opportunity for ministry and meet the needs of God's people• Reduces work for ministry partners and staff (less coun ng, no checks to deposit, less handling of cash, etc.)

• Is secure, accurate, mely and effi cient

As we celebrate our 50th year as a church, we set a goal of a aining 500 new members as electronic givers, those

that commit to give of their fi rst fruits.

In the coming weeks we will be including addi onal informa on in the bulle n, and providing other resources toencourage and inform you. To assist you in making this important commitment to Trinity, and answer any ques ons

you might have, we have tables set up in the Narthex and Atrium for your convenience.


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“WE GOT NEXT!”

Do you know what your spiritual gi s are? Are you ac ve in a ministry? This

session will allow you to assess your spiritual gi s and help you to iden fy the

ministry that is right for you.

2011 Class Schedule

Tuesday, March 22

Tuesday, April 5

Monday, May 2

Monday, June 13

Monday, July 18

Monday, August 8*

Tuesday, September 12*

Monday, October 3

Monday, November 7

All classes will meet in Room 207, 7:00 p.m.*Monday, August 8 and Tuesday, September 12 will meet in Room 203, 7:00 p.m.

For Informa on, contact Ministry Services,

773-962-5650 or [email protected]


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LOOKING FOR OLD PHOTOGRAPHSOF TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST!

In prepara on for Trinity UCC’S 50th anniversary celebra on, the Mul -Media Communica ons

Department is looking for photographs of Trinity UCC’s Sanctuary, church events, members in

ministry, from 1961 to 2000.

• All photos should be clearly labeled with the following informa on on the back: Owner’s name,telephone number, email, and any informa on about the images in the photo (people, loca ons,etc.) Photos can also be submi ed on CD's. Please provide the same informa on as above.

• Please place your photos or CD in an envelope and address to: Donna Hammond-Bu s, c/o Mul -Media Communica ons Department

• Once photos are scanned and indexed, they will be returned

For informa on, call 773-966-1536or email [email protected]


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The Stewardship Ministry Cordially Invites All New Members

To A end Their

BLACK AND CHRISTIANNew Member Class

If you have not taken both new member classes (Sessions I and II), the Stewardship Ministryis expec ng you! Please don’t delay! Comple on of the new member process a er you have

“Walked the Aisle” is in three stages:

• Comple on of Sessions I and II (in that order) of your New Member class

• Right Hand of Fellowship on a fi rst Sunday evening. The Right Hand of Fellowship is a

requirement for full membership

• Become an ac ve member, working in one of the ministries of your church home

Adults and Teens

Sessions I and II

Saturday, April 2, 2011Registra on: 9:30 a.m. Class: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Atrium

Con nental Breakfast and Lunch will be served

Children ages 12 and under10:00 am - 1:00 p.m.

(Children must be accompanied by Parent or Guardian)

Receive Right Hand of Fellowship, Sunday, April 3, 2011, 4:45 p.m.

Please remember to bring your Bible – if you don’t have one, we’ll provide one for you!

Please RSVP and CONFIRM your par cipa on!

Call the Membership/Ministry Services offi ce, 773-962-5650, immediately!


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Special Announcements“Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that need not be ashamed,

rightly dividing the word of truth.” II Timothy 2:15 KJV

The Center For AfricanBiblical Studies

Presents

“Know What You Believe”A Weekly Bible Study Quiz

As part of our commitment to Christ, we are called to “Study to show yourself approved unto God . . .” Here are the

Bible Study Quiz ques ons for this Sunday. Actual answers and new ques ons will be provided in next Sunday’s bulle n!

1. On which day did God create light? (Genesis 1:3-5)

2. Who stopped Paul from visi ng the Thessalonians? (I Thessalonians 2:18)3. Who is the fi rst person men oned in the New Testament? (Ma hew 1:1)

4. Who was Abraham’s fi rst wife? (Genesis 12:5)

5. Who planted the fi rst garden? (Genesis 2:8)

Answers to Bible Study Quiz dated Sunday, March 13, 2011:

1. Because All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correc ng and training in

righteousness.

2. Rebekah

3. Delilah

4. John the Bap st

5. A Lion

Answers will be published in next Sunday's bulle n!

HOUSE FOR SALETrinity United Church of Christ has for sale, by owner, a 5 bedroom, 2 Bathroom, 2 story house with

1,818 square feet of living space. Property has a full basement and a 1 car garage. The property is

located on the Southeast side of Chicago. The property will be shown by appointment only. Serious

buyers may contact the Business Offi ce of the church at 773-966-1522, for a showing of the property.

The Business Offi ce is opened from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday – Thursday.


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Calendar

HIGHLIGHTS

MONDAY 3/21

TUESDAY 3/22

3/26-3/27 • Professor Michael Gomez Lectures 4/1 • First Friday Worship Service

7:30 a.m. • Worship Service - SA

9:30 a.m. • Prayer and Fasting Bible Study - SA

• Breakfast - FH

6:00 p.m. • Band Rehearsal - SA

• Women's Drill Team - Narthex II

6:30 p.m. • Tangeni Business Meeting - 116

• Youth Drama Ministry - FH

7:00 p.m. • Immabasi Family Caregiver Support -

102

6:00 am. -

6:00 p.m.

• Praying and Fasting

11:30 a .m. • Prayer Service - WC

1:00 p.m. • Widows Council - WC

11:00 a .m. • Worship Service - SA

1:30 p.m. • Dinner - FH

6:00 p.m. • Worship Service - SA

7:00 p.m. • Men's Chorus Rehearsal - SA

• Singles Community - A

• We Got Next Serving Class - 207

TUCC Village Center


7:00 p.m. • Career Development - W301

5:30 p.m. • Drama Mimes - 120

• Praise Team - SA

7:14 p.m. • Wednesday Word Prayer Service - SA

400 W. 95th Street

12:00 p.m. • Immabasi Diabetes Support - FH

5:30 p.m. • Drug and Alcohol Revival Planning -

202

• Women's Chorus Concert Committee

- 102


• Women's Chorus Business Meeting -

116

6:15 p.m. • Mwanabaraka Rehearsal - A

7:00 p.m. • Adult Drama Ministry - 203

• Scholarship and Education Council -

207

• Women's Chorus Rehearsal - SA

7:30 p.m. • Khayralla Rehearsal - A

TUCC Village Center


6:30 p.m. • Amani Care Corner Volunteers - W301

TODAY

WEDNESDAY 3/23


CALENDAR

Calendar



400 W. 95th Street

7:30 a.m. • Yoga Exercises - Narthex II

9:00 a.m. • Saturday Bible School

• Pre-School/Kindergarten - 116

• 1st/2nd Grade - 120

• 3rd/4th Grade - 203

• 5th/6th Grade - 202

• Teens - 207

• Discipleship Class - FH

• Adults - WC

• Ministers in Training - SA

• Retreat Facilitators Training - A

11:00 a.m. • Children's Church Teachers - 207

• Little Warriors for Christ - WC

• Math Tutorial - 202/203

12:00 p.m. • Intonjane - 116/120/FH

12:30 p.m. • Math Tutorial Wrap-Up - 203

• Walaika Rehearsal - WC

• Women's Drill Team - Narthex II

1:00 p.m. • Youth Drill Team - 202

2:00 p.m. • Isuthu - 120/207/FH/WC

3:00 p.m. • Armor Bearers - 102

• Pre-Marital Counseling - 202

4:00 p.m. • Armor Bearer Training - SA

4:30 p.m. • Smoothie Training - FH

5:00 p.m. • Deacons in Training - 202

TUCC Village Center


10:00 a.m. • Reading Tutorial W302/W305/W307

• THEC ACT Prep - W30112:00 p.m. • THEC Tutoring - E102

1:30 p.m. • THEC Tutoring - W307

SATURDAY 3/26

Calendar

TUCC Village Center


11:00 a .m. • Free-N-One - E102

7:00 p.m. • Free-N-One - E102

• Tough Love - W305

FRIDAY 3/25

5:30 p.m. • Imani/Little Warriors - FH


• Sanctuary Choir Childcare

6:30 p.m. • DivorceCare Program - 120

7:00 p.m. • DivorceCare Program (Kids) - 102

7:00 p.m. • Emmaus Road - WC

• Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - SA

TUCC Village Center


3:30 p.m. • THEC Tutoring - E102/W307

THURSDAY 3/24


CALENDAR

Heart of the Community




2011 SUMMER @ IMSA SummerScience Camp registra on now open for students

entering 3rd through 10th grades in the fall,

emphasis on science, mathema cs and technology,

60 scholarships available for Chicago 3rd-6th grade

students, Informa on and registra on, visit h ps://

www3.imsa.edu/programs/pfs/fi eldoffi ce/chicago or

call Latasha Ba e, 630-723-8096

“A GIFT OF LOVE” Sponsored by United

Scholars Assistance, musical fundraiser for Okoro

Harold Johnson and Baba Hannibal Afrik, Saturday,

April 9, 1:00 p.m., Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Van

Buren, Informa on and ckets, Call Fran Young, 224-

650-0140

ALLEN METROPOLITAN CMECHURCH Annual Women’s Day and Weekend,

Women’s Praise and Worship Service, Friday, March

25, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Minister Ivy Sco and the

Spirit of Truth Full Gospel Choir; Woman-to-Woman

Dinner and Conference, Saturday, March 26, 4:00

p.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Women’s Day worship and program,Sunday, March 27, 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., 10946 S.

Lowe, Informa on, Call 773-568-1200

ARE YOU A COLLEGE GRADUATE

living in the Chicagoland/Northwest Indiana area and

would like to learn more about a Chris an sorority?

Join the ladies of the “anointed” Delta Psi EpsilonChris an Sorority, Inc., Alpha Omega Chapter for

a “Chat and Sip”, Saturday, March 26, 10:00 a.m.,

Caribou Coff ee, 2010 W. 183rd St., Homewood, IL,

Informa on, visit h p://groups.yahoo.com/group/

dpsie99alphaomega/

CHICAGO COMMUNITY DAY familiescan enjoy a day to explore science and math together,

Saturday, April 9, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Doolitle

School, 535 E. 35th St., Informa on and RSVP, contact

Latasha Ba e, 630-723-8096 or lba [email protected]

EBENEZER MB CHURCH Pinkie Reid

Circle Senior Missionary Ministry fellowship, Sunday,April 3, 3:00 p.m., 4501 S. Vincennes Ave., Guest

speaker, Rev. H.L. Messenger, Holy Rock MB Church,

Informa on, Call 773-373-6144

THE EXPERIENCE WITH KIRKFRANKLIN, Wednesday, March 23, Doors open

at 6:30 p.m., Event, 7:00 p.m., Harold Washington

Cultural Center, 4701 S. King Dr., Each paid a endee

will receive a copy of the new CD, Hello Fear, Interview,

mini-performance and CD signing, Tickets and

informa on, The Music Experience, 1959 ½ E. 73rd

St., or online at www.amusicexperience.com, call

773-493-0154

FREE WEATHERIZATION GRANT! Delta Ins tute, in partnership with Faith in Place,

is off ering a new applica on informa on/intake

workshop, Saturday, March 26, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.,

Pilgrim Missionary Bap st Church, 3235 E. 91st St.,

Homeowners can apply for weatheriza on grants and

energy effi ciency appliances and receive up to $4,700

in free weatheriza on services including a c/sidewallinsula on, weather striping, air sealing, window and

door replacement, thermostat upgrade, duct and

furnace repair, radiant heat regulators and compact

fl uorescent light bulbs, Eligibility: City of Chicago

homeowner, living in single-family home up to 4 units;

People’s Gas customer; Earning low-to-moderate

income (per HUD’s 2010 average median income)

ranging from $15,850-$63,360 for one person;


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$18,100-$72,360 for 2 persons; $20,350-$81,480 for

3 persons; $22,600-$90,480 for 4 persons, To receivespecifi c informa on on documenta on required,

RESERVE YOUR SPOT, call 312-733-4640, Ext. 112,

Applica ons and informa on on documents required,

visit www.delta-ns tute.org/weatheriza on

JOY TO BE FIT Gospel Aerobics Ministry, invites

Trinity members to register for gospel aerobics, Classesheld on Mondays and Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00

p.m., and Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Classes

begin March 21-May 5, Chicagoland Chris an Center,

929 E. 103rd St., Youth Church Hall, Informa on and

fee, Contact Stephanie Jackson-Rowe, 312-560-5441

or [email protected]

NATIONAL HOOK-UP OF BLACKWOMEN, INC., Chicago Chapter, a non-profi t

advocate for women and families presents “The

Gospel Hook-Up,” an evening of gospel entertainment,

featuring Chicago’s own The Brown Sisters, Saturday,

March 26, 6:00 p.m., New Zion Upper Room 1950 W.

13th St., Chicago, Tickets and informa on, Contact

Doretha Harris, 773-426-2978 or Rosemarie Dodd,773-314-6263

PANACHE 3 presents “Forget Her Not”

Mother’s Day Market, Saturday, April 30, 12:00 p.m. –

5:00 p.m., Prince Hall Lodge, 809 E. 42nd Pl, 2nd Floor,

Vendors needed, Informa on, Call 773-721-3082 or

visit www.panache3.com

RETIREMENT STRATEGIES FORWOMEN hosted by Hubert Stalling, Wednesday,

March 23, 7:00 p.m., Woodson Library, 9525 S.

Halsted, Reserva ons required, RSVP by March 21,

708-429-7481

SERENITY COUNSELING CENTER,INC. a 501(c)(3) organiza on, presents its 2011

fundraiser, eta Theatre, Saturday, April 9, 8:00 p.m.,

Tickets and informa on, Call Rev. Dr. Hugh Flemming,

773-643-0500

WELDING CLASSES FOR EX-OFFENDERS available, Orienta on/Registra on

for spring classes, Every Tuesday, 10:00 a.m., CPOOutreach Career Center, 407 W. 104th St., 16

weeks of hands-on training prepares for entry level

employment, Space is limited, Informa on, Call

Chaplain Corey Buchanan, Chicagoland Prison

Outreach, 708-331-3301

YOUTH READY CHICAGO 2011summer opportuni es applica ons now available

for youth ages 14-21, Youth Ready Chicago connects

young people with internships, appren ceships and

jobs within Chicago’s public and private business

sector, off ering hands-on experience and opportuni es

to gain marketable skills, For eligibility requirements,

visit www.youthreadychicago.org, Deadline for

applica ons is June 3



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ACTIVE SENIORS AND FRIENDS hosts a rally, sponsored by AARP, to stop ComEd’s

rate increase, Monday, March 28, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00

p.m., Sanctuary, This mee ng is to inform consumers

about plans for ComEd to not only increase electric

rates by over $400 million, but also eff orts to get state

legislature to pass a bill that will give the u lity the

right to bypass the Illinois Commerce Commission,which would give them the right to increase rates

without ICC oversite, Informa on, Call 773-966-1500,

Mailbox 2301

AFRICA MINISTRY Join Rev. Dr. Jeremiah

A. Wright, Jr., on one of the spiritual and cultural

2011 Study Tours, Brazil, July 7-18; Ghana/Togo/

Benin, August 7-20; and South Africa, December 5-18,

Informa on, Contact Sydneye Wilson, Aarco Travel,

773-363-9500

BLAINE DENYE LIBRARY Ministry

partners invite you to visit our library and explore the

volumes on Bible study, African American history and

culture, For the month of March, we off er books onLenten Refl ec ons: Listening at Golgotha, by Peter

Storey; From Calvary to Victory, by Susan Smith;

Echoes from Calvary, by Richard Young, ed.; The

Passion of the Lord, by James Noel, ed.; The Darkness

and the Dawn, by Charles Swindoll; and Bread of

Life, by Barbara Essex, All of these tles are in your

church library, located on the 2nd fl oor, Our hours areMonday-Tuesday-Thursday, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.,

Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00

a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MINISTRY is

dedicated to ending the silent killer in our community,

Domes c Violence is not just a woman's problem, it is

a COMMUNITY problem. Please come join us in ourfi ght for survivors, call 773-966-1500, Mailbox 2317 or

contact Tennille Power at 773-406-4193

EMMAUS ROAD “Grief Work” Support

Group mee ng, Thursday, March 24, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30

p.m., Wright Chapel, This month’s topic, “Don’t Go

It Alone,” Informa on, contact Deacon Dr. Herbert

Goodman, Jr., 773-966-1500, Mailbox 2320 or email

[email protected]

FREE-IN-ONE For anyone suff ering from drug

and alcohol abuse, Every Friday, 11:00 a.m. and 7:00

p.m., Tough Love mee ngs for family members of drug

and alcohol abusers, Fridays, 7:00 p.m., Call 773-966-

1500, Mailbox 2319

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYMINISTRYannounces classes in Microso

PowerPoint, beginning Tuesday, March 22 through

Tuesday, April 26, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., and Microso

Excel, beginning Monday, April 4 through May 2, 7:00

p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Trinity Village Center, 1947 W. 95thSt., Informa on, Call 773-966-1400, or email it@

trinitychicago.org

IT’S GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME!

Girl Scout cookies for sale, Atrium, following worship

services, Informa on, Call Brenda Washington, 773-

846-2802

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Have you

moved? Any children le the nest? New employment

or newly married? Forgot your giving number? Call

Membership Services, 773-966-1556 or 966-1553





THE NEW U SMOOTHIE GROUP training for Smoothologists, Saturday, March 26, 4:30

p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall

TRINITY LIFESAVERS Mentoring program

matches adults with children of incarcerated parents,

Save a life, Share your me, advice and friendship with

a child, Brochures available in the Habari Gani rack,Atrium, Contact Daryle Brown, [email protected]

or 773-966-1500, Mailbox 2354

TRINITY UCC AND SAFERFOUNDATIONSeeks business owners or

persons with human resources oversight and company

willing to give ex-off enders an opportunity for

employment, AND…Sponsoring Prisoners Re-Entry

Program, a ercare program for ex-off enders: 18 years

old and up, out of prison 180 days or less, no crimes

against women or children ALSO…Prisoners Re-Entry

Program mentors needed, Must be available to meet

with mentees 2-6 hours per month, If ex-off ender,

convic on must not have been crimes against women

or children, must be out of prison for at least 2 years,Call Cassandra Johnson, 773-966-1561

TRINITY UCC HOUSING MINISTRY

Spring forum, sponsored by the Housing, Legal and

Caribbean ministries, “The State of Chicago Real

Estate: Protect Your Property,” Saturday, April 30,

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Trinity Village Center, 1947W. 95th St., Panelists include Sara J. Barber, VP,

Citybank and Deborah Moore, Director, Neighborhood

Housing Services, Submit housing-related ques ons

to [email protected] ALSO…The Housing

Ministry encourages everyone to view the Housing

Ministry’s web page at www.trinitychicago.org,

for informa on on aff ordable rentals throughout

Chicagoland, Submit your aff ordable rentals (under

$1,300) to [email protected], or contact L.Lowery at 773-966-1500, Mailbox 2329

TRINITY UCC LEGAL CLINICproviding direct legal advice, media on services and

representa on to the congrega on and community,

Clinic is open 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00

p.m., and 2nd Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Village

Center, No appointment necessary, Also, we are always

in need of legal professionals (especially a orneys)

interested in volunteering for the Legal Clinic and/or

par cipa ng in our legal referral directory, To contact

us call 773-966-1500, Mailbox 2339 or send e-mail to

[email protected]

YOUTH REVIVAL 2011 Commi ee seeksyouth ages 10-18 to become a part of the planning for

the 2011 Youth Revival, We will meet on the following

Sundays in Room 203, immediately following the 11:00

a.m. worship service: March 27, April 3, April 10 and

May 8, Informa on, contact Rev. Jacobs,

773-962-5650


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Amani News



• Breast Educa on Advocacy Counseling or Naviga on

program (B.E.A.C.O.N.) has been providing breast

health educa on awareness workshops on the

southside of Chicago since 2007, B.E.A.C.O.N. also

provides free mammography screening and the BACK-on-Track Warriors support group, We have established

a reputa on for excellence as we are impac ng many

lives through our educa onal workshops and formal

presenta ons, Those diagnosed or receiving treatment

should join the BACK-on-Track Warriors, Informa on,

Contact E a McGregor Jones, Amani-TUCHC, 773-

966-1585

• If you are like most people, you probably didn’t

wake up one morning and say, “Gee, I’d love to spend

every minute of my life dedicated to the needs of

another person.” Instead, you may be an accidental

caregiver. An accidental caregiver can be a rela ve,

friend from church, or even a neighbor. They come

to the aid of someone who needs help with errands,

meal prepara on, or light housekeeping. Their

responsibili es grow over me, and while they didn’t

plan to become a caregiver, they became one. For

individuals who currently fi nd themselves living as an

accidental caregiver, Amani Trinity United Community

Health Corpora on has created a series of caregiver

workshops to be held monthly/bi-weekly covering anumber of topics specifi cally related to caregiving. For

addi onal informa on and to sign-up for the workshop

of your choice, contact Ms. T. Sla on, 773-966-1588 or

email, tsla [email protected]

• AMANI TRINITY UNITED HEALTH CORPORATION

has been awarded funding to provide school-based

counseling for the Governor’s Neighborhood Recovery

Ini a ve, which will be managed and operated

through the Synergy Counseling Center, Crisisstabiliza on, anger coping, skills-building, problem-

solving interven ons for elementary students will

be provided, Informa on, Contact E. McGregor

Jones, 773-966-1585 or email emmcgregor-jones@

trinitychicago.org

• AMANI CARE CORNER asks can you spare oneSunday per month? We seek kind, gentle and caring

Trinitarians to volunteer to assist the elderly and

physically challenged members to and from their Pace

vans a er worship service. The Amani Care Corner,

dedicated on November 4, 2007 at Trinity United

Church of Christ, is the primary program in the Amani

Care Program, staff ed with volunteers who provide

assistance to the congrega on and visitors of Trinity

United Church of Christ who have medical challenges

in entering and exi ng the Church, as well as assis ng

with Akiba bookstore needs, and obtaining meals both

before and a er each worship service. The volunteers

also keep the curbside of the circle drive clear for the

Pace vans. This is a valuable service to our members

who, without this par cular support, may not beable to a end worship services on a regular basis.

Some have even commented that "No other church

has supported them…in their wheelchairs, walkers

and even crutches like Trinity has, and it has been a

real blessing." For informa on, Contact Donalynne

Schaff er, 773-966-1579

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Akiba Sales(773) 966 - 1504

MON - THURS:4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.CLOSED FRIDAYSSATURDAY9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.SUNDAYA er each Service

Amani Trinity United Commu-nity Health Corpora on(773) 966 - 1506MON - FRI:9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Blaine DeNye Library(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2205MON - TUES - THURS:

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.WEDNESDAY5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.SATURDAY10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Can-Cer-Vive Helpline(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2308

Career DevelopmentMinistry(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox [email protected]

Trinity Higher Educa onCorpora on(773) 966 - 1508

TUES & THURS:11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.WEDNESDAY10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.FRIDAY10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.SATURDAY9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.SUNDAYS & MONDAYS

CLOSED

Counseling Ministry(773) 966-1500, Mailbox 2315

Credit Union(773) 966 - 1505(773) 723 - 8382 (fax)TUES & THURS:6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.SATURDAY9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.SUNDAY

A er 7:30 & 11:00 a.m. Services

Domes c ViolenceMinistry Confi den alHelpline(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2317

Drug & Alcohol

Recovery MinistryTough Love / Free “N” One(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2319

Endowment Commi ee/Planters Society773-966-1500, Mailbox [email protected]

Financial CounselingConsor um(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2378

Healing Ministry(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2325

HIV/AIDS SupportMinistry(312) 409 - AIDS (2437)(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2327

Housing Ministry(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2329

Immabasi Health &Wellness Ministry(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2332

Immabasi SupportGroups:Community Mental Health Council(773) 734 - 4033(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2375Diabetes

(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2374Family Caregivers(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2376

Kujichagulia SpecialCi zens SupportMinistry(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2344

Math Tutorial(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2338

Prison Ministry(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2354

Trinity CommunityDevelopment Corp.(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2377MON - THURS:9:00 a.m. - 2:00 [email protected]

Trinity ComputerLearning Center(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2333


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SERVICE & SUPPORT GROUPS

2011 Trinity UCC Theme



WE GOT NEXT : Celebra ng the joys and sacrifi ces of the past and securing the future of

our Next genera on to take our community to the Next level.

Levi cus 25:1 - 13 (NIV), Luke 4:18 - 19 (KJV)

January • Levi cus: 25:1010Consecrate the fi ieth year and proclaim

liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants.

It shall be a jubilee for you; each of you is to

return to your family property and to your own

clan.

February: Levi cus 25:11The LORD said to Moses at Mount Sinai,

March • Levi cus 25:22“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When

you enter the land I am going to give you, the

land itself must observe a sabbath to the LORD.

April • Levi cus 25:33For six years sow your fi elds, and for six years

prune your vineyards and gather their crops.

May • Levi cus 25:4-5

4But in the seventh year the land is to have ayear of sabbath rest, a sabbath to the LORD. Do

not sow your fi elds or prune your vineyards.5Do not reap what grows of itself or harvest the

grapes of your untended vines. The land is to

have a year of rest.

June • Luke 4:18-1918The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he

hath anointed me to preach the gospel

to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-

hearted, to preach deliverance to the cap ves,

and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at

liberty them that are bruised, 19To preach the

acceptable year of the Lord.

July • Levi cus 25:6-7 6Whatever the land yields during the sabbath

year will be food for you—for yourself, your

male and female servants, and the hired worker

and temporary resident who live among you, 7

as well as for your livestock and the wild animalsin your land. Whatever the land produces may

be eaten.

August • Levi cus 25:8 8“‘Count off seven sabbath years—seven mes

seven years—so that the seven sabbath years

amount to a period of forty-nine years.

September • Levi cus 25:99Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on

the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day

of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout

your land.

October • Levi cus: 25:11-1211The fi ieth year shall be a jubilee for you; do

not sow and do not reap what grows of itself or

harvest the untended vines. 12 For it is a jubilee

and is to be holy for you; eat only what is taken

directly from the fi elds.

November • Levi cus 25:1313“‘In this Year of Jubilee everyone is to return to

their own property.

December • Levi cus: 25:1010Consecrate the fi ieth year and proclaim

liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants.

It shall be a jubilee for you; each of you is to

return to your family property and to your ownclan.

C E L E B R A T I N GC E L E B R A T I N G



May the road rise to meet you,

May the wind be at your back.

May the sunlight of Jesus Christ grace your cheek,

And may rain gently fall upon your fi eld.

May God keep you in the hollow

of God’s Hand un l we meet again.

Go in peace.

-Author Unknown

Rev. O s Moss III, Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Pastor Emeritus


Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120

Telephone (773) 962-5650

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