Trinity United Church of Christ Bulletin Nov 11 2007

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Order Of WOrship Order Of WOrship

PASTORAL/PROGRAM STAFFRev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Senior Pastor

Rev. Otis Moss III, PastorRev. Stacey Edwards-Dunn, Director o Pastoral Services

Rev. Barbara A. Heard, Associate PastorRev. Cedric McCay, Associate Pastor

Rev. Rochelle Michael, Associate PastorRev. Michael G. Sykes, Associate Pastor

Rev. Ti any Trent, Associate PastorRev. Reginald Williams, Associate PastorRev. Ramah E. Wright, Associate Pastor

Dr. Julia Speller, Director Christian EducationRev. Michael D. Jacobs, Minister to Youth and Children

Rev. Ann Patton, Minister o Christian EducationDeacon Shirley Bims-Ellis, Director Center or A rican Biblical Studies

Robert E. Wooten, Jr., Director o Music

Deacon Jeri L. Wright, Director o MediaIvey Matute, Executive Secretary

Friday Worship Service F.A.T. Fridays

Every Friday 12:00 NoonChicago Federation of

Musicians Building175 W. Washington Street

Church SchoolSaturdays, 9:30 a.m.

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

(Praise Service begins 15 minutes prior)

CFABS Bible Study 773-962-5699For current schedule,

check www.tucc.org

Bible Discovery HourSundays, 9:45 a.m.

Su day Youth Church7:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m.

WebcastsLIVE Sundays

7:30 & 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.Monday Friday

12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Website www.tucc.org

Televisio BroadcastSundays 6:30 a.m.

(TV One, Check Local Listings)Prayer Line 866-962-5650

Radio BroadcastSundays 6:00 p.m.(WVON 1690 AM)

Philadelphia, PA Sundays Fridays

6:30 a.m. EST(WURD 900 AM)

Weekly Praise/Prayer ServiceSundays

7:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 5:45 p.m. Wednesdays 11:30 a.m., 7:14 p.m.

.T e e a e di e ent ays o se vin , b t t e same Lo d is se ved. 1 Co int ians 12:5 (TEV)

ChUrCh iNfOrMATiON

Church O fce HoursMonday through Friday 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

Saturdays 12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

Receptio Desk HoursMonday through Friday 9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.

Saturdays 9:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.

Sundays 6:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.

Sy ergy Cou seli g Ce ter1947 West 95th Street

773-298-2166


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Sunday, November 11, 2007 3 Sermons copyrighted by Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.

TAble Of CONTeNTs

Order o Worship ............................................................................................................................ 4Hymn of Praise (7:30 a.m. Just A Little Talk With Jesus ) .......................................................... 5Hymn of Praise (11:00 a.m. Blessed Assurance) ........................................................................ 5Unison Scriptures (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.) ...................................................................... 6Pastors Page .................................................................................................................................. 7Sermon Notes ............................................................................................................................... 10

To Do Justice ............................................................................................................................... 13Stewardship .................................................................................................................................. 14Special Announcement: 2008 Pastors and Lay Leadership Conference ........................................... 15Special Announcement: Youth Ministry ......................................................................................... 16Special Announcement: Immabasi Ministry/Singles Ministry ........................................................ 17Calendar ....................................................................................................................................... 18

U oja Kara u Thanksgiving Day S rvicTh AkibaOp ration Shar 2007Tru p t Subscriptions

Heart o the Community .............................................................................................................. 25Information & Announcements .................................................................................................... 27Prayer List .................................................................................................................................... 29Bereaved ....................................................................................................................................... 31Hospitalized ................................................................................................................................. 32Extended Care ............................................................................................................................. 32Members at Home ....................................................................................................................... 34

Prayer Concerns ........................................................................................................................... 37Service and Support Groups .................................................................................. Inside Back Cover


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Order Of WOrshipOrder Of WOrshipOrder Of WOrship

Choral Introit .................................................................................................More Love To TheeOpening Hymn (7:30 a.m.) ................................................................................... O Give ThanksOpening Hymn (11:00 a.m.) .............................................................................. Yes I Know JesusOpening Hymn (6:00 p.m.) ...................................................................... Is There Anybody HereHymn of Praise (7:30 a.m.) ................................................................ Just A Little Talk With JesusHymn of Praise (11:00 a.m.) .............................................................................. Blessed Assurance

Unison Scripture (7:30 a.m.) ...................................................................... Mark 1:32-38, 40 (NIV)Unison Scripture (11:00 a.m.) ....................................................................... John 1:1928 (NRSV)Unison Scripture (6:00 p.m.) ......................................................................... John 1:2934 (NRSV)

[PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE READING OF THE WORD]

InvocationMinistry of Music (6:00 p.m.) .....................................................................................I Love JesusParish Concerns

Visitor RecognitionPassing o the PeaceThe Pastors Word

The Service o GivingO ertory SentencesTithes and O erings

School Altar Call (7:30 a.m.) ............................................................................. My Li e Is In Your Hands Altar Call (11:00 a.m.) ..............................................................................................Peace Be StillSermon (7:30 a.m.) ............................................................. Living Between Demons and LeprosySermon (11:00 a.m.) ............................................................... A Personal Testimony! (John 1:19)Sermon (6:00 p.m.) ................................................................... Do You Know Jesus? (John 1:34)Hymn of Invitation (7:30 a.m.) .............................................................................................. Win

Hymn of Invitation (11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.) ..................................................... The Name of JesusBenediction .................................................................................................................Total Praise

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


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hYMNs Of prAise

7:30 a.m. JUST A LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS

Verse II once was lost in sin, but Jesus took me in,

And then a little light rom heaven flled my soul;It bathed my heart in love and wrote my name above,

And jus a little talk with Jesus made me whole.

ChorusHave a little talk with Jesus,

Tell Him all about your troubles,Hear our aintest cry, answer by and by;Feel a little prayer wheel turning,Know a little fre is burning,Find a little talk with Jesus makes it right.

Verse IISometimes my path seems drear, without a ray o cheer,

And then a cloud o doubt may hide the light o day;The mists o sin may rise and hide the starry skies,But just a little talk with Jesus clears the way.Repeat Chorus

Verse IIII may have doubts and ears, my eyes be flled with tears,But Jesus is a riend who watches day and night;I go to Him in prayer, He knows my evry care,

And just a little talk with Jesus makes it right.Repeat Chorus

11:00 a.m.BLESSED ASSURAnCE

Verse IBlessed assurance, Jesus is Mine!O what a oretaste o glory divine!

Heir o salvation, purchase o God,Born o His Spirit, washed in His blood.

ChorusThis is my story, this is my song,Praising my Savior all the day long,

This is my story, this is my song,Praising my Savior all the day long.

Verse IIPer ect submission, per ect delight!

Visions o rapture now burst on my sight, Angels descending bring rom aboveEchoes o mercy, whispers o love.(Repeat chorus)

Verse IIIPer ect submission all is at rest,I in my Savior am happy and blest;

Watching and waiting, looking above,Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.(Repeat chorus)


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way o the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said.24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.25 They asked him, Why then are you baptizingi you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, northe prophet? 26 John answered them, I baptize

with water. Among you stands one whom you do

not know, 27 the one who is coming a ter me;I am not worthy to untie the thong o hissandal. 28 This took place in Bethany across theJordan where John was baptizing.

6:00 p.m.

JOHn 1:2934 (NRSV)29 The next day he saw Jesus coming towardhim and declared, Here is the Lamb o God

who takes away the sin o the world! 30 This ishe o whom I said, A ter me comes a man whoranks ahead o me because he was be ore me.31 I mysel did not know him; but I camebaptizing with water or this reason, that hemight be revealed to Israel. 32 And Johntestifed, I saw the Spirit descending romheaven like a dove, and it remained on him.33 I mysel did not know him, but the one whosent me to baptize with water said to me, He on

whom you see the Spirit descend and remain isthe one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.34 And I mysel have seen and have testifed thatthis is the Son o God.

UNisON sCripTUres

7:30 a.m. MARK 1:3238, 40 (NIV)

32 That evening a ter sunset the people broughtto Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed. 33 The

whole town gathered at the door, 34 and Jesushealed many who had various diseases. He also

drove out many demons, but he would not letthe demons speak because they knew who he

was. 35 Very early in the morning, while it wasstill dark, Jesus got up, le t the house and wento to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simonand his companions went to look or him, 37 and

when they found him, they exclaimed: Every -one is looking or you! 38 Jesus replied, Let usgo somewhere else to the nearby villagesso Ican preach there also. That is why I have come.

40 A man with leprosy came to him and beggedhim on his knees, I you are willing, you canmake me clean.

11:00 a.m. JOHn 1:1928 (NRSV)

19 This is the testimony given by John when theJews sent priests and Levites rom Jerusalem to

ask him, Who are you? 20 He con essed anddid not deny it, but con essed, I am not theMessiah. 21 And they asked him, What then?

Are you Elijah? He said, I am not. Are youthe prophet? He answered, No. 22 Then they said to him, Who are you? Let us have an answer

or those who sent us. What do you say about yoursel ? 23 He said, I am the voice o onecrying out in the wilderness, Make straight the


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A POweR Ul wORD O HOPe ROm BISHOP TUTU

W HENEVER I am asked i I am optimistic

about an end tothe Israeli/Palestinian con ict,I say that I am not. Optimismrequires clear signs that thingsare changing meaning ul wordsand unambiguous actions thatpoint to real progress. I do not

yet hear enough meaning ul words, nor do I yet see enoughunambiguous deeds to justi y optimism.

However, that does not mean I am withouthope. I am a Christian. I am constrained by my

aith to hope against hope, placing my trustin things as yet unseen. Hope persists in the

ace o evidence to the contrary, undeterred by setbacks and disappointment. Hoping againsthope, then, I do believe that a resolution will be

ound. It will not be per ect, but it can be just;

and i it is just, it will usher in a uture o peace.My hope or peace is not amorphous. It has ashape. It is not the shape o a particular politicalsolution, although there are some political solu-tions that I believe to be more just than others.

Neither does my hope take the shape of aparticular people, although I have pleaded tire-lessly or international attention to be paid tothe misery o Palestinians, and I have roundly

condemned the injustices o certain Israeli policies thatcompound that misery. Thus

I am o ten accused o siding with Palestinians against IsraeliJews, naively exonerating theone and un airly demonizingthe other.

Nevertheless, I insist that thehope in which I persist is notreducible to politics or identi-fed with a people. It has amore encompassing shape.I like to call it Gods dream.

God has a dream or all his children. It isabout a day when all people enjoy undamental

security and live ree o ear. It is about a day when all people have a hospitable land in whichto establish a uture. More than anything else,Gods dream is about a day when all people areaccorded equal dignity because they are hu-man beings. In Gods beauti ul dream, no other

reason is required.Gods dream begins when we begin to know each other di erently, as bearers o a commonhumanity, not as statistics to be counted, prob-lems to be solved, enemies to be vanquished oranimals to be caged. Gods dream begins themoment one adversary looks another in the eyeand sees himself re ected there.

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BISHOP TUTU, contd fxed in mutual contempt begin to grasp a trans-

orming truth; namely, that this person I earand despise is not an alien, something less thanhuman. This person is very much like me, andenjoys and su ers, loves and ears, wonders, wor-ries, and hopes. Just as I do, this person longs or

well-being in a world o peace.Gods dream begins with this mutual recogni-

tion we are not strangers, we are kin. It culmi-nates in the de eat o oppression perpetrated inthe name of security, and of violence in icted in

the name o liberation. Gods dream routs thecynicism and despair that once cleared the path

or hate to have its corrosive way with us, and orravenous violence to devour everything in sight.

Gods dream comes to ower when everyone who claims to be wholly innocent relinquishes

that illusion, when everyone who places absoluteblame on another renounces that lie, and whendi ering stories are told at last as one sharedstory o human aspiration. Gods dream ends inhealing and reconciliation. Its fnest ruit is hu-man wholeness ourishing in a moral universe.

In the meanwhile, between the root o humansolidarity and the ruit o human wholeness,there is the hard work o telling the truth.

From my experience in South Africa I know that truth-telling is hard. It has grave conse-quences or ones li e and reputation. It stretchesones aith, tests ones capacity to love, and

pushes hope to the limit. At times, the di fculty o this work can make you wonder i people are

right about you, that you are a ool.No one takes up this work on a do-gooders

whim. It is not a choice. One eels compelledinto it. Neither is it work for a little while,but rather or a li etime - and or more than ali etime. It is a project bigger than any one li e.This long view is a source o encouragementand perseverance. The knowledge that the work preceded us and will go on a ter us is a ountaino deep gladness that no circumstance can alter.

Nothing, however, diminishes the fear and

trembling that accompany speaking the truth topower in love. An acute awareness o allibility isa constant companion in this task, but becausenothing is more important in the current situa-tion than to speak as truth ully as one can, therecan be no shrinking rom testi ying to what one

sees and hears. What do I see and hear in the Holy Land?Some people cannot move reely rom one placeto another. A wall separates them rom their

amilies and rom their incomes. They cannottend to their gardens at home or to their les-sons at school. They are arbitrarily demeanedat checkpoints and unnecessarily beleagueredby capricious applications o bureaucratic redtape. I grieve or the damage being done daily to peoples souls and bodies. I have to tell thetruth: I am reminded of the yoke of oppressionthat was once our burden in South A rica.

I see and hear that ancient olive trees areuprooted. Flocks are cut off from their


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pastures and shepherds. The homes o some peo-ple are bulldozed even as new homes or othersare illegally constructed on other peoples land. Igrieve or the land that su ers such violence, themarring o its beauty, the loss o its com orts, thedespoiling of its yield. I have to tell the truth: I

am reminded o the bitter days o uprooting anddespoiling in my own country.

I see and hear that young people believe thatit is heroic and pious to kill others by killingthemselves. They strap bombs to their torsos toachieve liberation. They do not know that libera-

tion achieved by brutality will de raud in the end.I grieve the waste o their lives and o the livesthey take, the loss o personal and communalsecurity they cause, and the lust or revenge that

ollows their crimes, crowding out all reason andrestraint. I have to tell the truth: I am reminded of the explosive anger that in amed South Africa, too.

Some people are enraged by comparisonsbetween the Israeli/Palestinian con ict and whathappened in South A rica. There are di erencesbetween the two situations, but a comparisonneed not be exact in every eature to yield clarity about what is going on.

Moreover, or those o us who lived throughthe dehumanizing horrors o the apartheid era,the comparison seems not only apt, it is alsonecessary. It is necessary i we are to persevere inour hope that things can change.

Indeed, because o what I experienced in

South A rica, I harbor a vast, unreasoning hopeor Israel and the Palestinian territories. South

A ricans, a ter all, had no reason to suppose thatthe evil system and the cycles o violence that

were sapping the soul o our nation would everchange. There was nothing special or di erentabout South A ricans to deserve the appear-ance o the very thing or which we prayed and

worked and su ered so long.Most South A ricans did not believe they

would live to see a day o liberation. They didnot believe that their childrens children wouldsee it. They did not believe that such a day evenexisted, except in antasy. But we have seen it.

We are living now in the day we longed or.It is not a cloudless day. The divine arc thatbends toward a truly just and whole society hasnot yet stretched ully across my countrys sky like a rainbow o peace. It is not fnished, it doesnot always live up to its promise, it is not per ectbut it is new. A brand new thing, like a dreamo God, has come about to replace the old story o mutual hatred and oppression.

I have seen it and heard it, and so to thistruth, too, I am compelled to testi y - i it canhappen in South A rica, it can happen with theIsraelis and Palestinians. There is not much

reason to be optimistic, but there is every reasonto hope.

Desmond Tutu is the ormer archbishop o Cape Town, chairman o the South A rican Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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TO dO JUsTiCe

O n Tuesday November 6, 2007, afterhours o intense questioning, Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey assured the Judiciary Committee that he woulden orce a law to prohibit an interrogation torturetactic called water boarding. This statement cameon the heels o his re usal to characterize waterboarding as an illegal orm o torture. Sen. EdwardKennedy (D-Mass.) called Mukaseys assurancesperhaps the most stunning and hollow promisereportedly made by a nominee or attorney generalin my 45 years in the Senate.

Water boarding, as it is currently described,involves strapping a person to an inclined board,

with his eet raised and his head lowered. Theinterrogators bind the persons arms and legs so hecant move at all, and they cover his ace. In somedescriptions, the person is gagged, and some sorto cloth covers his nose and mouth; in others, his

ace is wrapped in cellophane. The interrogatorthen repeatedly pours water onto the persons ace.Depending on the exact setup, the water may or may not actually get into the persons mouth and nose;but the physical experience o being underneatha wave o water seems to be secondary to thepsychological experience. The persons mind believes

he is drowning, and his gag re ex kicks in as if he were choking on all that water alling on his ace.

As this country continues to employ old ways o torturing people (water boarding has been aroundfor 1500 years), they continue to nd new waysto torture through laws, and policies. From Jena,Louisiana, to West Virginia, to New York, to right

here on the streets o Chicago, the hypocrisy o the powers that be is un athomable. In the words

of Lupe Fiasco, we live under a government who isthe American Terrorist.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pa t 2 Last week, we shared some startli g actsabout the health care crisis i this state.

15.8 % (1.75 mi ion) o I inois r sid nts

ar un p oy d: You dont hav to b poor to b uninsur d

in I inois: 12% o I inois chi dr n (und rag 18) ar uninsur d:

A signifcant p rc ntag o th uninsur d

ar u -ti p oy sS a busin ss s cant a ord to cov r

p oy s

As you entered the sanctuary, you should havegotten a letter which urges the state legislature notto put a band-aid on the gun shot wound that isthe health care crisis. This letter calls or the state

to make its health care crisis a true priority, andengage in real health care re orm. We urge youto sign this letter so that we may send it to thelegislative leadership in Springfeld.

ACTION ITEMSSign the letter.1.DO NOT SHOP AT WAL-MART OR 2.SAMS CLUB.

ThOughT fOr ThIS wEEk:A ricans cannot a ord the luxury o listening to the siren songs o those who do not recognize or respect

us...Trusting in our own cultural heritage, ancient and modern, we are in the best position to solve our own problem. Dr. Asa Hilliard III

by Rev. Reginald Williams, Jr.


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THE RESULTS OF A REDEEMED LIFE

STEWARDS OF STRAnGERS

I especially would like to welcome a young amily man to our church, saidthe Deacon. I hope you enjoy us.

Man, I couldnt wait to change churches! replied John. The people at thechurch I le t were the coldest, stingiest bunch o do nothings ever! It musthave been hard to work with a group like that, sympathized the Deacon.

I wouldnt know, John answered. I never li ted a fnger or them; always wrangling and griping.

The Deacon placed his hand gently on his shoulder. John, I hope youll bepatient with us; Im a raid our church is a little like that, too.

The Deacon turned to welcome an elderly man who had come to our town tolive with his daughter. It is a pleasure to welcome a senior Christian; I hopethat you will enjoy our group.

I hope so, too, said Frank. I hated to leave my old church; they were such warm, caring people.

Ill bet you were really involved there, commented the Deacon. Yes, Iguess I tried everything, except preaching, smiled Frank. I enjoyed serving

those generous people, always working cheer ully together. The Deaconglowed, Frank, I am positive youll nd our church to be the same.

Your Friends in Service,

T e Ste a ds ip Minist y Constance A. King, Editor

James D. Butler, Chairperson

sTeWArdship


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speCiAl ANNOUNCeMeNT


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speCiAl ANNOUNCeMeNT

PHASE 1 YOUTH MINISTRY TRAININGDEADLINE The deadline for completing Phase 1 of theYouth Ministry Training (which includes Work-shops 1, 2 & 3) is Saturday, November 17, 2007.

In compliance with our insurance company,anyone (21 years of age and older) who has

not completed all three workshops by theabove deadline will not be able to work with Trinity youth, under any circumstances, untilall training requirements are met.

LAST PHASE 1 TRAINING DATE FOR 2007If you were unable to complete a workshopfrom a previous training session, you maymake it up during the last training sessionlisted below.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 178:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. (Workshops 1, 2, & 3)LOCATION: TUCC VILLAGE CENTER 1947 W. 95TH STREET

Must Pre-Register - Sunday, November 4 or 11(following all services)Registration Fee - $20.00 (Includes continental

breakfast and lunch)

PHASE 2- YOUTH MINISTRY TRAININGDATES for 2007If you have completed all workshops of Phase I of the Youth Ministry Training, you areeligible to complete Phase 2 of the trainingwhich includes Workshop #4 (Boundary Train-ing) and background screenings.

Y u ar r quir d t att d one f th strai i g s ssi s:

Saturday, November 24, 20079:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.Location: Atrium

or Friday, November 30, 20076:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.Location: TUCC Village Center1947 West 95th Street

or

Saturday, December 1, 200711:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.Location: Atrium

For further information contact:Rev. Michael D. Jacobs, 773-962-5650, Ext. 429

Rev. Ramah E. Wright, 773-962-5650, Ext. 384

ATTENTION!!!!YOUTH MINISTRY SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS & EMPLOYEES


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speCiAl ANNOUNCeMeNTs

ImmABASI HeAlTH AND wellNeSS mINISTRY

& wINDY CITY lINKS AND

GI T O HOPecelebrate National Dono Sabbat Day Designed to educate the community

regarding the li e-saving gi t o organ andtissue donation, the importance o donation,

and how to become a donor.

Today, Nov b r 11, 2007Immediately ollowing the

7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship services Atrium

AlSOJoin us or a reception and in ormationalsession following the 11:00 a.m. worship

service, in Room 118, information providedby a transplant surgeon and an organ

donor. This will also be your opportunity to complete a donor card and help savea li e. Light re reshments will be served.

For information, contact Shirley Fleming,773-846-2941.

SINGleS COmmUNITY OUTReACH COmmITTee

ReACHeS OUTTO THe CITIZeNS OPemBROKe, IllINOIS

Pembroke, Illinois is a small, rural town locatedin downstate Illinois. The residents o Pembroke

are in desperate need o basic hygiene items.

The Singles Communitys Outreach Committee would like you to join us as we reach out to assistour Brothers and Sisters in need. We will carpool

to Pembroke, Saturday, December 15 (Gatheringat Trinity at 7:00 a.m., leaving at 8:00 a.m.,

returning at 2:00 p.m.) to deliver items collected,and to ellowship with the citizens o Pembroke.

I you are unable to join us, please considerdonating rom the list o items below.

SoapToothpasteToothbrushesMouthwash

or wo nSanitary needs (Napkins/Tampons)

Disposable Razors

or m n:Shaving Creams/Powders

Disposable Razors

For information, contact Pat Boseman,773-726-4127

DeodorantLotionLaundry DetergentBleach


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HIGHLIGHTS11 / 22 Umoja Karamu

Thanksgiving Day Service

TODAY 11/117:30 a.m. Worship Service SA 9:30 a.m. Breakfast FH

Bible Study WC11:00 a.m. Worship Service SA 1:30 p.m. Dinner FH

Immabasi: Bone Marrow DonationAwareness - 118

6:00 p.m. Worship Service SA

MOnDAY 11/1211:00 a.m. Active Seniors: Leadership

Meeting FH

12:00 p.m. Active Seniors WC6:00 p.m. Africa Ministry: Education Committee BR

Band Rehearsal SA Voice Class FHWomens Chorus Meeting 102

7:00 p.m. Mens Fellowship Forum FHChurch In Society Ministry

Meeting 102

Womens Chorus Rehearsal SA Leadership Council Meeting A

TUCC Village Ce ter1947 W. 95th Street

6:00 p.m. Information Technology:Computer Class Computer Lab

Amani: Committee Meeting W301

6:30 p.m. Hospitality Ministry W302Hurston-Hughes WritersMinistry W307

7:00 p.m. 20 S.O.M.E.T.H.I.N.G. W305

Cottage Grove Buildi g901 E. 95th Street

5:30 p.m. Mwanabaraka Rehearsal Room 3

TUESDAY 11/13 400 W. 95th Street

9:00 a.m. Active Seniors Depart for AARP Event WC

5:00 p.m. Immabasi: Leadership Meeting 1026:00 p.m. Africa Ministry: Executive Committee

118Voice Class WCBand Rehearsal SA Womens Drill Team Narthex II

6:30 p.m. Logistics 116New Member Class - FH

7:00 p.m. Photography Ministry 203Singles Community A Mens Chorus Rehearsal SA Athletes for Christ 102Sanctuary Choir Steering

Committee BR TUCC Village Ce ter1947 W. 95th Street

6:00 p.m. Information Technology ComputerClass Computer Lab

6:30 p.m. Sisterhood Ministry W3017:00 p.m. Adult Usher Ministry Leadership

Team W305

Career Development Ministry W307WEDnESDAY 11/14 400 W. 95th Street

6:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.Prayer and Fasting

11:30 a.m. Prayer Service - WC5:30 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal SA 6:30 p.m. Deacons in Training Prayer Service

Preparation 1027:00 p.m. Prayer Service - SA


9:00 a.m. Girl Scouts: Fundraising Sortingand Parent Pick-up Room 1

CAleNdAr


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Sunday, November 11, 2007 Sermons copyrighted by Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.

AKIBA STORE HOURSMonday thru Friday, 11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Sunday After Each Worship Servicewww.tucc.org

Visit the Akiba Bookstore for all your church needs!

As you read an According to Moss reading selection,cuddle up with a throw and your favorite cup of Joe!

See our new snuggly, all cotton throws and specialty mug selections!

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Coming November 25th!A book signing by our veryown Pastor Moss! Pick up your copy in the Akiba today!

N O V E M B E R S I G N I N G

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CAleNdAr THURSDAY 11/15 400 W. 95th Street11:30 a.m. Active Seniors: Senior Network

Luncheon A 6:00 p.m. Voice Class FH

Sanctuary Choir: ConcertCommittee 116

Band Rehearsal SA 6:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir: Orientation

Committee 1027:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal SA

Single Parent Ministry (Adults) 203

Emmaus Road Support Group WCTrustee Meeting BR Greeters Ministry: New Member

Orientation 2077:30 p.m. Imani: Business Meeting FH

Single Parent Ministry (Children) 102


6:00 p.m. Information Technology ComputerClass Computer Lab

7:00 p.m. HIV/AIDS: EducationSubcommittee W305

Prison Ministry Meeting W302Cottage Grove Buildi g901 E. 95th Street

5:30 p.m. Khayralla Dance Ministry Rehearsal Room 1

FRIDAY 11/16TUCC Village Ce ter

1947 W. 95th Street10:00 a.m. Free-N-One 2075:30 p.m. Music Theory Class 2076:00 p.m. Bereavement Choir Rehearsal SA

Young Adult Choir Rehearsal WC7:00 p.m. Financial Counseling Consortium

FHFree N One 207Tough Love 203Caribbean Connection 116Healing Ministry 202Africa Ministry 118

SATURDAY 11/17 400 W. 95th Street

7:30 a.m. Yoga Ministry Narthex II9:00 a.m. Youth Band Choir Rehearsal SA 9:30 a.m. Adult Church School - WC

Church School (Teens) 207Church School (3rd 4th Grades)

116Church School (Discipleship) FH

Church School (Preschool/Kindergarten) 118Church School (1st and 2nd Grades)

203Church School (5th and 6th Grades)

20211:00 a.m. Math Tutorial 202/203

Youth Drill Team FHChinara: Rehearsal SA

Little Warriors Rehearsal WCCan-Cer-Vive Ministry 20712:30 p.m. Walaika Choir Rehearsal WC

Womens Drill Team Narthex II1:00 p.m. Mwanabaraka Rehearsal SA

Tangeni: Leadership BoardMeeting 116

New Member Class (Adults) A New Member Class (Teens) 202

1:30 p.m. Board of Christian Education BR 2:00 p.m. Lupus Support Ministry 203New Member Class (Children) WCYoung Adult Usher Ministry 207

2:30 p.m. Womens Drill: Executive Meeting 102

Womens Guild 1183:00 p.m. Greeters Ministry: Quarterly

Coordinators Meeting 207Artists In Residence 116Tangeni Rehearsal SA

3:30 p.m. Adult Usher Ministry FH4:00 p.m. Africa Ministry: Orientation

(South Africa) 118Fine Arts & Literary Guild:

Business Meeting 203Baby Dedication Class - WC

4:30 p.m. Deacons In Training 2008 Phase I Meeting 202

5:00 p.m. Umoja Karamu Rehearsal SA


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SATURDAY 11/17 400 W. 95th Street

6:00 p.m. Switzerland Choir: Rehearsal SA 7:00 p.m. Singles Community: 40 P.L.U.S.

Family - FH


7:30 a.m. Youth Ministry Training Session W301

8:00 a.m. Prison Ministry: Mentor Orientation W302

9:00 a.m. Amani: Volunteer Training W305Legal Counseling Ministry

E101/1021:00 p.m. THEC: Math Tutoring

W302/307/Computer Lab2:00 p.m. Singles Community: Never

Married Family W3053:00 p.m. Amani: Volunteer Training

W301


11:00 a.m. Girl Scouts Investiture Ceremony and Ice Cream Social Room 1

CAleNdAr

Its t at time a ain!CHURCH CALEnDAR

SUBSCRIPTIOn DRIVE

throughSu day, november 18Immediately ollowi g

worship services, Atrium.

For i ormatio , call Deaco Do a Hammo d-Miller

773-962-5660, Ext. 450

BlACK AND CHRISTIANNew memBeR ClASS

Have you walked the aisle and given your heart toChrist and your hand to the preacher? Have youcompleted the requirements to become a ull-

edged member of Trinity United Church of Christ?I you havent taken your new member classes, the

Stewardship Ministry is looking or you! We thank God or you and we are eager to Walk with you through this process; and, we are looking

orward to your attendance.

ADUlTSSession I - Tues, November 13, 2007

6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.Session II Tues., November 27, 2007

6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

ADUlTS & TeeNSSession I Sat. November 17, 2007

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Session II Sat. December 1, 2007

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

CHIlDReN ( 12 years & under) 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Please dont delay! Completion o the new memberprocess a ter you have walked the aisle is in threestages:

Completion of Sessions I and II (in that order) of your New Member Classes.Right Hand of Fellowship on a rst Sunday evening.

The Right Hand of Fellowship is required for fullmembership into your new church home, Trinity.

Actively becoming a member who works in one o the ministries o your church home.

Receive the RIGHT HAND O ellOwSHIP

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Please call the Membership/Ministry Services Of ce,773-962-5650 immediately,

to confrm your participation.


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CANDIDATeS ORUm OR COOK COUNTY STATeS ATTORNeY sponsoredby the National Black Prosecutors Association,Thursday, November 15, 6:00 p.m., QuinnChapel AME, 2401 S. Wabash, Fellowship Hall,Call Natalie Howse, 773-213-3128

CHICAGO meTROPOlITAN ASSOCIATION Hands On New Orleans ,needs volunteers assisting Katrina victims,December 914, Contact Roger Dart,847-945-6015 or [email protected];Rev. Ben McNeal, 708-447-0309 [email protected]; or Rev. Bob Tripp,815-479-1308 or [email protected]

CHICAGO SOUTH COmmUNITY DeVelOPmeNT A CEDA site, assistance

with light and gas utilities, Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.

1:00 p.m. (November only), 12338 S. Halsted,Calumet Park, IL, must bring photo ID, socialsecurity cards or all in household, current lightand gas bills, current rent receipts, proo o income for 30 days, Social Security/Currentaward letter, Call 708-388-9268

CHICAGO STATe UNIVeRSITY COmmUNITY CONCeRT BAND directedby Pro essor Roxanne Stephenson, in concert,Monday, November 26, 7:00 p.m., ChicagoState University, Douglas Library Building,

Auditorium, 9501 S. King Dr.

ACADemY OR URBAN SCHOOl leADeRSHIP Residency program ora masters degree while training to be anoutstanding teacher, Information sessions:November 13, 5:30 p.m., National LouisUniversity, The Atrium, 122 S. Michigan Ave.;

November 29, 12:00 p.m., Dodge Renaissance Academy, Room 213, 2651 W. WashingtonBlvd., Contact Jennifer White, 773-534-0290or www.ausl-chicago.org

ADA S. mCKINleY OSTeR CARe and Adoption services is looking or oster parents toprovide homes or children needing loving andcommitted caretakers, Contact the Licensingunit, 312-808-1080

THE BLACK LINE by D. Channsin Berry, adocumentary flm about thoughts, practices and

feelings of some African American men, Freescreening, Saturday, November 24, 6:00 p.m.,The Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111 th St.,E-mail [email protected]

BlACK PeOPle AGAINST POlICe

TORTURe reception honoring CongressmanDanny Davis, Representatives Ken Dunkin,Constance Howard, Art Turner, CommissionerEarlean Collins, Alderman Howard Brookins,Jr., who press or justice in the Burge caseand fght Chicago Police torture, Saturday,November 17, 2:00 p.m., University of Chicago,Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59 th St., Call VickieCasanova, 312-554-0005 or 708-466-5252

heArT Of The COMMUNiTY


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heArT Of The COMMUNiTY

NATIONAl ACTION NeTwORK (NAN) /Chicago Chapter, and the Black Chamber o Commerce o Lake County, hosts a BusinessOwners and Key Managers Mentoring Event,

Wednesday, November 14, 8:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m.,115 S. Francisco St., Learn tips and information

used by success ul companies and organizationsto stay ahead o competitors, Reservationsrequired, Contact Paul Ruiz, 773-722-7200, [email protected] OPeRATION TINCUP Saturday, December 8,9:30 a.m., Living Water Baptist Church,6511 Jefferson, Hammond, IN, Ministers inTraining, Call M. McKinney, 708-647-6726

wINTeR PRePAReDNeSS AIR Wednesday, November 14, 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m., St. Frances de Sales, 10155 S. Ewing,

Free home winterization kits, learn to reduceheating bills, apply or assistance with utility payments, Call 311

COmmUNITY O meN provides positivemale role models for young males 9-18 yearsold, Mondays, 7:00-9:00 p.m., St. Sabina,78 th and Racine, Call Brother Vincent Price,773-485-1463

GIANT STePS CHURCH and Rev. SeanMcMillan celebrate Grate ul Abundance,Grate ul or the VisionGrate ul or theOpportunity a November Harvest,Sundays: November 11, 18 and 25, 3:00 p.m.,Rev. Otis Moss III, Rev. Charles Jenkins,Rev. Stephen Thurston II, Kenwood HighSchool, Main Auditorium, 5015 S. Blackstone,Call 866-40-7837

mAY AIR ACADemY O INe ARTSSeeks all alumni as part of its 50 th Anniversary Celebration and Alumni luncheon, Saturday,

November 24, 3:00 p.m., South Shore CulturalCenter, Contact 773-846-8180 or [email protected]


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40 P.l.U.S. AmIlY ANNUAl THANKSGIVING POTlUCK Saturday,November 17, 7:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall,(Please bring a dish) AND Join us or a book discussion o Under the Same Roof , by Trinitarian

Anthony McGee, to purchase book, contact

773-488-9561 or www.anthonyellismcgee.com, All are welcome, Call Pat Boseman, 773-726-4127or Derrick Glascoe, 708-837-8007

AmANI CARe PROGRAm and Trinity AmaniCare Team with Vitas (TAV) seeks volunteers toprovide companionship, support and other services,No experience required, Training provided,CallEtta McGregor Jones, 773-298-2110

emmAUS ROAD GRIe wORKSUPPORT GROUP Thursday, November 15,7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m., Wright Chapel, topic:

So Much To Be Thank ul For! Call DeaconHerbert Goodman, 773-370-4256

GReeTeRS mINISTRY New memberorientation and training, Thursday, November 15,7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m., Room 207, Contact

Diana Beasley, 773-907-0033 [email protected]

memBeRSHIP/mINISTRY SeRVICeSHave you moved? Any children le t the nest?New employment or newly married? Forgot

your giving number? Call Membership/Ministry Services, 773-962-5650 x233 or x232

meNS ellOwSHIP ORUm PraisingGod or the wisdom and experience o our Elders,Tomorrow, Monday, November 12, 7:00 p.m.,

All men and boys o every age are invited to attendour annual Elders night orum, Dinner provided,Rev. Michael Jacobs acilitating, Call Deacon

Rodney Mumphrey, 773-580-3656

OPeRATION SHARe VOlUNTeeRSNeeDeD or unloading trucks andpacking Thanksgiving baskets, Monday,November 19, 5:00 a.m. until completed,

Volunteers also needed or basket distribution,Tuesday, November 20, 9:00 a.m. untilcompleted, Thanksgiving basket pick-up,Tuesday, November 20, 9:00 a.m. untilcompleted, Contact Rev. Rochelle Michael,773-962-5650 Ext. 507

SINGleS COmmUNITY JINGlemINGle Saturday, December 8, 7:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m., Charles A. Hayes Family InvestmentCenter, 4859 S. Wabash, Tickets, Atrium,

ollowing worship services and Tuesday evenings,Call Pat Boseman, 773-726-4127 or Lynda

Forte, 773-742-2170

TRINITY AmANI HOSPICe CARe TeAm wITH VITAS (TAV) now provides ull hospiceservice, Hospice is a special concept o caredesigned to provide com ort and support topatients and amilies when a li e-limiting illnessno longer responds to cure-oriented treatments,Call Etta McGregor Jones, 773-298-2110

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TRINITY UCC AND SA eR OUNDATION sponsoring Prisoners Re-

Entry Program, a tercare program or ex-offenders: 18 years old and older, out of prison180 days or less, no crimes against women orchildren AND Prisoners Re-Entry Program

mentors needed, Must be available to meet withmentees 2 6 hours per month, If ex-offender:conviction must not have been crimes against

women or children, must be out o prison orat least 2 years, Call Vanessa Cosby-Shannon,773-233-1492

TRINITY UCC leGAl ClINIC Providingdirect legal advice, services and representationto the congregation and community, open every 1st and 3 rd Saturday, 9:00 a.m.12 Noon and 2 nd Thursdays, 6:009:00 p.m., Village Center, CallRev. Reginald Williams, 773-962-5650 x 428

UJImA PReSeNTS STEPPIN FOR THE NEEDY a Dusty Affair, Friday, November 16,7:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m., Mr. Gs Supper Club,1547 W. 87th St., Tickets and information,Contact Walter Boddie, 773-391-2940

UmOJA KARAmU THANKSGIVING DAY wORSHIP SeRVICe Mandatory rehearsalor all ministries participating in the service,

Saturday, November 17, 5:00 p.m., Sanctuary, AND Please assist with ood preparation orUmoja Karamu: Monday, November 19,1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 20,10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

wHAT wOUlD YOU DO TO SAVe A lI e? Willing to share your time, advice, and

riendship with a child? Trinity Li esavers is anew mentoring program, matching adults with

children o incarcerated parents, In o in Atriumollowing services, Contact Daryle Brown,

847-922-3361 or [email protected]

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Adams, Deacon Lorraine

Adams-Carter, Cynthia Adams-Childs, Vernita Akuetteh, Mona Allen, Baby Jeremy Stephon Ambrister, Eugene Anderson, Rev. Danita Askew, Jeremiah Avent, CarolynBaker-Brown, BridgetteBanks, Rev. Ronald & MarnieBarnett, JamesBarrigher, Deacon ElwoodBarrigher, Je rey Baskin, DeloresBates, LisaBates, Jr., Freddie L.Bell, CalvinBenson, MarjorieThe Bentley Family Berry-Hampton, JaronBertha, Deacon HelenBeverly, JamesBeyah, WandaBlake, MarquezBlake, OdetteBlake, OmmarBland, TelinaBlasingame, MattieBondurant & Family, CarolBonner, Gloria & BillBooker, Peggy

Booker, Jr., Raymond J.Boose, ChristopherBoose, ClaudiaBorders, CarolynBorders, MonaBowers, Je rey Brackett, Michael & AscylynBramlet & Thomas FamiliesBranch, EstherBratton, MarjorieBreaux, Freddie & NannieBrewer, Deacon EvelynBriscoe, CharlesBroadnax, AngelaBrooks, MyrtleBrown, AkibaBrown, ArthurBrown, Brandy Brown, Dr. HarriettBrown, HyssonBrown, LaKhon

Brown, TerranceBumpers, Henry Burrell, Kimberly Burrell, Sarah

Burrell, William & Sarah

Butler, JamesButler, JerelButler, MargrettaButler, NavieButts, LarvetteCampbell, Deacon PatriceCampbell, Deborah L.Campbell, KeishaCampbell, VeronicaCarter, HermanCarter, QuinnCastillo, AnaCaston, Aletha & AlfredCaston, Al red BenjaminCephas, GraceChapman, MalachiChappell, RichardChavis, AnnetteClark, Norman & Ruby Collins, Deacon YvonneCollins, Lildred Jean

Collins, MaishiaCollins, ShawnCooksey, Kristena & KristaCooper, FaithCooper, MinnieCooper, VashtiCorbett, JoycelynCosby, CynthiaCosby-Shannon, VanessaCoutee, NastarciaCraig, RhondaCrenshaw, DarrellCrenshaw, La ToniaCrider, Rev. TyroneCrisler, KingCruse, PaulCurry, StephanieDabner, PatThe Dade Family Daniels, CarbenaDaniels, CelesteDavid, Baby Jacob Ray RayDavis, ArchieDavis, EdrenaDavis, Green LeeDavis, MarieDavis, S.A.Davis, VelmaDell, Rev. NathanDenson, LouiseDePriest-Hand, Sr., Oscar

Donalek, PeterDorham, BarbaraDorn, LouiseDorsey, Charlene

Dorsey, Sam

Dozier-Lowe, BerniceDunn, RomnicaDurant, RachelDurham, Eric & ErikaEason, MargaretteEberhart, IvanEdwards, Jr., EugeneElmore, AnitaElmore, LeticiaElzy, Jr., Alice & LouisEskridge, Sonny Evans, KermetoFairchild, InezFairchild, Tom & JosieFarrakhan, Minister LouisFaulkner, BerniceFlagg, EstellFletcher, JuliaFlowers, Jr., CharlieFlucker, TrinaFluker, Antonia

Ford, ElizabethFord , JohnFord, LulaFord, MyrtleFord, NolaFortson, Mary Franklin, Mark Franklyn, ReshaFryson, ChrisFunches, Baby KeariGage-Wilson, JozanneGandy, DonnaGardner, ElizabethGarrett, StephanieGibson, Donald & DonnaGill, CharlotteGill, Deacon EldridgeGill, JuanitaGill, MariahGipson, DonaldGivens & Family, CharmaineGonalek, Peter & KateGosha, Tammy Graham, Elder LucilleGraham, RobertGrant, LynnGrisby, ReginaldGuerin, NormaGuerin, Jr., Jerome C.Guerin, Sr., Jerome C.Gwynn, Arthur

Hammond-Miller, DeaconDonnaHannah, HubertHardirct, Virginia

Hardy, Glodine

Harper, Jerry Harrell, Rev. JoanHarrell, SimonHarris, Deacon MoseaHawkins, Beverly Hawkins, JasmineHayden, Jr., HerbertHaynes, VeraHeard, PhyllisHeavens, GeorgeHenderson, Gregory Henley, CandaceHickman, NellieHiggins, AnnolaHolliday, GlenolaHolloman, LaSonja & Tracy Holmes, LouiseHouston, CozettaHouston, MeeganHowell, Betty Howell, Jerome

Hudson, IreanHunter, NellHurley, WilliamIngersoll, Bob & ZellIngram, JuliaIngram, JuniusJackson, Betty JoJackson, BruceJackson, EleanorJackson, Henry & ElizabethJackson, KenyaJackson, LaToyaJackson, LizzieJackson, QueenJackson, YvetteJacobs, IsomJames, ReneeJenkins, Deacon HerschelJenkins, GeorgetteJenkins, LennieJohnson, Dr. JamesJohnson, EdnaJohnson, MartinJohnson, Percy Johnson, Riley Johnson, RobertJones, BernadineJones, CatherineJones, Charles & EdithJones, Donald & JerriusJones, George

Jones, GloriaJones, Mary Jones, PierreKeithley, Sr., Bartell

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prAYer lisTKelly, Billie

Kenner, LillianKitching, Shirley Korvo, Baby Sean PaulLatham, OdeanLee, ChinaLee, Jimmy Lee, TinaLehmann, AuguestineLemon, JackqudeneLemon, MarquittaLenox, Mary F.Lewis, Deacon PattriceLivingston, ArturiusLivingston, Rev. TyroneLloyd, Corean & DevoniaLloyd, Robert & CleoLloyd, Frankie & Family Lockett, Steve & BrendaLockett, ThetisLondon, MillieLong, Deacon Rosemary

Love, MargaretLuckett, Sr., Frederick Lyle, PaulLyles, JohniseLyons, Family of StevenMaclin, Audrey Mae, ViolaMajaliwa, MusaMangum, AnitaManney, EricMartin, DarrenMartin, LorettaMason-Matthews, KarenMay, Larry R.May, RomaoMayes-McCruel, Deacon

AlmaMcCoy, Beverly McCree, JaradMcCullough, JacquelineMcDade, DarleneMcFadden, Franklin &Deborah & Family McGowan, Milton & TheresaMcIntosh, Emily McKinney, MarianMcKinney, TakieshaMcKinnon, CoraMcKissic, Siobahan &

DeborahMcKissick, Estell

McLaughlin, ErinMcQueen-Williams, LaVadaMelton, AlzeniaMiles, Beatrice

Miller, Deacon Beatrice

Miller, JohnMischeaux, Kalilah MarjorieMischeaux, RaydianMitchell-Shields, Deacon

SharonMoody, CynthiaMoore, CarlaMoore, ClaraMoore, ClarenceMoore, John C.Moore, VondaMoore & Family, LloydMoss, ErnestMoss, MildredMoss, Jr., Rev. Dr. OtisMuhammond, NiaMur , MargaretMuwwakkil, Baby MorganNathan, Latroy Norris, CarolynNurse, Emma & Beverly

ONeal, Baby TylerOnly, Sherry Owens, JuanitaOwens, MozettaOzmond, SebastianPayton, JackiePeavy, IrenePeavy, WalterPepper, EvelynPepper, RobertPerry, ToyaPhillips, Baby AmaliPilcher, Del RitaPitts, BernicePlummer, Jr., MorrisPoole, Tammy Poole, WilliamPope, DakitaPope, GladysPorter, AnitaPorter, JacquelinePorter, Stacey Porter-Stanley, LesliePriest, Mary Pruett, James & LorettaPutman, DeloresReed, EmmaReese, GloriaReneau, Peggy Rhyal, StephenRhymes, Cli ord

Rhymes, JuanitaRice, GladysRice, SylvesterRichards, Cassandra

Ridgenal-Parker, Nicole

Riley, Gregory Roberson, PierceRoberts, ErskinRoberts, LeslieRoberts, RobertRobertson, RosettaRobinson, DorianRobinson, LorraineRobinson, Ruby Robinson, TheresaRodriguez, KevinRoebuck, EvelynRogers, Al redRollins, AliceRucker, ClarenceRu , CarolynRushing, LaBarainRushing, MelnerRushing, MichelleRussell, CoraRussell, Tamon

Ruther ord, AngelaSampson, Mary Samuel, JordanSanders, Deacon RobertSanders, MichaelSangster, Joe NathanielSangster, KatherineSansone, MarieScates, HermineSchusse, MalcolmSelder, Rev. JohnShah, LyndaShelby, EricShelton, JohnShelton, VivianSherrod, MarieShort, Wendy Simmons, LaVerneSims, ConstanceSingleton, EdSiwatu, AkiahaSmith, AnnieSmith, CarmencitaSmith, Derrick LeeSmith, Je rey Smith, Jonathan & DeloresSmith, Louis & VirginiaSmith, RobertSnell, JoannaSpann, TheresaStatzer, Maxine

Stephens, BlancheSteward, AnnaStewart, Cheryl & JuanitaStewart, Gloria

Stewart, Irma

The Story Family Strong, AlbertSummerville, LulaSummerville-Moore, TamikaSykes, Rev. MichaelTassone, Baby CarinaTaylor, CharlyneTaylor, LawrenceTaylor, PatriciaTaylor-Tukes, Deacon AngelaTellis, DemetriusTellis, Jr., Al redTellis, Sr., Al redTerrell-Haynes, RosalynTerry, JohnTerry, KeithTerry, PamelaTerry, SandraTeverbaugh, OliviaThomas, AnitaThomas, Brenita

Thomas, Drew & ValdaThomas, Edward & LaVerneThomas, FeliciaThomas, Gloria D.Thomas, LondonThomas, RosettaThomas, SondraThomas, Jr., LewisThompson, SeMajThompson-Johnson, KatieTillman, DNiseshaTimberlake, Deacon JoyceTorrey-Parker, L. JulieTregre, Deacon EvelynTrotter, Shirley Tucker, AnjalaTucker, GeraldineTyler, Deacon LazaneTyler, DemetriTyler, RobertTyler, Shelton

Vilo, Douglas Wade, Patricia Wade, Thurlene Waiters, Melvin & Edeana Walker, David & Irma Walker, Honoria Walker, Sharon & John Walker, Thelma Wallace, Cecilia Wallace, Peter

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bereAVedTHE FAMILY OF: PLEASE SEnD CARDS TO: ADDRESS:

Mr. Fred Cephus Mr. Fred Pope & Family 6727 S. East End, Apt. 1A (49)

Mr. Thomas Lewis Ms. LaConna Gowder & Family 17619 Stonebridge Dr.,Hazel Crest, IL 60429

Mr. James B. McCargo Mr. Michael McCargo & Family 11823 S. Longwood Drive (43)

Ms. Mary Mitchell Mrs. Lee A. Smith & Family 15703 Deer eld Ct.,Orland Park, IL 60462

Mr. Thomas Stallworth Mr. Anthony Stallworth & Family 8930 S. Racine Street (20)

Ms. Beverly P. Stewart Ms. Vivian Johnson & Family 17010 Novak Dr., Hazel Crest, IL 60429

Mrs. Lillian Whitner Mrs. Hazel Boyd & Family 5107 Crescent Ridge Dr.,

Clayton, OH 45315

Washington, Emma Washington-Steward, Elois Watson, Deacon Joe Ann Watson, Doris Watson, Janet Way, Lucy B. West, Andrea White, Andrew & Rebecca White, Eurah White, Juanita R.

White, Rachelle White, Walter & Loretta

White, Jr., Royal White, Sr., Joseph White, Sr., Royal Whitfeld, Julius Wilkins, Essie Williams, Brandi Williams, Deacon Mattie Williams, Khatira Williams, Lillie Williams, Nettie B.

Williams, Patnice & Leon Williams, Pauline

Williams, Willie Ruth Williams, Willy Ann Williams, Yvonne Williams-Clark, Glenda Willis, Pamela Willis, Stanley Wilson, Barbara & Dardina Woods, Sam Woods, Tanja Woodson, Janice

Woolridge, John and Orine Wooten, Ernest

Wooten, John Wordlaw, Jean Wordlaw, Kenya Wordlaw, Ted Wright, Deacon E. Janet Wright, Deacon Jeri Wright, Loretta Wright, Rev. Ramah Wright, William Wright-Miller, Mildred

Yates, Al Young, Thelma

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siCK & shUT-iNeXTeNded CAre fACiliTiesBROWn, Ed

Victory Center4150 W. Gatling Blvd.Country Club Hills, IL 60478Room 243708-957-8300

CADEnHEAD, LaFro eJackson Square Nursing Home5130 W. Jackson Blvd.Chicago, IL 60644Room 427, Bed B773-921-8000

(Communion Visits Only)EVAnS, Edward Pavilion of Forest Park 8200 W. Roosevelt RoadForest Park, IL 60130Room 432, Bed 1(708) 488-9850

ELZIE, Deaco EvelyRenaissance Nursing Center2940 W. 87th StreetChicago, IL 60652Room 207, Bed 1

773-434-8787

FORD, JohManor Care Nursing Home2145 E. 170th StreetSouth Holland, IL 60473Room 322708-895-3255

FULLER, Ver oExceptional Health Care5701 W. 79th StreetBurbank, IL 60459Room 103, Bed 1708-499-5400

GARnER, Wilhelmi aRenaissance at South Shore

Nursing Home2425 E. 71st St.Chicago, IL 60649

Room 312, Bed B773-721-5000

HAMPTOn, I ezeManor Care Health Care Services2145 E. 170th St.South Holland, IL 60473Room 338, Bed C708-895-3255

HOLLOWAY, TheodoreSt. Agnes Nursing Home1725 S. Wabash Ave.Chicago, IL 60616Room 414(312) 922-2777

hOspiTAliZedHe ry Bumpers

VA Westside Medical Center820 S. Damen Ave.Chicago, IL 60612312-569-8387

Dorothy Gai esSt. Margaret Mercy Hospital5454 Hohman AvenueHammond, IN 46320219-932-2300

Delores GuestSt. Joseph Hospital2900 N. Lake Shore DriveChicago, IL 60657773-665-3000

Theresa Robi soEdward Hospital801 S. Washington St.Naperville, IL 60566630-355-0350(Pastoral Calls & Visits Only)

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HUGHES, Charle e

Glenwood Nursing Home19330 S. Cottage GroveGlenwood, IL 60660Room C19, Bed 2708-758-6200

JEFFERSOn, Lorri eManor Care Health Care Services6300 W. 95th St.Oak Lawn, IL 60453Room 30, Bed 1708-599-8800

JOnES, LulaBrentwood Healthcare Center5400 W. 87th StreetBurbank, IL 60459Room 609, Bed 1708-423-1200

LOVE, MargaretMarianjoy Rehabilitation Center13259 S. CentralPalos Heights, IL Room 60, Bed 1708-239-6012

MARTIn, Kim All Faith Pavilion3500 S. Giles Ave.Chicago, IL 60653Room 200, Bed 2312-326-2000

MASOn, Claristi eBronzeville Park Skilled

Nursing Center3400 S. Indiana Ave.Chicago, IL 60616Room 224, Bed 1312-842-5000

MITCHELL-SHIELDS,

Deaco Sharo Arden Courts Assisted Living2143 E. 170th StreetSouth Holland, IL 60473708-895-1600

MOORE, HiltoManor Care Health Care Services940 Maple Ave.Homewood, IL 60430Room 404, Bed A 708-799-0244

MOSS, Edrea erMontgomery Place5550 South Shore DriveChicago, IL 60615Room 302773-753-4100

MOTEn, MargueriteRenaissance at South Shore2425 E. 71st St.Chicago, IL 60649Room 111, Bed B773-721-5000(Communion Visits Only)

PEAVY, Ire e Victory Centre o River Oaks1370 Ring Road, Apt. 407Calumet City, IL 60409708-832-1130

PUGH-LIGHTFOOT, EricGlenwood Nursing Home19300 S. Cottage GroveGlenwood, IL 60660Room C15, Bed 1708-758-6200

ROBInSOn, WilliamBeecher Nursing Home1201 Dixie Hwy.

Beecher, IL 60401Room 33, Bed 2708-946-6915

SMITH, Mary Baker

Montgomery Place5550 S. South Shore Dr.Chicago, IL 60615Room 317773-753-4100

STEPHEnS, Leroy Bell Haven Health Care Center11401 S. Oakley Chicago, IL 60643Room 125773-233-6311

WATSOn, Ja et2450 Taft StreetGary, IN 46404Room 319, Bed 2219-977-2610

WATT, Mildred Renaissance at South Shore

Nursing Home2425 E. 71st StreetChicago, IL 60649Room 430, Bed A 773-721-5000

WILLIAMS, Maudi eHalsted Terrace Nursing Home10935 S. Halsted St.Chicago, IL 60628Room 233, Bed 1773-928-2000

WILSOn, LouisRenaissance at 87th St.

Nursing Home2940 W. 87th St.Chicago, IL 60652Room 302, Bed 1773-434-8787

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ADAMS-CHILDS, Vernita 1621 E. 68th Street, #1A (49) 773-363-8625Saturday Visits Only ANDERSON, Diana 8521 S. Wolcott Ave. (20) 773-881-1419BASKIN, William 1510 Brook eld Dr., Plain eld, IL 60544 815-254-1106BOWMAN, Lorraine 3110 Polly Lane, Flossmoor, IL 60422 708-206-1076BREAUX, Freddie 4920 Tennessee Street, Gary, IN 46409 219-980-2650BROOKS, Arzulia 9412 S. Eggleston Ave. (28) 773-224-7581

Sunday Visits Only BURKS, Willa A. 18525 S. Center Ave., Homewood, IL 60430 708-799-3581CARTER, Deacon Carole 4934-D South Cornell Ave. (15) 773-493-3698CAMPBELL, Delois 9146 S. Indiana Ave. (19) 773-928-0997CLAY, Louise 11626 S. Stewart St. (28) 773-468-9642CLAY, Nancy 5948 W. Midway Park (44) 773-287-9194COSBY, Cynthia 616 E. 93rd Street (19) 773-874-4710DRAIN, Rutha 7259 S. Rockwell Street (29) 773-737-0838DULANEY, Doris 13058 S. Wood St., Apt. #1E

Blue Island, IL 60406 708-597-8309DUNAGAN, Patricia 7318 S. King Drive (19) 773-846-1453FUNCHES, Josephine 9312 S. Union Ave. (28) 312-805-1401

Visits be ore 12:00 Noon on Sundays GAY, Mary 500 Park Ave., Calumet City, IL 60409 708-868-8535GLOVER, Delores 7759 S. Chappel (49) 773-768-3508GRAHAM, Elder Lucille 9622 S. Winston Ave. (43) 773-233-4016HARDY, Glodine c/o Lois Walker

598 Andover, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 708-481-5814HEREFORD, Bessie 9251 S. Parnell Ave. (20) 773-846-0448JACKSON, Bruce & Yvette 10741 S. Morgan St. (43) 773-995-5912JENKINS, Deacon Herschel 7615 S. Paxton (49) 773-734-7583KAISER, Alice 7527 S. Merrill Ave. (49) 773-499-8943LAWS, Robert 1228 Oak Park Ave., Berwyn, IL 60402 708-484-9733LEHMANN, Augustine 9616 S. Princeton Ave. (28) 773-568-3097LOVE, Margaret 1520 W. 105th Street (43) 773-445-1336McCALL, Chrystella 9612 S. Yale Ave. (28) 773-264-2035McFADDEN, Deborah 18101 Versailles Lane, Hazel Crest, IL 60429 708-798-3426McINTOSH, Emily 7811 S. Michigan Ave. (19) 773-651-9560MILES, Mary 6142 S. St. Lawrence, #1 (37) 773-667-0167MOORE, Bessie 7842 S. Honore, 1st Floor (20) 773-874-3002PARKER, Irene 9510 S. Kolmar, Oak Lawn, IL 60452 708-422-1019PAYTON-LOVE, Mary 7938 S. Jeffrey Blvd. (49) 773-734-7828POTTER, Mable 12258 S. Perry Avenue (28) 773-785-5908QUINN, Anna 7022 S. Shore Drive, Apt. #715 (49) 773-684-8831RICE, Sylvester 8011 S. Justine St. (20) 773-651-8534ROEBUCK, Evelyn 610 W. 87th Street (20) 773- 651-0348RUFF, Carolyn 6325 N. Sheridan, Apt. 1007 (60) 773-262-3162

SCATES, Hermine 6831 S. Cornell Ave., 1st Flr. (49) 773-955-2445SCOTT, Alice 5516 S. Everett Ave. (37) 773-363-3902SIMPSON, Mary Ann 3449 W. North Avenue (47) 773-276-5609


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CARDS OnLY (contd) WASHINGTON-DYK, Gwendolyn 2045 W. Jackson Blvd., Apt. #2012 (12) 312-421-7867

CARDS & CALLS ONLY WHYTE, Rev. James 3429 Peachwood Rd., Knoxville, TN 37921 YOUNG, Charlotte 1330 W. Wentworth, Calumet City, IL 60409

COMMUnIOn VISITS OnLY BENN, Vester 9035 S. Luella Ave. (17) 773-374-8914BONNER, Gloria 3120 S. Indiana Ave. (16) 312-567-9072BREWER, Deacon Evelyn 9239 S. Green Street (20) 773-239-9416BROWN, Ann H. 1342 W. 111th Place (43) 773-445-5315BUTLER, Alice Faye 10104 S. Emerald Ave. (28) 773-445-5110GWYNN, Arthur 6250 S. Harper Ave., Apt. 909 (37) 773-363-9893

HENDERSON, Evelyn 7406 S. Paxton Ave. (49) 773-643-0956HILL, Katherine 9950 S. Carpenter St. (43) 773-779-3872LEGGETT, Aurelia 1639 W. 107th Street (43) 773-233-0286LONG, Deacon Rosemary 8921 S. Halsted Street (20) 773-846-2488NELSON, Mary & Thomas 5401 S. Hyde Park Blvd., Apt. #1101 (15) 773-667-3404PULLINS, Mary 7836 S. Champlain Ave., 2nd Floor (19) 773-483-2533

ROGERS, George & Betty 401 E. Bowen, Apt. 602 (53) 773-285-3941ROUNSAVILLE, Linda 9344 S. Bishop St. (20) 773-983-8322

SMITH, Jr., Walter 10338 S. Church St. (43) 773-881-8733SMITH, Olah 10510 S. Rhodes Ave. (28) 773-995-6893TREGRE, Deacon Evelyn 9723 S. Lowe Ave. (28) 773-779-1528TRIPLETT, Sadie 9612 S. Wallace Ave. (28) 773-779-1689

WEATHERSPOON, Aletha 8929 S. Union Ave. (20) 773-483-0130 WILKS, Elizabeth 2960 N. Lake Shore Dr., Apt. #2507 (57) 773-296-0580 YOUNKINS, Rose 9332 S. Eggleston Ave. (20) 773-483-2784

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Order Of WOrship Order Of WOrshipserViCe ANd sUppOrT grOUps AKIBA SALES773-962-5660MON FRI

11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.SAT: 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.SUN: After Each Service

AMAnI CARE PROGRAM 773-298-2110MON FRI: 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

BLAInE DenYE LIBRARY 773-962-5650, Ext. 740MON - TUES - THUR

6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. WED: 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

SAT: 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

CAn-CER-VIVE HELPLInE773-962-5650Mailbox 830

CAREER DEVELOPMEnT MInISTRY 24-Hour Answering [email protected]

COLLEGEPLACEMEnT OFFICE773-298-1590TUES & THUR:11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

WED: 10:00 6:00 p.m.FR: 10:00 6:00 p.m.SAT: 9:00 5:00 p.m.Sundays & MondaysCLOSED

COUnSELInG MInISTRY Answering Service773-962-0043

CREDIT UnIOn773-962-5686773-723-8382 (fax)TUES & THURS:

6:00 8:00 p.m.SAT: 9:00 a.m . 1:00 p.m.SUN: After 7:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Services

DIABETESSUPPORT GROUP773-928-3233

DOMESTIC VIOLEnCE MInISTRY COnFIDEnTIALHELPLInE773-962-5650Mailbox 811

DRUG & ALCOHOLRECOVERY MInISTRY Tough Love773-962-5650, Ext. 808Free N One773-962-5650, Ext. 808

FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPTommie Jean Ryhal773-375-6981Eleanor Anderson773-881-1419

FInAnCIAL COUnSELInG

COnSORTIUM 773-962-5650, Ext. 819

HEALTH & WELLnESS MInISTRY COMMUnITY MEnTAL HEALTHSUPPORT GROUP773-978-0725 or773-734-4033, Ext. 111

HIV/AIDSSUPPORT MInISTRY 312-409-AIDS (2437)

HOUSInG MInISTRY 773-643-4100, Ext. 15

KUJICHAGULIA SPECIAL CITIZEnS

SUPPORT MInISTRY 773-373-7042 J. Payton24 Hours

MATH TUTORIAL773-962-5650

PRISOn MInISTRY 773-962-5650Mailbox 886

Answering Service

TRInITY COMMUnITY DEVELOPMEnT CORP.773-962-5650, Ext. 504MON THUR

9:00 a.m. 2:00 [email protected]

TRInITY COMPUTER LEARnInG CEnTER 773-298-2190

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Janua y Isaiah 40:1-2 Comfort, comfort my people, saysyour God. 2Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and

proclaim to her that her hard service has beencompleted, that her sin has been paid for, thatshe has received from the LORDs hand doublefor all her sins.

F ua y Isaiah 40:45 4 Every valley shall be raised up,

every mountain and hill made low; the roughground shall become level, the rugged placesa plain. 5And the glory of the LORD will berevealed, and all mankind together will see it.For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

Ma Isaiah 40:11

He tends his ock like a shepherd:He gathers the lambs in his arms and carriesthem close to his heart; he gently leads thosethat have young.

A il Isaiah 40:18 To whom, then, will you compareGod? What image will you compare him to?

Ma Isaiah 40:21 Do you not know? Have younot heard? Has it not been told you from thebeginning? Have you not understood since theearth was founded?

Jun Isaiah 40:25 To whom will you compare me?Or who is my equal? says the Holy One.

July Isaiah 40:26 Li your eyes and look to theheavens: Who created all these? He who brings

out the starry host one by one, and calls themeach by name. Because of his great power andmighty strength, not one of them is missing.

Augu Isaiah 40:27 Why do you say, O Jacob, andcomplain, O Israel, My way is hidden from the

LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God? S tem Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you notheard? e LORD is the everlasting God, theCreator of the ends of the earth. He will notgrow tired or weary, and his understanding no

one can fathom.O to Isaiah 40:29 He gives strength to the weary andincreases the power of the weak.

N vem Isaiah 40:30 Even youths grow tired and weary,and young men stumble and fall;

D cem Isaiah 40:31 But those who hope in the LORDwill renew their strength. ey will soar onwings like eagles; they will run and not growweary, they will walk and not be faint.

Resto atiA God of

My heartfelt hope for the congregation in the year 2007 is that each member

will fully embrace what it means to be loved by a God who restores.God is a God of redemption and not a God of condemnation.

Isaiah 40 (NIV)

Documents

Trinity United Church of Christ Bulletin Nov 11 2007