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Dr. Mike Oliver Senior Pastor
Rev. Glenn Bowers Minister of Education and Missions
Rev. Taylor Johnson Minister of Worship & Young Adults
Rev. Teresa Bowers Minister to Youth and College Students
Amy Sims Minister to Children and Families
Trinity Baptist Church of Madison, Alabama August 2015
I have come to rely on my cell phone for many things. I can look at an app
for news notifications. I can find directions to places I need to go. I can text
with my family and friends. I use an app to make appointments and check my
calendar. I can listen to radio stations through my phone. Of course, I can also
use my cell phone to make and receive phone calls, imagine that? The other
day I discovered my phone was actually working without my knowing it. I had
my phone in my pocket while I was mowing. At one point, I paused to take a
break and I heard my phone ringtone. My phone was actually cycling through
ringtones. Later that evening I discovered I had called a few people and texted
another. The text was something like this: Wyzopusl;kjpoerj. I told my friend
I was shooting for Egyptian hieroglyphics.
I also use my phone to help me sleep and to awaken me. I set the alarm on
it each night and then hit the snooze function when it goes off in the morning.
At night, I open the app that has relaxing sounds to help me sleep. I prefer the
rain sound. But one morning I woke up and I had overslept. My phone alarm
hadn’t sounded. In fact, the phone was completely off. Usually, I leave it
plugged in and sure enough it was still plugged in to the phone. What I
discovered, is that the other end of the cord was loose and was not getting
power. All through the night my phone was running down the battery until it
suddenly was empty and the phone shut down. No more rain sounds and no
more alarm.
As we enter our fall programming at church, I want to ask you to consider
ways you can “plug in” to what we do here at Trinity. One of the primary ways
God renews us and strengthens us for life is through our church and its
ministry. When we unplug from church, we are cutting ourselves off from one
of the great ways God wants to empower us and use us for God’s mission in
the world. Maybe this summer you have travelled or your kids have been at
camps or you’ve just gotten out of the routine and rhythms of church life. Fall
is a special opportunity to plug in to church life. I want to encourage you to
find places and groups and ministries that will enrich your own life walk with
Christ for your sake and for the sake of others you are called to serve and love.
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Engage. Plug In. Find a small group Bible study. Perhaps attend a Sunday school class. On Wednesday evenings
during Bible Study/Prayer meeting, I will be teaching on practical skills for our spiritual growth such as How to Pray
and How to Read the Bible. I will also teach about interesting customs from Bible times that will help us better
encounter the biblical story. On Sunday mornings, I will be preaching a series on great stories of the Bible that in
other times most people grew up learning such as Noah and the Ark, Jonah and the Whale, and Jesus Stilling the
Stormy Sea.
In addition to Sunday morning Worship and Wednesday Bible Study/Prayer meeting, we have many more places
for you to learn, grow, serve, and minister. I hope you will check it out. Being in church can be one of the most
energizing things we do with our lives. So, ask one of our church members or a staff minister and we will be glad to
help you Plug In. There are many places for you. God desires to shape us and lead our lives. One of the primary ways
that happens is through God’s church. So, Plug In this fall! If you do, I know you will see a tremendous difference.
~Mike
Your Story, Our Story, God’s Story
Coming Together at Trinity.
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GA’s, RA’s and Mission Friends will begin on August 12th. We’re excited about the year of fun and learning ahead of us! Please make plans to be a part of your class from 6-7 on Wednesday nights.
3’s and 4’s Mission Friends: B102 5 Year Old Mission Friends: B108 1st-3rd Grade RA’s (Boys): B207 4th-6th Grade RA’s (Boys): B209 1st-6th Grade GA’s (Girls): B219
Big Enough for Big Church Breakfast: The
Preschool Committee would like to invite all Pre-K
and Kindergarten students and their families to a
“Big Enough for Big Church” Breakfast at 9:00 on
August 1, 2015, in the Fellowship Hall. We will enjoy
breakfast together and learn about why we meet
together in worship. Please sign up by July 22nd.
1st Grade Bible Luncheon: On Promotion Sunday,
August 2, we will present students entering the
Children’s Department with their First Grade Bibles.
In addition, we would like to invite these families to
a special lunch in the LOFT after the late service. If
your family has a first grader in it this year, please
let us know which service your family will be
participating in (8:30 or 10:30) and how many
people will be attending the lunch.
Our next craft night will be
Friday, August 7th, at 5:00 p.m.
We meet in Room C-100. Come
join us!
Will resume this fall! Stay
tuned for dates and places we
will meet.
August 2015 Carrie Anne Cooley
Dee Dee Evans
Nancy Foster
Beth & Ronnie Francis
Hallie Kenny
Lisa & Kayley Horn
Jackie & Frank McCall
Each month a group from
Trinity delivers meals for the
Salvation Army. This month we
meet on August 14th, at 5:15 pm.
If you would like to volunteer,
please contact Mike Rogers for
more information.
Melinda Melton
Julie Reyburn
Kate Rogers
Chris Rosson
Laura & Nicholas Segraves
Mitzi Taylor
Thanks to all of our VIP’s!
Boo-Hoo Breakfast: If your child is beginning a new
journey and starting Kindergarten or College, please join
us on Friday, August 7th for a “Boo-Hoo Breakfast” from
8:15am-9:15 in the Youth Room. We’ll support each
other and celebrate as we mark this important
milestone. Breakfast and tissues provided!
Preteen Lunch: Our new Preteens (those who have
just begun grades 5 & 6) are invited to lunch at Jack’s on
Hughes on August 23rd. We will meet at Jack’s after late
worship, around 11:35. Pick up will be at 12:45pm. We
are excited to welcome our new preteens!
August 2nd!
August 2nd!
You are invited to a wedding
shower for Brian Spencer &
Catherine Butler on August 16th
1:00-2:30 p.m. They are
registered at Bed, Bath and
Beyond, Williams Sonoma, Crate
and Barrel and REI.
Sunday Nights
We are moving all our children’s
and youth music to Sunday nights
this fall and adding Trinity
University back to our Sunday night
rotation! The youth will be adding
discipleship groups as a Sunday
night option as well so here is the
schedule for this fall:
5:00 p.m. Youth Praise Team
6:00 p.m. Children’s Choirs
Youth – Activities
Adults – Activities
7:00 p.m. Handbells
Youth and Adult Activities
August & September at 6:00 p.m.
Aug. 30: Celebration & Youth SNF
Sept. 6: Sabbath Night
Sept. 13& 20: Youth Discipleship
Adult TU (Trinity University)
Sept. 27: Youth Ministry Projects &
SNF, Adult TU
You are invited to a wedding
shower for Chris Finch and
Chelsea Lewis on August 9th
1:00-2:30 p.m. They are
registered at Bed Bath and
Beyond, Target, Amazon and
Honey Fund.
Perry County Family Mission Trip ~ July 9-12
Youth Pizza & a Movie
We have had a fantastic summer
with our youth! We have seen
Cathedral Caverns for the first time
as a group, served at Manna House,
and spent some good time getting to
know our upcoming 7th graders. We
have also been so blessed to have
Becca Brann as our summer intern!
She has been instrumental in making
our special events, Passport camps,
and Bible studies go smoothly and I
am so grateful for her help and
passion for our youth ministry. Be
sure to tell Becca thanks and pray for
her as she returns to Auburn this fall.
We also have some good things
coming up this fall! On August 2nd
we will end our summer events with
Youth Ministry
Youth Calendar
August 2
Promotion Sunday
Recognition of New Youth 10:30 a.m.
Paintball 3-6:00 p.m.
August 9
Youth Parents Meeting 11:30 a.m.
August 12
Birthday Party for Blerina & Arega
6:00 p.m.
August 14
Prayer Breakfast @ Chick-fil-A
6:45 a.m.
August 23
Little Brother/Sister Lunch
11:45 a.m.
August 30
Celebration Worship 6:00 p.m.
Praise Teams Schedule:
August 16
Praise Team 1, 5:00 p.m.
August 23
Praise Team 2, 5:00 p.m.
August 30
Praise Team 1, 5:00 p.m.
Praise Team 1, 6:00 p.m. Celebration
Young Adult Sunday School Class: A new class is
forming and will be meeting in the modular beginning on
August 2nd. This class will be taught by Taylor Johnson
and is open to all people in their 20s and 30s. Plan to
come on out!
Teacher Training Day Lunch, August 16, 11:30 a.m.:
All Sunday School teachers and families are invited to
come to lunch and prepare for the upcoming Sunday
School year.
Committee Kick-off, September 13, 4:30-6:00: All
Committees are invited to come and plan out the
committee’s events and responsibilities for the year.
Weekend Backpack Snacks: We will resume our
ministry providing food for children from Columbia
Elementary School. The first pack-night will be Sunday,
August 30. In your Sunday School, class please discuss
requesting a date to participate in this program.
(Detailed information will be in the Sunday School
packets.)
another trip to play paintball on
Promotion Sunday and begin the fall
with a Parents Meeting on August 9.
We will kick off our Wednesday
nights with our annual Birthday
Party for Blerina and Arega, the
children we sponsor in Albania and
Ethiopia. We will also have our first
Prayer Breakfast and Little Brother
& Sister Lunch this month as we get
into our fall schedule.
The Praise Teams begin their
practices on Sunday, August 16, and
our first Celebration Worship is on
August 30. I’m looking forward to a
new fall semester, getting back into
the school year routine, and getting
to know our new 7th graders!
August 2015
Trinity University is Back, Sept. 13! After being
gone for a few years, we will officially bring back
Trinity University on Sept. 13 at 6:00 pm! In the
future TU will offer some things focused on:
In-depth study of particular books or character
from the Bible
Marriage
Parenting
Spirituality
Aging Parents
The Journeys of Paul
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Apocrypha
Church History
An introduction to a foreign Language (to
prepare for an upcoming mission trip)
Authors such as Beth Moore, Max Lucado,
John Ortberg, and others
Discipleship classes
TU is back!
~ Glenn
I hope everyone enjoyed their summer! Here is the
schedule of when each music group at Trinity will start
back for the fall:
Adult Choir – August 5th
Adult Praise Team – August 12th
Heart of Praise – August 12th
Youth Praise Team 1 – August 16th
Youth Praise Team 2 – August 23rd
Children’s Choir – August 23rd
Handbells – August 23rd
We will begin rehearsals for Christmas Music on
September 9th.
~ Taylor
Missions Fair and
Cookout Fundraiser
Wednesday, August 5
5:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
The excitement is building for another year of
Preschool! The preschool teachers will soon be
decorating rooms, planning fun activities, and
anxiously awaiting the children to return. I have
seen some of our preschool parents and talked to a
few on the phone; they are excited for preschool to
start. Beth, Carol, and I are pleased to welcome back
all but two of our teachers. We are thrilled to be
adding three new teachers to our preschool family!
On Friday August 14th we will have an Open
House for the parents and children and then on
Monday, August 17th the children will be back with
us. We are very happy that some familiar faces will
return and also that we will have many new faces to
share the gift of Christ’s love. We do have some
spots available so please continue to spread the
word about our preschool
We thank God everyday for a loving and
supportive church family. Please continue to pray
for our preschool program, the staff, and the
preschool families as our school year begins.
~ Nancy
College News
We are so proud of our college
students who have been serving in
different ministry positions this
summer!
Thank you for serving and for
being representatives of Trinity in
so many areas!
Katie Colson at
Metro Baptist Church in NY!
College Lunch
Sunday, August 2
Our college students are
invited to lunch at Terranova’s
on Sunday, August 2, right after
late worship!
Jessica Haywood with her
team this summer at Passport Missions Camp!
Becca Brann has served brilliantly
as our summer intern here at Trinity!
We are so thankful for all her work
and dedication to our youth and
children’s ministries.
Thanks also to Bethany Foster for
chaperoning at Passport Youth Camp!
~ August 2015 ~
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
9:00 Big Enough for Big Church Breakfast
2
11:30 1st Grade Bible Luncheon 11:45 Prime Timers Lunch @ Ruby Tuesday’s 11:45 College Lunch @ Terranova’s 5:00 Deacons Meeting
3
4
5 5:00 Mission Fair & Cookout 7:00 Adult Choir Rehearsal
6 5:30 am Men’s Bible Study
7 8:15 Boo-Hoo Breakfast 5:00 Craft Night
8
9
11:30 Young Adults Out to Lunch 11:45 Youth Parents Meeting 1:00 Finch/Lewis Shower
10
11
12
5.00 Fellowship Supper 6.00 Children’s Mission Classes, Youth Bible Study 6:15 Adult Bible Study 7:00 Adult Choir Rehearsal
13 5:30 am Men’s Bible Study
14 6:45 Youth Prayer Breakfast @ Chick-fil-A 5:15 Salvation Army Food Delivery
15
16 9:40 Meet the Staff 11:45 SS Training & Lunch 1:00 Spencer/Butler Shower
17 WPM Begins
18
19 5.00 Fellowship Supper 6.00 Children’s Mission Classes, Youth Bible Study 6:15 Adult Bible Study 7:00 Adult Choir Rehearsal
20 5:30 am Men’s Bible Study
21 6:00 Prime Timers Pot Luck
22
2311:45 Preteen Lunch/Jack’s
11: 45 Little Bro/Sis Lunch/ La Placita on Hughes Road 4:00 2014-15 & 2015-16 Church Council 6:00 Children’s Choirs Begin, 6:00 Sundae & Such
30 6:00 Celebration 6:00 Children’s Choirs
24 31
25
26 5.00 Fellowship Supper 6.00 Children’s Mission Classes, Youth Bible Study 6:15 Adult Bible Study 7:00 Adult Choir Rehearsal
27
5:30 am Men’s Bible Study
28 29
1: Chris Carroll, Brigid White
2: Luke Allison, Hal Espy,
Brian Legere, Wyatt Shankle
3: Isaac Espy, Kathy Finch-Douglas,
Brady Ford, Paige Miller
4: Annette Murray, Lindsey Tucker
6: Kade Koler
7: Stephanie Crowell, Ben Farr,
Brianna Hart
8: David Parker
9: Julie Reyburn
10: Miles Livingston, Jackson Morton,
Robert Peyton
11: Jan Carson, Peggy Cobb,
Ruth Reynolds
12: Ben King, Matthew Parker
24: Ben Hall
25: Austin Hicks, Matthew Robinson
26: Sandra Fisher, Linda Lyons
27: Kim Adams, Josh Cooley,
Ariel Lavish, Tasha Lavish
28: Sharon Andrews, Morgan Taylor
29: Stephen Granade, Richard Penfield,
Caroline Thomas
30: Patricia Copeland,Tommy Lynch,
Dalton Turner
31: George Farkas, Cindy Lewis,
Dan Lyons, Chauncey Scales
13: Sandi Cantrell, Hannah Riddle
14: Gerald Oliver, Renee’ Ryan
15: Jacob Colson, Sally Register,
Sarah Register, Andy Roop,
Amy Sims, Ronald Young
17: Joann Young
18: Dixie Paschal, Peggy Traweek,
Woody Westmore, Bayli Wolfe
19: Justin McLauchlin, Kristen McLauchlin
20: Kim Carroll, Jimmie Davies,
Terry Pierce
21: Melinda Crocker, Jack Dunaway,
Ronald Johnson
22: Alex Morrissey, Teresa Stone
23: Kimberly Bennett, Tammy Owens,
Kelly Register
Sunday Bible Study 9:40 a.m.
Worship 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Children’s Missional Classes 6:00 p.m.
Youth Bible Study 6:00 p.m.
Adult Bible Study 6:15 p.m.
Thursday
Men’s Prayer Group 5:30 a.m.
Morningside Ministry 2:00 p.m.
June 2015 Financial Report
Monthly Information
Target Income $75,271.46
Actual Income $74.923.45
Actual Expenses ($69,780.97)
Monthly Gain/ (Loss) $5,142.48
Year-To-Date for 2015
Target Income $451,628.77
Actual Income $452,468.69
Actual Expenses ($438,559.82)
YTD Gain/ (Loss) $13,908.87
Account Balances
General Fund $162,290.28
Mortgage Balance ($731,046.66)
We will return to two services at 8:30
and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 2.
If your birthday is incorrect or missing, please contact Cheri at: [email protected]
Wednesday Night Dinners Begin on
August 12.
Start time is at 5:00pm
Cost for adults is increasing from $5.00
to $6.00.
Children’s Price remains the same, $2.50.
Max price per family is going from $18.00
to $20.00.
If you have questions about TBC
Together, you may simply go to
www.trinitymadison.com and click
on “TBCTogether” under “Wednesday
Dinner Reservations” on the right
side of the main page. This link will
take you to the main sign in page for
TBCTogether, as well as a step-by-
step manual on how to register for
an account and how to use the
different features offered.
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