THE LOVELETTER
MARCH 2015
TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
GROWING GOD’S KINGDOM
Rev. Harold A. Bolyard, Jr.
Church Office Phone…532-7606
Website…www.trinitywb.org
Email…[email protected]
FROM THE PASTOR
Dear Members and Friends,
The lectionary readings (suggested scripture readings for each Sunday for a three-year cycle)
for the month of March, 2015, explore the journey of Jesus to the cross. During the month of
March we will focus on taking a journey to Jesus. On Sunday, March 1st, we will take a
journey to Jesus with as speech. As we take a journey to Jesus, we need to imitate Jesus as
He spoke. Jesus spoke plainly about His death and resurrection, about the work of the devil, and about
following Him. We as Christians need to be bold enough to speak on these issues also.
We will begin Sunday, March 8th
an hour earlier as Daylight Savings Times begin.
Please set your clock ahead on Saturday night so that you do not arrive at the church as
the service ends. On that Sunday, we will look at taking a journey to Jesus with our
minds. As we take a journey to Jesus, our minds must move from thinking that faith in
Christ is foolishness to realizing that faith in Christ is wisdom and power, for “the
foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger
than man’s strength.”
On Sunday, March 15th
, we will take a journey to Jesus with our faith. As we take a
journey to Jesus, we move from the grace of God convicting us of our need for Christ,
to faith in Christ, to acts of service for Christ. On that Sunday, we will talk about John
Newton’s “Three Wonders of Heaven.”
A different type of journey will be taken on Sunday, March 22nd
, as we take a journey to
Jesus through music, through our favorite hymns. The words of these songs come out of
the writer’s own journey to Jesus.
Finally, on March 29th
, Palm Sunday, we will take a journey to Jesus through our
praise. We praise Jesus through our obedience, our submission, our repentance, and
our life.
I hope that you will join us for each of these worship services as we take a journey to Jesus.
Prayerfully yours,
Pastor Harold
MARCH WORSHIP ASSISTANTS…
8 a.m. SERVICE…
ACOLYTE… PIANO… LITURGIST… SOUND…
01 01 Kim Holmes 01 Megan Pipp 01 Clifford Grim
08 08 Megan Pipp 08 Clifford Grim 08
15 15 Megan Pipp 15 Roy Rhoads 15 Clifford Grim
22 22 Megan Pipp 22 Jack Wyrick 22
29 29 Megan Pipp 29 29 Clifford Grim
10:15 a.m. SERVICE…
ACOLYTE… PIANO… LITURGIST… SOUND…
01 Kara Haines 01 Kim Holmes 01 Marylue Durff 01 Dave Evelhoch
08 Erica Paisley 08 Kim Holmes 08 Mike Wadel 08 Scott Gleim
15 Kaitlin Bigham 15 Alice Stauffer 15 15 Mike Wadel
22 Alex Wadel 22 Alice Stauffer 22 Dave Evelhoch 22 Larry Flood
29 Kara Haines 29 Kim Holmes 29 Nancy Dull 29 Dave Evelhoch
NURSERY… USHERS… CHILDREN’S TIME… HOSPITALITY…
01 Susan Haines the Youth 01 Pastor Harold 01 Marylue Durff
08 Hazel Kunkleman 08 Judy Stevens 08 Sandy Michaels
15 Mary Wadel 15 Melisa Gephart 15 Gigi Hasten
22 Susan Haines 22 Crystal Paisley 22 Mary Wadel
29 Hazel Kunkleman 29 Judy Stevens 29 Linda Stouffer
MARCH BIRTHDAYS…Aquamarine, Jonquil
02 Carly McBeth 07 Vincent Myers 14 Megan Carr 23 Margaret Keller
Leslie McBeth 08 Abbe Grippin 17 Elizabeth Crumling 24 Matthew Carr
Beverly Rosenberry 09 Keith Kann 20 Janet Grove Braden Ramsey
03 Kara Haines 11 Phyllis Keiter John Hall 25 Zachary Thompson
Jackie Wardle Kyle Rosenberry 21 Lydia Durf 29 Colby Flood
04 Megan Orris Allison Warner Emory Hamman Christopher Hasten
06 Kevin Orris 12 Kevin Hoch 22 Justin Malme Ronald Kunkleman
Betsy Shaffer Joe Hovetter Kim Walk 30 David Barrick
07 Ann MacMillan 13 Drew Holmes 23 Alexander Hess 31 Douglas Goodhart
Mark McBeth Lester Walker
MARCH WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES…
26 David and Mary Penner 31 Scott and Brenda Gleim
The MISSION CAN MONIES for the month of March will go to the
MIDDLESEX TRUCK STOP MINISTRY
01 8, 10:15 a.m.
Worship 9 a.m. SSc 11:15 a.m. PT 7 p.m. SPRC mtg.
02 10:30 a.m.
Hymn Sing @ Elmcroft 6:30 p.m. Zumba @ TFC 7 p.m. Trustee mtg.
03 2:30 p.m.
Hymn Sing @ Shbg. Center 7 p.m. Worship Team mtg.
04 6:30 p.m.
Zumba @ TFC
05 1:30 p.m.
Hymn Sing @ Green Ridge 7 p.m. Choir, Cub Scouts
06 07 8 a.m. Lenten
Bkft. @ Leesburg Charge 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Clothing Bank @ TFC
TURN CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR
08 8, 10:15 a.m.
Worship 9 a.m. SSc 11:15 a.m. PT Youth Outing
09 6:30 p.m.
Zumba @ TFC 7 p.m. UMW mtg.
10 8 a.m. Pastor
@ Cluster Bkft. 6 p.m. TDCC mtg. 7 p.m. Bible Study
11 9 a.m. – 12
p.m. Clothing Bank @ TFC 12 p.m. Senior Luncheon @ TFC 6:30 p.m. Zumba @ TFC
12 9 a.m. Pastor
@ Conference mtg. 1 p.m. Cards/Game Day @ Porter’s 7 p.m. Choir, Cub Scouts
13 Oh my, this is
Friday the 13th!
14 8 a.m. Lenten
Bkft. @ Trinity UMC 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Clothing Bank @ TFC
15 8, 10:15 a.m.
Worship 9 a.m. SSC 11:15 a.m. PT 5 p.m. My Brother’s Table April Loveletter Deadline
16 6:30 p.m.
Zumba @ TFC 7 p.m. Council mtg.
17 7 p.m. Bible
Study
18 6:30 p.m.
Zumba @ TFC
19 7 p.m. Choir,
Cub Scouts
20
21 8 a.m. Lenten
Bkft. @ Newburg UMC 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Clothing Bank @ TFC
22 8, 10:15 a.m.
Hymn Sing 9 a.m. SSc 11:15 a.m. PT 12 p.m. Youth Activity
23 2:15 p.m.
Hymn Sing @ Forest Park 6:30 p.m. Zumba @ TFC
24 7 p.m. Bible
Study
25 0 a.m. – 12
p.m. Clothing Bank @ TFC 6:30 p.m. Zumba @ TFC
26 12 p.m. Trinity
Fellowship @ 2 p.m. Hymn Sing @ Sarah Todd 7 p.m. Choir, Cub Scouts
27 28 8 a.m. Lenten
Bkft. @ Messiah UMC 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Clothing Bank 2 TFC
29 8, 10:15 a.m.
Worship 9 a.m. SSc 11:15 a.m. PT
30 6:30 p.m.
Zumba @ TFC
31 7 p.m. Bible
Study
The APRIL LOVELETTER DEADLINE is SUNDAY, MARCH 15!
Clothing Bank Ministry
Treasurers Report for 2014
Mar 2014 Dianne Bolyard- Hymn Books/Nursing Home $ 232
Camp Make-A-Dream (memory of Michael Durff) $ 100
May 2014 - Trinity Youth Crusaders (Kingsfest) $ 500
Jack Wyrick (Church Picnic) $ 100
Nov 2013 - Food Bank (Corrie Wadel/Food Baskets) $ 200
Trinity Church (General Fund) $1700
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Total Donations $2832
Saturdays, Lenten Breakfasts (all begin @ 8 a.m.)
Mar. 07 @ Leesburg Charge
Mar. 14 @ Trinity UMC
Mar. 21 @ Newburg UMC
Mar. 28 @ Messiah UMC
All are invited! Short devotional period
Begin promptly at 8 a.m.Free-will offering for a local cause
Light breakfast, no charge Usually end by 9 a.m.
Any questions, contact Jack Wyrick
Sunday, Mar. 29 8, 10:15 a.m. Palm Sunday Services
Thursday, Apr. 02 7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday, Holy Communion
Friday, Apr. 04 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Service
Sunday, Apr. 05 6:30 p.m. Easter Sunrise Service
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Combined Worship Service
SEND GREETINGS TO OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS!
It it past mid-term for our college students! One recommendation from our
congregation mini sessions, was to send cookies to our college students. There is a
sign up sheet on the table next to the mailboxes. Please chose a student from the list
below, contact the parent for the student's favorite cookie or snack, their mailing
address, and send them the cookies or snack, on behalf of yourself and the church. We
want to keep in touch, and let them know we are thinking of them!
Our college students are: Hunter Barrick, Colby Ott, Blair Bitner, Chelsea Stevens, Caity Stevens, Allison
Wadel, Shendelle Gleim, Dane Connor, Shannon Fields and Trisha Wardle. For questions, contact, Glorianne
Hilsinger. 530-4978
Easter Flower Order Form
Easter Lilies (white, 3-4 blooms) $6.95
Hyacinth (pink, white, blue)
(3 blooms) $5.95
Daffodils (yellow, regular) $5.95
Daffodils (mini) $3.95
Tulips (yellow, pink, purple, red) $5.95
Flower ________________Color _____________ Price____________
Flower _______________ Color _____________ Price____________
In honor of ________________________________________________________________________________
In memory of ______________________________________________________________________________
Given by __________________________________________________________________________________
Make checks payable to Janet R. Grove
Deadline for orders will be March 22nd
. Payment is needed with order. Orders can be dropped off at the church
office, put in the mail box of Janet Grove, given to Janet Grove, or sent to Janet Grove, 26 Naugle Road,
Shippensburg, PA 17257-9608.
MY BROTHER'S TABLE
Sunday, March 15 is our next My Brother's Table Dinner.
There is a sign-up sheet by the mailboxes to donate food or money to purchase food.
During the last Dinner in December we served over 100 meals. Everyone is so appreciative of
your generosity! Thank you for supporting this ministry!
From the Outreach Committee.
Trinity United Methodist Church Council Minutes – January 2015
The Church Council meeting was held in the Goodhart Classroom on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Those in attendance were:
Karen Boutcher, Marylue Durff, Dave Evelhoch, Scott Gleim, Al Grove, Janet Grove, Jenny Harkins, Glorianne
Hilsinger, Kim Holmes, Tom Holmes, Marty Sheaffer, Corrie Wadel. Pastor Harold was attending a Retreat and
not in attendance.
Tom Holmes called the meeting to order. Dave Evelhoch offered an opening prayer.
The December 2014 Secretary’s report was reviewed as submitted. Janet Grove made a motion to accept the
minutes and the motion was seconded by Marty Schaeffer. The December minutes were approved by verbal
vote.
The Treasurer’s annual report was reviewed. Marty Sheaffer reported that the Shares of Ministry are 2 months
in arrears. Tom Holmes noted that Year to Date Total looks good and a strong effort was made during the last
quarter to assist with the Shares of Ministry. With no changes the Treasurer’s report was approved as presented.
STEWARDSHIP: Scott Gleim reported the Committee is working on numbers for the upcoming Church
Conference and this will be complete and ready next week. Tom noted that attendance was good through the 4th
quarter of 2014.
TDCC: Nothing new to report.
WORSHIP: Kim Holmes reported that the Worship Committee held two meetings and they have set a general
calendar for 2015 with each month having a specific theme. February’s theme will be Giving Your Heart to
Jesus. Kim said it was nice to see various areas of the Church working to tie the theme together. Tom noted that
the new computer was in use this past Sunday.
VISION: Marylue Durff reported that the Vision Team has prepared recommendations in follow up to the draft
organizational chart which was presented to Council at last months’ meeting. Marylue passed out copies of 2
recommendations for discussion and review. The first item is the proposed organizational structure which needs
approval by Council. After general discussion, it was decided to table this until next month. The second item is
a suggestion to provide copies of the monthly Council minutes in a timelier manner to the members. Currently,
the Minutes are part of the Love Letter and not sent out until the following month. The process of providing the
minutes will be discussed with Pastor Harold and will be followed up on at next month’s meeting.
The subject of numerous Teams and Committees was brought up: is there a way to streamline this process; can
some of these be combined? It was asked of the Council which of these Teams and Committees actually are
required to attend the Council Meeting. Research needs to be done to see what the Book of Discipline says on
Council attendance requirements. It was expressed that this information should be shared with the various
volunteers to inform them of the specific requirements when they are asked and agree to participate on any
particular Team or Committee. Al Grove told the Council that anything voted on by Conference, requires
approval through Conference. This may pertain to the organizational structure and it was agreed this would also
be researched and discussed with the Pastor. The Vision Team is scheduled to meet next week.
BUILDING COMMITTEE: Nothing to report.
AUDIT: All account books need to be sent in to the Audit Committee.
TRUSTEE: Dave mentioned that the Trustees want to perform another radon test. Tom Holmes provided the
Council with additional information he obtained from the Newscast (ABC27) about radon in
Pennsylvania. Tom called in and spoke with one of the experts on the panel and was informed of the
following: The expert recommended that we look at a chart that Tom handed out at the meeting from the US,
EPA relating to the risk assessment of life time exposure to various radon levels. It was learned that
Pennsylvania has no State Law on levels for radon, nor is there any pending litigation on radon. Tom was also
informed by the people on the EPA Panel that our Church does not ‘need’ to do anything and they did not seem
to think that our level was a ‘major’ problem that requires immediate action. In fact, it was suggested that for
levels between 4 and 10 (like ours), that a (4 season) test be done. It was suggested that a second letter be
prepared with some of this additional information and be sent to Church members, families of Day care, etc.
This information will be shared with Pastor Harold upon his return from the Retreat.
OUTREACH: Glorianne shared the following dates scheduled for My Brother’s Table:
March 15, August 2 and December 6th
.
YOUTH: Corrie gave the following event dates:
Activity day: January 25th
Outing: February 8
Activity day: February 22
Outing: March 8
Spring Bloom: March 21
Activity day: March 22
Sunrise Breakfast: April 5
Activity day: April 19
Outing: May 3
Activity day and Parade prep: May 17
Walnut Bottom Parade: May 23 - Pending
Kings Fest Prep: June 7 and 21
Kings Fest: June 24 – 28
Fireman’s Fair: June 25 – 27
Vacation Bible School: Pending
As reported in previous meetings, King’s Fest will conflict with the Annual Ice Cream Social for the next 2 or 3
years. There was a general discussion on the Church taking over the Ice Cream Social so we do not lose this
fund raising opportunity. Tom suggested trying to keep this event and noted last year there were plenty of
volunteers. The youth group have discussed hosting dinners to raise funds for King’s Fest if we cannot keep the
Ice Cream Social event.
FOOD BANK: Corrie said things have settled down after the Holiday. A list of needed items will be placed in
the Church Bulletin on a monthly basis. There may be a Food Drive in May.
SHUT INS: There will be a Valentine Visit in February.
UMW: Janet reported the February meeting has been cancelled. March 10th
will be the Walnut Bottom Senior
luncheon. A dinner will be planned around Easter for the Special Needs group.
SCOUTING: Nothing new to report.
OLD BUSINESS: Tom reminded the group to pick up a flyer for the upcoming Texas Roadhouse event.
Tom said the new collection envelopes are out and there have been no comments. Tom reported the Counting
Team has worked to streamline the process and it is a lot less work for Cliff and Susie.
NEW BUSINESS: Glorianne said South Newton Township sent letters regarding the 2019 Bi-centennial. A
meeting is scheduled for March 4th
at the Fire Company regarding this event. There is no date set but Glorianne
asked the Council to think about what role the Church might want to take in this event.
Dave commented that he sensed an improvement within the Church due to the Worship Team and Vision Team
efforts as a result of the survey the members participated in last year. Dave said he appreciated all the efforts by
these 2 groups.
Dave Evelhoch offered the closing prayer.
The next Council meeting will be February 16th
at 7 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jenny Harkins
Trinity UMC, Council Secretary
HAROLD’S MARCH HOMILIES
March 01 A Journey to Jesus with Our Speech Mark 8:31-38
March 08 A Journey to Jesus with Our Minds 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
March 15 A journey to Jesus with Our Faith Ephesians 2:4-10
March 22 A Journey to Jesus Through Music Hymnsing Sunday
March 29 A Journey to Jesus Through Our Praise Mark 11:1-11 (Palm Sunday)
ONE HOUR SATURDAY, MARCH 07 BEFORE RETIRING TO BED
HAPPY ST. PAT’S DAY, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Please join us every Sunday: 8 AM – worship service 9 AM – Sunday school for all ages 10:15 AM – worship service
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2015 Calendar Serving Today and
Remembering
MARCH - A Journey to Jesus 22 - Hymn Sing 29 - Palm Sunday
APRIL - Alive in Jesus 2 - Maundy Thursday service at 7 PM 3 - Good Friday service at 7 PM 4 - Jacksonville Lions Club Easter egg hunt 5 - Happy Easter! Christ is alive!
Sunrise service at 6:30 AM Sunday school at 9 AM Combined service at 10:15 AM
26 - Communion Sunday
MAY - Remembering the Christian Home 4-10 - Christian Family Week 10 - Mother’s Day 23 - Chicken BBQ and WB parade 24 - Memorial Day service 25 - Memorial Day 31 - Music Sunday
JUNE - Generation Next 21 - Father’s Day 24-28 - KingsFest at King’s Dominion
JULY - Taking Church on Vacation 5 - Patriotic Sunday 12- KingsFest Recap Youth Sunday
AUGUST - Back to the Basics
2 - Communion Sunday 9 - Hymn Sing 23 - Back to School Sunday, Promotion Sunday
SEPTEMBER - Back to Work for Jesus
OCTOBER - Giving It All to God 4 - World Communion Sunday 18 - Children’s Sunday/ Laity Sunday 25 - Jerry Jones Ministry in concert
NOVEMBER - A Thankful Heart 1 - All Saint’s Sunday 8 - Veteran’s Day service 14 - 17th annual Country Christmas Craft Show 15 - Harvest Home 22-29 - National Bible Week 22 - Thanksgiving Sunday 25 - Communion Sunday 29 - 1st Sunday of Advent
DECEMBER - The Greatest Gift of All 6 - SS, Combined Hanging of the Greens 13 - Christmas Carol Sunday 24 - Christmas Eve - 5:30 Live Nativity, 7 PM and 10 PM candlelight services 25 - Christmas Happy birthday, Baby Jesus.
NOTE - Schedule is subject to change.
Please make it a priority for you and your family to be in Sunday school
and worship each Sunday! Trinity’s Sunday school begins at 9 AM,
and the worship services begin at 8 AM and 10:15 AM.
QUESTIONS,
SUGGESTIONS,
IDEAS, ETC… If you have a “better idea,” make sure you pass it on
for consideration. Talk with Pastor Harold or Tom
Holmes (Council chair) or the Vision Team
members or the Worship chair, or write it out and
deposit it in the suggestion box in the vestibule
Trinity Day Care Center
Contact – 530-5315
Hours – 6 AM - 6 PM weekdays
Call about enrollment and also to see
what donations they can use for
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SUNDAY SCHOOL Do you and your family regularly attend and participate in Sunday school? For A-L-L ages! 9 AM Classes for children and adults Children – lower level of church Teens and post-high – TFC Adults – TFC & upper level of church
Both Sunday school attendance and participation are important! Get involved! You are never too old to learn more about
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Trinity Clothing Closet Hours – Each Saturday 9 AM until noon 2nd & 4th Wednesdays 9 AM - noon As you make room for those new Christmas gifts, please remember the Clothing Closet!
Accepted & Sold – New & gently used
clothing of all sizes, toys & books, small household items, & other assorted items Clothing sold by the bag will be $3 per bag.
Especially needed – Children’s items - clothing, toys, & children’s books Note – There is a FREE table for things you may not be able to use but that others may welcome. Just place such items on the free tables in the hallway of TFC near the Clothing Closet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
KEEPING IN TOUCH
TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 118 West Main Street,
Walnut Bottom, PA 17266
TUMC office phone – 717-532-7606 TUMC e-mail – [email protected]
Pastor Harold Bolyard – 717-532-7606 or 717-530-0467 or e-mail [email protected]
Trinity Fellowship Center & fax – 717-530-5796 Trinity Day Care Center – 717-530-5315
Website – www.trinitywb.org
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CHANGES NEEDED????? Accuracy is important! Please help!
If your info in the church directory or newsletter is incorrect, please contact the church secretary ASAP with the corrected information. Call the church office at 532-7606 (9 AM – noon) or e-mail [email protected] or put a note in the secretary’s mailbox in the hallway with contact name & phone number. Changes can also be mailed to the church secretary at
POB 217, Walnut Bottom, PA 17266. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Trinity’s Prayer Chain To add prayer requests to Trinity’s e-mail prayer chain, contact Pastor Harold or Dianne Bolyard. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Invite your friends, family,
neighbors, and co-workers
to worship with you
at TUMC.
PUBLICITY/COMMUNICATION? If your church group is planning an event that is
open to the public and you want it publicized, see Betty B. Evelhoch ASAP with the basic details. Info will be submitted to cable TV, area newspapers, and posted in church bulletins, newsletters, and website. Facebook and posters are also options. Note that some free publicity sources require weeks of advance notice, so do not wait until the last moment to seek publicity.
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PARKING AT TFC
When public events are scheduled at TFC, p-l-e-a-s-e save the prime parking spaces -- closer to the main doors -- for our guests. Trinity volunteer workers may park on the front lawn OR along the kitchen porch OR closer to the church building.
Thank you for being
considerate.
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Recycle, Reuse, Re-purpose Are you a good steward of God’s blessings? Here are some ways you can help preserve our Earth’s resources: Trinity’s Clothing Closet – Please donate your unwanted new & gently used clothing of all sizes, toys, books, small household items, and decorative items. Open – every Saturday & 2nd & 4th Wednesdays from 9 AM until noon. Jacksonville Lions Club – Our local Lions use eyeglasses & cases, hearing aids, printer cartridges, hospital equipment, assistive devices (wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, shower/tub seats, bedside potty chairs, etc.). Call 422-8907 for more info or to borrow medical aids on a temporary basis. Mission Central – This United Methodist facility in Mechanicsburg uses old cell phones, electronics, large household items, and MANY other things. Call 717-766-1533 for more info. Scouts – Containers for soda tabs are found in the church & TFC lobbies. Oak Flat School – Please deposit your Boxtops for Education and Campbell’s labels in the containers in the church or TFC lobbies.
Changing Hands – This equipment exchange & reuse program is run by the United Cerebral Palsy of Central PA. Call 1-800-996-4827 to donate hover lifts, scooters, communication
devices, vision aids, and many other items. Or, talk to Jackie Wardle. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> March 31 is…
QUESTIONS?
WHO TO CONTACT? Tom Holmes – Church council concerns Trustee chair to be elected – Trustee concerns,
church properties Ron Kunkleman – Staff, pastor, and
parish concerns Pastor Harold – Prayer and visitation
requests, any pastoral concerns Jack Wyrick, custodian - For all
custodial concerns – stocking restroom supplies, cleaning in both buildings, opening the church & TFC on Sunday mornings, etc.
Dave Evelhoch - booking TFC facilities >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
WALNUT BOTTOM SENIORS Quarterly gathering of seniors who have a
connection to Walnut Bottom past or present Share memories, show pictures,
& enjoy a free lunch 2nd Wednesday of March, June,
September, and December at noon in TFC
No reservations - Just show up & have a good time!
Questions? See Glorianne Hilsinger.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< CARDS & GAMES DAY 2nd Thursday of each month
1 - 3 PM -- Questions? See Kathy Engel
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If you have a question about those on the shut-in list, please see the church secretary, Glorianne Hilsinger, or Kathy Engel. Suggestions to brighten their long days: Send a cheery greeting, call, or stop by for a visit!
Be the sunshine in their days!
Check out www.trinitywb.org
and share it with your friends.
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Your help is needed!
Each person --- that means Y-O-U! --- is needed to make Trinity the best it can be for doing God’s work in our corner of the world. Here are some ways you can help grow God’s kingdom here in Walnut Bottom:
pray daily for our church and its members
support TUMC with your attendance and active participation
invite unchurched people in your social circle to come to TUMC
react positively with encouragement toward other members in our church family
teach, assist, attend Sunday school classes
provide nursery duty serve as a liturgist serve on the sound desk present children’s sermons participate in the prayer shawl ministry help Trinity’s Clothing Closet serve at My Brother’s Table serve on any number of committees sing in Trinity’s choirs Just ask!
Children are also needed to serve as acolytes.
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HOPEFUL SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS WELCOMES YOU!
If you do not have a Sunday school class, you are invited to join the Hopeful Sunday School class in TFC at 9 AM each Sunday. Lots of interaction, laughter, and lively discussions are enjoyed in the Bible-based lessons. Come for spiritual nourishment as well as physical; the coffee pot is always ready (or tea or hot chocolate). Now is a perfect time to join us! We will be starting a new book in February! No Bible? No problem! We have plenty available for your use in the class. To find the classroom, walk in the TFC entrance closer to
the church building, go up the steps, and enter the first room on your right. Please join us! We welcome new class members!
USING TFC OR PAVILION? It is important that your request to use TFC or the pavilion is turned in ASAP in writing.
This applies to EACH & EVERY CHURCH GROUP
AND for PERSONAL RENTALS.
Also, if your church group wants to use TFC paper goods, please make your needs known in advance.
Written requests for reservations should be turned in to the church office or to
Dave Evelhoch as soon as possible to avoid scheduling conflicts & also to arrange for HVAC needs.
Any church group expecting to use TFC paper goods should let Dave know in plenty of time. Let him know exactly what is needed and then please make a contribution to the Building Fund for such goods.
Do NOT just assume that the facilities will be available OR that the supplies
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KUDOS, COMMENTS, COMPLAINTS, SUGGESTIONS, QUESTIONS?
Care enough to share! Your opinions are important! Talk to a member of the Vision Team, Council chair, Worship chair, Stewardship & Finance chair, SPRC chair, or another church group representative. Ideas are needed on ways to increase funding for the general fund. If you have suggestions, talk to Scott Gleim or put your ideas in writing and place them in his mailbox. If you do not know where to turn for an answer, there is a suggestion box in the vestibule. Use it! <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
The theme for March’s worship
services will be A Journey to Jesus.