Sumatanga Day Camp - Trinity United Methodist Church

TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
June 21, 2016 • Vol. 50 No. 24
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Sumatanga Day Camp
Confirmation
Missions & Outreach
Kids & Youth
Calendar of Events
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All aboard the bus! A group of Trinity’s younger elementary kids are spending the next few days experiencing Sumatanga this week. They will travel
by bus each morning to camp and spend each day exploring Sumatanga
through camp activities.
SUMMER SERVE SATURDAYS
Next opportunities to serve: July 16 & August 20, 7:15-10:30 AM
VBS is coming
July 18-21
Kids ages 4K-3rd grade...
Join us for a fun-filled
CaveQuest adventure!
July 18 - 21
9 AM - 12 Noon
Oxmoor Campus • No Fee
Register Today!
On Saturday, June 18, Trinity members from both campuses joined together at East Lake Market
from 7:15-10:30 AM. They created and delivered over 150 baskets of fresh produce to elderly
individuals in need. This fun and fulfilling service opportunity is perfect for all ages!
The next opportunity to participate is coming up on Saturday, July 16. Let us know you are
coming... sign up is available on the TrinityKids Summer Program page at
http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/trinitykids-family-serve-saturday/
www.trinitybirmingham.com
Volunteers are needed!
To sign up, contact Eleanor at
echristiansen@trinitybirmingham.com.
Confirmation 2016-2017 begins in August!
Dear Trinity Family, Rising 6th Graders and Parents...
We want YOU to be a part of this coming year’s Confirmation class.
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2016
What is Confirmation?
It is a time of faith exploration where 6th grade students experience
prayers and the presence of God in new and fresh ways, study scripture, serve others who are in need, and share gifts and talents while
in fellowship with middle school brothers and sisters in Christ. We
give thanks for parents who have raised their youth in the life of
the church. Now, after walking the walk during the Confirmation
journey, there will be a time for each youth to decide for themselves
if they are ready to claim the name Christian.
OXMOOR CAMPUS
TRADITIONAL WORSHIP
8:45 & 11:00 AM - Sanctuary
Rev. David Thompson
CONTACT WORSHIP
8:45 & 11:00 AM - Wesley Hall
Rev. Brian Erickson
6th Grade Letters
Information letters were mailed to rising 6th grade students the first
week of June. It included a schedule, what to expect from Confirmation, and how we can work together to make this a pivotal spiritual
experience for our youth. If you did not receive a letter, please contact Amy Mezzell at amezzell@trinitybirmingham.com.
SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUR 10:00 AM
OAKMONT CAMPUS
9:30 AM - Contemporary Service
11:00 AM - Traditional Service
Rev. Nathan Carden
Orientation Dinner
Also, please mark your calendar for Confirmation Orientation. We
need the participating youth and at least one parent to attend the Orientation Dinner on Sunday, August 21 at 5:00 PM in the Fellowship
Hall. This is an important meeting!
ON CALL LINE | 205-538-3682
If you have any other questions, please contact me at 879-1737 or
spruitt@trinitybirmingham.com.
JUNE 19 - ATTENDANCE
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Traditional services
Contact services
Oakmont services
Nursery total
Sunday School total
Blessings,
Rev. Suzanne Pruitt
RADIO BOADCAST
The 8:45 AM traditional worship service
is broadcast via 15-minute delay from
9-10 AM Sundays on
WAPI-1070 AM & 99.5 FM.
WELCOME TO TRINITY
Our mission is to Gather people to Christ, Grow people in Christ, Go to serve Christ in the world and Glorify Christ.
PASTORAL STAFF:
CONTACT US:
-Brian Erickson
Senior Minister
-Bobby Scales
Minister of Pastoral Care
-Nathan Carden
Minister of Contact Worship
and Young Adults
-Reid Crotty
Minister of Pastoral Care
-Suzanne Pruitt
Minister of Christian Formation
-Jack Hinnen
Minister of Oakmont Campus
-David Thompson Minister of Family & Youth
-Robert Sturdivant Minister of Students
Church Office: 879-1737
Fax: 868-9714
Care Line: 868-9709
Child Development Center: 879-1749
Email: trinity@trinitybirmingham.com
Website: www.trinitybirmingham.com
9:30 am Contemporary Worship
11:00 am Traditional Worship
914 Oak Grove Road • Homewood
Altar Flower Donors Are Needed
Would you like to remember or honor a loved one?
You may donate $50 to Trinity’s Altar Flower Fund
and have this gift acknowledged in the Sunday church
bulletin on ANY Sunday selected by the giver.
Donations will be used to purchase flowers throughout
the year. The beautiful altar flower arrangements will
be a blessing to those who worship at Trinity.
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Current open dates are:
JULY 3, 10, 24 & 31
AUGUST 7, 21 & 28
For more information on altar flowers, contact Lisa
Elliott in the church office at 879-1737 or
lelliott@trinitybirmingham.com.
Are you in your 20’s (ish)? Not married? Out of college?
If so, we would love for you to join us on Tuesday nights
beginning Tuesday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m.
At the home of Mark & Lisa Elliott
4168 Memorial Park Circle Hoover, AL 35226
• Free home cooked dinner •
Food, fellowship, study and door prizes!
For more info, contact Lisa at lelliott@trinitybirmingham.com
PARKING NOTICE
for both Oxmoor campus & Oakmont campus: Do not park on sidewalks, block driveways or dumpsters. Please
do not park in areas marked as NO PARKING zones. Note that the small parking lot (Oxmoor campus) is reserved primarily for handicapped, elderly and families with small children on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings. Do not park in marked handicap
spaces if you do not have an official handicap permit. Thank you.
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MISSION & OUTREACH
Weekday Local Service Opportunities
Ages 14+: Better Basics Camp at Urban Kids - Volunteers needed Mon,
Tues, Thurs & Fri 6/6 to 7/29 from 9AM-Noon. Volunteers will assist
Better Basics teachers in math and reading lessons for rising 3rd, 4th, &
5th graders. Ideal volunteers will make a regular commitment to the program- 1+ day(s)/week, 1 week at a time, or a complete session. Interested
volunteers can reach out to Kathleen Drake at volunteer@betterbasics.org.
Weekend Local Service Opportunities
All Ages: Serve Saturday’s at East Lake Market - 6/18, 7/16, & 8/20
from 7:15-10:30 AM. Create and deliver 150 baskets of fresh produce to
elderly individuals in need. Sign up is available on the TrinityKids Summer Program page. http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/trinitykids-familyserve-saturday/
Ages 10+: Modern Family Ministries Closet - Volunteers needed to sort
donations and assist foster families from 10am-2pm on Fri 6/3, Sat 6/4, Fri
7/8, Sat 7/9, Fri 8/6, and Sat 8/7. Interested volunteers can contact Kristan
Walker at kwalker@trinitybirmingham.com
Donation Opportunities
Bazillion New Book Drive: The North AL 2016 Annual Conference mission project is to collect a BAZILLION new children’s books for underresourced communities. Trinity will be focusing efforts on our ministry partners in the
West End. We want to stock their library’s
shelves with age/culturally appropriate new
books- suggested book list can be found at
TUMC Oxmoor main office. Donated books
can be brought to the 2nd floor commons at
TUMC Oxmoor or to the narthex at TUMC
West Homewood.
Modern Family Ministries Closet: New or gently used children’s clothing and supplies needed for children in foster care. Closet is located at
Trinity West Homewood. If needed, contact Kristan Walker at kwalker@
trinitybirmingham.com to arrange drop off.
Questions about Trinity Missions? Contact Kristen Walker, Director of
Mission & Outreach, at 879-1737 or kwalker@trinitybirmingham.com.
Summer Sunday Morning Fun!
We’re celebrating summer by mixing it up for our
elementary kids…Olympic style!
Each Sunday we’ll explore a new Bible story that
has something to do with an Olympic event.
Then we’ll have some fun with our own
Olympic games in the gym!
Oxmoor Campus:
Drop off and pick up for K-5 will take place in
their summer Sunday School rooms:
Kindergarten in Ark 110, 1st G in 107,
2nd G in 110, 3rd G in 124,
and 4th & 5th G in 123.
We’ll post signs as reminders just in case you
forget. From their Sunday School rooms they will
process down the hall to the Gym for our Olympic fun (just in case you miss your class in their
classroom) and then head back to their Sunday
School class to be reunited with parents at the end
of the Discipleship hour. We’ll be active, so if you
are looking for an excuse to make Sundays more
casual, feel free to send your kiddos in their play
clothes and tennis shoes!
Oakmont Campus:
Our elementary kids and youth will follow
Mrs. Mia from worship down to the gym to create
Olympic size fun together. Parents, elementary
kids will be picked up in the Grove and youth
will conclude in the youth space downstairs
under the Sanctuary.
Reminder for both campuses!!!
We’d still like you to sign in your child using the
Check-In system EVERY Sunday…
even on these relaxed summer days.
We will be asking for parent tags to help reunite
children at the end of the hour.
We can’t wait to go for the gold
with your kids this summer!
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Trinity Kids
SUMMER CAMPS,
VBS & ACTIVITIES
Register Online...
m.com/kids/
www.trinitybirmingha
summer-programs
• July 16 & August 20
FAMILY SERVE SATURDAYS
• July 18-21 - VBS... CaveQuest adventure!
Kids entering 4K-3rd grade
9 am - 12 pm, Oxmoor Campus, No Fee
day!
Register To
• July 22-24 - SUMATANGA SLEEPOVER
Kids entering 1st-3rd grade
$170 (1 adult/1child) $200 (1 adult/2children)
• July 27 - CROSSOVER NIGHT
Kids entering 6th grade
5:30 pm, Oxmoor Campus
Also...
Summer COMMUNITY Camps!
ART / MUSIC / BASKETBALL
(various weeks and for various ages)
For more details, please visit trinitybirmingham.com/
kids/summer-programs/
Questions? Contact Eleanor Christiansen at
echristiansen@trinitybirmingham.com.
Calling all former Lego Lovers!
Are you looking for a place to send your trusty building buddies?
We’d love for you to donate your old legos to the Children’s Ministry.
We will be using legos in one of our Wednesday night options starting in
the fall and would love to put your legos to good use!
Donation boxes will be by the Elementary Children’s Check in Desk
at the Oxmoor Campus or in the Children’s storage room at the
Oakmont Campus. Thank you for helping us get ready for a new kind of
Wednesday night programming this fall!
Questions? Contact Mia Toole at mtoole@trinitybirmingham.com.
student ministry
weekly update
www.elementstudentministry.com
Here is what is happening at Element this week:
SUMMER LUNCH CLUB
LUNCH CLUB! TUESDAY from 11:00am-2:00pm, is “Lunch Club,” which
meets most Tuesdays throughout the summer. Each week we will meet, load
up vans at 11:15, pick up food, and return to the church for food and fellowship. Students need to bring money for lunch ($5-10).
GENERAL ONLINE PAYMENTS
If you have a payment for any trip (or would like to make a general donation
to Element) you can do this through our online payment portal!
https://form.jotform.com/52164559229966
MISSION TRIPS:
• SOS We are now full for all student spots on SOS. If you would like to
be placed on the waiting list or are a parent interested in going as a leader,
please contact Robert ASAP at rsturdivant@trinitybirmingham.com.
• Middle School Mission Trip - SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE. This summer,
our middle school students will have an incredible opportunity to make a
major impact here in our city. The dates June 26-July 1 with limited space!
Teams will be working on homes throughout the week doing minor home
repair and painting. The cost is $290, including a $100 registration fee.
To register, go to http://elementstudentministry.com/clean/middleschoolmissiontrip/
SAVE THESE DATES!
• HIGH SCHOOL DISCOVERY WEEKEND: CHASM2016 is August 20-21
and REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! We are excited to once again have
Springville Camp & Conference Center hosting this incredible weekend.
Please visit highschooldiscovery.com for registration and more information.
• ELEMENT GOLF TOURNAMENT - This year’s tournament will be held at
Highland Park Golf Course on Friday, August 5. Check-In begins at 12 PM
(lunch provided) with a 1 PM shotgun start. We’re holding the tournament
earlier this year (before school begins) in hopes that this will allow parents
and students to play together! Registration can be done either as individuals
or as a team. For more information and registration, go to
www.elementstudentministry.com/golf.
* As a reminder, all proceeds from our golf tournament each year provide
scholarships for students to attend events like Discovery Weekend, Urban
Ministry Mission Trip, SOS and Panama. Please join us in this effort by
spreading the word about the tournament!
Thank you all for continuing to partner with us in ministry. If there is anything I
can do for you and your family, please do not hesitate to ask!
David Thompson
Minister of Students
dthompson@trinitybirmingham.com
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Trinity’s Donna Roose Named
Director of Senior Adult Ministries
SEASONED ADULTS
Coming this fall! Pacesetters will become
“Movers & Shakers”
Watch Tidings for more details!
JUNE 28 - PACESETTERS LUNCH
Join us for our June meeting with a Patriotic theme!
Guest Speaker is Mr. Gilbert Terry, father of our Trinity staff member, Jessica Lane. Mr. Terry was a combat
pilot during the Vietnam war. He has been awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Distinguished
Service Cross and a Purple Heart. He currently runs
the “Mission Experience” at the Mighty 8 Air Force
Museum in Savannah, GA. Lunch is at Noon. If you
are not on the calling list, make a reservation for lunch
by contacting Donna Roose at 879-1737.
JULY 7 - LUNCH BUNCH
Lunch at Niki’s West at 11:00 AM. Vans will leave
Trinity at 10:30 AM. After lunch we will take a side
trip through the Farmer’s Market for an opportunity
to buy and bring home some fresh summer fruits and
vegetables.
JULY 14 - BABY BOOMER EVENT
For ALL Trinity members and friends who consider
themselves part of the Baby Boomer Generation —
GAME NIGHT and INFORMATIONAL MEETING
concerning an upcoming ministry at Trinity. Meet
in Fellowship Hall from 6:30 until 9:00 PM for fun,
games, snacks and time to get to know more people in
this age group. This event is being hosted by the Baby
Boomer Sunday School Class! Please notify Donna in
the church office if you can attend.
JULY 28 - LYNCHBURG DAY TRIP
Trinity Travelers & Pacesetters will be going on a day
trip to Lynchburg, TN on July 28 to eat lunch at Miss
Mary Bobo’s Boarding House Restaurant.They will
also have the opportunity to visit the Jack Daniels
Distillery and shop in the quaint shops around the
Lynchburg town square.
If you have questions about any of these events, or if
you’d like to make a reservation to participate, please
contact Donna Roose, Senior Adult Minstry Director,
at 879-1737 or email droose@trinitybirmingham.com.
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I am so thrilled to have been recently named the
Director of Senior Adult Ministries at Trinity!
What a joy this is going to be for me to get to know
each of you in a more personal way as we jump
into a new era of this ministry! Yet, I feel that we
are not SENIOR adults, but SEASONED adults.
We have been seasoned by experiences, relationships and the knowledge we have gathered during
our lifetimes. That being said, I look forward to
worshipping, fellowshipping, and ministering with you during the coming
weeks, months and years.
See details in this issue of Tidings about a Lunch Bunch trip on July 7 and
a Trinity Traveler day trip on July 28. I am also working on a fall overnight
trip in October and a Christmas trip in late November or early December.
Also, if you are of the Baby Boomer age group, I want to reach out to you,
as well. Technically, this means if you were born between 1946 and 1964,
but birth certificates are never a requirement at our events!!! Everyone is always welcomed to attend. Please watch for an upcoming event specifically
designed for you, set for July 14, 6:30-9:00 PM in Fellowship Hall.
My door is always open to you. Come by and see me or call me! Let’s work
together to make our new SENIOR/ SEASONED ADULT ministry fun and
exciting for all of us as we study, worship, fellowship and serve together.
Blessings,
Donna
This June and July, each of our pastors will prepare a sermon
as if it were their last to deliver. Famous Last Words.
Brian Erickson, Bobby Scales, Suzanne Pruitt, Jack Hinnen,
David Thompson, Reid Crotty, Robert Sturdivant and Nathan Carden
will rotate throughout all services on both campuses. Join us!
SUMMER SERMON SERIES
All services. Both campuses.
HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS THIS WEEK
Sunday - June 26
8:45 AM Traditional Worship - SANC
8:45 AM Contact Worship - WHALL
10:00 AM Sunday School - various
11:00 AM Traditional Worship - SANC
11:00 AM Contact Worship - WHALL
8:00 PM Men’s Pickip Basketball - GYM
Monday - June 27
9:00 AM Basketball Camp - GYM
Tuesday - June 28
8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various
9:00 AM Basketball Camp - GYM
10:00 AM Trinity Singers - MS
11:00 AM Trinity Singers Lunch - SDR
11:00 AM Youth Lunch Club - Haven
12:00 PM Pacesetters Lunch - FHALL
6:30 PM Young Adults (20’s) - NAT
CFT
Craft Room–143
FSR
Fireside Room–145
CONF
Conference Room–220
SANCSanctuary
FHALL
Fellowship Hall
Wednesday - June 29
9:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various
9:00 AM Basketball Camp - GYM
5:00 PM Trinity Studio - CFT
6:30 PM Sanctuary Choir Practice - MS
7:15 PM Boy Scouts - Scout Room
7:30 PM Contact Band Practice - WHALL
Thursday - June 30
8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various
9:00 AM Trinity Studio - CFT
9:00 AM Basketball Camp - GYM
Friday - July 1
8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various
9:00 AM Trinity Studio - CFT
9:00 AM Basketball Camp - GYM
NOTE: The church office will be closed on
Monday, July 4.
LIBLibrary–218
NAT
Not at Trinity
LP
Large Parlor
SP
Small Parlor–105
HAVEN Youth Auditorium
CHAPEL
MS
WHALL
SDR
FLC
Mouat Chapel
Music Suite–132
Wesley Hall
Small Dining Room
Family Life Center
Don’t forget your
name tag...
on Sunday mornings or anytime you are
attending or representing Trinity! This is
a great way to provide hospitality to our
guests, and to help us get to know one
another better. If you don’t have a name tag,
contact Marie Pasco at 879-1737.
IN THE HOSPITAL
BROOKWOOD
LAKESHORE
ASPIRE
BROOKDALE
Scott Robertson
Maurice Bird
Bea Ross
Caroline Alford
Bill Colley
IN MEMORIAM
We extend our love and sympathy:
• to Brooklynn & J’Veon Love on the death of
their grandmother, Delores Love on June 16.
• to Lee Burdick on the recent death of his
aunt, Grace Kirkpatrick Simmons.
CONGRATULATIONS
• to Ken and Brooke Williams on the baptism
of their daughter, Adeline Blake Williams, on
June 19.
• to David and Alex Uselton on the baptism of
their daughter, Emmaline Lee Uselton, on June 19.
• to Captain David Bacon, Commander – Alpha
Company, 136th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Arab AL National Guard unit for a mission
completed, serving in 7 countries in the Middle
East, and returning home with all soldiers safe and
healthy. David is the brother of Chris Bacon and
Jennifer Bacon vonEberstein, the son of Bob
Bacon and the late Holly Bacon. David is married
to Amy Burroughs Bacon.
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Steps
You now have the opportunity
to honor or remember special
loved ones by purchasing
a new hymnal for Trinity’s
Sanctuary in their name.
With your $20 donation
a permanent honorarium /
memorial bookplate will be
placed on the inside cover
of the hymnal.
This is a great way to honor or remember
your Father or special loved one
this summer.
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You may purchase a hymnal
honorarium /memorial
in the church office any time during
the week. If you have questions,
contact Lynn Yawn at
lyawn@trinitybirmingham.com
or 879-1737.
Next Steps is Trinity’s welcome track
program for guests and new members that is held at both campuses on
Sunday mornings.
WILL NOT MEET JUNE & JULY
This program will be taking a break for
the summer months of June and July.
It will return on Sunday, August 7.
RETURNS AUGUST 7!
If you are a guest or new to Trinity,
please contact Shelley Brockwell with
any questions you may have. She may
be reached at 879-1737 or
sbrockwell@trinitybirmingham.com.
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Birmingham (Homewood), AL
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SUNDAYS
at Trinity
OXMOOR CAMPUS: Worship 8:45 & 11:00 AM • Sunday School 10:00 AM • Youth Activities 6:00 PM
OAKMONT CAMPUS: Worship 9:30 & 11:00 AM
Oxmoor Campus: 1400 Oxmoor Road, Homewood • 205.879.1737 | Oakmont Campus: 914 Oak Grove Road, Homewood • 205.942.4622
www.trinitybirmingham.com
TRINITY IS GOING GREEN
Please place recyclables in the blue recycling bins located
by the Trinity Main Office, the Youth Area, in the Fellowship Hall, or in the blue dumpster in the small parking lot.
Acceptable RECYCLE items:
- Dry and flattened cardboard
- Empty & clean plastic #1-7 (no caps)
- Paper (office paper, magazines, junk mail,
phone books, newspapers, empty paper sacks)
- Empty & clean aluminum and steel cans
HOW CAN YOU SERVE THIS WEEK?
Check out WEEKLY CONNECT for ways that you can plug
in to ministry today… simple sign-ups available now.
Log on to: http://bit.ly/TUMCvolunteer