TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH June 9, 2015 • Vol. 49 No. 23

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:Senior Adult Info 3VBS Registration 4Trinity Men Event 5Student Ministry 6Calendar of Events 7

Bring your blanket, chairs, family

and a neighbor and come enjoy movies

under the moon with us this summer!

JUNE 13 | 7:45 PM

The Lorax

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JULY 11 | 7:45 PM

Big Hero 6

JUNE 7-28 - IMAGINE NO MALARIA Join the Trinity family in doing our part to help stop Malaria. From now through June 28, please donate to this worthy cause. An information table will be available on Sunday morning in the 2nd floor commons, stop by and donate. Your dollars will go toward providing bed nets, training health workers, and revitalizing hospitals and clinics. Trinity’s Goal: $7,500. Questions? Contact Julie Adams at jadams@trinitybirmingham.comSee Personal Word inside on page 2 for more details.

www.imaginenomalaria.org

Every 60 seconds, malaria claims a life in Africa. It kills an estimated 655,000 people each year, most of them children under 5 and pregnant women. Trans-mitted through the bite of a female anopheles mosquito, malaria is a parasite that initially causes fever, vomiting and joint pain. Left untreated, its symptoms progress to convulsions, organ failure and death. Yet malaria is 100% prevent-able, treatable and beatable! The work of Imagine No Malaria and its partners is already making a difference. The World Health Organization reports that malar-ia-related deaths have been reduced by almost 50% since 2007.

Imagine No Malaria is an extraordinary effort of the people of The United Methodist Church, putting faith into action to end preventable deaths by malaria in Africa, especially the death of a child or a mother. As a life-saving ministry, Imagine No Malaria aims to raise $75 million to empower the people of Africa to overcome malaria’s burden. Imagine No Malaria works in partnership with the United Nations Foundation and the Global Fund.

We believe our commitment to follow Jesus mandates that we do our best to help eradicate this problem. Trinity is joining with other churches in the North Alabama Conference to raise $1 million dollars by June, 2017. Trinity’s total commitment to this goal is $30,000.

During the month of June, 2015, we are inviting Trinity members to participate in a matching campaign. Every dollar given will be matched up to $7,500, to meet our goal of $15,000 for 2015.

Please visit the display in the 2nd Floor Commons Area or email Julie Adams at jadams@trinitybirmingham.com with questions. Gifts can be made during Sunday worship by marking your gifts “Imagine No Malaria.”

Thank you for your commitment to provide hope and healing!

Grace & Peace - Reverend Nathan L. Carden

INFORMATION FOR GUESTS & NEW MEMBERSWelcome to Trinity United Methodist Church!Our mission is to Gather people to Christ, Grow people in Christ, Go to serve Christ in the world and Glorify Christ.Sunday Worship Opportunities:• 8:45 & 11:00 AM – TRADITIONAL services in the sanctuary, offering same sermon and a variety of music.• 8:45 & 11:00 AM – CONTACT – a relaxed, informal, service in Wesley Hall featuring music from the CONTACT Band, children are encour-aged to attend.

• 10:00 AM – Sunday School – Ages 2 yrs. and up.• Nursery is provided during all services.Interested in Membership?Please join us the first Sunday of every month in the large parlor for “Coffee with the Pastor.” This is a time to meet the pastoral staff, ask questions and learn more about the core values and mission of Trinity. We also encourage you to attend “Mem-bership 101,” a basic orientation prior to joining Trinity. It is offered on the second Sunday of each month. Questions? Call 879-1737.

Brian Erickson - Senior MinisterNathan Carden - Minister of Outreach, ContactSuzanne Pruitt - Minister of Christian Formation Bobby Scales - Minister of Pastoral CareDavid Thompson - Minister of StudentsRobert Sturdivant - Minister of Students

• Church Office: 879-1737 / Fax: 868-9714• Care Line: 868-9709• Child Development Center: 879-1749

JUNE 7 - ATTENDANCE1,432 • Total Worship Attendance1,156 • Traditional | 276 • Contact611 • Sunday School Attendance

SERMON Rev. Brian Erickson

• MUSIC

8:45 & 11:00 AM Sanctuary Choir

Trinity Orchestra

•MINISTER ON CALL

Bobby Scales, 746-4547

SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 20158:45 & 11 AM • Sanctuary

The 8:45 AM worship service is broadcast via 15-minute delay from 9-10 AM Sundays

on WAPI-1070 AM.

8:45 & 11:00 AMWESLEY HALL

Rev. Robert Sturdivant

PERSONAL WORD

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TRINITYKIDS SUMMER

PACESETTERSJUNE 18 - Chaffin Carousel Carving StudioThis trip is full. The cost to cover the tour and lecture is $15.00 per person. We will have lunch afterward in one of the many fine restaurants in Five Points.Leave Trinity at 9:30 AM.

JUNE 23 - Pacesetter LunchOn Tuesday, June 23, the Pacesetters Lunch will be held at 12:00 Noon in the Fellowship Hall. The special pro-gram will feature one of our favorite performers: RAY REACH. Ray is one of the most versatile and in-demand pianist / guitarist / singers and recording session musicians in the Southeast, accomplished at many styles, specializing in Motown Soul, Classic Rock, Country, Blues and straight-ahead Jazz piano with vocals in the style of Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Jamie Cullum, Harry Connick, Jr., and Ray Charles. As a studio musician, Ray has played on recordings done in Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, Austin, Nashville, Birmingham and Muscle Shoals. He is now serving as Director of Student Jazz Programs at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.

NOTE!THERE IS NO PACESETTER MEETING IN JULY.

AUGUST 25 - Pacesetter LunchPacesetters Lunch resumes in August with special speaker: J.P. Dice, Fox6 Meterologist.

For more info on any Senior Adult event, contact Amy Lewis at 879-1737 or alewis@trinitybirmingham.com.

Cross & Flame Youth Choir Tour 2015 - Chicago

VBS is July 13-16Register online now!

www.trinitybirmingham.com/kids/summer-programs

Early Bird CD...With early registration you can be one of the first

to receive a CD to start learning the VBS songs!CDs are available in the Children’s Ministry Offices.

Pick yours up as soon as you register!

There are a few spots open in some of our kid summer camps and activities. Log on for a list of camps, dates

and registration forms. Forms are also available in the Children’s Ministry Office area.

Questions? Contact Eleanor Christiansen at echristiansen@trinitybirmingham.com

Summer Fun!

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Attention!3rd, 4th & 5th

graders...

VENTURE 2015Won’t you be my

NEIGHBOR?August 3-5

Register your 3rd-5th grader for

VENTURE today! Aug 3-5 | 6-8:30 pm

$10 registrationdinner included

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Summer Fun!

New! Men’s Small Group Starting soon for medical students, residents, fellows, and attending physicians. The goal is to support each other in finding ways to incorporate Christian principles into the practice of medicine.

If interested, speak with Reed Dimmitt, Jim Williams or Dan Carter. Contact Reed Dimmitt at rdimmitt@uab.edu / cell 205.478.4106

PARKING NOTICE:Do not block the dumpsters or areas that are marked as NO PARKING zones. Note that the small parking lot is reserved 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.

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You can help support a Trinity ministry for homeless families...Family Promise of BirminghamUnited Appeal Fundraiser

Now through June 15!Trinity is currently collecting Wal-Mart gift cards (or cash to purchase the gift cards) to support Family Promise of Birmingham (formerly known as BHN, Birmingham Hospitality Network). These gift cards will be used to support this important ministry and meet the requirements of our United Appeal Fund for sales tax exemption.

If you’d like to give, please purchase Wal-Mart cards in the amount of $25.00 and up, or mark your check United Appeal Fundraiser. These gifts can be made by dropping in the offering plate on Sundays or delivering/mailing to the church office now through June 15. Questions? Please contact Ann Neptune at aneptune@trinitybirmingham.com or 879-1737.

Would you like to serve on the Altar Guild?Take part in a wonderful “behind-the-scenes” way to serve by preparing the sanctuary for worship! It only takes a few minutes each week to help in this meaningful capacity. Commit for one month out of the year, tak-ing care of altar duties such as dusting, oiling candles, changing paraments. Work with a team member and have fun helping others worship God!

Contact Noelle Cadden to get started!

ncjc3@bellsouth.net

student ministryweekly update

www.elementstudentministry.com

Here is what is happening at Element this week:

LUNCH CLUBAll students are invited to join us this Tuesday from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm for lunch club. Students need to arrive around 11:00 am with money for lunch. We will load up the church vans, pick up food and return to the church for fellowship, open gym and a movie. This is a fun way to get your student out of the house, so encourage them to come.

NO ELEMENT, Sunday 6/14We will not have Element this Sunday night, June 14th.

PANAMA TEAM MEETING, 6/15Remember! We will have our final Panama team meeting on Monday, June 15th at 6:00 pm in the Haven. If you are going to Panama, please make plans to attend this final meeting.

SERVICE OVER SELF (SOS)Looking for a great way to serve this summer? Service Over Self (SOS), our high school mission trip, needs YOU! Our trip is July 5-11 (still space available for students). If you are interested either as a student or an adult leader, please go to http://elementstudentministry.com/sos/ or email Robert at rsturdivant@trinitybirmingham.com.

ARM MIDDLE SCHOOL MISSION TRIPWe only need 1 more adult volunteer for our ARM mission trip! If you are willing to be an adult leader on ARM, please email Tori Tenniswood at ttenniswood@trinitybir-mingham.com.

WIDE OPEN 2015! HIGH SCHOOL DISCOVERYHigh School Discovery Weekend registration is NOW OPEN! Wide Open 2015 will be August 15-16 and is for all upcoming high school students. For more information and for registration, go to www.highschooldiscovery.com. Make sure to take advan-tage of our Early Bird Discount!

As always, if there is anything that we can do better to reach your student, please let us know. Remember, we want to partner with you in helping your student grow in their relationship with Christ.

David Thompsondthompson@trinitybirmingham.com

IN MEMORIAMWe extend our love and sympathy:• to Jenna and Christopher Bailey on the death of her grandmother, Lizzie Maguire, on May 31. She was the great-grandmother of Cooper Bailey and Maggie Bailey. • to Sharon Jackson and Susan & Philip Norton on the death of their father, Jimmie Jackson, on June 7.

As of June 7, 2015Regular reporting:GENERAL BUDGET: MONTH Month to Date Revenue $86,397Monthly Needs to Date $71,285Balance/Shortage $15,112

Capital Debt Retirement / month $5,463Capital Debt Retirement / to date $55,181

Building Debt Balance $58,500

Note from the Treasurer: Questions about church finances, income or expenses? If you wonder how funds are received or expensed, the financial books of Trinity are open to any member. Contact Ann Neptune at 879-1737 or aneptune@trinitybirmingham.com.

TREASURER’S REPORT

CONGRATULATIONS• to Ed and Amy Druschitz on the birth of their daughter, Scarlett Ellen Druschitz, on May 15.• to Justin and Jordan Truelove on the birth of their son, John Preston Truelove, on June 3.• to Blake and Whitney Henson on the birth of their son, John Owen Henson, on June 4.CFT Craft Room–143

FSR Fireside Room–145CONF Conference Room–220SANC SanctuaryFHALL Fellowship Hall

LIB Library–218NAT Not at TrinityLP Large ParlorSP Small Parlor–105HAVEN Youth Auditorium

CHAPEL Mouat ChapelMS Music Suite–132WHALL Wesley HallSDR Small Dining RoomFLC Family Life Center

IN THE HOSPITALST. VINCENT’S Beverly Jones

LAKESHORE John Lemmon

HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS THIS WEEK

PLEASE NOTE: Tidings publishes each week on Tuesday (except for the week of Christmas). The deadline for submitting information to be included is on Thursday, the week prior to the publish date. Please submit info via email to Haley Smith at hsmith@trinitybirmingham.com. Tidings is delivered to the printing company each Monday at Noon. It is printed and mailed on Tuesday afternoon. Should you not receive your copy in a timely manner, please contact your postal carrier. The online version of Tidings is available each week on Tuesday at: www.trinitybirmingham.com/news/tidings

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TAKE NOTEHonor or remember a loved one with flowers...You may sponsor the Sunday altar flowers in either honor or in memory of a special group or person. Sponsors and their gifts are recognized in the Sunday worship bulletin. There are open dates in both June and July. For details and more information, please contact Lisa Elliott at 879-1737 or emaillelliott@trinitybirmingham.com.

Sunday - June 14

8:45 AM Traditional Worship - SANC8:45 AM Contact Worship - WHALL10:00 AM Sunday School - various

10:00 AM “Your Move” Study - FHALL

11:00 AM Traditional Worship - SANC

11:00 AM Contact Worship - WHALL

5:00 PM Emmaus Reunion Group - SCR

8:00 PM Men Pick-up Basketball - GYMMonday - June 1512:00 PM Senior Adults MahJongg - SP

Tuesday - June 168:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various8:00 AM Sr. Exercise Class - FHALL9:00 AM Trinity Studio - CFT9:00 AM Bridge - 145 FSR11:00 AM Youth Lunch Club - Haven

6:00 PM Outreach Meeting

6:30 PM Young Adults (20’s) - NAT

Wednesday - June 175:00 PM Contact Music Practice - WHALL

6:00 PM Seeds of Faith Practice - MS

6:00 PM Wild at Heart Men’s Study - 310

6:00 PM Women’s Study - Rm. 3096:00 PM Romans Study - Rm. 311

7:00 PM Boy Scouts - Scout Room

7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir Practice - MS

Thursday - June 188:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various8:00 AM Sr. Exercise Class - FHALL9:00 AM Bridge - 145 FSR9:15 AM Women’s Study - Rm. 30912:00 PM Canasta - SP

6:00 PM Trinity Studio - CFT

6:00 PM B’ham Postcard Club - 145Friday - June 198:00 AM Sr. Exercise Class - FHALL

Oakmont UMC to Host Festival & Barbecue This Saturday914 Oak Grove Road from 9 AM - 2 PM, Oakmont Gym

SPREE, or “Shop. Praise. Relax. Eat. Enjoy,” will be held at Oakmont United Methodist this Saturday, June 13. The event will be held in conjunction with the Oakmont United Methodist Men’s Club BBQ from 9 AM - 2 PM. Meal tickets are $7.A variety of vendors will set up with yard sale items, arts and crafts, collectibles and more. There will also be a bake sale and plant sale. The proceeds from this fundraiser will go to benefit the United Methodist Women’s Organization, which contributes to the Alabama Child Caring Foundation, The McCoy Adult Day Care Center and supplies for other local missions.

LISTEN TO SERMONS ONLINE Weekly sermons from both traditional and Contact worship services are available on the church website at: www.trinitybirmingham.com/worship/sermons/

Tidings Trinity United Methodist Church (USPS 0641-120) is pub-lished weekly, except Christmas week, by Trinity United Method-ist Church, 1400 Oxmoor Road, Birmingham (Homewood), AL 35209-3998. Periodicals post-age paid at Birmingham, AL.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Tidings, Trinity Unit-ed Methodist Church, P.O. Box 19069, Birmingham, AL 35219-9069.

SUNDAYS at Trinity: Worship 8:45 & 11:00 AM • Sunday School 10:00 AM • Youth Activities 6:00 PM

Serving Greater Birmingham from Homewood • Our Mission: To Gather…To Grow…To Go…To Glorify1400 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL 35209 • 205.879.1737 • Careline: 205.868.9709

www.trinitybirmingham.com

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

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

Mitch and Leigh Ellen Herring225 Montgomery Lane, Homewood 35209The Herrings joined Trinity by transfer from another United Methodist Church and by vows from another Christian denomination. Mitch works as an administra-tor at Cigna Health Spring and Leigh Ellen is a teacher at Hall Kent Elementary. They have a daughter, Livy Walker (8 wks).

Mary Worthington1218 Irving Road, Homewood 35209Mary joined Trinity from another Methodist church. She is currently a teacher at Samford University.