TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
March 24, 2015 • Vol. 49 No. 12
Palm Sunday Events
• Palm Cross Workshop, 9 AM-12 Noon Fellowship Hall
SATURDAY, MARCH 28 – Bring your scissors and a hand towel and help make
over 1,800 Palm Crosses that will be used in Trinity’s Palm Sunday services.
All are welcome; all skills and ages are needed.
• Palm Sunday Processional, 8:45 & 11 AM Worship
SUNDAY, MARCH 29 – Children are invited to participate in the opening Palm
Procession by waving palm branches and placing them on the altar. Children should
gather in the Narthex before each service to receive a palm branch & instructions.
Children enjoy waving palm branches each year on Palm Sunday at Trinity.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Easter Services 3
Kids Summer Activites 4
Easter Flowers
5
A Meal & A Deal 6
Calendar of Events
7
Holy Week
HOLY WEEK is the last week
of Lent leading up to Easter Sunday.
It begins on Palm Sunday, March 29,
and is a week of devout observance
commemorating the last days
of Christ’s life.
You are invited to join us for special
Noon services, Evening Prayer
Garden Services, Maundy Thursday
and Good Friday Services.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday •
March 30- April 1
Noon Services and Lunch
Prayer Services
These half-hour lunchtime services at Noon Monday-Wednesday of Holy Week
provide a convenient worship opportunity. A guest speaker is featured each day.
Lunch is served at 12:30 PM following each service in the Fellowship Hall,
$5 per person. Nursery available by reservation only, email Barry Smith
at [email protected].
Join us for a come and go prayer experience
Monday-Wednesday evenings of Holy Week
from 5 - 8 PM in the Prayer Garden.
Guest Speakers
in the Prayer Garden
In the garden, you will be invited to immerse
yourself in God’s presence as you prepare for
our Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
services prior to our Easter Celebration.
Families are encouraged to come and experience it together. Nursery not available.
MONDAY, 3/30
Dr. J. Wayne Flynt
TUESDAY, 3/31
Rev. Marcus Singleton
WEDNESDAY, 4/1
Rev. Stephanie Arnold
Professor Emeritus, Auburn Univ.
Church of the Reconciler
First UMC of Birmingham
See inside for Maundy Thursday,
Good Friday, and Easter Sunday service
information.
PERSONAL WORD
PALM SUNDAY
MARCH 29, 2015
8:45 & 11:00 AM • Sanctuary
The 8:45 AM worship service is broadcast
via 15-minute delay from 9-10 AM Sundays
on WAPI-1070 AM.
SERMON
Rev. Brian Erickson
Sermon Series:“Soul Keeping”
•
MUSIC
8:45 & 11:00 AM
Trinity Orchestra, Sanctuary Choir
•
MINISTER ON CALL
Brian Erickson, 410-8583
8:45 & 11:00 AM
WESLEY HALL, Rev. Nathan Carden
Sermon Series: “Soul Keeping”
MARCH 22 - ATTENDANCE
1,373 • Total Worship Attendance
901 • Traditional | 472 • Contact
850 • Sunday School Attendance
I have no idea what it was like for those
who were watching their President drive
down Dealey Plaza on November 22,
1963, enjoying the parade and the Dallas weather just after lunch. I can’t put
myself in that place because whenever I
watch footage of President Kennedy’s last
moments, I know what it coming. As that
motorcade works its way down the street, I
hold my breath, waiting for the inevitable.
I do remember the day they invited the entire elementary school to watch the space
shuttle take off, because for the first time, a
teacher was going up into space. I remember the excitement of getting to rearrange
the school day to watch television, only to
have the teacher suddenly switch off the
broadcast in silence and horror when the
space shuttle was replaced by a huge cloud
of white smoke and fire in the sky.
As Holy Week begins, I know what is
coming. I’ve heard it all before. When
the Gospel writers sat down to tell their
story, they had a lot to work with – many
stories of Jesus’ miracles, the testimonies
of his friends, and an especially detailed
account of the end. Of all the stories that
survived about Jesus, it was the story
about his death that remained the most
intact – the best preserved piece of his life
was the end.
That is why most of Matthew, Mark, and
Luke have Jesus running around from
place to place with seemingly no direction
or commentary, while the story about his
last week on Earth is so rich with detail.
When the Gospel writers sat down to tell
this story, the most important story ever
told, they started with the ending. They
knew somehow that if they got the ending right, all the other pieces would fall
into place.
The difficulty for us, two thousand years
on the other side of these events, is that
we know how it all ends. We know what
is coming. We know that the hosannas of
Palm Sunday will become cries to crucify.
We know that the crowds ready to crown
Jesus a king at the beginning of the week
will scatter and hide before all is said and
done. A copy of the script in hand, we
know how this will end.
The challenge is learning to walk through
these painful moments, without rushing to
their conclusion. The power of Holy Week
waits for those who will let themselves experience it in real time, who are willing to
suffer with Christ in the shadows before
rushing to the glory of Sunday morning.
I’ve come to believe that the surprising joy
of Easter is incomplete unless you’ve felt
the heartbreak of Good Friday.
So I encourage you to make time for Holy
Week. Beginning with Palm Sunday this
weekend, whether you’re in town for Trinity’s services or off on vacation, find your
way into a church. Hear the story again.
Live those final days anew. Walk this lonesome valley with your Savior.
Because even if you think you already
know what’s coming, the truth is, the story
is hardly over. The one who suffered and
died for us then is alive now and forevermore. And ever since that first Easter, he
seems particularly fond of surprising the
broken-hearted.
INFORMATION FOR GUESTS & NEW MEMBERS
Welcome 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 encouraged 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 “Membership 101,” a basic orientation prior to joining
Trinity. It is offered on the second Sunday of each
month. Questions? Call 879-1737.
Andrew Wolfe - Senior Minister
Brian Erickson - Senior Minister Designate
Nathan Carden - Minister of Outreach, Contact
Suzanne Pruitt - Minister of Christian Formation
Bobby Scales - Minister of Pastoral Care
David Thompson - Minister of Students
• Church Office: 879-1737 / Fax: 868-9714
• Care Line: 868-9709
• Child Development Center: 879-1749
Holy Week
Maundy Thursday
APRIL 2
SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION
7:00 PM - Sanctuary
Nursery Available.
•
Good Friday
APRIL 3
SERVICE OF DARKNESS
7:00 PM - Sanctuary
Scripture, prayers, liturgy and special music
by the Sanctuary Choir and Trinity Orchestra.
Nursery Available.
Complimentary Valet Parking Available.
Easter at Trinity
TRADITIONAL SERVICES
8:30, 9:45 & 11:00 AM
SANCTUARY, with Trinity Choirs and Orchestra
Dr. Andrew Wolfe, 8:30 & 9:45 AM
Rev. Brian Erickson, 11:00 AM
•••
[ Sunday School will be held from 9:45-10:45 AM ]
CONTACT SERVICES
8:30, 9:45 & 11:00 AM
WESLEY HALL, with the CONTACT Band
Rev. Nathan Carden
Lenten Offering
During this season of spiritual evaluation,
we are given the opportunity to join God’s
work to bring resurrection hope to the “least
of these” in the Greater Birmingham Area
and beyond with our special Lenten Offering.
This offering touches many lives and brings
hope to those we serve.
Your gift may be made by using the special
Lenten Offering envelopes found in the pews,
please mark your check Lenten Offering and
drop in the offering plate.
You may also make your special offering
online, please visit:
www.trinitybirmingham.com/lent-2015/
SUNRISE SERVICE
6:30 AM
HOMEWOOD PARK, led by Trinity’s youth.
(Rain: Wesley Hall)
For your convenience, a SHUTTLE VAN SERVICE
will be available on Easter Sunday
from Homewood Central Park
from 8:00 AM - 12:15 PM.
Trinity Members: Please consider using this shuttle service,
or consider parking off site in nearby neighborhoods
to allow for more parking in our lots for our Easter guests.
EASTER RESURRECTION CROSS
Participate in a Trinity Easter Sunday tradition and
bring fresh flowers and greenery from your yard and decorate
the “living cross” on the front lawn of the church on
Easter morning before worship.
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PACESETTERS
Weekly Radio Broadcast
Sponsorships Available
APRIL 16 - Auburn Art Tour
Join us on Thursday, April 16 to tour the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at
Auburn University. A Little Lunch Music is a casual performance presented each
week by Jules Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art and musician Patrick McCurry,
series coordinator. You can sit and listen to the entire performance, dine in the
Museum Cafe, browse the shop, or explore the galleries. We will have a docent led
tour at 10:00 AM, enjoy the music performance at 11:00 AM, followed by lunch
at the Museum Café. Cost: You pay for your lunch plus $10 for transportation.
Depart Trinity at 7:30 AM. (There will be a breakfast stop.)
Remember or honor a loved one by
sponsoring the radio broadcast
of the 8:45 AM service that airs each
Sunday from 9-10 AM
on WAPI 1070 AM.
We need you!
MAY 6 - Lake Martin Garden Tour
On Wednesday, May 6, we will tour the JIM SCOTT GARDEN AT LAKE
MARTIN. On the banks of Lake Martin rests Jim Scott’s garden. It’s like none
you’ve ever experienced. His 12 + year creation is a labyrinth of interesting trails,
meandering streams, waterfalls, ponds and pools. Elevated walkways through the
tree canopy provide visitors with a wider perspective on the plantings below. We
will have a guided tour, a picnic lunch in this lovely setting and additional time to
stroll and look some more after lunch. Cost of $25 includes lunch and transportation. Depart Trinity at 7:30 AM. (Rest stop and snack on the return trip.)
The radio broadcast depends
on weekly sponsors in order to
keep Trinity’s services on air.
For details and more information on
radio sponsorship, contact Lisa Elliott
at 879-1737 or email
[email protected].
For more info on any Senior Adult event, contact Amy Lewis at 879-1737 or
[email protected].
TIVITIES
KIDS SUMMER CAMPS, VBS & AC
Register Today!
kids/summer-programs
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www.trinitybirmingham.co
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Log on for a list of summe
Office.
in the Children’s Ministry
Forms are also available
or Christiansen at
Questions? Contact Elean
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echristiansen@trinitybir
Trinity
goes to
CAMP
CALLING ALL
TRINITY KIDS
completed 3rd-5th grade.
Grab a friend and let’s spend
a week at Sumatanga together!
June 14-19
VBS is July 13-16
Register online now!
www.trinitybirmingham.com/kids/summer-programs
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Ms. Eleanor and Ms. Jeanne will be there and taking
on the camping experience, too!
Cost for the week: $440 Tier 3. $100 Scholarships
are available to Trinity members compliments of
Lil’ Lambs and Children’s Ministry. For details and
to register, contact Children’s Ministry at 879-1737
or [email protected].
food & fellowship
student ministry
weekly update
www.elementstudentministry.com
Here are a few things happening this week:
NO ELEMENT THIS SUNDAY NIGHT, 3/29 - We will not have Element this
Sunday night, March 29 due to Spring Break. We will offer Sunday School on Sunday
morning at 10 AM.
PALM CROSS WORKSHOP, 3/28 - This Saturday, we will join with other church
4:30-6:15 pm
fellowship hall
members to make crosses out of palm leaves in preparation for Palm Sunday, March 29.
All students and families are invited and encouraged to join in the fun at 9 AM in the
Fellowship Hall. Hope you can join us!
ELEMENT CAFE - Element Cafe is this week on Tuesday and Thursday from
3-5:30 PM. We will be selling NACHOS during the month of March! All candy, chips
and drinks are only 50 cents! We will NOT have Element Café the week of Spring
Break (March 29-April 4).
$20.00 Family Maximum (or)
- $6.00 per adult
- $3.00 per child (9 and under)
- $5.00 per senior adult
- $5.00 Salad Bar option
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE - We would like to invite you to attend our High
school senior-led Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30am at the Homewood Central Park
Amphitheater. Following the service, we will serve breakfast in the Fellowship Hall.
menu march 25
ADULTS: Baked chicken, rice, steamed
broccoli, roll KIDS: Chicken legs, rice, broccoli,
cookie, milk
Make a reservation online at
www.trinitybirmingham.com
Dinner WILL NOT
be served on April 1
due to Spring Break!
ARM MISSION TRIP, VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - This year’s trip will be July
19-24. We STILL need more adult volunteers for this trip! If you are willing to be an
adult leader, email David Hayes at [email protected].
SOS, HIGH SCHOOL MISSION TRIP JULY 5-11 - There is still space available for SOS. We are now looking for adult leaders! If you are interested either as a
student or an adult leader, please go to http://elementstudentministry.com/sos/
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 Thompson
[email protected]
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Give 2015 Easter Flowers to the Glory of God
Order now through March 27.
Members and friends may provide lilies to beautify our church on Easter
morning in Honor of or in Memory of loved ones. These gifts will be
acknowledged in the Easter Sunday worship bulletin.
COST: $15.00 EACH
Order deadline is at Noon
on Friday, March 27.
Questions? Contact Lynn Yawn
in the church office at 879-1737
or email her at
[email protected].
Easter Lili
Please print information clearly; it is taken directly from this
form for use in the bulletin.
Please use a separate form for each lily order.
Make checks payable to Trinity UMC. Place form(s) and payment in the offering plate, bring by the church office, or mail to
Trinity UMC P.O. Box 19069, Birmingham, AL 35219-9069.
CIRCLE ONE: In MEMORY of
(OR)
In HONOR of
Name: __________________________________________
Given By: _______________________ Phone: __________
# of lilies: _______ x $15.00 ea. = $ ________________
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TAKE NOTE
• STAFF POSITION AVAILABLE •
A part-time Educational Assistant is
needed to work with small group ministry.
Person must be highly organized, work well
as a team member, and be enthusiastic
about spiritual formation. Must have general
computer proficiency and be familiar with
Microsoft Office suite. Send resumes to
[email protected].
PARKING SHUTTLE
Drivers Needed
Volunteers are needed
to drive parking shuttle
vans from Homewood
Park to Trinity on
Easter Sunday. 2 hour shifts are available, but any help will be appreciated! If
you are interested, please contact Brad
Hilsmier as soon as possible at 257-4665,
[email protected].
TRINITY STUDIO
Now Open Thursdays, 6 pm
Trinity has opened the doors of the old
Craft Room and will continue to have
open paint/sketch nights on Thursdays
from 6-8PM. Bring your own materials
(all mediums welcome!), bring a friend,
and the fellowship and creative inspiration will be provided for free! All artists
or soon-to-be-artists are welcome.
Don’t forget your
name tag...
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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.
HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS THIS WEEK
Palm Sunday - March 29
8:45 AM Traditional Worship - SANC
8:45 AM Contact Worship - WHALL
10:00 AM Sunday School - various
10:00 AM Soul Keeping Study - WHALL
11:00 AM Traditional Worship - SANC
11:00 AM Contact Worship - WHALL
4:00 PM Youth Handbells - Rm. 225
5:00 PM Cross & Flame Choir - MS
6:00 PM NO Element Due to Spring Break
6:00 PM Adult Handbells - Rm. 225
6:00 PM Adult Studies - various
8:00 PM Men’s Pick-up Basketball - GYM
Monday - March 30
6:30 AM Trinity Men - SDR
12:00 PM Holy Week Noon Service
12:30 PM Holy Week Lunch - FHALL
Tuesday - March 31
8:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various
8:00 AM Sr. Exercise Class - FHALL
10:00 AM Trinity Singers - MS
CFT
FSR
CONF
SANC
FHALL
Craft Room–143
Fireside Room–145
Conference Room–220
Sanctuary
Fellowship Hall
LIB
NAT
LP
SP
HAVEN
12:00 PM Holy Week Noon Service
12:30 PM Holy Week Lunch - FHALL
6:30 PM Young Adults (20’s) - NAT
6:30 PM Young Adults (30’s) - SDR
Wednesday - April 1
9:00 AM Yoga - Rm. 304
12:00 PM Holy Week Noon Service
12:30 PM Holy Week Lunch - FHALL
4:30 PM NO Wednesday Supper
6:00 PM Adult Studies - various
7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir Practice - MS
Maundy Thursday - April 2
8:00 AM Sr. Exercise Class - FHALL
9:15 AM Adult Studies - various
6:00 PM Trinity Studio - CFT
7:00 PM Maundy Thursday Service
Good Friday - April 3
8:00 AM Sr. Exercise Class - FHALL
7:00 PM Good Friday Service
Library–218
Not at Trinity
Large Parlor
Small Parlor–105
Youth Auditorium
CHAPEL
MS
WHALL
SDR
FLC
Mouat Chapel
Music Suite–132
Wesley Hall
Small Dining Room
Family Life Center
Intro to Methodism
• Who is John Wesley?
• What do Methodists believe?
• How is Methodism different from
other denominations?
New members, new Christians or
those who want to know more about
Methodism…get answers to these
questions and more.
Join us to learn about Methodist
history, theology and practice.
Sunday
March 29
FELLOWSHIP
HALL
1st Floor
10 AM (Sunday School hour)
Led by Dr. Andy Wolfe
PLEASE NOTE!
Coffee with the Pastors & Membership 101
WILL NOT be held in April!
Watch Tidings for a summer schedule.
IN THE HOSPITAL
BROOKWOOD:
ST. VINCENTS:
Beverly Jones
Shannon Jarmon
IN MEMORIAM
We extend our love and sympathy:
• to William Gunn and to Catherine & Clete
Walker on the death of their father, William
Lowell (Bill) Gunn, on March 21. He was also
the grandfather of Wesley Walker, Griffin
Walker & Caleb Walker.
• to Larry and Kristi Wilson on the death of
his mother, Charlotte Wilson, on March 22. She
is also survived by her grandchildren, April &
Daniel McKinney, Justin & Melinda Wilson and Bradley Wilson. She was also the
great-grandmother of Anna Reese McKinney,
Wilson Clayton McKinney, Evan Graham
Wilson, James Bradley Wilson and Tyler
Justus Wilson.
• to Brian and Lynn Luckianow on the recent
death of their nephew, Aaron Luckianow.
CONGRATULATIONS
• to Brian and Shannon Jarmon on the birth of
their son, Jackson Wesley Jarmon, on March 22.
Proud big sisters are Carson Evelyn Jarmon and
Mary Ellis Jarmon.
• to Nathan and Heather Gordon on the baptism
of their son, John Michael Gordon, on March 22.
• to Michael and Katie Pilkerton on the baptism
of their daughter, Allie Marshall Pilkerton, on
March 22.
• to Ben and Donya Traylor on the baptism of
their son, Benjamin Stanley Traylor, on March 22.
• to Lindsay Powell and Ben Andrews on
their marriage on March 14.
TREASURER’S REPORT
As of March 22, 2015
Regular reporting:
GENERAL BUDGET:
Month to Date Revenue
Monthly Needs to Date
Balance/Shortage
MONTH
$277,261
$244,407
$32,854
Capital Debt Retirement / month
Capital Debt Retirement / to date
$9,302
$34,185
Questions? Contact Laura Eanes at 879-1737 or [email protected].
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 [email protected].
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Church (USPS 0641-120) is published weekly, except Christmas
week, by Trinity United Methodist Church, 1400 Oxmoor Road,
Birmingham (Homewood), AL
35209-3998. Periodicals postage paid at Birmingham, AL.
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19069, Birmingham, AL 352199069.
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 Glorify
1400 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL 35209 • 205.879.1737 • Careline: 205.868.9709
www.trinitybirmingham.com
STEEPLE 2 STEEPLE – Dr. Andy Wolfe is pictured with the trophy
awarded to Trinity UMC for having the most participation at the first
annual “Steeple 2 Steeple” 5K and Fun Run on March 21. Best
of all, this race supported the fine work of the United Methodist
Children’s Home. Thank you to all who participated!
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