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April 20, 2008
Welcome to All!
Grace to you and peace from God and our Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome Friends! May the good tidings of great joy resonate in our hearts as we share our hearts with God and our friendship with one another.
If you are attending Trinity Church for the first time, please introduce yourself to the pastor or to our greeters.
We hope to see you every Sunday!
THE CROSSING
Praise and Worship
9:30 am - Contemporary Worship Service
Fellowship Hall
Harrisburg Hospital, 115
S. Front St., Harrisburg PA 17101
Holy
Spirit Hospital,
503 N. 21st St., Camp Hill PA 17011
HealthSouth,
175 Lancaster Blvd., Mechanicsburg PA 17055
Manor Care, 1700 Market Street, Camp Hill, PA
Betty Shelly, Room #317
Seidle Memorial Hospital, 120 South Filbert Street, Mechanicsburg PA 17055
Golden Living, 770 Poplar Church Rd, Camp Hill PA 17011
Nancy Best, Room 913 and Dorothy Witherow, Room 705
Community General Osteopathic Hospital, 4300 Londonderry Rd, Harrisburg PA 17109
Hershey Medical Center, Hershey PA
Polyclinic (Rehab Facility, 2501 N 3rd St,
Harrisburg Pa 17110
Messiah
Village - Wagner - #28, 100 Mt. Allen Dr., Mechanicsburg PA 17055
BLOOD
PRESSURE READINGS
Barbara Zimmerman, Parish Nurse, will do blood pressure
screening on the THIRD SUNDAY of every month in the Wellness Room from 9:30 am
- 10:30 am.
BLOOD DRIVE UPDATE
Due to extenuating circumstances, Trinity
Church will not be conducting the annual Red Cross Blood Drive this spring.
We thank each of you who in the past have
participated in any capacity for this event, and look forward to your
consideration, participation, and support in future Trinity sponsored
“Community” Blood Drives. Should you
have any questions, please call Cindy Ickler at 761-3680 or me, Barbara
Zimmerman at 761-1894.
Thank you
DOWNTOWN DAILY BREAD
As many of you are aware, Trinity Church, in affiliation with Baughman UM Church, serves lunches on Tuesdays every other month at Downtown Daily Bread. To help support this program, we donate $1.00 for each lunch served. In recent months, we have been serving more lunches than we had in the past. Therefore, any donations to the DDB Fund would be greatly appreciated. To donate, see Doris Bair or simply place a check in the offering plate with Downtown Daily Bread noted on the memo line. Thanks for your help in this important ministry.
Be 'Weis' and Take A 'Giant'
Step Forward
How can you help?
When you purchase your groceries with gift cards from Weis Markets or Giant Foods, Trinity Church will receive 10% for every $100 of gift cards sold.
How does it work?
The gift cards can be used as cash each time you do your grocery shopping. They come in denominations of $25, $50 and $100.
Where can you get them?
On Sunday mornings in the Mt. Olivet Room, or at the church office during the week.
Who is the person to contact?
Wes Kister
GIFT CARDS AT BOTH STORES CAN ALSO BE USED IN THE PHARMACY!!!
The children’s Sunday School classes will be working this quarter on a unit
about right and wrong entitled,
Kids’ Travel Guide to the Ten Commandments.
The children will be introduced to the concepts behind God’s
commandments. They will experience
thirteen weeks of exciting activities and fun crafts based on each of God’s
rules for their lives. They will
even learn to rap! We invite all of
Trinity’s children to join us on a great journey beginning on March 2nd.
.MARK YOUR CALENDAR /VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Vacation Bible School is scheduled for June 16 thru 20, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. here at Trinity United Methodist Church.
As part of the planning for this event we are asking anyone that may be
interested in working with the children, as a leader or a helper, to sign up on
the sheet available on the table in the old Narthex.
Any talent you would like to offer I’m sure we can use.
This is for planning purposes only and by no means commits you.
You may contact Donna Ratulowski in the Nursery during Sunday School or
at 512-3365 with any questions.
Coordinators Needed
We are in need of two coordinators who will part of the Worship Team.
First we need an Usher Coordinator.
This person is responsible for scheduling the teams of ushers who serve
at the 8:15 and 10:45 traditional worship services and any special services
throughout the year as needed. The
volunteer would also schedule training for the ushers as needed.
The second coordinator we need is an Acolyte Coordinator.
This person or persons would be responsible for scheduling the acolytes
for the two traditional services at 8:15 and 10:45 as well as any special
services. The volunteer would need
to be here to get the acolytes started at each service and to make sure they
understand their responsibilities.
The coordinator would also be responsible for holding trainings and recruiting
new acolytes. If you are interested
in volunteering for each position please contact Sally Ray, Worship Chair, at
292-4881. Thank you for considering
these positions of importance within the life of Trinity Church.
Summer in the Sonshine
It’s time once again
to begin planning this year’s Summer in the Sonshine program.
As in previous years we need as many volunteers from the congregation as
we can get. There is a job for everyone:
preparing food, making craft bags, piano player, lesson planner, helping
with mailings, chaperone, presenter, set up and clean up, taking pictures, or
spending time with and guiding the children.
Please think about joining us this year.
I guarantee the children will touch your heart.
If you want to join the fun this year, please contact Sandi Tobias in the church office or Kathy Karnes at 737-8959 so we can add your name to our list of volunteers. Please indicate how you would like to help. Please remember that if you are volunteering to help during the time that the children are here you must be Safe Sanctuary trained and have the appropriate clearances.
New
Cumberland Ministerium
The churches of the New Cumberland Ministerium will offer a
free food court and activities for children on May 3, 2008 from 9am to 3pm on
the lawn of Baughman Memorial United Methodist Church. In addition non-profit
organizations will have free information available about their group.
There will be lots of good food to satisfy the appetite. The churches
will be preparing hot dogs, sausages, baked potatoes, ice cream, baked goods,
popcorn, and water.
Free musical entertainment will be provided throughout the day. There
will be face painting, crafts, games and more for children.
The purpose of this outreach event is to provide an opportunity, for
those in our community looking for a church home, to share a time of fellowship
with the churches of New Cumberland.
If you would like to help with this event, listed below are several ways
in which you can do so.
Donate packages
of hot dogs (5)
Donate a dozen
hot dog rolls (5)
Make a pot of
chili for on the hot dogs
Help at
children’s craft table
Help set up
Friday evening
Work for a two
hour shift at Trinity’s Stand
Help take down
and return items to the church
Monetary
Donation
If you are willing to assist in any way, please contact Dianne Schofield
(938-3548
or
Mary Herr (938-1910). Thank you.
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Nursery Attendants
Need
Please remember to
sign up to help in the nursery during worship services.
The sign up sheets are in the hallway outside of the Sanctuary.
If we don’t have volunteers we will not be able to keep the nursery open.
Please give an hour of your time to make our church open and welcoming to
families with small children. All
nursery attendants must be Safe Sanctuary clearanced and trained.
If you have any questions please contact Pat Roh, Nursery Coordinator, at
938-5417.
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Acts 29
Free Spaghetti Dinner
On Saturday, April 26th from 4-6 p.m. we
will again offer a free spaghetti dinner to the community as part of our
outreach ministry. We will need
volunteers to help with this project.
There are inserts in the bulletin for you to volunteer to help with this
project. This is an entire church
event and we need each of you to help in some way.
Please be thinking of how you can assist us with this ministry to our
community at large. If you are not
going to use the sign up sheet today please remove and place unused ones at the
back of the sanctuary so we can save paper.
Elective Sunday School Class
An elective Sunday
School class has begun and is meeting in the Otterbein Conference Room during
the 9:30 Sunday School hour. The
curriculum being used is the NOOMA series.
All are invited to come and participate in this class.
There will be several teachers who will rotate in leading the class.
Come and join us for some lively discussion on real life issues and
situations.
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CHURCH FLOWERS and BULLETINS
Please contact Karen Brinton at (774-2794) if you would like to remember a loved one or honor someone with
altar vases for Sundays.
Please call ASAP so they can be ordered.
Price of Altar Vases is
$25.00 and Centerpiece is $15.00.
Also if you would like to sponsor the Church Bulletins
on a special Sunday please contact Karen.
We will be doing this until further notice.
Any questions, please contact the office.
MEMORIAL BRICKS FOR SALE
We are taking orders for Memorial Bricks to be placed at the side of the church.
There are plenty of spaces available to have your loved ones name
engraved on these bricks.
Price: $50.00 for clay brick and
$100.00 for granite bricks.
Please complete an order form located in the office.
Make checks payable to Trinity United Methodist Church.
Choir Cookbooks:
The choir has a few copies left of the cookbook they compiled two years ago.
They are available for sale at $12 per book.
Please see Sandi Tobias if you are interested in purchasing a cookbook.
Checks should be made out to Trinity UMC with “choir cookbook” noted in
the memo section. Proceeds from the
sale will be used towards purchasing new choir robes.
REMINDER TO TRINITY MEMBERS
The Finance Committee continues to make available Electronic Transfer of Funds
(ETF) for your contributions to the General Fund.
It is an easy way to keep current your estimate of giving in lieu of
writing checks or placing cash in an envelope.
Contact the Church Office for information and forms.
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NEW
MEMBER SOCIAL
The Hospitality Team would
like to welcome our new church members.
There will be a New Member Social on April 23 at 6:30 in the Lamb and
Lion Room. There will be treats and
fellowship as we welcome Doris and Paul Bowen, Karen Brinley, Noah Brinton,
Carly Gomez, Scott Loomis, Kristin and Timothy Schaeffer and Seth Wilson as
members of our church family.
ANGEL FOOD MINISTERIES
for West Shore Food Miniseries
Please contact Randy or Carol Evertts at 774-3207 for further information or check their website at www.wsfm.us
Sign up: Fridays 5 - 7 pm, Saturdays 9 am - Noon
May Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17
June Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14
July Friday, July 11 and Saturday July 12
August Friday, August 8 and Saturday August 9
September Friday, September 12 and Saturday September 13
October Friday, October 10 and Saturday, October 11
November Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8
December Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6