Calendar of Events for the Week of February 3, 2013.

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February 3 UM Mens Breakfast 8:00, Library

4th Sunday after the Epiphany Communion Sunday Change for Children Collection Bring cans of soup in support of the Youth Groups Souper Bowl.

Memorial Service: Dickens Morris 2:00, SFH/K The Truth Project 4:00, SFH Youth Group - Super Bowl Party 5:45, S. House

February 4 Senior Sports (See Vance Walker) 5:00, LFH First Place 5:00, Library Scouts (See Allynda Waldroup) 6:30, Classrooms

February 5 Young Adult Taskforce Meeting 11:00, Library Worship Committee Meeting 5:00, Library Trustee Meeting 6:30, Library February 6 Staff Meeting 11-12, Library Childrens Choir Rehearsal 5:00, Choir Rm. Lister Circle 5:10, JR.H. Rm.

Wonderful Wednesday (Meal) 5:45, LFH Small Groups 6:30 Wednesday Night Lights 4-Youth 6:30 February 7 Scouts District Wide Meeting 5-9, LFH

February 8 UMW Committee & Conference Meetings 12:00-9:00, S/L/K, Library

Parents Night Out 5-10, S. House

February 9 UMW Committee & Conference Meetings 8:00 - 4:30, S/L/K, Library February 10 BOY SCOUT SUNDAY Lister Circle - Treats for Your Sweets (in the Narthex between Church & Sunday School)

Childrens Council Meeting 5:00, Library Youth Group - Super Bowl Party 5:45, S. House

The Trinity Torch February 2013

DECEMBER CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES: Jennifer McHan - Childrens Director

TODAY (February 3): Change for Children Collection February, 8th: Deadline for signing up as a mentor/prayer partner for a Trinity Child. February, 10th: 5:00 Children's Council Meeting, Library This year try to explain to and encourage your child to try to give up something for lint. On Wednesday Nights during lint, the children will be participating in Adam Hamiltons childrens version of his Lenten Study The Way. February, 13th: "Fat Tuesday" Children's Department holds pancake dinner for Wonderful Wednesday. Parent Volunteers needed!!! Please Contact Jennifer to help.

February 18th-20th Winter Break February 24th - Kick off to our Mentoring Program. During Sunday School we will have light refreshments as you get to fellowship and bond with your appointed child.

WELCOME

to our new Music Director,

Chancel Choir Director and

Contemporary Worship Leader,

David Boyd

FEBRUARY: YOUTH ACTIVITIES! Amy Brown - Youth Director

February is a very busy month for us including mission work and fun outings.

February 3: Before and after the Worship Service we will be collecting soup for the food bank in honor of the Super Bowl. During our service that morning we will show a presentation about our trip to Resurrection. February 3: Dicken's Morris' Memorial Service @ 2:00. We will be needed to put everything up and take everything down before and after the service!! February 3: That evening we will be watching the Super Bowl. February 6: We will fix our Annual Youth Appreciation Meal. Please be at the church at 4pm to help prepare the meal. February 8: Parent's Night Out from 5-10. We will be watching kids at the Samson House. February 10: We start our new 6 week Lenten study called "The Way". Youth starts at 5:45. February 15: We will be heading to Knoxville for WinterJam. Ten bands for $10.00. Please make plans to join us!!! February 17: Regular youth meeting at 5:45. February 20: No Wonderful Wednesday. February 24: Regular youth meeting at 5:45.

Youth: Something you don't want to miss!!!

STEWARDSHIP UPDATE...January was the first month of our 2013 Budget Year and an opportunity for us to see the willing-

ness of our congregation to support the new budget for this new year.

Your contributions to the General Fund help us pay those pesky

monthly bills for electricity, gas, water and phone as well as curricu-

lum for our Sunday School classes, Youth trips to Resurrection 2013,

Children's Ministry trips to RezKids 2013, Denominational Obliga-

tions, and also staff salaries. Your contributions are very important

to keep things "operating". In a perfect world we need $337,155.00

per year for the general fund and approximately $6,484.00 per

Sunday. For the month of January (4 Sundays), contributions were

$24,692 for the general fund- so we are slightly behind our goal of

$25,936.00. If you are behind in what you had planned to give, now

is a good time to catch up. We need the participation of everyone

with our prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness for our church

to be strong and growing.

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UMW News Ruth Group - February 11 @ 7:00, SFH

Maude Landmesser - February 14 @ 11:00 Shalom - February 26 @ 6:00, Grace Parlor

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LISTER CIRCLE News Lister Circle meets Weds at 5:10 in the junior high room.

(All junior high, senior high and college aged girls welcomed.) February Meeting Dates: 6,13,27

Feb 1 Prepare dinner for ECHOS 5:00pm (meet in kitchen) Feb 10 Treats for your Sweets Bake Sale (narthex after church) Feb 24th- Mar 3rd Military Care Package Collection (Easter Theme)

Any Lister member who is interested in attending the "Young Women's Mission Trip to Jubilee" on Feb. 16th,

"Day Apart" on March 23, or "Sisters in Service" Retreat on March 2-3, please see Lori for the information sheets.

FEBRUARY

Prayer List

For Our Armed Forces Kenneth Kelley Jay Burns Brian Benton Jamie Moseley John Penland Joseph D. Carson Justin Walter Steven Ayers Thomas White David Jones Steven Sams Stanley Keselicka Clay Yancey Jackson Jeter Josh Baker

For Those Hospitalized Natalie Grace Barham

For Trinity Members & Constituents Ken & Katie Hood Joyce Kellis Larry Neas Brab Gregg

For Family Members & Friends Betty Bradley, Ray & Pat Morrison, Willie & LeRoy Doty, Betty Ruth Alexander, Buddy Vance, Verlin Parker, Carolyn Myers

Church in Mission Fran Lynch Baxter-Willow, AK Steve Geegbe/Richard Tefley - Home in Liberia

For the Persecuted Church around the world.

For the Ministry of Our Church, Its Leaders, Pastor Albee & Staff.

For Our Known Bereaved Jim Cope & Family Janet Malone & Family The Family of Johnny Solomon Murriel Thompson & Family The Family of Mary Sue Everhart David Ritter & Family

Healing Needed from Cancer Ronnie Hooten Ed Stalcup Hugh Wells Benny Goodwin Karen Broyles Payne Earnestine Gray Albert Rasnake Victor Knapp Carl Lacher Bill Ward Rick Felton Stanton Whittaker Richard Arwood Charlotte Nicodemas Roger Solomon Jimmy Carter Viola Rollins Jerry Hackney Evelyn Blake Michael Renfro Patty Guinn Max Cox Darnell Marie Barker Alan Eldridge Billy Kelton Avery Armstrong Edna Cutshaw David Lamons Hugh Allen Shipley Danny Starnes Teresa Krause Jewell Hughes Becky Monk Brenda Loveday Cindy Peak Max Murray Trish Wilhoit Families and Caregivers of those with cancer.

For Our Nursing Home & Assisted Living Members: Helen Phillips Anna Belle Hankins Beryl Smith Mabel Philbeck Iva Walker Carolyn Tilson Frances Million Norma Carpenter

For Our Homebound Members: Bobby George Kitty Knittel Belva Drake Faye Reynolds Norma Cureton Virgie Gray Doc Dowden Patsy Reynolds Helen Jeffers Mildred Wallin

UMW 2013 READING PROGRAM update...

We now have new books for our 2013 Reading Program. Several of the books are

large print which makes for easier reading. Special thanks to the Lister Circle for

purchasing some extra books to offer a better selection of reading. I encourage you to

check out the books available for 2013. This month I would like to feature 2 of the

new books. #1: Nurturing for Community (Youth Books) Fatty Legs. Info: When

Margaret, a young Inuit girl, travelled from her home in the High Arctic to Aklavik, she was

mesmerized by this outsiders world, and she knew the key to the greatest of the outsiders

mysteriesreadingcould be found there. She begged her father to let her go to the outsid-

ers school and there encountered a disapproving nun bent on tormenting her. #2: Plain

Wisdom. Info: Plain Wisdom is a heartwarming celebration of God, womanhood and the

search for beauty that unites us all.

For more information about the 2013 UMW Reading Program, please contact Kathy Myers.

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THE WORSHIP COMMITTEE has been cleaning out the banners and have found

several nice banners, but they are in need of some tender loving care. Anyone with skills

in applique or sewing, please contact Becky Mallory to volunteer your time & service.

The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:8

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDITS

All groups who hold their own account under Trinity UMC need to turn in an audit of the account for 2012, to the Church

Office by March 31. This is required by the Holston Conference as part of our Financial Audit.

Forms are available in the church office. Thank you. _______________________________________________________

2013 Altar Flowers

We have lots of dates open for altar flowers. Please contact the church office to reserve your Sunday.

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On Friday Evening, March 1, the ECHOES group will be having their Monthly Dinner Meeting & Program @ 5:30, SFH.

For Information contact: Lucille Cutshaw or Vance Walker

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Monthly Item Trinitys Food Bank item collected during February is Pasta.

Donations can be placed in the cardboard boxes provided in either the Large Fellowship Hall or the Old Narthex outside the Sanctuary.

Pick up will be March 3.

02/01 Jerry Graham

02/02 Frances Lynch

02/02 Heather Miles

02/02 Kevin Smith

02/02 Norma Cureton

02/02 Walter Graham

02/03 Cindy Sayler

02/03 Mitzi Hunter

02/03 Tammy Reaves

02/04 Carroll Link

02/04 Irma Miller

02/06 Barbara Ellenburg

02/06 Jonathan Moore

02/07 Debbie Ray

02/07 Melanie Foreman

02/07 Melissa Ball Walker

02/08 Blake Rogers

02/08 Timothy Harrison

02/09 Alyne Renner

02/09 Cooper Reed

02/09 Tonya Neas

02/09 Carrol Lynham

02/10 Connie Moore

02/11 Jill Renner

02/12 Brian Moore

02/12 Carolyn Broyles

02/12 Joni Parker

02/15 Britt Neas

02/16 Michael Ball

02/16 Sandra Smith

02/16 Rebecca Marie Stokeley

02/17 Loretta McHan

02/18 Diana Crum

02/18 Hunter Duff

02/19 Josh Bolling

02/21 Cynthia Whitlock

02/21 Eugene Harmon

02/20 Wilma Lynch

02/22 Buford (Boo) Hankins

02/23 Tyler Jones

02/24 Anna Belle Hankins

02/24 Jackson Renner

02/25 David Miles

02/25 Eric Williams

02/26 Helen Paxton

02/27 Alexandra Miles

02/28 Carolyn Tilson

02/28 Doc Dowden

02/28 Josh Webb

Trinity United Methodist Church is considering starting one or more small groups that will participate in The Daniel Plan. This is a program that encourages its participants to lose weight and improve the God Given Temples that we have been entrusted with. This program is free to everyone who wishes to benefit, check it out online at www.danielplan.com. We will meet in small groups that encourage each other throughout the year to become healthier. All your personal numbers remain personal as you will track your improvements online and not in the meetings. So just what is the Daniel Plan?

The Daniel Plan is not just another "diet". It's a lifestyle based on the biblical story of Daniel, who forsook the king's rich food in order to honor God's best for him and his friends. The Daniel Plan focuses on "The Simple Six" Core Principles, including the following:

1. CONNECT for Success - Get in touch with your health and with others! 2. RELY on God's Power - Willpower is not enough. You need God's power. 3. EAT Delicious Whole Foods - Imagine the Garden of Eden as your food source. 4. MOVE Your Way to Health - Get going. The more exercise, the more energy! 5. THINK Sharper and Smarter - Better brain health = better life! 6. HEAL for Life - Make a game plan for permanent changes that heal. The Daniel Plan includes guidance from three world-class medical authorities and other wellness professionals, including:

Functional medicine specialist, Dr. Mark Hyman: Brain health expert, Dr. Daniel Amen: Heart surgeon, Dr. Mehmet Oz

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If you are interested in this program please fill out the following questionnaire and turn it into the office. We will contact you. Name ___________________________ Phone number _______________________ Email address______________________________ I am interested in the following - ___ Weekday mornings ___ Weekday afternoons ___ Weekday evenings

___ Wonderful Wednesdays and/or ___ Saturday mornings

THE WORKBOOK OF SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES (February 17- March 31)

A Lenten Journey

Discipline is an absolute necessity for the Christian life. We may be converted to Christ in the miracle of a moment, but becoming a saint is the task of a lifetime. And we are called to sainthood. We are to grow up in Christ (Ephesians 4:15), to become mature in Christ (Colossians 1:21) and to have the mind of Christ in us (Philippians 2:5). The season of Lent is a wonderful time to consider the disciplines of Christian living and to incorporate them into our lives. During Lent, you are invited to participate in a small group ex-perience of the Workbook of Spiritual Disciplines. The author, Maxie Dunnam, provides us with daily readings and guides us in daily reflection on what is read. You need to allow approximately 30 minutes per day for your time in the workbook. The 6 disciplines we will explore together are: 1. Scripture & Guidance February 18-24 2. Prayer February 25-March 3 3. Confession March 4-10 4. Submission & Service March 11-17 5. Solitude March 18-24 6. Generosity March 25-31

The plan is for 3 small groups to meet- one on Sunday night, one on Wednesday night and one on a weekday. You may choose the best day and time for you. If you have interest in participating in this journey, fill out the interest indicator below and drop it in the offering plate, place it in the pastor's hands, or drop it by the church office. . Workbooks Cost $10.00.

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INTEREST INDICATOR THE WORKBOOK OF SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES

(February 17- March 31) A Lenten Journey

Name: ____________________________________________ Phone: _______________________________________ I can attend (check all that apply):

Sunday 6:30pm __________ Wed. 6:30pm __________ A Weekday ____________ Day? _______________ Time? ____________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Military Care Packages

Lister Circle will be collecting items for our over-seas soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are asking for our church families help to put their packages together. If you are able to provide any of the following items, we ask that you place them in the boxes located in the large hall and the narthex. All items needed by February 24, 2013. We will be shipping them on March 4th so they get them for Easter. If you have any questions, please contact a Lister Circle member. EASTER IDEAS: Jelly beans, starburst, bunny corn, skittles, Easter basket grass, toys hidden in eggs, plastic eggs, bible verses, chocolate eggs, peeps, banners to decorate their rooms or mess hall that say, Happy Easter. Colored plastic table clothes, confetti to decorate the tables, pin the tail on the Easter Bunny, stationery, phone cards, typical chocolates, Easter Coloring Book with crayons, Easter Book Mark or just some fun things. Easter Themed Water Guns, Easter Straws, if you go to Wal-Mart, in the toy section there is a pack with a jump rope, jacks, the paddle with a ball. How about a couple of egg dying kits, make sure the kits only require water (no vinegar). Easter M&Ms are great, they wont melt. Other suggestions: hand & foot warmers, eye drops, nasal spray, medicated chap stick, hand sanitizer, nail clippers, cough drops, Kleenex, tea, instant noodle soup, hot chocolate, Cracker Jacks, playing cards, Movies (DVDs), foot powder; Dr. Scholls boot inserts; foot lotion; foot file; fresh, clean socks; nutrition/health bars, Alka-Seltzer; Rolaids, silly string; bubbles; small bouncy balls; hacky sacks; brain teaser toys, books or magazines.

Shalom Valentine Flower Project

Honor your loved ones by placing their names below to appear in the Sunday, Feb. 10th bulletin. Flowers will be placed on the altar in their honor or memory. Donations will be used for Shalom mission projects. Please place this form along with your

donation (cash or check payable to Shalom) in an envelope marked Shalom in the offering plate. The deadline is: Sunday, Feb. 3rd.

In honor of: Given by: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In memory of: Given by: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PARTNER WITH A CHILD Still looking for that special spot for you to fill at our church? We may have a need that might interest you!

We are starting a mentoring program for our children and we need your help. We are looking for adults who would

commit to mentor a child for one year, longer if you would so wish. You may ask

Q:What do we mean by mentor?

A:Pray for your child(ren) daily, be sure to at least make contact with your child once a month (at church, phone

call, etc.), send a monthly letter of encouragement or birthday wish and participate with child for 3rd grade bible

presentations and confirmation.

We are going to have three weeks available for you to sign up. Friday, February 8th is the deadline. On Sunday,

February 24th, we will have a special meet and greet time during Sunday school.

If this great mentoring service appeals to you then please fill out this form and return it to the church office and

we will be in contact with you after the deadline of February 8th. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PLEASE PRINT:

NAME: ____________________________________ E-MAIL: _________________________________________

HOME PHONE: _____________________________ CELL PHONE: ____________________________________

I ALREADY HAVE A SPECIAL CONNECTION WITH ____________________________________________________ AND WOULD LIKE TO BE THEIR MENTOR.

Help us bridge the gap from our mature Christians to our young children to help show them more of God's love!

PARENTS NIGHT OUT - FEBRUARY 8 (FROM 5-10PM) Want to celebrate Valentines Day but dont have a babysitter? Leave your children in our capable

hands. Bring your children to Trinitys Samson House for fun, games, and dinner, while you and your

sweetheart get time on your own. This night of service is provided by Trinity UMCs Youth

Group. This evening is by donation only. We hope you will come out and join us!!

To sign up, please contact the church office @ 638-7521. Hope to see you there!

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SOUPER BOWL time in TENNESSEE TODAY - February 3! The Youth will be collecting the cans of soup before and after church.

The cans will go to the local Food Bank. Please help support this great cause!!!

& CALLING ALL DADS

Come hang out with us at Samson House the night of the Super Bowl, starting at 5:45.

Bring your favorite sport snack and root for your team!!!

Trinitys Youth Group