TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH June 28, 2016 • Vol. 50 No. 25

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:Honors & Memorials 3Missions & Outreach 4Kids & Youth 5Calendar of Events 7

Kids ages 4K-3rd grade...Join us for a fun-filledCaveQuest adventure!

July 18 - 219 AM - 12 Noon

Oxmoor Campus • No FeeRegister Today!

www.trinitybirmingham.com

Volunteers are needed!To sign up, contact Eleanor at

echristiansen@trinitybirmingham.com.

VBS is coming July 18-21

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 a special loved one

this summer.•

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.

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 SERIESAll services. Both campuses.

SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016FULL COMMUNION

RADIO BOADCASTThe 8:45 AM traditional worship service

is broadcast via 15-minute delay from 9-10 AM Sundays on

WAPI-1070 AM & 99.5 FM.

TRADITIONAL WORSHIP 8:45 & 11:00 AM - Sanctuary

Rev. Nathan Carden

CONTACT WORSHIP 8:45 & 11:00 AM - Wesley Hall

Rev. Robert Sturdivant

SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUR 10:00 AM

OXMOOR CAMPUS

9:30 AM - Contemporary Service11:00 AM - Traditional Service

Rev. Bobby Scales

OAKMONT CAMPUS

ON CALL LINE | 205-538-3682

JUNE 24 - ATTENDANCE722 • Traditional services471 • Contact services149 • Oakmont services68 • Nursery total315 • Sunday School total

WELCOME TO TRINITY

-Brian Erickson Senior Minister

-Nathan Carden Minister of Contact Worship and Young Adults

-Suzanne Pruitt Minister of Christian Formation

-Jack Hinnen Minister of Oakmont Campus

-Bobby Scales Minister of Pastoral Care

-Reid Crotty Minister of Pastoral Care

-David Thompson Minister of Family & Youth

-Robert Sturdivant Minister of Students

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:Church Office: 879-1737Fax: 868-9714Care Line: 868-9709Child Development Center: 879-1749Email: trinity@trinitybirmingham.comWebsite: www.trinitybirmingham.com

PERSONAL WORD GIFTS TO GLORIFY GOD AND TO REMEMBER THOSE WE LOVEOne of my favorite escapes during our annual family vacation is to read something that has nothing to do with sermons, scripture, or church leadership. I love those topics, but I spend an inordinate amount of my reading time every week consuming page after page of the same kind of books. Ironically, I’ve also found that “letting the land lie fallow” and avoiding those subjects actually makes me think about them with a clearer mind, so I try and choose vacation books that will engage another portion of my brain.

This year I inadvertently dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt, and ended up reading three and a half biographies of our 26th President, about whom I previously knew very little. His passion for life, his commitment to principle, and his seemingly unending supply of child-like energy have made me a big fan. It also strikes me how often his notion of authentic leadership sounds eerily prophetic.

On April 23, 1910, while delivering a speech at the Sorbonne, the (then former) President said: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

Roosevelt’s point is that we make a choice in life whether we will be bystanders or believers, whether we will actively engage the things that make for life, and even risk massive failure, or we will quietly watch from the sidelines, critiquing the world from the safety of our spectatorship. While this was true in 1910, it is just as poignantly true in 2016. We have more information at our fingertips, more opportunity to comment on the world thanks to social media, and a much larger sideline to stand on. I daresay it has never been easier to be a spectator than it is these days.

And yet we profess a faith that declares we have been made for a purpose. We have been set apart as a people to do the work of Christ in the world. Of all the world’s citizens, Christians have the least right to stand by and criticize while life passes them by. We are called to speak and act and think as “ambassadors for Christ,” and that involves stepping out from the safety of the shadows and into the risk-laden arena. One pastor suggests that Jesus’ favorite word was “Go!” God seems to care less about our success and failure, and more about our willingness to try.

Let it be said of us and our season to walk this earth that, even in the face of failure, we dared greatly.

See you Sunday,

Brian

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HONORARIUMSMay 21 - June 23, 2016

NATHAN & KAMERON CARDENBert, Susan, Robert & James Gaddis

REID & MARTHA CROTTYBert, Susan, Robert & James Gaddis

LISA ELLIOTTBert, Susan, Robert & James Gaddis

BRIAN ERICKSONBirmingham-Southern College

BRIAN & MOLLY ERICKSONBert, Susan, Robert & James Gaddis

CHANDLER HARRISJames Gaddis

JODI HASKINSCross & Flame ChoirHandbell ChoirSam LeggJerry & Jane Smith

DAVID HAYWOODRobert Gaddis

JACK & CHERYL HINNENBert, Susan, Robert & James Gaddis

TOM & LOUISA JEFFRIESJames Gaddis

BERT LINDBERGHCarrie & Daniel Carter

KATE MCKNIGHTBert, Susan, Robert & James Gaddis

CHRIS & DARE MEEKSJames Gaddis

STUART PARKERUnited Methodist Women

ERIK PASCORobert Gaddis

MIKE PORTERAJames Gaddis

SUZANNE PRUITTBert, Susan, Robert & James Gaddis

WES PARSONSRobert Gaddis

SCOTT ROBERTSONSam Legg

WAYNE ROGERSRobert Gaddis

BOBBY & TWINK SCALESBert, Susan, Robert & James Gaddis

PARKER STECHBert, Susan, Robert & James Gaddis

ROBERT & BRITTANY STURDIVANTBert, Susan, Robert & James Gaddis

TORI TENNISWOODBert, Susan, Robert & James Gaddis

VIVIAN TERRYCarrie & Daniel Carter

DAVID THOMPSONSam LeggJerry & Jane Smith

DAVID & TINA THOMPSONBert, Susan, Robert & James Gaddis

COURTNEY WATTSCarrie & Daniel Carter

MEMORIALSMay 21 - June 23, 2016

HOLLY BACONBob Bacon & Family

MARY BROESEKERBill & Becky HuttoSusan Norton

DOTTIE BURSEShirley BakerKhris & Margie BrownBarbara DarbyBob & Margaret DawsonHavenwood Park Homeowners AssociationD. H. LurieLouis & Sharon OliverWilliam T. OwenCheryl RamseyRuth SalernoTrinity UMC Family

ELIZABETH DAWSONMary Ross & Ross BullwinkelFriendship ClassBert, Susan, Robert & James GaddisBill & Becky HuttoCarl & Ann JohnsonBrooks & Merry Lynne JohnstonJoe & Amy LewisDale & David MillerCarolyn ThomasTrinity UMC FamilyLouise VanceWilliam Whatley

BERT ERICKSONBert, Susan, Robert & James GaddisNathan SmithNancy Walburn

MARGARET FULTONSarah Baker

ROGER GUNNELSShirley BakerGene & Della BluemlyKhris & Margie BrownReid & Martha CrottyKen & Ann DamsgardBob & Margaret DawsonTom & Jean GilmoreEloise T. Smith & Leigh KirkwoodGuy & Phella PattersonRuth SalernoVeda StaggsDwight & Gayle TalleyWinfred & Kathy TidmoreTrinity UMC FamilyUnited Methodist Women

LARRY JOHNSONSarah BakerDorothy Eady BrownCarl & Lillian BrunsonBrooks & Merry Lynne JohnstonDale MillerJoe & Amy LewisGuy & Phella PattersonTrinity Senior Adult MinistryTrinity UMC FamilyUMW, Circle 6Glynn and Annie Ford WheelerMr. & Mrs. Tom Wilson

DELORES LOVEKhris & Margie BrownTrinity UMC Family

PHILLIP NORTONNathan Smith

HUBERT SNOWCarl & Lillian Brunson

BESS STEVENSPatricia EstesCharlotte Lane

AMY LURIE TODDD. H. Lurie

JOHN TUCKERBill & Becky Hutto

MALCOLM YOUNGBLOODBert, Susan, Robert & James GaddisMrs. Sherry GreyD. H. Lurie

GIFTS TO GLORIFY GOD AND TO REMEMBER THOSE WE LOVE

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 pro-gram- 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.

All Ages: Serve Saturday’s at East Lake Market - 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. Log on to http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/trinitykids-family-serve-saturday/

Ages 10+: Modern Family Ministries Closet - Volunteers needed to sort donations and assist foster families from 10am-2pm on Fri 7/8, Sat 7/9, Fri 8/6, and Sat 8/7. Interested volunteers can contact Kristan Walker at

kwalker@trinitybirmingham.com

Modern Family Ministries Closet: Trinity’s clothing and supply closet for Jefferson County Foster Families will be open again on Fri 7/8 and Sat 7/9. Current needs include: gently used summer children’s clothing, espe-cially for sizes newborn to 8 years old, and volunteer shopkeepers. Contact Kristan Walker at kwalker@trinitybirmingham.com for more info.

Eyeglasses for Panama: Trinity’s July Panama mission team is collecting gently used adult and child-size sunglasses and prescription eye glasses (with cases). Help us reach our goal of 200 good condition glasses by Sun 7/10! Drop off glasses at Trinity Oxmoor main office. Questions? Contact Julie Adams at jadams@trinitybirmingham.com.

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MISSION & OUTREACHWeekday Local Service Opportunity

Weekend Local Service Opportunities

Donation Opportunities

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.

Current open dates are:JULY 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.

Altar Flower Donors Are Needed

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Family Promise, Homeless Ministry

Help us host families experiencing homelessness at Trinity from Sun 7/10 - Sat 7/16. Volunteers needed to prep meals, play games, and spend the night with the families. Wonderful family friendly service opportunity! Contact Laura McCain for more info and to sign up - lamccain@bellsouth.net.

ALso! The annual Family Promise fundraiser is coming up on 7/28. (See details on the back page) Tickets will be sold at Trinity in July. Interested in making a themed basket for the fundraising auction? Contact Edie Steiniger at ediesteiniger@gmail.com.

Questions about Trinity Missions? Contact Kristen Walker, Director of Mission & Outreach, at 879-1737 or kwalker@trinitybirmingham.com.

student ministryweekly updatewww.elementstudentministry.com

Here is what is happening at Element this week:

GENERAL ONLINE PAYMENTSIf 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

SOS MISSION TRIP All student spots on SOS are full. 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.

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. Early Bird pricing ends July 20th!

• ELEMENT GOLF TOURNAMENT - This year’s tournament will be held at Highland Park Golf Course on Friday, August 5th. 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.elementstu-dentministry.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!

If there is any way that our staff can be praying for you and your family, please let us know! Thank you all for a great summer so far and we look forward to seeing what else God has in store for Element this summer.

Robert SturdivantMinister of Studentsrsturdivant@trinitybirmingham.com

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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 at both campuses!

• July 16 & August 20FAMILY SERVE SATURDAYS

• July 18-21 - VBS... CaveQuest adventure!Kids entering 4K-3rd grade9 am - 12 pm, Oxmoor Campus, No Fee

• July 22-24 - SUMATANGA SLEEPOVERKids entering 1st-3rd grade$170 (1 adult/1child) $200 (1 adult/2children)

• July 27 - CROSSOVER NIGHTKids entering 6th grade5:30 pm, Oxmoor Campus

Questions? Contact Eleanor Christiansen at echristiansen@trinitybirmingham.com.

Register Today!

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.

Trinity KidsSUMMER CAMPS,

VBS & ACTIVITIES

Register Online...www.trinitybirmingham.com/kids/

summer-programs

SEASONED ADULTSJUNE 28 - PACESETTERS LUNCHJoin us for our June meeting with a Patriotic theme! Guest Speaker is Mr. Gilbert Terry, father of our Trin-ity 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 BUNCHA few seats are left for 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 EVENTFor 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 TRIPTRIP FULL. To be placed on a wait list, contact Donna at 879-1737. 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.

SAVE THE DATE! October 10-133 Night Trip to Louisville & Lexington, KentuckyWatch Tidings for details, coming soon!

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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Rachel SalibaAdministrative Assistant

to the Executive Pastor

Rachel Saliba has joined Trinity as Rev. David Thompson’s Administrative Assis-tant to support Youth and Family Ministry. She moved to Birmingham in October 2014

and became a member of Trinity soon after. Rachel previously worked as a Client Support Associate at Oakworth Capital Bank. Rachel graduated from the University of Mississippi with a de-gree in music in 2014.

WELCOME NEW STAFF

Thanks to all who stopped by Art in the Lot on June 18!It was great community fun seeing old friends and new

celebrate their gifts and talents! Also through this event, money was raised to support ministries of Trinity United

Methodist Church. The first-time event was hosted by TRINITY STUDIO.

9:30 am Contemporary Worship11:00 am Traditional Worship

914 Oak Grove Road • Homewood

CONGRATULATIONS• to Leslie and Justin Gilbert on the birth of their daughter, Kerrigan Blake Gilbert, on June 27. Proud grandparents are Fred and Debby Holmes.• to Matt and Keilah Smith on the baptism of their daughter, Mary Jennings Smith, on June 24.• to Elaine Haskins and Noah Meeks on their wedding on June 18.• to Kathryn Shewmake and Jesse Davis on their wedding on June 25.

IN THE HOSPITALBROOKWOOD Scott Robertson LAKESHORE Maurice BirdBROOKDALE Caroline Alford Bill Colley

CFT Craft Room–143FSR 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

HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS THIS WEEK

Weekly Radio Broadcast Sponsorships Available

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 & 99.5 FM.– The radio broadcast depends on weekly sponsors in order to keep Trinity’s services

on the air. –

For details and more information,please contact

Lisa Elliott at 879-1737 or email lelliott@trinitybirmingham.com.

Sunday - July 3 8:45 AM Traditional Worship - SANC8:45 AM Contact Worship - WHALL10:00 AM Sunday School - various11:00 AM Traditional Worship - SANC 11:00 AM Contact Worship - WHALLMonday - July 4Holiday - the church office will be closed Tuesday - July 58:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various11:00 AM Youth Lunch Club - Haven5:00 PM Trustees Meeting - CONF6:30 PM SPRC Meeting - CONF6:30 PM Young Adults (20’s) - NAT

Wednesday - July 69:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various5:00 PM Trinity Studio - CFT6:30 PM Sanctuary Choir Practice - MS7:15 PM Boy Scouts - Scout Room7:30 PM Contact Band Practice - WHALLThursday - July 78:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various9:00 AM Trinity Studio - CFTFriday - July 88:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various9:00 AM Trinity Studio - CFT

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.

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NOTE: Trinity’s next Administrative Board meeting is scheduled for AUGUST 8.It will be held in Wesley Hall at 7 PM. During this meeting, Davis Johnson will be pre-sented as a candidate for ministry.

NextStepsNext Steps is Trinity’s welcome track program for guests and new mem-bers that is held at both campuses on Sunday mornings.

WILL NOT MEET JUNE & JULYThis 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 orsbrockwell@trinitybirmingham.com.

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.

Oxmoor Campus: 1400 Oxmoor Road, Homewood • 205.879.1737 | Oakmont Campus: 914 Oak Grove Road, Homewood • 205.942.4622

www.trinitybirmingham.com

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

SUNDAYS at Trinity

Tickets will be available to purchase on Sunday mornings: July 10, 17 and 24 - Oxmoor campus