TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH May 31, 2016 • Vol. 50 No. 21

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

ComingSaturday, JUNE 11

Trinity United Methodist Women’s

SPREE (Shop•Praise•Relax•Eat•Enjoy)

will be held in conjunction with Trinity Men’s BBQ

on Saturday, 6/11 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

in the Oakmont Campus Gym.

Come and enjoy great BBQ and sweet items from the bake sale

while you browse vendors with arts & crafts, and other items.

Proceeds from SPREE support

organizations such as McCoy Adult Day Care Center, Jessie’s Place,

and St. Andrew’s Society.

QUESTIONS?Contact Peggy at 879-1737 or

pgunnels@trinitybirmingham.com.

SPREE!

CHOIR TOUR 2016 • BOSTON

Trinity’s Cross & Flame Youth Choir and Handbells have been in Boston this week for their annual Summer Choir Tour. The choir will present their tour music in traditional worship at the Oxmoor campus when they return to Birmingham this Sunday, June 5.

In his book “The Last Lecture,” author Randy Pausch, who is facing a terminal illness, elaborates upon his final lecture as a college professor. The book is in-tended to capture his deepest beliefs and life lessons and share them for benefit of his children, after he is gone. His work is full of bits of wisdom such as, “It’s not about how to achieve your dreams, it’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.” Pausch’s book has sold more than five million copies in the United States, and spurred similar presentations by individuals in educational, non-profit and business organizations.

Each life stage is accompanied by semi-nal conversations: encouraging a child before they step into the kindergarten classroom for the first time, praying for and over a naïve adolescent before they depart for college, or imparting wisdom to your adult child before they are mar-ried. It is a sobering exercise to imagine your last conversation with a loved one before they die, or to imagine what your final words will be when you approach the looming moment where our mortality falls into eternity.

When these conversations come, we nat-urally quiet ourselves, get still, and give our attention – whether we are speaking or listening. We recognize that the words reveal what lies deep within, revealing authentic humanity, foundational values and our hopes for the future.

The Gospel of John (chapters 13-17)records Jesus’ “Last Lecture” of sorts. Seated with his disciples, we get to over-

hear a final conversation with his dis-ciples before he is arrested and executed. In it we find some of the most moving imagery depicting the heart of God for the world.

For the nine Sundays of June and July this summer, Trinity pastors will en-gage in a similar exercise. In our series “Famous Last Words – If We Had One Sermon to Preach,” Brian Erickson, Suzanne Pruitt, Reid Crotty, David Thompson, Jack Hinnen, Bobby Scales, and Nathan Carden will each prepare a sermon that will be preached in rotation at each of our worship services at both Oxmoor and Oakmont campuses.

I invite you to join us in worship in these coming weeks as each of our pas-tors give voice to a passage of scripture and message that arises from their own convictions, experiences, and hopes for the future.

In Christ Alone,

Nathan Carden

SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 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.

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

Rev. Brian Erickson

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

Rev. Nathan Carden

SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUR 10:00 AM

OXMOOR CAMPUS

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

Rev. Jack Hinnen

OAKMONT CAMPUS

ON CALL LINE | 205-538-3682

MAY 29 - ATTENDANCE399 • Traditional services253 • Contact services128 • Oakmont services13 • Nursery total212 • 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

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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.

Saturday, June 18Save the date for Trinity’s first ever Art Show,

sponsored by Trinity Studio.If you are an artist interested in participating,

contact Dayna Orr at 205-253-5626.

9:30 am Contemporary Worship11:00 am Traditional Worship

914 Oak Grove Road • HomewoodI love summertime! Mosquitoes, conferences, and heat that can melt rubber. But seriously there are some wonderful things that come along with this time of year, and in our church many of them are happening at the Oakmont cam-pus! I want to tell you about a few of them. We have had a successful launch and much of the work has fallen to our wonderful launch team. This summer, we are transitioning this group into a leadership team that will function like a “miniature admin board” for the campus. While a lot of the same folks will still be in leadership, I do want to invite you to be a part of it as well. I’m sure many of your God-given gifts would fit in wonderfully at Trinity West Homewood.

One event that I’m excited about is SPREE! On Saturday, June 11 our UMW and Trinity Men will cook some BBQ, bake some delicious treats, and have vendors from 9 AM-2 PM at the Oakmont Campus (Gym). This is on top of some of the wonderful art camps, youth programs, and Trinity Olympics that are already happening here this summer, so there is fun for everyone.

We aren’t just having fun though. We are also serving our community. This summer we are gearing up to bring Cel-ebrate Recovery to our campus. This is an ongoing small group recovery program based in Christ’s love for those struggling with their hurts, habits, or hang-ups. Also, Project Serve has taken on some consistent outreach with our Mod-ern Family Ministry Closet that offers clothing and supplies to foster families at no charge.

This summer is a great time to plug in so that when the Fall gets here, we can truly share Christ with our community. I’m excited about all this summer is going to bring and I hope you’ll be a part of it with us at Trinity West Homewood.

Rev. Jack Hinnen

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 Basic teachers in math and reading lessons for rising 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders. Ideal volunteers will make a regular commitment to the program- 1+ day(s)/week, 1 week at a time, or a complete session. Interested volun-teers can reach out to Kathleen Drake at volunteer@betterbasics.org.

All Ages: Thank Goodness I’m Fed with Greater Birmingham Ministries - Help us pack and deliver healthy lunches to children at Caring Academy in Norwood on the mornings of 6/20-24 and 7/11-15. Volunteers will meet at Laura Williams’ home to prepare meals and will make the delivery together.

All Ages: Serve Saturday’s at East Lake Market - 6/18, 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 Sum-mer Program page. http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/trinitykids-family-serve-saturday/

Ages 10+: Modern Family Ministries Closet - Volunteers needed to sort donations and assist foster families on from 10am-2pm Fri 6/3, Sat 6/4, Fri 7/8, Sat 7/9, Fri 8/6, and Sat 8/7. Interested volunteers can contact Kristan Walker at kwalker@trinitybirmingham.com

Bazillion New Book Drive: The North AL 2016 Annual Conference mis-sion project is to collect a BAZILLION new children’s books for under-resourced communities. Trinity will be focusing efforts on our ministry partners in the West End. We want to stock their library’s shelves with age/culturally appropriate new books- suggested book list can be found at TUMC Oxmoor main office. Donated books can be brought to the 2nd floor commons at TUMC Oxmoor or to the narthex at TUMC West Homewood.

Modern Family Ministries Closet: New or gently used children’s cloth-ing and supplies needed for children in foster care. Closet is located at Trinity West Homewood. If needed, contact Kristan Walker at kwalker@trinitybirmingham.com to arrange drop off.

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

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MISSION & OUTREACH

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 in the gym!

Oxmoor Campus:Drop off and pick up for K-5 will take place in

their summer Sunday School rooms: Kindergarten in Ark 110, 1st G in 107,

2nd G in 110, 3rd G in 124, and 4th & 5th G in 123.

We’ll post signs as reminders just in case you forget. From their Sunday School rooms they will process down the hall to the Gym for our Olym-pic fun (just in case you miss your class in their

classroom) and then head back to their Sunday School class to be reunited with parents at the end of the Discipleship hour. We’ll be active, so if you are looking for an excuse to make Sundays more casual, feel free to send your kiddos in their play

clothes and tennis shoes!

Oakmont Campus:Our elementary kids and youth will follow

Mrs. Mia from worship down to the gym to create Olympic size fun together. Parents, elementary kids will be picked up in the Grove and youth will conclude in the youth space downstairs

under the Sanctuary.

Reminder for both campuses!!! We’d still like you to sign your child in using the

Check-In system EVERY Sunday…even on these relaxed summer days.

We will be asking for parent tags to help reunite children at the end of the hour.

We can’t wait to go for the gold with your kids this summer!

Weekday Local Service Opportunities

Weekend Local Service Opportunities

Donation Opportunities

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

worship/sermons/

student ministryweekly updatewww.elementstudentministry.com

Here is what is happening at Element this week:

ELEMENT SUMMER SUNDAYSThis Sunday from 6-8 PM, Element will be meeting at Homewood Central Park from 6:00-8:00pm.This is a great time for fellowship with our staff and students! Make sure to bring your own dinner. After some fun at the park, we will have a time for worship and a short devotional.

SUMMER LUNCH CLUBLUNCH CLUB! TUESDAY from 11:00am-2:00pm, begins our “Lunch Club,” which meets most Tuesdays throughout the summer. Each week we will meet, load up vans, pick up food, and return to the church for food and fellow-ship. Students need to bring money for lunch ($5-10). MISSION TRIPS:• SOS - We have very few spots remaining! Students AND parents, please check your calendar and email Robert to let him know you want to go to SOS this summer. We are hoping to have 5-6 more parents join us. The dates are July 10-16. I hope you will sign up today. rsturdivant@trinitybirmingham.com

• Middle School Mission Trip - SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE: Urban Ministry Middle School Mission Trip - This summer, our middle school students will have an incredible opportunity to make a major impact here in our city. The dates June 26-July 1 with limited space! Teams will be working on homes throughout the week doing minor home repair and painting. The cost is $290, including a $100 registration fee. To register, go tohttp://elementstudentminis-try.com/clean/middleschoolmissiontrip/. Please join us for this special week of making a difference in Birmingham!

THE DUGOUTWe will be presenting our ministry “The Dugout” to the church in the coming months. Every student who is a Trinity member will have a baseball card made, and we will request the church members to “draft” a student to pray for and encourage them. We will make a card with your child’s name, grade, school and parent names. If you do NOT want your child to participate in this ministry, please let us know ASAP. Again, this will just be for students who are Trinity UMC members.

Thank you all for continuing to partner with us in ministry. If there is anything I can do for you and your family, please do not hesitate to ask!

David ThompsonYouth Pastor

Trinity KidsSUMMER CAMPS,

VBS & ACTIVITIES

Register Today!www.trinitybirmingham.com/kids/

summer-programs

• June 6-8 - VENTURE Kids entering 4th-6th grade6:00-8:30pm, Oxmoor Campus, $10

• June 11-12 - DAD + KID CAMPOUTKids entering 1st-4th gradeOakmont Campus, $20

• June 18, July 16, August 20FAMILY SERVE SATURDAYSWatch for more details!

• June 19-24 - SUMATANGA CAMPKids entering 4th-6th gradeOvernight Elementary Camp II $440

• June 20-24 - SUMATANGA DAY CAMPKids entering 1st-3rd grade7:30 am-4 pm (Day Camp II) $125

• July 18-21 - VBSKids 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

Also...Summer COMMUNITY Camps!ART / MUSIC / BASKETBALL (various weeks and for various ages)For more details, please visit trinitybirmingham.com/kids/summer-programs/

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

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PACESETTERSJUNE 16 - BRAVES GAME DAY TRIPJoin us to see the Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, June 16. This is the Braves last season at Turner Field. Come on out to the ball park and enjoy the game, hot dogs, peanuts, crackerjacks and lots more. First pitch at 12:00 PM EDT. Vans leave Trinity at 7:30 AM CDT. $25 per person for ticket and transportation. Call Donna Roose or Reid Crotty in the church office for tickets: 879-1737. JUNE 28 - PACESETTERS LUNCHJoin us for our June Pacesetters meeting with a Patriotic theme! Guest Speaker is Mr. Gilbert Terry, father of our Trinity staff member, Jessica Lane. Mr. Terry was a combat pilot during the Viet Nam 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 contact-ing Donna Roose at 879-1737.

JULY 28 - LYNCHBURG DAY TRIPTrinity 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 opportu-nity to visit the Jack Daniels Distillery and shop in the quaint shops around the Lynchburg town square.

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 emaildroose@trinitybirmingham.com.

TRINITY IS GOING GREEN Please place recyclables in the blue recycling bins located by the Trinity Main Office, the Youth Area, in the Fellow-ship Hall, or in the blue dumpster in the small parking lot.Acceptable RECYCLE items: - Dry and flattened cardboard- Empty & clean plastic #1-7 (no caps)- Paper (office paper, magazines, junk mail, phone books, newspapers, empty paper sacks)- Empty & clean aluminum and steel cans

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IN MEMORIAMWe extend our love and sympathy:• to Steve and Anne Davidson on the death of his mother, Daisy Lee Davidson, on May 19. She was also the grandmother of Meredith and Alan Drennan. • to Caroline and Kevin Stone on the death of her grandmother, Iris Cook, on May 23. She was also the great-grandmother of David, Margaret and Claire Stone.

CONGRATULATIONS• to Cheryl and James Gambrell on the birth of their son, Conor James Gambrell, on May 10. Proud big brother is Bradleigh Rae Gambrell.

IN THE HOSPITALBROOKWOOD Scott Robertson

ST. VINCENT’S Bill Colley

LAKESHORE REHAB Bea Ross

BROOKDALE Caroline Alford

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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.

– 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 - June 5 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 - WHALL6:00 PM Element at the Park8:00 PM Men’s Pickip Basketball - GYMMonday - June 66:00 PM Venture - GYM/FHALL6:00 PM Isaiah 54 Infertility Group - SPTuesday - June 78:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various 10:00 AM Trinity Singers - MS11:00 AM Trinity Singers Lunch - SDR11:00 AM Youth Lunch Club - Haven6:00 PM Venture - GYM/FHALL6:30 PM Young Adults (20’s) - NAT6:30 PM Young Adults (30’s) - SDR

Wednesday - June 89:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various5:00 PM Trinity Studio - CFT6:00 PM Venture - GYM/FHALL6:30 PM Sanctuary Choir Practice - MS7:15 PM Boy Scouts - Scout RoomThursday - June 98:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various9:00 AM Trinity Studio - CFT6:30 PM Trinity Men - Oakmont FHALLFriday - June 108:00 AM Senior Adult Activities - various9:00 AM Trinity Studio - CFTSaturday - June 119:00 AM- 2:00 PM SPREE - Oakmont GYM

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.

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! A donation box will be by the Elementary Children’s Check in Desk on 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.

PARKING NOTICE for both Oxmoor & Oakmont campuses: Do not park on sidewalks, block driveways or dumpsters. Please do not park in ar-eas that are marked as NO PARKING zones. Note that the small parking lot (Oxmoor campus) is reserved primarily 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. Thank you.

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

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

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

Saturday, June 18Save the date for Trinity’s first ever Art Show,

sponsored by Trinity Studio.If you are an artist interested in participating,

contact Dayna Orr at 205-253-5626.