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Lil’ Lambs Consignment Sale
Mar. 9, 2012 Haley SmithThe Spring 2012 Lil’ Lambs Children’s Consignment Sale will be held March 9 & 10.
For more information on how to become a seller, or to volunteer, please click here.
Posted in: NewsSay AMEN!
Feb. 12, 2012 Haley SmithSeven years ago, we decided that it was time to build at Trinity. There had been no new additions or renovations in more than 30 years. Our space for children’s, youth and music ministry was inadequate. The building was looking very tried and worn. It was evident that the lack of adequate facilities was hampering our ministry in a significant way.
In early 2006, we moved into our new and renewed facilities, which included a new student ministry center, new space for preschool, renovated space for elementary children, a new choir suite, a new parlor, new restrooms off the sanctuary, renovated fellowship hall – and an overall facelift for the entire building. The results were dramatic.
- Our Weekday Children’s Program increased by 40% in the first year.
- Our children’s enrollment for Sunday School has increased by 68% in the past five years.
- Our student ministry has grown from about 50 active students to almost 400 now.
- Our music ministry now includes more than 450 people.
This simply would not have happened had we not undertaken this expansion when we did. Our theme for this expansion was “Touching Tomorrow Today.” That has truly happened at Trinity.
The total cost of this program was almost $10 million. As of the end of last year, we have paid off all but $900,000 of this amount, a remarkable accomplishment in itself! Now it is time to finish what we started – to “Say Amen” to this debt. The Finance Committee has set a goal of retiring this remaining debt in 2012, by asking each of us to make a one time gift and/or a one year commitment for this purpose. This will free us for future ministry opportunities and insure that our growth can continue.
The word “amen” comes from a Hebrew word which means to strengthen or confirm. When we say “amen,” it is a way of affirming, joining our voices to a word or action. I invite you to join in affirming the future by completing what we began six years ago.
February 12 is the date we have set as “SAY AMEN SUNDAY.”
On that Sunday, we will have an opportunity to make gifts and/or commitments to Say Amen to our debt.
Watch Tidings and church-wide emails for more information detailing the “Say Amen” campaign.
Posted in: NewsTrinity Men - Special Event & Guest Speaker
Feb. 9, 2012 Haley SmithTrinity Men will hold their Spring 2012 Kickoff Event on Thursday evening, February 9 at 6 PM. All men are invited to join the men’s ministry for dinner and to hear guest speaker, Richard Simmons, III.
Simmons is an author and founder of the Center for Executive Leadership, a nonprofit ministry focusing on evangelism and discipleship for men. His book, True Measure of a Man, is available in bookstores and online.
For tickets and more info, please contact Rev. Drew Holland at 879-1737 or
Richard Simmons III -
A native of Birmingham, he received his B.A. from the University of the South (Sewanee) in Economics in 1976. Soon after, he moved to Atlanta for a year of graduate school at Georgia State, where he studied Risk Management and Insurance. Simmons began his 25 year career back in Birmingham with Hilb, Rogal, and Hamilton, a property and casualty insurance business. The first 15 years of his new career were spent in sales and then he became the CEO for the next 10 years before retiring.
Much of his time was spent volunteering for a youth organization called Young Life, a ministry for teenagers. Through this experience with Young Life, Simmons realized his gift of teaching and communicating his faith to men. He began several men’s Bible studies and developed an Investigative Bible Study for men who were inquisitive about the Christian faith.
In December of 2000 Simmons founded the Center for Executive Leadership, a nonprofit ministry focusing on evangelism and discipleship for men. When he’s not spending time with his wife and three children, you will find Richard teaching, counseling, writing, or speaking to men’s groups across the country.
Posted in: NewsConnect Sunday is February 5
Feb. 5, 2012 Haley SmithConnect - 2012 Guide to Ministry
Where will you serve in 2012?
As you read through the various ministries at Trinity, you will find many ways to become involved in the life of the church. Additionally, you will see “Connection Points” which are ways that you can serve others as part of the body of Christ. Each Connection Point corresponds to a listing on the 2012 Time and Talent card located in the center of the magazine. If you already serve in one or more of these areas, we ask that you still submit a Time and Talent card so our record remains current. You may also submit your Time and Talent card online at http://www.trinitybirmingham.com at the end of January.
Connect Sunday is February 5!
On Sunday, February 5, you will have the opportunity to turn in your Time and Talent card during a special moment in our worship services. Children will also have an opportunity to participate. Cards for kids will be located in the pew racks. Make plans to join us in worship on February 5!
Questions? Contact Karen Smith at 879-1737 or .
Posted in: NewsJust Sex: The Way We’re Made, 02/05.
Feb. 1, 2012 Contact Worship
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January 31, 2012
Jan. 31, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in:Demonic Possession
Jan. 29, 2012 Contact Worship Posted in:Sunday Night Men’s Basketball
Jan. 29, 2012 Drew HollandAre you looking for a little exercise and a great way to meet other men at the church? Then you are invited to join our Sunday night men’s basketball group! Pick-up games start in Trinity’s gym on Sundays at 8PM and last until 10PM. All men between the ages of 18 and 50 are welcome, regardless of skill level. Interested? Contact Jeff Moore at to get on the e-mail list.
Posted in: NewsDemonic Possession, 01/29.
Jan. 25, 2012 Contact Worship
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Jan. 25, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in: RegularRobert Sturdivant
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Jan. 24, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in: StudentsELEMENT CAFE Code of Conduct
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Jan. 24, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in:January 22, 2012 • Dr. Andy Wolfe
Jan. 22, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in:Kingdom and Call
Jan. 22, 2012 Contact Worship Posted in:The Call, 01/22.
Jan. 19, 2012 Contact Worship
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January 17, 2012
Jan. 17, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in:January 15, 2012 • Dr. Andy Wolfe
Jan. 15, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in:Guest: Alan Story
Jan. 15, 2012 Contact Worship Posted in:GREAT DAY of SERVICE
Jan. 14, 2012 Haley SmithJANUARY 14, 2012 is Trinity’s GREAT DAY OF SERVICE.
Let’s help our community with some “hands-on” help for the ministries we support.
Everyone is invited to participate in this special day.
In-house Projects:
- Health Kits - Contact Laura Eanes: 243-8162 or (family friendly). We are currently collecting health kit items in the Outreach Box in the Commons Area. (Health kits include hand towel, washcloth, comb, metal nail file, bath size soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, and 6 adhesive bandages inside a 1-gallon plastic bag.)
- Sandwich Making - Contact David Miller: 320-2680 or (family friendly)
- Cards for Shut-ins - Contact Adair Whetstone: 290-9392 or (kid friendly)
- Cutting and sewing patterns of bibs, scarves, and hats for Shut-ins - Contact Donna Himes: 945-8349 or
- Coat Drive - Contact Bettie Jackson: 879-7201. We are currently collecting coats and sweaters (please, no other clothing items) of all sizes in the Outreach Bin in the Commons Area.
Outside Projects:
- Framing Walls for Habitat House - Contact Kirk Mills: 943-9234 or
- Landscaping at Firehouse Shelter - Contact Donna Burgess: 870-8124 or
- Painting at Firehouse Shelter - Contact Kirk Mills: 943-9234 or
- Building bunk beds at Urban Rush Center - Contact Larry Taylor: or 879-7920 (need two more adults to help with nail guns)
- Wall at House of Restoration - led by Billy Beers (volunteers fulfilled)
- Painting at House of Restoration - led by Thermon Jones and Agape Class
- Painting and cleaning gutters for Urban Ministries - Contact Dave Barnhart: 879-1737 or
- Tornado Relief Projects (planning on 2 or 3 teams depending on response) - Contact Kirk Mills: 943-9234 or
Wednesday Supper Returns Jan. 11
Jan. 11, 2012 Haley SmithJANUARY 11 - Wednesday Supper will return along with Children’s Choirs & Handbells. Mark your calendar and plan
to join your church family for dinner and fellowship. Find menus and make a reservation online, click here.
Young Couples Weeknight Study
Jan. 10, 2012 Drew HollandOn January 10th, we will begin a new weeknight study for young couples at the home of Steve and Cynthia Parris. We will meet at 6:30PM for dinner, followed by the first installment of the six-week video series “Living the Questions”. The discussion leader will be Drew Holland. Please contact Drew for directions and more information at or 879-1737.
Posted in: NewsJanuary 10, 2012
Jan. 10, 2012 Haley SmithBishop Reuben Job begins his book Three Simple Questions by writing, “Our identity is found and formed by the God we worship and serve. Our life together as Christians is discovered, held together, and lived out based on our understanding of the God we have come to know and see to follow.”
J.B. Phillips, in another era, wrote a book with the title Your God is Too Small. Like Bishop Job, he was concerned that we are formed and shaped by the God we worship and if our conception of God is too small or too limited, then it limits us and distorts the true nature of our faith. Much of the divisions and hatred we see propagated in the world in the name of God, is the result of an inadequate understanding of who God is and, as a result, who we are.
Over the next three weeks, following Bishop Job’s title, I would like us to focus on three simple questions that are at the center of who we are meant to be:
• Who Is God?
• Who Are We?
• Who Are We Together?
The answers to these three simple questions have profound consequences on how we live our lives and shape the world.
Posted in:January 10, 2012
Jan. 10, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in:January 8, 2012 - Confirmation Sunday
Jan. 8, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in:Confirmation
Jan. 8, 2012 Contact Worship Posted in:Confirmation, 01/08.
Jan. 5, 2012 Contact Worship
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January 3, 2012
Jan. 3, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in:New Years Day
Jan. 1, 2012 Contact Worship Posted in:January 01, 2012
Jan. 1, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in:January 1, 2012 • Dr. Andy Wolfe
Jan. 1, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in:TCDC Registration Form 2012-13
Jan. 1, 2012 Haley Smith Posted in: TCDCPrayer, 01/01.
Dec. 30, 2011 Contact Worship
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Christmas Gift of Joy Special Offering
Dec. 25, 2011 Haley SmithThis year you dug a well, started a sustainable agriculture project, and built a worship space in Africa. You helped people transition from homelessness to stable situations of living and working in Birmingham. You built a Habitat House. You fed, comforted, and housed survivors of the spring tornadoes. You trained young mothers for work and parenting. You provided medical care for hundreds of people in Panama.
These are all things that you helped Trinity accomplish through the Christmas Gift of Joy. All of the money we collect for the Christmas Gift of Joy goes to missions beyond the church walls, 85% of which is spent here in Birmingham in ministries with the poor. We do this because we take seriously the command of Jesus to love God with our whole being and to love our neighbor as ourselves.
At Christmas, advertisers encourage us to spend lavishly on our own families and friends. But the message of the gospel is to lavish our love and resources on strangers, on the hungry, the sick, and the imprisoned. “If you love only those who love you, what reward do you have?” Jesus asks in Matthew 5:46. By serving the least, he says, we serve Jesus himself (Matthew 25:31-36). He not only speaks these words, but he also embodies them by being born in a stable to a poor family.
This season, pray about what you would like Trinity to accomplish in 2012 among homeless persons, young mothers, survivors of disasters, and those in chronic poverty. Perhaps commit to giving a percentage of what you will spend on gifts. Give generously, and celebrate with joy the ministry we will share in the New Year.
Yours in Christ,
Dave Barnhart
Christmas
Dec. 25, 2011 Contact Worship Posted in:Christmas Eve Services
Dec. 24, 2011 Haley SmithChildren’s Services
4:00 & 5:00 PM | Wesley Hall
These services are designed especially for families with young children. The children are encouraged to dress as Mary,
Joseph, shepherds, angels or manger animals, and become a part of the Nativity story. Costumes available.
Personal Communion
4:00 - 6:00 PM | Sanctuary
Come and go at any time during these two hours for an intimate time of family or individual worship and communion.
Candlelight Communion
7:00 & 11:00 PM | Sanctuary
Trinity’s traditional services of Christmas with music, word, candlelight and communion. With special music by Trinity Sanctuary Choir, Cross & Flame Youth Choir, Trinity String Orchestra and Organ
Please note: Nursery Not Available on Christmas Eve.
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Join us for worship on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25.
10:00 AM - Traditional Worship
10:00 AM - Contact Worship
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL. NO NURSERY.
On Christmas Day, we will combine our 8:45 & 11 AM traditional worship services. We will gather for one family-friendly,
casual service at 10AM in the Sanctuary. The 11:15 Contact service will be held at 10:00 AM in Wesley Hall.
Children may bring a special toy for “A Blessing of the Toys” moment at both services.
Posted in: NewsDecember 24, 2011 • Dr. Andy Wolfe
Dec. 24, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:Christmas Eve Services
Dec. 24, 2011 Haley SmithChildren’s Services
4:00 & 5:00 PM
(Wesley Hall)
These services are designed for families with young children.
The children are encouraged to dress as Mary, Joseph, shepherds, angels or manger animals, and become a part of the Nativity story.
Costumes available.
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Personal Communion
4:00 - 6:00 PM
(Sanctuary)
Come and go at any time during these two hours for an intimate time of family or individual worship and communion.
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Candlelight Communion
7:00 & 11:00 PM
(Sanctuary)
Trinity’s traditional services of Christmas with music, word, candlelight and communion.
With special music by the Sanctuary Choir, Cross & Flame Youth Choir, Trinity String Quartet and Organ.
Join us for worship on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25.
10:00 AM - Traditional Worship
10:00 AM - Contact Worship
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL. NO NURSERY.
On Christmas Day, we will combine our 8:45 & 11 AM traditional worship services. We will gather for one family-friendly,
casual service at 10AM in the Sanctuary. The 11:15 Contact service will be held at 10:00 AM in Wesley Hall.
Children may bring a special toy for “A Blessing of the Toys” moment at both services.
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Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:Wesley for Armchair Theologians WEDNESDAY PM
Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:Mere Christianity THURSDAY AM
Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:Mere Christianity WEDNESDAY PM
Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:Staying In Love WEDNESDAY PM
Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:Staying In Love SUNDAY PM
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Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:Parenting Your Elementary and Middle School Child WEDNESDAY PM
Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:Max Lucado’s John 3:16 SUNDAY PM
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Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:Beth Moore’s James…Mercy Triumphs THURSDAY AM
Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:Max Lucado’s John 3:16 SUNDAY AM
Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:Beth Moore’s James…Mercy Triumphs WEDNESDAY PM
Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:Creating a Spending Plan & Eliminating Debt WEDNESDAY PM
Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:Bible Basics WEDNESDAY PM
Dec. 23, 2011 Amy Mezzell Posted in:The Manger, 12/25.
Dec. 21, 2011 Contact Worship
Posted in: Sermon Discussion
December 20, 2011
Dec. 20, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:Advent: From Nazareth to Bethlehem
Dec. 18, 2011 Contact Worship Posted in:December 18, 2011 • Dr. Andy Wolfe
Dec. 18, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:A Service of Lessons & Carols
Dec. 18, 2011 Haley SmithSUNDAY, DECEMBER 18
8:45 & 11:00 AM | Sanctuary
A Service of Lessons and Carols is Trinity’s annual service of music and scripture for the season.
It is presented by the Trinity Orchestra, Sanctuary Choir, Cross & Flame Youth Choir, William A. Gardner Handbell Choir and other Trinity vocal ensembles.
Please join us in worship on this special Sunday.
Also, HOLY COMMUNION is offered each sunday in Advent .
Served in the Sanctuary at 9:45 AM and 12 Noon following the traditional worship services. Open to all.
from Nazareth to Bethlehem, 12/18.
Dec. 14, 2011 Contact Worship
Posted in: Sermon Discussion
December 13, 2011
Dec. 13, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:December 11, 2011 • Dr. Andy Wolfe
Dec. 11, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:Advent: Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth
Dec. 11, 2011 Contact Worship Posted in:Don’t Miss “A Joyful Journey” Dec. 11
Dec. 11, 2011 Haley SmithA family-friendly evening of caroling, storytelling, and experiencing the Journey to Bethlehem.
Sunday, December 11 - Begin in the Fellowship Hall at 5:30 PM
Join us for a magical night of caroling and seasonal fun. The evening will begin in the Fellowship Hall at 5:30 PM with hot chocolate. There you will hear a message from the angel Gabriel and receive a caroling candle. Next, you will leave in groups to carol to Trinity members’ homes located in the neighborhood directly behind the church. Your group will stop at two homes...one to hear the story of Joseph, and one to hear the story of Mary and Elizabeth. Along the way, enjoy cookies and caroling back to the Sanctuary for a holiday sing-along. The evening will conclude by hearing the Nativity Story from Andy Wolfe.
This family-friendly event is for all ages.
For more info, or to volunteer to help, contact Jennifer Mummert at 873-9591 or .
Posted in: NewsVote for our choir!
Dec. 10, 2011 Haley SmithIf You Think Trinity’s Sanctuary Choir Is Wonderful…(and who doesn’t?) Please Vote!
Each year, The Birmingham News, in its “City Scene” supplement on Fridays, conducts a poll of “The Best of Birmingham.” Readers can vote online for their favorite restaurant, tourist attraction, ice cream parlor and the like. Why are we telling you this? Because there is a category that Trinity folks are encouraged to vote on and with good reason – “The Best Church Choir.”
At Trinity, we are blessed with an exceptional, eclectic music ministry that features the Sanctuary Choir, Orchestra and a host of other accomplished ensembles and individuals – all under the great leadership of Scott Robertson.
Show your support for the majestic music our Sanctuary Choir provides us each week by voting for our choir. You can vote by using the paper ballot in the December 2 “City Scene” or you vote online CLICK HERE.
Voting started on December 2, and your vote must be in to The News by 5 pm on December 19. You must vote in at least ten categories for your vote to be counted.
The first round of voting is for our nominations in the various categories.
Let’s vote our choir into the finals and on to VICTORY! The News will announce winners in City Scene on Friday, December 30.
Frequently Asked Questions about TCDC Registration
Dec. 7, 2011 Kim WoodQ. Do I have to register my child for next year? A. Yes! Registration does not carry over from year-to-year. The waiting list does not carry over, either. You must register your child for each year that you would like for your child to attend TCDC.
Q. How do I register my child for TCDC?A. Complete and return to the TCDC office a 2012-2013 registration form along with a check for the $125.00 registration fee. Contracts for the 2012-2013 school year will be mailed by February 24, 2012 to all registered students for whom we have a place. Students for whom we do not have a place will remain on a waiting list and their parents will be notified. Signed contracts and supply fees should be returned to the school office before March 26, 2012. Your child’s enrollment is not complete until both the signed contract and supply fee have been returned to TCDC.
Q. When can I register my child?A. On Wednesday, December 7, 2011, registration begins for children currently enrolled in TCDC who will be returning to the same program (Extended-care or Kindergarten-only) in Fall 2012. On Wednesday, December 14, 2011, registration begins for children currently enrolled in one of Trinity’s weekday programs who would like to change programs (from Extended-care to Kindergarten-only, From PDO to TCDC, etc.). Registration also begins on December 14 for all siblings of currently enrolled children. On Wednesday, January 11, 2012, registration begins for Trinity members who do not currently have a child enrolled in one of Trinity’s weekday programs. On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, registration opens to the community.
Q. What time does registration start?A. Registration begins when TCDC opens at 7:00 each morning.
Q. Will people be waiting in line on registration day?A. Probably. Children who are currently enrolled in TCDC and are returning to the same program are guaranteed a spot as long as they register before December 14th. After that, as always, registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Some classes fill up faster than others. There usually are several people waiting in line at 7:00 am on the first day of each stage of registration.
Q. Can I turn my registration form in early?A. No. You cannot register until 7:00 am on the morning your child is eligible for registration. If we receive your form early we will attempt to return it to you. If we cannot return the form we will hold it until the end of the day on which you were eligible to register.
Q. How does the waiting list work?A. If the class for which you registered your child is already full then your child will be placed on the waiting list for that class. We hold your check for the registration fee with your child’s registration form. When an opening occurs we notify families on the waiting list one at a time until someone accepts the opening for their child. If you are contacted from the waiting list about an opening for your child, and you accept the spot, then we cash your check for the registration fee and mail you a contract.
Q. Does anyone ever get a spot from the waiting list? A. Yes! Every year we are able to place children from the waiting list into classes. Unfortunately, we can’t tell you which classes will have openings or when they will become available. It’s different every year.
Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth, 12/11.
Dec. 7, 2011 Contact Worship
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December 6, 2011
Dec. 6, 2011 Haley SmithI am a shaker. Always have been. Seeing all those presents just sitting under a tree, and having to wait to open to see what’s inside just causes too much anxiety. Since I was a small boy, I would pick up the boxes under the tree and shake them to see if I could figure out what was inside. Why do they call them presents, when you have to wait to get them? They ought to be called something else!
More presents are given in this season than any other time of the year. Giving gifts is one of the ways we express our gratitude and love for one another. But there is another kind of present which is even more important...one we can overlook in our rush to buy and wrap.
Dr. John Killinger tells about visiting a little girl at Vanderbilt Hospital during the Christmas season. She had been very ill and the nurses were worried about her. She came from a well-to-do family. Her room looked like a branch of Toys-R-Us. But she was a very lonely, unhappy little girl. Her father was a successful businessman. Her mother was a prominent community leader. As a result, they had spent little time with their daughter.
As Killinger approached the little girl’s room, he saw the mother standing beside the bed with yet another gift. This little girl, with tears in her eyes, said “I don’t want a present, I want you.”
More important than Christmas presents, is Christmas presence. The greatest gift we have to give one another is being present. Many of the gifts we receive are unwrapped and then quickly forgotten. They were something perhaps we didn’t need, maybe we didn’t even want. But people never return the gift of being there...it is always needed.
This is the real meaning of Christmas. Emmanuel means “God with us.” In Christ, God makes Godself present in the world. He wraps himself in a baby, and comes to live among us. By the power of the Spirit he is still present in our world and is a living presence.
You can’t swap presents for presence.
Posted in:December 6, 2011
Dec. 6, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:Advent: Joseph of Nazareth
Dec. 4, 2011 Contact Worship Posted in:Childrens Choirs & Handbells Christmas Musical
Dec. 4, 2011 Haley SmithBethlehem Night
Sunday, December 4
4:30 - 6:00 PM - Sanctuary
4:30 PM • Choirs ages 3’s, 4’s & 5’s
(Brief Intermission)
5:00 PM • 1st - 5th Grade Choirs & Children’s Handbell Choir
All are invited!
December 4, 2011 • Dr. Andy Wolfe
Dec. 4, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:December 01, 2011
Dec. 1, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:Donate to the Community Furniture Bank!
Nov. 30, 2011 Chris UnderwoodHave furniture you’ve out-grown? Donate it now to the Community Furniture Bank!
It is so sad to see various types of usable furniture sitting out on the street waiting to be picked up by the garbage truck. We in Homewood are blessed with so much that it’s easy to loose perspective as to what’s valuable. Sadly, people who have lost everything—or who do not have anything to start with—would be delighted to gain some of the things we throw away, even if they are “gently used.” One of our Trinity members, Chris Yarboro, has started the COMMUNITY FURNITURE BANK. This is a wonderful ministry which picks up and transports your old or unused furniture to a warehouse, and then works with area agencies to deliver it to individuals in need.
Refrigerators and appliances are especially needed. For furniture pickup, call the Community Furniture Bank at (205) 942-2727, Visit their website at http://www.communityfurniturebank.org.
By donating instead of adding more “stuff” to our landfills, you can help save the planet, too!
Posted in: NewsJoseph of Bethlehem, 12/04.
Nov. 30, 2011 Contact Worship
Posted in: Sermon Discussion
November 29, 2011
Nov. 29, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:November 27, 2011 • Dr. Andy Wolfe
Nov. 27, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:Advent: Mary of Nazareth
Nov. 27, 2011 Contact Worship Posted in:Mary of Nazareth, 11/27.
Nov. 24, 2011 Contact Worship
Posted in: Sermon Discussion
November 22, 2011
Nov. 22, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:November 20, 2011 • Dr. Andy Wolfe
Nov. 20, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:STRATEGIC MINISTRY QUESTIONS, online survey
Nov. 20, 2011 Haley SmithWe are currently surveying all Trinity members and guests.
Please take 5 minutes to complete a brief 8 question survey.
Growing a Church: Harvesting the Fruit
Nov. 20, 2011 Contact Worship Posted in:Growing a Church: Harvesting the Fruit, 11/20.
Nov. 16, 2011 Contact Worship
Posted in: Sermon Discussion
November 15, 2011
Nov. 15, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:November 13, 2011 • Rev. Drew Holland
Nov. 13, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:Growing a Church: Growing in Faith
Nov. 13, 2011 Contact Worship Posted in:Growing a Church: Growing in Grace, 11/13.
Nov. 9, 2011 Contact Worship
Posted in: Sermon Discussion
November 8, 2011
Nov. 8, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:Growing a Church: Planting a Seed
Nov. 6, 2011 Contact Worship Posted in:Soup Sale to support missions
Nov. 6, 2011 Haley SmithOne Day Only!
Sunday, November 6
The United Methodist Women Circles of Trinity are coming together to make 300 quarts of soup. The quarts will be sold on a first come first served basis on Sunday morning, November 6 before and after worship services. Please support this UMW fundraiser for local missions.
$10 per quart
• Chicken chili
• Vegetable beef
• Santa fe
• Broccoli cheese
• Tomato bisque
For more info, contact Tara Williams at or Betsy McLean at .
Posted in: Circle 1November 6, 2011 • Dr. Andy Wolfe
Nov. 6, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:Growing a Church: Planting a Seed, 11/06.
Nov. 4, 2011 Contact Worship
Posted in: Sermon Discussion
November 01, 2011
Nov. 1, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:November 1, 2011
Nov. 1, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:December Menu
Nov. 1, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in: TCDCStewardship: ThxB2God
Oct. 30, 2011 Contact Worship Posted in:October 30, 2011 • Dr. Andy Wolfe
Oct. 30, 2011 Haley Smith Posted in:A Morning of Prayer, Oct. 29
Oct. 29, 2011 Haley SmithTHANKS BE TO GOD!
Join us in the Sanctuary this Saturday, October 29 at 9 AM.
Come as you are and gather to pray for our members and their commitments that will be made the following morning on Celebration Sunday.
We will gather in the Sanctuary for brief instructions and then we will move through the Sanctuary and Wesley Hall praying for those who will sit in the pews on Sunday. We are asking for a short amount
of your time, 45 minutes to an hour. Would you prayerfully consider attending this prayer vigil?
Questions? Contact the campaign prayer coordinator, Julie Mizerany, at .
Posted in: News