Trinity Herald May Convert
Trinity Herald May 2009 MAY IS THE TIME TO HONOR . May 10
Mother’s Day
May 10
Senior Appreciation Day
May 24
Children’s End of Sunday School Celebration
May 25
Memorial Day
OUR GRADUATES Victoria Barley Kayleigh Roberts We will recognize our veterans on Sunday May 24th
Happy Mother’s Day May 10, 2009
FAITH, HOPE & LOVE I guess everybody has heard the expression “April showers bring May flowers.” The person that coined that expression must have surely been from the south, because any Alabamian knows that springtime often brings us rain and storms. The sky can get dark in a hurry, with clouds so thick and full of rainwater that they can make the day look just like night. Sometimes those heavy rains are accompanied by fierce winds and dazzling lightning and booming thunder. And if the weather gets particularly mean, hail will fall from the sky and mercilessly pelt everything left exposed. Some‐ times when the winds are strong enough, they can spin up into a tornado – destroying cars and homes and unfortunately even lives. I’ll admit I have always been fascinated with the weather. When I was little, I always wanted to be a meteorologist. Whenever stormy weather was in the forecast, I would stay glued to the television – watching to see where it was headed next. I re‐ member when I made a “weather forecaster” out of an old shoebox. I designed all sorts of instruments for it, using markers and colored paper: barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, and anemometers. It was the fanciful creation of a little child, pretend‐ ing to possess the power to predict the unpredictable. Now that I’m a little older, I have realized that “weather storms” are not the only types of storms we face in life. Sometimes, we encounter other types of storms – maybe we could call them “life storms?” Life storms are situations where many of the comfortable matters in our lives get turned completely upside down. Perhaps some‐ one we know gets sick, or has an accident, or dies? Perhaps someone close to us takes steps down the dark path of addiction and we feel powerless to help them? Perhaps these despairing events aren’t happening to someone else, but rather to us? What instruments do we have to predict these life storms? I am sorry to say that forecasting life storms is even more difficult than a meteorologist predicting the weather. We simply cannot know when we will experience these adverse life condi‐ tions. But the Good News is that just like the weather, we can prepare for life storms. Our relationship with God is kind of like a good weather radio. It can warn us to im‐ pending danger and give us the ability to take cover, to take shelter from the storm. Our faith in God may not keep us from encountering the travails of life, but it can surely help bring us through to safety.
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MAY SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE DATE ASSIGNMENT 10 A.M.
May 3
May 10
May 17
May 24
May 31
LEM O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SERVER USHERS OBLATIONERS
Bobby Kidd/ A.D. Baker Cecil Williamson Bobby Kidd Lynn Brasfield Stan Brasfield Clay McVay Mem Webb/Joe Richie Ken and Linda Snow
LEM O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SERVER USHERS OBLATIONERS
Amie Attaway/Luke Hallmark Broughton Rogers Luke Hallmark Carolyn Cowling Bryan W. Compton Alex Wright Harris Nelson/Tommy Lee Sarah and Parker Hallmark
LEM O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SERVER USHERS OBLATIONERS
Becky Cole/A.D. Baker George Bley A.D. Baker John Northcutt Val Gifford Allen Bley Bill Barley/ AG Westbrook Toni Rutledge/Amelia Traeger
LEM O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SERVER USHERS OBLATIONERS
Luke Hallmark/Bobby Kidd Frank Rutledge Bobby Kidd Lyle Cole Polly Tarence Cecil Bedsole Broughton Rogers/Ken Snow Jeanne Crawford/ Rebecca Marlowe
LEM O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SERVER USHERS OBLATIONERS
Amie Attaway/ A.D. Baker Broughton Rogers A.D. Baker John Northcutt Cecil Williamson Amie Attaway Mem Webb/ Joe Richie Virginia Kidd/ Martha Ann Kid Page 3
SUN
MON
TUES
3 9 a.m. Christian Education 10 a.m. HE 11:15 a.m. Brunch 5:30 p.m. EYC 3pm Southern Oaks visitation
4
10 9 a.m. Christian Education 10 a.m. HE Senior Day Mother’s Day 11:15 a.m. Brunch 5:30 p.m. EYC
11
17 9 a.m. Christian Education 10 a.m. HE 11:15 a.m. Brunch 5:30 p.m. EYC
18
24 9 a.m. Christian Education 10 a.m. HE 11:15 a.m. Brunch 5:30 p.m. EYC
25 Memorial Day
5
12 5:30 ECW Meeting
THURS
WED
6 8 a.m. Food Pantry 10 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Healing Service
7
13 8 a.m. Food Pantry 10 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Healing Service
14
FRI 1 7 a.m. James B. Rogers Breakfast & Bible Study
SAT 2
9 8 7 a.m. James B. Rogers Breakfast & Bible Study
15 7 a.m. James B. Rogers Breakfast & Bible Study
16
23
19 5:30 p.m. Vestry Meeting
20 8 a.m. Food Pantry 10 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Healing Service
21
22 7 a.m. James B. Rogers Breakfast & Bible Study GRADUATION
26
27 8 a.m. Food Pantry 10 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Healing Service
28
29 30 7 a.m. James B. Rogers Breakfast & Bible Study
31 10 a.m. HE 11:15 a.m. Brunch
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Breakfast Schedule for May May 3rd Attaway May 10th Bird May 17th Cowling May 24th Lee May 31st Nelson
5‐1 5‐1 5‐1 5‐5 5‐11 5‐13 5‐17 5‐20 5‐22 5‐23 5‐23 5‐27 5‐28 5‐28 5‐29 5‐29
Altar Guild
Linda Snow Caro Osborne Leigh Ann Eddins Nancy Northcutt Beth Dunning Margaret Parker Polly Tarence Gwyn Turner Ellen Marie Eddins Jimbo Davidson Ed Eddins III Sam Sanders Lynn Brasfield Paula Bird Caro (Cakie) Webb Gunner Cargile
Doris Attaway Martha Ann Kidd Virginia Ann Kidd Cindy Reeves Mary Rutledge Pearl Slay Martha Turner
ECW Tuesday, May 12th 5:30 p.m. Vestry Meeting Tuesday, May 19th 5:30 p.m.
If you have a birthday that needs to be added, please call Trinity Church office.
SOUTHERN OAKS VISITATION DAY Sunday May 3rd 3—4pm Come join the fun! Trinity’s 175th Anniversary is just around the corner. The celebration will take place over the weekend of June 6th and 7th, 2009. Welcome and Registration is from 9:00-11:00 AM on Saturday at Trinity. Activities will include an evening at Gaineswood, a tour of local churches, and dinner on the grounds at Trinity. The Rt. Rev Henry Parsley, Bishop of Alabama will be with us to preach and celebrate Holy Eucharist on Sunday morning.
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TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH POST OFFICE BOX 560 DEMOPOLIS, AL 36732
Bulk BulkRate Rate Bulk Rate PAID U.S. U.S. Postage Postage PAID U.S. Postage Demopolis, Demopolis, AL ALPAID Demopolis, AL Permit PermitNo. No.104 104 Permit No. 104
Mother’s Day
May 10
Senior Appreciation Day
May 24
Children’s End of Sunday School Celebration
May 25
Memorial Day
OUR GRADUATES Victoria Barley Kayleigh Roberts We will recognize our veterans on Sunday May 24th
Happy Mother’s Day May 10, 2009
FAITH, HOPE & LOVE I guess everybody has heard the expression “April showers bring May flowers.” The person that coined that expression must have surely been from the south, because any Alabamian knows that springtime often brings us rain and storms. The sky can get dark in a hurry, with clouds so thick and full of rainwater that they can make the day look just like night. Sometimes those heavy rains are accompanied by fierce winds and dazzling lightning and booming thunder. And if the weather gets particularly mean, hail will fall from the sky and mercilessly pelt everything left exposed. Some‐ times when the winds are strong enough, they can spin up into a tornado – destroying cars and homes and unfortunately even lives. I’ll admit I have always been fascinated with the weather. When I was little, I always wanted to be a meteorologist. Whenever stormy weather was in the forecast, I would stay glued to the television – watching to see where it was headed next. I re‐ member when I made a “weather forecaster” out of an old shoebox. I designed all sorts of instruments for it, using markers and colored paper: barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, and anemometers. It was the fanciful creation of a little child, pretend‐ ing to possess the power to predict the unpredictable. Now that I’m a little older, I have realized that “weather storms” are not the only types of storms we face in life. Sometimes, we encounter other types of storms – maybe we could call them “life storms?” Life storms are situations where many of the comfortable matters in our lives get turned completely upside down. Perhaps some‐ one we know gets sick, or has an accident, or dies? Perhaps someone close to us takes steps down the dark path of addiction and we feel powerless to help them? Perhaps these despairing events aren’t happening to someone else, but rather to us? What instruments do we have to predict these life storms? I am sorry to say that forecasting life storms is even more difficult than a meteorologist predicting the weather. We simply cannot know when we will experience these adverse life condi‐ tions. But the Good News is that just like the weather, we can prepare for life storms. Our relationship with God is kind of like a good weather radio. It can warn us to im‐ pending danger and give us the ability to take cover, to take shelter from the storm. Our faith in God may not keep us from encountering the travails of life, but it can surely help bring us through to safety.
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J.D.+
MAY SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE DATE ASSIGNMENT 10 A.M.
May 3
May 10
May 17
May 24
May 31
LEM O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SERVER USHERS OBLATIONERS
Bobby Kidd/ A.D. Baker Cecil Williamson Bobby Kidd Lynn Brasfield Stan Brasfield Clay McVay Mem Webb/Joe Richie Ken and Linda Snow
LEM O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SERVER USHERS OBLATIONERS
Amie Attaway/Luke Hallmark Broughton Rogers Luke Hallmark Carolyn Cowling Bryan W. Compton Alex Wright Harris Nelson/Tommy Lee Sarah and Parker Hallmark
LEM O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SERVER USHERS OBLATIONERS
Becky Cole/A.D. Baker George Bley A.D. Baker John Northcutt Val Gifford Allen Bley Bill Barley/ AG Westbrook Toni Rutledge/Amelia Traeger
LEM O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SERVER USHERS OBLATIONERS
Luke Hallmark/Bobby Kidd Frank Rutledge Bobby Kidd Lyle Cole Polly Tarence Cecil Bedsole Broughton Rogers/Ken Snow Jeanne Crawford/ Rebecca Marlowe
LEM O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SERVER USHERS OBLATIONERS
Amie Attaway/ A.D. Baker Broughton Rogers A.D. Baker John Northcutt Cecil Williamson Amie Attaway Mem Webb/ Joe Richie Virginia Kidd/ Martha Ann Kid Page 3
SUN
MON
TUES
3 9 a.m. Christian Education 10 a.m. HE 11:15 a.m. Brunch 5:30 p.m. EYC 3pm Southern Oaks visitation
4
10 9 a.m. Christian Education 10 a.m. HE Senior Day Mother’s Day 11:15 a.m. Brunch 5:30 p.m. EYC
11
17 9 a.m. Christian Education 10 a.m. HE 11:15 a.m. Brunch 5:30 p.m. EYC
18
24 9 a.m. Christian Education 10 a.m. HE 11:15 a.m. Brunch 5:30 p.m. EYC
25 Memorial Day
5
12 5:30 ECW Meeting
THURS
WED
6 8 a.m. Food Pantry 10 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Healing Service
7
13 8 a.m. Food Pantry 10 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Healing Service
14
FRI 1 7 a.m. James B. Rogers Breakfast & Bible Study
SAT 2
9 8 7 a.m. James B. Rogers Breakfast & Bible Study
15 7 a.m. James B. Rogers Breakfast & Bible Study
16
23
19 5:30 p.m. Vestry Meeting
20 8 a.m. Food Pantry 10 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Healing Service
21
22 7 a.m. James B. Rogers Breakfast & Bible Study GRADUATION
26
27 8 a.m. Food Pantry 10 a.m. Ladies Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Healing Service
28
29 30 7 a.m. James B. Rogers Breakfast & Bible Study
31 10 a.m. HE 11:15 a.m. Brunch
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Breakfast Schedule for May May 3rd Attaway May 10th Bird May 17th Cowling May 24th Lee May 31st Nelson
5‐1 5‐1 5‐1 5‐5 5‐11 5‐13 5‐17 5‐20 5‐22 5‐23 5‐23 5‐27 5‐28 5‐28 5‐29 5‐29
Altar Guild
Linda Snow Caro Osborne Leigh Ann Eddins Nancy Northcutt Beth Dunning Margaret Parker Polly Tarence Gwyn Turner Ellen Marie Eddins Jimbo Davidson Ed Eddins III Sam Sanders Lynn Brasfield Paula Bird Caro (Cakie) Webb Gunner Cargile
Doris Attaway Martha Ann Kidd Virginia Ann Kidd Cindy Reeves Mary Rutledge Pearl Slay Martha Turner
ECW Tuesday, May 12th 5:30 p.m. Vestry Meeting Tuesday, May 19th 5:30 p.m.
If you have a birthday that needs to be added, please call Trinity Church office.
SOUTHERN OAKS VISITATION DAY Sunday May 3rd 3—4pm Come join the fun! Trinity’s 175th Anniversary is just around the corner. The celebration will take place over the weekend of June 6th and 7th, 2009. Welcome and Registration is from 9:00-11:00 AM on Saturday at Trinity. Activities will include an evening at Gaineswood, a tour of local churches, and dinner on the grounds at Trinity. The Rt. Rev Henry Parsley, Bishop of Alabama will be with us to preach and celebrate Holy Eucharist on Sunday morning.
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TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH POST OFFICE BOX 560 DEMOPOLIS, AL 36732
Bulk BulkRate Rate Bulk Rate PAID U.S. U.S. Postage Postage PAID U.S. Postage Demopolis, Demopolis, AL ALPAID Demopolis, AL Permit PermitNo. No.104 104 Permit No. 104
