Trinity Herald November.PUB
THE TRINITY HERALD
The mission of Trinity Church is to share the joy of God’s love with our community, our brothers and sisters in Christ. NOVEMBER 2009
THE RECTOR’S COLUMN: FAITH, HOPE & LOVE It may sound a little funny to say, but on Sunday mornings in Episcopal churches, people are supposed to gather around an altar to celebrate. I think it sounds funny because I see many people as they enter church and there are always a few who don’t look very joyful. (Maybe you think that about me sometimes too?) To the con‐ trary, I am sure there are plenty of people who arrive begrudgingly – and rather be anywhere else – or with heavy hearts or possibly even with anger or worry or other strong emotions. That’s all understandable. As human be‐ ings, we come as we are, and we all have different motivations and reasons for whatever we do. Some people may come to church because they “don’t know any better.” For example, I’ve had some peo‐ ple tell me that they come because they always have and it’s just what they do. It would feel strange for them not to be present. I’ve had other people tell me that their parents or spouse or somebody made them go. In other words, it was out of a sense of obligation these people came. They didn’t exactly make a willing choice, but they made a “sacrifice” of sorts. There are still other people who may be perfectly happy to be in church. Because they see friends they know and like to be around. Or, perhaps a good meal is served after the service – like the one Trinity’s vestry members organize? And finally (although I am sure we would never admit it) there are times when even clergy people are only in church because it is their jobs to be there! Hey, nobody’s perfect… Since November is often associated with its biggest holiday, Thanksgiving, I would like to propose a special challenge to us all this month. I would like to encourage us to do our best to view church for what it is intended to be: a celebration of thanksgiving. Celebrations are events that people eagerly and willingly attend – indeed, they even look forward to them with anticipation. Nobody is in such a rush to be done with celebrations, so they can get on to the next thing in their lives. Maybe you aren’t convinced that church is meant to happy and joyous? Consider for a moment what we call our service: the Holy Eucharist. The word “eucharist” isn’t a word we use very often – at least we think we don’t. It comes from the Greek language and is related to the words eu meaning “good” and cha‐ ris meaning “gifts.” (The verb eucharisteo in Greek means “to give thanks.”) Therefore, the Holy Eucharist is, in essence, the sacred process of thanksgiving. If you take my challenge seriously, then I guarantee other people will notice your offerings of thanksgiving and they will soon become more infectious than the swine flu – which is a good thing. (Either that, or we will easily identify all of the “truly nasty people” in the world who absolutely refuse to pass on the gratitude they experi‐ ence!) If you decide to take this challenge, then I would absolutely love to hear any ideas on how you might ex‐ press thankfulness in your own life. Who knows? Instead of simply being a discipline we accept for a month, maybe we will allow our hearts to be permanently changed with a great appreciation of all the gifts we have al‐ ready been given. Yours in Christ,
FRONT PAGE: The Rector’s Column PAGE 2: Monthly Calendar PAGE 3: Worship Schedule BACK PAGE: Special Announcements & Birthdays for the Month
J.D.+
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH OFFICE: (334) 289‐3363▪ 401 N. Main Ave▪P.O. Box 560 Demopolis, AL 36732‐0560 Website ‐ trinitydemopolis.org Email ‐ [email protected]
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8 am: Food Pantry (Temple) 10 am: Ladies Bible Study (Parish Hall) 5:30 pm Healing Service (Chapel)
7 am Rogers B’fast & Bible Study (Parish Hall)
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9 am: Christian Education (Parish Hall) 10 am: Holy Eucharist (Church) 11:15 am: Brunch (Parish Hall)
5:30 pm ECW Meeting (Parish Hall)
8 am: Food Pantry (Temple) 10 am: Ladies Bible Study (Parish Hall) 5:30 pm Healing Service (Chapel) [Church Office Closed for Veterans Day]
7 am J.D. @ Diocesan Rogers B’fast & Bible Council Study (Parish Hall) Meeting (B’ham)
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9 am: Christian Education (Parish Hall) 10 am: Holy Eucharist (Church) 11:15 am: Brunch (Parish Hall)
5:30 pm Vestry Meeting (Parish Hall)
8 am: Food Pantry (Temple) 8 am: Men’s Cursillo Reunion Group (Parish Hall) 10 am: Ladies Bible Study (Parish Hall) 5:30 pm: Healing Service (Chapel)
[J.D. @ Camp 7 am Rogers B’fast & Bible McDowell] Study (Parish Hall) [J.D. @ Camp McDowell]
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9 am: Christian Education (Parish Hall) 10 am: Holy Eucharist (Church) [J.D. @ Camp McDowell, Rick Losch will be here.] 11:15 am: Brunch (Parish Hall) 6:00 pm: Community Thanksgiving Service (First Baptist Church)
8 am: Food Pantry — ECW Thanksgiving Dinner (Temple & Par‐ ish Hall) NO LADIES’ BIBLE STUDY TODAY 5:30 pm: Healing Service (Chapel)
[Church Office Closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving] NO MEN’S BREAKFAST ON FRIDAY.
9 am: Christian Education (Parish Hall) 10 am: Holy Eucharist (Church) 11:15 am: Brunch (Parish Hall) 3 pm: Southern Oaks visitation day
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9 am: Christian Education Poinsettia (Parish Hall) Pickup 10 am: Holy Eucharist (Parish Hall) (Church) 11:15 am: Brunch (Parish Hall)
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SUNDAY WORSHIP LEADER SCHEDULE SUNDAY WORSHIP LEADER SCHEDULE November 1 LEMs O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SRVR USHERS OBLATIONERS ACOLYTES
Becky Cole & A.D. Baker Carolyn Cowling Becky Cole Stan Brasfield Bryan W. Compton Clay McVay Mem Webb & Joe Richie Ken Snow & Linda Snow Sarah McVay & James C. McVay
November 8 LEMs O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SRVR USHERS OBLATIONERS ACOLYTES
November 15 LEMs O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SRVR USHERS OBLATIONERS ACOLYTES
A.D. Baker & Amie Attaway George Bley Amie Attaway Val Gifford Polly Tarence A.D. Baker Bill Barley & John Northcutt Toni Rutledge & Amelia Traeger Mackenzie Ochiltree & Sallie Bley
November 28 LEMs O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SRVR USHERS OBLATIONERS ACOLYTES
A.D. Baker & Becky Cole Bill Britton A.D. Baker Broughton Rogers Doris Attaway A.D. Baker Mem Webb & Tommy Lee Ken Snow & Linda Snow Malcomn Taylor & Sean Frankowski
Amie Attaway & Luke Hallmark Cecil Williamson Luke Hallmark A.G. Westbrook Broughton Rogers Alex Wright Harris Nelson & Tommy Lee Sarah C. Hallmark & Parker Hallmark Joseph Barnes & Casey Cramer
November 21 LEMs O.T. LECTOR PSALM N.T. LECTOR INTERCESSOR CRUCIFER/SRVR USHERS OBLATIONERS ACOLYTES
Luke Hallmark & Becky Cole Frank Rutledge Becky Cole Lynn Brasfield Lyle Cole Cecil Bedsole Broughton Rogers & Ben Sherrod Jeanne Crawford & Rebecca Marlowe William Barkley & Parker Hallmark
ALTAR GUILD
PARISH BRUNCH
FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER Frances Roberts Amelia Traeger Hazel Westbrook Maureen Traeger Sarah Chandler Hallmark Floy Mayberry
November 1st: Martha Turner November 8th: Amie Attaway November 15th: Paula Bird November 22nd: Carolyn Cowling November 29th: Tommy Lee
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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD This project provides a Christmas shoebox filled with gifts for children overseas. It is our goal to send 100 boxes this year. We have information if you would like to prepare a box and monetary donations will be taken through November 8th. We will have a blessing of the shoeboxes on November 15th. If you have any ques‐ tions, contact Martha Kidd or Pearl Slay.
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Bobby Kidd Hannah (Burkhalter) Cargile Timothy Hall John Osborne Joseph Barnes Floy Mayberry A.G. Westbrook Wilbur H. Atkeison Cindy Reeves Broughton Rogers Andy Renner
FOOD PANTRY THANKSGIVING On November 25th at 8 am, we will be serving dinner for the participants of the food pantry. If you would like to bake a dessert for this occasion please contact Martha Kidd. We would like to welcome any volunteers to help with these projects and want to offer our thanks for your continued support and help with our many outreach efforts.
