We Welcome to Trinity Church all of our Visitors Today.
We pray your visit with us is a blessed one
THIS WEEK AT TRINITY
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
TODAY
8:00 am: Holy Eucharist Rite I / Confirmation – Rt. Rev. Mark Van Koevering
9:15 am: Sunday School
9:45 am: Choir Rehearsal
10:30 am: Holy Eucharist Rite II / Confirmation – Rt. Rev. Mark Van Koevering
11:45 am: Reception / Coffee Hour
Monday
11:00 am: Feeding Program / Clothes Closet
Tuesday
8:00 am: MOT Breakfast at The Corner Café
4:00 pm: Smoot Vocal Rehearsals (Nave)
6:00 pm: Blennerhassett Stamp Society
Wednesday
11:00 am: Food Closet
11:15 am: Praying the Divine Mercy Chalet (Adams Chapel)
12:15 pm: Holy Eucharist with Healing
2:00 pm: Calendar Meeting
7:00 pm: Choir Rehearsal
Thursday
10:00 am: Bible Study
11:00 am: Food Closet / Knitters
7:30 pm: Sermon on the Mount (Smoot Theatre)
Friday
6:00 pm: Covered Dish Dinner Before Show at the Smoot
7:30 pm: 3 1/2 Days of Christmas (Smoot Theatre)
Saturday
9:00 am: Men of Trinity Breakfast in Trinity Hall
4:00 pm: Smoot Vocal Ensembles Concert
NEXT SUNDAY – SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
8:00 am: Holy Eucharist Rite I – Fr. Hicks
9:15 am: Sunday School
9:45 am: Choir Rehearsal
10:30 am: Holy Eucharist Rite II – Fr. Hicks
11:45 am: Coffee Hour
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VESTRY ELECTIONS – We will be electing both vestry member replacements and diocesan convention delegates at the annual meeting. The outgoing vestry members act as a nominating committee for the new members, but if you are interested in seeking election as a convention delegate please let the Sr. Warden, Lynn Prather know before December 18th.
ANNE’S CHRISTMAS BRUNCH – The annual St. Anne’s Christmas Brunch will be held Sunday, December 10 at 12:30 p.m. at the home of Paula Sellers in Belpre.
STEWARDSHIP – While our stewardship efforts and our budgeting process are not one and the same, there’s no denying the fact that those two activities are connected. The pledge cards we receive serve as the foundation upon which we lay our budgeted expenses. By now, most of you have likely heard a voice message reminder about returning pledge cards, and you may have wondered if we are struggling to make ends meet for the 2018 budget. While we anticipate we will have to make a few adjustments to balance the budget, our reminder was simply motivated by a slower return rate on pledge cards than we typically experience. Our history with the Trinity family tells us that most, if not all, of us have already made commitments in our hearts about how we will use our time, talent, and treasure to advance God’s kingdom through Trinity in 2018. So, we ask you to consider taking a few minutes to complete a pledge card today or email your pledge to Paul Miller (pemiller53@gmail.com) before Tuesday at 9 a.m. so we can continue the budgeting process with our foundation secure. If you have any questions or comments about the process or this request, please let us know.
Thank you, Becky Mathis-Stump (Stewardship Committee Co-Chair) and John Brownfield (Budget Committee Chair)
ADULT EDUCATION – In Adult Education we are going to study a guide published by Forward Movement named “Instructions in the Life of Prayer.” It starts with individual preparation in prayer and then moves to corporate worship. The series begins December 10th.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- December 15 &16 – Christmas Giveaway
- December 18 – Finance and Vestry
- December 24 – Greening of the Church
- January 7 – Annual Meeting