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| Week of May
1, 2000 |
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The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia will gather in Convention this coming Friday
through Sunday (May 5-7) in Martinsburg, WV. The host church is Trinity, Martinsburg.
Your prayers are requested for all who are gathering: clergy, lay delegates, visitors,
and youth.
Included on the list of “Convention Items” are the
following:
 | A resolution to modify the deadline for nominations for our next bishop. |
| A resolution to make clear who may sign “petitions” for additional finalists. |
| Two resolutions in thanksgiving for the ministries of the late Fr. Bill Morgan and
the late Fr. Jim Johnson. |
| The unveiling of The Peterkin Campaign — to improve and enhance the facilities
and ministry of Peterkin. |
| Elections to Standing Committee, Trustees and other diocesan offices. |
| Approval of budget … and more. |
Please keep your delegates, Hamp Fitcher, Eric Lawson, and Carol Adams in your
prayers, along with all the delegates and clergy across the diocese. |
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Faith @ Fifth and Juliana
Dear Sisters & Brothers in Christ,
Easter Sunday has come and gone, but Easter remains with us. It remains,
as I shared with the children on Sunday morning, for a full fifty days. And then it remains with us longer
because each time we worship on the Lord’s Day (Sunday) we are celebrating Easter. We are celebrating
resurrection. We are celebrating new life. Not old life resuscitated, but new life.
It would be nice if we could snap our fingers and simply “live this new
life.” It seems, however, that we cannot. Old habits cling fast. Old ways change slowly. Old relationships
find comfort in familiar, if not-so-helpful, patterns.
Living New Life, living resurrection, is not easy because of our craving
for the familiar or comfort with constancy. The truth is, relationships, landscapes, language, life, and
everything around us is constantly changing. Our fondness with the familiar is something of an illusion. Even
our relationship with God changes.
Believers, new and old, travel through stages. In our early relationship
with God we often hold the image of an enthroned monarch, all-seeing, who always sees us when we do “bad,”
so we should be good. Later, our relationship with the Divine may be a source to blame for “mistakes” in
our lives: “Why didn’t you show me the way more clearly?” God can be a repository for our anger, the
helpful twister of fate, the giver of edicts to be followed lock-step. God can also be our listening ear, a
conversationalist beyond belief, a shoulder to cry on, a friend who speaks the truth in love.
It is hard to leave the old life because God does not force us to leave
the old life. We are called to new life. It is an invitation, not a mandate. To accept the invitation means we
move, alter (or should that be “altar”) our position, change. Sometimes change is instantaneous. Sometimes
it is blindingly slow. Always it requires our investment which, by-the-way, is already met with God’s
investment of Jesus died and risen.
Preparing for change takes a long time. We call it Lent. Change itself
takes longer (by at least 25%). We call it Easter. May we course these Great Fifty Days with the expectation,
the anticipation of change: New Life change.
Blessings & peace,
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 Easter at Trinity
A wonderful Easter was celebrated at Trinity, and many thanks go out to all who helped make it a great day. The
church looked beautiful thanks to all the Altar Guild members who worked so hard the week before at the brass
polishing and on Easter Eve to fill the church with beautiful flowers. Thanks to Sandi and Eric Lawson for bringing
down the “flower” cross and for all the young people who helped decorate it and bring it down the aisle at the
Offertory. We all enjoyed the glorious music provided by our choir and our organist, Arlene Wetzel, and to the brass
ensemble from Ohio University. The young people enjoyed an Easter egg hunt following services and everyone enjoyed a
lovely coffee hour provided by Lynette Neilson. Last but certainly not least, we thank Father Hunter for his
presence and spirit which make our lives at Trinity so special and fulfilling.
| Fyne Junque
Sale Coming Up Fast:
Trinity’s ECW Fyne Junque Sale is fast approaching !! It will be held on
Saturday, May 13th from 8 am until 2 pm. If you have any donations to be made to the sale please bring them
into the church as soon as possible. Items should be clean and already marked with “bargain basement”
pricing. If you have a large piece of furniture or other items that you would like to donate, but are unable
to get them to the church please call the church office, Jackie Nicholson at 485-6399, Betsy Curry at
422-0466, or Beth West at 295-3130 and arrangements will be made to pick up the large items and have them
taken to the church. Please note that the sale is in less than 2 weeks, so please get anything you wish to
donate in as soon as possible.
Set-up for the sale will be on Friday, May 12th from 10 am till 12 noon and again from 5 pm until
we’re done. If you can help out at one or both of these times please sign-up in on the Bulletin Board in
Trinity Hall or contact Jackie Nicholson.
Fliers advertising the sale are available at the church office. If anyone can grab a few and post
them on community bulletin boards at grocery stores, hand them out to friends etc. it would be greatly
appreciated. All proceeds from the sale will go to Outreach programs supported by Trinity’s ECW. |
 IT’S A BOY !!!
Congratulations go out to Dave and Kim Couch who became the proud parents of David William Couch on Monday,
April 17th. David William weighed 6 lbs. and 1 oz. Mother and son are home and both doing well. Congratulations Dave
and Kim !!!
| Ordination Trip:
As everyone is aware, our new Priest-Intern Michael Hadaway will be ordained into the Priesthood at Trinity
Church in Huntington on Saturday, June 10th. A bus has been chartered especially for the trip. If you would
like to attend and take the bus, please stop by Trinity Hall and add your name to the list on the Bulletin
Board. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend this very special day and help show our support for
Michael !! |
Ladies Who Launder:
Before the summer doldrums take over, please check your laundries and linen closets. Trinity’s linen closets
are shy a number of tablecloths kindly taken home to be laundered, but not yet returned. Missing are several 8 foot
tablecloths: 6 gold, 4 pink, 5 ivory and 5 white. Missing card table size cloths are: 2 gold, 3 pink, 9 ivory plus
one 70” round white. If you have any of these tablecloths please return them as soon as you are able.
 Postal Workers Food Drive:
May
13th is the Postal Workers food drive and Trinity will be one of the recipients of the canned goods collected during
this annual drive. Help is needed that day between 1:00 pm and 2 pm to unpack the groceries and stock the shelves of
our food pantry. If you can help just show up and we’ll put you to work ! Your assistance will be greatly
appreciated !
Food Closet Volunteers Needed:
Could you spare one hour a week, or once or twice a month to help others ? Trinity’s Food Pantry is in need
of a person or persons to provide this ministry. Only qualification needed is a willingness to help others by
filling bags with food for the hungry. If you can help, please call Betty Rodda at 295-4727 or contact the church
office at 422-3362.
Trinity Runners: Several Trinitarians have
been doing a lot of running lately. Julie Rathbone and several others from the Mid-Ohio Valley recently competed in
the 104th running of the Boston Marathon on April 17th. You have to qualify just to be able to run this marathon so
kudos to Julie. Also, Becky Alkire, son John and daughter-in-law Kara recently ran in the Race for the Cure 3 mile
run for Breast Cancer in Detroit. May their energy and commitment be an inspiration to us all.
The
final St. Cecilia Event for this year is scheduled for Sunday, May 7th at 7 P.M. and will feature John Schlabach,
Trumpet, and our own Arlene Wetzel, organ. John played in the brass ensemble at Trinity for us on Easter Sunday.
Mark your calendars and make plans to attend the St. Cecilia Society’s final performance of it’s inaugural year.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the St. Cecilia Society contact Arlene Wetzel or Jackie Nicholson, or
the church office.
“A Tribute to Women” : “Just Us
Friends” the singing group, which includes our own Barbara Full, who performed at our Lasagna Dinner will be
presenting “A Tribute to Women”, a review of songs about women, on the Showboat Becky Thatcher on May 12th and
13th at 8:00 P.M. and again on Mother’s Day, May 14th at 2:00 P.M. For more information you can contact the Becky
Thatcher Theatre at 740-373-6033.
 Supper Club:
The next and last (until Fall) Supper Club event will be held on June 16th at the home of Craig and Betsy Curry.
Although we will not have Supper Club in May, we will plan on seeing everyone in June before summertime vacations
get into full swing. More details will be in later editions of the Times.
Office Volunteers Needed: The secretary will
be out of the office through this Friday, May 5th. If anyone is interested in helping out during her absence, please
call 422-3362.
ECW Spring Luncheon: The ECW Spring Luncheon
is scheduled for May 20th at the home of Diana Ruley. The luncheon will begin at 10:30 A.M. and is open to all women
of Trinity.
Trinity Rainbow Cards:
The note cards published by the Archive Committee with the photo of Trinity with the rainbow above it are still
available. The price has been decreased from $13/box to $10/box. Each box contains 10 note cards and envelopes. If
interested please contact Barb Allman or the church office at 422-3362.
Vestry : The next meeting of the Vestry will
be held on Monday, May 15th at 7:00 P.M. in Trinity Hall. Meetings are open to all members of the congregation.
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By now, everyone is probably aware that we will be losing Connie Waterman as our
Director of Religious Education. In honor of her work and ministry to our Christian Ed. Department, there will
be a special reception in her honor on Sunday, May 21st following the 10:30 A.M. service. The 10:30 service
will be held in the style of services at Peterkin, where Connie has been involved for years. We hope to see
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Please hold these people, events and circumstances in your daily prayers. Also, we encourage you to always say a
prayer for those unknown persons who have no one to pray for them. By-the-way, please remember to renew prayer
requests weekly.
Tom Patrick, Nellie Taylor, Alex Nortrup, Donna Tyo, Mazie and Gene Smith, Maggie Crofton, Gladys Fitcher, Julia
Batten, Mary Glen Rice, Julia & Shirley Davis, Sarah Jane Yates, Gene and Periene Oeland, Ann Johnson, Corrine
Aymar, Don Northrup, Walter Kafka, Justine Eby, Harriett DeHoff, Fred, Woody and Gloria Thacker, Edward Aymar,
George Cleary, David and Jane Couch, Jane Gibbons, Mike Davis, Sandy McKinley, Sherry Evans, Paula Goody,
LoriGarbesi, Shirley Lawrence-Berrey, Bob Reindle, Lori Widmeyer, Marion Culbertson, Bill Mutters, Betty Fitcher
Raby, Virginia Stealey, Jean and Terry Cummings, Norman Fury, Laura Lynn Roth, William Randolph Purdy, Doris Robert,
and Sherry Echard.
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Ministers for Sunday, May 7, 2000
| Chalice
Bearers: |
None. Due to
Morning Prayer |
| Lectors: |
Charlotte Bee,
Dianne Johnson |
| Ushers: |
Roger and
Paula Sellers, Bill Eason, Jim Full |
| Acolytes: |
Nathaniel
Miller, Carter Currey, Gavin Blankenship, Nathan Companion |
| Coffee Hour: |
Becky Johnson |
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Proper for Easter III Sunday
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Acts 4:5-12, Psalm 98, 1 John 1:1, 2:2, Luke
24:36b-48 |
Altar Guild for May 3-10
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Saturday (May 6): setup, Charlotte and Bill
Bee (set-up for Morning Prayer), Sunday (May 7): Clean-up: Charlotte Muse, Betsy Curry; Tues., May 9th:
Lynette Neilson, Wed. May 10th: Emily Grayson |
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Outreach Items of the Month
| Cereal |
| Dish Detergent |
Please place in basket at the
back of the church
| Godly Play:
The following people are on the Godly Play schedule for this
coming Sunday, May 7th:
Storyteller: Betsy Curry
Greeter: Tina Hunter
Uncle: Bill Douglas
Aunt: Martha Douglas.
If anyone would like to volunteer to help with Godly Play contact DRE Connie Waterman at 422-3362.
You can even sign-up for next year too !!!! |
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| Times Deadline
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items for the Times need to be to the editor by 5 PM on Fridays !! Information can be left
in my mailbox at the church or information can be emailed to me at bcurry@trinitytimes.com Many thanks
for your cooperation, Betsy Curry. |
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Gentle Reminder:
A gentle reminder that pledges for the month of March were
down considerably ($5000 to be exact) and that the bills continue to find us. If you are planning to be out of
town this spring and even later on this summer, please consider prepayment of your pledges. The Treasurer will
be most appreciative.
| Quarterly Reports:
Please note that quarterly pledge reports are available
in the Memorial Room. If you are unable to come to the church to pick them up, please let Betty know
(422-3362) and we will see that you receive yours. |
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Schedule for Summer of 2000
It’s not too early to start thinking about Summer Camp at Peterkin and getting your
registration forms in to the church office. Remember, scholarships are available and no one who wants to go will be
denied the opportunity !!! Please contact the church office for more info and for registration forms if needed !!!
| Description |
Date |
Age Group |
| Hallelujah Hike |
June 10-17 |
13-18 yrs old |
| Family Camp |
June 11-17 |
Families & Adults |
| Senior Camp |
June 18-24 |
Entering 10th- 12th |
| Junior Camp |
June 25-July 1 |
Entering 6th-7th |
| Its a Small World |
July 1-3 |
3 years-3rd grade |
| Mini Camp |
July 3-6 |
Entering 1st-3rd |
| Intermediate Camp |
July 9-15 |
Entering 8th-9th |
| Boys & Girls |
July 16-22 |
Entering 4th-5th |
| Creative Arts Camp |
July 23-29 |
4th-7th grades |
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