Pentecost 16
Aug 18th, 2010 | | Filed under: reflections
Weekly Reflection
The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. We must no longer be children . . . but speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ . . . Eph 4:11-15
Last Sunday, Holy Trinity held a congregational meeting to discuss some of the challenges we’ll face in 2011. The most obvious challenge—and perhaps the most anxiety provoking—is a financial one. When the bishop placed Trinity in mission status in 2007, the plan was to use our relatively small endowment to cover the several years of budget deficits that are expected in restart congregations. Like all churches who seek to restart without the security of bottomless pockets, we now find ourselves at a turning point. (more…)
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[ August 22, 2010; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. ] No HT 10:00AM Worship this week!
Joint worship & potluck with St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at Corbin Park @ 11:30am
Getting there is half the fun!
Join us for the first annual St. Andrews & Holy Trinity Picnic this Sunday, 
August 22, 2010 at Corbin Park. We’ll begin at 11:30 with an outdoor Eucharist, followed by a potluck meal and fellowship. Bring a seat to sit in and a dish to share. Lemonade will be provided. If you want coffee, make a java run on the way.
Mid-Year Financial Report from Lanny Burrill
Jul 19th, 2010 | | Filed under: news
[ July 24, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] On Saturday July 24 @ 6:00 pm Holy Trinity invites you and your family to a Family Night Downhome Barbecue with hamburgers, hotdogs, and corn on the cob provided. Y’all come with your favorite side dish and a cool beverage to share in the fellowship with friends, family and neighbors!
Read More...by James P. Wind president of the Alban Institute
A new book by G. Jeffrey MacDonald provocatively picks up one of the most powerful New Testament images — Jesus’ head-on collision with thieving merchants in the Temple at Jerusalem — and applies it to American congregational life, especially its Protestant versions. In Thieves in the Temple: The Christian Church and the Selling of the American Soul (Basic Books, 2010), MacDonald, a UCC pastor and award-winning journalist who covers the religion beat, gives a series of troubling examples of how the Almighty Market, particularly in its latest American Consumer-Driven incarnation, has overwhelmed, or at least diluted, the soul, or essential character, of our religious communities.
Read More...[ July 11, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. August 8, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Sundays @ 7 will meet on the 2nd Sunday of the month during summer (June, July, August) Come join the singing with young adults and young at hearts for a sung evening prayer with coffee and snacks after the service.
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