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Trinity Tidings
Trinity United Methodist Church PO BOX 373 North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONNON PROFIT ORGANIZATION U. S. POSTAGE NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29582 PERMIT #2 Trinity Tidings Trinity United Methodist Church 706 14th Avenue South North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29582 Phone: 843-272-5236 Fax: 843-272-0926 Email: [email protected] Web:www.trinitynmb.com April, 2015 Newsletter Or current resident ANNIIVERSARIES 4/6 Betty & Frank Autry 4/9 Loraine & Jack Callaghan 4/10 Elizabeth & Bear Cheezem 4/13 Nancy & Keith Floyd 4/15 Linda & Louis Eichenbaum 4/16 Betsy & N. F. Nixon, Jr. 4/20 Rebecca & John Wilson 4/22 Martie & Bruce Campbell Jo & Marion Teeguarden 4/24 Mary & Clarence Cunningham 4/25 Terry & Marty Slapnik BIRTHDAYS BIRTHDAYS 4/1 4/16 4/2 4/3 4/4 4/5 4/6 4/8 4/9 4/10 4/12 4/14 4/15 Larry Davis Brenda Stewart Arlene Leskowicz Renee Beach Michelle Moss Pam Tarter Edmond Daniel Loraine Callaghan Cindy Jones Bill Blackburn Phyllis Rountree Neal Krumme Kay Sherin George Snead Jack Callaghan Laure Nunnery Brooke Powers Taylor Collins Estelle Barentine Keith Nixon 4/18 4/22 4/24 4/26 4/27 4/28 4/29 4/30 Page Burns Ruby Curry Grace Lonsdale Janelle Floyd Rick Rickert Gail Hitchcock Ruth Aiken Kenny Milligan Brenda Brewster Terry Slapnik Margaret Martin Kathryn Keziah John Prugar Michael Dickson Betty Stewart Edie Yothers Earlier this year the circus was in town, and a television reporter was interviewing one of the performers, a young man who worked on the trapeze. He was a "flyer," he explained, the one who flew gracefully through the air, high above the ground into the strong arms of a "catcher." "I'm the one everyone in the audience watches," the young athlete stated, "but I'm not the star. The real star is the catcher who hangs by his knees and catches me and keeps me from falling. I just fly through the air and put my trust in the catcher." Watching the interview reminded me that in some ways we are very much like this acrobat. Each of us who "leaps" into a difficult situation can put our trust in God. We know the Lord is always there for us when we're in fear of falling or failing. During the last several weeks we have been focusing on our relationship with God. Lent tends to draw us in and reflect on the riches that God has bestowed on us. What scares us is, as we reflect, we realize how we have continued to be unfaithful and have failed on our short journey. Thankfully Jesus did not fail on his. In essence, Jesus is our “Catcher”. When we fall and fail, he is there to catch us. That is the celebration of Easter; when we fall, fail, or have difficult times, God is there for us. Throughout the Bible we find numerous instances of God reaching out to people as they faced difficulties. Abraham, Moses, Ruth, Joseph, Esther, David, and all the true believers had faith that was unshakable and complete. God's strong arms would never fail them. Their trust in God's faithfulness was their security, and our trust can be our security. As we move from a season of reflection to a season of celebration, let us forever be thankful for one who gave his life for us all, our “Catcher”! Love you guys, Michael On Sunday, April 26th we are celebrating the day by Welcoming anyone who wants to become a part of the Trinity family to come forward and join our church. If you have been thinking about becoming a part of our church you may contact Pastor Michael for more information. Our office number is 843-272-5236. THE GIVING CHURCH . . . a Financial Update As of March 2014 Total Income YTD: Budgeted: Income Under Budget $ 74,548 $ 78,087 $ 3,539 Total Expenses YTD: Total Expenses YTD Budgeted: Expenses UNDER Budget YTD: $ 82,907 $ 98,907 $ 15,137 Apportionments Budgeted YTD: Apportionments Actual Paid YTD: $ 8,748 $ 8,748 Weekly needs average budgeted: Weekly actual average giving: Spring Craft show Fri, May 15th 10am - 3pm, Saturday, May 16th10 - 3pm HANDMADE CRAFTS Spring & Gardening Gifts * Jewelry Florals & Plants $ 9,010 $ 9,318 FINE ARTS & DECORATIVE ARTS HANDMADE STATIONERY Mothers’ & Fathers’ Day Cards Graduation Cards * All Occasion Cards Trustees Meeting is the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm in the A. G. Greene Building. BAKE SALE Proceeds Benefit Trinity New Projects Fund YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK These are the only words that I can find to describe the incredible concert that we had in March. The sanctuary was full with music, and a large number of people and most of all the spirit of God. I want to give I give special thanks to Albert, Melody, Bill, the choir, the bell choir, our orchestra, and Kathleen Gambrell ,who played piano) Michael and Matthew and all of our special guests. What a great time that was had by all. Top this off with light snacks and refreshments after the program the evening was simply fantastic. We had the highest attendance ever for a concert series program. I also want to thank all those who attended and supported this wonderful event. The next program will be our Memorial Day on the lawn concert featuring Festive Brass of Myrtle Beach on Monday May 25th. Many blessings, Rev. Ed We're happy to report that the proceeds from the recent Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper have been given to the Relay for Life team. The net amount was $1,076.85 and without your support this would not have been possible. This is such a worthy cause and we're so thankful that we are able to help. Again, we thank you! Emily Sharp for the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper team Did you know that we have “Gideon” cards for purchase for a number of different occasions? You can purchase a card to have a Bible donated in honor or memory of someone special. Cards are in the Hallway leading to the A G Greene building behind the Sanctuary. This is a worthy cause to help others receive Bibles. Missions Corner by Frank Autry, chair ASAP Thank you to all the wonderful ladies (and men) who baked goodies for the ASAP bake sale. Thank you to all of our church family for buying those goodies and supporting this program. And thank you to those that said they didn’t need the sweets, but gave money anyway. Your generous support is what allows us to continue to serve our veterans. Christmas Boxes I’m sure many of you remember the boxes we took, in October/November, and filled with a long list of supplies needed by children in other parts of the world. We just received some staggering numbers that I wanted to share with you. In Coastal SC, we collected 19,066 boxes. In the United States we collected 7,991,643 boxes and in the World we collected 10,440,333 boxes. Over 10 million children‘s lives were impacted, and we were part of that. Trinity collected 114 boxes last year and I know we can beat that this year. Please pray for this ministry and plan to participate when the time comes. April 2015 SCHEDULE Missions Corner continued Date April 2nd (Maundy Thursday) 7 pm Dow Ritter, Emma Ritter, Crucifer 8:30 11:00 5th Isabelle Stewart; Crucifer: Michael Stewart Bryan Fields; Crucifer: Avery Fields 12th Hayley Hughes Jada Coates; Crucifer: Brayden Powers 19th Dillon Prince: Crucifer: Jacob Slapnik Hayley Hughes: Crucifer: Kaitlyn Williams 26th Madison Woods Abraham White: Crucifer: Dow Ritter Helping Hand Peanut Better & Jelly Challenge April is the month that we collect PB&J for Helping Hand. This is a relatively low cost staple and a great way for you to support Helping Hand. Please help support this organization by bring PB&J to the church during the month. You can place them in the same bins you would for ASAP. We will collect up and take out to Helping Hand several times during the month. FOR APRIL 2015 Thank you for all that YOU do to support the mission projects of our Church. SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 2015 If you have any questions about what your Missions Committee is doing or would like to 8:30 AM help, please see Frank Autry (843-685-1190) Bobby Lewis (Captain) Aubrey Apple Pam Apple Mike Walters Deborah Rhyne (Captain) Elaine Berard Joyce Davis Bob Hall Scott Keziah Margaret Martin April 12th Steve Huggins, (Capt.) Lucy Huggins Tom Kelser Jeannie Reeder Scott Keziah, (Captain) Bob Hall Margaret Philemon Deborah Rhyne Susan Warbutton bottles. They will be sent to The Malawi Project. one of the least developed countries in the world, FLAMINGOS FROM TRINITY with a high infant mortality rate and low life entirely and rinse the bottle out before you bring Flowers are blooming The sun is bright, Our flamingos are brooding because they can't take flight, Unless you rent them to the church. They will be collected and mailed on for a day and a night! expectancy. Most of the time medicine is dispensed in a piece of paper because they have no medicine bottles. We can help! Please remove the labels a regular basis. Call Jeannie or Emily today to make someone’s day! Jeannie at (843) 390-2377 and Emily at (910) 579-0055. 11AM April 5th Medicine Bottles We are again going to collect empty medicine Malawi is a small landlocked country in Africa. It is 10 AM Beth & Jim Curtis Betty & Frank Autry April 19th April 26th Lucy Huggins, (Captain) Steve Huggins Jill Krumme Betty Wyles Jane Marinacci,( Captain) Jeannie DeAngelo Kenneth McIver George Snead Herman Holmes (Captain) Joyce Davis Elaine Berard Jackie Stanley Deborah Rhyne Margaret Martin, (Captain) Frank Autry Jane Cole Deborah Rhyne Sue Warbutton FOR APRIL Betty & Frank Autry The Worship Committee will meet the second Tuesday of the month, April 14th at 10 a.m. in the A G Greene Building. Please mark your calendars accordingly. THELMA MITCHELL, CHAIRPERSON Applications for the Tuition Assistance Program awards are now available on the church website (www.trinitynmb.com) or in the church office. Graduating seniors, prior applicants, and others pursuing higher education are urged to apply. A maximum scholarship of $500.00 is awarded to each successful applicant. Criteria include membership at Trinity, involvement in church activities, and regular church attendance. The deadline for submission to the church office is April 30. Please take advantage of this opportunity to seek assistance in your higher education pursuits. The 8:30 service has lost a few ushers lately and is looking for some new ones to fill the empty places! This is a very easy job and doesn’t require much time or expertise - a five minute explanation of duties is all you need to get started! If you could devote at least one Sunday a month (or more) please call Lucy Huggins (cell: 804938-5362) or (home 843-449-4121). ! Spiritual Task Force The purpose of the spiritual formation task group is to evaluate current ministries and programs for spiritual formation of all age groups, so that Trinity can fulfill its call to make disciples for Christ. Presently the group has developed an evaluation form to survey all existing age level ministries to be sure they are giving opportunities to increase discipleship. Also a survey will be given to the congregation in April to survey the interest in Sunday School and Bible studies. This information will be used to address the needs for new groups and new interest to be offered to our fellow members. The group is working hard to do a true assessment of the spiritual health of trinity, and how to improve the offerings to accommodate more people and their interest. Heartfelt thanks to all of you here at Trinity for your kind words of sympathy and condolences to me after my mother passed away. I am deeply grateful for your support and sympathy during this sad time in my life and it comforted me greatly. I know just how blessed I am to be surrounded by such a caring and loving Church family. Much love and prayers, Lucy Huggins What a wonderful time of the year. I say that about other seasons as well but coming into spring is so wonderful. The colors are showing up, in the flowers, trees and grass. The birds are singing and their music is beautiful. Speaking of beautiful music, the music Sunday was a wonderful day. The Hymn Sing services were full of music that was all chosen pieces from the request made by the congregation. The evening concert allowed the orchestra, hand bell choir, and the chancel choir to play music in a more casual setting than the normal church service. Thanks to everyone who either participated in any way or just came to listen. The following list is the top voted selections for the hymn sing: A tie for first place with 9 votes each: In the Garden Amazing Grace Then in order How Great Thou Art Because He Lives Here I Am Lord Spirit Song Hymn of Promise Let There Be Peace on Earth Lord of the Dance He Touched Me Victory in Jesus The Old Rugged Cross There were 79 different songs suggested with a total of 172 votes. We have done, or will have done by Easter Sunday, 34 of these songs. I will continue to use your suggestions. Some of them are in the plans. Holy week will be a very busy week. Please make plans to attend as many of the services as you can. They will be very meaningful and each one leads us to Easter morning. That day alone will be exciting and busy. The Service at the beach with communion is amazing. The services at our normal times will involve putting the church back together and the lilies. In between those services at about 10:00, we will gather at the living cross for what should be another exciting time. The cross should be covered with beautiful color and we will share communion. Also we will bring back the "Alleluias" and release the butterflies. I hope you are there for each of these special services and that they are very meaningful to you. Melody Evans/ Director of Music UMW NEWS THIS MONTH March was a quiet month for the Methodist Men's group; and our monthly breakfast meeting was not well attended. This was unfortunate because we had a terrific speaker. Mr. Dick Tinsley, the administrator for McLeod Loris Seacoast Hospital, and also a member of Trinity; spoke on the history of McLeod. He stated that Seacoast is committed to improving and expanding it's services in our area. Additionally, they will continue to transform Seacoast into a state-of-the-art medical facility over the next five years. April is shaping up to be a busy month for the men's club: April 3rd- we are smoking and selling Boston Butts and Turkey as a fund raiser April 5, Easter Sunday we are serving breakfast at 7:30 for the choir and staff April 19 is the TUMM monthly breakfast meeting at 9:30 (between services) April 29 We are providing the Wednesday night meal. We are looking forward to an active participation of our men in April, and a good turn out at our meeting. Please mark your calendars for the Third Sunday every month. See you in Church! UMW Jack Callaghan, President Day Monday, April 27, 2015. We would love to have you join us for an exciting day for a tour of Historic Hobcaw Barony and have lunch at Bisqit restaurant in the Pawley’s Island Hammock Shops complex. RED CROSS THURSDAY, APRIL 9th, 2015 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M. Fellowship Hall of the church Call Carolyn Marker at (943) 361-1942 to sign up or sign up on clipboard in The Hallway of the church by the back door. The cost for the tour is $20/person and everyone will be responsible for her own lunch. Please call me to make a reservation (910 649-7312 leave a message) and mail your tour money to me (Esther Scott) Can we count on you? Someone’s life depends on you! Time is getting closer to the date of the drive so PLEASE sign up today! at POB 97, Fair Bluff, NC 28439. We will meet at the Church at 8:00AM to carpool. The introductory presentation will be at 9:50 am and the Historic Tour will be from 10 am—12 noon. Lunch will be at 12:30 at Bisqit Restaurant. Dot Jordan Circle will meet on Tues, April 14th 7pm at Diana Faulkenberry’s Home. Love Circle will meet at 9:30am on Thurs, April 2nd at 9:30am in the AG Greene Building. Susanna Wesley Circle will meet in the Fellowship Hall on Tues, April 7th at 9:30am for fellowship and a 10am meeting. Membership is open to any woman who indicates her desire to belong and to participate in the global mission of the church through United Methodist Women. Purpose: The organized unit of UNITED METHO-DIST WOMEN shall be a community of women whose PURPOSE is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the Church. Apart Monday April 27, 2015 A Day Apart has been planned for Upcoming Circle Meetings: Sunday, April 12th Between the services Pick out a meeting time that fits your schedule and be warmly welcomed by wonderful UMW women! Trinity Call to Prayer and Self Denial – Several ladies from Little River UMW joined a nice Trinity group for a wonderful time of reflection, a lovely salad luncheon, and ‘hospitality’ bread. Marion District Day Apart – Saturday, April 18th 9:30 – 2pm Trinity UMC Bennettsville, SC. Registration forms are posted. See Linda for carpooling. Trinity UMW Day Apart -- Monday, April 27th Details about the Hobcaw Barony Escapade will be available through Circle Meetings and posted on the UMW Board. Spiritual Growth Retreat at Lake Junaluska, May 3-4 Information posted on UMW board or speak to Catherine Smith. SC UMW 2015 Legislative Day Almost 400 women attended the annual Legislative Day co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Church Women United, the American Association of University Women, and SCCADVASA (SC Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault) The social action focus of UMW this year is quality public education for all our children and the elimination of violence. Our keynote speakers addressed domestic violence and the startling statistics that have made SC the most dangerous state in the country for domestic violence murders! Our Senator Greg Hembree sponsored and spearheaded the passage of Senate Bill #3 that defines gradations and account-ability of domestic violence, creates permanent no-contact orders protecting victims, and includes a firearms prohibition that mirrors Federal law. The House is now debating HB#3433 that contains all of the Senate’s features, EXCEPT it does not prohibit firearms possession to convicted perpetrators. Conventional political wisdom says that one personal contact = 1,000 silent voters – Speak up and send a postcard to Representative Greg Duckworth at 432D Blatt Building, Columbia, SC 29201, phone to (803)212-6918 or send an email through www.scstatehouse.gov. On a Federal level, our Senator Lindsay Graham is on the Judiciary Committee that is studying #S262 ‘Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015’ and our Christian caring voices are needed to encourage that passage. Postcards should be directed to him at 290 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 and to our other Senator Tim Scott at 167 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. The most effective means of registering support is by a postcard that includes your name, your constituency (SC or Horry County voter) your UMW affiliation, the bill number and your support or opposition. Hand-written, personal postcards from constituents are tallied with a much greater value than any other form of communication. Follow progress of any bill/action through www.ussenate.gov TRINITY MEETS Next Meeting Monday, April 6th 9 – 10am Plantation Pancake House, NMB Dutch Treat Breakfast The ladies and Joe shared breakfast and a discussion of good books, in general, and An Invisible Thread, in particular. We recommended other good books including Boys in the Boat – Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Longbourn by Jo Baker, and All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Also, watch for the screen adaptation of Alice Hoffman’s historical novel of the Siege of Hasada, The DoveKeepers on television beginning March 31st. See you for breakfast! UMW NEWS ADDITION I would like to sincerely thank the Susanna Wesley Circle for their presentation at the Call to Prayer & Self Denial gathering. And, thank you, Love Circle and Dot Jordan ladies for the work they did...decorating, the delicious food and clean up. And, last, but not least, Arlene Leskowicz for her lovely solo, and Albert Evans for giving his time, playing the piano, and Pastor Ed for his welcoming words and prayer. It was a lovely day and our guests from the Little River UMW have expressed just how very much they enjoyed being with us. Yes, it was a lovely day and I so appreciate all of you. Emily Sharp, Trinity UMW Spiritual Growth Coordinator Pastor/Congregation Prayer Program The pastor and we as the congregation are always in prayer for others. Now we have the opportunity to pray for other members of our congregation every week. Six names of members will be drawn at random and Pastor Michael Ritter, along with all of us, will pray for the individuals and their family. Below are the names of the members selected for this month April 5 Anne Miller Deborah Rhyne Jan Mosley John and Sylvia Breeden Marie Peacock Trish Lucas April 12 Doris Pollock Hilton and Helen Gause Janet Osgood Willy and Pam Hobson Donald and Lenora Flynn C. T. Wolf April 19 Dorothy Ard Grace Eckstrom Julia Rives John and Rose Wagoner Marty, Samantha, Jacob, & Katie Slapnik George and Karen Rose April 26 John and Anita Menafra Chick and Carolyn Marker Raymond and Linda Sessions Lawrence and Marian Mace Bruce and Martie Campbell Dixon and Mahala Pearsall Upcoming Bible Studies Living Beyond Yourself, a Beth Moore Bible Study was completed by thirty five participants this past month. The group explored the Fruits of the Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness and self control. For the fall session the group selected anther Beth Moore study, Children of the Day, based on 1 & 2 Thessalonians and the challenges that face families in daily life. The Bible study will start on September 15th and last through November 13th. For the winter study starting January 12, 2016, Believing in God, a study about faith was selected And gentlemen, although Beth Moore is a leader of women studies, the information presented applies to you as well. We had several men in the group and they found the sessions quite informative. Come join us. Agape Sunday School Class invites you to come join us in the study of the Holy Spirit and how it impacts our lives. The month of April through May 3rd we will be delving into the Community of the Beloved disciple, John. Come and find out what he has to tell us to strengthen our Christian beliefs. Marie Peacock Please meet.... Courtney and Jason Miller and children - Finn and Piper. The family has been in the area just over a year. Courtney is originally from Pennsylvania and Jason from Florida. Courtney works for Eli Lily and Jason is a DOD Contractor. In her spare time we're told Courtney enjoys tennis, beach days and playing with their children. Jason enjoys golf, fishing and anything outdoors. After visiting other churches in the area, they chose Trinity and we're glad they did! Beulah and Tavener Threatte have lived in NMB for four years but have been coming to the beach since the late l980s. Over the years, while at the beach, they attended Trinity and became members late last year. The parents of a son (deceased) and daughter, they have 3 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren, Beulah and Tavener celebrated 66 years of marriage in January of this year. Tavener enjoyed playing golf and fishing in the past, while Beulah's hobby is her home. These days, Be4ulah tells us they just enjoy being together. We're told they really enjoy Trinity. Mary and Edward Cunningham transferred here from Rolesville Baptist Church in North Carolina. They have been here 2-1/2 years and Edward is employed by Rent-a-Tool. Mary is retired. Mary enjoys walking and reading while Edward enjoys riding motorcycles and restoring them. They love to travel. Edward was raised a Methodist and after visiting several area churches they joined Trinity. We offer a warm welcome to all of you and look forward to getting to know you. BREAD MINISTRY Wednesday Night Dinner 6:00 pm Join us for a meal in the fellowship hall each Wednesday evening in April. Don’t forget to sign-up in the church office or the bulletin! Beginning in April, we will have 4 new bread bakers. We give tremendous thanks to the present bakers who have baked for the ministry for the past 4 months. When you next see them, please give a big thanks to: Alan Faulkenberry, Georgia Jackson, Gerry Ferguson, & Marti Little. They have been very conscientious in keeping the ministry ongoing. Our new bakers beginning in April are: Linda Herman, Rita Ledbetter, Donna Dodrill, & Susan Warbutton. (I pick up the 5th week of the month + any extra that is needed.) A reminder to the new bakers: Try to consistently check the youth room freezer for current bread supply. Some times you need to bake early & sometimes later, depending on the number of visitors & current count. Thank you. Carolyn Marker DEAR CHURCH FAMILY: OUR CHRISTIAN MOVIE NIGHTS HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL! WE HAVE ALL ENJOYED THE STORIES & REFRESHMENTS...AND WE HAVE HAD SOME GOOD DISCUSSIONS. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THESE UPCOMING FILMS! DATE TIME TITLE SON OF GOD APRIL 21 MAY 19 7 pm 7 pm (138 minutes) (Rated PG 13) COURAGEOUS Honor begins At Home (120 minutes) (Rated PG) DESCRIPTION The life story of Jesus is told from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection. Four men, one calling: To serve & protect. These brave men are well equipped to deal with hardened criminals. But when they remove their badges, they face a more daunting challenge—fatherhood. When tragedy strikes home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, fears, faith, & fathering. Can a new- found urgency help these dads draw closer to God & their kids. On Wednesday, April 15th, Pastor Michael will host a gathering for all interested in attending the Family Weekend retreat at Santee State Park, which is planned for Friday, September I8th-Sunday, September 20th. Bring your questions, and the group will meet after the Wednesday fellowship meal! WHAT: COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNT WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 4th TIME: 11:00-1:00 WHERE: Trinity UMC Fellowship Hall WHO: Children 6th grade and younger We will serve a pancake brunch with the Easter Bunny at 11:00. Crafts, games, and of course, the egg hunt will follow, so bring your basket and a friend! Sign-up your family by calling (843) 272-5236! $5.00 adult Children eat free Name:_____________________ Phone Number:_______________ # Adults________ # Children_____________ The PEP Club will meet on Thursday, April 16th, at noon in the Fellowship Hall. The meal will be covered dish and members are asked to bring an entrée, side dish, or dessert to share. All are invited to meet at Chick-fil-A of North Myrtle Beach (690 Hwy 17 North) on Thursday, April 16th, at 6:00 pm. We will share in Family Night, enjoying supper and some quality time! Christian Movie Night Please come and join us for a showing of “Son of God” on Tuesday evening, April 21st, at 7:00 pm in the church Fellowship Hall. Lunch with the Staff Sunday, April 19th Immediately following the 11:00 worship service, all are invited to Wild Wing Café (4706 Hwy 17 South) Come get to know each other better over a great lunch! The Evangelism and Congregational Care Team Sharing Trinity’s Programs St. Patrick’s Day saw dedicated members of Trinity at our booth during the St. Patrick’s Day festival with our new red Trinity t shirts. Unfortunately, we were blown away and rain upon, so we had to leave early. But, we had the opportunity to reach out to some of the festival goers before we left. Well, Mother Nature chose not to cooperate and we were rained out at Nevertheless, we want to thank those volunteers that came and helped Marie set up the booth and took it down. We also want to thank the volunteers that were willing to work that day....Betty Autry, Roxanne Baumann, Martha Free, Patty and Wayne Grove, Scott Keziah, Jill Krumme, Rita and Ken Ledbetter, Chick Marker, Linda Neely, Doris Pollock, Betsy and Gene Wahl. Thanks again! Our In Reach team, for short term needs, is busy keeping up with people we learn about. If you know of someone, or you are someone with a need for a ride, meals coming home for the hospital, or the caretaker who needs a few hours to do errands, contact Debbie Snow. The Caring Hearts team headed by Marianne VandaWalker, is concerned with the group of people who may need visitations, phone calls, and various kinds of care needs over the long run. Give her a call if you need someone to talk to, or know of someone who needs a visit or long term need to be sure they know Trinity remembers them. New Visitor and Attendance team is looking at better ways to keep track of needs of people through our attendance pads. Dee Rickert is our guide in this outreach. And there is also the group who does outreach with the Congregational Prayer Program. Betty Autry is heading up that group. We have just about prayed for all the members in the Trinity directory by the end of next month, and will start over again. To pray for everyone takes a little over a year. We hope if you have an update to your information n the directory that you have submitted it to the office. Wonder if you could fit in, or like to learn more, come to our meetings on the fourth Tuesday of the month, or give Marie Peacock or one of the other leaders a call. Have a new idea for outreach, or spiritual growth, share it with one of the team leaders. May God bless our efforts, and with everyone’s help we shall be able to service our church community and our neighbors outside of our doors. Don’t forget to get your articles in by the 20th of the month if you want it published in the newsletter. The 20th is always the deadline, each and every month! As there will be more going on at the church it is so important to get your stuff in on time! Thanks, Sandra Methodist Children’s Fellowship (MCF) and Methodist Youth Fellowship (MYF) will meet on Sunday evenings from 4:30-6:00 PM. MYF and MCF will not meet on Easter Sunday, April 5th, and MYF will not meet on Sunday, April 19th, due to Youth Sunday! Confirmation is an intentional time of education and growth. Students will have an opportunity to deepen their faith as we learn more about the church and what Christians believe. Confirmation will continue each Sunday afternoon during April from 2:30-4:30. Confirmation Sunday will be May 24th. Please be in prayer for this group of youth and mentors. National Day of Prayer Thursday, May 7th To observe the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 7th, the Sanctuary will be open for prayer from 7:00 am-7:00 pm; all are welcome to come pray for our country and the needs of its people. There will also be a service of worship with Holy Communion at noon. Relay for Life of North Myrtle Beach/Little River will be held at Barefoot Landing from 10:00 am-10:00 pm on Saturday, May 2nd. If you are interested in planning for Team Trinity’s support of this great cause, please speak to Frank Autry or Elizabeth Cheezem. Cancer hits everyone; together our communities are hitting back! Team Trinity will meet in the Fellowship Hall on Tuesday, April 7th, at 4:00 pm. Anyone interested in participating in Relay for Life is welcome to attend! “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”-Romans 12:21 The children and youth of Trinity will participate in a Rock-A-Thon on Sunday, April 26th, to benefit Relay for Life! During both morning worship services and Sunday school, children and youth will be in rocking chairs, accepting donations to continue the fight against cancer and fund future research. Parents, please sign your child up for their time to “rock!” A team of workers will travel to Penn Center Salkehatchie on St. Helena Island June 13th-20th and will represent Trinity during a week of service repairing homes. A group of children and youth will be traveling to summer camp at Asbury Hills, the South Carolina United Methodist Camp located in the upstate. A group is scheduled to go June 7th-12th, but other weeks are available! The United Methodist Men have generously established a fund to help make participation more affordable for our campers! SAVE THE DATE: Vacation Bible School: G-FORCE VBS will be held Sunday, July 12th-Thursday, July 16th, from 5:30-8:00 pm. Trinity is excited for this week of music, games, crafts, and more, where children will feel God’s Love in Action! On Tuesday, June 9th, all ages are invited to take a day trip to Annual Conference in Florence, SC., to attend the Stop Hunger Now meal packaging event! We will leave the church at 9:00, pack meals, share lunch, tour Conference, and be back in the early evening.