The Trinity Times the Newsletter of Trinity Presbyterian Church July, 2008
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The Trinity Times The Newsletter of Trinity Presbyterian Church July, 2008 From Our Parish Associate Dear Trinity Friends, I stopped by the church office recently in the middle has graciously offered to make return visits to of the week and was heartened by what I experienced those members. I am coordinating pastoral there. A group of women were just leaving the parlor care coverage and have appreciated you where they had been offering prayers for Heidi. Mary letting me know of the needs of our members Virginia Bond was watering flowers in the beds outside and friends, as those needs arise. the fellowship hall. Charlie Bundy was preparing to change the church sign. The phone was ringing. In Linda Rogers began working at Trinity in those few minutes, I was reminded again that Trinity January as our new office manager. She has continues to be the Church of Jesus Christ in this served ably and with a strong sense of place, even as you face the challenges of Heidi’s commitment to her job and to you. Linda is a temporary absence from you. conduit for communicating church news and needs, and she is working diligently to ensure Last spring, in the aftermath of her surgery and as that the business and communication of the she prepared for her treatment regimen and a medical church flow efficiently. Don’t hesitate to call leave of absence, Heidi took time to meet separately, her with questions and information. and at length, with Linda Rogers, our office manager, Lonny Bond, chair of the personnel committee, and Laura Becker, who began ministry at Trinity me, as your parish associate, in order to develop as a Vanderbilt Divinity School intern, recommendations for ways to cover all the bases continues to minister here several hours each during her medical leave. The Session studied those week during the summer months, providing recommendations and immediately acted to put into worship leadership, help with pastoral care place a plan to ensure the continuation of Trinity’s vital coverage, and assistance in a variety of other ministry. As a congregation, you were informed of ways as well. We are all very grateful for that plan; and you have all worked hard to ensure that Laura’s calm and caring presence. the work of the church continues as we await Heidi’s return. The Spirit has been at work among us through the ordination and installation of new officers, Your Session has continued to meet, with Gene the reception of a new member, the inspiring TeSelle serving as its moderator. Gene also provided sermons of guest preachers, the exciting guidance for the officer nominating committee and plans for Stage II of our capital campaign made will train our newest elders. Over the past few months, possible by your commitment and the Adams’ the worship committee has met regularly under the generosity, and, especially, your dedication to capable leadership of Dale Johnson and Penny this church and its ministry in our community. TeSelle. Dale has made sure that we have preachers for Sunday worship, and Laura Becker, Valerie Oyen- Under Heidi’s dedicated pastoral leadership, Larsen, and I have enjoyed helping to plan the weekly Trinity entered a new chapter of revitalization. order of worship. The other committees of the Because of your commitment, that Session have also continued to meet and to plan. revitalization continues. Thanks be to God! Meredith Siler, a Disciples of Christ minister and In Christ’s love, Heidi’s friend, has generously volunteered her time to help one day each week in the church office and with Janet pastoral care coverage. She has accompanied me in visiting a number of our homebound members and SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE FOR Trinity Presbyterian Church JUNE, JULY, AND THE FIRST HALF OF 3201 Hillsboro Road AUGUST Nashville, TN 37215 No Sunday School or children/youth choir Phone: (615) 297-6513 rehearsal Fax: (615) 846-0154 E-mail: [email protected] 10:15 a.m. Summer Youth Breakfast Club in the Tower Room The Trinity Times is published monthly. We wel- 10:30 a.m. Summer Sunday Singers come news items, prayer concerns, and other 11:00 a.m. Worship Service contributions from members and friends of Trin- 12:00 p.m. Fellowship Time in theEast Hall ity. Bring your articles to the church or e-mail 9:30 - 12:30 Nursery and Child Care ([email protected]) them to the editor, Provided in Educational Judy Schomber, by the 20th of the month for the Building following month’s newsletter. Large print versions of the bulletin for Wor- ship are available as you enter the sanctuary. Trinity Presbyterian Church Staff Please ask one of the ushers for a large print bulletin if you want one. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler, Pastor Janet Salyer, Parish Associate Columbarium brochures are available from the Valerie Oyen-Larsen, Music Director racks in the foyer or in the East Hall. Please Linda Rogers, Office Manager Charlie Bundy, Facilities Manager pick up a copy. Frances Duvall, Clerk of Session Session Members PRAYER TIME IN THE Lonny Bond (2010) Midge Folger (2009) PARLOR David Carlton (2011) Dale Johnson (2009) Booth Chapman (2011) Scott Kimberly (2009) On Wednesdays from 1 - 1:30 Frances Duvall (2011) Judy Rye (2010) a.m.(please note change of time to the Phil Elbert (2010) Jan Sharlett (2011) afternoon), staff and anyone from the Cash Forshee (2009) Penny TeSelle (2009) Fran Ziglar (2010) congregation are invited to join in a time of prayer for Heidi and other JULY BIRTHDAYS congregational needs. Rev. Meredith Siler facilitates these prayer sessions. Joan Dougherty - 1 EVENTS IN JULY Lee Anne O’Brien - 2 18 SUMMERTIME COFFEEHOUSE Janet Colbran - 5 Thomas Vaughan and Robbin Bach Diego Enriquez - 11 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall Robert Rutherford - 11 Jim Parker - 12 Youth Breakfast Club Tom O’Brien - 17 in July Hank Schomber - 18 by Laura Becker Phil Elbert - 20 We will meet only on July 6 and 27 this month. Joanna Ediger - 23 And this time, everyone bring your own breakfast, Helen Hill - 24 and we will hang out and catch up on our lives! Hope to see you then! Fran Ziglar - 29 2 USHERS FOR JULY MUSIC Ron Wise, Head Usher NOTES Ann Wise Summertime sounds abound! Having launched the Bob Bowling now-annual Summer Sunday Singers on the Frank Martínez second Sabbath of June, it has been nice to see David Erwin both choir “regulars” and newcomers coming together to rehearse and sing a morning anthem each week. We welcome all singers who are Again, I offer a plea for assistance: During the interested in being part of this activity to meet in the summer months, some work will be done on the fellowship hall by 10:30 a.m. for the preparation of choral library of music, and helpers would be that day’s anthem. Among the perks of participation greatly appreciated! After renovation and are the lack of Wednesday evening commitment movement of many things from the music areas, and the fact that singers may sit with family and we need to update the music filing system and the friends during the service. Keep in mind that youth means of organizing that information oncomputer. are also welcome to participate, and that the Several folks have recognized that need and have “regular” choir members who know of a forthcoming useful skills; if you would like to contribute some absence are asked to “sign out” on the choir time and energy toward this effort, please be in calendar hanging on the bulletin board near the touch with me. Together we can accomplish some music cubbies. Thanks for contributing to worship necessary tasks in several needed areas! music. The Summer Sunday Singers will continue in July, Speaking of worship music, appreciation is with weekly anthems being offered. With all the extended to Dale Johnson for his efforts in talent in the congregation, we encourage developing and organizing an all-music Service of even more congregants to join in making a joyful American Hymns and Religious Music for Sunday, noise together! June 29. Thanks, too, to Judy Rye for her part in this unique and special service, and to David Carlton Tunefully yours, for obtaining an old original hymnbook containing a Valerie hymn which was reset [for readability] by Robert 931/368.1245 or 931/216.6625 Rutherford. What a unique way of feasting on the [email protected] Word—through musical settings of well- and lesser-known American sacred song! REMEMBER SUMMER Having just returned from 6 jam-packed days at FLOWERS! Montreat, NC for the annual Worship and Music Conference, I can say that there is much value in There are many beautiful possibilities for this experience: exchanging and absorbing new arrangements of summer flowers and they ideas, seeking to find new and meaningful worship beautify the sanctuary. If you would like components while honoring traditions, wading to give flowers, please sign up on the cal- through lots of printed music, singing in a chamber endar outside the church office, and choir, attending classes and experiencing daily large-scale communion worship services, and please indicate if they are in memory, more. Each year I return with ideas to share in our honor, or celebration of someone or a spe- worship plans, or starting points from which to cial event. modify them specific to our needs. This intense time of worship and music allows for more seeds to be Flowers may be taken by the donor fol- planted and — hopefully — more innovative worship lowing the service, or they will be deliv- experiences here at home.