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Trinity United Methodist Church
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From the Pastor
September is an interesting month. School is starting. Groups in the church that didn't meet over the summer will start meeting again. The days are getting shorter. The chance for cooler weather is more of a possibility. There are new beginnings and often many changes. As I mentioned last month, Sue Miller our Office Manager is retiring, and someone new will be coming. The office hours may be different, so call before you come! Don't forget to join us for a reception on Sunday, September 2, following worship to say goodbye and thank you to Sue for all she has done for us. If you would like to give her a gift, a Money Tree will be available. On September 16, our service time will change to 9:30 a.m. Morningside's regular service time will change to 10:30 a.m. And a new worship experience is in the planning stages to begin October 7 at 8:30 a.m. at Morningside. Due to the time changes and Englewood's plan to close by the end of the year, September 2 will be their last regular worship service. Beginning September 16, members will gather at Englewood as a Faith Community at 10:30 a.m. for prayer, study, fellowship, outreach and care for one another. Don't forget the All Church Celebration in the Park on September 9 at 10:00 a.m. The Discipleship Groups have now been set, so please see the article in this newsletter for those times and places, as well as all the other happenings in September! See you in Church.
Grace and peace,
Pastor Sandy
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Beginning Sunday, September 16,
the worship service will begin at 9:30 a.m.
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Please Remember in Prayer
Please remember in prayer our loved ones in care facilities:
Pat Moe, Portland;
Marilyn Sams, Marian Estates;
Valleda White, Farmington Square
Mary Zeek, Private Foster Home
Other concerns:
The Atwoods, Glenn Beier's daughter, Tania Bellin, Mary Jane Fothergill, Debe Glenn, Mark Gray, Jim Harless, Jan Hentze's friend Merrie, Ken Horn, Glen Hossner, Ann Jeffries and her nephew Bob, AJ Kinkaid, Mark McKelvie, Dakota Miller, Ruth Nichol's sister-in-law Jan, Wayne
Petersen, Larry Rhoads, Joe Rhoads, Rose Rhoads, Marlene and Steve
Richardson, Marilyn Sams, Dan Schur, Chris and Jenn Snow and baby Ruth Ellen, Scott Webb, Nellie Wolcott, Teresa Younger, Christine's friend's son,
our country and its leaders, peace and safety in the world, all those affected by natural disasters or violence, our homebound, the poor, the homeless, care for the earth, seniors and handicapped citizens.
Those serving in the Military:
Alex (Pat Hossner's grandson), Cole (Marilyn Sams' grandson), Daniel (Wilson's and Petersen's grandson), Donald Kimbrow, Jacob Phillips (Sherry Petersen's grandson)
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f there are others to add to or remove from
this list, l
et the church office know.
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Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Worship at 9:00 a.m.
"A Place at the Table"
Mark 7:24-30
Holy Communion will be celebrated
Pastor Sandy preaching
September 9
- Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Worship at 10:00 a.m. at Riverfront Park
Potluck following the worship service
September 16
- Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
Worship Service at 9:30 a.m.
"Four Touchstones of Belief"
1 Peter 2:1-9
Pastor Sandy preaching
September 23 - Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Worship Service at 9:30 a.m.
"Heart and Hand"
James 2:14-18
Pastor Dan preaching
Lancaster Village Worship
September 30 - Ninteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Worship Service at 9:30 a.m.
"Words to Live By"
Colossians 3:12-17
Pastor Alyssa preaching
Blessing Prayers for September Birthdays and Anniversaries
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Worship Schedule
Sunday, September 2
9-10 a.m. - Worship
Sunday,
September 16, 23, 30
9:30-10:30 a.m. Worship
Blending traditional, Chancel Choir, Congregational Hymn and Praise Singing with Organ and Guitar.
Fellowship time after the Worship Service
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September
Birthdays
5
Melissa Jungling
6 Betty Hendrick
9 Frances Osborn
16 Ruth Hawkes
17 Nathelle Brown
23 Ellen Rainey
25 Joey Plank
Kylie Sims
26 Jim Jungling
13 Ed & Betty Zacharias
19 Paul & Velma Hampson
21 Larry & Rose Rhoads
25 Jim and Karen Harless
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Lord's Cupboard
The Lord's Cupboard will be closed the week of September 3-7.
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September JOY Group
The September Joy Group will be hosted by Pat & Dianna Gillespie and held at the church on September 8 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Bring your favorite snack.
We will provide hot and cold drinks.
We will be watching a movie called The Shack. It takes us on a father's transformative spiritual journey. After a family tragedy the father spirals into a crisis of faith and questions God's existence and life's purpose. He is unable to move on until he gets a mysterious invitation to an abandoned shack. There God reveals Himself in the form of three strangers. Through this meeting he finds important truths that will transform his understanding of his tragedy and change his life forever. This journey will transform audiences of all ages. The movie is approximately 132 minutes.
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Outreach
School Supplies
Sales are starting again for school supplies so get in on the bargains and help the neighbor schools. We will have a box in the narthex to leave your purchases.
Annual Neighborhood Barbeque Thank You
God blessed us with good weather, plenty of food, and the opportunity to meet our neighbors, friends, and relatives for fellowship on Trinity's front lawn for the annual neighborhood barbecue on August 19. Musical entertainment was provided by Alma Latina musicians and dancers. Children were treated to the jump house from Benjamin Jumpers at 854 Lancaster Dr. SE., a mini Fiesta Church with crafts, learning about the Marion County Fire District #1 fire trucks and the Marion County Sheriff's car. We greatly appreciated all these people and groups who provided entertainment and education for us. The barbecue grills were kept busy with cooks preparing for approximately 350 people! The Outreach committee thanks everyone who helped and/or contributed to the successful day. Special thanks to the Church of God of Prophecy and the Chuukese Church for all their help. Hats off to Larry and Rose Rhoads and their extended family for all the organizing, shopping, cooking, and clean up.
Barbeque Gift Card Winners-The Fred Meyer and Winco gift cards drawn at the barbeque were won by Jessica and Claudia, both Four Corners neighbors. Congratulations!
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Family Game Night
This month the game night will be held
Friday, September 28
, in the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Please bring a game and/or snacks to share. For more information contact Ann Jeffries, email annj355@comcast.net or phone 503-393-8590.
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Won't You Be My Neighbor?
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Cascadia All-District Event Sept. 22nd
Won't you join us?
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Mr. Roger's sang at the beginning of every episode of his TV show:
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor,
Would you be mine? Could you be mine?... 
I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you,
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you... Won't you please, Won't you please,
Please won't you be my neighbor?
On Sesame Street they had a bit around a song "People in Your Neighborhood" that goes:
Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood?
In your neighborhood? In your neighborhood?
Say, who are the people in your neighborhood?
The people that you meet each day
Now I love both these shows but my point isn't some stroll down memory lane or an attempt to relive my kids' childhoods. My point is that
knowing your neighbors is vital to effective and thriving ministry. The two questions these songs pose are ones we need to reflect on and answer.
Who are the people in your neighborhood? Won't you be my neighbor? In most of our churches the people that come on Sunday do not accurately represent the people who walk by the church on Monday morning or Wednesday night or Saturday afternoon. They do not reflect those who use our buildings when we aren't using them. In a lot of places, the neighbors of the church aren't folks we know at all.
On Saturday September 22nd those serving churches in the Cascadia District and lay representatives of each congregation will gather for a time apart. Those serving the churches will come in the morning for some focused time together. Everyone will gather for a catered lunch and the yearly meeting of the
Cascadia District Church Extension Society. The afternoon will have those serving the churches and their lay representatives teaming up for some detailed work around who are your neighbors, who are our neighbors.
Before we can seriously talk about missions and ministries we first need to know who it is that we might be serving, we need to know the people in our neighborhoods and we need to ask, "will you be my neighbor?" Collaboration is fundamental to the future of the church. Cooperation is crucial to our efforts to make disciples and transform lives. Knowing our neighbors gets us a step closer to being the church God calls us to be. We are not meant to be some secret society or even a service organization, we are meant to be the people of God gathered together in worship and service. We aren't to be holed up in our buildings, we are called to be in the neighborhoods, crossroads and shops that surround us. We are asked by God to cross over into the streets, and cafes and schools that surround us. We are shown by Christ that our neighbor is everyone we meet.
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Cascadia District Fall Event
Saturday, September 22,
MICAH
On Saturday, September 22nd the Cascadia District will hold an event in Salem for all clergy and members of our district churches!
- In the morning there will be a time for clergy to gather, the all-district fall kick-off colloquy.
- At noon there will be a catered lunch for lay and clergy with a program by the Cascadia District Church Extension Society (CDCES). The Extension Society is an example of our connectional system, with churches supporting other churches through the Extension Society Asking (has your church paid theirs? Check with your treasurer!) and the legacy of resources from closed churches. The CDCES gives loans for building improvements and grants for new ministry. CDCES is also the source for the New Places for New People micro-grants given to each Cascadia church and ministry setting.
- In the afternoon there will be an event for clergy and laity on engaging in dynamic ministry in our communities! See Tim's column above for the focus of our time together. To prepare to talk about the people in your neighborhood, Tim asks that each local church group come with a report from the demographic resource MissionInsite. Your church has free access to this resource through the Annual Conference.
The cost is only $6 for a single person or $10 for a group of any size from one congregation! Register Now!!
We look forward to being together on September 22, 2018
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Open D
oor Churches News and Notes
Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be September 24, at EUMC, at 6:00 p.m.
Open Door Churches Webpage
Go to
opendoorchurches.org
to see information about each of the churches and ways you can be involved.
Open Door Churches August Board Meeting Notes
- The Open Door Churches Board meeting was held at Trinity UMC on Monday August 27.
- Pastor Sandy Kimbrow gave an overview of the things happening at Trinity UMC, using our new brochure. Be sure to look at it and see how busy we are...
- The All-Church Worship & Celebration event is scheduled for September 9 at Riverfront Park in the amphitheatre. The Message will be given by LeRoy Barber. There will be shuttles from Salem First UMC and then golf carts to take us to the amphitheater.
- Mark Bateman led a discussion about if we, The Open Door Churches, should be a legal entity. As part of that we also discussed who can or should be on the Board. Suggestions were made for changes to the governance structure.
- Pat Gillespie explained the budget for the pastoral staff.
- Vickie Plasker gave an update concerning Englewood UMC. September 2nd will be their last "Traditional" service. Beginning on September 16th, the congregation will meet at 10:30 a.m. for a Faith Community Study Class, with prayer and outreach to the community. The final closing will be at the end of December with a Celebration of Englewood's Ministry.
- Starting on September 16th, Trinity UMC will begin Worship at 9:30 a.m. Morningside UMC will move their Worship time to 10:30 a.m. Pastor Wendy will begin a new type of Worship service at 8:30 a.m. in October.
- The Young Adults will be participating in a retreat with other Young Adult groups in October at Suttle Lake.
- The Nomads are asking about work for next year. They will probably be working at Las Naciones.
- Congregations were encouraged to make decisions regarding the $500 grant for new ministries.
- The Open Door Churches board members from Trinity are Pat Gillespie and Ann Jeffries.
Pastor Dan Pitney: "... Prayer is giving God our attention."
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Open Door Churches - Worship & Celebration
Sunday, September 9th, 10:00 a.m., followed by a potluck
Riverfront Park
For the first time ever, all six Open Door Churches will be gathering together for a combined worship experience, celebrating our community, and sharing a potluck picnic at the amphitheater
at Riverfront Park! Come enjoy an exciting day celebrating being in ministry together! Shuttles will be available at 9:15 a.m. from the back parking lot at FUMC. Come hear Leroy Barber bring an exciting message and hear great music from our choirs at the worship service.
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Open Door Young Adults Schedule
The Open Door Church Young Adult Group meets on Wednesdays from 7-8:30 at IKE Box. For more information on Open Door Young Adults, please contact Pastor Alyssa at alyssabaker08@gmail.com.
Las Naciones Community Dinners
To help support our Hispanic Ministries and get to know our brothers and sisters at Las Naciones, each of the other churches have been invited to send volunteers to help with the Community Dinners. Dinners are at 7:00 p.m. and volunteers will help serve, visit with those eating, and possibly children's activities.
Trinity will volunteer on Thursday, September 6. Please let Pastor Sandy know if you can help.
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Open Door Churches Discipleship Group Options
Fall 2018
It's here! The fall discipleship groups hosted through the Open Door Churches are listed below. Let your local church office know which one you would like to attend by Monday, September 10th and get set for a great experience. Registrations will be in the church bulletins on September 2.
Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water and Loving the Bible Again
If the Bible isn't a science book, instruction manual, or position paper, then what is it? Bestselling author Rachel Held Evans invites readers on a journey of rediscovery as she explores the magic of the Bible, engaging the old, familiar stories in new ways that honor the past and enlighten the present. Drawing upon recent scholarship and literary analysis, Evans creatively retells our favorite Bible stories, explains their contexts and possible interpretations, and then connects these ancient stories to our present-day ones. She invites readers to fall in love with Scripture all over again without checking their intellect --- or their imaginations --- at the door. The [8 weeks / $15]
- 1:00 PM Tuesday starting on Tuesday, September 11. Meeting at Keizer-Clear Lake 7920 Wheatland Rd. N.
- 2:30 PM Tuesday starting on Tuesday, September 18. Meeting at Morningside UMC, 3674 12th St. SE
- 6:30 PM Tuesday starting on Tuesday, September 18. Meeting at First UMC, 600 State Street
- 10 AM Thursday starting on Thursday, September 20. Meeting at First UMC, 600 State Street
The (Un)Common Good: How the Gospel Brings Hope to a Divided World
Jim Wallis is a strong, evangelical Christian. For over 2 decades he has been a powerful national voice challenging the evangelical community to remember and reclaim that Jesus invites us followers to engage in ministries of social justice. This timely and provocative book invites participants to reclaim Jesus's compelling vision of the common good. Wallis contends that this concept impacts not only our politics, but also our personal lives, families, churches, neighborhoods, and world. [9 weeks / $12]
- 2:30 PM Thursday starting on Thursday, September 27. Meeting at Trinity UMC, 590 Elma Ave. SE
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Dollars and Cents
by Pat Gillespie, Treasurer
Catching Up
July was a better month. Pledges and Non-Pledges still below estimate, but pledges were improving. Pledges were 10% below and Non-Pledges were 25% below. Extra effort did produce some improvements.
2018 Financial Status through July 31
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Actuals
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Budget
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Over/
(Under)
Budget
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| Income |
$111,969
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$120,931
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(10%)
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| Expenses |
$105,221
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$112,565
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(7%)
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| Gain/(Loss) |
$6,748
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$8,366
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*The budget is designed to reflect seasonal fluctuations in income and expenses and to zero out at the end of the year.
If you have questions or comments please talk to me, put a note in my church box or email me at trinity_pag@msn.com.
"Those who trust in their riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves."
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Ministry and Support Staff
Trinity United Methodis
t Church
590 Elma Ave SE, Salem OR 97317
Telephone: 503-585-8851
Fax: 503-585-4319
Web: trinityunitedmethodistchurchblog.wordpress.com
Pat Gillespie, Lay Leader: 503-363-6496
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Church Office Closed on Fridays
Sandy Kimbrow . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pastor
Sue Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office Manager
Tim Bulletset
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Paul Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choir Director
Nadine Gilmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accompanist
Open Door Churches
United Methodist
Ministries of Salem Keizer
Englewood UMC 503-364-4555
Keizer Clear Lake UMC 503-393-2402
Las Naciones UMC 503-364-2844
Morningside UMC 503-364-5013
Salem First UMC 503-364-6709
Trinity UMC 503-585-8851
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If you need a printed copy of the newsletter, please let the church office know.
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