JUNE NEWSLETTER

Farewell Party for the Urso Family Sunday, June 6th at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity UMC Join us in Bishop Hall for cake, punch, and Trinity fellowship. Donations of cookies are welcome!Join us for

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Galactic Blast at Trinity!
June 21 - 25
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Now is the time to register your children
for a week of out- of- this- world fun!

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June 14-17, 2010
Greg and Bonnie will be at the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove in Asheville, NC to participate in the Rapid Response Team Chaplain Training

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Trinity Church Picnic at Getty Heights Park
Saturday, August 7th
Fellowship Begins at 3 p.m.
Dinner at 5 p.m.
Worship at 7 p.m.

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STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE
A Christian steward serves GOD out of love and gratitude for these gifts knowing that it's NOT how much we have but what we DO with WHAT WE HAVE that is important.

MISSION COMMITTEE LUCILLE KUZEMCHAK
Distributed from Marie Moore Funds:
$ 300 UMCOR
$ 300 Red Bird Mission School
$ 300 Trinity VIM Trip
$ 200 The Open Door

Distributed from budgeted funds:
$ 500 Irene Mparutsa

We have entered into a covenant relationship with the Board of Global Ministries to support Irene for one year with the possibility of renewing that commitment yearly. Irene is trained as a nurse, midwife, and public health professional. Irene shares about her work in Cambodia, "It is the most fulfilling work I could ever imagine when I work with a pastor to help a family in his village to find care for the child who has stopped attending school because of Thalassaemia (an inherited blood disease which causes anemia), or help a poor family get free treatment from a public hospital, or work together with health staff for the good of the community. Coming to work with church, I am with local pastors and church members, village chiefs and local authorities and volunteers engaging communities to work together."

There is a picture of Irene and a more complete biography posted on the Mission bulletin board in Bishop Hall.

HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE STACEY ROBERTSON
Congratulations to all our graduates! On Sunday, June 20th we will be recognizing all of our
students who have graduated in the last year. If you know of anyone who has finished high school, college, technical school or an advanced degree please let us know. Over the summer we would love to hear from students. Let us know about that great summer job, or real job for our graduates, interesting internships or travel.

VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION LARRY BUTERBAUGH
Dear VIM Leaders and Friends of Mission,
Did you know that the olive harvest in the Holy Land seems to cycle yearly between a good
abundant year and a year when olives are not abundant? The families that owned the olive groves kept apologizing to our VIM team last year. The trees were not loaded with olives. Regardless, the olives still had to be picked. Maybe VIM teams to the Holy Land have a similar cyclical nature.
Two years ago I cancelled because we couldn’t come up with 10 people – a magical number which allows us to have some discounts with the airlines and to divide the costs of land transportation among enough people to be reasonable. Last year we fielded a wonderful team of 13. We couldn’t hit 10 this year, so I cancelled. I’m already getting people on my list for 2011.
From one of our team members last October comes this message: “What a sad thought that people don't know what they are missing! All the traveling we have done, none come close to the meaning of our trip to the Holy Land! I'm not sure if everyone is so wrapped up in all our problems that they don't want to educate themselves about the Israel/Palestine issue?”
Olive picking in Israel begins about the second week of October. Tentative dates for the 2011 trip:
Oct 9-22. Tentative Cost: $3000. Leader: Tina Whitehead. Continuing education credits are
available for pastors – as is continuing education funding. I will also provide a receipt for
deduction of the costs of this ministry/mission trip for the IRS.
Maybe next year is the year for you, or someone you love, to join the VIM team to the Holy Land.
Let me know so that I can add your (or his/her) name to my list.
Keep me posted about your VIM activities ...
Diane Miller, Mission/VIM Coordinator

SPRC CONNIE SUTTON
Can you believe it – it has been almost a year since we welcomed Pastor Greg and Bonnie into our fold, and the committee just completed his first pastor evaluation. Thanks, Pastor Greg, for a great first year. We appreciate your caring concern for us all, your interesting and educational sermons and Bible studies, your humor and jokes, and your commitment to Trinity.
We still have a great need for both a casual custodian (see last month’s newsletter for details) and another nursery worker. If curious and/or interested, please contact the office or any of the
committee’s members.

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Habitat for Humanity Jackie Kallal Triathlon
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Yellow Creek State Park
The race course is a half mile swim in a clean lake, a 9.5 mile bike (closed course) for race
or street bikes, and a 3.5 mile run (closed course) with aid stations every mile. Post-race
party includes food, beverage, music, awards, and door prizes!
Fee (paid by June 2nd) includes: Race T-shirt, swim cap, generous food and drink!
Individuals: $40 Teams: $65
Contact the Trinity church office for more information or a registration form.

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2010 Spiritual Formation Retreat
Friday - Sunday, Nov 5-7, 2010
Camp Allegheny
"Intimacy with the Almighty – Four Spiritual
Disciplines for Cultivating Closeness with God."
Cost: $75 per person (includes 2 nights lodging, 4 meals, and retreat books/materials/supplies). To reserve your space a $30 deposit is due to the church office by July 25th. Retreat is
limited to 12-14 persons. A brochure with more details will found in the June 5/6 bulletin.
Leaders: Greg & Bonnie Golden
Questions: See Greg or call 724-465-2015.

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Men's Breakfast
Saturday, JUNE 5TH at 8 a.m.

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Faith, Family, Fellowship
Join us Saturday, June 5th at 6 p.m. at the Creekside Ark for playtime before we head over to Stern's for ice cream.
This event will be cancelled (again!) if the weather does not cooperate.

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Caregiving Support – For Adult Caregivers Who Care for Other Adults
Are you caring for another adult in your home, or caring for someone in a nursing home, or caring for another adult who lives out - of - town? If you are, you know the challenges and joys of helping another adult in a difficult time of their life. This group will take a break for the summer
but will resume meeting in September. If you need support before our next meeting, please call the church office.