Amazing Grace! Washington 2017.pdfJohn Previdi - Science Leader, VBS See you at Vacation Bible School! Wanda J. Rockenbaugh & Pam Sheets Sunday School Superintendents Leadership’s

Amazing Grace! I stand amazed at what has happened! By what can only be un-derstood as a work of the Spirit of God, the Cabinet of the Baltimore-Washington Conference has appointed me to be the Pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church. I, whom you had never met before, will move into the office and step into the pulpit of your church and a new life will begin for all of us. There is for me, and I hope for you, real excitement in this! It is like putting two elements never joined before into a test tube and watch what happens. Except it is better than that because I believe God already knows what will happen and is even now smiling upon us with blessing to watch it take place. With each step we take to-gether from July 1, 2017 onward, we will be affirming the wholeness of the Body of Christ. I who was born in Southwest Baltimore, just off the 2400 block of Frederick Avenue, raised off the Mountain Road in Anne Arundel County, educat-ed in a variety of schools and Seminaries, and shaped by ministry in seven very different congregations, come now to be the pastor of Trinity UMC composed of all of you of various backgrounds that has brought you to this place – And we will be the church together! I praise God for this sign of God’s Amazing Grace among us and fully trust that the grace that is bringing us together is fully capable of lead-ing and empowering us to do a good (maybe even a great) work together in the name of Jesus Christ. In fact, I am quite sure that God would not have gone to these measures without the clear desire to set us about His holy work. May God bless us and keep us and let God’s full blessing fill us and flow through us as God’s people called for this place and time.

Blessings! Pastor David Carter-Rimbach

A Note From The Pastor

Scripture of the Month

Ephesians 3:14-19

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, [fn] 15 from whom every fami-

ly [fn] in heaven and on earth takes its name. 16 I pray that, according to the riches of

his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power

through his Spirit, 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are

being rooted and grounded in love. 18 I pray that you may have the power to compre-

hend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to

know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the

fullness of God.

Note From The Editor

All articles in this newsletter have been copied directly from the articles’ author the way it was submitted. Please direct any

questions, comments or concerns to the appropriate author. If you have an article you would like published in the next

news letter, please submit them to Michelle Bien at [email protected] by the 21st of each month.

July 2017

Pastor David Carter-Rimbach

Vacation Bible School

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Looking Ahead: July 17

th – July 21

st 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Vacation Bible School Program: Hero Central – Discover Your Strength In God!

A meeting was held on Wednesday, May 24th at 6:30 pm in room 2. We dis-cussed what the program is all about and how you can help. Check out the possi-bilities where you could

use your talents to help bring this program together. If, after the meeting you feel like this isn’t for you…no problem. But, if you feel you can contribute, great; stick it out and we will all work together for the common good of the children who will be attending VBS. We will also have work-shops, so everyone will feel comfortable with the entire program.

So, put your name on the sign-up sheet, attend the meet-ings and see how you can make a difference in a child’s life!

September 3rd - Children’s Sunday School resumes

VBS News: VBS Heroes Central: Discover Your Strength in God: Vacation Bible School (VBS) will begin Monday, July 17 - Friday July 21, 2017 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Prepara-tions have already begun. There are so many ways you can help make this another successful VBS year. Please see Wanda Rockenbaugh. The following items are needed for crafts for Va-cation Bible School: Empty paper towel rolls, empty toi-let paper rolls, colored tissue paper, empty SMALL glass jars the size baby food used to come in, colored scrap book paper and poster board. Thank You, Michele Elder- Craft leader, VBS.

We also need empty 2 liter bottles this year at Vacation Bible School. Please consider donating your empty clear colored 2 liter bottles for our VBS Science projects. Thank You, John Previdi - Science Leader, VBS

See you at Vacation Bible School! Wanda J. Rockenbaugh & Pam Sheets

Sunday School Superintendents

Leadership’s Corner

We Care A new ministry has been added to our won-derful church, called ''Glova's Angels". Glova has provided many crocheted angels to the card minis-try over the last few years. So many happy emails have come back to me, stating how much they ap-preciate them. After many of the recipients have taken them to their jobs as a reminder of our church remembering them in their time of need. Many have put them in glass picture frames for re-membrance. Glova's Angels have been to many states and hospitals and nursing homes. We are blessed to have Glova Lowman as a church mem-ber and caring member of the Card Ministry. God Bless you Glova for all of your help in our church.

Sandy MacKenzie, Greeting Card Ministry & We Care

Treasurer’s Report May Treasurer's Report

Income $13,200 Expenses $14,728 Deficit $ 1,528

From Finance Mark your calendars for our next Flea Market on Saturday, July 15th. We are always looking for volunteers to help on Flea Market Days. If you have an hour or two, we can find something you for you to help with. We are planning to do a Fill-A-Bag clothing sale. This is a great way to meet the community and fellowship with other congre-

gation members. If you are able to help in the Thrift Shop please contact Michelle Bien. If you are unable to help on Flea Market day, dona-tions for the kitchen of 12-ounce canned Coke products, napkins, bottled water or baked goods to sell is a great way to contribute. See Lee, Bobbie or Diane if you have any questions or want to sign up to help. Our annual Spaghetti Supper will be on Sat-urday, September 23rd from 4 to 7 pm. All you can eat Spaghetti with Trinity’s famous meat sauce or marinara sauce, salad bar, bread, dessert and drink. Adults $13 – Children 3 – 10 $6 – Car-ryout’s available for $11. Baked Goods are needed for the Bake Table. As always volunteers are needed for set up, clean up, serving and prepping for the dinner. Please contact Lee, Bobbie or Di-ane if you are able to help in anyway.

Thank you Diane Bowman, Finance Chair

Church Council Dear Trinity Church Family, As summer approaches, I would like to thank everyone who has worked so hard to make our church a place of warmth and joy. Many, many thanks to: Pastor Grimes for her leadership, love, and in-

spiring sermons. UMW, under the leadership of Carolyn Jenkins

for their support of the church and planning and hosting the Mother, Daughter Family Dinner which was a time of fellowship and great fun.

Leadership’s Corner

Bobbie Bien, a lay leader, and Christ’s servant in every sense of the word, who is always there providing support, rides, office coverage, count-less behind the scene help and prays for all of us.

Claire Leidy for wearing two hats and serving in two very challenging positions. Her yeoman work in SPRC of guiding our church through the transition to a new pastor has been amazing. In addition, her role as trustee secretary has seen the accomplishment of many long-standing projects. I appreciate the many hours she has sacrificed for our church.

Joel Case, Larry Rockenbaugh and Harry Wil-helm and our other trustees for being the glue that has kept our church buildings together and im-proved them is so many ways.

Diane Bowman and Sharon Kephart for spending hours in the kitchen at dinners and flea markets to provide yummy food.

Michelle Bien for making the Thrift Shop a first class operation that makes our church proud and for her invaluable assistance in technology and reorganizing the way we communicate.

Dolores Kohlhepp, Ray Miles, Ann Mellinger, the choir, and the music and workshop committee who have us leaving church with a song in our hearts

Sandy Mackenzie and Glova Lowman for the countless hours that they spent making shut ins and all of us feel remembered.

Michele Elder for the creation of the wonderful banners for our church

Peggy Greene and Michel Elder for their work on Evangelism.

John Elder for faithfully videotaping our worship services.

Linda Lemmerman whose green thumb makes our grounds beautiful.

Lee Rockenbaugh and Diane Bowman who guide us financially and who are always there behind the scenes making projects and events go smoothly. They always say yes to requests to help and are known to live at the church.

Phyllis Bonnet for organizing and taking care of our library.

Wanda Rockenbaugh and Pam Sheets for contin-uing the children’s faith journey both in Sunday and Bible School.

To all of you who have given so generously of your time, prayers and talents for our church, you have my heartfelt thanks,

Pat Previdi, Church Council Chair

From UMW Trinity United Methodist Women ended the 2016-2017 year with a tea meeting at Sweet Sim-pli-Tea Tea Room in Eldersburg. Regular meetings will resume in September. At this time we will con-

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tinue to raise money to support our outreach pro-jects. Outreach projects consist of two trips a year to the Loch Raven Veteran Hospital with donations of items collected throughout the year. These are items the hospital has requested based on the needs of their residents. We also provide monetary dona-tions to The Susanna Wesley House, The Maryland Bible Society, Helping Up Mission, The Ca-tonsville Pregnancy Center, Board of Child Care and other groups upon request. The women also pay for the Upper Room Magazine which is free to members each month. In order to continue the outreach programs we have two money raising functions each year. The annual Mother Daughter & Family Dinner held in May and the Christmas Bazaar & Craft Fair held in November. The meetings are the second Monday of each month at 11:30am.

Carolyn Jenkins, UMW, President

Lay Member to Annual Conference 2017 Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference When Bishop LaTrelle Easterling pro-nounced the 233rd session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference open, she made history as the first woman to lead the 159,000 members and 1,050 clergy who make up the 628 churches of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. But Easterling’s actions were more focused on the future as she set an ambitious, faith-centered, and Spirit-driven vision for the Confer-ence during the three-day event, May 31-June 2, at the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel. During opening worship, the bishop stressed the theme of the session, “We are One: Connected in Covenant.” She preached to a spirited gathering of more than 1,550 registered members and guests, who filled the ballroom to capacity. “We are the body of Christ together,” she said. “How we choose to live out our days is our response to this covenant. … If we allow ourselves to be divided, we will lose our moral witness to the world.”

During the session’s times of holy confer-encing, members:

Voted on five amendments to the denomination’s constitution, including one that addresses dis-crimination against women and girls within The United Methodist Church. The results of these votes will be announced after all the United Methodists, worldwide, cast their ballots.

Passed a resolution to become a member of the Religious Coalition on Reproductive Choice.

Chose to participate in a conference-wide boycott of Hewlett Packard products until the company ceases to profit from the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Rejected calls for The Baltimore-Washington Conference and Mid-Atlantic Foundation to adopt stronger socially responsible investment screens and to divest from Caterpillar, Hewlett

Packard, and Motorola, three companies noted by some for their financial involvement in Israel’s occu-pation of Palestine.

Revised the conference moving policy so that retirees have the same moving benefits as active clergy.

Officially closed Centennial-Caroline Street United Methodist Church in Baltimore and Overlea Chapel United Methodist Church in Baltimore.

Adopted an $18,463,136 budget for 2018, only a 0.3 percent increase over 2017.

Slightly lowered the benevolence factor, used to de-termine apportionments, to 17.725 percent; and af-firmed a projected collection rate of 92 percent.

Increased the equitable compensation rate for clergy by 2 percent to $43,149, with the minimum housing rate remaining the same at $19,866.

In moments of celebration and remembrance, members: Rejoiced at the ordination of seven elders and the

commissioning of one provisional deacon and nine provisional elders during a service in which Bishop Ernest Lyght celebrated Jesus as the bread of life.

Gave thanks for the 617 total years of service of 24 clergy who retire July 1 at a luncheon where Bishop Forrest Stith spoke on the importance of passing the torch with purpose.

Lit candles, remembering the bishops, pastors, clergy spouses and lay people who died during the past year during a memorial service led by the Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli.

Recognized, in the laity session, eight new Certified Lay Members who completed their two-year course of study.

Honored two Cabinet members: The Rev. Laura Easto, superintendent of the Baltimore-Suburban Dis-trict, who has been appointed to serve Potomac Unit-ed Methodist Church; and the Rev. Ed DeLong, inter-im superintendent of the Baltimore Metropolitan Dis-trict; and welcomed two new superintendents, the Revs. Wanda Duckett and Ann Laprade.

Welcomed new conference leaders: Christie Latona, the new Director of Connectional Ministries; the Rev. Antoine Love, who will serve as assistant to the bish-op; and the Rev. Rodney Smothers, who will become the conference’s new congregational development resource specialist.

In special offerings, collected $10,051 for Seeds of Security, a ministry to assist people leaving situations of domestic violence and $3,925 for scholarships for youth to attend the ROCK retreat.

In a district-centered Penny War, raised $814 for the Adrienne Terry Affordable Housing Fund.

In a new tradition, held a worship service recognizing the 75 clergy who are appointed to new churches this year and the lay people who will receive them.

During reports about a variety of ministries, members: Committed themselves to personally addressing rac-

ism during the Call to Action report, which outlined a new conference-wide initiative on racial justice and reconciliation.

Honored Andy Thornton, who is retiring after 30 years as director of the conference’s camping and retreat ministries.

Learned about a new resource for individual and

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youth groups created by the Conference Council on Youth Ministries called Stress Less, which addresses issues affecting young people.

Received information about how they can become more involved in the conference’s Young Adult Council, especially in the One Love creative worship experience next fall, and the expanding conference Hispanic Ministries programs.

Celebrated with conference Lay Leader Delores Mar-tin how the laity are active in ministry, with more than 1,000 lay servants and 143 Certified Lay Minis-ters working in covenant relationship with others to glorify God.

Heard from the Rev. Jim Miller of the Episcopacy Committee how last year, the BWC raised $330,740 to help build a health and wellness center at Africa University.

Statistically, in the Baltimore-Washington Conference: Membership stands at 159,048, down 3 percent from

the previous year. Worship attendance stands at 56,235, down 5 percent. Church school attendance stands at 16,416, down 4.8

percent. Professions or reaffirmations of faith for 2016: 2,643,

down from 2015 by 14 percent. Adults and young adults in small groups for 2016:

33,340, down from 2015 by 2.8 percent. Worshippers engaged in mission for 2016: 69,680 up

from 2015 by 4.9 percent. BWC churches served 1,329,942 people with ministries of outreach, justice and mercy.

— Melissa Lauber and Erik Alsgaard, Communica-tions, Baltimore-Washington Conference On the last night of the 233rd Annual Conference Bishop Easterling asked each District Superintendent to present and announce the new clergy appointments within their districts. Our new Pastor David Carter-Rimbaugh and I were honored to carry the Baltimore Metropolitan banner into the conference hall followed by our districts clergy and lay members to the Annual Conference. Pastor David and I were presented to the Annual Conference along with the other new appoint-ments from our district and the other 7 of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. After all eight districts shared their new appointments the whole Annual Conference prayed for the pastors and churches in our Conference who would be starting their new appointments begin-ning July 1, 2017. The Annual Conference concluded with the motion to assemble next year for the 234th Annual Conference at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. ,

Respectfully submitted,

Bobbie Bien, Lay Member to the Annual Conference

Leadership’s Corner

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July 1 Thrift Shop CLOSED 7:00 pm - NA Meeting July 2 9:15 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Fellowship Time July 3 Office CLOSED 7:00 pm - Tai Chi July 4 Independence Day Office CLOSED July 5 Office CLOSED July 6 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Office Hours July 7 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Office Hours 8:00 pm - AA Meeting July 8 9:00 am - 1:00 pm - Thrift Shop Hours 7:00 pm - NA Meeting July 9 9:15 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Fellowship Time July 10 Office CLOSED 7:00 pm - Tai Chi July 11 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Office Hours 7:00 pm - Trustee Meeting July 12 Office CLOSED 6:30 pm – G.I.F.T. Circle July 13 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Office Hours July 14 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Office Hours 8:00 pm - AA Meeting July 15 Faith & Fellowship Articles Due to Michelle Bien 8:00 am – 1:30 pm – Flea Market 8:00 am - 1:30 pm - Thrift Shop Hours 7:00 pm - NA Meeting

July 16 9:15 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Fellowship Time July 17 Office CLOSED 6:30 pm - VBS 7:00 pm - Tai Chi July 18 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Office Hours 6:30 pm - VBS July 19 Office CLOSED 6:30 pm - VBS July 20 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Office Hours 6:30 pm - VBS July 21 F&F Articles Due to Michelle Bien (Last Day Accepted) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Office Hours 6:30 pm - VBS 8:00 pm - AA Meeting July 22 9:00 am - 1:00 pm - Thrift Shop Hours 7:00 pm - NA Meeting July 23 9:15 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Fellowship Time July 24 Office CLOSED 7:00 pm - Tai Chi July 25 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Office Hours 7:00 pm - Finance Meeting July 26 Office CLOSED July 27 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Office Hours July 28 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Office Hours 8:00 pm - AA Meeting July 29 9:00 am - 1:00 pm - Thrift Shop Hours 7:00 pm - NA Meeting

July 2017 Calendar

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July 30 9:15 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Fellowship Time July 31

Office CLOSED 7:00 pm - Tai Chi

July 2017 Calendar Continued

Ladies Day Apart - September 9, 2017

Let me introduce you to Nicole Johnson. I had de-sired for our folks to become acquainted with this very talented Christian lady. Like the others affili-ated with Women of Faith, Nicole has serious mes-sages yet, she provides her audiences with amazing entertainment. Only one DVD introduced her in the beginning but did not include her as a principle speaker along with the others. She is the "Drama Queen". There will be a sign up sheet in the narthex in Au-gust. Arrival time (NEW) will be from 9:30 to 10 AM with lite fare. There will be two DVDs shown followed by lunch. We encourage you to come, bring a friend and enjoy an uplifting time of fellow-ship.

Peggy & Bobbie

2 Susan Shiflett

8 Brenda Curry

12 Shirley Wantland

13 Daniel Jenkins

15 Carol Jett

17 Rusty Boyer

20 Sarah Cosgrove

31 Jasmine Dyer

29 Bill & Sandy MacKenzie

DVD Ministry Our Sunday Worship Services are now online and can be watched from any computer or mobile phone. If you would like to watch the video online please go to the Trinity Unit-ed Methodist Church webpage and

select Videos page on menu. Or you can go to our “YouTube Channel” and view all of our services.

If you would like a copy of our services on DVD please contact Jon & Michele Elder

Trinity UMC Website: http://www.trinitycatonsville.com/

Trinity UMC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJW2AjYJyaww0k2uLCbSGA

(We will have an easier to remember YouTube address once we get 100 subscribers)

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Thrift Shop News

Since I took over the Thrift Shop I'm always reminded of the remarkable generosity of our members and those that live in our community. I’m thankful for the success we have had and the opportunity to help those in need. The Thrift Shop wouldn't have been a success without all of the caring and helpful volunteers keeping it going. I ap-preciate every single person who has helped and volunteered their time to make the Thrift Shop what it is today. Now that the summer is upon us we have a huge goal ahead of us. We would like to do

a little “spring cleaning” of our clothing room. We are in need of volunteers to help sort, purge and reorganize our clothing room. Our goal is to accomplish this prior to the July Flea Market on July 15th. If you are availa-ble to help with this project please contact me.

Requests:

The Thrift Shop would appreciate donations of paper towels, L.A. Awesome (found at the Dollar Store), plastic storage totes with lids (18 galloons or more) (Rubbermaid or Sterilite), and tall bookshelves.

Michelle Bien, Thrift Shop

May 6 - CLOSED 13 - CLOSED 20 - Flea Market (TS Hours 8am-1:30pm) - Susan Shifflet & Michele Elder 27 - CLOSED June 3 - Linda Lemmerman & Sandy MacKenzie 10 - Pat Previdi & Claire Leidy 17 - Flea Market (TS Hours 8am-1:30pm) - Peggy Greene & Michele Elder 24 - Mary Kolleck & Susan Shifflet July 1 - CLOSED 8 - ________________ & ________________ 15 - Easter Egg Hunt (10am-11:30am) - Susan Shifflet & Michele Elder 22 - ________________ & ________________ 29 - ________________ & ________________ If you would like to volunteer please contact Michelle Bien at [email protected]

Thrift Shop Coverage

Every 3rd Saturday from May 2017 through October 2017

Trinity United Methodist

Church hosts a Community Flea Market.

Dates:

May 20, June 17, July 15, Aug 19, Sept 16, Oct 21

Setup Time: 7am

Flea Market Hours: 8am - 1pm Spaces are available for $10 per space*. Breakfast and Lunch is sold in our fellowship hall provided by our Trinity Chef's. *A space is considered to be a 6 foot area on the church property. *Note that chairs and tables are not provided. Flea Market Maps are available on our church website or you may call 410-747-5841 to request one.

Flea Markets

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Trinity United Methodist Church

2100 Westchester Avenue

Catonsville, MD 21228

Trinity United Methodist Church

2100 Westchester Avenue

Catonsville, MD 21228

Phone: 410-747-5841

Fax: 410-747-5843

[email protected]

www.trinitycatonsville.com

Inside this issue:

Note From The Pastor 1 Cartoon Corner 6

Scripture of the Month 1 DVD Ministry 6

Note From The Editor 1 July Birthdays 6

Vacation Bible School 2 July Anniversaries 6

Leadership’s Corner 2 Save The Dates 6

Leadership’s Corner Cont’d 3 Thrift Shop News 7

Leadership’s Corner Cont’d 4 Thrift Shop Coverage 7

May 2017 Calendar 5 Flea Markets 7

May 2017 Calendar Cont’d 6

Our Vision:

“To totally immerse ourselves in the

Word of God and share it with others.”

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