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December 2017

8:45 a.m. Announcements

9 a.m. Worship Service

9:15 a.m. Children’s Sunday School

10:15 a.m. Youth Class

10:30 a.m. Adult Bible Class

12:00 p.m. Tongan worship

12:00 p.m. Korean Worship

Childcare is provided all morning.

See photos of events at church website

Fall Sunday Schedule

Special to The Word

Christmas in the Christian

church is certainly a time filled

with celebration and love. It pro-

vides spectacular opportunities

for gathering with friends and

loved ones. It helps to soften

our inner core; making us more

aware of the needs and trials of

those around us.

It opens our very soul up to

reaching out to people every-

where to share the good news.

During Advent, which begins

Sunday, Dec. 3, we prepare our-

selves for the anticipated earth-

ly birth of our Lord and Savior, a

time when God comes to earth

to live with us.

Christians know it as a peri-

od of joy, love, hope, and

peace. From the very beginning,

Christmas was a time of “good

news of great joy...to all peo-

ple” (Luke 2:10). God did some

unusual and exciting things to

celebrate that good news!

Come worship with us and

celebrate the joy of this sea-

son...a joy that fills us up with

hope! Travel with us to Bethle-

hem where we follow shepherds

and hear the angels sing. And

most of all, see the hope and

anticipation in the eyes of every

person – from kids to adults.

On Sunday, Dec. 17 at both

9 and 10:30 a.m., Trinity United

Methodist Church will host its

15th annual Christmas Cantata

service directed by music guru

Carol Bumgarner. Since many of

you like to hear the cantata

twice, please note that we are

offering two choices for your

family worship that day. Save

the date! Mark it clearly on your

calendars, you will not want to

miss this worship experience!

Hope is a gospel Christmas

celebration brought to us from

the expert pen of composer Joel

Raney. This cantata is the sec-

ond in a series of four musicals

Christmas Is Coming!

Let the Church Bells Ring!

Inside This Issue

Continued… page 2

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based on the Advent themes of

Joy, Hope, Peace, and Love.

Last year we began our advent

journey with the musical, Joy.

This year, Hope will tell the

story of Christ's birth through

six traditional hymns written in

contemporary gospel style with

a bit of soul, and even a touch

of the blues. Real hope is time-

less and it filled the heart of the

Old Testament. Scripture is

used to bring us closer to the

manger to reflect on the promis-

es of hope found in the very

birth of Christ.

The year’s Cantata Choir is

made up of folks from Trinity

UMC’s Chancel Choir and the

HeartStrings, our multigenera-

tional choir. Together, they will

be accompanied by a profes-

sional group of musicians, orga-

nized by Doug Beasley, a pro-

fessional French Horn player

and Clark County School District

band director who grew up in

this church. Sharon Watson, our

resident organist and accompa-

nist for the Chancel Choir, is

also a volunteer pianist for

HeartStrings.

These two, along with a

trumpet, trombone, clarinet,

flute, oboe, percussion, bass,

and bassoon performer, will

help us deliver God’s very real

hope to you through song. Add

to this mix some powerful nar-

rators who help us remember

the story. It will, indeed, be a

celebration fitting for the Ad-

vent season of hopeful prepara-

tion as we await the coming of

Emmanuel!

The planning, the hectic re-

hearsal schedule, the TUMC

Sanctuary beautifully decorated

with greenery and Chrismons,

the joy on the faces of the choir

members as they proudly pre-

sent the results of their hard

work to a congregation of fami-

ly and friends...all combine to

create a joyful and meaningful

experience that we hope you

will always treasure.

Worship is an action verb.

The whole Body of Christ is in-

volved in the experience. It’s an

unbelievably powerful time of

the year...Jesus coming to earth

in human form. A time to

wait...a time to remember...a

time to rejoice...and a time to

realize His omnipotent vision as

you dedicate your life and your

actions to His plans for us at

Trinity. Immerse yourself in

Christmas remembrances as we

light the Advent candle and pray

for peace...God's peace! It is,

indeed, a wonderful time of the

year.

So invite your family, your

friends, your neighbors...the

folks you see at work or the

checker at the grocery store.

Know that God will be in the

house...supporting our church

members and friends who are

already diligently at work pre-

paring this worship event for

you. He wants us to tell the sto-

ry and sing His praises! Come

and share in worship with us!

Cantata Continued from… page 1

Carol Bumgarner directs the combined choir at last year’s Christmas cantata, Joy, held in the Sanctuary. This year’s

musical is scheduled on Sunday, Dec. 17 with identical performances at 9 and 10:30 a.m.

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Advent Season Upon Us

Sunday, Dec. 3 is the first of

four weeks of Advent. Trinity

will get ready for the Advent

season with the Hanging of the

Greens the day before as volun-

teers will adorn the Sanctuary

with decorations.

The Men’s Fellowship,

chaired by Roger Unger, will be

cooking breakfast at 8:30 a.m.

on Saturday, Dec. 2, so volun-

teers will have their stomachs

filled and their spirit ready at 10

a.m. to decorate the Christmas

tree and have the Angel Tree

ready for Sunday.

This is always a special day

to hang candle holders and oth-

er pretty and well-used decora-

tions from an extensive invento-

ry of holiday ornaments accu-

mulated over the years installed

inside the church so church go-

ers will be inspired as the recog-

nition of our Savior’s birth

nears.

Event Coordinator Nikki

Smith promises the Angel Tree

will be ready in time so parish-

ioners can select a card from

the tree to purchase a gift for

deserving children from the

community who are not as for-

tunate as you and me.

Bring your unwrapped gifts

back to church no later than the

week of Dec. 11 and drop off

either in a container in the Sanc-

tuary or in the office. In addi-

tion, cash, personal check or

gift card donations will also be

accepted for this ministry.

If you know of someone who

you would like to be included in

the Angel Tree program, please

contact Nikki Smith, Office Man-

ager Donna Zbierski or the

church office at 702-870-4747

with the needed details such as

age of the child or size of cloth-

ing. Family and children names

will be kept confidential.

These children and their

families will receive their gifts

and enjoy hot chocolate and

treats on Saturday, Dec. 16.

If you’d like to volunteer, as-

sistance would be appreciated

in wrapping the many gifts on

Dec. 16.

Living Nativity Play Returns

When Gillian Kabat created

the Living Nativity pageant at

Trinity 37 years ago, she prob-

ably didn’t know how long this

production would continue. It

has thrived over the years, go-

ing through several incarna-

tions, including at one time

being performed

in front of the

church using

live animals.

It has also

used a loyal fol-

lowing of per-

formers, first as

children and

then as adults

with their own

children in the

reenactment of

the Christ birth.

And for two

years an infant was

used as the Christ

child.

This year Trini-

ty’s Living Nativity will be pre-

sented on Wednesday, Dec.

13, at 6 and 7 p.m. in the

Sanctuary. Rehearsals will be

held Monday, Dec. 4 and Dec.

11 in the Sanctuary at 5 p.m.

and warm beverages and

treats will be provided follow-

ing each practice. Children are

needed to fill positions such as

sheep and angels. There are

no speaking parts but children

must be able to take directions

from the stage manager.

Many of the adult parts have

been filed by the same persons

every year, but extras are al-

ways encouraged to partici-

pate.

According to Gillian, the

parts of Mary and Joseph will

be played by Sarah Watson and

Caleb Swan, respectively, who

were recently married.

The director has even lined

up an infant from the church’s

Tongan community to play the

Christ newborn. Last year, a

baby doll was used in the per-

formances.

If you have any questions,

please call the church office at

702-870-4747 to inquire about

participating in the play or vol-

unteering.

Creator and Stage Manager Gillian Kabat provides

directions to young performers at last year’s Living

Nativity. The 37th rendition will be performed twice

on Wednesday, Dec. 13 in the Sanctuary.

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The Southern Nevada Walk to

Emmaus community, which had

its men’s and women’s retreats

at Trinity in October, will close

out 2017 with an annual Christ-

mas party and meeting on Sat-

urday, Dec. 2.

Anyone interested in the or-

ganization should plan on at-

tending the event at the Boulder

City Senior Center, located at

813 Arizona St., Boulder City,

NV, at noon. Come one, come

all to kick off the Christmas sea-

son.

A brief business meeting will

be held where nominations will

be accepted to elect five new

board members, followed by a

potluck lunch, worship and Holy

Communion. Elected board

members serve three years,

starting January 2018.

There are only a few require-

ments to serve on the board:

Board members must have

been a pilgrim themselves and

then served on at least one full

weekend walk, including work-

ing background; members are

asked to attend a monthly meet-

ing (to be determined by the

new board), usually every other

meeting is by phone teleconfer-

ence; members will be asked to

be in charge of various posi-

tions (i.e., prayer, gatherings,

reunion groups, Agape, etc.);

and board members are asked

to have an open mind, have cre-

ative ideas, the desire to learn

and grow; and a love for the Em-

maus community.

Emmaus can be reached by

e-mail at [email protected], at its

website at

http://www.snwec.org or by go-

ing to Facebook and searching

“walk to Emmaus community.”

Emmaus Planning Meeting, Christmas luncheon

Recycling Unnoticed Ministry

Nevadans across the state

make recycling a part of their

everyday living. Trinity UMC

also does its part in refuge.

With so many activities taking

place on campus throughout

the year, recycling is a low key

and nearly invisible process.

According to Ann Jarrell,

your recycling coordinator, the

Board of Trustees purchased

several recycling bins for the

main campus. These have light

blue lids and sit next to gen-

eral trash bins several places

on campus. When events are

held, a couple of dedicated

members go through the gen-

eral trash that is generated

and pull out aluminum cans,

water bottles, and other recy-

clable items before taking the

trash to the blue Republic Ser-

vices dumpster on the south

end of campus.

However, most of what is

recycled is not gathered into

these bins.

The church office recycles

office paper used for everyday

operations or publications

such as the weekly bulletin or

the monthly newsletter. The

Crafters for Christ group often

finds creative ways to reuse

items that would otherwise go

into the city landfill. In addi-

tion, the church purchases re-

purposed containers for the

yearly UMW Cookie Walk,

which recently took place in

November.

But the church’s Society of

St. Stephen food pantry and

the Food Rescue Program min-

istries create much of what is

recycled. These recyclables are

never added to the blue recy-

cling bins.

A white 3-yard recycling

dumpster has been provided

through a different vendor in

support of the food pantry and

Food Rescue outreach minis-

tries. Unlike Republic Services,

Trinity does not pay to rent

this dumpster.

Every week this 3-yard

dumpster is filled to overflow-

ing with cardboard, empty wa-

ter bottles, aluminum cans,

rinsed tin cans, shrink wrap,

and some minor plastic – indi-

cating so much activity takes

place on campus.

Money is not grossed from

the recycling process. Instead,

the Trustees continue to con-

trol costs on trash manage-

ment (not renting an ever larg-

er trash dumpster) because

cardboard, water bottles,

shrink wrap, and aluminum

and other metal cans are simp-

ly diverted into the recycling

stream.

mailto:[email protected]

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Busy Season for UMW

Twenty-five members and

guests enjoyed a SOUPer FEST

Luncheon at Trinity United Method-

ist Church on Wednesday, Nov. 8 in

the Fellowship Hall. Guests for the

afternoon were Rev. Khalif, his wife

Nikki and son Asti White and Mi-

chael Whitten and Mike Moore.

An enjoyable afternoon of visit-

ing and fellowship followed the

program on Pledge to Missions,

given by Frances Bower. Great time

of fun, food and fellowship!

On Wednesday, Nov. 15, several

ladies gathered in Room 3 to deco-

rate containers for the annual UMW

Cookie Walk, which was held four

days later after the church service.

Many delicious, home-made

cookies were brought in by women

and men of the church, displayed

on beautiful trays for all to consid-

er and decide which ones would fill

their selected cookie tin.

Over $700 was raised from this

event! The money will go to mis-

sion work selected by the UMW. A

big “thank you” to all who baked,

bought and enjoyed the cookies!

The next meeting of Trinity

UMW will be on Wednesday, Dec.

13 at 10 a.m. for a festive Christ-

mas Brunch of egg casseroles, quiche,

fruit, croissants, apple cider and coffee.

There will be no charge for this event. The

church office personnel will again be

guests!

There will be a short meeting following

the brunch to elect UMW officers for 2018

and discuss the meeting format for the

new year. ALL women of the church are

invited and encouraged to attend! PLEASE

RSVP for the Christmas Brunch to Donna

Canfield via home phone (702-255-3883),

text (cell phone 702-595-5643) or e-mail

([email protected]) by Sunday, Dec. 10

to ensure enough food will be prepared.

Trinity Reaches Out to Community

Trinity UMC continues to reach out to the

community locally and outside the U.S. with its

outreach efforts such as the Missions program

and the Society of St. Stephen ministry. Other

North District United Methodist churches have

lent their support to the church programs.

Well, Trinity was able to “pay it forward” by

reaching out to University United Methodist

Church. Board of Trustees chair Joe Holden saw a

need and provided transportation for University’s

Halloween church program on Oct. 31.

Joe, husband of Rev. Susan Holden who is as-

sociate pastor at University UMC and shepherds

the student ministry at nearby UNLV, drove the

fully equipped handicap Trinity van to pick up

neighborhood children who would not have been

able to participate in the Halloween event at the

Las Vegas church, which is located at 4412 S.

Maryland Parkway.

These deserving children were all smiles and

appreciative in being able to participate in Uni-

versity UMC’s program and Trinity UMC was hap-

py to support the North District church.

Board of Trustees chair Joe Holden (left) with his wife Rev.

Susan Holden and children who were able to attend Univer-

sity UMC’s Halloween event due to transportation provided

by Trinity UMC.

Volunteers serving at the UMW Cookie Walk.

Linda Mazo and Kay LeBrilla at right.

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8:45 am Announcements

9 am Worship Service

9:15 am Children’s Sunday

School, Rm 9

10:15 am, Youth Ministry, Rm 10

12 pm LV Korean, Sanctuary

4

10 am - 2 pm Society of St.

Stephen, Potter’s Place

5 pm Living Nat. practice, S

7 pm Welcoming Team,

Carol B. home

7 pm OA / Monday, Room 9

5

2–4 pm Blessing Bag Lunches

5 pm Korean UMC, Chapel

6 pm SOSS-Leadership, FH

5:15 pm N.A., Room 9

7 pm Tongan Worship, Chapel

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4 – 6 pm Soc. St. Stephen,

Potter’s Place

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10:15 am Youth Ministry, Rm 10

10:30 am Christmas Cantata


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11 pm Worship Service

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MERRY

CHRISTMAS


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School, Rm 9



Church Office Closed

January 1, 2018

Have a

Happy & Blessed

New Year!

Legend:

ESL = English as a Second

Language

HSE = High School Equivalency

O.A. = Overeaters Anonymous

N.A. = Narcotics Anonymous

TOPS = Take off Pounds Sensi-

bly

FH = Fellowship Hall

MR = Music Room

S = Sanctuary

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

December

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11 am - 1 pm

Food Rescue Program

6:15 pm TOPS, Room 9

7 pm Adult Choir, MR


12 pm Crafters for Christ,

Room 7

7 pm Korean Choir Practice,

Chapel

8


Room 7


Chapel


6 am Korean Prayer Time,

Sanctuary

8:30 am Men’s Fellowship

10 am Hanging of the Greens

9


Sanctuary

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11 am - 1 pm

Food Rescue Program





Room 7


Chapel

7 pm Cantata Set-up



Sanctuary

8 am Cantata Dress Rehearsal

1 pm Cookies with Santa, FH

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Sanctuary




2017

Sunday Worship

8:45 am

Announcements

9 am

Worship Service

9:15 am, Sunday School

for Kindergarten through

5th grade in Room 9.

10:15 am, Youth class, for

grades 6 to 12th,

in Room 10.

Childcare for toddlers up

to 4 years in Room 8 all

morning.

Please pray for the

following UM pastors,

their congregations and

communities throughout

the month of November:

Global Community UMF,

Las Vegas, NV

Rev. Maria Antonieta

Fernandes

Chaplains in the

North District

Rev. Richard Smith

&

Pastor Sandra Lee Johnson

Thursday Friday Saturday

Read the latest church news at: http://www.tumclv.com/

Connect with North District office at

http://dscumc.org/districts/north/ OR http://dscumc.org/north/ and subscribe for the latest news.

Connect with Desert Connection

The Desert Southwest Conference’s “The Desert Connection” is available at both

http://desertsouthwestconference.org/desertconnection and at

http://desertconnection.org (web site version).

TUMC website free phone app

http://www.tumclv.org/

http://dscumc.org/districts/north/

http://dscumc.org/north/

http://desertsouthwestconference.org/desertconnection

http://desertconnection.org

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O n a picturesque Sat-

urday morning with a

beautiful backdrop of

the surrounding

mountain range, 20 teams

teed off at the Palm Valley golf

course in Sun City, Summerlin

to participate in the 8th annual

“Drive A Wedge Through Hun-

ger” golf tournament.

The fundraiser to benefit

Trinity’s Society of Stephen

ministry on Nov. 4 drew a lot

of swings, putts, laughs and

fellowship. However, the big

winner in 2018 will be the un-

derserved of the Las Vegas

community which benefits

from the ministry’s food,

clothing and selected expens-

es assistance.

This year’s event exceeded

last year’s record amount as

$15,049 was raised that will

ensure shelves will be full at

St. Stephen for people needing

food and services from the

ministry’s programs.

The awards luncheon in the

spacious banquet room was

led by Master of Ceremonies

John McInerney and fea-

tured a display of photo-

graphs on-screen from all

foursomes (there were al-

so twosomes and three-

somes), and individual

photos showing putting,

SOSS Scores Record Amount

Continued… page 9

Society of St. Stephen committee members (from left) Leatha Hill, Lois

Shivers-Wynn, and Darlene Goldstein ready for golfers to register.

The event benefited the church’s outreach ministry.

Rev. Khalif Smith (left) and Master of Cere-

monies John McInerney at the awards

luncheon. John won the putting contest,

while Pastor Smith’s foursome came in sec-

ond place by tiebreaker in the 18-hole tour-

nament at Palm Valley.

Asti White (fourth from left) enjoys the awards luncheon with the Ford fami-

ly, Hunter, Amanda, Austin and Mike.

driving, registration and raffle

prizes up for bid.

The foursome of Mark

Sangster, John Sangster, Chris

Fredrickson, and Chris Hajer

won the 18-hole tournament

by tiebreaker. The team of

Rev. Khalif Smith, his son Asti

White, Faith Ford and Eric Ford

finished in second place. Both

teams shot a 56.

In the putting contest be-

fore the shotgun start, the top

three finishers were (in order)

John McInerney, Bob Duber

and Dave Mead. John won the

competition by coming within

1-foot, 11-inches of the hole

on the practice putting green.

Youth Director Mike Ford,

Continued from… page 8

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Golf Tourney Raises $15,000

December 4 Pageant Practice for TUMC Living Nativity, 5-7 p.m., Sanctuary

December 11 Pageant Practice for TUMC Living Nativity, 5-7 p.m., Sanctuary

December 13 TUMC Living Nativity Pageant, 6 and 7 p.m., Sanctuary

December 17 Christmas Cantata, 9 and 10:30 a.m.

December 24 Christmas Eve Services at 10 a.m., 7 and 11 p.m.

Advent Calendar of Special Events

his sons Austin and Hunter and Aaron

Roberts were given a special prize for

combining for the worst score of the

tournament at 187. But to see them on

the course, they had an enjoyable time.

The long drive winners were Chris

Kosar (men) and Madison Hopkins

(women) and the closest to the pin win-

ners were Scott Vollmer (men) and Faith

Ford (women).

The Society of Stephen golf commit-

tee, led by chair Nikki Smith and point

of contact Carlos LeBrilla, worked hard

throughout to year to ensure the event

would be successful.

Thanks also go to the many donors

and business and personal sponsors for

their financial support.

Some golfers remarked they can’t

wait to come back next year.

(Above) Rachel Campbell prepares to drive while Jerry Magner checks in.

(Below) Richard Jost, Joe Holden, and Carlos LeBrilla (from left) wait

their turn in the putting competition.

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Missions Giving Reminder

As we celebrate Christ-

mas, remember those who

are less fortunate than your-

self and your family. Trinity

will be sponsoring an Angel

Tree again this year. Contri-

butions to the Society of St.

Stephen or the Three Square

food bank are other good

local options.

You may also wish to

consider giving money in honor

or in memory of someone. Pat

and I give contributions toward

animals each year through the

Heifer Project in honor of our

families. That’s one good possi-

bility. Go to Heifer.org for infor-

mation or to give.

Funds are still needed to

help with the recent devastating

hurricane disaster. Giving infor-

mation is provided on the Mis-

sions bulletin board and in the

Narthex.

Meanwhile, there have mem-

bers who are interested in be-

ing part of a team to go to the

UMCOR West Depot in Salt Lake

City, Utah for a week of volun-

teering some time in 2018 to

assemble relief kits. Speak with

Jerry or Jo Ann Magner or my-

self if you’d like more infor-

mation.

Sponsorship payments

through February 2018 to

support Axel Gomez Infa in

Peru have been sent, as well

as a Christmas bonus.

The next Mission event will

be an Ash Wednesday Pancake

Supper, which will be Feb. 14.

The goal for this event is to

fund Axel’s sponsorship for

one year. Additional details of

the Ash Wednesday event,

which also falls on Valentine’s

Day, will be coming in future

issues and in the worship bulle-

tins.

Blessings for Advent and

Christmas!

For further information

about Missions, contact Bob

Williams, Mission Coordinator,

through e-mail at

[email protected] or

by calling 702-489-9241.

By Bob Williams

New Members

Trinity UMC wel-

comed four new mem-

bers into the fold on All

Saints Sunday. Standing

with Rev. Khalif Smith

after the ceremonies

were completed include

(from left) Deja Clunsel,

Earl Singer, Faustine

Lowe and Mike Whitten.

Earl Singer, coming

from the Jewish com-

munity, was also bap-

tized at the Nov. 5 wor-

ship, while Mike Whit-

ten has provided much

assistance for the

church’s Society of St.

Stephen ministry.

We welcome all of

our new brothers and

sisters in Christ.

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Birthdays

Sammy Griffin 12/03

Steve Goldstein 12/04

Gabriel Kimenker 12/04

Ed Billingham 12/06

Nicole (French) Tarpey 12/07

Larry Schultz 12/12

Hema Akauola 12/13

Isidora Troncoso 12/13

Eseta Pelupelu 12/14

Aspen Hailey Seifert 12/18

Avis Morgan 12/19

Kenneth Hildreth 12/19

Steve & Darlene Goldstein 12/05/1980

Ed & Donna McConnell 12/06/1985

Harry & Denyse Royer 12/06/2003

John & Kathleen Love 12/08/1973

Isagani & Gloria Garcia 12/18/1977

Olivia Murphy 12/21

Suk Young Olivia Chin 12/23

Crystal Hildreth 12/23

Dominic Rossi 12/23

Jim Lee 12/24

Julie Lee 12/24

Eric Muus 12/24

Rachel Campbell 12/25

Gloisa-Faye Garcia-Lai 12/28

Connie Lively 12/28

Hailey Churchill 12/31

Bryan Humes 12/31

Anniversaries

All information was obtained from indi-

vidual members. If we've missed your

birthday or anniversary, we apologize for

the omission. To ensure accuracy, please

call the church office with your update or

write the information on the worship pad

on Sunday. Thank you.

Watson-Swan Wedding

Sarah Watson, a longtime

church member, vocalist and

performer in the Living Nativity

pageant, and Caleb Swan were

married in front of a huge

throng of family, friends and

Trinity UMC family at the Visitor

Gateway of Mt. Charleston in

the Spring Mountains.

Caleb proposed marriage on

a hiking trip with Sarah at Zion

National Park in Utah, according

to the couple’s wedding web-

site.

The outdoor amphitheater

for the Oct. 29 wedding ceremo-

ny was picture-perfect as both

families were well-represented

in the wedding party. Sarah was

walked down the outside walk-

way by her father Bob Watson.

The prelude included the

presentation of sacraments by

her mother Sarah Watson, Trini-

ty’s longtime organist and pia-

nist, and Cynthia Swan. Maid of

honor was Erica Sauer, older sis-

ter of the bride, best man was

Jacob Swan, and bridesmaids

included Janine Emmets, Nata-

sha Swan and Alina Watson.

Groomsmen were Tyler

Shevling, Brandon Swan and Bry-

an Lass. Flower girls were Eden

Sauer and Esther Lass and ring

bearers were Kaine Watson and

Benjamin Lass. Scott Watson,

Sarah’s older brother, provided

vocals during the musical por-

tion of the ceremony.

Following the exchange of

vows, exchange of rings, an-

nouncement of marriage and

presentation of the bride and

groom, Sarah and Caleb were

greeted at the nearby Shelters

facility before being given a

sendoff to their new adven-

ture.

We wish the couple happy

trails.

Bride Sarah Watson (center) and her husband Caleb Swan are congratulat-

ed by Trinity senior pastor Khalif Smith (left) at the light reception held

following the wedding of the young couple.

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Trinity again opened its

campus to the surrounding

community with a safe alterna-

tive to Halloween. Office Man-

ager Donna Zbierski, with as-

sistance by Events Coordinator

Nikki Smith, organized a

ghoulish evening with the

church’s annual Trunk or

Treat.

Automobiles lined the

church parking lot on Oct. 28

with cleverly dressed up trunks

with adults in Halloween attire

passing out treats to young

children, many from nearby

Hancock Elementary School.

Also at the event was hot

dogs, carnival games for youth

and children, music and face

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painting.

Perhaps one of the big hits

during the evening was a

scary-looking but friendly di-

nosaur. This Halloween crea-

ture captured the attention of

many of the children passing

by each trunk. In addition,

Rhonda Miller and Lorene Lo-

renzen were attired in very

real-looking nun costumes.

Rev. Khalif Smith again

was on hand to greet at-

tendees donned in his Bat-

man costume, while his

wife Nikki was busy grilling

up delicious hot dogs along

with the Fords, Mike and

Amanda, and members of

the Tongan community.

Pastor Smith’s children Asti

and Zoe also participated in

the annual event.

Alyssa Hicks won a $25

gift card for designing an

imaginative Star Wars-

themed trunk.

All told, there were also

many other creative trunks

dressed up for kids to pass

by and receive treats.

Thanks also to the many

volunteers, including mem-

bers of the youth group who

assisted.

Carol Bumgarner is swarmed by a minion of happy children awaiting to receive

treats at Trinity’s Trunk or Treat event. Children from the congregation and

community participated in the safe alternative to Halloween.



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