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Volume 16, Issue 6

June 2016

10 am One Church Sunday

10 am Children’s Classes in June

11:30 am Adult Bible Class

1 pm Korean Worship

Childcare provided during worship.

Regular two worship format at 9 and

11 am will resume in September.

Regular Sunday Schedule

Trinity’s HeartStrings Multi-

generational Choir invites you

to join them on Sunday, June 5

at the 10 a.m. worship service

for a musical cantata.

Using the venues of drama,

movement, and song, the

HeartStrings will share an alter-

native method of worship by

presenting “Spend Awhile on

the Nile...The Mighty Ancient

Hero Cruise,” a musical written

by Christy Semsen, arranged by

Daniel Semsen and directed by

the HeartStrings’ Carol Bumgar-

ner.

The musical kicks off the

summer format as Trinity offers

only one worship service on

Sundays at 10 o’clock until the

regular two service format re-

turns in September. The Heart-

Strings choir, comprised of tal-

ented actors and vocalists from

7 to 64 years of age, was

formed to fill a need in the

church and has evolved over

the last 15 years under Carol

Bumgarner.

The beautiful, majestic, of-

ten mysterious, but teeming

with life on the Nile River...

wouldn't you want to visit

there? As the fictional mission

team takes a day to rest, they

travel along the Nile River on

an entertainment cruise. You

will see Captain Cruise, her

daughter Liza, her first mate

Alotta River, along with their

entire performing troupe, retell

Bible stories that happened

long ago — but with a twist.

Come and see what happens

as the folks sitting in the con-

gregation help Captain Cruise

and her family understand the

truth about God’s enduring

love and faithfulness to His

people.

As we visit with Moses, Jo-

HeartStrings to Perform Musical

Inside This Issue

Continued… page 2

Carol Bumgarner

… Directs Musical

Sunday, June 5, 10 a.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church

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Musical

seph, and other heroes of our

faith, we hope you will see the

thread of God’s love shown

throughout the Old Testament

— from the covenant He made

with His people long ago —

until present times. Remem-

ber, rejoice, revitalize!

Bring your family, your

friends, and your neighbors

for a day of exciting Trinity fun

as we celebrate the journey to

Christ through worship ... in a

little different manner!

And no celebration would

Continued from page 1

be complete at a

Methodist

Church without

time to visit to-

gether in Chris-

tian fellowship.

Games for the

children led by

Trinity’s Youth

group start right

after the musical

(while we all ea-

gerly await the

splendid cooking

of hot dogs by

the Methodist Men’s Fellow-

ship) and then the “All-Church

Lunch” in the Fellowship Hall

for everyone. Baked beans,

salads, and desserts will round

out this wonderful meal.

What are we ask-

ing from you?

Come worship and

bring your favorite

homemade dessert

to share!

So we ask

you..."Wouldn't you

want to “Spend

Awhile on the

Nile?” Come take a

cruise, cool down,

and start summer

off right!

You'll be glad you

did!

HeartStrings performing in “Camp Wallaballa”

during musical in 2013.

Collage of events during and after musical by Heart-

Strings in 2012.

HeartStrings in “We Are United” in 2014.

HeartStrings in “What's the Buzz” last year with

Pastor Khalif Smith at far left.

PAGE 3 VOLUME 16, I SSUE 6

Trinity’s United Methodist

Women celebrated their an-

nual Welcome to Spring event

with a spirit-filled presenta-

tion by two Las Vegas enter-

tainers and the selection of

Donna Canfield as the organi-

zation’s Mother of the Year.

In the Fellowship Hall, the

May Day theme included

decorations of baskets of

beautiful spring flowers in

pastel colors created by Trin-

ity’s artistic group Crafters

for Christ and fresh flowers

and a lovely draped archway

in the Sanctuary. Co-

chairwomen Darlene Gold-

stein and Gillian Kabat were

in charge of the May 1 event.

Guests were welcomed by

President Donna Canfield and

the invocation was given by

Mary Sue Karstetter. The

guest speakers/entertainers

were Sythe and Deanne Cam-

eron, well-known Las Vegas

Christian artists who spoke,

sang and danced their testi-

mony!

This “Dynamic Duo”

performed a musical,

ministering, worshiping

powerhouse enjoyed by

all in the Sanctuary!

Gillian Kabat cleverly led

the on-screen presenta-

tion of Woman of the

Year with a description

of the first May Day

celebration originating

in Egypt and India hon-

oring the goddesses of

fertility.

She related that in Me-

dieval England the chief

feature of the celebra-

tion was dancing

around the maypole,

with each dancer hold-

ing the attached ribbons

weaving in and out making

patterns to the delight of

onlookers. Adding to these

festivities, a young woman is

chosen and crowned as the

May Queen! That led Gillian

into her presentation of Trin-

ity’s Woman of the Year with

a PowerPoint presentation

depicting the endeavors and

accomplishments of the

guest of honor.

Darlene Goldstein, recipi-

ent of the award in 2015, es-

corted Donna Canfield, this

year’s honoree, to the arch-

way where Gillian “crowned”

her May Day 2016 Woman of

the Year. Darlene presented

Donna with beautiful pink

roses, a UMW pin and gift

from UMW. Pastor Khalif

Trinity’s UMW Event May Day Successful

Continued… page 14

Donna Canfield (left) poses with co-chair

Gillian Kabat after being UMW Mother of

the Year.

Darlene Goldstein (right) congratu-

lates UMW honoree.

Family of recipient celebrate (from left) husband Larry, son Brian Canfield

and his wife Elena Vazian Canfield with Donna in the Fellowship Hall.

PAGE 4 THE W ORD

Trinity Senior Pastor

Khalif Smith will be commis-

sioned as a provisional elder

in The United Methodist

Church at the Desert South-

west Annual Conference on

June 13-18 in Glendale, Ariz.

It will mark two years of ser-

Pastor Smith to be Provisional Elder

vice as senior minister at

Trinity for Rev. Smith who

previously served in Georgia.

He will be joined at An-

nual Conference by one or

two church members, Ann

Jarrell and Bill Jacky. Ann is a

church delegate as lay mem-

ber with a one vote in repre-

senting Trinity in conference

business, while Bill was

scheduled to attend the con-

ference as the church’s alter-

nate lay leader.

Pastor Smith’s provisional

elder commission is that

much more meaningful be-

cause the designation had

eluded him for seven years

during his tenure in the Geor-

gia conference. If you would

like to support the Trinity

minister in his elder induc-

tion at Annual Conference,

please make the trip to Ari-

zona to witness this event on

Saturday, June 18.

Meanwhile, Barbara

Cegavske, the Nevada Secre-

tary of State and a longtime

church member, was sched-

uled to be the guest speaker

on Sunday, June 19. However,

James Lemmons, who is tak-

ing leadership classes, will

instead be the guest speaker

at the Father’s Day worship

service.

Pastor Smith will return to

the pulpit to begin his third

year at Trinity on Sunday,

June 26. The Smith family,

which includes his wife Nikki

and daughter Zoe, will be

congratulated on staying in

Las Vegas with a luncheon

normally held in the fall.

Stay tuned for further de-

tails in the Sunday worship

bulletins and the newsletter.

Pastor Khalif Smith

… Provisional UMC Elder

Thanks to Cadets

A big thank you to the Centen-

nial High School Naval Junior ROTC

cadets for recently collecting and

donating 300 hygiene bags that

will be used by the Society of St.

Stephen ministry to help the needy

of Las Vegas.

The NJROTC cadets are a God-

send to Trinity’s many programs

and projects. Not only have they

supported the St. Stephen ministry,

they also volunteer their talents to

serve at church luncheons and to

beautify the campus. Recently, 40

of the students came to the church

campus to move furniture in the

Music Room refurbishing and

cleaning of various rooms on cam-

pus.

Trinity’s Gail Johnson, instructor

of the cadets, should be very proud

of her students, many of them col-

lege-bound or headed for success-

ful careers.

Centennial High School Junior ROTC cadets display some of the sup-

plies they collected and donated to the Society of St. Stephen ministry.

PAGE 5 VOLUME 16, I SSUE 6

Easy Offering Offered

Trinity United Methodist

Church has a streamline sug-

gestion for those who forget

their check book or cash

when it’s time for the Call to

Offering at Sunday worship

services.

You can now set up elec-

tronic transfer of funds from

your banking institution. An

easy Church Offering Authori-

zation form is available in the

church office and will take

less than five minutes to fill

out to start your direct de-

posit. The form asks for the

weekly amount to be de-

ducted, the start date, and

the name of the financial in-

stitution, account number

Time to register for VBS

New Director of Christian

Education Ericka Grimm-Campf

is optimistic about this year’s

Vacation Bible School for chil-

dren 5 to 12 years of age and

open to the congregation and

surrounding Las Vegas resi-

dents.

Vacation Bible School is

nearly upon us! The Sweet

Fruits of the Spirit, the theme of

this year’s VBS program, will be

held each Sunday throughout

July on the church campus from

10 to 11:15 a.m., coinciding

with the combined worship ser-

vice for the entire congregation.

Children will learn about the

Christian values of love, joy,

peace, patience, kindness,

goodness, faithfulness, gentle-

ness, and self-control (Galatians

5:22).

VBS is an excellent op-

portunity to reach un-

churched children in the

community for Christ. VBS is

going to need all hands on

deck to make this important

event fruitful. Trinity hopes

you and the special children

in your life will join the fun.

Be sure to fill out a VBS

brochure so that VBS staff

can order enough t-shirts in

your child’s size. VBS also

needs to be aware of any al-

lergies and have emergency

contact information on file.

Brochures may be found on

the tables at the back of the

Sanctuary and may be picked

up or requested by calling the

church office during normal

business hours Monday

through Thursday.

Each child will receive a

free t-shirt at registration with

the VBS logo displayed. Please,

dress kids in play clothes and

tennis shoes – it’s going to get

messy!

Vacation Bible School

starts on Sunday, July 3 with

songs, a bounce house, and

face painting! All children are

encouraged to participate (and

bring a car load of their

friends, too).

If interested, volunteers

are also needed for the fol-

lowing roles: group leaders,

group helpers, crafts, games,

Bible stories (skits), music,

snacks, registration, and

decorations. Truly, there is

something that everyone

could do to help with vaca-

tion Bible School.

If you’re able to help with

VBS, or have questions, con-

tact Ericka Grimm-Campf at

the church office during the

week at 702-870-4747.

and routing number.

So if you’re ready to con-

tribute your weekly offering

by direct deposit, drop by the

church office Monday

through Thursday from 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. to pick up a

form to fill out.

It will be one less thing to

worry about!

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Trinity Represented at NCG Convention

About 20 members of the

Trinity congregation jumped

on the church van and were

among the more than 1,500

people at the Cashman Cen-

ter theatre to participate in

the Nevadans for the Com-

mon Good (NCG) spring con-

vention.

Pastor Khalif Smith, his

wife Nikki, Society of St.

Stephen chairs Mary Lovelady

and Paul Brooks and Ann

Copeland were among the

Trinity contingent at the May

9 event that attracted elected

officials and church-going

families from throughout

Southern Nevada to talk

about important social issues

affecting the state of Nevada.

Nevadans for the Com-

mon Good is a nonprofit or-

ganization of over 40 faith-

based churches, social and

community groups through-

out the state dedicated to

educating and training citi-

zens in finding common

ground on social issues in a

nonpartisan approach.

Trinity UMC is one of

nine Methodist churches

from the Desert Southwest

Conference’s North District

which are members. Many of

the North District churches

were represented at the con-

vention, as evidenced by the

many signs indentifying each

Methodist church.

At the convention, the

appreciative crowd lauded

the accomplishment of get-

ting legislation passed to

strengthen sex trafficking laws

in 2013. Speakers encouraged

several elected and appointed

officials to continue working on

social issues that affect all resi-

dents.

Topics included:

Caring for elders, including

abuse in unlicensed group

homes

Public transportation issues

facing the elderly, the disabled

and military veterans

Addressing the teacher-

licensed staff shortage in the

Clark County School District

Medicaid privatization, and

Immigration

Trinity members participated in and met new friends at

the Nevadans for Common Good convention as dis-

played in photographs on this and opposite page.

PAGE 7 VOLUME 16, I SSUE 6

So what’s next for the

concerned members of the

social-conscious organiza-

tion? The organization has

already broken up into five

subgroups based on their

specialized interest to meet

and discuss convention find-

ings and to plan the next

step in trying to bring about

social change to Nevada.

The challenges they face

will be not be an easy one.

But the organization came

from humble beginnings and

has proven people from var-

ied backgrounds can accom-

plish change. Nevadans for

the Common Good began as

a group of 12 faith-based or-

ganizations with a goal to

work together to seek

change, mainly because of

the human trafficking epi-

demic locally, nationally and

throughout the world. It was

at the time called the Las Ve-

gas Valley Interfaith Sponsor-

ing in 2009 and was spear-

headed by one-time Trinity

pastor Rev. Art Gafke and

Rev. Robert Stoekig of the

Catholic faith.

NCG membership is com-

prised of dues-paying institu-

tional members who collec-

tively determine the agenda

and direction of the organiza-

tion. NCG has now met three

times since 2012 and its fo-

cus is to work in solidarity

across lines of race, class,

and religion to build rela-

tional power for collective ac-

tion in the pursuit of justice

and the common good.

If any of these topics inter-

est you or you just have

questions, please talk with

Pastor Khalif Smith, Mary

Lovelady, Paul Brooks or Ann

Copeland or call the church

office at 702-870-4747.

Photographs by staff member Ann Copeland

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Legend:

ESL = English as a Second

Language

HSE = High School Equivalency

O.A. = Overeaters Anonymous

N.A. = Narcotics Anonymous

TOPS = Take Off Pounds

Sensibly

F.H. = Fellowship Hall

MR = Music Room

New members welcomed

1

9-12 pm CSN-HSE, Room 6

4:00 pm Soc. St. Stephen,

Potter’s Place

5

10 am HeartStrings Cantata

No Sunday School

11:30 am Church Picnic,

Fellowship Hall

1 pm LV Korean, Sanctuary

6

9-12 pm CSN-HSE, Room 6

10 am - 2 pm Society of St.

Stephen, Potter’s Place

7 pm O.A./Mon., Room 9

7 pm Welcoming Commit-

tee, Darlene G.’s home

7

9-12 pm CSN-HSE, Room 6

2–3 pm Blessing Bag Lunches

5 pm Korean UMC, Chapel

5:15 pm N.A., F.H. A

8

9-12 pm CSN-HSE, Room 6

4:00 pm Soc. St. Stephen,

Potter’s Place

12 Communion Sunday

10 am One Church Sunday

11:15 Luncheon

11:30 am Adult Bible Class,

Room 9

1 pm LV Korean, Sanctuary

13

9-12 pm CSN-HSE, Room 6

10 am - 2 pm Society of St.

Stephen, Potter’s Place

7:00 pm O.A./Mon., Room 9

14

9-12 pm CSN-HSE, Room 6

2–3 pm Blessing Bag Lunches

5 pm Korean UMC, Chapel

5:15 pm N.A., F.H. A

15

9-12 pm CSN-HSE, Room 6

4:00 pm Soc. St. Stephen,

Potter’s Place

19 Father’s Day

Guest speaker James

Lemmons

10 am One Church Sunday

11:30 am Adult Bible Class,

Room 9

1 pm LV Korean, Sanctuary

20

10 am - 2 pm Society of St.

Stephen, Potter’s Place

7:00 pm O.A./Mon., Room 9

21

2–3 pm Blessing Bag Lunches

5 pm Korean UMC, Chapel

5:15 pm N.A., F.H. A

6 pm Trustees, Room 4

22

4:00 pm Soc. St. Stephen,

Potter’s Place

26

10 am One Church Sunday

11:30 am Adult Bible Class,

Room 9

1 pm LV Korean, Sanctuary

27

10 am - 2 pm Society of St.

Stephen, Potter’s Place

5 pm Finance, F. Hall

6 pm SPRC, Room 4

7:00 pm O.A./Mon., Room 9

7 pm S.O.S.S., Potter’s Place

28

2–3 pm Blessing Bag Lunches

5 pm Korean UMC, Chapel

5:15 pm N.A., F.H. A

29

4:00 pm Soc. St. Stephen,

Potter’s Place

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

June

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9-12 pm CSN-HSE, Room 6

11 am Food Rescue

Program

6:15 pm TOPS, Room 9

7 pm Adult Choir, MR

3 Church Office Closed

1 pm Crafters for Christ,

Frances Ernest home

7 pm HeartStrings Rehearsal,

MR

4 Church Office Closed

6 am Korean Prayer Time,

Sanctuary

Noon, Emmaus Meeting,

Room 9

Computer & ESL classes

will resume in September

9

9-12 pm CSN-HSE, Room 6

11 am Food Rescue

Program

5 pm Girl’s Scrap Set-up,

Fellowship Hall

6:15 pm TOPS, Room 9

7 pm Adult Choir, MR

10 Church Office Closed

1 pm Crafters for Christ,

Frances Ernest home

6-8 pm Lay Servant Training,

Fellowship Hall

11 Church Office Closed

6 am Korean Prayer Time,

Sanctuary

8 am Lay Servant Training,

Fellowship Hall

All Day - Scrapping Fundraiser

16

9-12 pm CSN-HSE, Room 6

11 am Food Rescue

Program

6:15 pm TOPS, Room 9

17 Church Office Closed

1 pm Crafters for Christ,

Frances Ernest home

18 Church Office Closed

6 am Korean Prayer Time

Sanctuary

23

11 am Food Rescue

Program

6:15 pm TOPS, Room 9

24 Church Office Closed

1 pm Crafters for Christ,

Frances Ernest home

25 Church Office Closed

6 am Korean Prayer Time

Sanctuary

8:30 am Men’s Fellowship

30

11 am Food Rescue

Program

6:15 pm TOPS, Room 9

2016

Sunday Worship

10 am

One Church Worship

and Sunday classes

for children

Children go directly to

Sunday school

K through 5th, Room 9

6th through 12th, Room 7

11:30 am

Adult Bible Class

Room 9

Childcare for toddlers up

to 4 years in Room 8

Fellowship and

refreshments for all in

Café Trinity after worship

VBS in July for children

Las Vegas Korean

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Pastor Eun Jin La

12:00 pm

Choir Rehearsal, Room 11

1:00 pm

Sunday Church School

1:00 pm

Worship, Sanctuary

2:00 pm

Followed by Lunch, Café

6:00 pm

Worship, Sanctuary

7:00 pm

Dinner, Café

Saturday Prayer

6:00 am, Sanctuary

VIETNAMESE

Pastor Linh Phan

Reorganizing

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

read the North District Newsletter at

www.desertsouthwestconference.org/north

and Connect with Desert Connection

The newsletter “The Desert Connection” is available at both

http://desertsouthwestconference.org/desertconnection (PDF version)

and at

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

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It’s Time to Think St. Stephen golf

During the week, Nikki

Smith can be found around

campus and in Café Trinity

ensuring the tables and the

kitchen area are sparkling

clean and ready to be used

by the congregation for

events and on Sunday morn-

ings.

But the wife of the Trinity

pastor is so much more, a

person who has breathed

new life in the church. She’s a

dynamo in action with little

recognition or fanfare.

The Society of St.

Stephen ministry is in the

early planning stages of its

main fundraiser of the year –

a golf tournament at Angel

Park Golf Course in Novem-

ber. And the church outreach

has a brand new chairperson

with excitement in her voice.

“I was told to do this, not

asked,” laughed Nikki, who

not only coordinates the in-

ventory of supplies used in

the Café Trinity kitchen and

in the Fellowship Hall for the

Hospitality ministry, but is

also the new church’s Events

Coordinator. “It’s going to be

my baby and I want to make

sure it’s going to be the best.

There’s pressure, but it’s a

good pressure.”

Last year, the event

raised almost $7,400 from

sponsorships and golf partici-

pants along with other sup-

plemental activities for duf-

fers and non-golfers. Two

years ago, the tally was over

$10,000 raised.

The purpose of the event

is to rally the business com-

munity, the congregation and

the public around the notion

that there are so many peo-

ple in need. Proceeds from

the fundraiser help ensure

the Society of St. Stephen

shelves continue to be

stocked with fresh and

canned foods for the needy

of Las Vegas.

Each week, individuals

and families show up at the

Potter’s Place food pantry on

Mondays and Wednesdays to

receive assistance with food

and clothing, Wednesdays at

the church office to receive

blessing bags of snacks and

literature and on Thursdays

to walk away with foodstuffs

provided by agency partner

Three Square.

In its 2015 annual report

released in January, the Trin-

ity ministry reported nearly

15,000 were helped with gro-

ceries from the food pantry

and Food Rescue programs

and over 1,500 people with

its blessing bags.

With the recent closure of

Open Doors Community Ser-

vices, another Las Vegas

Methodist food pantry that

had served the Southeast

area for 30 years, this makes

Trinity’s contributions even

more important.

The success of the sev-

enth annual golf tournament

leaves Nikki undaunted, espe-

cially because of her enthusiasm

and background.

Nikki Smith knows fundrais-

ing, from organizing school

sporting events for her children

in Georgia to being a former

Food and Beverage manager at

a Georgia country club. In her

capacity as manager at the

country club, she organized

over 150 events such as wed-

dings.

And she’s already spreading

the word about the fundraiser.

At the recent Nevadans for the

Common Good convention at

Cashman Center, which at-

tracted 1,500 people from

throughout Las Vegas, Nikki

was passing out literature for

the Nov. 5 golf outing.

“I want to try and make this

event more fun. It’s going to

take a lot of work but it’s kind

of exciting. I’ve been trying to

get the word out to friends, net-

working and re-inviting,” she

explained.

Despite not being a golfer,

it has not prevented her from

dreaming up ideas to attract

more golfers.

She’s already reached out to

pastors from the Desert South-

west Conference, encouraging

them to form foursomes.

While the event is still six

months away, the work for the

new golf chair has just begun.

“Everything’s been coming

together, it takes time to type

letters and such but we hope to

do better this year,” she said.

Trinity needs your help in

being a participant, spreading

the word or even volunteering

at the fundraiser or campus

ministry.

If you’d like to help, email

her at [email protected]

or call Trinity at 702-870-4747.

Nikki Smith

… New golf chair

By Dan Sahagun

The Word

PAGE 11 VOLUME 16, I SSUE 6

Congratulations to Our 2016 Graduates!

Phillip Borders, NJROTC

Andrew Card

Angel Card

Maria Astete-Letelier

Wendy Neave

Zoe Smith

Olivia Murphy

James Lemmons, Jr. Stephen Sauer

Ragen Johnson

See Sunday worship

brochure for all of

the descriptions of

the 2016 graduates.

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If you’ve been putting off

purchasing a Trinity Memo-

rial Brick, perhaps this is the

time to cross it off your

bucket list. The memorial

bricks, which line the path in

the picturesque labyrinth lo-

cated near the Society of

Stephen building, are one

way to permanently record

your presence at the church.

You can inscribe your

family message for all to see

in the next 50 years, honor a

love one or perhaps order a

brick with your favorite scrip-

ture.

Since the church has al-

ready preordered the bricks,

all that’s needed is your do-

nation and inscription. Sug-

gested donations are $100

Remember Memorial Bricks Program

for the 4 x 8-foot brick and

$200 for the 8 x 8-foot brick.

Church staff would like to

provide one big order to the

engravers, instead of a few at

a time, so the deadline to

submit orders is Thursday,

June 30.

To purchase a brick, ob-

tain a Memorial Brick form

from the church office which

is open from Monday, Tues-

day and Thursday from 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednes-

day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or

pick up a form on Sundays in

the Narthex. After filling out

both sides of the form,

please submit it to church

staff with a personal check or

credit card information.

If you are uncertain what

would be an appropriate in-

scription, why don’t you take

a walk to the labyrinth, which

was designed by Trinity Mas-

ter Gardner Ann Jarrell, and

get some ideas by looking at

some of the bricks adorning

the pathway? You might get

inspiration to come up with

the perfect inscription for

your brick.

If you belong to a church

committee, maybe this is

something your group would

consider to honor someone.

Another idea is to re-

member a loved one during

the holidays such as Memo-

rial Day. The possibilities are

endless, only limited by one’s

imagination.

Summer Church Camps Begin

With many youth starting summer vacation, Trinity United Methodist Church would like to encour-

age all children and youth to participate in Mt. Potosi Pines Church Camp this summer! Church camp is

a ministry of the Desert Southwest Conference and a great chance for kids to strengthen their faith and

socialize with other kids seeking Christ.

Camper Questions

Mt. Potosi Pines Church Camp's administrative

assistant is Dina Reid and can be reached at

(602) 798-8215 or e-mailed at [email protected].

Mt. Potosi church Camp Calendar

Younger Elementary (1st-3rd grades) — July 7-9

Elementary Camp 1 (3rd-6th grades) — June 20-24

Elementary Camp 2 (3-6th grades) — Aug. 8-12

Jr. High Adventure Camp (7-9th grades) — Aug. 1-5

Jr. High Camp (7-9th grades) — June 27-July 1

Sr. High Adventure Camp (10-12th grades) — June 27-July 1

Sr. High Camp (10-12th grades) — Aug.1-5

To learn more or register for Mt. Potosi Pines Church Camp Programs visit www.potosipinescamp.org

or to register see www.daccamps.org. Remember, this is an experience your youth will never forget.

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Interested in leadership,

caring and communications or

perhaps thinking of heading

toward a path in the ministry?

The Desert Southwest Confer-

ence is offering courses in the

Lay Servant Ministries to be

held in the Fellowship Hall at

Trinity UMC on June 10-11.

The purpose of Lay Servant

Ministries is to encourage and

empower lay people to seek

opportunities for service in ac-

tive ministries in support of

their local congregations and

beyond. LSM directly contrib-

utes to the achievement of the

strategic direction of the con-

ference.

The conference offers LSM

courses in order to:

Recruit and train current and

emerging leaders among the

laity.

Foster partnerships between

lay and clergy leaders.

Network among and between

districts to provide quality

training at times and in

places that will be most ef-

fective and reach the most

people.

Serve as a resource for con-

ference and district lay and

clergy leaders to promote

understanding and effective

utilization of the ministries

of lay servants.

A lay servant is an active,

supportive member of a United

Methodist congregation who is

eager to be in ministry

through the church. They are

well-informed on scripture,

doctrine, heritage, organiza-

tion and life of the UMC and

are committed to witnessing

through church and commu-

nity leadership, care giving

Leadership Classes Offered

ministries and spoken commu-

nication. A lay servant is will-

ing to initiate ministry in part-

nership with clergy and other

lay servants and willing to im-

prove their skills for service.

Two courses will be of-

fered and a person must at-

tend both Friday and Saturday

sessions if seeking certifica-

tion. On Friday, June 10 from

6 to 8 p.m., and all day on

Saturday, June 11 starting at 8

a.m., North District Superin-

tendent Dan Morley will teach

the Basic Course.

Also on Friday, June 10

from 6 to 8 p.m., and all day

on Saturday, June 11 starting

at 8 a.m., Trinity Pastor Khalif

Smith will be teaching the Ad-

vanced Course. Persons must

have previously attended the

Basic class and attend both

classes if attempting to seek

certification.

Both classes require the

purchase of supplemental text

books and can be ordered at

www.cokesbury.com for a

nominal fee. Participants are

asked to have books read be-

fore the first class.

A lay servant is an

active, supportive mem-

ber of a United Methodist

congregation who is

eager to be in ministry

through the church.

The text for the Basic

class is “The Lay Servant Min-

istries Basic Course Partici-

pants book” by Sandy Jackson

and the book for the Ad-

vanced class is “Accountable

Discipleship: Living in God’s

Household” by Steven Man-

skar.

If interested in attending

either class, details and online

registration can be found at

the following link:

http://www.desertsouthwestc

onference.org/lay-servant-

ministries. There is a registra-

tion fee.

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UMW

Smith was on hand and con-

gratulated Donna on her

recognition by UMW.

The new Mother of the

Year said on Facebook, “I’m

sure those of you who know

me well, know I am never

“speechless” but I was really

taken by surprise. To say I

was "shocked" when MY

baby picture showed up on

the screen is an understate-

ment! What a humbling ex-

perience! Thank you, Trinity

UMW!”

Following the presenta-

tion, a May Day dessert re-

ception was held in the Fel-

lowship Hall where the Cen-

tennial High School Naval

Junior ROTC served desserts

to appreciative friends, fam-

ily and guests.

(At left) The UMW guest

speakers / entertainers

were Sythe and Deanne

Cameron, well-known Las

Vegas Christian artists

who spoke, sang and

danced their testimony at

the event. (Below) Trinity

Pastor Khalif Smith con-

gratulates the UMW

Mother of the Year.

Continued from… page 3

A surprised Donna Canfield reacts after UMW recognized her as the organization’s Mother of the Year.

PAGE 15 VOLUME 16, I SSUE 6

Birthdays

Lane Brookshire 6/5

Sean Sheehan 6/5

Rebecca Williams 6/5

Linda Leonard 6/6

Danielle Slomberg 6/7

Gabriel Astete 6/9

Betty Ball 6/11

Nancy Foote 6/11

Nancy Herrod 6/11

Donald Smith 6/11

Helen Rounds 6/12

Bonnie Clary 6/13

Wiley & Ellen Thomas 6/1/1985

Edward & Betsy Billingham 6/8/1958

Bruce & Mary Sue Karstetter 6/12/1955

Benjermin Bower 6/14

Linda Carpenter 6/17

Roger Unger 6/18

Bryce Trenberth 6/19

Kathleen Zamora-Martin 6/20

Flor Hernandez 6/23

Rebecca Holden 6/23

Emily Hodson 6/24

Aida Herrera 6/25

Michael Trachet 6/25

Geoffrey Garcia 6/29

June Deley 6/30

Anniversaries

Ericka Grimm-Campf

All information was obtained from individual

members. If we've missed your birthday or an-

niversary, 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.

While Trinity lost its Direc-

tor of Christian Education from

the last two years, it promises

to be a smooth transition for

new hire Ericka Grimm-Campf,

who inherits the same church

staff position on June 1 with

extensive work experience.

Jo Ann Magner retired on

May 31 after serving as the

education director but spent

much of the month of May

passing on her expertise and

training to the Las Vegas trans-

plant.

Ericka and her husband Jer-

emy and three-year-old son

Marshall has been attending

Trinity since October 2015. She

has been volunteering in the

church’s Sunday school pro-

gram for the past five months

along with her husband.

Her background will be

well-suited to Trinity, which

hopes to attract young families

with children to enable the

church to offer Sunday school

during both worship services.

Currently, only Sunday school

is offered during the 9 a.m.

worship service.

Before moving to Las Vegas

with her family, Ericka served

as Program Coordinator at First

United Methodist Church in Lis-

bon, Ohio, from 2012 to 2014.

Her duties included scheduling

and organizing children’s and

adult classes, event planning

and fundraising and volunteer

recruitment and retention.

The graduate of Kent State

University in Kent, Ohio, re-

ceived a Bachelor’s degree in

Human Development and Fam-

ily Studies and a Masters of Li-

brary Science degree from Clar-

ion, Penn., University. Through-

out her career, she was also a

Para-educator, teacher’s aide,

library student aide and an

AmeriCorps member, all in the

Midwest U.S.

Ericka, who also volunteers

at the Rainbow Library in Las

Vegas, is hopeful about the

Sunday school program at Trin-

ity.

“There’s a goal of having a

big push to get more Sunday

school teachers,” she said

about trying to bolster the vol-

unteer church program.

As the new Christian Educa-

tion Director at the church, the

Sunday school program is just

one of many programs she will

be developing. Other education

programs include Confirmation

classes, Methodist Youth Fel-

lowship, Vacation Bible School,

Bible studies, and special wor-

ship and fundraising events.

She will coordinate volunteers

to attract more volunteers in

the church programs.

As daunting as all of these

programs are, Ericka is ready to

use her previous experience to

ensure Trinity moves forward.

“People love Jo Ann

(Magner), she’s such a whirl-

wind and does so much here,”

she admits. However, it won’t

deter her efforts.

Ericka added, “I’m going to

do my best.”

With office administrator

Melonie Card, another recent

hire, the Trinity office staff will

complement the ministry of the

Methodist church with Senior

Pastor Khalif Smith.

New Christian Education Director Begins

The WORD Staff

The publication The Word is published monthly by Trinity United Methodist Church for its congregation,

families and neighbors. Submissions are welcome and can be submitted to the church office or electroni-

cally at [email protected] by the 10th

of the month, unless otherwise noted.

Bulletin information should be emailed to [email protected]

Staff members and volunteers:

Rev. Khalif Smith – [email protected]

Ericka Grimm-Campf, Staff – [email protected]

Melonie Card, Staff – [email protected]

Dan Sahagun, Editor – [email protected]

Richard French, Staff – [email protected]

Ann Copeland, Photographer – [email protected]

Newsletter Deadline Policy

This newsletter is by you and about you, the family of Trinity. If you have an event planned, or if your event

has been held, please share it through The WORD. The publishers and editor produce the newsletter

… but it is your articles we want to produce. We also reserve the right to use all or part of your submissions.

The Conference Board of Laity

and District Superintendents are

requesting that the Trinity congre-

gation commit to praying for other

churches and agencies in the North

District. Several churches will be

listed each month for your prayers.

This list will be published each

month in the church newsletter. It

is important to know churches are

praying with and for each other.

Please pray for the following pas-

tors, the congregations and com-

munities.

Journey UMC, Las Vegas, NV

Rev. Ann L. Thomas

Korean UMC, Las Vegas, NV

Rev. Eun Jin La

Advent UMC, Las Vegas, NV

Rev. Dennis Hutson

Prayers for Our Churches

Read the newsletter on-line at http://www.tumclv.org/

Trinity Volunteers Recognized

Twenty-four volunteers in

worship and caring to Trinity

United Methodist Church were

recognized in a Welcoming Min-

istry presentation at the 9 a.m.

service in May. Volunteers re-

ceived beautiful certificates

from the Welcoming Ministry

team, which is led by Carol

Bumgarner and Darlene Gold-

stein.

Volunteers were recognized

in the following categories:

Loyal Office Volunteers; Chimes

Ministry; Coffee Fellowship:

Technology Teams; Commun-

ion Stewards; Bereavement

Committee; Church Bus Driv-

ers; and Trinity Work Bees.

Those recognized at the

May 15 worship service in-

cluded: June Deley, Ann Jarrell,

Greta Medberry, Carol Munroe,

Denyse Royer and Dan Saha-

gun, LOVs; Frances Ernest and

Greta Medberry, Chimes Minis-

try; Darlene Goldstein and

Leatha Hill, Coffee Fellowship;

Steve Goldstein, Joe Holden,

Tony Wynn, Robert Toney and

Ann Copeland, Technology

Teams; Paul Brooks, Sharon

Contner, Ema Herbert, Judy

Moore, Denyse Royer, Harry

Royer and Martha Trollier,

Communion Stewards; Darlene

Goldstein, Ema Herbert and

Leatha Hill, Bereavement Com-

mittee; Joe Holden and Casey

Laub, Church Bus Drivers; and

Jerry Magner, Nikki Smith,

Robert Toney and Doug Weber,

Trinity Work Bees.

All of these recognized indi-

viduals provide their talents

and expertise in Christian love

and ensure Trinity provides

comfort and service to the

church and the Las Vegas com-

munity.

If you’d like to volunteer

your talents, please contact the

church office during the week

at 702-870-4747.