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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
PAGE 2 THE WORD
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.
PAGE 3
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.
PAGE 5
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
6
4 – 6 pm Soc. St. Stephen,
Potter’s Place
6:30 pm Praise Ensemble.
Chapel
10
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
11
10 am - 2 pm Society of St.
Stephen, Potter’s Place
5 pm Living Nativity
practice, Sanctuary
7 pm OA / Monday, Room 9
12
2–4 pm Blessing Bag Lunches
5 pm Korean UMC, Chapel
5:15 pm N.A., Room 9
7 pm Tongan Worship, Chapel
13
10 am UMW Christmas
Party, FH
4 – 6 pm Soc. St. Stephen,
Potter’s Place
6 & 7 pm Living Nativity, S
6:30 pm Praise Ensemble.
Chapel
17
8:45 am Announcements
9 am Christmas Cantata
9:15 am Children’s Sunday
School, Rm 9
10:15 am Youth Ministry, Rm 10
10:30 am Christmas Cantata
12 pm LV Korean, Sanctuary
18
10 am - 2 pm Society of St.
Stephen, Potter’s Place
7 pm OA / Monday, Room 9
19
2–4 pm Blessing Bag Lunches
5 pm Korean UMC, Chapel
5:15 pm N.A., Room 9
7 pm Tongan Worship, Chapel
20
4 – 6 pm Soc. St. Stephen,
Potter’s Place
6:30 pm Praise Ensemble.
Chapel
24 Christmas Eve
9:45 am Announcements
10 am Worship Service
12 pm LV Korean, Sanctuary
7 pm Worship Service
11 pm Worship Service
25 Church Office Closed
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
26 Church Office Closed
27 Church Office
Closed
31 5th Sunday
9:45 am Announcements
10 am Worship Service
10:15 am Children’s Sunday
School, Rm 9
11:15 am, Youth Ministry, Rm 10
12 pm LV Korean, Sanctuary
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
1 Church Office Closed
12 pm Crafters for Christ,
Room 7
7 pm Korean Choir Practice,
Chapel
8
12 pm Crafters for Christ,
Room 7
7 pm Korean Choir Practice,
Chapel
2 Church Office Closed
6 am Korean Prayer Time,
Sanctuary
8:30 am Men’s Fellowship
10 am Hanging of the Greens
9
6 am Korean Prayer Time,
Sanctuary
14
11 am - 1 pm
Food Rescue Program
6:15 pm TOPS, Room 9
7 pm Adult Choir, MR
15 Church Office Closed
1 pm Crafters for Christ,
Room 7
7 pm Korean Choir Practice,
Chapel
7 pm Cantata Set-up
16 Church Office Closed
6 am Korean Prayer Time,
Sanctuary
8 am Cantata Dress Rehearsal
1 pm Cookies with Santa, FH
21
11 am - 1 pm
Food Rescue Program
6:15 pm TOPS, Room 9
7 pm Adult Choir, MR
22 Church Office Closed
1 pm Crafters for Christ,
Room 7
7 pm Korean Choir Practice,
Chapel
23 Church Office Closed
6 am Korean Prayer Time,
Sanctuary
28 Church Office Closed
29 Church Office Closed
30 Church Office Closed
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
PAGE 8 THE WORD
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
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.
PAGE 11
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.