Trinity Episcopal Church |
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For the Week of:
Dec 9 - Dec 16, 2007 |
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| The Mission of Trinity Episcopal Church is to be an open and diverse Christian family dedicated to serving God and all creation by fostering spiritual growth through worship, prayer, education, service, stewardship, and celebration.
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 Greetings!
Below are the weekly announcements of events and activities of Trinity Church, Hattiesburg, MS. Information about our parish life together for the forthcoming week, as well as special events, programs and new ministries are highlighted here. I hope you enjoy receiving this information. And - just for fun - check out the picture at the bottom. Can you guess whose picture that is?
Bill
Rector,
Trinity Episcopal Church
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Viewing and Discussion of "The Golden Compass" SUNDAY 3:45 PM
The EYC will view "The Golden Compass" at The Grand Theatre on Sunday 12/9 (this is a PG-13 movie). Movie times are 1:30 and 2:10 p.m. Fr. Bill will lead a discussion of the movie from 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. in the parish hall. Anyone - parents, adults, youth, friends, guests - can participate. Tickets are $7.50 for adults.
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SPECIAL RECTOR'S FORUM SUNDAY ON STRESS MANAGEMENT
The Rev. LTC Peter Bauer to present "Stress Management" at the 9:15 Rector's Forum in the Old Choir Room on SUnday, December 9. |
Special Guest Lecturer in the Rector's Forum, 12/16 and 12/23
Dr. Mark Wagner, USM Assistant Professor Department of Philosophy and Religion, will be the guest lecturer at the 9:15 a.m. Rector's Forum on Sunday the 16th and the 23rd. Dr. Wagner is an expert in Islam. The topic of December 16 will be "Muslim-Christian Relations: Islam's View of Christianity," and the topic for December 23 will be "The Crusades."
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Sunday
December 9
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Choir Rehearsal, 9:15 a.m.
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Rectors Forum (Old Choir Room), 9:15 a.m. The Rev. LTC Peter Bauer to present "Stress Management"
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Adult Study (Library), 9:15 a.m
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Christmas Pageant Rehearsal, 9:15 a.m.
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Godly Play (Room 3), 10:15 a.m.
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Catechesis (Room 4), 10:15 a.m.
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EYC, 12 noon
MOVIE AND DISCUSSION. The EYC will view "The Golden Compass" at The Grand Theatre today (this is a PG-13 movie). Movie times are 1:30 and 2:10 p.m. Fr. Bill will lead a discussion of the movie from 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. in the parish hall. Anyone - parents, adults, youth, friends, guests - can participate. Tickets are $7.50 for adults.
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Monday
December 10
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EFM, 8:45 a.m.
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Pine Meadows Service, 9:30 a.m.
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St. Anne's Guild Christmas Luncheon, 12 noon
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Vestry Nominating Committee Meeting, 5:15 p.m. (Library)
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Tuesday
December 11
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Centering Prayer, 2:00 p.m.
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Bible Study, 5:15 p.m. (Library). Topic is the gospel of Matthew. The same Bible study will be offered on Wednesday morning to accommodate individual work schedules. Interested persons only need attend one session a week.
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Micro-industry Mission Meeting, 6 p.m. Room 6
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Adult Choir Rehearsal, 6 p.m.
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Wednesday
December 12
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Holy Eucharist & Healing, 9:30 a.m.
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Bible Study, 10:30 a.m.
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Staff Meeting, 4 p.m.
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NO Youth Choir, 4:45 p.m.
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NO Adult Choir, 6 p.m.
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Thursday
December 13
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St. Francis Guild, 11:45 a.m.
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Christmas Pageant Rehearsal, 5:30 p.m.
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Friday
December 14
Tidings News DEADLINE, 10:00 a.m. (Proof-read, ready to publish articles, please). Email to sunshinestroop@hotmail.com.
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Saturday
December 15
No events scheduled today.
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Sunday
December 16
Choir Researsal, 9:15 a.m., 2:00 p.m.
- Guest Lecturer and Expert in Islam to Speak at the Rector's Forum in December. Dr. Mark Wagner, USM Assistant Professor Department of Philosophy and Religion, will present a two Sunday Rector's Forum at 9:15 a.m. on December 16 and 23 in the "Old Choir Room" at Trinity Church. The topic of December 16 will be "Muslim-Christian Relations: Islam's View of Christianity," and the topic for December 23 will be "The Crusades."
- Adult Study (Library), 9:15 a.m
- Christmas Pageant Rehearsal, 9:15 a.m.
- Godly Play (Room 3), 10:15 a.m.
- Catechesis (Room 4), 10:15 a.m.
- EYC, 12 noon
- Breadbasket Christmas Boxes packed at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2 p.m.
- Blue Christmas Service, 4 p.m.
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ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS SERVICES
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Sunday, December 23: 8 a.m. Spoken Eucharist, Advent 4
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Sunday December 23: 10:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist with music, Advent 4
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Sunday, December 23: 4:00 p.m. Children and Family Christmas Pageant.
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Monday December 24: 4:00 p.m., Children and Family Holy Festival Holy Eucharist with music
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Monday December 24: 10:00 p.m. Music Program
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Monday, December 24: 10:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Festival Holy Eucharist with Music
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Tuesday, December 25: 10:30 a.m. Contemplative Holy Eucharist
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FUTURE EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Finance Committee will meet Monday, December 17, 5:15 p.m.
The Vestry will meet Wednesday, December 19, 5:15 p.m.
Vestry, Choir, and Staff Party, Wednesday, December 19, 7:30 p.m.
Christmas Pageant.
This year's Trinity Children's Christmas Play in well underway. The play is going to be on the evening of Sunday, December 23rd. We would love for all Trinity children aged four and up to be a part of this event! If you would like to help, call Betsy McIntire at 544-3376. Thank you.
Guest Lecturer and Expert in Islam to Speak at the Rector's Forum in December. Dr. Mark Wagner, USM Assistant Professor Department of Philosophy and Religion, will present a two Sunday Rector's Forum at 9:15 a.m. on December 16 and 23 in the "Old Choir Room" at Trinity Church. The topic of December 16 will be "Muslim-Christian Relations: Islam's View of Christianity," and the topic for December 23 will be "The Crusades."
An Inconvenient Truth coming in Lent. We are currently assembling the materials to do an adult study of Nobel Prize Winner Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth during the Rector's Forum. A study guide will be provided. The film puts forth the argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue - rather, it is the biggest moral challenges facing our global civilization. In order to be sure we prepare sufficient study materials, please email Bill at wgstroop@earthlink.net if you are interested in participating.
Breadbasket is a multi-denominational effort of eleven churches to stock a food pantry. Every week, all year long it supplies a few days of inexpensive basic groceries to up to fifteen needy families in the Hattiesburg area. Each Sunday of Advent, beginning December 2, a basket will be in the narthex for your donations of nonperishable food. Trinity will be furnishing the green beans (we need 90 cans) and powdered Great Value orange juice (we need 42). These items are needed by Wednesday, December 12. The boxes will be packed with the staple items on Sunday, December 16 at 2 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church and delivery of the boxes will be on Friday, December 21 at 2 pm from Westminster Presbyterian Church. If you would like to take part in this very rewarding service ministry, call Karen Shappley at 601-268-6962. Families are encouraged to take part and children are especially encouraged to help.
If you would like more information about this ministry or would like to help distribute food during Trinity's weeks of service, please call Karen Shappley at 601-268-6962.
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Jody Burnett's Purse
If you are interested in helping Jody Burnett while he is in seminary, you can write a check to Trinity Church and put in the envelopes provided in the pews that have Jody's name on it. If you give cash, please indi-cate your name and address on the outside of the envelope. You do not have to put Jody's name on the memo line of your check. Just put it in an envelope with Jody's name on it. Contributions designated to a specific individual on your checks are not tax deductible. Jody would like to acknowledge your gifts, so we will provide him with names and addresses but not amounts. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the church office. |
WHO IS THIS?
 For the next several weeks, we will be publishing a picture here each week. They will be pictures of current parishioners from a "few" years ago.
Can you guess who this is? Send your best guess to Bill at wgstroop@earthlink.net.
(Last week's picture was of Van Temple)
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I hope you find this weekly announcement bulletin from Trinity Parish, Hattiesburg helpful and informative. It is intended to provide you with news of the parish and upcoming activities for the weekend and next week in our community.
See you in church on Sunday!
The Rev. Dr. Bill Stroop
Trinity Episcopal Church |
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