Trinity Parish Weekly Announcements
What's Happening at Trinity Church, February 4-10, 2007
Note: At the bottom of this email is a listing of the week's activities in a format you can put on your refrigerator door. Also note that our church web site has been completely updated (http://www.trinityhattiesburg.org), and copies of The Tidings and The Weekly Grail can be found there.
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Worship Note
Beginning Sunday February 4, we will no longer use full printed service bulletins for Sunday worship. An order of service containing the lessons from the Revised Common Lectionary (now required for use in this diocese by the Bishop) and the music will be provided. This will save paper.
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COUNCIL THIS WEEKEND
Diocesan Council will be held in Vicksburg this weekend. Bill and the delegates and alternates will be in Vicksburg. Bill will be back late Saturday; the rest of the delegation will remain in Vicksburg for the closing Eucharist on Sunday.
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VISITING BISHOP FOR AFRICAN TEAM MINISTRIES AT TRINITY ON SUNDAY
This Sunday, February 4, we will be visited by the Rt. Rev. Ernest Shalita, bishop from the Diocese of Muhabura, Uganda. Bishop Shalita will be here to promote African Team Ministries and to thank Trinity Parish for supporting this important outreach work. He will celebrate at both services and teach adult Sunday School.
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EYC will not meet this Sunday, February 4.
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2007 Contribution envelopes are in the Narthex. If you do not have envelopes and would like to have them, please contact the church office.
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EFM will meet Monday, February 5 at 8:45 a.m. at Ascension.
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Centering Prayer will not meet Tuesday, February 6.
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Youth choir, Wednesday, February 7 at 4:45 p.m.
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Community Supper, Wednesday, February 7 at 5:30 p.m.
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Jr. & Sr. EYC meet Wednesday, February 7 at 6:00 p.m.
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St. Francis Guild will meet Thursday, February 8 at 11:45 a.m. Please call the church office to make your reservation for lunch.
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EYC TRIP
E.Y.C. will go to Sumrall to John DeLancey’s Glass Studio Sunday, February 11 after the 10:30 service.
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INQUIRER'S CLASSES (CONFIRMATION CLASSES) BEGIN FEB 11
Inquirers (Confirmation) Classes will begin at 4 PM ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 for both adults and youth. Bill Stroop will lead the adult classes and Bill Barfield will lead the youth classes. The adult classes will run for 10 sessions. Bishop Duncan Gray will be at Trinity on April 22 to confirm and receive. If you are interested in being confirmed or if you want more detailed information about Christianity and/or the Episcopal Church, this is the class for you. Please call the church office to sign up for these classes.
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HELPING OUR SEMINARIAN
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 has Jody’s name on it. If you give cash, please indicate your name and address on the outside of the envelope. You do not have to put Jody’s name on your check. 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.
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SPECIAL COLUMBARIUM MEETING
There will be a special parish meeting to discuss the architectural plans for the Columbarium and Garth February 22. Specific information will be forthcoming in The Tidings and in issues of The Weekly Grail.
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If You See New People At Church
- Show them the visitor's packet in the pews, and ask them if they wouldn't mind filling out visitor card so that we may send them some information about Trinity on Monday. They can put the card in the offering plate.
- Please invite them to join you for coffee and light refreshments in the Parish Hall after the service. You might also want to point out where the restrooms and water fountain are.
- If they have children, remind them that we have a staffed youth room for young children and a nursery for infants. Please take them back to the rooms and introduce them to our staff. Tell them that right after the Nicene Creed in the worship service, their children will be brought to the sanctuary so that they can take communion with all of us.
- Finally, ask them if they are familiar with the Episcopal tradition. If they are not, please show them in the bulletin that all Baptized persons are invited to God's Holy Table and to take communion with us. At Trinity we invite all the Baptized, regardless of present or past denominational affiliation to join us in the memorial celebration of Jesus' Last Supper.
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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!
Bill
The Rev. Bill Stroop
Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church
509 West Pine Street
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401
Office Phone: (601) 544-5551