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Sunday

Regular Schedule

8:15 am Worship in the Sanctuary

9:40 - 10:40 Sunday School, Children and Adults

11:00 AM Worship in Sanctuary

Junior Church for ages 4 through second grade during each service after children's moment with the pastor

Toddler care available during services and sunday school

Trinity Family Night
Every Thursday

Joyful Bells 5:15 PM
Meal 5:30 PM
Pioneer Club 6:00 PM
Trinity Ringers & small group 6:30 PM
MYF Parents Prayer 7:00 PM
Trinity Choir 7:30 PM

May News Letter

News from Roblealto

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REMINDER

Remember to designate Trinity Educational Development Corporation and enter code M1080 when you donate to United Way in the Hartford Area..

FOOD BANK NEEDS

Our needs have changed a bit. Things are getting low at the Food Bank. We have plenty of pasta and canned green beans. Please do not buy either of those items.
Remember to look for our new larger container and it's new location just inside the doorway of Fellowship Hall. We still welcome food items during the course of the month, but we are trying to encourage participation particularly on Communion Sunday, the first Sunday of the month.
Needless to say, the residents of Windsor are grateful for your generous donations.
Items in need are: Cake mixes, muffin mixes, ketchup, dried soups, Kleenex, shampoo, toothpaste, tooth brushes, mayonnaise, canned peas, canned carrots, and any kind of juice. The following items always get depleted quickly: ketchup, mayonnaise, cakes mixes, muffin mixes, shampoo and toothpaste.
Thank you for your helping to feed others that are in need.
Jeannine Gilman

COFFEE FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE

The Coffee Fellowship Committee is in need of help to prepare for Sunday coffee fellowship time. This "job" is done on Saturday on a rotating basis (hopefully once a month or less with a few more volunteers).
The job entails preparing the coffee pots and setting out the sugar, cups, etc. on the table in fellowship hall. After a few times, this can be accomplished in 20-25 minutes - not much time when you realize how you are serving God and your Trinity family.
Please call me (Claudette Johnson) at 860-688-5590 or catch me at the coffee table.

Calling Small Groups

South Park Soup Kitchen Ministry is looking for small groups to sign up. This year we are cooking and serving the food. It takes 5 people to serve the meal at South Park. If your group is larger, some can help with the cooking only. The Carmon/DiGiore group had a wonderful time ministering to the homeless at South Park in January. A sign-up sheet for the last Sunday of each month is located on the Missions bulletin board. When you sign up you will be contacted with all the information. Any questions can be directed to Chris Boyer at 860- 212-8818.

"Oh, what a beautiful morning!"

Children often see things that adults miss. My 8-year-old son often peers out the window first thing in the morning, as likely on a rainy day as a sunny one, to proclaim, "It's a beea-YOU-tiful day!"

Spring varies greatly, from chilly to warm, from rain to sun, from slush and mud to newly green grass and budding plant life. Our lives vary too, of course, between easier days and harder ones, times of relaxation and hours of stress. What if we approached it all with childlike confidence? — that, no matter what comes, life is beautiful because God walks beside us the whole way.

After Easter

After is every Christian's middle name. In his autobiography A Song of Ascents, missionary E. Stanley Jones tells of an African man who changed his name to After immediately following his conversion. Because all things were new and different and important after he met Christ, the man wanted to reflect that new reality in his name as well as in his thinking.
Easter is what makes us After Christians. After Easter, nothing in life is ever the same again.

The Bible Miniseries

Emmy-winning producer Mark Burnett and his wife, Touched by an Angel's Roma Downey, have produced The Bible, an epic retelling of select biblical stories from Noah to the resurrection. The highly anticipated 10-hour miniseries will air on the History Channel beginning March 3, with the last episode in the series airing on Easter Sunday. Check local listings for details

15 Windsor Kids Need 1 Hour/
Week of Your Time –
Can You Spare an Hour?

Wilson Branch Library is looking for tutors to help a child with reading and/or math for one hour/week during the school year (October – May) at the library. School schedules apply, so vacations and holidays are free days. Possible choices of schedule are any 1-hour slot between: 4 & 7:15 pm Monday, and 4 & 5:15 pm Tuesday or Wednesday – the library closes at 7:30 pm on Mondays and 5:30 pm on other days.

There are 15 kids between grades 1 and 5, who are currently on a waiting list for tutors. Won't you consider taking on this commitment that can make such a difference in the life of a child? An hour a week is a small investment that can pay big dividends for a child.

This is open to high school students and is a great way to earn community service, but you must sign on for an entire year's commitment. Perhaps a parent and a child could each take on a student and go together to each meet and work with their respective child. It is partly about building a relationship and bolstering the confidence of the student, so tutors must commit to the school year. There is some flexibility if special circumstances randomly occur throughout the year, like special occasions, vacations and conferences or sickness. There are many in our congregation who have served for many years and continue to serve in this way.

If you are interested and wish to know more, please contact the director of the program, Pat Reardon @ 860-247-8960. Our own Donna Myers is a mentor and can give more information if you are interested by calling 860-688-7230.

HOW DO I GIVE
FLOWERS?

The flowers that grace our Worship each Sunday under the cross are given in memory of loved ones who have died or in honor of loved ones for special occasions like Anniversaries, Weddings, Baptisms or Spiritual Birthdays. When births occur, you are invited to place a rose on the altar in honor of your newest family member. Sign up on the Flower Chart located in the Narthex—then call Jordan Florists at 860 683-0680 and speak to Karen Jordan or one of her assistants who will be happy to take your order. In the case of a rose to celebrate a birth, just call Jordan Florists and they will take care of your request. Please let the church office know so we are able to place an announcement in the bulletin. We have a special price of $35.00 for an arrangement. More elaborate arrangements will be priced higher. Please pay Jordan's directly. Many dates are still open. Sign up now

PRAYER CHAIN

We are updating our prayer chain and welcome new prayer partners. We also extend our appreciation to those who have been faithful to this ministry. The prayers have proved to be a source of comfort and strength for both the person being prayed for as well as the individual who asks. We need faithful folks, committed to praying. In you would like to be added or have any questions, please call the church office.

Help Trinity Christian School While you Shop!

Don't forget that helping out TCS can be as easy as doing your grocery shopping. Both Stop and Shop and Price Chopper have school rewards programs that give us either cash or school supplies just for you doing your shopping. Please register your shopper rewards cards online at both stores' websites and designate Trinity Christian School as your school of choice. It's as easy as that. Our Stop and Shop number is 08900 and the Price Chopper number is 41326. If you are unable to register your card online, call Cathi Sasportas at (860) 688-2008 ext. 127.

Don't Fall Out

When a mother asked her child how he'd fallen out of bed, he replied, "I guess I stayed too close to where I got in."
When we Christians fail to grow in prayer and discernment, knowledge and understanding of Scripture, generosity and other fruits of the Spirit, it's as if we're balancing precariously at the edge of the bed. It's quite easy to fall out — out of faith, out of church, out of active relationship with God.
A good practice, for sleeping and for our Christian faith, is to be careful not to stay too close to where we got in!

FOUNTAIN OF LIFE

"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." (Revelation 22:17)

The fourth verse of "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" speaks of the mature Christian's desire for purity and victory over sin, and looks forward to the ultimate victory in eternity.

Plenteous grace with Thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin; Let the healing streams abound; Make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the Fountain art, Freely let me take of Thee; Spring Thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity.

Our maturing in Christ begins at the time of repentance and forgiveness, and no matter the depth of our sin, His love can conquer it, for "the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. . . . Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief" (1 Timothy 1:14-15). Indeed, "the blood of Jesus Christ . . . cleanses us from all sin" (1 John 1:7).

"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God. . . . And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure" (1 John 3:1, 3). Thus, His gracious love for us becomes the agent of pure living in our lives.

The love of Jesus Christ is like "a well of living waters" (Song of Solomon 4:15). This well is freely open to all, as we see in our text. Jesus, the lover of the soul, who says "come" also says, "Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life" (John 4:14). JDM

HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR SACRED SOUNDS CONCERT SERIES

Your Generosity makes the Sacred Sounds Concert Series Possible Please consider supporting our concert series and music ministry with a gift. All supporters will be listed in all concert programs and will have preferential seating at concerts. Patrons, Sponsors and Benefactors receive 2 tickets to all ticketed concerts. Tickets can be purchased on Sunday mornings during the coffee hour or through the church office. Please make checks payable to Trinity United Methodist Church and indicate Sacred Sounds Concert Series in the memo section.

Benefactor $500+ Sponsor $250-499 Patron $100-249 Donor $50-99 Friend up to $50

DONATING IRS ASSETS TO CHARITY

A new tax law passed in late 2010 reinstates a provision enabling retirees to take tax-free withdrawals from their IRA provided the money is transferred directly to a qualified charitable organization. Retirees 70 1/2 and older can donate up to $100,000 tax free from their IRA each year.

Under this temporary provision this distribution is excluded from income if it is made directly to a charity. This distribution is not included in your income so is equivalent to a 100 percent deduction. Bu making a charitable contribution from your IRA, you can satisfy your RMD amount without reporting additional income.

Donating IRA assets can be a rewarding strategy for both you and the church. As Always, you should talk with your financial representative or tax advisor before making a decision that alters your tax situation. It is important to consider your tax situation before deciding whether to make a charitable contribution from your IRA.

Your donation s and gifts help Trinity UMC provide Kingdom Building Ministries in our community and around the world

TCS PRAYER PARTNER NETWORK:

Please join the TCS Prayer Partner Network. Those who are a part of the network will receive a calendar each month with the name of a specific student or staff member to pray for each day. To join, please fill out the card you see in your bulletin. You can place the completed card in a basket on the TCS table. If you joined last year you will continue to receive the calendars each month, unless you request to be taken off the mailing list. Thank you for your prayers for TCS!

CD’S OF THE SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE ARE AVAILABLE

To order a CD of Sunday Worship place $2.00 in a pew envelope and mark it “CD” and “your name”. Drop it in the box on the narthex table and your CD will be placed in that box to be picked up next Sunday.

SAVE ME A PEW

The world's largest Protestant Christian congregation is Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, Korea. Since its founding in 1958, the church has grown exponentially. By 1983, seven Sunday services weren't enough to accommodate all the worshipers, so satellite churches were established.

The main church, located directly across from Korea's National Assembly, can seat 26,000. But membership is so large that people are told which week of the month they can attend worship. What an incredible witness in a country where only about 30 percent of the citizens are Christians!

What would it take for our church to have a similar "problem"? And what can you do about it?

CHURCH TABLE AND CHAIR POLICY

Last winter a new policy was established about the use of the church's tables and chairs. It was announced a number of times in the bulletin. In the past the old tables and chairs were allowed to be used by church members if it was cleared through the church office. This is no longer the case. We no longer have any old tables. No tables and chairs are allowed off the church premises. We respectfully ask for everyone's cooperation and adherence to this new policy. If you need further explanation or have questions please speak to Dale Smith, Trustee chair or Pastor.

BIBLES/DEVOTIONALS FOR
SOUTH PARK INN SHELTER

For many years Trinity through the South Park Inn Soup Kitchen Ministry, has been feeding the homeless the last Sunday of every month January through October. Now we want to help feed them spiritually as well. You can help by donating your gently used Bibles and Devotionals. There will be a collection box in the west entrance way of the church. If you have any questions please call Chris Boyer at 860-688-7670.

SIGN UP FOR NURSERY

There will be a sign-up sheet for nursery on the Children's Ministry table in Fellowship Hall. Please stop by the table and sign-up today. Be a part of this vital ministry that meets the needs of parents, babies, and toddlers.

CRIB AND TODDLER ROOM

GOD'S HOUSE

We have a great heritage stretching back to the Old Testament taking good care of God's House. The care and cleanliness of our own church facility communicates a sense of stewardship and love. Every day hundreds of people walk and use our church facilities. Our church campus is well used by many ministries. This is a good thing. Many churches sit empty during the week, not Trinity.

However, the truth is we do not care as well for our church home as we should. Lights are left on, areas are often used and they are not picked up. We need to do better and we can. If you walk down the hall and see some trash on the floor, pick it up and place it in the trash can. If you see lights on in an unoccupied room, turn them off. If we all took this as our personal responsibility and did not assume someone else will do it, it will get done. If you notice some equipment that needs repair, let the office know. When you come to worship remove your own bulletin and if you do not want it put it in the trash basked in the narthex. We have also had a problem in the Great Room with the ceiling tiles. Groups have been alerted that it is forbidden to throw balls in such a way that they dislodge ceiling tiles. This is dangerous because if a sprinkler head is hit it will cause gallons of water to flood the area ruining our wood floor. This is so serious that any person or group found to have done this will not be allowed to use the gym.

We are fortunate at Trinity to have two custodians whose main job it is to clean. Please let them do their work and do not divert them from their main job. Do not ask the custodians to things not related to cleaning. It takes many hours to clean bathrooms, maintain floors, and do the general cleaning that is necessary to make our facility look good.

We have had a policy allowing the use of our older tables and chairs to church members for private parties. We no longer have any older tables available and our policy does not allow any new chairs or tables to be removed from our facility. Please observe this new policy.

Church groups are also alerted to the fact that we now recycle all plastic, glass and metal including white paper and colored paper. Please observe these new rules.

John R. Gerlach, Pastor
Dale Smith, Chair Trustees

PARISH NURSE CORNER

The Nurses at Trinity will continue to have a Blood Pressure Check on the first Sunday of each month for you. We will be located in Pastor Skip's office during Coffee Fellowship and between Worship Services.

SMALL GROUPS

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Are you looking to enrich your relationship with the Lord, dig into scripture, be involved with a support network with other Christians? Get involved with a Small Group this year.

If you're looking for a group contact the office, Pastor Skip 860-688-9245, or Sharyn Donzella 860-683-0824.

SOUTH PARK INN

SOUTH PARK INN’S website says “No one ever plans on being homeless! With no where else to go, nearly 1,500 men, women and children find themselves on our doorstep, each year.” The South Park Soup Kitchen Ministry at Trinity helps this local ministry by bringing the supper meal the last Sunday of each month, January through October. If you would like to help with the cooking and bringing of the meal to South Park, please contact Ron or Chris Boyer at 860-688-7670 or put your name and phone number on the sign up sheet in the Fellowship Hall’s Ministry bulletin board and we will contact you and answer any questions you may have. Thanks and God bless, Chris Boyer

MYF - Youth Library

Needs Your Help!!

Our culture is pushing its message on our teens on relationships, sex, dating, money, success, etc. Can the church combat this deceptive message with the truth? We can with your help. Please consider a small donation to purchase Christian books/resources for teens to check out from our library. You can put checks in the offering made out to Trinity and earmark them "MYF Library." Thanks for your support!

TRINITY CALENDAR AND SCHEDULING PROCEDURE

This is a reminder that all meetings on the church campus must be scheduled through the church office. Be sure to include set up and take down times whether the day of the event or meeting or the day before or after. If you use the kitchen an application form must be filled out in advance. These forms are available in the church office and will, in the future, be made available on line. The church calendar for the whole year is available on line so you can check on date/time availability on line. When the calendar is open you can click on the event to find out information on set up/take down times. As you know our church building is used by many ministries, groups and events. Never assume that meeting space is available without first checking with the office. In most cases meeting dates and events can be scheduled a year ahead of time. If your event is not scheduled on the church calendar and there is a conflict we will observe the "first come first served" rule. Nothing is scheduled unless it is done in writing - email is fine - to the church office: office@tumcwindsor.org Only Sharon LaFrancis and Arlene Dargenio can calendar/schedule church events. The office will confirm with you by email that the event is scheduled and approved. If you do not receive confirmation please contact the church office from 8:30-3:30pm Monday - Friday. Thanks for your cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Pastor John.