For Sunday, February 5, 2012
The Trinity Candle
"Glorify God. Share Christ's Love. Make New Disciples."   
Trinity Presbyterian Church | 4746 SW 21st Street, 66604 | 785.272.2620
http://www.trinitypresbyterian.net/ | office@trinitypresbyterian.net
Shelley Craig and Kate McGee, Pastors
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS | Monday - Friday | 8:30 am to 12:00 pm  & 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm

"The Healing Power of Touch"

by Rev. Shelley Craig at 10:30 AM MORNING WORSHIP  

Taize Worship  by Rev. Suz McIver at 5:00 PM 

Scripture - Isaiah 40: 21-31   Mark 1: 29-39   

THE WEEKLY WORD

"Disciple Simon told Jesus his mother in law was burning up with fever - a potentially dangerous condition in that time. Jesus went to her, took her hand, and raised her up. Next thing we know she is serving up the hospitality for which she is known...."(to read more-click here)

DOORSTEP SOUPER BOWL-SUN. FEB 5
SOUPER BOWL OF CARING 2011
 Please join Trinity in fighting hunger by participating in the Souper Bowl of Caring. Bring your canned soup and crackers to church on Sunday, Feb 5th.

 

TRINITY TREASURER NEEDED

Trinity is seeking a Treasurer. Martha Huizenga is resigning, effective March 1st. If you're interested in learning more, please check with Pastor Shelley or Fern Freeman, Chair of Finance Committee, or directly with Martha Huizenga. For those of you lacking financial skills, please be in prayer about this call.

INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW!!!
For those of you interested in learning more about Trinity and considering membership in this family of faith, Shelley is offering 2 Inquirers classes on Sunday mornings at 9:30 in her office Feb 12th & Feb 19th. Join us for conversations about "everything you wanted to know about Presbyterianism but were afraid to ask.  RSVP to Becky in the office (272-2620.
Evening Nursery Volunteers
URGENTLY NEEDED

You could make it easier for families with young children to attend worship, or allow a mother to serve on the Christian Education Committee while the father works. Trinity's child protection policy requires two adults whenever the nursery is open. Volunteers are needed for Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings, especially the following times:

1. During Taizé worship on Sunday, Feb. 5, 4:45-6:15 p.m.

2. During Christian Education Meeting, Wed., Feb. 8, 6:00-8:30 p.m.

3. During Alive@5 on Sunday, Feb. 12, 4:15-6:00 p.m.

Nursery volunteers are currently being scheduled for other openings February through May. Any time you can give will be appreciated. Contact Karen Brown at ksbrown2003@sbcglobal.net or 273-3448 to volunteer in the nursery. Thank you!

CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES - SUNDAY SCHOOL

 Debra Stufflebean will continue leading the series based upon the book "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz. Using Ruiz's book as a guide, Debra will compare his contemporary writing to models found in psychology and more importantly, to truths found in scripture. Bring your Bible and join us for learning and discussion!

Community Service=Cash For TDC
tamara tdc
Tamara Hampton was able to document the volunteer time donated towards the Little Explorers project to equate to a grant donation from Payless. Payless/Collective Brands is going to send $225 to TDC as per the Cash For Caring Grant for Tammy's community service.

 WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS THIS WEEK 

9:30 am SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUR 

NURSERY HELPER(s):  9am-Jan Barger 

10:30 am MORNING WORSHIP 

NURSERY HELPER(s):10:25 am-Joyce Adcock  ACOLYTE: Jace Brake  USHERS: Gerald Adcock, Lee Blanck, Dolores Kirk, Craig Stafford     SOUND ROOM: Shane Ahrens, Forrest Craig, Mary Nestor

5:00 pm TAIZE WORSHIP SERVICE   

NURSERY HELPER(s):4:30 PM - tba 

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NEXT WEEK'S SCRIPTURE(S): (Feb. 12)  2 Kings 5: f1-14;

Psalm 30; Mark 1: 40-45    

RADICAL HOSPITALITY
grass parking lot
Thank you to those of you who are sure-footed enough or without packages to be able to park in our grass parking lot on Sunday mornings so that visitors and others who are less sure footed are able to park in the parking lot. You are practicing RADICAL HOSPITALITY when you choose the grass!
MEET Rekah from NEPAL*

Teased about being 19, unmarried, and still in school, Rekah will be the first girl in her village to complete schooling. Longing for school, she instead worked hard to help her younger sisters receive minimum schooling .   A scholarship from the Christian Mission Centre (partly supported by our Mission giving) helped Rekah realize her dream.

 

*Nepal, which boundaries northern India, is about the size of Arkansas.

Population 29,000,000. Literacy, Female 35 %;. Male 63%.

     --Presbyterian Mission Yearbook , 2012, for Prayer & Study

Men's Group - Super Bowl Party - Feb. 5

Kick-off is at 5:30 PM   New England Patriots vs. New York Giants

Wives and "significant others" are invited.

*** R.S.V.P. to Jon at jontkecm@aol.com ***

Jon Farrell-Higgins' home-4307 SW Aylesbury Road. Jon will provide beer, tea, queso and chips, and scotcharoos. Ideas for other things that might be good would be:  Fruit salad, Veggies, Little smokies, cookies/brownie, BBQ wings/hot wings, meatballs, chips, doritos, etc., humus and pita chips, or guac., & wine.

MEN'S GROUP-Monday Night Basketball
Mens Group 2012

Monday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 PM-Invite a friend!

Come late, leave early, or enjoy both games. End of Connecticut vs. Louisville; Texas vs. Texas A&M.

Greg Lee's home-6623 SW 53rd Street. Greg will provide drinks. Bring snacks, munchies, or sweets if you'd like. Contact Greg at 478-9607 or greg@jkcooperlaw.com with questions or for directions.

Sunday Morning Fellowship Time
Volunteers are needed to provide treats for Sunday Morning Fellowship Time.   Sign up on the chart ouside the office door!
CALL TO SERVICE SURVEY
If you didn't pick up a Call to Service survey, they're available in the lobby or from the ushers after worship or online.  Pastors Shelley and Kate would like every member to fill out a Call to Service survey so that we can match you with the ministry that ignites your passions.
Camp Heartland 2012

It's time to register for Camp Heartland! Camp offerings and dates for summer are available at www.HeartlandCenter.org or on the bulletin board outside the CE officeSign up by March 31 and receive 20% off the cost of Grandparent/Child Camp and Family camp.   Camp Scholarships Needed  

 If you would be interested in making a donation to the camp fund, please contact Karen Meenen or Pastor Shelley.

For the Beauty...A Festival of the Arts
For the Beauty...A Festival of the Arts is coming to Topeka, February 17 - 19, 2012. Sponsored by Topeka's five downtown churches, the festival will include: three talks by Arts Pastor and Author David Taylor; art exhibits Icons in Transformation by Russian artist Ludmila Pawlowska, and Sacred Spaces by regional Kansas artists; concerts by The Heartland Jazz Trio and organist Jan Kraybill; a Public Roundtable Discussion on the Arts in Topeka; and a Children's Storytelling and Art Workshop. All events will be held in downtown Topeka. For more information, check the website:
http://forthebeautytopeka.webstarts.com/ or the facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/For-the-Beauty-A-Festival-of-the-Arts/346091938734769
Prayer Concerns

Families And Persons Of The Week:

Barbara Jasper

Jim & Ruth Jenkins

Don & Lois Johnson

Carmen Argueta, Coordinator of our mission trips

Los Talpetates & Rio Los Bueyes, El Salvador

Focus Of The Week:

The violence in Syria, site of many of our biblical stories, and a place where healing and reconciliation seem like dim possibilities currently.

Focus Church Of The PNK:

Solomon Yoked Parish, Solomon, Ks

Joys

Lorna Luft has moved to Warrensburg to be near daughter, Penny. Her address: Lorna Luft, c/o Warrensburg Manor Care, 400 Care Center Dr., Warrensburg, MO 64093

New Concerns:

Nancy Crockett

Maurine Bernard and her son, Bobby

Ongoing Concerns:

Rick Jones; Peg Tollefson; Chuck Warner; J. Ricks & Pauly Ricks; Su Mara Solomon; Charles Alexander; Dora Starkey; Jack Hachiya's teammate, Chase Ensley; Mary's friend, Nathan; Carmen's sister-in-law's mother, Sherry; Jane Williams' friend, Lindsey; Lou Nell's friend, Doc Huntly; Angie Kelley's mother, Jo; Charlie Goode; Lisa Leinacker; Barbara Barnard; Mary Nestor's mother, Dorothy; Wendy's friends, Stephen, T, & Rick; Lynn Weavers's daughter-in-law, Lucy; Tootie Cantwell's friend, Irene Cox ; Becky Bollinger's friend, Karen Purtell; Don Burns' sister, Freida Burns; Donna Whipple's friend, Mikal; Toni & Jon's niece, Arianna; Cathy Brake's "aunt" Judy; Becky Jones' friend, Barbara and Jobey, & her son's friend ; Ruth Jenkins' cousin's daughter, Sarah and family and Jim's friend from SD; Lindsey Fincham, Peace Corp Vol. in Kyrgyzstan; Meghann Greene, home from Uganda; Stan McAdoo's friend, John Allen


 

Sunday School

Preschool: Nursery;
Creation Station
:
Kindergarten-6th Grade;
 Lower Level: Jr. High (7th & 8th grade) & Sr. High (9th-12th gr.);  
ADULT EDUCATION:  Bible Study Class: Fellowship Hall; Christian Perspectives: Rm 9; Faith Journey Class: Rm 12.    
THIS WEEK

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5  9:00 AM Ask the Nurse/BP Checks (nurse ofc)
9:00 AM Fellowship with Pastors
9:00 AM Nursery Open
9:30 AM Sunday School
10:30 AM MORNING WORSHIP
11:30 AM Confirmation Parents mtg (rm 13)
3:30 PM Vespers at Presby Manor
4:45 PM Nursery Open
4:45 PM NURSERY VOLUNTEER NEEDED
5:00 PM TAIZE WORSHIP (No Lite Bites)
5:00 PM Triniteen Super Bowl Party
5:30 PM Men's Group Super Bowl Party (Farrell-Higgins Home)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6  11:30 AM Meals on Wheels delivery
1:00 PM Sticks 'n String (P)
7:00 PM Boy Scouts (P)
7:30 PM Men's Group (Lee Home)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
4:00 PM Aerobics (Rm13/14)
6:00 PM Deacons Mtg (P)
7:00 PM Capital Campaign mtg (FH)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8  9:15 AM Sew 'n Share (FH)
12:00 PM Lunch Bunch (FH)
6:00 PM Nursery by Reservation
6:00 PM NURSERY VOLUNTEER NEEDED
6:15 PM CE Cmte (FH)
6:30 PM VIDA
7:00 PM Finance Cmte (P)
7:00 PM Mission Cmte (Rm 14)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9
11:30 AM Lectio Divina (P)
5:00 PM Florence Crittendon, Vitality Prog (Rm 9)
5:10 PM Yoga (Rm 13/14)
6:00 PM Nursery by Reservation
6:30 PM Adult Bell Choir (FH)
6:30 PM Celebration Choir (S)
7:00 PM Triniteen Bible Study (Rm 14)
7:30 PM Heritage Choir (choir rm)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10  4:00 PM Aerobics (Rm13/14)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11  9:00 AM Worship Planning Meeting (FH)
12:30 PM Beta Sigma Phi Valentine Lunch (FH, Kit)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12
9:00 AM Fellowship with Pastors
9:00 AM Nursery Open
9:30 AM INQUIRERS CLASS (Shelley's ofc)
9:30 AM Sunday School
10:30 AM MORNING WORSHIP
11:30 AM Fellowship Cmte (rm 12)
11:30 AM VALENTINE COOKIE DECORATING/LUNCH (FH)
4:00 PM Set up/Clean up for Alive@5 (FH, Kit)
4:15 PM Nursery Open
4:15 PM NURSERY VOLUNTEER NEEDED
5:00 PM ALIVE@5 WORSHIP (Light Bites to follow)

 


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