Join us on Sunday as we celebrate Homecoming! Rev. AC Brock will be preaching about keeping our faith and moving forward in life. We will be streaming online at trinitydurham.org or YouTube. The Scripture readings will be from 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; and Luke 18:9-14. We hope you will join us!

** PLEASE consider HELPING OUT this Sunday!!! **

We need the help of a few men to show up at around 8 am on the morning of the 23rd (THIS SUNDAY) to help move tables and chairs outside, and also after the potluck is over, to move them back in.

You don’t need to volunteer for both, we just need hands for both. 

Please contact Angela if you are able to help: founta1@labcorp.comff

THIS Sunday, October 23rd is Homecoming.

We are having an old-fashioned homecoming potluck directly following the service. So excited to see everyone there!

Samantha Boyce will be leading a Sunday morning intergenerational fellowship group entitled Praying with the Psalmists. In this class, we will be exploring the nature of prayer and human spirituality. This course will take place in hybrid format from 9:15 - 10:15 AM each Sunday. We hope to see you there!

We would like to invite you to support our partner in ministry, Open Table, in their upcoming 5K fundraiser. 

Open Table Ministry's 13th Annual 'Walk in Their Shoes' event is just 15 days away! If you haven’t already registered, now is the time! Registration is free but a donation of $45 secures a T-shirt! Additionally, on-site participants will receive swag bags with assorted goodies including a 20% off coupon from Bull City Running on a first come-first served basis. Register today by clicking HERE! (Please note the option to join as a team!)

We are grateful for our wonderful partners who have donated gift cards and other fun prizes! As a reminder, there will be door prize giveaways for both in-person and virtual participants! All in-person participants will be automatically entered for drawings. Virtual participants can walk or run at their leisure - you are invited to post photos of your virtual walk with the hashtag #OpenTableWalk2022 to be eligible for prizes reserved just for virtual participants. Below is a preview of the wonderful gift cards being offered!
 

• Omega Sports – four $50 gift cards
  • Retailer with a large selection of brand-name athletic shoes, sports apparel, sports equipment, and accessories. 
• Parker & Otis - one $50 gift card and a cookbook 
  • Quaint cafe located in the American Tobacco Campus serving breakfasts, sandwiches & artisanal coffees, with a gourmet food & wine market.
• Bull City Burger - one $25 gift card
  • Family-friendly microbrewery serving locally raised beef burgers & house beers in a casual setting.
• Pompieri Pizza - one $25 gift card
  • Cool, airy joint with a patio serving clever salads & wood-fired pies, plus craft beer & cocktails.
• Visa - one $25 gift card
  • The Visa Gift Card carries the Visa logo like any other Visa card, so it can be used at the millions of places that accept Visa cards, including online.
• DoorDash - one $25 gift card
  • Delivery & takeout from the best local restaurants. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and more, delivered safely to your door. Now offering pickup & no-contact drop-offs.

The Walk is Open Table Ministry's primary annual fundraiser and your support is needed to ensure that we continue to provide basic necessities and life-changing assistance to our unsheltered community members. Help us make this our most successful fundraiser yet. Every donation will be matched up to $35,000!

Register HERE today!

Additionally, folks can donate directly to Open Table Ministry here:https://secure.givelively.org/donate/open-table-ministry/walk-in-their-shoes-walk-and-5k-fun-run

Save the date! On Sunday, November 6, there will be a presentation about our Trinity organ given by John Santoianni, the Ethel Sieck Carrabina Curator of Organs and Harpsichords at Duke University, to follow the 10:30 a.m. worship service in the sanctuary.

Come pray with us!

On Wednesdays, we will be leading a midday prayer for a time of reflection, re-centering, and discernment around our callings as members of Christ’s body. The gathering will occur in the small chapel at 12:00 PM every Wednesday unless otherwise noted.

Please email Samantha Boyce at samantha@trinitydurham.org for a zoom link if you’d prefer to join virtually.

Calling for lay leaders! Trinity needs volunteers to lead or co-lead a small group mini-series on a faith-based topic of your interest. Options for topics include, but are not limited to, “The History of Life at Trinity Church”, “God and Evolution”, “Faith and Racial Reconciliation”, “Trauma, Spirituality and Mental Health”, etc.  If you are interested in leading a mini-series, please email your topic to Samantha Boyce at samantha@trinitydurham.org.

Trinity is looking for speakers to bless us with their knowledge and gifts. If you or someone you know would like to lead a conversation around a faith-based topic of interest, please email Samantha Boyce at samantha@trinitydurham.org.

Give a gift from the heart – write an Advent devotional for your church family, about Hope.

Contact Elizabeth at e-benson@nc.rr.com to request your verse, or pick one after Sunday’s service. Call or email with any questions.

Our projects will provide boxes filled with nonperishable food for Eastway Elementary school children who live in food-insecure homes and will also provide lightweight jackets or sweatshirts and sweatpants for children in need.

The types of items needed are below. If you prefer to make a financial contribution, we will do the shopping for you! Make checks payable to Trinity UMC and write C4C in the memo line. If you prefer to contribute online, give at trinitydurham.org/give and put C4C in the memo line.

For questions contact

Gwen Palmer (919-597-8412; gweneasonpalmer@aol.com) or

Mary Beth Markham (919-489-0044; marybeth.markham@gmail.com)

 

Please place your contributions on Trinity’s mission pews or bring them to the home of Mary Beth & Felix Markham, 3504 Eastis Drive, Durham, 27705. Drop off on the screen porch any time.

Items to bring:

soup  --  canned vegetables -- canned fruit

canned meats/stews -- tuna -- peanut butter

rice -- cereal/oatmeal -- pasta -- tomato sauce

crackers -- granola/protein bars

mac & cheese -- boxes of milk -- *can openers

 

Lightweight Jackets or Sweatshirts and Sweatpants:

Girl's size 12, 14, 16

Boy's size 10, 12, 14, 16, 18

Small-Size, Heavy-Weight Jackets (5 each of all sizes):

We will be meeting on Thursday mornings at 10 am, both in person and through Zoom (link included in the weekly reminder).

Adam: God's Beloved, by Henri Nouwen, will be our next study led by Rev. AC Brock!

The cost of the book is $17.00. The church will have some books available for purchase, or you may purchase one on your own. (Amazon has a Kindle version for $9.99) Click here to reserve a book with the office. If you would like to be a blessing to someone who wants to participate but cannot afford to pay for a book, consider paying for two! 

For those who aren't able to make that time, click below for a recording of this week's Zoom meeting.  ::the passcode for the recording is: 4hPH!gh$

Committee Chairs – please contact e-benson@nc.rr.com with your funding requests for 2023. Also available for members with new ideas.

Raymond McDonald, (Nicole’s dad) going for triple bypass surgery on Monday • Marie Montague, who lost her mother 10/8 • Russ Odom • Trudy Maness’s daughter Holly (kidney donor) and Holly’s husband, Skip Lennon (transplant recipient) after surgery Tuesday • Melissa Westervelt, Karen Westervelt’s sister • Jennie Kakalec • Priscilla Horvath • Pamela Benbow (sister of Marcia O’Neal) • The people of Ukraine during this time of crisis • Wayne Beverly • Micah Thornton (Marcia O'Neal's Grandson) • Carol Ayres • Susan Leggette at Duke Regional • Jane & Paul Mickey • Dianne Foster • Myra Markham

Give if you can and call if you need.