Join us this weekend to hear from Reverend Tobi Nguyen as we spend the next few weeks focusing on the story of the Hebrew people in Genesis and Exodus.

The Scripture readings will be from Genesis 45:1-15, Psalm 133, and Matthew 15:21-28. 

 We hope you will join us!

THIS SUNDAY!

Students of all ages, bring your backpacks on Sunday, August 20th. We will have a blessing over your student, your backpack, and the school year.

Jesus was fond of asking questions, many of which cut right to the heart of what it means to be human. Why are you terrified? What do you live for? Who do you say that I am? In Questions Jesus Asked, author Magrey deVega explores six of the most provocative questions Jesus posed to others and guides us in answering them for ourselves.

Asking these questions takes courage. Not only do they reveal what Jesus really cares about, they open a window into our hearts. We all have questions for God, but growth happens when we turn things around and ask what Jesus wants to know about us. When we dare to raise them, these questions bring us a fuller appreciation for the wisdom, power, and presence of God in our lives. Are you willing to step out in faith? Are you ready to answer the questions Jesus asked?

Join us for this 6-week Sunday School class beginning September 10th at 9:45am. You can read along in the book or just come for the weekly video and discussion.

Follow the link below to purchase the book from Cokesbury.

Camani Turner, son of Charles and Sarian Turner and grandson of Collins and Mary Clarkson, has been awarded the Fuller Glass, General, and Proctor Scholarships for 2023. Camani is beginning his second year at North Carolina A&T State University where he is studying Business Administration.  When he is not busy with his classwork, Camani also finds time to play tuba in the Blue & Gold Marching Machine.

Congratulations and best wishes Camani!

Dear LORD,  

We pause to ask for Your Hand of Protection as we open the doors of this new school year. Every year is a different year, Lord, but You already know that. You are accustomed to different school years throughout time and across these lands that You created. You are perfectly capable of handling all things, so as Your Children we lift our prayers. May we be led by faith and love. May we also find thankfulness in knowing that Your Spirit will go before us and with us into this school year.           

We humbly ask for discernment for our leaders as they continue to prepare for this upcoming year, and may they feel our complete support and trust for all the preparations that they are making.           

We humbly ask for guidance for our faculty and teachers who are working so tirelessly to be ready for any circumstances that may arise, while also creating the best strategies to increase our children’s skills and knowledge.           

We humbly ask for strength for the members of the vast and varied support staff who are necessary to carry out the many needs within our school systems: in administration, in building maintenance, in food preparation, with health needs, with transportation, in resource gathering, with counseling and assistance, with school security, and so much more….           

We humbly ask for assurance and peace for families as they send their children into this school year.           

We also humbly ask for You to place a shield around each and every child for this school year—the shield that only You can place.  May students be excited for educational opportunities, resilient in the face of challenge, and secure in the safety of their school environments so that their minds, bodies and spirits may be fortified with knowledge from their academic learning. And may they find much laughter, love and   joy during this school year.  

We, at Trinity, are truly blessed Lord, as we raise our unified voices to You. May each of us count it a privilege to place the lives and the well-being of students and staff and families in Your Hands that are so capable and so loving, now and forever. Father, we will pray. We will trust. We will wait for You to show us how to be Your Light, Your Hands and Your Feet in this school year. Amen.  

[Thank you to St. Matthew’s UMC, Jackson, MS, for the original blessing which has been slightly modified.] 

We will meet every Wednesday, at 12:00 PM

Join us when you can, we are having such a wonderful time getting to know our neighbors and unsheltered friends.

Debbie Haywood • Carol Ayres • Malisha Scruggs

Give if you can and call if you need.