Join Trinity for worship this Seventh Sunday after Pentecost. Reverend Nguyen will continue her sermon serries on the Gospel of Mark. Come and be blessed!

In preparation for this Sunday, you are encourraged to read Mark 6:14-29.   Next week you are encouraged to read Mark 6:30-56.

During the month of July, there will be the opportunity for laity to attend listening sessions with Rev. Claire Clyburn, the new Corridor Distrct Superintendent.  For planning purposes, please register for the session you plan to attend.  All sessions are 6:30-8:00pm

The dates are locations are:

The church office will be closed on Thursday, July 4th, Independence Day.

Pastor Tobi will be on vaction July 8th-13th.  LaNella will be on vacation July 8th-11th.  The church office will be closed on those days. She will be in the office on Friday, July 12th.

We have created a Fellowship and Hospitality Team, chaired by Annette Baker. The purpose of this team is to plan and organize events for our Fellowship (such as pot lucks, Bulls games, picnics, etc.) and to plan and implement the logistics for our Hospitality (such as Community Sing, NC Historical Society, CenterFest, etc.). Please send your ideas for Fellowship and for Hospitality to Annette at drbakernc@gmail.com. If you want to work on this team, also please contact Annette. A calendar of these events will be created and published for the congregation. 

• July 4th - Fourth of July Holiday - Office closed
• July 12th - First Tuesday Dinner - 6pm at Homestead Steak House located at 205 Frank Timberlake Rd, Timberlake, NC 27583 - Please let Annette Baker know at drbakernc@gmail.com if you will attend.

The choir and the handbells are on summer break.  Practice for the choir and for handbells will start back on Wednesday, August 21st. 

If you are interested in participating in either the choir or the handbells, please reach out to Stephen Armstrong: stephen@trinitydurham.org

Join our book study on July 17, 2024, at 6 PM at the parsonage as we discuss Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart.” Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political and religious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order. With over 20 million copies sold and translated into fifty-seven languages, Things Fall Apart provides one of the most illuminating and permanent monuments to the African experience with Christianity. Achebe does not only capture life in a pre-colonial African village, but he also conveys the tragedy of the loss of that world while broadening our understanding of our contemporary realities.

Join us on July 17, 2024, @ 6 PM at the parsonage to explore this essential read.

Trinity UMC is thrilled to have received an invitation to join the first Journey to Thriving cohort that  will participate in the Durham Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope, engage in a Learning Cohort, and develop a concrete Adaptive Plan. We are joined in this work with Epworth UMC and four black churches in Durham. This 4-year program is supported by a $32K grant by the Lily Endowment. You can read more about it here: https://durhamcares.org/journey-to-thriving/ Trinity UMC will select 2 people to lead the congregation. Those interested in this opportunity should display formal work in understanding systemic racism. If Caucasian, you need to have completed Phase 1 from Racial Equity Institute, which helps develop tools for organizers. (https://racialequityinstitute.org/)  Contact Pastor Tobi for more information. Pastor@trinitydurham.org

Carol Ayres • Drew Markham •   Jean Eason (mother of Gwen Palmer) • Diane Best • Larry Kline  •  The Administration of Eastway Elementary School

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