Join Trinity for worship this Eighth Sunday after Pentecost. Our guest preacher for this Sunday is Reverend Esther Robinson.Reverend Robinson will continue the 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.   

First Tuesday Lunch event is on Friday, July 19th at 6pm at Homestead Steakhouse, 205 Frank Timberlake Rd, Timberlake, NC 27583. Please let Annette Baker know if you'll attend. There's a reservation for us!

United Women in Faith (UWF) is deeply committed to the ongoing work of racial justice. We strive to be in right relationship with one another; we work together for the transformation of church and world, following the teaching and example of Jesus Christ.

UWF is excited that Reverend Tobi Nguyen will be on our panel. Join UWF on August 24th for our Charter for Racial Justice event. 

There is no registration fee.  We need you to register so that we have a headcount for lunch.

LaNella Smith
UWF Conference President 

One last reminder and sincere encouragement for you to join us 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 not only captures life in a pre-colonial African village but also conveys the tragedy of the loss of that world while broadening our understanding of our contemporary realities.

Don’t worry if you haven't had time to read or even receive the book yet. Join us on July 17, 2024, at 6 PM at the parsonage. You’ll enjoy the experience either way!

Our work to serve and support the families and children from the Freedom School summer camp has continued! This week, our dinner menu includes chicken fingers, potato salad, veggies, and cookies for desert. Just two more Tuesday dinners left! Please take a minute to join the other volunteers stepping up to serve. Please consider volunteering for one of the two remaining dates:

July 16: We still need a coordinator who will act as a point person and leader for the dinner (with support from Travis and the other volunteers). We also need three other non-coordinator volunteers. Click the link below to sign up to help. 

July 23: We need a coordinator and one additional volunteer to complete our commitment to those kids and their families.

You are encourged to continue to participate in the Gospel of Mark Reading Plan in prepartion for worship. 

Please click on the link below for the gospel of Mark from the Common English Study Bible.  It is a great resource as we study the book of Mark this summer in worship.

Reading Plan

• Week of July 7-13 ~ Mark 6:14-29
• Week of July 14-20 ~ Mark 6:30-56

End of sermon series but if you would like to read on you may use this reading plan to finish reading the gospel of Mark this summer.

• Week of July 21 Mark chapters 7&8
• Week of July 28 Mark chapters 9&10
• Week of August 4 Mark chapters 11&12
• Week of August 11 Mark chapters 13&14
• Week of August 18 Mark chapters 15&16

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

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:

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.

• July 19th - 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 plan to attend.
• July 22nd - Joint Finance/Trustee meeting @ 6:30 pm

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

Give if you can and call if you need.