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

In preparation for this Sunday, you are encourraged to read Mark 6:30-34, 53-56.  

During the Thursday evening, July 11,  session of the 2024 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference, the SEJ Committee on Episcopacy announced the assignment of Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton to the North Carolina Conference for the next quadrennium (four years).

“On behalf of the Committee on Episcopacy, we are grateful to welcome Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton back to the North Carolina Annual Conference. We are excited about the hopeful future of The United Methodist Church in North Carolina and thank God for equipping Bishop Shelton to lead in such a time as this,” said Dr. Christine Dodson, North Carolina Conference delegation chair.

We look forward to disciple making, leader forming, and peace building in the North Carolina Conference under Bishop Shelton’s leadership.

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 draws to a close, I wanted to thank you all for your prayers, donations, and volunteerism. Last week’s chicken finger dinner was great, and I bet this week’s spaghetti dinner will be even better! Looking toward next week, which is our last dinner of the summer, the kids and their families will be introduced to Taco Tuesday, Trinity-style! After this week, and because of you all, just one more to go!

• July 18th, 6:30pm – 8:00pm - Laity Listening Session: with our new DS, Rev. Claire Clyburn - Pleasant Green UMC, 3005 Pleasant Green Rd, Durham, NC 27705
• 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.

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

Give if you can and call if you need.