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November 2014
Trinity Family Life Center
Pastor’s Link
The Lord says in Isaiah 62:2, you and I have a new name, "and you
shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give." Here is a little exercise
that will bring amazing blessings as you declare your "new name".
November 2014
Hospital Ministry
Coordinators:
Fred & Angel Leupp
Please contact Fred &
Angel to schedule
a hospital visit or to
report a need.
Featured Ministry
Prayer Ministry
Inside this issue:
THANK YOU, FATHER GOD, THAT I AM ________________________ IN CHRIST! Fill in the blank
with your new names below:
BELOVED
COMPLETE
ESTABLISHED
Col. 3:12
Col. 2:10
Rom. 16:25
BEAUTIFUL
Ps. 149:4
HOLY
Heb. 10:10
YOUR WORK OF ART
Eph. 2:10
CHOSEN
Eph. 1:4
FORGIVEN
Ps. 103:3
FREE FROM CONDEMNATION
Rom. 8:1
PRECIOUS
Is. 43:4
ADOPTED
Eph. 1:5
YOUR CHILD
Rom. 8:15
WELCOMED
Eph. 3:12
SAFE
1 John 5:18
YOUR DELIGHT
Ps. 147:11
YOUR FRIEND
Jn. 15:15
TREASURED
Deut. 7:6
LOVED
1 John 4:10
UNASHAMED
Rom. 10:11
A PRECIOUS BRIDE
Rev. 19:7
CLEAN
John 15:3
PLANNED
Eph. 1:11,12
GIFTED
2 Tim. 1:6
AN HEIR
Rom. 8:17
PRESENTABLE
Heb. 10:22
PROVIDED FOR
1 Tim. 6:17
PROTECTED
Ps.91:14
PURE
1Cor. 6:11
Read these names slowly and declare them as your own, because they are! In Christ!!
These declarations are from a bookmark I have printed by Freedom In Christ Ministries.
Pastor Tim
Upcoming Events
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Congregation Link
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Monthly Calendar
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Information Link
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Ministries Link
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Nov. 9th Youth Min. Director, Josiah Martindale, preaching on “Evangelism”
Ministries Link
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Nov. 16th "Purpose Driven Church: Service", Pastor Tim preaching.
November Worship Schedule
SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 8:00am, 10:30am & 7pm
Nov. 2 All Saints Sunday, Communion & Body of Christ Offering.
"Purpose Driven Church: Worship" Pastor Tim preaching.
Nov. 23rd Thanksgiving Sunday, "Purpose Driven Church: Mission",
Pastor Tim preaching.
Nov. 30th 1st Sunday of Advent, Testimony & Thanksgiving Service led by our
Trinity Elders.
Dec. 7th Second Sunday of Advent, Youth Min. Director, Josiah, preaching.
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CHARGE/CHURCH CONFERENCE
Wednesday, November 19th at 8pm. Church members are
welcome to attend this annual meeting.
Upcoming Events
CONSECRATION SUNDAY RESULTS
Thank you to all who participated in Consecration
Sunday by submitting Estimate of Giving Cards. As
you honor the Lord with your tithe, may He bless you
and Trinity, multiplying our return in souls 100 fold!
RECEPTION FOR REBECA BALDERAS
Our YWAM missionary to Amsterdam, Holland will
be with us Sunday morning, November 2nd. A reception will be held in the Lobby with light refreshments
following the Main service. Be sure to stop by!
ADVENT SPECIAL SERVICES AND EVENTS
Can you believe the first Sunday of Advent is November
30th! Watch for details in your bulletins about our special
children’s moment during each Sunday of Advent
CONGRATULATIONS TO COURTNEY
SIMMONS AND CRAIG STURTZ WHO
WERE MARRIED SATURDAY, OCT. 18TH
in North Carolina.
SPECIAL SUNDAY NIGHT FIRE SERVICES
November 2nd @ 7pm - Lowell Shoaf will share a
Voice of the Martyrs DVD “The Persecuted Church”
November 9th @ 7pm - Courtney and Craig Sturtz
will be leading the service in a special night of
"Warfare Worship". This will be a powerful time!
November 16th @ 7pm we will be showing the new
Billy Graham movie "HEAVEN". Bring someone
with you!
Jan. 5-12, 2015 - CUBA MISSION TRIP
$1700.00 per person. See Pastor Tim if
you are interested in going.
November 23rd & 30th, 7pm - Worship & Message
FEATURED MINISTRY: Prayer Ministry
Why We Pray:
Because we were chosen- "You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you
should go and bear fruit...that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you." John 15:16
Because God will answer- "Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything
that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven." Matthew 18:19
Because we love God- “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God...”. Romans 8:28
How We Minister:
Email Prayer Chain -E-mail prayer requests are sent out every Monday (unless the Church Office is closed). Prayer requests are also
sent out to the e-mail prayer chain team as they are received throughout the week by contacting Sue Kneisley or the Church Office.
Each week a list of Current and Ongoing E-mail prayer requests are e-mailed to the prayer team. The names of those who are currently
being prayed for appear in the Sunday Bulletin. An extended list of prayer needs and a current listing of our loved ones serving in the
Military and our Missionaries are on the prayer stand and in the Prayer Room.
Monday Night Elders Gathering - Meet at 7:30 p.m. to pray with those in need. Call the Church Office for an appointment.
Tuesday Intercessory Prayer - Meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Prayer Room to pray for our Church, our Pastors, the Church Leadership,
the Nation and anything the Holy Spirit lays upon our heart. Everyone is welcome to join, come as you are.
Wednesday Intercessory Prayer - Meets every Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Trinity FLC Prayer Room.
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CONGREGATION LINK
PRAYER PARTNERS NEEDED FOR PASTOR TIM'S MISSION TRIPS:
Once again Pastor Tim is taking a small team of two other pastors with
him as he teaches in the Evangelical Methodist Seminary in Havana,
Cuba, November 3-13. Pastor will teach each day in the seminary,
training pastors, and each evening, the team will be ministering in a
different Methodist Church around Havana. PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM
AND THE TEAM DAILY THAT THE LORD WILL DO AMAZING THINGS
FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
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So Many Ways to Get
Involved!
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY IN REVELATION
We will continue through December with this fascinating study. Bring
your Bible and join us at 7pm. Schedule for November:
November 5th & 12th - no class but HOMEWORK will be assigned!
(Pastor Tim in Cuba)
November 19th - class as usual
November 26th - no class (enjoy your Thanksgiving!)
KFC/Room 205 FLOORING RENOVATION UPDATE
WE DID IT!! Can you believe $10,000.00 has been raised for the KFC
flooring project!? We will now set a date for the removal of the old
material and the installation of the new. Thank you for your generosity
Trinity family! Stay tuned for updates on our progress!
LIFE GROUPS INFORMATION - Are you looking to connect with other
believers or to grow in your faith? Please consider joining a life group!
These small groups are a way to build relationships, build knowledge,
and build faith. Take a moment and check out the display inside the
sanctuary entrance. Current groups are open to new members. Those
interested in starting a new group, please contact Tim and Cathy Ralston, 757-537-2223.
MISSIONS! Current Projects:
Bag Hunger - Trinity sent 45 full bags to Victory! Woo-hoo!
Operation Christmas Child - Project ends and boxes due
by November 23rd! Boxes are still available at Trinity.
IMAGINE NO MALARIA - Special offering will be collected Nov 16th
We provide meals once a month for the homeless at Jericho Light
Club. Anyone who would like to get involved in this ministry, please
contact Connie Heim or Chris Tucker. Next service date: November
22nd.
Jericho Light Club desperately needs gently used or new men’s
clothes, shoes, and boots. Bring your items to Trinity, now thru Nov
9th, and place in the tote provided in the Lobby.
Missions Giving : $80 - Inmate Care Unit / $ 75 - Jericho
Next Missions Meeting: November 5th, 7pm @ Trinity
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November 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
8a Early Service
9:15 Adult &
Youth Classes
3
7:30pm Elders
10:30 Main Service
7pm Sun Nite FIRE
Pastor Tim in CUBA
9
6
7
ELECTION DAY 10am Intercessors
6:30p Youth Group
Polls @ Trinity
7pm Missions Mtg
10:30a Intercessors 8p Choir Practice
1pm Staff Mtg
7pm Scouts
7pm Pickerington
Prays Together @
St. Andrew’s Episc.
Church
6am Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
@ Cracker Barrel,
Pickerington
11 Veterans’ Day 12
13
14
4
10
8a Early Service
9:15 Adult &
Youth Classes
6:30pm Men’s
Dinner & Mtg.
10:30 Main Service
4:00p POGL
7pm Sun Nite FIRE
7:30pm Elders
5
9:30a Purl Girls
10:30a Intercessors 10am Intercessors
6:30p Youth Group
1pm Staff Mtg
8p
Choir Practice
7pm Scouts
7pm Finance Mtg
8
15
6am Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
@ Cracker Barrel,
Pickerington
Pastor Tim in CUBA
16
8a Early Service
9:15 Adult &
Youth Classes
10:30 Main Service
7pm Sun Nite FIRE
17
9am C-CAM
6:30p Church
Council
7:30pm Elders
23
8a Early Service
9:15 Adult &
Youth Classes
24
7:30pm Elders
8a Early Service
9:15 Adult &
Youth Classes
10:30 Main Service
7pm Sun Nite FIRE
19
9:30a Purl Girls
10am Intercessors
Dec 1
7:30pm Elders
21
22
6am Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
@ Cracker Barrel,
Pickerington
2pm Jericho Meal
Prep & Service,
Trinity kitchen
reserved
27
28
29
Thanksgiving Day!
Office Closed/
ONE Out
20
10:30a Intercessors 6:30p Youth Group
7pm Bible Study
1pm Staff Mtg
8:00pm Church
7pm Scouts
Conference
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26
9:30a Purl Girls
10am Intercessors
10:30a Intercessors 6:30p Youth Group
10:30 Main Service
4:00p POGL
7pm Sun Nite FIRE
30
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1pm Staff Mtg
7pm Scouts
8p Choir Practice
2
3
9:30a Purl Girls
10:30a Intercessors
1pm Staff Mtg
7pm Scouts
10am Intercessors
Pastor Tim in Mexico
Church Office
Closed!
ONE Program
Out
4
Pastor Tim in
Mexico
6am Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
@ Cracker Barrel
5
6
6:30p Youth Group
7pm Bible Study
8p Choir Practice
Scouts Camp-In @ Trinity
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INFORMATION LINK
Date
Attendance
am worship
Tithe
10/05/2014
173
$13,898
10/12/2014
159
$7,626
10/19/2014
154
$6,642
10/26/2014
154
$5,877
10:30am Service
November 2nd
Barb Mann
Mike Malone
Trinity’s Children’s Ministry
November Schedule
Nursery & Diapered Children
10:00 Service Time
Room 101
Nov 2 Fran & Carol DeTrano
Nov 9 Chris & Kristin Stein
Nov 16 Dan & Kim Kelso
Preschool (Potty Trained) Children
10:00 Service Time
Room 104
Nov 2, 16th & 30th Miss Amy
Nov 9th & 23rd Miss Veronica
Nov 23 Tim & Anne Kerscher
Nov 30 Phyllis & Monica
For the month of
November the children
will be worshiping in the
sanctuary with their
families!
At 11:00 the children are
dismissed to their small group
leaders!
School-age Small group
Classrooms
All School-aged Room 202
Leaders: Mike & Jody
Thank You! 
Fran & Carol DeTrano
Café: Chris + children
November 9th
Barb Davis
Wendy Lewis
Bill & Nancy Snouse
Café:
Rita Alexander +
youth
November 16th
Rob & Marlene Betts
Mike & Jody Gloeckner
Café: Chris + children
November 23rd
Shirley Riser
Chris Swisher
Bob & Mary White
& Cafe + youth
November 30th
Anita Woodruff
Wid & Patty Lewis
Don & Carm Smith
Café: Chris Tucker
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student ministries
Sr. & Jr. High Youth Nights Weds @ 6:30pm in the Youth Room (rm 203)
Sr. & Jr High Sunday School Sundays @ 9:15am in the Youth Room
Questions?
Josiah’s Cell:
614-601-0120
Alicia’s Cell:
614-648-3105
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
WORSHIP
MINISTRY
For a list of upcoming events, please contact Josiah
As we approach Thanksgiving, I wanted to share some things that I am truly thankful for:
My Family! I am so blessed to have a wonderful wife, beautiful children and even 6 grandchildren! I was born into a legacy of faith and am so grateful for that legacy. I want to pass that faith
on to my family, children, grandchildren and everyone whom God places in my path.
My Church Family: I am so thankful to God for each one of you! I have been blessed to share in the presence of God
each Sunday as we worship together, and am thankful for your sincere hearts of Worship! The presence of God is with us,
and for that I am forever grateful!
For God's direction in my life, and for Him allowing me to do what I was created to do: to Worship Him and to
lead people into that secret place so that each one can encounter HIM.
God is constantly examining our HEARTS. There are times when it is easy to praise and worship Him, and there are
times when we just can't do it in our own strength. I believe, in the hard times, when we choose to worship Him, He
looks into our hearts and sees our SACRIFICE OF PRAISE! In that sacrifice of praise, we must call upon the Spirit of
God to enable us to worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. God wants to take us to that place where we continually TRUST
HIM MORE IN EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE OF OUR LIVES! I would like to share some Scriptures that can guide us
as we worship (privately and corporately):
1 Thessalonians 5:18(NIV) “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Psalm 116:17(NIV) “I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the Lord.”
Psalm 100:4(NIV) “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his
name.”
Psalm 69:30(NIV) “I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.”
Each time we worship together, the following scripture is what my heart cries out for:
2 Chronicles 5:12-14(NIV) “All the Levites who were musicians—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets. The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the
Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and
sang: “He is good; his love endures forever.” Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud, and the priests could
not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple of God.”
May God continually increase His presence, His Power and His glory in our lives and in our times of worship together!
May God bless you all! In His love and service, Ron Smitson
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Operation Christmas Child Wrap
Up!
We’ve seen a few boxes already come in for Operation Christmas Child! This is a wonderful opportunity to give gifts to those who have nothing and
introduce children to Jesus. Our target this year
is to give 200 boxes. We know that the children
will be greatly blessed, that seeds are being planted and that much fruit will result!
The final day for box drop off at Trinity will be
Sunday, November 23rd. Please remember shipping costs and, if possible, include $7.00 for each box. God bless you for helping with this
important part of our Mission outreach here at Trinity!
Did you know that malaria kills more people in Africa than Ebola? Each year, malaria takes the lives of about 655,000 adults
and children! Since October, the Children’s
Sunday School classes have been turning
in offerings toward this campaign. Now it is
our congregation’s turn to show our support of this worthy cause. The UM Conference has set a goal of $3.5 million (350,000
lives saved!). Here at Trinity, Pastor would
like our goal to be $1000. Special offering
envelopes will be in your bulletins on November 16th. Every $10 you give, purchases an insecticide treated mosquito net. Together, we could save 100 lives!
Thurs, Dec 4, 8am-4pm &
Fri, Dec 5, 8:30am-3:30pm
Registration Fee (includes lunch):
$119 before Nov 4th/ $149 after Nov 4th
Ginghamsburg Church,
6759 S. County Rd. 25A, Tipp City, OH
Contact: Laura Weber, 937-529-2201
United’s School for Discipleship and Renewal presents the 3rd Annual Holy Spirit Seminar
2014: Spiritual Warfare & Deliverance with featured speakers William J. Abraham, Esther
E. Acolatse, Neil T. Anderson, and Peter J. Bellini. Come join us for a time of teaching,
conversation, prayer and ministering around the topic of spiritual warfare and deliverance
with some of the leading experts in these areas.
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Have you visited our nursery lately??
An awesome update
has taken place!
Goes out to Gary and his awesome team!
For repairing and painting our walls, and
cleaning the carpet!
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SERVANTS NEEDED!
We are in need of a 2
person Sunday School
teaching team for the
1st-3rd grade class!
Tim K.
Bob & Mary
Jay
Charlie
Want to be on
our volunteer
list?
See
Michelle!
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So far…. Trinity FLC Kids have collected enough
money to buy …….
& we ain’t done yet!!
Come on Grown ups!!!
Help us meet a goal of…
5 ($50) Mosquito Nets!
For the next 3 Sundays, bring in
your Sunday School offering to
help us reach this goal!
Cause bug bites are no fun,
and for many people……..DEADLY!
Trinity United
Methodist Church
Children’s Ministry
Trinity Family Life Center, 6389 Blacklick-Eastern Rd, Pickerington, Ohio
Phone: 614-837-8356
Contact us:
Tim Burden
Senior Pastor/Director of Ministry
[email protected]
Ron Smitson
Worship Ministry Director
[email protected]
43147
Our Mission
Connect to God
with one another
to reach the lost
Josiah Martindale
Youth Ministries Director
[email protected]
Michelle Cherryhomes
Children’s Ministry Director
[email protected]
April Romine
Administrative Manager
[email protected]
Carol Cherryhomes
Secretary
[email protected]
Mary Wells
Secretary
[email protected]
Nov. 2014 Sermon Series:
“Purpose Driven Church”
OPERATION CHRISTMAS
CHILD Wrap up!
Boxes due by:
November 23rd, 2014
TRINITY FAMILY LIFE CENTER
6389 Blacklick-Eastern Road
Pickerington, Ohio
43147
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