Trinity Presbyterian Church ~ A Community of Faith, Hope, and Love
The Trinitarian
December 2014
December 7
Second Sunday of Advent
Communion Sunday
“The Beginning”
Isaiah 40:1-11
Mark 1:1-18
December 14
Third Sunday of Advent
Lessons and Carols
December 21
“The Forgotten Man of
Christmas (Part 1)”
2 Samuel 7:1-11
Matthew 1:18-25
December 24
Christmas Eve with Communion
(3 pm, 5 pm and 7 pm)
December is full of opportunities for us to connect with God in
worship. I want to tell you about two services that you won’t want
to miss. The first is our annual Service of Lessons and Carols that
will be offered on December 14th. This is always a meaningful
service but this year it will be even more special. In addition to
our chancel choir, there will be a string quartet and handbells.
Also, our children have been working with Mary Katherine for
several months and they will have a part in worship. This is a
great service to invite a friend, neighbor or coworker to come to
church with you!
The other service I want to tell you about is Christmas Eve. This
year we are adding a third service, so you can come at 3:00, 5:00
or 7:00 p.m. We added the 3 o’clock service to help relieve some
of the crowding. In past years, we have had services so full that
folks have had to sit in the choir loft! We want to make sure that
there is a place for everyone along with their families and guests
this Christmas Eve. I look forward to celebrating this special time
of the year at whatever service time works best for you.
In this time of the year we stop to reflect on all of God’s blessings,
especially the gift of friends and family. Sherri and I are especially
grateful for our church family. You all have been such a blessing
in our life and we love serving the Lord with you here at Trinity
Presbyterian. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
“False Hope”
Isaiah 9:2-7
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14
December 28
“The Forgotten Man of
Christmas (Part 2)”
Grace and Peace,
Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Matthew 2:13-18
Matt McCollum
Trinity Presbyterian Churc h  545 South Mobile Street , Fairhope, AL 36532  928-2524  www.tpcfairhope.org
Rev. Matt McCollum, Pastor  Rev. Chris Peters, Associate Pastor
Trinity’s children are invited to ride our “Three Kings”
float in Fairhope’s Christmas Parade on Friday,
December 5th. All participating families are asked to
bring candy to throw and arrive at our float no later
than 6:30 p.m. The parade starts at 7 p.m. The City
asks that we refrain from throwing hard items, hard
candy, or fruit. RSVP to Jamie Jones at 621-0775 or
[email protected]. We will email the float location to
all participants.
Trinity Presbyterian
Church
Service of
Lessons and Carols
Ladies, come join us!
The PW Christmas Luncheon is Monday,
December 8th.
We will meet in the
Sanctuary at 10:30 a.m. for Bible study
and then move to Trinity Hall for a
luncheon. (No need to bring anything!).
Carol Smith will lead us in Lesson Four of
our Bible study, “Reconciling Paul”.
Sunday, December 14
8:00 & 10:00 services
Chancel Choir, Children’s Choirs,
Handbells, String Quartet, Organ and
Congregational Singing
Eastern Shore Choral Society
Mary Katherine Kilgore, Artistic Director
Do You Hear
What I Hear
Thursday, December 4th, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 7th, at 3:00 p.m.
Fairhope United Methodist Church
Tickets are $15 and may be purchased
from Mary Katherine.
Eastern Shore Choral Society
Messiah Sing
Tuesday, December 16
7 p.m.
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Admission is free ~ Donations appreciated
The annual Messiah Sing is an informal gathering where
anyone can come join us in singing through the choruses of
the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah. The audience
will sit in sections according to your vocal part. There is
room in the audience for those who wish to come and only
listen. Bring your own score or borrow one of ours!
Thursday, December 4
6 pm to 9 pm
Foley Civic Center
$25 per ticket
Live Entertainment, Door Prizes,
Silent Auction
Proceeds to benefit Family Promise
of Baldwin County!
www.familypromisebc.org
Sharing the spirit of Christmas.
Trinity is hosting Family Promise December 14-27th and this is
a wonderful opportunity for you to give the gift of volunteering and
help make this a welcoming time for our guests.
Please contact Fred Krhut and Karen Davies (928-6671) or Craig and
Sonya Goolsby (990-0036) to offer your help.
Eva Cheek
Randy Krhut
Elizabeth Zaricor
Louise Eckman
Nolan Yoho
Kate Patterson
Brian Hixon
Glenda Murphy
Ronney Daigre
Marvin Wilder
Renee Davis
Debbie Hilderbrandt
Michele Strength
Samuel Box
Christo Kok
12/1
12/2
12/2
12/3
12/4
12/5
12/7
12/7
12/8
12/8
12/9
12/10
12/10
12/11
12/11
Ethan Kok
Emma Strength
Clay Bryant
Sheri Vanche
Wright Wilcoxon
Richard Lytle
Wills Ready
Mary Reynolds
Lauren Teumer
Grace Davis
LaVerne Haver
Leah Partridge
Carolyn Haver
Tim Hudson
Bill Byars
12/11
12/11
12/12
12/12
12/12
12/13
12/14
12/15
12/15
12/16
12/16
12/18
12/19
12/20
12/21
Richard Crum
Mary Fran Gottschall
Everett Mohler
Will Mohler
Judy Thompson
Harry Ruffin III
Aaron Watkins
Mitch Whiteside
Carol Smith
Vivian Allen
Emily Smith
Cole Wellborn
Sally Ussery
Susie Hamlin
Robert Hasewinkle
12/21
12/21
12/21
12/21
12/21
12/23
12/23
12/23
12/25
12/26
12/27
12/27
12/29
12/31
12/31
A new women's bible study will begin
Wednesday,
January
21st,
and
end
th
Wednesday, March 25 . We will be studying
"The Pleasures of God" by John Piper. This is
an incredibly uplifting and positive study on
God's Delight in Being God.
We will meet in the home of Donna Veillon (224 Orange Ave.), with
social time from 6:00-6:30 and study begins at 6:30. This will be a
book and video series. The book is $12. Please order and pay for your
book from Donna (251-923-7981) by December 20th. She will be
available in the fellowship hall after services most Sundays for you get
a sneak peak at the book and order your copy.
Session notes
from the November stated meeting – Janet Hixon, Clerk
 Katie Hamlin, Lisa Lil, Jerry Middlebusher, Prim Scott, Doris Simms, and Walter Watley were mentioned in the Pastoral
Care report. Also mentioned were Diane and Pete Douglas, in the sudden death of their son Michal; and Jilli Rambo,
in the death of her grandfather, Fred Hall.
 Guest Louis Braswell spoke concerning the Columbarium documents elders were asked to review at the previous
meeting. After noting one change, both the Columbarium Agreement and the Terms and Conditions were approved.
 Joe Cook, Kris Johnson, McLean Trotter and Sue Zundel will represent the Session on the Officer Nominating
Committee; Jacque Johnson and Rita Vaughn will represent Presbyterian Women; Malcomb Pegues will represent the
choir; Craig Goolsby will represent the ushers; and Stone Agren will represent senior high youth.
 The Session approved a request from Will and Anna Ready for the Sacrament of Baptism for their son, Wills Ready, on
Sunday, November 30, 2014.
 The Session approved a request from Stephen and Claire Kranz for the Sacrament of Baptism for their son, Mark
Stephen Kranz III (Tripp), on December 28, 2014.
 The wedding for Merrell Cathryn Irby and Donald Harrison Frampton (February 21, 2015), and the wedding for Ashley
Lauren Weaver and Andrew Lawrence Wiggins (April 11, 2015) were approved to be held at Trinity.
 Minutes from the October 9th stated Session were approved.
 Mark Clodfelter reviewed the income/expense report ending. He also gave a first report from Stewardship
Commitment Sunday.
 The Finance Committee’s recommendation that we commit $20,000 of any 2014 year-end financial gain to the
Columbarium Fund was approved.
 The Witness & Outreach Committee’s recommendation that this year’s Christmas Eve Offering be designated for the
Guatemala Construction Fund was approved.
 The Worship & Music Committee’s recommendation of having an additional worship service this Christmas Eve was
approved, adding a 3 p.m. service in addition to our traditional 5 p.m. & 7 p.m. services.
Dear Trinity Family:
The Tri Youth Auction Committee would like to thank
you for all the ways you supported the annual
fundraiser. Through your donations of auction items,
ticket purchases, and event participation, we were able
to raise $7,000.00 for youth summer camps. Plus, we
had a wonderful night of food, music, and fellowship.
If you would like to be involved with planning next
year's event contact Sherri McCollum (251 455 3904).
With gratitude,
Tri Youth Auction Committee
To my friends and family of Trinity:
Thank you, thank you for all the cards, food, phone
calls, flowers, and get-well wishes I received while
recuperating from my hip replacement. It was just
overwhelming, the outpour of love I received. I am well
on the way to recovery thanks to your love and prayers.
Bless you all,
Cindy Webster
Year-End Giving: Are you considering
making a year-end church contribution as a
tax deduction, maybe a gift over and above
your pledge, a pre-payment of next year’s
pledge, or maybe a gift of stock? If so,
please plan now so that your gift will be
received by Sunday, December 28th. For
any gift of stock, you must notify Trinity’s
Financial Secretary in advance (928-2524)
so that it will be delivered into the church’s
account accurately. Thank you!
Please remember in your prayers:
Alexis Aday (niece of Joe Rambo)
general health
Tammy Adams (daughter-in-law of Ann & Jackie Adams)
healing
Lisa Agnew (sister of Beth Horn)
heart condition
Gene Brewer (brother of Sherri McCollum)
rehab & recovery
Carl Bullard (son-in-law of Margie Whiteside)
healing
Dixie Cahill (friend of Suzanne Simms)
neurological
Julia Caro (cousin of Malcomb Pegues)
breast cancer
Danny Carroll (brother of Jimmy Carroll)
cancer
Jimmy Carroll
healing
Daisy Deitz & Pauline Smith (for the Carroll family)
heart problems
Gloria Doss (sister of Betty Gay)
breast cancer
Joyce Dyas (friend of Annette Lay)
colon cancer
Anna Claire Frailie
lung disease
Elaine Flowers (cousin of Linda Gibson)
breast cancer
Jerry Gartman (friend of Hap Partridge)
cancer
Katie Hamlin
neurological
Frances Grace Hirs
cancer
John Randall Howard (grandson of Mike & Glenda Murphy)
melanoma
Arron Hull (nephew of Bonnie Robinson)
cancer
Jeff Ingram (Associate Pastor First Baptist)
cancer
Eunice Krhut (mother of Fred Krhut & Donna Anderson)
general health
Warren Krhut (brother of Fred Krhut & Donna Anderson)
general health
Jerry Middlebusher
recovering from surgery
Phyllis Murray
cancer
Pat Peevy (friend of Craig Goolsby)
general health
Myrtice Rader
general health
Brayonda Radtke (friend of Cole Zaricor)
cancer
Prim Scott (daughter of Margie Whiteside)
diabetes
Meg Sefton (friend of Jerry & Jamie Jones)
breast cancer
Shirley Shipman (mother of Tricia Hudson)
cancer
George Smith
general health
Kay Smith
general health
Betty Stuart (sister of Frank Hixon)
cancer
Dale Thier
general health
Judy Thompson
general health
Dianne Vaughn (family of Mike & Rita Vaughn)
cancer
“We promise to love, encourage and support
you. And we promise to share the good news
of the gospel with you, and to help you know
and follow Christ.”
Elizabeth Anne Kell
December 19, 2004
Daughter of Jane Kell and Bill Kell
Campbell MacKellar
December 23, 2008
Son of Hollie and Bryant MacKellar
Lillian Kate Rawson
December 24, 2005
Daughter of Kate Wellborn and Kevin Rawson
Hayden Saltz
December 24, 2004
Son of Tatum Saltz
Will Kell, Jr.
December 30, 2003
Son of Jane Kell and Bill Kell
Now through December 14
Church-wide toy drive. Trinity Women will again sponsor this project to assist Ecumenical
Ministries during this special season. Please bring new, unwrapped toys, appropriate for children ages
6 months to 13 years, to the church no later than Sunday, December 14 th. These toys will be
distributed in early December.
Toy suggestions: baby dolls, Barbie dolls, jewelry, hair ribbons, stuffed animals, basketballs,
footballs, soccer balls, baseballs, shirts or caps with sports emblems, watches, board games, books
Angel Tree for children’s Christmas gifts. Pick up your angel name(s) from Trinity Hall today and
bring unwrapped gifts for children to the church by Sunday, December 14 th. Place name/family
number on each gift and bring it in the bag provided.
Presbyterian Women are helping to provide Christmas gifts to residents of Fairhope
Health/Rehab Nursing Home. Names and gift requests are available in Trinity Hall. Please return
the gift wrapped with attached tag to the church by Sunday, December 14 th.
December 7
and
December 14
Our Witness and Outreach Committee is sponsoring an Alternative Christmas Market, which will
take place on two Sundays during the fellowship coffee hour. A display in Trinity Hall will give
members the opportunity to give alternative Christmas presents through Heifer International and
Church World Services.
The Heifer Project sends farm animals to people in under-served places so they can begin to
be self-supporting.
Church World Services sends blankets, tools, and sanitation supplies to disaster areas.
Trinity Christmas cards are on sale and support our mission program. These beautiful cards are
available plain or with a printed Christmas message.
Trinity Cookbooks are on sale, with great recipes from our own Trinity family. Always a fun gift.
Sunday, December 14
The Christmas Joy Offering provides assistance for those who have dedicated their lives to the
service of the PC(USA) church, and it supports leadership development and education at Presbyterianrelated racial ethnic schools and colleges.
December 14
through
December 27
Trinity Presbyterian will host Family Promise December 14-27, and this is a very meaningful way you
can give this Christmas . . . give your time, service, support and love.
Christmas Eve
This year our special Christmas Eve offering has been designated by the Session to go for
construction on the Presbytery Complex in Coban, Guatemala. This project will include facilities for a
church, school, theological center, manse, and guest house. Trinit y has a partnership with the
churches in this area, which includes sending mission teams, and a team from Trinity traveled to
Coban this past summer. We will travel back in the summer of 2015, June 17-24.
Sunday
Tuesday
Monday
1
PW Coordinating
Team 9 am
Wednesday
2
Men’s Bible Study
6:30 am
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Small Group 9 am
Saturday
5
6
CBS Leaders
9:30 am
Family Promise
Chocolate Affair
6-9 pm
Naomi Circle
7 pm
Fairhope
Christmas Parade
7 pm
Choir 6:30 pm
7
4¢ a Meal Offering
Children’s
Rehearsal
11:00 am
8
Presbyterian
Women’s
Christmas Meeting
& Luncheon
10:30 am
9
Men’s Bible Study
6:30 am
10
11
Small Group 9 am
12
Stated Session
6:30 pm
Tri Youth
3:30 pm
13
Vaughn/Bengtsen
Wedding
Choir 6:30 pm
14
15
Lessons &
Carols
8 am
10 am
Trinity
16
Men’s Bible Study
6:30 am
17
18
Small Group 9 am
19
20
Community
Krause/Zaricor
Wedding
Messiah Sing
7 pm
Hosts
21
Family
22
Promise
Choir 6:30 pm
>>
23
Men’s Bible Study
6:30 am
<<
24
Trinity
Hosts
25
Family
Promise
26
27
Christmas Story
Reading 6:30 pm
Trinity
28
Hosts
Family
29
Promise
3 pm, 5 pm
&
7 pm Services
>>
30
Men’s Bible Study
6:30 am
<<
Trinity
Hosts
31
City of Fairhope
Downtown New
Year’s Eve
Celebration
Stop by the
Trinity Tent!
8 am Sunday Worship ~ 9 am Sunday School ~ 10 am Sunday Worship
Family
Promise