Trinity is beginning to have a Facebook presence. If you aren’t a fan, it doesn’t take too much to find our page and become a fan. I just uploaded some of Terri Versen’s beautiful pictures from the wedding on Valentines Day. Follow this link to see them. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=148046&id=128785899023&l=56750210ee

Gene

Please join us on Wednesday Night, February 17th for our Ash Wednesday service. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, a season of self-examination and preparation for celebrating Easter. In the early church this was a season of instruction and preparation for baptism. In our modern church the season is one of preparation through prayer and fasting. On Ash Wednesday we begin with confession and the imposition of ashes as a reminder of our sin and our mortality.

Here we are again on a Friday waiting to see what the weather will do. Last weekend God blessed us by letting us come to worship and to all of the other activities without having to be concerned about the weather too much. The weekend before was a much different story! As I write this, just before 10:00 on Friday morning, some of us are wondering whether we will be taking the bus to Abbeville to show our love and support to Tom and Nancy after Nancy’s dad passed away. It looks like the weather is a threat! Now, for Sunday, there’s another question. We have a wedding scheduled after the 11:00 service, and a church-wide lunch after that, and some very important committee meetings after that! It’s hard to know how to plan. Watch this space and unless we have a power problem or internet problem I’ll try to keep you updated as to what we’re planning for Sunday. Watch you e-mail if you’re on the Trinity Newsflash list and we’ll let you know by that means, as well. In the meantime, God bless each one and we’re hoping to see you for worship on Sunday.

Gene Feagin, Pastor

Due to the bad weather, the depth of the ice in the parking lot and the danger to folks who might try to come out, we have canceled services for Sunday. Join us Wednesday night for the Fellowship Supper and then on Sunday for worship.

In today’s issue of MountainWings (www.mountainwings.com), an inspirational daily e-mail thought-provoker, Ted Janusz of Hilliard, Ohio reminds us of something that I find amazing. He quotes from CrazyAboutTV.com (I’m trying to make sure nobody misses credit for their material here) as saying that the final sketch on most of the old Red Skelton tv show would be a silent performance. The only noises were sound effects and the laughter and applause of the audience. They note that for decades, this laughter was used as a laugh track for most other TV comedies. They go on to say that (more…)

I am writing this blog between the two Christmas Eve services here at the church. It is really amazing to me how many people will come and worship with us on this holy evening. Every year we have families come and sing, receive communion, light candles and remember the birth of the Christ Child–and some of these folks we won’t see again until next Christmas Eve. Some pastors make jokes about the folks who come so (more…)

One of the images that always comes into our minds when we think of the Christmas story is the image of the angels appearing to the shepherds and telling them of the good news of the Savior’s birth. The angels were praising God and giving glory to God and promising peace on earth. This Sunday there will be a multitude of the heavenly host at Trinity– proclaiming the good news and singing praises to God. Of course, other times of the year we may call them “The Chancel Choir,” but on Sunday they will, as usual, sing like angels and praise God in ways that draw us all closer to God. There will be only one worship service on Sunday, and it will be at 11:00. (more…)

This Sunday will be all about joy! The scripture readings call us to rejoice. The Advent Candle will be the pink one that symbolizes joy. This Sunday will be a time to celebrate the joy of God’s love as he shows it to us again and again. We will also celebrate joy on Sunday evening, when we gather to take part in the children’s Christmas program. We will see joy (more…)

The second Sunday in Advent has come and gone. We have lit two candles– for hope and for peace. Two Sundays have passed in Advent and this means that there are two more! Our countdown to Bethlehem is continuing. Counting the weeks helps us in our spiritual preparations as well as giving us simple reminders about how close we are coming to Christmas and our celebration of the birth of the Christ Child. (more…)

Today is the 1st Sunday in Advent, and at our worship service this morning we lit one candle on our Advent Wreath. We also thought about hope from the perspective of Mary, whose visit from an angel set God’s plan in motion. For the next week, we will be reminded again and again that in Jesus’ birth, (more…)