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Still Playing People always come up and ask how our Children’s Day Out program is going. Since we have all of our activities during the week, not many people know all that is happening with the children. Let me share with you all the wonderful things at CDO. We have received our official license with the state as a childcare facility. This has given us the opportunity to provide a full week for our preschool program. Our program as a whole has grown from an average of 50 children in years past to 68 children this year. The Thanksgiving Feast had to be split into two times to make room for all the families – it was amazing! The year has already flown by with Halloween, class pictures, vision and hearing screenings, Thanksgiving, Christmas, lots of cold weather, fire drills, Valentines, Dr. Seuss and Easter. It is through hard work and dedication from the teachers and parents that continue to make this a loving and educational place to bring small children. This has been a challenging year with increased illnesses in the children as well as staff. Our current economy has also challenged us to find ways to continue to provide a program that is still competitive in price with other children's programs in Midland and also give the teachers a much needed pay increase. Although how challenging some days may be, we are blessed to have wonderful teachers and a very competitive program. Come share in our Annual Fundraiser, April 6. We have been collecting items for our themed baskets all year long and they are fabulous. (We will also have note cards for sale!) There will be displays and information on the Children’s Day Out program. This is your opportunity to learn more and ask questions about this great weekly happening at Holy Trinity. All money earned goes back into our program to make repairs and purchase supplies.
Karen Parnell, Director Holy Trinity Children’s Day Out
Strategic Planning Committee Workshop April 5,2008 9:00 am Please come to the next meeting of the Strategic Planning Workshop. We will be developing each teams next 90-day plan-of-action after coming off our latest sabbatical of discernment and prayer during the Easter season. We are ready to roll again and invite ANY AND ALL to join us in developing these plans and helping to see them through. Breakfast items will be served, so come a bit early to fill your plate. We will begin PROMPTLY at 9am so we can end by 12noon. Questions? Email Deborah Chester at dchester@caprockenergy.com or call 559-7058.
WEEKLY CALENDAR Sunday, April 6 8:00am Holy Eucharist 9:00am Education 10:00am Holy Eucharist 5:15pm Holy Eucharist Monday, April 7 8:30am CDO, St. Francis Hall 9:30am Yoga, Musikgarten Room 11:00am Musikgarten, Musikgarten Room 5:15pm Holy Eucharist and Healing Service Tuesday, April 8 8:30am CDO, St. Francis Hall 9:30am Yoga, Musikgarten Room 11:30am Alison Cancer Center Support Group, Parish Hall Wednesday, April 9 7:00am Morning Prayer & Men's Breakfast 8:00am BSF, Nave and Ed. Wing 8:30am CDO, St. Francis Hall 9:00am Musikgarten/Babies, Musikgarten Rm. 9:45am Musikgarten/Toddler I, Musikgarten Rm. 10:30am Musikgarten/Toddler I, Musikgarten Rm. 11:15am Musikgarten/Toddler II, Musikgarten Rm. 12noon Women's Bible Study, Parish Hall 5:00pm Junior Choristers, Choir Room 5:30pm Supper 6:00pm Looking for God in Entertainment, Rm. 14 6:00pm New Adult Bible Study, Parish Hall 7:00pm Adult Choristers Thursday, April 10 8:30am CDO, St. Francis Hall 9:30am Yoga, Musikgarten Room Friday, April 11 8:30am CDO, St. Francis Hall
Lay Eucharistic Ministry April 6, 2008 8:00am Holy Eucharist Bill Schammel David Overton 10:00am Holy Eucharist Jack Bilbo Mark Wheeler 5:15pm Holy Eucharist Mary Lou Cassidy
Altar Guild Team I will serve April 5-11. Ann Curtis, Captain. Harriet Barnes, Sidney Scarborough, Diana Petrosky, Cathy Graham. Men’s Club Jim Newman, Eric Hanson, and Jack Blake Jr. will serve breakfast on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, following 7:00am Morning Prayer.
Wednesday Night Supper5:30pm Parish Hall The Children of the Parish are cooking dinner for us on April 9.
Holy Trinity Vestry Jody Gilles, Senior Warden; Don Olive, Junior Warden, Terry Jolliffe, Clerk; Marilyn Allen, Carol Armstrong, Deborah Chester, Connie Godlevski, Orman Hubbard, Jim Newman, Russell Robken, Sam Stephens, Mark Wheeler.
HOLY TRINITY BOOKSTORE & GIFTS The Bookstore is closed temporarily. If you would like to make a purchase, please call the Parish Office, 683-4207 to make an appointment. Thank you for your patience.
HOSPITAL VISITS Please call the Parish Office at 683-4207, and let us know when someone from Holy Trinity is in the hospital or rehab center. We don't want to miss anyone. Thanks!
Prayer List Deadline is Friday at 2:30pm. For Those in Trouble, Sorrow, Need, Sickness or Any Other Adversity: Barnie, Mary Jane, Mike, Margaret, Johnny, Jim, Michael, Livi, Liz, Ann, Patsy Welmaker, Darlene, Justine, Doris Feemster, Clayton, Josie Mae, Britt, Richie, Gay, Danny, Diane, John, Mandy, Marci, Becky, Eric, Beth.For Those in the Military: Adam Weathers, Chris Eberhard, Robert Poge, Randy, Anthony, David, John, Miller, Michael and Victor.If you know of anyone in the Armed Forces, please feel free to call the Parish Office and place his or her name on the Prayer List.
ADULT EDUCATION SUNDAY Our Town: 9:00am in Room 1.WEDNESDAY Women's Bible Study : 11:30am Brown-bag lunch and fellowship in the Parish Hall followed by Bible study from 12noon - 1:00pm.Looking for God in Entertainment: 6:00pm in Room 14. Adult Bible Study: 6:00pm in the Parish Hall. Led by Paula Howbert.
YOUTH ALERT Be a part of the fun with the Episcopal Youth Community (EYC) !! Join us for our First-Sunday-of-the-Month Fellowship .We are Christ-centered and growing, and want you to join our fabulous group of kids!
COMING IN APRIL . . . Picnic and fun in the sand at the Monahans Sandhills State Park Meet at the Holy Trinity parking lot on Ohio street. We will leave promptly at 3:00pm.
Car snacks will be provided. Supper and drinks are also provided. We will be back around 8:00pm. Call to make "Reservations". Questions or concerns? Want to join our mailing list? Call us! Angela Stephens 685-4135 Cindy Olive 686-9545
Godly Play Sundays at 9am Meet in the Storytelling Room I wonder what’s in the box this week?
Children’s Chapel Every Sunday at 10am Preschool to 2nd Grade
Wednesdays
Children’s Choir 5:00pm – Music Room
Dinner 5:30 – 6:00
Children’s Bible Study 6:00 – 7:00pm Game Room 1st Wednesday of the month is bring a friend night
HELP WANTED Office Volunteers We are in need of office volunteers to answer the phones on Monday morning and Monday afternoon. The hours are: 9am - 12noon or 1:00 - 4:00pm. If you are interested, please call Cindy Wimberly at 683-4207.
First Sunday of the Month Potluck Mark your calendar to join your Holy Trinity Family! Bring a dish to share and feast together on Sunday, April 6, following the 10:00am Holy Eucharist! Our meal in the Parish Hall is a continuation of our sacred fellowship and is always a blessing! We won't be complete without YOU! Bring a friend! SEE YOU THERE!
WEDNESDAY EVENING ADULT BIBLE STUDY 6:00PM PARISH HALL Paula Howbert will be the facilitator for this new class. For more information, call Paula at 697-6536.
Prayer for the Election of a New Bishop Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the minds of those who shall choose a bishop for this Diocese and rector for this parish, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Holy Trinity VBS 2008 Dust off your Poodle Skirts, find those old 45’s, we’re getting ready for VBS rockin’ with Jesus. VBS 2008 will be June 16 - 20 and we can use all the help you have to give. We need room facilitators, storytellers, decorators, arts and crafts facilitators, outside game people and more. Planning schedule is as follows: Friday, April 4: 12-1pm Friday, May 2: 12-1pm Wednesday, May 7: 6-7pm June 9 – 13: Work Week Come share in the fun this summer!!
Holy Trinity All Parish Retreat H.E. Butt Foundation – Linnet’s Wings, April 18-20, 2008 Registration Form
Name of persons attending: ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________
Your Address: __ Your Telephone Number: Cabin Bunking Preferences: (Mark in order of preference 1 – 3, with 1 being first choice) Male Cabin Female Cabin Family Cabin
Would you like to help with the retreat in any way? ____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
Cost: $35 Single $60 Couple (any two) $85 Family (three or more) Please enclose your payment for the weekend retreat with this registration form and return it to the Holy Trinity Office no later than April 11, 2007. We will be sending you a confirmation packet with lots of retreat information in it by April 11. Be sure to bring a friend with you as well … the more the merrier! We look forward to a wonderful retreat with all our Brothers and Sisters in Christ!
Angela Stephens Jenness Gilles Deborah Chester 685-4135 hm 684-7736 hm 686-7494 hm 684-0349 wk casapiedra@suddenlink.net divness@aol.com DChester@caprockenergy.com Drop off form and payment to the Parish Office.
Looking for God in Entertainment 6:00pm in Room 14 We will have a variety of facilitators for this class that will explore ONE book, movie, or song at a time for messages from the Bible. Our first facilitator will be Anna Chester and she will walk us through the Audio Book of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. If you would like to lead a book, movie, or song. Call Deborah Chester 686-7494 or email: dchester@caprockenergy.com
CHRISTMAS-IN-ACTION APRIL 11 & 12 Each year Holy Trinity tries to participate in the Christmas-In-Action program here in Midland. We typically do roofing, painting, caulking, and general yard clean-up and mowing. Robbie Shepard is the Team Captain for this project (Yeah Robbie!!) and he has a wonderful group of workers from his roofing company that help us out with expertise – good thing too!! Please join us this year the weekend of April 11 & 12 once again to help out a deserving house and family that needs a little TLC – HT style! We can use not only workers, but folks willing to keep the workers fed and watered as well. For more information contact Robbie Shepard at 262-6583.
Sunday and Weekday Services Sunday 8:00am HE: Malcolm Slayter10:00am HE: Allen Whitman 5:15pm HE: Malcolm Slayter
Monday 5:15pm HE & Healing:Allen Whitman
Wednesday has been changed to Morning Prayer at 7:00am with Men's Breakfast following.
Holy Trinity Children’s Day Out Annual Fundraiser Silent Auction Begins Sunday April 6 Ends Thursday April 10
Come bid on your favorite basket Help support our Children’s program!
Marriage Announcement
Elysse Burrow and Keith Denton March 29, 2008
?Those whom God has joined together let no one put asunder.?
APRIL BIRTHDAYS Blakemore, Bell 2 West, James 3 Floyd, Dr. Donald 3 Newman, Jim 3 Murphy, James Jr. 4 Grella, Elizabeth 4 Gesell, Madeline 4 Spangher, Natalie 4 Spangher, Nicholas 6 St. Clair, Sara 7 Hickman, Jack 7 Levander, Stephen 7 Gates, Carrie 10 Godlevski-Clark, Amelia 11 Floyd, Sharon 12 Reed, John 12 Evans, Carol 13 Wynne, Robert
15 Albright, Oren III 16 Kellogg, Niran E. 17 Schammel, Bill 17 Blakemore, Susan 18 Hale, Olivia 21 Cassidy, Mary Lou 21 Westmoreland, Debra 27 McCrary, Natalie 28 Majors, Mary Ann 29 Collier, Patrick O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on your servants as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen their trust in your goodness all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
April Anniversaries
Marilyn and Neal Allen
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