April is a beautiful month of new beginnings. The beauty of the birds, flowers and trees

that accompany quiet walks in the park, along the Neuse River, or in our neighborhoods is a

peaceful renewing time of the year. Springtime!

In our own lives, we go through seasons very similar to the four seasons of the year.

Janice Virtue and Russ Moxley shared with me one time that springtime is a renewal time in

the midst of the muck and the mire of everyday life. After the long hard winters where our

roots have to dig deep in order to survive the cold dark winter, springtime has a two-fold

renewal.

In the early part of spring, there is often a lot of rain. This rain sometimes forces us to

be inside at times. When the ground is muddy after a rain, you know that the water will nourish

the ground to bring forth beautiful flowers and blossoms in a couple of weeks. This mucky

time is our sins being washed by the blood of the Lamb of God. Think about what sins you

want to confess and share them with Jesus now.

The later part of spring, the beauty that flowers and blossoms leap up from the soil and

branches. This renewal is the joy of springtime. A rebirth from our old self into new life with

God. In this later part of spring the growth that comes from the nourishing April showers

blesses us with May flowers, and in our own lives we can see that evident in the renewed joy

and excitement of Jesus working in our lives and the lives of those we love. Think about what

you would like to see new or renewed again in your life this spring and share it with Jesus now.

P rayers of Christian sympathy are extended to Tony Lafond and family on the loss of his father, Jerry, on March 12th and to Joe Fuller on the loss of his brother, Dan, on March

17th. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

In Memory Of

Richard Blythe

Bertie Joyner-Tyndall

Rev. Samuel Brown

Vern & Sandra Davis

Carolyn Garris

Lou Pope

Daisy Harris (N. Carroll’s Mom)

Chuck & Kristi Gilgo

Jerry Lafond (Tony’s Dad)

Vern & Sandra Davis, Ken & Debbie Fredricks, Chuck & Kristi Gilgo

Pat Vestal

Johnny & Sara Sanders, Mary Lou Guptill, Marvin & Linda Murrow

Miriam Petersen (D. Wright’s Mom)

Vern & Sandra Davis (Endowment Fund), Chuck & Kristi Gilgo

Easter Sunday Schedule

6:45 AM Sunrise Service

Breakfast following the Sunrise Service

10:00 AM (1 service only) Regular Morning Worship

Remember to bring fresh flowers to decorate the cross.

please Remember In Prayer:

A Purification

I poured my life into a filter To rid it of all the muck and mire

To relieve my soul of all the impurities That made life seem as though I was struggling in briars

A pure filter to renew my mind Of all that was sick, eroding and natural

And now I pass through the long dark tea time of the soul Into the eternal light of Jesus, my Lord

May springtime be an uplifting time of renewal within your heart and soul.

Bryan Huffman

Out of Town Members: Faye Betz - The Gardens of Pamlico, 22 Magnolia Way, Grantsboro NC 28529 Jo Brown - Cypress Glen, 205 John Wesley Rd., Greenville NC 27858 Sarah Davis - Magnolia Cottage Care, 5643 Hwy. 70, Dover NC 28526 Dot Hardison - Carteret Landing, 221 Friendly Rd., Apt. A1, Morehead City NC 28557 Noel & Henrietta Proudfoot - Cypress Glen, 301 Francis Asbury Ln., Greenville NC 27858

Maxine Tyndall - Sunrise at North Hills, 615 Spring Forest Rd., #183A, Raleigh NC 27609 Bill & Janice Underseth - Snug Harbor, PO Box 150, Sea Level NC 28577

Church Family Illness/Injury: Don Chesner, Jerry Cox, George & Amy Dudley, Jean Estes, Debbie Fredricks, Frances Gardner, Mary Lou Guptill, Ruth Long, Dave McGuire, Wanda McLaurin, Mike & Shanda Prince, Carol Roberts, Florida Smith, Carolyn Sutton, Laura Sutton, Nolan Tomboulian, Maxine Tyndall, Bill & Janice Underseth, Billy Vestal, Barbara Warren, Jack Wygand Friends and Loved Ones Illness/Injury: Roane Auld (L. Pope), Kim Beacham (R. Bennett), Gabe Call (N. Tomboulian), Reginald Cook (Nash’s Son-In-Law), Robert Gale (K. Parker), James Harper (J. Albertson’s Dad), Richard Harper, Breck & Frances Jarman, Keiko, Bettie Jones, Anne Kosco (D. & S. Kosco’s daughter-in-law), Hugo Lara, Gabriella Lundberg (C. Goes), Bruce McLamb, Susan Oliver, Agnes Phillips (L. Griffin’s Mom), Dalnis Quintana, Roger & Kay Scheeler (J. Norris’ Sister & Brother-in-Law), Kitty Scungio, Timothy Wallace (S. Bailey’s Dad), Paula & Marie Wetherington, Dennis Wiggs, Troy Woolard (Cleve’s Brother) Emotional Support: Brad, Jeanette, and Brian McPherson, Natural Disaster Victims, Our Nation, The Unemployed

“A Celebration of Life”

Easter came April 1, It was early this year.

We celebrated all God’s given gifts,

And a Savior who’s very dear.

Flowers are already starting to bloom, Spring is in the air.

Grass is growing, lawn mowers are mowing,

Gardens really need care.

Like beauty in springtime Jesus lights up our lives,

He offers us stability, keeps us from strife. Thank the Lord for His love sent to us

From heaven above.

Enjoy the spring, let’s hope for nice weather,

Picnics, fun laughter, friends getting together.

Blue birds flying, songs they are singing, A risen Savior, church bells merrily ringing.

Best wishes for a happy spring.

Love and Hugs,

Diane Harper

April 2018

Bible Study

A new Bible Study, using Strong Was Her Faith by J. Ellsworth Kalas, will begin Monday, April 9. We will meet on Mondays at 4 PM in the Crat Room. The study looks at women in the New Testament, including Elizabeth, Anna, Martha, Mary (the sister of Martha and Lazarus), The Mighty Widow, The Anonymous Evangelist, Mary Magdalene, Mary (the Mother of Mark), Dorcas, Lydia, and Mary (the mother of Jesus). Call Joyce Reynolds with questions at 252-571-5781.

Billy Seate Class Study

You are invited to join the Billy Seate Sunday School Class will start a new study of "Twelve Extraordinary Women" by John MacArthur. The new lesson will start on April 8. The books are $6 and are available in the classroom. Please join us!

United Methodist Women

Circle Meetings

Joyful Hearts Mon., April 9th, 10:00 AM.

Ellie Stockton Tues., April 17th, 6:00 PM.

Helping Hands

Tues., April 24th, 10:30 AM.

United Methodist Men News Tues., April 17th, 6:30 PM. All men of the church are invited for food and fellowship.

Thank You Thank you to the whole Trinity Family for all of your support, team work, and fellowship at the Annual Barbecue. About 850 plates were made with loving hands and over $4000.00 will be split equally by the UMM and UMW for many good works. Way to Go! Church Family for all you did.

Ellie Stockton Circle Event Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 19 at 6:00 p.m. when the Ellie Stockton Circle will present an evening of down home fun! Enjoy a delicious dinner of St. Louis BBQ pork steak, hash brown casserole, baked beans, cornbread and cobbler with musical entertainment from the band Smokehouse. Cost is $12 for adults, $5 for children under 10. See you there!

A big thank you goes out to all the folks who helped make the bake sale a success! Profits from the UMW bake sale totaled $310.50. Almost all the goodies were sold. The rest were given to the youth to sell on Sunday morning after the bbq/bake sale or to take to their meeting. As always, the benefits aren’t only monetary. The fellowship is priceless.

Thank you for all the prayers, loving cards, calls, gestures, and

hugs during my Dad’s passing. I am truly blessed to be part of such a loving Church family.

Tony Lafond

Do you like to read? Do you like to read? I do. I remember reading my entire life, beginning when I was very young. I devoured books of all types and throughout my life, have gone through any number of genres as favorites. I still love to read, enjoying mysteries and history books, as well as books about our society. If you like to read, you may be particularly interested in our

Mission for the month of April, Reading and Literacy. One of the pillars of the Congregations for Children (C4C) that is the framework for our partnership with Trent Park Elementary (TPE) is improving K-3 Literacy. This involves tutoring reading, reading to small groups, helping in the school library, and other interactions with the students. In the past, members of Trinity have helped purchase books and worked one-on-one tutoring students. We helped with the Fall Book Fair last year and purchased selected books for some of the classes. During April, TPE will be holding their annual Spring Book Fair. The theme of the Book Fair will be pet-centered, as in Paws for Books, Reading is Pawsitive, Book Fair-Come, Sit, Stay. Scholastic Books will be in the library on April 18th to set up. Preview Day for students and parents will be the 19th, and sales for the fair will run from the 20th through the 30th of April. In addition, Science Night will be held on the 26th during the Book Fair. Hours for the fair are 8 to 11 AM for the morning shift and 12 to 3 PM for the afternoon shift. Science Night will run from 4 to 7 PM. Volunteers are needed for any and all of the shifts, along with Science Night. While the Book Fair has its serious side, it is also a lot of fun. Helping the students find books that they can afford is really satisfying, and learning about characters such as Peppa Pig and Captain Underpants opens up an entirely new genre to us old timers! I invite you all to join us for this important event and help support reading and improving literacy at TPE. Reading well is crucial in enabling students to succeed. Studies have shown that students who cannot read at grade level by the end of third grade will struggle throughout the rest of their school years and, really, for the rest of their lives. The United Methodist Church recognizes this and therefore has put a strong emphasis on K through 3rd Grade literacy. Sign-up sheets will be posted on the Welcome Center bulletin board for your consideration. The Mission Team will be sharing more about our new missions and other activities in future articles. We hope that you enjoy the articles and find time to join us. Jerry Egolf, gegolf@yahoo.com, 240-486-1123

“Giving gifts that cost nothing more than your money will never mean quite as much as giving that costs your time.” –excerpted from The Wellness Family newsletter by Dr. Amy Gatlin. Copyright 2011 Generations.

Single/Single-Again

Sunday, April 15th 12:30 PM

Lawson’s Landing Please sign up on the Welcome Center bulletin board to attend.

Ushers

Jerry Cox

Jerry Creech Jon Creech

Ron Mooring

Trinity Yard Sale

Saturday, April 14th 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Yard Sale Reminder: Pods are available for yard sale storage. Please call the church for packing assistance and pickups. Try to make sure all items are in working condition! We can pick up and discard non-working electronics. We accept financial donations for items that are pre-sold. Some items that we are collecting are as follows:

We are also collecting grocery bags and newspaper for packing!

Work Schedule

Help is needed in the days before the actual sale to so set-up, sort, and price items. Sign up sheets for preparation/work schedule are on the Welcome Center bulletin board. Sunday, April 8th, after 11:00 AM worship, set-up in TLC/Tables/Unload Storage Bins

Monday, April 9th - Tuesday, April 10th, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Day Work Group; 6:00-8:00 PM Night Work Group

Wednesday, April 11th - Friday, April 13th - 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Day Work Group

Saturday, April 14th - 7:00 AM Volunteer Workers Arrive, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Sale Underway, 1:00 - 3:00 PM Removal of leftover items & tables returned

Tools (garden and work) Books Jewelry Electronics (flat screen tvs) Knickknacks Furniture Adult & children’s clothes Shoes, belts, purses Holiday items

Household items Games & puzzles Antiques Flowers/plants Baskets Crafts Picture frames Miscellaneous

Liturgist Schedule 1st (Easter)

10:00AM - Tony Lafond

8th

8:30 AM - Linda Griffin

11:00 AM - Chuck Gilgo

15th

8:30 AM - Donna Wright

11:00 AM - Molly Thornburg

22nd

8:30 AM - Danielle Oakley

11:00AM - Jerry Cox

29th

8:30 AM - Kevin Wright

11:00AM - Valerie Nasser

Multi-Media Assistants 1st (Easter) 10:00 Madison Gaskins 8th 8:30 Zachary Oakley 11:00 Molly Thornburg 15th 8:30 John Griffin 11:00 Tony Lafond 22nd 10:00 Zachary Oakley 11:00 AM Madison Gaskins 29th 8:30 John Griffin 11:00 Molly Thornburg

Altar Arrangements

8th - A. Estes

15th - S. Egolf

22nd - L. Scott

29th - R. & A. Melton

Coffee Preparation

We want to thank the Betty Shields Class

for preparing coffee in the Welcome

Center for the month of April. Coffee

should be ready by 9:30 AM.

Acolytes 1st (Easter)- Gail Young 8th - Charlene Goes 15th - Thornburg Family 22nd- Albertson Family 29th - Kosco Family

Nursery 1st (Easter) - Marianne Parker 8th - Mary Mooring 15th - Lynn Gaskins 22nd - Sandra Davis 29th - Kristi Gilgo

April Birthdays 1 - Noel Proudfoot; 2 - Bob Fiolek; 3 - Neal Frazier, Steve

Jarman; 4 - Celeste Arrington, Billy Littleton, Jr., Libby McGuire,

Tyler Oakley; 8 - Thomas Welsh; 9 - Alan Woodard;

10 - Kayleigh Creech, Susan Oliver; 11 - Jean Estes; 12 - Jerry

Egolf; 13 - Janice Littleton; 16 - Logan Griffin, Megan Griffin,

Dean Woodard; 18 - Dotty Rinehart, Bertie Joyner-Tyndall; 19 - Trudy Casey, Kathy

Harrison, Vicki Hoyle; 20 - Derrick Bailey; 21 - Olivia Daly; 23 - Jack Lewis, Mark

McGuire; 24 - Alex Littleton, Bill Underseth; 25 - Meagan Bueter, Johnny Mattox;

26 - Ford Bailey, Ray Scott; 28 - Emily Melton; 29 - Gene Buszka; 30 - Rick Kosco

Welcome to our Newest Members! Annis Barrington Annis and Jay married at Trinity on August 23, 2015. She has 2 daughters, 1 son, 5 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Her interests include family, friends, music, gardening, and walking on the beach. She had an exciting career in the banking industry and after retiring, she was an instructor at Craven Community College in the Continuing Education Dept. She also has had the awesome opportunity of being a speaker for the Christian Women’s Club for the past 25 years sharing God’s love and His plan of salvation. Annis loves the old hymns and one of her favorites is “In the Garden”. Her favorite scripture is Ecclesiastes 3:1-14, A Time for Everything. Carol May Carol is married to Glenn, and has 3 children and 6 grandchildren. Her husband, a WWII veteran, is a resident at HomePlace Assisted Living. Her 3 children are; daughter Francine, who lives in Oxnard, CA, son Donald, a captain in the Navy, stationed in Ohio, and daughter Christine, living in Staunton, VA. Carol loves to play cards and knit. She was a knitwear designer and worked for major yarn companies, and had patterns published in books and magazines. While in California, Carol also enjoyed knitting prayer shawls for her church, and lap robes for the Shriners Hospital. She says she has been blessed by a perfect marriage, amazing family and friends, and the opportunity to travel all over the world. Her favorite hymn is “Amazing Grace”. Bob and Jerri Fiolek Bob and Jerri come to us from First UMC, Havelock, where they were members for 20 years. They have 4 children, 3 living in North Carolina and 1 in New York, and have been married for 53 years. Bob served in the US Marine Corp for 11 years and retired from the US Air Force. He is also retired from the New York State Attorney General’s office for Medicaid Fraud as a Senior Special Investigator. Jerri is a retired Registered Nurse. They both love reading, and volunteering with the Red Cross and RCS Soup Kitchen. Their passions are serving Jesus Christ, church and family. Jerri’s favorite scripture is Philippians 1:21, “For to me, to love is Christ and to die is gain”. Bob’s favorite is Jeremiah 17:14, “Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.” Their favorite hymns are “I sing the Almighty Power of God” and “Trust and Obey”. Bob and Jerri have expressed how grateful they are to the Trinity family for the warm welcome they have received. Stan and Dorothy Rinehart Stan and Dotty join us from Centenary UMC where they were members for many years. They moved to New Bern after Stan retired from US Steel in Pittsburg, PA.. They were looking for nicer weather and found a home here. They have a son and daughter. Son, Ron, lives in New Bern with his wife, Donna, (Clarine Acasio’s daughter). Their daughter, Sandra, lives in Durham, and is a nurse at Duke Hospital. The Rinehart’s have 3 grandchildren. Dorothy is a resident at Croatan Village Assisted Living. Stan has enjoyed boating and fishing. He also enjoys working outside in his yard. Stan came to Trinity because he had known Pastor Charlene and was attracted to the smaller, friendly congregation of Trinity. We are so happy to have these new members join our Trinity family! We look forward to serving God together!

Church & Ministry Leadership At-a-Glance

Lay Leader: Tony Lafond 636-5157 Council Chair: Dennis Albertson 637-7396 Trustee Chair: Chuck Gilgo 633-1526 Pastor/Parish: Vern Davis 638-2735 Finance: Linda Griffin 633-4409 Treasurer: Janis McDaniel 633-5404 Financial Secretary: Bertie Joyner-Tyndall 638-4351 Congregational Care Co-Chairs: Sandra Egolf 571-7220 Carol Winters 636-1116 Missions: Jerry Egolf 571-7220 Youth Ministries: Lynn Gaskins 637-9257 Fellowship Ministries Contact: Worship Chair: Rick Kosco 637-1833 Ushers: Kevin Wright 635-6377/Jerry Creech 633-1813 Acolytes: Amy Dudley 633-9280 Communion: Mary Wetherington 637-5598 Multi-Media Ministry: Recording: Byron Creech 638-6069 Sound System: Johnny Mattox 637-5973 Children’s Worship: Worship & Wonder: Jo Lafond 636-5157 Toddler/Nursery: Mary Mooring 636-5524 Choir: Sanctuary: Kathy Mattox 637-5973

Evangelism / Outreach Communications: Valerie Nasser 638-9506 Bulletin Boards: Carolyn Sutton 637-3963 Web-master: Art Thinguldstad 649-0978/Ralph Melton 349-0835 Member Care: Visitation: Home Communion: Joyce Reynolds 571-5781 Bereavement Team: Dot Mallard 638-2923 Prayer Chain: Kristi Gilgo 633-1526/Lynn Gaskins 637-9257 UMWomen: Joyce Albertson 637-7396 UMMen: Rick Kosco 637-1833 Administration Assistance: Adm. Assistant: Michelle Freeman 626-8357 Membership Records: Avis Nash 514-0676 Church History/Archives: Dianne Lewis 637-2268

Regular Sunday Schedule: 8:30 & 11:00 AM Worship 9:45 AM Adult Assembly 10:00 AM Sunday School

Church Office Hours:

Mon. - Thurs. 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Friday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Contact Information:

Church Office: 252-637-2660 E-mail: tumc09@gmail.com

Physical Address: 2311 Elizabeth Av., New Bern NC 28562 Mailing Address: PO Box 12867, New Bern NC 28561-2867

Let Us Know! It’s graduation time again. If you know anyone who will graduate in May or June,

please call the church office at 637-2660.

PROJECT AGAPE Please remember to start collecting items for the Project Agape shoeboxes. These boxes will be sent to Armenia. The UMC is the only church offering support to this poverty ridden area. The boxes will be collected at the end of May. Suggestion lists and packing information can be picked up from the Welcome Center table under the bulletin board. For more information please contact Joyce Albertson.

Community Gospel Choir Spring Concert

Sunday, April 15th 3:00 PM

First Baptist Church Sanctuary, 239 Middle Street Four Trinity choir members will be participating in this choir which is comprised of about 60 singers representing 15 churches in the New Bern and surrounding areas. Concert is free and open to the public.