Our Call to Action team continues to make

progress on developing our Congregational Ministry

Plan. By the time you read this, Trinity’s team will

have met three times. We have to give an update at

Charge Conference (September 18 at 6 PM), and our

goal is to have the final report turned in to the District

Office by November 1. Please pray for our team as

we wrestle with where we are now and what God is

calling us to be and do next.

As much as we would like to, Trinity simply

can’t be all things to all people. Because our time,

energy, and resources are limited, we cannot accept

every suggestion that is made. Sometimes good ideas

must be ignored so that a better idea can be supported.

It is far better for us to do one or two things extremely

well than to run ourselves ragged trying to do a dozen

things in a mediocre (or poor) way.

A key word with the Call to Action is vital.

1. Disciple making and world transformation

occurs through vital congregations.

Vital congregations are Spirit-filled,

forward-leaning communities of believers that:

(a) welcome all people,

(b) make disciples of Jesus Christ, and

(c) serve like Christ through ministries of

justice and mercy.

2. A vital congregation has 5 characteristics:

(a) Inviting and inspiring worship

(b) Engaged disciples in mission and outreach

(c) Gifted, equipped, and empowered lay

leadership

(d) Effective, equipped, and inspired clergy

leadership

(e) Small groups and strong children’s programs

and youth ministry.

The Trinity Torch Pastor: Rev. David Brannock, pastortumc2@embarqmail.com

Administrative Assistant: Donna Lowery

Financial Secretary: Jim “Chip” McKenna

Director of Music: Jerry Long aijhlong@embarqmail.com

Director of Youth: Amy Brown amybrowntumc@gmail.com

Director of Children: Jennifer McHan jennifermchantumc@gmail.com

Custodian: Tim Cansler

Office e-mail: trinity8888@embarqmail.com Office Phone: (423) 638-7521

Trinity Library: tumclibrary@embarqmail.com Web Page: www.trinity-um-church.org Pastor’s Remarks

SEPTEMBER 2011

3. A vital disciple (not “volunteer”) is a changed

follower of Jesus: (a) Disciples worship

(b) Disciples make new disciples

(c) Disciples engage in growing their faith

(d) Disciples engage in mission

(e) Disciples give to mission.

Where will the Lord lead us? I don’t know.

But if we will look through the windshield (and not the

rearview mirror), God will take us to exciting places

that we never dreamed possible.

Blessings,

Pastor David

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District Conference will be September 11

at 2:30 PM at Economy UMC in Morristown.

Prayer List September 2011

For Our Armed Forces Justin Sayler Kenneth Kelley

Brian Benton Jamie Moseley

John Penland Joseph D. Carson

Justin Walter Steven Ayers

Thomas White David Jones

Steven Sams Stanley Keselicka

Jay Burns

For Trinity Members & Constituents

Don Williams Pat Rotan

John & Patsy Dority Robert Morris

Violet Reynolds Nancy Chandler

Tommy Carter

For Family Members & Friends Pat Morrison Wayne Bradford

Elizabeth Dwiggins

Church in Mission Fran Lynch Baxter-Willow AK

Steve Geegbe/Richard Tefley - Home in Liberia

For the Ministry of Our Church, Its Leaders,

Pastor Brannock & Staff.

For Our Known Bereaved The Family of Buddy Kinser

The Family of Lillian Tarlton

The Family of Josephine Gilreath

The Family of Vance Murray

The Family of Gwen Goodwin

Healing Needed from Cancer

Ralph Martin Ronnie Hooten

Lynette Bradford Mary Peters

Hugh Well Jeff Rohn

Karen Broyles Payne Earnestine Gray

Susan Ramsey Albert Rasnake

Victor Knapp Carl Lacher

Rick Felton Stanton Whittaker

Richard Arwood Charlotte Nicodemas

Roger Solomon Jimmy Carter

Lynn Rollins Jerry Hackney

Evelyn Blake Michael Renfro

Leonard Harrell Brenda Loveday

Patty Guinn Max Cox

Darnell Marie Barker Len & Carrie Schrefer

Faye & Billy Kelton Avery Armstrong

Benny Goodwin Families and Caregivers of those with cancer For Our Nursing Home &

Assisted Living Members: Dorothy Wilhoit Bonnie Woody

Kenneth Blevins Anna Belle Hankins Beryl Smith Mabel Philbeck

Helen Phillips For Our Homebound Members: Bob George Kitty Knittel

Patsy Reynolds Belva Drake

Faye Reynolds Norma Cureton

Virgie Gray Doc Dowden

Nellie Basinger Helen Jeffers

2010-11 Brooks Scholarship Recipients We congratulate the following students who received scholarships from the

Buel & Mildred Brooks Bequest for 2011-12!

George Blalock: Tusculum College

Jacob Cope: Walters State Community College

Mark Edwards: Carson-Newman College

Eric Feltman: East Tennessee State University

Katie Fields: East Tennessee State University

Tiffany Greene: East Tennessee State University

Becka Gregory: Tennessee Tech

John Alex Myers: Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service

Jared Ramsey: Walters State Community College

Tyler Rasnake: University of Tennessee

Gavin Rustin: East Tennessee State University

Ian Sayler: Vanderbilt University

Seth Sayler: Mars Hill College

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All Charge Conference reports are due September 1. Pastor David must turn

them in at the District Office prior to Charge Conference on September 18.

Budget Requests are due by September 4. Finance Committee will meet on

September 6 to work on the 2012 Budget.

Simon Peter said to Jesus, “You

are the Messiah, the Christ, the

Son of the living God.”

Matthew 16:16

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

09/03 Martha Shelton

09/04 Briarman Whitfield

09/04 Eric Gross

09/04 Wanda Wilhoit

09/05 Brenda Bacile

09/06 Nancy Chandler

09/07 Dustin Wilhoit

09/07 Mischelle Johnson

09/09 LeRoy Tipton

09/09 Natalie Ford

09/10 Glenea Lister

09/10 John Freshour

09/10 Lauren Albright

09/11 Alex Chesnut

09/11 Allen Carter

09/11 Crystal Crum

09/11 Garrett Campbell

09/11 Robert Thorpe

09/13 Charles Weems

09/13 Gordon Wigle

09/13 Nathaniel Renner

09/13 Ed Stokeley

09/14 Blaine Crum

09/14 Ron Thornhill

09/14 Vera Ann Myers

09/16 Cooper Graham

09/17 Connor Moore

09/17 Devyn Lister

09/17 Jeanne Tweed

09/17 Peggy Miles

09/17 Sarah Troy

09/19 Ashley Lowe

09/19 Stanton Whittaker

09/20 Ashley Tino

09/20 Jo Ann Walker

09/20 Linda Kennedy

09/25 Preston Fields

09/25 Rose Bowling

09/25 Stella Parton

09/25 Taylor Jones

09/27 Jonathan Freshour

09/27 Mackenzie Lester

09/27 Mark Edwards

09/29 Jonathan Paxton

09/29 Robert Bowling

09/30 Cameron Moore

09/30 Ted Hensley

The Restoration Depot 406 N. Irish St. 423-525-1554 www.rdepot.org

The Restoration Depot Weekly Hours of Operation

For Clients: Thursday & Friday 9:00A.M. - 12:00 Noon (All households should apply to the Food Bank Office.)

For Donating Goods: Saturday 9:00A.M. - 12:00 Noon

The Restoration Depot is a newly formed ministry of Asbury UMC that will serve families in crisis in Greene County.

The goal is to restore hope by providing basic needs to households when they find themselves in crisis. Asbury invites all

local United Methodist Churches to participate by making donations and sending volunteers.

Donations Needed: All donations should be clean and/or in good working condition.

Furniture Items: book cases, chairs, couch/sofa/love seats, dining/kitchen tables, dressers, chest of drawers, lamps, night

stands, bed frames, beds (all sizes), baby beds, mattresses (must be clean), box springs

Household Items: bed linens (sets), blankets, bed spreads/comforters, curtains, curtain rods, blinds, shades, bath towels, wash

cloths, dish towels, dish cloths, pillows, rugs, dishes, cereal bowls, glasses, coffee mugs, serving bowls, casserole dishes, silverware,

cook pots, fry pans, cooking utensils, can openers, knives, area carpets

Appliances (small & large): microwaves, coffee makers, mixers, blenders, washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, stoves,

heaters, air conditioners, irons, radios, TVs, toasters, toaster oven, telephones, vacuums, can openers, fans

Jerry Long - Director of Music Whatever your age …

Trinity’s music department wishes to include

you and yours in our new season.

Beginning on Wonderful Wednesday, September 7th:

Children, at or before 5:00

come to the choir room for a new program of

choir, chimes and music education.

Youth Choir at 6:30 Wednesdays

Youth Handbells at 5pm Sundays

Adult Chancel Choir at 7:15 Wednesdays

Adult Handbells at 6pm Sundays

Instruments, youth & adults at 4pm Sundays

SEPTEMBER YOUTH ACTIVITIES: Amy Brown - Youth Director

September 4: NO YOUTH due to the Labor Day holiday.

September 10: We will be heading to a District Youth Rally at

Tusculum College, featuring the Wayne Kerr Band. The rally

starts at 7pm. We will meet at the church at 6pm.

September 11: Regular youth meeting night.

September 16: We will be hosting TAILGATING WITH

TRINITY: Please come out and show your support. This project

is for all the people of our church and our community. It is a

time for free food and fellowship for all ages. Please make plans

to attend. Make sure and tell a friend!

September 18: We will be having a regular youth meeting night.

All FITSUM money is due by September 18.

September 23: TAILGATING WITH TRINITY. Please make plans to attend 4:30-6:30pm. Tell a friend!

SEPTEMBER CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES: Jennifer McHan - Children’s Director

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY RESUMES SEPTEMBER 7TH.

We are in the works for making some slightly new changes

for our children's dept. schedule on Wednesday night. I feel

that these new changes are going to be loved by all! So don't

miss out on the fun, please plan to join us on Wednesday

nights this year. The more kids we have the more they will

all enjoy these new changes to their Wonderful Wednesday

schedule. _______________________________________________________________

Wonderful Wednesday Beginning Soon!!

Wonderful Wednesday will resume Wednesday,

September 7th at 5:45 p.m. The schedule, pricing, etc. will

remain the same as last year.

Chris Oldenberg will be cooking the meals most weeks, but

the weeks he is not available Sunday School classes and

other groups may cook. If your group is interested in cook-

ing one week, please contact Tracy Horner at 552-8810.

Each group will be allowed to cook once in the Fall & once

in theSpring. Please make plans to join us for this

mid-week fellowship opportunity!

_________________________________________ We are exploring the possibility of videotaping the service

(from the balcony) and posting it on the internet. We would

like to borrow a digital camcorder for one Sunday as an

experiment before deciding whether to purchase a digital

camcorder. If you have a digital camcorder that we could

borrow for one Sunday, please let us know. We are only

looking to borrow a camcorder that makes a digital

recording, not one that uses tapes.

Thanks,

Lyle Montieth and Tom Garland

Trinity United Methodist Church 524 Tusculum Boulevard Greeneville, TN 37745

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Monthly Item Trinity’s Food Bank item for October is Vegetable Oil.

Donations can be placed in the cardboard boxes provided

in either the Large Fellowship Hall

or

the Old Narthex outside the Sanctuary.

Pick up will be October 2 .

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ECHOES News On Friday evening, September 2nd

the ECHOES group will be having their

Monthly Dinner Meeting & Program @ 5:30, SFH.

Menu: Chicken Cordon Bleu, green beans, baked potatoes,

tossed salad, rolls, desert, coffee, tea or cola

The meal will cost $6.00 a person. R.S.V.P w/ Lucille Cutshaw

Entertainment: Sisters In Christ

The Family of “Buddy” Kinser would like to thank the

TUMC Bereavement Committee for feeding the family

after the service and to thank everyone

for all the prayers, calls, cards, flowers and visits.

Margaret Kinser & Family

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Church-Wide Rummage Sale to be held at Trinity UMC

September 10, 2011 (8:00 am - 12:00 noon) You may drop your Fall & Winter Clothing

& other misc. items off at the church on Sept. 8 & 9

(between 9:00 am & 7:00 pm). Sponsored by U.M.W., to help with mission giving.

UMW NEWS

Lister Circle will meet @ 5:00pm

Sept. 7, 14, 21 & 28 in Junior High room

(open to all Junior & Senior High girls)

Maude Landmesser - Sept. 8 @ 11:00

Church-Wide Rummage Sale -Sept. 10 (8:00-12:00)

Ruth Meeting - September 12 @ 6:30,

Samson House Pavilion (SFH in case of rain)

Shalom Meeting - September 13

@ 6:00, Location TBA

UMW “Bean Dinner”

Wonderful Wednesday, September 14

Annual Meeting - September 17-18, 2011 Lake Junaluska, N.C. Contact: Georgia Lister 423-639-9559

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“Beginners” Computer Classes will resume

on Tuesday, September 13th (9-11) in the TUMC Library. (For more information contact Madge Walker.)

Work Out Your Body & Soul! A FREE exercise class will be offered

at Trinity beginning Saturday, September 17th. The classes

will be a low impact cardio workout called "Body Gospel".

We will meet 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

each Saturday in the Large Fellowship Hall.

All church members are invited as well as anyone in the

community. For more information,

please contact Tracy Horner @ 552-8810.

__________________________________________ Thank you all so very much for the love and support

you have shown to us during this difficult time of loss. Whether it’s been a card, a meal, or a memorial

contribution for our sweet Elise, we greatly appreciate

your kindness. It is so wonderful to be part of a loving church family.

We are so grateful for all of your prayers and words of

encouragement.

Sincerely,

Rick, Rebekah, A.J., Dawson, & Weston McGill

__________________________________________ Thank you for the memorial gift to the Elevator Fund

given in Evelyn’s memory. Trinity Church has always played a major role in her life.

She loved Trinity and her fellow members so very much. The Family of Evelyn Holley

WELCOME JESSICA

The Staff Parish Relations Committee would like to announce that the Pianist position

has been filled with the hiring of Jessica Keup. Jessica is a very gifted pianist who also

plays organ, clarinet and saxophone. She has 13 years of experience as a church

accompanist and a degree in piano performance. Currently Jessica is a Professor at

ETSU in Computer Science. Jessica is married and lives in Jonesborough.

Jessica’s first Sunday will be September 4th.

Please welcome Jessica to Trinity.

Staff Parish Relations Committee …………………………………………………………………………….…………………………

Nursery Worker Needed

Are you interested or do you know of someone who might be interested

in the position of Nursery Worker on Sunday mornings?

This is a paid position that is approximately 2 ½ hours

each Sunday Morning during Worship & Sunday School.

If interested, please contact the church secretary/e-mail trinity8888@embarqmail.com or

SPR Chairman, Ron Bennett @ 423-639-0685.