1 Pastor’s Desk Trinity is about to enter “summer mode”. We adjourn our usual 9:00 a.m. Sunday school classes for children in favor of our twice a month Children’s Church program serving the Christian education function. Worship begins at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday from July 6 through September 7. Most committees take a break from meeting and many families in our congregation will take their family vacations. Some folks will not venture very far from home this year due to the high price of gasoline; others will drive the longer distances to take that trip to see relatives or take the annual beach vacation. In general, the pace of living slows down from the usual sprint to a brisk walk. I hope you find refreshment and re-creation this summer. I hope you take the time to enjoy the weather, to relish the joy of time with loved ones, and to read that list of books you put off for too long. I also hope that, with much of the clutter of “busyness” gone, we all will become more conscious of God’s presence and blessing in our daily lives. Take more time than usual for prayer. Read that devotional literature you set aside for later. Spend time with the Psalms and pray them daily. Sabbath is a Jewish tradition Christianity inherited but contemporary culture does not integrate into our life-style. Sabbath was the practice of putting all else aside for a while each week to focus solely on our relationship with God and the gifts God bestows upon us. Summer is meant to be such a Sabbath. It’s meant to be a time of refocus. I hope it is for you and me! Fondly, Joe
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Pastor’s Desk
Trinity is about to enter “summer mode”. We adjourn our usual 9:00 a.m. Sunday school
classes for children in favor of our twice a month Children’s Church program serving the
Christian education function. Worship begins at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday from July 6
through September 7. Most committees take a break from meeting and many families in
our congregation will take their family vacations. Some folks will not venture very far
from home this year due to the high price of gasoline; others will drive the longer
distances to take that trip to see relatives or take the annual beach vacation. In general,
the pace of living slows down from the usual sprint to a brisk walk.
I hope you find refreshment and re-creation this summer. I hope you take the time to
enjoy the weather, to relish the joy of time with loved ones, and to read that list of books
you put off for too long. I also hope that, with much of the clutter of “busyness” gone, we
all will become more conscious of God’s presence and blessing in our daily lives. Take
more time than usual for prayer. Read that devotional literature you set aside for later.
Spend time with the Psalms and pray them daily.
Sabbath is a Jewish tradition Christianity inherited but contemporary culture does not
integrate into our life-style. Sabbath was the practice of putting all else aside for a while
each week to focus solely on our relationship with God and the gifts God bestows upon
us. Summer is meant to be such a Sabbath. It’s meant to be a time of refocus. I hope it
Announcements for the bulletin must be submitted to the
church office NO LATER than 9:00 Friday morning.
Newsletter articles should be submitted into the church
office NO LATER than the 15th of the month.
SECRETARY AND PASTOR OFFICE HOURS:
Wednesday & Friday 9:00 AM – Noon
WE EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHAY to
to Anne, Jeff, Hannah and Andrew Himes at the
death of Anne’s father, Edward Reddick on Friday,
June 6, 2014. May God comfort them with his
loving presence in this time of sorrow!
WE EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHAY to
to Brenda, Bob, and Adam Dellinger at the death of
Brenda’s mother, Boots Eccard on Monday, June
23, 2014. May God comfort them with his loving
presence in this time of sorrow!
Wedding of Valerie Christiana Pickens and Cory Allen Dalton on Saturday, June 14. Wedding of Cynthia Sue Banzhoff and Marvin Richard Moats on Friday, May 23, 2014.
The Men’s Bible study meets during the months of July &
August. Bible study begins at 8 AM on Sunday, July 7 &
21, August 4 & 18. Join us in the Funk Education
Center for food, fellowship & study.
Thank you to everyone that helped with V.B.S. We ministered to over 40 children. WOW! Everyone had a great time. The week would not have been a success without you. Thanks again ~Laura Iager. THANK YOU to everyone
who purchased a cup of Kona Ice in support of Andrew
Himes during VBS. Over $300 was raised.
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JULY/AUGUST ALTAR FLOWERS
July 6
July 13
July 20 Cunningham
July 27
Aug 3
Aug 10
Aug 17
Aug 24
Aug 31
The above dates are for flowers to be placed on the altar
in honor or memory of a loved one.
NURSERY SCHEDULE FOR 10:15 WORSHIP
July 6 Kristin Bowl
July 13 Julie William
July 20 Jennifer Poffenberger
July 27 Karen Tribett & Jean McCammon
Aug 3 Julie Hartman
Aug 10 Andrea Smith
Aug 17 Tammy DeBaugh
Aug 24 Karen Cunningham
Aug 31 Theresa Foster
SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE CHANGE Please mark your calendar with the summer worship schedule. Summer worship begins at 9:30 AM. The change effects ONLY worship services from JULY 6, 2014 through SEPTEMBER 7, 2014.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
For quite a while now, Meritus Medical Center has NOT informed area clergy when one of their parishioners is hospitalized. The only way clergy can know of a patient admission is for the pastor to physically go to the hospital and check the clergy information available at the information desk or for you to call the pastor and inform him. If one of your loved ones is admitted to the hospital and you wish Pastor Joe to visit, please let him know IMMEDIATELY that your loved one is in the hospital. Please call him on his cell phone, 240-675-1604. He would love to visit any patient in the hospital but needs to know they are there!
Do you want to schedule the social room or other space at Trinity for a church related or family activity or an event for an organization to which you belong? To schedule an event, contact the church office, Steve Jamison or Pastor Donovan. The master event calendar is kept electronically through Google calendar. Before you contact the office, you may view the Google calendar at Trinity's web page. Go to http://www.trinitylutheranboonsboro.org. Click "home" at the top of the page to make certain you are on the home page then scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Calendar - See What's Happening at Trinity". This takes you to the Google calendar and you will be able to scroll through the entire year to find available dates. Knowing Trinity's schedule in advance will help you plan your events! We try to keep the calendar up-to-date as best we can!
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~ Summer Sunday School ~ Our Children’s Church program at Trinity is a wonderful ministry to our young people ages 4 through grade 3. Children’s Church will be offered during June, July and August in the place of regular Sunday School due to a lack of attendance throughout the summer months. Therefore, there will be no regular Sunday School starting June 8th through September 8th (we will resume classes with our annual Rally Day on Sunday, September 14th (due to Boonesborough Days September 7th). However, Children’s Church will be offered the 3rd and 4th Sundays of the months. Volunteers are needed for months June, July, August and September. If you have children who attend this program and have not yet volunteered please consider leading one of the above months (3rd and 4th Sundays) so that we are able to continue this ministry throughout the summer. Please contact Laura Iager at [email protected] or 301-739-4885. Thanks so much. The Sunday school is in need of volunteers to teach Kindergarten-3rd grade for the upcoming Sunday school year. Please consider teaching the young children in our church the word of God. If you would be willing to teach on a rotational basis please contact Laura Iager at [email protected] or 301.739.4885. The Adult Sunday School Class that meets downstairs has decided to continue through the summer. We will meet on the second and fourth Sundays in June, July, and August. Start time for June will be 9 am and start time for July and August will be 8 am. The subject will be Parables. Each session will consist of reading and discussing a separate Parable so each session is stand alone. All are welcome to attend.
Welcome to three people who are certainly no strangers to Trinity. On Sunday, June 29, Mary Frances Roney, Gene Walkley and Jean Walkley joined Trinity to live out their faith journey within our church family. We are so glad to have you active with us in ministry.
PASTOR DONOVAN WILL BE AWAY from Boonsboro for vacation July 1 through July 27. If you need the assistance of a pastor, please all Pastor Eric Moser at 484-366-3013.
FIRST FRIDAY FELLOWSHIP The First Friday Fellowship will take a hiatus over the summer months. Thanks so much to those of you that attend and enjoy these fellowship opportunities! See you in October!
CONCERTS IN THE PARK - 7 PM
July 25 U. S. Navy Country Current Aug 8 U. S. Army Band Volunteers Aug 23 U. S. Army National Guard Live Fire All concerts held in Shafer Park
