On Saturday, June 17, forty-nine persons (some former members of Trinity, some current members of Trinity and some new Trinity members, guests, and children of Trinity members) gathered at The Hollows Golf Club in Montpelier. The 49 participants were grouped into 13 teams. The winning team on the golf course was made up of Ken Hart, Tyler Hart, Kip Hart and Curtis Chisholm. The winners off the course were the Haiti Mission Team fund and the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission Tornado Relief fund. The participants raised $613 to go towards these missions by selling mulligans at a minimum cost of $5.00 . Many thanks to Gray Booker for organizing this wonderful event!
Our Middle School Mission Team spent the week of July 16-22 in Copperhill, TN. There they installed siding on a home, as well as prime and paint it. Bryce Miller, Trinity’s Director of Youth Ministries shares “This was a fantastic week of service and the team accomplished a lot.” We are thankful for these youth and adults who sacrificed a week of their summer to serve the needy in Southeastern Tennessee.
Our youth continue to serve this week with Serve RVA.
Thank you for the generosity of Trinity members. This year we collected 16 assorted boxes of over-the-counter medicines and medical supplies and $2,016 to help with prescription medicines. Wayne and Pam Bullis, Patsy Hallet, Josephine Hughes, Linda Latimer, Lynette Alley and Callie Stuart helped Bob and Janet Sommerville load the bus and deliver our donations to the Clinic. We wouldn’t have done it without all the help we got from our church. Again, thank you for your faithfulness in helping this underserved sector of our society.
Reach Out RVA – the BEST thing Trinity has EVER done!
Many thanks to all of those who served this weekend at Reach Out RVA!!! Special appreciation to those who served as team leaders – Karen Adams, Rob Spotts, Anne Burch, Bill Burch, Linda Latimer, Bob Argabright, Louise Girvin, Tom and Pam Rockhold, Wendy Floyd and Katie Swartz! We were blessed with incredible weather as we went out to serve. We had 17 shifts available for people to sign up to serve – and we had 182 volunteers reach out! The team at Sherbourne emptied 280 bags of food that another team helped deliver on Friday morning. Their shelves aren’t empty anymore! The Saturday team at The Doorways made lunches for those currently residing there while their loved ones are hospitalized. The Sunday team at The Doorways did a lot of cleaning – especially washing windows! The team at OakGrove School did much needed weeding – as well as planting. At CrossOver Clinic both teams worked together to paint a hallway and a bathroom. The teams at the City of Richmond and the East End Cemetery cleared a lot of debris and picked up trash. The two teams at Habitat ReStore cleaned, sorted and organized items for sale. The team at James River cleanup did just that – and the team at Habitat for Humanity landscaped the yards of two new homes which included planting and mulching. The team at Shalom Farms harvested sweet potatoes. The team at the Gallagher 5K helped to organize and cheer on the runners and walkers. We also had a team who worked at the PACE Center at VCU.
All we can say is WOW !!!!
Well done, good and faithful servants!! To God be the Glory!
In Their Own Words:
Chris Smith participated in Reach Out RVA at the East End Cemetary. Here’s what he had to say about the experience:
Sorry for a long commentary, but sometimes life’s ironies are too well placed to ignore. So today, Nell and I, along with several other Trinity members, worked cleaning overgrowth at East End Cemetery in RVA. I wanted to take a “before” and “after” picture in a section , so I zoomed in on one headstone and took the “before” picture (picture 1). Then we got to work clearing land. As we cleared land, I thought about how these people were loved. At one time had a life of service. At one time lived in Richmond. And it had come to this. Some random Richmonders cleaning brush that had enveloped their final resting spot. But that made them no less real, and no less loved. So as we cleared the tombstone that I took a picture of, imagine my thoughts as I read the name on it! (Picture 2). Now we know this is not the Robert E Lee that was the Confederate General. But this Robert E Lee served in WW1. He was a man of service to our country. He was absolutely a “real” Robert E Lee. And I was honored to have cleared his grave today. And oh yeah — the irony? There is one other thing we know about this real Robert E Lee. He was African American. You see, East End Cemetery was reserved for African Americans. The honor was mine today Mr. Lee. Thank you for your service. May God continue to bless your soul, and may you forever Rest In Peace.
From Nancy Coddington:
Many thanks to the organizers! This was a great event. Met some new people, reconnected with others I already knew and hopefully made a difference at Oakgrove Bellemeade. God smiled on us by providing a beautiful day for those of us involved in outdoor projects. Thanks for the opportunity, dear Trinity!
One way UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) helps in relief around the world is by distributing school kits to children who have no access to school supplies. Trinity’s UMW spearheads our effort in providing school and health kits, but ANY individual or small group can participate in this project. Our Stitchers’ group has joined in, making the tote bags needed for the school kits. I remember Rev. Denise Honeycutt, who was recently the director of UMCOR, share how wonderful it was to actually see school kits distributed in Mozambique on one of her visits. Yes, they do make a difference.
At their meeting last week, Circle 7 put together school kits for UMCOR. For details how you can assemble UMCOR kits, contact Debbie Schmitt, barron.schmitt1@verizon.net.
Trinity received this thank you note from our friends at the Muslim Community Center after their visit to Trinity on September 17th.
Dear Rev. Lenow
On behalf of the Muslim Community Center a quick note to thank you and your congregation for the wonderful welcome and hospitality. Our kids and parents who accompanied, truly enjoyed your sermon. It was a wonderful service overall!
The objective of this visit was to make Muslim kids realize that there are many similarities and common themes found in both our religions. With your help, I think we did just that yesterday! Many Thanks!!
Kindly let me know if any members of your congregation would like to visit a mosque in the future, especially those who have not visited us before. The Muslim Community Center would be extremely happy to honor such a request.
As promised, I am also attaching the photographs taken in the parlor.
