Trinity United Church of Christ Bulletin

CHURCH DIRECTORY
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor

PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Rochelle Michael, Dir. Ministry and
Pastoral Services
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Deacon Wilfred Bentley,
Exec. Dir. Operations
OFFICE OF THE SR. PASTOR

Melody Morgan,
Exec. Asst. to the Pastor
Rev. Mark Barclay, Assoc. Pastor
Daryle Brown,
Exec. Dir. of Multi-Media Comm.
Deacon Karen Cupil, Admin. Asst.
Rev. Dr. Stacey L. Edwards-Dunn,

Exec. Min. of Community
Engagement and Transformation
Rev. Aaron McLeod,

Exec. Dir. of Special Projects
Rev. Carmin Frederick-James, Assoc. Pastor

Rev. Michael D. Jacobs, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Neichelle Guidry, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Linda Mootry-Dodd, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Barbara A. Heard, Vol. Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Clyde White, Vol. Assoc. Pastor
Bryan Johnson, Dir. Sacred Music
Sunday Worship Services

7:14 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
(Praise Service begins
15 minutes prior)
Youth Church
7:14 a.m., 10:45 a.m.
Bible Discovery Hour
9:45 a.m.
Church Hours
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday through Friday
11:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.
Saturdays 9:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Sundays 6:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.
Brenda Tillman, Admin. Asst.
Ebony Only,
Exec. Dir. of Human Resources
Rev. Mark A. Smith,
Exec. Minister of Stewardship
PROGRAM STAFF
Dr. Julia Speller, Dir. Christian Ed.
Wednesday Praise and Prayer

11:30 a.m. - Prayer Service
6:00 p.m. - Prayer Service
7:00 p.m. - Wednesday @ The Well
Saturday Church School
9:00 a.m.
CFABS Bible Study
773-966-1507
For current schedule,
Visit www.trinitychicago.org
400 West 95th Street

Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120
Telephone (773) 962-5650
www.trinitychicago.org
Min. Jasmin Taylor, Digi Pastor
LIVE Sunday Webcasts

7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
www.trinitychicago.org
Radio Broadcast
Sundays, 6:00 p.m.
WVON 1690 AM
@TrinityChicago
#TrinityChicago
There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served.
1 Corinthians 12:5 (TEV)
Order of Worship (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.) ............................................................... 2
Hymn of Praise "Love Lifted Me"..................................................................................................... 3
Unison Scripture .............................................................................................................................. 3
Sermon Notes .................................................................................................................................. 4
Prayer Concerns .............................................................................................................................. 5
Raise the Roof. ................................................................................................................................. 6
Amani Service Of Remembrance ..................................................................................................... 7
Ordination and Installation Announcement: Rev. Linda Mootry-Dodd ........................................... 8
Congregational Listening Team/Housing Ministry ........................................................................... 9
Adopt-A-Student Ministry/Women's Conference 2017 ................................................................ 10
Ethiopia Trip .................................................................................................................................. 11
Ethiopian Sojourn Reading Assignments ....................................................................................... 12
Endeleo ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Akiba.............................................................................................................................................. 16
Calendar ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Events ............................................................................................................................................ 18
Divine Imagination/Service & Support Groups ............................................................................. 19
Churchwide Theme ....................................................................................................................... 20
Trinity UCC Media and Technology Protocols

Photography and Recording: Still photography, videography and audio recording of our worship services,
ministry programs and community services is prohibited on church property, without prior expressed
approval from Trinity United Church of Christ. To request permission, contact Daryle Brown, Executive
Director of Multi-Media Communications, at 773-966-1544.
Media: If visiting in an official media capacity, please be sure to check-in at our reception desk upon arrival.
WiFi: Trinity UCC offers Wifi for our members and visitors as a courtesy, so that they may participate in our
worship services and ministry. User ID: trinity Password: guest
Listening Assistance: As we endeavor to maintain a sacred worship experience, please return listening devices
following the Benediction. An Audio Technician is available in the sound room for 15 minutes following each
service for the return of your device.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!
December 11, 2016
2016 Trinity United Church of Christ. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents
Order of Worship - 7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Opening Song (7:30 a.m.) .................................................................................. Worship The Lord
Opening Song (11:00 a.m.) .........................................................................................God Is Great
Hymn of Praise ....................................................................................................... Love Lifted Me
Unison Scripture ...........................................................................................Song of Songs 2:1 (NIV)
[PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE READING OF THE WORD]
Invocation
Parish Concerns
Visitor Recognition
Passing of the Peace
The Pastors Word
The Service of Giving
Offertory Sentences
Tithes and Offerings/Imani Village
Altar Call (7:30 a.m.) ...................................................................................................More Of You
Altar Call (11:00 a.m.) ....................................................................................More Than Anything
Sermon ....................................................................... The Names of God, Pt. 3: Lily of the Valley
Hymn of Invitation
Order of Worship - 6:00 p.m.

Opening Song .............................................................................................................God Is Great
Ministry of Music...........................................................................................More Than Anything
Sermon ....................................................................... The Names of God, Pt. 3: Lily of the Valley
Hymn of Invitation
The Service of Giving
Offertory Sentences
Tithes and Offerings
Altar Call/Benediction
**The Order of Worship is subject to change, at the dictation of the Holy Spirit
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Unison Scripture
SONG OF SONGS 2:1 (NIV)
I am
REFRAIN
Love lifted me! Love lifted me!

When nothing else could help,
Love lifted me!
VERSE 1
I was sinking deep in sin,

far from the peaceful shore,
Very deeply stained within,
sinking to rise no more,
But the Master of the sea,
heard my despairing cry,
From the waters lifted me, now safe am I.
Refrain
VERSE 2
All my heart to Him I give,

ever to Him Ill cling
In His blessed presence live,
ever His praises sing,
Love so mighty and so true,
merits my souls best songs,
Faithful, loving service too,
to Him belongs.
Refrain
rose
of Sharon,
lily of the
HYMN OF PRAISE/UNISON SCRIPTURE
Hymn of Praise
LOVE LIFTED ME
valleys.
VERSE 3
Souls in danger look above, J

esus completely saves,
He will lift you by His love,
out of the angry waves.
Hes the Master of the sea,
billows His will obey,
He your Savior wants to be,
be saved today.
Refrain
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Sermon Notes
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PRAYER CONCERNS
Prayer Concerns
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Raise The Roof Project
UPDATE
When the amount had been determined, they gave the money to the men appointed to supervise the work on
the temple. With it they paid those who worked on the temple of the LORDthe carpenters and builders, 12the
masons and stonecutters. 2 Kings 12:11-12 NIV
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Alerts
Work is expected to begin on Monday, December 12th,

on new floors in the Atrium, Fellowship Hall, and the
halls near rooms 116, 120, etc. This reduces our spaces
for activities and events. The work is expected to continue
through the beginning of February. Ministries are encouraged
to seek outside meeting spaces. Member and Guest Services
is available to assist you as needed. Some specific changes
to be aware of:
Our Credit Union, and Akiba Bookstore will have to be
accessed from doors on the Eggleston Street side of the
church.
Ministry and Event tables will be moved to the 2nd floor
Narthex
The kitchen will be closed
Mens Health Forum and Active Seniors meetings will need to be moved to the Sanctuary
The start of Bible classes will need to be delayed until early February
Two temporary boilers were installed on December 1st, providing heat to the Sanctuary, directly,
and Narthex and beyond, indirectly.
The permanent heating and air-conditioning equipment is being constructed and installed during
December, for the Sanctuary, and for the office area and Atrium/Fellowship Hall.
Funeral Impacts
Trinity UCC has been limited in our ability to hold funerals as
construction projects constrain our use of various spaces. For
the next month or so:
We will be unable to host prepasts or repasts as the kitchen
will be closed, and we will not have access to the Atrium or
Fellowship Hall
During weekdays, funerals will need to start after 4pm so
that construction does not interfere
Once construction work in and around the Sanctuary is completed, we will be able to hold
funerals during our normal timeframes (Tuesday thru Friday)
For ongoing information on Raise The Roof construction activity, visit:
www.raisetheroofcampaign.org and click on the Q & A menu item
December 11, 2016
Announcements
Amani Service Of
Remembrance
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2016

4:00 P.M.
SANCTUARY
December 11, 2016
Announcements
The Chicago Metropolitan Association

of The Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ
And
Trinity United Church of Christ

Announce the Service of Ordination and Installation of
Rev. Linda Mootry-Dodd

Saturday, December 17, 2016
11:30 a.m.
Sanctuary
December 11, 2016
Announcements
The Congregational Listening
Team
is looking for Focus Group Participants!
If you are a member of Trinity United Church of Christ,

and received the Right Hand of Fellowship between
October 2014 and October 2016, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
We are interested in hearing the experiences of new and newer members of our
congregation.
Focus Group Dates:

If you are interesting in participating, please email Min. Jen A. Colvin at jacolvin@
trinitychicago.org or call her at 773-962-5650, with your name, age, phone number,
email address, the date you received the Right Hand of Fellowship, and the date you
would like to participate.
HOUSING MINISTRY
BLESSING BAGS FOR THE HOMELESS
The Housing Ministry is seeking donations of the items listed below to be placed in
Blessing Bags for the homeless, specifically those sleeping outdoors. Donations can be
brought to the church and left in the containers in the Narthex or stop by the Atrium
following the 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship services. If you prefer not to shop and
would like to make a cash donation, each bag costs $15.00. Please make your check
payable to Trinity UCC Housing Ministry, and add Blessing Bags on the memo line.
Each bag contains:

1
1
1
1
pair of socks
pair of gloves or hand warmers
small tube of toothpaste
toothbrush
Wipes
A snack item
$5.00 McDonalds or Subway gift card
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, December 15, 2016, 6:30-8:00pm

Sunday, December 18, 2016, 1:30-3:00pm
Announcements
Attention College Students!
The Adopt-A-Student Ministry
Invites all College Students
to join us
For Food, Fun & Fellowship
At our Winter wRAP Session!!!
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
Robichaux Park
9247 S. Eggleston Ave.
Please bring a $1 - $5 unwrapped gift

for a senior resident of Trinity Acres or
Trinity Oaks.
Suggested items: plastic food storage
container; box of assorted greeting
cards; pack of socks; scarf, hat,
t-shirt, shampoo, conditioner, or
laundry detergent.
RSVP to Adopt-A-Student Ministry,
773-966-1500, Mailbox 2302, or email
adoptastudent@trinitychicago.org by
December 15, 2016.
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SAVE THE DATE!!!
2017 TRINITY UCC

WOMENS CONFERENCE
Women of Faith: Get Ready.

Get Set. Go Change the World!
Thursday, May 4
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Westin Hotel
400 Park Boulevard

Itasca, Illinois
More information coming soon!
Announcements
JOIN PASTOR MOSS ON AN
INAUGURAL STUDY TOUR OF ETHIOPIA
Sunday, June 19 Monday, July 1, 2017
$5,399/person (all-inclusive)
For information, and to reserve your space, call Mary Hanania of

Consolidated Tours Organization, Inc., 800-554-4556 or email info@ctoinc.
com. This study tour is open to everyone.
Please share with your family and friends!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tour includes:
Daily lectures with Pastor Moss and other biblical and cultural scholars
Tours to historical, educational, and cultural places throughout Ethiopia
Valid passports and visas required for travel
Announcements
ETHIOPIAN SOJOURN READING ASSIGNMENTS
DECEMBER 2016
How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind: Rediscovering the African

Seedbed of Western Christianity, Oden, Thomas C., Intervarsity
Press (Aug. 23, 2010) *Available in the Akiba
Reading Assignment #1
Introduction
Chapter 1 A Forgotten Story
Chapter 2 Seven Ways Africa Shaped the Christian Mind
JANUARY 2017
Troubling the Biblical Waters: Race, Class, and Family, Felder, Cain
Hope, Orbis Books (Dec. 1, 1990)
Chapter 2 Ancient Ethiopia and the Queen of Sheba
Chapter 1 Biblical Meaning and the Black Religious Experience
FEBRUARY 2017
Stony the Road We Trod: African American Biblical Interpretation,

Felder, Cain Hope, Fortress Press; 1st Ed. (June 1, 1991)
Chapter 6 Race, Racism, and Biblical Narratives
MARCH 2017
African Christianity: An African Story, Ed. By Ogbu Kalu, Africa

World
Press, Inc., 1st Ed. (Aug. 16, 2007)
Chapter 3 Early Christianity in North America
Chapter 4 Christianity in Sudan and Ethiopia
Chapter 10 Ethiopianism in African Christianity
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Announcements
APRIL 2017
The Ethiopians: A History, Pankhurst, Richard, Wiley Blackwell (Feb.

14, 2001)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
MAY 2017
A History of Christianity in Africa: From Antiquity to the Present,

Isichei, Elizabeth, Eerdmans; 1st print edition (Feb. 22, 1995)
Chapter 1 North African Christianity Antiquity
JUNE 2017
A History of Ethiopia
Ethiopia, Marcus, Harold G. University of California Press;
Updated ed. Edition (Jan. 7, 2002)
Chapters 1 and 2
ADDITIONAL READING
Stony the Road We Trod: African American Biblical Interpretation, Felder, Cain Hope,
Fortress Press; 1st Ed. (June 1, 1991)
Chapter 7 The Black Presence in the Old Testament

Chapter 8 Beyond Identification: The Use of Africans in Old Testament Poetry and
Narratives
The Ethiopians: A History, Pankhurst, Richard, Wiley-Blackwell (Feb. 14, 2001)
Chapters 3 and 4
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements
A History of Christianity in Africa: From Antiquity to the Present, Isichei, Elizabeth,

Eerdmans; 1st print edition (Feb. 22, 1995)
Chapter 2 The Churches of the Middle Years

Chapter 8 - Northern Africa
A History of Ethiopia, Marcus, Harold G. University of California Press; Updated ed.

Edition (Jan. 7, 2002)
Chapters 3 and 4
The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in an Age of Empire, Jones,

Raymond. Belknap Press; Reprint edition (March 23, 2015)
The Stewardship Ministry Cordially Invites All New Members

To Attend Their BLACK AND CHRISTIAN New Member Class
We are so happy that you walked the aisle, gave your heart to Christ and your hand to the preacher. So that you may
become a full-fledged member of Trinity United Church of Christ you MUST complete your new member class! Please
dont delay! Completion of the new member process after you have walked the aisle is in three stages:
Completion of your New Member Class

Right Hand of Fellowship on a first Sunday evening. The Right Hand of Fellowship is a requirement for full
membership into your new church home, Trinity UCC
Actively becoming a member who works in one of the ministries of your church home
The Stewardship Ministry partners are eager to walk with you throughout this process and we are looking forward
to your attendance.
Adults and Teens
Session 1: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 and

Session 2: Thursday, December 22, 2016
Registration: 6:00 p.m.
Class: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Room 202
(Continental Breakfast and lunch will be provided)
Children ages 12 and under
Session 1: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 and

Session 2: Thursday, December 22, 2016
Registration: 6:00 p.m.
Class: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
(Children must be accompanied by Parent or Guardian)
Receive Right Hand of Fellowship, Sunday, January 1, 2017, 4:45 p.m.

Please remember to bring your Bible if you dont have one, well provide one for you! RSVP and CONFIRM your
participation! Call the Membership/Ministry Services office, 773-962-5650, immediately! Expect a follow-up call from
the Stewardship Ministry. PLEASE NOTE: Your picture will be taken during the Class.
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Announcements
Onward!
According to Dictionary.com, xenophobia is the word
that most resonated as the theme for the year 2016.
It is defined as an intense or irrational dislike or fear
of people from other countries. According to the
Dictionary.com website, user interest in this overarching theme rose to the level of our
cultural discourse like no other word.
Ironically, just last week another email landed in our inbox from the editor of CFED. The
Center for Economic Development is a Washington, D.C.-based, multifaceted organization
working at the local, state, and federal levels to create economic opportunities that
alleviate poverty. The sender wrote an inspiring note about a colleague who ends all
of her emails with the very same word: Onward. Even the politically outspoken CEO of
Starbucks, Howard Schultz, for whom there is much speculation that he might run for
president in 2020, penned a book entitled, you guessed it, Onward: How Starbucks Fought
for Its Life without Losing Its Soul. Hmm
Arguably, we live in the most segregated city in the world and as African Americans have
experienced domestic forms of xenophobia for an entire century. The changing of the
guard in Washington is nothing compared to the headwinds faced on the south and west
sides of Chicago. That is largely why spearheading restoration of the Carter G. Woodson
Regional Library is much more than a physical improvement. It has fiscal implications
because there is empirical evidence that indicates investment in public libraries leads to
economic empowerment. No one in this city is truly interested in empowering us.
Lest we forget our neighborhoods suffered mightily well before the November election.
But Pastor Frank Thomas, the gifted, homegrown brother from the Southside, recently
preached these words from the pulpit at Trinity: Suffering produces wisdom, and when
you hurt the worst, is when you learn the most. Remember that. Onward!
Endeleo is progress, growth and development
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
However, in an email sent earlier this year, one of our Endeleo board members used a
word in response to a positive development that really resonated in our office. In his signoff, he wrote the word onward. It is used as both an adverb and adjective, meaning in a
continuing forward direction and going further, rather than coming to an end or halt.
Baptism, Baby Dedication, Right Hand of Fellowship, and

more available online at http://trinityucc.zenfolio.com!
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS:
The Akiba will be closed beginning
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 through
Monday, January 2, 2017.
We will be open Sunday, Christmas Day
and Sunday, New Year's Day, following all services.
Until then, come visit us today!
Thank you for your patronage!
*Unfortunately, today's book signing has been rescheduled for 2017.
NEW AKIBA STORE HOURS
Tuesday - Thursday, 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Friday, 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, CLOSED.
Sunday, after each Worship Service
(773) 962 - 5660 www.trinitychicago.org/shop
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Calendar
TODAY 12/11
FRIDAY 12/16
400 W. 95th Street
4:00 p.m. Amani Service of

Remembrance - SA
6:00 p.m.
Worship Service SA
Healing Ministry - WC
MONDAY 12/12
400 W. 95th Street
CHURCH CLOSED
TUESDAY 12/13
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
400 W. 95th Street
Womens Chorus Leadership Meeting - 102

Adopt A Student Meeting - 203
Mwanabaraka/Khayralla Rehearsals - NII East
Womens Chorus Rehearsal - SA
Stewardship - 202
Adult Drama Ministry - 203
Photography Ministry - 102
Sanctuary Choir Steering Committee - BR
Mens Chorus Rehearsal - WC
WEDNESDAY 12/14
400 W. 95th Street
11:30 a.m. Prayer Service - WC

12:30 p.m. Family Caregivers Annual Holiday Meeting - BR
6:00 p.m. Praise Team - 202
Prayer Service - WC
7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Well - SA
THURSDAY 12/15
2:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
400 W. 95th Street
Active Seniors Book Club - 202

CLT New Members Focus Group - 203
Drill Team Ministries - NII East
Trustees - BR
Sanctuary Choir - SA
Singles Ministry Meeting - 207
My Brothers Keeper - 202
400 W. 95th Street
11:00 a.m. Free N One Meeting - 202

6:30 p.m. Hurston Hughes Writers Ministry - 202
Prison Ministry - 203
7:00 p.m. Free N One - 102
Healing Ministry - 207
7:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir 130 Voices - SA
SATURDAY 12/17
7:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
400 W. 95th Street
Yoga Ministry - NII

Finance Committee Meeting - BR
Saturday Bible School - Confirmation Class
- Library
Saturday Bible School: Adult Bible Class - WC
Saturday Bible School: Christmas Play Rehearsal
- SA
Saturday Bible School: Pre-School - 2nd Grade
- 207
Saturday Bible School: 3rd - 6th Grade - 202
Legal Clinic - NII
10:45 a.m. Little Warriors for Christ/Imani Ya Watume`- WC
11:00 a.m. Math Tutorial - 202
Can-Cer-Vive - 207
Isuthu Rights of Passage - FH
11:30 a.m.
Ordination for
Rev. Linda Mootry-Dodd - SA
12:30 p.m. Walaika - WC

Walaika Holiday Meeting - 202
Reception for Rev. Linda Mootry-Dodd - NII
1:00 p.m. Drill Team Ministries - NII East
Athletes for Christ - 203
1:30 p.m. Christian Education - 207
2:00 p.m. Lupus Support Group - 102
2:30 p.m. Womens Guild Ministry - 203
3:00 p.m. Pre-Marital Counseling 2016 - 202
3:30 p.m. Adult Ushers Ministry Meeting - FH
4:00 p.m. Baby Dedication Class - WC
5:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir

Anniversary Concert - SA
Trinity Oaks Center - 6225 South Drexel Ave.
12:00 p.m. Trinity Oaks Holiday Celebration Outreach

- Small Board Room
TUCC Village Center - 1947 West 95th Street
6:30 p.m.
Tangeni Dance Rehearsals - W301
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CALENDAR
7:30 a.m. Worship Service SA

11:00 a.m. Worship Service SA
2:00 p.m. Member in Discernment - 120
Prison Ministry - 116
CHURCHWIDE EVENTS
BLAINE DENYE LIBRARY Ministry partners invite
you to visit our library and explore the volumes on
Bible study, African American history and culture,
The focus for the month of December is Our Heroes:
Thurgood Marshall, American Revolutionary, by
Juan Williams; Denmark Vesey, by David Robertson;
For Freedoms Sake: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer,
by Chana Kai Lee; Harriet Tubman: Road to Freedom,
by Catherine Clinton; and Nat Turner: Slave Revolt
Leader, by Terri Bisson, Library hours are Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Wednesdays,
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
MINISTRY EVENTS
WARM HATS AND HANDS 4 KIDS sponsored by the
Greeters Ministry, We are asking the congregation
to donate new, unused hats, gloves, mittens, and
scarves for children ages 4-10 who are in need,
Donations will go to schools and organizations in
the neighborhood, Stop by the table following the
7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship services
COMMUNITY EVENTS
BORN TO DIE Christmas Cantata Sunday, Today,
December 11, 4:00 p.m., Mt. Calvary Baptist
Church, 1259 W. 111th St., A musical and scriptural
presentation honoring the reason for the birth of
Jesus the Christ, Information, Call 773-239-4000
CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT applications for
police officers accepted until January 31, 2017, Test
to become a police officer will be held on April 1
or 2, 2017, For information and to apply, visit www.
chicagopolice.org, or call 312-744-4976
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Events
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
History bus trip, departing Chicago, Tuesday,
February 28, 2017 returning Friday, March 3, 2017,
2-day museum passes, 40-member delegation,
Registration deadline, February 11, 2017,
Information and registration, Call Maureen Fort,
708-653-6545 or email ntheknowmoe@yahoo.com
NATIVITY A musical tribute, Friday, December 16
and Saturday, December 17, 7:30 p.m. both nights,
DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Pl., Musical tribute to
all of the Congo Square productions of the holiday
favorite, Black Nativity, Tickets and information, Call
773-296-1108 or email tward@congosquaretheatre.
org
PLAN TO ATTEND OUR NEXT
TUESDAY, November 8, 2016

10:00 a.m. Atrium
CANCELED
Please RSVP to Doris Odem, 773-239-1435 or

Georgia Smith, 773-978-1596. SPECIAL NOTE:
In order to ensure there is an accurate count,
please RSVP to only one of the telephone
numbers above.
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED Dont forget to bring a friend!
Service & Support Groups

DIVINE IMAGINATION CALL
Join Pastor Moss for his monthly Divine Imagination telephone message, 11:55 a.m.,
Thursday, January 12, 2017, Dial 712-775-7031, enter passcode 634787; press the #
key (Please note new call-in number)
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2205

TUES and THURS
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Drug & Alcohol

Recovery Ministry
Housing Ministry
Tough Love / Free N One

(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2319
The Endeleo Institute
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2308
(773) 966-1508
MON THURS
9:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Career Development
Ministry
Endowment Committee/
Planters Society
careerdevelop@trinitychicago.org
Endowment@trinitychicago.org
Can-Cer-Vive Helpline
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2309
Counseling Ministry
(773) 966-1500, Mailbox 2315
773-966-1500, Mailbox 2379
Financial Counseling
Consortium
(773) 966 - 1505

(773) 723 - 8382 (fax)
TUES & THURS:
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
SUNDAY
After 7:30 & 11:00 a.m. Services
George Washington Carver

Garden
Domestic Violence Ministry

Confidential Helpline
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2325
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2317
Immabasi Health &

Wellness Ministry
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2332
Immabasi Support Groups:
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2378
Credit Union
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2329
TUES-THURS-SAT
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Diabetes
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2374
Family Caregivers
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2375
Lupus Support Ministry
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2342
Kujichagulia Special
Citizens Support Ministry
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2344
Math Tutorial
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2338
Prison Ministry
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2354
Healing Ministry
Trinity Computer
Learning Center
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HIV/AIDS Support Ministry

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Celebrate the
Holy Season
December 11, 2016
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SERVICE & SUPPORT GROUPS
Blaine DeNye Library
2016 Churchwide Theme and Scriptures

Theme: The Fruit of The Spirit: Taste and See!
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and selfcontrol. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)
January Love
He answered, You shall love the Lord your God

with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with
all your strength, and with all your mind; and your
neighbor as yourself. Luke 10:27 (NRSV)
February Joy
Nehemiah said, Go and enjoy good food and

sweet drinks. Send some to people who have none,
because today is a holy day to the Lord. Dont be
sad, because the joy of the Lord will make you
strong. Nehemiah 8:10 (NCV)
March Peace
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called

children of God. Matthew 5:9 (NIV)
April Patience
Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall

strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Psalm 27:14 (NKJV)
May Kindness
This is what the Lord of Heavens Armies says:

Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one
another. Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners,
and the poor. And do not scheme against each other.
Zechariah 7:9-10 (NLT)
June Goodness
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let

them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the
humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor
bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do
not boast about it or deny the truth.
James 3:13-14 (NIV)
July Faithfulness
Jesus said to the people who believed in him, You

are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my
teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth
will set you free. John 8:31-32 (NLT)
August Gentleness
By the humility and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to

youI, Paul, who am timid when face to face with
you, but bold toward you when away! I beg you
that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I
expect to be toward some people who think that we
live by the standards of this world. For though we
live in the world, we do not wage war as the world
does. 2 Corinthians 10:1-3 (NIV)
September Self Control
So prepare your minds for action and exercise selfcontrol. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation
that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed
to the world. So you must live as Gods obedient
children. Dont slip back into your old ways of living
to satisfy your own desires. You didnt know any
better then. 1 Peter 1:13-14 (NLT)
October Forgive One Another
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and

slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead,
be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:31-32 (NLT)
November Service One Another
My brothers and sisters, God called you to be free,

but do not use your freedom as an excuse to do what
pleases your sinful self. Serve each other with love.
Galatians 5:13 (NCV)
December Build Up One Another
So encourage each other and build each other up,

just as you are already doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NLT)
SANCTUARY CHOIR
ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Making Room for the King

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you,
He is the Messiah, the Lord. Luke 2:11 (NIV)
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Saturday, December 17, 2016

5:00 p.m. Sanctuary
Featuring
Michael Manson and the Musical Arts Institute String Ensemble
and The Fourth Presbyterian Church Hand Bell Choir
Please support our annual toy drive for the children of Lowden Homes.
Bring an unwrapped gift donation for children ages newborn 18 years.
AMANI SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE

Sunday, December 11, 4:00 p.m.
SANCTUARY CHOIR ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

Saturday, December 17, 5:00 p.m.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CLOSING
Friday, December 23 Friday, December 30
CHRISTMAS DAY WORSHIP SERVICES
Sunday, December 25
7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. (No 6:00 p.m. Worship Service)
NEW YEARS EVE WATCH SERVICE
Saturday, December 31, 10:00 p.m.

(Music and refreshments after worship service)
NEW YEARS DAY WORSHIP SERVICES - Sunday, January 1, 2017

Worship Services - 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Baptism and New Members - 4:30 p.m.
Kwanzaa Celebration - 6:00 p.m.
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Pastor Emeritus
400 West 95th Street Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120
Telephone (773) 962-5650 www.trinitychicago.org

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OFFICE OF THE SR. PASTOR

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Deacon Karen Cupil, Admin. Asst.

Rev. Dr. Stacey L. Edwards-Dunn,

Rev. Aaron McLeod,

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Love lifted me! Love lifted me!

I was sinking deep in sin,

All my heart to Him I give,

HYMN OF PRAISE/UNISON SCRIPTURE

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