CHURCH DIRECTORY
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Rochelle Michael, Dir. Ministry and
Pastoral Services
Rev. Mark Barclay, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Carmin Frederick-James, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Michael D. Jacobs, Assoc. Pastor
Min. Regena Glenn-Caldwell, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Neichelle Guidry, 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.
There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OFFICE OF THE SR. PASTOR
Deacon Wilfred Bentley, Melody Morgan,
Exec. Dir. Operations Exec. Asst. to the Pastor
Daryle Brown, Deacon Karen Cupil, Admin. Asst.
Exec. Dir. of Multi-Media Comm. Brenda Tillman, Admin. Asst.
Rev. Dr. Stacey L. Edwards-Dunn, Rev. Aaron McLeod,
Exec. Min. of Community Exec. Dir. of Special Projects
Engagement and Transformation
Ebony Only,
Exec. Dir. of Human Resources
Rev. Mark A. Smith,
Exec. Minister of Stewardship
PROGRAM STAFF
Dr. Julia Speller, Dir. Christian Ed. Min. Jasmin Taylor, Digi Pastor
Wednesday Praise and Prayer
11:30 a.m. - Prayer Service
6:00 p.m. - Prayer Service
LIVE Sunday Webcasts
7:00 p.m. - Wednesday @ The Well
7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
www.trinitychicago.org
Saturday Church School
9:00 a.m.
Radio Broadcast
Sundays, 6:00 p.m.
CFABS Bible Study
773-966-1507 WVON 1690 AM
For current schedule,
Visit www.trinitychicago.org
400 West 95th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120
Telephone (773) 962-5650 @TrinityChicago
www.trinitychicago.org
#TrinityChicago
1 Corinthians 12:5 (TEV)
 Table of Contents
Order of Worship (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.) .................................................. 2
Hymn of Praise ................................................................................................................... 3
Unison Scripture ................................................................................................................. 3
Sermon Notes/Prayer Concerns ......................................................................................... 4
Pastor Moss' Speaking Engagements ................................................................................. 5
Congratulations to Dr. Niva Lubin-Johnson ........................................................................ 6
Giving Options at Trinity/Today's Menu ............................................................................. 7
Changes to the Weekly Bulletin.......................................................................................... 8
Intonjane ............................................................................................................................ 9
Alama Ya Sali/Prison Ministry ........................................................................................... 10
Men's Week 2017 ............................................................................................................. 11
Freedom School Golf Outing ............................................................................................ 12
Girl Scouts ........................................................................................................................ 13
Imani Village ..................................................................................................................... 14
Akiba................................................................................................................................. 15

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Elders Month .................................................................................................................... 16
Calendar/Divine Imagination............................................................................................ 17
Events ............................................................................................................................... 18
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!

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Order of Worship - 7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Opening Song (7:30 a.m.) .................................................................................. Let It Rise
Opening Song (11:00 a.m.) ..................................................................... Yes I Know Jesus
Hymn of Praise ................................................................................... O How I Love Jesus
Unison Scripture ..................................................................................... Luke 2:41-50 (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.) ............................................................................................... Selected

Altar Call (11:00 a.m.) ................................................................... Jesus Christ Is The Way
Sermon .................................................................................................... How I Lost Jesus
Hymn of Invitation

Order of Worship - 6:00 p.m.

Opening Song ..............................................................................Is There Anybody Here?
Ministry of Music.......................................................................... Jesus Christ Is The Way
Sermon .................................................................................................... How I Lost Jesus
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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Hymn of Praise Unison Scripture
O HOW I LOVE JESUS LUKE 2:41-50 (NIV)
VERSE 1 41
Every year Jesus parents went
There is a name I love to hear, to Jerusalem for the Festival of the
I love to sing its worth, Passover. 42When he was twelve years
It sounds like music in my ear, old, they went up to the festival,
The sweetest name on earth. according to the custom. 43After the
festival was over, while his parents were
CHORUS returning home, the boy Jesus stayed
O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus,
behind in Jerusalem, but they were
O how I love Jesus,
unaware of it. 44Thinking he was in their
Because He first loved me.

HYMN OF PRAISE/UNISON SCRIPTURE

company, they traveled on for a day.
VERSE 2 Then they began looking for him among
It tells me of a Saviors love their relatives and friends. 45When they
Who died to set me free, did not find him, they went back to
It tells me of His precious blood, Jerusalem to look for him.
The sinners perfect plea.
46
After three days they found him in
VERSE 3 the temple courts, sitting among the
It tells me what my Father has in store teachers, listening to them and asking
For evry day, and though I tread them questions. 47Everyone who heard
A gloomy path, yields sunshine all the way. him was amazed at his understanding
and his answers. 48When his parents
VERSE 4 saw him, they were astonished. His
It tells of One whose loving heart,
mother said to him, Son, why have you
Can feel my deepest woe,
treated us like this? Your father and I
Who in each sorrow bears a part,
That none can bear below.
have been anxiously searching for you.
49
Why were you searching for me? he
asked. Didnt you know I had to be in
my Fathers house? 50But they did not
understand what he was saying to them.

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 Announcements

PASTOR MOSS UPCOMING

PREACHING ENGAGEMENTS

ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH

2457 Massachusetts St. Gary, IN
Rev. R.E. Robinson, Senior Pastor
99TH ANNIVERSARY REVIVAL
Tuesday, September 19 Thursday, September 21

ANNOUNCMENTS
7:00 p.m. Nightly

BURNSIDE COMMUNITY
BAPTIST CHURCH
645 East 91st Pl.
Rev. Albert M. Shears, Pastor
2017 REVIVAL
Monday, October 2
Wednesday, October 4
7:00 p.m. Nightly

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CONGRATULATIONS TO NIVA LUBIN-JOHNSON, MD, FACP
President-Elect, National Medical Association
Dr. Niva Lubin-Johnson, is a dedicated physician who
has been an advocate of quality health care for all,
especially the underserved and underrepresented.
On August 2, Dr. Niva was elected President-Elect of
the National Medical Association (NMA) and she will
be installed as the 119th NMA President on August
14, 2018. She has been an active member of the
NMA for over thirty (30) years. Since the founding of
the National Medical Association in 1895, Dr. Lubin-
Johnson will become only the third person, and the
first female, to serve as President, Speaker, and Chair
of the Board of Trustees.

Dr. Lubin-Johnson received her B.S. Degree in Pharmacy from Creighton

University and her medical degree from Southern Illinois University School
of Medicine, where she was distinguished as a member of the last class to
finish within a three-year time frame. She completed her Internal Medicine
residency at St. Josephs Hospital, Chicago, and has been in private practice
for 28 years. Dr. Lubin-Johnson is a senior attending physician at Mercy
Hospital and Medical Center, an associate attending physician at Advocate
Trinity Hospital, and a clinical instructor at the University of Illinois.

Dr. Lubin-Johnson is a proud member of Trinity United Church of Christ, and

a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She is married to Joseph
Johnson and they reside on the south side of Chicago.

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Giving Options at Trinity UCC
In order to make giving to Trinity UCC as convenient as possible,
we have developed a variety of ways to suit many lifestyles:

Giving Envelopes can be placed in the offering baskets on

Sundays, or dropped in the Trustee slot any time the church is
open

First Fruits/ACH allows you to deduct directly from your bank account on a schedule of your choice
(sign up or get questions answered with our Member and Guest Services team)

Access ACS/TrinityChicagoNet provides you with the ability to make one time offerings, or scheduled
offerings (Go to www.trinitychicago.org, menu item: Connections)

SecureGive provides you mobile giving access from within the Trinity UCC Mobile App

Text-to-Give through SecureGive This is for targeted giving (Operation Share, Disaster Relief, etc.).
Simply text to 855-781-8384 and enter the special offering (ExtraGift is active now) - ExtraGift $$ - you
will then receive prompts to complete the transaction. Once set up, you will be able to text offerings
with one step.

ANNOUNCMENTS
Today's
Breakfast $8.00
Eggs, Grits, Turkey Sausage or Bacon
Hash browns, Buttermilk Biscuit or French toast
Shrimp and Grits .............................................................................. $5.00

Lunch Options
Garden Salad ................................................................................... $5.00
Gorges Catering Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad ........................................................... $7.00
PHONE: (773) 977-2433 Chicken Wing Basket (fried or baked).............................................. $7.00
FAX: (773) 434-9118 Fish Basket (fried or baked) ............................................................. $8.00

Sweets $3.00
HEALTHY OPTION
Butter Cookies
Brownies
$9.00 Peach Cobbler
with Mushrooms,
Sweet Potato Baked Ziti Drinks
inach, and Salad Pop 1.25
Cauliflower, Creamed Sp Water $1.00

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CHANGES TO THE WEEKLY BULLETIN
In an effort to be better stewards of the churchs resources, we are streamlining
and refreshing our weekly bulletins. Effective Sunday, September 3, 2017, the
bulletin will have a different look. Below is the new format for each week:

1st Sunday The first Sunday bulletin will be an enhanced bulletin. In addition to the order of
worship, scripture, hymns, this bulletin will share information on events and announcements
(church-wide, ministry, and community events) for the entire month

2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays The bulletin for these Sundays will share worship-related information
(Order of worship, scripture, hymn, litanies, etc.); there will be no events/announcements
provided in these reduced-sized bulletins

3rd Sunday The 3rd Sunday bulletin will include worship service information and any critical
updates to events and announcements previously shared in the 1st Sunday bulletin; no additional/
new information will be shared in this bulletin

What are the 1st Sunday Bulletin Submission Deadlines?

For the remainder of the year, please note the following deadline dates for 1st Sunday bulletin submissions.

1st Sunday Bulletin Date Announcement Submission Deadline

September 3 Friday, August 25
October 1 Friday, September 22
November 5 Friday, October 27
December 3 Friday, November 24

Are there Other Resources Available for Announcement of Events?

Yes! We also utilize other platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) to share church and community-related
information. Thus, if you miss the 1st Sunday deadline, we will be more than happy to share information
via these social media platforms.

How do I Submit an Announcement?

All bulletin and social media announcements should be sent to Deacon Donna Hammond-Butts at
dlhammond@trinitychicago.org

Questions?
If you need more information about our new bulletin submission schedule, please contact Deacon Donna
Hammond-Butts, 773-966-1536 or dlhammond@trinitychicago.org.

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INTONJANE RIGHTS OF PASSAGE MINISTRY
For Girls in Grades 3 - High School

Young ladies in third grade through high school are invited to have fun while
deepening their personal and spiritual awareness by joining the Intonjane

ANNOUNCMENTS
ministry. Adult sponsors who are ready to empower, motivate, and guide
young ladies are also encouraged to participate.

Join the Intonjane Rites of Passage Ministry as a Mentee or Adult Sponsor!

Stop by the Intonjane table

Sundays, August 27th and September 10th
following the 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
worship services to learn more!

Dont miss our Fall Kick-off Meeting

Saturday, September 9th, 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
Fellowship Hall

For more information, Call 773-966-1500, Mailbox 2335

or email Intonjane@trinitychicago.org.

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Announcements
ALAMA YA SALI
Deaf Signing Ministry
Presents
A Deaf Awareness Workshop

BRIDGING THE GAP

(Between our Ministry and the Greater Church)

Saturday, September 16, 2017

8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Atrium

$20/person (includes full breakfast)

Register today, following the 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship services.

Trinity UCC Prison Ministry

23rd Annual Clothing Giveaway
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Trinity UCC Parking Lot (95th & Normal)
8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Drop off
clean, gently
used clothes for men, women, and children.
10 a.m, to 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to
Shop at the Giveaway. Take what you want for FREE!
Thank you all for your years of supporting our community!
I needed clothes, and you clothed me . . . Matthew 25:36
For questions, please call 773-966-1500 x2377 or email us at prison@trinitychicago.org

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TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
2017 MENS WEEK
A BOND NOT EASILY BROKEN
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
OCTOBER 4 8, 2017
Mens Conference
Friday, October 6 Saturday, October 7
Westin Chicago Northwest Hotel: (630) 773-4000
400 Park Blvd. Itasca, IL
REGISTRATION: $105/person

ANNOUNCMENTS
www.TrinityMensWeekend.org

MENS CONFERENCE VENDORS NEEDED!

If you are a business owner with goods/services of particular interest to men, we invite you to secure a booth at our
upcoming conference. The Mens Conference takes place Friday, October 6 Saturday, October 7 at the Westin Chicago
Northwest located in Itasca, IL. As a vendor, you have an opportunity to expose your business to the men of Trinity UCC.
For information on becoming a conference vendor, stop by the Mens Conference table following worship services or
contact Rev. Mark Barclay 773-962-5650 or msbarclay@trinitychicago.org.

MENS WEEKEND GUEST SPEAKERS

Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft, Sr. Rev. Martin L. Espinosa Dr. Terry Mason, CEO Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Senior Pastor Pastor and Founder Cook County Department Mens Day Guest Preacher
St. Pauls Baptist Church Ray of Hope Community Church of Public Health
West Chester, PA Nashville, TN
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Trinity UCC Girl Scouts Registration

Ambassadors, Seniors, Cadettes,
Juniors, Brownies and Daisies
(New and returning girls - minimum age 5; maximum age 17 as of September 1, 2017)

Saturday, September 16, 2017

11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.
Kipling School 9351 S. Lowe Ave.

ANNOUNCMENTS
Mandatory Parent Meeting
Saturday, September 16, 11:00 a.m.
Parent or Guardian required to Register

Orientation for New Leaders, Advisors,

Assistants, and Chaperones
Saturday, September 16, 11:00 a.m.
(For All Age Levels: Ambassadors, Seniors, Cadettes, Juniors, Brownies, and Daisies)

First Troop Meeting

Saturday, September 16, 12:45 p.m. 2:45 p.m.

Questions? Email us at GirlScouts@trinitychicago.org

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 (in partnership with AfriwareBooks.com)

Baptism, Baby Dedication, Right Hand of Fellowship, and

more available online at http://trinityucc.zenfolio.com!

WE'RE BACKKKK... OPEN ON SATURDAYS!

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

ANNOUNCMENTS
If you pre-ordered your copy of "Stay Connected,"
it's waiting for you in the Akiba; and if you still
haven't gotten your copy yet, we have you covered!

AKIBA STORE HOURS

Closed Monday and Saturday
Tuesday - Thursday, 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Friday, 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, after each Worship Service
(773) 962 - 5660 www.akibabookstore.org

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Calendar
TODAY 8/27 SATURDAY 9/2
400 W. 95th Street 400 W. 95th Street
7:30 a.m. Worship Service SA 8:00 a.m. Ministers In Training - SA
11:00 a.m. Worship Service - SA Black and Christian New Members Class - FH
6:00 p.m. Worship Service - SA 9:00 a.m. Yoga Ministry - 203
Saturday Bible School: Adult Bible Class - WC
Legal Clinic - Narthex II
MONDAY 8/28 11:00 a.m. African Dance Rehearsal - SA
400 W. 95th Street 12:30 p.m. Walaika - WC
Big Mamas House Sewing Class - 116
CHURCH CLOSED 1:00 p.m. Drill Team Rehearsal - NII East
2:30 p.m. Womens Guild Ministry - 203
TUESDAY 8/29
400 W. 95th Street
12:30 a.m. Big Mamas House Quilting Class - NII East
6:00 p.m. Mens Conference Planning Meeting - 207 DIVINE IMAGINATION CALL
6:30 p.m. Womens Chorus Rehearsal - SA Join Pastor Moss for
7:00 p.m. Wedding Coordinators Meeting - BR
Mens Chorus Rehearsal - WC his monthly Divine
Imagination telephone
WEDNESDAY 8/30 message, 11:55 a.m.,
400 W. 95th Street Thursday, September 14,
10:00 a.m. Womens Bible Group Mixer - FH 2017. Dial 712-775-7031,
11:30 a.m. Prayer Service - WC
6:00 p.m. Praise Team - FH enter passcode 634787; press the # key.
Prayer and Praise Service - WC
7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Well - SA

THURSDAY 8/31
400 W. 95th Street
6:30 p.m. Tangeni Dance Rehearsal - A
Domestic Violence Ministry - 207
Drill Team Rehearsal - NII East
My Brothers Keeper - 116
7:00 p.m. Emmaus Road - WC
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - SA

FRIDAY 9/1
400 W. 95th Street
11:00 a.m. Free N One Meeting - 202
5:00 p.m. Big Mamas House (Sewing & Tailoring Class)
- 203
6:30 p.m. Isuthu Mentors First Friday Meeting - 202
7:00 p.m. Free N One - 116

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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 August is
Some Men and Women in the Bible: Chosen
Women of the Bible, by Ethel Herr; Bad Boys
of the Bible, by Barbara Essex; Misbehavin
Monarchs, by Barbara Essex; Krazy Kinfolk, by
Barbara Essex; and Bad Girls of the Bible by
Barbara Essex, 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
ADOPT-A-STUDENT Ministry seeks all Trinity
college-bound students to submit their names,
school name, address, and box number to
Brenda Tillman, BSTillman@trinitychicago.org,
so that we can prepare for a great semester
with you as you hit the books for the new
college year
COMMUNITY EVENTS
BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP Satellite Group,
Wednesday, August 30, 10:00 a.m. 11:30
a.m., Trinity UCC Fellowship Hall, Find out
information about and/or register for the new
Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) Chicago City South
Satellite Group, Trinity UCC will serve as host for
this extension of the Orland Park BSF Womens
Day Group on Wednesday mornings, starting in
September, Information, Call Natasha Bevans,
773-677-6288
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BROOKINS 5TH ANNUAL Community Health
Fair, Tuesday, September 12, 10:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m., 9315 S. Ashland Ave., Parking
Lot, Blood pressure testing, dental hygiene
care, eye care, mammograms and more,
Information, Call 773-233-3002 or email
Burma@brookinsfuneralhome.com
FUTURE COLOR OF FASHION Launch and
book signing, Friday, Sepetmber 8, 5:30 p.m.,
Welcome Inn Manor Bed and Breakfast, 4563
S. Michigan Ave., featuring image consultant,
Olivia Montague, founder of Styled by
Olivia! And author of Its All About Optics,
Information and tickets, Call 773-723-4007 or
email futurecoloroffashion@gmail.com
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, Film screening and
discussion, Saturday, September 16, 10:30
a.m. registration, 11:00 a.m. film, 12:45 p.m.,
lunch and discussion, McCormick Theological
EVENTS
Seminary, 5460 S. University Ave., Facilitated
by Johar Jabir, Professor of African American
Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago, Free,
RSVP required, alumdirector@mccormick.
edu
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September is
Elders
Month
Save these dates!
ELDERS LUNCHEON
Friday, September 22, 2017

ELDERS SUNDAY
Sunday, September 24, 2017
All worship services

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Blaine DeNye Library Drug & Alcohol Immabasi Health &
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2205 Recovery Ministry Wellness Ministry
TUES and THURS Tough Love / Free N One (773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2332
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2319
WEDNESDAY Immabasi Support Groups:
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Endeleo Institute Diabetes
SATURDAY (773) 966-1508 (773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2374
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. MON THURS Family Caregivers
9:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. (773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2375
Can-Cer-Vive Helpline FRIDAY Lupus Support Ministry
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2308 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. (773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2342
Career Development Endowment Committee/ Kujichagulia Special
Ministry Planters Society Citizens Support Ministry
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2309 773-966-1500, Mailbox 2379 (773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2344
careerdevelop@trinitychicago.org Endowment@trinitychicago.org
Legal Clinic
Counseling Ministry Financial Counseling 773-966-1500 Mailbox 2339
(773) 966-1500, Mailbox 2315
Consortium legal@trinitychicago.org
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2378 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS
Credit Union

SERVICE & SUPPORT GROUPS

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
(773) 966 - 1505
(773) 723 - 8382 (fax)
George Washington Carver Walk-ins Welcome
TUES & THURS:
Garden
TUES-THURS-SAT Math Tutorial
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2338
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
SUNDAY
After 7:30 & 11:00 a.m. Services Healing Ministry Prison Ministry
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2325 (773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2354
Domestic Violence Ministry
Confidential Helpline HIV/AIDS Support Ministry Trinity Computer
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2317 (773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2327 Learning Center
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2333
Housing Ministry
(773) 966 - 1500, Mailbox 2329

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But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and
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Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to

the day of eternity. Amen. 2 Peter 3:18 (NRSV)

1st Quarter Theme: Growing in Love 3rd Quarter Theme: Growing in Holiness
January - Ephesians 3:16-19 (NRSV) July - 2 Corinthians 7:1 (NIV)
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I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may 1
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us
grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and
power through his Spirit, 17and that Christ may dwell in your spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded
in love. 18I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, August - Romans 12:2 (NIV)
with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height 2
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed
and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and
knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of
approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will.
God.
September - Exodus 15:2 (MSG)
February - Philippians 1:9-11 (NRSV) God is my strength. God is my song, and, yes! God is my
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And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more
salvation. This is the kind of God I have and Im telling the world!
and more with knowledge and full insight 10to help you to
determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may
be pure and blameless, 11having produced the harvest of 4th Quarter Theme: Maturing in Christ
righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory
and praise of God. October - James 1:2-4 (NIV)
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Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you
March - John 13:34 (NRSV) face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing
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I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. of your faith produces perseverance. 4Let perseverance finish
Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking
anything.
2nd Quarter Theme: November - Hebrews 5:12-14 (NIV)
Growing in the Word of God In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you
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need someone to teach you the elementary truths of Gods

April - Colossians 3:16 (NRSV) word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! 13Anyone
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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with
one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the
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sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to
distinguish good from evil.
May - Luke 8:14 (NRSV) December - 1 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV)
As for what fell among the thorns, these are the ones who 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I
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hear; but as they go on their way, they are choked by the reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of
cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not childhood behind me.
mature.

June - 2 Timothy 2:15 (NIV)

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a
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worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly

handles the word of truth.

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 IN MEMORY OF
RICHARD CLAXTON GREGORY
October 12, 1932 August 19, 2017
The nation and the world mourn the loss of a profound man by the name of Richard
Claxton Gregory, known to us as the one and only Dick Gregory. He was many things
to many people, including: Civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur,
comedian, motivational speaker, author, actor. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his
beloved family. Dick Gregory is survived by his wife of 60 years, Lillian, ten children, two
brothers, two sisters, sixteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Love is mans natural endowment, but he doesnt know how to use it. He refuses to recognize
the power of love because of his love of power. Dick Gregory

In His Own Words

As I approach my 85th revolution around the sun this year, I wonder
why it has been so difficult for humankind to be kind; so difficult to be
loving and lovable. For my militant brothers and sisters, please dont
misconstrue loving and lovable to be weak or submissive. Love will
always be triumphant over hate. I know I will not be here forever, nor
do I desire to be. I have seen progress like most cannot appreciate
because they were not there to bear witness. I dedicated my life to
the movement. By doing so, I never thought Id still be here. So many
of my friends are not here. They were cut down by a system of hatred
and evil. If they were here, theyd see the progress that I see. The
reality is far from perfect, but profoundly better than what daily
reality was for my generation. Young folks if you are wise you would talk less and
spend more time listening to the elders who saw evil up front and personal every day.

#howlong - Ive been asking this question for over 40 years! How long before we realize
our Universal God-given potential? We have made immeasurable progress that cannot be
debated. That said, we still have a long way to go. I have no desire to see this all the way
through, the dreams I dreamed about 60 years ago have definitively been realized. To the
young folks of all ethnicities I say #staywoke not as a catchphrase but as a lifestyle. Most
of the things that are killing us are in our minds and our daily routines. The way we think,
the food we eat, and the water we drink or so often dont drink. While so many go
out and protest the small evils, the big evils are ever present and welcomed into our
homes.

From the top to bottom of my heart, I say #staywoke.

Love you to life,

Dick Gregory
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Thursday, September 14, 2017

7:00 p.m.
Guest Preacher:
Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III
Senior Pastor
Friendship-West Baptist Church,
Dallas, Texas
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Pastor Emeritus
400 West 95th Street Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120
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