Join Trinity for worship this 2nd Sunday in Lent.  Reverend Nguyen will continue her sermon series The Power of Sacrifice.  The theme is "Jesus calls us to focus on giving up our lives in order to gain a more abundant life."  Come and be blessed!

New Member Sunday, March 10! Are you interested in joining the mission and ministry of Trinity United Methodist Church? Contact office@trinitydurhma.org to schedule a conversation with Pastor Tobi Nguyen.

• February 26th @ 6:30 pm - 2nd session of Lenten Bible Study at the parsonage. It's not too late to join. Register for the class by contacting the church office at 919-683-1386.
• March 4th @ 7:00 pm - SPRC meeting
• March 24th - CROP Walk; registration begins @ 1:30 pm @ Duke Chapel; walk begins @ 2:30 pm. Contact the church office @ 919-683-1386 for more info and to sign-up to be a Trinity walker.

Carol Ayres • Vera Stewart • Jane Morgan • Trudy Maness • Family of Richard Freed (Liz Allred’s brother) • Julie Wisecup

Jesus’ final days were full of risk. Every move he made was filled with anticipation, danger, and the potential for great loss or great reward.

Jesus risked his reputation when he entered Jerusalem in a victory parade. He risked his life when he dared to teach in the Temple. His followers risked everything when they left behind their homes, or anointed him with costly perfume. We take risks as we read and re-read these stories, finding new meanings and new challenges.

In Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Week, author, professor, and biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine explores the biblical texts surrounding the Passion story. She shows us how the text raises ethical and spiritual questions for the reader, and how we all face risk in our Christian experience.

Join Pastor Tobi at the parsonage on Mondays at 6:30pm as we reflect on the last week of Jesus’ life and journey together through Lent.

Order the book or kindle here: https://a.co/d/9ld9BlF

It is not too late to join! Register for the class by contacting LaNella at Office@TrinityDurham.org or you may call the church office at 919-683-1386.

When the Sanctuary was remodeleda few years ago,  about 20 pews were removed from the Sanctuary. They have been in storage in the Fellowship Hall.

As we are in appointment-making season, Bishop Shelton has encouraged all of us to pray for the Cabinet, clergy and their families, and congregations. We will be sharing prayers over the next few weeks and encourage you to share them with your church. Read the first prayer in the series written by Rev. Laura Wyant Wittman.

ABOUT APPOINTMENTS

In The United Methodist Church, clergy appointments are made annually by the bishop. This unique system of deploying clergy dates back to John Wesley. 

United Methodist pastors are itinerant - sent, not called or hired. "Itinerancy" refers specifically to the commitment by pastors to go and serve wherever their bishops send them.

When bishops consider appointments, they consult with others who know the congregation and community, including the district superintendent, the pastor, and the pastor-parish relations committee of the local church. The needs and desires of the pastor and the congregation are considered, but the mission of the church comes first.

Rev. Belton Joyner explains, "In a connectional system such as United Methodism, the question from any individual congregation or from any individual [clergy] is not, 'What is best for me?' The question is 'What is best for us, the whole connection?' The one who has oversight, the bishop, makes those decisions. (The New Testament word for bishop is episkopos, which means 'the one who can see the whole picture.')"

(Source:umc.org)

Give if you can and call if you need.

Hello everyone. Its time for CROP WALK 2024. The actual date of the walk is March 24^th (Palm Sunday).

Just like last year we are having a friendly competition. We are going to stir those feelings of School Pride. If you remember last year each of you chose one of 4 School teams to represent.

And as you may remember Duke came out on top last year with the most donations. Well, it is time for UNC, State and Central to turn the tables!!

The crop walk collection folders are in the Narthex-along with other information you may find interesting. Please stop by and grab one.

Ask Everyone you know to donate to this incredible cause and turn in your collections to Angela. Make sure to include which team you are representing!!

Last year we raised $1400 and some change. This year’s goal is $2000.

If you would like to walk, please sign up in the Narthex and let me know your shirt size so I can place the orders.

Also look out for our bake sales on March 3rd and 10^th. The Trintiy Warrior Women have graciously agreed to bake sweet treats to benefit the crop walk. All proceeds will be evenly distributed among the teams.

Lastly if you have another college team you would like to represent let me know and I will add them to the mix. No such thing as too much competition!!

Questions? Contact Angela- Founta1@labcorp.com