Join Trinity for worship this Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. Reverend Nguyen will continue her sermon serries on the Gospel of Mark. Come and be blessed!

In preparation for this Sunday, you are encourraged to read Mark 4:35-5:20.   Next week you are encouraged to read Mark 5:21-43.

Join Pastor Tobi on June 20th at 6:00 pm at the parsonage to discuss The Heave and Earth Grocery Store. Please RSVP to the church office (919-683-1386 or office@trinitydurham.org) if you plan to attend.  Read the NPR book review below.

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store opens in 1972, when workers clearing a lot for a new townhouse development in Pottstown discover a skeleton at the bottom of a well, along with a mezuzah, a small case that often hangs on the doorframes of Jewish homes. The police question the one elderly Jewish man still living at the site of the old synagogue on Chicken Hill, but before the investigation intensifies, an Act of God intervenes: Hurricane Agnes hits the Northeast, washing away the crime scene.

• June 19th - Church office closed Wednesday, June 19th in observance of Juneteenth. You can read more about this here: https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/juneteenth-celebrates-freedom-from-slavery
• June 20th - Summer Reading Program book discussion; 6:00 pm at the parsonage
• June 30th @ 6:30 pm - Pancake cooking with serving starting at 8:30 am

 Pastor Tobi gave a brief overview of NCCUMC’s Annual Conference during worship on Sunday, June 16th. Below she has included more information and links for your perusal.

Wrap up of NC Annual Conference:

AC 2024: Final Wrap-Up | Annual Conference 2024

The UMC is a connectional church. Therefore not only do I have the opportunity to serve the local church, but I am also called to support our larger connection. Below are several areas of conference leadership. 

Elected in Clergy Session to serve a 4-year term on the Board of Managers at Duke Divinity. The primary responsibility is to plan the annual event linked below. 
Convocation & Pastors' School | Duke Divinity School

Having served for 2 years in the commission was approved as Chair of the Commission on the Status and Role of Women (COSROW) for the NC Annual Conference for a 4-year term. Linked below is a meaningful liturgy through which we led AC’24 last week. 
Service of Lament, Confession, and Hope | Annual Conference 2024

Elected to the Multicultural Ministries Committee for a 4-year term. To learn more about the NC Conference’s work in the area of Race, Equity, and Justice Ministries see below. 
Race Equity & Justice Ministries | North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church

Elected to the Worship Committee for the Annual Conference whose purpose is to coordinate worship during Annual Conference and support churches throughout the conference. This is a 4-year term. You will enjoy viewing the opening worship of Annual Conference ‘24 with Bishop Connie Shelton preaching. The link is below. 
<https://northcarolinaconferenceo.subspla.sh/4hzjsz8

The closing worship service at Annual Conference ‘24 included the ordering of ministry (and my ordination as Elder). Rev. Dr. Sangwoo Kim’s sermon was particularly powerful. The link is below. 
https://northcarolinaconferenceo.subspla.sh/gxdfkzd

Our work to serve and support the families and children from the Freedom School summer camp is steadily approaching, and we still need a few more volunteers. As you know, starting on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, and continuing through Tuesday, July 23, 2024, we will feed the families and kids of the camp with much-needed dinner! Although several folks have already committed to volunteering, we still need just a few more volunteers to help. Please take a minute to consider volunteering for one of the following dates:

• June 25: We need FOUR more volunteers.

• July 16: We need FOUR more volunteers.

• July 23: We need FOUR more volunteers.

Volunteers serve from 4 PM to 6 PM, beginning with preparing the food, serving the food, and cleaning up the serving area following dinner! Volunteers aren’t expected to plan or gather any items; we’ve got that covered! We already have a meal plan and strategy, so committing to serving on any one of these dates is easy! Click the link below and sign up now! For more information, please contact Travis (travis@trinitydurham.org or 706-351-9918).

C4C's commitment to the children and families of Eastway Elementary is expanding. While continuing their much-needed bookbag, school supply, and annual coat drives, C4C is adding new initiatives to help Eastway tackle a huge issue: student absenteeism. Unfortunately, many kindergarteners and first-graders miss as many as 40 days each school year. Attendance problems of this magnitude negatively affect the learning and serving environment. In response, our C4C team is collaborating with the administration at Eastway to shrink those numbers. Starting in July, when Eastway begins its new, year-round school schedule, C4C will help Eastway by creating opportunities for the most vulnerable kids by funding and facilitating opportunities for the students and their parents to learn about the importance of attendance and address some of the barriers and challenges that are disrupting the families’ ability to help their children flourish. We will start with lunch and snack programs to bring the children and their parents closer to a place where the school and the community can help! Stay tuned as we watch this wonderful ministry continue to grow. For more information or to figure out a way that you can get involved with helping Eastway Elementary, please contact Travis (travis@trinitydurham.org or 706-351-9918).

Carol Ayres • Jean Eason (mother of Gwen Palmer) • Drew Markham • Liz Allred • Diane Best • Larry Kline  •  Family of Cliff Baum • Family of Marian Carson (mother of Carolyn Schuldt) • Family of Carlene Brasier (mother of Chris Brasier)

A special prayer request for "Eastway Elementary School as families, faculty and staff prepare to transition into a new, year-round school calendar" .

Give if you can and call if you need.