CHECK OUT PASTOR JUDE's LETTER each month at www.trinityumcindiana.org/Youthpastor

• Youth Group for all ages will meet @ 4 pm until further notice.

• Remember that everyone is invited to join the Praise Band at 6:30 pm and the NEW Litergical Dance team at 6 pm (note the time change until further notice).

• Youth Sunday School NOW includes the 6th grade

• Corn Maze event is cancelled due to dodgeball event

• GET WELL LAUREN E.!!!!! You are in our prayers.

• All special youth events will remain open to all youth grades 6 - 12/college

• Youth Council will begin to meet on a regular basis at 7:30-8 pm the first Sunday of each month

• Remember that Grace hosts an after school program each Wed from 3pm - 5pm

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Youth Dodgeball Event - Oct 11
• Bike Outing - Oct 12
• Halloween Party - Oct 31, 7pm , Thomas' House
• NOLA Work Trip - Nov
• District Retreat @ Wesley Woods - Nov
• Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinner- Nov
• Annual Conference @ Leadapalooza- Nov
• Silver Ring Thing -Nov
• Reality Tour @ Kittanning Hospital
• Treasures for Children Campaign
• Ringing the Bell for Salvation Army
• Christmas Party

* Scholarships available

• * KNO will resume Wednsedays beginning September 10th 6:30 to 8 PM! Join us for crafts, food, fun, and friends! Halloween Party Oct 29th! (Dress like an athlete)

• Candy Ministry OCT 31 6-8

• Christmas Musical Rehearsal - Sundays @ 5 pm

• Annual Learn to Use Your Bible Sleepover! NOV (TBA) (3rd grade Bible Gift given Oct 12)

• Creekside UMC has invited our youth ages 1 to 12 to join them at their "After School Special" Nights 5:30 pm to 7 pm the first and third Thursday Each Month. There will be a meal, crafts, stories, games, and singing! They will be divided into two age-approriate classes, but parents are asked to stay with children 5 and under. Will break for the summer.

• Creekside UMC has SPANISH CLASSES for children! Contact the church for more details!

• ANNUAL TRINITY CHURCH PICNIC Saturday, August 2th, 2008, Getty Heights Park. Fellowship begins at 3pm, Covered Dish at 5pm, Games for All Ages 6pm, worship at 7pm. Call the church for reservations.

• BISHOP BICKERTON Will be our preacher on Sunday Sept. 14th, 9:30 am! To celebrate Trinity's Centennial. Dinner will follow service. Hope to see you there, contact the church for more info/RSVP!

• Moravian Love Feast @ Trinity Annual Conference at Grove City 2008, brought a new worship experience to the people of Western PA. Bishop Bickerton introduced the "Moravian Love Feast" to the 1500 delegates during on eof our morning worship services. We will celebrate a "Moravian Love Feast" on Sun Aug 31, 2008, at the 9:30 am. We will meet in Bishop Hall. This service will have all the elements of Christian worship. We will sing, hear scripture, witness, and share in fellowship. We will have special music. And, we will have opportunities that we rarely have on a Sunday morning. Bring your family, bring a friend, See you in church!

• REMEMBER THE YOUTH Have several events and outings throughout the year and always are in need of volunteers, youth leaders, and donations to support scholarships and mission projects. Check out the Youth Blog to read about thier good works!

• Adult Caregivers Group Would like you to know:

  Danger Signs for Caregivers:

  1. You feel you’re handling everything by yourself, yet what you’re doing just isn’t enough.

  2. You don’t seem to have any time or place to be alone.

  3. You feel uncomfortable about going away, even for a few hours a day.

  4. There isn’t anyone around to help, or so it seems.

  5. Your family is getting impatient. They don’t understand how hard it is.

  6. Missing work, or much of the time spent at work is spent worrying.

  7. You think it would be selfish to think of yourself.

  8. You feel sad, lonely, or anxious.

  9. Getting angry at the person you’re taking care of.

  10. Feeling stretched economically, emotionally, or physically.

  If you are a family caregiver, you may devote a great amount of time and energy to caring for a loved one. Caregiving can be stressful and stress can lead to health problems for the caregiver. Often caregivers ignore their own needs, or they simply don’t know where to turn for help and information.

  Have you experienced any of the signs listed?

  If so, you may want to consult your physician. There are also resources in the community that can help. Please feel free to join us here at Trinity Church -Normal Meeting time 3rd Wed each month 3 pm resumes in Sept

• Seeds of Faith Christian Academy is now accepting registration for the 2008-2009 school year. They will be adding a 3-year-old class and 6th-8th grades in the fall. School tours are now being offered. Call the school at 724-463-7719.

• Lay Speaking Certification Classes Are Resuming this fall! Check the schedule @ www.indianawpaumc.org

• Christian Response to the Climate Crisis. Is a short term class meeting each Sunday after service @ 10:45 am during the summer. We discuss the spiritual, biological, natural, economic, cultural, and political causes of the present and looming ecological disasters.

• Wednesday Evening Worship!

  We sing, pray for others, and are currently involved in a study of the entire Bible. Join us at 7 pm for this time of song, worship, studying and healing.

• Spiritual Excellence Conference

  conducted by the WPAUMC

  Seven Springs Mountain Resort October 3 - 5, 2008

  Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Leonard Sweet

  Break out sessions include:

  • Spiritual Gifts

  • Ministry in daily Life

  • The Generational Disconnect

  • Cultural Differences in the Church

  • Lay Leadership Development

  Call the church office or speak to Bob Penrose for more information.

• September Bible Study Classes "Living Fully, and Dying Well," Starting in October and "Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible." Beginning Sept 15th