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June 2024

Summer is upon us! The school girl in me still longs for sunny days, swimming, homemade ice cream, trips to family reunions, etc. What are your favorite activities—past or present—for summertime? In the world of church work, summer always involves Annual Conference, mission projects, and Vacation Bible School. Please pray for these events to be productive and meaningful. Annual Conference will be held at Lake Junaluska, NC, June 9-12, and VBS and a few mission projects are still in the planning stages for the June-July calendar.

Pat Gillespie and I are representing Trinity for the Holston Annual Conference, and Deb Glenn and Randy Hobbs will serve as at-large members representing the TN Valley District. Thank you so much for your generosity towards the three special offerings to support mission work in and beyond Holston Conference! With your prayers and donations, we’ve been able to raise $1,559.00 for the New Voices campaign, $150+ for Change for Children grants, and 30 (yes, 30!) buckets for the “Hands-on Mission Project” to feed the youth at our UMC Children’s Home in Mutare, Zimbabwe. We surpassed our goals over previous years. Thank you, Trinity!

Please consider developing your spiritual life with us here at Trinity. We have the beautiful labyrinth available in our upper garden, Bible study groups, Sunday School classes, a golfing group, worship services, and many printed resources to enrich your spiritual journey. One of the essential components of a healthy life of faith is the recreation (“re-creation”) God provides when we enjoy rest, relaxation, service, worship, and fellowship within the Body of Christ. If you are interested in any of those ways to deepen your faith, please let me know. I look forward to seeing you each Sunday—especially in summertime!

Blessings,

Barbara

June 2: Mark 3:1-6

June 9: II Corinthians 4:13-5:1

June 16: Mark 4:26-34

June 23: Mark 4:35-41

June 30: Mark 5:24b-34

Scripture Readers

June 2: Teresa Gross

June 9: Vanessa Waller

June 16: Sheryl Howard

June 23: Sherree Shaw

June 30: Ed Coppack

Chancel Choir

We will rehearse through Wednesday, June 12 and take our summer break from Wednesday rehearsals. Choir will sing: June 2, June 16, and June 30.

FREE Concert Under The Pavilion

Saturday, June 22 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Singer-Songwriter Patrick Dugan will be with us sharing his story and song. Beverages and popcorn provided. Bring the family: we provide child-care for school age children at the playground so drop off your kiddos, bring a chair, and listen to some good music. Visit his website at Patrick Dugan Music and hear his latest single – “I Have a Dream”.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 6:00 PM

Trinity United Methodist Church

Bob and Cindy Boddy are Search & Rescue (SAR) K-9 handlers and members of the Fentress County Rescue Squad. They started their SAR careers as mounted horse teams. A few years later they switched to K-9 handlers and have actively trained and worked K-9s for the past 14 years.

Bob is retired from the Air National Guard and Comcast. In addition to mounted and K-9 work, Bob’s SAR career has included search management. He mentored youth in the 4-H competitive trail riding program and was a Scout leader. He is actively training Elinor, their Australian Shepard, for recovery searches on land. His dog, Rinn, is being trained for water recovery. For fun, Bob and Elinor compete in AKC rally.

Cindy is a retired paraprofessional for a Special Education program. In addition to being a mounted and K-9 SAR member, she has worked as a 4-H leader for 20 plus years and was also a Scout Leader. She is actively working two certified canines, Tyme and River, in area search and land recovery searches. For fun, Cindy likes to do agility and rally with Tyme, an Australian Shepherd. She does barn hunt with Zayle, a Miniature American Shepherd. She also certifies canines for Bright and Beautiful Therapy Canine services and is an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator.

The best part of Bob and Cindy’s day is working and playing with their dogs!!!

The presentation will be outside under the Lucille Viator Pavilion weather permitting. The presentation will be moved indoors if necessary.

Operational Fund Balance as of the close of April:

$52,090

For those 70 ½ or older with retirement accounts that require an annual minimum withdrawal, there is an option to make a direct distribution to a qualified charitable organization (QCD) and have that amount count toward the minimum distribution but not count toward taxable income. Trinity UMC is a qualified 501 (c) 3.

This option may be appealing to some since the 2018 changes to our tax law made it more difficult to have a charitable donation deduction. Please check with your brokerage /account manager to see if this is an option that might be beneficial to you as you meet your annual commitment to Trinity.

IRA owners age 70-1/2 or older may now make a one-time qualified charitable distribution (QCD) of up to $50,000 from an IRA to fund a charitable life income gift vehicle (CGA or CRT). Payments can be made to a donor and/or donor’s spouse. This is great news for individuals who do not need their Required Minimal Distribution and non-profits/churches who need funding and welcome this new opportunity to support their mission. (Source: Holston Foundation)

We distribute food on Wednesdays 10 am to 12 pm at the main entrance.

For Those In Need

We have no qualifying requirements. If you are in need of food, just ask! Food is available on a first-come-first-served basis on Wednesdays. We suggest that you call the church office at (865) 588-5763 before you arrive to make sure we still have food available that day.

For Those Who Wish To Help

Prayer: Ask our Lord to help us have the resources we need, the people to volunteer, and an end to hunger.

Time: Our Food Pantry gives every church member an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus. On a weekly basis, we take inventory, shop for groceries, pack the food bags, and distribute the food bags. If you have the time to help with any of these tasks, just ask and we’ll find a place for you.

Donations: We have a large collection box located at the entrance to the Sanctuary. Below is a list of the items we routinely need!

Food Pantry Shopping List

Canned Tuna or Chicken

Canned Fruit & Vegetables

Boxed Breakfast Cereal

Peanut Butter

Jelly

Boxed Mac & Cheese

Spaghetti Noodles

Pasta Sauce

Rice

Club or Saltine Crackers

Mike Ooten is looking for a few good people who are interested in learning to video the Sunday morning worship and then edit the video and upload the service to Facebook and YouTube.

If you are interested in learning the processes and volunteers, please talk to Mike or email him at mike.ooten@knoxtrinity.org

6/2 Deedra Smith

6/3 Wayne Houser

6/4 Tammy Judd

6/5 Issac Neil

6/6 Amy Newby

6/6 Loanna Woods

6/7 Ginger Mayfield

6/8 Peter Lawrence

6/9 Colleen Hauser

6/9 Liz Seaman

6/12 Kristen Edds

6/13 Matthew Davenport

6/14 Carolina Jones

6/15 Beverly Dunham

6/15 James N. Raxter

6/15 Ashley Bell

6/18 Kevin Bailey

6/18 Linda Wallace

6/18 Deborah Welch

6/20 Caitlin Hodge

6/21 Mary Dixon

6/21 June Nickle

6/23 Amy Jones

6/23 Belle Simms

6/24 Mary Andrews

6/25 Suzy Ooten

6/26 Randy Walker

6/27 Polly McNutt

6/27 Rita Raymond

6/28 Layne Jennings

6/28 Pam Kautz

6/30 Mary Addison

6/30 Debbie Bunch

6/30 Pam Cunningham

6/30 Ashley Houser

Christine Taylor

Sandy Beddia

Rev. Ken Abbott

Bill Doan

Ed Coppock

Betty Hall

Peace in Israel

Peace in Ukraine

Our troops and their families

The leaders & staff of Trinity

Congratulations to our 2024 Graduates!

Benjamin Freeman - West High School

Hunter Deaton Cook - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, LMU

Madison Bailey - Doctor of Optometry, Southern College

Please donate these items to the church by Sunday, June 2. The buckets, lids, and shipping fee will be provided for us this year, thanks to a generous donor. We will send our buckets along with thousands of donations throughout Holston Conference to assist our UMC Fairfield Children’s Home in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Thank you for providing nourishing food for the precious children of our UMC mission school!

1 bag of sugar

1 box of powdered/dried milk (56.4 oz. or smaller)

1 bag of self-rising flour (4-5 pounds)

1 bottle of cooking oil (48 oz. or smaller)

1 bag of rice (2 pounds)

1 box of 20 individual-sized tea bags (orange or green tea)

1 bag of dried beans (2 pounds)

1 canned ham or canned meat/tuna/chicken (2 pounds max.)