Northwest Boychoir to be in Asheville

July 9 - 7:30 pm
Basilica of St. Lawrence

The Grammy-nominated Northwest Boychoir from Seattle will be in concert in Asheville, NC, as part of its two-week Summer 2009 Washington DC / North Carolina Concert Tour. The concert will feature the 40-member Northwest Boychoir performing a program of classical choral works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Casals, as well as traditional American folk songs.  Proceeds will benefit the music programs at the Basilica and Trinity.  Read more...
 

Room In The Inn - August 2-8

This is the third time for Trinity and Central Methodist to host Room In the Inn this year. Our summer week is August 2 to 8. The location is at Central United Methodist Church, just up the street.

We look forward to this special week in which we and the Methodists offer Church Street hospitality to a maximum of twelve homeless women for seven nights, including dinner, breakfast, and boxed lunches. Please check your calendars and consider this fine opportunity for service and fellowship. The sign-up sheets are in the hall. Call us if you have any questions. Many thanks!

Janet Kelly (274-3295) and Linda Hemstreet (777-6899)

Another Resurrection Story - The Homeless helping the Homeless

Members of the Church of the Advocate, a diocesan ministry to the homeless meeting weekly in the Undercroft of Trinity Church, formed a Katrina Relief crew and joined in the reconstruction of homes and lives in Bay St. Louis, Ms., April 26- May 2, 2009. It all started when Will Deal, a member of St. Luke's in Boone approached Ham Fuller, Vicar of the Advocate, and asked whether or not members might be willing to help in the on-going relief work of Hurricane Katrina devastation.

See all the photos and read about their trip.  Photo Gallery>>>
 

Trinity Women’s Book Club

The Trinity Women’s Book Club will meet on Monday, July 6, to discuss The Shack, by William P. Young. This controversial novel has been on best-seller lists for more than a year; one of those surprise hits that has evidently touched a chord with the public.

“The Shack cuts through the clichés of both religion and bad writing to reveal something compelling and beautiful about life’s integral dance with the divine” • to: "If you haven't read The Shack, don't!" Does it have “the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress did for his” or is it "deeply subversive," "scripturally incorrect" and “downright dangerous?"

Come to Erwin Gunnells’ house on Monday night, July 6, at 6:00 to give your opinion. The courageous and impartial Beverly Brock will lead our discussion. Bring a covered dish to share (no desserts, please, unless you really, really want to make us fat.)
 

Redwood Chapel Renovations Complete

Most of you have noticed that there has been a constant flurry of construction over the past few months as we renovated several areas in the undercroft of the church. I am pleased to announce that the Redwood Chapel is completed and is already in use. We hope you like the changes and will visit the area soon to take a look. It is open daily for prayer and meditation.

Forty new chapel chairs were purchased for the Redwood Chapel and we want to offer these chairs as memorial gifts for those who might wish to remember a loved one in this way. The cost of each chair is $400.00. All gifts are tax deductible and will include the addition of a small brass plaque added to the chair with the name of the individual in whose memory it is given.

In addition, we have furnished the chapel with all new prayer books and hymnals and these, too, can be given as memorials. The cost of each is $15.00 and will include a plate included on the inside cover with the name of the individual being remembered.

If you wish to make a contribution to either of these memorials, please send a check payable to Trinity Church, 60 Church Street, Asheville, NC 28801 and send it to the attention of Betsy Edmonds. Please use this order form:  <Click Here>
 

Sallie Middleton & Ann Vasilik Note Cards

Trinity Art Guild will is offering their first project for the year for the benefit of our children's and youth programs and Camp Henry scholarships. Come by and see these beautiful cards - perfect for every gift-giving occasion.
 

Calling all Knitters, Crocheters and Quilters

If you knit, crochet, or quilt, please consider putting those talents to use making small afghans or lap blankets to be given to parishioners during times of need. Several prayer shawls have been given, each one being a tangible symbol of the prayers being offered for them. You may also donate yarn or the materials needed to make these prayer shawls. Patterns are available. For more information, please email or call Peggy Buchanan at the church office or 669-6191.

Daughters of the King Prayer Cards

Trinity Daughters have a new prayer request card available near the votive candles. The prayer cards can be placed in our prayer request box located on the visitors table in the hall. You may also email your prayer request. As Daughters we have taken a vow of daily prayer and service. Please let us know if you have a specific or anonymous prayer request. We will hold your request in confidence and offer you up to God on a daily basis.

If you are interested, or would like more information, please contact Katherine Hensley at 275-1959 or by email.

Are you called to be a Daughter? - The Daughters of the King are a group of women living the Rule of Prayer and Service to our neighbors. We are women to whom parishioners can look for love, and for help in time of need, loneliness or strangeness. We seek to walk with God as our guide and try to draw those with whom we come into contact into the Church. We are women who work to spread Christ's Kingdom here on earth. We can never forget that prayer is the foundation from which our service grows.
 

Kids4Peace
Interfaith youth are coming from Jerusalem to the Diocese of Western North Carolina July 14th-26th. If you know a child ages 11-12 years old who would like to make friends with Jewish, Christian and Muslim children from the Middle East, learn about their faith, go rafting, and experience a week at Camp Henry then click this link for an application and visit the Kids4Peace website to learn more visit the Kids4Peace website.

 

Trinity Church Office Summer Hours

Offices at Trinity will be closed on Mondays during the months of June and July.

 We will resume Monday office hours beginning Monday, August 3.

Church of the Advocate Needs

The clothes closet at Church of the Advocate urgently needs T-shirts for men in all sizes.  Also needed for men and women: underwear, socks, knit shirts, jeans, pants, shorts, shoes, light jackets and hoodies, belts, caps, and work clothes. Please bring donations to the office at Trinity.

 Thanks so much for all that you do for the
        Church of the Advocate!

Camp Henry 2009 Season Schedule

It is time to sign up for Camp Henry! Camp Henry is up and running with online registration. Go to Camp Henry Online  and then click on any page. There is an “Enroll online” link. Click on this and follow directions. Trinity offers a $100 scholarship for everyone who attends camp. Below are the sessions for the summer.

Camp Henry Regular Sessions
June 14–20 – Senior High Camp, Grades 9-12 June 24-27 –Mini Camp, Grades 2-3
June 28-July 4 – Grades 6-8 Camp
July 5-11 – Grades 3-5 Camp
July 12-18 – Grades 7-9 Camp
July 19-25 – Grades 4-6 Camp

Counselor in Training Sessions (CIT)
Camp opportunities for youth that are both 16 years of age and have completed the 11th grade. CIT Sessions have a 24 hour break on Saturday between regular camp sessions.

June 28 – July 11 - CIT Session I
July 12-25 – CIT Session II

Outdoor School Camp Sessions
July 5-11 – High School Session
July 19-25 – Middle School Session (Grade listed is the grade in which the camper is presently enrolled in for the 2008-2009 school year.)

Trinity Parish Overnight

Please mark your calendars for the Trinity Parish Overnight at Lake Logan Episcopal Center on Saturday, August 29 – Sunday, August 30, 2009.

Questions?    Suggestions?     Read More...

Email Carole Hilderbran or call her at 252-1887 for more information..
 

Trinity Outreach

Once again, Trinity Church has reserved a significant portion of its annual operating budget for community outreach and the Outreach Committee is actively seeking organizations interested in applying for funding to assist in support of their mission.

For 2009, the following organizations have been invited to submit applications: ABCCM • All Souls Counseling • Big Brothers / Big Sisters of WNC • Caring for Children • Church of the Advocate • Council on Aging • Food for Fairview • Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity • Helpmate, Inc. • CarePartners Foundation • Mountain Area Hospice • Homeward Bound • Interlace • Just Economics • Literacy Council of Buncombe County • Manna Foodbank • Meals on Wheels • MemoryCare • Mountain Housing Opportunities • Mountin' Hopes • Pastoral Counseling • Pisgah Legal Services • Quality Forward • Lewis Rathbun Center • Room in the Inn • Getting Back to Basics-St. Matthias • Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry • Threads of Love • Trinity Place • Alzheimer's - Western Carolina Chapter • WNC Aids Project • Western Carolina Rescue Ministries • YWCA Child Care.

If you know of other local organizations you would like the Outreach Committee to consider this year, please contact Jeff Imes at 253-8584 or by email.  You may also direct an interested organization to our Online Outreach Funding Application for download.

Upon receipt of an application, the Trinity Outreach Committee will evaluate the needs of the organization and make informed decisions based on the responses to the questions in the application.

The Outreach Committee meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7pm at the home of Mary Parker, 95 Charlotte Street, Asheville. All interested parishioners are encouraged to attend!

Jeff Imes
Chairman, Outreach Committee