Trinity United Church of Christ Bulletin

CHURCH DIRECTORY
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor

PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Rochelle Michael, Dir. Ministry and
Pastoral Services
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Deacon Wilfred Bentley,
Exec. Dir. Operations
OFFICE OF THE SR. PASTOR

Melody Morgan,
Exec. Asst. to the Pastor
Rev. Mark Barclay, Assoc. Pastor
Daryle Brown,
Exec. Dir. of Multi-Media Comm.
Deacon Karen Cupil, Admin. Asst.
Rev. Dr. Stacey L. Edwards-Dunn,

Exec. Min. of Community
Engagement and Transformation
Rev. Aaron McLeod,

Exec. Dir. of Special Projects
Rev. Carmin Frederick-James, Assoc. Pastor

Rev. Michael D. Jacobs, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Neichelle Guidry, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Linda Mootry-Dodd, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Barbara A. Heard, Vol. Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Clyde White, Vol. Assoc. Pastor
Bryan Johnson, Dir. Sacred Music
Sunday Worship Services

7:14 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
(Praise Service begins
15 minutes prior)
Youth Church
7:14 a.m., 10:45 a.m.
Bible Discovery Hour
9:45 a.m.
Church Hours
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday through Friday
11:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.
Saturdays 9:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Sundays 6:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.
Brenda Tillman, Admin. Asst.
Ebony Only,
Exec. Dir. of Human Resources
Rev. Mark A. Smith,
Exec. Minister of Stewardship
PROGRAM STAFF
Dr. Julia Speller, Dir. Christian Ed.
Wednesday Praise and Prayer

11:30 a.m. - Prayer Service
6:00 p.m. - Prayer Service
7:00 p.m. - Wednesday @ The Well
Saturday Church School
9:00 a.m.
CFABS Bible Study
773-966-1507
For current schedule,
Visit www.trinitychicago.org
400 West 95th Street

Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120
Telephone (773) 962-5650
www.trinitychicago.org
Min. Jasmin Taylor, Digi Pastor
LIVE Sunday Webcasts

7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
www.trinitychicago.org
Radio Broadcast
Sundays, 6:00 p.m.
WVON 1690 AM
@TrinityChicago
#TrinityChicago
There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served.
1 Corinthians 12:5 (TEV)
Order of Worship (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.) ............................................................... 2
Hymn of Praise "For The Healing Of The Nations" .......................................................................... 3
Unison Scriptures ............................................................................................................................ 3
Sermon Notes/Prayer Concerns ...................................................................................................... 4
Pastor Moss' Upcoming Sermons and Wednesday@TheWell Messages ........................................ 5
Stay Connected................................................................................................................................ 7
An Invitation from Mrs. Monica B. Moss ......................................................................................... 8
Trinity UCC Movie Night: Hidden Figures ........................................................................................ 9
Congregational Meeting ................................................................................................................ 10
Congregational Listening Team...................................................................................................... 11
Ministry Spotlights ........................................................................................................................ 12
New Member Class ....................................................................................................................... 13
Married Couples Ministry.............................................................................................................. 14
Faith In Action Assembly/Secure Give ........................................................................................... 15
Sugarless Wednesdays .................................................................................................................. 16
Endeleo ......................................................................................................................................... 17
Calendar/Divine Imagination......................................................................................................... 18
Events ............................................................................................................................................ 19
Isuthu Ministry/Women's Conference 2017 ................................................................................. 20
Ethiopia Trip .................................................................................................................................. 21
Ethiopian Sojourn Reading Assignments ....................................................................................... 22
Trinity UCC Media and Technology Protocols

Photography and Recording: Still photography, videography and audio recording of our worship services,
ministry programs and community services is prohibited on church property, without prior expressed
approval from Trinity United Church of Christ. To request permission, contact Daryle Brown, Executive
Director of Multi-Media Communications, at 773-966-1544.
Media: If visiting in an official media capacity, please be sure to check-in at our reception desk upon arrival.
WiFi: Trinity UCC offers Wifi for our members and visitors as a courtesy, so that they may participate in our
worship services and ministry. User ID: trinity Password: guest
Listening Assistance: As we endeavor to maintain a sacred worship experience, please return listening devices
following the Benediction. An Audio Technician is available in the sound room for 15 minutes following each
service for the return of your device.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!
MLK Sunday January 15, 2017
2017 Trinity United Church of Christ. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents
Order of Worship - 7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Opening Song (7:30 a.m.) ................................................................... O How I Love Jesus
Opening Song (11:00 a.m.) ....................................................... I Love To Praise His Name
Hymn of Praise .............................................................................. Healing Of The Nation
Unison Scriptures .............................................. Isaiah 61:1-2 (NRSV); Luke 4:18-19 (NRSV)
[PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE READING OF THE WORD]
Invocation
Parish Concerns
Visitor Recognition
Passing of the Peace
The Pastors Word
Baby Dedication
The Service of Giving
Offertory Sentences
Tithes and Offerings
Altar Call ................................................................................................................Healing
Sermon .................................................................. Guidelines For A Constructive Church
Hymn of Invitation
Order of Worship - 6:00 p.m.

Opening Song ........................................................................... I Love To Praise His Name
Ministry of Music...................................................................................................Healing
Sermon .................................................................. Guidelines For A Constructive Church
Hymn of Invitation
The Service of Giving
Offertory Sentences
Tithes and Offerings
Altar Call/Benediction
**The Order of Worship is subject to change, at the dictation of the Holy Spirit
Hymn of Praise
VERSE 1
For the healing of the nations,

Lord, we pray with one accord,
For a just and equal sharing
Of the things that earth affords.
To a life of love and action
Help us rise and pledge our word.
Help us rise and pledge our word.
VERSE 2
Lead us forward into freedom,

From despair Your world release,
That, redeemed from war and hatred,
All may come and go in peace.
Show us how through care and goodness
Fear will die and hope increase.
Fear will die and hope increase.
VERSE 3
You, Creator God, have written

Your great name on humankind;
For our growing in Your likeness
Bring the life of Christ to mind;
That by our response and service
Earth its destiny may find.
Earth its destiny may find.
ISAIAH 61:1-2 (NRSV)

The spirit of the Lord God is upon
me, because the Lord has anointed
me; he has sent me to bring good
news to the oppressed, to bind up
the brokenhearted, to proclaim
liberty to the captives, and release to
the prisoners; 2to proclaim the year
of the Lords favor, and the day of
vengeance of our God; to comfort all
who mourn;
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LUKE 4:18-19 (NRSV)

The Spirit of the Lord is upon
me, because he has anointed me to
bring good news to the poor. He has
sent me to proclaim release to the
captives and recovery of sight to the
blind, to let the oppressed go free,
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to proclaim the year of the Lords
favor.
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HYMN OF PRAISE/UNISON SCRIPTURES
FOR THE HEALING

OF THE NATIONS
Unison Scriptures
Sermon Notes/Prayer Concerns
Sermon Title: Guidelines for a Constructive Church

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-2 and Luke 4:18-19 (NRSV)
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Sermon Title: I Nominate Jesus

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6 (NRSV)
In the wake of the nomination and inauguration of an

administration hostile to an agenda of compassion, love,
and justice, this Sunday, we as a people of faith, nominate
an independent candidate to lead our hearts and craft our
agenda as a faith community. We nominate Jesus!
Sermon Title: The Gospel According to FENCES

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-5; 10
The movie, FENCES, based on the stage play by August

Wilson, tells the story of Troy Maxson, a good man who
is haunted by his past. Not unlike David, he is a decent
man who has committed indecent acts. This message is for
every good man and every good woman who loves God,
but has made ungodly
decisions. As a result,
fences were built that
kept out love and kept
in patterns of hurt.
Psalm 51 is a fencedestroying Psalm.
The 2017 MAAFA Sermon Series
This year, the MAAFA message will come from scripture and the poetry of Langston Hughes, the poet
laureate of Black culture and excellence.
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Sermon Title: Deferred Dreams

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-19
Poem: Harlem
Sermon Title: Rivers of Redemption

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-5
Poem: The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Sermon Title: Unashamedly Black and
Unapologetically Beautiful
Scripture: Song of Solomon 1:5
Poem: My People
Sermon Title: We Have A Dream

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-4
Poem: Dream Keeper and Dreams
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pastor Moss' Upcoming Messages cont.

Wednesday at the Well
January 18, 2017
Title: The Truth About Dr. King

We will explore the legacy of Dr. King and the Civil Rights movement. What
were the theological and biblical roots of this revolution, and how does it
impact and connect with Black Lives Matter.
January 25, 2017
Title: Where Do We Go From Here?

Donald Trump has been inaugurated. President Barack Obama is no longer in the White House. What does
the Bible tell us about such a time as this? Where do go as a community: Despair, retreat, flight, resist, or
wait? This biblical lesson will give the listener key strategies to live in a post-Obama world and provide the
biblical teaching to answer critics, fight off cynics, and be a part of a new movement of moral courage and
spirit-led justice.
February 1, 2017 (WE WILL MEET AT THE HOUSE OF HOPE)

Title: #StayWoke: The Black Roots of Christianity
February 8, 2017
Title: The African Roots of Christianity Part I

This series will take the students on a journey from the Nile Valley to Rome. You will learn why the Bible is
a book created by people of African descent, and you will also learn about the Black presence in the Bible.
You will discover through this series why it is ALWAYS wrong to claim Christianity is a European/Western or
White Mans religion.
February 15, 2017
Title: The African Roots of Christianity Part II
February 22, 2017
Title: The African Roots of Christianity Part III
March 1, 2017 Ash Wednesday
Celebrate the beginning of Lent at Trinity United Church of Christ. Begin your fasting and prayer time with
us as we teach the purpose of fasting and the power of prayer.
Announcements
THE SINGLE, GOD IS GOOD FROM THE STAY CONNECTED CD

RELEASES TODAY!
Both will be available for purchase on
iTunes, Amazon, Spotify,
and wherever digital music is sold.
And, in March
Join us for the Stay Connected Launch Party!
More information to follow!
SPREAD THE WORD!

ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE LONG-ANTICIPATED STAY CONNECTED CD

FEATURING THE CHOIRS OF TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
RELEASES ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2017!
Announcements
An Invitation from Mrs. Monica B. Moss
Growing up in Central Florida in the 1980s, I had the pleasure of a front row seat to the NASA
Space Shuttle Program. It literally took shape, and eventually, flight, in my own back yard. I can
remember so clearly the indescribable excitement that accompanied each countdown and liftoff
of a space shuttle launch. Having a father who was a NASA Video Systems and Electrical Engineer
allowed me the opportunity to experience, firsthand, the power and pride of shuttle launches at
Cape Canaveral, Florida. Each time I had the opportunity to sit in the bleachers to watch a shuttle
blast into space, I was filled with pride and inspired by the scientists and engineers who made
space travel possible.
Fortunately, I knew three African American engineers at NASA, but none of them were women. I
never considered African American women being a part of the space industry! Yet, after showing
promise as a high school student and because of my proximity to Kennedy Space Center, I was
afforded a NASA scholarship to attend Spelman College as a Women in Science and Engineering
(W.I.S.E.) Scholar, one of the most meaningful and transformative experiences of my life and
nothing but the move of God.
However, even as close as I was to the space program and as supported as I was at home and
by Spelman College, I was never told the story of three powerful and brilliant African American
women who collaborated to make significant contributions to the American Space Program. I can
only imagine the sense of pride and confidence I would have demonstrated, not only at NASA
installations during my summer internships, but also in the classroom, had I known of the hidden
figures who had forged a path for me to follow.
In the spirit of the brilliance and bravery of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary
Jackson, an exceptionally brilliant team of African American women whose talents and gifts made
space travel and a safe return home possible, I invite you to join me, along with the Endeleo
Corporation for a viewing of the film, Hidden Figures.
Let us take this time to pay homage to three remarkable sisters who have been elevated from the
shadows of history to inspire an entire generation to never give up on their dreams and to operate
in their God-given gifts and talents. This inspirational story will bless and benefit the entire family
- our daughters and our sons. I look forward to seeing you there on Monday, January 16th.
God bless,
Monica B. Moss
Trinity United Church of Christ
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements
Announcements
ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE CONGREGATION
Thursday, February 2, 2017
7:00 p.m. Sanctuary
Financial Reports Session

6:00 p.m. Wright Chapel
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Announcements
The Congregational
Listening Team
is looking for Focus
Group Participants!
We are interested in hearing the experiences of new and newer members of our
congregation.
If you are interested in participating, please provide your name, age, phone
number, email address, and the date you received the Right Hand of
Fellowship.
By email: Email Min. Jen A. Colvin at jacolvin@trinitychicago.org
By Phone: Call Min. Jen A. Colvin at 773-962-5650
By Text: Text 773-451-5144. (Please note that this phone number is for text
messages only.)
QR Code: You may also use the QR Code below to fill out
a short form to express interest. (You must have a QR Code
reader downloaded to your phone to use code. Use the App
Store (iPhone) or Google Play Store (Android) to download an
app to read code.)
We thank you for your willingness to share your experiences! A member of
the Congregational Listening Team will follow up with you to confirm your
participation.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you are a member of Trinity United

Church of Christ, and received the
Right Hand of Fellowship between January 2015 and January 2017, WE
WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Announcements
MINISTRY SPOTLIGHTS DID YOU KNOW?
Ushers Ministry
Did you know that Ushers not only collect the

offering, but also work to ensure the comfort,
safety, and well-being of each worshipper?
Did you know that there are 41 posts in the

Sanctuary that should be occupied by ushers, but
on any given Sunday, there are less than 15 ushers
available to serve?
If you enjoy working with people, consider being a doorkeeper in Gods house!
For more information, please sen an email to Keith Kincy or David Anderson
adultushers@trinitychicago.org.
Math Tutorial Ministry
Did you know that this ministry serves 18-20

elementary aged students, BUT there are only
6-7 tutors to assist them?
Did you know that the standardized state exams

are coming up this spring?
If you want to be a part of the team that will help these

students excel, the Math Tutorial ministry is for you!
For more information, contact Denise Boone, math@trinitychicago.org.
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Announcements
The Stewardship Ministry Cordially Invites All New Members
To Attend Their BLACK AND CHRISTIAN New Member Class
Completion of your New Member Class
Right Hand of Fellowship on a first Sunday evening. The Right Hand of

Fellowship is a requirement for full membership into your new church home,
Trinity UCC
Actively becoming a member who works in one of the ministries of your church
home
The Stewardship Ministry partners are eager to walk with you throughout this process
and we are looking forward to your attendance.
Adults and Teens
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
Children ages 12 and under

Saturday, February 4, 2017
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
(Children must be accompanied by parent or guardian)
(Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided)
Receive Right Hand of Fellowship, Sunday, February 5, 2017, 4:45 p.m.

Please remember to bring your Bible if you dont have one, well provide one for you!
RSVP and CONFIRM your participation! Call the Membership/Ministry Services office,
773-962-5650, immediately! Expect a follow-up call from the Stewardship Ministry.
PLEASE NOTE: Your picture will be taken during the Class.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are so happy that you walked the aisle, gave your heart to Christ and your hand to
the preacher. So that you may become a full-fledged member of Trinity United Church of
Christ you MUST complete your new member class! Please dont delay! Completion of
the new member process after you have walked the aisle is in three stages:
Announcements
TRINITY UCC
MARRIED COUPLES MINISTRY
ANNUAL BLACK MARRIAGE
DINNER DANCE
A Sankofa Evening
Saturday, March 25, 2017
6:00 p.m.
Tinley Park Convention Center
18451 Convention Center Dr.
Tinley Park, IL 60477
$70/Couple
Early Bird Tickets on sale
January 14th - January 22nd
$80/Couple
January 23rd - March 5th
Tickets are available for purchase online at
http://tinyurl.com/TCCMCDance and
following the 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship services.
Special rate for overnight accommodations
Holiday Inn Convention Center
To book your room, call 708-444-1110
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Electronic Giving through

SecureGive
In order to make giving to Trinity UCC as
convenient as possible, we have developed a
variety of ways to suit many lifestyles:
Giving Envelopes can be placed in the offering baskets on Sundays, or dropped in the Trustee slot
anytime the church is open
First Fruits/ACH allows you to deduct directly from your bank account on a schedule of your choice
(sign up or get questions answered with our Member and Guest Services team)
Access ACS/TrinityChicagoNet provides you with the ability to make one time offerings, or scheduled
offerings (at trinitychicago.org menu item connections)
SecureGive provides you mobile giving access from within the Trinity UCC Mobile App
Text-to-Give through SecureGive This is for targeted giving (Operation Share, Disaster Relief, etc.).
Simply Text to 855-781-8384 and enter the special offering (ExtraGift is active now) - ExtraGift $$ - you
will then receive prompts to complete the transaction. Once set up, you will be able to text offerings
with one step.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements
Announcements
PARTICIPATE IN SUGARLESS WEDNESDAYS
January 18, 25
February 1, 8, 15, 22
March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Did you know that one 20 oz. soda contains more
sugar than 6 glazed doughnuts, 18 cookies, or 2
bags of chocolate candy?
The State of Illinois and the American Heart Association have launched
SUGARLESS WEDNESDAYS, a statewide initiative for every Wednesday in
the first quarter of 2017. Sugarless Wednesday doesnt mean sugar free, it
simply means no sugary drinks (soda and juices), candy, cookies, cakes, and
pies.
African Americans and Hispanics disproportionately suffer from heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. These diseases are associated with excessive
sugar consumption.
We encourage people to sign the online pledge for "Sugarless Wednesdays"
in a bid to improve their health. Making the change only one day a week
for the first three months of the year is a way to ease into what the Heart
Association hopes is a lifelong change. For information, contact Deacon
Jiles Taylor-George, RN, Faith Community Nurse, 773-966-1558 or email jtgeorge@trinitychicago.org, or visit www.AmericanHeartAssociation.org.
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Announcements
Sound the Trumpets
The transfer of power at the Presidential level recently struck
an unfamiliar chord. Talladega College, the historically Black
college in Alabama, will send its marching band to perform in
the January 20th presidential inaugural parade in Washington,
D.C.
However, as first reported in the New York Times, Mr. Hawkins

issued a statement saying that the 58th presidential inauguration
is bigger than any president, even a polarizing one. He noted
that the festivities have more to do with the civil celebration of
the transfer of power than a political event. Be that as it may,
the controversy has stirred emotional responses and has split students, alumni, and the small town of
nearly 15,000.
Recently, in on this page, the Endeleo Institute ran its announcement for the 2017 Spring Break HBCU
Bus Tour to the State of Alabama. Talladega College, a school long affiliated with the United Church
of Christ, is among the seven colleges listed on the tour; the irony lies in the fact that enrollment in
Black colleges has soared of late, due in large part to racial tensions at predominantly white institutions
across the country and the preference among black students (and their parents) to attend schools with
more black faculty and staff, and an environment conducive to freer expression.
Of course, for decades the Trinity Higher Education Corporation (THEC) program has been a strong
supporter of HBCUs through its bus tours and college fairs, including our most recent collaborative
event in partnership with the United Negro College Fund this past October. With THEC firmly under
the Endeleo Education umbrella, we envision exciting new opportunities to enlighten young people
at the elementary level about HBCUs as viable alternatives, particularly for first generation college
students. Say what you will about the inauguration, but attending Talladega means receiving a worldclass education in civic engagement that will help shape their politics. Isnt that exactly what we need?
For more information about our Spring Break Bus Tour, please contact Carole Jacobs at cajacobs@
trinitychicago.org or call 773-966-1583. Registration packets are available ONLY on our website: www.
endeleoinstitute.org.
Endeleo is progress, growth, and development
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The decision by the universitys president, Billy Hawkins, to

send the universitys Marching Tornadoes was, at the very
least, highly controversial, in light of the president-elect and
the national outcry over how an institution founded by newlyfreed slaves 150 years ago would seemingly betray its own core
values.
Calendar
TODAY 1/15
400 W. 95th Street
7:30 a.m. Worship Service SA

11:00 a.m. Worship Service SA
6:00 p.m. Worship Service SA
6:30 p.m. Isuthu - Mens Right of Passage - 102

7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY 1/21
MONDAY 1/16
400 W. 95th Street
CHURCH CLOSED
TUCC Village Center - 1947 West 95th Street
6:30 p.m.
Amani Care Corner Meeting - W301
TUESDAY 1/17
6:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

400 W. 95th Street
Womens Chorus Ministry - SA

Isuthu - Mens Right of Passage - 102
Sisterhood Ministry - 207
Singles Planning Committee - 203
Photography Ministry - 102
Mens Chorus Rehearsal - WC
Sanctuary Choir Servant Leaders - BR
WEDNESDAY 1/18
11:30 a.m.
6:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
400 W. 95th Street
Prayer Service - WC
Praise Team - 202
Prayer Service - WC
Wednesday at the Well - SA
THURSDAY 1/19
2:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

400 W. 95th Street
Active Seniors Book Club - 202

CLT New Members Focus Group - 203
Drill Team Ministries - NII East
Sanctuary Choir - SA
Prison Ministry - WC
FRIDAY 1/20
400 W. 95th Street
11:00 a.m. Free N One - 202

5:30 p.m. Worship and Arts Meeting - BR
6:30 p.m. Isuthu Mens Right of Passage - WC
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Hurston Hughes Writers Ministry - 202

MAAFA - Africa Dance Ministry - SA
Free N One - 202
Healing Ministry - 102
Prison Ministry Support Group - 207
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.

1:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
400 W. 95th Street
Board of Directors Meeting - BR

Saturday Bible School: Confirmation Class
- Library
Saturday Bible School: Pre-School - 2nd Grade
- 207
Saturday Bible School: 3rd - 6th Grade - 202
2017 Women's Conference Committee - BR
Math Tutorial - 202
Can-Cer-Vive - 102
Isuthu Rights of Passage - 207
MAAFA - Africa Dance Ministry - SA
The Next Movement Meeting - 204
Womens Conference Registration Training - BR
Walaika - WC
CLT New Members Focus Group - 203
Drill Team Ministries - NII East
Big Mamas House Ministry Meetings - 202
Womens Guild Ministry - 203
Pre-Marital Counseling - 202
Adult Ushers - 207
DIVINE IMAGINATION CALL

Join Pastor Moss for
his monthly Divine
Imagination telephone
message, 11:55 a.m.,
Thursday, February 9,
2017,
Dial 712-775-7031, enter passcode
634787; press the # key (Please note
new call-in number)
Events
ITS A NEW YEAR!

A gentle reminder, please make sure to
write the year 2017 on your checks!
BLAINE DENYE LIBRARY Ministry partners invite

you to visit our library and explore the volumes on
Bible study, African American history and culture,
The focus for the month of January is MLK: Our
Hero: A Knock at Midnight: Great Sermons from
MLK, by Clayborne Carson; Where Do We Go From
Here? by Martin Luther King, Jr.; Martin Luther King,
Jr The Making of a Mind, by John Ansbro; Martin
Luther King, Jr.: The Inconvenient Hero, by Vincent
Harding; The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr., by
Coretta Scott King, Library hours are Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Wednesdays, 5:00
p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m.
MINISTRY EVENTS
EMMAUS GRIEF WORK MINISTRY Thursday,
January 26, 7:00 p.m., Wright Chapel, This months
topic: Post-Holiday Let Down, Information, Contact
Deacon Dr. Herbert Goodman, Jr., 773-966-1500
Mailbox 2320 or email Emmaus@trinitychicago.org
INTERNAL SECURITY MINISTRY currently recruiting
new members, For information, Call 773-9661500 Mailbox 2334 or email internalsecurity@
trinitychicago.org
COMMUNITY EVENTS
express a strong interest and demonstrated aptitude

for physics, mathematics, computer science, and
engineering, to encourage high school students
to pursue careers in STEM disciplines, To apply,
visit http://diversity.fnal.gov/target/, Application
deadline, February 22, 2017
FREE GED CLASSES through City Colleges of Chicago,
Registering students, Information, Call 773-602-5340
PROFESSIONAL FOSTER PARENTS needed for a new
therapeutic foster care program, Intensive training
and 24/7 support, daily stipend provided, Must
have ability to meet state of Illinois foster home
standards, motivated to work as part of a treatment
team, patience, flexibility, and a good sense of
humor, Information Call Kellye Norris, 312-949-4816
or Pauline Barlow, 312-949-4843
TR2 COMMITTEE 2017 Youth Scholarship, The TR2
Committee, a not-for-profit organization, 2017
Youth Scholarship Awards application is available to
high school seniors, and currently enrolled college
students, Qualified students will be awarded based
on criteria supplied with the application, Information
and application, visit http://www.attmabellreunion.
webs.com/, Submission deadline, Tuesday, February
28, 2017, 11:59 p.m., Potential awardees will be
notified by March 15, 2017 and will be expected to
attend the TR2 Scholarship Award Brunch on April
15, 2017, If you have any questions, please contact
us at the email listed on our website
FERMILAB TARGET PROGRAM is a highly

competitive, 6-week, paid summer internship for
Illinois high school sophomores and juniors who
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EVENTS
CHURCHWIDE EVENTS
Announcements
ISUTHU MINISTRY
(Coming Into Manhood)

ATTENTION PARENTS OF BOYS AGES 6-18!
The Isuthu Ministry offers mentoring for African American

males every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, from
12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. (ages 14-18) and 2:00 p.m. 4:00
p.m. (ages 6-13). We nurture the minds, bodies, and souls
of youth through a curriculum emphasizing Christian
education, Rites of Passage, Black history, political
awareness, financial literacy, career education, health
and hygiene, and critical thinking. We also offer physical
fitness every first Saturday, from 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.,
various community service opportunities, and an annual
Summer Camp in June for youth who have been involved
throughout the year.
For information, contact us at Isuthu@trinitychicago.org or 773-966-1500 Mailbox 2336
SAVE THE DATE!!!
2017 TRINITY UCC WOMENS CONFERENCE

Women of Faith: Get Ready. Get Set. Go Change the World!
Thursday, May 4 Saturday, May 6, 2017

Westin Hotel
400 Park Boulevard

Itasca, Illinois
More information coming soon!
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Announcements
JOIN PASTOR MOSS ON AN
INAUGURAL STUDY TOUR OF ETHIOPIA
Sunday, June 19 Monday, July 1, 2017
$5,399/person (all-inclusive)
For information, and to reserve your space, call Mary Hanania of

Consolidated Tours Organization, Inc., 800-554-4556 or email info@ctoinc.
com. This study tour is open to everyone.
Please share with your family and friends!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tour includes:
Daily lectures with Pastor Moss and other biblical and cultural scholars
Tours to historical, educational, and cultural places throughout Ethiopia
Valid passports and visas required for travel
Announcements
ETHIOPIAN SOJOURN READING ASSIGNMENTS
DECEMBER 2016
How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind: Rediscovering the African

Seedbed of Western Christianity, Oden, Thomas C., Intervarsity
Press (Aug. 23, 2010)
Reading Assignment #1
Introduction
Chapter 1 A Forgotten Story
Chapter 2 Seven Ways Africa Shaped the Christian Mind
JANUARY 2017
Troubling the Biblical Waters: Race, Class, and Family, Felder, Cain
Hope, Orbis Books (Dec. 1, 1990)
Chapter 2 Ancient Ethiopia and the Queen of Sheba
Chapter 1 Biblical Meaning and the Black Religious Experience
FEBRUARY 2017
Stony the Road We Trod: African American Biblical Interpretation,

Felder, Cain Hope, Fortress Press; 1st Ed. (June 1, 1991)
Chapter 6 Race, Racism, and Biblical Narratives
MARCH 2017
African Christianity: An African Story, Ed. By Ogbu Kalu, Africa

World
Press, Inc., 1st Ed. (Aug. 16, 2007)
Chapter 3 Early Christianity in North America
Chapter 4 Christianity in Sudan and Ethiopia
Chapter 10 Ethiopianism in African Christianity
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Announcements
APRIL 2017
The Ethiopians: A History, Pankhurst, Richard, Wiley Blackwell (Feb.

14, 2001)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
MAY 2017
A History of Christianity in Africa: From Antiquity to the Present,

Isichei, Elizabeth, Eerdmans; 1st print edition (Feb. 22, 1995)
Chapter 1 North African Christianity Antiquity
JUNE 2017
A History of Ethiopia
Ethiopia, Marcus, Harold G. University of California Press;
Updated ed. Edition (Jan. 7, 2002)
Chapters 1 and 2
ADDITIONAL READING
Stony the Road We Trod: African American Biblical Interpretation, Felder, Cain Hope,
Fortress Press; 1st Ed. (June 1, 1991)
Chapter 7 The Black Presence in the Old Testament

Chapter 8 Beyond Identification: The Use of Africans in Old Testament Poetry and
Narratives
The Ethiopians: A History, Pankhurst, Richard, Wiley-Blackwell (Feb. 14, 2001)
Chapters 3 and 4
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements
A History of Christianity in Africa: From Antiquity to the Present, Isichei, Elizabeth,
Eerdmans; 1st print edition (Feb. 22, 1995)
Chapter 2 The Churches of the Middle Years

Chapter 8 - Northern Africa
A History of Ethiopia, Marcus, Harold G. University of California Press; Updated ed.

Edition (Jan. 7, 2002)
Chapters 3 and 4
The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in an Age of Empire, Jones,

Raymond. Belknap Press; Reprint edition (March 23, 2015)
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2017 Churchwide Theme
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to
the day of eternity. Amen. 2 Peter 3:18 (NRSV)
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1st Quarter Theme: Growing in Love

January - Ephesians 3:16-19 (NRSV)
I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may

grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with
power through his Spirit, 17and that Christ may dwell in your
hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded
in love. 18I pray that you may have the power to comprehend,
with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height
and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses
knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of
God.
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3rd Quarter Theme: Growing in Holiness

July - 2 Corinthians 7:1 (NIV)
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us

purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and
spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
August - Romans 12:2 (NIV)
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed

by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and
approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will.
September - Exodus 15:2 (MSG)

God is my strength. God is my song, and, yes! God is my
And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more salvation. This is the kind of God I have and Im telling the world!
and more with knowledge and full insight 10to help you to
determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may
be pure and blameless, 11having produced the harvest of 4th Quarter Theme: Maturing in Christ
righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory
and praise of God.
October - James 1:2-4 (NIV)
2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you
March - John 13:34 (NRSV)
face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing
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I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. of your faith produces perseverance. 4Let perseverance finish
its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking
Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.
anything.
February - Philippians 1:9-11 (NRSV)
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2nd Quarter Theme:

Growing in the Word of God
April - Colossians 3:16 (NRSV)
November - Hebrews 5:12-14 (NIV)
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In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you
need someone to teach you the elementary truths of Gods
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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone
who
lives
on
milk,
being
still
an
infant,
is
not
acquainted
with
one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts
the teaching about righteousness. 14But solid food is for the
sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.
mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to
distinguish good from evil.
May - Luke 8:14 (NRSV)
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As for what fell among the thorns, these are the ones who
hear; but as they go on their way, they are choked by the December - 1 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV)
cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I
reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of
mature.
childhood behind me.
June - 2 Timothy 2:15 (NIV)
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Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a
worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly
handles the word of truth.
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Pastor Emeritus
400 West 95th Street Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120
Telephone (773) 962-5650 www.trinitychicago.org
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CHURCH DIRECTORY

Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor

OFFICE OF THE SR. PASTOR

Rev. Mark Barclay, Assoc. Pastor

Deacon Karen Cupil, Admin. Asst.

Rev. Dr. Stacey L. Edwards-Dunn,

Rev. Aaron McLeod,

Rev. Carmin Frederick-James, Assoc. Pastor

Sunday Worship Services

Brenda Tillman, Admin. Asst.

Wednesday Praise and Prayer

400 West 95th Street

Min. Jasmin Taylor, Digi Pastor

LIVE Sunday Webcasts

Trinity UCC Media and Technology Protocols

MLK Sunday January 15, 2017

Order of Worship - 7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Order of Worship - 6:00 p.m.

MLK Sunday January 15, 2017

For the healing of the nations,

Lead us forward into freedom,

You, Creator God, have written

ISAIAH 61:1-2 (NRSV)

LUKE 4:18-19 (NRSV)

MLK Sunday January 15, 2017

HYMN OF PRAISE/UNISON SCRIPTURES

FOR THE HEALING

Sermon Notes/Prayer Concerns

MLK Sunday January 15, 2017

Sermon Title: Guidelines for a Constructive Church

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Sermon Title: I Nominate Jesus

In the wake of the nomination and inauguration of an

Sunday, January 29, 2017

Sermon Title: The Gospel According to FENCES

The movie, FENCES, based on the stage play by August

The 2017 MAAFA Sermon Series

Sunday, February 5, 2017

Sunday, February 19, 2017

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Sermon Title: Deferred Dreams

Sermon Title: Rivers of Redemption

Sermon Title: We Have A Dream

MLK Sunday January 15, 2017

Sunday, January 15, 2017

Pastor Moss' Upcoming Messages cont.

Title: The Truth About Dr. King

January 25, 2017

Title: Where Do We Go From Here?

February 1, 2017 (WE WILL MEET AT THE HOUSE OF HOPE)

Title: The African Roots of Christianity Part I

February 15, 2017

Title: The African Roots of Christianity Part II

February 22, 2017

Title: The African Roots of Christianity Part III

March 1, 2017 Ash Wednesday

MLK Sunday January 15, 2017

THE SINGLE, GOD IS GOOD FROM THE STAY CONNECTED CD

SPREAD THE WORD!

THE LONG-ANTICIPATED STAY CONNECTED CD

MLK Sunday January 15, 2017

MLK Sunday January 15, 2017

Financial Reports Session