A Place for You …Trinity Missions

The goal of Trinity Missions is to be a caring community that models the life and practice of Christ in extending service to others with acts of justice and mercy. We have established partnerships with ministries locally, in Ohio, in our country, and beyond our borders. We provide many opportunities for the Trinity congregation to participate and, generally, mission activities can accommodate a range of time commitments—there is a place for you within Trinity Missions! Some activities ask for once-a-year involvement, others a flexible, occasional commitment, and other activities can provide, if you choose, ongoing mission experience. As we step out into the world, there is much joy in the reciprocity and the mutual learning provided by mission opportunities. We hope you will join us.

All Mission Council activities and outreach opportunities are announced in the Sunday bulletin and the Trinity Times newsletter publication that is sent to members of the congregation. You are always welcome to bring friends! Information is also available at the MissionVision table in the Narthex.

Contact information is provided for each mission opportunity listed below. Rev. Amy Aspey (aaspey@rrohio.com or 488-0695) can also provide information about other ways people can use their gifts for service.

November Mission Opportunities

Wednesday, Nov. 5th- 9:00-11:30 New Life Coat Extravaganza

Wednesday, Nov. 12 - Hosting at the YWCA Family Center from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 15- Habitat Wall Raising (see location details below)

Tuesday, Nov. 18- 6:15 p.m. Pizza Making at Trinity

Sunday, Nov. 23- Hosting at the YWCA Family Center from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

New Habitat Build Begins!!--- See volunteer information below under the Habiat heading. 

Looking Ahead: Sign-up to help with Bethlehem on Broad (BOB), Trinity's Christmas Mission Project!  Please check-out the link to all the BOB informoation on the homepage of the website. 

Ongoing Local Mission opportunities through Trinity UMC:

New Life Community in Mutual Mission
Trinity has a mission partnership with New Life United Methodist Church at 25 W. 5th Ave. This church has an outreach ministry to the homeless in our community. New Life provides a free hot breakfast every Sunday and Tuesday morning, a free dinner on the last Sunday of the month, operates a free clothing room that is open every Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning and offers free health-care on Sunday mornings. 

Trinity member Vickie Moseley is the clothing-room steward. This ministry welcomes and serves more than 2,000 people a month. Trinity has many volunteers working in the clothing room and also assisting with other ministries. Our members volunteer with the youth program, participate in the van ministry on the 3rd Sunday of the month, and also assist with the new Health Care Ministry.   

Lotion for New Life! 

Trinity commits to providing 100 bottles of lotion every month, both travel-sized and large family size bottles, are needed.  Lotion can be put in the designated basket on Trinity's Mission table. 

Contact: Vickie Moseley at 614-586-2101 or vickiemoseley@wowway.com if you would like to volunteer in the clothing room.

Clothing Room hours are Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Contact: Jim Winfree at 451-2380 if you are interested in the van ministry, which offers transportation to and from the shelters on the 3rd Sunday of the month.

Contact: Pastor Jennifer Kimball Casto at 294-0134 or nwlifeumc1@att.net if you are interested in volunteering on Sunday mornings or are interested in helping with the new Health Care Ministry (Doctors needed!)

Contact: Laura Young-Moats at 294-0134 or nwlifeumc1@att.net if you are interested in helping with the youth. There is a special need for tutors for the "Plugged-In" program on Tuesday evenings from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Contact: Rev. Amy Barlak Aspey at 488-0695 or aaspey@rrohio.com if you would like to organize a group to prepare and serve dinner at New Life on the last Sunday of the month.

For more information about New Life UMC, check out their website at

www.newlifeunitedmethodist.org

Interfaith Hospitality Network/ YWCA Family Center
Trinity's commitment to serving the community is exemplified through the congregation's work with the YWCA Family Center, a nationally recognized facility that provides meals, shelter and support to temporarily homeless families. Prior to the opening of the Family Center, Trinity participated with IHN in welcoming homeless families to our church during five weeks of the year. We provided shelter, meals and hospitality for up to 16 individuals during each week. Trinity was engaged in the vision to move the Interfaith Hospitality Program from church sites to its own facility, and helped celebrate the opening of the YWCA Family Center in October 2005.  Trinity continues to work with the YWCA and other faith communities to serve homeless families in a different "hosting" experience at the Family Center location, and we need lots of volunteers! Trinity serves dinner one weekday evening a month and also a Sunday night dinner every other month. Please check the Mission Vision table for opportunities to help by donating food or volunteering to serve.

Weeknight contact: Rev. Amy Aspey (488-0695) or aaspey@rrohio.com
Sunday evening contacts: Beth and Nathan Wymer (487-0894) or npbawymer@aol.com

Weeknight Dates: November 12, and December 11.

Sunday Dates: November 23.

Pizza Making: Friends of the Homeless
Pizza making takes place the third Tuesday of every month from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. in the Trinity kitchen. Volunteers are needed to bake cookies, make pizza and salad, and to deliver the food to the shelter. Please contact Sarah Schriner if you would like to help.

Contact: Sarah Schriner at 326-3813 or sarahschriner@yahoo.com

Habitat for Humanity

As of November 1, we are now ready to start our 2008 house! This will be the 17th house this partnership has built. 

Contact: John Fisher 486-7013 at jfishe1@columbus.rr.com.

Address: 220 Stevens Ave. (Franklinton)   

Directions:

(There are some side streets off of Central which Mapquest does not show. Irene, which is immediately after the alley or the next street (Merrimac). Merrimac has a jog in it.)

Parking: This is a good size lot next to the railroad tracks so there is ample parking.

Start Time: 8:30 a.m.  (Each time, you must sign-in and attend a safety presentation.)

Work Schedule: Thursdays and Saturdays. (except 11/20,11/27, 11/29)

Habitat Volunteers:  We usually need 15 – 20 volunteers on Saturdays. You do not need to call/email ahead, but I can better plan the work if I know who might be coming.

ANNUAL MISSION OPPORTUNITIES
Easter on Fifth
This church-wide Lenten mission project benefits New Life Church and its homeless ministries. We raise funds to buy, package and deliver new bedding to the clothing room for distribution to our New Life neighbors. Packing Day is held on Good Friday (April 10) in Trinity’s Fellowship Hall following a noon worship service. Many volunteers are needed in a variety of ways.

Contact: Alice Humel-Denton at ahumel@cas.org

Cuisine For a Cause: Dinner and Silent Auction
On Friday, April 24th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Trinity will host "Cuisine for a Cause."  Last year's event was a huge success and over $14,000 was raised to support the Trinity Bed at Grace Children's Hospital in Port au Prince, Haiti! 

This year, Cuisine for a Cause will raise funds to support the Trinity bed at Grace, as well as, other Trinity mission efforts.  There are many ways to help with this event from silent auction donations to decorations to making an appetizer.  Many, many hands are needed!

Contact: Rev. Amy Aspey 488-0695 or aaspey@rrohio.com

Youth Summer Service Challenge
Middle/high school youth are encouraged to participate in weekly mission over their summer break.  This year we are encouraging interested adults to “sponsor” one mission activity for the youth.

Contacts: Jameson and Dawn Lowery, 486-3817 or dblowery@columbus.rr.com.

Crop Walk
On October 12th, Trinity will participate in the annual Crop Walk in downtown Columbus. Walkers raise money to support the ministry of Church World Service to alleviate world hunger. In memory of the cofounder and long-time Trinity member, this event has been named the Margaret Rogers Memorial Crop Walk.

Contact: Betsey Grover at 451-6292

Bethlehem on Broad
During the Christmas season, Trinity joins with other local churches in assembling and distributing food boxes to families in need throughout the Columbus area. Last year, Trinity reached its goal of 500 boxes through the generous donations and efforts of our congregation. We also were able to make a generous donation to the Inn at Broad, which offers temporary housing to homeless families. Volunteers are needed to pack food boxes in Fellowship Hall, load and transport boxes downtown, and distribute to families from Broad Street UMC. This is a wonderful opportunity for children to learn about helping others.

Packing Day: December 12th

Loading Day: December 13th

Distribution Day: December 20th

Contact: Tom Poole at  485-0172 or tbpoole@columbus.rr.com

MISSION TRIPS

Mission Trip to Russia
Trinity has a partnership with Syzran UMC in Russia. On October 3-14, an eleven person mission team traveled to Syzran for a joint mission opportunity between our congregations.  In the mornings, we worked at a baby orphanage and in the evenings we led a Vacation Bible School for people of all ages. To learn more about the team's experience, check-out the "On-Line" sermon feature on the home page of Trinity's website. 

COMMUNITY MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

Good Works
Good Works, located in Athens, Ohio, benefits the rural homeless in Athens County and all of Southeast Ohio by providing food, temporary shelter, care for the community, a variety of educational programs and programs for children and youth. There are many opportunities for service.

Contact: Rev. Amy Aspey 488-0695 or aaspey@rrohio.com

United Methodist Children’s Home
The Children’s Home, located in Worthington, works to strengthen our community by providing care, nurture, and treatment for hurting children and families. There are a variety of opportunities to serve.

Contact: Rev. Amy Aspey 488-0695 or aaspey@rrohio.com

Mid-Ohio Food Bank
For more than 24 years, the Mid-Ohio Bank has been serving the needs of Central Ohio’s hungry families by providing food to more than 520 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other charities. Trinity provides both financial support and volunteers, as there are many ways that you can serve.

Contact: Rev. Amy Aspey 488-0695 or aaspey@rrohio.com

NNEMAP (Near North side Emergency Material Assistance Program)
NNEMAP provides a 3 day supply of emergency food to residents of zip code 43201. Trinity collects pantry supplies (there is a donation box near the balcony stairs) and also provides financial support. There are many opportunities to serve.

Contact: Rev. Amy Aspey 488-0695 or aaspey@rrohio.com

National and Global Mission Partners
 

Cook Native American Ministries
Formerly known as Cook School for Christian Leadership, this ministry seeks to empower Native Americans for leadership in the Church and community.

Contact: Charlie and Ann Stearns at 538-1761 or ac72238@aol.com

General Board of Global Ministries Missionaries 
Revs. Kristin and David Markay and children, Hannah and Aiden, are serving in the Methodist Church in Milan, Italy. This church serves an immigrant population from Africa, Asia, North and South America and other parts of Europe. Their missional priority is to "offer hospitality to the stranger." Please include them in your prayers.

MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship)
Our missionary partners, David and Donna Jacobssons and sons, Matthew and Andrew, are serving in D.R. Congo. Their ministry provides air transportation to carry missionaries, pastors, doctors and health workers, and those who are ill or injured to their destinations. Please include them in your prayers.  

Syzran United Methodist Church
Trinity is in partnership with Syzran UMC, which is located in the Samara Region of Russia. Please keep this congregation and their pastor, Rev. Irina Kholodilova in your prayers.