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Triune Mercy Center Newsletter October 2011 |
From the pastor:
Those of you who spend time with us know that we operate out of a building constructed in 1926. The ceiling has fallen on us -- twice. We replaced 124 rotting windows. We added lighting. We re-tiled and re-carpeted and re-painted.
We believe that physical surroundings can impact emotional health and behavior, and we strive to surround our homeless and impoverished parishioners with warmth and cheer.
The one thing we didn't know how to address, however, was the service entrance on the Stone Avenue side of the building. Road-widening projects in the 1990s took our yard and sign and turned the entrance into a railed labyrinth worthy of DisneyWorld. Since all of our offices are on the second floor, visitors to the first-floor service entry had lengthy outside waits.
Inefficiency reigned. We had to dream big.
Architect John Edwards of LS3P Associates/Neal Prince Architects designed an entrance that rid us of some of the offending rails and walls, and created rounded, welcoming brickwork. He introduced an arch that mimics the structure at our Rutherford Street entrance. And inside, he created a reception area that will allow a visitor ready access to a ... person!
Greenville Women Giving jumped in early with a grant. When the cost soared due to challenges with the slope, the F.W. Symmes Foundation added another. Our church partners Advent UMC and First Baptist Greenville added gifts, as did our friends Dick and Annelle Locke and W.W. Burgiss Charities.
To top it off, a group from Furman University's Diversity Leadership Initiative adopted the landscaping, and the Triune congregation painted the dining hall to match the new construction.
We want everyone to see how bright and welcoming the new entrance and reception spaces are, so we are hosting an Open House 6-9 PM Thursday, October 27. We'll have refreshments, an art sale, music and testimonies, as well as tours of our new retreat space, "The Beach House."
The Open House, sponsored by Perry J. Williams Inc., will be our only fundraiser in 2011. Our 2012 calendars and notecards will be available so you can shop early for Christmas. And you'll get to buy or bid on all those glittery, feathery, speckled and be-spectacled fish that so many of you have asked about.
Please come see us on October 27!
Blessings,
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September at Triune:
Worship and Bible Studies (Average Attendance):
Sun AM .....177 Sun PM ....38 Tues PM.....83
Meals and Assistance Programs:
Hot meals ........1,602 Adult clothing recipients.... 312
Groceries............270 households Child clothing recipients...... 76
Jobs.......................................................... 2
People admitted to drug rehabilitation... 12
Counseling sessions ................................64
Medical consultations..............................83
Medical client social work sessions.........16
Back Yard Mission Days........................... Holmes Bible College
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Some exciting worship opportunities at Triune Chapel:
October 2, 11 AM -- Students from Berea Middle School, directed by Liz Smith, will sing during this communion service. Deb will preach on "Ordinary manna."
6 PM -- ACT II, a drama troupe from North Greenville University, will perform.
October 9, 11 AM -- Singer Jerri Gray will provide our music, and Deb will preach on "The great wedding party."
6 PM -- Rev. Jerry Hill will speak.
October 16, 11 AM -- The Voices of Triune will sing.
6 PM -- Rev. Jerry Hill will speak.
October 23, 11 AM -- Singer/guitarist Muyeria Kimondo will perform.
6 PM -- Quawn Hamilton will perform a theater segment.
October 30, 11 AM -- The Voices of Triune will sing.
6 PM -- Rev. Jerry Hill speak.
City Prayer - Each Wednesday at noon
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Wish list:
Stretched canvas, 16x20 inches 2 vacuum cleaners
Financial donations Leaf blower
Gas cards Pressure washer
Men's pants, small and Big & Tall Weed eater
Women's clothes, small and plus-sizes 12-x-15-foot rug
New underwear, men's and women's Canned vegetables
Locking 4-drawer file cabinet Fruit juices, 32-oz. cans
Peanut butter and jelly Pasta sauce and noodles
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Recovery Meetings:
Sunday, 2:30 PM Narcotics Anonymous
Tuesday, Noon Alcoholics Anonymous
Thursday, Noon Alcoholics Anonymous
7 PM Narcotics Anonymous
Saturday, 9 AM Alcoholics Anonymous
10:30AM Women's Recovery
7 PM Narcotics Anonymous
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Serving in October:
Advent UMC Mauldin UMC
Aldersgate UMC Pelham Road Baptist
Buncombe Street UMC Prince of Peace Catholic
First Baptist Mauldin Reedy Fork Baptist
Foothills Friends Fellowship St. Matthew UMC
Fourth Presbyterian Trinity Church
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Valley Brook Missionary Baptist
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Monetary Gifts:
In memory of Dr. James D. Mayes - Darrell & Sandra Corder
In memory of Wanda McCall - Frances L. Jones
In memory of Roy Everett "Ebb" Queen - Alvin Drake, Kevin & Joanie Queen, Virginia & Luther Finley Jr.,Tracy & Luther Finley, Doris Richardson, Buck & Betty Chiles, and Joanne Hinton
In honor of Celeste R. Price - James H. Price III
In honor of Susan Mayes - Darrell & Sandra Corder
In honor of Dr. Kathy Cochran - Louise B. Holcombe
In honor of Mrs. Carolyn Deming - Jim Freeman
Aldersgate UMC
Joyce & Troy Barton
Harold Boman
Jim & Sandra Cain
Billy Daniels
Fluor Foundation Matching Funds
Francis Asbury UMC
Gleaners Sunday School Class - Covenant UMC
Golden Circle Class -- Brushy Creek Baptist
Greater Greenville Master Gardeners' Association
Margaret Heatherly
Maryanne Henderson
Jim & Carolyn Hiers
Holland Park Church
Theresa A. Horton
Michael & Joan Kellett
John & Carolyn Lucas
Mauldin UMC
W. Duncan McArthur, Jr.
Brooke McCready
Margaret Anne McDaniel
Kevin & Leah Mitchell
Kenneth Moody
Northside UMC
Praise Cathedral
Sally M. Reid
John & Anne Shelley
Travelers Rest United Methodist Women
Patricia Traxler
Trinity Church of Greenville
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mark & Beth Vanostenbridge
Hans Wiegert
Plus, thanks to all our faithful worshippers!
And thanks to: Martin Ayers, Janet Beaver, Karen Brannon, Sallie Eskew, Adrienne Foster, Christy Galloway, Lucy Hinson, Linda Miller, Sheely Miller, Greg & Fonya Page, Rusty Rohrbaugh, Soul Winners Missionary Church, Carolyn Tomlinson, Kelly Turner, Margaret Utley, Jane Wilsonand Elizabeth Woods for donations of clothes, food, and other items.
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