Children ages 3 through 5th grade are invited to attend Godly Play Sunday School. Children will be returned to the parents in the Church at the Peace. Our nursery is staffed on Sundays from 8am-Noon for newborns to age 3. All children are welcome at Church, but please feel free to use the Nursery next to the Godly Play room should a private area be needed.

FINANCIAL REPORT

Year-to-date totals as of

Feb. 29, 2016

YTD Income $151,338

Transfers from reserves

YTD Investment Earnings Used in Operations

$14,005

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YTD Less Total Expenses

($118,112)

YTD Net Revenue
$47,232

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SERVICES AT
THE MERIDIAN

Reverend Susan Kennard conducts a Eucharistic service at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel at The Meridian on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Families and friends of residents are welcome to join the group regardless of denomination.
In addition, Rev. Susan has been playing some of the residents' favorite songs on her guitar accompanied by Mr. Wyatt on an electric organ.

ADDRESS UPDATES

Please let Trinity know if you have a change of address or new email address. Simply put changes on a piece of paper in the collection plate or email changes to:

info@trinitygalv.org

eMessenger - Week of May 15, 2016

Poetry in Music

THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON - MAY 15

Ron Wyatt will accompany the Galveston College Chorale for their Spring performance entitled Poetry in Music, on Sunday, May 15, at 2:00 p.m. at Moody Methodist Church. The concert is free to the public and promises to be a very enjoyable afternoon. See you there!

Helping those in need...
Canadian Fire Victims

DONATION DEADLINE THIS SUNDAY

Thanks and blessings to our parishioners who so graciously contributed to assist in the recovery from the fires in Canada. Donations made last Sunday and today will be matched by Trinity's Phoenix Jewelry fund. The total from Trinity will be matched by the Canadian government when donated to the Canadian Red Cross. Please make checks payable to Trinity with Canada Fires on the Memo line. Deadline for donations is this Sunday, May 15, 2016

Daughters Of the King is making fleece blankets for the Canadian fire victims and are in need of supplies for the project. To make 1 blanket requires 1� yds. of patterned fleece for the top side; and 1� yds. of matching fleece for the back.
Fleece fabric is available at WalMart, Hobby Lobby, JoAnne's and Handcock Fabrics and some fleece throws are available at Academy (takes 2). Please help us help our Canadian neighbors. It gets cold early in Canada so we are eager to initiate this project next week. If you would like to help make the blankets, give us a call. No sewing required! (Funding for purchasing fabric is accepted.)

Trinity Sunday Picnic

Sunday May 22, 2016
(This event replaces 3rd Sunday lunch)

* Honoring our graduating seniors

* Godly Play Awards

* Godly Play Teacher Recognition

* Send-off for the Pace Family

CALENDAR
Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Thursday and/or 9am Sunday
in Choir Room

05/15 - 5:30 p.m.

05/17 - 10:00 a.m.
05/17 - 5:30 p.m.
05/17 - 6:00 p.m.

05/18 - 10:00 a.m.
05/19 - 5:30 p.m.

Rite II Holy Eucharist - Come as you are!
Service at The Meridian
Finance Committee Meeting - Kelso Library
Boy Scout Court of Honor - Eaton Hall

Daughters of the King blanket making - Eaton Hall
Women's Bible Study - Eaton Hall

PARKING LOT USE

Trinity is privileged to be permitted use of the fenced parking lot across the street for weekly services and, with approval, for our special events. However, by owner's terms, someone must be on site to monitor usage and cars must leave the lot soon after church services, lunches, weddings and funerals or risk being locked in behind the fence. We certainly encourage use of the parking lot, but caution those planning lunch or other offsite activities to please park elsewhere after church sponsored events. Thank you for helping us be good neighbors with the new lot owner.

WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY GROUP

May 19 & June 9
at 5:30 - 7:15 p.m. in Eaton Hall

Our Young Women's Bible Study Group is excited to announce that we have selected the popular study book and video series, "James, Mercy Triumphs" by Beth Moore. This series is written to meet you at your participation level through videos, book, bible study and/or memorization.

We invite our young women to bring a friend and join us. The book can be purchased at any bible store or online bookseller.

If possible, please bring a snack to share. Childcare will be provided. Questions? Contact Amy Neblett at nebletta@hotmail.com or 409.682.0791 or Danielle Alvarado at dalvarado@trinitygalv.org or 409.939.5519

TRINITY YOUTH MINISTRY

The Diocesan Youth Ministry exists to support our parishes in their mission to help our youth grow spiritually. There are many opportunities at the diocesan level for our youth to have a transforming encounter with Jesus Christ so that they can grow in their relationship with Him and share Jesus' love in their everyday lives.

EYC TO VISIT CARNES FUNERAL HOME - MAY 22, 2016

Often a young person or even adults experience death for the first time when they are grieving deeply. This tour is to encourage open discussion on death, spirituality, the different types of religious services and what Jesus's body may have gone through when he died. This tour is scheduled on the evening of May 22 at Carnes Funeral Home, 1201-23^rd Street and is for our youth, but adults are welcome to come along. Please visit our Facebook page: Trinity Episcopal Church EYC for the time.

YOUTH GROUP BROWNIE MIX SALE

IN CHURCH NARTHEX

Guaranteed to be the BEST!

Pick up a few bags ($6.00 each) to

support our Youth Group's summer

Missionpaloza trip to Wimberly.

CALLING ALL VETERANS

(And everybody else who enjoys Freedom and Safety!)

Saturday, June 4th | 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Where: Open courtyard and parish hall, Trinity Episcopal Church

What: Picnic, bouncy house, door prizes, games, fellowship

Why: To thank veterans and their families

Trinity is partnering with the UTMB Veterans Resource Group in this first event, and we hope to serve and thank these families many more times in the future. Be there or be square!

Trinity Episcopal School Summer Camps

TES "CAMP INVENTION"

June 6-10 - 9am - 3:30 pm - 1^st through 6^th Grade, $235

Directed by Anna Hyatt: ahyatt@tesgalv.org or 409-765-9391

* Brainstorming: product ideas and building original prototypes usingreal tools and components found in everyday devices.

* Exploring: the lives of giant insects, colorful animals and their environments.

* Constructing and Personalizing: A DIY solar-powered cricket with a unique habitat.

* Discovering: The science of slime, demolition, electronic sound,

giant squid and coding.

CAMP CHARGER

3 Sessions: June 20^th-24^th, June 27-July 1 and July 6-8

for Campers entering: Grade 3^rd- 4^th, Grade 5th-6^th & Grade 7^th-8^th

* Brain Blast: Build catapults, play games, eat wacky, do experiments.Each day is a new, different adventure. 3 classes with academic focus.

* Crime Scene Investigators: Whodunnit? Solve a week long mystery with forensic science, collect evidence, search for clues and interview suspects, and hopefully catch the culprit!

* Mental Crossfit: Train your brain with circuit style challenges in math, language, critical thinking, history/word views.

* Storybook STEM: Campers try to create an answer to someone in a fairtytale's classic problem. A zipline for Red Riding Hood, a parachute for Jack to get down the beanstalk, anything is possible as we tackle STEM challenges with a twist.

* Train the Brain: Campers will train their brains with "heavy lifting" style challenges requiring them to think critically, apply concepts, and think outside the box.

* Maker Space: STEM - Science, technology, engineering, and math skills and concepts will be challenged and addressed in a fun and creative environment. We will build, create, take-apart, and try to create something new and different each time.

* President for a Week: Hail to the Chief! In a strange turn of events, we've all been inaugurated as President of our own country for the week, so we better get to work! Campers will learn what it means to run a country, establish a cabinet, make some laws and declare an official Presidential pet.

* Kings and Queens of Europe: Campers will spend the week getting to know the royalty of Europe, both young and really, really old. Spend time with the wives of Henry VIII, William and Kate, Catherine the Great, and others. Learn what helped them thrive, survive, and reign supreme!

* Afternoon Classes: Lego creations, Chess, Weapons and Warfare, Field Games, Disc golf, Cooking, Ukele, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Pickleball, Basketball, DIY D�cor, Gardening Board Games and more! For additional information on enrollment and details on popular CAMP INNOVATION (June 6-10), go to www.tesgalv.org. Discounts available.

MORE NEWS FOR STUDENTS!

CALLING OUR 2016 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES!
(and College Graduates too!)

Each spring we honor our high school graduates with a monogrammed leather prayer book. Please send us the name of your graduate, their school and their plans after graduation. We want to hear about them!

We would also like to salute our college graduates and post-graduates so please call us about them, too. We are so proud of all our progeny and the great work they are achieving for their future!

SACRED GROUNDS AND SUNDAY DELIGHTS

A New and Improved
Coffee Hour

Be sure to come by Eaton Hall on Sundays after the morning services to try Maggie' Dean's new tasty breakfast treats. We have added to the usual coffee and donuts with hot teas, muffins, breads and future idea include breakfast bars and frozen yogurt pops. If you have a request or recipe suggestion, email Maggie at maggiedean@live.com.

SUNDAY EVENINGS
Holy Eucharist Rite Two Service
5:30-6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary

Trinity now has a 5:30 p.m. Sunday "Come As You Are" service. Please join us if you are unexpectedly tied up on a Sunday morning or just prefer the 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. experience. Our stained glass windows are vibrant with color at this time of day!

START THE COUNTDOWN,

SUMMER AT CAMP ALLEN IS COMING!

Do any of the following interest your children? Hurry and register NOW!

Blobbing Live Clue

Archery Disc Golf

Jumping Pillow Giant Swing

Horseback Riding The Chute

Lake Swim with Iceberg Adventure Summit

Canoeing/Kayaking/Paddle boarding Field Games

Campsite-wide Adventure Games Arts and Crafts

Get information on enrollment and scholarships at info@campallen.org.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

CAVE QUEST UNDERGROUND ADVENTURE

August 1-5, 2016 * 9 am - Noon Ages 4 years through 5th grade

Directed by Danielle Alvarado, dalvarado@trinitygalv.org

We are getting excited about Trinity's Vacation Bible School

We received our 1st shipment of supplies, and the GLOW IN THE DARK bracelets are SO COOL! Volunteers are needed, for one hour, one day, or all week!(child care for volunteers provided)*Junior Leaders (rising 6th graders through high school) will receive Service Hours (and have fun!)*

You don't want to miss this! Best VBS yet! Registration forms are in the narthex. Please fill-out one form per child and bring it by or mail it to the Church Office with the $10 registration fee!

WILLIAM TEMPLE CENTER (WILLIE T'S)
An Episcopal Ministry to College and UTMB Students

Larissa Botik, Executive Director

(409) 599.1457 or wtecgalveston@gmail.com

Providing prayers, fellowship and hot meals on Wednesdays nights to over 70 college and medical school students.

While we are called to minister to the students of this great medical community, we are frequently challenged and blessed by the ever changing landscape as students rotate in and out of our doors. This time of year is especially fun as we try to decipher how many students we will be feeding on Wednesday nights. All our physical therapy students take a vacation for two weeks and some start summer mission work or rotations. The 2016 PA class wraps up at the end of May and a whole new group will come in. Our 1^st year medical students take a summer hiatus just as the 2^nd year students are buckling down and studying for the STEP test. Sometimes we find it a little bittersweet because just as we've come to love and minister to students, it's time for them to move on. We are reminded and thankful for the words of our beloved Bible that tells us that "Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever."-Hebrews 13:8.

Last week our UTMB students celebrated their Moms. We decorated the tables with lime green tablecloths and artificial pink tulips and a framed Mother's Day card. We spoke briefly about how the Lord wants us to honor our mothers. One of our volunteers; Theresa Reeves, encouraged the students to personally call their mother, grandmother, or person in their life that was like a mother to them. She asked them to reach out by phone or in person rather than just posting a message on social media sites.

Prayer Needs: for all of our students as they study and transition. Pray for continued healing for Ollive Shepherd who provides our desserts.

Tangible Needs: Two rolling black or gray office chairs.

Thankful for: Food and dessert deliveries to the Center on Wednesday nights.

EATON HALL RESTORATION AND

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN OFF TO A GREAT START!

Restoration of Eaton Hall is well underway! Please take a peek at the top of the stairs in Eaton Hall to see the progress being made. Just as important is the progress made on the Capital Campaign. Pledges received to date total more than $260,000! Thank you!

While this is a great start to the campaign, we have a long way to go! (Just like the construction left to do on Eaton Chapel).

The total goal of the Capital Campaign over the next three years is $500,000 to include sanctuary lighting enhancements and the growth of restricted funds.

It's easy to participate - here are some suggestions:

Fill out and return the Capital Campaign form sent to you in the mail. (More are available in the office if misplaced).

Send us a written note regarding the amount you wish to give over the next three years - yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly or a one-time gift.
Drop your check off at the parish office or put it in the offering plate designating on the memo line the amount given for the Capital Campaign.
Pay by credit card - go to www.trinitygalv.org, click on "Donate Today" at the top of the page. Be sure to designate Capital Campaign or contact Camille Haglund in the church office to help you set up online credit payments.

If you have any questions, please contact Rev. Susan Kennard at 979.248.7849 or Camille Haglund in the Church office.

Children, ages 4 through 5^th grade, are invited to attend Godly Play Sunday School and will be returned to their parents in the Church at the Peace.

Our nursery is staffed on Sundays from
8 am - noon for newborns through age 3. All children are welcome at church, but please feel free to use the Nursery next

to the Godly Play Room.

PRAYERS OF HEALING FOR

Steve Mallia, Louis G. Blythe, Jr., Chase Adams, Joyce Fields,
Marvin Johnson, Mike Wisner and Carl Bentley.

OUR ONGOING PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR

Ellen Parkey, Keith Slayton, Mary Lenahan, Larry Herzog,
Will Blackshear, Sam Speich, Marianne Sefcik, Mary Lou Fisher,

Sissy Howell, George Griffith, Richard Wagstaff, Peggy McMullen,

David Edwards, Jack Wallace, Joe Vance, Brad Thomas, Dan Vaughn, Karen Rudenberg, Matt Carroll, Betty Schroeder, Meghann Nash,
Frances Gillman, Jessie Dunn, Mindy Bollinger, Margaret Lee,

Phillip Head and Billy Garrison.

PRAYERS FOR THOSE IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE,

John R. Kelley, Teal Griffeth, Jarrod Johnson, John Wilkinson, Bo Lollar, John Kelso, Jr., David Middleton, Nick Toombs and Barry Toombs.

CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS

5/16 - Chase Adams

5/16 - Karl Anderson

5/16 - Edward Patterson, Jr

5/17 - Carol Malloy

5/17 - Rhoda Spuhler

5/18 - Anne Charpentier

5/21 - Cindy Fountain-Guelfi

5/21 - Kathy VanDewalli

The flowers on the altar today are given to the

Glory of God

and in celebration of those volunteering with our Youth Group, Nursery, Godly Play, Willie T's and our Outreach Programs.

THE DAY OF PENTECOST

May 15, 2016

LEADERS IN TODAY'S LITURGY

8:00 a.m. - Rite I

Lector

Worship Leader

Eucharistic Minister

Sermon

Celebrant

Altar Guild

Ushers

Susan Duif

The Reverend Douglas Tucker

The Reverend Susan Kennard

Betty Head and Cheryl Tucker

Claudia Stein and John Speich

9:30 a.m. - Adult Sunday School

10:15 a.m. - Student Sunday School / Godly Play

10:30 a.m. - Rite II (Music and Choir)

Music Director

Current Choir

Prelude

Hymns

1^st Lesson

Psalm

2^nd Lesson

Gospel

Sermon

Offertory Anthem

Celebrant

Eucharistic Ministers

Communion Anthem

Postlude

Usher Team III

Altar Guild

Acolytes (A schedule is not available at this time-
All acolytes available please serve)

Godly Play

Youth Group

E-Messenger

Newcomers/Visitors Ministry

William Temple Ministry

Sunday Baking

Ronald Wyatt

Bailey Glover

Gretchen Lindquist

Gayle Monsour

Edgar Moore

Bill Noble

Joanna Thompson

Mary Townsend

Patty Wood

Pastorale,

Darius Milhaud

225, 511, 512

Acts 2:1-21

Christopher Perkins

104:25-35, 37

Romans 8:14-17

Catherine Polk

John 14:8-17, [25-27]

The Reverend Douglas Tucker

Come Down, O Love Divine,

William H. Harris

The Reverend Susan Kennard

Kelsey Suhler and John Speich

Come, Holy Ghost,

Thomas Attwood

Trumpet Tune,

William P. Rowan

Beth Ebert, Team Leader

Alison Barker

Jim and Sally Byrom

Chuck and Mary Margaret Dean

Bill Kennard

C. J. Poirier

Weekday

Trish Clason

Rhoda Spuhler

Sunday

Brenda Atchley

Joy Incaprera

Kathy VanDewalli

Christopher Perkins, Sr. Acolyte

Nathan Andrews

Gabbi Beebe

Peyton Botik

Preston Botik

Jane Charpentier

Camryn Davis

Nathan Fiegel

Kaylee Fortune

Tyler Garcia

Heidi Haglund

Hunter Haglund

Walker Janek

Lee Jaworski

Sasha Jaworski

Will McQuitty

Caroline Neblett

Elizabeth Pennington

Spencer Petty

Mary Katherine Piel

Ava Rawlins

Ashley Stanger

Gia Viggiano

Danielle Alvarado

Kay Perkins

Lola Thompson

Larissa Botik

Jennifer Haglund

Shanna Pennington

Kathy VanDewalli

Susan Duif

Carolyn Speich

Larissa Botik

Maggie Dean

JOIN THE CHOIR!

A familiar Biblical quotation states,

"Serve the Lord with gladness; and come before his presence with a song."

Music is a very meaningful addition to worship and Trinity's accomplished choir performs a variety of favorite hymns, solos and duets.

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN OUR CHOIR

including high school students

10th grade and above.

Please Contact our Music Director,

Ron Wyatt or ask one of the current choir members how to join.

Rehearsals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays

and/or 9:00 a.m. Sunday mornings.

IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR
ST. VINCENT'S HOUSE

Each week, St. Vincent's House distributes 60-75 snack packs containing 1 each: meat, fruit, cracker, and sweets for the homeless in Galveston with items NOT provided by the Food Bank. Trinity has been asked to provide these items in our food collection.

Meat products in a zip bag or pop-top cans:Vienna sausage, potted meat, tuna, and chicken.
Tuna or chicken salad with crackers
Peanut butter or cheese filled crackers
Individual fruit and pudding cups
Small individual sweetened cereal
Individual packs of cookies, raisins or hard candy.

2016 Vestry Members

Left to Right: Jerry Jackson, Susan Duif, Vestry Clerk Kathy VanDewalli, Jim Byrom, Carolyn Clyburn (front), Dan Freeman (back), Reverend Susan Kennard, Walter Meyer, Senior Warden Nancy Polk, Junior Warden Robert Ebert and John Ferguson.
(Not pictured, Bob Hern)

TRINITY CHURCH

Founded in 1841 and still making history!

Photo courtesy of Bill Schaefer