I will never forget one of my early encounters at Triune. A man met me on the sidewalk on the Stone Avenue side of the church, waving a giant chicken breast in my face. 

       Only one bite had been taken out of it, which apparently was the source of his glee. "Can you believe someone threw this out?" he asked excitedly.

         It was my first experience with someone who actually dived into a dumpster for a meal -- in this case the dumpster of our next door neighbor, Tommy's Ham House.

        I thought of that day when I saw this painting by Charles Graham. Charles painted it during his first visit to our art room, and in fact, it was his first painting ever. It shows a homeless man sleeping beside a dumpster with his dog. 

        "I am with thee always," Charles wrote above the scene.

         Charles is graciously allowing us to use his image for Triune's first-ever honor card, available this holiday season for a minimum $10 donation. 

        Inside, the card says ...

A gift has been given in your honor to

       You can purchase the cards by coming to Triune's reception area or by sending in the order form below.  Then you mail the cards.

        If you want us to address, stamp and send them, enclose your mailing list as well as the signature you want on the card and an extra $1 per card, please.

         If you would prefer our regular honor card -- a pen-and-ink drawing of the church -- we are still offering that as well.

       We hope you will share the joy of Christ's birth in this special way.

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        Also, come visit our table at Berea Friendship UMC's Holiday Bazaar Nov. 2, 8 AM to 7 PM, and Nov. 3, 8 AM to 1 PM. We will be selling books, note cards, CD's, crocheted items and other crafts from our volunteers and parishioners. Berea Friendship is at 8001 White Horse Road.

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         I will be speaking about my new book, The Weight of Mercy, at Book Your Lunch at noon Thursday, November 15, at the Lazy Goat. Tickets are $25. Call Fiction Addiction at 864-675-0540 to reserve your seat.

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Worship and Bible Studies (Average Attendance):

Sun AM .....  196            Sun PM .... 40           Tues PM  .... 98                

Meals and Assistance Programs:

Hot meals ............  1,950                               Adult clothing recipients .... 392                     

Grocery boxes.........  234 households            Child  clothing recipients....  101             

Pop-top groceries.... 138 individuals             Coats ...................................  52

Laundry loads .........    69                               Blankets ...............................  61  

Space heaters ...........   1                               Bikes ....................................    1                                                                        

People admitted to drug rehabilitation.............. 20              

November 4, 11 AM --  Musical guests for All Saints Day will include Greenville Symphony trumpeter Gary Malvern, pianist Idella Day and guitarist/singer Taylor Moore as we introduce our new musical director Andy Welchel.  Deb will preach on "After."   

6 PM --  Elaine Nocks, pastoral associate at Triune, will speak.

November 11, 11 AM --  The Unity Choir will provide our music, and Deb will preach on "Lost in translation." Lutheran youth from throughout the state will join us in worship, as will a small group from First Christian Church Disciples of Christ.

6 PM --  Robbie Boman will lead a service on prayer.    

November 18, 11 AM -- Tom Oswald and Beth Lee will provide our music, and our new choir will perform.    

6 PM --  Rev. Jerry Hill will speak. 

November 25, 11 AM -- Triune's own Denise Smith will be our guest soloist.

6 PM -- Joel Shaw will speak.

 City Prayer - Each Wednesday at noon       

Triune will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. We thank our partners at Simpsonville UMC who will provide rides for our folks to attend their Thanksgiving dinner.

Serving in November:  

Brookwood Church                             Holland Park Church of Christ

Buncombe Street UMC                         Pelham Road Baptist

Special thanks to Shawn Reed, our Benefits Bank volunteer from Americorps and the Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Monetary Gifts: 

In memory of Mike McKinney - Alvin & Sarah Drake

In memory of Glenn Brackin - Lisa Thomas

In memory of Martin Timothy Brashier - Dick & Annelle Locke

In honor of David & Audrey Gay - Kevin & Leah Mitchell

In honor of Doris 'Cousin Tuny' Freeman - Jim Freeman

In honor of Rev. Smoke Kanipe and Rev. Gareth Scott - Marc & Sheri Saunders

Aldersgate UMC

Aldersgate UMW

Anonymous

Bob Ariail

Azalea Capital

Joyce & Troy Barton

Mr. & Mrs. Clarence B. Bauknight

Joyce & Joseph Bearden

Sally Charlson

City Church

Darrell & Sandra Corder

Dawn & Bob Coyne

Farroll Daniels

Earle Street Baptist Church

Chris & Amber Felicia

Fiction Addiction

First Presbyterian Church of Greer

Louis Garmendia

Gleaners Sunday School Class - Covenant UMC

Ann Green

Wofford & Linda Green

Mike & Trish Harrison

Margaret Heatherly

Kellett Family Foundation

Constance & H.W. Lacquement

Nancy Ledford

Mary Massengale

Jane Ella Matthews

Martha McPartland

Dianne Moreno

Northside UMC

Prosperous Way, LLC

David & Rhonda Sheppard

Bernard & Cynthia Showman

Shalome g Shalome

South Carolina Christian Foundation

St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church

Dwight H. Smith 

Robert & Carolyn Taylor

Scott Timpanelli

Marty Vaughn

Hans Wiegert

Perry and Erin Williams

Mary Frances Willingham

Jane & Michael Wilson