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Holy Trinity Episcopal Parish

A people passionately seeking to love with the heart of Christ, think with the mind of Christ, and act in the world as the Body of Christ.

SEPTEMBER 2013
SEPTEMBER CALENDAR
Sunday, September 1:
8:00 am 8:45 am 9:20 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 8:00 am 8:45 am 9:20 am 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Breakfast Sunday School Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist at St. Pauls Canterbury Holy Eucharist Breakfast Sunday School Holy Eucharist/Teacher Commissioning Connections/Canterbury Holy Eucharist Breakfast Sunday School Holy Eucharist/Day School Sunday Evening Prayer, St. Pauls, Pendleton Vestry Meeting Canterbury Holy Eucharist Breakfast Sunday School Holy Eucharist/Rite of Blessing and Affirmation of Youth Connections/Canterbury Holy Eucharist Breakfast Sunday School Holy Eucharist

Dear Ones, Thank you. Thank you for the gift of rest, renewal, and re-creation. Thank you for time outside of a pre-planned schedule that allowed me to be spontaneous and discover things about our world and myself that I otherwise would not have noticed. Thank you for the leisure to reconnect with the natural world, allowing Margaret and me to round the tops of the Blue Ridge and skim a kayak across the cold waters of Blue Hill Bay. Thank you for enabling me to spend the Fourth of July munching hot dogs and potato salad in the company of my siblings and nieces and nephews. Thank you for the time to visit museums and hike in a Maryland forest with friends we had not seen in many years. Thank you for poker games with Joanna. Thank you for a significant stretch of time with Margaret that reminded us of why we love each other. Thank you for the opportunity to stoke a creative ember. Thank you for demonstrating again while I was away what I had already known: that your gifts for ministry are powerful and youre not reluctant to manifest them. Thank you for liturgical leadership, for challenging one another to deepen faith, for hospitality to strangers, for outreach to the poor and outcasts, and for tender care for the sick. Thank you for responding to various crises with thoughtfulness, wisdom, and maturity. Thank you for making possible the presence of our new assistant, John Bethell. Thank you for welcoming me back with open arms. Peace,

Wednesday, September 4: Sunday, September 8:

Wednesday, September 11:

6:00 pm 8:00 am 8:45 am 9:20 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm 7:00 pm 6:00 pm 8:00 am 8:45 am 9:20 am 10:30 am

Sunday, September 15:

Wednesday, September 18: Sunday, September 22:

Wednesday, September 25:

6:00 pm 8:00 am 8:45 am 9:20 am 10:30 am

Sunday, September 29:

Ongoing Events
Tuesdays
4:45 pm 5:30-8:00 pm Centering Prayer EFM class Womens Book Group Choir Rehearsals

Wednesdays
12:30 pm 7:30 pm

Thursdays
7:00 pm 8:00 am Greek Orthodox College Ministry Mens Book Group

John S. Nieman

2nd Saturdays

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The Tempo is a publication of Holy Trinity Episcopal Parish 193 Old Greenville Highway Clemson, SC 29631-1335 Phone: 864-654-5071 Fax: 864-654-5066 www.holytrinityclemson.org Submissions are due by the 18th of the month by e-mail to: [email protected] or [email protected]

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September 2013

SIGNUP FOR FALL 2013 FOYER GROUPS

The Rev W. Andrew Waldo, Bishop Staff The Rev. John S. Nieman, Rector The Rev. John C. Bethell, Assistant The Rev. Sidney Hall, Associate The Rev. Tom Davis, Rector Emeritus Becky Bowman, Minister of Music Cynthia Spejewski, Organist Lynne Farmer, Parish Administrator Cynthia Spejewski, Parish Secretary Wendy Ross, Director of Christian Formation Jim Hylkema, Sexton Suzanne Watkins, Day School Director

The Anglican Community has for many years encouraged parishioners to form small informal gatherings called Foyer Groups. These groups of 6 to 8 members typically meet monthly for a dinner meal with no agenda other than social interaction. These groups help us develop a common bond of Christian love and concern for each another. Holy Trinity will be establishing our Fall 2013 groups over the next several weeks. Both old and new members are encouraged to participate. Everyone (even if you participated in the spring) should sign up. To sign up or for more information contact, Mary Ann Taylor at [email protected] or telephone her at 882-6542. Signup sheets will also be available in the Narthex.

Vestry Members
Vestry Senior Members Beth Kunkel, Warden Bob Green, Junior Beth Kunkel, Senior Warden Warden Rebecca Eidson, Clerk Bob Green, Junior Warden Rebecca Eidson, Clerk

CANTERBURY SUPPERS
The Canterbury Supper Team of Sue Williams and Lynn Luszcz are searching for volunteers. We will need meals for Canterbury students for two Wednesdays a month for the fall semester. Fall dates still remaining are October 16, November 6 & 20, and December 4. Please help. You may contact Lynn at 654-9520, and Sue at 654-3213. Thank you very much.

Wanda Campbell (EDS Board)* Wanda Campbell (EDS Board)* Kirby Colson (Stewardship) Kirby Colson (Stewardship) Jennifer Ellison (Young Adults) Jennifer Ellison (Young Adults) Liz Halpin (Pastoral Care) Liz Halpin (Pastoral Care) Cary Kaye (St. Pauls) Cary Kaye (St. Pauls) Julie Lewis (Christian Formation) Julie Lewis (Christian Formation) Bill McDaniel (Outreach) Bill McDaniel (Outreach) Tim McPeak (Fellowship) Tim McPeak (Fellowship) Bill Purkerson (Engagement) Bill Purkerson (Engagement) Sue Smink (Youth) Sue Smink Linda Tindal(Youth) (EDS Board) Linda Tindal (EDS Board) Alden Valentine (Planned Giving) Alden Valentine (Planned Giving) *Liaison assignments in parentheses
*Liaison assignments in parentheses

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FOOTBALL PARKING

Each home football game day, Holy Trinity sells about 100 parking passes for our parking spots in back of the church and Trinity Place, beside Trinity Place, behind Trinity House and Cottage and in front of Trinity Place and the church. We include parking spaces on the lawn in front of Trinity Place and along the side of the hill in front of the church, but do not allow parking on the lawns in front of the church. Many of the people who park with us have done so for many years and enjoy the fellowship and family atmosphere of our parking areas. This is a significant source of revenue for us, with about $7,000 per season being divided among our youth program, Canterbury and the Day School. The remaining money, which is in the range of $15,000, is used to pay interest on our loan for Trinity Place. We have a couple of ways that parking spaces with us can be purchased. Customers may purchase a season parking pass ($350/season), reserve a spot for an individual game ($55/game), or purchase a spot on a first come, first serve basis for $40. As I write this, we have completely sold out our reserved spaces for the Georgia game on August 31 and have already collected over $12,500 in revenue for the season. Bill Hurst has done an absolutely amazing job with organizing our parking and our volunteers! Our office staff spends a significant amount of time beginning July 1 through football season taking reservations and helping organize things for game days. As we ask for volunteers, we are interested in people who may be willing to volunteer a couple of hours during a couple of the game days. For example, we need people to come up around 6:30 am on game days and on the Sunday after a game to collect litter from the parking areas; that task takes only about 30 to 60 minutes. We also need a couple of people who can stay from late morning until game time to make that our guests who have purchased reserved passes find their parking spaces. Of course, the bulk of the work occurs during an hour or two between 8am or 9am and 10am or 11am which is when most of our guests arrive. We need to collect money and direct people to parking spaces in front, beside and behind our buildings. Please know that our youth, Canterbury and Day School programs benefit from and appreciate our football parking enterprise. However, an equally important beneficiary is our Trinity Place fund, since we use the bulk of the money raised to pay interest on our loan. This action benefits each of us. Please contact Bill Hurst ([email protected]) or Beth Kunkel ([email protected]) if you have any questions or wish to volunteer to help with any aspect of this endeavor. It is a great fellowship opportunity and a wonderful chance to be ambassadors for Holy Trinity.

HELP SUPPORT HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL

Help EDS earn supplies and cash by clipping labels and shopping at local grocery stores or online. There are many ways that a small action on your part can make a very large difference in childrens lives. Below are some of the ways you can help to support our Day School.

Episcopal Day School Facebook Page Bi-Lo BoosterPlus Program Ingles Tools for Schools Program Box Tops for Education Labels for Education Program Coke Rewards

Detailed information on all these programs is available at http://www.holytrinityclemson.org/file/760845726supporteds2013pdf.pdf (Go to www.holytrinityclemson.org/, click on the header Episcopal Day School, then NEWS AND CALENDARS, and then WAYS TO SUPPORT EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL.)

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Worship
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CHURCH ALTAR Historically, an altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) were typically made of earth or unwrought stone. Altars were generally erected in conspicuous places, and the first altar recorded in the Tanakh is that erected by Noah (Genesis 8:20). The word altar appears 24 times in the New Testament. In many Protestant churches, the altar is referred to as The Lords Table or the Communion Table. Hebrews 13:10 shows Christians having an altar of which those who did not believe in Jesus could not partake, a reference to the eternal sacrifice of Jesus Christ, thus fulfilling the sacrificial laws of the Old Testament. In Catholic and Orthodox Christian theology, the Eucharist is a re-presentation, in the literal sense of the eternal sacrifice of Jesus Christ being made present again. Hence, the table upon which the Eucharist is consecrated is appropriately called an altar. In the Anglican Communion, the rubrics of the Book of Common Prayer assumed an altar fixed against the wall or barely separated from it, until Prayer Book revision in the twentieth century removed language which assumed any particular form of altar. Free-standing altars have now been restored. The altar is the most sacred part of and on a higher elevation than the rest of a church, because there Jesus is present sacramentally. In fact, the name is derived from the Latin word alta, which means high. Traditionally the number of steps going up to the main altar will be uneven, usually three, five, or seven, including the footpace (the flat platform at the top of the steps). Possibly the 3 steps are for the Trinity, 5 steps for the wounds of the Lord, and 7 for the virtues. Traditionally, barriers of various kinds often marked off as especially sacred the area of a church close to the altar, which was largely reserved for ordained clergy. The continued popularity of altar rails in Anglican Church construction suggests that a sense of the sanctity of the altar and its surrounding area persists. There is typically no specific regulation concerning their presence or use. Their continued popularity may result from a preference on the part of many to assume a posture of kneeling to receive the Eucharist. Caring for the altar is a way those on the Altar Guild can act out their relationship with God in quiet, prayerful work. We would love to have more parishioners, male and female, involved with this effort. Please contact the church office or the Altar Guild Director, Barb Armstrong ([email protected]) for more information.

RITE OF BLESSING AND AFFIRMATION

On September 22 our middle school children will be called forward to participate in the Rite of Blessing and Affirmation. This rite marks the transition of young persons into adolescence. We believe that the Church should be present to them as they become increasingly independent in thought, word and deed and as they begin to engage in questions of faith. We hope that they may see the church as a safe place to test their faith, ask difficult questions, form friendships with each other and with adults in the community, and to experience full and abundant love of God. The ceremony takes place during the worship service because it is vital for the entire parish to participate. Parents are brought forth to bless their children and let them go into the community. The community steps forward to acknowledge and reaffirm the vows made during baptism, to support these persons in their life in Christ. As parishioners, we are asked to speak the truth about our own faith and to hear these young people as they speak. Encourage them by word and example, to persist in this journey of faith even through doubt and failure. Rejoice in their successes. Acknowledge them as full and valuable members of our life in faith here at Holy Trinity. Pray for them. After all the youth have been marked with the sign of the cross, a reminder that they are marked as Christs own, adults from the congregation will stand and agree to walk with them. Remember that there is a place for each of you in the lives of these young people. Step forward, greet them and love them as they grow. We are truly blessed to have a place in their lives.

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Christian Formation
EDUCATION
We are off to a great start this fall. Classes are available for all ages and you may join in at any time. NurseryChildren under the age of three are welcome in our fully staffed nursery from 9:30 to 11:30. Lisa and Alex provide loving care, fun games and small snacks to our little ones. Living the Good NewsPreschool children ages 3-4. This class is taught by Hap and Carolyn Wheeler and provides a gentle introduction to bible stories using coloring books and other easy crafts for our three and four year olds. Godly PlayKindergarten and First GradeBased on the Montessori method of teaching, Godly play consists of bible stories told by the teacher using wooden figures and other materials. The children are then allowed to respond in their own way using art supplies or some other appropriate activity. This class is taught by Sarah Maiberger, Libby Wehrman and Rebecca Eidson Exploring Our Faith2nd-5th grades in one class. We use a 3-year program from Episcopal Childrens Curriculum which is based on three responses to the children in our care; nurtureto treasure each child as a gift from God, ministry to the childto recognize and foster childrens spirituality and unique gifts, and ministry of the childto appreciate childrens abilities to represent Christ and his church. Primary classes are taught through the use of people in relationships. Intermediate classes are taught using well-known symbols for ideas and events. Teachers are Julie Morse and Mary Bridges. YouthWe watch with great joy as our youth grow in and with Christ. This year we will have two groups, one for those in middle school, (grades 6-8), and one for those in high school, (grades 9-12). Both groups will meet on Sunday morning at 9:30. Feasting on the WordWe use curriculum from Virginia Theological Seminary that is based in the lectionary. Each week the lesson will focus on one of the new testament readings. There will be a chance for discussion and then time for the youth to respond. with music, writing or other creative activity. The classes will focus on What is important to know, Where is God in these words, So What does this mean for our lives and Now What is Gods word calling us to do? Middle school classes will be taught by Matt Decubellis, Tim McPeak and Michelle Cauley. The High School class will be taught by Paul and Keri Anderson and Sheila Durham. There will also be a group lesson once a month led by John Bethell on a special topic. Adults have several options on Sunday morning. You are always welcome to simply relax in the parish hall and visit with your fellow parishioners, but if you would prefer a class, consider the following; A Celebration of DisciplineMargaret Nieman will lead this class based on the well-known book by Richard Foster. The class will explore the power of such practices as prayer, meditation, fasting, solitude, service, worship and celebration to bring the abundance of God into our lives. Faith and the Modern FamilyBill Purkerson and Kathy Crouse continue their class exploring the joys of parenting in the new millennium and looking for ways to bring faith and knowledge of God into the family home, using Real Kids, Real Faith and Sabbath in the Suburbs. The books are available in the church office or in the Mary Magdalene room.

Early risers can join a breakfast team and help cook on Sunday mornings. No special cooking skills are required and each team takes on only one Sunday each month. Please contact Jane Vaughn via email to volunteer: [email protected].

If you would like to volunteer for a few hours, we can always use your help.

If you like to work with children, consider volunteering on Sunday morning to help with the Childrens liturgy. You would help lead the younger children through about 30 minutes of prayer, psalms, reading and singing during the 10:30 service. You would need only to be available once a month. Additional leaders are needed for the youth and the elementary classes after Connections. The classes will be fun, and will focus on producing crafts to be sold at the bazaar to benefit ERD. We are in need of a second nursery staff person. This is a paid position and you must be available on Sundays from 9 am11:30 am.

Please contact Wendy at [email protected] if you are interested in any or all of these opportunities.

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Christian Formation
CONNECTIONS
Our first Connections dinner will be on September 11. Join us at 6:00 pm for dinner in the parish hall. There will be delicious food and the chance to mingle with other members of the parish and the Canterbury group.

WOMENS WOMENS BOOK BOOK GROUP GROUP

The Womens Book Group will begin on September 4th at 12:30 pm. We will be discussing the book Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes by Ken Bailey. He examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lords Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus relationship to women, and especially the parables. Bailey is an expert in Middle Eastern culture and will help us to understand Jesus in light of his actual historical and cultural setting. All women of the church are welcome to join this wonderful group. Contact Wendy at [email protected] for more information.

After dinner there are several planned activities: Adults may remain in the parish hall and listen to John Nieman speak about his recent sabbatical. (See page 7 for more detail.) Adults may also head for the library or the garden benches to relax and talk.

MENS BOOK GROUP MENS BOOK GROUP

Our childrens program this fall will focus on outreach. We will spend several Connection nights talking about the work that the Episcopal Relief and Development does around the world and making crafts to be sold at the fall bazaar. All proceeds will go to the ERD Gifts for Life Program. Children in preschool through fifth grade can head upstairs to the St Marks room. Youth are invited to head downstairs to learn to use the letterpress with John Bethell, crafting prayer and blessing cards to sell at the bazaar. The first fall meeting of the Mens Book Group will be Saturday, September 14th, 8 am at Moe Joes Coffee on Highway 93 in Clemson. We will be reading the first section (chapters 1-4) of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. This book is readily available on Amazon and usually the group members obtain their own copies. If you would prefer that we obtain a book for you, please contact Hap Wheeler at [email protected] or 506-6518. Haidt is a political centrist who specializes in the psychology of morality. His principal thesis is that moral judgments are mostly the product of intuitive evaluations rather than the result of detailed assessment of situations. He has been charged with oversimplification about moral beliefs. However, he has opened the door to thinking differently about the morality of religion and politics in a way that should appeal to liberals and conservatives alike. Connections occurs on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, excluding the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Wendy Ross

As we start a new season and a new book, this would be an excellent time to join us. The conversations are freeflowing and often take us to far reaching topics stimulated by our reading, but not strictly reliant on the book.

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Pastoral Care
LUNG TRANSPLANT In 1954, a kidney transplant was the first human organ successfully transplanted. Liver, pancreas, and heart transplants were successfully performed in the 1960s. Lung and intestinal organ transplant procedures began in the 1980s. More than 500,000 transplants have been performed in the U.S. More than 28,000 Americans receive the gift of life every year!

Trinity Connections: A Sabbatical Journey

The adult offering at Trinity Connections this fall will be reflections on my sabbatical journey. The first two sessions will review what I did and where we went (there will be pictures!). Margaret will join me for the second session. The remaining four sessions will focus on insights gained that can enrich us all in our relationship with God. Trinity Connections happens on the second and fourth Wednesday evenings, except for holidays, beginning with dinner at 6:00 pm and continuing with programs for all ages at 6:45 pm. The evening wraps up by 7:30 pm. The following are the dates for the fall: September 11 and 25, October 9 and 23, November 13, and December 11. John Nieman Wanda Campbell, a member of our Holy Trinity Family, is in need of a lung transplant. Wanda was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in 2006. IPF is a rare disease for which there is no successful treatment other than a lung transplant. IPF causes scar tissue to develop in the lungs and that causes increasing shortness of breath. Wanda considers herself very fortunate to have had a slow progression of the disease until recently. Having successfully jumped several hurdles, she is to be evaluated for lung transplant during the first week of September. Following the evaluation, the MUSC lung transplant team will determine her candidacy for a lung transplant. Wanda has been affiliated with the Holy Trinity Parish since 1984. She served as the choir director for 20 years. She is currently an active lay parishioner serving as a member of the choir, vestry, chairperson of both the EDS Board and the Pastoral Care Committee. Transplants, pre-transplant procedures, and posttransplant costs are mostly covered by insurance; however, many other expenses are not. Holy Trinity has established a fund to help Wanda with those expenses. If you wish to contribute to the fund, contact the church office for details.

September 8Teacher Commissioning at the 10:30 am service. Come and honor those whose ministry is teaching. September 11Connections kicks off with dinner and a talk by Father John Nieman about his sabbatical (see above) as well as fun activities for the youth and children. October 6Crop Walk and Blessing of the Animals at St Pauls

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Outreach
The Case for Peanut Butter

2013 Holy Trinity Bazaar and Artisan Market December 7 from 10am to 2pm We are looking forward to this years Bazaar and Artisan Market. We are currently taking applications for local artisans to participate in this annual event. Information about the event and the application is at http://www.holytrinitybazaar.org/ Many thanks to Melissa Hawkins and Jan Cribb for helping out with the White Elephant sale. It will again be held over at Trinity Place. Look in upcoming HT Notes for dates to drop off gently used items. We will be offering pick-up dates as well for those that need help in getting items to the church. This is a very important part of the bazaar and always generates a great crowd! Iris will be collecting new or very gently used items for the themed baskets during late September and October she can use anything that will fit into a basket. Please place your goodies in the marked basket in the Narthex. Cash donations to purchase basket items are also welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Iris at 646-6802 or [email protected]. We will have an area where Holy Trinity Crafters will showcase their talents! Everyone is encouraged to participate in handmade crafts to represent Holy Trinity. Anyone who is interested in joining a work session or workshop is invited to contact one of us below. These could vary, depending on interests. Two areas that have been expressed are American Girl doll clothes and Church Mice. What are your interests and/or talents? Please let us know. Carolyn Wheeler: [email protected] Sally Morrell: [email protected] Pat Geldard: [email protected] Other areas of the bazaar will be our famous baked goods, a Silent Auction, the extraordinary gift baskets, beautiful plants, the ECW Thrift Shop booth, and of course, the FABLOUS lunch. I also would love to offer pictures with Santa Claus. If you happen to know a Santa Helper that could help out for the day, please let me know. I am always on the lookout for volunteers! If you can help out in any way with any of these areas, please let Kathy Crouse ([email protected]) know. Be sure to order your Christmas Stockings! Contact Pat Geldard to order of if you have any questions. Many thanks! Kathy Crouse

Our Sunday School class motto is: We Stick Together! So when the Faith Travelers bring jars of peanut butter to class each Sunday, its a reminder of what were working to become. The kids carry the peanut butter in a basket to the altar to be blessed before it goes on to hungry families through Clemson Community Care. The lesson of becoming a community of faith by acting as the hands of God is not lost on these maturing 4th and 5th graders. With parents supporting their efforts, they know they are in a special place in this parish, among all of us and on their own journey.

Update on 5 Loaves and 2 Fish Lenten Bread Sale The Abundance of God is a love lived out in community every day.

Many thanks again to our parish bakers and enthusiastic supporters for raising $869 to help feed our hungry neighbors. This Lenten work of abundant love resulted in donations to Our Daily Bread, a homeless shelter in Seneca, and to Feed a Hungry Child, the Pickens County School Backpack program that sends food home over the weekend with resource-poor children in their school packs. You yourselves give them something to eat! answered Jesus. Everyone ate and had enough. Mark 6:37, 42 Julie Morse

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SAFE AND SOUND IN CANGE, HAITI

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On August 3rd I traveled to Cange, Haiti, with a crew from South Carolina, to begin my time abroad in the Young Adult Service Corps. The program has done so much to prepare all of us YASCers for our missions, but the real test begins on the day of departure for our host countries. So far, Cange has been a real test. My first week was filled with many meetings with the South Carolina crew, the Clemson engineers who have been living here for several months, and many locals involved with things like the Episcopal School, the Episcopal Parish, and Zanmi Lasante (Partners in Health). Ive also been able to meet other Americans who are involved in some great projects here in the Central Plateau. But on the less formal side of things, the people of Cange have been so welcoming to my presence, expressing gratitude and patienceparticularly as I learn Creole. Being able to communicate in the local language will be crucial to developing meaningful relationships.

Cange has so much to teach me, and I hope that I will be able to give back something as meaningful to enact positive change for this community. As I begin to settle in and focus on learning as much as I can, building trust with others along the way, I am comforted by all of the support back at home and around the world in YASC. I am also comforted by the welcome from Cange and the spirit that is alive here. In my first week, I experienced the dedication of the new Baptist church buildinga five hour long Sunday morning service featuring ten local choir groupsate a delicious meal in Sejour Jean-Roberts home, and watched my first soccer match here. These have all been memorable experiences that make me feel welcomed and already a part of the community.

I look forward to making monthly updates through the newsletter. In between, I will continue to post on my blog at manypartsonebody.blogspot.com. Thank you, Alan Volunteer in Haiti Economic Development Young Adult Service Corps

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Canterbury got off to a great start this year with more than eight new Canterbears and over twenty-five people attending the first Wednesday evening program. Other welcome week events included a dinner at Harcombe dining hall, an EPIC Game night where Canterbears played the outdoor game Hostage, a Lake Day on Saturday, August 24th, and a Canterbury brunch at Waffle House after church on Sunday morning. The second week of school Canterbury marched in the First Friday Parade on August 30th. Also, soon into the semester, was the first-ever Canterbury football block! Ten Canterbears all sat together at the season opener for Clemson versus UGA on August 31st. Moving forward it is sure to be an exciting semester for Canterbury. Planned for this semester are football tailgates, small group Bible studies and Sunday School classes, weekend events such as going to Frankies Fun Park, new service opportunities, and much more! Keep an eye on Canterburys website: canterburyofclemson.org to learn more about activities at Canterbury and view the website calendar to see upcoming events. The photo shows Canterbears Julia Turner and Katie McGreevey at Clemson football.

The Anderson School of Theology for Laypersons

The Rev. Michael Dowd Theologian, Bestselling Author, and Evangelist for Big History and an Honorable Relationship to the Future will speak on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Boulevard Baptist Church, 700 Boulevard, Anderson, SC. See more about Michael at his website: http://www.michaeldowd.org/ 3:00 p.m. Ecology Is the New Theology

A meaningful, science-based view of big history, human nature, and death can offer a realistically hopeful and inspiring vision of the future and help people live happier, healthier, more on-purpose lives. Given today's sciencebased knowledge and the magnitude of humanity's challenges, ecology is necessarily the new theology and the interdisciplinary study of "big history" is the new Genesis. 7:30 p.m. The Future Is Calling Us to Greatness

We each have experienced times of trouble that threaten to overwhelm our individual lives. In such times, a vision of possibility is essential. The same holds for the punctuations in history when whole societies face troubles of an immense and uncharted variety. Truly, we here and now have arrived at such a time. What vision will carry us forward through such times and inspire us to work together? What vision will charge us with a sense of heroic purpose that the future is, indeed, calling us to greatness?

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SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

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United Thank Offering

The United Thank Offering total for our diocese was $16,746.73. That is pretty impressive. Thanks for everyones hard work. God bless you all. Jennifer Evans, UTO Coordinator Holy Trinity contributed $708.84 of that total amount. We were at the high end of the donations, but we only participate once a year. The UTO ingathering is done in most churches in the spring and in the fall. For a list of the 2013 grants see: www.UTOchange.org click on 2013 Grant Awards and go to the heading marked granting. Remember your blue boxes and use them daily. Thank you for your participation. Sally Morrell ECW UTO chair

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Anne Campbell Kaleb Ellison John Warner Matt Huddleston Sherrill Biggers Mason Johnstone Lori Vaughn Steve Erwin Stephen Evans Stephen Lewis Drew McCabe Charles Nightingale Wendy Longo Elizabeth Schumpert Jim Reed Hap Wheeler Carol Clarkson Laura Henry Mac McMullan Sandi Tice-Wright Mel Harriss Theda Anthony Jim Fairey Kayla Massey Chesley Rowe Harold Woodell

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Susan Farish Carolyn Dame Don Prihoda Henry Mayo Bob Green Cara Robb Frankie Witmer Deborah Anthony Jude Cox

Birthstone: Sapphire

Birthflower: Morning Glory

Financial Update as of August 31, 2013

Operating Fund Monthly Budget Income Expenses $42,542.00 $42,541.00 Monthly Actual $37,364.92 $36,987.92 $377.00 Budget YTD $340,336.00 $340,333.00 Actual YTD $332,478.93 $322,614.44 $9864.49

Income +/- Expenses

Financial Update on Trinity Place Fund

July 1, 2011 June 30,2016 Offerings received as of August 31, 2013 Phase II Prism Pledges $735,600.00 $523,698.70

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