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Trinity's regular Church and Society meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room (second floor, Wesley wing, in the Administrative Office area) according to this schedule: Dec 10, 2007 Jan-Sept 2008: the 2nd Monday of each month Oct and Nov 2008: the first Monday Dec 2008: the 2nd Monday Are
you interested in social issues but aren’t sure…
Social
issues can be puzzling, but we are looking for solutions. C&S
VISION:
Every member challenged and equipped to grow more disciples for Jesus
Christ by taking risks and changing lives. C&S
BASIS:
The outreach ministries of the congregation shall give attention
to but not be limited to local and larger community ministries of
compassion, justice, and advocacy. These
ministries include church and society, global ministries, higher
education and campus ministry, health and welfare, Christian unity and
inter-religious concerns, religion and race, and the status and role of
women. C&S
OBJECTIVES:
********************************************* The
reconciliation that God effected through Christ involves personal,
social, and civic righteousness. As
part of your Christ-centered faith formation process, you
can look to your church to provide guidance on decisions that you
have to make every day. Knowledge
in this area can help bring the whole of your life and the world in
which you live into conformity with the will of God. We
are called
to this effort via “Our Theological Task” (United Methodist Church Discipline):
“As United Methodists, we
are called to identify the needs both of individuals, and of society,
and to address those needs out of the resources of Christian faith in a
way that is clear, convincing, and effective.” We
are guided
in this effort by “Our Theological Task” in the discussion of
scripture, tradition, experience, and reason. Trinity’s
Church and Society team offers fascinating sessions on the church, our
society, and how they mix. Topics
include: United
Methodist History ·
Learn the
history of our church, its founder John Wesley, and how his theology
still applies to us over 200 years later. Social
Principles ·
What are
the social guidelines (yes, we have them) of the Book
of Resolutions ·
The
denomination’s best kept secret! The
United Methodist General Conference passes resolutions that are
published in The Book of Resolutions, which, along with the Social
Principles, form the foundation for United Methodist involvement in
social issues. Predatory
Lending ·
This
session will shine the light of Gospel upon some parts of society we
tend to ignore. What does
God want us to do to help protect the least,
the last, and the lost from loan fraud? Creation Care ·
What is
our responsibility, as a church and its members, for the ways in which
we use and abuse God’s creation? God
has granted us stewardship, which carries with it special duties.
Tax
Reform ·
Find out
what the Constitutional
Reform ·
What’s
wrong with Annual
Conference Overview ·
Get the
word straight from Trinity’s representatives to the What can I do?
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Keep
abreast of current events. ·
Contact
your legislators about issues that are important to you.
http://www.huntsvillealabamausa.com/chamber/chamber_prog.html
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Schedule
an educational session for your small group by contacting John Nelson,
883-5319 or nelson7805@yahoo.com. ·
Serve on
the Church & Society team or Interfaith Mission service ·
Visit www.umc.org,
Our Faith, Church & Society Point
of contact:
Chuck Vedane, Church & Society chairman for both Trinity and the
North Alabama Conference, vedane@comcast.net
or 883-4217 ********************************************* “There are churches which believe that Christians should
‘stick to saving souls and stay out of politics.’
We United Methodists are not one of those churches.
Not that we take partisan political stands, but rather that we
believe that Christ calls us to witness to our faith in every area of
our lives.”
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