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Pastor’s Log ......................................... 2
Announcements & Events .................. 3
United Methodist Women ................. 4
Finance Committee ............................ 4
Writing Group ..................................... 5
“Trees” ................................................. 5
September Holidays .......................... 6
Hiking Group ...................................... 7
Trinity Life and Community .............. 8
In Our Prayers .................................. 10
Our Amazing Volunteers ................. 10
Bible Readings .................................. 10
Calendar ........................................... 11
Celebrations .................................... 12
Information ...................................... 12
In T
his
Iss
ue:
SPOTLIGHT ON RON PORTIN
The mission of the Trinity United Methodist Church is to be a welcoming ministry to all persons equally; to nurture spiritual development, fellowship and outreach.
The Trinity Times
I was born in Seattle, Washing-
ton, to Vernon and Margaret
Portin in 1951. I have an older sis-
ter and a younger brother, both
live in the area. The early years of
my life we lived in the city where I
have very fond memories of eve-
rything “1950”. Hula Hoops, Davy
Crockett Hats, Mickey Mouse Club
and Dick’s Drive-in. Like many of
the young families of the time
there was an exit to the suburbs
where we had a home built on top
of a hill in Lake Forest Park. At the
time we were surrounded by trees
which became my playground for
hours and days of adventures.
I am so thankful for two loving
parents that had an influence in
my life. A mother who made our
home a fun and always interesting
place. Even though we had lim-
ited finances I never knew I was
missing out on anything. My Dad
was one who had a calming atti-
tude. In a crisis it was, “oh well”.
Schooling was never easy for
me, which is why when I graduat-
ed from High School I went to
Shoreline Community College to
see if there was an interest. After
two years of taking every 101 class
I decided to forgo any continued
schooling and enter the work
place.
My first job was at John Fluke
Mfg. Company where I worked for
18 years. After that I started a new
adventure in the Edmonds School
District as Mail Coordinator for the
District, the best 15 years of my
working career. Because of levy
failure I left the School District to
work in Mail Services at the Uni-
versity of Washington where I
stayed till retirement.
All in all I am thankful for em-
ployment. Every paycheck I would
thank God.
My faith journey was always in
the church as both parents were
faithful Christians. My earliest
memories were in a Pentecostal
Church. Not understanding
“speaking in tongues” I was fright-
ened by this behavior. Something
that has been an influence in my
faith journey. As my folks also had
a change in theology we started
attending a Conservative Baptist
Church. This is where my faith in
my adolescent years developed.
As I entered adulthood I was start-
ing to form my own questions on
faith.
The “why” questions were al-
ways popping up. I then found the
Presbyterian Church a comforta-
(Continued on page 4)
September 2019
2
I recently posted this picture on Facebook showing a
"Typical Sunday at Trinity". The day was Pentecost
and we had new members join our church, chickens
during the children's sermon, and a huge production
that allowed us to experience the Pentecost story in
sight, sound, and experience. Our church is pretty un-
predictable and a lot of
fun!
Our Pacific Northwest
Annual Conference has
taken notice of us and our
incredible growth over the
past two years, despite the
"kerfuffle" that we had in
2017 (as Susan Harter has
described it), and we have
taken off as a shining star
in our conference. Recent-
ly, I met with our district
superintendent, Rev. Mark
Galang, and he told me
that he chose our church
out of more than 200
churches as one of the 10
congregations in the Pacific
Northwest Annual Confer-
ence that our leaders want
to invest in financially. They
picked us to participate in the "Multiplying Ministries"
Class of 2019-2020. Over the next 8 months they will
be training me, as your pastor, to continue to expand
and increase our congregation.
The class will be led by Brian Zehr. He has a compa-
ny called "Intentional Impact" and he trains pastors
and churches to reach out to a new generation of
'unchurched' people and bring them into the life of
church. Over the next 8 months I will be attending
these gatherings and will be sharing with our leaders
how we can continue to grow as a church. With Brian
as our leader and 9 other pastors, we will work togeth-
er to ensure that Trinity will have a long and bright fu-
ture ahead of us. You can read more about this at
www.intentionalimpact.com.
This is a huge honor for our congregation and
serves to further solidify that our decision to become a
Reconciling Congregation
was God's leading. Of
course, the church is noth-
ing without the people,
and you all should feel
proud of the example you
are making in our area of
the world. This would nev-
er have happened without
all of you!
This past Sunday, Kim
Clark talked about how
comfortable he felt shar-
ing openly in church about
his two sons that died
from from drug and alco-
hol addiction. My re-
sponse was, "what I love
about our church is that
we can come in here and
be ourselves without hav-
ing to wear masks and
hide who we are or how we feel". Truly, Trinity is a 'real
church for real people' and that is what is attracting
many to our church and what is making the leaders of
the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference take notice
of us. I want to simply thank you for being you and
allowing God to use all of you in such an amazing way.
What an amazing and FUN church we all are a part of!
In Christ,
Pastor Tony
PASTOR’S LOG By Pastor Tony Brown
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September 2019
ANNOUNCEMENTS MUSIC EVENTS FELLOWSHIP
HAPPY AUTUMN! Our regular events are starting up again:
Choir Rehearsals—Wednesday, September 4 and Sunday, September 8
UMW Luncheon—Thursday, September 12
Life Around the Table Dinner—Wednesday, September 18
Teen Night—Wednesday, September 18
Writing Group now meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
There will be no Bible Study on Monday, September 9 & 16.
Pastor Tony will be away September 9-17.
CHARGE CONFERENCE Monday, October 21 (time to be determined)
Mark Galang, our District Superintendent, will be here and we will elect leaders, approve the pastor’s salary for next year and other annual business.
Everyone is welcome - you do not have to be a member of the church to attend.
LIFE AROUND THE TABLE 3rd Wednesday of the month
Take a night off from cooking and have dinner with us! It's so easy...no need to bring anything, just yourself. Our Church dinners are served for anyone who would like fellowship. You can also stay for choir or Teen Night, our teen mentoring program.
Please RSVP when the signup sheet goes around on Sundays, so we know how many to cook for. A donation to help with food costs is much appreciated. Thank you! If you'd like to help with dinners or the mentoring program please contact Pastor Tony.
Do you like to sing? You’re invited to join
Trinity’s choir!
Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings at 5:30 PM and Sunday mornings at 9 AM.
If you have questions, please talk to Diane, our Choir Conductor.
September 2019
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ble place to ask those questions. It was there I was in-
fluenced by the ministry of Bruce Larson, senior pastor
at University Presbyterian. In his ministry he showed
us it was ok to make mistakes. Encouraged us to put
our faith to work—take creative risks!
Staying in a safe place does not promote growth.
Mistakes or success is something to learn from. A phi-
losophy I have had to learn which is why I am living in
Port Townsend today. This was not the place of my
choice because it is better than what I would have cho-
sen. This nudging by God has been a real blessing to
me. Not only am I living in a place that has everything
that interests me, but God led me to Trinity Methodist
Church. Has my faith journey ended? No! I have just
turned the page to a new chapter.
(Spotlight continued from page 1)
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN By Nancy Stevens
I n the previous Trinity Newsletter
last June, I noted that it looked
like summer was on its way here in Port Townsend.
Now that it is September, I can confirm that projec-
tion – yes Summer has come to town and is still
with us. Besides the warmer and mostly drier
weather, the financial picture has improved as well.
The net cash flow of income in versus expenses
out has finally turned the corner and year-to-date
balance is a little positive. By that I mean we have
taken in slightly more than we have spent. But, that
is only because we have not been paying the full
apportionment, as assigned by the PNW Confer-
ence. Provided the trend of increasing income con-
tinues, we may not need to mount fundraising
efforts in order to close the year with operations
income and expenses in balance.
As was mentioned in the 18th August Worship
session, Trinity has also made it into the final
round of competition for a Sacred Places Matching
Grant (on a 1:1 ratio) of $100K. One of the major
goals of this Grant is to bring sacred historical
buildings into compliance with ADA requirements
for access to all parts of the building complex. ADA
compliance and increased Fellowship meeting ca-
pacity have been the long-term goal of the Corner-
stone Project since its inception. There will be more
said about the Cornerstone situation in future
Newsletters articles and in meetings with the Con-
gregation.
FINANCE COMMITTEE By Charlie Dick, Finance Chair
United Methodist
Women shall be a
community of
women whose
purpose is to know
God and to experience freedom as whole persons through
Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship;
and to expand concepts of mission through participation in
the global ministries of the church.
H ello Ladies!
September is here and we are ready to resume
our monthly United Methodist Women meetings at Trin-
ity. We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at
11:30 in Trinity Fellowship Hall. We have a great time
sharing lunch, enjoying interesting programs, and con-
ducting a little business. All women are welcome to join
us - you do not have to be a member of a United Meth-
odist Church to be part of UMW.
Our next meeting is on Thursday, September 12, at
11:30 in Trinity Fellowship Hall. We hope you will join
us (and bring a friend)! If you are interested in helping
with food for this luncheon, please contact Nancy Ste-
vens ([email protected]) or Marlene Colvin (360-
344-2423). If you would like more information about
UMW, contact Nancy or Marlene. We look forward to
our time together!
5
September 2019
By Molly Jacobson
Trees have been in the news lately. Peo-
ple hate to see them cut down to
make room for parking lots, houses, etc. The “Asphalt
Jungle”. There is the on-going argument about climate
change and how they help defend against that, espe-
cially now when there has already been such fierce
heat in all parts of our world. They have a cooling
effect.
My brother was especially fascinated by various
types of wood which he used in different building pro-
jects. They all have their unique properties, evident
when burning them in fireplaces, campfires or stoves.
Some burn hot right away, and some hardwoods take
longer to get going. There are arguments about burn-
ing, too, and how it can affect our air.
I have a plum tree growing by my fence between
me and my neighbor. It’s on my property and has got-
ten quite large over the years. The latest wind storms
have whipped the branches around the power and
phone lines running from her house to the street,
causing problems. One time some hedge trimmers,
cutting branches here and there, mistakenly sliced
some of those lines; more problems. She has trimmed
the tree on her side, causing it to sprout up roots in
her yard (and mine!). Plus, plums fall all over the place
attracting raccoons. Deer eat them, too.
Luckily my neighbor and I are friends! She recently
retired and is busy volunteering so I don’t see her
much. But she has been more than generous, paying
for her share of hedge trimming between our proper-
ties. About two weeks ago I told her I’d have the plum
tree cut down. It was just causing too many problems
all around. I hate to do it, I like the tree, it has become
like an old friend and has plenty of plums this year. It’s
grown big and shades much of my yard. I didn’t ex-
pect it to grow so huge.
This week a Certified Arborist will be here to cut
down the plum tree. I asked him to save some wood
for my little wood-burning stove. If I’m lucky maybe I’ll
live long enough to enjoy the heat this winter!
Molly Jacobson
7 July 2019
T he Trinity Writing Group will begin
meeting twice per month on Tues-
day evenings in September. This group is delightful -
very encouraging, respectful and willing to offer sugges-
tions when wanted. If you would like to be part of this
creative group or know someone who would, please
contact Nancy Stevens at ([email protected]) for
information. We want to share something recently writ-
ten by one of our group, and we are confident you will
enjoy this prose piece by Molly Jacobson.
With gratitude,
Nancy
WRITING GROUP By Nancy Stevens
Trees
September 2019
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I t’s that time again. Summer is
over, days turn cooler, leaves
turn bright colors, school starts in many places.
Labor Day is the first and only real Septem-
ber holiday in the U.S. on Monday, September
2. It honors the workers of this country and
most people take a 3-day weekend before the
weather turns cooler and school starts. There
are special store sales, parades, and football
season starts too.
Fall officially begins with the Fall Equinox
on Monday, September 23. This day has
equal hours of day and night.
SEPTEMBER HOLIDAYS By Molly Jacobson
Find Treasures at Trinity’s Furniture Rummage Sale!
Most items are from Margaret Rice, who lovingly
left them to Trinity for this sale.
To everyone
who donated items for jam
and who are
making jam to welcome visitors
to Trinity!
7
September 2019
T he Trinity Hiking
Group has been en-
joying Friday morning hikes since April
2017. Since then we have done 110
hikes, 30 of which have been in 2019.
We are a laid-back group with a come
-when-you-can approach. It is a great
way to clear your head and get better
acquainted with others who enjoy being
outdoors.
If you would like more information or
want to be added to the email list,
please contact Nancy Stevens
HIKING GROUP By Nancy Stevens
September 2019
8
TRINITY LIFE AND COMMUNITY
1st row: 1) Guest musicians Denise Parr-Scanlin and Maria Garzon with Daryl and Diane; 2) making summer
lunches for kids: Sheila, Donna, Marlene and woman from Community UMC; 2nd & 3rd rows: Kid’s Camp VBS.
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September 2019
Margaret, You will be missed!
1st row: 1) Children’s Sermon; 2) Margaret Rice’s most recent visit to Trinity;
2nd row: 1) Pub Theology;
The rest are of our lovely garden, thanks to Mary Hedberg! (These look best in color)
September 2019
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Please remember these people
and their families in your prayers:
Marlene Betzel, Juanita
Campbell, Jim Comeaux, Lois
Davis, Nick Edgar, David Engle,
Addison Kinchen, Marge Luther,
Olivia, Joseph Purnell, Recovery
Café, Jim Ryan, Carlyn Stark,
Robert Stevens, Cynthia Tiller,
Patty Walter’s Family, Fred
Wiseman, and Susan Zedner.
Please pray for healing and
support for our Trinity family,
friends, family members and all
those who are lonely, grieving, in
need, homeless or looking for
work, and for peace in our world.
Also, remember in your prayers all
those in the military, and pray for
all in harm’s way and for their
families, and all those who have
lost loved ones to war.
Please pray for those innocents
who have died and those affected
by war and violence throughout
the world.
IN OUR PRAYERS
THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS — YOU KEEP TRINITY VIBRANT!
I f you would like to help out on Sunday mornings, signup sheets are usually passed around during worship, or floating around the Fellowship Hall during
coffee time. Thank YOU for all you do!
SUNDAY SERVICE
September 1
Liturgist: Joe von Volkli
Ushers: George and Shirley Williams
Flowers: Vicki Long
Coffee: Dan and Donna Purnell
Money Counters: George Williams and Marlene Colvin
September 8
Liturgist: Clint Webb
Greeters: Pat Webb
Ushers: Ron Portin and Melinda La Plant
Flowers: Nancy and Alan Stevens
Coffee: Nancy and Alan Stevens
Money Counters: Sally Helman and Harvey Crow
September 15
Liturgist: Ron Rivas
Greeters: Sally and Charlie Helman
Ushers: Sally and Charlie Helman
Money Counters: Chris Walvatne and George Williams
September 22
Liturgist: Keff Krida
Greeters: Nancy and Alan Stevens
Money Counters: Dalene Edgar and Marlene Colvin
September 29
Liturgist: Beth Kissinger
Money Counters: Donna Abbott and Marlene Colvin
Master of Ceremonies: Dan Purnell
Money Counters: Marlene Colvin & George Williams
CANDLELIGHT CONCERT
September 8 13th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 18:1-11 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 (UMH 854) Philemon 1:1-21 Luke 14:25-33 September 15 14th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 Psalm 14 (UMH 746) 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10
September 22 15th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Psalm 79:1-9, or Psalm 4 (UMH 741) 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13
September 29 16th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 (UMH 810) 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31
BIBLE READINGS
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Trinity United Methodist Church 609 Taylor Street Port Townsend, WA 98368
Rev. Tony Brown, Pastor 360-385-0484 [email protected] www.trinityumcpt.org
Office Hours: 9 - noon Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday
Trinity Times is published by Trinity UMC. Please email calendar items, photos, and articles to the office—see our calendar for current dead-line to turn in articles. Editorial staff: Colleen Gawle, Penny Vorster and Lynn Zephryna. Assembly and mail-ing: Jan and Harvey Crow; backups: Nancy Carter, Marcia Coleman, and Gail Jenkins.
TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
609 Taylor Street
Pray for Love, Peace, Justice
and Rebirth in the world.
Photos in this issue were submitted by Nancy and Alan Stevens, Dan Purnell, Lynn Zephryna, and Pastor Tony.
BIRTHDAYS
1 Shirley Rivas
3 Rejeana Drewry
3 Eric Incoy
9 Don Edgar
11 Beth Mackey
12 Shannon Callahan
18 Donette Kimball
20 Jenny Pack
21 Katie Finedell
22 William J. Marley
ANNIVERSARIES
1 Stan Goddard and Beth Mackey, 2001
1 Rebecca and Jeff Krida
12 Erik and Katie Allen (9-12-2015)
23 Warren and Chris Walvatne
September Celebrations!