CHURCH INFORMATION

Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor

PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Rochelle Michael, Dir. Ministry and
Pastoral Services

execuTive LeAdeRShiP
Deacon Wilfred Bentley,
Exec. Dir. Operations

OFFice OF The SR. PASTOR

Melody Morgan,
Exec. Asst. to the Pastor

Rev. Mark Barclay, Assoc. Pastor

Daryle Brown,
Exec. Dir. of Multi-Media Comm.

Deacon Karen Cupil, Admin. Asst.

Rev. Dr. Stacey L. Edwards-Dunn,

Exec. Min. of Community
Engagement and Transformation

Rev. Aaron McLeod,

Exec. Dir. of Special Projects

Rev. Carmin Frederick, Assoc. Pastor

Rev. Michael D. Jacobs, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Neichelle Guidry, Assoc. Pastor

Ebony Only,
Exec. Dir. of Human Resources

Rev. Linda Mootry-Dodd, Assoc. Pastor

Rev. Barbara A. Heard, Vol. Assoc. Pastor

Rev. Mark A. Smith,

Exec. Minister of Stewardship

Rev. Clyde White, Vol. Assoc. Pastor

Deacon Shirley Bims-Ellis, Dir. of CFABS
Min. Jasmin Taylor, Digi Pastor

Sunday Worship Services

7:14 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
(Praise Service begins
15 minutes prior)
Youth church
7:14 a.m., 10:45 a.m.
Bible discovery hour
9:45 a.m.

church hours
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday through Friday
11:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.
Saturdays 9:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Sundays 6:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.

Brenda Tillman, Admin. Asst.

PROGRAM STAFF
Bryan Johnson, Dir. Sacred Music Dr. Julia Speller, Dir. Christian Ed.
Rev. Dr. Linda Thomas, Theologian-in-Residence

Wednesday Praise and Prayer

11:30 a.m. - Prayer Service
6:00 p.m. - Prayer Service
7:00 p.m. - Wednesday @ The Well
Saturday church School
9:00 a.m.
cFABS Bible Study
773-966-1507
For current schedule,
Visit www.trinitychicago.org

400 West 95th Street

Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120
Telephone (773) 962-5650

www.trinitychicago.org

Live Sunday Webcasts

7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
www.trinitychicago.org
Radio Broadcast
Sundays, 6:00 p.m.
WVON 1690 AM
Mondays, 9:40 a.m.
WGCI 107.5 FM
"On the Block with Dr. Moss"

@TrinityChicago
#TrinityChicago

There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served.
1 Corinthians 12:5 (TEV)

Order of Worship (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.) ...............................................................................2
Unison Scripture ..............................................................................................................................................3
Sermon Notes/Prayer Concerns ......................................................................................................................4
Musical Guest Bio ............................................................................................................................................5
Fasting For The Lenten Season ........................................................................................................................6
Vistro In A Bag/New Members Class Facilitators.............................................................................................7
Trinity UCC Credit Union/Immabasi Caregivers ...............................................................................................8
Women's Conference 2016 .............................................................................................................................9
Ladies Night Out ............................................................................................................................................10
Green Page ....................................................................................................................................................11
Our Chinese Interns .......................................................................................................................................12
Married Couples Ministry/New Members Class............................................................................................14
Dubai/Ethiopia Trip .......................................................................................................................................15
Akiba..............................................................................................................................................................16
Endeleo..........................................................................................................................................................17
Calendar ........................................................................................................................................................18
Events ............................................................................................................................................................19
Divine Imagination Call ..................................................................................................................................19
About the Cover ............................................................................................................................................20

Trinity UCC Media and Technology Protocols

Photography and Recording: Still photography, videography and audio recording of our worship services,
ministry programs and community services is prohibited on church property, without prior expressed
approval from Trinity United Church of Christ. To request permission, contact Daryle Brown, Executive
Director of Multi-Media Communications, at 773-966-1544.
Media: If visiting in an official media capacity, please be sure to check-in at our reception desk upon arrival.
WiFi: Trinity UCC offers Wifi for our members and visitors as a courtesy, so that they may participate in our
worship services and ministry. User ID: trinity Password: guest
Listening Assistance: As we endeavor to maintain a sacred worship experience, please return listening devices
following the Benediction. An Audio Technician is available in the sound room for 15 minutes following each
service for the return of your device.
ThAnk yoU FoR yoUR CooPeRATion!

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Table of Contents

Order of Worship - 7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Opening Song ................................................................................................God Is Great
Call To Worship/Invocation Prayer
Parish Concerns
Visitor Recognition
Passing of the Peace
The Pastors Word
The Service of Giving
Offertory Sentences
Tithes/Offerings/CD/DVD Project
Altar Call (7:30 a.m.) ........................................................................... Our God Is Greater
Altar Call (11:00 a.m.) ......................................................................... Only Call His Name
Sermon ...............................................................................The Genius Of African People

Order of Worship - 6:00 p.m.

Opening Song ............................................Is There Anybody Here Who Loves My Jesus?
Call To Worship/Invocation Prayer
Ministry of Music....................................................................... Thank You For The Blood
Sermon ...............................................................................The Genius Of African People
The Service of Giving
Offertory Sentences
Tithes/Offerings
Altar Call/Benediction
**The Order of Worship is subject to change, at the dictation of the Holy Spirit

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Unison Scripture
iSAiAh 40:28-31 (niV)
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the
everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He
will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one
can fathom. 29He gives strength to the weary and increases
the power of the weak. 30Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall; 31but those who hope in
the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings
like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk
and not be faint.

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Sermon Notes/Prayer Concerns

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Guest Musician Bio

Jeffrey La Valley is the producer for the CD
and DVD release of Stay Connected recorded by
the Worship and Arts ministries of Trinity United
Church of Christ.

Jeffrey has served as the minister of music at the New Jerusalem Full Gospel
Baptist Church in Flint, Michigan, for over 30 years. He also served, for nine
years, as the International Minister of Music for the Full Gospel Baptist Church
Fellowship (Bishop Paul S. Morton, Presiding Bishop). On July 18, 2004, Jeffrey
was ordained as an Elder by Bishop Odis A. Floyd.
As a writer, musician, director, and/or producer, Jeffrey has appeared on over
270 projects including the New Jerusalem Baptist Church Choir, WilmingtonChester Mass Choir, Florida Mass Choir, Charles Fold and The Charles Fold
Singers, Myrna Summers, Rev. Donald Vails, Rev. James Cleveland, the
Wisconsin Community Choir, Vernard Johnson, The Christianaires, Douglas
Miller, Keith Pringle and the Pentecostal Community Choir, the Jackson
Southernaires, The Voices-Supreme, Betty Griffin-Keller, Charisma, Dello
Thedford and the Gospel Symphonic Choir, the Full Gospel Baptist Church
Mass Choir (which he produced, and was nominated for Stellar, Soul Train
and Grammy Awards), Lou Rawls, and many others.

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GUeST MUSiCiAn Bio

A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey began

his musical career at the age of five, on a piano
purchased for his older sister. He has studied
journalism at Pennsylvania State University in
Monaca, Pennsylvania, Marquette University in Milwaukee, and has formally
studied music at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan.

Fasting For The Lenten Season

As we prepare for our churchwide Lenten season fast, keep in mind our 2016 Theme The Fruit of the
Spirit: Taste and See! Our reset cards for 2016 reflect the monthly Bible scriptures that support our
theme, focusing on a separate fruit each month. For the time of our fast, they will focus on Joy and
Peace. You are encouraged to use this resource as one of your sources of inspiration during our fasting
period and beyond. Fasting is a spiritual discipline designed to deepen our relationship with Jesus Christ.
We do not fast to lose weight; we fast to be empowered by Jesus Christ. In 2016, as we seek to renew
our relationship with God, God will reveal Gods purpose and plan in your life if you dare fast, pray,
study and learn the power of quiet time. Jesus had to steal away from the crowd and spend time with
his Father in the mountains, to pray, study, reflect, meditate, and center his spirit. If fasting and prayer
were the disciplines of Jesus, should not this be followed by us? Join with us this season and witness a
breakthrough, as we fast, pray, study, reflect, meditate, and learn the power of quiet time.
Question: i have never fasted before?
Answer: Consult your doctor first!* Fasting is not
the removal of all food from your diet. Fasting is
learning to discipline your mind, body and spirit
to remove something you know hinders your
ability to function at your highest capacity, from
your life or diet.
Question: is fasting biblical?
Answer: Fasting is biblical. Throughout the Old
and New Testaments, fasting was used by the
people of God to prepare for a spiritual challenge,
hear Gods voice before making a major decision,
and for removing destructive forces in your life.
Fast #1 - Fasting to confront destructive forces
February 10 February 16
Eat all your meals before 6:00 p.m.
February 17 February 23
Eat only two meals, before 6:00 p.m.
February 24 March 1
Eat only one meal a day before 6:00 p.m.
March 2 March 8
Drink only juices, water, and/or tea
March 9 March 15
Eat only fruits and vegetables, before 6:00
p.m.
March 16 March 26
Slowly begin to add meat to your diet
Fast #2 The Daniel Fast (Taken from the book
of Daniel). When Daniel was captured by the
Babylonians, he asked of the Babylonians if he,
along with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,

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could fast eating only fruits and vegetables so they

would be prepared to confront the Babylonian
king.

February 10 February 16
Eat all meals before 6:00 p.m.
February 17 February 23
Eat only two meals a day, before 6:00 p.m.
February 24 March 1
Eat only fruits and vegetables, before 6:00
p.m.
March 2 March 8
Eat one meal a day before 6:00 p.m.; meat
may be added.
March 9 March 15
Eat two meals a day before 6:00 p.m.; meat
may be added.
March 16 March 26
Eat three meals a day before 6:00 p.m.

Fast #3 - Removing certain foods or items from

your diet or life. One type of fasting is to remove
certain foods from your diet, such as fried foods,
sweets, sodas, or refined sugar and/or flour.
*Please seek the advice of your primary care provider/
doctor before beginning a fast that involves restricting
food/calories and/or medication. Your doctor can help
you design a fasting plan that protects your health
and well-being. This is extremely important if you are
pregnant or have a medical condition. Medical condition
examples include, but are not limited to those who have a
chronic disease such as diabetes, HIV/AIDS, hypertension,
heart disease, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease,
recent surgery, etc.

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Announcements

Vistro In a Bag
Thee Vegan Bistro
plant-based eating at its finest

Al Watson of Vistro in a Bag is supplying food for the 10-Day Jumpstart which begins
Monday, February 29th. To place your Vistro in a Bag order, visit www.vistroinabag.com.
Orders can be picked up Thursday, March 3rd, 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. at the church. For
information, contact Mr. Watson, 312-560-9643.

The Trinity UCC Food for the Soul Facebook page shares
information about healthy eating and living, focusing on
providing healthy tips for purposeful living, recipes, and
more!

neW MeMBeR CLASS FACiLiTAToRS neeDeD!

Requirements:

Must be a member of the church for a minimum of three years

Must have completed all prerequisite Bible classes
Be actively engaged in ministry
Be a tither

If you are interested in facilitating the New Member classes and have met
the requirements, please contact Rev. Rochelle Michael,
773-966-1549.

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Join oUR neW FACeBook GRoUP

TRiniTy UCC FooD FoR The SoUL

Announcements
TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
Celebrating 37 years of Service

Make Way for New Things in 2016

Friday, March 15, 2016
6:30 p.m.
Light Refreshments
For information, Call 773-966-1500 Mailbox 2505 or
email creditunion@trinitychicago.org.

Coming in March!
A 4-week Caregiver Workshop
Hosted by the Immabasi Health and Wellness Ministry
And the University of Illinois/Chicago College of Nursing
Workshop will assist caregivers in making the best medical
and health-related decisions for their loved ones.
Stop by the Immabasi Health and Wellness table
in the Atrium, following worship services.

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Announcements

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2016 WOMENS CONFERENCE

Thursday, May 12 Saturday, May 14, 2016

Renaissance Schaumburg Conference Center
1551 Thoreau Drive North Schaumburg, IL

Our Early Bird registration was a HUGE success, with over 350 women
registered for the conference!
Our Guest Preachers and Workshop Leaders include:

Rev. Dr. Delois Brown Daniels Rev. Courtney Clayton Jenkins

Rev. Sheleta Fomby Rev. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones

Rev. Dr. Robin Smith Rev. Wanda Washington Rev. Dr. Renita Weems

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Stop by the Womens Conference Table following worship services OR
Register online: http://tinyurl.com/TUCCWomen2016
To book your room TODAY, Call 847-303-4100, or visit
https://resweb.passkey.com/go/TrinityUnitedChurch2016
REGISTRATION
$125/person

TEEN REGISTRATION
$60/person (Must be a high school student)

DONT FORGET TO PURCHASE YOUR AD

TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS YEARS CONFERENCE BOOK!
Stop by the Women's Conference Registration table following all worship services
today! For information, contact Min. Jen Colvin, 773-962-5650 or email jacolvin@
trinitychicago.org.

SAVE THE DATE!

Ladies Night Out

Worship Service
Friday, March 11, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Rev. Dr. Gina Stewart

Senior Pastor, Christ MB Church

Memphis, Tennessee
Guest Preacher

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Announcements
Sunday, March 13, 2016 Saturday, March 19, 2016
SiGn-UP AFTeR ALL ThRee WoRShiP SeRViCeS ToDAy
in The ATRiUM
We didnt just inherit the earth from our ancestors;
we are borrowing it from our children!

Leave all paper behind Sunday

Recycle bulletins in the green containers around the church

Dont take a bulletin, use the bulletin you can find on the Trinity App
Dont take an envelope for giving, do it electronically

Meatless Monday

Dine without eating meat for one day; meat processing plants pollute our environment
Minimize the need for such processing by choosing not to partake in meat for just one
day

Transportation Tuesday

Combine all errands Inflate tires Take public transportation

Waste not Wednesday

Turn off and unplug items in your household that might produce phantom electricity. Do
this before you leave home.

no Plastic on Purpose Thursday

Try not to use any plastic on this day. For example, drink water from re-usable
containers; use a stainless coffee mug for your coffee instead of buying it from the store,
etc.

Reassigned the recyclables Friday

Create a recycling solution in your home. Make it simple for you to use going forward.
Find a container for recycling glass, plastic, paper

Lights out Saturday

Join 162 countries and turn off lights for 1 hour
Document your experience; we want to hear from you! Send us an email (green@trinitychicago.
org) and share the good news, the ups and downs, and the challenges you may have faced.

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Announcements
our Chinese interns
For three weeks, Trinity UCC was blessed to have two university students from China, Xingyu Zhong
(Vanessa) and Wei Si (Fay), who served as interns in our Accounting and Ministry Services
Departments, respectively. Vanessa and Fay were introduced to Trinity UCC by our member,
Deacon Cathy Boganey, who volunteers as a host for Cultural Homestay International (CHI), a
non-profit organization that promotes international friendship and goodwill through educational
exchanges, by immersing young people from overseas into our North American culture, business,
and way of life.
Below, Fay, Melodee, and Deacon Cathy, share their thoughts about the past three weeks. Please
remember to keep Vanessa and Fay in your prayers.
Fay describes her experiences at Trinity as colorful it was her first time working with Black
people, and she felt the team members were very nice and helpful. She was treated to a cultural
and historical lesson by Adrian Williams of Ministry Services, as well as a soul food meal of chicken
wings, greens, and fried corn prepared by Deacon Cathys mom. Fay also shared that she regularly
talked to her parents via FaceTime and that she hoped to one day return to Chicago. Fay was able
to attend one of the worship services, and because the Chinese have no religion, it was definitely
an experience she will not forget. She felt that Trinity was truly a place where people can come
and find themselves, and a place where people get together to share love. She enjoyed the music
and the Mens Chorus.
Deacon Cathy Boganey, a member of Trinity UCC for over 30 years, was invited by a friend to
consider volunteering as a host with Cultural Homestay International. Cathy has since hosted 4
students from China. She shared that Vanessa and Fay were both self-sufficient and independent,
taking public transportation all across the Chicago area, even traveling to the north suburbs to
shop at the outlet mall! Cathys mom also got involved, by cooking soul food dishes the interns
had never eaten. Deacon Cathy stated that she does not mind learning about other cultures
and sharing her own culture with others. As she thought about who she could connect the two
students with in order for them to gain knowledge about the African/Black tradition, she thought
about her church home and contacted the Human Resources department.
Melodee Wricks, HR team member, shared that she learned from Vanessa and Fay that it is o.k.
to live outside the box and step out on faith. She was encouraged by their tenacity and felt it
was time she mirrored their I can do ALL things attitude. Melody also felt that Trinity should
consider an exchange program, as well as host students from across the globe.

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Accounting major, Beijing Normal

University, Haidian, Beijing
(At the time of this interview,
Vanessa had returned to Beijing)

Wei Si (Fay), age 22,

Public Service Management major

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and
Astronautics

Trinity UCC is proud of its global ministry and presence around

the world via online worship; thus, it was a blessing to offer an
opportunity for our sisters from China to experience the culture of
Africans living in Diaspora.
Thank You to Deacon Cathy and our Human Resources team
member, Melodee Wricks, who worked with Deacon Cathy to
ensure Vanessa and Fays Trinity experiences were enjoyable
and life-changing. We also thank the Accounting and Ministry
Services teams for sharing their expertise with Vanessa and Fay,
while making them feel comfortable and at home during their
internship.
Fay and Melodee Wricks

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Xingyu Zhong (Vanessa), age 21,

Announcements
TRiniTy UCC MARRieD CoUPLeS MiniSTRy

AnnUAL BLACk MARRiAGe DAy

DinneR DAnCe

Candlelight, Dinner, and You

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Fellowship: 6:00 p.m. Dinner: 7:00 p.m.

Tinley Park Convention Center
18451 Convention Center Drive Tinley Park, IL

$85 per couple

Purchase online: http://tinyurl.com/TUCCMCMDinner

Overnight accommodations available at Tinley Park Holiday Inn

(Connected to the convention center)

$119/night, plus tax 708-444-1100 (Mention Trinity Married Couples Ministry)

For information, email marriedcouples@trinitychicago.org

The Stewardship Ministry Cordially invites All new Members

To Attend Their BLACk AnD ChRiSTiAn new Member Class
Adults and Teens
Sessions i & ii Saturday, March 5, 2016
Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hall

Children ages 12 and under

Sessions i & ii Saturday, March 5, 2016
Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
(Children must be accompanied by Parent or Guardian)

(Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided)

Receive Right hand of Fellowship, Sunday, March 6, 2016, 4:45 p.m.

Please remember to bring your Bible if you dont have one, well provide one for you!
RSVP and CONFIRM your participation! Call the Membership/Ministry Services office,
773-962-5650, immediately! Expect a follow-up call from the Stewardship Ministry.
PLEASE NOTE: Your picture will be taken during the class.

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Announcements

JOIN PASTOR MOSS ON AN INAUGURAL STUDY TOUR OF

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
Sunday, June 19 Monday, July 1, 2017
Cost: $5,399/person (All inclusive; payment plan available)
This 12-day tour travels from Chicago aboard Emirates Airlines to
Dubai and Addis Ababa. This sojourn of a lifetime will include daily
lectures with Pastor Moss and other biblical and cultural scholars, as
well as tours to other historical, educational, and cultural places in
Bahir Dar, Gondar, Lalibela, and Axum.
For more information and to reserve your space, call Ms. Mary
Hanania at Consolidated Tours Organization, Inc., 800-554-4556 or
email info@ctoinc.com.
The tour is open to everyone please share with
your family and friends today!

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AND

Baptism, Baby Dedication, Right hand of Fellowship, and

more available online at http://trinityucc.zenfolio.com!

COMING SOON: March 13, 2016

The Women's Conference Committee and The Akiba Bookstore present

Ain't I A Woman?
A Women's History Month Afternoon with Women Authors (Book Forum and Signing Event)
Literary focus is on self-actualization and empowerment.
If you are an author whose work uplifts and empowers, please submit your book with letter of
introduction and contact information to the mailroom, at the attention of "Bookstore Manager" to
be considered for our Afternoon with Women Authors.
Accepting submissions until Friday, March 4, 2016.

2016 MAAFA SET!

February 7, 14 and 21, 2016

$25 - CD SET

$35 - DVD SET

WORSHIP AND ARTS CD & DVD (FEBRUARY 28, 2016)

PRE-ORDER ONLINE ONLY!

$9.99/CD - $15.99/DVD
Go to www.trinitychicago.org/shop to place your order early!
In His Image FREE with $25 or more
purchase!

NEW AKIBA STORE HOURS

Tuesday - Thursday, 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Friday, 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, CLOSED.
Sunday, after each Worship Service
(773) 962 - 5660 www.trinitychicago.org/shop

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Announcements
Morehouse College selects Mr. khary Armster from
Whitney Young Magnet High School
Xavier University of Louisiana selects Ms. koty McCoy
from Lindblom Math and Science
North Carolina A&T State University selects Mr. Darius
Slatton from Homewood Flossmoor High School

We are enormously grateful to our Endeleo Parent Ambassadors for investing in the
2016 crop of future leaders and in partnership, Endeleo will help them navigate their
way to and through these culturally-rich institutions leading to graduation.
Ms. McCoy's recent acceptance to Xavier University of Louisiana prompted her family
to again participate in this year's exclusive tour of the State of Louisiana. We are
super excited for the Lindblom Math and Science grad particularly because of Xavier's
outstanding track record in sending more African American students to medical school
than any other in the country. Bus Tours Matter!
If you are interested in having your child engage in an experience that can change their
trajectory, put them on a path to self-discovery, and raise their consciousness, this tour
is for you. After all, education is indeed a contact sport.
Stop by our table in the Atrium, following the 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
worship services for more information and registration.

Endeleo is Progress, Growth, and Development

www.endeleoinstitute.org

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Over the next few weeks, the Endeleo Institute will

showcase outstanding students headed to Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) next year. This
premiere group of talented young people have all
participated in our Spring Break College Tours and
identified the experience as the key factor in the
decision-making process.

Calendar
FRIDAY 3/4

toDAY 2/28
7:30 a.m.

400 W. 95th Street

400 W. 95th Street

Worship Service SA
Winter Youth Art Exhibit Display - NII
9:15 a.m. Saturday Bible School: S.A.L.T. Teens - 203
9:30 a.m. Bible Discovery Hour - WC
11:00 a.m. Worship Service SA
1:30 p.m. Childrens Church Youth Assistant Training - 120
2:00 p.m. Church in Society States Attorney Q & A Judges
-A
6:00 p.m. Worship Service SA

Team Appreciation Day (Church Closed)

SAtuRDAY 3/5
7:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.

MonDAY 2/29
400 W. 95th Street
CHURCH CLoSED

tuESDAY 3/1
5:50 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.

400 W. 95th Street

Womens Chorus (SLT) - 116

Boot Camp - Robichaux Park
Drug and Alcohol Ministry - 102
Womens Chorus Rehearsal - SA
Church in Society - 102
Mens Chorus Rehearsal - WC

tuCC Village Center - 1947 West 95th Street

10:00 a.m. Big Mamas House Quilting - W301

6:30 p.m. Mwanabaraka/Khayralla Rehearsal - W301

10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.

400 W. 95th Street

Yoga - NII
Black and Christian New Members Class - FH
Yoga Ministry - 207
Saturday Bible School: 3rd & 4th Grade - 202
Saturday Bible School: 1st & 2nd Grade - 116
Saturday Bible Class: Adult Bible Class - WC
Saturday Bible Class: Pre-School/Kindergarten
- 120
Saturday Bible School: S.A.L.T. Teens - 203
SBS: Confirmation/Discipleship Class - Library
Ministers In Training - SA
Little Warriors for Christ/Imani Ya Watume - WC
Math Tutorial - 202
The Next Movement - 120
Wedding Seminar - 207
Walaika Rehearsal - WC
Drill Team Ministries - NII East
Pre-Marital Counseling - 202
Catching the Sun Film - WC
Deacon Ministry - SA

tuCC Village Center - 1947 West 95th Street

9:00 a.m. Endeleo ACT Prep - W301

10:00 a.m. Big Mamas House Sewing Class - W307

WEDnESDAY 3/2
11:00 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.

400 W. 95th Street

Prayer Service - WC
Immabasi: Family Caregivers Support Meeting - FH
Praise Team - FH
Wednesday at the Well - SA

tHuRSDAY 3/3
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.

400 W. 95th Street

Christian Martial Arts - FH

Restart 4 Health - A
Drill Team - NII East
Sanctuary Choir - SA

tuCC Village Center - 1947 West 95th Street

6:30 p.m.

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Tangeni Dance Rehearsal - W301

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Events
BLAine Denye LiBRARy SAVe The DATe! 2ND
Annual Library Open House, Sunday, April 17,
AnD Ministry partners invite you to visit our
library and explore the volumes on Bible study,
African American history and culture, The focus
for February is African American History Month:
Glory Days: Inspired Moments in African American
History, by Janus Adams; Land of Hope: Chicago,
Black Southern, and the Great Migration, by
James Grossman; I, Too, Sing America: African
American Poetry, by Catherine Clinton; In Our
Own Image, by Patrik Henry Bass; North Star to
Freedom: Story of the Underground Railroad,
by Gena Gorrell, Library hours are Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Wednesdays,
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.
- 4:00 p.m.

MiniSTRy eVenTS
SinGLeS MiniSTRy monthly meeting Tuesday,
March 1, 7:00 p.m., Discussion on What Happens When You Pray, Come grow and fellowship
with the Singles Ministry! Information, email singles@trinitychicago.org

CoMMUniTy eVenTS
2016 yoUTh hoMeSTAy Opportunities, host
students from Africa, A chance to meet a young
person, learn of their culture, and share ours with
them, Previous students have come from Ghana,
Cote dIvoire, Togo, Rwanda, Congo, Botswana,
Chad, Information and dates, Call Rev. Cedric
McKay, 773-340-9095 or email Africa.Scholar@
gmail.com

hoST FAMiLy/ADULT FoSTeR CARe Program,

by Envision Unlimited, Information session,
Wednesday, March 23, 6:30 p.m., 1814 W. 103rd
St., Information, Call Breann Carroll, 773-2968938
CULTURAL ConneCTionS AFRiCAn Marketplace
and Bazaar, Friday, March 18, 11:00 a.m. 8:00
p.m., Saturday, March 19, 9:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.,
Dixon Elementary School, 8306 S. St. Lawrence
Ave., Information, Call 773-535-3834
JAZZ AnD BLUeS SChoLARShiP Brunch, hosted
by the Jackson State University National Alumni
Association honoring Trinitys own, Dorothy
Miller Cobbs, Saturday, April 16, 11:40 a.m.
3:30 p.m., Serbian Social Center, 18550 Stony
Island, Lansing, IL, Tickets and information, Call
708-891-2245
yoUTh SyMPoSiUM, Saturday, March 12, 10:00
a.m. 3:00 p.m., Dunbar High School, 3000 S.
King Dr., Hosted by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority,
Inc., ETA XI Sigma alumnae chapter, Includes
workshops on teen driver safety, dating violence,
HIV/AIDS awareness, STEM career panel and
more, Information, email etaxisigmapr@gmail.
com, or call 720-460-1922

DiVine
iMAGinATion
CALL
Join Pastor Moss for
his monthly Divine
Imagination telephone

message, 11:55 a.m., Thursday, March 10, 2016,

Dial 712-775-7031, enter passcode 634787; press
the # key (Please note new call-in number)

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ChURChWiDe eVenTS

About the cover...

Front Cover: 1. Dr. Charles Drew: Physician, researcher, and surgeon who
revolutionized the understanding of blood plasma, which lead to the invention
of blood banks. 2. Sarah Breedlove (Madam C. J. Walker): Entrepreneur,
philanthropist, and the first self-made millionaire woman of any race in
America. Walker made her fortune as the founder of a line of beauty products
for Black women under her company, Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Co.
3. Marie Van Brittan Brown: The first person to develop the patent for closed
circuit television security. Browns invention became the framework for the
modern closed circuit television system widely used for surveillance, crime
prevention, and traffic monitoring. 4. Dr. Marjorie Stewart Joyner: The Grand
Dame of Black Beauty Culture, developed the Permanent Waving Machine,
which permed or straightened hair by wrapping it in rods. 5. Elijah McCoy:
McCoy patented the "lubricator cup," which saved companies from losing
time and money in frequently stopping machines to have them manually
oiled. This invention also coined the phrase, "Real McCoy" to describe any
instrument or process that is flawless in quality and performance. 6. Frederick
McKinley Jones: A 20th century inventor who helped revolutionize both
the cinema and refrigeration industries. He is best known for inventing the
first automatic refrigeration system for trucks. 7. Benjamin Bradley: The
first person to develop a working model of a steam engine for a war ship.
8. Garrett Morgan: Patented several inventions, including an improved sewing
machine and traffic signal, a hair-straightening product, and a respiratory
device that would later provide the blueprint for WWI gas masks. 9. Miriam
Benjamin: The second Black woman to receive a patent for her invention, the
"Gong and Signal Chair" for hotels. This allowed hotel customers to summon a waiter from the comfort of their chair. 10. Granville
Woods: Woods holds more than 50 patents for such inventions as the egg incubator and a steam boiler furnace. His most significant
invention, the synchronous multiplex railway telegraph (patented in 1887), allowed railway stations to communicate with moving
trains.

Back Cover: 1. Dr. Marc Hannah: Electrical engineer, graphic designer, and cofounder of Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI), a company well-known for its computer
graphics technology in such movies as Jurassic Park, Aladdin, Beauty and
the Beast, The Hunt for Red October, Terminator 2, and Field of Dreams.
2. Dr. Shirley Jackson: American physicist whose experiments are responsible
for many telecommunications developments, including the touch-tone
telephone, portable fax, caller ID, call waiting, and the fiber-optic cable. 3.
Dr. George E. Alcorn, Jr.: Inventor of the imaging x-ray spectrometer, which
allowed scientists to examine materials that couldnt be broken down into
smaller parts for study. 4. Dr. Patricia Bath: Invented the laserphaco probe,
which represented a significant advance for cataract surgery. 5. Dr. Betty
Harris: Invented a spot test for identifying explosives in a field environment.
6. Dr. James West: Acoustician credited with inventing the foil electret
microphone while developing instruments for human hearing research. 7.
Annie Easley: Computer programmer, mathematician, and scientist, was one
of the first African American women in the team to develop software for
the Centaur rocket stage. She developed and implemented a computer
code that analyzed substitute power technologies and helped to determine
energy conversion systems and alternate systems to solve energy problems.
8. Dr. James C. Letton: Earned several patents for biodegradable soap
elements and enzyme stabilizers for laundry detergent in the late 1970s and
has also been granted patents while working as part of the team exploring
uses for fat substitute olestra. 9. Roy Clay, Sr.: Known as the Godfather of
Silicon Valley and a technology pioneer, Mr. Clay is a founding member of
the Hewlett Packard computer division, and is credited with inventing the
first electronic equipment safety testing device to be certified by Underwriters Laboratory (UL). 10. Valerie Thomas: Inventor of the
illusion transmitter. While managing a project for NASA's image processing systems, Thomas' team spearheaded the development of
"Landsat," the first satellite to send images from space.

The Race for a Clean Energy Future

Hosted by Mrs. Monica Moss

SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH, 3:00 P.M.

TRINITY UCC, WRIGHT CHAPEL

FILM FESTIVAL
MARCH 4-6

Register at:

oneearthfilmfest.org