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ESL Classes at Trinity ~ Since September 2006, Trinity Episcopal Church in
partnership with Grace United Methodist has offered English as a Second
Language (ESL) classes to those in our community seeking to develop and
refine their English skills.
Fall semester 2008 classes will be offered at Grace United
Methodist Church with spring semester classes offered at Trinity
Episcopal Church. We are seeking students, volunteer teachers,
teacher assistants, substitutes, and support volunteers who would like
to participate and contribute to this outreach program.
Important fall dates are:
Registration: Monday - September 22, 2008 @ 7:00: Grace United
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Classes Begin: Monday,
September 29. 2008
Classes End: Thursday, December
4, 2008
Classes Held: Grace United
Methodist Fellowship Hall
every Monday and Thursday - 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. (except for
Veteran's Day, Nov. 11th & Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27th)
Cost per Student:
$20 per semester
Students seeking further information,
please call the ESLIM Hotline: 703-841-0292.
Those seeking further information about teaching and other volunteer
opportunities, please call Jane Lehman.
Training for both new and veteran volunteers is provided by ESL and
Immigrant Ministries on August 23rd and September 7th.
If interested, please ask Jane about the training classes.
Help
Us Fill the Food Pantry ~ Did
you know that each week Trinity hands out 12-15 bag lunches and
2-3 bags of food to the homeless or those temporarily unable to provide
food for their families? We
need your help to stock the food pantry.
Clip this “coupon,” keep it with you when you shop and place
your nonperishable food donations in the basket at the back of the
church. Thank you!
Answer the Call to Social Action
~ Jesus
calls us to go forth beyond the walls of the church to respond to local
issues in our neighborhoods and communities.
Do you feel a call to social action?
We need you! Outreach
Commission meets on the Second Tuesday of each month.
Come see how you can get involved!
Outreach
Commission
The
mission of Trinity’s Outreach Commission is to use our money and our
hard work (sweat!) to help relieve suffering in our community. Training our congregation to put their faith in action can be
fun and filled with blessings. Some
of the projects we supported in 2005 include:
PROJECT MEND-A-HOUSE – This non-profit group performs home repairs for
elderly and disabled people in the county.
A dedicated group helped build and finish a handicap ramp for a
homebound nine-year old girl. Two Saturdays were devoted to
refurbishing the Gray house, with generous gifts of time, talent and
much needed materials from Richard and Stacy Lensis.
TRINITY PANTRY – We continue to stock the Trinity Pantry with
emergency food for walk-in individuals and families in the Old Town
area. We provide daypacks
with simple, no-preparation, ready-to-eat foods for a person to eat on
the go. Additionally we provide easy-to-prepare meals for families
with access to a microwave. Ann
Lyons is project coordinator.
ALTAR OF HOPE – Each year we collect food and money for complete
Thanksgiving dinner baskets for families in our community who might
otherwise not have a holiday meal.
The food is gathered around the altar on the Sunday before
Thanksgiving, and that afternoon church members help gather, sort and
deliver the food. This
year Trinity donated enough for 25 grateful families. Rich Garon was
project coordinator.
UN-TRIM-A-TREE – Our annual Un-Trim-A-Tree project was also a huge
success. We provided
Christmas gifts and food gift certificates to 25 children from 11
local families. Each
child receives at least three presents and two pieces of clothing.
Raylene Russell is project coordinator.
OPERATION WARM HUGS - We
are already in the process of gathering coats to provide during the
winter months. We have
expanded the ministry to offer toiletries, socks and underwear to
people in need. Raylene
Russell is the project coordinator.
Trinity continues to give financial support to various area agencies
including SERVE, Prince William Area Free Clinic, the ARC of Greater
Prince William, Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry, Prince William
Interfaith Care Givers, ACTS/Turning Points and Project Mend A House. Members of the Outreach Commission are: Cindy Brookshire, Kelly Harman, Debbie
Harrison, Andy Harrover, Sharyn Henderson, Ann Lyons, Raylene Russell,
Margaret Wheeler, George Younts.
We meet the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the
library. Everyone is
encouraged to become familiar with our outreach ministries.
We really are making a difference in our community.
Special Outreach Projects
Trinity Episcopal Church