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Order INFORM
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PASTORAL/PROGRAM STAFF
Rev. Otis Moss III, Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Senior Pastor
Rev. Stacey Edwards-Dunn, Director of Pastoral Services
Rev. Barbara A. Heard, Associate Pastor
Rev. Rochelle Michael, Associate Pastor
Rev. Linda Mootry-Dodd, Associate Pastor
Rev. Michael G. Sykes, Associate Pastor
Rev. Tiffany Trent, Associate Pastor
Rev. Reginald Williams, Associate Pastor
Rev. Ramah E. Wright, Associate Pastor
Dr. Julia Speller, Director, Christian Education
Rev. Michael D. Jacobs, Minister to Youth and Children
Rev. Ann Patton, Minister of Christian Education
Deacon Shirley Bims-Ellis, Director, Center for African Biblical Studies
Robert E. Wooten, Jr., Director of Music
Deacon Jeri L. Wright, Director of Media
Ivey Matute, Executive Secretary

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• F.A.T. Fridays • Sundays, 9:45 a.m. Sundays • 6:00 p.m.
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Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. Monday – Friday
12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Weekly Praise/Prayer Service
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(Praise Service begins 15 minutes prior)
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Monday through Friday Monday through Friday 1947 West 95th Street
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. 773-298-2166
Saturdays • 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturdays • 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sundays • 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

.“There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served.”
1 Corinthians 12:5 (TEV)
 table of contents
Order of Worship............................................................................................................................. 4
Hymn of Praise (7:30 a.m. – “Bless The Lord”)............................................................................... 5
Hymn of Praise (11:00 a.m. – “How Great Thou Art”)................................................................... 5
Unison Scripture (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.)........................................................................ 6
Pastor’s Page................................................................................................................................... 7
By-Laws Amendment..................................................................................................................... 13
Biographical Sketch: Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr.................................................................................... 15
Sermon Notes................................................................................................................................ 16
Stewardship................................................................................................................................... 17
To Do Justice................................................................................................................................ 18
Special Announcements:
TUCC Youth Ministry Training.............................................................................................. 20
Candidates Forum................................................................................................................... 21
2008 Art Poster/Essay Contest............................................................................................... 22

Rev. Ramah E. Wright Luncheon Invitation

36th Anniversary and Retirement Celebration for Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
The Akiba

Special Announcements:
Black and Christian New Member Class................................................................................... 27
Annual Meeting of the Congregation...................................................................................... 28
Call-A-Lawyer......................................................................................................................... 29
2008 Pastors and Lay Leadership Conference.......................................................................... 30
Calendar........................................................................................................................................ 31
Heart of the Community............................................................................................................... 33
Information & Announcements..................................................................................................... 34
Prayer List..................................................................................................................................... 36
Bereaved........................................................................................................................................ 39
Hospitalized.................................................................................................................................. 39
Extended Care . ............................................................................................................................ 40
Members at Home . ...................................................................................................................... 42
Prayer Concerns............................................................................................................................ 45
Service and Support Groups................................................................................... Inside Back Cover
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Order Worship
Choral Introit.................................................................................................“Where He Leads Me”
Opening Hymn (7:30 a.m.)............................................................................... “Worship The Lord”
Opening Hymn (11:00 a.m.)............................................................. “We’re Marching Up To Zion”
Opening Hymn (6:00 p.m.)....................................................................... “On My Way To Heaven”
Hymn of Praise (7:30 a.m.)..................................................................................... “Bless The Lord”
Hymn of Praise (11:00 a.m.)..........................................................................“How Great Thou Art”
Unison Scripture (7:30 a.m.)............................................................................ Genesis 37:1-5 (KJV)
Unison Scripture (11:00 a.m.).............................................................. Exodus 3:9–14 (The Message)
Unison Scripture (6:00 p.m.).................................................................. Exodus 4:1–2 (The Message)

[PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE READING OF THE WORD]

Invocation
Ministry of Music (6:00 p.m.)................................................................................. “I Am Still Here”
Parish Concerns
Baby Dedication
Visitor Recognition
Passing of the Peace
The Pastor’s Word
The Service of Giving
Offertory Sentences
Tithes and Offerings
Scholarship
Altar Call (7:30 a.m.)
Altar Call (11:00 a.m.).................................................................................... “For Every Mountain”
Sermon (7:30 a.m.)................................................. “Urgent Necessities For Spiritual Development”
Sermon (11:00 a.m.).......................................................................... “The God Of The Oppressed”
Sermon (6:00 p.m.)....................................................................................“What Is In Your Hand?”
Hymn of Invitation (7:30 a.m.)
Hymn of Invitation (11:00 a.m.)....................................................................................“I Am God”
Hymn of Invitation (6:00 p.m.)...............................................................“It’s Good To Know Jesus”
Benediction....................................................................................................“Go Ye Now In Peace”

[Once the sermon has begun, parishioners may not enter or re-enter the first floor sanctuary.]

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 HYMNs OF PRAISE
7:30 a.m.
bless the lord
Refrain
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And all that is within me
Bless His holy name.
Verse I
He has done great things,
He has done great things,
He has done great things,
Bless His holy name!
(Repeat Chorus)
11:00 a.m.
how great thou art
Verse I
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy pow’r thru-out the universe displayed!
Chorus
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee;
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee;
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

Verse II
Verse II
When thru the woods and forest glades I wander
He has brought me out,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,
He has brought me out,
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
He has brought me out,
And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze.
Bless His holy name!
(Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse III
Verse III And when I think that God, His son not sparing,
He has set me free, Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
He has set me free, That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He has set me free, He bled and died to take away my sin!
Bless His holy name! (Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse IV
When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
And there proclaim, my God how great Thou art!
(Repeat Chorus)

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 UNISON SCRIPTUREs
7:30 a.m.
GENESIS 37:1–5 (KJV)
1
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father
was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are
the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seven-
teen years old, was feeding the flock with his
brethren; and the lad was with the sons of
Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s
wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their
evil report. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than
all his children, because he was the son of his old
age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
4
And when his brethren saw that their father
loved him more than all his brethren, they hated
him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his
brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
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11:00 a.m.
EXODUS 3:9–14 (The Message)
9
“The Israelite cry for help has come to me, and
I’ve seen for myself how cruelly they’re being
treated by the Egyptians. 10 It’s time for you to go
back: I’m sending you to Pharaoh to bring my
people, the People of Israel, out of Egypt.”
11
Moses answered God, “But why me? What
makes you think that I could ever go to Pharaoh
and lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
12
“I’ll be with you,” God said. “And this will
be the proof that I am the one who sent you:
When you have brought my people out of Egypt,
you will worship God right here at this very
mountain.” 13 Then Moses said to God, “Suppose
I go to the People of Israel and I tell them, ‘The
God of your fathers sent me to you’; and they ask
me, ‘What is his name?’ What do I tell them?” 14
God said to Moses, “I-AM-WHO-I-AM. Tell the
People of Israel, ‘I-AM sent me to you.’”
6:00 p.m.
EXODUS 4:1–2 (The Message)
1
Moses objected, “They won’t trust me. They
won’t listen to a word I say. They’re going to say,
‘God? Appear to him? Hardly!’” 2 So God said,
“What’s that in your hand?” “A staff.”
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2008 PRAYER CONCERNS
A
t the first Watch Meeting Service on
December 31, 2007 (the seven o’clock
service), no slips of paper were passed
out for our members to submit their
prayer concerns for the year 2008.
From Advent through Epiphany, members of
the United Church of Christ have observed the
incarnation in many ways through fruitful works
pleasing to God. I am particularly grateful for the
generosity that has surpassed our $100,000 goal of
support for Iraqi refugees forced to flee their homes
by sectarian violence.
At the second Watch Meeting Service (the ten
o’clock service), I asked our members to be sure
to spread the word to our members who had
worshipped at that first service to bring their 2008
prayer concern (one prayer concern!) to church on
the first Sunday of the New Year.
We had one variation in this year’s prayer
concerns. We asked members to please print their
names, print their addresses and print one prayer
concern (not three) for the year about which they
would like the pastors of this church to pray along
with them.
Since we were broadcasting live on WVON for
our second Watch Meeting Service, we repeated the
request to those members who might have been
listening in at that hour. All of the members were
asked to please bring in one prayer concern if they
were at the first service and did not get a chance to
turn in a prayer concern as did the worshippers who
worshipped at the second Watch Meeting Service.
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Some of our worshippers from the first Watch
Meeting service came expecting us to pass out
paper as we do on New Year’s Eve. I specifically
asked you to bring in your prayer concern. I did
not make it clear that we would not be passing out
slips of paper.
Because of that confusion, some members came
prepared to fill out a slip of a paper. Others brought
their concern in, but waited for a special “offering”
when those prayer concerns would be collected. I
apologize for the confusion.
If you were at the first service on December 31st
and did not hand in a prayer concern, please get a
slip of a paper from an usher, print your name,
your address and one thing you want prayer for
in this New Year. We will collect those first service
“missed prayer concerns” today on the third
Sunday of the year.
Pastor Moss has stressed prayer as the primary
spiritual focus of the congregation for this year.
We want to pray with you. We ask for you to pray
with us!
Sincerely Yours,
Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
Senior Pastor
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GOYA LOPES:
THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN BRAZIL
Please join us for an exclusive evening reception and art exhibition with
Brazilian artist Goya Lopes.
Private VIP Reception | Friday, January 25, 2008 • 5 – 8 p.m.
Glass Curtain Gallery
Columbia College Chicago, 1104 S. Wabash Avenue, 1st Floor

GOYA LOPES: The African Diaspora in Brazil

January 25 – February 29, 2008
Opening Reception: January 30, 2008, 5 – 8 p.m. with Artist Talk at 6 p.m.

Panel Discussion:
The African Diaspora: Looking Back to Move Forward
January 30, 2008, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., 1104 S. Wabash Ave, Room 402

Moderator Dr. Stephanie Shonekan (Columbia College) and panelists Dr. Glennon
Graham (Columbia College), Dr. Cadence Wynter (Columbia College), Dr. Carol Lee
(Northwestern), and Dr. Maria de Lourdes Siqueria (Brazil) will discuss the historical,
social and political trajectories of Africa and the African diaspora.
As part of Columbia College Chicago’s annual African Heritage Celebration, Columbia’s [C]
Spaces and Liberal Education department present the exhibition Goya Lopes: The African Diaspora in Brazil.
Goya Lopes uses textile design as the primary medium to create the story of the various African cultures
and experiences transported to Brazil during the period of the slave trade. With the use of large swaths of
hand-stamped cloth, Lopes will present a visual timeline beginning with the first enslaved Africans brought to
Brazil and concluding with today’s diverse and flourishing diaspora.
The African diaspora is global, yet each country’s experience has been distinct. Artists have played a
vital role in preserving and passing down the history from generation to generation. In Bahia, Brazil, Goya
Lopes is one such artist.

Goya Lopes: The African Diaspora in Brazil is part of Columbia College’s ongoing, institution-wide
initiative, Critical Encounters. This year’s Critical Encounters focus is Poverty and Privilege. The College
has chosen this focus as a way of questioning the complex myths and realities that arise out of our cultural
and social beliefs about those who have and those who have not.

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AFRICA ACTION STATEMENT ON THE
SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN TO CLEAR
LIBERIA’S ARREARS
November 15, 2007
A
frica Action welcomes the recent
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
announcement that the necessary
resources have been identified to clear
Liberia’s arrears, paving the way for full debt
cancellation. This action is an important step
forward in the effort to achieve 100% cancellation
of Liberia’s illegitimate debts without harmful
economic conditions. The elimination of Liberia’s
arrears would not have happened were it not for
the sustained efforts by Africa Action activists
and others in the Jubilee USA Network to raise
this issue with the U.S Treasury Department and
Executive Directors of the IMF. The IMF’s press
release noted that they had “received a large volume
of mail” and Managing Director Dominique
Strauss-Kahn specifically thanked “all those who
have expressed their concerns about Liberia’s debt
situation. Their strong support to the cause of debt
relief contributed to the broad donor support that
made this financing possible.” Africa Action applauds
its constituents across the country that took action
on this critical issue.
This breakthrough comes only a few weeks after
Africa Action released a press release and an action
alert inviting constituents to contact Key Executive
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Directors at the IMF. The Jubilee USA Network,
the ONE Campaign and others subsequently
circulated the alert, generating tens of thousands
of responses. Africa Action alone generated over
11,000 messages on this issue. Previously this year,
Africa Action joined with the Jubilee USA Network
and others in an effort to collect Valentine’s Day
cards to the Treasury Secretary. African Action staff
assisted in the delivery of over 10,000 cards while
activists rallied outside the Treasury Department
in an effort to raise awareness of the devastating
impact of Liberia’s debt on the country.
Liberia’s illegitimate debt was accrued as a result
of loans made largely to the brutal dictator, Samuel
Doe. Neither Doe nor his dictatorial successor,
Charles Taylor, made payments on these debts,
accumulating substantial arrears that have become
a barrier for Liberia’s eligibility for the Heavily
Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) Initiative. The
recent IMF payment on Liberia’s arrears opens the
door for debt cancellation, however, the reality
that Liberia will be forced to go through the HIPC
process is disconcerting.
Africa Action has long critiqued this debt relief
scheme as insufficient to resolve the debt crisis in
Africa. HIPC is riddled with harmful conditions
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Congratulations to the TRUMPET

W
hile the Trumpet magazine is being trashed and taken through the cesspool of ugly
journalistic minds this week (in yet another attempt to discredit Barack Obama), Xernona
Clayton and the Trumpet Awards Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia, sees the work of Jeri
Wright and the Trumpet magazine in a very different way than the way the Washington Post sees it!
On the second weekend of this month, Jeri and her magazine were given the Spiritual
Enlightenment Award by the Trumpet Awards Foundation. Jeri was honored (along with Bishop
John Richard Bryant of the African Methodist Episcopal Church) for her outstanding contribution to
our people, our race, our history, our heritage and our culture.
This is a congratulatory note from your church family, Jeri. This is also a “thank you” note from
your dad. Most importantly, this is a note from a servant of God who wants to say to you publicly, I
thank God for you!
I wish the entire congregation could have been in Atlanta with us as Ramah and I listened to Jeri
accept the award. She not only acknowledged me and my ministry. She not only acknowledged Dr.
Martin Marty who prodded me into having a church publication that dealt with the real world in
which the church sits. Jeri also acknowledged Reverend Barbara Allen.
Reverend Barbara Allen started the Trinity Trumpet on the first Sunday of March in 1982. It was
my tenth anniversary gift. Reverend Allen worked faithfully with the Trumpet across the years and
Jeri has taken it to a new level.
For your hard work, Jeri, we say thanks. For your faithfulness and your commitment, we say
thanks. For your integrity and your being willing to think “outside of the box,” we also say thanks
and we wish you God’s speed and God’s grace in this New Year.

Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.

Senior Pastor

and

The Congregation of
Trinity United Church of Christ

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THOMAS DENOUNCES SMEAR CAMPAIGN
AGAINST TUCC
A
ramped-up smear campaign against the
UCC’s largest congregation and U.S. Sen.
Barack Obama’s home church — Trinity
UCC in Chicago — has raised the ire of the Rev.
John H. Thomas, the UCC’s general minister
and president, who called the e-mail-driven claims
“absurd, mean-spirited and politically motivated.”
“Our national offices in Cleveland, as well as
other settings of the UCC, have been forwarded
countless e-mails that obviously derive from a
similar source,” Thomas said. “They contain
misleading statements obviously meant to
undermine the integrity of one of our most
vibrant, mission-driven congregations.”
Thomas said, while it’s not his intent to come to
the aid of Obama or any presidential candidate, he
does feel it’s imperative that “absurd, mean-spirited
and politically-motivated attacks against one of our
UCC churches be challenged forthrightly.”
Obama, who is seeking the Democratic
nomination for president, has been a member of
Trinity UCC for 20 years.
Since Obama won the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3,
a flurry of e-mail messages with identical language
and sentiment began circulating across the
internet, claiming that Trinity UCC was a “racist”
congregation because of its long-stated church
motto: “Unashamedly Black, Unapologetically
Christian.”
“Trinity UCC is rooted in and proud of its
Afrocentric heritage,” Thomas said. “This is no
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different than the hundreds of UCC churches
from the German Evangelical and Reformed
stream that continue to own and celebrate their
German heritage, insisting on annual sausage
and sauerkraut dinners and singing Stille Nacht
on Christmas Eve. Recognizing and celebrating
our distinctive racial-ethnic heritages, cultures,
languages and customs are what make us unique as
a united and uniting denomination.”
While Trinity UCC is predominately African
American, it does include and welcome non-Black
members. The Rev. Jane Fisler-Hoffman, Illinois
Conference Minister, who is white, has been a
member of the congregation for years.
“Trinity is a destination church for many
members of the UCC, a multi-racial, multi-
cultural denomination that is largely Caucasian,”
Thomas pointed out. “When in Chicago, many
UCC members flock to Trinity to share in and
learn from its vibrant ministries, dynamic worship
and justice-minded membership. Contrary to
the claims made in these hateful emails, UCC
members know Trinity to be one of the most
welcoming, hospitable and generous congregations
in our denomination.”
Trinity UCC was founded in 1961. Ten years
later, when the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright became its
pastor, the church had 87 families. Today, Trinity
UCC has more than 8,000 members, 70 ministries
and three Sunday worship services.
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Smear Campaign, continued from page 11
Trinity UCC is also the largest congregational contributor to Our Church’s Wider Mission, the UCC’s
common purse for regional, national and international ministries.
The circulating e-mails are written to appear as if they are coming from a groundswell of persons, with
different names and e-mail addresses. But each uses nearly identical language, makes similar claims and
even manages to make the same mistakes. For example, each makes introductory reference to “Trinity
Church of Christ” instead of “Trinity United Church of Christ.”
“It’s clear that someone is using the internet to give the appearance of widespread concern and, thus, to
hopefully create traction for this absurd story,” Thomas said.

Africa Action, continued from page 9

that further impoverish eligible countries while reshaping African economies in ways that benefit the
creditors. It has been the conditions attached to loans and the prospect of debt relief through HIPC that
has made Africa’s debt a new form of slavery, denying African governments the economic sovereignty to
shape their economies to benefit their citizens.
Africa Action notes that the IMF ha agreed to address Liberia’s arrears, but international creditors have
not come together to provide the immediate 100% debt cancellation that Liberia needs to successfully
emerge from conflict and provide for the basic human needs of its population. Liberia’s creditors must now
spirit Liberia through the process to ensure rapid and comprehensive debt cancellation without harmful
conditions. This initial victory must inspire activists to continue efforts to seek complete debt cancellation.
Africa Action will accompany our African counterparts in Liberia on this path toward full debt
cancellation, seeking an expedited process without harmful
economic conditions attached and working to protect
Liberia from vulture funds. Liberia cannot afford to siphon 30 GOOD MINUTES
desperately needed resources to pay down an illegitimate AND
debt. Africa Action will continue to work for the recognition THE CHICAGO
of Liberia’s debt as illegitimate and its complete and SUNDAY EVENING
unconditional cancellation. CLUB
Africa Action present
1634 Eye Street, Suite 810, NW Rev. Otis Moss III
Washington, DC 20006 Speaking on the topic of Endurance
202-546-7981 Sunday, January 20, 2008 • 5:00 p.m.
202-546-1545 fax WTTW Channel 11
www.africaaction.org

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A) RESOLUTION FOR AMENDMENT TO THE BY-LAWS OF THE TRINITY UNITED
CHURCH OF CHRIST, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
“An Endowment Fund shall be established, the purpose, governance and operational procedures
are hereinafter defined by a special resolution adopted by the Congregation.

B) RESOLUTION TO IMPLEMENT THE ENDOWMENT FUND

“Whereas, Christian Stewardship involves the faithful management of all the gifts God has given to us —
time, talents, the created world and money, including accumulated, inherited, and appreciated
resources; and
Whereas, Christians can give to the work of the church through bequests in wills, charitable remainder
Trusts, charitable gift annuities, assignment of life insurance, and transfer of property (cash, stocks,
bonds, real estate, etc.); and
Whereas, it is the desire of the Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois, to encourage, receive,
and manage these gifts in a manner consistent with the loyalty and devotion to their Lord
expressed by the grantors in accord with the desires of this congregation:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, at the Board of Directors meeting assembled on
October 20, 2007, that the Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois approve and
establish a new and separate fund to be known as ENDOWMENT FUND FOR Trinity United
Church of Christ, 400 West 95th Street, Chicago, Illinois (Hereafter called the ‘FUND”).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the purpose of this FUND is to enhance the mission and outreach
of the Trinity United Church of Christ and
BE IT RESOLVED, that unless otherwise specified by the grantor, the principal amounts of the gifts to this
FUND will be retained and preserved, and that only the income earnings from the managed investments of
the principal may be expended, and
BE IT RESOLVED, that an Endowment Fund Committee (hereinafter call the “Committee”) shall be
established to be the custodian of the FUND.
THE COMMITTEE shall consist of five members, all of whom shall be active members (but not members
of the Church Board of Directors) of the Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois. Except as
herein limited, the term of each member shall be three (3) years. Upon adoption of this resolution by the
Congregation, it shall elect the five members to the Committee: two (2) for a term of three years; two (2) for
a term of two (2) years; and one (1) for a term of only 1) year. Thereafter, at each Annual Congregational

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Meeting, the congregation shall elect the necessary number of members to three (3) year terms to complete
the COMMITTEE. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. After a lapse of one year,
former members of the COMMITTEE may be re-elected. The Senior Pastor, the Church Treasurer and the
Financial Secretary shall be Advisory members of the COMMITTEE. The Board of Directors shall nominate
members to the COMMITTEE in the same manner as for Church Boards via the Nominating Committee.
In the event of a vacancy on the COMMITTEE, the Senior Pastor shall appoint a member to fill the vacancy.
The Senior Pastor may remove any committee member for just cause.
The COMMITTEE shall meet at least quarterly, or more frequently as deemed necessary in the best interest
of the FUND. A quorum shall be three (3) members. A majority of the COMMITTEE shall carry any
motions or resolutions. Ties shall be broken by a vote of the Senior Pastor.
The COMMITTEE shall elect from its membership a Chairperson, FUND Treasurer, and a Recording
Secretary. The Chairperson, or a designated member, shall preside at all COMMITTEE meetings. The
FUND Treasurer shall maintain complete and accurate books of accounts for the FUND and shall be
empowered to sign checks and all other documents on behalf of the congregation in furtherance of the
purposes of the FUND. A counter signature or co-signature of the Church Treasurer is also required.
The Recording Secretary shall maintain complete and accurate minutes of all meetings of the COMMITTEE
and supply a copy thereof to each member of the COMMITTEE and to the Church Board of Directors.
Each member shall keep these complete minutes to be delivered to his/her successor.
The COMMITTEE shall have its books audited annually by a Certified Public Accountant or Certified
Public Accounting firm (who is not a member of the COMMITTEE) for presentation with its Annual
Report to the Congregational meeting.
The COMMITTEE may request other members of the Congregation to serve as Advisory members and/
or, at the expense of the FUND income, may provide for such professional counseling on investments,
accounting, or legal matters as it deems to be in the best interest of the FUND.
All assets are to be held in the name of ENDOWMENT FUND FOR Trinity United Church of Christ,
Chicago, Illinois.
The COMMITTEE shall be empowered to hold, sell, exchange, reject, rent, lease, transfer, convert, invest,
reinvest, and in all other respects to manage and control the assets of the FUND, including stocks, bonds,
debentures, mortgages, notes, or other securities of real property as in their judgment and discretion they
deem wise and prudent. The COMMITTEE shall report to the Church Board of Directors quarterly and to
the Congregation at its Annual Meeting.

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 GUEST SPEAKER
Theologian, pastor,
and civic leader the
Reverend Dr. Otis
Moss, Jr. is one
of America’s most
influential religious
leaders and highly
sought-after public
speakers. A native
of Georgia,
Moss was born
on February 26, 1935 and was raised in the
community of LaGrange. The son of Magnolia
Moss and Otis Moss, Sr. and the fourth of their
five children, he earned his B.A. degree from
Morehouse College in 1956 and his masters
of divinity degree from the Morehouse School
of Religion/Interdenominational Theological
Center in 1959. He also completed special
studies at the Inter-Denominational Theological
Center from 1960 to 1961 and earned his
Ph.D. degree in ministry from the United
Theological Seminary in 1990.
From 1954 to 1959, Moss served as pastor of
the Mount Olive Baptist Church in LaGrange,
Georgia. From 1956 to 1961, he also served
as pastor of Atlanta’s Providence Baptist
Church and therefore, simultaneously led two
congregations from 1956 to 1959. From 1961
to 1975, he pastored the Mount Zion Baptist
Church in Lockland, Ohio, and in 1971, he
served as co-pastor, with Reverend Dr. Martin
Luther King, Sr., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in
Atlanta. In 1975, he was called to pastor Olivet
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Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio,
where he continues today.
Moss has been involved in advocating civil and
human rights and social justice issues for most
of his adult life. Having been a staff member
of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., he
currently serves as a national board member and
trustee for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center
for Non-Violent Social Change. His work in
the international community has taken him to
Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan. He also traveled
as a member of a clergy mission to the Far East
in 1970 and to Israel in 1978. In 1994, he was
the special guest of President William Jefferson
Clinton at the Peace Treaty signing between
Israel and Jordan, and, in that same year, he led a
special mission to South Africa.
Moss is the recipient of numerous awards and
honors, including Human Relations Award from
Bethune Cookman College in 1976, The Role
Model of the Year Award from the National
Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family
Development in 1992, Leadership Award from
the Cleveland chapter of the American Jewish
Committee in 1996, and an Honorary Doctor
of Divinity from LaGrange College in 2004.
In 2004, he participated in the Oxford Round
Table in Oxford, England and was a guest
presenter for the Lyman Beecher Lecture series
at Yale University.
Moss is married to the former Edwina
Hudson Smith. They have three children, Kevin,
Daphne (deceased), and Otis III.
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 STEWARDSHIP

the results of a Redeemed LifE

PROFILE IN STEWARDSHIP

T
here is no typical volunteer. People who donate their time are as varied as
the jobs they do.
At 71, Ed Porter discovered that a leisurely retirement wasn’t for him.
At his wife’s suggestion, Porter began volunteering at St. Mary’s Hospital in a
nearby suburb, updating their maintenance records.
Seven years later, Porter said, “I get a lot out of my work at St. Mary’s, like the
personal satisfaction of having a place to go, people to speak to and something
useful to do. It keeps me young.”
By way of contrast, Trevor Ferrell was only 11 when he made national
headlines for helping the homeless. Moved by the plight of homeless people, he
saw on a television news report, Trevor took his own pillow and an extra blanket
and persuaded his father to drive him to downtown Philadelphia, where he
handed the bedding to a man sleeping on a grate.
What began as a grassroots effort to help street people, ended with the
founding of Trevor’s Place, a Philadelphia shelter for the homeless.
You’re never too old to be a volunteer, and it is never too late or too early to
start. Begin by seeing what you can do for your own church.

Your Friends in Service,

The Stewardship Ministry
Constance A. King, Editor
James D. Butler, Chairperson

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 TO DO JUSTICE
by Rev. Reginald Williams, Jr.
I
n Luke 4:18–19, our Lord and Savior reads
from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah when
he says, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me.
For he has anointed me to bring good news to the
poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the
captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the
oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s
favor.”
Entering this new year, let us thank God
for our Senior Pastor who has sought to
faithfully serve for 36 years in the line of the
prophet Isaiah, Jesus the Christ, and Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Let us further thank God for
sending us a Pastor in the Rev. Otis Moss III,
who continues in that same prophetic line of
preachers, pastors, activist and freedom fighters.
What a blessing it is to be a part of a
Congregation which seeks to live out that
about which Jesus preached and taught. What a
blessing it is to be part of a congregation which
affirms who we are and Whose we are. For we
are “Unashamedly Black, and Unapologetically
Christian.” What a blessing it is to be part of a
congregation that seeks to serve God by serving
God’s people. For we are a people who exalt
the Christ, embrace our culture, and engage our
community. What a blessing it is to be a part
of a Congregation that with God’s help, is not
afraid to address injustice as a parish and as a
people, locally, domestically, or internationally.
This weekend, we celebrate the life of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. whose prophetic
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ministry sought to make social justice a reality.
Many, for their own political or privileged
benefit, confine Dr. King to the last 3 minutes
of a speech at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963.
However, Dr. King was vilified for stating, “I
knew that I could never again raise my voice
against the violence of the oppressed in the
ghettos without having first spoken clearly to
the greatest purveyor of violence in the world
today - my own government.”
Dr. King also stated, “Of all the forms of
inequality, injustice in health are among the
most shocking and inhumane.” As we affirm
who we are as a congregation, we offer an
opportunity for ministry to you regarding the
healthcare system in Cook County. In an effort
to honor Dr. King’s memory and legacy, and
in an effort to be faithful to God by serving
God’s people, we offer you an opportunity
to advocate for a strong Cook County public
health system that provides quality health
services to all of Cook County. In addition to
the information provided below, please contact
Dr. Shirley Fleming of our Immabasi Ministry at
773-846-2941.
ADVOCACY TRAINING in support of a
strong Cook County public health system
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Mon., Jan. 21, 2008 • 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
UIC School of Public Health, Gymnasium
1603 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL
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TO DO Worship

Enhance your knowledge and skills as a Thought for this week:

champion of health care in Cook County “Power concedes nothing without demand. It never
Training will include: did and it never will. Find out just what any man
• Analysis of the Cook County Bureau of will quietly submit to, and you have found the exact
Health (CCBHS) Budget and state of the measure of wrong and injustice which will be imposed
Bureaus current services upon them. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by
the people whom they oppress. These to continue until
• Analysis of the 3 proposals for CCBHS resisted by words or blows or both. ”
Governance —Judge Bruce Wright
• Examination of the Ways Other
Municipalities Organize Public Health
Services
• How to Lead Community-Based
Discussions about CCBHS
• How to Write Effective Letters to
the Editor
This workshop is free, but audience size will
be limited. RSVP by sending an email to rsvp@
hmprg.org or by calling 312 372-4292 ext. 21.
HEALTH AND MEDICINE POLICY
RESEARCH GROUP
29 E. MADISON ST, STE 602
CHICAGO, IL 60602
312 372-4292
WWW.HMPRG.ORG

ACTION ITEMS
1. Do not shop at Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club.

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 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

ATTENTION!!!!
TUCC YOUTH MINISTRY SPONSORS,
VOLUNTEERS & EMPLOYEES

PHASE 1 – YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINING DEADLINE

is Thursday, February 7, 2008.

In compliance with our insurance company, anyone (21 years of age and older) who has not
completed Workshops #1, 2 and 3 by the above deadline will not be able to work with
Trinity youth under any circumstances until all training requirements are met.

PHASE 1 – YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINING 2008

1-Day Session • 400 West 95th Street • Atrium

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26
7:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Workshops #1, 2 & 3)

Pre-registration required on Today, Sunday, January 20 in the Atrium following any service
Registration Fee – $20.00 (Includes Continental Breakfast and Lunch)

OR

2-Day Session • TUCC VILLAGE CENTER • 1947 W. 95TH STREET

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 & THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7
6:00 – 6:30 p.m. Registration 6:00 – 6:30 p.m. Registration
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Workshop #1 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Workshops #2, 3
Pre-registration is not required!
No Registration fee for Phase 1 evening sessions!

For further information, contact:

Rev. Michael D. Jacobs, Ext. 429, Rev. Ramah E. Wright, Ext. 384

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 CHURCH-IN-SOCIETY ministry presents
candidates’ forum 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. • Sanctuary
state’s attorney of cook county, illinois
(One of the Most Important Offices to Impact the African American Community)
BEFORE THEY QUESTION YOU, QUESTION THEM!
• If you’ve ever been a victim of a crime that led to a criminal case, the State’s Attorney represented you.
• If you’ve ever been prosecuted for a crime, the State’s Attorney prosecuted you.
• If you’ve ever been sued for child support, the State’s Attorney sought enforcement against you.
• If you’ve ever been a victim of fraud, the State’s Attorney will work on your behalf.
• If you’ve ever seen your child charged as an adult, the State’s Attorney made the decision.
• If you’ve ever wondered who makes the decision to charge for public corruption, it is the
State’s Attorney.
• If you’ve ever filed a lawsuit against Cook County, including the police, the State’s Attorney
represented THEM.
Make the right vote!
It could be the most important vote that you make this year!
CONFIRMED CANDIDATES:
Tom Allen, Anita Alvarez, Tommy Brewer
Howard Brookins, Jr., Robert J. Milan, Tony Peraica, Larry Suffredin

PANELISTS:
TUCC Legal Counseling Ministry Attorneys

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 ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE MINISTRY ANNOUNCES ITS

2008 ART POSTER/ESSAY CONTEST!

Artists In Residence is proud to offer our youth the opportunity to express themselves through the world of art!

POSTER/ESSAY CONTEST DETAILS:

Contestants will submit a finished piece, along with a typewritten one-page essay on
“Winds of Change: Comparing Rev. Wright’s/Rev. Moss’ Transition to the Change of Seasons”

• Dimensions: Must use Poster Board, 20” x 30” (please leave a 1” border around the edges)
• Medium used: Final piece can be done in pencil/color pencil, pen and ink, marker or paint
• Due Date: Final pieces must be submitted to the TUCC Mailroom by Saturday, February 16, 2008
• Age Limit: Open to children ages 8–16
• Prizes: All participants will receive prizes for participation. We will award a special prize to the
top submission!

All pieces, along with prizes, will be on display at our

8th Annual African American Heritage Art Exhibit, February 24, 2008
For information, send an e-mail to Trinityartists@comcast.net

ORATORICAL CONTEST • FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Stop in the Atrium after each worship service, through February 10, 2008, and choose poems
New and exciting selections this year!
ATTENTION ALL CONTESTANTS !!
First come, first served. Be sure to get your poem choice
by coming early to register and make selection.
Scholarship Ministry Partners are waiting to serve you.

Love * Peace * Harambee

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 For information, please send an
e-mail to RevRamahInfo@yahoo.com.

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 WORSHIP SERVICE SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2008 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008 WEDN
7:30 a.m. Dr. Frank Thomas 7:00 p.m. Rev. Robert N. Burkins, Sr. 7:00 p.
11:00 a.m. Bishop Nathaniel Jarrett, Jr. Rev. Jerry Cannon
6:00 p.m. Bishop Vashti McKenzie
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 THUR
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2008 7:00 p.m. Rev. Susan Smith 7:00 p.
7:30 a.m. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. Rev. Ozzie Smith
11:00 a.m. Dr. Yvonne Delk
6:00 p.m. Dr. Charles G. Adams

Dr. Frank Thomas Bishop Vashti McKenzie Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. Dr. Charles D. Adams Rev. Robert N. Burkins, Sr.

Rev. Teresa Fry Brown Father Michael Pfleger Rev. Ann Lightner-Fuller Rev. Dr. Marcus Cosby Rev. Dr. Frederick D.
Haynes III

Rev. Dr. Lance Watson Dr. Cornell West Dr. Obery Hendricks Rev. Otis Moss III Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Jr.

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NESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008
.m. Rev. Teresa Fry Brown
Father Michael Pfleger
RSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008
.m. Rev. Ann Lightner-Fuller
Rev. Dr. John Kinney
MINICONFERENCE SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008
Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
As Prophet/Preacher
Morning Session
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Plenary Speakers:
Dr. Cornell West
Bishop Vashti McKenzie
Session Leaders:
Martha Simmons
Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Jr.
Rev. Dr. Marcus Cosby
Reserve your space today! Stop by the 36th anniversary table in the Atrium.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008
7:00 p.m. Rev. Dr. Marcus Cosby
Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Jr.
SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2008
7:30 a.m. Rev. Dr. Lance Watson
11:00 a.m. Rev. Otis Moss III
6:00 p.m. Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III
(Christ Universal Temple)
SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2008
Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
As Theologian/Teacher As Ethnomusicologist As African World Visionary
Afternoon Session Morning Session Afternoon Session
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Plenary Speaker: Plenary Speaker: Plenary Speaker:
Dr. Obery Hendricks Dr. Jimmy Abbington Dr. Ogbu Kalu
Session Leaders: Session Leaders:
Session Leaders: Robert Wooten, Sr. Samuel Akainyah
Dr. Dwight Hopkins Robert Wooten, Jr. Dr. Andy Davis
Dr. Linda Thomas Herald “Chip” Johnson Funeka Sihlali
Rev. Alison Gise-Johnson Roxanne Stevenson Izabel Harris
 January
Signing

Talayah Stovall
Saturday, January 26th
1:00 p.m.

Calling all “Single and Saved” to meet us at the Akiba on January 26th!
Don’t settle for being a “Door Mat” or a “Door Prize.” Join Talayah Stovall
as she shares how to move from “Door Mat” to “Door Belle.”

February Signings
9 16

Kimberly Brooks “Dr. Dan” Collins

Saturday, February 9th Saturday, February 16th
1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

Digital Transition Update:

Take advantage of tremendous savings on VHS and audio tapes at Akiba’s sidewalk sale!

AKIBA STORE HOURS

Monday thru Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. • Sunday after each Worship Service
www.tucc.org

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 spe cial announcement

BLACK AND CHRISTIAN NEW MEMBER CLASS

Have you given your heart to Christ, walked the aisle and given your hand to the preacher? So that you
may become a full-fledged member of Trinity United Church of Christ, you MUST complete your
new member class!
The Stewardship Ministry is looking for you!
Please don’t delay!
After you have “walked the aisle,” completion of the new member process is in three (3) stages:
• Stage #1: Completion of Sessions 1 and 2 (in that order) of your New Member Classes.
• Stage #2: Your receiving the Right Hand of Fellowship on a first Sunday evening. Note: The
Right Hand of Fellowship is required for full Membership into your new church home at Trinity.
• Stage #3: Your active participation as a ministry partner who serves diligently in one of the
ministries of your choice at your new church home, Trinity United Church of Christ.
The Stewardship Ministry partners are eager to “walk with you” throughout this process and we are
looking forward to your attendance.

Here’s the schedule:

Adults & Teens (saturday afternoon CLASSES)

Session I: Saturday, January 26, 2008 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Session II: Saturday, February 2, 2008 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

children: AGES: 12 years & Under – 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Adults (TUESDAY EVENING CLASSES)

Session I: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 – 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Session II: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 – 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Please CONFIRM your participation!
Call the Membership/Ministry Services office, 773-962-5650, immediately!

Receive the Right Hand of Fellowship

Sunday, FEBRUARY 3, 2008

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 spe cial announcement

Friday, January 25, 2008

7:00 p.m.
Sanctuary

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 spe cial announcement

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY

COOK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

CALL–A–LAWYER
Monday, January 21, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Call (312) 630-1157
Consult with a lawyer from the Cook County Bar Association,
the oldest African American bar association in the United States.
Call (312) 630-1157 on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to speak to a lawyer on Employment,
Housing, Domestic Relations, Bankruptcy, Motor Vehicle Citations, and many other legal issues.

Special thanks to our sponsor:

Chicago Black United Concern, 330 E. 37th Street, Chicago, IL

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 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

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 C ALENDAR
HIGHLIGHTS 7:14 p.m. Prayer Service – SA
1/21 Dr. M.L. King Holiday
Church Closed TUCC Village Center
1/24 Ebony Expressions Oratorical Contest 1947 W. 95th Street
1/25 Annual Meeting of the Congregation 2:30 p.m. THEC: ETS Tutoring – E102
1/26 Talayah Stovall Book Signing
1/27 Church In Society Candidates’ Forum THURSDAY – 01/24
400 W. 95th Street
TODAY – 01/20 6:30 p.m. Imani Rehearsal – WC
7:30 a.m. Worship Service – SA 5:00 p.m. Voice Class – WC
9:30 a.m. Breakfast – FH 5:30 p.m. Imani Rehearsal – FH
Bible Study – WC 6:00 p.m. Band Rehearsal – SA
11:00 a.m. Worship Service – SA 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal – SA
1:30 p.m. Dinner – FH Emmaus Road – WC
2:00 p.m. Drug & Alcohol Recovery
Ministry Meeting – 203 TUCC Village Center
6:00 p.m. Worship Service – SA 1947 W. 95th Street
2:30 p.m. THEC: ETS Tutoring – E102
MONDAY – 01/21 (Church Closed) 7:00 p.m. CFABS: Facilitator Orientation
– W307
TUESDAY – 01/22
400 W. 95th Street Cottage Grove Building
5:00 p.m. Voice Class – WC 901 E. 95th Street
6:00 p.m. Band Rehearsal – SA 5:30 p.m. Khayrallah Dance Ministry – Room 2
Women’s Drill Team Rehearsal
– Narthex II FRIDAY – 01/25
6:30 p.m. New Member Class – FH 10:00 a.m. Free-N-One – 207
7:00 p.m. Immabasi: Family Caregivers 5:00 pm. Music Theory Class – 207
– 102 7:00 p.m. Congregational Meeting – SA
Sanctuary Choir Committee
Meeting - BR TUCC Village Center
Singles Community – A 1947 W. 95th Street
Singles Officer Meeting – 207 2:30 p.m. THEC: ETS Tutoring – E102
Men’s Chorus – SA
SATURDAY – 01/26
TUCC Village Center 400 W. 95th Street
1947 W. 95th Street 7:00 am. Youth Ministry Training:
2:30 p.m. THEC: ETS Tutoring – E102 Phase I – A
6:30 p.m. Sisterhood Ministry – W302 7:30 a.m. Yoga – Narthex II
9:00 a.m. Band Rehearsal – SA
WEDNESDAY – 01/23 9:30 a.m. Church School – Adult Class
400 W. 95th Street – WC
6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Church School – 116/202/ 203/
Prayer and Fasting 207
11:30 a.m. Prayer Service – WC Church School (Confirmation
5:30 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal – SA Class) – FH
6:30 p.m. Deacons in Training Prayer Service
Preparation – 102
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 C ALENDAR
Order of Worship Order of Worship

SATURDAY – 01/26 (cont’d)

11:00 a.m.
400 W. 95th Street
Math Tutorial – 202/203
ANNUAL REPORT
Little Warriors Rehearsal – WC An end-of-the-year report is due from
Church School Teachers’ Meeting ALL CHURCH MINISTRIES,
– 116 DEPARTMENTS AND CORPORATIONS
12:30 p.m. Women’s Drill Team Rehearsal
– Narthex II
1:00 p.m. New Member Class – FH
Youth Drill Team – 203
New Member Class (Teens) – 116
2:00 p.m. Isuthu – 207/A
New Member Class (Children)
– WC
3:00 p.m. Premarital Counseling – 202
5:00 p.m. Music Recital – SA
Deacons in Training: ’08 Phase II
– BR

TUCC Village Center
1947 W. 95th Street
10:00 a.m. Christian Education Teacher
Conference – W302
THEC: ACT Prep – W305
HIV/AIDS Support: Training Please e-mail all reports to
– W301 Deacon Donna Hammond-Miller,
2:00 p.m. 2007 Switzerland Tour Meeting dhmiller@tucc.org
– W301
2:30 p.m. THEC: ETS Tutoring – E102 by Friday, January 25, 2008

THE CENTER FOR african biblical studies

winter 2008 bible class registration
begins in the Atrium today, immediately after each worship service.
Winter 2008 Bible Classes will begin Sunday, January 27th thru Sunday, March 30th.
For information, call 773-962-5699 or e-mail CFABS@tucc.org.

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 heart of the community
AFRIKAN DANCE CLASS for beginners,
Saturdays, 3:00- 4:00 p.m., Black Passion Studio,
11018 S. Halsted, Contact Uche Omoniyi,
773-298-7399 or Djeli2@yahoo.com
BEACON OF JOY SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH Women’s Ministry
Committee presents “Sisters Lifting Sisters in the
Spirit” Women’s Retreat 2008, May 2 – 4, Oak
Brook Hills Marriott Resort, Contact Shirley
Adams, 312-914-3732 or msmadams@sbcglobal.
net
COMMUNITY OF MEN provides positive male
role models for young males 9 – 18 years old,
Mondays, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., St. Sabina, 78th and
Racine, Call Brother Vincent Price, 773-485-1463
COMMUNITY RENEWAL SOCIETY’S Civic
Action Network presents Congregation-based
Leadership Training for member congregations
with effective advocacy and organizing skills,
Saturday, February 2, Epiphany Episcopal Church,
201 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago; Saturday, February
9, Daniel Chapel AME Zion, 15250 Third Ave.,
Phoenix, IL; Saturday, February 16, First Church
of Lombard, 220 S. Main St., Lombard, IL;
and Saturday, February 23, St. John UCC, 308
N. Evergreen Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, All
sessions held 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Registration
and Information, Call Alex Weisendanger,
312-427-4830 X 3840
DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN
AMERICAN HISTORY presents “Martinmas
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Day Celebration,” celebrating the life and triumphs
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Tomorrow,
Monday, January 21, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., 740
E. 56th Pl., Tickets, 773-947-0600 X 225;
“Explore Black History” with Lerone Bennett, Jr.,
Saturday, February 2, 7:15 p.m., RSVP by January
26, 773-947-0600 X 223
eta CREATIVE ARTS FOUNDATION presents
“This Far By Faith,” a musical by Marylene
Whitehead and Rufus Hill, Thursday, February 7
– Sunday, March 30, 7558 S. South Chicago Ave.,
Tickets, 773-752-3955
EYES ON THE PRIZE II The Chicago
Freedom School hosts a free film festival and
discussion series on “Eyes on the Prize,” episodes
7–14, Thursdays, Now through
March 6, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., 719 S. State St.,
Contact info@chicagofreedomschool.org
REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Celebration, “A Day On – Not A Day Off!” with
Rev. Otis Moss III, Tomorrow, Monday, January
21, Pre-program, 9:30 a.m., Program, 10:00 a.m.,
Govenors State University, Center for Performing
Arts, 1 University Parkway, University Park, IL,
Call 708-534-5000
SHEDDING CANCER book signing
featuring writer and artist, Linda Nicola,
Sunday, January 27, 1:00-5:00 p.m., Beverly Arts
Center, 2407 W. 111th St., “Shedding Cancer” art
exhibit, Now through February 3, Call
773-445-3838
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community
ST. SABINA AFRICAN AMERICAN
SPEAKING SERIES ’08 Guest speakers include
Marian Wright Edelman, Friday, February 15;
Susan L. Taylor, Friday, March 7; Maya Angelou,
Friday, March 28, Tickets, 773-483-4300
YOUNG LIVES YOUNG MINDS mentoring
program hosts an open house for 7th – 12th grade
young ladies who desire to be fashion forward,
business minded, academically driven, and
community leaders, Saturday, January 26,
10:00 a.m., Rainbow Beach Park District,
3111 E. 77th St., Call Ericka Elion, 312-961-5473
information &
announcements
AMANI CARE PROGRAM and Trinity
Amani Care Team with Vitas (TAV) seeks
volunteers to provide companionship, support
and other services, No experience required,
Training provided, Call Etta McGregor Jones,
773-298-2110
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE presents 2008
African American Heritage Month Art Exhibit,
February 24 – March 2, 2008, If you create art
in oil, acrylic, pen/ink, pastel and want to be
considered, e-mail trinityartists@comcast.net for
an appointment to review selected artwork, Call
Mitch Anderson, 312-404-4267
EMMAUS ROAD “GRIEF WORK”
SUPPORT GROUP This month’s topic, “Death
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information &
announcements
Didn’t Do It!” Thursday, January 24, 2008, 7:00
– 8:00 p.m., Wright Chapel, Call Deacon Herbert
Goodman, Jr., 773-370-4256
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your favorite cause. Just go to www.goodsearch.
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Christ as the charity you want to support. You can
also access GoodSearch on Trinity’s website,
www.tucc.org. Spread the word!
MEMBERSHIP/MINISTRY SERVICES
Have you moved? Any children left the nest? New
employment or newly married? Forgot your giving
number? Call Membership/Ministry Services,
773-962-5650 x233 or x232
STEWARDSHIP MINISTRY looking
for inactive Stewardship Ministry partners,
Join us at our first meeting of 2008, Monday,
January 28, 6:30 p.m., Board Room, We’re
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working on a special project and need your help
AND… If you are a new member and recently
received the “Right Hand of Fellowship” and
the Stewardship Ministry was your ministry of
choice, we invite you to attend this meeting,
Call Brother James Butler, 773-209-5425
TRINITY AMANI HOSPICE CARE TEAM
WITH VITAS (TAV) provides full hospice service,
a special concept of care designed to provide
comfort and support to patients and families when
a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure-
oriented treatments, Call Etta McGregor Jones,
773-298-2110
TRINITY UCC AND SAFER FOUNDATION
sponsoring Prisoners Re-Entry Program, aftercare
program for ex-offenders: 18 years old and up,
out of prison 180 days or less, no crimes against
women or children AND…Prisoners Re-Entry
Program mentors needed, Must be available to
meet with mentees 2 – 6 hours per month, If ex-
offender: conviction must not have been crimes
against women or children, must be out of prison
for at least 2 years, Call Vanessa Cosby-Shannon,
773-233-1492
TRINITY UCC LEGAL CLINIC Providing
direct legal advice, services and representation
to the congregation and community, Every
1st and 3rd Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and
2nd Thursdays, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Village Center,
Call Rev. Reginald Williams, 773-962-5650 x 428
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WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO SAVE A LIFE?
Are you willing to share some of your time, advice,
and friendship with a child? Trinity Lifesavers is a
new mentoring program that matches adults with
children with incarcerated parents, Look for the
program brochure in the Habari Gani rack in the
Atrium, Contact Daryle Brown 847-922-3361 or
daryleq@yahoo.com
YOUTH DRILL TEAM MINISTRY calling
ages 13-18 years, high school students, interested
in praising God through scripture and step,
Orientation for new members, returning members
and all parents/guardians, Saturday, January 26,
1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Room 116, Call Lula Martin,
708-798-0013 or Melanie Gray, 773-879-5661
The Youth Sexuality Project
seeks facilitators, Applicants must be at least
18 years of age, willing to complete (or have
completed) TUCC’s mandatory youth training
and curriculum facilitator skills training
sessions, interested persons must complete the
required facilitator application and participate
in an in-person interview, For applications
and information, contact Rev. R. Wright,
773-962-5650; JoAnn Dorn, 708-209-7021,
or Courtney Avery, 773-230-8819, or email
tuccysp@yahoo.com
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Adams, Deacon Lorraine Broughton, Lawrence & Currie, Leonard Ford, Nola
Adams, Eddie Cynthia Curry, Stephanie Fortson, Mary
Adams-Carter, Cynthia Brown, Akiba Curtis, Cynthia Franklin, Mark
Adams-Childs, Vernita Brown, Arthur Curtis, Toni Franklyn, Resha
Akbar, Dr. Na’im Brown, Brandy Dabner, Pat Fryson, Chris
Akuetteh, Mona Brown, Dr. Harriett The Dade Family Funches, Baby Keari
Allen, Baby Jeremy Stephon Brown, Hysson Daniels, Carbena Gage-Wilson, Jozanne
Ambrister, Eugene Brown, LaKhon Daniels, Celeste Gaines, Dorothy
Anderson, Rev. Danita Brown, Lizzie Daniels, Sammie Lee Gandy, Donna
Anderson-Brown, Pierre Brown, Terrance David, Baby Jacob “Ray Ray” Gardner, Elizabeth
Askew, Jeremiah Burrell, Kimberly Davis, Edrena Garrett, Stephanie
Atlas, Toni Burrell, Sarah Davis, Green Lee Gibbs, Charon
Austin, Oliver & Charliestene Burrell, William & Sarah Davis, Kevin Gibson, Donald & Donna
Avent, Carolyn Butler, James Davis, Marie Gill, Charlotte
Baker-Brown, Bridgette Butler, Jerel Davis, Ryan Gill, Deacon Eldridge
Banks, Rev. Ronald & Butler, Margretta Davis, S.A. Gill, Juanita
Marnie Butler, Navie Davis, Velma Gill, Mariah
Barnett, James Butts, Larvette Dell, Rev. Nathan Gipson, Donald
Barrigher, Deacon Elwood Campbell, Deacon Patrice Denson, Louise Givens & Family, Charmaine
Barrigher, Jeffrey Campbell, Deborah L. DePriest-Hand, Sr., Oscar Gonalek, Peter & Kate
Baskin, Delores Campbell, Keisha Donalek, Peter Gosha, Tammy
Bates, Lisa Campbell, Rosalyn Dorham, Barbara Graham, Elder Lucille
Bates, Jr., Freddie L. Carter, Doris Dorn, Louise Graham, Robert
Baxter, Jonathan Carter, Herman Dorsey, Charlene Graham, William
Bell, Calvin Carter, Quinn Dorsey, Sam Grant, Lynn
Bell, Clarence Castillo, Ana Dozier-Lowe, Bernice The Green Family
Benson, Marjorie Caston, Aletha & Alfred Dunlap, Phillip Grey, Elsie
The Bentley Family Cephas, Grace Dunn, Romnica Griffin, Carrie
Berry-Hampton, Jaron Chaplin, Kaila Durant, Rachel Griffin, Icheka
Bertha, Deacon Helen Chapman, Malachi Durham, Eric & Erika Grisby, Reginald
Beverly, James Chappell, Richard Eason, Margarette Guerin, Norma
Beyah, Wanda Chavis, Annette Eberhart, Ivan Guerin, Jr., Jerome C.
Blake, Marquez Clark, Corine Edwards, Deacon Carol Guerin, Sr., Jerome C.
Blake, Odette Clark, Norman & Ruby Edwards, Jr., Eugene Gwynn, Arthur
Blake, Ommar Cochran, Christopher Ellis-Davis, Rev. Sharon Hammond-Miller, Deacon
Bland, Telina Coleman, Neal Elmore, Anita Donna
Blasingame, Mattie Collins, Deacon Yvonne Elmore, Leticia Hannah, Hubert
Bondurant, Carol & Family Collins, Gloria Elzy, Jr., Alice & Louis Harding, Christine
Booker, Peggy Collins, Lildred Jean Ervin, Ruby Hardirct, Virginia
Booker, Jr., Raymond J. Collins, Maishia Eskridge, Sonny Hardy, Glodine
Boose, Christopher Collins, Shawn Eskridge, Sr., Floyd Harper, Jerry
Boose, Claudia Cooksey, Kristena & Krista Evans, Kermeto Harrell, Rev. Joan
Borders, Carolyn Cooper, Faith Fairchild, Inez Harrell, Simon
Borders, Mona Cooper, Minnie Fairchild, Josie Harris, Deacon Mosea
Bowen, Markeyta Cooper, Vashti Farrakhan, Minister Louis Harris, Macbeth
Bowers, Jeffrey Corbett, Joycelyn Faulkner, Bernice Harris, Sr., MacBeth
Brackett, Michael & Ascylyn Cosby, Cynthia Ferguson, Osborne Harvey, Jason
Bramlet & Thomas Families Cosby-Shannon, Vanessa Few, Sondra Hatch, Demetra
Branch, Esther Coutee, Nastarcia Flagg, Estell Hawkins, Beverly
Brathwaite, Loretta Craig, Rhonda Fletcher, Julia Hawkins, Jasmine
Bratton, Marjorie Crenshaw, Darrell Flowers, Jr., Charlie Hayden, Jr., Herbert
Breaux, Freddie & Nannie Crenshaw, Kathy Flucker, Trina Haynes, Shelly
Brewer, Deacon Evelyn Crenshaw, La Tonia Fluker, Antonia Haynes, Vera
Briscoe, Charles Crider, Rev. Tyrone Ford, Elizabeth Heard, Phyllis
Broadnax, Angela Crisler, King Ford , John Heavens, George
Brockington, Shirley Cruse, Paul Ford, Lula Henderson, Gregory
Brooks, Myrtle Cunningham, Sandra Ford, Myrtle Henley, Candace
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Hennings, Willa Jones, Gloria McCree, Jarad Peavy, Irene
Hickman, Nellie Jones, Mary McCullough, Jacqueline Peavy, Walter
Higgins, Annola Jones, Pierre McDade, Darlene Pepper, Evelyn
Hill, Gladys M. Jordan, Manny McFadden, Franklin & Pepper, Robert
Hill, Lynette Keithley, Sr., Bartell Deborah & Family Perry, Toya
Hill, Rev. Angela Kelly, Billie McGowan, Milton & Peterson, Yvonne
Holliday, Glenola Kelton, Ineze Theresa Pettway, Ella
Holloman, LaSonja & Tracy Kenner, Lillian McIntosh, Emily Phillips, Baby Amali
Holman, Barbara King, Anthony McKinney, Rev. Marian Pierson, Jozell
Holmes, Louise Kitching, Shirley McKinney, Takiesha Pilcher, Del Rita
Hooker, Timothy Korvo, Baby Sean Paul McKinnon, Cora Pincham, Judge R. Eugene
Horton, Kierra Larramore, James McKissic, Siobahan & Pitts, Bernice
Houston, Cozetta Latham, Odean Deborah Polk, Adrian
Houston, Meegan Lawson, Robert McKissick, Estell Poole, Tammy
Howard, Cynthia Lee, China McLaughlin, Erin Poole, William
Howell, Betty Lee, Jimmy McNeil, Lenora Pope, Dakita
Hudson, Irean Lee, Tina McQueen-Williams, LaVada Pope, Gladys
Hullon, Patrice Lehmann, Auguestine Meeks, Regina Porter, Anita
Hunter, Nell Lemon, Jackqudene Melton, Alzenia Porter, Jacqueline
Hurley, William Lemon, Marquitta Miles, Beatrice Porter, Stacey
Ingersoll, Bob & Zell Lenox, Mary F. Miller, Deacon Beatrice Porter-Stanley, Leslie
Ingram, Julia Lewis, Deacon Pattrice Miller, James & Faith Prater, Sean
Ingram, Junius Lewis, Kathy Miller, John Priest, Mary
Jackson, Betty Jo Livingston, Arturius Mischeaux, Kalilah Marjorie Pruett, James & Loretta
Jackson, Eleanor Livingston, Rev. Tyrone Mischeaux, Raydian Putman, Delores
Jackson, Henry Lloyd, Corean & Devonia The Mitchell Family Quick, Dr. Nathan
Jackson, Kenya Lloyd, Robert & Cleo Mitchell-Shields, Deacon Reed, Emma
Jackson, LaToya Lloyd & Family, Frankie Sharon Reese, Gloria
Jackson, Latrice Lockett, Steve & Brenda Monegan, Jerome Reneau, Peggy
Jackson, Lizzie Lockett, Thetis Moody, Cynthia Renfroe, Ernestine
Jackson, Pamela London, Millie Moore, Carla Retess, Lucinda
Jackson, Queen Long, Deacon Rosemary Moore, Clarence Reynolds, Tracey
Jackson, Yvette Love, Margaret Moore, John C. Rhyal, Stephen
Jacobs, Isom Love, Mary Moore, Juanita Rhymes, Clifford
James, Clyde Luckett, Sr., Frederick Moore, Loyd & Eula Rhymes, Juanita
James, Renee Lyle, Paul Moore, Marilyn Rice, Gladys
Jeffries, Deacon Ygunda Lyles, Johnise Moore, Vonda Rice, Sylvester
Jenkins, Deacon Herschel Family of Steven Lyons Moore & Family, Lloyd Richards, Cassandra
Jenkins, Georgette Maclin, Audrey Moss, Ernest Ridgenal-Parker, Nicole
Jenkins, Lennie Mae, Viola Moss, Mildred Roberson, Pierce
Jenkins & Family, Sandra Majaliwa, Musa Moss, Jr., Rev. Dr. Otis Roberts, Erskin
Johnson, Anita Mangum, Anita Muhammond, Nia Roberts, Leslie
Johnson, Dr. James Manney, Eric Murff, Margaret Roberts, Robert
Johnson, Edna Manney, Jordan Murphy, Hattie Robertson, Rosetta
Johnson, Gloria Martin, A.D. Muwwakkil, Baby Morgan Robinson, Dorian
Johnson, Kay Martin, Darren Naggles, Melissa Robinson, Gerald
Johnson, Kierra Martin, Loretta Nathan, Latroy Robinson, Lola
Johnson, Martin Martin, Rosie Neal, Dena Robinson, Lorraine
Johnson, Percy Mason-Matthews, Karen Norris, Carolyn Robinson, Mable
Johnson, Riley May, Larry R. Nurse, Emma & Beverly Robinson, Ruby
Johnson, Robert May, Romao O’Neal, Baby Tyler Robinson, Theresa
Jolliff, Marcus & Family Mayes-McCruel, Deacon Only, Sherry Rodriguez, Kevin
Jones, Bernadine Alma Owens, Juanita Roebuck, Evelyn
Jones, Catherine McClanton, Barbara Owens, Mozetta Rogers, Alfred
Jones, Donald & Jerrius McClellan & Barksdale Ozmond, Sebastian Rollins, Alice
Jones, Edith Families Patterson, Olivia Rucker, Clarence
Jones, George McCoy, Beverly Payton, Jackie Ruff, Carolyn
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Rushing, LaBarain Tassone, Baby Carina Wallace, Cecilia Wright, Rev. Ramah
Rushing, Melner Taylor, Charlyne Wallace, Peter Wright, William
Rushing, Michelle Taylor, Jeffrey & Jorene Wallace, Rose Wright-Miller, Mildred
Russell, Cora Taylor, Lawrence Ward, Alphonso Yarber, Vernatta
Russell, Tamon Taylor, Patricia Warmack, Charlene Yates, Al
Ruth, James Taylor-Tukes, Deacon The Warne Family Yates, Roosevelt
Rutherford, Angela Angela Warner, Anese The Family of Cornell Young
Sampson, Mary Tellis, Demetrius Washington, Emma Young, Thelma
Samuel, Jordan Tellis, Jr., Alfred Washington, Lee
Sanders, Deacon Robert Tellis, Sr., Alfred Washington-Steward, Elois
Sanders, Michael Terrell-Haynes, Rosalyn Watson, Deacon Joe Ann
Sanders, Valencia Terry, John Watson, Doris
Sangster, Joe Nathaniel Terry, Keith Watson, Janet
Sangster, Katherine Terry, Pamela Way, Lucy B.
Sansone, Marie Terry, Sandra West, Andrea
Scates, Hermine Teverbaugh, Olivia White, Andrew & Rebecca
Schusse, Malcolm Thearance-Boyd, Vicki White, Eurah
Scott, Aubrey Thomas, Anita White, Juanita R.
Scruggs, Mattie Thomas, Brenita White, Rachelle
Selder, Rev. John Thomas, Drew & Valda White, Walter & Loretta
Shah, Lynda Thomas, Edward & LaVerne White, Jr., Royal
Shelby, Eric Thomas, Felicia White, Sr., Joseph
Shelton, John Thomas, Gloria D. White, Sr., Royal
Shelton, Vivian Thomas, Lisa Whitfield, Julius
Sherrod, Marie Thomas, London Wilkins, Essie
Short, Wendy Thomas, Rosetta Williams, Brandi
Simmons, Jennifer Thomas, Sondra Williams, Deacon Mattie
Simmons, LaVerne Thomas, Jr., Lewis Williams, Khatira
Sims, Constance Thompson, SeMaj Williams, Leon & Panice
Sims, Tenisha Thompson-Johnson, Katie Williams, Lillie
Singleton, Ed Thornton, Jr., Horace Williams, Nettie B.
Singleton, Lloyd Tillman, Edith Williams, Osay
Siwatu, Akiaha Timberlake, Deacon Joyce Williams, Patnice & Leon
Slatton & Family, Deacon Torrence, Fannie Williams, Pauline
Anthony Torrey-Parker, L. Julie Williams, Tracie
Smith, Annie Towner, Marleta Williams, Vernell
Smith, Carmencita Tregre, Deacon Evelyn Williams, Willie Ruth
Smith, Derrick Lee Trotter, Shirley Williams, Willy Ann
Smith, Jeffrey Tucker, Anjala Williams-Clark, Glenda
Smith, Jonathan & Delores Tucker, Geraldine Willis, Pamela
Smith, Louis & Virginia Tunstall, Jay Willis, Stanley
Smith, Robert Turner, Hubert Wilson, Barbara & Dardina
Snell, Joanna Tutt, Beatrice Wilson, Deacon Wendy
Spann, Theresa Tyler, Deacon Lazane Witherspoon-Water, Yolanda
Statzer, Maxine Tyler, Demetri Woods, Sam
Steele, Deborah Tyler, Robert Woods, Tanja
Stephens, Blanche Tyler, Shelton Woodson, Janice
Steward, Anna Vilo, Douglas Woolridge, John and Orine
Stewart, Cheryl & Juanita Wade, Patricia Wooten, Ernest
Stewart, Gloria Wade, Thurlene Wooten, John
Stewart, Irma Waiters, Melvin & Edeana Wordlaw, Jean
The Story Family Walker, David & Irma Wordlaw, Kenya
Strong, Albert Walker, Honoria Wordlaw, Ted
Summerville, Lula Walker, Sharon & John Wright, Deacon E. Janet
Summerville-Moore, Tamika Walker, Thelma Wright, Deacon Jeri
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 SERVICE
Order AND SUPPORT
of Worship GROUPS
Order of Worship
AKIBA SALES COUNSELING MINISTRY HEALTH & WELLNESS
773-962-5660 Answering Service MINISTRY COMMUNITY
MON – FRI 773-962-0043 MENTAL HEALTH
11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.  SUPPORT GROUP
SAT: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CREDIT UNION 773-978-0725 or
SUN: After Each Service 773-962-5686 773-734-4033, Ext. 111
773-723-8382 (fax)
Amani Care Program TUES & THURS: HIV/AIDS
773-298-2110 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. SUPPORT MINISTRY
MON – FRI: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. SAT: 9:00 a.m .– 1:00 p.m. 312-409-AIDS (2437)
SUN: After 7:30 & 11:00 a.m.
BLAINE DeNYE LIBRARY Services HOUSING MINISTRY
773-962-5650, Ext. 740 773-643-4100, Ext. 15
MON - TUES - THUR DIABETES
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. SUPPORT GROUP KUJICHAGULIA
WED: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 773-928-3233 SPECIAL CITIZENS
SAT: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. SUPPORT MINISTRY
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 773-373-7042 – J. Payton
CAN-CER-VIVE HELPLINE MINISTRY 24 Hours
773-962-5650 CONFIDENTIAL
Mailbox 830 HELPLINE MATH TUTORIAL
773-962-5650 773-962-5650
CAREER DEVELOPMENT Mailbox 811
MINISTRY PRISON MINISTRY
24-Hour Answering Service DRUG & ALCOHOL 773-962-5650
773-962-0139 RECOVERY MINISTRY Mailbox 886
Careerdevelop@tucc.org Tough Love Answering Service
773-962-5650, Ext. 808
College Free “N” One TRINITY COMMUNITY
PLACEMENT OFFICE 773-962-5650, Ext. 808 DEVELOPMENT CORP.
773-298-1590 773-962-5650, Ext. 504
TUES & THUR: FAMILY CAREGIVER MON – THUR
11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. SUPPORT GROUP 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 
WED: 10:00 – 6:00 p.m. Tommie Jean Ryhal tcdc@tucc.org
FR: 10:00 – 6:00 p.m. 773-375-6981
SAT: 9:00 – 5:00 p.m. Eleanor Anderson TRINITY COMPUTER
Sundays & Mondays 773-881-1419 LEARNING CENTER
CLOSED 773-298-2190
FINANCIAL COUNSELING
CONSORTIUM
773-962-5650, Ext. 819