SECOND ANNUAL GOLF OUTING Be sure to reserve Saturday, June 12 for the second annual Holy
Trinity Golf Outing and Dinner. We will meet at Orchard Hills in Shelbyville for 1:00 PM shotgun tee-off.
Dinner at Rob and Lori Atwell's will follow the game. Sign up in the narthex for golf or dinner or both.
AMERICA'S PASTIME Join us at a White Caps game on July 22 at 7:00 PM. Watch for a sign-up
sheet to be posted in the narthex soon.
CAPS AND GOWNS Congratulations to our Grads: Gideon D'Assandro graduated on May 1 from the
University of Michigan with a Masters in Public Policy. Ron Stuitje graduated on April 30 from Grand
Rapids Community College with a degree in Digital Graphics Communications. Faith Tillmsn graduates on
June 2 from Rogers High School. Casey Zeitler graduates on May 27 from Caledonia High School. Well done,
all!
COMMUNITY YARD SALE On Saturday, June 5, we will be having our Spring Yard Sale from 9:00 AM
until 4:00 PM, right here on church grounds,
5333 Clyde Park, Ave. Perhaps you may find some hidden treasure that is just the item yo need to
complete your decoration. Alternatively, perhaps you have something you'd like to sell. Se can make space
available for only $5.00. If you's like more information, contact Ron Tiller or Keith Kuzins by writing to
the church secretary.
EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY Education for Ministry, affectionately known as EfM, is a program of
theological education-at-a-distance of the School of Theology of the University of the South. Students sign
up one year at a time for this four-year program. It covers the basics of a theological education in the
Old and New Testaments, church history, liturgy, and theology. Students meet regularly, usually once a
week, in seminars under the guidance of trained mentors. The program grants a certificate at the completion
of the four years and 18 Continuing Education Units for each year's work.
Every baptized person is called to ministry. The Education for Ministry (EfM) program provides people with
the education to carry out that ministry. During the Service of Confirmation we ask God to "Renew in these
your servants the covenant you made with them at Baptism. Send them forth in the power of the Spirit to
perform the service you set before them." EfM offers an opportunity to discover how to respond to the call
to Christian service.
The seminar group is the nucleus of the Education for Ministry program. A group consists of six to twelve
participants and a trained mentor who meet weekly over the course of a nine-month academic year. These
meetings are usually from two and one-half to three hours in length. Through study, prayer, and reflection,
EfM groups move toward a new understanding of the fullness of God's kingdom. This process can be
illustrated by a two-rail fence. One rail is the Christian tradition. The other is the collective experience
of the group's members. The rails are linked by fence posts which represent the seminar sessions where
life and study meet. The fence is grounded in the soil of regular worship which is vital to the life of
the group.
Participants are given weekly assignments to study with the help of resource guides. Students are
responsible for setting their own learning goals. They spend between two and four hours in study and
preparation each week. In the seminars members have an opportunity to share their insights and discoveries
as well as to discuss questions which the study materials raise for them.
Through discussion and guided reflection, the seminars furnish an opportunity to deepen understanding of the
reading materials.
More important is the development of skills in theological reflection. The goal is to learn to think
theologically. By examining their own beliefs and their relationship to our culture and the tradition of
our Christian faith, participants can learn what it means to be effective ministers in the world. In coming
to terms with the notion that everything we do has potential for manifesting the love of Christ, we discover
that our ministry is at hand wherever we turn.
The seminar is supported by a life of prayer and regular worship. EfM groups are encouraged to develop a
pattern of worship appropriate to their situations. Liturgical materials are furnished with the course
materials.
Groups typically take shape in the fall and follow a September–May meeting time frame. Meetings
are held at Grace Episcopal Church on Tuesday evening's from 6:30 PM–9:00 PM. For additional
information, contact Pam Steele or
Mary Huisman. For additional information you can go to the
EfM website.
