Your Place in Ministry - January 2nd

Farewell Reception for Richard Searson
Richard Searson, our Music Minister, will be retiring from his position at the end of December. To honor him and his wife, Shelia, we will be holding a special reception on Sunday, January 16th in the Fellowship Hall. This is a "come and go" reception held during the Sunday School hour. Be sure to drop by and thank Richard and Shelia for all their hard work and dedication to the Music Ministry of Trussville First!

Closings for New Year's
The Church office will be closed on Thursday, December 30th and Friday, December 31st for New Year's. If you wish to submit a year-end donation online at this link, you must submit it before 11:59 am on December 31st. Thank you for your support.

UMCOR
We will be collecting donations to UMCOR for the recent tornado devastation in Kentucky. To donate, make your check payable to TFUMC and put UMCOR on the memo line. You can drop off your donations to the church office or place them in the collection plate during the Sunday services. You are also welcome to give online here and select UMCOR as the fund. We will be sending the collected donations periodically until the deadline. The deadline to give for this drive will be January 31, 2022.

UMM Monthly Meeting
The United Methodist Men will hold their monthly meeting on January 9, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Our own Bob Murray will be the speaker and during this meeting, we will install the Officers for the year 2022. Please text or call Allen Hatcher at (205) 773-9591 by January 7 to make reservations. The New Horizons Sunday School Class will be serving breakfast. Please remember children and wives are welcome at this meeting.

Pastor Steve’s New Devotional
“See You At The Plate” The new 365 day devotional by Dr. Steve Strange is now available. You can purchase a copy through Pastor Steve (he accepts Venmo) or through the church office. The cost is $21.99 each and if you are writing a check, please make it payable to Steve Strange. While this price seems low for a book this size, it will still enable Pastor Steve to gift some of the books where they are most needed. Be sure to purchase one soon!

Community Food Bank
The Mission Team volunteers this month at the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama from 9:00 to 11:30 am on Thursday, January 20th. We are always accepting new volunteers! If you would like to join the team, please call Charlene Sharp at 205-835-2691 or email at csharp@bellsouth.net to register.

Trussville First 2022 Ecuador Mission Trip
Are you interested in joining a Trussville First SIFAT-led mission trip to Ecuador July 23-30, 2022? Team members from Trussville First UMC along with members from Faith UMC in Clay will be participating in a construction project at Machachi Church in Dulce Refugio, Valle Hermosa near Quito. There will be a VBS component to this trip. Medical professionals could also participate as part of a medical team. The team is limited to 15-20 participants. For more information, visit fumctrussville.com/ecuador-mission. Questions? Contact Skip Pennington at skipdidit@gmail.com.

Behold 2022
January 15-17. Behold is a youth retreat designed for 6th - 12th grade students. Worship consists of segments of fun and interaction, great modern worship music led by dynamic worship leaders and bands, and a challenging message from the conference speaker. The youth will be leaving at 11 AM Saturday the 15th returning Monday the 17th in the early afternoon. Cost is $100 per student. To register for the event, visit fumctrussville.com/behold-signup
For more information on Behold Ministries, visit beholdministries.com. Questions? Contact Spencer Welch at spencer@fumctrussville.com.

Stephen Minister Training
Is God calling you to consider being a Stephen Minister?
Training to become a Stephen Minister involves about two hours per week for 24 weeks (not unlike a Disciple Bible study. The classes are held on Wednesday evenings beginning at 6:15 p.m. The next training sessions will begin in late January and wrap up in June. To learn more about being a Stephen Minister, visit the Stephen Ministry page of our website. If you have questions about the program, ask any Stephen Minister or contact Stuart Garner (cell 770-354-3372)