Community Connections - January 28th
Note:
- Lovelady needs your help once again with toilet paper. We will be collecting it in the conference room. Thank you!
- Please Don’t forget to bring food items for our Blessing Box.
- We love to honor your special day, person, or memory with a beautiful flower arrangement in the Sanctuary. If you would like the gift of placing flowers in the Sanctuary, please contact the church office to schedule your date.
Save The Dates:
- Feb. 4-High School Chamber Choir Concert-5 pm-Sanctuary
- Feb. 14-Ash Wed. Drive-through Imposition of Ashes - 7-8:30 am Front Parking Lot/Daycare
6:30 pm Ash Wed. Service-Sanctuary
- Feb. 17-Sleep in Heavenly Peace Bed Build at SPOC Automation Parking Lot, 7363 Gadsden Hwy, Trussville, 9-12
- Feb. 17-Princess Ball-See Megan McEvoy for info
- Feb. 20-Celebrate Recovery Casserole Cook-off - CLC
- Mar. 6-Children’s Musical 6:30 pm-CLC
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Church Directory pictures are scheduled for Monday, April 15th - Saturday, April 20th. Sign up information and more, coming in early February.
- Spring Children’s Consignment Sale: Volunteer registration is open now through https://tmccsale.com.
Public Sale Dates: Friday, March 15 from 10 am-9 pm, Saturday, March 16 from -8 am-2 pm (Many items are 50% off!)
TEAM Dollar Dash: Saturday, March 16 from 4-6 pm and Sunday, March 17 from 2-4 pm. Everything is $1. CASH ONLY. Due to limited space NO strollers or children are allowed. Thank you for your continued support of the sale!
- SWAG, our tween group, will be collecting new mittens, gloves, toboggans and socks for TEAM during their “Share the Warmth” Drive. Kids and adult sizes are needed. Please place donations in the designated spot by John Wesley (outside the Fellowship Hall) from January 15 - February 18. Thank you for your help!
- A new Sunday school class of young adults is meeting. This class meets at 9:45 am in the Women’s Study Room upstairs over the Fellowship Hall and is for young professionals and college students.
- Naomi Girls Luncheon - Friday, February 16th at Cracker Barrel in Trussville at 11:30 am. Please let Linda Shaddix know if you will be able to attend.
- The Naomi Girls invite you to participate in our 2024 service project. We are sending donations directly to the Joe Lee Griffin Hope Lodge in Birmingham. The Hope Lodge provides a caring supportive environment and lodging for a cancer patient and their caregiver at no charge. It is available for those undergoing active cancer treatment who live 40 miles or more from Birmingham. They provide 33 hotel style rooms, which are set up with cancer patients in mind. You can go online and see more information or you can ask our church secretary. Since there are a number of Hope Lodges across the country, please make your checks payable to the American Cancer Society with “restricted to Joe Lee Griffin Hope Lodge” on the memo line. Also please write somewhere above the memo line on the check, (or attach a note to it) that says “Naomi Girls Project” so that your name will show up on the donor list. All checks should be mailed to: Joe Lee Griffin Hope Lodge, Attention: Tonya Zapata, 1104 Ireland Way, Birmingham, AL 35205. Envelopes will be available in the Transept, Welcome Center, and Church office. Thank you.
- Women’s Ministry Day Retreat: “Better Together” - Saturday, February 3, 2024 from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Guest Speaker is Laura Joseph. Light snacks and coffee will be provided for breakfast by Maple Avenue Coffee House and lunch will be provided by the Trussville Methodist Men. There will be morning and afternoon sessions, door prizes, music and a very special gift for each person attending. Cost is $25 and it will need to be submitted with the sign-up form. Forms are available in the Transept, Welcome Center and the Church Office. You can also sign up online here. Deadline to register is Monday, January 29, 2024. For more information, contact the Women’s Ministry at tfmwomen@gmail.com.
- Celebrate Recovery is excited to announce that our Casserole Cookoff will take place on February 20! There are three categories including breakfast casserole, dinner casserole, and dessert casserole. Get those recipes ready and bring your appetite for a great time of food and fellowship! The winners will receive a custom casserole carrier to show off at your next potluck! Please let me know if you intend to enter your favorite recipe. You can email Pastor Shan at shan@trussvillefirst.com or pastor.shankay@gmail.com. Just let her know which category you want to enter, and she will add your name! All casseroles need to be ready to judge by 5:30 on the 20th of February.
- Rick Sharp will begin a new Bible study, “The Book of Acts” on Wednesday, January 31 at 4:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall (location recently changed). Bring your Bible, no other book is required. This will be a verse-by-verse study directly from the Bible. Text or call Rick at 205-835-2690 for more information or to sign up.
- Have you completed the member information update, either online or hard copy? Whether you are a long-time member or you have just recently joined the church, you will need to complete this form so that your membership information is in our database. This is very important and much appreciated! If you have not completed the form yet, they are still available in the Transept, Welcome Center and church office, as well as online. Please fill out yours today and turn it in to the church office! Thank you.
- Technical support needed. If you enjoy working with computers, camera or sound systems, please contact Dan Shirah. We are in need of volunteers to help on Sundays (and sometimes special functions) with the technical support of the services. Your time investment would involve approximately one Sunday per month at this time after training.
- The Trussville Methodist Men will conduct their next monthly meeting on Sunday, February 11, 2024. Breakfast will be served at 7:00 am in the Fellowship Hall, followed by the meeting. Notify Allen Hatcher by phone or text at (205) 773-9591 if you will be attending the meeting.
- The Mission Team volunteers this month at the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama from 9:00 to 11:30 am on Thursday, February 15, 2024. We welcome ALL who wish to help! If you would like to join the team, please call Charlene Sharp at 205-835-2691 or email at csharp@bellsouth.net to register.
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Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal Schedule:
January 31 Church Provided | BBQ Chicken Sandwiches | Scholarship for Mission Trips
February 7 Fundraiser | Red Beans & Rice | New Beginnings SS
February 14 Church Provided | Pizza Casserole | Children's Ministry
February 21 Church Provided | Stuffed Bell Peppers | Children's Ministry
February 28 Fundraiser | Taco Bar | Celebrate Recovery
Sign up for a fundraiser meal for your group - dates are available!
Meals will be served at 5:30 pm in the Christian Life Center
Donations for meals are requested and gratefully accepted!
Full Schedule and Monthly Project Information
