Your Place in Ministry - November 12th
Note: “The Story” study groups will not meet on Wednesday, November 22 and Sunday, November 26.
Items Needed!
We are collecting the following items for the Overdose Outreach Programs in Jefferson County:
Blankets
Socks (Mid-calf or long socks preferred)
Mittens/gloves
Scarves
Hats/toboggans
Underwear (NEW men’s and women's)
Hothands
Bandaids
Antibiotic Ointment
Wet wipes/baby wipes
Deodorant
Toothpaste
Chapstick
Bug spray (wipes or non-aerosol)
Place your donations in the bins beside the Childrens Ministry Office by November 19th for distribution during Thanksgiving. For more info—contact Megan McEvoy at kidsministry@trussvillefirst.com
Studio of Music Showcase
Everyone is invited to Michael King‘s Studio of Music Student Showcase on December 10, at 2:00, in the Church Sanctuary. Enjoy Michael’s 16 OUTSTANDING piano and voice students, all ages, from beginners to professionals! The show is free, and promises to be very entertaining!
Poinsettia for Missions
This Christmas season Missions is selling poinsettias to help support our Church missions. You can order a poinsettia in honor or in memory of someone special to you. Order forms are in the Transept, Welcome Center and Church office. Poinsettia Sunday will be December 17. Please leave poinsettias in the church until after our second service. Orders may be placed until Sunday, December 3. Please place orders, along with your payment, in the offering plate or turn in to the Church office. An 8-inch pot is $20.00. Make checks out to FMCT and please put Poinsettia on the memo line. You will need to indicate on your order where you would like your poinsettia displayed, either the Sanctuary or Grace Vision. Our poinsettias are grown by Rainbow Omega, a residential home to 79 adults ranging in age from 18 – 79 years old, with developmental disabilities. Rainbow Omega means “hope in the end”. For more information call Louise Jensen at 205.907.2723.
The Angel Tree for Church Without Walls
The Angel Tree for the Church Without Walls is up by the Front Doors (next to the Fellowship Hall). Last year, the tags went so fast that we had to refill the tree twice! Be sure to pick up your tag(s) as soon as possible. Please return your new, unwrapped gifts in large trash bags to the church office. Minimum spending for the gift(s) is $100. Don't forget to include THE ANGEL TAG with your gift(s). * The deadline to return gifts is December 10th. *
Handbell Choir Needs Ringers!
You are invited to come and join our handbell choir. If you are not an experienced ringer, we can teach you. Everyone can learn and you will enjoy playing. We rehearse on Wednesday nights at 7:30 pm in the Handbell Room. Please see Joe Faughender for more information.
Church Member Information Update
Our Church has not done a complete member information update in some time. As changes were provided to the office, they were entered into the electronic data base. But much information is not current and or missing. We are asking everyone to complete this form (a separate sheet should be completed for each family member living in a household who is currently involved at FMCT). For children you may omit a repeat for the address and not include phone numbers or email addresses if you would prefer that they not be included in the data base. We do not share the data base information with anyone, except as it relates to Church business. Forms are available at the entrance to any service and in the church office. You can also submit your information online AT THIS LINK or by scanning the QR code posted outside of the Transept and Welcome Center. Please submit your information by form or online by December 1, 2023.
Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes
Pick up your Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes in the Transept or Welcome Center. We’ll be packing these again this year and our goal is 150. Please return your box to the church office by Sunday, November 12. We will count them and drop them off at the collection point. Don’t forget to include the $10 donation for postage and handling for each box. You can pay by cash or check. Make the check to “Samaritan’s Purse“ and place it inside one of your boxes. Thank you.
Celebrate Recovery
Celebrate Recovery would like to say THANK YOU for your continued support over the past 4 years. We have seen lives changed, marriages restored, souls surrendered at the altar and 2 baptisms this year. We are excited to see what God has in store for us in 2024. Please continue praying for this ministry and participants.
We have t-shirts for $10, long sleeve shirts for $15 and sweatshirts for $20 on sale. See one of the leadership members to purchase yours and support our ministry.
Naomi Girls Update
The Naomi Girls would like to thank everyone for their generous donations for the water wells and solar box kits projects in Africa, with Designs for Hope. We raised a total of $10,615! We had our last meeting for 2023 and plans were made for 2024. If you, or someone you know at Trussville First, is a widow and would like to be connected to the Naomi Girls, contact the church office, so your information can be shared with Linda Shaddix. Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
Women’s Ministry
—The Women’s Ministry of Trussville First is asking for your help with donations toward their “Sleep in Heavenly Peace” mission. The deadline to donate is November 24 and the amount needed is $5,000. The Women's Ministry will be hosting a bed building event on December 16 to assemble 20 bed kits at a cost of $250 each. The kits include the frame, mattress and bedding. The Women's Ministry is asking for donations to fund the kits. Any amount is appreciated! Please mark your checks for "SHP beds" to donate. You can also donate online HERE and select Sleep in Heavenly Peace Beds as the fund. For more information, contact Kim Cooper at 206-655-8616. Visit Sleep in Heavenly Peace’s website at shpbeds.org
—We are still asking for monetary donations for specifically requested hygiene products to be purchased for Lovelady Center and Brother Bryan Ministries. Please make your donations to the church and put "HYGIENE PRODUCTS" in the memo section of your check. Thank you for your help with this new ministry!
TMM Monthly Meeting
The Trussville Methodist Men will conduct their next monthly meeting on Sunday, November 12, 2023. Breakfast will be served at 7:00 am in the Fellowship Hall, followed by the meeting. This month’s speaker is our Executive Minister, Rev. Shannon Odom. She will be giving information and an update on the Celebrate Recovery ministry as a whole and future plans to continue growing this important ministry. Please remember that wives and children are welcome at the breakfast. Notify Allen Hatcher by phone or text at (205) 773-9591 if you will be attending the meeting.
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, November 16, 2023. 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:
- November 15th - Crockpot Dishes Potluck
- November 22nd - No meal or studies
- November 29th - Chili & Taco Soup Potluck
- December 6th - Fundraiser (Available to Reserve)
- December 13th - Breakfast Potluck
- December 20th - Fundraiser (Available to Reserve)
- December 27th - No meal or studies
- January 3rd - No meal or studies
Meals will be served at 5:30 pm in the Christian Life Center
Donations for meals gratefully accepted!
Christmas Events & Closings:
- Sunday, November 26, 2023
Community Concert Band Annual Christmas Concert
3:00 pm
Christian Life Center
- Monday, December 18, 2023
Live Nativity
5-7 pm on the Front lawn
- Sunday, December 24, 2023
Christmas Eve Services
—8:30 am:
Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
& Grace Vision Contemporary Worship in the Christian Life Center
—5:00 pm:
Grace Vision Contemporary Worship in the Christian Life Center
—6:30 pm:
Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
- Sunday, December 31, 2023
New Year's Eve Services
8:30 am Traditional and Grace Vision services
(no 11 am services)
Church office closings:
- November 23, 2023
Thanksgiving
*Events & closings will be updated as needed*
