Your Place in Ministry - November 21st

The Church office will be closed Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th in observance of Thanksgiving. Have a wonderful and blessed holiday!

Charge Conference
Our annual charge conference is scheduled for Sun., Dec. 5th at 2:00 pm at Springville United Methodist, 6471 US-11, Springville, AL 35146.

Zoom Charge Conference
Please note that a virtual CALLED CHARGE CONFERENCE will take place by ZOOM on December 6, 2021 at 8:00 pm. Our church must meet in this charge conference. The purpose of this meeting is to authorize two trustees to act on behalf of the congregation and cast the church’s ballot regarding the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case prior to the December 14, 2021 deadline. No other business may be conducted at this meeting.

Blessing Box
For those who might not know, we have a new blessing box in front of the church! Because of this, we are retiring our old blessing box. If you or anyone you know would like to take our old blessing box, please contact the church office at 205-655-3259. First come, first serve.

GivingTuesday (givingtuesday.org)
GivingTuesday unleashes the power of radical generosity and has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. GivingTuesday 2021 is November 30th. With the holidays approaching, if you shop Amazon for your gifts, we are part of “Amazon Smile”. They will contribute 0.5% of each sale to the church. To set this up, go to www.smile.amazon.com. It will ask about your charity and you can sign up at this point for First United Methodist Trussville and continue shopping as usual. As always, thank you so much for your continued giving and generosity!

Christmas Shoeboxes
As we approach the end of National Collection Week, we would like to remind you that if you have picked up a shoebox to fill for Operation Christmas Child, please be sure to return it by SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST to the church. After Sunday, we will no longer accept drop-offs. Thank you for participating this year! If you are not able to meet our deadline, you can still build your shoeboxes online at this link: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/buildonline/

Trussville First 2022 Ecuador Mission Trip
Are you interested in joining a Trussville First SIFAT-led mission trip to Ecuador July 23-30, 2022? An informational meeting will be held in the TFUMC Fellowship Hall on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 6:30 pm. For more information, visit fumctrussville.com/ecuador-mission. Questions? Contact Skip Pennington at skipdidit@gmail.com.

Community Thanksgiving Service
Sunday, November 21st at 6:00 PM at First Baptist Church Trussville. Churches from around our area will join in praise and thanksgiving as we come together in worship! Heath Harrelson from First Baptist Trussville will be our featured speaker, and we will be joined by the HTHS Chamber Choir. Non-perishables will be collected for TEAM, and a love offering taken for the Trussville Fire & Rescue's Christmas For Kids program.

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.

70th Anniversary Celebration
You're invited to a special 70th anniversary party of Jan and Don Evans on Sunday, November 21st from 2-4 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Stop by for refreshments and help them celebrate this amazing milestone! No gifts, please.

Poinsettia Sale
This Christmas season, Missions is selling 8” poinsettias for only $20 to help support our Church missions. 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”. Poinsettia Sunday will be Dec. 12th, and we ask that you leave your poinsettias in the Church Sanctuary until after our 11 am service. Orders may be placed until Sunday, December 5th. The completed order form, along with your payment, may be turned in to the Church office or placed in the collection plate. Order forms are available in the Transept, Welcome Center and the Church office. Make checks payable to FUMC and write “Poinsettia” on the memo line. Please purchase one poinsettia per person that you wish to honor or remember and to avoid any confusion, designate on your order form who is to receive the poinsettia. Thank you for your support.

Trussville Community Chorus Free Christmas Concert
Thursday, December 16th at 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary. Free to the public.

Mission Opportunity at The Community Food Bank
The Mission Team has a monthly volunteer opportunity at the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama from 9:00 to 11:30 am on Thursday, December 16th. Please call Charlene Sharp at 205-835-2691 or email at csharp@bellsouth.net to register to volunteer.

Stephen Minister Training
Is God calling you to consider being a Stephen Minister? Stephen Ministers support the mission and ministry of the church in two primary ways. First, they are available to be a Christian caregiver, confidentially walking with an individual as they travel through one of life’s valleys – a death, medical, financial, job, family, or spiritual crisis, as examples. The role of the Stephen Minister is not to “fix” the challenge but to walk with the individual and support him or her as they move through the stress of the crisis. The second way is to use the training in their own lives as they interface on a daily basis with friends or strangers who are experiencing some of life’s challenges but who may not require continuing support.
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. If God is pushing you to engage in learning how to be a Christian caregiver, please touch base with one of the Stephen Ministers and complete the short application (available in the church office in the Stephen Ministry box or from a Stephen Minister). If you have questions about the program, ask any Stephen Minister or contact Stuart Garner (cell 770-354-3372)