Your Place in Ministry - November 5th
Note:
- Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 5th. Don’t forget to set your clocks BACK one hours on Saturday night!
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
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 will be put up by the Front Doors by November 12th. Unwrapped gifts in large trash bags will need to be returned to the church office WITH THE ANGEL TAG by December 10th. Minimum $100 gift(s).
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.
Choir Fundraiser Meal
Join us on Wednesday, November 8th at 5:30 pm for a delicious Choir Chili Fundraiser Meal. We appreciate your donations and support as we raise funds for our new choir stoles. Thank you.
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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Small Group Studies Schedule:
More Information
Wednesdays:
4:00 pm - Luke: The Compassion of Christ (Rick Sharp)
6:30 pm - CR 12 Step Study
6:15 pm - The Story (Steve Strange)
Thursdays
10:00 am - “Abide” Women’s Study (Barber Clark)
6:00 pm - Bad Girls of the Bible (Shan Odom)
Sundays:
3:00 pm - CR 12 Step Study
4:30 pm - The Story (Steve Strange)
Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal Schedule:
- November 8th - Chancel Choir Chili Fundraiser
- 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!
Ongoing Ministry Opportunities:
—Blessing Box on our front lawn-donation boxes just inside Front Door
—Toilet tissue collection for the Lovelady Center-area next to Fellowship Hall inside Front Door (Marked with sign on the wall)
—Serving as a volunteer for Nursery or Children’s Ministry-see Megan McEvoy (kidsministry@trussvillefirst.com)
—Volunteering as an usher or liturgist-see Lynda Payne
—Serving as a member of our Tech Team-see Dan Shirah
—Kitchen Committee-help with potlucks and special events-call the church office (205-655-3259)
—Community Food Bank Volunteers-3rd Thursday of each month-see Charlene Sharp
—Flower Committee-working with floral arrangements for the Altar and other church functions-contact Pat Glenn at slatzglenn@aol.com
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Celebrate Recovery
Anyone dealing with Hurts, Habits, or Hang-Ups is welcome to join us any Tuesday night for Celebrate Recovery.
We serve a snack dinner from 6pm – 6:30pm, followed by our large group program, then small groups. Please note: If you only want to attend large group, you are welcome to do so. If you are interested in possibly giving your testimony, call the church (205-655-3259) and leave a message with Candy. Someone from the leadership team will contact you.
Prayer Wall
We have a Prayer Wall that is available for adding your prayer requests. It can also be used by anyone who would like to pray for the requests that are on the wall. It is located between the Christian Life Center and the Transept so that everyone has an opportunity to add prayer requests and/or pray for prayer requests. Your ministers and staff will also take turns praying over the Prayer Wall. Please join us.
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