Your Place in Ministry - December 3rd
Note:
- Missions Pancake Fundraiser dinner - Wednesday, December 13 at 5:30 pm, followed by small groups.
Church Member Information Update
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 AT THIS LINK. Please submit your information by form or online by December 1, 2023.
Save the Date:
Women’s 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. More information to follow.
Study Club Christmas Coffee
The Jennie June Croly Study Club Christmas Coffee is from 11 am to 2 pm on Tuesday, December 5 at the Trussville Civic Center and you are cordially invited. This group formed 75 years ago and this year marks the 50th Christmas Coffee with Friends.
The Angel Tree for Church Without Walls
WE HAVE 3 ANGEL TAGS LEFT!! Don’t miss out!
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.
Lovelady Toy Drive
*Note* The bin is only half full. Let’s make sure our Lovelady kids get toys for Christmas!
The Annual Lovelady Center Christmas Toy Drive is underway. Please bring a new, unwrapped toy for any age boy or girl to the bin located next to John Wesley’s portrait outside the Fellowship Hall by Wednesday, December 13. These will be collected by Lovelady and given to the Lovelady Santa Shop to give to Lovelady Clients’ and Graduates’ children. Over 1,000 toys are given away each year. If you have any questions, please contact Donna Smith, Lovelady In-Kind Resource Director at 256-570-8176.
Trussville Methodist Men Fundraiser Meal
The Trussville Methodist Men are preparing Baked Ziti, Salad, Bread and Dessert for the Wednesday, December 6 Fundraiser Dinner - come and join us for a delicious meal and help us raise funds for our upcoming projects. All donations are greatly appreciated!
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.
Women’s Ministry
We have finished raising money for Sleep in Heavenly Peace. The grand total is $9,250 for 37 beds. Praise the Lord! I want to thank our church family for coming through for this worthy cause, but it's not over yet. We need all men, women and children (10 and over) to come out on Saturday, December 16th from 8am to 12pm (this is NOT the day of the Trussville Christmas Parade!) to help put the beds together. All you need are work gloves, as they provide everything else. Let's get these children in beds for Christmas!
For more information, contact Kim Cooper at 206-655-8616. Visit Sleep in Heavenly Peace’s website at shpbeds.org
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.
TMM Monthly Meeting
The Trussville Methodist Men will conduct their next monthly meeting on Sunday, December 10, 2023. Breakfast will be served at 7:00 am in the Fellowship Hall, followed by the meeting. This month’s speakers are our Youth Minister, Phillip McEvoy and our Children’s Minister, Megan McEvoy. They will be discussing our Youth and Children’s programs in 2023 and 2024. 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, December 21, 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:
- December 6th - Methodist Men’s Fundraiser
- December 13th - Missions Pancake Fundraiser
- December 20th - Fundraiser (Available to Reserve)
- December 27th - No meal
- January 3rd - No meal
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*
