Community Connections - April 7th
A very big “THANK YOU” to Jeff Fuller for custom building the beautiful coffee bar in our Christian Life Center. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent in God’s service. You are much appreciated!
Save the Dates:
May 5 - Confirmation Sunday
May 6-10 Teacher’s Appreciation Week at Kids First
May 19 - TMM Breakfast 7 am-Fellowship Hall
- Senior Sunday and Senior Breakfast in Fellowship Hall
- If you have a Senior, please let Phillip know so that they can be included in Senior Sunday. We want to honor all our graduates on Sunday, May 19. Please contact Phillip as soon as possible so that we can get all the information needed: phillip@trussvillefirst.com
- The Women's Ministry would like to thank everyone who gave for their Spring Mission for Embrace Alabama Kids. The goal of 15 baskets has been met!
- If you have not seen the improvements we are making in the Fellowship Hall, please stop by and take a look. We appreciate all of the hard work and donations so far. We are still in need of funds to complete the window treatments. If you would like to make a personal donation or appeal to your group, thank you for your consideration. Checks should be marked with “Fellowship Hall” on the memo line.
- “The Story” Disciple Class—Sunday April 7th, the class will meet upstairs over the Fellowship Hall in the Fellowship Classroom.
- Church Directory pictures are scheduled for Monday, April 15th - Saturday, April 20th.
- Schedule ASAP at this link to ensure your preferred date & time! If you have five or more members in your family, please schedule 2 consecutive time slots.
- The church office (205-655-3259) is available for scheduling assistance Mondays-Thursdays from 9 to 11 am.
- If you have not updated your church member information, please do so as soon as possible as to ensure accuracy for the directory.
- Visit https://trussvillefirst.com/directory for scheduling and volunteer info. Questions, contact Melissa Smith at web.admin@trussvillefirst.com
- We need greeters during photography week! We appreciate those who have signed up so far. There are still slots available. We need two people per two-hour time slots. Please consider helping out! You can sign up for one or more slots.
Below is the times that need volunteers. Numbers in parenthesis are the number of slots available.
Monday, April 15 - 6-8pm (1)
Tuesday, April 16 - 6-8pm (1)
Wednesday, April 17 - 6-8pm (2)
Thursday, April 18 - 2-4pm (1) and 6-8pm (1)
Friday, April 19 - 2-4pm (2), 4-6pm (2) and 6-8pm (2)
Saturday, April 20 - 10am to 12pm (2), 12-2pm (2) and 2-4pm (2)
To view the schedule and sign up, visit our SignupGenius page.
Thank you very much for your help!
- Thank you for contributing to our annual Naomi Girls’ service project! Many of you have responded and Hope Lodge has received $540 in donations reported as of March 15. Our Birmingham Hope Lodge provides a caring and supportive lodging place for those who are undergoing cancer treatment from out of town-40 miles or more. 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/Naomi Girls Project” on the memo line, 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 (with this information inside) are available in the Transept and Welcome Center. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
- The April Naomi Girls’ luncheon meeting will take place on Friday, April 19th at 11:30 am at Costa’s Mediterranean Café, 5891 Trussville Crossings Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35235. Please let Linda Shaddix know if you will be able to attend.
- 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, April 14, 2024. Breakfast will be served at 7:00 am in the Fellowship Hall, followed by the meeting. Special guest speaker is Laurie Franklin, Founder/Owner of Birmingham Christian Family Magazine and BirminghamChristian.com. 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 April 18, 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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Note:
- If you have a specific prayer that you wish to go directly to Pastors Steve & Shan, please email them at prayers @trussvillefirst.com You will still need to contact the office to be added to the published prayer list.
- Lovelady needs your help 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.
Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal Schedule:
April 10 - Church Provided | Spaghetti | Student Ministry
April 17 - Church Provided | Chicken & Rice | Student Ministry
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
