Entries for September 2010

Week of Service During the week of October 4, there will be several different mission opportunities that individuals and/or families can take part in. These would be great options to take advantage of during Fall Break. The tentative schedule is as follows. Updates and new opportunities (including work with Community Development) will be added, so check back often! Monday, October 4 TBD Tuesday, October 5 CASA Garden Only a couple of hours of work in the garden supports Huntsville area senior citizens and homebound by providing them thousands of pounds of nutritious fruits and vegetables. Must be 13 or older to participate. Youth under 18 must have adult supervision. Meet at Trinity at 3:30, or at the CASA Garden at 4 PM. We'll finish by 6 PM. Email Matt Reed or call (256) 883-3200 ext. to sign up or for more details. Wednesday, October 6 Green Team Help clean up and keep Huntsville beautiful. We'll work at Jones Farm Greenway from 10 AM - Noon. Great project for little ones (when supervised by parents). Meet at Trinity by 9:40 AM or join us at the greenway at 10 AM. Email Matt Reed or call (256) 883-3200 ext. 218 to sign up or for more details. Please sign up before Noon on 10/5 so that we have enough materials. Thursday, October 7 CASA Garden Only a couple of hours of work in the garden supports Huntsville area senior citizens and homebound by providing them thousands of pounds of nutritious fruits and vegetables. Must be 13 or older to participate. Youth under 18 must have adult supervision. Meet at Trinity at 3:30, or at the CASA Garden at 4 PM. We'll finish by 6 PM. Email Matt Reed or call (256) 883-3200 ext. to sign up or for more details. Friday, October 8 North Alabama Conference Disaster Warehouse The disaster warehouse in Decatur supports the relief efforts of North Alabama. They receive, process, and ship all sorts of materials that are used in recovery efforts throughout the U.S. and the world. Work will include sorting, processing, and other activities related to assisting disaster relief. Meet at Trinity at 9:00 AM to ride over. We'll break for lunch, and be back at Trinity by 4:30 PM. Email Matt Reed or call (256) 883-3200 ext. to sign up or for more details. Please sign up by Noon of 10/6 so that the warehouse can prepare for our arrival. Check back often for updates which will be indicated by "NEW!"  

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UPDATED! Work will be done on a local home Thursday, September 30, 2010 Repairs include: replacing the siding in a 10' X 10' section to the back of the house with 7/16ths mdx board Some of the studs may have to be scabbed Materials will be provided by the city. Work shold last no more than a day. Meet at Blue Plate Cafe for breakfast at 7AM or at the work site at 8:30AM. Contact Barry Guynes (256) 881-0791 for more details. Click here for a map to the work site.

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The following teams in the North Alabama Conference are seeking members to complete their mission teams. Anne Forgey at Huntsville First UMC has an opening for 2 team members to Haiti in October.  The trip cost is $1200, and half the money is needed to purchase airline tickets very soon.  Please contact Anne at 256.539.7367 ASAP. Rachel Estes at Canterbury is seeking more members for a Haiti team this fall.  Please contact her at rachel_estes@canterburyumc.org for more information. Volunteers Needed for Trip to Zambia: Trinity UMC of Birmingham, AL and SIFAT will be taking a construction team to Zambia October 27, 2010-November 10, 2010. They will be building a new Methodist office and SIFAT training center in Lusaka. Volunteers are needed for this trip. If you would like to go or have any questions regarding the trip, please contact Rev. Dave Barnhart dbarnhart@trinitybirmingham.com or (205) 879-1737. FUMC Tuscaloosa is seeking team members for a trip to Chile Oct 29-Nov 7. If you are interested, please contact Dorothy Raymond atrraymond1887@charter.net Robert Garrison of Mountain Chapel UMC is seeking to join a mission team going to Haiti in 2011. He has construction experience. Contact him at gatorbuilder@aol.com Teams are needed to go to Yorito, Honduras with AHMEN in the summer of 2011. Please contact Linda Tripp at ctripp@bellsouth.net

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The Interfaith Mission Service will be hosting the Day of Service and Unity (DSU) on Saturday, September 11. DSU is designed for people of all ages and abilities who want to get involved to serve and improve our community through opportunities for all individuals, families and groups to connect through service. Join with other congregations in the IMS Cooperative at 7:30 am at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church for continental breakfast and fellowship. A brief unity celebration and assignments will take place before teams leave to work at their site locations. The event is free. Register and more information here. Day of Service and Unity Saturday, September 11, 7:30 AM - Noon Gather: St. Mark's Lutheran Church (200 Longwood Dr.)  

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