Missions Opportunities

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OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE

First United Methodist Church of Huntsville takes seriously our call to live out our faith by serving those in need.�In doing so we share the good news of Jesus Christ.�In the New Testament James tells us to "be doers of the word, and not merely hearers."�Hands-on mission is our response to this instruction.

Locally

FUMC provides fundraisers and financial support for the following community service organizations:

�Boys & Girls Club of Walker County

�C.O.M.E.

�Good Shepherd Mission

�Habitat for Humanity

�Methodist Retirement Communities

�SAAFE House

�Senior Center of Walker County

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Annually FUMC hosts "One Great Day of Service" when members of the church form teams and "go into the world" (actually the local neighborhoods!) and serve our brothers and sisters in Christ.�Projects have included sacking beans and rice for the local food bank, building repairs for a community church, painting at the SHSU Wesley Foundation, filling UMCOR flood buckets, roof repair for a local service organization, yard work for a terminally ill gentleman in our community, and much more.�Mark November 6, 2010 on your calendar, roll up your sleeves, and join us. �(Pictures sent in e-mail.)

Collection and Assembly of School Supplies for children in Walker County

Provide Christmas gifts for local nursing home residents who have no family in the area

Nationally

Hurricane Recovery Work (Pictures sent in e-mail.)

�*The fourth Saturday of each month a work team does a day-trip to the Texas

�Coast to work on repairs of homes damaged in hurricanes.

�*April 11-16 a team will travel to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi to continue repair work from Hurricane Katrina

Volunteer Week at Mount Sequoyah Methodist Assembly (Pictures sent in e-mail.)

Summer Mission Trip to ___.

Internationally

Support for Umba and Ngoy Kalangwa in Tanzania (Picture in e-mail attachment.)

Support for Jeri and Bill Savuto and their work at Maua Hospital in Kenya (can we pull pictures from their e-mailed newsletters?)

Construction work on church in Palmeras, Costa Rica (Pictures sent in

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The United Methodist Committee On Relief and United Methodist churches around the world reach out to the people of Haiti following the January 12th earthquake.UMCOR is responding to immediate needs for food and shelter, as well as coordinating with the Methodist Church of Haiti for teams to provide assistance over the weeks, months, and years ahead. out the UMCOR website at www.umcor.org for information.

First United Methodist Church of Huntsville is receiving donations for Haiti Relief which will go to UMCOR, assuring that every penny of all contributions will go directly to relief (no administrative overhead).First UMC Missions Committee is also assembling Health Kits (list below) to be distributed by UMCOR.Donations to general relief efforts should be marked "Haitian Relief", while donations for Health Kits should be marked "Health Kits".Bulk donations of items for the health kits can be placed in the baskets in the church coffee lobby and foyer.

For an assembled kit, place the following items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag:

1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x 27")

1 washcloth

1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)

1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toe-nail clippers)

1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)

1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper/no child-size brushes)

1 tube of toothpaste (4.5 oz or larger w/expiration date of 9/2010 or later)

6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages

Value: $12 per kit

All items must be new

	� February Communion Offering: Haitian Relief All financial contributions given to the church for Haiti will be sent to UMCOR (United Methodist Committee On Relief). This ensures that 100% of every dollar given goes directly to aid the people of Haiti. UMCOR has had teams in place in Haiti for a number of years; in fact 7 United Methodist Mission Teams were on the island at the time of the quake. UMCOR has already mobilized and sent additional staff to the Dominican Republic and is working with Action by Churches Together, Church World Service, Global Medic and Muslim Aid. Once non-governmental organizations are allowed and the situation is safe, UMCOR staff will move quickly to begin offering direct support in cooperation with the church.
	� Souper Bowl of Caring will be on Super Bowl Sunday, February 7th. The youth will be collecting canned food and monetary donations that will be given to Good Shepherd Mission. Please bring your canned food items to the worship services on Super Bowl Sunday!

	HELP SAVE THE EARTH Help us earn ca$h by bringing these recyclable items to Weekday Ministries (Located on the Parking Level at the church.) · Video Game Consoles (include all accessories) · Video Games (include case) · Empty Ink Jet Cartridges · Empty Laser Cartridges · Used Cell Phones · Digital Cameras · Laptops (Include power cords) · PDAs/Palm Pilots (include all accessories) · IPods (include all accessories) · DVD Movies (include original packaging)
	SAVE THE EARTH -- by recycling - Take your newspaper, cans and plastic, card board, steel and glass items toTry-2 Recycle--Have it weighed and ask that the money be donated to your church -- money received by First United Methodist Church will go towards our Helping Hand Fund. Try 2 Recycle is located at 916 15th Street