http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/ Missions & Outreach Blog en chrisunderwood@bellsouth.net Copyright 2010 2010-03-27T19:47:41-06:00 http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/join_our_habitat_for_humanity_advent_build_saturday_december_19/ http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/join_our_habitat_for_humanity_advent_build_saturday_december_19/#When:18:47:41Z On Palm Saturday, March 27 from 7:30 AM - 12 Noon, Trinity members will fan out all over Birmingham to tackle mission projects benefitting the people of many communities.  Here are just a few of the projects we will be doing. If you would like more info or to sign up to participate, please contact Lisa Elliott at 879-1737 or . CLICK HERE to register to participate online. Projects at Councill Elementary School: 1. Painting second and third floor hallways 2. Classroom cleaning 3. Whiteboard installation 4. Landscaping and mulching 5. Shelving 6. Tutoring/working with kids, volunteering at school (any time during Lent) Projects at Restoration Mission: 1. Shelving 2. Floor Painting (FULL) 3. Correcting exterior water issues 4. Tutoring and working with kids (any time during Lent) Habitat House Build: Team Leader, Laura McCain Our Habitat for Humanity Build will be one of the Great Day Projects. Trinity will participate for the second year in the Lenten Build on Saturday, March 27. We will join several other churches to build a home during the season of Lent.  Questions? Contact Laura McCain at 870-4550 or lamccain@bellsouth.net. Sorting Items at Trinity: Team Leader, Bettie Jackson COLLECTIONS for various agencies: We will also be collecting items to help our various partner agencies in Birmingham. You may bring donations to one of the bins located by the office or in the Commons area. --- Clothes for the Homeless: Work and practical everyday clothes for men and women (jeans, work shoes, shirts, jackets - no dressy clothes, high heels, etc.). Be sure clothes are clean and in good condition. NEW (in the bag) underwear and socks. After School Snacks for Restoration Mission: juice boxes, individually-wrapped crackers, HEALTHY packaged snacks (no potato chips, candy). --- Food and Supplies for Reconciler and Pantries: Peanut butter and jelly, canned goods, latex gloves, toothbrushes, resealable plastic bags. --- Canning Jars for Sand Mountain Parish: These will be collected in the Commons. --- School Supplies for Councill Elementary: Copy Paper, Drawing Paper, Composition Notebooks (3 Subject), Graphing Paper, Construction Paper, Loose Leaf Notebook Paper, Red and Black Ink Pens, Dry Erase Markers (Multi colored), Permanent Markers, Modeling Clay, Pencils, Staples, Paper Clips, Pocket Folders, Manilla Folders, 8x11 Clasp Folders, Ink cartridges (HP 22, 27), Rulers, Basic Function Calculators (Dollar Store Variety) ALSO THIS SPRING, Church of the Reconciler has several open dates to volunteer to serve the Sunday Common Meal during the first half of 2010. Times are hard and needs are great. These open dates are as follows:  March 21 / April 18 / May 16 / May 30 / June 20.  This Sunday Common Meal is a critical part of the Sunday worship service for the homeless community. Besides feeding the hungry, it is a wonderful opportunity for us to meet, greet, worship and serve these fellow brothers and sisters in God’s community. We gain more than we give. This is a great opportunity for Sunday School classes or small groups to come together to prepare food and serve 300 to 400 persons a wonderful meal. For more information, interested groups can contact David Miller at 320-2680 or dmiller5@bham.rr.com. CLICK HERE to register to participate online. News 2010-03-27T18:47:41-06:00 http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/volunteer_with_birmingham_hospitality_network_donate_old_jewelry_twin_sheet/ http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/volunteer_with_birmingham_hospitality_network_donate_old_jewelry_twin_sheet/#When:01:39:04Z Want more info about mission opportunities? The Mission & Outreach Team meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 PM in the Fireside Room. You are invited to attend.  Contact Dave Barnhart at dbarnhart@trinity-umc.org for more details.  Two needs this week are: Lenten Food Drive Bags were distributed on March 7, and will be handed out again this coming Sunday, March 14 after worship services. Please take a bag and fill it with large/family-size canned goods. This food collected from this drive will benefit Urban Ministry, House of Restoration and other missions supported by Trinity UMC. Bags are due back to Trinity on Sunday, March 21. Twin blankets, sheets and jewelry (that’s a combination!) Volunteers are always needed when our church hosts homeless families during the weeks of July 20 and October 10. This ministry provided a very valuable service to families who find themselves in need of shelter and food.  The program allows the families to stay together; previously men and women had to split up into Men’s and Women’s Shelters, young teenaged daughters couldn’t stay with their fathers nor could teenaged sons stay with their mothers. The ministry has a current need for TWIN bed blankets and sheets in good condition. If you are interested or need more information, contact Laura McCain at lamccain@bellsouth.net or 870-4550.  Donations may be left in the church office. And, the ministrywill take any old jewelry you have even if it’s costume, broken, knotted and even jewelry in good condition. Place your items in Ziploc bags and contact Joyce Kent at 874-1231 or 647-4469. Donations can be delivered to the church office. (Charitable donation receipts are available for itemized donations and written appraisals are available for items valued at $500 or more.) News 2010-03-02T01:39:04-06:00 http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/join_our_habitat_for_humanity_advent_build_saturday_december_191/ http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/join_our_habitat_for_humanity_advent_build_saturday_december_191/#When:18:47:24Z If you would like to be part of an international mission trip this year, we have two exciting opportunities available: BOLIVIA & ZAMBIA. Anyone who would like to participate in these mission trips will be required to take part in team training which will be held during the Sunday School hour in the month of February. To learn more about these trips, contact team leaders Ken Stalnaker (kstalnak@bellsouthnet) or Dave Barnhart (dbarnhart@trinity-umc.org).  Participants are responsible for the cost of passports and immunizations. Scholarships are available for students, those with financial need, and those who have never been on a mission trip before. DESTINATION: BOLIVIA (South America) LIMIT: 8-10 participants TIMEFRAME: 10 days in July PROJECT: digging wells, making rocket ovens, building relationships TEAM LEADER: Ken Stalnaker APPROXIMATE COST: $1600-1800 DESTINATION: ZAMBIA (Africa) LIMIT: 8-12 participants TIMEFRAME: 14 days in June PROJECT: Exploratory missions, building relationships, construction of Methodist Center and SIFAT compound TEAM LEADER: Dave Barnhart APPROXIMATE COST: $2800-3200 News 2010-03-01T18:47:24-06:00 http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/help_for_haiti/ http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/help_for_haiti/#When:16:54:12Z You can respond to the humanitarian crisis in Haiti over the next several weeks in two ways. To make a special offering simply write “Haiti Response” on your check or on the outside of your offering envelope. The collected offering will go to UMCOR. The United Methodist Committee on Relief, is our world-wide relief agency. UMCOR was already present in Haiti before the earthquake hit. Some UMCOR staff remain missing after the earthquakes. UMCOR is an agency with the reputation of “first in, last out.” They are often the first to be on the scene with food, medical supplies, and relief professionals. Their disaster response lasts for years after the media leaves and others forget. 100% of your donation to the special offering will go to UMCOR’s relief efforts. You can look at UMCOR’s exceptional record by visiting the website Charity Navigator. Also, a much needed item for every individual displaced by the earthquate and living in temporary shelter is a health kit, which consists of soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and other small necessities. This is a great project for you, your family, children or Sunday School class.  Trinity’s Seniors have made dozens this past week.  (To join the Seniors in this effort, call Amy Lewis).  Instructions for making health kits can be found here or here (downloadable pdf. We will receive completed kits or kit materials at collection points in the Narthex and the Commons of the church building. These health kits will go to the Sager Brown distribution center in Louisiana, which sends relief supplies to UMCOR field workers to distribute to disaster survivors. Please also continue to be in prayer for the people of Haiti, for their friends and families who wait anxiously for word of their loved ones, and for the relief staff who are working and missing in Haiti.  International, News 2010-03-01T16:54:12-06:00 http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/walk_to_church_month/ http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/walk_to_church_month/#When:14:32:21Z Trinity is holding it’s second annual Walk-Bike-Carpool to Church Month during the month of March! The church encourages all of us to try out an alternative form of transportation to get to and from church during this event to benefit our environment and ourselves. Some of the many benefits would be spending more time with your family as you walk to church, getting more exercise, spending time enjoying God’s Creation, saving gas money, reducing carbon emissions, and being good exmaples to the community by showing how Trinity UMC cares about taking care of our world. If you have a bike, helmet, skateboard, etc. to store, you may store it in the gym during these weeks. If you would like to purchase a shirt, you can do so by emailing Amy Mezzell or finding them on Sunday, February 28 in the 2nd Floor Commone Area before and after Sunday School. They are $10, and sizes Youth XS - Adult 2X are available. These are the same shirts as last year, so if you already have one, your old one will work just fine. Social Justice 2010-03-01T14:32:21-06:00 http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/trinity_handy_men_providing_assistance_to_the_elderly_homebound_and_others/ http://www.trinitybirmingham.com/getinvolved/blog/missions_and_outreach/trinity_handy_men_providing_assistance_to_the_elderly_homebound_and_others/#When:14:07:07Z Trinity Men are pleased to announce the formation of a “Trinity Handy Men” group that will provide assistance to homebound, elderly, single mom’s, and others that need help with minor household maintenance and repairs. This might include replacing light bulbs, fixing a leaky toilet or broken lock, fixing a broken shade or window pane, etc. Those needing assistance are expected to have the necessary materials, or to reimburse the Handy Men for any expenses. For questions about how you can be involved in the missions with our men’s ministry, contact Ken Johnson, ken.johnson@mrcpvf.com. News 2009-10-01T14:07:07-06:00