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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There is an immediate need of both Early Response Teams to respond to the new flooding last week and Rebuild teams to address the growing list of active construction projects in Tennessee. Wayne, Wilson, Sumner, Macon, Jackson, Putnam, and Overton counties saw the most flood damage from recent storms. The area UMC Disaster Response teams are working on assessments and collecting reports from other areas. It is unlikely this event will be large enough to warrant FEMA assistance, so even small numbers of survivors will mean enormous long term needs. There is a growing list of projects needing construction teams over the next couple of weeks and only a handful of teams. If you would like to help put together a team, please contact DisasterResponse@tnumc.com or (615) 695-2765, or Matt Reed at (256) 883-3200 ext. 218. For even more information, follow the Tennesse Relief Blog at: http://tnumcrelief.blogspot.com/

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September 5th is the next Food for Thought collection St. Paul's is in need of: many jars of small or medium peanut butter small jelly crackers green peas spaghetti pasta small fruit juice jello For the October 3rd collection Holmes Street UMC is in need of: canned vegetables canned fruit canned meat dried beans pop tarts jello Thank you all for continuing to show your J.O.Y. (Jesus overflowing in you) through serving those in our community who need a helping hand.

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“Give us each day our daily bread…” Luke 11:3 School is back in full swing and it’s time to start preparing bags of food for impoverished children in Huntsville. Join us Wednesday, September 1st in room 191 to pack 500 weekend meals for these children. Set-up starts at 4:00 and packing is from 4:30-5:30. For more information visit www.mealstogrow.org or call Trina at 880-2210.

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Daniel Terry, a United Methodist layperson, working in Afghanistan was killed August 5th in an attack. More details and the full article can be found on the UMC website here.

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Pink for Life hosts "Shop for the Cure" at Trinity On Friday, July 9, from 5-8 PM, the Pink for Life team, who are walking in the annual Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure event, will be hosting a "Shop for the Cure" event at Trinity. The Pink for Life team will be raising funds for breast cancer awareness and research. Shop for the Cure is one of several fundraising efforts being put on by the team and the ladies would love it if you could do your part to help out.  Shop for the Cure will be held in Wesley Hall. Vendors include Silpada Designs Jewelry, Dove Chocolates, Creative Memories, Arbonne, Ginny’s Gems and numerous others. There will be door prizes and silent auction items from The Pink Pelican, Spoiled Rockin’ Kidz, Loletta’s, Serendipity and many more. For information, e-mail Tammy at tklueger@gmail.com. If you’d like to donate to the team, please visit their website at the3day.org/goto/pinkforlife.

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The Church & Society Ministry Team is hosting an opportunity to become better informed about our Alabama Constitution on July 12, 7:00-8:30 p.m. in Room 269.   Mr. Julian Butler, Attorney for Madison County, will be discussing our constitution as it relates to counties and home rule.   This topic is much a part of the conversation in public forums in recent years. Come hear what it is all about and why it relates to our discipleship.

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Help Huntsville Senior Citizens Harvest season is here, and the CASA community garden needs your help! Come out to the garden on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 4 and 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays between 8:30 and 11 a.m. to help harvest fresh vegetables for Madison County seniors. Go to CASA's website for more information. CASA Garden location: 4725 Bob Wallace Ave. Next to the Botanical Gardens. Click here for a Google Map.

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"For I was hungry and you gave me food...." Matt. 25:35 School is out for the summer--music to children's ears. However, for some, it means less nourishment and more hunger pangs. They no longer have the free school lunches or the weekend back-pack snacks. Please remember to pick up an extra food item each time you grocery shop and bring your collection the first Sunday of each month. Red and blue bins will be in place for your donations. St. Paul's food pantry is in special need of: peanut butter jelly instant potatoes tuna crackers canned fruit jello This month's collection will fall on July 4.

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We are excited to report that finally, after months of negotiation and prayer, the container that was shipped from here to Haiti has finally arrived at its destination.  The container was filled with medicines, relief equipment, tents, and supplies that continue to help in the relief effort there.  A separate shipment of medicines, worth over $1000, was sent in May.

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