First United Methodist Church of Tuscaloosa
Thursday, September 09, 2010
 
 
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
 
FUMC is committed to ministering to those around us in need. Every Christian is gifted and called by God to be in ministry. Use your ministry gifts in these:
 
Agape Bereavement: provides care in times of bereavement to our members and their families usually by preparing/serving a meal for families the day of funeral and/or assisting with visitation at the church. As needed basis.  Click here to learn more about the development of the Agape Team.                                                                                      
 
Card Care: usually second Sunday of the month receives a monthly assignment of 5-8 names to address cards to our known homebound, nursing home or retirement living members and/or acknowledge various joys and concerns – new babies, baptisms, sympathies, deaths, thinking of you, graduations, etc. Cards provided, postage paid.                                                   
 
Hospital Bag Assembly: assembles goodie bags with all sorts of provided goodies: bottled water, crossword puzzle book, pen, pad, devotional, and quarters to be given to our hospitalized members and friends.
 
Monday Altar Flower Delivery: delivers small arrangements from Sunday Altar flowers to our homebound and nursing home members on Monday mornings, usually takes about 1 ½ - 2 hours when flowers are available for our use.         
 
Nursing Home Visitation: visits one or two homebound/nursing home/assisted living members once a month. Let the church office know of needs or concerns of those they visited. The visitor often receives more of a reward than those visited.                                                                   
                                                          
Quarter Sunday: every 5th Sunday put out the jars in Sunday School Classes and around the church for quarters used in the Hospital Bags, collects jars after worship.
 
Recycle Ministry: picks up the newspapers and cans that members have brought from home to the church and delivers them to the Recycle Center. Proceeds benefit the Congregational Care Ministries.                                                                                                                
 
Valet Parking: offers valet parking for members/guests wishing assistance on Sunday mornings; 2 hour shift (8-10 or 10-12) every 8 weeks.   
 
Click on ServeLINK to volunteer for any of these ministries.                                                                       
 
 For questions about Congregational Care Ministries, please contact Ethelyn Stuhr at ekstuhr@fumct.org or call 205-345-7261 ext. 26.