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800 GREENSBORO AVENUE │ TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401205.345.7261 │ WWW.FUMCT.ORG

TODAY AT FIRST CHURCH New Baby Sunday │ Children born in 2014 and their parents are invited to attend a Traditions worship service of their choice (9:00 and 11:00 AM) to be introduced to the congregation. Reception at 10:00 AM in the Parker Fireside Room.Death and Resurrection Organ Concert │ Join us for a concert in celebration of the new pipe organ and piano TODAY at 3:00 PM in the sanctuary.

MISSIONS & OUTREACHWanted: Men for "Broth Brothers" │ We need some guys to help deliver the meals prepared by the Soup Sister Ministry. If you are willing to be one of our Broth Brothers, contact Susan Kizziah, susank@fumct.org or 205.345.7261, ext. 26. UMW Human Trafficking Seminar (Rescheduled from earlier date) │ April 21 from 5:30-7:00 PM in the Lee Classroom │ Ms. Tajuan McCarty, the director of WellHouse ministry, will speak on human trafficking and how you can get involved to help these women. We will collect cleaning items to be donated to WellHouse. For more information on WellHouse, visit the-wellhouse.org.

CONGREGATIONAL CARECard Care Team │ Cards and assignments are availble for pick up TODAY at the receptionist desk in church office.Caregiver’s Support Group │ Are you a caregiver for someone who suffers from Alzheimers or other age-related dementia, for someone suffering from a chronic or terminal illness, or any kind of long-term physical or mental disability? Whatever your needs or situation, we invite all to join us on Sunday mornings, April 12, 19 or 26, either at 9:00 or 11:00 AM, in the Parker Fireside room. Each week we will share our experiences, our strength and hope. And soon we will be planning some other social gatherings in homes and about town. We offer mutual support and encouragement to all. If you are interested in joining the group simply contact Jimmy Mixson (jmixson@fumct.org) or Susan Kizziah (susank@fumct.org).

WEDNESDAY ACTIVITIESWednesday Nights Alive! │ This Wednesday, April 15 is the last WNA! for the spring. Regular Wednesday night activities will resume in the fall.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRYSpring Fling & Easter Things Event │ For Preschoolers & Their Families on Sunday, April 19 from 4:00-5:30 PM in Chitwood Hall │ Children will hear about new life in Jesus using the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and will learn how caterpillars receive new life as butterflies! Come hear the true meaning of Easter! Register with Sandra Reed at sandra@fumct.org.S.O.S. (Souled Out Sundays) for 4th-5th Grade │ We are still in need of parent helpers for the Sunday School hour! No prep required. Vacation Bible School 2015 │ June 15-18 │ Registration begins May 3

STUDENT MINISTRYDiscovery 2015 │ Registration is now open at fumct.org/student-ministriesApril 15 │ LAST YOUTH 6-7:30 $1 pizza/drinks and worship April 29 │ Miracle League Dance in Chitwood Hall 6:00-7:30 PM

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For information about the church or joining, contact Rev. Cooper Shattuck at cooper@fumct.org or Rev. Josh Hickman at jhickman@fumct.org. Any one of us would love to meet and talk with you! For a complete listing of ministries and church staff, visit fumct.org/welcome/staff-directory.

Want to know what's going on at FUMCT? Would you like to receive our weekly e-mailed newsletter, the e-Connect? Contact celesta@fumct.org to be put on the mailing list.

Every Sunday, childcare is available for infants and preschoolers during 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM worship services. Rocking chairs are also available in the back to rock your small children when they need comforting. Feel free to use them whenever you need to!

For God's GloryJohn 11:1-7 | Rev. Randy Allen

T O D A Y I N W O R S H I PApril 12, 2015

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FUMCT believes that prayer is powerful and needed. We have a dedicated prayer team who prays for requests weekly. This time includes prayer for you or a friend, for our church, community, nation, and world. If you have prayer needs, contact Celesta Riner at celesta@fumct.org, call 205.345.7261, ext. 15. Confi-dential prayer needs are never published.

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TODAY’S SONGS IN Worship

God Is Here by Israel Houghton, Phil Wickham, and Darlene Zschech; Soul On Fire by Brenton Brown, David Carr, Mac Powell, Mark Lee, Matt Maher and Tia

Anderson; Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me) by Michael Bleeker, J. Wilbur Chapman and Mark Hall; Revelation Song by Jennie Lee Riddle; The Same

Power by Ben Cantelon and Nick Herbert

During the 11:00 AM worship every Sunday, a W.O.W. Host will invite all K-3rd grade students to a children's worship called W.O.W: Wonders of Worship. They will be escorted to the 2nd floor upstairs. Parents pick-up children from W.O.W. room on the 2nd floor at the conclusion of the worship service.

children's WORSHIP

Every member of the pastoral staff is available to you. Please do not hesitate to call upon any of us if we can be of help: Dr. Ken Dunivant, Rev. Josh Hickman, Rev. Cooper Shattuck, Rev. Randy Allen, Rev. Dan Kilgore, Rev. Jim Wilson, Rev. Jimmy Mixson

pastoral CARE

1 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. 3 So the sisters sent a message to Jesus,

“Lord, he whom you love is ill.” 4 But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” 5 Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, 6 after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. 7 Then

after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”