• This week's mission box supports the PACE Center for Girls.  PACE provides girls and young women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling, training and advocacy. PACE Center for Girls, Inc. is a nationally recognized and research based model that features a balanced emphasis on academics and social services with a focus on the future for middle and high-school aged girls and young women.
• Jamaica Mission Trip: Are you still looking for something to do this summer? What about something that will allow you to make a difference in someone's life. This summer we have a trip to Jamaica with CSI Ministries. The dates are June 27th - July 4th. To learn more about this opportunity and others check out our Missions Page on the Trinity Website to sign up or contact Ted Grueser at tgrueser@trinitygnv.org
• The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is gearing up for its major mobilization of the year, and it's shaping up to be an unmissable moment: The Parade & Concert for Fair Food in St. Petersburg on March 21! Spring Cleaning?
• Preparing for the yard sale on April 11? Please remember that the HONOR center can always use adult size bicycles, tires & helmets (contact Diann@piercepages.com), music stands, instruction books, keyboards with 60 key minimum (contact frets4vets@gmail.com) and table or standing fans for the residents rooms in our old building where the uneven air conditioning doesn't cool sufficiently in summer (Contact Nan Gordon) or call 225.3851.

Faith Mission, located at 3701 NE 15th Street, is a church and neighborhood outreach collaboration. Trinity's Lenten theme of Sharing His Footsteps is also a wonderful theme for the beginning of Faith Mission. As the daily devotionals are reminding us, Sharing His Footsteps means loving like Jesus, caring like Jesus, showing patience like Jesus, and being guided in relationships by Jesus - all so important to any ministry, including Faith Mission.

This week at Faith Mission:

• Renovations continue, and roof work is completed - an important step. Carpeting in the main building will be installed this week, and new doors will be installed soon.

• Thanks to Harvey Baxter for finding a home for the old organ. It was donated to a local veterans group as originally the organ was presented to Faith UMC in honor of a young man who lost his life serving in Vietnam.

• Do you have the gift of hospitality? We are organizing a small group that will do things like prepare special Thank Yous for teachers at Rawlings from time to time.  Please email Ward if you can help in this way. (And thank you to those who've already responded to serve)

• Rev. Esther is helping Faith Mission organize a prayer team - a group that will lift up the leadership, volunteers, churches, and neighborhood with the Spirit who "sets our hearts on fire, fills us with desire to love, and calls us to serve one another." Would you like to serve the Faith Mission ministry by being a part of this prayer team? Please contact Rev. Esther if you are interested and would like to learn more.

• Our Spring Break schedule and form are finalized and posted on the Yoots website! We are completing service projects around town the first half of the week, and headed to New Smyrna Beach for the second half. Check out the schedule here and turn in a completed form to the youth staff.  
• This year our high school retreat will be April 24-26th at New Smyrna Beach! Turn in your registration form and $50 deposit by March 29th to reserve your spot. 
• Spots are still available for summer mission trips! Check out SIFAT for middle school here and ASP for high school here.
• Youth volunteers can sign up for volunteer training on March 8th in the Youth Building from 12:15 to 4:30 PM. Training comes with free lunch and CPR/First Aid certification. CPR certification is open to youth as well! Please email us to let us know if you or your youth are interested in this training.
• The ARC St. Patty's Day Dance will be on Sunday, March 15th from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. Come out to the Youth Building and have a blast dancing with the residents!

• We are still in need of volunteers to help with Upward Flag Football and Cheerleading! If you are interested in helping out by coaching, refereeing, or helping in the concessions stand, please let Ben know.

• Wednesday Night Dinners - come join us for FOOD, FUN, and FELLOWSHIP! Dinner is served 5:30 - 6:30; dining is open until 7 pm. Adult $5; Child $2 (0-5 eat free); $15 Family Cap.
• Adult leaders of Sunday school classes, small groups and programs, our Leader Luncheon will be THIS Sunday, March 15 in room 222 at NOON.  Please RSVP by Thursday to Kim Lewerenz. 
• Wondering how you can serve and connect? God wants us to find joy and fulfillment when we serve.  Join us for a three week journey of self-discovery as we learn more about how the Body of Christ is intended to function, and what that means to each person, through assessing individual spiritual gifts, talents and abilities, resources, individual style, dreams and experiences. March 12, 19, and 26, 6:30-8:30 in room 211. Register Now! 
• The Marriage Course: Volunteers needed 3/10, 3/17, 3/31 & 4/7 for help with set-up & décor, assist in kitchen, serve meals/dessert, clean-up, & especially to assist Child Care Staff (Tonight we have 34 couples & 44 children to feed & care for tonight).  Also interested in fresh spring flowers if you have azalea, camellias, or other flowers in bloom to share.  Contact Sharon & Earl McDow (371-4092.)
• The Life Changing Gathering Bible Study has resumed at 6:00 pm in E225. They are studying "EMOTIONS: Confront the lies. Conquer the truth." by Charles F. Stanley.
   

• The Gainesville Breast Cancer Group will meet Monday, March 16, in 224 from 7-9 p.m. Their guest speaker will be Dhruv Singhal, Md, Assistant Professor, UF College of Medicine, Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery. He will be speaking about Lymph node Transfer Surgery. Any questions please contact Nancy Mackintosh (386.418.3737).
• If you know someone--perhaps a friend, neighbor, coworker, or relative--who is going through a difficult time, there's a wonderful way you can help them receive the care and support they need.   Tell them about Stephen Ministry!  Our Stephen Ministers have received 50 hours of training to provide high-quality, confidential, one-to-one, Christian care to hurting people.  It's free, and it's a powerful way you can help a hurting friend.  To learn how to connect someone you know with a Stephen Minister, talk with one of our Stephen Ministry Leaders: Kay Walker-336-2006 or Fred Korzec-219-5652. Our Stephen Ministers are there to care!
• Caregiver Support Group: Meet every Monday from 7 pm-8:30pm (E225). Contact: Mary Steinwandt (214.662.4869).
• Healing Touch Cancer Support meets on Thursday, March19th at 5:30 in the O.Dean Martin Prayer Room off the Atrium. We welcome Deborah Morrison from UF who will be introducing us to a new Therapeutic Horticulture program for cancer patients and survivors at UF's Wilmot Gardens. You don't want to miss this opportunity! Call Marcey at 331-2960 or Margie at 386-462-9592.