Storm Response

Highlands UMC will field a team to work in Cullman this coming weekend, May 6-8. We will work with a team from St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hoover. We will be housed in a church in Cullman. Many of us will drive up Friday morning and come back Sunday afternoon. If you can't stay three days, come when you can and stay as long as you can. Work will involve clearing fallen trees and branches, and possibly making temporary repairs to homes. More details will be forthcoming this week. If you are interested in coming or helping, contact the church office at 205-933-8751 or Office@highlandsumc.net

Call for Call Center Volunteers

The call center will open this Wednesday, May 4, 2011, and will remain open for as long as it is needed. It will be located in the United Methodist Center on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College. It will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

The Conference is currently looking for volunteers to work in the call center. Each volunteer will go through a brief training when s/he shows up for her/his first shift.

Requirements for call center volunteers:

• Able to work a 4 hour shift
• Able to travel to the Birmingham-Southern College campus
• Be detailed oriented
• Have good hearing
• Have legible handwriting
• Be flexible, patient and compassionate.

If you or people in your congregation would like to volunteer, please contact Mary Simpson at (205) 226-7974 ormsimpson@northalabamaumc.org to be added to the call center volunteer schedule.