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cvaumc2nd Annual AUMC KidsFest!
We cant wait to host our 2nd Annual AUMC KidsFest this Spring! Last
year, this great event included a bouncy house, food, music, facepainting, crafts, and more! Stay tuned for the 2017 date! To volunteer,
please contact Rachel Miller at rachelmiller@[Link]
Vacation Bible School 2017!
Please plan on joining us in early summer 2017 for
Maker Fun Factory Vacation Bible School at Aldersgate
UMC! Together we'll spend a week experiencing a
world where curious kids become hands-on inventors
who discover they're lovingly crafted by God. Dates
will be scheduled soon.
January 22, 2017
Welcome to our worship service!
Help Wanted
The 11:00 am Sunday Worship service is in need of friendly faces to
volunteer as Ushers and Holy Communion Servers. If you would like to
take a turn serving Gods people once a month, please fill out the
Communication Card on the tear-off flap of the Worship bulletin and place
in the offering plate.
The local church is the most significant arena through which disciples
of Jesus Christ are made and Jesus disciples reach out into the world
2017 Flower Calendar
to share Gods love. It is in and through the church that Jesus Christ
Please consider donating a flower arrangement to our church this year.
The arrangements not only beautify the Sanctuary during worship but
they can hold special meaning for those who have provided them. The
2017 Flower Calendar (only one this year) is posted in the Reed Room. The
bouquets are created and delivered by New Leaf Florist at the cost of $40
each. Payment can be made in advance by sending a check to the church
office or by putting it in an envelope and placing it in the offering plate on
the Sunday that your flowers are scheduled to appear. You may take your
flower arrangement home after the 11:00 service or leave it to be taken
to someone in need of comfort. For more information, contact Amy
OBrien at the church office.
is proclaimed and professed as Lord and Savior. Please contact me
by telephone at 434-973-5806 or complete the communication card
found in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate when it is
passed during the service if you wish to explore the meaning of
membership in the life of Aldersgate Church.
God Bless,
A Note of Thanks
Dear Aldersgate Church, Happy New Year to all of you and Thank You so
much for all the lovely Christmas gifts. You will never know how happy
you made us. May God bless all of you this coming year and always. The
Residents of Golden Living
Pastor Rob Robertson
Confirmation
Credo Confirmation at Aldersgate is for students in grades 6-12.
"Confirmation is not the beginning or the end of the faith journey.
Confirmation is about making disciples. It is that simple and that
challenging." Students each have a mentor from our congregation and
will have the opportunity near the end of our course to decide if he/she
wants to join The United Methodist Church, specifically Aldersgate. It
takes a very mature student to participate in this course so if your youth
is not ready that is completely okay - and we do not pressure anyone
into joining the church. If you're interested in your child (or grandchild)
participating
in
Credo,
please
contact
Rachel
at
rachelmiller@[Link] or 973-5806.
Church Conference on Sunday, February 12 at 3:30pm
A church conference has been called for the membership of Aldersgate
Church on Sunday, February 12th at 3:30pm to recommend Rachel Miller
as a Certified Candidate for ordained ministry in The United Methodist
Church. Rachel has been approved by the Charlottesville District
Committee on Ordained Ministry to begin the process, and recently
received the recommendation of the Staff-Parish Relations Committee of
Aldersgate Church to continue the process. She is now seeking the
recommendation of the membership of Aldersgate Church. All members
of Aldersgate Church are encouraged to be present to hear more about
Rachel's calling, the process that she has begun in the United Methodist
Church, and vote on continuing as candidates.
Aldersgate Alive
The Winter 2017 edition of our church magazine will be available
Sunday, February 5. Deadline for submissions is 9am, Monday, January
23. If you have a ministry opportunity, a testimony, or photos to share,
please email AmyOBrien@[Link]. Submissions received after the
deadline will be included in the Spring/Summer Edition.
Chat and Chew with Bishop Sharma Lewis
A Listening Session
Bishop Lewis is visiting each of the 16 districts of the Virginia Conference
between now and the end of June 2017 to meet with clergy and
laity. Bishop Lewis will be meeting with members of the churches of the
Charlottesville District on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Aldersgate
UMC. You are encouraged to be part of this important conversation with
our bishop. Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend!
The schedule for the day is:
2-4 pm Clergy Session
6:15-8:15 pm Laity Session
4:30-6pm Dinner (with Clergy and Laity)
8:15 pm Closing Prayer
New Bible Study & Three Class Times To Choose From!
"Exodus In the Old and New Testaments"
Begins January 24th
Tuesday morning at 10:00am & Tuesday Evening at 6:30pm
I want to thank everyone who shared their interest in the new Bible
study, "Exodus In the Old and New Testaments" and who completed
either a green paper form or filled out a form online. I am grateful to each
one of you! I wish my schedule allowed me to lead the study at enough
times that everyone would be able to participate, but I currently am only
able to lead two classes. By having a class on Tuesday mornings at
10:00am and an another class on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm, I will be
able to accommodate the most people for the study. In addition, there will
be an on-line class on Monday evenings that will be facilitated by Ashley
Thornton. This class will begin on Monday, January 30th at 6:30pm, so
please fill out the tear-off flap of your worship bulletin. Everyone is
invited and encouraged to join one of these three classes and bring a
friend. All you will need is a Bible and a desire to grow in the Lord!
Handbells
The reading for the first class will be: Exodus 1:1 - 3:22
The Aldersgate UMC Adult Handbell Choir, known as the "Aldersgate
Ringers, is currently in great need of several substitute ringers for the
Winter/Spring session. We are scheduled to ring February 5, 2017, and
will begin our January rehearsals on the 17th. Please contact Melody
Day either at (434) 906-3919 or at handbells@[Link].
Take your time reading and even re-reading the Biblical text. Our first
class will be an introduction to the study. We look at some of the
background to the Book of Exodus and introduce some of the themes of
Exodus, in addition to talking about our reading. Don't forget to bring
your Bible to class!
