AUMC November Newsletter 2018

ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
NOVEMBER 2018

Experience

REASONS TO BE THANKFUL

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.—Psalm 107:1
It seems as though merchants really don't know what to do with Thanksgiving. They market
Halloween and Christmas and make a lot of money off these holidays. But they don't really know
what to do with Thanksgiving, which is really very spiritual in its origins. It was designated by
President George Washington in 1789 as a national day for giving thanks to God. In the midst of all
our feasting, it is very easy to forget about the one we are celebrating. Sometimes we even forget to
give thanks altogether. You might be thinking, Well, I don't have a lot to give thanks for. Maybe you
are having financial troubles or health problems. Maybe there is conflict in your family. But we need
to put things into perspective. As someone wrote,
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million
who won't survive the week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of
imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 20 million people
around the world. If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or
death, you are more blessed than almost 3 billion people in the world. If you have food in your re-
frigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head, and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75
percent of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish
someplace, you are among the top 8 percent of the world's wealthy.
There is a lot to give thanks for. And the primary reason we were put on this earth as human beings
is to glorify God and to give Him thanks. Written by: By Greg Laurie

PAGE 2 CONNECTING (CONNECT WITH GOD AND ONE ANOTHER)

Graham Nichols 11/02 Karl Stover 11/12
Brian Parham 11/02 Tinsley Johnson 11/14
Naomi Writz 11/02 Claire Caudill 11/17
James Willis 11/04 Ginger Hawkins 11/18
Nancy Hargis 11/05 Julie Upchurch 11/18
Mary Anne Hunt 11/05 Katie Rowland 11/20
Nicholas Hurley 11/05 Kylie Rowland 11/20
Zachary Jones 11/05 Pat Porter 11/20
Danielle Lasam 11/05 Ryan Copley 11/21
Dante Lasam 11/05 Ken Parham 11/21
Bonnie Abrams 11/06 Melody Hyde 11/22
Alan Roberts 11/06 Bryan Hampson 11/24
Tipton Sutton 11/06 Kevin Healy 11/24
Tom Copolo 11/07 Ryan Ray 11/25
Brennan Dodd 11/07 Haley Michelle Kane 11/26
Margie Revill 11/07 Eric Prenshaw 11/27
Leigha Hofmann 11/08 Anne Almond 11/28
Julie Kent 11/08 Nancy Smith 11/28
Marge Andrews 11/09 Joyce Sprouse 11/28
Tracy Byerly 11/10 Megan Andrews 11/29
Mark Vincent 11/10 Luci Smith 11/29
Samantha Drake 11/11 Dee Stover 11/29
Joanne Wootton 11/11

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URBAN MINISTRIES NEEDS:
(SEE BELOW)
ALL ITEMS SHOULD BE PLACED INSIDE THE
COLLECTION CLOSET ACROSS FROM THE WESLEY
ROOM. Financial donations are also accepted.

CANNED FOOD NEEDS FOR NOVEMBER: CANNED PASTA, CANNED FRUIT & RICE
EMPTY PLASTIC LAUNDRY DETERGENT BOTTLES. There is a need for laundry

detergent, and we have a recipe that will make it for just pennies on the dollar.

11/7 BackPackers Beefaroni, green beans, salad,
11/14 Haiti Meatloaf, rice & gravy, veggies, salad
11/21 NO MEAL Beef stew, veggies, baked apples
11/28 Hurricane Relief

WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE ADVENT STUDY

Nov 28, Dec 5, Dec 12

All adults meet in the Sanctuary. Together we will sing, pray, listen,
and learn as we host guest speakers each week.

“Becoming a Godbearer”

In the Annunciation story, the angel Gabriel appears to an unsuspect-
ing teenage girl named Mary and invites her to participate in
Herman Richir (1866-1942), “La Madone” God’s plan to save the world. Mary responds by saying yes

to this awesome invitation, “Here am I, the servant of the
Lord; let it be with me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). Mary’s call to ministry was to bear Jesus,
the Son of God, into the world. As Kenda Creasy Dean writes in her book, The Godbearing Life, “The
Eastern Orthodox tradition calls Mary Theotokos, or 'Godbearer’ because she (quite literally) brought
God into the world…While God does not ask any of us to bring Christ into the world as literally as did
Mary, God calls each of us to become a Godbearer through whom God may enter the world again and
again” (pages 17-18 in the study book.) What is God’s invitation to us and how will we respond? How
can we too bear the presence of God in our everyday lives in all we say, in all we do, and to whom all
we meet? How can Mary’s response, “let it be with me according to your world,” resonate in our lives
as well?

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Bull City Youth Fall Retreat — Pilgrimage 2018

Twenty-seven youth and adults from Aldersgate United Methodist Church will join
with a couple thousand of our closest North Carolina Conference of the United Meth-
odist Church youth groups to spend a weekend worshipping, hearing each other’s sto-
ries, sharing, and growing closer in our relationship with each other and God on No-
vember 9-11th.

We will be staying at Camp Rockfish and worshipping at the Crown Coliseum in
Fayetteville, North Carolina.We are so excited about this opportunity to be with each
other and strengthen our faith.We ask prayers on our retreat and that our hearts may

4th Dates to remember:
9-11th
11th Bull CityYouth 4-6 PM: Pilgrimage preparations
18th Fall Retreat: Pilgrimage
21st No Bull CityYouth due to Pilgrimage
25th Bull CityYouth Thanksgiving
No Wednesday Night Live
No Bull CityYouth: Happy Thanksgiving

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It’s beginning to look a lot like…….Thanksgiving!

YOU’RE INVITED TO A COMMUNITY
THANKSGIVING WORSHIP SERVICE ON
NOVEMBER 18 AT 6:00 pm AT SAINT
MATTHEWS CATHOLIC CHURCH (1001 Ma-
son Rd. Durham NC). Come and join the community
as we offer to God a special Thanksgiving worship
service with several Durham churches. The message
will be delivered by Pastor Bryan Faggart.

YOU’RE INVITED TO

THANKSGIVING LUNCH, THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 22. You are invited to a “potluck" Thanks-
giving Day Luncheon at 11:45 am at Aldersgate United
Methodist Church in the Wesley Room. Please bring a
Thanksgiving dish to share with others. Ham, tur-
key, and dressing will be provided.

If you have any questions, please contact Judy Alford at
[email protected] or 919-210-4146.

CRAFT & BAKE SALE * SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18th *
Plan ahead for Thanksgiving & Christmas! On November 18th,
the Susanna Wesley Circle will host their annual Craft & Bake
Sale in the Family Life Center from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. There
will be many homemade baked goods perfect for your holiday
table and a wide assortment of gift items! All proceeds help sup-
port various missions.

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Dear Aldersgate family, Carley and I would like to share a big thank
you for your generosity in throwing us a baby shower on October 14.
We feel so loved and appreciated!We would especially like to thank
Judy Alford and Joyce Mackin for organizing the shower and all the
staff and Front Office Staff who helped, including Lydia, Evelyn, Hol-
ly, Bryan, Mary, Alan, Chick, Jackie, and many others. Carley and I
are so excited to welcome our daughter, sometime around our due
date of November 30th. And we are excited for you to meet her as
well.We are deeply grateful for all who offered your kind words, encouragement, and gifts as we prepare
for this wonderful gift from God.We certainly need your help, so thank you for loving and supporting us.

In Christ,

Eric and Carley Prenshaw

KNOWING (KNOW MORE ABOUT GOD, EACH OTHER, AND THE NEEDS OF

THE WORLD) PAGE 7

CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR NOVEMBER
November Theme: Different Kinds of Families
But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to abandon you, to turn back from following after you. Wherever
you go, I will go, and wherever you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God
will be my God.” —Ruth 1:16
Nov. 4: Naomi and Ruth: Book of Ruth
Nov. 11: Hannah, Samuel, and Eli: I Samuel 1 and 3
Nov. 18: The Widow and Her Sons: 2 Kings 4:1-7
Nov. 25: Esther and Mordecai: Book of Esther

WEEKDAY SCHOOL
CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS:

All programs are at 10:30 AM

2-year-old classes:Tuesday, Dec. 11
3-year-old classes:Wednesday, Dec. 12
4-year-old classes:Thursday, Dec. 13

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IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE…….CHRISTMAS!

Our Aldersgate thex. Also, a link to a web-based sign-up will
Family has responded be available from the aldersgate.org web site.
greatly with love and One of these programs that has become very fa-
contributions to those miliar to each of us at Aldersgate is Share Your
less fortunate through Christmas. Share Your Christmas is sponsored
various Community by the Durham County Department of Social
Missions Programs. Services and provides needy families with gifts
This year, these pro- of NEW clothing, toys, and needed household
grams will be referred items. This year, Aldersgate will sponsor ap-
to as “Aldersgate’s proximately 20 families totaling about 75 indi-
Community Christmas viduals. Individuals or entire families can be
Outreach Programs.” sponsored by signing up on forms that will be
Your contributions posted on a board in the Narthex and online.
through Christmas gifts and monetary gifts can Suggested spending limits are $60 per family
be directed through the program of your choice. member. In addition, contributions of $50 cash
The Kick-Off for each of these programs will will supply each family with a Christmas Food
be November 11th. This will be when infor- Basket.
mation will be found on displays in the Nar-

MORAVIAN LOVEFEAST * Sunday, December 16th

What is a Lovefeast? A Lovefeast service is a service dedicated to Christian love and is most
famously practiced by the Moravians. It has become an Aldersgate Christmas tradition over the
past 37 years.
The Lovefeast at Aldersgate is based on the traditional Moravian Lovefeast first celebrated near
Winston-Salem at Bethabara (1753) and Old Salem (1766). The buns are from the same baker that
makes buns for Moravian churches in Winston-Salem. The candles are made by the women of
Home Moravian Church. The coffee is based on the recipe used for many years by Immanuel
Moravian Church.

Invite your family, friends, and neighbors to come and celebrate this beautiful Christmas
tradition on Sunday December 16th at 6:30 pm in the Family Life Center.

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IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE…….CHRISTMAS!
The Reindeer Store STARTS NOVEMBER 11th

THE REINDEER STORE at Central Regional Hospital provides patients with an opportunity to purchase gifts
for themselves and their families for Christmas. The Reindeer Store is an in-house shopping experience for
patients who will remain hospitalized during the Christmas holidays. This experience is complete with all the
sights and sounds of the holiday—bustling crowds, Christmas carols, Santa, and shopping.

CENTRAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL is a psychiatric hospital located in Butner, NC. It serves children (ages
5-11) from all ONE HUNDRED counties in the state and adolescent and adult patients from 25 counties, includ-
ing Durham County.

YOUR DONATIONS to The Reindeer Store allow a mom who will not be home for Christmas to select toys for
her 2 little children, a grandfather diagnosed with Alzheimer’s to select a remote control race car for his young
grandson, or a little boy to find just the right necklace for his mom and a basketball for himself. Patients shop
new items donated by generous caring friends, like you. “Reindeer Bucks,” a paper punch card with no actual
cash value, is the only currency allowed.

THE ALDERSGATE SUPPORT of the Reindeer Store has been invaluable in providing this positive “best day
of the year” experience for people suffering from mental illness. In recent years, the Reindeer Store ran out of
toys before all patients had shopped. When our Aldersgate friends heard this, they assured us there would be
plenty of gifts for the children, the moms, the dads, and the grandparents to shop next year. Thank you for your
generous support, which ensures there are plenty of gifts for all patients to experience the joy of giving.

HOW CAN YOU HELP? Most-needed new items include remote control cars, basketballs, footballs, soccer
balls, personal radios, head phones, Pillow Pets, clothing, jewelry, and G/PG-rated movies. For patient safety,
no glass or aerosols. Please place your donations in the Collection Closet outside the Wesley Room. The dead-
line is DECEMBER 2nd.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Anne Finch at [email protected] or 919-818-8376 or Jane Bahor at
[email protected] or 919-698-6634.

GIFT SUGGESTIONS: Action figures (WW wrestling figures,
Personal CD players & batteries & handheld transformers, dino-figures)
electronic games Remote-Controlled cars, trucks, 4-wheelers
Board games (Sorry, Monopoly, Connect 4, Play cell phones
Jenga) card games (UNO, Phase 10, Skip-Bo), Stuffed animals & jigsaw puzzles with more
playing cards than 100 pieces
Art sets, markers, crayons Adult or children’s books (must be new)
Sports balls (basketball & hoop for over the Slippers or pajamas
door, soft nerf-type balls & toys) Sweaters, vests, sweat suits
Dolls of all sizes and types & dollhouses (no Toboggan hats, baseball caps, gloves
large ones) Jewelry, wallets, coin purses
Play tea sets

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IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE…….CHRISTMAS!

November 18th - Christmas trees arrive Sunday afternoon at 1 pm. Help is needed to unload, count, and sort
the trees, drill each tree for a center spike, and store them in the bins.
November 23rd (Fr iday after Thanksgiving) Help is needed to set up the lot and get the tr ees on stands
for sales to begin. Tree sales also begin this day.

CHRISTMAS TREE SALES: Supporting Missions in Durham and Worldwide

Aldersgate United Methodist Men have been hosting Christmas tree sales for many years as an annual
tradition. All profits go directly to support missions and activities of the church. An annual project, the tree
sale has proven itself a remarkable vehicle, not just to fund our missions and activities, but to strengthen out-
reach to the local community.
For several years, all proceeds have gone to support missions to foreign countries (Jamaica, Haiti, and
Armenia), Bull City Youth missions, Families Moving Forward, hurricane relief, scouts, facility needs of the
church and the FLC, as well as individual requests in support of mission activities. Your tree purchase will
definitely make a positive impact on the lives of others.
We mail discount coupons to the local community as an outreach. When neighbors visit the tree lot,
we invite them to worship with us. We provide a card listing all the regular and holiday worship times and
activities. Several families have joined the church after initially encountering us through their tree purchase.
We reach other new families through the tree sale by involving our church’s Boy Scout troop and their
parents, many of whom are not church members. One profound benefit of the sale has been the camaraderie
and fellowship that develops among church volunteers working together, hanging around the fire barrel, and
forming new friendships during an afternoon or evening on the tree lot.
All church members are encouraged to sign up each year, knowing they will meet new neighbors, develop
new friendships, and support strong mission by pulling a shift or 2 at the Christmas tree stand.
Help is always needed to work the Tree Lot.
A sign-up board is available in the Narthex. There will also be a “Sign Up Genius” on the Aldersgate
web site (www.aldersgate.org). Please sign up! We encourage all groups within Aldersgate UMC to sign
up, as well as families. We need at least 4 people on any shift. Children may work the tree lot, but they
must be supervised by a parent or responsible adult.
COME BUY A CHRISTMAS TREE! Over 220 Christmas trees, various sizes and prices!
Coupons available at the Welcome Station!

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IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE…….CHRISTMAS!

LOVING (LOVE GOD THROUGH WORSHIP, AND LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR

THROUGH SERVICE) PAGE 12

The Safety Team needs your help! We are currently looking for vol-
unteers to join the team and support the ministry of AUMC. You
might have seen us walking the halls during services or monitoring
the security cameras in the FLC. However, we do so much more
than keeping the campus safe. Over the past year, we have helped
give directions to visitors, handed out cough drops, helped with
Kids Own Worship, found loved ones during a service, and even
stopped a few people from selling cars in the parking lot during
church. We need more volunteers to support this ministry and keep
our campus safe.

The Safety Team is in need of 6 additional members to support our operation. We need
men and women of all ages. We have found that the more diverse our teams are the
better we can serve. This ministry does have a few physical requirements such as
walking and climbing stairs.

So if you are interested in seeing a whole new side of worship, please contact Bran-
don Mitchell ([email protected]) or Matt Riggs ([email protected]) to
learn more.

Dear Friends at Aldersgate,
I had a delightful surprise last evening! I had a
call from our front desk telling me I had a flower
arrangements there.
I found a beautiful arrangement from Aldersgate.
How sweet of you to remember me in such a nice
way!
You know I have a deep love for Aldersgate.
Chris Wallace brings me a bulletin every Sunday.

Many thanks again!
Beulah Latta

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“This service that you perform is not only
supplying the needs of the Lord’s people
but is also overflowing in many expressions
of thanks to God. Because of the service by
which you have proved yourselves, others
will praise God for the obedience that
accompanies your confession of the gospel
of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. And
in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you because of the surpassing
grace God has given you. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift.”
2 Corinthians 9:12-15
It is Monday morning, October 15th. and I arrived at church to see a white pickup
truck with a white trailer attached. I parked my car and walked up to find that the
98 flood buckets our Aldersgate UMC family assembled had already been loaded
up and were ready to head out to Hampstead, North Carolina. What a wonderful
blessing to start off the day.
I want to thank all of you! I want to thank my Aldersgate UMC family for coming
together the past few weeks in response to “supplying the needs of the Lord’s
people.” Thank you for sharing your funds, food, and water. Thank you for sharing
your time and energy. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you!

On Sept 21, 2018, we filled up the Aldersgate UMC bus with nonperishable food
and water that you donated. We delivered that (and 400 hotdogs) to Trinity United
Methodist Church (Rev. Tara Lain is the Pastor there) in Wilmington, NC.
Lydia Cauley

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Bull City Youth and the Agape Circle prepared
hygiene kits to be donated to the Merci Center to
be distributed to areas in need.

On Sunday September 30, all of Aldersgate UMC participat-
ed in a Rise Against Hunger meal packing event, packing
20,088 meals. Those meals were combined with others and
sent in a shipping container, holding 275,616 meals, to St.
Dustan’s Haiti Outreach Committee in Port-au-Prince.

On October 10, 2018, all of Aldersgate UMC assembled Flood Buckets that were then picked
up and taken to Hampstead, North Carolina.
We packed the 98 buckets in record time!
All the believers were one in heart and mind.
No one claimed that any of their possessions
was their own, but they shared everything
they had.
Acts 4:32

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FROM THE WORSHIP COMMITTEE &
PASTOR BRYAN
The Aldersgate UMC 8:30 am worship will begin something new
starting, Sunday, November 4. We will receive Holy Communion
around the prayer rail each month. It is a good thing for wor -
ship services to have their unique identity and expression of wor-
ship. At the 11:00 am worship, we will continue to receive the
sacrament by intinction, whether at the prayer rail or at a com-
munion station.

Nov. 4 All-Saints Sunday and Communion Sunday
Nov. 18 Susanna Wesley Circle Craft & Bake Sale. FLC, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Christmas trees arrive at the AUMC Tree Lot
Nov. 22 Community Thanksgiving Service, 6:00 pm with various local churches
Dec. 1 Thanksgiving Potluck * 11:45 am, Wesley Room
Dec. 2 Advent Quiet Day, 8:00 am Sanctuary/Wesley Room
1st Sunday of Advent * Chrismon/Hanging of the Greens Service at both
Dec. 9 Sunday Worship Services, 8:30 & 11:00 am (note time change for Chrismon)
Dec. 16 2nd Sunday in Advent, Communion Sunday, Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 am
3rd Sunday in Advent, Christmas Cantata at 8:30 & 11:00 am worship service
Dec. 23 The Christmas Lovefeast, 6:30 pm, Family Life Center
Dec. 24 4th Sunday in Advent, regular Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 am
Christmas Eve 4:00 pm - Family “No Rehearsal Christmas Pageant”
Dec. 31 7:00 and 11:00 pm Communion and Candlelight
11:00 am (one service) Lessons and Carols Service in the Sanctuary

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My journey to becoming a Stephen Minister began several years ago when I took Disciple
1 Class with Doug Lain and Regina Carver as our leaders. Anyone who was in that multi-
generational class will tell you what a fantastic, soul-searching, motivational class it was.
That experience along with the fact I was moving into retirement provided the backdrop for
my decision to pursue the Stephen Ministry training.
I devoted 42 years to working with special needs children and their families. I spent many
hours listening to and helping children and their families with difficult issues. Now what
was I going to do?
Being a Stephen Minister provides me an opportunity to give of my time and continue to
use my desire to support others. As I focus on “active listening” with my care receivers, I
am rewarded with friendships and bonds that become very special. Sharing the love and
grace of God with others also reminds me how God has worked in my life to help me
through stressful times.
God’s presence, power, and love is most strongly experienced when people come together
in his name. You often hear people say, “I get more out of this experience than I give.” This
is so true in the case of Stephen Ministry. It is a wonderful feeling when you are serving as
a “care giver” and you begin to observe the process of God being the “cure giver.” If you
feel you would like to learn more about becoming a Stephen Minister, I encourage you to
contact Barbara Atkinson at [email protected] or by phone at 919 -638-5711. This is an-
other wonderful opportunity for Connecting, Knowing, Loving, and Growing at AUMC!
Liz Crose

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HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS The holiday season
is quickly approaching and many—but not all of
us—look forward to the festivities and family gath-
erings.
It is possible for you to experience the holidays as a
new and more comforting way. Attend the
“Surviving the Holidays” workshop on Tuesday
Nov. 6th, 6:30 pm in Alan Roberts’ office, beside
the Sanctuary. For more information, contact Barba-
ra Atkinson at 919-638-5711 or
[email protected].

The Joyful Ringers Bell Choir is looking for new members. We
meet on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary to rehearse. Cur-
rently, we have 8 ringers, and we would love to have several
more of you join us. We can always use subs if you would like a
smaller commitment. We are a fun-loving group who work to-
gether to make joyful melody to the Lord. Come join us any-
time. We’d love to have you. Questions: call Sandra Reynolds at
919-614-2154 or email [email protected].

MONDAY EVENING * CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER
Caring for the Caregiver meets the 2nd Monday each month at 7:00 pm and is led by Sandra
Reynolds. This is a class for those caring for loved ones of any age. Learn, share, and walk
with others through this difficult journey. The next gathering is November 12th in the Family
Life Center, Room 207.

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PRIMETIMERS meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at
11:45 am in the Wesley Room. It is open to ALL people and friends of
the Church who are 50+.
Thursday, November 1, will be our “Harvest Meal.” Ham will be
provided and you are asked to bring your favorite side dish to
share. Desserts and beverages will be provided. Our own Stan
Benton will entertain us with selections on the piano. A wonderful
surprise is in store, so you won’t want to miss this one !!!!!!
On Thursday, November 15, Deborah Ferrell from Central Regional Hospital Volunteer Services
Department will be sharing information on the Reindeer Store. This is a program AUMC supports
each year and her talk promises to be very interesting. This will be a bring-your-own-lunch meet-
ing, and as always, dessert and beverages will be provided.
Thursday, December 13 (a deviation from our usual 1st and 3rd Thursday meetings), we will
be traveling on the bus to Ascension Lutheran Church in Danville, VA. The Chrismons started in
1957, and we will be able to view their beautiful tree and learn about the Chrismons and their
meaning. As of right now, the bus is full. If you would like to be on the “waiting list,” please call
Joyce Mackin at 919-381-6687. Also, there is 1 full car traveling with us. Another car traveling
with us, as of right now, has 2 seats available. The plans are to stop at Olive Garden for lunch
(lunch on your own) and Yoder’s Country Market.

ATTENTION LADIES OF THE CHURCH

LADIES WHO LUNCH * If you are a lady of the church, retired or other wise, and
available to go to lunch on a Friday, please join us! We will be
gathering at a local cafeteria on the second Friday of every oth-
er month to have lunch and just enjoy each other’s company!
We will carpool so that we don't all have to drive to the
destination. If you need a ride from home, call Judy Alford at
919-210-4146 or Joyce Mackin at 919-381-6687.
The next luncheon will be on Friday, November 9 at C & H
Cafeteria at Northgate. We meet at 12:30. So mark your cal-
endar “Ladies Who Lunch,” and let’s do lunch!

PAGE 19 GROWING (GROW AS DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST AND AS A
FAITHFUL COMMUNITY CALLED THE CHURCH)

PASTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND * Offerings to the Pastor’s Discretionary Fund are
always appreciated. These funds are used to help the poor and needy, inside our church as well
as the community. The fund helps to pay the rent or utilities or purchase food for someone in
need. To donate to this fund, just mark PDF on the memo line of your check, and our pastor will
distribute these funds as they are needed. Giving to others always enriches our own lives.
“For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a
stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and
you did not visit me.”

October Offerings:

Income $ 584,359.

Expenses $ 594,106.

Net Income $ -9,747.

ALDERSGATE HAS SEVERAL WAYS YOU CAN GIVE TO GOD’S WORK THROUGH
YOUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS:

- Give by cash or check in the offering plates on Sunday mornings.
- Mail or drop off a check in the church office.
- Use online bill pay provided by your bank.
- Set-up automatic drafts from your account by contacting your bank.
- Click our online giving on the Aldersgate website.
- Arrange for a Planned Gift through the The United Methodist Foundation.

For more information on giving, please contact Mary Taylor @ [email protected].

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Nursery Ministry

EACH SUNDAY MORNING

NURSERY TEACHERS:
LYNN WILFONG, ELLEN WHISNANT,
AND DAWN ECKHOFF

Ac o ly t e S

8:30 AM SERVICE

11/04 JACKIE ROBERTS
11/11 REGAN ANDREWS
11/18 CAROLINE BARBOUR
11/25 COREY COPLEY

11:00 AM SERVICE An acolyte is a person who assists the presiding
minister/pastor in worship and carries out
11/04 ELIZABETH/BAYLIS HEALY
11/11 LIAM/AIDEN HOGARTH certain duties, including candle lighting, carrying
11/18 BENJAMIN WIKE the processional cross, and holding or getting items
11/25 RILEY HALE
the pastor needs at baptisms, Holy Communion,

and other worship acts. Acolytes may be children,
youth, and adults.

Altar Guild Altar Guild assures the worship
space and supporting materials are
CATHY COZART prepared for worship.
DEBBIE SYKES
SUE ALLISON

Trustee for this month

GARY JAMES Trustees are Christian stewards of the property God
has entrusted to the congregation. Effective trustees
supervise and maintain the property of the congrega-
tion to ensure that disciple-making ministries of the
congregation are effective and that local legal
requirements related to the property are satisfied.

NOVEMBER ASSISTANTS PAGE 21

USHERS GREETERS LAY READER

8:30 Service Carol Brese (M) Sharon MacLaurin
Dave Brese (O) Ruth Kay
11/04 Chick Hinton Heidi Miller (M) Judy Alford
Richard Riggsbee Norma Roberts (O) Debbie Edge
MaryTom Roberts Pat Stancil (M)
Katherine Siler Richard Riggsbee (O) Paula Alford
Jackie Roberts (M) Richard King
11/11 Paul Jones Sharon MacLaurin (O) Rob Hogarth
Linda Jones Ken Morris
Jackie Roberts
John Field

11/18 Phil Stancil
Regina Carver
George Carver
Chick Hinton

11/25 Rebel Umphlett
Kathy Chmielewski
Carl Chmielewski
Doug Morris

11:00 Service

11/04 Bill Smith Sarah Walker (M)
Pam Boatright Brent Walker (O)
Paula Veasey Paula James (M)
Gary James (O)
11/11 Ginger Hawkins Carol Newman (M)
Paula Alford Liz Crose (O)
Carl Chelette Rusty Grimm (M)
Lindsey Brown (O)
11/18 Kim Riggs
Mike Hughes
Jan Howe
Treavor Hogarth

11/25 Emily Wike
Kirk Brown

ALDERSGATE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH

1320 Umstead Drive
Durham, NC 27712

Phone: 919-477-0509
Fax: 919-477-9037
Email: [email protected]

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