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Page 3 A Message from Rev. Rob Robertson

Page 4 Welcome Pastor Rob!

Page 5 Haiti Mission

Page 6 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Page 7 Spiritual Growth

Page 8 PACEMPage 9 Family Backpack Program

Page 10 Music at Aldersgate

Page 11 A Happy Ending

Page 12 The Pets of AUMC

Page 14 Greer Spring Fling

Page 15 Stewardship Summer 2016

Page 16 A Note from Clara Biswas

Page 18 Youth and Children

Page 19 Here WEE Grow Again

Page 20 Toddler Playgroup

Page 21 Kits for Conference

Page 22 In Search of Ringers!

Page 23 Bits n Pieces

Page 24 Staff Listing

Name Tag Sundays

Please help Pastor Rob and his family learn who we are. In the next few weeks, let's all try to

name tags. Don't have one? Just add your name to the list on the table outside the Sanctuary

make one for you.

There are magnets for the tags to avoid pinholes in your clothing, and ther

some peel-off tags you can use, too. Thank you! The Pastor Transition Team

United ethodist en

Aldersgate United Methodist Mens group meets the second Thursday of the month at 6

the Hospitality Room on the lower level. Come join in the fun and fellowship. Conta

Bishop at 434.975.3072.

The Friendship Luncheon is always a fun time at the DoubleTree Hotel! We eat a lunc

by the DoubleTree chef, enjoy fellowship with each other, and listen to entertaining or info

guests such as speakers, singers, and musicians. Luncheons are held on the third Tuesda

month at 12:30 PM. If you would like to join us, please see Jean Ward (964-1178). You do

to be a member of the Friendship Class. As long as you enjoy Christian fellowship, please c

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CHURCH CHARGE CONFERENCE APPROVES REFINANCING

Refinancing the loan on our church building was approved at the special church

conference held on June 6. We will now proceed with a loan application to the Virgin

Methodist Development Company with the aim of switching from a rate of 7.02% with

to a rate of, or close to, 4.25% and a lower monthly payment. Our thanks to all who

and participated in the church charge conference.


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The Aldersgate Ringers are looking for a few more ringers to ll out our merry lile choir!

Our year begins in September (the week of Labor Day) and ends in June. We rehearse weekly on

Tuesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., and we provide our musical oerings about every

six weeks. In addion, we have these annual standing invitaons:

Christmas at the English Inn

(the rst Wednesday of December)

Joy to the World Christmas Concert

(the second Sunday of December)

A Service of Lessons and Carols

(the third Sunday of December)

Aldersgate Christmas Eve Service

Aldersgate Palm Sunday Service

(the beginning of Passion Week)

Aldersgate Maundy Thursday Service

(during Passion Week)

We also receive invitaons from community groups and churches to ring, which we accept on our

availability.

We would love to have you join usmusic reading is not requiredand are happy to provide the

necessary instrucon to allow you to ring joyfully with us! We would love to have all ages join

usyes, youth as well! If your schedule does not allow you to rehearse with us regularly, we are

always thrilled to have you as a regular substute. Here is a quote from a dear regular substute:

This is a very friendly, welcoming group that appreciates the me I can give and lets me know it!

It's a pleasure to rehearse and play with these dedicated folks.

Interested? We would love to talk with you about our musical ministry and how you can be a part

of our joyful community! We can be reached via email: [email protected] or by phone:

434.295.4854.

Come help us make a beauful and joyful noise to the God of our salvaon!

Dear Aldersgate United Methodist Church Family,

By the time you read this note, Carolyn, Michael, Katherine and I will have said our farewells

Beach, I will have attended annual conference in Roanoke, we will have packed up and move

home in Chesapeake, and we have either already arrived or will be arriving soon in Charlotte

Aldersgate parsonage. We are tremendously excited to be a part of the Aldersgate family a

opportunity to serve the Lord with you at Aldersgate Church!

In late February, Carolyn and I met with the Staff

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Parish Relations Committee and wonderfully warm welcome and had a great conversation about Aldersgate Church. Ever sinc

excitement has only grown! In addition, I have met on two occasions with Aldergate's transiti

May, I also had an opportunity to meet and share some wonderful time with many of the ded

members of Aldersgate. I am also most grateful for the time that Pastor Scott Davis has shar

to assist in my transition to Aldersgate Church! The entire Robertson family is thank

expressions of welcome that we have received from you, including greeting cards, notes, and e

I will be installed as Lead Pastor of Aldersgate Church on Sunday, July 3rd at both the 9:0

11:00a.m. services. I hope I will have an opportunity to meet you at the gatherings that will

service, including a Super Sip and Chat following

the 9:00 and 11:00a.m. services. I also want you to

know that we will be beginning a new four week

series on Sunday, July 17th, entitled,

Joseph from Pit

to Palace: Lessons in the Life of a Patriarch.

There ismuch to learn from the twists and turns in Joseph's

life. I hope you will be a part of this series and will

reach out to invite someone to join you atAldersgate Church!

I am looking forward to the honor of serving as

your pastor!

Your Brother in Christ,

Rob Robertson

Lead Pastor, Aldersgate United Methodist Church


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Aldersgate's new pastor, Rob Robertson, and his family -wife Carolyn, son Michael, daughter Katherine,

and Ginger the friendly "pup" -will become part of our Church familyon July 1. We are excited about their

arrival and hope you will help us warmly welcome them at Super Sip & Chats on July 3 following

the9:00and11:00worship services,and at our Welcome Pastor Rob Ice Cream Socialon Saturday July 9

from 2-4. Ice cream, toppings and drinks provided. Who doesn't love ice cream in July? Everyone is

invited; and if you have a favorite topping or dessert that you want to bring, that's great (but not

required!).

The Transion Team, Hospitality, and SPRC

We welcome RobTo his new job.

And Carolyn,making the journey with him,

Traveling from VA Beach,not on a whim.

The parsonage is clean and brightDue to many workers great might!

All that remainsAre the huge gains

That Aldersgate will accrue,Through the love of Christ and thoughtful prayer

And a new minister, too!

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United Methodist ommittee On Rel

Our 84 school kits were blessed Sunday, June 12th

and delivered to Annual Conference. I

the mission kits, $933 was sent to buy supplies for cleaning kits (ood buckets).

tremendous response to ll the needs of the many mission kits needed by UMCOR. We a

grateful to Sharon Simons and all that she did to make the bags for the school kits, and e

involved in pung the kits together and delivering them to Annual Conference.

If you would like to put together your own mission kits (great giving acvity for famili

groups), once completed, please give them to someone on the mission team and we wi

unl me to bless them and send them to next years Annual Conference.

You can put together health kits, school kits, birthing kits, sewing kits, baby/layee kits

kits or monetary donaons for cleaning kits. Instrucons for these kits are on the bulle

the oce.

If you have any quesons, let me know.

Thank you for your support,

Kathy Morse

Because of the generosity of the congregao

we contributed 23 bags of food as well as a m

donaon to the Emergency Food Bank to hel

families in need. Thank you so much for yousupport.

We have added Loaves and Fishes to our feed the hungry eorts and you will be hearing a

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7/4** No Playgroup Happy 4th of July!!!

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Playgroup at Aldersgate

8/1 Playgroup at Aldersgate

8/15 Last summer Playgroup at Aldersgate Sprinkler Fun Day!

Bring / wear bathing suits and t owels for running through the sprinkler!

AUMC Playgroup will meet from 9:30-11 a.m. on the rst and third Monday of each month in the

playground at Aldersgate. **Except July 4.

Please bring a snack for your child(ren) and ride-on toys and balls to share.

Over the summer we would like to invite families with elementary school aged children to join us!

If it is raining we will meet in the church fellowship hall for inside fun.

If you would like text message reminders about our play dates or if you have any quesons please

contact Heidi Crocke at 434-806-3467 or Tori Fahrenkrog at (804) 450-7035

I am pleased to report that my annual medical miss

Hai this past April le me feeling that I had helped fu

work to the neediest of his people. This years Apri

2,927 paents, including 125 dental paents. I

parcipang in The Hai Mission since 2001, and the

Aldersgate have been generous supporters during this

year Aldersgate contribuons (which totaled ove

purchased $1,400 worth of medicaon, $270 worth of

procedures at our referral hospital, $275 towards a c

system for a local community, Happy Meals for hung

and helped to support school expenses for needy stude

I was also privileged on this trip to deliver 120 dres

made by generous women of our church) to t

orphanage. These dresses were the result of the insp

hard work of recently deceased Aldersgate memb

Simons.

It has been a true blessing for me to connue to be a

amazing project. Contribuons from Aldersgate,

countless other generous congregaons and individ

made it possible to send medical teams to this rural co

northern Hai four mes a year since the mid 1980s.

The Hai Mission now funds a local physician who wo

at the clinic. Over the 15 years I have been going to H

can see a slow improvement in the health of this comm

Bondye Beni, mesi anpil (God Bless and many thanks).

Dave Reynolds


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July 31, Tursy Augus 4, Friy Augus 5, Sury Augus 6 (Dinner Theater in Old

Fellowship Hall 5:30 PM) n Suny Augus 7. All sows r 7:00 pm in R

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Hop o s you Josp!!

Our Spring Sale was a HUGE success! Thank you so much to all

contributed to help make it so. It was our biggest spring sale to

Its now me to look forward to the fall sale, which will take pla

September. Mark your calendars and get ready to come on boa

some fun! See our fall schedule below:

Set-up September 6th-7th

Drop-o September 8th, 9th, 10th and 12th

Volunteer shop September 12th, 5-8pm

Volunteer shop September 13th, 5-9pm

Charity Event: September 14th, 11am-7pm

Restock drop-o September 15th & 16th

Public Sale opening September 17th, 9am-3pm

Public Sale, M-F September 19th-26th, 10am-6pm

Final Day, Saturday September 24th, 9am-3pm

Sorng, September 24th, 3-7pm

We would love to have your help as a volunteer. Please check out our website for more

informaonwww.hereweegrowagain.com


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V C TIONBIBLESCHOOL

Whos ready for Vacation Bible School? June 27th through

June 30th from 5:30-8pm well be journeying through Egypt

with Joseph as he goes from prison to palace. To register your

children, grandchildren, etc. please visit our online registration

at www.cvaumc.org/vbs-registration-2016/

To sign-up as a volunteer please join the group 'VBS Volunteers' on The City, talk to Rachel in the

Reed Room on Sunday, June 26th, or call her at (434) 973-5806.

Save the date!On Sunday, August 21st, we'll have our annual Back to School Blessing for all children, teens,

teachers, and school sta as they head back for another school year. This will be held at both

Worship services. Be sure to invite friends, family, neighbors, teachers, and more!

Congratulaons to our 2016 conrmands: Addison Reiter, Beth Shie, and Drew Hall.

God bless you as you follow him.

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Joseph Bible Study

A big thank you to all of those who are currently parcipang in the Joseph Book Study. Thonly a way to learn about Scripture and its applicaon to our lives, but it is a wonderful way

the community. Each of us can teach others and learn from others while at the same m

together. We will have an Advent study as we approach Christmas. Please consider lead

joining a group. Watch The City for upcoming informaon!

Upcoming Small Groups

This Fall we would like to oer small groups lasng 6 weeks which will center on the weekly

your chance to lead or join a group and only make a 6-week commitment. Groups can meet

at any me. It is a great way to apply the sermons to your life and to get to know each other.

If you are interested in starng or parcipang in a 6 -week small group, check out The City a

in August or contact Mike Thornton at [email protected] or 434.305.9531.

Wednesday Night Small Group Prayer Meeting

A reminder that we have a Wednesday Night Small Group Prayer meeng every Wednesday e

5:30 to 6:30 pm. We gather for an hour of prayer for Aldersgate and any special intenons. Y

need to aend weekly you do not need to pray out loud just come join us for a quiet m

Room 106 downstairs.


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For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink ,

I was a stranger and you welcomed me.Mahew 25:35

Summer is here! We enjoy the out -of-doors and bask in the glorious sunshine. We spend me with

family and friends and share meals together. It s all too easy to forget winter s freezingtemperatures, icy roads and miserably cold nights. Each winter our church joins other churches and

groups to work together to provide shelter and food to the homeless in our community. This eort is

called PACEM and it provides cots, blankets, hot meal and warm places to sleep to those in need.

W is PACEM? In 2003, Charloesville clergy and homeless advocates created the idea for

PACEM (People and Congregaons Engaged in Ministry) aer members of the Downtown Ministerial

Alliance shared the experience of showing up for work in the morning and regularly nding homeless

neighbors sleeping in the doorways. The concept for the current program came the next year as a

result of The 2004 Homeless Census, conducted by the Thomas Jeerson Area Coalion for the

Homeless (TJACH). The report revealed that dozens of individuals were living in the streets, in the

woods, in their cars, in abandoned buildings, behind garbage dumpsters, or around churches in the

middle of winter. With a pressing need for shelter, the Downtown Ministerial Alliance and TJACH

joined their eorts and opened the areas shelter in 2004, using the rotang shelter model

originated in other communies in Virginia. Aldersgate inially became involved as a partner church,

providing volunteer support to Wesley Memorial Church. Subsequently, we have hosted either the

mens or the womens shelter one week during each season.

How cn I suppor PACEM? This fall, our church will host the women s shelter the week of

November 12-19. Preparing to host PACEM for seven nights begins with planning and preparaon.

The Missions and Outreach Team will sponsor a volunteer orientaon luncheon on Sunday, October

23rd

immediately following the 11:00 a.m. worship service. Come meet our current volunteers and

become familiar with the various opportunies to serve. Further informaon will be available in the

weekly church bullens and the next edion of Aldersgate Alive. Deb Reynolds, Nancy Berman and

Kathy Morse will gladly answer quesons related to Aldersgates commitment to PACEM.

M Wi SopySophy is 12 years old and she lives with her parents in a one roo

slums at Thout Chrum village near CLCA orphanage.

She has 2 brothers and Sophy is the youngest child in her family.

Her mother works as a seller in her small shop at home and he

garbage in order to make a living. They are a very happy fam

poverty. One night when Sophys father was collecng garb

landlords house a thief broke into the house and ran o. Soph

nearby and quesons him about the incident. The landlord do

asks the policeman to arrest him and he was put into the prison f

Sophys mother remarried and she and her husband became a

started gambling and beang Sophy and her brothers, as well a

Sophys brother who lived in the house decided to become

pagoda and the second brother le the house to nd job in Thmother does not want take care her and it was dicult for Sophy

study.

Aer 2 years, her father was released from the prison, and he kn

new husband so he remarried and took Sophy to live with them a

life by collecng garbage. With the help of her father, she wa

grade 3 at CLCA Orphanage School and she is happy to join t

program like Sunday school. dance, music, singing and games w

are working.

She has many friends in the school. Aer her graduaon she w

own beauty parlor and hair dresser shop. UMC teachers and

good care of her like the other children. Please remember Soph

in your prayers.

Finally, I would like to thank you so much for your prayer and

mission in Cambodia. Our teams, community and our children w

for you.

May God connue to bless you,

Clara


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A No from Clr Bisws

Esr Progrm CLCA Orpng

This year we celebrate Easter earlier then last year, From January to March sta

and student have been busy & enjoy preparing Easter celebraon and as well as

Khmer New year. Khmer New Year is oen a weeklong holiday lled with

tradional dance song games and we celebrated Easter with an all days

celebraon on March 13th& March 19 thheld at the Orphanages. CLCA & KKC,

respecully.

The teachers, sta, and volunteers of Street Children Ministries worked together

to bus children from many of our dierent projects across the city to join Easter

program at CLCA. In the morning, groups of children and HIV/ AIDS paents

prepared ourselves spiritually to glorify the Lord this Easter by serving poor

children who live in the slam & Orphanage of Phnom Penh, HIV/AIDS paents,

and the sick through Methodist. They enjoyed fellowshipping with one another.

In the aernoon, the program opened with a cultural event where each project

performed their acvies that they had learned from their Sunday School.

Pastor Kosol from Boeng Kok UMC delivered the Easter message.

Lunch boxes were distributed along with cakes, drinks and candies. T-shirts

were given to all. Also, we all enjoyed and all went home safely by bus.

Thoroughly everyone enjoyed the day-long Easter celebraon!

Kn Klng Orpngs (KKC) Esr Progrm

On March 19th, we had another program KKC to celebrate the Easter and this

year pastor Kosal also joined both of our program in delivering a Easter message.

Music students and from each project performed Easter drama, played music

sing gospel songs and danced along with all the children. We also distributed to

them T-shirt, lunch, drink and sweets. People from dierent NGO and Churches

aended our ceremony and parcipated with us. Without your prayers and

generous gis, we are not able to do this wonderful Ministry for the kids, sick,

and poor in Cambodia.

Thank you to everyone who made this successful event possible! God bless you

in all your undertaking.

Wi Our Tim In Sr Cilrn Minisry in Cmboi

Aer we nished the Easter program for each project we had a small party

with our volunteers and staworkers to shared lunch together.

We enjoyed preparing items and helping our Children Ministry to grow and it

made them happy with their life.

All of what we do come from your prayers and support to us. So, we want to

thank you for your connued prayers for the people of Cambodia. A special

thanks to my Covenant Relaonship Churches. Your gis enable me to glorify

God in my work with the Khmer people!

For we are Gods workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works,

which God prepared in advance for us to do. -Ephesians 2:10 NIV

Eleven years ago, Aldersgate started a food backpack partnership program with Greer Elemen

in Albemarle County. Greer is one of the most diverse schools in Albemarle County w

languages spoken by its student body. Greers school populaon has approximately 85% of

on free and reduced lunches. This program began packing backpacks of food for 200 children

be in need. These bags contained milk, tuna, peanut buer, canned vegetables, boxed ma

cheese, etc. Two years ago we changed from packing bags for individuals to family style f

boxes of cereal, canisters of oatmeal, mulple cans of soup, bags of rice, beans, pasta, canne

vegetables. Starng the family style program for 150 families has enabled us to reach over

each week, a huge dierence from the original 200 children. We realized that not including th

others at home with nothing to eat.

How does the program work? The food comes from the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank through t

America Program. The cost to ll 150 bags of food during the school year is $20,790. Ald

been blessed by a grant given to the Food Bank, which covers the cost of the food distributed

Each Wednesday morning, volunteers meet the food truck and unload approximately 1,50

pounds of food. On Wednesday evenings during the school year, church volunteers go to Gre

the bags of food for the families. In less than 30 minutes the volunteers have assembled 1food. Each Friday morning teachers and other school sta deliver the bags of food to th

classroom to take home. This food helps to support those families who may not have su

over the weekends.

Stascs:

Number of people fed each week approximately 700, per month 2,800

Number of monthly volunteers 40

Number of volunteer hours per month 24 hours

Cost of food for the school year -$20,790

A special thank you to all the volunteers who have parcipated in this important outreach of o

Deb Reynolds

Backpack Coordinator


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In the liturgy of the church, music serves as a connecting part that stresses the relevant moments in the

service. We all come each Sunday to church to praise God and the first hymn is a joyful song of praise.

The choir anthems remind us of the beautiful message of salvation and key Bible verses that help us deal

with life struggles. The different instruments used in the church communicate what words can t describe.

All the Psalms were sung poetry. Read these Bible verses about singing and playing instruments in the

temple for the glory of God.

Epsins 5:19 - Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making

melody in your heart to the Lord.

Pslms 33:3 -Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.

Acs 16:25 -And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard

them.

Pslms 71:23 - My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast

redeemed.

Romns 15:9 -And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will

confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

Jms 5:13 -Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any merry? Let him sing psalms.

Hbrws 2:12-Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing

praise unto thee.

Mw 26:30 -And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

Pslms 9:2 -I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

2 Smul 6:5 -And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments

of wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

1 Corinins 14:15 -What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding

also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

A church without music would be like what s written in Lamentations 5:14, Elders are gone from the

gate, Young men from their music. Itd be very sad. In fact, the most proven way to memorize Bible

verses is by putting tunes to them. If the tunes are good, then even better, as the reformer and amateurmusician Martin Luther may have stated when looking for good tunes for the new protestant hymns:

The Devil has no need of a ll the good tunes for himself.

(continued next page)

While I was vising a small country church one Sunday morning, the pastor asked fo

moment from the chair of the mission commiee. A middle-aged woman stood and

that every member of that church was a member of the mission team and was expected

mission projects throughout the year. I thought she had a great idea. Each of us is call

our church member obligaon as we promise to support Aldersgate by our prayers, our

our gis, our service and our witness.

As chair of the stewardship commiee, I ask that each member become a part of the st

team. As the summer progresses, our church will see many changes. We will welco

Pastor, Rob Robertson, and his wife Carolyn; we will be renancing our building loan to ac

beer cash ow and reduce our monthly payment; and we have started an online giving o

to make giving easier. Summer is also a me when giving to the church can slow an

added problem of the road construcon in our area, this can seriously impact our nanci

In addion, through the end of May our revenue is $21,000 less than what we needed

this point in the year, in order to meet our annual budget.

As concerned members I am sure we can all do our part by not only keeping our prese

giving up to date but also paying an addional poron forward and encouraging other m

do the same. Our church prides itself on being a mission church and it is only th

generosity that we can successfully accomplish our mission work.

We have been blessed in so many ways here at Aldersgate. Each of us sees the man

giving is used to enrich the spiritual life of our congregaon, worship our Lord, and e

mission work locally, (Habitat for Humanity, PACEM- the homeless shelter program, fo

naonally (mission trips for disaster relief, Stop Hunger Now), and internaonally (overse

trips, UMCOR, missionary support in Cambodia, etc). These programs are some of the re

we give to the church. We know that we can make a dierence locally and in the world.

While it may be easy to succumb to secular problems of the world, as Chrisans we know

Christ we can do all things through Him. As followers of Christ, our atude is posive a

believe that each day holds a promise of making the world a beer place for our ch

grandchildren.

How can you help? As summer approaches, keep your pledges up to date, increase yo

possible, pray for your church and its leaders, and aend services each week. Our m

extend Christ into the world. By working together we can, with Gods help, achieve our go

Yours in Christ,

Bob Forrest, Stewardship Chair


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Many thanks to everyone who

helped with the Spring Fling by

providing drinks and snacks and

to those who volunteered at the

school that evening. We have a

nice representation of volunteersfrom AUMC, giving us an

opportunity to go out into our

community.

Thank you to all the beautiful ladies

who helped make our Tea a success.

Every table was lovingly decorated

and came with a fun story. We hope

every lovely lady of every age will

join us next time as we celebrate

femininity and fine arts.

(Music at Aldersgate cont.)Here at Aldersgate we have the beautiful opportunity to use music in the church service, as

many people who sing and play different instruments. Beginning with the Chancel Choir, w

Sunday at 11am leads the hymn singing, does the service music and sings the special choir m

part of this choir is one of the many blessings I receive as I work with wonderful people

musical groups, such as the Aldersgate Ringers, the Instrumental Ensemble and the Joyful No

each contributes as scheduled, to the service by doing the prelude, offertory and postlude

music, please, consider joining one of these groups, as we only have you, the church memb

for helping us make music for God. If you don t have time for any of these groups, you can

sing or play your instrument when your schedule is open.

During the summer most of the groups are having a break, going back to practice after Labor

Chancel Choir continues to sing, having only a few Sundays off during July and August. The s

period for taking time to relax, spend time with the family, travel, renew ourselves and for

musicians, attend some church music conferences and plan the new musical year tha

September.

I hope that you enjoy this summer and that, when you come to church, sing with joy the hym

blessed with the music that all the volunteers and staff make for God's glory.

Rafael Scarfullery, Music Director

On February 27ththe District youth held a Stop Hunger Now Event here at AUMC.

generous support and the help of the district youth and many other volunteers, we

meals desned to Nicaragua.

A container was shipped to Nicara

total of 282,312 meals which inc

ones we packaged at our event

thankful to be a part of this and

blessings on the recipients.

Stop Hunger Now has shipped m

200 million meals to schools, or

vocaonal training programs,

centers and other community devprograms around the world.

This is not the end of a story, than

we are happy to know our meals a

way to those in need. Thanks to everyone that supported this event.


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