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    Bulletin Supplement December 20 2015

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    Jesus: Savior, Teacher, Lord, Friend

    A new sermon and worship series for a new year


    beginning Sunday, January 10, 9:00 and 11:00
    How can we know and embrace the fullness of Jesus identity and role
    in our lives? What difference does our understanding of Jesus make for
    how we practice our faith?

    January 10
    January 17
    January 24
    January 31

    Savior
    Teacher
    Lord
    Friend

    Come to Bethlehem

    Childrens Nativity
    TODAY at 4pm
    Come join us as we celebrate
    the humble beginnings of our Savior!

    December 20, 2015

    Christmas Eve Services


    December 24
    With Communion and candlelight at all services

    5:00 pm
    This early service will feature an interactive Childrens Moment,
    traditional carols led by the Worship Band, and will conclude with
    Candlelight and Communion. (Battery operated candles for our
    youngest friends.) Childcare/nursery will be provided.
    7:30 pm
    This traditional service will feature carols and music performed
    by the Chancel Choir and Instrumental Ensemble, closing with
    Candlelight and Communion. Childcare/nursery is provided.
    11:00 pm
    Our third Christmas Eve service will feature musical
    accompaniment by Rafael Scarfullery and Jo Pettitt, a message
    by Ashley Oliver, and will be a joyous time of celebration,
    closing with Candlelight and Communion.

    Come to Bethlehem Childrens Nativity


    TODAY at 4pm
    Youre invited to Come to Bethlehem this year on Sunday,
    December 20th. The annual Aldersgate Childrens Nativity will be
    presented at 4pm and will be followed by a pot-luck. Our children will
    once again act out the Birth Narrative of our Savior from Scripture. This
    year we look forward to joining together in song and praise thanks to
    the Aldersgate Chancel Choir, the Aldersgate Hand Bell Choir, the
    Aldersgate Instrument Ensemble, the Aldersgate Youth Praise Band, the
    Aldersgate Praise Team, Higher Voices, and the Joyful Noise Singers
    along with the children from our community! This year there will be no
    rehearsals for the children. All children (and their guardians) should
    arrive at Aldersgate at 2:30pm to put on costumes, learn simple lines
    from Scripture, and practice traditional Christmas music. Teens and
    adults from Aldersgate will help guide them during the Nativity.
    Our Nativity this year is especially geared towards making sure we
    are inclusive to those with different abilities and special needs. We
    welcome all children, roughly ages 4-11, to participate and children,
    teens, adults of any age watch. To make the presentation more
    enjoyable for our friends with special needs, the lights will stay at one
    level and the music will not be extremely loud. Children who may
    express themselves with loud sounds, spinning, flapping, or other forms
    of stemming are all welcome! Children who would like to participate but
    need an aid or parent to guide them, push them in a wheelchair, or
    carry them are ALL welcome to participate EVERY child should have
    the opportunity to celebrate the birth of Jesus by participating in, or
    watching, a Nativity at Christmastime!
    Following the Nativity, EVERYONE is welcome to join us for a
    Christmas Potluck Meal together! You can drop your items for the
    potluck off in the fellowship hall before the Nativity. And, of course,
    well
    have
    our
    traditional Birthday Cake
    for
    Jesus!!
    I look forward to celebrating the Birth of Jesus and all the abilities
    of the children in our church and community with you! Thank you!
    Rachel Miller, Director of Ministries with Young People, AUMC
    ([email protected] or 434.973.5806)

    End of the Year Giving


    As the end of the year approaches, some have shared that you are
    planning to be out of town the last days of the year. Others may not
    know about your total giving ability until you know the size of your
    bonus or other financial results. Church members face these year-end
    issues every year, and our church is happy to work with you to achieve
    your giving goals. Here are options and timelines available to you. You
    may always contact Betty Muri, Head Counter, at 434-296-6869 or
    [email protected] to arrange your giving at this busy time of the
    year.
    Give at one of these remaining worship services:
    -Thursday, December 24, 5:00, 7:30, or 11:00
    (marked General Budget)
    -Sunday, December 27, 2015, 9:00 and 11:00 am.
    Mail your check to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1500 Rio East
    Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22901, postmarked by December 31, 2015.
    Use your banks bill pay system by December 31, 2015.
    If giving stock or funds managed by a broker, ask for a transfer to be
    completed by Dec. 31, 2015.
    Bring your gift to the church office. Office hours the week after
    Christmas are Monday, December 28 (closed), Tuesday, December 29 Friday, December 31, 2015 (9:00 am - 12:00 noon).
    Thank you for making a difference in countless lives in this community
    and around the world.

    Poinsettias and Mission Kits


    Our thanks to all who have donated poinsettias and contributed towards
    Mission Kits to be taken to the Annual Conference in June of 2016.
    Poinsettias may be taken home after the 11:00 pm Christmas Eve service.

    "From 1st time Guest to Faithful Disciple"


    Workshop for Aldersgate Members and Leaders

    Dot Cage
    Jennifer Olsen
    Rita & Gordon Yager

    Church Council is pleased to announce a free workshop for


    Aldersgate members, attendees, and leaders Sunday, January
    10, 4:00 7:00 pm, at Aldersgate. Led by Rev. Paul Nickerson, a
    church consultant used widely by United Methodist churches in
    Virginia, the workshop will look at what vital churches do
    to greet first-time guests to worship, to follow up and begin
    to connect them with the community of faith.

    In Loving Memory Of
    By
    Merle Bickel
    Mary Bickel
    Hubert & Eleanor Cage
    Dot Cage
    Jerry and Ricky Carter
    Eleanor Carter & Wendy Carter
    Brent Olsen
    Jennifer Olsen
    To the glory of God and in memory of Bill Ward
    Jean Ward & family
    Our parents
    Rita & Gordon Yager

    We will also explore five key ways people grow in discipleship


    and how to set up a church system that enhances faith
    development for all members, guests, and others. Participants
    will work on an Action Plan to implement these principles at
    Aldersgate. A light dinner is included.

    Poinsettias
    In Honor Of
    Sisters and their families
    Aldersgate UMC
    Our daughter

    By

    Mission Kits
    In Honor Of
    Sisters and their families
    Our children and grandchildren
    John, Madeleine, and Quinn
    Our sons and their families

    By
    Dot Cage
    Jimmie & Pat Daniel
    Bob & Joan Forrest
    Rich & Linda Sharff

    In Loving Memory Of
    By
    Merle Bickel
    Mary Bickel
    Hubert & Eleanor Cage
    Dot Cage
    My parents
    Heidi, Josh, & Sam Crockett
    Our parents
    Jimmie & Pat Daniel
    Rob & Anne Forrest and Jack & Jean Seaver
    Bob & Joan Forrest
    Rev. Jack Parrish
    Glory Parrish
    Rev. Jack Parrish
    Marcia Parrish
    To the glory of God and in memory of Bill Ward
    Jean Ward & family

    Sign up on the Communication Card or contact


    Susan Painter at [email protected]
    or John Oliver at [email protected].

    Christmas Cards to benefit Heart Havens Project


    Theres still time! The Charlottesville District UMC has created a
    Christmas card featuring the artwork of residents of Heart Havens, the
    Virginia Conference network of home for individuals who are
    intellectually disabled. Proceeds from the card sales will support the
    districts Charlottesville Apartment Project, an effort to establish a Heart
    Havens residential community within the district. Two sets of the cards
    are available: $10 for a set of 12 cards and envelopes, and $18 for a set
    of 25. To order, contact the Charlottesville District Office at
    434.977.4254 or [email protected].

    AUMC Christmas Ornaments


    Advent is a time to slow down and pause, in the midst of often frantic
    preparations for Christmas, to focus on the unfolding story of God
    choosing to enter into the world as the vulnerable baby Jesus. How did
    his birth affect those around him and what was their part in both
    preparing for and responding to this outpouring of Gods grace in the
    world? Well ponder this and other questions as we move through the
    Advent season together, focusing each Sunday on one person in the
    biblical narrative whose life was changed forever by encountering the
    miracle we celebrate at Christmas.

    TODAY Fourth Sunday of Advent

    The Shepherds: The Spirit-Empowered Life


    Thursday, December 24 Christmas Eve

    Jesus: the Incarnational Life

    A special brass Christmas tree ornament depicting our church was


    created for the 50th anniversary of the church in 2013. The cost of each
    ornament is $15. Please contact Nancy Berman at 434.973.6555 or
    [email protected].

    Bibles for Africa


    "I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive
    it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." With
    these stirring words of hope, the prophet Isaiah looks forward to what
    we know now as the season of Advent ... expecting the second coming
    of our Lord. Would you be willing this Advent season to share such
    Good News by providing one or more Bibles to the 2,000 people of
    Liberdale United Methodist Church in Mozambique? Their Pastor,
    Rev. Joao Sambo, and our Assistant Pastor for Congregational Care, Rev.
    Don MacNicoll (friends since 2004), are working together to raise funds
    for 400 Bibles in the local Xitswa dialect. The Bibles cost $13 each. If you
    can help, write your check to AUMC and notate it "Bibles for Africa."

    Samaritan Fund
    Sunday, December 27 The First Sunday After Christmas

    The Wise Men: The Word-Centered Life

    The Samaritan Fund offers local benevolence to Aldersgate and


    community members. To donate, make your check payable to AUMC
    with Samaritan Fund in the memo. Thank you for reaching out.

    Altar Flowers for 2016

    Busy Hands Fellowship


    Busy Hands Fellowship will be on holiday break until Jan. 14 when we
    will resume our weekly drop-in meetings on Thursdays from 11-2:00.
    Make a New Years resolution to bring your handiwork project to the
    Hospitality Room to work on while enjoying a time of fellowship. For
    more information contact Kimberley Roll at 434-973-6382 or
    [email protected]

    Each week, you have the opportunity to place flowers in the sanctuary
    to the glory of God, in honor of a person or occasion, or in memory of a
    loved one. The new flower charts for 2016 are ready for you to start
    making reservations. They are on the bulletin board in the Reed Room
    with each Sundays date clearly visible. Please be sure to indicate the
    wording you wish to have printed in the worship bulletin. You are
    welcome to take your flowers with you following the 11:00 worship
    service or you may leave them in the sanctuary to be given to someone
    who is ill or homebound. Arrangements are $40 each. Make checks
    payable to AUMC with Altar flowers on the memo line.

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