2nd 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@cvaumc.org

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.

Exodus In the Old and New Testaments

If you would like to join Pastor Rob for Exodus, please fill out the insert
in todays bulletin, indicating your schedule preference. TODAY is the
deadline, as class schedules will be announced next Sunday.

January 15, 2017

Welcome to our worship service!

The local church is the most significant arena through which disciples
of Jesus Christ are made and Jesus disciples reach out into the world
to share Gods love. It is in and through the church that Jesus Christ
is proclaimed and professed as Lord and Savior. Please contact me

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.

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,

Rev. Robertson Vacation Schedule

Rev. Rob Robertson will be on vacation January 9 through 17. If you have
a need for pastoral care while Rob is on vacation, please contact, Mrs. Pat
Daniel, Staff-Parish Relations Committee Co-chair, at (434) 975-1363
(home). She will seek to assist you with making arrangements for your
pastoral care needs. Thank you.

Pastor Rob Robertson

Confirmation

2017 Flower Calendar

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@cvaumc.org or 973-5806.

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.

Read through the Bible

Chat and Chew with Bishop Sharma Lewis

A Listening Session

Have you ever read the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation? Bishop
Lewis is challenging us to read along with her in 2017. You may use any
translation and just make it part of your daily schedule in 2017. You may
pick up a copy of the daily readings in the narthex or email Mike
Thornton at mikethornton100@gmail.com for a digital copy of the
calendar. Let's make 2017 the year of the Bible!

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@cvaumc.org. Submissions received after the
deadline will be included in the Spring/Summer Edition.

Handbells
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@cvaumc.org.

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

Friendship Luncheon
The January edition of the monthly Friendship Luncheon will be held on
Tuesday, January 17, 12:30 pm, at the DoubleTree Hotel on Rt. 29N.
Come join us as we enjoy a fantastic meal created by the DoubleTree chef
and entertainment by the Broadus Memorial Baptist Church Senior
Singers. To make your reservation, contact Jean Ward at 434.964.1178.
Cost is $12 per person. You are welcome to join us!

Leland Simons
January 6, 2017
Expressions of Christian sympathy may be sent to Peter and Theresa
Simons and family, 2245 Wisteria Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911