August 2, 2019
  Aledo United Methodist Church   
Making disciples of Jesus Christ to transform the world
by loving, knowing, and serving our God.
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This Sunday's Message: Worthy Is the Lamb
Sermon Text: Revelation 5:11-14
The Road Less Traveled 
   
I am a huge Star Trek fan. I loved the shows, loved the movies and have even read a few of the spin-off novels. Never has the genre of science fiction been used so well to comment on the complicated nature of contemporary life. I recently started watching the most recent of the television series - Enterprise - on Netflix. It is great to lose myself...
Lord's Acre 2019 
   

Auction Items Needed

We are seeking items for the Live and Silent Auctions. Gift baskets, game tickets, vacations, collectibles, baked goods, home wear, gift cards...are all great items for the auctions. Donations are tax deductible.

Contact Richele Gift  for silent auction items and Linda Belota  for live auction items.
One Service Sunday 
   
August 18th, 11:00am

We will all worship together in one service at 11:00 on this day. The Communion Service will
be at 9:30.
Back to School Bash 
   
Sunday, August 18th, Noon

Join us for Back to School Bash! Blessing of the Backpacks will take place at 11:00 (there will not be a 9:00 service). At 12:00, join us outside for lunch, bounce houses and a water slide! Make sure your child is wearing clothes that can get wet or bring a swimsuit to change into to. Questions? Email Megan.
Epiphany Prayer Chain 
   
August 30th-September 2nd

Please sign-up at the Connection Center to pray for the upcoming Epiphany, a 3-day prison ministry weekend (Labor Day) at the girl's unit in Brownwood. Each "prayer link" is a reminder to these incarcerated young people that they are not alone - they are being prayed for by Christians everywhere! You are also welcome to purchase a meal ticket ($5 donation) for the girls. Please support this life-changing ministry! Contact Trudy for more information.  

Handbells 101 
   
Beginning Wednesday, August 28th, 6:00pm
 
Do you like music? Do you like percussion? Then handbells are for you! Come learn how easy handbells really are! This stress-free, non-performing four week class goes over handbell basics. This four week class is open to high school students to adults! Sign up at the connection center or email Thomas.
JAM (Jesus and Me) 
   
Beginning Wednesday, August 28th, 6:00-7:00pm
 
This fall, children in Grades K-4 will meet in the Gathering Room on Wednesday evenings to study and explore Emoji Bible Lessons. God gave us many emotions and these lessons will help us learn how to express our emotions appropriately. Area 56 will meet in the Rock House for Emoji Bible Lessons and mission projects.  
Manna Room Needs  
   
For the month of August we are requesting only the following items
to round out our weekly packed bags:

 

* Pasta

* Spaghetti Sauce

* Cereal/Oatmeal


Thank you for your faithfulness in helping feed our hungry neighbors!
We're Reading the New Testament in 2019!
    
Are you ready to learn more about Jesus? Start the New Year with your church family as we embark on a yearlong commitment to read the entire New Testament together. Each weekday (Monday through Friday) we will read one chapter from the New Testament. Each Sunday Pastor Lee will be preaching from one of the five chapters we read that week.  
 
August 5 - Revelation 14
August 6 - Revelation 15
August 7 - Revelation 16
August 8 - Revelation 17
August 9 - Revelation 18    
Are you taking advantage of electronic giving?
When we join the church, we pledge to support the life and ministry of the church with our financial gifts. That can get complicated on those weeks when we can't be here as the offering plate comes around. But through electronic giving, you remain faithful to your membership vows, even on those weeks when life takes you elsewhere. It's easy. It's safe. And it benefits both you and your church family. Setting it up is easy and only takes a few minutes. Contact Shari Birchell  to set up an automatic transfer from your checking account. Or go to Aledo UMC to use your credit or debit card.
A Note From Our Pastor 
   
Dear Friends,
 
It is with sadness that I report to you that Clint and Taylor Church will be stepping down from their leadership role in our 9 am HUB service at the end of August. Though they love our church and the HUB service, they feel they need to be spending more time with their children and, in particular, have the opportunity to worship together as a family. Clint and Taylor's ministry to Aledo UMC cannot be overstated. They were part of the team that created the HUB service several years ago and have served faithfully as the voices of that service, passionately leading us in worship each week. But while we grieve our loss that comes with their departure, I hope you will join me in praying for them and Lola and Ford as they enter this new chapter as a family. We have been exceedingly blessed by their leadership and will properly celebrate their ministry Sunday, August 25th. For today I would simply ask you to join me in saying thanks be to God for their ministry and for the journey that lies ahead.
 
Pastor Lee

PRAYERS
In your times of prayer throughout the week, please remember the people named below.
Concerns: Jim Hord; Mira Schmidt; Fanci Coyle; Diane Smith; DeeAnn Day's mother Lou Ann Pate; Ashley Vandercook's mother Lisa Regitz; Josh Stubbs; Mary Beth Mosley; Lynne Barnes; Brett Dryden; Kent Boomer's sister Kathy Palmer; Sue Van Valkenberg's nephew Chris; Mike Sheehan
 
Special members who are unable to worship with us: C.D. and Mattie Graham; Barbara Moore; Stella Lee; Bobbie Wooten; jody Young; Geneyne Clark
 
Long-term prayer concerns: Kikee Kupper's dad Briscoe Dunn; Sylvia Larson's mother Norma Blake; Emma Vidal; Davis Mazzei; Linda Parker's mother Shirley Riff; Rachelle Moreland's niece Emily; Rita Potter; Jayne Dawson's nephew Marco Cassarino; Fanci Coyle's mother Emma Horton; Sarah Rives; Rachelle Moreland's sister Jennifer Ortiz & family; Bill Bradle; Gavin Trietsch; Carrie Hester; Jennifer Kirkpatrick's mother Judy Wendt; Kristin Bryan's parents Mike and Pat Brady; Matt Grantham; Kathy Mayotte's nephew Jeremy Hartle; Jim Barnes; Steve Moore; Sherroll Shirley; Kelly O'Donald's sister, Amy Clinton; JoAnne Cole; All Military Personnel
   

 

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Sunday Services
8:30 a.m. - Communion
9:00 a.m. - Hub Contemporary
11:00 a.m. - Cornerstone Traditional

Sunday School
10:00 a.m.