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Lord's Acre is right around the corner!
Mark your calendars for October 6th.
All proceeds benefit Aledo United Methodist Church
Missions and Outreach.

 

Find your place to serve
by contacting:

 

Volunteers
Emily Fowler
(817)475-2311, email
or sign up online   

 

Live Auction
Linda Belota
(817)505-969, email 

 

Silent Auction
Erica Gantt
(571)419-1161, email 

 

 

Or for more information
Contact Janet Cabiness, Lord's Acre Chair
email 

 

Check out the sign up sheets at
the Connection Center 

Sunday, September 9th, 9:00am, Chapel
We will be bidding farewell to Jennifer McDaniel and her family as they prepare to relocate to Savannah, Georgia. Join us in the Chapel during the Sunday school hour to say "so long" and celebrate Jennifer's ministry at Aledo UMC.

 

Tuesday, September 11th, 6:30pm, Chapel
Licensed counselors Lynne Carpenter and Debbie Thorton will host a discussion on critical topics for parents: homework, making friends, teamwork and time management. To reserve your spot email Trudy Smith.    

Starting Tuesday, September 11th, 10:00am, Chapel 

"Who Do You Say I Am?"  The Tuesday Morning Bible Study will be studying the gospels and searching for this answer.  We will use the book "Parallel Gospels in Harmony" by David Reed.  You can order the book through Amazon or you can use a Bible that you already own.  We will begin our study on Tuesday, September 11th from 10 am to noon in the Chapel.  Anyone who wants to join us is welcome.  All you have to do is show up on Tuesday Morning.  The study will continue through the first part of December.  For more information contact Sussie Jordan at 512-923-9268 or [email protected]. 

 

Starting September 17th, 6:30am, Aledo Diner
All Senior High girls are invited to meet one Monday morning a month for a special Bible Study centered around "Girlfriends Growing in God", led by Shannon Reynolds. The Fall study will conclude with an overnight trip.  Moms are welcome too!  RSVP to Shannon Reynolds at 817-991-3049. 

 

Every week, our Manna Room provides food for families in need in our community. We are currently running low on the following items:

• Spaghetti
• Spaghetti Sauce
• 1 lb. bags of rice

Thank you for your faithfulness in helping feed our hungry neighbors! 

Lord's Acre will be having a Book Sale this year.   Now's the time to clean out your closets and shelves of books that you may have read and no longer want.  Donations of all genre are needed:  Adult, Youth, Children, Fiction, Biography, How-To Books, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical Romance, Mystery, Adventure, Cookbooks and Classics.  We will be reselling the books as a part of Lord's Acre.  Donations of books can be left in the bins in the Narthex. 

 

ACS is our church database that is available to our members.  You may visit our website and find the "Log In" in the upper right corner.  To log in, start with the email address the church has for you, then follow the prompts.   

 Want to receive inclement weather and church event notifications?
Text ALEDOUMC to 68398.   

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 at [email protected] to set up an automatic transfer from your checking account. Or go to aledoumc.org/give to use your credit or debit card.