Aldersgate News and Notes

April 15, 2021 & the week ahead

ALDERSGATE FREE METHODIST CHURCH

9035 E. 21st Street | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46229

SUNDAY

9:00 AM

ZOOM Bible Study for Adults

For the ZOOM link - click here!

Meeting ID: 864 1407 7386

No Password

To call in the number is 646-558-8656.

To download the spring lessons - click here!

10:30 AM

English Worship

Indoors in the main sanctuary

Facebook Live:

www.facebook.com/AFMCindpls/

YouTube: click on the link below.

"Aldersgate Free Methodist Church - Indy"

10:30 AM

Swahili Worship

Indoors in the newly created downstairs sanctuary

TUESDAY - FRIDAY

10:00 AM

2:00 PM

Office Hours

Phone: 317-898-6456

Email: Office@aldersgatefmc.org

Pastoral Staff

Rev. Donna Miller - pastordonna@aldersgatefmc.org

WEDNESDAY

7:00 PM

ZOOM Prayer Group

For the ZOOM link - click here! Contact lauraacabrera@gmail.com for more information or to email your prayer concerns.

This week's Prayer Requests and Praises

NEWS & NOTES

"BIG ORANGE" IS REOPENING

Aldersgate services move from the upper sanctuary to the main sanctuary (the orange one) on Sunday. Like many disrupted businesses, we're finding it is a lot more work to reopen than to close.

Thanks to the many, many people who helped move equipment, banners, and more from the upper sanctuary to the main sanctuary last Sunday after church. Appreciation also goes to those who continued to help with the transition all week. Especially...

...the Monday Crew (Candy Frye, Bud Jensen, Jim Porter, Sam Line, Bill Robison, Chet Weinman, and Phil Wire).

...Tim Renshaw, for masterminding the technology side of the move. Thank you for overseeing all 157 or so wired connections, troubleshooting problems, and finding workable solutions.

...Candy Frye, Cathy Renshaw, and Doris Weinman. Thank you for preparing a sanctuary in the basement for worship services in Swahili. It looks so welcoming!

"I was glad when they said to me,

'Let us go to the house of the LORD.'”

Psalm 122:1 NLT

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN COMING TO INDOOR CHURCH

If it's been a while since you attended services indoors and you decide to come in to worship, things will look a bit different but familiar. A few pews were removed from the back of the sanctuary to make the sound booth more accessible and make space for livestreaming services.

The projector we had been using to project media on the big screen was needing a new bulb. The cost for replacement was prohibitive. A more affordable option was to go with large screen TVs. TV set up is still in process but will be completed in the next week or so.

Service length is about an hour. Typically when livestreaming is over, Pastor Donna provides updates and announcements, and everyone is dismissed to meet in the foyer or go outside to converse.

We haven't yet added coffee service, but you're welcome to bring your own if you'd like.

Marion County hasn't yet lifted existing mask mandates so if you forget your mask; there are masks available in the foyer.

SECURITY UPDATE

For safety and security reasons, the main sanctuary will be locked when not in use. For questions contact pastordonna@aldersgatefmc.org or any member of the church board.

UPDATED FACILITY CLEANING GUIDELINES

On April 5, the CDC posted a science brief on cleaning surfaces and concluded that COVID-19 is spread mainly through the air, not by surface transmission and that in most situations, cleaning surfaces using soap or detergent and not disinfecting is enough. Aldersgate has now ceased electrostatic cleaning with disinfectants between gatherings.