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January 25, 2019
  Aledo United Methodist Church   
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This Sunday's Message: Wellness in the Body
Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 12:27-31
The Road Less Traveled 
    
In the coming weeks, you likely will be reading and hearing about a special gathering of United Methodists beginning Feb. 23 in St. Louis. For those of us in the clergy, this specially called General Conference has been the topic of much discussion and angst over....  
 
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AledoUMC's Got Talent 
   
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Do you like to sing? Dance? Play an instrument? Do you have a special talent you would like to showcase for our congregation? Please join us Saturday, February 23 at 7:00pm for a fun filled special night at  AledoUMC's Talent Show.  Sign up Sunday at the Connection Center! For inquires contact Ed Byrd or Jeremy McCollum
 
Wednesday Nights at AUMC 
    
 
Wednesday nights begins with fellowship. Everyone is invited to come and eat as a whole church family where we all get to relax, chat and catch up.   
 
The weekly schedule is:  
 
4:30 Quad Open for Youth
5:30 Family Dinner - all ages in Fellowship Hall 
6:00-7:00 Children's Programming JAM (Jesus and Me) in Chapel
6:00-7:30 Revive Student Ministry in Quad
6:00-7:00 Adult Programming in Gathering Room
6:00 Bells 
7:00 Chancel Choir in Choir Room
 
Child care will be available for children birth through age 4 years  
from 6:00-7:00pm in the Education Building. 
Wednesday Night Adult Study - Parenting Takes Effort!! 
   
6:00-7:00pm, Gathering Room

Join Pastor Lee and Trudy Smith in this 3 week study as we explore "healthy parenting"!  We will look at the importance of a strong marriage before delving into The Five  Love Languages of Children.  Child care is provided. 
Lenten Choir 
   
Wednesdays, February 6 through April 17, 7:00pm

Come be a part of the choir as we prepare for our Good Friday and Easter service. Rehearsals are 7:00-7:45pm on Wednesday.  Our choir will be joining with FUMC Weatherford for a Choral Tenebrae Service on April 19th.  Please consider joining us for Lenten choir this year!

Dialogos Moving to Thursdays
    
Beginning February 7th, 10:00am

The Dialogos Bible Study will meet at the East Parker Coffee Co. in Aledo.  Join Pastor Lee in taking a deeper dive into our weekly New Testament readings and cultivating a passion for the story of Jesus.  Email Lee Trigg for more information.  
How to Find a Job 
   
February 12th, 6:00pm, Chapel    

Looking for a new job or to make a job change?  Join us for this seminar, presented by The Whitney Smith Company, a leading provider of Human Resource consulting, staffing and placement services.  Participants will receive information on a range of skills and resources to help them find their first job or make a job change.  These may include resume or biographical sketch development, networking, use of staffing agencies, interviewing skills, and how to contact and follow up with a potential employer.  This seminar is free and a light meal will be served. Pre-registration is helpful but not required. Email Trudy Smith  to register.

New Health Ministry Launching at Aledo UMC
   
Focus on Health begins 2019 with emphasis on healthy habits and wellness information.  Upcoming plans include guest speakers, health fair, blood drives and more.  We would love your input on topics of interest.  Please email Joy Moore  with topics of interest.  Dates and times will be announced soon.

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. .  
 
This week's reading plan:
January 28 - 1 Corinthians 16
January 29 - 1 Thessalonians 1
January 30 - 1 Thessalonians 2
January 31 - 1 Thessalonians 3
February 1 - 1 Thessalonians 4  
 
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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.
 
PRAYERS
In your times of prayer throughout the week, please remember the people named below.
Concerns: Jayne Dawson's nephew Marco Cassarino; Tammy Leifeste's uncle Geoff Baer; Sarah Rives;  Fanci Coyle's uncle, John Graber;  Bob Bull; Owen Schmidt's mother, Joann  
 
Special members who are unable to worship with us: C.D. and Mattie Graham; Rev. John Johnson; Douglas and Barbara Moore; Diane Smith; Stella Lee; Bobbie Wooten
 
Sympathies: Trish Bull and family on the loss of Bob Bull
 
Long-term prayer concerns: Rachelle Moreland's sister Jennifer Ortiz & family; Janet Cabiness' parents; Bill Bradle; Gavin Trietsch; Carrie Hester; Jennifer Kirkpatrick's mother Judy Wendt; Wilson Adams; Meghan Rothwell; Kristin Bryan's parents Mike and Pat Brady; Matt Grantham; Kathy Mayotte's nephew Jeremy Hartle; Greg Barnes' father, Jim Barnes; Joy Moore's brother Steve Moore; Jeff O'Donald's brother Gaylan Hood; Stella Lee's daughter, Sherroll Shirley; Nikki Dryden's cousin Pat Tripp; Kelly O'Donald's sister, Amy Clinton; Steven Cole's mother, JoAnn Cole; All Military Personnel