December 14, 2018
  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: Redeeming Love
Sermon Text: John 1:1-5, 10-14
The Road Less Traveled   
    
What if Jesus wasn't born in a stable after all?  
 
That is the question we wrestled with Wednesday evening at our Dialogos Bible study. What if we have been wrong all along? What if all of our nativity pageants and our image of Jesus being born in the squalor of a stable because no one would take in his family are...  


Christmas Caroling at Oak Hill   
    
Sunday, December 16th, 6:00pm
Come and share Christmas carols and cookies with the lovely families who live in the Oak Hill neighborhood at I-30 and Mikus Road. We will gather at the firework's store in front of the neighborhood before caroling.
 
Haiti Sewing Mission
    
Thru December 18th
Sharon Burt's niece is Director of Commission Expeditions for a Lutheran Church. They are teaching women in Haiti how to sew, and need donations of all kinds of fabric scraps, ribbon, threads, etc. Drop off donations at AUMC by December 18th in the marked bin located in the Narthex.
 
Family Christmas Party
    
Wednesday, December 19th, 5:30pm
Aledo UMC Family Christmas is a night your family will not want to miss! Join us for dinner, crafts, treats and the nativity movie "The Star." Wear your pjs and come ready for a special night with your church family. 
Special Advent Prayers
    
Sometimes we just can't find the words to pray, and at those times, it's nice to have someone to pray with or for you. On the four Sundays during Advent, following the service, anyone desiring a time of prayer is invited to come to the front of the church (west side) to connect with a Stephen Minister, share your prayer concerns, and experience a few minutes of prayer. Our Stephen Ministers hope this time together will bless you.
 
Christmas Eve Candlelight Services
    
Monday, December 24 
5:00 pm - Family Service  
(Children are invited to participate, no rehearsal necessary) 
 
 7:00 pm - Traditional Candlelight Service 
11:00 pm - Traditional Candlelight Communion Service 
(no childcare provided for Christmas Eve services)
 
Wednesday Nights at AUMC 
    
January 16th, 5:30pm
 
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
"Share the Warmth" Coat Drive 
    
From now through January 20, Aledo UMC will be collecting gently-used coats to donate to Beautiful Feet ministry in Fort Worth for people in need. Donations can be placed in the donation bin marked "Share the Warmth" in the Narthex. Please make sure coats are clean and in "working order". All sizes are needed! 
 Texas A&M Singing Cadets 
   
January 9th, 7:00pm
 
The Texas A&M Singing Cadets will be singing at Aledo UMC on January 9, 2019.  The Parker County Aggie Moms Club are still needing 10-12 homes to house the cadets the night of January 9th.  If you would like to host two to four cadets, or know of someone who would, or just need more information, please contact Denise Boerner ( deborahboerner@att.net, 817-233-1836) by December 12th. 
 
The church office has 1/2 price tickets ($5) for sale til December 24th. Office hours are Monday thru Thursday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. All proceeds benefit the Parker County Aggie Moms Club.
 
Missing!
   
We are still missing 5 maroon Lord's Acre aprons. They belong to the church and will be used by volunteers helping next year. If you have one of these aprons, please return it to the church.  Thank you! 
AUMC Talent Show 
   
Saturday, February 23
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 for a fun filled special night at the AUMC Talent Show. For inquires or to sign up, please contact Ed Byrd or Jeremy McCollum
 
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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 sharibirchell@aledoumc.org to set up an automatic transfer from your checking account. Or go to aledoumc.org/give to use your credit or debit card.

PRAYERS
In your times of prayer throughout the week, please remember the people named below.
Concerns: Hayden Poston; Bishop Ben Chamness; Bob Bull; Owen Schmidt's mother, Joann; Geneyne Clark; Rachelle Moreland's sister Jennifer Ortiz & family

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: DeAnn Cline on the death of her mother, Norma; the family of Kathy Morehead; Diane Smith on the death of mother, Stella Mae Barber

Long-term prayer concerns: Janet Cabiness' parents; Paula Duckering; 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