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November 1, 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: Living Legacy
Sermon Text: Matthew 28:16-20
The Road Less Traveled 
Hanging on the wall in my office is one of my favorite mementos of my journey toward ordained ministry. It's not my seminary diploma, and it's not my certificate of ordination. It is a print given to me by the bishop who ordained me. It is simply a progression of names....
 

Daylight Savings Time 



Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour Saturday night!
Guest Preacher 
Sunday, November 3rd

DeAndrea Dare will be here to lead us in worship on November 3rd. 
Holy Land 2020 
Thursday, November 7th, 6:30pm, in the Chapel 

Have you always had a desire to visit the Holy Land? Do you want to walk in the places where Jesus led? Would you like to travel to Bethlehem, Jerusalem, the Jordan River, and Galilee? All of these are on the list of places to visit on our Holy Land trip! The trip is planned for October 15th-24th, 2020. Please join us for an information meeting with the Collette Tour representative. For more information email Thomas Williams
Veteran's Day Tribute   
Sunday, November 10th

We will honor those who have faithfully served our country in advance of Veteran's Day. You are invited to bring photos, mementos or other memorabilia from you or your loved ones to include in a special display to honor our veterans. The display will be set up in the Narthex. Contact Ben Combs for more information.
Cancer Support Group  
Tuesday, November 12th, 6:30pm     

A new support group is forming for those who have battled or are battling cancer. This community cancer support group will hold its initial gathering at Aledo United Methodist Church.  (The group plans to meet monthly on the second Tuesday.) The guest speaker will be Tracey Boyes, Executive Director of Susan G. Komen, Greater Fort Worth.  All are welcome; light refreshments will be served.  For more information, email Joan Ward. 
Service of Hope: Finding Hope Through the Holidays  
Sunday, November 17th, 7:00pm
 
Dreading the upcoming holidays because you are struggling with grief, the loss of a loved one, the pain of divorce, a lost job, or another source of pain? The magic of the holidays is often missing for those suffering grief and loss. Come to this special worship service and join with others who are searching for comfort, faith, and hope for the holiday season. All are welcome. 
College Care Packages 
Wednesday, November 20th
 
Student Ministry's will be putting together college care packages after the Friends Giving potluck. If you would like to donate items for the boxes check at the Connection Center for a list of items. Donations to help with the mailing cost ($15/box) are also needed. Checks marked "college care package" can be dropped in the offering plate. 
Operation Christmas Child 
   
Shoe Boxes due by Sunday, November 24th

Pick-up a shoebox at the Connection Center and fill it with special gifts for a boy or girl!  Samaritan's Purse will deliver them to children living in poverty around the world, to let them know of God's abiding love through Jesus Christ.  Detailed info is available - what to pack, shipping ($9) and tracking your box - so stop by and get your box today!  Great opportunity for a family Christmas mission! 
Manna Room Needs  
   
For the month of November we are requesting only the following items
to round out our weekly packed bags:
 
*Canned fruit
*Oatmeal
*Peanut butter
*Jelly
*Meat (canned tuna and/or chicken, Vienna sausage, spam, chili)
 
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.  
 
November 4 - Ephesians 2     
November 5 - Ephesians 3
November 6 - Ephesians 4
November 7 - Ephesians 5
November 8 - Ephesians 6         
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: Megan Pritchard; Hauer family; David Hawley; Stan Huntsinger; Jim Doss; Deana McMullen's mother Joyce Bush; Tracey Boyes father Bill McMillan; Fanci Coyle; Geneyne Clark; Thea Ledford; Sherida Galley; Gene and Sherry Swenson

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:
Mike Sheehan; Diane Smith; Lynne Barnes; DeeAnn Day's mother Lou Ann Pate; Emma Vidal; Davis Mazzei; Linda Parker's mother Shirley Riff; Rachelle Moreland's sister Jennifer Ortiz & family; Rita Potter; Jayne Dawson's nephew Marco Cassarino; Fanci Coyle's mother Emma Horton; Sarah Rives; 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; Steve Moore; Sherroll Shirley; JoAnne Cole; All Military Personnel