JANUARY @ THE QUAD

Youth programming resumes this Sunday, January 7!

• Sunday school series: Half Truths by Adam Hamilton
• Wednesday night Bible study: Don't Believe Your Eyes By Brock Gill

• January 7, 5-7pm: Hamburgers and goal setting for 2024!
• January 14, 2:30-5:30pm: Cidercade outing, bring $5 and extra $ for snacks
• January 21, 5-7pm: Nachos and "Escape the Quad" activity
• January 28, 5-7pm: Chicken nuggets and service project (snack sacks and blessing bags)

Contact Shannon (817-991-3049) or Hunter (817-991-3948) for more info.

*Midwinter payments are due January 10.

AUMC YOUTH FUNDRAISER

Sunday, January 14, 11am-12:30pm

Please stop by the church kitchen on Sunday, January 14 from 11-12:30 (or until sold out) to purchase lunch to go! The Youth will be serving meals of chicken spaghetti, salad, and garlic bread, packaged to-go. They will be accepting donations to support Youth programming in 2024. Please be generous in your support of our students, as they serve and grow in their faith this year. Thank you!!

CRAFTING WITH COMPANY

Wednesday, Januray 17, 6pm, Gathering Room

Join us for an evening of crafting and fellowship! We'll create beautiful mosaic hearts, with artists Marilyn Brumley and Beverly Crumbie. Sign up at the Connection Center; $10 donation requested.

AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

We have a wonderful team of ushers, but we need more volunteers for the 11:00 service. This involves being friendly, arriving 15 minutes before the service, handing out bulletins, recognizing new faces, collecting the offering and picking up pew pads after the service. On the job training is available! If you are interested or need more information please email Scott Sadler at jscottsadler@aol.com.

ADULT MISSION TRIP

February 4-8, 2024

The Mission Center in Conroe, a mission of the Texas Conference, responds to disasters with pre-assembled kits to serve emergency needs. They include flood buckets, hygiene kits, and adult and child backpacks. Aledo UMC is sending our sixth team to the Mission Center February 4-8! Sign-up at the Connection Center; deadline is January 14 or when filled.

If you cannot go, but would like to support the mission, please consider donating the following supplies for the disaster relief kits:

• Bath towels, new and unwashed
• Adult toothbrushes, in original packaging
• Children's toothbrushes, in original packaging
• Crayons, new, 24-count packages
• Spiral notebooks, single subject, wide or college ruled
• Hand wipes, 20-60 count per pack

Items may be left in the marked bin in the Narthex. Thank you!!

JAVA & JESUS

Thursdays, 9:00-11:00am, Gathering Room

New series begins January 11

Calling all busy moms! Take a couple hours out of your week and join us for fellowship and Bible study! New 6-week series Starved by Amy Seiffert invites us to leave the chaos of the world and find out what truly feeds our souls. Childcare is provided, and no reading is required. For more info, contact Trudy Smith.

MEN'S DEVOTIONAL BREAKFAST

Mondays, 7:30am, MAC Center



Men, start your week with a brief devotional, led by David Stubbs. Burritos and coffee will be served. This is an opportunity to meet new people and decompress. The goal is for those not retired, to get back on the road by 8:15, at the latest. A donation of $5 is asked to cover the cost.

January 8 - 2 Peter 1:19-21

January 15 - Luke 2:41-52

January 22 - John 15:9-17

BOB BULL'S COAT DRIVE

December 3 through January 31

During December and January we will be collecting gently-used coats to be distributed by Beautiful Feet in Fort Worth. All sizes are needed, children through adult! Please make sure coats are clean and in “working order”.

MANNA ROOM FOOD PANTRY

If you would like to help feed our neighbors, we are currently short of the following items: *URGENT NEED

Squeeze bottles of jelly*

Rice (1 lb. bags or boxes)*

Cornbread mix*

Tuna Helper*

Canned pasta sauce*

Cereal (regular, not large size)

Ritz crackers

Saltines

Canned chili

Vienna sausage

Canned ravioli

Canned spaghetti

Canned pears

Canned mixed fruit

Canned peaches

We are very well stocked with all other items.

We appreciate your faithful support of this ministry! Please no glass jars, bottles, or other breakable containers, and we cannot accept items past their expiration dates. Donations may be placed in the marked bin in the Narthex. Thank you!

SUPPORT GROUPS FOR AREAS OF LIFE

Our groups are open to adults in our community who are experiencing daily challenges.

• Alzheimer's Support Group & Kaleidoscope - meets the second Thursday of each month at 1:00pm.
• Cancer Support Group - meets the second Tuesday of each month
• Caring Hearts/Stephen Ministers - offer compassionate and confidential prayer, support, and encouragement

For more information on any of these groups go to our Ministry Page at CLICK HERE.