Aledo United Methodist Church an edition of The United Methodist Reporter

Two Sections, Section A071050 Vol. 158 No. 20 September 16, 2011
P.O. Box 126, Oak at Pecan St., Aledo, TX 76008 | www.aledoumc.org | 817.441.8329 Fax: 817.441.1352

IGNITE your life & faith

ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS

Dream Big
F R O M T H E PA S T O R

5:30 PM
Dinner

Youth ReVive

6:006:45 PM
6:30 PM 6:45 PM
Praise Band Rehearsal Pastors Bible Study P3 (Peace, Prayer, Pilates) SPARK for K5th 6th Grade Fusion Hot Topics for Parenting

7:30 PM

Chancel Choir Rehearsal

Inside
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Prayers Pastoral Counseling Wednesday Night Menu

s we enter into this fall season, we find many new opportunities at Aledo UMC to deepen our spiritual lives. Our next sermon series, Dream Big, is based on the story of Nehemiah. In this story we are reminded that in uncertain times, God charges Gods people with dreams and with visions that are big and that transform communities and the world. Together, we will look to Nehemiah on how we: Set the Dream, Accomplish the Dream and Celebrate the Dream. As we Dream Big, Gods desired future for East Parker County and around the world is fulfilled. In addition to our many ongoing ministries, we began our Snack Sacks initiative at the beginning of this school year. This ministry serves over 50 students at McCall Elementary school with food for the weekend, and our goal is to expand districtwide by Christmas. We serve the homeless with Broadway Baptist

Church and recently collected back packs for the homeless. We continue our involvement with Center of Hope where we serve food at shelters. Starting October 4th, individuals and couples will have the opportunity to find sacred space and healing through Pastoral Counseling with licensed counselors. God uses Aledo UMC to changes lives and transform communities and has a Big Dream for our church and our community. To help live into that Dream, our church leadership has adopted Vision 2012 which contains strategic goals for our church to help us change lives and transform communities. Please take a look at our website and read about Vision 2012 which sets our goals to expand our ministries, enhances our communications, and provides increased opportunities for spiritual growth for people of all ages. The plan also details campus improvements to enhance our campus appeal to new people in our

community and to people in our community who currently do not have a church home. Vision 2012 will help us live into Gods vision for our church. On October 2nd and 9th, we have an opportunity to make a personal commitment to support the 2012 mission and ministries of the church and an opportunity to support Vision 2012. By giving back to God through the ministries of the church, lives are changed, new people discover the love of Christ, and the kingdom of God is experienced here on earth by transformed communities. Aledo UMC is a great place to be as we Dream Big together. May the Lord bless you and keep you,

Rev. Jason M. Jones

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The Frazzled Female

Book Discussions Opportunities to Serve Financial Peace

Finding Peace in the Midst of Daily Life

Do you feel overwhelmed, stressed out, or in need of energy and enthusiasm? Join this study by Cindi Wood as we grow deeper with God and lean up Him to help us with lifes challenges. Beginning Thursday, October 6 from 6:00-8:00, we will meet at Wendee McGees house, 104 Viannah Dr. Please email Wendee at runnergirl43@hotmail.com or call at 817-594-8886 for more information or to sign up. Books will be ordered for you and available on the first evening.

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Youth News Love & Logic Parenting Lords Acre Fall Festival

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Aledo United Methodist Church

Pastoral Counseling to be offered at Aledo United Methodist Church

Our Church Home
ATTENDANCE
AUGUST 28, 2011
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SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Staff
MINISTERS ALL THE CONGREGATION PASTOR OF TEACHING AND VISIONING JASON JONES PASTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP AND PASTORAL CARE DEANDREA DARE WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL MINISTRIES JAYNE DAWSON DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRIES TRUDY SMITH ASSIST. DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRIES KIM WATSON DIRECTOR OF STUDENT MINISTRIES CLINT CHURCH ASSIST. DIRECTOR OF STUDENT MINISTRIES LAURA GREER MUSIC AND FINE ARTS DAVID EDMONDS PRAISE BAND DIRECTOR CHRIS MCLELLAN PIANIST KRISZTA KOVCS-TUBBS OFFICE MANAGER & BOOKKEEPER SHARI BIRCHELL ADMIN. ASSIST. TO THE CLERGY BECKY LAWRENCE

Aledo United Methodist Church is thrilled to announce the offering of Pastoral Counseling to the Aledo Community starting in October. The Rev. Dr. Mitzi Ellington will be available to see individuals and couples over the age of 18 on Tuesdays from 12:00-4:00pm. Counseling will be available by appointment only and will take place in the Educational Annex. We are very blessed that Rev. Ellington is willing to share her gifts of care and healing with the Aledo Community. We hope to expand the hours based on response in the future.

Please take the time to read the information below and consider scheduling a time or referring others to Dr. Ellington. Rev. Dr. Mitzi Ellington is a pastoral counselor in private practice at First United Methodist Church in Fort Worth. She received her clinical training and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Counseling from Brite Divinity School. Mitzi is ordained and her experience includes over twenty years of hospital chaplaincy as a Board Certified Chaplain. She and her spouse, Wendell, are active members of First

United Methodist Church in Fort Worth. Mitzi has led a variety of groups, which include grief, unemployment/vocational discernment, survivors of suicide, and womens issues. She works with individuals and couples age 18 and older. Whether it is depression, anxiety, stress, or adjustment issues, her focus is upon helping persons re-author their life story by addressing any issue that is preventing them from living their life with hope. Fees are based on income. For appointments, call 817-907-3243.

Dinner is served from 66:45. Cost is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for kids up to 5th grade. PORK CHOP NIGHT Pork Medallions with Mushroom Marsala Sauce Variety of vegetables Salads TEXAS BRISKET NIGHT We have 9 Holland interns from Lockheed Martin coming to join us for dinner this night. We will have a birthday cake that night as one of them will be celebrating their birthday right here in Aledo, Texas. MEXICAN NIGHT Chicken Fajitas Taco Soup Beef Picadillo Tostadas

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If you are experiencing a difficult time--emotionally, spiritually, or relationallyStephen Ministers are also available at Aledo UMC. Our Stephen Ministers are trained caregivers, ready to listen, care for and encourage you, pray with and for you, and provide one-to-one Christian care. To find out more about Stephen Ministry for you or someone you know, talk with Pastor DeAndrea in the church office at 817.441.8329 or DeAndreaDare@aledoumc.org.

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Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you receive it, and you will. Mark 11:24
Concerns: Yvonne Stegall, The Family of Judy Hale and Jennie May, Bob Kupper, Robin Brown, Shannon Reynolds cousin Korrie McWilliams, James Dorrell, Beth Calfee, Steve Bales brother-in-law Herschel Nelson, Andrew Karnes, Jim Brittons dad Ellis Britton, Katie Bryants uncle, Brandy Dietz, Laura Abbott, Terry Reynolds, Tanner Mathews, Jaci Mitchell, Kacie Brannen, Rosemary Karr, Dean Thompson, David Kent, Butch Fernstrom, Lance Holland, Glenda Flechtner, Jim Hanley, Kathy Mayottes father, Edmond Gutierrez, Jr., Rita Burnett, Jim Olney, Roy Pitcock, Pat Simon, Tammy Boutwell, Michael Finck, Cindy Vance, Jeff Herron, Chad & Rena Tyson Family, Linda Malloy, John Rubenkoenig, John Hartle, Sharon McCoys mother Laura Mae Barnard, John Breaux, Tip Read, Dorothy Srba, Mary Harts brother John Roach, Nick Wright, Alison Evers, Mark Strickland, Tina Stevens mother. Our special members who are unable to be with us for worship: Anna Boger, Rosemary Houser, Wynell Stevens Our Long Term Prayer Concerns: Sara Reeds mother Paula Duckering, PFC Logan Tidwell, PFC Travis Dare, Kids Hope USA Children, Sheryl Glusing, Henry Davis, Brian Whites Family, Capt. Marc R. Bradle, PFC James Spurlock, Brian Hebert, Casey Tutt, Lucas Potter, Sgt. Aavram Powell, Barbara Moores parents Edward & Helen Farcus, Mason Gomez, Lt. 1st Class Jesse Spurlock, Bryan Thomas, USMC Cory Applewhite, Sgt. Adam Novak, Sgt. Andrew Schneider, Pvt. 1st Class Ryan Hedblad, Johnny Rowell, Ben Weston, Missionaries, Chase Peysen, Sgt. Joe Washam, Beth Fischers Mom, All Military Personnel

@AledoUMC

If you have an emergency (life threatening illness or death in the family) and would like to speak to one of our pastors, please call (682)710-AUMC (2862).

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OPPORTUNITIES TO

Dates to serve at the Center of Hope

serve

Upcoming dates for serving at The Center of Hope are Tuesday through Thursday, September 20th, 21st and 22nd. Sign up sheets are available at the church. On the first Sunday of each month the Missions Committee collects the items listed below for the Center of Hope. These are necessities that cannot be purchased with food stamps, so the stock at the Center of Hope disappears rapidly. On your next trip to the store, wont you please pick up an item or two and place in the blue basket in the narthex. If this is not convenient for you, monetary donations are also accepted. Your continued support of this project is greatly appreciated. Paper Products: Toilet tissue, paper towels Cleaning supplies: Laundry detergent, all-purpose cleaners, bathroom cleaners Personal Care: Shampoo and conditioner, deodorant, shaving cream and aftershave lotion (sample sizes are fine), Depends for men and women On the first and third Thursday evenings of every month we will serve a meal at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth for our brothers and sisters who do not have a home to call their own. To sign up, or for more information, contact Celeste Abbott at Celestecnj@yahoo.com or 817-629-5496.

Monthly collection for the Center of Hope

Fall Book Discussions

Letters to a Young Doubter
Thursday, October 6, 6:30-7:30pm
In Letters to a Young Poet, the poet Rainer Maria Rilke advises to be patient towards all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves, for gradually, you will live into the answers. These words have long struck renowned preacher and activist William Sloane Coffin as a wise way to view a growing and evolving life. Thus inspired, Coffin, former university chaplain at Yale, imagined a similar volume of letters. In an exchange of letters over the months of an academic year, Bill writes an imagined bright, young college student, answering his questions and giving typically Coffin-sage advice about problems of faith, the difficulties of personal life, and the ever more confusing and complex problems of todays world. In these letters, Bill Coffin demonstrates that a strong religious faith despite doubts is far stronger than one without doubts. And, as he says, no one so reveals an absence of faith as a dogmatist.

OCTOBER BOOK DISCUSSION

Sinning Like a Christian

NOVEMBER BOOK DISCUSSION

Thursday, November 3, 6:30-7:30pm

William H. Willimon, noted author, teacher, preacher and now United Methodist Bishop, brings his blunt, eloquent, and humorous style to bear on the question of sin. His penetrating observations will be welcomed by readers who are dissatisfied with shallow, feel-good Christianity (from the left or the right) that does not attempt to grapple with our propensity to do evil.

Serve the Fort Worth homeless

Searching For God Knows What

DECEMBER BOOK DISCUSSION

Thursday, December 1, 6:30-7:30pm

Miller weaves phenomenal characters and true-to-life spectacles into his acclaimed memoir style to show that one of the greatest desires of every person is the desire for redemption. Instead of the chaotic relationships, self-hatred, wreckless consumerism, and anxiety, Miller uncovers the beauty and power of the Gospel to fulfill one of our deepest needs.

Snack Sacks Ministry needs

Cheese Crackers Canned Fruit Cups (from Sams) Boxed Cereralindividual servings Mac and Cheeseindividiual serving packets Vienna Sausages

Collections for Haiti mission trip

A team of five from Aledo UMC will be traveling to Haiti with another United Methodist church on October 513 to work with UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) in the continued recovery efforts from the 2010 earthquake that devastated the country and killed over 300,000 people. Over the next several weeks we will collect items for our Haiti mission trip. Inflatable balls Pumps to inflate the balls Jump ropes Playground items Vacation Bible School supplies School supplies Crayons and coloring books AUMC will take a second trip to Haiti in 2012.

LEARN BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR MONEY Begins September 28th at 6:45pm
Call Contact Robert and Laura McElroy at 817.845.1470 for more information.

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Love & Logic parent-training program begins September 28

Would you like to feel more confident as a parent? Would you like to have more fun parenting? Would you like to feel more relaxed at the end of the day? Becoming a Love and Logic Parent is a 5-week parent-training program designed by Love and Logic Institute, Inc. This course in parenting is designed to give parents practical skills that can be used immediately. Parents will learn skills to stop arguments and backtalk, teach kids to do chores and homework first time asked, help kids learn to think and act responsibly and develop effective problem solving skills. This class will meet Wednesdays, September 28 through October 26 at Aledo Methodist Church from 6:00-8:00pm. There is a one-time fee of $20.00 per person for these classes. Please RSVP by calling 817/441-8979, extension #1, and leave a message stating how many adults will attend. $20.00 fee can be paid at the first class. Please arrive 15-30 minutes early on the first night to allow time for registration. Limited childcare is available for children through age 12. Please call or text Margarette at 817/247-9540 to reserve childcare. Prior reservations must be made for childcare. Scholarships available if needed. Please share this need at time of RSVP call.

ATTENTION STUDENTS!
New weekly events and times!
Join us on Sunday Mornings 9:4511:00 in the E.R. for the Gathering and Sunday School. Join us on Sunday Nights at SURGE from 67:30.

Text Updates for Student Ministry happenings! Text UMC to 68398. Stay in touch with what is going on @AUMC.

CHILDRENS ENRICHMENT
Weekday Preschool of Aledo United Methodist Church
All classes begin at 8:30 a.m. and dismiss at 2:30 p.m. Registration fee for Two Days is $125.00. Registration fee for Three & Four Day is $150.00. Registration forms may be picked up on Jayne Dawsons office door or at the church office.

WEDNESDAY 5:308:30 PM YOUTH HOUSE

Junior High Bible Study 6:307:15 High School Bible Study 7:308:30

Lords Acre Fall Festival has been a tradition for over 40 years!
HOW YOU CAN HELP... Shop for or make items to sell or auction; bake a pie, cake or cookies; give some of your time (just an hour or two); serve BBQ with the Mission Chicks; shop, eat or just have fun!

The 2011 Lords Acre Fall Festival

MISSION POSSIBLE
October 8th, 4pm8pm
Kids Carnival, BBQ Dinner, Live & Silent Auctions, Cake Walk, Gift Shop & Bake Sale