Service Opportunities for Lent

March 13th we will be packing non perishable lunches for the

homeless between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the Reed Room.
There will be a designated bin in the Reed Room to place items such
as Vienna sausage, Beanie Weenies, pull tab cans of tuna or
sardines, peanut butter crackers, fruit cups, granola bars, cookies
and box fruit drinks or bottles of water.

During the remainder of the month of February we invite you to

Pay it Forward by purchasing the meal or drink of a person or
family behind you at a fast food restaurant, dine-in restaurant, or
another local hangout. Share your story, if you wish, by posting
photos on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram with the hashtag
#BeKindCville.

During March, you are invited to bring socks (new, still packaged)
and toilet paper (in original packaging) donations to Aldersgate and
leave them in the marked bins in the Reed Room. These items will
be delivered to The Haven in Charlottesville to help the homeless. If
you wish, you may let us know when you are out shopping by
posting photos on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

During the month of March, we also encourage you to sign-up to

prepare a meal at the Ronald McDonald House this spring with your
family or small group, gather a small group together to visit a local
nursing home to pray for their residents and sing their favorite
hymns with them, or sign-up to help host an upcoming dinner for
area refugees.

There will be wish lists in the Reed Room for the Ronald McDonald
House and Greer Elementary School. Bring these items in and we
will see they are delivered. Please mark items RMH or Greer.

A hike is scheduled for Easter Saturday, March 26. We will meet at

AUMC at 9am and will be heading up the Parkway or Skyline Drive.
Please see sign-up sheet in the Reed Room for further information.

February 14, 2016

Lenten Study

Moms Night Out

Our Lenten Study Near the Cross by Kenneth H. Carter, Jr. is a sevenweek study on prayer. Discover how prayer draws us near the cross
and into the heart of Jesus.

Moms Night Out February 16, 6:30 pm at Hollymead Panera. Please

join us for a chance to get to know some of the other moms at
Aldersgate ... even if you cant make it to Play Group, wed love to have
you! Any questions, please contact Heidi Crockett at 434.806.3467 or
Tori Fahrenkrog at 804.450.7035.

The following groups are open:

Sundays: Reed Room 10:10 to 10:50 AM, starts TODAY
Contact: mikethornton@cvaumc.org
Sundays: Mike & Laura Nelsons home 2:30 to 3:30 PM, starts TODAY
Contact: LNelson582@aol.com
Mondays: Google Hangout 8:30 to 9:00 PM, started 2/8
Contact: webmaster@cvaumc.org
Wednesdays: Aldersgate Library 6:00 to 7:00 PM, started 2/3
Contact: mikethornton@cvaumc.org
Wednesdays: Aldersgate Youth Room 7:00 to 8:15 pm, starts 2/17
Contact: rachelmiller@cvaumc.org (Womens Group)
We hope you will join us!

Recruiting for Communications Team

If you have experience or are interested in desktop publishing, copy
writing, graphic arts, public relations, media relations, marketing, social
media, or other communications, please join our dynamic group of
professionals! Contact Fay Painter at faypainter8@gmail.com or
434.962.6333.
Our team is the responsible body for the faithful and spiritual
implementation of internal and external communications about our
churchs programs, services, people, events, activities, outreach, and
missions. Our mission is to implement methods and means of
communicating fully and completely about who we are and what we do
as a church in order to strengthen our bonds as a Body of Christ, not
only as members within our own church, but as evangelists to the
community at large.

A Note of Thanks
Thank you to every one of you who donated to the Bibles for Africa
project. Because of your generosity, $5,000 was raised to provide
Bibles written in the Xitswa dialect spoken by our brothers and sisters in
Mozambique. We praise God that over 380 families will now have
access to the Scriptures in the language they fully understand.
Rev. Don MacNicoll, Assistant Pastor for Congregational Care

Ringers Wanted
The Aldersgate Ringers rehearse on Tuesday evenings in the Sanctuary
from 6 to 7:15 pm., and ring about every six weeks for the 11 am service
(and occasionally for the 9 am service). We are happy to teach you the
basics of handbell ringing. Please contact Melody Day at 434.906.3919
or melody@daysongstudio.com.

Friendship Luncheon
On Tuesday, February 16, the Friendship Luncheon will welcome
Barbershop Belles and Beaux at the DoubleTree Hotel on 29 North.
The luncheon begins at 12:30, immediately followed by entertainment
from our guests. For more information, or to reserve your seat, please
contact Jean Ward at 964-1178. We look forward to seeing you there!

Pastoral Transition
Last Sunday, Rev. Danny Kesner, the Charlottesville District
Superintendent of the Virginia Conference of The United Methodist
Church, shared that Bishop Cho has appointed Scott Davis, our lead
pastor, as the new District Superintendent of the Lynchburg District
beginning July 1.. Youll find more information in this weeks e-Note, on
our website at www.cvaumc.org, and through printed copies available
at the entrance to the sanctuary.

Dresses for Haitian Orphanage

Upcoming Activities for the Season of Lent

Our goal is to provide 50 sundresses for the young girls in the Robert
Ford Haitian Orphanage. Dr. Dave Reynolds will deliver the dresses to
the orphanage when he goes on a medical mission trip to Cap-Haitian in
April. We need your help to make this dream come true. If you are
interested in assisting with this project, please consider the following
opportunities:

Today, February 14th

Join others in sewing the dresses. During February, the Busy Hands
Fellowship will be coordinating sewing sessions in the Reed Room on
Thursdays from 11am to 2 pm. All skill levels are welcome for cutting,
pinning, sewing, and ironing the dresses. Bring a bag lunch.
Provide fabric for dresses. Each dress requires 1 - 1 yards of 100%
cotton fabric.

First Sunday in Lent, Scout Sunday, St. Valentine's Day - Lenten

Sermon Series (Praying through Lent) continues with Fasting.
Today, February 14th
Make hearts for residents of The Laurels
All children, youth, and adults are invited to join the Childrens
Ministry Team for our Annual Valentines Service Project today. In
Childrens Church during Worship and in Sunday School, children
will be making hearts for residents of The Laurels. Visit the
Valentines Station in the Reed Room to make a heart. See
Rachel Miller for information about delivering the hearts after the
11am service.

Donate notions. Small pieces of lace, decorative buttons, etc.

Make and/or donate bias tape for dresses. Each dress requires 2
yards of bias tape.
Make a monetary donation for purchase of fabric. Please make
checks payable to AUMC, notation Dresses for Haitian Orphanage.
Cash donations are welcome.

You may also consider sewing a dress at home. Simple instructions

are available.
For more information, please contact:
Deb Reynolds (434.882.3346) rynldsdeb@yahoo.com
Kimberley Roll (434.973.6383) rollwell3@gmail.com
Nancy Berman (434.973.6555) nancy.holliday.berman@gmail.com

Sunday, February 21st

Second Sunday in Lent - Lenten Sermon Series (Praying through
Lent) continues with Study.
Saturday, February 27th
Congregation-wide service opportunity - Join our youth and youth
from across the Charlottesville District at AUMC in the afternoon
for a Stop Hunger Now Packaging event and to make sleeping
mats for the homeless from plastic grocery bags. Time TBA. Please
contact Rebecca Wagner for more information.
Sunday, February 28th
Third Sunday in Lent - Lenten Sermon Series (Praying through
Lent) continues with Service.

MESSIAH
An Oratorio in Three Parts, by George Frideric Handel
A change has been made in the plans for "Messiah." Now, a video of a
performance, performed by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, will
be shown in the Sanctuary on March 6, from 2:30 pm to about 5:00 pm.
There will be an intermission of about 10 to 15 minutes after Part 1.
If you don't have this much time to spare, or wish to listen only to
your favorite parts, please feel free to come and go as you wish.

Habitat for Humanity Work Day

The AUMC Habitat Crew will have its next work day on Thursday,
February 18. The hours are 8:45 am to 3:30 pm. Come join our crew as
we help build homes for low income families in the Charlottesville area.
If you are interested and would like more information, please contact
Tom Blalock at TOBlalock@hotmail.com or at 434.981.5521.

Volunteer Receptionists Needed!

Are you a gregarious, outgoing person? Do you enjoy talking to people?
Are you excited about Aldersgate and want to help seekers and new
residents feel welcome? Then there is a place for you! Each weekday
from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, Aldersgate will have a friendly face (or faces)
in our office narthex to answer phone calls, receive packages, and
welcome visitors who come through the door. This is perfect for best
friends, spouses, and individuals who would like to spend a few hours a
week in service to our community. If you would like to volunteer one
day a week, please contact Amy OBrien, Church Administrator, at
434.973.5806 or AmyOBrien@cvaumc.org for more information.

Here WEE Grow Again!

Our Spring Childrens Consignment Sale is coming soon! Volunteers are
needed from March 3rd 19th and many shifts are available. If you
would like to reach out to the community and meet new people while
having a great time, see Karen Chang in the Reed Room during Sip n
Chat, e-mail hereweegrowagain@comcast.net or sign up online at
www.HereWeeGrowAgain.com.