ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

October 2018 Newsletter

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

9:30 a.m. Sunday School

10:15 a.m. Coffee Fellowship

10:30 a.m. Worship Service

WEDNESDAY

5:45- Meal

6:30- Bible Study

6:30-Youth

6:30- Kids Club

OFFICE DETAILS:

Hours:

Mon-Thurs 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Friday- 8:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

211 Alice Drive

Sumter, SC 29150

(803)775-1602

(803)773-6380(fax)

email: aldersgate@ftc-i.net

www.aldersgatesumtersc.org

STAFF

Senior Pastor:

Rev. David Day (ext. 101)

cell-(803)587-1682

[Please contact Pastor Day on his cell

phone before calling the church.]

Associate Pastor

Rev. Marcus Johnston (ext. 110)

Program Director:

Lynn Boan (ext. 103)

Director of Children:

Pam King (ext. 102)

Youth Director:

Jonathan Brooks (ext. 104)

Director of Music:

Denise Lynch

Organist:

Mark Hodges

Administrative Assistance:

Patricia McCormick (ext. 100)

Custodian:

Shpendi Dani

Custodian Assistance:

Neola Mickens

Nursery Attendants

Amy Graves, Holly Pate

NEWS FROM THE PEWS

Aldersgate’s mission is to be a church family that loves God, welcomes all,

and equips disciples to be Jesus to the world.

The Pumpkins

are coming!

The Pumpkins

Are Coming!

AUMC Pumpkin Patch opens

Thursday, October 4th thru Wednesday, October 31st.

Monday—Saturday, 10:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.

Sundays, 1:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m.

Proceeds will go towards local missions.

OCTOBER LAY READERS

October 7 Jim Brown

October 14 Pam King

October 21 Lesa Shuping

October 28 Mark Cox

OCTOBER WORSHIP GREETERS

October 7 Kathy Hunter, Lynn Hendrix

October 14 Pat Player, Connie Wallace

October 21 Mark & Tanya Sari, Pat Boozer

October 28 Sue DuBose, Wilma Crayton

OCTOBER SUNDAY SCHOOL GREETERS

October 7 Back Door - Janet Ackerman

Office Door - Ann Gerace

Wesley Wing - Connie Wallace

October 14 Back Door - Norm & Barbara Nichol

Office Door - Lynn Quinlan

Wesley Wing - Tym Brace

October 21 Back Door - Gene Hunter

Office Door - Beth Morris

Wesley Wing - Blaire Holloway

October 28 Back Door - Cathy McFaddin

Office Door - Lynn Boan

Wesley Wing - Anna Polston

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1 Jim Brown 15 Nancy Thompson

Calla Anne Rauschenbach 18 Stephanie Brown

2 Sylvia Moseley 19 Carolyn Hudson

Suzy Allred Colton Holloway

Kendyl White 22 Randy McFaddin

4 Mac McLeod Krista Jennings

Thomas Davis, III 23 Nicole Corvin

Terry Hinson 24 Tanya Sari

5 Mary Thomas 25 Plennie Gresham

Marsha Witbeck Jean Jackson

6 Jennie Merolli 27 Elliott Lynam V

7 Lundy Stein 28 Wilma Crayton

9 Harry Stitzel Jim Bowman

Carol Fleury Grace Towery

Joseph Davis III 29 Beth Morris

10 Mary Jane Schultz Sue DuBose

Haylee Corvin 30 Ryan Dani

11 Kelly Brady Katie McKellar

13 Connie Wright Michael Worrell

14 Robin Cox

CHILDREN’S CHURCH SCHEDULE

October 7 Pam King

October 14 Lesa Shuping

October 21 Jerry and Suzy Allred

October 28 Pam King

Jean Evans, Robin Webster, Gloria Wilkinson, Norm

Taylor, Sonny Andrews, Laura Anglin, Miriam Simp-

son, Betty Hodges, Master Sergeant John Paul

Post, Ruby O’Neal, Jo White, Harry Stitzel, Donna

Shipman, Sunny Snyder (mother of Angela Keller),

Nell Swartz, Marcell Merolli, Dora DuRant, Faye

Hampton, Roy Bryan, Elmer Baum, Roger Williams,

Wyman Taylor, Master Sergeant Mark Taylor,

Norma Heriot, Kathy Goldstein

Church Care Taker for the month of

October is Doug Hammond.

GRIEF SUPPORT

SUNDAYS - 3:30 PM

The Grief Share Support Group meets each Sunday

afternoon from 3:30 – 5:00 pm in the Seekers Class-

room. Please join us and invite anyone you know who

needs information about the Grief Share Program. You

may call Gloria Pounds at 775-9697 or the church of-

fice (775-1602) for more information.

SYMPATHY

Sympathy is extended to the family of Jean Evans upon

her death on September 27, 2018.

Sympathy is extended to Cornell Thomas and family on

the death of his father, Bill Thomas, in North Carolina.

Sympathy is also extended to the family of Rosalie

Pauley upon her death in August.

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This October, we will be continuing our BIG Wednesday

“Doctrine” series. So far we have covered the Trinity,

how God speaks to us, and how science and faith inter-

sect, with more great content to follow! Additionally, we

will be having a lot of fun and meaningful outings!

Trunk-or-Treat is scheduled for October 31st from 5-

6:30pm. If you would like to donate candy for the

event, please drop them in the bin outside Jon’s office.

Here is a schedule for our special events:

Oct. 3rd – Unloading Pumpkins at the church

Oct. 7th – Clinton Sease Farms Corn Maze in Columbia

Oct. 14th – Paintball at Tracy’s Camp

Oct. 21st – Serving Dinner at SUM Emergency Shelter

Oct. 28th – Pumpkin Carving/ Movie Night

Oct. 31st – Trunk-or-Treat

It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas in the Choir

Room and you are invited to join us. Please let Denise

know if you would like to join our Cantata Choir or

Handbell Ensemble for the holidays! Rehearsals will

begin in early October.

The next Senior Lunch has been

changed from September to October

5th at 12 noon in the Fellowship Hall.

Anyone who is able to attend during

the lunch hour of 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. is invited to

come. We do need to know how many to prepare for,

therefore; call Terry Crawford at 469-2421 before Octo-

ber 1st.

CHRISTIAN CHARAITIES is in need of paper grocery bags. If you have any that you can donate

please bring them to the church and put in the baskets outside the church office.

COOKIES FOR SHAW

A big thank you to those who participated in the Cook-

ies For Shaw’s appreciation Picnic by either baking

cookies or sending cookie dough. We collected 180

dozen cookies.

FOOD FAIR

Saturday, November 17th

9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

THE GOOD HUMOR BOX

One particular four-year-old prayed, ‘And forgive us our

trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our

baskets.’

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A Sunday School teacher asked her children as they

were on the way to church service, ‘And why is it nec-

essary to be quiet in church?’ One bright little girl re-

plied, ‘Because people are sleeping.’

Wednesday, October 31st

5:00 p.m.

Kitchen Reserved

Asbury Hills Retreat

2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

9:30am Circle 3 -

Seekers Classroom

10:00am Circle 2 -

Conf. Room

11:00am Ladies B.S.

7:00pm Circle 2

3

7:15am UMM

4:00pm Pumpkins

Arrive

5:45pm BIG Wed.

Dinner

4

6:30pm Missions

Committee

7:00pm Evening

UMM

5

12:00pm Senior

Lunch

6

7

2:00pm Forward

Focus Council

Mtg.

3:30pm Grief Supp.

4:00pm Girl Scouts

5:00pm Youth

8 9

11:00am Ladies B.S.

10

7:15am UMM

5:45pm BIG Wed.

Dinner

6:30pm Bible Study

Youth

11

10:00am Knitters

7:00pm Evening

UMM

12 13

14

3:30pm Grief Supp.

5:00pm Youth

15 16

11:00am Ladies B.S.

6:30pm UMW

Board Meeting

17

7:15am UMM

5:45pm BIG Wed.

Dinner

6:30pm Bible Study

Youth

18

7:00pm Evening

UMM

19 20

21

3:30pm Grief Supp.

4:00pm Girl Scouts

5:00pm Youth

22 23

11:00am Ladies B.S.

24

7:15am UMM

5:45pm BIG Wed.

Dinner

6:30pm Bible Study

Youth

25

10:00am Knitters

7:00pm Evening

UMM

26 27

28

3:30pm Grief Supp.

5:00pm Youth

29 30

11:00am Ladies B.S.

31 7:15am UMM

5:45pm BIG Wed.

Dinner

6:30pm Bible Study

Sunday Worship Schedule

9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

B.I.G. Wednesday Night

Schedule

5:45 pm B.I.G Wed. Meal

6:30 pm Bible Study

Youth

Kids Club

Pumpkin Patch Open

Mon.-Sat., 10:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m.

Sundays, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.