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OUR PRAYERS

Allenbrooke NH/Rehab
Bill Whitaker 206
(to go home Nov. 5)
Forest Cove NH-
Chris Simmons 129
Hospice Care
Mary Stanley

At Home
Earl Galloway
Lynda Park
Terry Williamson
Becky Roberts
Margaret Ann Ligon

Aldersgate United Methodist Church
The Flame
Phone: (901) 683-8861 Fax: (901) 683-1374 E-mail: office@agumc.org Website: www.agumc.org

Special Prayers for
...Dean & Aleita Tutor on their trip to Africa
…kidnapped girls from Nigeria
Our Sympathy, love and prayers go out to
...Family & friends of Mary Cox Hicks

October 29, 2014 Volume 59 Issue 44

ALDERSGATE United Methodist Church
4459 Willow Road
Memphis, TN 38117-6917
THE FLAME is a publication of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. The newsletter is published weekly. Please contact your local Postmaster if you are having difficulty with delivery

The Write Reverend

OUR PRESENCE
October 26
Church School 59
Worship 74 Visitors 3

Some give freely, yet grow all the richer; others withhold what is due, and only suffer want. A generous person will be enriched, and one who gives water will get water. Proverbs 11:25-25
I ran across this wonderful story recently and wanted to share it with you:
There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. "How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter asked. "Why sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn."
He is very much aware of the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn also improves. So it is with our lives. Those who choose to live in peace must help their neighbors to live in peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others to find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all. The lesson for each of us is this: if we are to grow good corn, we must help our neighbors grow good corn.
It is possible to give away and become richer! It is also possible to hold on too tightly and lose everything. Yes, the liberal man shall be rich! By watering others, he waters himself.
Herbert
Lectionary Readings for the week: Joshua 3:7-17, Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 (United Methodist Hymnal 830), 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13, Matthew 23:1-12

OUR GIFTS
October 26
This Week’s Offering $ 2,430
MTD $ 11,954
Apportionments TD $ 7,090

OUR SERVICE
November 2, 2014
Greeters Margie Williamson
Lorelle Woodard
Liturgist Bruce Hughes
Scripture Barry Mathis
Children’s Time Lisa Hughes
Lock-up Barry Mathis

OUR WITNESS
November Scripture Readers
9 Renee Little
16 Warren Petty
23 Judy Stanley
30 Dean Tutor

LööKING AHEAD
Sun. 11/2 All Saints’ Sunday
Communion Sunday
9:45a Sunday School
11:00a Worship
12:15p Multi-Cultural Board
Mon. 11/3 10:00a Church Women United
@ Buntyn Presbyterian
Noon News Deadline
Tue. 11/4 6:00p Cub Scouts
Wed. 11/5 10:00a Bible Study at Asbury
6:00p Fellowship & Study
7:15p Choir Rehearsal
Thu. 11/6 9a-12p Food Pantry Open
at Asbury
Fri. 11/7 Offices Closed
Sat. 11/8 UMW Mission Outreach Retreat - S.M.O.R.E at Lakeshore
9:00a AFLS
Sun. 11/9 9:00a Scholarship Committee
9:45a Sunday School
11:00a Worship
12:15p Church Council

DID YOU KNOW?
The offering you leave at the communion rail goes to several funds, one of which is the Pastor’s Discretionary Fund. These monies are used to help people in need who ask for our assistance. Please consider this fund and prayerfully give at the communion rail next Sunday and every Communion Sunday. Thank you.

CELEBRATING THE HARVEST - NOVEMBER 16
We always look forward to our traditional Harvest Dinner, catered by Mary Proctor. Adults $8, 12 & under $4. Don’t forget to make reservations. They are a must, to provide us with the number of mouths we will feed. The sign-up sheet is on the office window or you may call the office, 683-8861.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS
Don’t forget to set your clocks BACK one hour on Saturday, Nov. 1. Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning.

ATTENTION VETERANS
All of you who have served or are serving in our armed forces, please call the church office, 683-8861, with your military information. We are planning a Recognition Program for Veterans Sunday and want you to be included. If you were/are Army, Navy, Air Corp/Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard or Reserves, please let us hear from you, 683-8861.

THANK YOU NOTE
Thank you to everyone who brought shoes in for the Funds2Orgs/Lakeshore project. We collected 71 pairs of shoes. As a reminder, Funds2Orgs is paying Lakeshore for every pair, as Lakeshore is trying to raise $50,000. The shoes will be sent to developing countries, where they will be cleaned, refurbished and used to help people start businesses. Thanks again for making this project a success and helping both locally and internationally. The Outreach/Missions Committee

IT’S A BIT EARLY...BUT
You should get these dates on your calendars. Crossroads Hospice has scheduled their Christmas Caroling for local nursing homes and would like you to join them.
Dec. 4 - Springate 2:00 p.m.
Dec. 9 - Quince Rd. 2:00 p.m.
Dec. 10 - Grace 2:00 p.m.
Dec. 16 - Allenbrooke 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 18 - Kirby Pines 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 23 - St. Peter 2:30 p.m.
Just show up at any location on the day and time given. It was a lot of fun last year and helped get us in the Christmas spirit.

BBQ & BINGO
...coming up on November 13. Join us at 11:30a. on Thursday, Nov. 13, and ‘pig out’ on barbeque with all the fixin’s (for your generous donation) and win some great prizes when you shout BINGO! Prizes will be provided, so just bring yourself and a friend or two. Please make reservations so we can feed everyone. Sign up on the window or call 683-8861.

CHURCH COUNCIL
...will meet November 9, 12:15p

UMW NEWS
District UMW Officers Training for those serving in 2015 will be on Saturday, November 15, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Centenary UMC, 584 E. McLemore.

ABOUT UMNC
At the UMNC Board meeting Oct. 24, seven Miriam Day Care Center teachers received Child Development Associates Certificates, one of which was a Technical Program Certificate and one was an Early Childhood Development Certificate. This is quite and accomplishment for these women. It took lots of outside time and work on their parts. These women faithfully work for $10 per hour or less. Please join the Board in giving thanks for their devotion to the children in their care.
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The UMNC Key Women voted not to have the Toy Store this year. This Christmastime, our church-wide Christmas Card will help sponsor “Santa’s Bag”. We will purchase toys, clothes, etc., for the children in the Miriam Day Care and Miriam-Shelby County Preschool and After School Programs. This will be about 100 children. We will have the name, age and sex of a child on a card attached to Santa’s Bag. There will be a suggested gift list based on ages.
We will also be supplying food baskets to the dedicated UMNC staff, who are highly devoted but under-paid.
If you have and questions, please contact Sharon Lockhart, Key Woman from Aldersgate.

FOOD PANTRY FOR NOVEMBER
We have a long list for November to help fill Thanksgiving baskets. Each basket will need:
$15 Gift Card or Cash or Check
2 Boxes Dressing Mix 2 Cans Cranberry Sauce 2 Cans Corn 2 Cans Green Beans
40 oz. Sweet Potatoes 4/5 lbs. flour
1 Jar Instant Coffee 1 Box Cake Mix
4/5 lbs sugar 24 oz. Oil
1 Can Frosting 40 oz. Biscuit Mix
20 oz. Instant Potatoes 1 Box Powered Milk
1 Box Family-size Tea Bags
You may give all or any part, as you prefer. All items must be at the church by Sunday, November 16. Thank you!

HONORING OUR LOVED ONES
Gifts have been given to
Honorarium Fund
In honor of my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren
By Carolyn McDougal
Memorial Fund
In memory of Jean Brownlee
By Terry & Margie Williamson

GIVING THANKS BY GIVING BACK
Aldersgate will again offer Thanksgiving Day dinner to invited guests, our way of ‘giving back’ in a ministry to the Memphis community. Many are alone during the holidays, or homeless, or hindered in some way from being with their families. You can help us fill their hearts as well as their tummies by volunteering your assistance.
Dinner will be prepared by Mary Proctor but all other areas: set-up, serving, greeting, dessert making, clean-up, etc., will depend on us.
Helpers will be needed on Wednesday night and on Thanksgiving Day in 2 hour shifts (or for the entire time—your choice). Please contact Judy Stanley at judy@crumpmortage.com or 901-652-4821 or Barry Mathis at 901-683-7050, 901-299-2746 or bamathis@att.net, to sign up.
You are also invited to attend the ‘planning event’ on Sunday, Nov.2, at 12:15. We will discuss the event and what is needed.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
God’s love for you has no limits!

Germantown UMC Invites You to a
BROWN BAG LUNCH WITH MAYOR LUTTRELL
Friday, November 7, at 11 a.m., Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell will discuss “The Challenges Facing Shelby County”. Bring a sack lunch, beverages will be provided. Admission is free. Reservations are NOT required. 2331 S. Germantown Rd. Questions? Please call Luci Cromer, 755-0803 or Beverly Rhoads, 754-7216, ext. 107.

Aldersgate UMC November 2014
Sunday	monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1 All Saints Day / 9:00a AFLS / Remember to set your clocks back 1 hour tonight.
All Saints Sunday / NO Fellowship / 9:45a Church School / 11:00a Worship Service / 12:15p Multi-Cultural Board	3 / 10:00a Church Women United @ Buntyn Presbyterian / Noon News Deadline	4 / 6:00p Cub Scouts	5 / 10:00a Bible Study @ Asbury / 6:00p Fellowship & Study / 7:15p Choir Rehearsal	6 / 9—Noon Food Pantry at / Asbury	7 World Community Day / Offices Closed	8 9:00a AFLS
9 9:00a Scholarship Cmte / 9:45a Church School / 11:00a Worship Service/Veteran’s Day Recognition / 12:15p Church Council	10 / Noon News Deadline	11 Veteran’s Day / 10:00a Koinonia / 6:00p Cub Scouts / Love/Hope moved to Nov. 18	12 / 10:00a Bible Study @ Asbury / 10:30a Meth. Hospital Aux. / 6:00p Fellowship & Study / 7:15p Choir Rehearsal	13 9—Noon Food Pantry at / Asbury / 11:30a BBQ & Bingo	14 / Offices Closed	15 9:00a AFLS / UMW Local Officers Training
16	17 / Noon News Deadline	18 / 6:00p Cub Scouts / 7:00p Love/Hope	19 / 10:00a Bible Study @ Asbury / 10:00a UMNC Key Women / 6:00p Fellowship & Study / 7:15p Choir Rehearsal	20 9—Noon Food Pantry at / Asbury	21 / Offices Closed	22 9:00a AFLS
23 Christ the King Sunday / 9:45a Church School / 11:00a Worship Service	24 / Noon News Deadline / 7:00p Parish Charge Confer / ence at Asbury UMC	25 / 6:00p Cub Scouts	26 10:00a Bible Study @ Asbury / Set-up for Thanksgiving / Dinner / NO Fellowship & Study / NO Choir Rehearsal	Happy Thanksgiving / 11—1 Thanksgiving Dinner / Offices Closed	28 29 9:00a AFLS / 2:00p AFLS Board / Offices Closed
First Sunday of Advent / 9:45a Church School / 11:00a Worship Service & / Hanging of the Green

Pastor: Dr. Herbert Lester Choir Director: JoAnn Shelton
Multi-Cultural Ministries: Rev. Goyo De la Cruz Organist: Lana Solomon
Youth Ministries: Rev. Milton Craft

4459 Willow Road Phone: (901) 683-8861
Memphis, TN 38117 Fax: (901) 683-1374
Email: office@agumc.org Website: www.agumc.org

UMW M.O.R. Retreat

at Lakeshore

16

9:45a Church School
11:00a Worship Service
12:15p Harvest Dinner

Thanksgiving is here, so our minds have turned To what time has taught us, to what we've learned: We often focus all our thought On shiny things we've shopped and bought. We take our pleasure in material things, Forgetting the pleasure that friendship brings. If a lot of our stuff just vanished today, We'd see the foundation of each happy day Is special relationships, constant and true, And that's when our thoughts go directly to you. We wish you a Thanksgiving you'll never forget, Full of love and joy—your best one yet!

Happy Birthday
1 Hayden Bond
Alyssa Little
2 Cathy Barrie
Emmett Parrish
4 Eric Wheat
6 Brandon Bellott
10 Anna Deekae
Karen Hall
Bill Turner
Carolyn McDougal
Scott McMullin
Lorene Nance
Lou Pennington
Catherine McCollum
JoAnn Shelton
David Deekae
Fortune Gbeneneh
Martha Ruth Allen
Sobari Deekae
Bruce Hughes
Stanley Gallimore
Pat Tully
28 Wayne Lawrence
Brad Weaver

Happy Anniversary
Richard & Karen Hall

ASSISTING IN NOVEMBER
Greeters…………….. Margie Williamson
Lorelle Woodard
Liturgist………………Bruce Hughes
Scripture……………..Barry Mathis
Renee Little
Warren Petty
Judy Stanley
Dean Tutor
Children’s Time……. Lisa Hughes
Lock-up………………Barry Mathis

Starting November 1, we will be collecting for the Thanksgiving food baskets for Asbury’s Food Pantry. Please bring only the items listed below. If you wish to make a monetary donation, please make check out to Aldersgate and note ”food pantry” in the memo line. Kroger gift cards in the amount of $15, or cash, are also welcome. Thank you for your faithfulness to this project.
Sharon Lockhart
2 Boxes Stuffing Mix 2 Cans Cranberry Sauce
2 Cans Green Beans 2 Cans Corn
40 oz. Sweet Potatoes 4-5 lbs. flour
4-5 lbs. sugar 40 oz. biscuit mix
24 oz. Oil Box of Powered Milk
1 Cake Mix 1 Can Frosting
1 Jar of Instant Coffee 26 oz. Instant Potatoes
1 Box Family-size Tea Bags 1 Kroger Gift Card
This is a complete basket. You may do all or any part, as you prefer. Please have all items/baskets at the church by November 16.

Please help us keep our records current. If there are any omissions or errors, please call the church office, 683-8861, or email office@agumc.org

THANKSGIVING BASKETS
Starting November 1, we will be collecting for the Thanksgiving food baskets for Asbury’s Food Pantry. Please bring only the items listed below. If you wish to make a monetary donation, please make it out to Aldersgate and note ”food pantry” in the memo line. Kroger gift cards in the amount of $15 each are also welcome. Thank you for your faithfulness to this project.
Sharon Lockhart
2 Boxes Stuffing Mix 2 Cans Cranberry Sauce
2 Cans Green Beans 2 Cans Corn
40 oz. Sweet Potatoes 4-5 lbs. flour
4-5 lbs. sugar 40 oz. biscuit mix
24 oz. Oil Box of Powered Milk
1 Cake Mix 1 Can Frosting
1 Jar of Instant Coffee 26 oz. Instant Potatoes
1 Box Family-size Tea Bags 1 Kroger Gift Card
This is a complete basket. You may do all or any part, as you prefer. Please have all items/baskets at the church by November 19.

GOING PLACES

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