Aldersgate UMC Experience

Remembering 2012, Hello 2013!

Experience

Connecting

Knowing Loving Growing

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The year 2012 will be remembered as an important year in the life of Aldersgate Church. For after six long years of planning, praying, and projecting we finally began con-struction on Phase I of our Building Project. As this gets ready to go to press we have completed the work

on the parking lot, which added 45 new spots. The sidewalks and retention pond are also done. The columbarium has been completed. The activity field is finished. And, now, the new and improved Youth and Scout room are finally ready to be back in use too. There are still a few odds and ends to do with the picnic shelter and the renovated entrance to the back of the Family Life Center. But the project is really close to completion. Bishop Hope Morgan Ward will be here with us on Sunday, February 17th to dedicate all of the new construction. There were some fears that our church would not be able to support its regular annual ministries when we took on these new projects. So far, that has not been the case. We raised and used $190,000 for mission work this year outside of our local church. That is right in line with collections we have raised in the past. Also, while it is close, our general budget looks like we may break even. (I’m writing this before the last Sunday of the year.) Some people don’t like talking about money, but Jesus sure did, so I’m not gonna shy away from it. We raised $560,000 for our construction project this year and yet had no significant dip at all in our regular annual ministries. That is amazing! And your generosity to your church and your Lord should be commended. So, what does this mean? What did we do with those dollars? Well, I mentioned the construction project and we’ve talked at length in previous articles about how these facilities will give us new opportunities to reach people for Jesus Christ. More than 60 people went on overnight mission trips this year. Together they literally served hundreds of people from the Triangle to Alabama to the Caribbean.

Without leaving home, hundreds of you got involved in ministries that make a difference, like the Shoebox min-istry, Share Your Christmas, Urban Ministries, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Feed My Flock, and many more. We offered more small groups and classes than ever before. Just counting adults we had 311 different people participate in one or more classes this year. These folks got into the word in brand new ways taking classes such as Alpha, Disciple, and Financial Peace. Sunday School classes remain a wonderful option for people who are eager to grow spiritually, and our Wednesday night par-ticipation nearly doubled over last year. Vacation Bible School was another ministry that reached more people for Jesus than ever before. Well over 100 kids attended VBS at Aldersgate and each of them began Connecting, Knowing, Loving, and Growing as disciples. But are we reaching any new people? Yes. 44 new members joined in 2012, and 16 joined by profession of faith! If New York City is described as the city that never sleeps, then Aldersgate might very well be described as the church that never sleeps. The Trustees learned this year that the church books approximately 1,000 rooms a month for use by everyone from AA to Zumba. The Weekday School remains the largest ministry in the life of the church, as they reach out to 250 families every single week providing Christian based pre-school and after-school programming for families in our community. Hey, this is just a small sampling of what happened in 2012. I can’t wait to see what the Lord has in store for us in 2013! Pray that God will use us in a mighty way. Peace of Christ, Pastor Doug

Inside this issue:

Birthdays/WNL

New Winter Classes/ Page 3

Prayer Shawl/Caring & Sharing

Rev. Lyon’s Pride Page 4

Music Ministry Page 5& 6

Special Music/Worship Page 6

Handbells, Choir Trip Page 7

Aldersgate Weekday School Page 7

Sunday Worship Page 8

Lay Leadership Awards page 8 –9

Community - Thank you Page 9 -10

Aldersgate Gives Back Page 11

Trustee Corner Page 12

January Acolytes, Nursery,

Altar Guild and Trustee Page 13

January Lay Assistants Page 14

Financials Page 15

JANUARY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY MONTH !

Wednesday Night LIVE RETURNS - JANUARY 9TH

Each Wednesday

5:00 pm

Sanctuary

CONNECTING (Connect with God and one another) Page 2

Chris Hall 22

Mitch Moser 22

Lynn Andrews 23

Max Bingen 23

Tracy Copley 23

Debra Edenton 24

Jason Newman 24

Jack Upchurch 24

Sam Edwards 25

Lisa Johnson 25

Carol Brese 26

Rosalin Robinson 26

Marie Currin 27

Gary Edge 27

Jan Hagerty 27

Brink Hunt 27

Ashley Cowan 28

Allen Harrell 28

Kirk Brown 29

Linda Jones 30

Jimmy Sykes 30

Verona Gillispie 31

Barbara Atkinson 1

Jill Bosecker 2

Mackenzie Hale 3

Andrew Honeycutt 3

Rick Kreiselman 3

Sue Allison 4

Vanessa Gordon 4

Megan Hunt 4

Morgan Ray 4

Holly Fishback 4

Marilyn Shipman 5

Grace Herbstreith 6

Lynn Wilfong 6

Peter Lundquist 7

Grant Muir 7

Jennifer Reeves 7

Ron Elliott 8

Jeffrey Caudill 9

Nancy Moore 9

Jeff Artley 10

Jason McDonald 10

Jo’an Paine 10

Jan Howe 11

Steven Wilfong 11

Jane Rosemond 12

Ashley Howard 13

Allison Scott 13

Louis Berini 14

Jill Hanson 14

Richard Riggsbee 14

Jody Slater 14

Audrey Turley 14

Candy West 15

Richard Moore 15

Joyce Pendergrass 15

Debbie Hunt 16

Stephanie Nolte 16

Elijah McCall 17

Edna Wood 17

Ruth Kay 18

Jim Hanson 19

Ed Osteen 19

McKenna Colgan 20

Ron Pendergrass 20

Jack Anderson 21

Zachary Brewer 21

Sandra Reynolds 21

June Gunter 22

The Meal

Jan. 9th: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes,

veggies.

Jan. 16th: Lasagna roll ups, salad, bread.

Jan. 23rd: BBQ chicken, butterbeans &

corn, salad.

Jan. 30th: Spaghetti with meatballs, salad,

bread

OTHER CLASSES - SAFE SANCTUARIES TRAINING

Jan. 23rd if you need

child care. The training

will be led by Jane

Brannock and Rob

Tucker.

Sunday, January 27th

4:00-5:00pm - Room 202,

The Family Life Center

Safe Sanctuaries is our

protection policy for mak-

ing the church safe places

where children, youth and

elders may experience the

abiding love of God and

fellowship within the

community of faith. If

you have not been to a

session and plan to work

with children and/or

youth, please attend this

training. Contact Jane at

[email protected] by

WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE - TWO NEW CLASSES

JANUARY 9TH - FEBRUARY 6TH - 6:30PM

face the challenges of our

lives and how to re-

energize our prayer lives.

Its aim will be to inspire

us to greater faith and

hope as we recall the

tremendous potential of

praying to God. Group

leaders will be Barbara

and Jack Snyder"

When God’s People Pray

God has chosen prayer as

his channel of blessing

and is waiting to answer

us and supply our

needs. He uses our every-

day troubles to remind us

that we need him to inter-

vene in our lives and that

we need to take prayer

seriously and call on him

passionately.

According to bestselling

author Jim Cymbala,

prayer can change lives

and circumstances like

nothing else can. What

are the keys that will help

you unlock its power,

turning prayer from a

mere activity into a vital

link with God and all his

resources?

This study will help us

examine how we are

approaching God as we

GIRLS GONE WISE IN A WORLD GONE WILD

for themselves but also to

help be a mentor to other

women. You will learn

how to become the person

your heavenly Father and

Friend has always intend-

ed you to be! For all ages.

Led by Judy Alford

Girls Gone Wise in a

World Gone Wild is an

intergenerational class for

teens and women from

middle school to

92+. Popular culture

makes it easy to lose your

bearings and no longer

trust your internal com-

pass that affirms what is

good, true and noble

about being a Christian

woman. This study of

Proverbs will help affirm

who we are and make

clear our lifes direction.

Teens and their mothers

are encouraged to come

together and other women

are encouraged to come

KNOWING (Know more about God, each other, and the

needs of our world. )

mailto:[email protected]

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY—BRUNCH FOR EVERYONE!

REV. LYON'S PRIDE - A MUSICAL PLAY IN ONE ACT

CARING AND SHARING - ALL LADIES ARE INVITED !

Come join in, lots of

sharing, caring, laughing,

& eating – just great

fellowship.

Come check us out –

you’ll be glad you did

There’s a new ladies

group at Aldersgate!

We are the “Caring &

Sharing” group. We

meet once a month – the

3rd Tuesday – at 6:30pm

at Bennett Point Grill

Restaurant reservations

are required so please

contact Cathy Sheffield

@ [email protected] or

919-383-9055 if you

would like to join us.

The next gathering is

January 15th.

PS - Rehearsals for the

show will begin right after

the first of the new year. If

you're interested in

participating as an actor

or taking part in the

production, contact Baz -

[email protected] or

John [email protected]

On March 2nd and 3rd, the

play "“Reverend Lyon's

Pride", written by

Aldersgate's own Baz

Cunningham and John

Howe, will be presented at

the Aldersgate Family Life

Center. Saturday, March

2nd will be a "dinner

theater", dinner at 6:00pm.

Sunday, March 3rd will be a

matinee repeat, 3:00pm with

light refreshments. Tickets

for both performances and

table reservations will go

on sale soon so keep your

eyes open and mark your

calendars! Plan to join your

friends and neighbors at the

show!

LOVING (Love God through worship, and love our

neighbor through service.)

We will have a wonderful,

joy-filled morning together

so do come and be a part of

it.

Be sure to bring the follow-

ing: Your Bible, current

knitting or crochet project,

a food item to share and a

friend.

Contact Barbara Atkinson at

[email protected] or 919

765-9784.

January 19th, 9:30a.m. -

noon, - the Wesley Room

Everyone is invited to the

Annual Prayer Shawl

Ministry Brunch! The

purpose of this annual

event is have everyone to-

gether to share our ideas

for projects and to discuss

plans. You do not have to

be a member to attend.

During our time together

we will pray and discuss

how God’s word relates to

this ministry. This is a

great opportunity to begin

the New Year with a fresh

perspective on what God

wants you to do.

I hope each member of

this ministry will invite

someone new to the

brunch; Someone who

may be just waiting for

your invitation.

Youth and males are also

welcome!

Tickets will be $15.00 each





EPIPHANY RING

admission is free and a

love offering for missions

is received.

Concert - Sunday, Jan. 6

at 7:00 pm

Hosted by Aldersgate and

featuring 9 handbell

ensembles from around

the Triangle sharing

massed-ringing and

individual selections, this

festival features the music

of the season. Don’t miss

this.

The Epiphany Ring will

tie up your whole Advent-

Christmas-Epiphany

experience with a beauti-

ful bow! Guest conductor

is Mr. Michael Glasgow,

a composer and music

director at North Raleigh

UMC. All are invited;

MUSIC MINISTRY

servers and musicians who

delighted us that evening;

thanks also to all who shared

in a sweet night of Hope and

Comfort on Wednesday,

Dec. 19th. Our evening of

caroling was a delight for all

who offered their love and

welcome. And, finally,

Christmas Eve was a won-

drous evening of celebra-

tion, a delight which

centered in the “good news

of great joy,” a holy night,

thanks to God! We thank

our evening’s soloists, our

children’s choirs, and all the

youth who led, and the

children who sang/ enthusi-

astically participated in our

“Impromptu Christmas

pageant” (organized by Tara

Lain), and to the McAllister

family for the special lumi-

naries.

This season’s feasting is one

that we will never forget –

we bless God and give

thanks to ALL who shared

their time and talents to help

us experience and embrace

this joyous 2012 Christmas.

And you thought Thanks-

giving was over! Not quite!

Our Worship team and many

others, through singing and

handbell choirs, praise team,

soloists, instrumentalists,

drama team, youth ministry,

and altar guild presented a

feast of beautiful music and

inspiring leadership over the

holidays, and so thanks-giving

must come once more!

Thank you, all!

The first course of our feast

had to be the joyful Chrismon

service! Thanks to Paula

Alford (designer and recruit-

er), David Anderson & the

Singles ministry (decorating),

our Youth (leadership),

Young Dancers (Anna Van

Deventer, leader), and

Children’s choir (Heidi

Miller, director); you helped

us set our appetite for a holy

season. Many servants en-

hanced our experience

through the month: we thank

our Worship Committee

(organized the weekly

Advent candle lighting),

the Altar Guild (decorating,

poinsettias), Gary James

(facilities), John Hall and

the A-V ministry team, the

UMM (Set-up team). Of

course, our Clergy team

brought us much to “chew

on” with many excellent

sermons and lessons: we

must give thanks to God for

them! Several memorable

entrees still have our taste

buds rejoicing: we give

thanks for the ministry of the

Advent Witnesses Cantata –

our awesome Chancel Choir,

Joyful Noise Handbells, and

Drama Team (special thanks

to Tracey Coppedge for

drama coaching), and Mila

Karamushka (accompanist

extraordinaire); thanks to

Cathy Cozart and Randy

Gordon who organized our

traditional Love Feast, as

well as all of our many

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Notes from Nan “Impromptu Christmas pageant"

The Sublett Family

Epiphany Ring Concert

Sunday, Jan. 6th -7:00 pm

Chrismon Service

Altar during Advent/Christmas

SPECIAL UPCOMING MUSIC/WORSHIP EVENTS

March 24th-31st:

Palm Sunday, Holy Week

(Maundy Thursday and

Good Friday services),

Easter

Mark your calendars now

for these special services

and events.

Ash Wednesday –

Feb 13th (6:30 pm)

Sunday, Feb. 17th –

Special 10:30 Worship

Celebration with Bishop

Hope Morgan Ward!

Wednesday Evening

Lenten Services:

Feb. 20th- March 27th

(6:30 pm)

YES. We. Do. Want. You!

And, finally, if you can’t be

there every week, under-

stand that, with the number

of singers our choir enjoys,

it’s fine (and normal) to

come when you can. We’re

just glad to see you then!

You are invited and

welcome to join choir – no

experience in necessary; the

only requirement is a heart

for worship and service of

our Lord! Contact Nan de

Andrade, Music Minister,

for more information.

[email protected]

“You don’t want me in

the choir. I can’t sing/

can’t read/ can’t be there

every week.” If you’ve

been invited to join the

choir and haven’t, chances

are this is the response we

heard you claim. Oh,

please think again! YES.

WE. DO. WANT. YOU!

If you can’t sing, we can

help you with that! Act-

ually, only 1% of people

truly can’t carry a tune;

the rest of us have just not

used our voices enough to

feel confident “carrying

their tune in a bucket!”

I’ve seen, time and again,

that with time and regular

practice, the ability to sing,

produce a beautiful tone,

hold harmonies, etc. im-

proves, especially as peo-

ple sit next to others with

more experience.

If you can’t read music,

you will be joining with

the majority of our choir,

who are also not trained to

read notes. The ones who

do, help the ones who

don’t, and since we re-

hearse for about 6 weeks

before we sing an anthem,

you’ll have plenty of time

to learn your part.

MUSIC REHERSAL SCHEDULES

Young Ringers (2nd-5th

graders, starts Jan. 13th)

Sundays, 5:15-6:00pm

If you’d like to train and

volunteer to run the sound

board (esp. for 9:45 praise

team) and prepare and

operate our screen projec-

tion, please contact John

Hall - [email protected].

Chancel Choir:

Wednesdays,

7:30-9:00pm

Praise Team:

Tuesdays, 6:15-7:30pm

Children’s Choirs:

Wednesdays,

6:15-7:30pm

(This is a part of WNL for

Kids rotation of Bible

Club activities and Music

time!)

Handbells: Praise Ringers

(NEW ringers group!

Starts Jan. 14th)

Mondays, 6:00-6:50pm;

Joyful Noise Ringers

Tuesdays, 7:30pm;

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YES. WE. DO. WANT. YOU!

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ALDERSGATE WEEKDAY SCHOOL - REGISTRATION STARTS

NEW HANDBELL GROUP INVITE

continue for some rea-

son). So, help us keep

our ministry alive – and

enjoy making beautiful

music (music doesn’t

have to be complex to be

a blessing!). Contact Nan

[email protected] if

you’re interested.

If you love handbells, you

are encouraged to give

ringing a try! A brand-

new group for youth and

adults is forming this

month! The reading and

ringing skills needed --

get them both right here!

We will meet on

Mondays from 6-6:50 (so

if you have a meeting

you’ll still make it!); the

first meeting is Jan. 14th.

Beginner, or “starter”

choirs, are an essential

piece of a handbell minis-

try -- these people are

learning the skills which

prepare them to take the

place of ringers in the

more advanced group

(who move or cannot

2013. All church member

forms must be turned in by

Friday, January 25, 2013.

Please call (919) 479-8686

if you have any questions.

Thanks so much,

Evelyn Johnson, Director

Aldersgate Weekday

School’s return registration

for current students and

Aldersgate UMC Members

begins January 14, 2013.

The 2013 school year will

begin in September, and

we will have openings in

our Toddler, 2 year-old, 3

year-old and 4 year-old

classes.

Registration forms are

available in the school

office or click

www.aldersgatewds.org

Fall registration opens to

the community on Feb. 5,

Aldersgate Experience

Chick Hinton and Mitch

Adkins. They are traveling

with another small contin-

gent from Mt. Sylvan

United Methodist Church.

If they can make it there,

they’ll make it anywhere!!

Please keep everyone in

your prayers.

Peggy Allen, Joyce

Mackin, Judy Alford,

Barbara Snyder, Rose

Smith, Nancy Newell and

Nan de Andrade are

booked for a concert in

Carnegie Hall, New York

City!! Really! They are

joining with a 150-voice

choir assembled from

Virginia and North

Carolina to present a

concert of American/

Appalachian Sacred

Choral Music by

composers Pepper

Choplin and Joseph

Martin. They travel to

New York from Friday,

Feb. 15th-Feb.19th, with

the Carnegie Hall Concert

and Gala on Feb. 18th.

While there, they will

have time for lots of

sightseeing, shopping,

and a show or two, as

they are staying in Times

Square at the Crowne

Plaza. Also coming along

for fun are two friends -

Carnegie Hall, New York City


mailto:www.aldersgatewds.org

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP

SAINTS AMONG US

RECOGNIZING OUR LAITY

sistently excelled in their

area of mission and

ministry throughout the

year.

Below are two of the

2012 recipients.

(next month we will spotlight:

Good Samaritan and Second

Mile)

We have a tradition at

Aldersgate of recogniz-

ing members of our

laity whose faith is

demonstrated in simple

ways. The guidelines

used in making these

selections are : Good

Samaritan – someone

who helps others, who

goes out of their way,

or even against the grain,

to provide assistance to

those in need. Second

Mile – who consistently

goes ‘above and beyond’

what’s expected. Saints

Among Us – often un-

noticed, they consistently

make things happen. Lay

Person of the Year –

someone who has con-

and friendly smile, he

would answer my many

questions about my com-

puter or our new phone

system. It gives me great

pleasure to say “Thank

You” and present the

Saints Among Us award

to Phil Stancil.

by Regina Carver

There are many Saints

Among Us at Aldersgate.

Our Technology Team

is a prime example of

people who are “often

unnoticed, but consistently

make things happen”.

This year we would like to

recognize one of the mem-

bers of the Technology

Committee who also

served as a Trustee.

From pulling wires, to

designing needed compo-

nents, to donating equip-

ment, he has been instru-

mental in providing tools

for ministry in the sanctuary

and Family Life Center.

And while leading the many

needed projects, including

upgrades to computer

networking and telephone

services for our facility, he

was never too busy to stop,

and with his quiet manner


Jan. 6th - Epiphany Sunday

OT:Isaiah 60:1-6 & NT: Matthew 2:1-12

Title: "What Are You Searching For?" Message by Doug Lain

Jan. 13th - Baptism of the Lord Sunday

OT: Isaiah 43:1-7 & NT: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Title: "Becoming God's People" Message by Doug Lain

Jan. 20th

OT: Isaiah 62:1-5 & NT: John 2:1-11

Message by Tara Lain

Jan. 27th

OT: Nehemiah 8:1-3,5-6,8-10 & NT: Luke 4:14-30

Title: "Accept or Reject?" Message by Doug Lain

Saints Among Us

Phil Stancil

On behalf of the missions

team I would like to thank

the Aldersgate members

who donated gifts for the

Reindeer Store program

at Central Regional

Hospital. Aldersgate

donated over 200 toys,

books, jewelry, clothing,

snacks, cards, school

supplies, and home decor

items. Anne Finch, Jane

Bahor, Colleen and Cara

Anna helped wrapping the

gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Claus

greeters and Christmas

musicians helped create a

festive mood. The volun-

teer services staff espe-

cially wanted us to thank

LAY PERSON OF THE YEAR

deliver phase one just

before Christmas.

Thank you so much and

congratulations, Glenn!

By Jeri Vincent

Lay Person of the Year is

awarded to a lay person

who has excelled in their

area of mission or

ministry for the year.

This year's award goes to

Glenn Reynolds. Glenn

serves as the chair of our

Construction Subcommit-

tee, a part of the Building

Committee. If any of you

have ever built a house or

managed a cross function-

al project, you know how

daunting this can be. In this

role, Glenn has actively

managed the quoting and

bidding processes and the

coordination of construc-

tion contracts. Additionally,

he has served as the ‘face of

Aldersgate’ to the architect,

many contractors, the City,

the com-munity, and the

congregation, spending

much of his time oversee-

ing the work. Glenn's

extensive experience and

expertise helped to

THANK YOU FROM THE COMMUNITY

cookies and punch. The

YMCA counselors led the

children in a game of

"Who's Got the Bone/ and

Rev. Alliger of Duke's

Chapel presented the

story of Jesus's birth.

Everybody had a wonder-

ful time and the children

were thrilled with their

gifts. Thanks again to the

Aldersgate sponsors for

their contributions.

Colleen Anna, Peggy Allen, & Lee King

Aldersgate for their con-

tributions. At the end of

the day our gift wrapping

fingers were tired but our

hearts were filled with the

Christmas spirit seeing

the patients happiness

with their gifts. Thank

you Aldersgate for help-

ing make this happen. Colleen Anna

The children in the

CONDUIT Angels

program send their thanks

to the Aldersgate congre-

gation for the wonderful

Christmas gifts given.

The children were so

excited they could hardly

wait through the games

and food before the gifts

were given out. There

were over 50 children

who were sponsored by

Mt. Sylvan, Bethany,

Duke's Chapel, Mt. Level,

New Jerusalem and

Aldersgate churches.

The party was held at the

Oxford Manor Communi-

ty room during the After

School Program time on

Dec. 19th. Some of the

children's parents and

younger siblings also

joined in the festivities.

The YMCA counselors

brought pizza and the

CONDUIT churches

brought fruit and vegeta-

ble trays and homemade

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The CONDUIT Angels program

send their thanks to the Aldersgate

congregation for the wonderful

Christmas gifts given.

Aldersgate donated over 200 toys,

books, jewelry, clothing, snacks,

cards, school supplies, and home

decor items.

Lay Person of the Year

Glenn Reynolds

THANK YOU FROM THE COMMUNITY


Thank you to all members

who participated in the

2012 Share Your Christmas

Program. Once again it

demonstrates that peace,

love, and hope can triumph

when we work together to

make a difference. What a

striking example it is of that

important Biblical teaching

which says, “Love is not

real unless it is given

away.”

Richard Low

Chairperson of Share Your

Christmas

Christmas is truly a

“most wonderful time of

the year” as it allows us

to share God’s love with

families in need in our

Durham community.

How fortunate we are

to live in a community

where such sharing leads

many individuals and

churches to provide

Christmas gifts to

children of eligible

families through the Share

Your Christmas Program.

Under the sponsorship of

The Volunteer Center of

Durham, Department of

Social Services, and the

Herald-Sun newspaper,

this program brought joy

this year to nearly 4000

children and parents.

Aldersgate United

Methodist Church, is an

example of the generosity

and kindness that make

the Share Your Christmas

Program so meaningful.

This Christmas season

over 100 members

bought, wrapped, or

delivered presents to 111

persons comprising 28

families. In addition, 2

food boxes filled with

staples were delivered to

each family in order to

make their Christmas

meal a delight. None of

this would have been

possible without the

assistance of Food Lion

and DeHaven’s Moving

& Storage, who helped

with the food and boxes.

This Christmas season over 100

members bought, wrapped, or

delivered presents to 111 persons

comprising 28 families.

To see “Aldersgate United Methodist Church 2012 Year End

Review, Giving Back Your Unique Gifts and Talents” click HERE

If you do not have access, the printed slides begin on the next page.

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Volume 1, Issue 1

Share Your

Christmas

Sponsored 28 families

Over 100 people

Over $8,500 in gifts

and food baskets

Over 200 hours of

volunteer time

Collected 207 Christmas

Shoeboxes for Operation

Christmas Child

Over 50 people giving

blood in 3 blood drives

Support

the Duke

Children’s

Bone

Marrow

Clinic

CONDUIT – Oxford Manor

over 200 volunteer hours

Urban Ministries &

Durham Food Pantry

Fed over 250 people

Several thousand pounds

of food collected and donated

to food pantries

Raised $8,195.00

For food donations

The children raised over

$489.00 for “Trick or

Treat for UNICEF”

Over 840 Volunteer hours

supporting IHN (Interfaith

Hospitality Network)

Haiti Mission Team

$ 30,205.00

Jamaican Mission Team

$ 19,338.00

Youth Mission Team

$ 8,096.53

$190,000.00 has been

raised and given away to

Missions.

Over $560,000.00 was

collected for the Capital

Campaign

Over $670,000.00 in

offerings so far this year

to the general budget

TRUSTEES CORNER

GROWING (Grow as disciples of Jesus Christ, and as a

faithful community called the church.)

2012 has been a busy year here at Aldersgate UMC. There has been a whole lot

going on here in addition to all the construction that has been going on around our

church campus. The Trustees have tried to keep you informed of all the work that

we as a committee have done during the year through this Trustee Corner. We

thought we would close out the year with our Top Ten List of some of our work not

related to the construction.

#10 Started a recycling program at the church

#9 The choir room was painted and new carpet installed

#8 Purchased first aid kit for FLC and installed new batteries for AED

#7 Updated our facility usage policy, wedding policy, bus policy, a new outdoor

picnic shelter usage, as well as update facility to comply with safe sanctuary

#6 Purchased a church bus

#5 Allowed guide dogs to be trained here at Aldersgate ( have you seen them at

our Worship services?)

#4 Completed a construction project at the parsonage

#3 Updated the Family Life Center (to help improve our worship experience) and

installed a New big screen TV in sanctuary

#2 Installed a new telephone system and new internet connections

AND THE NUMBER ONE ITEM THAT RECEIVED THE MOST

CONVERSATION DURING 2012…...…….

#1- NEW TOILET TISSUE DISPENSERS for all restrooms!

All this work was done in addition to approving all meetings and finally leading the

charge to deal with some of our storage issues and room assignments. Thank you for

your support of our committee. We did all of this and still came in under budget for

the year.

A big thanks to the 2012 Trustee team !!!

The 2012 AUMC Trustees: Billy Cole, Chairperson, Susan Dernosek,

Vanessa Gordon , Laurie Leeson , Kay Shaver, Randy Sheffield, Phil Stancil,

Mark Thomas, Ron West.

The incoming 2013 AUMC Trustees: Billy Cole, Kay Shaver, Susan Dernosek,

Mark Thomas, Phil Stancil, Randy Sheffield, Mary Taylor, Mitch Moser and

Ron Pendergrass.

JANUARY ALTAR GUILD

JANUARY ACOLYTE SCHEDULE

8:15am Service 11:00am Service

1/6 Rebecca Johnson Mackenzie Hale

Tanner Reo Olivia Lain

1/13 Kaylee Eckhoff Katie Leonard

1/20 Jacob Bosecker Emily Lain

1/27 Hannah Fogle Margaret Ann Healy

NURSERY MINISTRY

Volume 1, Issue 1

An acolyte is a person who assists the

presiding minister/pastor in worship

and carries out certain duties, includ-

ing candle lighting; carrying the

processional cross; holding or getting

items the pastor needs at baptisms,

Holy Communion, and other worship

acts. Acolytes may be children,

youth, and adults.

Sharon MacLaurin and Alice Osteen

Altar Guild assures the worship space

and supporting materials are prepared

for worship.

JANUARY TRUSTEE

Billy Cole

The Trustees supervise and maintain

all property belonging to the congre-

gation so that the ministries of the

congregation can be effective.

Each Sunday Morning: 815am, 9:30am and 11:00am

Lori Fisher, Jamie Lewis and Ellen Whisnant

Tuesday Music Practices:

Ellen Whisnant and Lynn Wilfong

January Lay Assistants Schedule

Ushers Greeters & Welcome Station Lay Readers

8:15am Worship Service

1/6 Henry Atkinson Andy & Stacey McCorison (m) Barbara Atkinson

Carl Chmielewski Sam & Kay Edwards (o)

Charles Andrews/Chick Hinton Welcome Station: Dave & Carol Brese

1/13 Colleen Puceta Beverly Jackson (m) Burton King

Doug & Carol Morris Carl & Kathy Chmielewski (o)

Garry Bowman Welcome Station: Holly Hall

1/20 Andy & Stacey McCorison David & Carol Brese Curtis Gay

Sam & Kay Edwards Charles Andrews

Welcome Station: Judy Alford

1/27 Paul & Linda Jones Chick Hinton (m) David Brese

Mitch Adkins/Pam Boatright Colleen Puceta (o)

Welcome Station: Sam & Kay Edwards


1/6 Cathy Sheffield/Colleen Puceta Beth Menchini April Perry

Welcome Station: Betty Wickham

1/13 Cynthia Bell/David Shaffer Colleen Puceta Betty Wickham

Welcome Station: Cathy Sheffield

1/20 Betty & Dale Wickham Lara Rowland Cathy Sheffield

Welcome Station: Holly Hall

1/27 Dawn Eckhoff Dale & Betty Wickham Doug Taylor

Mary Taylor Welcome Station: Lara Rowland


1/6 Walter/Maryellen Finnigan Anabela Anca Mendes (m) Suzi Caudill

Ashley King/Bill Smith Betty Jane Upchurch (o)

Welcome Station: Holly Hall

1/13 Cathy Moser/Ginger Hawkins Bill Smith (m) Steve Wilfong

Graham Nichols/Jan Howe Brent Walker/Sarah McCorison (o)

Welcome Station: Anabela Anca Mendes

1/20 Joyce Mackin/Kelly Freeman Carol Newman (m) Ron West

Joyce/Ron Pendergrass Doug Taylor (o)

Welcome Station: Jennifer McLamb

1/27 Kim & Wayne Aiken Ed Osteen (m) Peggy Allen

Ken Strupe/Mitch Moser Jim & Edna Wood (o)

Welcome Station: John Howe

To access the monthly church calendar, please click HERE : or click on This Week in Our Church - on the left side of

the front page of the church website: www.aldersgate.org.

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ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

INCOME SNAPSHOTS THROUGH 12/31/2012

Operating Income Versus Budget

YTD Budgeted Pledged Received Unpledged Contri-

butions

Total YTD Contri-

butions

YTD Collections -

Budget

YTD Budgeted $ 644,236 $ 568,436 $ 172,344 $ 740,780 $ 96,544

Operating Income Versus Spending

YTD Spent Pledges Received Unpledged Contri-

butions

Total YTD Contri-

butions

YTD Collections -

Spent

YTD Spending $ 740,318 $ 568,436 $ 172,344 $ 740,780 $ 462

Capital Fund Snapshot

2011 - 2014

Pledged Pledges Received

Unpledged Contri-

butions

Total Contribu-

tions

Received Versus

Pledged

YTD Capital $1,360,993 $ 453,806 $ 86,524 $ 540,330 $ (820,663)



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Durham, NC 27712

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