The Aldersgate. Heartbeat. Aldersgate United Methodist Church Volume 33, No. 8 April 24,

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1 The Aldersgate Heartbeat The Church With The Warm Heart Aldersgate United Methodist Church Volume 33, No. 8 April 24, 2017 Check it out at Aldersgatehsv.com IMPORTANT: Change in Staff Addresses In conjunction with the new website, the staff at Aldersgate have new addresses. Please be sure and note these new addresses and start to use them soon! Bob Davidson Brant Butler Children s Ministry Dennis Clements Dennis Cornelison Emma Tuttle Good Neighbors Jessica Johnson Kirstin Briggs Lydia Locke Safe Sanctuary Sherill Clontz Wendy Sampson Information bdavidson@aldersgatehsv.com bbutler@aldersgatehsv.com children@aldersgatehsv.com dclements@aldersgatehsv.com dcornelison@aldersgatehsv.com etuttle@aldersgatehsv.com goodneighbors@hsv.com jjohnson@aldersgatehsv.com kanderson@aldersgatehsv.com llocke@aldersgatehsv.com safesanctuary@aldersgatehsv.com sclontz@aldersgatehsv.com wsampson@aldersgatehsv.com Info@aldersgatehsv.com Welcome Tim Tatum I want to encourage everyone to send a note of welcome to Tim Tatum, who will be joining us in July as our Associate Pastor! You can him at tim.tatum@umcna.org or you can send a note, letter or card to: Tim Tatum 1410 Drake Ave SE Huntsville, AL Let him know that he is in our hearts and prayers!

2 Older Adult Ministries Speeders Breakfast Friday, May (Blue Plate Café-S. pkwy) No reservations, just come enjoy breakfast Lunch/Picnic Thursday, May Ken Johnston Park (Next to Publix) Lawlers Barbecue catering Cost $10 a person Yard games, and visiting is our program RSVP to Lydia Locke at llocke@aldersgatehsv.com or May 21 - Celebration Sunday Senior Sunday and Aldersgate Sunday 9:15 Sunday school and Breakfast for graduating Seniors and families in the Fellowship Hall 10:30 Service in Sanctuary to recognize our seniors and celebrate the church s 35th Anniversary 11:30 Potluck lunch celebration in the Disciple Center backyard under the tent Wow, so much to celebrate. Our graduating seniors wanted their church family to all be together for the service. They recognize that people in all services have shaped their lives and volunteered in ministries that benefited them. After worship, bring a dish and share with your church family. Please bring all items in a cooler. There will not be refrigerator space. It will be a time to look back and remember our 35 years of ministry in our community. You will not want to miss out on this special Sunday.

3 Water Olympics May 7th 2-4pm (outside the Disciple Center) All children are invited to come ride the inflatable slide and slip & slide. There will also be squirt guns, baby pools and snow cones. Parents with children under 5 are asked to stay. Camp Sumatanga June Elementary 2 All 3rd - 5th graders are invited to join us for a week of camp at Sumatanga. You will live in a family group and lots of options to try new things and make new friends. During the week we have swimming, canoes, fishing, low ropes, mountain hike, crafts, music, games, wampoline, worship, singing, archery, wood working, and much more!! You register on line at Lydia Locke, Rachel Sparkman Allison and Joshua Allison are the deans for the week. Our summer interns will also be at camp. YOUTH Water Wars Joins us May 7 from 5-7pm for an afternoon of inflatables, snow cones, and all sorts of water games! Cost is $5 and that includes a hotdog dinner! Come celebrate the school year coming to a close with us and bring your friends! Picnic in the Park June 4-July 28 At Ken Johnston Park next to Publix We will serve a balanced, nutritious lunch to children (provided by Feeding America) and a sack lunch to adults from 11:30-12:30 Monday Friday. It is free for everyone, no questions asked.

4 Aldersgate Landscaping Party Saturday May 6, am until Noon Needed: Church members who don t mind working one Saturday morning Goal: Make AUMC look better than the day before Tasks to Do: Spread mulch, pressure wash brick, remove vegetation, trim holly bushes, cut dying tree & re-allocate pea gravel to more suitable locations. All ages and skill levels are welcome to join other like-minded folks for this church-wide effort. An added bonus is the chance to meet someone from another AUMC service and strengthen our church congregation! Tools to Bring: Shovels, rakes & gloves Please let us know if you can participate, call or Peggy Hearn, 256/ or billyhearn@yahoo.com. Thanks for giving back to the church hope to see you May 6th! MAY BIRTHDAYS 5/01 Kim Goodloe 5/02 Danica Pruett 5/03 Alison Bocking 5/03 Michael Wilson 5/04 David Abercrombie 5/05 Cathy Inez 5/06 Jerry Schlessel 5/06 Lisa Spencer 5/06 Rhett Pendley 5/07 Ann Thomas 5/08 Samuel Hydrick 5/08 James Staton 5/09 Rebecca Bundy 5/09 Courtney Hurt 5/09 Jake Thorington 5/10 Daniel Callins 5/10 Blake Levenhagen 5/10 Amanda Ridgway 5/11 David Krieger 5/11 Bill Etheridge 5/12 George Wiggs 5/12 Laura Wiggs 5/12 Kimberly Dickson 5/12 Kevin Hurley 5/12 Bart Hummer 5/13 John Sims 5/14 Marshall Moore 5/15 Mallory Sims White 5/15 Kathryn Kaholokula 5/16 David Bray 5/16 Timothy Cutten 5/16 Aubrey Hurley 5/17 Sue Delary 5/17 Sallye Fleming 5/17 Staci Jamison 5/17 Robert Knight, Jr. 5/17 Megan Inman 5/18 Diane Zimmerman 5/18 Anita Hall 5/19 David Pray 5/19 Ricky Sparks 5/19 Jerry Skievaski 5/19 Jamie Weaver 5/19 Robin Cutten 5/20 Dawn Lee 5/20 Brian Hamaker 5/20 Mike Marcum 5/20 Danielle Lee 5/21 Tina Cornell 5/21 Lauren Hyde 5/21 Jake Sparkman 5/22 Sandra Dawson 5/22 Jimmy Carter 5/22 Lori Light 5/22 Christopher James 5/22 Anna Henrikson 5/22 Delena Fowler 5/23 James Papadopoulos 5/23 Sarah Brown 5/23 Egan Bruce 5/23 Arthur Garrison 5/24 Jan Bickley 5/25 Kathy Bragg 5/25 Robert Dowling 5/25 Amanda Carson Wong 5/26 Thomas Burson 5/26 Judy Drinnon 5/26 Jennifer Horne 5/26 Rob Locke 5/27 Donna Hamaker 5/27 Cory Berry 5/27 Lindsay Ward 5/27 Dylan Davis 5/27 Caroline Schmitz 5/28 Jack Stanfield 5/28 Ann Sparks 5/28 Kirt Lowe 5/28 Michael Broach 5/29 Connie Hannaford 5/29 Raven Hudson 5/29 Will Locke 5/30 Charles Thomas Jr. 5/30 Clindon Norris 5/30 Mark Light 5/31 Darlene Hilton

5 Help Celebrate Jimmy Bassham s Ministry The Rev. Jimmy Bassham, who served as Aldersgate s Senior Pastor from , is retiring after forty-seven years of ministry and the Staff-Parish Relations Committee of Hartselle First UMC is asking our help! If you remember Jimmy and his ministry at Aldersgate, they would like for you to send a note, card or letter letting him know how he helped you in your walk with Christ. THIS IS A SURPRISE, so don t tell! But send your cards, letters and notes by June 18 th to: Reverend Jimmy Bassham 2495 Mockingbird Lane NW Hartselle, Alabama May 7th is Bread Sunday Please bring loaves of bread for the Salvation Army. Drivers and servers are needed for the canteen truck. The first Sunday of each month, Aldersgate volunteers meet at the church at 5:00 PM and deliver meals to the homeless. It is a very rewarding way to spend two hours. If you can help please contact David Ezell. Your donations of bread are always appreciated. 5th Sunday Offering As our tradition at Aldersgate, this week's mission offering will be for UMCOR the United Methodist disaster relief organization. UMCOR responds to natural disasters and humanitarian crisis situations both in the United States and abroad. Donations may be made by designating UMCOR in the memo line of your check or offering envelope. Thank You With the end of the school year comes the end of this year's Backpack Meals for Morris School. Aldersgate has provided weekend meals for 120 children each month. Thank you for the donations of food and money and for helping pack the meals. A very special Thank You to Al Frazier for delivering the meals to Morris School each week. The Backpack Meals mission will resume in August.

6 April Mission of the Month: Reaching Indians Ministries International (RIMI) RIMI s mission is to reach the unreached people groups in India, South Asia, and around the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ, especially the poor and marginalized including Dalits, rural women, and slum children. Established in 1993, RIMI s key program areas are: (1) Evangelism and Church Planting, (2) Leadership Development, and (3) Compassion Ministries. These programs are primarily delivered through RIMI s India partner ministry, Mission India, a non-profit organization based in Nagpur, India. Mission India operates Mission India Theological Seminary (MITS) and oversees a network of over 1,000 indigenous missionaries, 28 Bible schools, and 14 Mercy homes serving over 500 children. We are involved in improving health awareness through various medical training seminars and a 100 bed hospital in Nagpur. We are also establishing village English medium schools, providing employment opportunities through economic empowerment, and providing vocational training for poor and marginalized people. This year about 500 students will be trained to become tomorrow s influential leaders for transforming South Asia and beyond. Gifts to the Mission of the Month in April will help support RIMI s God-sized dream to: * Equip 100,000 Christ-like Leaders * Establish 20,000 Disciple-making House Churches * Care for 10,000 Children * Transform 100,000 Communities Dennis Clements, our Director of Music currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board for RIMI and has known the Founder, Dr Saji Lukos since Learn more about

7 Stewardship Ending March 2017 Income YTD $171, Expenses YTD $185, Difference YTD ($14,691.15) YTD Total Building pledges $ Current Loan Balance $127, Worship Attendance Date Total 4/ / Pastoral Care If you have or know of a pastoral care need, please notify the church office or any of the pastors. The Pastor on Call will provide or direct the appropriate caring response. Pastor on Call Schedule: Mondays & Thursdays Sherill Clontz (256) Tuesdays &Wednesdays Lydia Locke (256) Friday - Sunday: April Lydia Locke May 5-7 Sherill Clontz Newsletter Deadline: The next newsletter deadline is Sunday, May 7 Submit information to: jessica.johnson@aldersgate.ws CHURCH OFFICE Closed: Monday-May 29th Beginning May 30 till July 31 8:30-1:00 Pastor - Rev. Sherill Clontz Associate Pastor Rev. Brant Butler Pianist- Rebecca Bundy Organist - Cherry Keeton Contemporary Worship Leader - Dennis Cornelison Director of Music - Dennis Clements Director of Youth Ministries - Emma Tuttle Director of Discipleship & Assistant to the Minister - Lydia Locke Director of Children s Ministries- Director of KidsGate Choir-Kirstin Briggs Office Manager - Jessica Johnson Financial Manager - Wendy Sampson Facilities Manager-Bob Davidson