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Volunteers In Mission
UMCOR
Emergency Response
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Aldersgate’s Transportation Ministry |
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Aldersgate’s
Transportation Ministry serves church
members who cannot provide their own transportation or who
need assistance in transporting a person. The need may vary
from an emergency situation to a routine doctor’s appointment
or a trip to the drugstore, grocery store or bank.
If you have
such a need or know someone who could use this service, please
call the individuals listed below or the church office at
477-0509
| Donald Mills |
Fran Newman |
| Barbara Andrews |
Millie Duncan |
| Betty Jane Upchurch |
Linda Mills |
| Joan Lundquist |
Deneaize Bennett |
There is no
charge for this Ministry’s service, but if you wish, you may
make a donation to Aldersgate Pastor’s Discretionary Fund, so that
others may be helped.
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New
Baby Ministry |
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The Membership and Evangelism Committee has a new group under
their direction, the New Baby Ministry. Because so many new
families are quite a distance from their extended families
these days, We want to offer new parents the support of the
Aldersgate church family.
Members of the committee are Holly
Fishback, Cindy Jones, Evelyn Johnson, Robyn Thomas, Mary Taylor and
Kathy Chmielewski. We will be in touch with the expectant mother
during her pregnancy to make sure everything is proceeding well.
Once the baby has arrived, we will check-in on the new family with a
gift bag and a visit, in addition to placing the single rose on the
altar. We would like to provide a meal or two for the family and
give the new parents an opportunity to have some time to themselves
by offering a sitter for an evening out.
We would like to offer the congregation
the opportunity to participate in this outreach to our new families.
If you would like to be on a call list to provide a meal to a new
family or to care for one of the new babies for an evening, please
contact a member of the committee. We can provide you with
additional information.
We will also be collecting coupons for
baby items that new parents use regularly. If you are a coupon
clipper, cut out those coupons for formula, diapers, baby foods or
Toys R Us products and place them in the envelope in the literature
rack in the Narthex.
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Aldersgate
United Methodist Church
2007 Community
Christmas Outreach
During the Christmas Season, there
are
Durham community needs highlighted
by several outreach programs that have become very familiar to each of us
at Aldersgate:
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Operation Santa Claus
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Share Your Christmas
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Women In
Action
Again
this year all of these programs will be referred to and displayed in the
Narthex as
"Aldersgate's
Community Christmas Outreach."
Your contributions through Christmas gifts and monetary gifts can be
directed through the programs of your choice. On Sunday, November 18th,
look for the Outreach display in the Narthex. At that time, all of us will
have the opportunity to share our goof fortunes with those who are less
fortunate residing in our community. Checks for monetary gifts may be made out to Aldersgate
UMC with the program of your choice specified on your check. Below is a
brief description of each of the programs:
Operation Santa Claus
will provide gifts for Durham County persons with
persistent mental illness problems who reside at the John Umstead Hospital
in Butner. This year we plan to provide a gift bag for approximately 80
residents. A monetary donation of $25.00 per patient will purchase items such
as socks, underwear, playing cards, puzzles, candy, and personal care
items. If anyone is interested in helping fill gift bags, there will be a
sign-up sheet with the date and time on the board outside the church
office.
Share
Your Christmas
brings Christmas gifts to needy families identified by
the Durham County Department of Social Services. Typically the families
are single parents with 2 to as many as 8 children. Needed clothing items
are indicated for each person. The Durham Social Services Department
suggests gifts (clothing and a toy for children) not to exceed $45.00 per
family member. In addition, contributions of $50.00 cash will
supply each family with a Christmas Food Basket. Gifts & food baskets will
be distributed by the Aldersgate United Methodist Men on Sunday, December
9th,
following Worship services.
Women-In-Action
is part of the Durham County Mission Society that
collects
new
or
nearly new
toys to be distributed to children ages 1-19 who would otherwise not have
Christmas presents. To participate in this program, simply gather up your
toys and bring them to the church. Gifts for the older children such as
CDs, basketballs, footballs and board games are especially needed. There
will be a box in the Wesley Room Hall marked "Women In Action" where you
may deposit your toy donation.
These items can be brought to the church through Sunday, December 9th.
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