FINDING OUR WAY: How Will We Grow As Adults?

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Charlottesville, VA 22901

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March 15, 2015

The Altar flowers today are given to the glory of God. Please Pray For Peggy Aglubat; Irylanna Butler; Alli Callender; Nancy Clark; Victor Connor; Helen Counsell; Eugene Deane; Harry Fluharty; Tammy Fritz; June Moon Gaedecke; Chad Gittings; Kathryn Gray; Liz Hood; Nan Hutcherson; Roy Jones; Jeremy Long; Don & Pat Milleson; Art Oliver; Nancy Reed; Ed Rush; Paula Smith; Bunny Taylor; Travis Whetzel; Ernestine Williams; Dannie Wright

This Week at Aldersgate Today, March 15 9:00 am Revelation Class (208); Agape Class (108) 9:00 am Childrens Sunday School 10:00 am Worship Service (Sanctuary) 11:15 am Friendship Class (208), Seekers (108) 11:30 am Worship Service (Sanctuary)

Monday, March 16 6:00 pm Instrumental Ensemble (S) 6:00 pm Finance (208) 6:30 pm Disaster meeting (111) 6:30 pm COSA (111) 7:00 pm Boy Scouts Troop 119 (RR) 7:00 pm Families Anonymous (108) 7:30 pm Church Council (RR)

Tuesday, March 17 10:00 am Quilters Guild (RR) 12:30 pm Friendship Luncheon at DoubleTree 1:00 pm ALS support group (RR) 1:30 pm Alzheimers support group (208) 5:30 pm Total Restoration Ministry (108) 5:30 pm Stephen Ministry (208) 6:00 pm Handbell Practice (S) 6:30 pm Sam Gibbs Circle (RR) Wednesday, March 18 1:00 pm Staff Meeting 5:30 pm Small Group Prayer meeting (108) 6:15 pm Covenant Discipleship (Parlor) 7:00 pm Bible Study (Youth Room)

Thursday, March 19 10:00 pm Mary Mills Circle (HR) 6:00 pm Greer Backpack Program 6:30 pm Sweet Adelines (FH) 7:00 pm Praise Band Rehearsal (S)

Friday, March 20

Saturday, March 21 8:00 am CMTA (S,208,CR,WC) 8:00 am Mens Group (208) 5:30 pm St. Patricks Dinner (FH)

Lets Talk about Scripture - Sermon Discussion

TODAY from 11:15 - Noon At a round table in the Reed

Room, become part of a discussion on the Scripture and sermon of the day. Get some

food and drink and feed your soul at the same time!

ST. PATRICKS DAY DINNER

Saturday, March 21 5:30 - 7:30 pm

$10 Adults $8 Seniors (60 & over) $5 Kids (12 and under)

Sweet Adelines will be giving two performances in the Sanctuary!

One Great Hour of Sharing Today is the One Great Hour of Sharing. Any monies given to

UMCOR (the United Methodist Committee on Relief) today go to cover administrative costs so that 100% of donations given during the year that are designated to

help when disasters occur can go to help those in need!

Friendship Luncheon March 17 at 12:30 pm

Donna Authers, Guest Speaker Author of A Sacred Walk

See Jean Ward

Childrens Easter Celebration Easter Sunday, April 5

9:00 to 9:30am Easter Egg Hunt at 9:30!

Donations welcome (Candy, stickers, pencils, etc.)

New Member Class Saturday, March 28

10:30 am to 12noon, Reed Room Questions about UMC?

Interested in membership? Contact Rev. Scott Davis

Key:

CR = Choir Room

FH = Fellowship Hall

HR = Hospitality Room

K = Kitchen

RR = Reed Room (Old Sanctuary)

Unfin. FH = Unfinished Fellowship Hall

WC = Welcome Center

YR - Youth Room

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Easter Lilies and Mission Kits You are invited to place an Easter Lily in the sanctuary on Easter Sunday, April 5th. The cost per lily is $12 or you may make one or more $12 contributions towards the Mission Kits we will assemble to take to the Virginia United Methodist Annual Conference in June. These kits will be distributed to people in need in the US and elsewhere around the world.

Donations of lilies and contributions towards Mission Kits will be acknowledged in the worship bulletin on Sunday, April 5th.

Complete the order form, attach payment, and place in the offering plate. Checks should be made payable to Aldersgate United Methodist Church.

The deadline for ordering is Sunday, March 29th.

MARCH 15, 2015 ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING 10AM WORSHIP SERVICE We Gather Together

Prelude There Is a Fountain/Nothing but the Blood arr. Daub/Keveren Jo Pettitt, piano

Welcome Rev. Scott Davis

Preparation for Worship Sanctuary

*Opening Hymn 384 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling BEECHER

*Opening Prayer Becky Parkins Lord, as we gather here, on this day of sharing, remind us that you have shared with us your most precious gift, our Lord Jesus Christ. Help us to model our lives after his messages of compassion and service to you and to all your world. In Christs Name, we offer this prayer. Amen.

Come Now Children All children are invited to come forward as the congregation sings: Come, now, children, this is your time; God loves you, we love you, you are the gift of our church!

Childrens Message Rev. Chris Fuss Following the Children's Message children may return to sit with their families or attend Children's Church (for children ages Pre-K through 5th grade) downstairs. Following the Worship service children in Pre-K and Kindergarten may be picked up from room 110, and children in grades 1st through 5th may be picked up from room 106 by their parents/guardians.

Anthem Hymn of Promise Natalie Sleeth Chancel Choir

We Hear the Word Scripture Lesson 1 Timothy 4:7b-16 (CEB) The Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.

Sermon Finding Our Way: How Will We Grow As Adults? Rev. Scott Davis and Mike Thornton

We Respond to the Word

Hymn of Prayer 328 Surely the Presence of the Lord

Prayers of the People A pause follows each prayer which ends with: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

The Lords Prayer

Offering Prayer

Offertory Amazing Grace Alicia Strickler, Alto Sax

*Doxology 95

*Affirmation of Faith 889 Affirmation from 1 Timothy 2:5-6, 1:15, 3:16

*Glory Be To The Father 70

*Hymn of Commitment 530 Are Ye Able BEACON HILL

Communication Card Please take a moment to fill out this

card, then tear at the perforation and place it in the offering plate.

Name: ________________________ ______________________________ E-mail: ________________________ ______________________________ Phone number: _________________ ______________________________

I AM INTERESTED IN: Will share in conversation with God Will have quiet time to read Lenten Devotional Will discuss Scripture at todays 11:15 discussion group in the Reed Room

Will pray silently

Will pray for others Baptism Usher for Holy Week/Easter Maundy Thursday, April 2, 7pm Good Friday, April 3, 7pm Easter Sunday, April 5, 8am Easter Sunday, April 4, 10am Greeter for Holy Week/Easter Maundy Thursday, April 2, 7pm Good Friday, April 3, 7pm Easter Sunday, April 5, 8am Easter Sunday, April 4, 10am

We Go Forth to Serve *Benediction

*Going Forth in Peace Leader: The peace of the Lord be always with you. People: And also with you. You are invited to join in refreshments and conversation at Sip-N-Chat, to your left as you exit the sanctuary.

*Postlude

11:30 WORSHIP We Gather for Worship

Gathering Create in Me a Clean Heart, Oh God Welcome

Congregation Worship: Lord I Need You

Childrens Worship Song: Let Everything That (Has Breath)

Childrens Message Rev. Chris Fuss Following the Children's Message children may return to sit with their families or attend Children's Church (for children ages Pre-K through 5th grade) in room 106 downstairs. Following the Worship service they may be picked up by their parents/guardians.

We Hear the Word Scripture 1 Timothy 4:7b-16 (CEB) The Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.

Sermon Finding Our Way: How Will We Grow As Adults? Rev. Scott Davis and Mike Thornton

We Respond to the Word

Offering Amazing Grace (my chains are gone)

We Come to the Table

Communion Brokenness Aside All who are seeking to respond to the grace of Jesus Christ are invited to share in Holy Communion. Come to the Communion station as you feel led, receive a piece of bread, and dip the bread in the chalice. Following communion you may pray at the kneeler if you wish.

The Lords Prayer

Community Moment If you are feeling called to get connected at AUMC we encourage you to talk to one of the greeters or pastors to see how to get started.

We Go Forth to Serve

Send Off Your Grace Is Enough

Benediction *stand as you are able

FINDING OUR WAY: A Sermon Series

for our Lenten Journey Sundays, 10:00 and 11:30

March 22 How Will We Share Gods Love?

March 29 Who Will Go?

Holy Week/Easter Maundy Thursday, April 2, 7 pm, Communion, Choral Music, Stripping of the Altar

Good Friday, April 3, 7 pm, a blended dramatic worship service with Communion

Easter Sunday, April 5 8 am Celebration Service with Communion & Blended Music

10 am Celebration Service with Communion & Traditional Music

Taize, A Service of Quiet Prayer and Song

Wednesdays, 6:45 - 7:15 pm, sanctuary. Come experience this

contemplative, simple, meaningful way of singing and

praying together.

HAITI Mission Trip Dr. Dave Reynolds will be leaving on his 13th medical mission trip to Cap Haitian Haiti on April 11th. Financial aid is needed to buy formula, AK meal, medicines and other supplies to help the people of the Cap Haitian area. Last year, this team saw close to 2,500 patients and provided a large amount of nutritional support to the people of northern Haiti. Your generosity was instrumental to the success of this mission team. Please make checks payable to Aldersgate United Methodist Church with Haiti in the memo line. Please direct questions to Deb or Dave, 295-8217 or rynldsdeb@yahoo.com.