Aldersgate United Methodist Church

Carnegie Preview Concert

On Saturday, May 17, at 8 p.m., singers from Aldersgate and Messiah United Methodist Churches combine to present Magnificat by John Rutter, which they will sing at Carnegie Hall in June. The concert will also feature each choir in individual pieces, accompanied by piano, organ and orchestra. The public is invited to attend. The concert will be in the Aldersgate Church sanctuary, 1301 Collingwood Road. A free will offering will be taken to help defray the cost of the concert.

Please Help Fill the Food Bank

With escalating prices the food banks are serving more families and thus need more food. Rising Hope is serving over 225 families a week and United Community Ministries is serving between 85 and 100 families a day. Both food banks can use canned soups, canned fruits and vegetables, canned beans, canned meats, pasta, rice, tomato sauce, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and cereal.

Bring your donations to church on Saturday evenings or Sunday mornings and leave in the bins in the Narthex. The Outreach Team will deliver them for you.

Also, one of the major supply sources is the annual food drive conducted by the National Association of Letter Carriers. This drive will take place on May 10th. Households are asked to place non perishable food out that day to be collected by the letter carriers.

Please help whenever you can!

ACCT Auditions on May 13

Auditions for "Hot Mikado", Aldersgate Church Community Theater's (ACCT) 2008 summer musical production, will take place on Tuesday, May 13^th from 7:00pm - 10:00pm . “Hot Mikado” is just what it sounds like – a swinging, jazzed-up version of the original “The Mikado”, the 19^th century operetta by Sir William Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan that was their greatest hit and the biggest musical comedy sensation of the Victorian era. Click here for more details!

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Worship at Aldersgate

Saturday Worship starts at 5:30 p.m. casual attire

Sunday Worship (Traditional) 8:30 & 11:15 a.m. and Sunday School & Contemporary Worship at 9:45 a.m.

Guback Project

Congregation members are invited to ask questions and offer opinions and suggestions about the Guback Project via this website. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions is available as well. Click here to send input to the Guback Project Committee. Even more information about this project is available in the Guback Project Document.

Click Here to Access Your Member Record, Addresses & Phone numbers of other members, and the Church Calendar.

Check out these opportunities!

date posted..........................

5/9/2008-	Scholar-in-Residence Registration
5/7/2008-	Carnegie Preview Concert Information
4/30/2008-	May Wednesday Dinner Reservations
4/22/2008-	VBS Registration Form: Day & Evening
4/16/2008-	Daytime Children's VBS: Volunteer Here!

Sign Up to Play Golf!

The Aldersgate United Methodist Men will be holding our 2nd Annual golf outing May 31 at Andrews Air Force Base in Clinton, MD. Tee time is at 2 p.m.

This will be a team event, however, singles are also encouraged to sign up and play. Men, women, and teens of all ages and skill levels (members and non-members) are invited to join us for fun, golf, and food. Our goal is to have 100 participants this year.

There is an exciting special bonus for anyone making a hole-in-one — a 2-year lease on a 2008 Subaru Impreza sedan with an automatic transmission! Please make plans now to join us. Sign up opportunities will be available after the Sunday morning services. The cost is $80 per player and this automatically gives you a chance to win the car (if you have that hole-in-one!)

Contact either Ken Galbreath 703-799-3225 or Dee Walker 703-360-5403 for additional information.