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    The November Advocate has been published. Download a PDF copy on the Newsletters page.

    Annual Church Conference, Today, Sunday, November 30 at 7:00 pm

    Our annual Church Conference will be in-person today, Sunday, November 30, at 7:00 pm in partnership with our friends at West Chelmsford UMC and Westford UMC. Please join us for shared worship and business sessions. If you are interested in attending remotely, please notify the church office or Peter Smyton by Monday, November 24, and a Zoom link will be sent to you. A softcopy of our annual report has been sent via an all-church email. If you are attending the Church Conference, feel free to print it out and bring it with you to follow along. Aldersgate will help 50 families with Thanksgiving baskets this year. Donation box and frozen turkey sign-up sheet is in entryway. Don’t forget to bring your turkeys on Sunday. Thank you!

    Sign Up for Small Gatherings with Pastor John!

    One way Pastor John wants to get to know us is through small informal gatherings, hosted by members of the congregation. Look for sign-up sheets in the Welcome Area with the date, time, host family, and location of these gatherings. The number of entries for each gathering is the maximum that can be accommodated, so please use one line per individual when signing up, e.g., couples should use two lines. Three of the opportunities are this week, so please sign up soon! Depending on the demand, more gatherings may be added

    Stewardship Campaign 2026

    It is not too late to submit your pledge card! “Grow, Serve, Share” Thank you to all those who prayerfully considered their family’s generosity plan for supporting our 2026 ministries and submitted their pledge cards. Because of your faithful giving, the Finance Committee and Ministry Leaders will be working together to reconcile our 2026 Budget as we prepare for our year ahead. Thank you again for your prayers surrounding this process and for joining us in “Grow, Serve, Share”

    There will be another Blood Drive opportunity on December 27, 2025.

    You can schedule your appointment for the next Blood Drive for December 27th from 9am-2pm Please sign up if you can help this important cause. There continues to be a national shortage! Please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and search under August 9th to schedule an appointment. For more information call or email Cate Lehan or Robin Dye or the church office.

    There continues to be a national shortage! To donate blood call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org 

    https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive

    Christnas Faire and Festival is December 5 and 6

    Our annual Christmas Faire and Festival is this Friday, Dec 5, 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm and Saturday, Dec 6, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. The Faire is an important fellowship and financial event, and we need everyone’s help to make it a success! Please share your plans for donations of items to sell and soup(s) you will provide to the kitchen, or volunteer to staff a table on the sign-up sheets located in the Welcome Area. Contact Bonnie Marden at BonMarden@gmail.com or 978-846-1260 if you have questions.
    Bring your silent auction items or basket, centerpiece containers, jingling jewelry and Gracious Regifting donations as soon as possible to help our Elves preparations. Join the Team as we enter onto this Holy Season.

    Middlesex Community College Student Receives Aldersgate Scholarship

    Aldersgate has established a scholarship in the church’s name at Middlesex Community
    College (MCC). The scholarship of $1,000/year is to be given to a deserving BIPOC – black,
    indigenous, or person of color – student each fall. Thanks to the Mighty Men, who established
    the scholarship, and income earned from our Endowment Fund, the total funding we have
    provided enables the scholarship to be given annually in perpetuity. This fall, the MCC
    selection committee selected Mayi Nakiyngi. Mayi works as a Certified Nursing Assistant
    (CNA) and is currently a Liberal Studies major and hopes to be accepted into the Nursing
    program at MCC within the next year, with the ultimate goal of transferring to UMASS
    Lowell for her BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing). Her current GPA is 3.51. Her award
    was announced at a ceremony at MCC on November 6. (Dawn Jones, Isabelle Cole, and Peter
    served as evaluators of the applications for MCC.) Congrats Mayi!
    Bring your silent auction items or basket, centerpiece containers, jingling jewelry and Gracious Regifting donations as soon as possible to help our Elves preparations. Join the Team as we enter onto this Holy Season.