A Message from Pastor Abby

The year of April and month of Maycember are over -  summer has arrived! It’s time for tan lines, beach trips, mountain relaxation, ball games, all-natural Vitamin D, vacations, weekend trips, and summer campfires. As much as I enjoy vacations, it’s (usually) always good to be back home and get back into routine. Whether you work or you don’t and whether you have kids/grandkids or you don’t - summer schedules tend to be a little different. Amidst that shifting schedule what’s your routine? Where’s your community?

“Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.” - Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT)

On Sunday’s we’ve been looking at what it means to live into what Christ calls us to in The Great Commission (Matthew 28) and live our lives “On Mission”. Part of that is being “God’s Community in Community”. Sometimes in the summer, with our ever-shifting schedules, travels, and nice weather, we can lose site of gathering together as a part of God’s Community. The author of Hebrews reminds us that we should not neglect meeting together but instead encourage each other and motivate each other… even in the summer. Many churches slow down or pause several regular meetings and gatherings during the summer months. I get it… it can be more difficult to plan when you don’t know who will show up, sometimes you just need a break, and what on Earth do you do when you put in all the effort, and no one shows up?

There is no easy answer - but I do know that we’re called to continue meeting, continue encouraging, continue motivating, and continue in acts of love and good works. Maybe it looks different in the summer, maybe it’s reimagined into something new or different during the next three months - that’s ok. Every Sunday when we gather for communal worship it’s like a family reunion; it’s like being home after traveling - you are a part of that. So, between the ball games, the ocean visits, the concerts, the backyard games, the sleepovers, the trips to visit family - how are you staying connected? How are you meeting together in God’s community? Where are you living “On Mission” in the middle of the summer bustle?

On Mission with Christ and with you,

Pastor Abby

Volunteers Needed!

Adult and high school student volunteers needed for Aley’s Music Camp!

June 23, 25, 27 from

8:00 am until 12:30 pm.

We need team leaders, youth assistants, and general volunteers for check in/out, craft helpers, etc.

Please contact Cheri Warner at cookiecaw@aol.com, on Facebook, or in person (2nd service attendee).

Special Music Needed!

As the chancel choir and bell choir take a break for the summer, we have a need for Special Music during the 8:30 am service.

If you are a singer or instrumentalist who would be willing to share your talents, please contact Pam Rauch at choir@aleyumc.org or text/call at (937) 760-3222 to get on the schedule.

If you need accompaniment, Tracey McKibben will be available to provide that, and if you want help with your selection, Pam Rauch will be available Thursday evenings to work with you.

Both youth and adults are encouraged to share solo or ensemble selections with the congregation.

Adult Ministry Discipleship

is Growing!

NEW! Foundations of Faith Group

Starting Sunday, June 1, a new adult Sunday morning group will begin gathering. We will learn together how to build a faith foundation or strengthen the faith we already have.  

Join your group leaders: Pam Rader, Trent Rader, and Gail Simpson, and/or you can connect with them by email (found in the directory.) 

No sign up needed, just join them in the former library located in the adult classroom hall at 9:40 am each week.