Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Rev. Roger Morimoto
4243 Manuela Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 948-6806
rvm878@gmail.com
Aldersgate is a Reconciling Congregation, open to all
Sunday service begins at 10am
COMMUNITY
ALDERSGATE
Go to the Center for Spiritual Life
Use Paypal to donate to us!
Team Assignments:
See Mimi for new info!
Jan 10
Ozoni lunch at AUMC
Jan 12
Koyukai photo class with Paul Sakuma
Jan 12
Enneagram and the workplace at 7:30pm
Jan 14
Spirit session with Tammy at 7:30pm
Jan 23
LIFE Bowling
Jan 31
Special Sunday with Sekayi Edwards preaching
Drop off your
newspapers in the
new mini-shed next
to the parsonage
for the Yu Ai Kai
fundraiser!
FELLOWSHIP TEA:
You are welcome to bring food
items to share. If you are
unable to prepare food ahead
of time or forgot it was your
turn, the church will have
some snacks available. We
ask that you keep the snacks
simple. Thank you!
Ikebana by Mary
Murata
Bunka by Masi Motooka
Oils by
Frances
Tamura
Photography by
Brad Shirakawa
Also!
Gayle Uriu
Sachiyo Yamasaki
Tak Nishiura
Claire Haratani
This year’s Art Gallery features
internment sketches by Riyo Sato
Ikebana by Mary
Murata
Bunka by Masi Motooka
Our May 2 fundraising bazaar is where we specialize in
bento, bbq chicken, udon, manju and crafts, all prepared by
church members. Come by from 11am to 4pm. You may eat
here, or take out.
There will be several tables of gently used collectibles for
sale. Our art gallery will feature internment camp
woodcarvings by Shizue Matsushita. Mary Murata, Bob
Kimura, Claire Haratani, Masi Motooka, Frances Tamura and
Brad Shirakawa will also present their work.
For the first time, the Center for Spiritual Life will hold four
workshops that you can participate in:
11am - free writing poetry
12pm - movement based practices
1pm - group drumming
2pm - group painting - For more about these events, go here.
Sign ups for these workshops are encouraged in advance by
contacting Rev. Roger at rvm878@gmail.com. For a
downloadable poster, click here. See our map page here.
Homemade
crafts
Internment wood
carvings by Issei
Shizue Matsushita
From San Francisco 101:
Take San Antonio exit
SOUTH, quick right onto
Charleston. Charleston
becomes Arastradero as it
passes El Camino. Go past
past Foothill Expressway 150
feet and make an immediate
left onto Manuela.
Stay to the left fork, pass
Kol Emeth synagogue.
We're on the left.
From 280:
Take Page Mill exit NORTH,
go up the hill and go right at
the first light; Deer Creek.
Continue on Deer Creek until
it deadends and go left at
Arastradero, and just
before you get to
Foothill Expressway,
make a right at
Manuela. Stay to the
left fork, pass Kol
Emeth synagogue.
We're on the left.
in 1909, 13 men met on Ramona Street in Palo to start what would later become Aldersgate.
How WWII effected church
members is chronicled, including
the story of Fred Yamamoto, who
died serving his country.
Dozens of feature stories, including our resident chef, Sachiyo Yamasaki, and
our current minister, Rev. Roger Morimoto, inhabit the book.
Annual
events such
as our
Salmon
Dinner
fundraiser,
and new
portraits of
members
and youth
round out
the near 200
pages of
text.
“The Street That Dreams Are Made Of” is our full color, hardbound history book that has
the local community raving! Order here or come by for a look!
We are a reconciling
congregation, which
means we affirm the
lifestyles of the lesbian,
gay, bi-sexual,
transgender and queer
community. We are one
of only six Asian Pacific
Islander churches in
America to be so.
A brief history
Become a member
Reconciling Congregation
Aldersgate was
founded in 1909 as
the Japanese
Methodist Episcopal
Church of Palo Alto.
This early Ramona
Street location was
just a part of a
Japanese American
neighborhood. The
church would move
several times before
becoming Page Mill
Methodist Church on
Page Mill Road. In
1965 we built our
current facility on
Manuela Ave.
See our minister, Rev.
Roger Morimoto for more
details about becoming a
member.
About Aldersgate
Aldersgate provides a
progressive environment
for thought provoking
study of God and
community. We offer a
number of classes that
explore many topics. We
also support various
ministries that reach out
to the global community.
Our annual events are
fellowship and family
oriented. When you
come to Aldersgate, you
are coming home.
If you are interested in donating money to the relief efforts in Japan, you may make a check out to
Aldersgate UMC, and put “Japan relief” in the memo section of your check. Mail the check to us at
4243 Manuela Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306. We will send you a receipt within 7-10 days.
We will route your donation through UMCOR, the United Methodist Committee On Relief.
UMCOR is the not-for-profit global humanitarian aid organization of the United Methodist Church. Its
mission, grounded in the teachings of Jesus, is to alleviate human suffering—whether caused by war,
conflict or natural disaster, with open hearts and minds to all people.
UMCOR responds to natural or civil disasters that are interruptions of such magnitude that they
overwhelm a community's ability to recover on its own. It recognizes that disasters cause disruptions
that can last for years and often create permanent changes in people's lives. UMCOR works within a
community to address the long-term effects of a disaster and assist people in rebuilding and adjusting
to change.
Every dollar you donated will go towards those in need in Japan.
You can also go to http://secure.gbgm-umc.org/donations/umcor/donate.cfm?code=3021317
to learn more and donate directly on the web.
Thank you!
Japan Relief Effort