Announcements - January 1, 2012
Asbury United Methodist Church
January 1, 2012
Welcome to worship at Asbury United Methodist Church. If you are a visitor from another congregation, we extend to you our greetings and hope you can join us again. If you are living in the Quad City area, and are not active in a church, we invite you to consider becoming active with us.
Sunday, January 1
10:00 Worship Service
10:00 Pop Can Drop
No Sunday School
Monday, January 2
Office Closed
Tuesday, January 3
9:00 Exercise Class
9:00 Library Committee
6:00 Leadership Devel.
6:30 Educ. Commission
Wednesday, January 4
Salvation Army Meal
5:15 All Church Meal
5:15 Conformation
5:30 Praise Team
6:00 Church & Society
6:00 4th & 5th Grade Youth Grp.
No Cherub Choir
7:15 Chancel Choir
Thursday, January 5
9:00 Exercise Class
7:00 Bible Study
Friday, January 6
8:30 Fellowship w/a Purpose
Saturday, January 7
8:30 Morning Bells
Sunday, January 8
8:30 Traditional Worship Service
9:45 Sunday School
9:45 College Student Fellowship
11:00 Praise Worship Service
1:00 Parish Nurse Anointing Ceremony
2:00 New Members Class
7:00 Sr. High Youth Group
Monday, January 9c
12:45 Ruth Circle
6:30 Companions in Christ
7:00 Worship Committee
FELLOWSHIP WITH A PURPOSE
Please consider joining this friendly group, either every time or just when your schedule permits! They meet on the first and third Fridays of each month during the school year from 8:30 am until about 10:30 am. The purpose is to help with light custodial clean-up of church in preparation for Sunday worship services. Coffee and refreshments are served! All are welcome! Call Bob Reiter at 332-5898 for more information.
ASBURY’S WORSHIP IS NOW ON CD AND AUDIO!
CDs of our 8:30 Worship services are available for one week check out in the church library. The CDs are located in the adult section, next to the check-out box. Audio of each worship service is now available to stream or download to your computer from the Asbury website (www.asbury-bett.org).
WELCOME BACK COLLEGE STUDENTS!
As an extension of Sunday School, we would like to invite college students as well as the congregation to visit with these students and enjoy Asbury fellowship on Sunday, January 8th at 9:45 in the Upper Fellowship Hall. We hope you can come and share your experiences with us as well as for us to give encouragement to your journey!
HOLIDAY SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Today, January 1st, there will be one worship service, at 10:00 am. There will be no Fellowship time with Upper Room Café or coffee and donuts. We will resume our
regular worship schedule and Fellowship time on January 8th.
THANK YOU TO BELL RINGERS!
A special thank you to all of who rang the bells this season at K & K Hardware! We had a number of first time bell ringers in addition to those who have participated for many years. Your help has made a merrier Christmas for those who are less fortunate.
DINING TOUR COUPON BOOKS ARE GOING FAST!
Quad City Dining Tour Coupon Books are available in the church office or from Jerry Roskens. A fee of $35.00 is requested with all profit ($10) going to support OUR HOUSE PRESCHOOL, which is located in the inner city of Davenport. Our help allows the underprivileged children to attend Our House Preschool during the summer months. Thank you for supporting Our House Preschool!!! Church and Society Commission
HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS
The church office will be closed Monday, Jan. 2nd for New Year’s Day. All staff will
be spending time with family during the holidays and may be working flexible hours. If you are unable to reach a staff member at the church, please call their home.
TLC JANUARY MISSION: JOPLIN MISSION TRIP
The January TLC offering has been designated by our Global Ministries Committee to support the mission trip to Joplin, MO. Your donations will support the team by helping with expenses and purchasing of items to leave in Joplin. The group from Asbury is scheduled for March 3 - 10, 2012. Thank you for helping this very worthwhile outreach ministry by placing your pocket change in the TLC jars each Sunday morning in January.
MITTEN TREE
Asbury’s Church & Society Commission are again collecting mittens, hats and gloves to take to the Friendly Thrift Center. There the customers may purchase the items at a nominal cost. Please help us with this very worthwhile project. Your generosity is most appreciated. The Mitten Tree is in the west narthex through January. Thank you for your help.
THANK YOU
We wish to thank our Asbury friends for the prayers, cards & calls following the death of our beloved grandson, Troy Dawson. Your concerns were very comforting and much appreciated. Tom and Gayle Buxton
MISSING UPPER ROOM CAFÉ TABLECLOTH
Many of you are familiar with the Upper Room Café’s flavored coffees, tasty goodies, and black and white checked tablecloths. Unfortunately, we are missing one tablecloth and would like to ask if anyone has seen it? Maybe it’s in a different part of the church, or someone took it home to wash? If anyone knows where it is, please leave it in the kitchen or contact Heather Dennis at 340-1748. Thank you!
BODY AND SOUL
The next session of Body and Soul will begin on Wednesday, January 11th. Our theme will be “Fruit of the Spirit”. This will be a nine week session and at the last meeting we will all bring a different fruit and have a fruit salad! If you have any questions, please contact Linda Rorke at 441-9047.
GARDEN MINISTRY
Bill Cameron is asking for one or two people to volunteer to call and enroll volunteers for next year’s garden season. Please call him at 332-4898 or 319-670-9068. The gift of your time will help feed the less fortunate!
CARD MINISTRY
December’s Card Ministry meeting was attended by a small group but very much was accomplished. After addressing the Christmas cards, “Thinking of You” and “Sympathy” cards were made for future use. The card rack in the church office is being filled with new creations weekly. If you are in need of a card, stop by and check them out. Our next Card Ministry meeting will be January 11th at 7:00 pm in Rooms 302 & 303 and we will be making Valentine’s cards designed by Becky Carlson.
WINNIE’S WISHES
Winnie’s Wishes Resale Shop is looking for donations of children’s clothing – toddler to pre-teen AND some furniture items (no beds or TVs). The shop is located at 902 East River Dr., Davenport and is open Tuesday – Friday 10 to 4 pm and Saturday 9 to noon.
YOUTH NEWS!!
MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP EVENTS
Sunday, Jan. 1st 10:00 am. - Pop Can Drop
Wednesday, January 11th, 6:00 -7:30 meeting
Monday, January 16th – trip to Snowstar 4:00 – 9:00 pm (still need more adult chaperones and drivers)
4TH & 5TH GRADE EVENTS
Wednesday, January 4th – 6:00-7:00pm., Meeting in Youth Center to plan for Youth
Sunday on Feb. 19th
Wednesday, January 18th – 6:00-7:00pm., Meeting in the Youth Center to plan for
Snack Sale on Feb. 5th
2012 YOUTH MISSION TRIP
On July 15 – 20, 2012 the Asbury Youth will participate in a Mission trip to St. Paul, MN. Any 6th to 12th grader may join the group. Contact Pastor Emmanuel (355-5218) or Nancy French (320-0117) for details!
SWEETHEART BANQUET
The youth will be hosting the Sweetheart Banquet on Sunday night, February 12th. This is the major fundraising event for our Summer Youth Mission Trip. Mark your calendar and watch for upcoming details!! All are invited!
YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS
High School Seniors, there will be Scholarships available for those beginning college in the fall of 2012. Details about applying for the scholarships will be coming soon!
NURSERY ATTENDANT
Asbury is looking for an additional Nursery Childcare Attendant. This is a part-time position, not to exceed 8 hours per week. Interested persons need to be available Sunday mornings, as well as occasional weeknights and be at least 19 years old. We are looking for someone who can provide tender, loving quality care for infants and toddlers that reflects God’s love as shown by Jesus Christ.
If you are interested in the position, please contact the church office at 355-5218 for the job description.
THANK YOU TO CHRISTMAS EVE HELPERS
A special thank you to all who helped clean the Sanctuary after the 7:30 services on Christmas Eve. I enjoyed being able to spend that time with my family. Ron Stafford
F.I.G. KICK-OFF
Do you like to eat? How about gathering with friends old and new for a casual dinner four times a year? The Asbury dinner group, F.I.G., is kicking off this year with an appetizer event at 5:30 on March 4th in Upper Fellowship Hall. Anyone interested in F.I.G. is welcome to attend this event. If you would like to join us, please contact Ann Ottesen by Feb. 1st at 563-370-6943 or aottesen@mchsi.com. Questions about F.I.G. may be directed to Ann as well. More than 50 Asbury members can’t be wrong about a good way to spend an evening! Rona Loweth and Ann Ottesen
THANK YOU FROM TRUSTEES
The Trustees would like to thank those families that volunteered to help with clean up after the 7:30 Christmas Eve worship service, allowing Ron to have a little time off to spend with his family.
COLLEGE MINISTRY
As we begin to prepare for our annual College Ministry Valentine mailing, we are once again thankful to the Church and Society Commission for remembering our Asbury college students by budgeting money for the postage to send the packages! If you would also like to help with this important ministry by donating money for postage, which is always our biggest expense, you can get a free Papa Murphy’s Peel - a - Deal Card valued at $30.00 (the card NEVER expires and can be used at all the Quad City locations) for every $5.00 donation made. Cards may be purchased in the church office.
If you have a college student and have not been contacted for their address, please call the church office (355-5218) or e-mail Patty at pattys@netexpress.net with your student’s address! Also be sure to drop off a picture of your student for our College Bulletin Board that will be going up in the west narthex in early January!
Donation boxes will also be placed in the east and west narthex in early January where you can place a variety of items for our February mailing. The following donations would be greatly appreciated: microwave popcorn, hot chocolate, ramen noodles, individually wrapped valentine candy and packs of gum, post - it notes, highlighters and pens. You can find lists and tags of needed items on the boxes to with you as a reminder of items to purchase.
If you would be interested in helping to pack the boxes on Wednesday evening, February 8th at the church, please contact Deanne Graber at 563-449-8332 or dgraber29@gmail.com. This is a special ministry that has been going on for 20+ years and it takes the whole congregation to make it happen! Let’s make sure our students know we are thinking about them while they are away at college in 2012!
SPECIAL PRAYERS
Asbury Members: Jane Alvarez, Barb Breiby, Cindy Bruhn, Tom Buxton, Kathy Clifford, Bill Coffenberry, Bea Coffman, Edie Collins, Peg Cripple, Margaret DeShon, Virginia Duffy, Vera Green, Dale Hankins, Helen Harvey, Herb Hengst, Lee Kaempfer, Fyrn Koch, Marlynd Millage, Susan Moats, Geri Robbins and Bob Stahl.
Additional Prayers: Barbara Bailey (Claudia Bailey’s sister-in-law), John Beams (Harold Hoffman’s friend), Alyssa Bennett (Sue Moats’ daughter), Wendy Black (Joey Arney’s niece), Karen Borglum (Pastor Kerrin’s friend), Frank Brokaw (Jack & Ruth Baylor’s friend), Walker Cobb (Sherri Stafford’s nephew), Liz Coon (Don Keeney’s sister), Delvecchio family (Mindy Lank’s friends), Gordon Dyer (Kathy Cameron’s brother), Danielle Fitzgerald (Liz Heesch’s cousin), Marsha Freund (Meri Jo Patrick’s sister), Ashley Gillette (Kay Parch’s daughter), Brett Greenwood, graduate and former football player of Pleasant Valley H. S. and University of Iowa, Jackie Helcl (Don Keeney’s sister), Wanda Hollowell (Leona Gailbreath’s sister-in-law), Silas Cole Jackson (Celeste & Bob Hudson-Quartell’s great-grandson), Holly Jasper (friend of Gary & Alinda Littrel), Jesse (Deanne Graber’s nephew), Pat Jessen (Heather Dennis’ mom), Ed Johnson (Linda Dudgeon’s brother-in-law), Dianne Kauffman (friend of Johanna Brenner), Martha Keeney (Don Keeney’s mother), Jean Koehler (Patti Sorensen’s mother), Fred Lorschieder (Jack Fahl’s friend), Shirley & Jack Martell (Jeff Martell’s parents), Mary McDonald (Johanna Brenner’s mom), Shirley McLaughlin (Debbie Douglas’ mother), Janet Miller (Dean Drexel’s sister-in-law), Joann Munson (Barb Nelson’s sister), Mary Jo Myers (Linda Rorke’s mother), Geri & Ray Ney (Theo Fahl’s friends), Yvonne Noble (Rich Noble’s mother), Janet Pease (Doris Meier’s cousin), Hunter Peterson (Terri Law’s nephew), Reba Ripley (friend of the Pritchard and Wolfe families), Sandy (Billy Murphy’s friend), Jo Sapp (Jan Westercamp’s sister-in-law), Bob Scheuermann (Jean Black’s father), Keith Schmidt (friend of Alinda Littrel), Marilyn Seibel (Barb Brethauer’s friend/Kristi & Brittany Halverson’s grandma), Gina Sloss (Al and Hue Sloss’ daughter), Arlo Smith (Mindy Pace’s father), Steve & Teresa Snider family (Jerson’s neighbors), Marie Stapleton (Loraine Stahl’s sister-in-law), Paul Stobaugh (Jean Bowrey’s brother-in-law), Susan (Heather Dennis’ friend), Glinder Taylor-Walker (friend of Marla Johnson), Mary Todtz (Claudia Bailey’s friend), Brian Turnmeyer (Dean & Joey Arney’s nephew), Harley Ward (Pam Campbell’s father), Lucas Warren (Betsy Vanausdeln’s nephew), Shirley & Paul Whitbeck (Doris Meier’s friends), Libby Woodward (Dave and Sharon Phillips’ friend), Jennifer Yoder (Dee Shreve’s great-niece).
PURPOSE DRIVEN STEWARDSHIP FOR PURPOSE DRIVEN MINISTRIES
Update on the 2012 Stewardship Drive. As of Dec. 28th we have received 272 commitments totaling $520,186. This year we are looking at the many ministries of Asbury, their purpose and impact, and that with those ministries we are making a difference in God’s plan. Please return your pledge card to the church by mail, bring it to the church office on weekdays, or drop it in the offering basket on Sunday mornings. Pledge cards were mailed out earlier this fall, but if you need a pledge card they are available in the church office or in the sanctuary. You may also try our new email pledge form on the web at www.asbury-bett.org.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEAL
Asbury serves Wednesday Night Meals from 5:15 – 6:15 in the Upper Fellowship Hall. The menu for the Jan. 4th meal is pizza and salad. The Church & Society Committee is hosting the Jan. 11th meal and the Finance Committee hosting the Jan. 18th meal. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a time of fellowship and good food. It is not necessary to bring a dish to pass, but a free will offering to help defray the cost of the meal is appreciated.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Peter, Sophie and Hudson Wiklund, on the death of wife and mother, Tina, on December 25th.
The head usher for today’s service is Scot Hoscheid.
SPECIAL PRAYERS TO OUR ASBURY FAMILY IN THE SERVICE:
Charles Bauer - Afghanistan
Christopher Ferguson – Djbouti, Africa (Leona Ferguson’s grandson)
Matthew Newman – San Diego, CA (son of Steve & Amy Newman)
Zachary Oles - White Sands, NM (Rose Oles’ grandson)
Keith Philips – Afghanistan (Deborah & Paul D’Camp’s nephew)
Capt. Adrienne Stahl – Langley AFB, VA (Bob & Loraine Stahl’s granddaughter)
Major Brian Stahl – Pentagon, Washington DC (Bob & Loraine Stahl’s grandson)
Please pray always for our military men and women.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Bettendorf, Iowa 52722 ~ 355-5218
www.asbury-bett.org Email: Asbury@netexpress.net
Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The People of Asbury
Rev. Dr. Kerrin Kirkpatrick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Senior Pastor
Rev. Emmanuel Naweji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Associate Pastor
Bec Parrish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Children’s Ministries Director
Brenda Sherrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Nurse
Linda Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult Ministries Director
Gail Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Coordinator/Organist
Michael Reese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Praise Music Director
Joe Buck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chancel Choir Director
Amy Moats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cherub Choir Director
