ANNOUNCEMENTS - February 21, 2010

Asbury United Methodist Church

February 21, 2010
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, February 21
8:30 Traditional Worship
9:45 Sunday School
11:00 Praise Worship
Monday, February 22
Noon – Good News Due
Tuesday, February 23
9:00 Exercise Class
7:00 Technology Review Committee
Wednesday, February 24
12:00 Lenten Study
5:30 Body & Soul
5:30 Praise Team
5:30 Mary & Martha Book Club to Symposium
6:00 4-5th Gr. Youth Group
6:30 Evangelism
6:30 Cherub Choir
6:40 Children’s Bells
7:15 Chancel Choir
Thursday, February 25
9:00 Exercise Class
5:00 & 7:00 Churches United Mtgs.
Thursday, February 25, con’t.
7:00 Bible Study
7:00 Ladies’ ARM at Sue Mosley’s
Friday, February 26
6:00 Movie Night, 6-12th Gr. Youth Group
Saturday, February 27
8:30 Morning Bells
Sunday, February 28
8:30 Traditional Worship
9:45 Sunday School
9:45 Confirmation Banner Making
11:00 Praise Worship
4:00 6th-12 Gr. Youth Group
Monday, March 1
Tuesday, March 2
9:00 Exercise Class
9:00 Library Committee
6:00 Global Ministries
6:00 Leadership Dev.
6:00 Education Comm.

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).

MARY & MARTHA BOOK CLUB
The Mary & Martha Book Club will meet at Symposium Restaurant on Wednesday, February 24 at 5:30. Our book will be: The Penny by Joyce Meyer. Please RSVP to Patti Sorenson at 332-6761.

CHURCHES UNITED 2010 DELEGATE ASSEMBLY
Lay Leaders are invited to come and hear about the Churches United ministries in our community on Thursday, March 25 at First Baptist Church, 4021 91/2 St., East Moline, IL. Registration begins at 6:30 pm, the program begins promptly at 7:00, and a reception with dessert immediately following at 8:00. The keynote speaker will be Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, the general secretary of the National Council of Churches. Please call the Asbury church office at 355-5218 by March 18 to register for the Delegate Assembly.

LENTEN STUDY WITH PASTOR STEPHANIE
Wednesdays at Noon, February 24 – March 31
The study will be on the book, Wilderness Wanderings, a Lenten Pilgrimage by Marilyn Brown Oden, which is available in the church office for $14.50. A light lunch will be provided for each session. Expectations: The book has six chapters, please read the first chapter for the first week, then one chapter each week. Each chapter is about 12-14 pages and there is a discussion guide included in the book. Our time together will be discussion. Please RSVP to 355-5218 by the Monday before each session.

YOUTH NEWS
6-12th Grade Youth Group meets from 4:00-5:30 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month in the Youth Center. For information on the 6-12th Grade Youth Group please call Peter & Tina Wiklund at 344-8864.

LENTEN STEWARDSHIP
This year the Asbury Church & Society Commission would like to help supply the Bettendorf Food Pantry with needed items. The Food Pantry currently has a good supply of canned items and frozen meat, so the real need is for hygiene and paper products. The items needed most al this time include: paper towels, toilet paper, tissues (Kleenex), hand (bar) soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, cake mix, breakfast cereal, and catsup.
Please help us stock the Food Pantry with these important items! You may bring your items to the Food Pantry Baskets located in each narthex. There are also special offering envelopes available for monetary gifts to purchase the needed items.

AFGHAN MINISTRY NEEDS YOUR HELP
We have several beautiful afghans that have been completed recently, and now we are in need of squares to create more afghans. The completed squares should measure 7” and may be either knitted or crocheted. Brenda has just purchased several new skeins of yarn, so stop by the basket in the East Narthex and pick up a skein to knit or crochet squares for afghans. Thank you for your help in this wonderful ministry our church provides to our members and as an outreach to our community.

Thank you for all the cards and prayers that have come my way, from Virginia Duffy.

POTLUCK FOR GARDEN MINISTRY
Set aside Sunday, March 21 at noon for an old fashioned potluck to celebrate the past seasons and share plans for the future. If you have heard of the Garden Ministry, eaten anything from the Garden Ministry, or worked in any of the plots you are invited to attend.
We hope that most of the membership will attend, especially families with children who might be able to help for one hour this spring with getting the plots planted. This will be a good day to celebrate and plan for a new season. Please bring a dish to share on March 21st!

NEW ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
There is a new Adult Contemporary Issues class during the Sunday School Hour in room 303. The group is led by Tim Hocker and Lana LaSalle. A “contemporary adult course” called the Nooma series is being viewed and discussed during the education hour, 9:45-10:45 a.m. weekly. Please call Tim or Lana for more information, or just drop in on Sunday. Everyone is encouraged to attend!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
There is an Adult Sunday School Class that is looking for new members. It meets during the Sunday School Hour in room 302 and is studying the Book of Acts.

HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
Please join in UMCOR’s (United Methodist Corps on Relief) effort to help those devastated by the recent earthquake in Haiti. 100% of UMCOR contributions to this Advance Special will go to those in need. You may make your check payable to Asbury UMC with “Haiti Relief” on the memo line.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS BEGINS NEW BOOK FOR LENT
The Bible Discovery Adult Sunday school class will be starting a new book for Lent. It is called Easter From the Backside by J. Ellsworth Kalas. We meet every Sunday during the Sunday school hour, in the conference room near the church office. Please join us!

RENEWAL DAY FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
On February 27 from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church’s Parish Center, 4105 North Division Street in Davenport there will be a day of spiritual renewal for Adults with Disabilities and their families, friends and caregivers. Please call 386-3781 to register, volunteer, or if you have any questions.

The Head Usher for the 8:30 service is Vern Harvey. The acolyte for the 8:30 service is Eric Hale, and for the 11:00 service is Colin Myers.

Next Week’s Preparation and Your Personal Study: the Scriptures for February 28th are: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27 (UMH 758); Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35.

SPECIAL PRAYERS TO OUR ASBURY FAMILY IN THE SERVICE:
Capt. Adrienne Stahl – Langley AFB, VA (Bob & Loraine Stahl’s granddaughter)
Major Brian Stahl – Langley AFB, VA (Bob & Loraine Stahl’s grandson)
Keith Phillips – Afghanistan (Deborah & Paul D’Camp’s nephew)
Clayton Westercamp – Kandahar, Afghanistan (Dan & Jan Westercamp’s son)
Please pray always for our military men and women.
SPECIAL PRAYERS
Asbury Members: Kathy Clifford, Bill Coffenberry, John Cramond, Bob Dover, Herb Hengst, Derald Montgomery, Bob Stahl, Rob Tyler

Additional Prayers: Claudia Arney (Dean & Joey Arney’s sister-in-law), John Beams (Harold Hoffman’s friend), Alyssa Bennett (Sue Moats’ daughter), Wendy Black (Joey Arney’s niece), Frank Brokaw ( Jack & Ruth Baylor’s friend), Delvecchio family (Mindy Lank’s friends), Gordon Dyer (Kathy Cameron’s brother), Jim Fleming (Doris Meier’s friend), Ashley Gillette (Kay Parch’s daughter), Don Hesse (Dee Shreve’s brother), Arnold Hicks (Our House Preschool teacher’s son), Bruce Hopp (Jan Westercamp’s brother-in-law), Silas Cole Jackson (Celeste & Bob Hudson-Quartell’s great-grandson), Linda Jacobs (Jean Bowrey’s sister), Clyde Janeski (Kay Parch’s friend), Jesse (Deanna Graber’s nephew), Pat Jessen (Heather Dennis’ mom), Sue Lank-Voyles (Mindy Lank’s mother-in-law), Janet Muir (Bob Kline’s cousin), Joann Munson (Barb Nelson’s sister), Mary Jo Myers (Linda Rorke’s mother), Ray Ney (Theo Fahl’s friend), Hunter Peterson (Terri Law’s nephew), Jack Ranson (father-in-law of Bonne Lorenzen’s daughter), Maxine Rayburn (Marla Johnson’s friend), Jean Richards (grandmother of Janna Richards), Nancy & Steve Riedl (Larry & Bonnie Wolff’s daughter and son-in-law), Bradley Riner (Johanna Brenner’s niece’s husband), Reba Ripley (friend of Monie & Charlie Pritchard and Melanie & Rob Wolfe and family), Jordin Roberts (Leona Gailbreath’s great-granddaughter), Rev. Bob Ruppert (former Asbury pastor), Sandy (Billy Murphy’s friend), Jo Sapp (Jan Westercamp’s sister-in-law), Keith Schmidt (friend of Alinda Littrel), Marilyn Seibel (Barb Brethauer’s friend/Kristi & Brittany Halverson’s grandma), Nicki Simpson (Linda Martell’s cousin), Gina Sloss (Al and Hue Sloss’ daughter), Marie Stapleton (Loraine Stahl’s sister-in-law), Paul Stobaugh (Jean Bowrey’s brother-in-law), Wendy Syverud (friend of Rob & Melanie Wolfe and family), Kari Teagarden (friend of Julie and John Moran), Brian Turnmeyer (Dean & Joey Arney’s nephew), Barbara Van Vooren (friend of Carole Bondi), Harley Ward (Pam Campbell’s father), Shirley & Paul Whitbeck (Doris Meier’s friends), Char Wulf (Bonne Lorenzen’s daughter’s mother-in-law)

ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Bettendorf, Iowa 52722 ~ 355-5218

www.asbury-bett.org Email: Asbury@netexpress.net

Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The People of Asbury
Rev. Stephanie Raphael-Nakos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Senior Pastor
Rev. Tom Raphael-Nakos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Associate Pastor
Beth Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Education Director
Peter and Tina Wiklund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Directors of Youth Ministry
Brenda Sherrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Nurse
Gail Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Coordinator/Organist
Michael Reese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Praise Music Director
Joe Buck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chancel Choir Director
Deborah D’Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Altar Choir Director
Michelle Swinney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cherub Choir Director