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Good news - July 2010
JULY 2010 GOOD NEWS
Asbury United Methodist Church
1809 Mississippi Blvd, Bettendorf, IA 52722 355-5218
www.asbury-bett.org Asbury@netexpress.net
SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, 8:30 and 10:00 AM
8:30 – Traditional Service
10:00 – Praise Service
(Education Hour resumes at 9:45 & Praise Service changes to 11:00 on August 22.)
Summer Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday
8:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00
Friday
8:00-Noon
“I WILL BE LOYAL TO THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH and uphold it with my prayers, my presence, my gifts, and my service.”
BY OUR PRAYERS
Please keep the friends and family on the enclosed list in your daily prayers.
BY OUR PRESENCE
May 30 Worship – 232
June 6 Worship – 250
July 13 Worship – 300
July 20 Worship – 273
BY OUR GIFTS
May Income $43,049.12
May Expense $46,025.32
BY OUR SERVICE
Thank you for your generous contributions to the Churches United Food Pantry totaling $70 and 91 items.
Good News Deadline
Articles for the August issue of Good News should be in the church office by Noon on Monday, July 26, 2010. Thank you!
Asbury Worship Services
Audio of each Asbury worship service is available to stream or download to your computer from the Asbury website www.asbury-bett.org
The audio files are posted to the site within minutes of the conclusion of each service. We post a month’s worth of services on the website for you to access. The audio links are on the front page of the website. You might also want to check out the calendar of events, updated weekly, now available online as well!
CDs of our 8:30 worship services are also available for one-week check-out in the church library. The CDs are located in the adult section, next to the check-out box.
Story Hour and Nursery
Both ministries will operate through the summer. Story Hour will be offered at both services, 8:30 and 10:00. Nursery welcomes infants and toddlers through age 3 during both Worship services as well. There will not be Nursery care from 9:45-10:45 a.m. during the summer. Thanks to all parents and volunteers for their commitment to this ministry.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2010
VBS 2010 Theme is Group’s High Seas Expedition! A Registration form is included in this Good News, which can be mailed in or dropped off at church. Please call the church if you have any questions. V.B.S. at Asbury will be held July 19-23 from 9:00am until noon. Children in Preschool through 5th grade, completed, are invited to sign up! There is a $3.00 craft fee per student, payable with registration or on the first day of Bible School. Youth are encouraged to help with V.B.S., and may sign up right on the Registration form. Adult leaders and helpers are also needed. There will be no luncheon on Friday this year, but parents and friends are invited to join the children and teachers in the Sanctuary at noon for a program of music learned and practiced during VBS. The VBS Mission Project will be the Food Pantry “Special Recipes” again this year, as the need remains strong. Please call Beth at 355-5218 if you would like to be a part of this fun summer experience with the Kids. Let God guide you here!
JAZZ SUNDAY – July 11th
Jazz Sunday at Asbury will be on July 11th at both the 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. services! Tewanta & Manny Lopez and friends will provide special music and lead the congregational singing. Mark your calendars! Come and enjoy the jazzy worship services with our guests
Preschool Registration
Asbury Preschool is currently accepting registrations for the 2010-2011 school year. The Tuesday-Thursday class is offered for 3-4 year olds and the Monday-Wednesday-Friday class for children 4-5 years old. Please call 355-5218 for more information,
July 11th Reception
A welcome reception for our new pastors will be held at 11:00 a.m., following the Praise Service, on July 11th in Upper Fellowship Hall. Enjoy refreshments, fellowship and the opportunity to introduce yourself to Pastors Kerrin and Emmanuel.
Ice Cream Social
Friday Night, July 9th
Mark your calendars for an upcoming fundraiser event to help with our service trip for summer of 2011. The youth will be having an ice cream social at the Friday night Bettendorf Park Band Concert held at Middle Park. Our youth and parents will be serving ice cream, baked goods and other items for a free-will donation on Friday night, July 9th at 7:30 p.m.
Rummage Sale to Benefit
Disaster Relief Efforts!
Please join in the efforts of Asbury’s Global Ministries Committee and AIM (Asbury in Mission) members to help fund relief efforts in Oakville, Cedar Rapids and anywhere that disasters happen in Iowa. Bring your unused furniture, tools, sports gear, appliances, kitchen items, toys, etc. to the church at the following Drop-Off Times: July 25 through July 29, 8:00 am – Noon
And, Then Plan to…
SHOP! SHOP! SHOP!
Pre-Sale for
Asbury Members Only!
Thursday, July 29, 2:00-6:00pm
Open to the Public:
Friday, July 30, 8am-6pm
Saturday, July 31, 8am-Noon
Questions? Please call Nancy French at 320-0117.
Would You Like to Help?
During the month of July Asbury’s Church and Society Commission will be collecting school supplies for the Quad City area children who may not have basic supplies to begin their school year.
Asbury will once again be part of the First Day Project – Student School Supply Drive which was started several years ago. We will join in their effort to provide supplies to every child in need. Suggested school items are crayons, markers, scissors, glue, glue sticks, pencils, erasers, rulers, folders, spiral notebooks, etc.
Supplies and monetary donations may be taken to the church office during the month of July. Offering envelopes will be provided in Sunday bulletins during this time for your convenience as well. (Please make checks payable to Asbury UMC with “First Day Fund” noted on the memo line.)
Please consider donating to this community project – what a great way to help children! Church & Society thanks you for your participation once again!
The Friendly Thrift Center
Needs YOU
and We Need Your STUFF!!
Do you have some free time you would like to contribute to a very worthy cause? The Friendly Thrift Center may be the answer. We are located at The Center (the old Wayne Montgomery Building), across from St. John’s United Methodist Church at 14th and Brady in Davenport. Open Monday through Saturday from 9-1, we are looking for willing persons who would like to cashier or help sort donations and put them out for sale. Most volunteers work one morning a week, but some work on specific projects and work at their convenience. We can be very flexible in scheduling your services.
We sell donated goods at nominal prices and we give things away to people who come to us with vouchers from other agencies such as Humility of Mary, United Neighbors, etc. Any money we have left after our expenses are paid is granted to others. Grants this year went to twenty-five different groups and totaled $12,200. Our House Preschool, Family Resources, Meal Service of Scott County and the Safer Foundation were among those receiving grants this year.
Now about your STUFF. We gladly accept all clothing and small household items in usable condition. We are especially in need of men’s casual and work clothes and outerwear. Also, sheets, towels, blankets, flatware, dishes, pots and pans and small appliances are always in great demand. We also welcome your shopping bags and grocery size bags. You may drop off donations during our business hours or leave them in the donation box on the lower level at Asbury.
Many Asbury members are among our faithful volunteers. Those include Carolyn & Don Keeney, Ruth Baylor, Leona Ferguson, Judy Hansen, Sharon Jones, Sheila Kistenmacher, Bob & Mimi Christoffersen, Ann & Marshall Lawson, Nan Mark, Fred Pierce, Bob Reiter, Carole Rogan, Al Sloss, Thiara Smith, Bev Warner, Suzanne Yoder, Deb Gamble and Jane Fergades. Ask any of us about the Friendly Thrift Center and consider volunteering! It is an opportunity to follow Christ’s directive to do for others.
Thanks and blessings,
Jan Douglas, President
Book Bag Sewers Needed!
We are in need of volunteers to sew book bags for school kits to be taken to the November Ingathering. Six packets with material, instructions, and a sample book bag may be picked up in the church office. Our goal is 36 book bags. There is material for six bags in each of the packets. The sewing is simple, straight stitching and requires only your time, thread and talent. Bags need to be completed by October 15th. If you have questions, please call Bev Warner at 332-5042
Welcome!
Dick & Edith Collins
The Fountains #203
3740 Thunder Ridge Road
Bettendorf, IA 52722
We are pleased to welcome Dick and Edie Collins into membership at Asbury. They are retired and recently relocated to The Fountains in Bettendorf to be near their daughter, Pam. Dick lives in an independent-living apartment and Edie is in the Memory Unit of the assisted-living facility. They recently celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary. Dick and Edie are life long Methodists and transfer their membership from the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake, Iowa. They are also associate members of the North Naples United Methodist Church in Naples, Florida.
United Methodist Women
UMW Executive Board, Hannah Circle and Rachel Circle will not meet in July.
RUTH Circle will meet at the church at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20th and then proceed to 2501 River Dr., Moline, to board the Channel Cat Water Taxi.
Program: Presentation TBA.
DORCAS Circle will not meet in July because of the church rummage sale and Vacation Bible School.
Tasteful Treasures Cookbook
Asbury United Methodist Women are proud to offer their new cookbook, Tasteful Treasures. This is a collection of recipes from all of the cookbooks created by our Asbury United Methodist Women throughout the years. Recipes from the “Fashion & Salad” luncheon programs are included. At the end of the book is an index of all the contributors, so glance back to remember members and friends from the past, present, and those who have moved away. The cookbook is available in the church office for a suggested price of $17.00 per book. Proceeds will go to different missions, which is the main focus of United Methodist Women. We know you will enjoy seeing all the names, recipes, and memories of our UMW who have been members for many years.
Thank you for your support of UMW missions!
Exercise Class
Join our Asbury Exercise Class!! We meet each Tuesday and Thursday morning from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in Upper Fellowship Hall. This is a very fun group meeting together for health and friendly fellowship. We have lots of new participants! Please join us. (No Exercise Class during VBS week, July 20 and 22.)
Fellowship With a Purpose
Fellowship With Purpose is taking a break for the summer. They will resume this important ministry again next fall. Thank you so much to this very dedicated group of volunteers!
CARD MINISTRY
Asbury Card Ministry will be taking a break in July. Meetings will resume on the regular schedule of the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 starting August 11th, so mark your calendar and make plans to join us!
Asbury Foundation
The Asbury Foundation wishes to thank Dean & Joey Arney (for celebrating their 55th Wedding Anniversary, Byard Cox’s 80th Birthday, and Don Kuska’s 95th Birthday) and Sherry VanPelt (in celebration of her birthday) through gifts to the Asbury Foundation.
If you have a birthday in July and would like to be a part of the Asbury Foundation ministry you may leave your gift (marked accordingly) in the church office or in the offering plate. Your gift provides the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping future generations and assures you are doing your part to guarantee a strong and promising future for the life and work of Asbury. For more information on the Birthday Fund or the Asbury Foundation, please contact the church office. Thank you!
Altar Flowers
Thank you to Debra Spina and Holly Peterson for providing altar flowers on Sunday, June 27th in loving memory of their parents, Bill and Helen Cade.
There is a sign-up sheet in the East Narthex year-round for anyone who would like to provide flowers for our altar. This is a nice way to honor a loved one or to celebrate a special occasion.
Grateful and Heartfelt Thanks!
What an astonishing surprise and glorious Sunday we had on the 13th. We thank you from the depths of our hearts. When we began to plan the outdoor worship, the idea of also making that our farewell was born. One of the matters that arose was the issue of food. I indicated that we did not want the church to cater it, preferring a potluck. Well, a generous and talented Steve Hall somehow got the idea of GIVING all the side dishes. Not only was that an amazing act of kindness, his talents certainly made the meal something to remember and savor. Donations provided the meat sandwiches. It all came from you; what a bountiful blessing that was. The gifts of music will soar in our souls always. We cherish all the rich talent generously poured out. Gail, Michael and Joe have all been a blessing throughout our ministry. They have been pleasant, encouraging, talented and faithful. We are all richly blessed by them over and over.
Then there was the wonderful “money tree”. It was a hibiscus tree that is still blooming abundantly on our back screened in porch where we nestle much of the time during the warm seasons. We love hibiscus. But the gift “growing” on the tree was the most amazing thing of all. It was a lavish gift and we hope to have some fun with it. We have several ideas brewing. Time will tell. Many thanks!!
In Christ who is peace, blessing, hope and strength,
Pastors Stephanie and Tom
Thank You to All Asbury Blood Donors
On June 8, 50 of you came to Asbury to give a precious gift: your blood. 43 units were collected which helps 135 people with health issues. Julie and I, along with all of the people receiving your gift, greatly appreciate your time and effort.
Our next Asbury Blood Drive is August 24! The last date to donate before August 24th is June 28th. Please mark your calendar and save your blood donation for the Asbury Blood Drive.
FYI, although they ask you at the blood center if you are giving for a church or other organization, Asbury does not get credit for our mobile blood drive for your gift.
Thank you for your life saving gift,
Julie Moran and Dee James
Asbury Blood Drive Coordinators
Thank You!!!! Thank You!!!! Thank You!!!!!
There are so many people to thank for the Worship in the Park and Retirement Celebration: Gail Baldwin, organist; Michael Reese, Praise Band Director; Joe Buck, Chancel Choir Director; Pastor Tom, soloist & guitarist; Chancel Choir; Praise Band;
Men’s Quartet; Don Mitchem, soloist;
Joel D’Camp, Violin; Caleb Wachal, Viola; Deborah D’Camp, soloist; and Bob Christopher, sound system technician. Asbury is blessed with so much musical talent!
In addition to the musical performers we would like to give a big Thank You to:
Asbury members for their outstanding generosity to provide for the Money Tree for Pastors Stephanie and Tom’s gift.
Steve Hall who created and donated such wonderful side dishes for the luncheon.
Asbury members who contributed money for the rest of the food and supplies.
The helpers who set up tables, served food & cleaned up afterward.
The four shuttle drivers who transported attendees to and from the off-site parking area.
All 300 attendees!
And, an extra big Thank You to Pastors Stephanie and Tom for their four years of ministry to all of Asbury. Good Luck and Best Wishes in your retirement!
“Now the LORD said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.’”
(Genesis 12:1)
My family has not moved in 17 years. The last time we packed up our family belongings and set up our home in a new place was when I left my engineering job at Amana and started seminary. The move was more than a move; it marked a whole new season in our lives.
Our move to the Quad Cities also brings an entirely new season. Our youngest daughter, Rachel, will be going off to Iowa State this fall, and Carl and I will be empty-nesters. As I look around our new home here in Bettendorf, I am feeling a bit like Abram must have felt after he left everything familiar: a little overwhelmed, a tad lost, and wondering what the future will bring.
We do have an advantage over Abram, in that we have been warmly welcomed by our new Asbury family. You have fed us as we unpacked (Thank you Ryneers, James, Yoders, and Windmillers!). The Staff Pastor Parish Committee and Asbury staff have worked extra hard to make sure everything has been in place to make our move go as smoothly as possible (Thank you, thank you!). Each time we have met more members of our new family, we have been welcomed and encouraged (Bless you!). It is amazing how many times already someone has shown up just when we needed some encouragement!
I realize that every time a pastor moves, two congregations must also begin a new season. A new appointment affects everyone. Knowing that reality is little consolation to anyone involved. Moving still stinks, and adjusting to new seasons is hard. And yet, after having walked through a few of these seasons with the Lord, I am convinced that such transitions are necessary. God does have a plan for our life together. The Scriptures are full of testimonies that point to resurrection when God’s people are willing to die to their own agendas. We are called by God to faithfully walk through those dark valleys and new lands, not for harm, but to give us a future with hope (see Jeremiah 29:11). In order to grow in Christ so that we can reach out to the world in the love of Christ, we are called to leave behind that which is comfortable, familiar, and secure. Our security lies in Jesus Christ alone, not in what we can acquire, build, or control. And so, God’s people, all of us, begin new seasons. We, like Abram, are called to many new journeys as we continue to strive to be faithful.
I am very much looking forward to serving as your Senior Pastor and partner in ministry. God is truly up to something here at Asbury United Methodist Church. The hope we share in Christ overrides the risk we take by leaving all things familiar when God calls. Abram stands as a witness to this hope, as do many other mothers and fathers of faith throughout the history of God’s people.
Yours for the journey,
Pastor Kerrin
Welcome Reception!
A welcome reception for our new pastors will be held at 11:00 a.m., following the Praise Service, on July 11th in Upper Fellowship Hall. Enjoy refreshments, fellowship and the opportunity to introduce yourself to Pastors Kerrin and Emmanuel.
Pastor Kerrin
Pastor Kerrin Kirkpatrick can be reached at any time at 514-2622 or 350-9175. Her email address is:
Pastoral Care Concern
If you are hospitalized and do not receive a visit from Pastor Kerrin or Pastor Emmanuel within 24 hours, it means we have not been notified by the volunteer callers at the hospital. Please call the church or pastor at home to let us know.
Newly Remodeled Meditation Chapel
Please stop by the newly renovated chapel and take a peek! It is located between the library and the ladies restroom.
The new chapel was made possible with gifts of memorials from several families at Asbury.
Many people helped with the beautiful renovation. A special thank you to the following:
*Larry Coffman for repairing the walls, priming and painting the room.
*Pat Ryken for the two table lamps.
*Jan Windmiller for paint recom-mendations and decorating expertise.
*Ron Stafford and Merle Gifford for taking down and putting up shelves, speakers and new tables.
*Bob Reiter for moving an electrical outlet.
The Meditation Chapel has been underused in the past. We hope to see that change! The chapel contains Bibles, pencils, paper, devotional booklets, and books on prayer.
How can the Meditation Chapel be used?
The chapel is a place to be alone to relax, to read and wait for a family member who is attending an activity. It is a place to pray for loved ones, parents, teenagers, children, those who are ill, etc. The chapel is a place to prepare a Sunday School lesson, or to write in a personal journal. It is a place to share your favorite Bible verse on a slip of paper to help encourage others, or a place to share a prayer request knowing that another person will pray for that request at a later time.
The chapel is a place to meet in groups, for prayer, for a Bible study, for a healing service, for a small wedding, or for any small and intimate group.
Please use and enjoy the Meditation Chapel.
Sincerely,
Chapel Renovation Committee
Rona Loweth, Mary Gifford,
Dee James & Carol Seebach
Thoughts of Sympathy
Our thoughts and prayers are with Angie & Michael Reese and family on the death of Angie’s grandma on May 31st.
Bev & Mark Hockert & family on the death of Bev’s mother on June 12th.
The family and friends of Ruth White, a member of our Asbury family for 56 years, who died on June 13th.
New Arrivals!
Congratulations to Peter & Tina Wiklund and big sister, Sophie, on the birth of a son, Hudson Watson Wiklund on May 27th.
Don Kuska on the birth of a great granddaughter, Adelyn Elaine, on June 8th. Parents are Danielle and Brian Temple.
Andrew & Rebecca Erickson on the birth of a daughter, Dulcinea Vivian on June 11th. Older siblings are Delia and Miles.
Lost & Found
At the Outdoor Service at Palmer Hills, a green bag chair was mistakenly taken. If you have an extra green chair that does not belong to you, please drop it off at the church. Thank you!
Moon Walk 2010
The 2010 Moon Walk has ended and the results are… (Drum Roll, Please!)…. We Won!! The total miles walked for the Quad Cities was 452,573, Peoria was 326,263 and Champaign-Urbana was 369,230. Thank you to all our Asbury members who participated in the 2010 Moon Walk!
Remember, daily exercise is a great way to improve and maintain good health!
Brenda Sherrick, Parish Nurse
Afghan Ministry
We now have afghan squares ready to be whip-stitched! You may pick up a bag in the church office. If you need directions, give me a call! It is very easy to do.
Of course, you may also continue to help by crocheting or knitting 7x7 inch squares and bringing them to the church office. Feel free to take whatever yarn you like from the basket in the Narthex. Thank you for your help in this wonderful ministry our church provides to our members and as an outreach to our community.
Brenda Sherrick, Parish Nurse
Asbury Angel Network
We would like all members of Asbury to know that we have an Angel Network Fund. This fund is available immediately to help any member of Asbury that needs assistance. We are ready to provide financial help or food from the Bettendorf Food Pantry.
If you need assistance, please contact either of our pastors or our parish nurse, Brenda Sherrick. These requests will be kept confidential.
Please Keep in Your Prayers….
Kathy Clifford, Peg Cripple, Bob Dover, Dean Duben, Nola Gottschalk, Herb Hengst, Susan Moats, Derald Montgomery, Bob Stahl, Thelma Stewart, Rob Tyler, Aurelle Ziegler
John Beams (Harold Hoffman’s friend)
Alyssa Bennett (Sue Moats’ daughter)
Wendy Black (Joey Arney’s niece)
Bobbi Boore (Thiara Smith’s friend)
Frank Brokaw (Jack & Ruth Baylor’s friend)
Jean Brooks (Ann Lawson’s mother)
Hilda Cox (Sherri Stafford’s adopted grandma)
Delvecchio Family (Mindy Lank’s friends)
Barb Douglas (Craig Douglas’ sister)
Craig Douglas (Debbie Douglas’ ex-husband)
Gordon Dyer (Kathy Cameron’s brother)
Jim Fleming (Doris Meier’s friend)
Angela Folkestad (Rich & Dee James’ daughter)
Ashley Gillette (Kay Parch’s daughter)
Arnold Hicks (Our House Preschool teacher’s son)
Silas Cole Jackson (Celeste HudsonQuartell’s great grandson)
Jesse (Deanne Graber’s nephew)
Pat Jessen (Heather Dennis’ mother)
JoAnn Munson (Barb Nelson’s sister)
Mary Jo Myers (Linda Rorke’s mother)
Ray Ney (Theona Fahl’s friend)
Hunter Peterson (Terri Law’s nephew)
Maxine Rayburn (Marla Johnson’s friend)
Jean Richards (Jana Richards’ grandma)
Steve & Nancy Riedl (Wolff’s daughter & son-in-law)
Bradley Riner (Johanna Brenner’s niece’s husband)
Reba Ripley (Pritchard’s & Wolfe’s friend)
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)
Margaret Sapp (Jan Westercamp’s mother)
Keith Schmidt (Alinda Littrel’s friend)
Marilyn Seibel (Barb Brethauer’s friend and Kristi & Brittney Halverson’s grandma)
Gina Sloss (Al & Hue Sloss’ daughter)
Marie Stapleton(Loraine Stahl’s sister-in-law)
Paul Stobaugh Jean Bowrey’s brother-in-law)
Wendy Syverud (Wolfe Family’s friend)
Kari Teagarden (Moran Family’s friend)
Brian Turnmeyer (Dean & Joey Arney’s nephew)
Harley Ward (Pam Campbell’s father)
Shirley & Paul Whitbeck (Doris Meier’s friends)
Libby Woodward (Dave & Sharon Phillip’s friend)
Our brothers and sisters at care centers or who are shut-in.
Prayers for Our Military
Zachary Oles, Afghanistan (Rose Oles’ grandson)
Keith Philips, Fort Bragg, NC (Deborah & Paul D’Camp’s nephew)
Capt. Adrienne Stahl, Guam (Bob & Loraine Stahl’s granddaughter)
Major Brian Stahl, Langley AFB, VA (Bob & Loraine Stahl’s grandson)
SOD-BITS
Hallelujah, our garden plots are completely planted. (Mt. Joy plot- 3/4 acre; Grace plot at 53rd and Eastern - .6 acre; and a 20' x 20' plot on Rock Island Arsenal). For those of you who may not know, our Garden Ministry got its start on Rock Island Arsenal in the spring of 2002. We had 13 of these 20' x 20' plots which equated to about 1/10 of an acre.
With the frequent rains we have been getting, the plots are looking great. Our biggest challenge from now until harvest begins in earnest around the 1st of July (cabbage, most likely) is to keep the weeds under control. I want to sincerely thank all of you who have devoted time to pulling weeds at the Mt. Joy and Grace plots. The Grace onion patch looked like a sea of weeds with no onions visible when an "all-out attack" was launched to remove the weeds. After many hours of weed-pulling, the onion patch now looks great. I want to thank Thiara Smith for the MANY hours she devoted to pulling weeds. God has given each of us special abilities and interests; God blessed Thiara with an interest in pulling weeds. Of the various facets of gardening (planting, watering, weeding, and harvesting), weeding is probably the facet looked forward to the least by most gardeners. Thankfully, we have gardeners like Thiara who truly enjoy weeding and get pleasure out of knowing that the weeding efforts will make a huge difference in the quantity of vegetables harvested.
As the growing season proceeds, we will have core gardening times to address various needs of the garden plots. Bill will be calling to get volunteers for such scheduled gardening times. However, we encourage you to go out to the garden sites whenever your schedule allows and pull weeds; I can guarantee that you will find some to pull. There are buckets at both sites that we ask that you put the pulled weeds in. (at Mt. Joy, dump the weeds over the fence; at the Grace plot, dump them at the edge of the garden and we will dispose).
Just to give you an idea of what we have planted- approximately 27,000 onion plants; around 460 tomato plants; around 400 cabbage plants; over 250 pepper plants; 750 lbs. of seed potatoes which equates to over 7,000 hills of potatoes; cucumber, zucchini, muskmelons, watermelons, green peppers, and a few other miscellaneous vegetables. We are hoping for a harvest of around 40,000 lbs. which will put us over 200,000 since the inception of the Ministry in 2002.
If you have not been involved in Garden Ministry, we encourage your participation. If your schedule or health does not allow you to become involved, we ask that you take some time and drive by the 2 sites and take a look at what our Garden Ministry is doing to take a bite out of hunger in the Quad-Cities.
We hope to see you in the gardens!
Dave Phillips, Coordinator (332-8462)
Church Library
Due to the necessary budget cuts this year, the Library Committee is seeking donations to help with their expenses.
Asbury’s Library is one of the largest church libraries in the Conference, with more than 6,600 items including children’s, youth and adult sections with fiction & informational books, CD’s, DVD’s, etc.
Monetary donations will be greatly appreciated. You may make your check to Asbury UMC, with “Library” indicated on the memo line.
Please be sure to take the opportunity to visit our fine Library and check out books that are of interest to you!
Asbury Library Committee
Carol Seebach, Chairman
Churches United Website
Churches United has a fresh new look and an outstanding video that talks all about the services Churches United provides throughout the Quad City Area. Please take a look! www.CUqca.org
Support Park View Church!
Not only will the Asbury youth be providing the ice cream social at the July 9th Bettendorf Park Board Band Concert, the Park View United Methodist Church will be doing the same on July 2nd at the Band Shell at 7:30 p.m. Ice cream & other goodies will be served before & throughout the concert.
Christian Women’s Connection
Monthly Luncheon
Wednesday, July 14
12:30 – 2:00 PM
The Davenport Area Christian Women’s Connection invites all women to The Lodge in Bettendorf for their monthly luncheon. The special guest, Betty Brandhorst, of Washburn, Iowa, will speak on “Positive Responses to Negative Situations.” The special feature will be The American Red Cross discussing disaster response
Contact: For cost, more information, or to make reservations and complimentary childcare, call Claudia Bailey at 309-269-4526 or Carla at 563-324-2291 by July 12th.
Music Volunteers Needed
Heritage Free Will Baptist is a small church without a pianist to provide music for their services. They have used guitars in the past, which is good but lacking something at times. In an effort to improve their song service they have recently purchased a Clavinova to record the hymnal, as well as other praise & worship music, and they will then use the recordings to lead the song services. They are looking for people who play the piano well and would be willing to give an hour of time to go to the church and record a few hymns. Your music will live on and your talents will be a blessing for many years to come. For more information please call Barb Graves (388-0956) or Jim Martin (391-4251) or:
