Registration for Camp Firelight, our 2024 Vacation Bible School (VBS), is open now! Visit asburylv.org/VBS for more information and to register now!
Have a green thumb? Help the Environmental Justice Team plan for a garden on Asbury’s grounds! A meeting will be held on May 5 at 10:30 AM in the Parlor.
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TEAM
Founded as part of Asbury’s Closing the Gap initiative, the Environmental Justice Team works to create a sustainable future by living an eco-conscious present.
Asbury’s 2024 Charge Conference was held Sunday, April 14. Asbury’s congregation approved the “One Board Model” of leadership as well as the roster of the first group of individuals who will populate that board. Watch a replay of the meeting below.
Help care for our community and our planet at the park cleanup event at Union Terrace School and Park in Allentown on Saturday, April 20. Meet at 9 AM; expected ending around 11 AM. Please bring along a pair of work gloves to use. This community event is to go with Earth Day (April 22, 2024). Registration required; please register by Wednesday, April 17.
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TEAM
Founded as part of Asbury’s Closing the Gap initiative, the Environmental Justice Team works to create a sustainable future by living an eco-conscious present.
Volunteer Recognition Sunday
Sunday, April 28, 2024
We are blessed with so many volunteers at Asbury…in fact, odds are that you’re one of them! We’re so grateful for the passion, expertise, and resources that are dedicated to building the Kingdom of God by our congregation. On Sunday, April 28, we want to celebrate and honor all of you who sacrifice your time and talents in service to Asbury Church.
Are you an usher, greeter, musician, Sunday School teacher?
Are you part of our Vacation Bible school week or one of the many who help prepare for Christmas Eve?
There are so many different ways our members volunteer here at Asbury Church and we want to say thank you!
Join us for a special recognition during worship at 9:30 AM and 11 AM. And for all of our faithful volunteers, we have a special gift that you can pick up outside of the Parlor following the service. If you’re worshiping online, you can contact Laurie Wallace Theisen, Director of Lay Ministries, to coordinate a way to receive your gift.
AIM (Asbury in Mission) is holding a Yard Sale to support Asbury’s missions and mission partners on Saturday, June 22, from 8 AM – 3 PM in the Wesley Center.
Donation drop-offs will be collected in the Wesley Center hallway from Sunday, June 16, following worship services (12 PM) through Thursday, June 20 at 12 PM.
The following items cannot be accepted:
Get a printable copy of this list
A note on unacceptable items: Items that are not acceptable must be thrown away in the church dumpster. AIM must pay for this dumpster to be emptied. Please help save unnecessary expense by NOT bringing unacceptable items. THANK YOU!
Packing materials are needed:
Lots of volunteers are needed to make this event a success! Volunteers are needed to help with setup (June 16-21 – help is needed all week!), the sale (June 22, 8 AM – 3 PM), and clean-up following the sale (June 22, 3 PM – 5 PM). If you would like to volunteer, please contact Linda Lawhorn, coordinator, using the form below. For general questions, please contact Jenn Springer.
Sarah Circle will meet on Wednesday, April 17, at 6:45 PM in Room 215
Join the group as they discuss chapter 6 of the book “Hear Us Out: Six Questions on Belonging and Belief” by Sue Pizer Yoder and Co.Lab.Inq.
Group leader Diana White notes: “Meetings are open to anyone looking to join a circle and strengthening their fellowship with the Asbury community. ”
Click here to contact the group to get connected!Group contact: Robin Fitch.
Named after Sarah (an older mother who LAUGHS), the Sarah Circle meets both on- and off-site, in-person, hybrid, and via Zoom. Meetings focus on discussion of a chosen study book with an occasional special program. Fellowship is an integral part of the group. In December and June the group meets for dinner and enjoys several fun outings throughout the year. Monthly meetings are hybrid, which allows members who have moved, or have other restrictions, to continue participating. At Christmas, the group adopts a family in need. Most members have adult children in their 20’s and 30’s. Some are blessed with grandchildren. The group welcomes new members… especially those who laugh! Sarah Circle celebrated its 30th year in 2022.
Help get Asbury’s grounds and building ready for the coming months at Spring Service Day on May 18 beginning at 8 AM with an expected end time at or before 12:30 PM.
Work areas will be selected to allow groups or individuals to work together safely with all skill levels.
Most of the work will include trimming trees and bushes, cleaning up flower beds, and remulching.
The church has some tools, but we would appreciate if you can bring rakes and trimming tools. Also we could use a few additional wheelbarrows.
Your help to maintain our grounds and building are appreciated!
Questions? Contact Asbury’s Trustees.
Sunday, April 7, and Sunday, April 14, 2024, 5 PM – 6:30 PM, Room 217
Join General Conference delegate Judy Ehninger as she presents information regarding the UMC General Conference 2020-2024 (being held in Charlotte, NC, April 23-May 3). Petitions and resolutions for action at the General Conference will be discussed.
The Jubilation Ringers are offering a spring concert at Asbury Church on Sunday, April 28, at 4 PM in the Sanctuary.
About the Concert
The Jubilation Ringers’ spring concert event, “This Is Dedicated…”, comprises performance pieces that have been specifically written for, dedicated to, or composed in memory of some special person or group. Some are arrangements of well-known hymns or folk tunes; some are original compositions. Notable is the premiere of Will Gross’s “The Heavens Are Ringing,” composed in memory of the founding director of the Jubilation Ringers, Phyllis Treby Hentz. No tickets are required.
Free-Will Offering
A free-will offering will be taken and 50% will be donated to Family Promise of Lehigh Valley.
About the Jubilation Ringers
The Jubilation Ringers make music on one of the world’s largest church-owned collection of bells and related instruments: seven full octaves of English handbells, two octaves of Silver Melody Bells, three octaves of Dutch handbells, and six octaves of handchimes. That is 220 instruments in all!
In addition to worship services and annual Christmas concerts at Asbury, the Jubilation Ringers have offered music at other church services, handbell festivals, weddings, and formal concert engagements both in the Lehigh Valley and out of state.
Looking for a tasty way to support missions at Asbury? Join us on Sunday, May 5, between 8:30 AM and 11 AM for an Asbury in Mission (AIM) Mission Breakfast, supporting Laundry on Linden! The breakfast will take place in the Wesley Center. There is no charge; but your free-will donations will support the efforts of Laundry on Linden, which provides free laundry services and healthcare to those in need in center city Allentown.
The Men’s Social Group will tour the Mid Atlantic Air Museum (1054 Arnold Rd, Reading) on Monday, April 15. The group will carpool from the Asbury rear parking lot leaving at 9 AM or from the Hobby Lobby (Trexlertown) parking lot at 9:15 AM. Cost of the tour is $8.00 for seniors.
Click to contact the group and get connected!Group contact: David Torrey
Priscilla Circle will meet on Tuesday, April 9, at 6:30 PM in Room 217
Anna Carlstrand will lead discussion on Chapter 4, “The Farewell Discourse” from Adam Hamilton’s book, The Gospel of John. All women are welcome.
All women are welcome. For more information, contact Judy Whitby or Brenda Baxter.
Complete this form to contact group leaders Judy Whitby and Brenda Baxter to receive more information.————————–
Upcoming 2024 Priscilla Circle Meeting Dates: April 9, May 14
Susanna Circle will meet on Monday, April 8, at 6:30 PM in the Parlor
(You may enter the church through the doors next to the upper level parking lot.)
The group’s speaker that evening is Dianna Schneck’s sister, DonnaLee Yeatts. Her topic is “Tea and Chocolate.” Come to hear all about teas. All women are welcome.
Click to complete a form to contact group leader Marty Barnes.Upcoming 2023-2024 Susanna Circle Meeting Dates: May 13, June 10
Asbury’s 2024 Charge Conference has been scheduled for Sunday, April 14 in Asbury’s Sanctuary, following 11 AM worship.
The United Methodist Church’s governing document, The Book of Discipline, gives the following description of a Charge Conference: “The primary responsibilities of the charge conference in the annual meeting shall be to review and evaluate the total mission and ministry of the church, receive reports, and adopt objectives and goals recommended by the church council that are in keeping with the objectives of The United Methodist Church.”
This year’s Charge Conference will feature a vote regarding the One Board Model that Asbury’s Church Council has proposed at two recent Congregational Chats. Asbury members: we encourage you to review the video overview and documents surrounding the One Board Model and join us for this vote on the future of Asbury’s leadership.
THIS EVENT WILL NOT BE LIVE STREAMED. All voting must take place in-person.
Asbury’s Church Council has shared information on a proposed restructuring of church leadership called the “One Board Model.” Learn more about this model – and submit any questions you may have – at asburylv.org/OneBoard.
Asbury’s Church Council hosted a “Congregational Chat” on March 17 to further explain the purpose of the consideration of the shift to a “one board” leadership model. Watch the replay and view their slide deck below.
Please note: this is a follow-up meeting to a prior meeting held on February 25. Resources from that meeting can be found here.
Submit any questions you have about the one-board model. They’ll be sent to the Church Council for review.
Saturday, March 23, 9 AM – 10 AM starting in the Worship Center
for children ages 4 yrs old thru the completion of 5th grade and their families
Meet in the Worship Center at 9 AM for the family event. The event will conclude with an egg hunt on the front lawn. Please RSVP to Pam Unrath, Director of Children’s and Youth Ministries, with the number of adult and child attendees by March 17.
We hope you’ll join us for Holy Week and Easter, as we remember our Savior’s journey: from celebration on Palm Sunday to the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday to the cross on Good Friday and triumphing over death on Easter Sunday.
Learn more about all services at asburylv.org/HolyWeek.
Learn more about the Parkland CARES Food Pantry – and the impact your donation will make – in this video from a recent “Mission Moment.”
