The Conference of Churches is collecting the following items to serve Thanksgiving dinner to families and individuals in need. Please deliver donations directly to them (there are NO collection points at Asbury for this drive). All donations must be delivered by Friday, November 18.

• Turkeys
• Instant mashed potatoes
• Canned gravy
• Canned sweet potatoes
• Frozen or canned green beans
• Frozen or canned corn
• Boxed stuffing
• Canned cranberry sauce
• Variety of pies
• Dinner rolls

The following is an update from Asbury in Mission (AIM) on the impact Asbury has made in the community so far in 2022, including some upcoming events

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Wow, what an incredible celebration of the 100 years of Asbury Church!

As was apparent from the stories of the 100 years at Asbury and the audacious goals that Pastor Eric outlined for Asbury’s path forward, missions/outreach has been, continues to be, and will be a big part of Asbury for years to come.

These past few months have been an exciting time at Asbury in outreach with much more expected in the next couple of months. The following is a summary of some of the amazing things that have happened this year… and what’s still to come.

Events:

• Meals on Wheels of the Lehigh Valley operates out of the Asbury Parlor for supplying meals to patrons in Lehigh County.
• For the Community Bike Works the Asbury Methodist Milers were second in milage and third in funds raised! The event raised over $100,000 for this longtime ministry partner.
• The Ramos Work Day (for Ramos Elementary School) was immensely successful with restoring the condition of the playground surface, weeding, and mulching.
• The Annual Holiday Bazaar held by our United Women in Faith (formerly known as the UMW) is this weekend (November 5), with the money raised being for outreach.
• The annual Allentown Rescue Mission “Thanks for Giving” collection is from November 6 to 20
• On November 10, veterans from Asbury are invited to attend a program honoring veterans to be held at Ramos
• Our Barrels of Love ministry will hold two packing events:  (learn more and contact coordinator Dick McCreight)
  • November 12 – packing clothing into barrels (this is the summer weight clothing from the Bazaar)
  • November 19 – packing the truck with medical supplies and the barrels packed the week before
• In December look for the opportunity to “adopt a family” from Ramos to help them have a celebratory Christmas (read about last year’s initiative on our website)

Monetary Support:

                Through the 2^nd Mile donations to AIM, the congregation has done the following:

• Monthly support to over 30 ministries comprising over $8,000 a month
• $5,000 to the Parkland Cares Food Bank in September
• $2,000 to CROP to support the Crop Walk (plus the proceeds from the Change for Change)
• $1,000 to Heart and Hand House in WV in honor of Mike Miller’s Retirement
• $5,000 to support Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico
• $5,000 to support Disaster Relief in Florida
• $3,000 to support Bridging the Gap
• $1,000 to support Laundry on Linden
• $3,000 to support the shipping of medical equipment to outfit the new Maternity/Surgical addition to the Healthy Women Healthy Liberia facility in Liberia
• $3,400 to purchase a large format Laminator and film in support of the teachers and students at Ramos Elementary

This all means that through the generosity of you the Body of Christ at Asbury Church, over $50,000 has gone to support outreach efforts in the last two months (this includes the money raised by the “Asbury Methodist Milers” for Community Bike Works’ Cycle Challenge). This is an amazing witness to the community and the world about the commitment and impact that Asbury has in reaching out.