Donate to the United Methodist Committee on Relief for Haiti

Donate to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) through Asbury.   Please write UMCOR Advance #418325 on the memo line.

United Methodists have had a long-standing relationship with Haiti through the Methodist Church of Haiti. The strong ties between the Methodist Church of Haiti and The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) helped in facilitating the opening of the UMCOR Haiti field office in 2005. 100 percent of Advance gifts made will go to support relief and development efforts due to emergencies in Haiti.

Assemble Health Kits for Haiti

Bring your health kits to Asbury.  You can also donate money for health kits.

Health kits provide basic necessities to people who have been forced to leave their homes because of human conflict or natural disaster. Health kits are also used as learning tools in personal hygiene, literacy, nutrition and cooking classes.

Health Kit PDF (1pp, 78K)

Health Kit Items Value: $12 per kit

Place these items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag.

• 1 hand towel (15″ x 25″ up to 17″ x 27″, No kitchen towels)
• 1 washcloth
• 1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
• 1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
• 1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)
• 1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, No child-size brushes)
• 6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
• $1.00 to purchase toothpaste
  (NOTE: UMCOR Sager Brown is now purchasing toothpaste in bulk to be added to health kits before shipping to ensure that the product does not expire before they are sent.)

Important Kit Assembly Information

• All items included in kits must be NEW items. 
• All emergency kits are carefully planned to make them usable in the greatest number of situations. Since strict rules often govern product entry into international countries, it is important that kits contain only the requested items-nothing more.
• Do NOT include any personal notes, money or additional materials in the kits. These things must be painstakingly removed and will delay the shipment.

UMCOR Responds to Earthquake in Haiti

Follow the link to the UMCOR website to learn more about UMCOR’s relief efforts in Haiti.  Sign up for the UMCOR Hotline, a weekly news update that highlights UMCOR’s current priorities and the projects that need additional support.   

http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/

CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL VISITATION – Sunday, February 7, 10:15 a.m.  We are having a visitation day in the preschool through 5th grade Sunday School classes.  Please plan to visit a Sunday School class to see what the children are learning.

THE AMAZING BIBLE RACE FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL – First team meeting on Sunday, February 7 at 12:30 p.m., Youth Room.  The Amazing Bible Race is a scavenger hunt through the Bible for Middle School and High School youth!  You will be part of a team of Christian friends who work together to solve weekly challenges, encourage one another, and build community as you race together toward a common goal.  Your team will be running alongside thousands of other races on hundreds of other teams online.  Interested?  Come to the meeting.

COMFORTERS – Wednesday, February 10, 9:00 a.m., Fellowship Hall.  We will sew and tie small quilts to be given to mission needs.  We are collecting baby clothing and diapers to make layettes for Tree of Life Mission.  Please come and stay as long as you wish.  Bring a sack lunch and coffee will be provided.  See you there.

STEPHEN MINISTRY GOURMET DINNER – Thursday, February 11.  Seating at 6:00 p.m., serving at 6:30 p.m.  Tickets are available from Asbury Stephen Ministers or in the office.  Tickets are $22.  Advanced ticket sales only.  Childcare will be provided upon request.  All proceeds will benefit the Stephen Ministry program.

BISHOP’S LAITY GATHERING - Friday, February 12 – Saturday, February 13 at Asbury on the DAVID video conferencing system.  The general theme this year is mission outreach, It’s Time.  This is a free event.  Come join us for opening worship with Bishop Deb Friday night at 7:30 p.m.  Stay to hear keynote speaker Dr. Kent Millard Friday night at 8:15 p.m. and Saturday morning 10:15 a.m.

BLOODMOBILE AT ASBURY - Sunday, February 14, 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  Sign up to donate by the Health Matters Board in the Hospitality Room.  Help someone in need with a simple gift of a pint of your blood.  Save a life on Valentine’s Day!

TREE OF LIFE MISSION TRIP INFORMATIONAL MEETING – Sunday, February 14, 12:30 p.m., Fellowship Hall.  Mission Trip will be May 23 – 29.  This is a mission opportunity for ages 11 and up.  See Sara for details.

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES - Wednesday, February 17, 12:15 or 6:15 p.m., Sanctuary, Pastor Kip is preaching.

NO ROCK SOLID, GENESIS OR JOYSINGERS ON ASH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

ESTHER CIRCLE – Thursday, February 14, 1:00 p.m., at the home of Delores Wessel, 1010 W 22nd St.

MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCK IN - Friday, February 19, 9:00 p.m. – Saturday, February 20, 6:00 a.m.  Cosmic Bowling, midnight worship, dodgeball, movies, food and more!  Cost is $15.

RECHARGE – Wednesday, February 24, 7:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall.  Need a recharge in the middle of the week?  Come and worship!  It’ll be different.

For a complete calendar, please refer to the Circuit Rider or our website: www.sfasbury.org and click on Calendar.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UNION GOSPEL MISSION LOVE GIFT

The February Love Gift is regular coffee.  Please place your gifts in the box in the Hospitality Room.  Thank you for your prayers and support for the Union Gospel Mission guests.

LENTEN STUDIES BEGIN FEBRUARY 14

As a community of faith, Asbury will be focusing on John Wesley’s General Rules.  “Do no harm, do good, and stay in love with God.”  Using Three Simple Rules written by Rueben Job, we are called to mutual respect, unity, and a deeper relationship with God.

Adult classes will be offered Sunday mornings at 10:15 a.m. beginning February 14, Tuesday mornings at 10:45 a.m. beginning February 16, and Wednesday evenings at 7:05 p.m. beginning February 17.

The children and youth will also learn about the Three Simple Rules in Sunday School and Youth Group.

Each family unit will receive a complimentary copy of The Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living. for use as a Lenten devotional.

EASTER BASKET TIME

The Sunday school children will soon be putting together Easter baskets to be sold on Palm Sunday.  The money from the baskets will be used to help pay for camperships for those going to camp this summer.  You can help by bringing small empty Easter baskets, Easter grass, coloring books, small stuffed animals, plastic Easter eggs, Easter candy, Bible book marks, books, bubbles, crayons, markers, paints and other items children would enjoy.  Please place your items in the large Easter basket in the Hospitality Room.  Please bring your items by February 28.

ATTENTION ALL SCOUTS!

Scout Sunday is February 14.  We will be celebrating 100 Years of Scouts!  Scouts will be helping with the morning services.  All interested Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts please contact Tina Hawkins at hawkins65@juno.com or by calling 359-3831. 

HAITI—RESPONDING TO THE EARTHQUAKE

A major earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti causing widespread destruction.  Millions of people are affected and thousands are feared dead.  One response is to offer gifts through the UMCOR (United Methodist Committee On Relief) International Disaster
Response: Haiti.  Make checks payable to Asbury UMC – memo: “UMCOR Haiti”.

UMCOR’s two relief supply warehouses are asking United Methodists to provide health kits that will be sent to Haiti.  For a list of Health Kit contents, please see the table in the Hospitality Room.

Bring completed kits to Asbury’s Hospitality Room.  If you would like to donate money and have us shop for you, please mark the memo line “Haiti Health Kits.”

REMINDER FROM THE TRUSTEES COMMITTEE

Please do not prop open any fire doors.  This is a fire code violation.  Fire doors include the doors in the children’s Sunday school wing, the library, the chapel, the coat room, the office, the Fellowship Hall and Rooms 001 and 002 on the lower level.

Check out these video interviews of Sarah Baker and Bruce Blumer. There is also a TV piece from a Michigan station. Sarah and Bruce were in Haiti as part of a United Methodist Medical Mission team from the Dakotas to LaGonave Island, Haiti.  They just returned to the US. Bruce is the Director of the Dakotas United Methodist Foundation.  Sarah’s husband, Ray, is a District Superintendent in the Dakotas Conference.

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=117602&catid=14

See the whole program on the Children’s Page!