Upcoming Events
Comforters – Wednesday, January 25, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall. Come help us sew and tie small quilts for the Tree of Life on the Rosebud Reservation. No experience needed. Bring a sack lunch. Coffee will be provided.
Confirmation Sunday - January 29, 9:00 a.m. Reception at 10:15 a.m. in the Hospitality Room. Please join us for cake and coffee. Please pray for our Confirmands: Dalton Bahrenfuss, Dayton DeLange, Morgan Mundt, Colin Schiefelbein and Liam Sports.
Alive at 5! DVD Series begins - Sunday, January 29, 5:00 p.m., Chapel. The Tribulation, The Rapture, The Millennium. What do these words mean? Come and learn as we study “The Second Coming” a four part DVD series the last Sundays of January – April.
Game Night - Friday, February 3, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Fellowship Hall. The Children’s Ministry Team would like to invite you to a night of pure fun! Bring a game or two to share (i.e. “Apples to Apples,” “Monopoly,” “Chutes and Ladders,” etc.) a snack to share and your own beverage. Bring your friends!!
Scout Sunday - Sunday, February 12. Any Scouts interested in ushering or greeting please call Tina Hawkins at 339-6052.
Sioux Falls Community Blood Mobile at Asbury - Sunday, February 12, 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Asbury has been very generous giving the “gift that keeps on giving” in the past. Please mark your calendars and sign up to donate. The sign-up sheet will be located by the Health Matters Board in the Hospitality Room. Please eat a good meal prior to donating. Let’s continue the Asbury tradition of giving life by donating blood to the Community Blood Bank!
Battle of the Bands - Saturday, February 25. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. with Chili Supper and Desserts. Free will donations will be taken for the supper. The first band takes the stage at 5:30 p.m. Area church bands are invited to enter a friendly competition. Voting is done through free will donations that will be tallied to see which band has the most money at the end of the night. This is a fundraiser for Asbury’s Mission Haiti teams. For more information, please contact Mike at 332-8861 or mike@sfasbury.org.
For a complete calendar, please refer to the Circuit Rider or click on Calendar.
ASBURY UMC MEMBER LOAN PROGRAM
The Asbury UMC fundraising committee has been working hard over the past year to find ways and to organize activities to help reduce and eliminate our outstanding capital loan. One of the suggestions of several members of the committee and other congregation members was to develop a program that would give members an opportunity to “invest” in the financial health of the Church. After much research and discussion, the Stewardship/Finance Committee has developed the Asbury UMC Member Loan Program.
The Asbury Member Loan Program is an opportunity for members of Asbury United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls to make a personal loan or loan(s) to the Church in order to reduce or retire a capital improvement project loan which has a balance of $93,630 (January 16, 2012.)
If you are interested in more information on this program, please pick up an information sheet in the Hospitality Room or in the office. If you have questions or would like to participate in the program, please see Greg Robinson, Chairperson Stewardship/Finance Committee or Lee Johnson, Treasurer.
Announcements
Join the Asbury Coed Volleyball Team
You are invited to participate in the 2012 Coed Volleyball League. Come and have fun with other church volleyball players in this recreational league.
Who: All Adults 18 years and older.
When: Tuesday Nights 7:00 p.m. February 7 – March 27
Where: Southern Hills United Methodist Church Outreach Center.
Registration Fee: $15.00 per person.
Sign Up in the Hospitality Room!
If you have questions, please call Lee Rycraft at 605-940-8950.
Offering Envelopes for 2012
Since more and more Asbury UMC members have discovered the ease of electronic giving we had a surplus of offering envelopes in 2011. The Stewardship and Finance Committee made the decision to save money and not order new offering envelopes for 2012. Any members who would like to change to electronic giving can email Financial Secretary Sarah Wagenaar at accounting@sfasbury.org, who will send you a card to sign up for that option. Those members who would prefer to use an offering envelope can stop in the church office and pick up envelopes which are dated for 2011 but can certainly be used for 2012.
Asbury Serving the Night Watch Canteen in 2012
If your committee, class, group or family would like to participate in this rewarding experience, please contact Allen Herrboldt. Financial assistance is available to the serving group if needed. The next opportunities for serving the Night Watch Canteen are March 11th, April 29th, July 24th, August 12th, September 30th and November 18th. The other UMCs serving are Sunnycrest, Hilltop, Southern Hills, Wesley, First UMC and Harrisburg.
Asbury Serving Food to You Mobile Food Pantry
Asbury is serving the Food to You Mobile Food Pantry on Thursday, January 26th at St. John Lutheran Church. Donations needed for this event are boxes of Mac and Cheese (200+ boxes) as well as a monetary donation of $250-300. We are collecting donations outside the sanctuary and we are also inviting you to sign up to help. For more information, please contact Mike at 332-8861 or mike@sfasbury.org.
Buy a Sidewalk Square for $100
Much of the sidewalk around Asbury will be replaced in the near future. Here’s your chance to help with this effort that will be preserved long into the future. You can “buy” one or more sidewalk squares on Sunday mornings in the Hospitality Room. You can even pick your square! Questions? Contact Tracy.
