Circuit Rider The Newsletter of Asbury United Methodist Church 17 Old Post Road South, Croton-on Hudson, NY 10520-3039 Tel: (914) 271-3150 email: asburyny@verizon.net website: www.asburycroton.umcchurches.org Jean Evans, Editor Lena Cheng, Mailing Coordinator CIRCUIT RIDER MAY 2017
Join other United Methodists in Albany on May 2 to advocate for Humane Alternatives to Long- Term Solitary Confinement. The Board of Church and Society is partnering with the NY Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (CAIC) and National Religious Campaign against Torture (NRCAT) to pass the HALT Solitary Confinement Act in NY. We will spend the day in Albany on Tuesday, May 2, for a rally and visits to legislators in support of the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act. We need to show massive momentum so that this bill passes this year! Since this legislation is considered a model for the entire country, even people from outside the state are welcome to help with this effort! The Board of Church and Society is sponsoring a bus from White Plains, NY (Memorial UMC) which will make one other pickup at NYS Thruway Exit 18 Park and Ride in New Paltz, NY. Bus leaves White Plains at 6:45 a.m. sharp, pickup in New Paltz at 8:15 a.m. Return bus will leave Albany at 4:00 p.m. The cost is $30/person, but please request a subsidy if you need one. (or maybe you can make a donation to support someone else) Register now to reserve your place on the bus! Space is limited! www.nyac.com/cbcs to register and for more information Thank you! Beth Phillips It was a wonderful time of fellowship at our annual Palm Sunday brunch which took place on Sunday, April 9, after the worship service. A big THANK YOU to everyone who contributed by bringing delicious food, setting up, serving, cleaning up, and assisting with the children s pinata. This collective effort allowed all of us to enjoy another Palm Sunday celebration together. BIRTH ANNOUCEMENT Doris and Don Davis Daubney are happy to announce the birth of a great grandson on April 21 in Pennsylvannia. Jaron Davis Keevil entered the world at 9 lbs. 4 oz. He is the son of Christa and Mike Keevil and grandson to our son Stephan Davis Daubney who grew up in this Church. This is the fifth generation of carrying on the Davis name from the Daubney family.
Men Growing in Christ so Others May Know Christ ASBURY CROTON ON HUDSON UNITED METHODIST MEN S FELLOWSHIP ASSOCIATION ACOHUMMFA May 6 and May 13 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. WESLEY HOUSE 19 Old Post Road So Croton on Hudson (8:00 a.m. FREE BREAKFAST OPTIONAL) Weekly Readings (IT S JUST 15 min/day, WHOLE BIBLE IN A YEAR, YOU CAN DO IT!) for personal devotions: 11K6-11K13 / 11K14-1C5 / 1C6-1C26 / 1C27-11C20 Weekly Readings (IT S JUST 15 min/day, WHOLE BIBLE IN A YEAR, YOU CAN DO IT!) for personal devotions: Intercessory Prayers: 1) Asbury Prayer Chain 2) Asbury COH Church Families I&J 3) Croton Youth: Scouts, 4-H 4) First Responders 5) USA Service Members across the world EVENTS: 1) May 1-7 Christian Family Week 2) May 25 ASCENSION SUNDAY 3) May 14 Mother s Day 4) May Christian Home Month 5) May Asian Pacific Heritage Month 6) May 29 MEMORIAL DAY MAY 24 ALDERSGATE DAY I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone, for salvation; and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death More info: Stu Colby call or text 914-330-4104 or ACOHUMMFA@aol.com NOTE: ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO CHANGE - CALL/ CONTACT ABOVE TO CONFIRM
Community Blood Drive Sunday, May 7, 2017 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Croton-Harmon High School 914-271-7645 Please call Peggy DeGasperis at 271-3156 with any questions or concerns. ASBURY TO HOST CHORALE CONCERT MAY 6 On Saturday night, May 6, Asbury will host the Croton Chorale in a performance of Lamentations a collection of beautiful penitential psalms. The 30-voice chorus, conducted by Chancel Choir director Bob Collins, will present settings of these petitions for divine assistance in a time of trouble composed from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (Victoria, Gesualdo, Purcell), the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (Lotti, Mozart, Salieri)... and even a world premiere by "Kirkman" (Bob Collins), written in the twenty-first century. The May 6 concert, which starts at 8:00 p.m. will conclude the seventeenth season of the Croton Chorale, a community choir and orchestra founded in the year 2000 with the goal of presenting Handel s Messiah to the Village of Croton at Christmastime. The Chorale has a tradition of presenting its concerts as benefits for local non-profit organizations; to date, the Chorale has raised over $ 10,000 for local Croton charities, and the proceeds from this concert will be donated to the food bank. Suggested donations for the concert are $20.00 or $10.00 for seniors or students, with children under 12 welcomed free.
Syrian Refugee Women and Children What They Are Facing in Syria and as Refugees The Sisterhood of Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, UMW of Asbury United Methodist Church, St. Augustine s Episcopal Church, The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Hudson Valley, and the Upper Westchester Muslim Society invite you to attend. Tuesday, May 16, 2017-7:00 p.m. Temple Israel of Northern Westchester 31 Glengary Road, Croton-on-Hudson Five million Syrians have fled their homes in search of safety in neighboring countries. Four out of five Syrian refugees are women and children [source: UNHCR Canada] Featured Speakers Ahed Festuk: Syrian activist woman seeking U.S. asylum Victoria Lupton: Women Now for Development Enhanced with Several Brief Videos Highlighting the Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Children Please join us after the presentation to assemble UMCOR school kits to be sent to refugee children around the world. Information and action resources on the Syrian refugee crisis will be provided.
OUR PLANET Gloria Laemmel Each spring the following poem by Edgar Guest reminds me of the awesomeness of God s plans. It was written some time ago, which you will realize when you see the prices on the packages of seeds you buy this spring. I recently bought a package of parsley seeds that cost me $1.79, but I figured in the long run that would certainly be less than the cost of several bunches of parsley purchased at the grocery store. While on the subject of parsley, did you know you can stop throwing out that unused parsley by freezing it? Wash it, shake it dry, cut off most of the stems, put a handful of the top in the center of a square piece of waxed paper, gather the corners of the paper and create a ball of parsley, secure with a twisty, put in a plastic bag or other container, put into the freezer, and when you need parsley slice as much as you need off of the ball and return the unused portion to the freezer. THE PACKAGE OF SEEDS By Edgar Guest I paid a dime for a package of seeds And the clerk tossed it out with a flip. We ve got em assorted for every man s needs. He said, with a smile on his lip. Ten cents a package! And pick as you please! Now seeds are just dimes to the man in the store. And dimes are the things that he needs; And I ve been to buy them in seasons before. But have thought of them merely as seeds; But it flashed through my mind as I took them this time, You have purchased a miracle here for a dime! You ve a dime s worth of power which no man can create, You ve a dime s worth of life in your hand! You ve a dime s worth of mystery, destiny, fate, Which the wisest cannot understand. In this bright little packet now isn t it odd? You ve a dime s worth of something known only to God! These are seeds, but the plants and the blossoms are here With their petals of various hues; In these little pellets, so dry and so queer, There is power which no chemist can fuse. Here is one of God s miracles soon to unfold. Thus for ten cents an ounce is Divinity sold!
UMCOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED Barbara Whipple On May 16 UMCOR School Kits will be assembled at Temple Israel by women from Croton houses of worship and the Upper Westchester Muslim Society. There is a box in the entryway to place donated school tools: blunt scissors, pads of paper or loose-leaf paper, handheld pencil sharpeners, 30-centimeter rulers, unsharpened number 2 pencils, two-inch erasers, and 24-count crayon boxes. THE HISTORY CORNER Gloria Laemmel The garden strawberry was first grown in Brittany, France, during the late 1700s. Earlier the wild strawberry was the common source of the fruit. The mix of strawberries and cream was introduced during the reign of King Henry VIII of England by Thomas Wolsey. This eventually would lead to strawberries-and-cream yogurt, candy, chewing gum, ice cream, and of course the strawberry shortcake by combining strawberries and cream with a cake or biscuit. At strawberry festivals the strawberry shortcake was often the main feature. Most of us over the age of 40 recall that strawberries were a seasonal treat in June celebrating the beginning of summer. Having fresh strawberries was an expensive luxury. Thus, strawberry festivals in June popped up on church lawns all over America celebrating this short-lived treat, especially in the northern states. And, who ever heard of commercially growing strawberries in Florida! Croton Summerfest is being held on June 4, and what better way to celebrate the anticipation of summer than with Asbury s own strawberry shortcake festival on the church lawn. When the sign-up sheet is posted for workers please sign up to help. There are many people looking forward to getting their strawberry shortcake at Summerfest! GARDEN EQUIPMENT WANTED - Barbara Whipple The United Methodist Women s gardening booth for Summerfest will need pots, vases, garden tools, sun hats, and gloves. Please bring these items to the music room by the end of May and any of the above items that you might want to donate. Consider donating herb plants as well. Garden booth proceeds will benefit Asbury s general fund.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 Asbury Front Porch opens 2 3 7:30 AD COUNCIL 4 5 GS 1235 5:30 6 8:00 ACOHUMMFA Breakfast at Frankie s 8:30 ACOHUMMFA at Wesley House 10:00 AA 8:00pm Croton Chorale Concert 7 9:00 Adult Sunday School 9:30 Choir Practice 10:00 Worship & Children s Sunday School 11:00 Wesleyan Chimers 2:00pm Bell Practice 3:00 pm Metropolitan District Conference @ Memorial UMC 8 7:30 SPRC 9 10 11 12 13 8:00 ACOHUMMFA Breakfast at Frankie s 8:30 ACOHUMMFA at Wesley House 9:00-10:30 Sally Read Book Group (Music Rm) 10:00 AA 14 9:00 Adult Sunday School 9:30 Choir Practice 10:00 Worship & Children s Sunday School 11:00 Coffee Hour 6:00 Jan Peek Meal 15 12:00 Salvation Army Meal 16 17 18 19 GS 1235 5:30 20 9:00am UMW (music room) 21 9:00 Adult Sunday School 9:30 Choir Practice 10:00 Worship & Children s Sunday School 11:00 Wesleyan Chimers 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9:00 Adult Sunday School 9:30 Choir Practice 10:00 Worship & Children s Sunday School 11:00 Coffee Hour 29 Memorial Day 30 31 MAY 2017 ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH