We are now offering a time of prayer in worship to engage the senses.

Prayer will begin with an invitation for worshippers to come forward and light a candle as they pray silently. Prayer request cards may be left in the basket by the prayer candles. Fernanda will accompany this time of prayer, which will be followed by a brief pastoral prayer and the Lord’s prayer.

On Sunday night or Monday, the prayer request cards will be compiled and sent to the congregation with a request to pray for these people and situations during week. Please see Pastor Kathy or Brad, if you have any questions.

Pastor Kathy and Brad will be preaching a sermon series this fall entitled “I Wonder What Jesus Would Say About…?”

We want your input! Please share with us what topics or questions you would ask Jesus about by taking the survey below or by emailing Pastor Kathy by May 30. Make as many submissions as you would like and watch for our sermon series come fall!

Rainbow Choir is for singers in 3rd - 5th grade, and has returned to in-person rehearsals in the sanctuary on Sundays from

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM.

There will still be a Zoom component for those uncomfortable with in-person meetings. Masks will not be required, but can certainly be worn.

Rainbow Choir uses percussion instruments, like chimes, xylophones, tambourines, drums and finger cymbals. Choir director, Jean Braun, is REALLY wanting her singers to experience all that joyful noise before another choir year is over! The hope is to have Rainbow Choir participate in Music Celebration Sunday, June 5, playing instruments.

Please come join in on the fun. We will rehearse May 8, May 22 and May 29. (No rehearsal on May 15.) Feel free to contact Jean with questions, comments, concerns &/or to let her know you are coming!

The last day of children's Zoom Sunday school will be Sunday, May 15!

Starting Sunday, May 22, we'd love to see you in person!

Registration closes July 1st

All children and volunteers will need to show COVID-19 vaccination appropriate for their age group.

Well have a giant waterslide and lunch for families to attend together following 10 a.m. Worship Service

If you are interested in planning and/or volunteering, contact Jackie.

Help the youth group raise money for their SSP Trip to Smith River, CA this summer! Tickets are on sale now!

$75 (includes most meals, group discussion book, transportation, and lodging)

Registration closes THIS Sunday, May 8th

Join us for a fun weekend focused on Christian Leadership Development where we will be reading John 13 and Simon Sinek's "Start with Why".

We will plan to go out and explore Tahoe so bring some extra money for activities and for one dinner/snacks/drinks. As of March 25, masks will be optional at the retreat center.

Please join us for Interfaith Interconnect Religion Chat!

Topic: How does your community welcome children/youth into the faith? What rite of passage ceremonies are traditional in your culture?

Speakers:

In-person: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1501 Hillcrest Ave., Livermore. Enter parking lot at 2nd (south) driveway.

New this time! You have the option to attend in-person or via Zoom

Doors and Zoom room will open at 4:40. Masks not required but you’re welcome to wear one. All are welcome! Please feel free to invite others to attend.

If you missed the last conversation on April 13 with speakers Parima Shah, Jain, and Gaurav Rastogi, Hindu, catch up with the recording!

Hike for Hope is a memorial walk and fundraiser for Hope Hospice and Asbury has a team this year! If you would like to join Team Asbury, email Michele.

There are two ways you can donate to Hope Hospice:

Global tensions are dramatically rising from the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the forefront of these tensions is the heightened alert toward nuclear weapon use. For many born in the last few decades, this is the first time in their lives that this threat of nuclear weapon use has felt real. Because of this, Asbury United Methodist Church and Livermore Indivisible are co-sponsoring a public forum entitled, “Pathways to Peace: Are Nuclear Weapons Necessary Today?”

There are many perspectives on nuclear weapons and their development, and this forum will highlight four different paths to peace. We will have four experts, Dr. George Miller, Dr. Ron Lehman, Fr. George Griener, and Rev. Joanna Shenk, speaking on the four topics of nuclear deterrence, nuclear reduction, just war theory, and religious pacifism. Livermore, California has a long history and connection to nuclear weapon development through the Lawrence Livermore National, and this forum draws on that history while equipping new generations to answer the question, “Are Nuclear Weapons Necessary Today?”.

The event is free, but reserve your spot!

Can't make it in person? Watch the livestream!

The Rodeo Parade is back and so is the Asbury Grill Team! After charming the judges in last year’s virtual Rodeo Parade, we are ready to do it again, live!

The Rodeo Parade takes place Saturday June 11, 2022 at 10 am. We need 10+ Asburyites (men, women, and youth) to march in the parade with portable grills to be our Grill Team!

The Grill Team will rehearse on Saturdays from 9-11 am, starting May 14. We will meet in the courtyard, then move to the parking lot for marching practice. Grills are provided, but we ask you to provide a BBQ apron and utensils (we can help with this if needed). Wear comfortable walking shoes, and be prepared for fun!

To sign up, or for questions, contact Martie Muldoon.

On Sunday, May 15, we will have a luncheon following worship to say farewell to the Davids, as well as recognize the building committees who put so much work into our new building! Please plan to join us after worship to celebrate!

We need more of your smiling faces to be greeters for Sunday mornings!

Think back to when you enter a building the first few times and how helpful and inviting it feels to have someone there to greet you with a smile and guidance on where to go. Or even when the place is no longer new, think about how warm it feels to see that familiar smile when you walk through the doors.

Sign up to be a Sunday morning greeter and help make Asbury the warm, inviting, welcoming place that is it!

Our new Communications Specialist, Alaina Harrison, will visit Asbury and Livermore on May 12-17.

Pastor Kathy is setting up her schedule and she will be in worship on Sunday as well as at our lunch to honor the building committees and the Davids among other things.

We are hoping there might be a member of the congregation who would be willing to lend a car to Alaina while she is here or people who would be able to help give her rides. If you can help with rides or the lending of a car, please contact Pastor Kathy.