We have moved our livestream focus from our YouTube channel to our website.

There is still a chatroom feature (when logged into your account - the same as the app account!) that we will monitor, just as we did on YouTube. Join us in the new livestream space this Sunday!

For this year’s Stewardship Campaign, we are asking for images for a series of slideshows that will represent — and remind us of — all the wonderful ways Asbury fulfills its mission of being centered in Jesus Christ, growing in faith, celebrating community, and serving others with love.

With this in mind, think about what Asbury means to you: 

• individually (your spiritual journey, or specific elements of worship that fill you up, etc.)
• as a family or church family
• locally (what Asbury programs that fulfill our mission are most meaningful to you)
• globally (you get the idea…)

Please send a photo or two for each category, if you’d like, with a sentence explaining why it is meaningful to you, or is something you’re proud to support through Asbury.

The photo can be of you, at Asbury, or you can snap a photo on your phone of a scene or object that represents your statement(s).

Please send your image(s) and statement(s) to Pastor Kathy.

THIS Sunday, October 23rd

Please join us on Sunday October 23rd after fellowship time for an Asbury A/V training session. We are looking for more volunteers to join our team and going through this training will allow you to be a part of the A/V team! This team serves our church by helping to facilitate worship for our online community.

At the training you will learn about all aspects of the A/V set-up and how to operate it. And after a lot of great work this past summer, we have made working in the booth easier than ever! Additionally, by joining the team, you will gain opportunities to do A/V for events like forums, weddings, and funerals. Once trained and in the volunteer rotation, you will be able to sign up for these events and get paid! This would be a great opportunity for youth in our church.

No experience is necessary, and so if you are interested in volunteering and/or attending the training, please reach out to Pastor Brad.

There will be no Faith Choir rehearsal this Thursday or Rainbow Choir rehearsal this Sunday.

Faith Choir will resume next Thursday, October 27th.

Rainbow Choir will sing in worship next Sunday, October 30th.

Sunday, October 30th

3pm - 5pm

Save the date and spread the word about Trick or Treat: Fun & Games! There will be a trunk or treat area, games, lots of candy, food and drinks, and tons of fun!

**We need your help! Want to decorate a trunk? Fill out this form so we can save the spaces for you! Contact Lori with any questions!

Friday, October 21

11:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m.

**Note: donation times have changed. 

Share your good health by giving blood or platelets. Donating blood could save a life. To schedule your appointment, visit redcross.org to check appointment times and sign up or call 800-733-2767. Please enter Sponsor Code: ASBURY925.

You can hold the power to save lives in the palm of your hand with the FREE Red Cross Blood Donor App! Text “BLOODAPP” to 90999 or download it from the App Store or the Google Play store today!

Saturday, November 5th & Sunday, November 6th

1pm-5pm

Cost: $15 per person for ERT class. $41 for Safe Gatherings online background check and Abuse Prevention Training (to be paid on the Safe Gatherings website)

Instructor: Leslie Carmichael

Training includes: ERT training manual, ID badge, lanyard and t-shirt

The Mission of an Early Response Team (ERT) is to provide a caring Christian presence in the aftermath of a disaster. The team is not a “first response” group; nor is it a recovery, rebuild or repair team. It is assigned various tasks; usually relating to safety, mitigation of further damage to property, and cleanup tasks to assist the homeowner in preparation for rebuild. Register here!

TODAY (Wednesday, October 19th)

6-7pm in the Asbury chapel

Topic: What is Supportive Housing?

The task force on tiny homes has been researching what “supportive housing” means in terms of possibly building tiny homes at Asbury. La Familia, a local social services agency, will talk to us about what services they might provide to the residents if we decide to build the homes. We have also invited some people who have experienced homelessness to share their stories with us.

So mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 19, from 6 to 7 pm, in the chapel. Child care and light refreshments will be provided. Because of the sensitive nature of this topic, the event will not be recorded. A written summary will be provided afterwards in these Asbury Articles.

You may be asking yourself: "what does that pile of compost out by The Asbury Players trailer mean for me?"

Free compost for your garden beds! Asbury and Fertile GroundWorks are hosting a pilot compost hub for the City of Livermore to help them comply with a new state law, that says they either have to use it on municipal property or give it to the residents. Lucky for us, we are giving it away. It is made from our green bins contents.

We are asking folks to come to the hub during our volunteer hours, (9am to 12noon on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday mornings, and 3pm to 6pm on Friday afternoon). The city is asking that you fill out their survey form too.

You can bring your own containers, truck, or borrow a coffee bean bag(s) to transport your compost home. Looking forward to seeing the Asbury gardeners out at the Compost hub soon.

All my best,

Brenda

A huge thank you to all who participated in Saturday’s Asbury Follies, whether as a performer, accompanist, director, or audience member! It was loads of fun, and a good time was had by all! And a donation of $300 was collected for World Central Kitchen, too!

Due to copyright laws, we are unable to share the full recording of the Follies, but check out our Facebook page for a mash-up video Pastor Brad made of the various acts! You can also see who performed what in the Follies program.

Help Elaine Bosserman celebrate her 96^th birthday on October 22!

Birthday cards may be left at the church office or sent to her at:

Quail Gardens, 813 South J Street, Livermore, Ca 94550

Alameda County is following the CDC guidelines for masking. When community transmission is low, masking indoors may be optional. When community transmission is medium or high, masking indoors is strongly recommended. Asbury will follow the CDC guidelines, and we support and encourage mask wearing indoors, especially for those with underlying health conditions or who are not fully vaccinated and boosted.

Please pray for the requests that were made during prayer time on Sunday.

If you would like to be on the email prayer chain, please contact the church office.