the asbury update july/august 2016
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Volume 22, Number 07 & 8
July/August, 2016
Asbury Memorial
United Methodist Church
Rev. Billy Hester
The Asbury Update
July/August 2016
1008 East Henry Street
Savannah, GA 31401
www.asburymemorial.org
912-233-4351
912-233-5026 fax
“BIG COFFEE HOUR” July 3rd! We’ll have our BIG Coffee Hour July 3rd. If you
are able, please bring food items to share with others. You can drop them off in the kitchen when you arrive at
church. Thank you for helping out!
Dear Asbury Family,
My last Sunday with you before my break is July 3rd. Thank you for giving me this time away
for me to recharge my batteries. Besides resting, I will also use this time to read, study, and pre-
pare for the coming church year. I also will finish the book I have been writing—the one I had
hoped to complete last summer. I am not far away from finishing it, but I don’t have the time to
work on it when I am at Asbury. Completing it is my main priority this summer.
I have lined up some wonderful preachers for you while I am gone. Asbury’s own Rev.
Jeanette Purvis will lead things off. Jeanette blesses us throughout the year on Sundays with
her pastoral prayers. She has a sensitive spirit and is a gifted communicator. She will be fol-
lowed by Rev. Nathan Godley. Nathan and I grew up at the same church in Savannah, so he
knows some childhood stories about me. Don’t believe him! Nathan is a wonderful preacher who
served churches in the South Georgia Conference for many years. He retired, and then he and
his wife, Patty, bought the 17Hundred90 Inn and Restaurant. So after he preaches, you can all go
out to his place for lunch! Our good friend, Rabbi Robert Haas of Congregation Mickve Israel will
preach next. Rabbi Haas now calls Asbury his “satellite congregation.” By the way, he has got-
ten married since we saw him last. Then Asbury’s Rev. Grady Mills will be preaching. You may
not know that Grady was a Theatre Major at Valdosta State before I was. He then went into the
ministry where he especially focused on Christian Education. Grady also spent time in ministry
in Africa. A wonderful newcomer to our church and neighborhood will be preaching next. Rev.
Susan Karlson is a Unitarian Minister who lives near us on Henry Street. She has been in minis-
try in a variety of places in the United States, including North Carolina, Mississippi, and New
York. She currently serves as a chaplain at Hospice Savannah. Next on the preaching rotation
will be Rev. Lesley Brogan, who will be traveling from Atlanta. Lesley is a United Church of
Christ minister and hospice chaplain. She also happens to be Ray Ellis’ sister-in-law. Our last
preacher will be Rev. Bob Chvatal. Born in New York City, Bob is a retired Presbyterian minister
who was a hospice chaplain/bereavement counselor for 25 years in North Carolina, Florida, and
New Mexico. We are blessed to have Bob and his husband, Ross, as part of the Asbury faith com-
munity. I will then be back with you on August 28th.
If you are in need of assistance while I am gone, please contact Randy or Claudette at the
office. We have a number of Asbury clergy and lay leaders who will be on call ready to help.
God bless you. I will be praying for you throughout the summer. Please be praying for me.
With love,
Billy
1st Jamey Dowling
Alexis Gage
Jackie Stewart
2nd Jonathan Linthicum
Jeff Tucker
3rd Tara Reed
4th Hannah Foster
Steve Johnson
5th Cynthia Herold
Will Telljohann
6th Dian LaRoe
Cooper McCord
Katelyn McCord
Nancy Parker
7th Carolyn Bennett
Ashley Bolfik-Stroud
Cale Hall
John Hester
Tricia Richardson
8th Mark Fordham
Molly Hester
Suzie Williams
9th Janet Redmond
10th Mike Dayoub
Marie Stark
11th Josie Beene-
Crowder
Salynda Carter-
Walter
Curtis Jenkins
Bay Luke
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12th Austin Wright
13th David Alley
Billy Hester
14th Lehman Brannen
15th Tina Austing
Nancy Cvetan
16th David Grice
17th Al Andres
18th Nick Deffley
Richard Reeve
Ryan Richards
Jane Thimme
19th Kenn Waters
20th Ann Anderson
21st Pat Stewart
22nd Tori Carnes
23rd Cathie Jorgensen
24th Andrea Harrelson
25th Susan McCaskill
Pat McIntosh
26th Blair German
John Giles
Ian Perry
Lucy Perry
Amelie Steffen
27th Marie Parker
29th Charlene Branan
Rachel Green
Bridgette Kincade
30th Aisling Hill
Having a Birthday? Call the office at 233-4351 or e-mail us at [email protected].
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!
July
7/8 Mark & Wendy Merkousko
7/11 Bill & Sally Nicholson 7/16 Pam & Walter Kress 7/17 Bo & Ann Crowder 7/20 Mike & Iris Dayoub
7/22 Dwight & Mary Ellen Campbell 7/22 Robert & Christy Crisp
7/22 Cliff Harley & Tommy Schafer 7/25 Evans & Debbie Wright
7/31 Lehman & Jenniee Brannen
Mission Moments
Thank you to all the people who purchased vita-
mins and brought in many other medical supplies
for our friends in the Dominican Republic. 7 boxes
have been sent to Florida where they are delivered
by small plane to the island. If you send them by
mail they never arrive.
5 baskets of food were delivered to The True Life
Pentecostal Church on Duffy Street that has a food
bank for the neighborhood the 2nd Saturday of each
month.
During the summer, school supplies are on sale and
we will be collecting for people in need locally.
Please place them in the baskets on the stage in the fellowship hall.
Mission Board
Asbury Memorial
Youth Group
Summer Activities
Surf Shack VBS—June 5th-10th
Youth can catch the wave of God’s amazing love by volunteering at this years VBS.
Mello Mushroom Restaurant—June 15th 6 to 8 pm
Youth will meet at Asbury at 6 pm. We will then travel by church van to the restaurant.
Hinton Youth Mission Trip—June 26th-July 1st
Youth will travel to Hinton, NC to participate in mission program to help local families (painting, garden-
ing, and general house restoration) with a structured daily ministry program.
Cancun Restaurant—July 6th
Going away party for Lisa, Nico and Kiki Meraz. Youth need to be at the church no later than 6 pm. We
will then travel to Cancun by church van.
Leopold’s Ice Cream —July 27th
Youth will meet at Asbury at 6 pm. Don’t be late. We will then travel by the church van for Ice Cream!
4th Annual Youth Taco Think Tank—August 24th
Youth and interested church members may attend to help out in planning the year for the youth group.
More information will be available in August.
For more info contact Laura Angell
Email: [email protected]
Cell: 912-313-6248
The Asbury Update
July/August 2016
Children’s Church Leaders
Grades K—3rd
Tom & Betsy Davis
Subs: Ashley Bolfik-Stroud
Grades 4th—6th
July 3rd:
Dwight and Mary Ellen Campbell
July 10th:
Ruth & Todd Foster
July 17th:
Andy Page
July 24th
Carla and Spencer Luke
July 31st
To be announced
Nursery Volunteers
July 3
Bonnie Kaar, Rebecca Burkhart
July 10
Cindy Beauchamp, Mary Ann Donahue
July 17
Elizabeth Newkirk, Phil Devlin
July 24
Linda Aiken, Nancy Cvetan
July 31
Christy Crisp, Bonnie Kaar
Nursery services are provided for preschool children for the programs and services on
Sundays and Wednesdays.
We are in need of additional volunteers!
If you would like to volunteer in our
nursery, please call the church office.
Course in Miracles Facilitator: Rev. Marilyn Leigh
Thursdays 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Course in Miracles study group is dedicated to the study and practical application of A Course in Miracles to our daily lives. Our group allows the Course to guide us in be-
coming and expressing the Love that is the truth about us. It teaches the true meaning of forgiveness and challenges us to put God first in our lives.
A Course in Miracles is an open group; you may join at any time. The only thing that
you need is the Third edition of A Course in Miracles, which includes the text, workbook, teacher’s manual and two pamphlets. It is available from the facilitator, Reverend
Marilyn Leigh or may be obtained from Barnes and Noble or as an eBook from Amazon. Join us as we journey together to God, the journey with no distance.
We meet on Thursdays at 4:30 P.M. in The Asbury Memorial social hall. All are wel-come.
You may contact Rev. Leigh by email at [email protected] with any questions
EDA Savannah
Are you struggling with an eating disorder? Do you know somebody who might be battling anorexia or bulimia? There is help! Asbury has a support group for individuals who struggle with anorexia, bulimia and/or binge eating disorder. Eating Disorders Anonymous meets on Monday nights from 7:30-8:30 in the choir room. It's an open group and everyone is welcome. People with eating disorders and friends and family members of people with eating disorders are welcome to attend the meetings. It is a confidential group and everything shared in the group remains in the group. However, this is not a diet group for people looking to lose weight. Questions, please contact Ruthie Deffley at 912-312-0079 or [email protected]
There is hope — YOU CAN RECOVER! But no one can recover alone.
EDA Savannah will continue meet throughout the summer, except for Monday, July 4th. There will be no group meeting in observance of Independence Day.
Children’s Church Leaders
Grades K—3rd
Tom & Betsy Davis
Subs: Ashley Bolfik-Stroud
Grades 4th—6th
August 7th
Linda Heintz, Mary Pulwarty
August 14th
Suzanne Becker, Kate Strain
August 21st
KT Aull, Andrea Harrelson
August 28th Music & Arts Sunday
No Children’s Church
Nursery Volunteers
August 7
Mary Ann Donahue, Margaret Clay
August 14
Phil Devlin, Diane Meseroll
August 21
Nancy Cvetan, Elizabeth Newkirk
August 28
Margaret Clay, Christy Crisp
Nursery services are provided for preschool
children for the programs and services on
Sundays and Wednesdays.
We are in need of additional volunteers!
If you would like to volunteer in our
nursery, please call the church office.
“BIG COFFEE HOUR” August 7th!
We’ll have our BIG Coffee Hour August 7th. If you are able, please bring food items to share with others. You can drop them off in the
kitchen when you arrive at church.
Study Groups & Fellowship Groups Asbury offers a wide variety of study and fellowship groups.
Reconciling Ministries Network Facilitator: Lance Wilhelm
Reconciling Ministries will NOT meet in July.
Our next meeting will be August 7th at 1:15 p.m.in the sanctuary. Follow their news on Facebook @ Asbury Memorial Reconciling!
In Christian service, Lance
Busy Bees The Busy Bees will not meet in June or July.
They will resume their sewing in August.
“Our Time”
A Fellowship Group for Parents with Young Children
Our Time will continue to be on break until the Fall. If you would like to join our FB page, please email Ruthie or Nick Deffley at [email protected] or [email protected].
Our FB is active and way to stay connected throughout the summer.
Asbury Men’s Group Thursday Nights
The Men's Group will remain in meditative and contemplative silence (LOL??) through July and August. We
are looking forward to "breaking the fast" in mid-September. Periodic summaries of Billy's or others sermons
(past or current) will be sent out to hopefully aid us on our journey and to help us enjoy the Savannah sum-
mer. If you would like to receive a summary when they come out, please send an email to Dwight at
Fight hatred with love, justice and tolerance Savannah Morning News 06/17/16
Love was in the air Wednesday night, as were feelings of compassion and sorrow, inside Asbury Me-morial United Methodist Church, where several hundred people gathered to mourn the 49 people who were murdered last Sunday in a terrorist attack at a gay night club in Orlando. The Rev. Billy Hester, pastor of the midtown church at 1008 E. Henry St. at Waters Avenue, set the tone for the moving and inspirational hour-long service, “Remembering Orlando and Vowing to Make a Difference,” repeating a memorable and thought-provoking line from author and social ac-tivist Cornel West: “Justice is what love looks like in public.” That theme was driven home in a powerful rendition of the song “I Choose Love,” by singer J. J. Collins and interpretive dancer Cheri Hester. But the prayers and the powerful songs offered up by Asbury’s marvelous choir were as much for the living and the society that produced such a killer as Omar Mateen as they were the dozens of victims Mateen gunned down in cold blood. A healthy cross-section of Savannah clergy members stood in the sanctuary at one point to offer prayers and petitions for greater acceptance and tolerance for all people, whether they are gay, straight or trans-gender. In other words, this service was almost as much about praying for society’s ills as it was about praying for those who were slaughtered by the gunman, a 29-year-old American citizen, who professed allegiance to ISIS and reportedly was angered when he saw two men kissing. It wasn’t lost on Hester or many others in the grand old church that the Orlando slaughter occurred almost a year to the day of the June 17, 2015, racially motivated killings of nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston, S.C., by young white gunman. Hester talked about the hatred and pain that motivated the Orlando and Charleston shooters, along with the cry for justice. Hester made an ever stronger plea for love. “Where there is pain, let us be love,” he said, a prayer that seems so simple to make, yet so difficult to put into practice. The service also included a moving rendition of Maya Angelou’s poem,“A Brave and Startling Truth,” followed by and a litany on life, love and diversity, which noted, among other truths, that “We are called to love one another and to do nothing to others that we would find hateful to ourselves,” and, “We suffer when LGBT persons are oppressed excluded and shamed by religious people who over-look the fundamental call to justice in our scriptures. “Love does not exclude. We are all worthy. May we work to build a world where all people, no matter their perceived differences, are celebrated and loved.” Prayers were also offered up for radical extremists of all faiths, in this nation and abroad, whose ac-tions and words contribute to mindless violence against innocent people around the globe just as surely as lighting a fuse to a keg of gunpowder will lead to an explosion. This includes clerics of the Muslim and Christian persuasion who are intolerant of others and preach hatred and division, con-trary to values held by truly devout Muslims and Christians.
Fight hatred with love, justice and tolerance
Cont’d
As this point in the service, I was reminded of the classic line by G.K. Chesterton, “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” Hester’s call for more people to choose love wasn’t just appropriate in the wake of the Orlando mas-sacre, but also in the wake of what has been happening locally. Twenty-seven people have been mur-dered in Savannah so far this year, a murderous pace that should concern all citizens as the city melts into another hot and sultry Savannah summer, a time when violence typically escalates as more people tend to be out on the streets at night, made restless and irritable by the oppressive heat and many young people are on summer break from school. Hester made a frightening reference to the “43 gangs” in the city and “all the young people running around with guns,” and recalled that Metro Police Chief Joseph Lumpkin fears these young guns more than adult gunmen because the younger, immature gunmen “have brains that are not fully formed” and are more likely to shoot than not. And the pastor wasn’t just blowing gunsmoke. After the service, I bumped into Detric Leggett during a reception in Asbury’s social hall. Leggett, who lost two close races in recent election years for seats representing the city’s eastside neighbor-hoods on Savannah City Council and the Chatham County Commission, including the area around Asbury, said he has spent the past few weeks playing peacemaker in the Waters Avenue corridor. “You have a group on one side of Waters that wants to go to war with another group that lives on the other side of Waters,” he said. He said he didn’t know the reason for the animosity, not that it would have mattered that much. “Here we are, investing millions of dollars to revitalize Waters, and you have groups who want to go in there and tear it all up. I’ve been trying to tell them to back off, this doesn’t make any sense.” And neither do the lax gun laws that put efficient killing weapons into the hands of lunatics like Omar Mateen or the lack of affordable mental health care that is permitting so many lunatics to walk the streets undiagnosed and untreated. “Let us leave this place remembering those who have died from gunfire,” the congregation pledged during the benediction near the end of the service. “Let us leave this place, resolved to face the situa-tions which test and trouble us. Let us leave this place with the courage and determination to work for a more peaceful world.” It all begins by choosing love and being grateful for the gift of our lives and the gift of the other peo-ple who are in it. And as Americans, we should always stand strong and united for freedom, includ-ing the freedom of others in our diverse society to authentically live their lives as they choose. Tom Barton is the editorial page editor of the Savannah Morning News. [email protected]
Thank You
Dear Asbury Family,
A big “thank you” to my Asbury family
for their thoughtfulness on my 87th Birth-
day in May. I really felt loved!
Joan Hester Byrd
1st Collin Richards
2nd Jamie Kelso
Lance Wilhelm
3rd Don Colvard
Emily Gage
4th Jim Kluttz
5th Fletcher Woodward
6th Chloe Harrison
Isabella Picone
Renwick Pulwarty
7th Thomas Kurtz
Carman Purtee
8th James Dudley Sr.
9th Brittney Brown
Hayden Lego
12th Christi Hester
Peggy Larsen
13th Janet Dixon
Serena Matos Baez
14th Jona Downs
Pam Sears
15th Jeff Ostrow
16th Ed Steiner
17th Wendy Mason
18th John Hohnerlein
Betsy Woodward
19th Philip Baiad
Billie Ward-Kurtz
Marshall Lego
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20th Linda Aiken
Marshall Lego
21st Sybil Dudley
Bobbie Foster
Ross Munro
22nd Margaret Clay
23rd Samuel Povie
25th Carrie Collins
Diane Meseroll
Debbie Williamson
27th Claudette DeLong
Justin Linthicum
28th Katelynn Maddox
29th Mary Cronk
30th Sheri Coffey
Chase Harrison
Bill Oakley
Bea Yarbrough
Having a Birthday? Call the office at 233-4351 or e-mail us at [email protected].
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!
August
8/2 Sanford & Judy Jones
8/3 Joel & Julie Varland 8/15 Linden & Pat Youngquist
8/16 David & Pat Alley 8/22 Philip & Charlene Branan 8/22 Keith & Carman Purtee 8/23 Jim & Glenda McNew 8/23 Grady & Brenda Mills 8/25 Mike & Debra Skinner
8/27 Bill & Karen Jahn 8/31 Kelly & Chris Beaver
Congratulation!
Congratulations to Bill and Ann Anderson for becoming grandparents for the second time!
Grandson, Luke Anderson Mathis, was born 06/08/16. He weighed 6 pounds and 10
ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. Also, congratulations to
parents Emily and Daniel Mathis and big sister Layla!
Vacation Bible School—2016
The Prokop’s Open Garden
Party
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo”
The Savannah VOICE Festival’s Summer of Romance opens with a beautiful production of the
classic love story, Roméo et Juliette, directed by world renowned director Fabrizio Melano and con-
ducted by Jorge Parodi.
Sung in French with English supertitles and small instrumental ensemble, the cast features all your
favorite festival artists. Meechot Marrero stars as Juliet with Santiago Ballerini as her Romeo.
Sunday, August 7, 2016 Tuesday, August 9, 2016
4:00pm 6:30pm
Tickets $55 in advance
Festival Opera: Featuring the 2016 Festival Artists
CAST
Roméo – Santiago Ballerini Capulet – James Wright
Juliette – Meechot Marrero Tybalt – Carlton Moe
Frère Laurent – Scott Russell Gertrude – Jessica Ann Best
Mercutio – Tiago Matos
Hosted by Asbury Memorial
God On Broadway Services The Asbury Choir has again given us another year of inspiring music for our worship services. Their last
Sunday singing this season will be July 3rd and then they will take a break for the rest of the
month. They will start back rehearsing Wednesday, August 10th. They, of course, will start working on
the music for the God On Broadway Services. The shows they will be using this year will be:
If you have not been in the choir, but
would like to join them this season and be
part of the God On Broadway Services,
please contact Choir Director, Ray
Ellis. You can contact Ray by phone at
(912)844-1840 or by email:
Rehearsals will start Wednesday,
Cats
The Phantom of the Opera
Hello Dolly
Peter Pan
The Sound of Music
Dear Adventurer: (please forward a copy of this note to your friends)
Every generation thinks that its problems are huge and the leaders who step forward
don't appear to be up to the task, but I'll be dog-gone if this current election year isn't
one to beat all! More than ever, we need our spiritual moorings to see us through what-
ever lies ahead.
Recognizing this at the outset, we've worked hard to make our January Adventure 2017
refreshing, revitalizing, and regenerating.
Here are a few new things we're doing this year:
We're extending the time for breaks to ease the stress of the crowded rest rooms.
Facilitators will be a part of the Saturday afternoon discussion groups.
(Sign up required as groups are limited to 30.)
The harmonies of Owen and Moley singing your favorite Irish songs on Saturday after-
noon will ease your minds and souls. What a pair! They sing like angels, but have a
little of the devil in their dialogues in between.
(Right: Joyce Pickren talks to Owen at a Winter Springs
seminar.)
More Q&A time so that more of your questions can be put
to the masters.
Rev. Robin Meyers of Mayflower UCC is returning with more
eye-opening information on how to transform your church --
and yourselves -- to the teachings of Jesus.
Dr. John Dominic Crossan will share his wisdom of
the ages to put current-day trials and tribulations into
perspective for us.
I'm not sure anyone can unravel the tangled threads of
the new millennium skein, but these two philosophers,
scholars...thinkers!and doers! ....will give us enlighten-
ing ideas to think about.
To REGISTER for January Adventure 2017, please CLICK HERE.
Register early. This one's sure to be a sell-out! We hope you'll come...if it's your first or
your tenth or your thirteenth year of January Adventure.... January 13-15, 2017 will be a
weekend you won't soon forget!
See you at Epworth by the Sea....
Buzzy Pickren Billie Sargent Peter McCall
2016 Budget Offering
May 29th - $12,998.65
June 5th - $9,701.25
June12th - $11,675.47
June 19th - $9,217.00
June 26th - TBA
2016 Budget Need to Date
$269,471.25
2016 Received to Date
$255,658.79
2016 Weekly Budget Need
$10,778.85
Volume 22, Number 07 & 08
July/August 2016
Chair Name Plate
As we worship on Sundays, how meaningful it is to see the name of a loved one etched into a nameplate on one of our beautiful sanctuary chairs. If you would like to remember or honor a loved one in a special way, complete an order form and turn it into the church office. Forms are available in the church narthex and the office. Please turn in a completed form to the office. The cost is $250.00. The funds are used for the upkeep and maintenance of the sanctuary.
(Two examples of nameplates for the chairs.)
Elizabeth Lariscy
A Southern Lady
By R. Ward
In Loving Memory
of
Dix Elliott
H O NO RA RI U M S
A Gift has been given to the
Choir Fund in honor of the Choir by: Karl & Judy Graham
A Gift has been given to the
VBS Fund in honor of Cheri, Ray, Randy, Linda & all volunteers by:
Janet Dixon
A Gift has been given to the
VBS Fund in honor of Cheri Hester by: Pat & Mary Prokop
A Gift has been given to the
Choir Fund in honor of Helen Downing by: Pat & Mary Prokop
A Gift has been given to the
Education Roof Fund by Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia
Hollyberry Service Unit
Congratulation!
Congratulations to Curtis and Cindy Hanks for becoming grand-parents again. Grandson, Weston
Curtis Bragg, was born 06/17/16. He weighed 6 pounds and 12
ounces. Also, congratulations to parents Emily and Ashley and Mason Bragg and big sister
Natalie.
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July/August, 2016
WHEN SHADOWS FALL
We extend our love and sympathy to Joe, Cheri, Nelson and Carter in the death of Joe’s mother, Edna Amparo Drake
We extend our love and sympathy to Susan and Randy Bolinger in the death of Randy’s father, Rev. Zane Bolinger.
We extend our love and sympathy to Sandra White and David, Suzanne, Paige, Henry and Luke White in the death of Sandra’s husband and David’s father, Henry “Smokey” White.
We extend our love and sympathy to Sharon, Andy, Lauren and Morgan Page in the death of Sharon’s aunt, Mary Claire Hicks.
M EM O RI A LS
A Gift has been given to the Butterfly Fund in memory of
Sheila Stubbs by: David Grice & John Naylor
A Gift has been given to the Butterfly Fund in memory of
Sue Eberhardt by: David Grice & John Naylor
A Gift has been given to the Butterfly Fund in memory of
Scott Colclasure by: David Grice & John Naylor
A Gift has been given to the Butterfly Fund in memory of
Albert Wagner by: David Grice & John Naylor
A Gift has been given to the
Music Fund in memory of Rus Boekenheide by: Neil & Tina Austing
PRAYER REQUESTS
Asburians
DiAnne Amerson, Pat Andres, Jean Butcher,
Thurman Butcher, Randy Canady, Anita Clay,
Bill Coleman, Betty Cooper, Gretchen Dodd,
Carter Drake, Gay Gwinner, Chase Harrison,
Nanci Hartland, Phil Hunter, May Johnson, Sul-
livan Jump, Judith Kessler, Claire Knight,
Cookie Leadbetter, Monica Lekuch, Mark
Merkousko, Brenda Mills, Rev. Grady Mills,
Frances Monson, Pat Moore, Linda Ostrow,
Marie Parker, Barbara Plank, Susan Powell,
Keith Purtee, Steve Reed, Barbara Schafer,
Mina Smith, Bob Soletto, Liam Steffen, Cabell
Stewart, Jean Stewart, Carolyn Stuber, Tiia
Strong, Judy Wilburn, Diane Williamson
Family Members & Friends
Ronnie Bailey, Leonie Barelli, John Ashley
Beam, Steve Beauvais, Margie Cardinile, Ber-
nice Castillo, Betsy Cowperthwaite, Monique
Curtis, Ted Daniell, Bob Fennell, Catherine
Guiton, Martha Hicks Ellzey, Doug Ellis, Bill
Eure, Wyatt Flagg, Chuck Gorski, Judy Gra-
ham, Archie Iodice, Mark Kelso, Earl Kehl,
Jeanie Knight, Gladys Messer, Alicia Mikell,
Judy Mullins, Pat Munoz, Martha Murph, An-
drea Puckett, Gwen Rush, Joanne Turner,
Deanna Wooden
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Special Funds
One way to honor or to remember a loved one is with a memorial or an honorarium to some of our dif-
ferent funds such as the Trustee Fund, General Fund, Piano/Organ Fund, the Hester-Children Education
Fund or one of our Mission Funds.
Newsletter Information
If you have an announcement for “The Asbury Update,” please send it to the church office in writing by the 15th of
each month. Contact Claudette DeLong, Office Manager at 233-4351 or email to [email protected]
Office hours are 9 AM to 4 PM, Monday thru Friday.
Flowers in the Sanctuary
Supplying the flower arrangements for the worship service is a wonderful way to commemorate a date
that is important to you or a loved one. Please check the 2016 Flower Chart in the narthex and sign up.
The cost is $60. For more information call the church office at 233-4351.
Asbury Memorial
United Methodist Church
1008 East Henry Street
Savannah, GA 31401-7128
INT.ID 206896
Office 233-4351 Fax 233-5026
www.asburymemorial.org
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Mission Statement:
Asbury Memorial is a place where all people can develop their spirituality, use their
talents, and grow in faith as we seek to love, serve, and celebrate God, each other, and
our community.