October 01, 2012 Asbury United Methodist Church

Asbury UMC

Asbury Food Pantry

Hours 9am-12pm

2nd & 4th Wednesday

of the month

All donations are welcome!

Our food is ordered bimonthly

from The Oklahoma Food Bank.

We help 45-50 families per month.

“Bad Girls of the Bible” Bible Study

October 7, 2012

2:00 pm

Join Temple as we learn about the women in the Bible who’s

reputation proceeds them.

Every Sunday at 2pm until we’ve

gone through them all.

Please let us know if you need a book.

We will need to order them.

Happy Elders

Monthly Luncheon

October 3, 2012

12:15 pm

Come & bring your

favorite dish!

(and your favorite food too)

POTLUCK SUNDAY!

October 21, 2012

Immediately following worship

Come join us for

worship, fellowship & food!

If you can, bring a covered dish and

share!

All are welcome to join us for

Good food and Good fellowship!

Veteran’s Slideshow

November 10, 2012

Slideshow to honor our veterans

If you have a picture of a veteran we

would love to honor them. Please bring

your picture(s) to church by the end of

October. Pictures will be returned.

Please place them in an envelope with

your name on it.

PASTOR’S CORNER , Pastor Temple Diehl

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

-Albert Einstein

Beloved, As we enter into the fall and begin to think about Advent, Christmas and 2013, I

was drawn to this quote by Einstein. He reminds us that when we look with the eyes of the

world, we count differently. When we look with the eyes of God, we find that our priorities

change. As we move into the season of anticipation of Jesus’ birth, let’s focus on the journey.

No need to hurry, the days will move along on their own pace. Together, we can focus on be-

ing fully present in each moment. Make each moment count. As we turn the calendar pages, it

is the everyday moments that count, that fill our lives with love, fellowship, worship, and ser-

vice to God. God’s love is so great it can’t be measured, God’s grace is so amazing, God’s

mercy is everlasting, there is no way to measure unending, undeserved love. This is the stuff

that counts!

Much Love,

Temple

Book Nook

If you’re looking for a book to feed your spirit

here’s a recommended book:

“The Glass Castle: A Memoir”

by Jeannette Walls

What great books have you read lately?

Please share your recommendations.

Bishop’s Corner:

"Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a

mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever

looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have

heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do."

(James 1:23-25, NIV)

By Bishop Robert Hayes

Most of us at some time have stood before a mirror and uttered a few words. I have no statistics to back

up my belief that this is commonplace, but I do feel that a solid majority of people don’t think twice about

talking to their reflections.

So I’ve decided to pass on "Bob’s Rules for Mirror Conversations."

The first rule is: Whenever you find yourself engaged in dialogue with your mirror self, be mindful of what

you say and how you say it. That moment can be a highly gullible, vulnerable, and dangerous exchange be-

tween you and your mirror image.

Psychologists use the term rationalization. Standing in front of a mirror, a person easily can fall into self-

pity, excessive self-congratulation, even false pride and praise.

It’s a moment where wrong can turn into right, where you can find a way to accept your own excuses.

These conversations with yourself mirror what is in your soul, and whatever feelings you harbor about

yourself—or others—can come to the surface.

The Scriptures are filled with examples of people talking to themselves.

When Moses sent spies to take a look at the Promised Land (Deuteronomy 1:22-28), what they saw fright-

ened them. The inhabitants appeared strong; they looked like giants! Returning, the spies began pitying

themselves, "murmuring in their tents, saying, ‘The Lord hated us and brought us out of Egypt to destroy

us!’"

Their thoughts reflect a feeling all too familiar today, when people agonize, "Poor me! Why me, God? What

am I going to do?"

I caution you. It’s hard for God to use you when you feel sorry for yourself.

Another suspect dialogue people have with themselves is self-congratulatory, generating false pride and

praise. In Luke 12:16-21, Jesus tells the story of a rich man talking to himself, completely forgetting God.

The man’s fields have yielded a bumper crop, and his inner thoughts betray him: "What am I to do? I have

no place to store my crops. I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and I’ll say to myself, ‘You have

plenty. Take life easy; eat, drink, and be merry.’"

How often have you been tempted to pat yourself on the back and say, "Look at what I’ve done! Look at

what I’ve achieved!" Then you forget about God, and you take center stage on the podium of arrogance and

vanity.

At the end of the story in Luke, Jesus calls the man a fool.

There is a modern-day story, about a man who became lost in the woods. Describing his experience to a

friend, the man said he had never before needed God in his life. But in the woods, he got down on his knees

and prayed for God’s guidance for the very first time. The friend asked if God answered the prayer, and the

man said, "Oh, no. Before God had a chance to answer, a forest guide came along and showed me the path!"

Mirror conversations easily deceive you if you are caught up in fear, pride, and self-deception. However, if

you approach the mirror of your soul in wonder and awe, observing the unique creation that God made in

you—in each one of us—amazing things can happen.

The very next time you find yourself standing in front of a mirror, do your best to repeat the words of a

young man who one day realized how blessed he was. Gospel writer Luke didn’t give the prodigal son a

name but, standing in front of the mirror of his soul (Luke 15:17), "he came to his senses" and returned

home to his father.

Every man and woman who has ventured into rough living and squandered precious time is the son and

daughter of a forgiving God.

Standing in front of your mirror, you honor God, too, rather than self when you make sure your conversation

is full of wonderment, thanksgiving, and worship for the gift of another day, full of possibilities and opportu-

nities!

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING or VOLUNTEERING ABOVE AND BEYOND

World Communion Sunday

The World Communion Sunday offering is divided among Crusade Scholarships, Ethnic Minority

Scholarships, and the Ethnic Minority In-service Training Program.

Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries

New Day Camps 2012 Fund Raiser—Scholarships for children to attend camp. Any amount of do-

nation is gladly accepted.

CASA-Court Appointed Special Advocates

Contact the CASA office at 332-1441 or stop by 514 E. 10th St. for more information. Application

forms are located in the church office also.

Destination Cross Point Camp

Cross Point’s goal is to add two 40-bed youth camping dormitories with meeting facilities. Build

Cross Point Lodge & Retreat Center, remodel and expand the tabernacle as the Cross Point Wor-

ship & Retreat Training Center, build an indoor multipurpose activity center for year-round pro-

gramming & events, expanded programming and staffing for leadership events and camping. More

information is available in the church office.

Happy Elders Raffle

Wednesday, October 3rd at 12:15pm

(During Happy Elders)

We will raffle off a “Pumpkin Patch Cookbook”

Free to enter

Must be present to win

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

OCTOBER BABIES!

Debbie Whelchel 10/4

Kristi Stanberry 10/7

Jane Owens 10/9

Lorene Ballard 10/10

Darla Inman 10/16

Marianne Rose 10/16

Phil Nuner 10/19

Dylan Jones 10/21

Hannah Quaid 10/26

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Travis & Kristi Stanberry 10/15

We are in the process of updating our information for birthdays & anniversaries. Please call the office and let us know if yours was missed or incorrect.

If we missed yours, we wish you a Happy Birthday or Happy Anniversary!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

SPRC Meeting

6pm

2

The WAY

6:15pm

3

Pick up Food

order 9am

Happy Elders

12:15pm

4 5 6

7

World

Communion

Sunday

“Bad Girls of

the Bible”

Bible Study w/

Temple 2pm

8 9

The WAY

6:15pm

10

Food Pantry

9-noon

Choir 6pm

11

Admin. Council

Meeting 6:30p

12 13

14

Billy Abraham

@ FUMC

8:30a, 10:45a,

& 7p

“Bad Girls of

the Bible”

Bible Study w/

Temple 2pm

15

Billy Abraham

@ FUMC 7p

16

Billy Abraham

@ FUMC 7p

The WAY

6:15pm

17

Pick up Food

order 9am

Choir 6pm

18 19 20

21

Potluck

Sunday

“Bad Girls of

the Bible”

Bible Study w/

Temple 2pm

22

23

Red Ribbon

Week

The WAY

6:15pm

24

Food Pantry

9-noon

Red Ribbon

Week

Choir 6pm

25

Red Ribbon

Week

UCM Meeting

6p

26

Red Ribbon

Week

27

28

“Bad Girls of

the Bible”

Bible Study w/

Temple 2pm

29

Red Ribbon

Week

30

Red Ribbon

Week

The WAY

6:15 pm

31

Food Pantry

CLOSED

Choir 6pm

October, 2012

New is Awkward Sometimes

What is your favorite piece of clothing that you own? If I was a betting man,

I would bet that it is an older pair of jeans or a favorite shirt or sweater. It is not

that new article that you bought a few weeks ago. Why is that? We have the op-

portunity to go out and buy something brand new. You’d think that we’d go out

and buy something just like our favorite, but more often than not we don’t. New

is functional. New is with it. New is fashionable and generally not very comforta-

ble. New is not our favorite sometimes and that is why God encourages us (read

pushes us) sometimes.

This past week I counseled a student that has been struggling with an

addiction to methamphetamines. This was something that I had never dealt with

before and to be perfectly honest it really scared me. I immediately called some

other pastors and friends to ask advice in how to deal with things and ended up

learning a lot of very valuable information. Through doing this new thing, I

grew. Was it awkward? Yes. Was I uncomfortable? Absolutely. But through hav-

ing this experience I was able to not only help someone else out, but I was also

able to grow in my own spiritual walk. So remember, new can be awkward and

hard to accomplish. But if we step out in faith, I think that God can really use us

and grow us. And maybe, just maybe, we will find a new favorite article of

clothing in the process.

--

Kel Penny

Director of United Campus Ministry

ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

P.O. BOX 2342 - 508 WEST 6TH

ADA, OKLAHOMA 74821

Sunday Morning Schedule

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Church: 580 332-5266

Parsonage: 580 279-1326

Pastor: Temple Diehl

Administrative Asst. Angel Davis

Pianist: Elizabeth Blanchard

Nursery Attendants: Megan Brockhoff

& Kristi Jones

UCM Director: Kel Penny

Website: adaasburyumc.com

E-mail: asburyada@sbcglobal.net

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