Published: Oct. 30, 2025

Register by November 23 

Sign up for Asbury First's Christmas Eve Pageant! Open to children age 3 through 5th grade. Register by November 23 by clicking HERE. Rehearsals are Sundays at 11 am (Nov 30, Dec 7, 14, 21), plus Wednesday, Dec 17 (6 - 7:30 pm) and Saturday, Dec 20 (10 am - noon).

Questions? Contact Mike Mullin at mmullin@asburyfirst.org.

Published: Oct. 30, 2025

Sunday, November 2, 9:45 – 10:45 am in the Red Room (1010) and Zoom. 

Join us for an informative Know Your Rights presentation on Eviction Law! Learn about the basics of landlord tenant law and your rights and responsibilities as a tenant. This session will include information on new legislation and how it impacts tenants and landlords and what it means for housing stability in your community. Click here to register for the event and receive a Zoom link. 

Published: Oct. 30, 2025

November 11, 8 am at the Community Outreach Center

Invite your friends and neighbors! Invite your colleagues and business contacts! Invite a whole group! Reserve your spots for one of our monthly 1010Tuesday tours of the Community Outreach Center followed by a chat around our breakfast table.

It’s like a grown-up “Show & Tell.” We’ll show you and your guests around the COC, then you go out and tell the community about the vital services that we provide right here, all under one roof. Register at asburyfirst.org/1010tuesdays or email dbullocksmith@asburyfirst.org

Published: Oct. 30, 2025

RIT invites you to an evening with renowned poet and black liturgical author, Cole Arthur Riley, to speak on her New York Times bestseller manuscript, Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human!

At the Schmitt Interfaith Center at RIT, November 4, from 6 to 8 pm. Register here: cglink.me/2d1/r2301245

Published: Oct. 23, 2025

Start dreaming of Thanksgiving with delicious pies from Special Touch Bakery (School of the Holy Childhood) – Apple Crumb, Pecan, Strawberry Rhubarb, Pumpkin, or Rumbleberry. Each pie is $20, benefiting Flower City Habitat for Humanity. Order and pay on Sundays 10/26, 11/2, and 11/9 in the Welcome Hall. Pick up your pies on Monday, 11/24 from 1 to 5 pm in the Welcome Hall. Enjoy great pies while supporting Asbury First's work building homes for local families!

Published: Oct. 23, 2025

On November 7, at 6 pm in the Gathering Center, help us package sweet treat bags of leftover Halloween candy with handwritten notes for our neighbors at the Community Outreach Center! Contact Paula Dugan at pdugan@asburyfirst.org for more information or to RSVP. Can't come but still want to join in on the fun? Bring your extra candy to the candy donation box in the Welcome Hall by November 6.

Published: Oct. 16, 2025

Dining In For Outreach, Asbury First's major annual fundraiser, is coming November 8 – 9! Gracious hosts throw a dinner party at their own expense while guests donate $75 (or any amount that feels right) to support Outreach ministries. We will honor volunteers Nancy Davidow, Andy Dutcher, and Carolyn Hamil during the 11 am service, with a reception to follow in the Gathering Center. Can't attend that weekend? Choose any mutually convenient date before November 16. We encourage hosts to welcome new guests—it's a great way to make friends.

Sign up Sundays, September 28 through October 26 in the Welcome Hall, or contact Diana Carter at programs@asburyfirst.org (585) 732-7224.

Published: Oct. 16, 2025

 November 14, 15, and 16 at Asbury First

Reserve your spot now for Asbury First Community Theatre's presentation of Anastasia, the Youth Musical, about a young woman named Anya with amnesia who, with the help of a con man and an ex-aristocrat, embarks on a journey from 1920s Russia to Paris to discover her identity and find where she belongs. Visit asburyfirst.org/anastasia to reserve your seats!

Published: Oct. 16, 2025

Join Wednesday Morning Book Club to explore "All We Can Save," a powerful collection featuring diverse women leaders—scientists, activists, farmers, and innovators—offering bold solutions to the climate crisis through essays, poetry, and art. The group meets Wednesdays, 10 - 11:30 am in the Red Room (1010) from October 22 - December 17, with no sign-up required—just show up ready for inspiring discussions. For more information, contact Linda Clemow at programs@asburyfirst.org.

Published: Oct. 16, 2025

Monday, November 17, 7 pm in the Red Room (1010)

Join the Banned Book Club as we gather to discuss Ray Bradbury's monumental "Fahrenheit 451," a dystopian prediction of a future where books have been outlawed. Join in-person Monday, November 17, at 7 pm in the Red Room (1010), or via zoom.

Contact Carol Roote at programs@asburyfirst.org for more details.

Published: Oct. 16, 2025

Saturday, November 8*, 9 am – 1 pm, 1040, Main Entrance

It's time for our annual Fall Campus Cleanup! Bring rakes, tarps — and anything else you find makes this task interesting, enjoyable, and fulfilling. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and snacks will be provided. If you have any questions, please email Deb Bullock-Smith at dbullocksmith@asburyfirst.org or call the church office at (585) 271-1050. *In case of inclement weather, we'll meet on November 15.

Published: Oct. 16, 2025

Ian Urriola, former Ministry Intern (2017-2018), and Jo Schonewolf invite you to their wedding at Asbury First on Saturday, October 25 at 3 pm, co-presided by Rev. Dr. Michelle Bogue-Trost and Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez.

The service will be livestreamed, followed by a cookie and punch reception in the Gathering Center.

For more details, visit ianandjogetmarried.com

Published: Oct. 16, 2025

Join Covenant United Methodist Church (1124 Culver Road at Parsells Ave.) on Sunday, October 19 at 3 pm for a concert celebrating their Austin pipe organ's 100th Anniversary. Eastman student organists from four continents will perform in this free public recital; a free-will offering supports the Eastman Student Travel Fund.

Visit covenantroc.org for details.

Published: Oct. 2, 2025

On Sunday, October 26, following worship, we will gather for our annual Church Conference, which in the United Methodist Church is the once-a-year meeting where the whole congregation is invited to participate in the business of the church. Think of it as both a Town Hall and a family meeting: a time to celebrate what God has done among us, to affirm leaders for the coming year, and to take care of essential matters that shape our shared life. Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for this special gathering!

Published: Oct. 2, 2025

As our Stewardship Campaign and the 2026 Budget season approaches, we would like to bring two recent Monday Reader articles to your attention. The first, Living the Dream: Exciting News From Your SPRC shares information about newly defined goals and some important staffing reconfiguration. That article can be read by clicking here.

The second, which went out Monday, September 29, and can be read by clicking here, is a budget update from the Finance Committee detailing the goals for the 2026 budget, what Asbury First needs and how your giving will help us all to do more good.