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Church Announcements

Asbury Waterford UMC Church Announcements
 • August 10, 2020

This is the link for our August 16th Worship services:


 • August 6, 2020

Click here for the church bulletin for the August 9th service.
 • August 3, 2020

Good Morning Church Family! This is the link to sign-up for August 9th in-person Worship.

Please sign-up by Saturday evening. If you need to call to make your reservation, please do so by 2:00 p.m. Thursday.

A friendly reminder: please do not email the church for reservations.


 • August 2, 2020

Click here for our August 2, 2020 service
 • July 30, 2020

Our newsletter, Methodist Memos, and our calendar for August can be downloaded following the News or Calendar links at the top of the page.


 • July 29, 2020

Just a friendly reminder: If you plan on attending in person Worship on August 2nd please sign up at this site by Saturday evening or call the church office by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. Hope your day is blessed!


 • July 20, 2020



Asbury UM Church invites you to join us for Worship in Waterford Park at 10:00am on Sunday, July 26th! Blessing us with music is the Rejoice singing Trio from Kentucky Mountain Bible College All are welcome! Please bring a lawn chair and a face mask Some folding chairs will be provided if you are unable to bring your own and face masks will be worn before and after service. Face masks are optional during service if you are properly spaced from others.



We will be having a love offering for the singing group to defray their travel expenses.


 • July 20, 2020

Happy Sunday! Click this link for this week's worship service on July 19, 2020: Click here for the July 19th church service

Stay dry out there!

Blessings,

Pastor Tori


 • July 13, 2020

Hi Church Family: To sign up for the in-person worship on July 19th please click this link.

Please note we are now having 2 Worship Services - 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Blessings


 • July 12, 2020

Click here for the July 12h church service.


 • July 5, 2020

Click here for the July 5th church service.


 • July 1, 2020



Hello again, Well, just when we think we've got something figured out, things change..
sn't that how just about everything is right now?

After some reconsideration, Asbury will be having only 1 service this coming Sunday which will be at 11:00am.

Sorry for any confusion this might cause.

To sign up for in-person worship please click this link:

You may still call in to the church to have Stacey reserve a spot for you. If you do call, please call by Thursday at 2:00pm.

You may sign up online anytime before end of day Saturday.

Have a great holiday weekend and I hope to see you Sunday!

Grace & Peace,

Pastor Tori


 • June 30, 2020

Hello Church Family, As we continue to experiment with best practices for worship in this season, we will be changing the time of one of our services. We will now be offering 8:30am & 11:00am in-person worship times.

To sign up for in-person worship please click this link:

You may still call in to the church to have Stacey reserve a spot for you. If you do call, please call by Thursday at 2:00pm.

Hope to see you Sunday!

Grace & Peace to you,

Pastor Tori


 • June 28, 2020

Click here for our services on June 28, 2020
 • June 24, 2020

Hello Church Family, Boy, oh boy, was it so grand to start gathering for worship this past Sunday! I hope you can join us this Sunday! As we continue to experiment with best practices for worship in this season, we are moving to an online sign-up process.

To sign up for in-person worship please click this link:

If you have already called the church office this week to reserve a spot, you are already on the list.

If you still prefer to call the church office to reserve your spot, you may do so by 2:00pm Thursday, but you are no longer restricted to calling by then. If you decide later in the week that you'd like to attend in-person worship on Sunday, please decide by end of the day Saturday.

Many folks are wondering what changes there might be regarding worship as Erie County moves from the "yellow phase" to the "green phase." Our denominational leadership is still advising churches to have people remain 6 feet apart, wear face masks, and not sing. As time goes on we will have a better idea of when these things might change for our particular congregation. But for right now, we will stay the course and follow those suggestions. As things change, you will be notified.



We are keeping the maximum per service at 30 people still (not including greeters, worship leader, pastor, and organist) because our sanctuary seating area is relatively confined. However, as we continue to get a feel for how many bodies can fit in the area while still social distancing, that amount might change.

I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather we're having!

Hope to see you Sunday!

Grace and Peace to you,

Pastor Tori


 • June 23, 2020

Just a reminder to call in your reservation for the 11:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. service for June 28th

Blessings


 • June 21, 2020

Happy Sunday! Hope you're having a great weekend.

Click this link for today's worship, recorded at our 11:00 in-person service:

I mention a prayer practice in today's sermon called "The Daily Examine." To sign up for in-person worship please click this link:

Many Blessings,

Pastor Tori




 • June 20, 2020

Hello Church Family, As we move forward with our plans to reopen the church building for worship in person, I wanted to inform you that the virtual service will be a bit different for now. We will be recording the 11:00am in person worship service to post to YouTube, therefore the virtual service will not be available to view until later (mid-day) on Sunday. When the virtual service is available for viewing online I'll send out the link via email.

Click here for the bulletin for worship. If you have reserved a spot to attend worship in person this Sunday, please remember we won't be handing out bulletins. Please print your bulletin at home to bring with you or follow along with the bulletin on your phone.

This also would be a great time to get in the habit of bringing your own Bible to church, too! I'm excited to begin worshiping in person with some of you! No matter if you worship in the sanctuary or in your home, I pray you have an encounter with the Living God and that you are blessed.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Tori


 • June 20, 2020

Hi friends, Click this link for the reading of Exodus 40:

We made it through the entire 40 chapters of Exodus! Way to go!

Many Blessings,

Pastor Tori
 • June 19, 2020

Hi friends, Click this link for the reading of Exodus 39:

Many Blessings,

Pastor Tori


 • June 18, 2020

Hi friends, Click this link for the reading of Exodus 38:

Many Blessings,

Pastor Tori


 • June 17, 2020

We still have plenty of spots left for our Sunday Services! We still have 17 spots available for our 11:00 am service and we have 22 spots for our 7:00 pm service. Please make your reservation by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday.

(Church Office Summer Hours are 9:00 - 2:00 Monday thru Thursday)

Blessings to you.
 • June 17, 2020



View this email in your browser Hi friends, Click this link for the reading of Exodus 37:

Many Blessings,

Pastor Tori


 • June 16, 2020

Hi friends, Click this link for the reading of Exodus 36:

Many Blessings,

Pastor Tori


 • June 15, 2020

Hi friends, Click this link for the reading of Exodus 35:

We're almost done reading through Exodus! Only 5 more chapters after today! I'm glad we've been able to lean into God's Word together during this time and solidify the habit of being in scripture every day. As we ramp up to begin meeting in person again I won't be sending out daily emails after Saturday.

Have a wonderful week!

Many Blessings,

Pastor Tori


 • June 14, 2020

Happy Sunday! This Sunday's message will be a bit different. Since I'm finishing up my vacation today, I don't have a normal virtual service to offer. However, last year on May 1, 2019 I preached a message at my alma mater, Asbury Theological Seminary. Luckily they recorded that message and I'm able to share it with you all today! I pray that through the power of the Holy Spirit, what was once meant for one group of folks may resonate with you also.

Click this link for the message:

Here's the link to John 15 (the chapter of scripture I reference in the message):

If you're looking for a full service to watch, there are many options from churches on the Western PA UMC webpage. Many of them are facebook andor live-streamed so you may have to catch them at a certain time or search a bit to find where the recording is kept:

And of course, click this link for the reading of Exodus 34:

I hope you have a wonderful Sunday! Looking forward to beginning to see some of you a bit more soon!

Many Blessings,

Pastor Tori


 • June 13, 2020

We have a ramp build scheduled for Wednesday, June 17th in Erie. We will be starting around noon. Please contact Gail Brogdon 746-6017 if interested in helping. Also, anyone who is interested in participating in future builds, give Gail a call with your days of availability. Blessings


 • June 13, 2020 Hi friends, Click this link for the reading of Exodus 33:

Have a great weekend!


 • June 12, 2020 Hi friends, Click this link for the reading of Exodus 32:

The theme for Shirley Ruth's Daily Hymns this week are hymns about the Holy Spirit, in celebration of Pentecost.

Click this link for "Spirit Song" & "Where the Spirit of the Lord Is." Click this link for Spirit Song and Where the Spirit of the Lord Is.


 • June 11, 2020 Click for our church reopening plan.

Blessings

Our annnouncements from June 11, 2020 and ealier can be reached here.

More of our latest announcements can be read by clicking the following "Read More" link.

Bible Readings from the Book of Exodus

Asbury UMC Bible Readings on Video

Hymn Sings and More Music

Asbury UMC Hymn Sings and More Music on Video

Asbury UMC Sermons and Virtual Services

Asbury UMC Sermons and Virtual Worship Services

Meet Our Pastor

Pastor Tori Heath was born and raised in the Mon-Valley area in Washington County, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Charleroi Area High School and attended Edinboro University. After gaining an English Literature degree from Edinboro in 2014, she attended Asbury Theological Seminary and received a Master of Divinity in 2018. Tori met her husband Dustin during their time at Asbury Seminary where Dustin also received a Master of Divinity and is pursuing a career in chaplaincy and ministering to people who struggle with addiction recovery.

Pastor Tori was commissioned as a Provisional Elder in 2018 in the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference. While Asbury UMC in Waterford is her first church appointment as pastor, Tori has been steeped in the United Methodist Church her whole life. She was baptized as an infant at Trinity UMC in Erie and continued to grow in her faith while being very involved in church life throughout her youth and young adulthood at Grace UMC in Coal Center, Pa. During Tori's time in college, she attended Asbury UMC in Erie. The Erie area holds a special place in her heart.

Pastor Tori is incredibly excited to begin full-time local church ministry as she walks into the calling shes felt since youth. Tori's call to ministry began when she was 13 years old and she began to pursue that call when she went to college. She is so grateful for the cloud of witnesses in the church who have walked with her and encouraged her as she has journeyed through the call to full-time ministry.

Pastor Tori's vision for ministry centers around building teams that work together to bring about spiritual renewal in the local church to impact the surrounding community. She deeply loves seeing lives transformed through the love of Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to the glory of God the Father. Tori and Dustin married in January, 2018. Together they like coffee dates, camping, hunting for beach glass, and making each other laugh a lot.

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