MINISTERS:
Rev. Billy Hester
PRODUCTION:
Videographer: Patrick Prokop
Video Editor:ย Patrick Prokop
Audio: Stephen Butler
Lighting: Barry Parker
Audio Supervisor: Christina Focht
FLOWERS FOR THE SERVICE:
The flowers for the service were given by Greg Martin in memory of his mother, Barbara Martin.
SPECIAL THANKS:
Every Sunday at Asbury, there are people who work behind the scenes to help make the day so meaningful and wonderful for us and our visitors. We thank those unsung heroes of faith โ our Hospitality Team, our Ushers and Greeters, our Nursery Workers, and our Children's Church Teachers.
INTROIT: "Great is the Lord"
BAPTISM OF ROBERT ALEXANDER SAVADGE DUET: "Salut d'Amour" (Love's Greeting) SCRIPTURE READING: STORY: "Fire, Water, Truth, and Falsehood" QUARTET: "Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep" TRIO: "I Will Carry You" RIBBONS FOR A REASON PRAYER IN SONG: "The Lord's Prayer" PIANO SOLO: "He Keeps Me Singing" BENEDICTION and Singing of "Here I Am Lord"
Music and Lyrics by: Michael W. and Deborah D. Smith
Asbury Memorial Choir
Director: Ray Ellis
Piano: Kay Deffley
Son of Brian Savadge and Ashley Saporito
Rev. Billy Hester, officiating
Composed by: Sir Edward Elgar
Piano: Sanford Jones
Violin: Effie Mydell
Romans 12:1-3, 9-13 [NIV Translation; others available at the link]
A Wisdom Folktale from Ethiopia
Storyteller: Dottie Kluttz
Arranged by: Ivan D. Genuchi
A Capella Singers: Randy Canady, Nick Deffley, Greg Martin, and Ray Ellis (left to right)
Singers: Gary Shelby and Jamie Kelso
Guitar and Scripture Reading: David Alley
Rev. Billy Hester announced that Asbury had added two more orange ribbons to the courtyard fence to commemorate the deaths by gun violence of Audrea Marks, age 33, who died by gunshot on August 22, 2016,and Reginald Washington, age 43, who also died by gunshot on August 22, 2016.
Sung by: Rev. Billy Hester
Piano: Ray Ellis
Organ: Key Deffley
Violin: Effie Mydell
Bass: Doug Povie
(a.k.a. "There's Within My Heart a Melody")
Arranged by: Bill Wolaver
Piano: Key Deffley
(including preview of next few weeks as Asbury begins its new Church Year)
Rev. Billy Hester
Signing: Cheri Hester
We hope you feel blessed by this service!