Rev. Scott Summerville 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag. David intoned this lamentation over Saul and his son Jonathan. (He ordered that The Song of the Bow be taught to the people of Judah; it is written in [...]

Asbury Summer Arts Academy: Day Camp for Youth A Program of Asbury-Crestwood United Methodist Church Rev. Scott D. Summerville, Pastor Nehemiah Luckett, Director 167 Scarsdale Rd., Tuckahoe, NY 10707 914-779-3722 asburysummerts@gmail.com Mission Statement The Asbury Summer Arts Academy (ASAA), a community service program of Asbury UMC, is an opportunity for a diverse group of students [...]

Rev. Scott Summerville Once a year we recognize our choirs. Last Sunday we recognized the Junior choir. Today we will recognize our other two choirs. You may be surprised to learn that we have a total of three choirs; perhaps you thought they were only two – the Junior and the Senior. Ah… you are [...]

Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost There is an ancient Jewish festival, the Festival of Weeks; or Shovuot. It was the day the first fruits of the wheat harvest were presented to God. God was honored as the source of rain and of the fruitfulness of the earth. The Festival of Weeks came to be known by a [...]

Memorial Day Weekend by Rev. Scott Summerville This week we lost a dear friend, Muriel. She was a regular at the Wednesday discussion group. For five years she made lunch for me every Wednesday. That makes me a biased observer of her qualities, but she was a remarkable person. From the time she got her [...]

By Rev. Scott Summerville Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because [...]

By Rev Mary Ellen Summerville and Rev. Scott Summerville Asbury UMC, Yonkers, NY SCOTT: You may have been surprised to see both Mary Ellen and I listed as the preachers for today. We will both be speaking this morning on the subject of marriage. Mary Ellen and I used to work together professionally. We were [...]

by Rev. Andie Raynor Luke 24:13 – 35 Today’s Gospel lesson is- for me – one of the most comforting and yet mysterious passages in all of the New Testament. It is about being on this journey we call life, about the times we feel devastated, disappointed and afraid, and about how Christ journeys with [...]

by Rev. Scott Summerville Acts 4:32-35 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace [...]

by Rev. Scott Summerville When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They had been saying to one [...]