Asbury

Asbury United Methodist Church, 1533 Springhouse Road, South Whitehall, in coordination with the Cancer Support Community of the Lehigh Valley, is exploring the launch of a new support group for those whose lives have been impacted by cancer - either as a patient, a family member or a friend.

The church will welcome its first of three quest speakers, Laura Oesterle, program coordinator of the Cancer Support Community of the Lehigh Valley, 6:30-8 p.m. May 7.

Oesterle will help them explore “Surviving the announcement of the “C” Word.”

They will continue each of the following three weeks at Asbury Church 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays from exploring the following: self-advocacy: learning how to communicate finding information: the importance of getting the right information, making decisions: the importance of maintaining or taking control problem-solving: steps to problem-solve and manage discouragement, negotiating a plan that makes sense: insurance benefits and employee rights, standing up for your rights: survivors learn how to stand up for their rights.

During one of the free sessions they will be joined by a few individuals who will share family insights.

The Rev. Nicole Vogel, pastor of East Stroudsburg Presbyterian Church, will share her personal experience of diagnosis, remission, relapse, and remission once again on another Tuesday evening.

This four-week opportunity for discussion will provide individuals with a safe place to listen, learn, and share with others whose lives have been touched by cancer.

Asbury Church members, as well as nonmembers are welcome.

To register, or for additional information, contact Bill Arnold, Asbury’s director of Congregational Care, at 610-398-2577 or barnold@asburylv.org.

For more information about the church, visit asburylv.org.