The Communicator | Febraury 2019

THE COMMUNICATOR THE COMMUNICATOR February 2019

A Publication of Sardis Presbyterian Church April 2018 Building God’s Kingdom Through Worship ● Service ● Fellowship ● Evangelism ● Discipleship

A monthly publication of Sardis Presbyterian Church · Charlotte, North Carolina

PANCAKE

BREAKFAST SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 DROP-IN 8:00 – 11:00 A.M. EDUCATION HALL GYM

Building God’s Kingdom Through Worship ● Service ● Fellowship ● Evangelism ● Discipleship The Communicator ~ February 2019

Church Life

Ministry is about life in Christ which affects everything we do.

Welcome, New Sardis Members!

Jonathan Lee

Ben Martin Laurie and David Martin Allison, Blake and Coby

HELLO I’m A New Member

February Friendship Connection

Friendship Connection, our fellowship group for retirees, will meet on Tuesday, February 19 in the Sardis House at

Interested in becoming a member at Sardis?

11:00 a.m. The program will be led by Larry Falcone, a

Join our Member Exploration Class!

member of the Sardis Sanctuary Choir. He will present a

Come chat with Dr. Joe B. Martin on

Valentine program of love songs and old standards.

Sunday, March 3 at 10:00 a.m. in the Dining Room.

Lunch, $10 a person, will follow and reservations are

Find out more about Sardis, the Presbyterian

needed for lunch. Make your lunch reservation by Friday,

Church (U.S.A.), and becoming a member of Sardis.

February 15 at noon. You may register and pay online at www.sardis.org or register and pay at the door by

JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP EXPLORATION CLASS!

calling the reservation line, 704.926.1590.

Mark Your Calendars for Our Lenten Study!

Between the Testaments: The 400 Years Between Malachi and Matthew Six‐week Bible Study · March 13/14 thru April 17/18

It is a mistake to lump the historical context of all Scripture into “Bible Times.” Culture and socio‐political realities in the New Testament were as different from the Old Testament as Sardis Road is from whatever was here 400 years ago. Understand Scripture more fully and more clearly by learning what happened and who did it in the 400 years between the testaments.

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Wednesdays: 11:00 a.m. ‐ 12:00 p.m., Bradbury Room, Plantation Estates

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Wednesday: 6:30 ‐ 8:00 p.m., Room 210, Sardis Presbyterian Church

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Thursday: 10:00 ‐ 11:30 a.m., Room 210, Sardis Presbyterian Church

If you can’t make your regular session one week, feel free to attend of the other sessions!

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Ministry is about life in Christ which affects everything we do.

Church Life Friday, February 1,

Boy Scout Troop 33 Barbecue Time!

4:00 ‐ 6:30 p.m.

Voted Best BBQ in 2014 by Creative Loafing!

Mark your calendar:

Come celebrate the kick‐off

Fri. Feb 1, 11 a.m. ‐ 9 p.m. · Sat. Feb 2, 9 a.m. ‐ 1 p.m.

to Girl Scout Cookie Season

(Super Bowl Weekend)

with Sardis’ own Troop 1800! Cookies will be sold under the porte‐cochere

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with proceeds funding troop activities. Prices for cookies are $4‐5. An additional opportunity to buy cookies is available by visiting the bulletin board in

the Education Hall.

Scout Hut at 6101 Sardis Road across from Sardis Presbyterian Church www.troop33charlotte.org/2019‐events/2019‐bbq‐troop‐33

Contact Kirsta Norwood‐Yount or Elise Yount at: family.of.maisie@gmail.com for more details.

Join Children’s Choir for Their May 5 Spring Musical...

by February 6 as we fast forward through the stories in the Old Testament!

Rehearsals : 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in Administration Building Choir Room

Ages: K – 5th grade

2019 Stewardship Campaign Update Kim Weber

Good news, Sardis!

At the time of this writing, we have received slightly over $1.6 million in pledged commitments. However, the not‐ so‐good news is we are still missing a significant number of commitments from previously pledging, active members. If these members were to renew their pledges at the same level, we would exceed 2018!

With these additional proceeds, we hope to fulfill much of the Sardis wish list:

 Hire a full‐time Director of Children’s Ministry  Bring in mission speakers who will help us learn how we each can be missionaries in our own context  Partner with Families Forward to work with struggling families at Rama Road Elementary  Restart Stephen Ministry (training members to provide pastoral care for members in need)  Replace flooring and lighting in Fellowship Hall to make it a better place for worship and for play

We are almost there! Now is the time to think about Equipping Sardis for God’s Mission and the impact we can make. Is your pledge still outstanding? A pledge made today can still have an effect on our plans for 2019.

Just email jennifer.childers@sardis.org with your 2019 pledge.

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Church Life

Ministry is about life in Christ which affects everything we do.

Basketball Sunday | February 10

Join the Ladies Softball League!

On Sunday, February 10 during the 9:00 a.m.

The Sports & Recreation Ministry is calling all ladies to

worship service, the basketball ministry at Sardis

come out this spring and summer and play softball!

will be recognized as we thank Sardis for their

The team is open to ages high school to mature adults,

support. Basketball players are encouraged to

and all skill levels – beginners to veterans. Games will

wear their jerseys!

be Tuesday evenings at Mount Harmony Baptist Church starting end of May through August. If you are interested in playing, please email Jenny or Nikki at jennl.walker@yahoo.com or nikki.bolton@sardis.org.

Session Highlights can be found at www.sardis.org under the News & Events tab.

December Financial Highlights Thank you for contributing to Christ’s work through Sardis Presbyterian Church

December

December expected

This year so far

This year so far expected

Pledges, gifts, and other revenue

$235,187.37

$280,094.80

$1,970,706.88

$1,983,000.00

Expenses

$224,270.46

$226,481.63

$1,922,606.26

$1,983,000.00

Net Total

$10,916.91

$53,613.17

$48,100.62

$0.00

Annual Budget: $1,983,000

Our Church Family Our Christian Sympathy: to Jon Hansen upon the death of his step‐father, Steve Ashworth; to Lee Shore upon the death of his sister, Betty Shore Jacobs; to the family of Becky Price; to Sara Sacco upon the death of her mother, Betty Vorhees; and to the family of Chuck Lickert.

Congratulations: to Jane and Pressly Gilbert upon the birth of their granddaughter, Darcy Elizabeth Geissler.

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Lay Ministry

The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve.

New Year, New Mission Opportunities

Open the door to a new opportunity in 2019. Sardis and Charlotte Family Housing (formerly Family Promise) invite you to volunteer one time this year in their mission of working to solve family homelessness. They are housing families, building relationships and empowering change.

Our Sardis partnership includes our annual benevolence funding and our privilege to provide and deliver three simple meals at Elizabeth House shelter once per quarter to help families save money while promoting their self‐ sufficiency and dignity. Our next turn and suggested items for 3‐4 families (up to 10 people) are below. To sign up, please visit www.sardis.org or contact Sheri Bartel at sbartel@windstream.net.

The Missions Ministry would like to thank everyone for taking time to serve and support our neighbors experiencing homelessness. We cannot partner with local agencies without ALL of you. Thank you.

Sunday, February 24: Baked chicken + peas Tuesday, February 26: Meatloaf + mashed potatoes Thursday, February 28: Chili + salad + chocolate pudding

Tackle Hunger on February 3

Please bring your contributions for our Souper Bowl of Caring collection on Sunday, February 3.

The collection will benefit the Urban Ministry Center Soup Kitchen, feeding Charlotte’s homeless every day. The UMC Soup Kitchen, which served 99,230 lunches last year, is open to all. Neighbors do not have to share their names, participate in any programs, or even say thank you. They feed the hungry, but have found that the Soup Kitchen is a crucial first step to getting neighbors on the path to end homelessness.

Our January American Red Cross Blood Drive registered 25 donors and collected 24 pints of blood.

Our team also registered a new first time donor!

Thank you for your gifts of time and support. The American Red Cross truly appreciates your generosity, and the patients who have benefited from the blood collected at Sardis’ blood drive are beyond grateful.

Please put our future blood drive dates in your calendars, and plan to come save some more lives:  April 7  July 21  October 27

Register to be a donor or volunteer at www.sardis.org or contact Sheri Bartel at sbartel@windstream.net.

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Youth ministry

“…set an example for the believers…” 1 Timothy 4:12.

The youth had BIG FUN at Big Air Trampline Park! With attractions such as a laser maze, big slam basketball, extreme dodgeball, and a massive foam pit, the kids surely wore themselves out with fun and fellowship.

Middle School Beach Retreat

The Middle School Youth have their annual Beach Retreat on March 22‐24. All middle school students (grades 6‐8) are encouraged to join us for the wonderful weekend of fun, sun, sand, and devotions! To register, please visit www.sardis.org/ministries/youth and use the on‐line registration tools. You may also grab a registration sheet from the Youth Room and register that way.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

The Youth Ministry will have a pancake breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, February 10. Please volunteer to help with the fundraiser if you will be attending any of the summer mission trips or conferences. Please contact Jenny Kaeppler (jftkaeppler@yahoo.com) if you would like to volunteer. Parents and youth are needed to ensure everything is covered properly.

Mid‐Week Sabbath Program

Youth Sunday

All youth are encouraged to join us for our mid‐week Sabbath

Youth Sunday is Sunday, March 3 and we

program from 6:00‐7:00 p.m. each Wednesday night. We begin

are looking for youth who would like to have

with a pizza dinner (please bring $3) then have a devotion and

a part in the worship service. If you would

fellowship time.

like to assist in either the 9:00 contemporary

During Lent, we will have a special Lenten study.

Come and join us!

or 11:00 traditional worship services, please contact youth director Adrian Martin at adrian.martin@sardis.org.

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“Let the little children come unto me.”

(for potty‐trained 3 year olds‐

Basketball Camp

Sardis Music & Arts Summer Hooplah

rising 5th graders)

(for boys and girls ages 9‐12)

(for rising 3rd ‐ rising 6th graders)

July 8 ‐ 12

July 15 ‐ 19

July 29 ‐ August 2

9:00 a.m. ‐ 12:00 p.m.

8:30 a.m.. ‐ 12:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. ‐ 1:00 p.m.

Vacation Bible School

February Elementary Fellowship

Date: Sunday, February 24 Time: 4:30 ‐ 6:00 p.m.

Room 205‐206

Game Time!

Join us for loads of fun as we team up for a minute‐to‐win‐it challenge, board games and castle ball. Weʹll enjoy crafts, snacks, and fellowship too. Hope you can make it!

Questions: Tracy Dean at tlparrish@aol.com.

Sardis Weekday School 2019‐2020: Registration Is Underway!

Are you looking for a half‐day preschool program for your child? The Sardis Weekday School offers a program for children ages 1‐5 from 9 a.m. ‐ 1 p.m. We have a variety of class offerings from 2‐5 days a week. Did you know that we offer a Transitional Kindergarten program for students who will not meet the kindergarten cutoff date or who need a bridge year to reinforce their skill set? Our program offers a curriculum of hands on learning through exploration and sensory experiences while enhancing the building blocks of learning. We also offer weekly and biweekly music with our music and movement teacher, Spanish with our Spanish teacher and our storyteller who visits us monthly. We have many special guests who stop by to offer educational aspects such as dentists, librarians and community helpers (police officers). We expand our program with a six‐week/half‐day summer program (registration to come in early spring) led by our preschool teachers.

If you are interested in enrolling we would be happy to give you a tour of our program. You can visit our website www.sardisweekdayschool.org, contact us directly at 704.366.9681, or email our director, Elizabeth Angerson at Elizabeth.angerson@sardis.org.

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Mission Trip to Kinston, NC : March 24 ‐ 30

Follow your call, and other Sardis members, who will be traveling to Kinston, NC to help with much needed rebuilding after last year’s hurricane. We are working with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) and will be staying at First Presbyterian Church in Kinston. Your cost for this trip will be $33 per person per day. An additional $17 per person per day will be covered by Sardis budgeted mission funds.

Anyone who wants to go will have a job on the team! We will need builders, cooks, devotion leaders, listeners to interact with the families in the area, etc. If you cannot stay all week, come when you can. We will be assigned to a specific job location in early March.

We will meet on February 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the small dining room to discuss further details of the trip and watch two short videos recommended by PDA.

Questions? Please contact Glenn Crossley (scrossley@carolina.rr.com) or Brenda McKay (brendamckay58@yahoo.com).

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