A summary of the outreach activities SUMC conducted throughout Advent.
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To give to this special offering, please mark your gift “Human Relations,” or chose that option on EasyTithe.
Vitalant will conduct blood drives on Sunday, April 24th and Sunday, September 25th right here at SUMC.
UMCOR (UMC Relief Agency) and its partners are responding to disasters both around the world and in the United States, including the areas devastated by the December 11 tornados.
For December’s Food Pantry Collection, the suggested items are pasta sauces and pasta (or canned items like ravioli).
In December, on 3 separate days, as a small token of appreciation, SUMC will be providing meals for the hospital staff treating COVID patients at Sewickley Valley Hospital.
Please join in prayer for the areas affected and consider a gift to UMCOR Disaster Response
SUMC collected 82 coats plus 120 hats/mittens/gloves/scarves, with an additional 22 coats provided by two community partners.
Unwrapped gifts marked with the child’s name and code must be brought to church by December 12th.
Sunday’s offering will be divided between Doors to Hope and Red Stockings. Doors to Hope at Home supports 6 Western PA Conference agencies and Red Stocking supports the Health and Welfare Ministries of the Conference.
Right now there are UMC young people—who might not have had the resources to attend a school of their choice, or, for some, any school at all—who’ve been sent by you into the world God loves because of your giving to United Methodist Student Day.
Thank you for the outpouring of donations of coats and hats, mittens, gloves, and scarves, which will be distributed on December 4th
Outreach is coordinating with The Bradley Center to provide gifts for 15 residents. The Bradley Center is a residential mental health treatment facility located in Robinson Township, which treats children ages 6 to 21.
Looking ahead, the Outreach Committee will provide Angel Tree wish tags for children and teens who are in residential mental health treatment at the Bradley Center, located in Robinson Township.
Annually, there are over 2,000 students, including a number from WPA, who receive millions of dollars in financial assistance through the UMC Office of Scholarships and Loans!
To help patrons of the food pantry prepare Thanksgiving dinner, Outreach is asking that you fill a grocery bag with the non-perishable items that are traditionally used at Thanksgiving.
If you would like to support youth missions through this special offering, mark your gift accordingly or select on EasyTithe.
SUMC and Church Union are coordinating to collect NEW winter coats, jackets, hats, scarves, mittens, and gloves for needy children (toddlers through teens) in the Pittsburgh area.
October’s suggested items are cans of stew, chili, or hearty soup.
The special offering on October 17th is designated for work within WPAUMC, including “VIMships” to those in need of funding for their mission work.