The following prayer was prepared by the Rev. Chris Kindle, WPAUMC Director of Discipleship, for use during the 40 Days of Prayer leading up to the General Conference in St. Louis:
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Pastor Russel and Nancy are hosting two open houses this Christmas season: This Sunday, December 2, and Sunday, December 16, from 12:30 to 3 pm, and everyone is invited.
We had a great time at the West Hills Escape Room for our first big outing of the year, and we’ve got lots more planned in the coming months.
SUMC is gearing up for our third annual trip to Creation Fest in Mt. Union, PA, one of the largest Christian Music Festivals in the nation with headlining acts like Crowder, Tenth Avenue North, Mandisa, and Skillet. Creation Fest 2019 will be Wednesday, June 26th through Saturday, June 29th. The main group will plan to leave Wednesday late morning and return on Sunday, June 30th by early afternoon. Everyone is welcome to come with us, but we especially encourage the youth to attend this fun week of Christian music, fellowship, and worship.
SUMC is heading to Creation Fest again this summer! Join us for four days of Christian music, speakers, fellowship, and camping in Mt. Union, PA.
We are having a fellowship meal after the 11 am All Saints’ Service on Sunday, Nov. 4, and everyone is welcome to attend. Please bring a dish to share. Meat and beverages will be provided.
Calling all youth in grades 6-12! The SUMC Youth Group is planning a trip to the West Hills Escape Room on Saturday, Nov 17th, for a fun night of team building and problem solving followed by some fellowship time at Eat n Park afterwards.
Come join the 2nd annual hayride on Saturday, October 13th, at 6 pm, at Bill and Sandy Kuriger’s home (91 Hill Road, Sewickley). There will be lots of fun for kids and adults. Look for the sign up sheet in the back of the sanctuary. There’s no cost; just sign up to bring a snack. Call Sandy for information.
The Pittsburgh District of the United Methodist Church, of which Sewickley UMC is part of, has a new District Superintendent, Rev. Dawn M. Hand. Her installation service is Saturday, September 15, 1 pm at St. Paul’s UMC (1965 Ferguson Rd, Allison Park). Everyone is welcome to attend.
Please join us on Sunday, September 9, at the 11 am Traditional Service as we celebrate our local heroes.
We are still in need of about 10 more Christmas trees to use as “forest” decorations for VBS next week. If you would be willing to lend us one (or more) for next week, you can drop it off at church this week and leave it in the youth room downstairs, marked with your name. You could also drop it off on Saturday, between 10 am and 2 pm, when FOTC hosts their car wash, or bring it to church on Sunday. We will need them by Sunday, at the latest, because we will begin decorating right after church. They can be picked up the following Sunday, 8/12.
As the VBS team begins preparing for a “Roaring River Rampage” in August, we are concerned that we might get caught up a creek without a paddle. Please excuse the idiom. It seemed unavoidable.
Leap of Faith has again been asked to play for the Fern Hollow Summer Celebration on June 22nd from 5:00-8:00pm. As a thank you to the church, the SUMC family is invited to join in the celebration for free! Just say you are from Sewickley, and you’ll get free admission to the concert, kids’ activities, nature play date, and more. See Susie Moffett for more information.
The Creation Crew is in need of 1 or 2 family sized tents to take with us for our 4 days at Creation Festival starting June 27th. Please see Susie Moffett or Johnathan Burnette if you have a tent in good condition that you can lend. Also, we have 2 tickets still available if there is anyone interested in joining us last minute!
Annual Conference is being held this week. Please keep SUMC’s representatives, Pastor Russel and Martha Boward, Joe Boward, who is playing with the worship band Seventy Times Seven, and all of the attendees from the Western Pennsylvania Conference in your prayers.
Creation Fest is June 27 - July 1, and SUMC is headed to this amazing Christian music festival. Join us for 4 days of camping, fellowship, & some great Christian music.
Please join your church family this Sunday, June 3, for our annual picnic with our friends from St. Matthews AME Zion church at Walker Park, shelter #3.
On Sunday, May 27, SUMC is the host church for the Sewickley Area Veteran’s Memorial Service at 11 am. It would be wonderful to have a good turnout to show our support of area veterans and military personnel. Our handbell choir, the Clocktower Ringers, will be providing the music at the 11 am Memorial Service at the Coast Guard Station on Saturday, May 26, and on Monday, May 28, look for the handbell choir in the Memorial Day Parade.
Creation Fest 2018 is coming up on June 27th to July 1st, and SUMC has a group headed to this amazing Christian music festival.
We will celebrate Heritage Sunday this Sunday. As we gather for fellowship after the 11 am service, we will celebrate this year with the theme of common foods.