SUMC is an active church in our local community and in missions around the world. Here’s what’s going on.
I found Jose as I stepped away from an opening prayer asking God to lift the first-night anxieties from our first Community Vacation Bible School in early August. I was nervous. I wasn’t sure we were prepared. So many new faces. Could we provide what they were expecting? Could we provide what He was expecting?
Sunday, September 8th is designated by Western PA Annual Conference for this special offering which supports the educational ministries of the Conference, which include Training and Resources and Laity Scholarships. Please use the “blue” envelopes located in the pews and on the information table or mark your check/envelope “Christian Ed” and include with your regular offering. You may also select “Christian Education Sunday” on EasyTithe.
Come with a friend or bring a whole table of friends to a tea party! Sweets, scones, and sandwiches will be served along with several hot teas and punch. Entertainment includes music, magic, balloon art, and a surprise. Prizes will be awarded for hats, costumes, and groups.
Thanks to everyone who helped us to have a very successful Vacation Bible School! We had 49 kids registered this year! Special thanks to St Paul’s Lutheran Church and St Matthews AME Zion Church for helping with our first joint Sewickley Community VBS! All volunteers are invited to a taco bar/ice cream social on Thursday, Aug 22nd at 6:30pm at SUMC in the Simpson Room. We will celebrate our success for the year and start planning for next year.
Come support the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC soccer team as they host Loudoun United FC for a Faith and Family night on Aug 23rd. Tickets are $18, and a portion of the funds will be returned to the SUMC Youth Group!
The SUMC Youth Group is going to kick off our year with a lock in on Aug 24-25. All youth going into 6th to 12th grade are invited to come at 7:00pm on the 24th for a night of games, planning and of course, Oreos. We will attend the 9:00 service together as a group on the 25th, and youth can be picked up at 10:00am. Contact Susie Moffett for more information or to sign up!
Blast off with us for an epic adventure! To Mars and Beyond VBS will help us explore where God’s power can take us! The journey takes place August 5 - 9, 6-8:30 pm.
FOTC is offering a free car wash in the SUMC parking lot from 10 am until 2 pm, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3. Donations will be accepted to help cover shipping costs for our shoeboxes. The cost of shipping each box is $9, which includes Bible learning materials and classes, which are offered to each child who receives a shoebox.
You must know there has been a lot of flooding in and around the Pittsburgh area. The Western PA United Methodist Disaster Response Coordinator has put out a call for volunteers this Friday and Saturday to help cleanout 12 houses in Jeannette, PA.
Look for the cart on July 21st. Children are out of school for the summer—consider purchasing peanut butter, jelly, macaroni and cheese, juice, and other nutritious, kid-friendly foods for July’s collection.
I was ready for the question as I stood with Laura G. at our SUMC table on the Andy Warhol Bridge on the first day of Pride weekend in Pittsburgh. I had been advised that some in the LGBTQ+ community wouldn’t want churches sharing in their celebration. Many had been hurt and frustrated and abandoned by churches.
Please come and volunteer with us for our first Community Vacation Bible School on Aug 5-9th from 6:00-8:30pm. We need adults and teens to help us take kids “To Mars and Beyond”! We will have an organizational meeting on July 22nd at 7:00pm in the Simpson Room. We will also be decorating on Aug 3rd and 4th from 1:00-4:00pm to get everything ready for the fun on Monday. Please contact Susie Moffett or Holly Burnett to volunteer.
Our VBS theme this year is an outer space theme, and we are in need of a few things for the decorating.
Shop at Target through July 13 to purchase crayons and rulers for 25¢, and colored pencils and cap erasers for 50¢—all of which will fit nicely in the shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child! Your donations can be placed in the collection box on the pew in the Narthex.
News that Sewickley United Methodist Church had been accepted into the national Reconciling Ministries Network of LGBTQ inclusive Methodist communities drew nearly 400 “likes” and positive responses from across the country when it was posted on the RMN Facebook page in early June.
In light of the recent news about children in U.S. government holding facilities along the U.S.–Mexico border, UMCOR has received numerous requests to respond. The facilities in question are managed in such a way that precludes even UMCOR’s assistance. While this case is in the U.S., migration is a global issue, and the breadth and depth of our Global Migration programming at UMCOR and Global Ministries reflects that. As a church that is united on the need to care for children, we can be in mission together.
The United Methodist Church directs its local churches, congregations, and members to: “call the United States government to immediately cease all arrests, detainment, and deportations of undocumented immigrants, including children, solely based upon their immigration status until a fair and comprehensive immigration reform is passed.”
Your Outreach Committee invites you to pack Blessing Bags on Sunday, July 14th, following both the Contemporary Worship and the Traditional Worship Services. Using components provided through the Outreach budget, you will pack a Ziploc bag to then carry in your vehicle to hand to a “homeless” person who you might encounter asking for assistance.
Blast off with us for an epic adventure! To Mars and Beyond VBS will help us explore where God’s power can take us! The journey takes place on August 5th to 9th from 6:00-8:30pm.
Come support the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC soccer team as they host Loudoun United FC for a Faith and Family night on Aug 23rd. Tickets are $18, and a portion of the funds will be returned to the SUMC Youth Group!
