In February, SUMC accepted orders for American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days. Those who ordered will be notified of delivery day/time. You may follow Relay for Life of Sewickley Valley on Facebook for future events.
To help combat hunger, our partners at the Nyadire Connection are constructing fish farming ponds! Pick up a Lenten Fines Calendar from the back of the sanctuary to read more about this project and to participate in the Lenten Fines collection.
Teams are still forming for many volunteer opportunities; storm clean up continues in Puerto Rico and mainland USA. Links to these opportunities are through https://www.wpaumc.org/VIMsites and https://www.wpaumc.org/Opportunities. Some VIM Scholarships are available to help with expenses.
Our monthly Salad Luncheon is 11 am to 1 pm this coming Thursday, March 5. Proceeds from our community luncheons support the General Fund. We need donations of salads!! Please consider donating your homemade salads for the luncheons.
Ash Wednesday dinner and worship will be observed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 26, at Sewickley UMC, when we come together with St. Matthews AME Zion, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian, and Emsworth Presbyterian Churches. The evening will begin with our traditional meatless meal at 6 pm; please bring a meatless side dish or salad to share. Fish and macaroni and cheese will be provided. The service will begin at 7 pm.
SUMC is teaming up with the American Cancer Society and Sewickley Relay for Life to raise funds through daffodil and TULIP sales. Place your order via the sign-up sheets in the back of the sanctuary and in the Simpson Room or by emailing Martha Boward.
Thank you by helping to pay down the principal on our sanctuary renovation loan through our sale. THIS SUNDAY is the final day to place your order for March 5-8 pickup. The choices are New England Clam Chowder, Corned Beef & Cabbage Soup, and Vegetarian Vegetable Soup, as well as Sandra’s Hummus. Order forms are on the displays in the sanctuary and Simpson Room.
The Safety & Security Ministry is hosting AED training on Monday, February 24, 7 pm in the Simpson Room; Scott Spencer will instruct. All are welcome to attend, in fact, the more people who know how to use the AED, the better protected we are at saving a life.
Brrrr! The weather remains cold, so SUMC will continue to collect cold weather foods for February 23rd. Soup, stews, chili, etc. would all be welcome on a cold day. Muffin, bread, or biscuit mixes would make a nice addition to those items. The grocery cart will be in the sanctuary on February 23rd, but your contributions are welcome anytime.
Tickets for the dinner are on sale now — The cost is $12 per adult and for takeouts. Kids’ dining in, ages 4-10, are $5, and under 4 are free. Seating times are 5 and 6 pm, and takeouts are available 3:30-6:30 pm.
The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator and publisher. It became a month-long
celebration in 1976. February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
If you are interested in being a part of a mission team from WPAUMC, check https://www.wpaumc.org/Opportunities to see what missions are being planned. The list can change frequently. VIM Scholarships may be available to help with costs—application via https://www.wpaumc.org/vimprocess.
Whether you have interest in leading a domestic team or international team or just want to know the best VIM practices, there will be a training session offered at the Cranberry Conference Center on Saturday, February 29, 2020 from 10 am to 3 pm.
Special Offering – February 16th – this special offering helps promote awareness issues and supports Western PA Conference ministries that provide opportunities for fuller inclusion of people with disabilities.
If you donated blood at SUMC’s November blood drive, you could have donated again on January 5th, as that was 56 days from the blood drive.
UMCOR and its partners are responding to disasters both in the United States and around the world. Please join us by making a donation to the response efforts.
Everyone who has been part of, or interested in, mission is invited to attend to celebrate WPAUMC mission partnerships around the world. Guest speakers will be Rev. Ron and Bonnie Hipwell, who have served as missionaries in Costa Rico and Mexico. Cost is $10, and lunch is included. Register online by February 15, 2020 at https://wpa-reg.brtapp.com/GlobalMissionRevival.
SUMC is teaming up with the American Cancer Society and Sewickley Relay for Life to raise funds through daffodil and tulip sales.
Want to experience Africa through the United Methodist Church? The Nyadire Connection will be traveling again to boost our friends and support the Mission Centre.
A Special Charge Conference will be held at 8 pm on Monday, February 10th in the Simpson Room for the sole purpose of setting the salary for the pastor to be appointed to serve Sewickley United Methdodist Church beginning July 1, 2020. While anyone may attend the Charge Conference and speak, only those persons on the 2020 Church Council may vote.