This week, a royal boy king chooses more of God and a servant girl shares God as Mr. Bill uses two Old Testament stories to show that young people can also be heroes.
Baldwin Community UMC is inviting everyone to join them at two Mr. Rogers events.
The United Methodist Church Union invites individuals and congregations to join in a journey of active love and support for the Warren United Methodist Church Faith Community.
There was a time in Egypt when the Hebrew people were rising too high in numbers, so in order to deal with this problem, the Pharaoh decided to kill the oldest son in each Hebrew family. One brave mother refused to let her son go. Join Pastor Hannah this Sunday when we learn about Jochebed and what makes her a hero.
For January, some nice hot pancakes sound yummy. Of course, most folks like syrup with those. Perhaps, you are a hot oatmeal kind of person? For our 4th Sunday collection on January 24th, let’s fill our grocery carts with pancake mixes, syrups, and hot cereals. The grocery carts are in the hallway outside of the Simpson Room for your convenience.
Our outreach ministry to the nurses treating COVID patients at the Sewickley Valley Hospital moves into phase 2.
2020 giving statements for your offerings to Sewickley United Methodist Church were mailed on January 15.
The “Our Heroes” series, presented by the Children’s Ministry team, continues this week as Ms. Lisa shares the story of Noah from the book of Genesis. Noah’s faith & obedience to God helped carry his family, and the animals, through a global storm. Seem applicable today? Lisa’s Noah lesson will be live streamed Sunday at 11:30 am.
The 23rd Annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit is a 1½ day conference dedicated to providing resources and spaces for community dialogues, sharing strategies and experiences of organizing for racial justice, healing from racial trauma, and providing connections to social support services for all attendees.
Monday, January 18, 9 - 10 am, via Zoom. The theme for the program will be “Social Activism Past and Present.” The event is free and open to the public. See more info or register online through AARP PA.
Human Relations Day is a powerful avenue to extend help and service to our local communities. It is about getting out of our comfortable social circles and offering love and care to those who need help in our neighborhoods and cities. It’s about walking with those who feel like everything in life is stacked against them.
All are invited to join us for the livestream lessons Sundays at 11:30, or for the recordings Sunday afternoons, right here.
The church has received many messages of thanks due to our efforts to nurture our congregation and reach out to our community.
This months selections are Hearty Bean and Barley, Chili with Kidney & Black Beans, Sweet Sausage & Totellini, and of course, Sandra’s Hummus.
Since we can’t host our Monthly Salad Luncheon due to the coronavirus, the Luncheon Committee is offering takeout meals the first Thursday of the month when the salad luncheon would have been.
If you have not made a resolution yet, I have a suggestion: Be more joyful! What do you have to be joyful about as we start a new year? What is bringing you joy right now?
Because of Covid restrictions, the Turkey Dinner coordinators have changed the traditional turkey dinner that is held in February to two new meals for 2021. We hope you will enjoy one or both of them.
The SUMC congregation, with help from some community members, provided 78 coats, along with some cold weather accessories, for the City of Pittsburgh Police distribution in Northview Heights Housing. Additionally, gifts were purchased for 20 residents of The Bradley Center. Lastly, SUMC, along with community partners, provided bagged meals on December 21st and 23rd to the nurses of the Heritage Valley Sewickley COVID and ICU units.