The Children’s Church kids will be planting flowers around the church on May 17th during both services.
Participants will meet Saturday, May 9th, at Osborne Elementary at 9:00 am for sign in.
The Sewickley Community Food Pantry has special need for ketchup, relish, mayo (small jars), and salt & pepper. They are also getting low on pancake mix and syrup and canned pastas, such as Spaghetti-Os.
June is Pride Month, and there are many opportunities for you to help SUMC be represented at different events!
Join the Witness Committee as we take an evening to center ourselves in Jesus’s greatest commandment: to love God with our whole selves and to love our neighbor as our self.
Will meet next at The Coffee Village on May 9th, 12:30 pm.
Thank you so much for taking such good care of my family and me.
Please join us with your pets on May 19th at both worship services.
Sewickley Singing Resistance is continuing to bring a message of optimism, inclusion, and solidarity to our community.
Our Good Neighbor Ministry is sponsoring a Spring Fling Event on Sunday, May 3rd, in between services, as well as after the 11:00 am service.
For anyone interested in digging deeper into the themes I touched on in my sermon, I’m sharing here the sources I referenced in my research.
Door #1 is undergoing full refurbishment thanks, in part, to a recent grant award and budget planning. You'll see a temporary closure in place for a few weeks. Stay tuned for the big reveal.
The Men’s Ministry, Tuesday Night Growth Group, Spanish Class, and Young Adult Group are all continuing to meet regularly, with updated times, locations, or schedules, and all invite participation from the church community.
The Fellowship of the Cross would like to thank everyone who helped make our Easter Egg hunt a success on a gray and chilly Easter morning. It is an SUMC “God-sized” goal to engage in intergenerational activities, and this truly took an intergenerational effort.
My name is Mandy Williams, and I am very excited to step into the Coordinator of Christian Education role. I am looking forward to getting to know you all better!
Please join us for an elegant and tasteful Mother’s Day High Tea on Sunday, May 3rd, from 1:00–3:00 pm.
In January, our Leadership Board challenged us all to blur borders and respond to a God-sized goal. The board asked us to create new opportunities for “intergenerational engagement.”
On Sunday, March 15, 2026, I attended one of six meetings hosted by Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball. The Bishop offered these meetings as “Update Gatherings” in order to update clergy and lay members with regard to the restructuring of the Western PA Conference.
A young adult friend with autism suggested “Different, Not Less,” a memoir written by Chloe Hayden, an Australian author/actress/advocate with autism who stars as “Quinnie” in “Heartbreak High” on Netflix. Her character is a high school student with autism. Sharon C., also a member of our NSM team, was also led to “Different, Not Less” by a friend with autism, and provided the book to our SUMC Library Committee. So it sits on our shelves, endorsed by two people from the neurodiversity committee.
A VBS team meeting is set for noon on April 12, in either the Simpson Room or the library. We will gather immediately after the 11:00 am traditional service. All are invited, especially those interested in volunteering at VBS or in preparation for VBS.