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Announcements

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SUMC’s New Neurodiversity Support Ministry
Nurture
SUMC’s New Neurodiversity Support Ministry
Nurture

Stay tuned for opportunities to grow your own awareness of neurodiversity needs, as well as opportunities to support and welcome all who join us for worship and fellowship.

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Nurture
5th Benefit Concert for Ukraine
Music
5th Benefit Concert for Ukraine
Music

Please join us on Wednesday, December 17th, at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary to enjoy solo and chamber performances by musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

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Music
Sing the Season with Wesleyan Voices
Music
Sing the Season with Wesleyan Voices
Music

Wesleyan Voices invites you to lift your voice and be part of something truly special this Advent and Christmas season.

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Music
Trans Day of Remembrance Service
Events
Trans Day of Remembrance Service
Events

A service will be held at First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh, 5401 Centre Avenue, on November 23, 2025, at 11:00 am.

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Events
New Men’s Ministry
Growth Groups
New Men’s Ministry
Growth Groups

Men Together will be a Saturday morning gathering from 9:00 to 10:15 am, rooted and grounded in our relationship with Jesus and one another.

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Growth Groups
Holiday High Tea
Fundraiser
Holiday High Tea
Fundraiser

Join us for an afternoon of tea, treats, and live Christmas music by the Perfect Fifth Brass Quintet at SUMC’s Holiday High Tea on December 7th from 1:00–3:00 pm.

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Fundraiser
Join Us for an Advent Devotional!
Growth Groups
Join Us for an Advent Devotional!
Growth Groups

Beginning Tuesday, November 25th, we will gather in the Simpson Room at 6:00 pm to go through this year’s Advent study, What Do You Fear?

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Growth Groups
Christmas Pageant!
Worship
Christmas Pageant!
Worship

We will hold the pageant on December 21st at our 10:00 am Combined Worship Service, with a Breakfast for Jesus to follow.

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Worship
Introducing Our BROADcast Concert Series!
Charles Wesley Music Fdn
Introducing Our BROADcast Concert Series!
Charles Wesley Music Fdn

We hope you’ll join us for an intimate afternoon concert with two of Pittsburgh’s premier musicians—pianist Ellen Fast and soprano Charlene Canty—as they present Women’s Voices: Music of Ned Rorem and Florence Price on Sunday, November 16th, at 3:00 pm.

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Charles Wesley Music Fdn
Decorating the Sanctuary for Christmas
Worship
Decorating the Sanctuary for Christmas
Worship

Join us on Saturday, November 23, from 12:00–6:00 pm as we turn the sanctuary into a sparkling winter wonderland for Advent and Christmas.

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Worship

The Pastor’s Peace

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November 2025
Leadership Board
November 2025
Leadership Board

In a couple of weeks, the Leadership Board will gather for our third annual retreat. We will head to Jumonville where we will stay in The Lodge for three days and two nights. Over that time, we will pray, discern, and wrestle with the voice and wisdom of God’s Spirit and where God is leading us.

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Leadership Board
October 2025
Pumpkin Patch
October 2025
Pumpkin Patch

One of the important aspects of caring for the pumpkins is removing the rotten ones. When pumpkins begin to rot, there is no stopping them. If we do not work quickly to isolate those pumpkins and get them away from the healthy ones, the rot will spread.

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Pumpkin Patch
September 2025
VBS, Pumpkin Patch, Church Conference, Home Goods Closet
September 2025
VBS, Pumpkin Patch, Church Conference, Home Goods Closet

A desire to serve God through seeing our communities cared for, needs being met, and those people facing oppression receiving love, has grown within us. It has grown to such a level that it is pouring out of every heart, and we are doing what we can to serve the Lord.

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VBS, Pumpkin Patch, Church Conference, Home Goods Closet

Sunset Prayers

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Sunset Prayer for October
Bill Utterback
Sunset Prayer for October
Bill Utterback

A presidential election is approaching. But as I try to summon the energy and imagination to pray into it, my heart keeps taking me in another direction.

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Bill Utterback
Sunset Prayer for September
Bill Utterback
Sunset Prayer for September
Bill Utterback

In thinking of Michael this week, I made an embarrassing realization. I never made an effort to see what Mike needed or if there was anything a Sunday school teacher could do to better engage with autistic children. I didn’t move to make myself more aware. Could I make my classroom more comfortable for him? Could I introduce activities that would serve his strengths and likes? Could I be more aware of his sensory triggers and the paths to restoring his peace?

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Bill Utterback
Sunset Prayer for August
Bill Utterback
Sunset Prayer for August
Bill Utterback

August begins with our “Seekers in Sneakers” vacation Bible school and moves quickly toward the first days of school.

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Bill Utterback

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November 2025 Newsletter
November 2025 Newsletter
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October 2025 Newsletter
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SUMC on Instagram

In preparation for Sunday's Cookie Walk, the SUMC staff conducted a rigorous, Nobel-worthy scientific poll to determine our absolute favorite cookie flavor. Turns out? We’re undecided. Help us settle the great confectionery debate! Drop your
🚨 This is not a drill! 🚨 We have over 6,000 cookies, and they're plotting to take over the SUMC Simpson Room. Your mission, should you choose to accept it: on Nov. 22 (9-11 am), fill a box for just $28 to give these delicious captives a good home
We’re so excited for our Holiday High Tea on December 7! We hope you'll join us for a cozy afternoon featuring a full tea service, festive basket raffle, and live Christmas music by the Perfect Fifth Brass Quintet. Proceeds help restock our fre
The nightmare has ended. 😉 If you've got it, haunt it! That's what our amazing volunteers and visitors did at Nightmare on Thorn Street! We're positively dying to thank everyone for making this year's event a total scream. Thanks for creepin' it

Leap of Faith on Instagram

Question: How many members of Leap of Faith does it take to eliminate a hum in the electric guitar rig?! Answer - All of us. It’s a group effort!
Leap of Faith has been invited to perform at Faith UP Church in Washington, PA the evening of Friday, May 2nd. The free concert runs from 7:00 to 9:00 pm with a 30-minute reception. The band will be playing many of their original songs, as well as a
Happy Anniversary, Leap of Faith! We are officially old enough to drive a car. 16 years of making music and memories with this wonderful group. And so many others who have been in and out. Thank you @sewickleyumc for always supporting us! Ou
Find us here tonight! We’re playing 7-9 @sewickleyquarter All the Christmas songs you can handle!