I know you are probably gearing up for another great Thanksgiving with family and friends. I hope you have a wonderful holiday! If you're in town, I'd love to see you in worship this Sunday. One of the things I am most thankful for is you and the great church family I have in Sugarloaf UMC! Have a great week!
Stuart Greene, Senior Pastor
The SUMC Offices will be closed Wednesday - Friday of this week in observance of the Thanksgiving Holidays.
Click here to download this weeks Sunday Newsletter.
Beyond the Walls Ministry Information:
Season of Compassion Christmas is in full swing! We need you, your family or small group to take as many ornaments off of the trees as possible. These toys, gifts, clothing and household items will be given to the over 50 families we are supporting this Christmas season. Purchase the item on the ornament, wrap it, loosely attach the ornament to the gift and return it to the trees no later than Sunday, December 12th. Didn’t get an ornament? You can still help by purchasing a $25 grocery or Wal-Mart gift card that we will give the families to allow them to buy perishables and holiday gifts for their own children and family. You can purchase these on your own or at our table in the lobby this Sunday. Please contact lucyfaxon@bellsouth.net or betsysachais@hotmail.com for any questions.
Season of Compassion Serving Opportunities:
Tuesday, November 30 – Preparing and Serving Dinner to families in transition at Rainbow Village (FULL)
Tuesday, December 7 – Packing Operation Christmas Child Shoe boxes
Tuesday, December 21 – Hosting Dinner or Overnight Host for Family Promise families at Grayson UMC
Wednesday, December 22 – Visiting and Caroling at Plantation South
November 11 – December 24 – Assorted opportunities with the Salvation Army
For more information regarding these opportunities, please visit our website at: http://www.sugarloaf.org/566886.ihtml
Ukrainian Orphan Charities in partnership with U.S. non-profit Horizon Christian Fellowship, www.horizoncharlotte.org, are bringing a group of Ukrainian orphans to the U.S. this Christmas. The children will travel December 19, 2010 – January 9, 2011. Several families from SUMC have participated in this program and if you, or somebody you know, are interested, please contact the U.S. coordinator Kristin Renzema at healinghomesministries@yahoo.com, or SUMC member, Caroline Morse, carolinemorse1@earthlink.net for more information.
Ladies...Mark your calendars for these awesome events:
January 9th - Women's Ministry Planning Meeting
March 22nd, 2011- Ladies Night Out!
Women's Ministry
2nd Annual
Cookie and Ornament Exchange
Ladies, mark your calendar...
Our Annual Cookie/Ornament Exchange is
Tuesday, December 7th
From 7:00-9:00pm
Located in the Arts Center.
Last year's event was a blast!
Come on & share your favorite cookies and recipes and get others as well.
The ornament exchange is so much fun!
You never know who will "steal" your ornament from you!
Here is how it works. Bring a dozen cookies or your favorite holiday treat to share along with
the recipe. This is a great way to get new recipes for your holiday baking.
Also, bring an wrapped ornament ($10 limit) to exchange.
Please register here so that we can ensure we have enough space/supplies.
Register here
If you have any questions, contact Chris Aker
"Sugarloafers"
Are you 50 or over and looking for a monthly outing, trips and fellowship?
Do we have a group for YOU!
The Sugarloafers are fun, full of energy and always looking to make new friends.
For more information about upcoming Sugarloafer events,
contact Penny Griffin at hpytravlr@juno.com or Karen Wargo at 770-495-9839.
Special Guest Speaker Pat Nagle
Tuesday, November 30th
2:00pm in the Rec Center
The Sugarloafers are honored to host special guest speaker Pat Nagle, whose father was the last man to leave the USS Arizona when it was bombed and sank on December 7th 1941 at Pearl Harbor.
Lieutenant Commander Sam Fuqua was awarded the Medal of Honor by Franklin Roosevelt and later promoted to Admiral.Mrs. Nagle will take you behind the scenes and tell you about her father’s experiences before, during and after the bombing of the USS Arizona. We would like to invite everyone from the congregation to listen to Pat's talk, as it will be of interest to everyone interested in the history of the beginning of World War 11.
Everyone is invited to attend. Please register here so that we can ensure we have enough space/supplies.
If you have any questions about this event contact Karen Wargo at kwargo@bellsouth.net
Click here to see upcoming Sugarloafer events.
SOAR:
YOUTH BASKETBALL REGISTRATIONS:
Boys & Girls Divisions: K thru 8th Grade
Skill Evaluations: Dec. 11th, 2010
Season Begins: Jan. 8th, 2011
Sign-Up Online at www.sugarloaf.org or CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
SOAR OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE:
BASKETBALL COACHES NEEDED
SOAR is always in need of new coaches
Coaching a team is a two hour weekly commitment
1 hr practice + 1 hr game = Lives Impacted 4-Ever
REFEREES NEEDED:
Game day referees are needed for Saturday mornings.
For more information on serving SOAR as a coach or referee or to sign up your son or daughter for SOAR Youth Basketball please contact Kevin Clement at
kevin@sugarloaf.org
Student Life Information:
From Aaron Young, Director of Student Life Ministry
Sugarloaf Kids Information:
From Lori Cotter, Director of Sugarloaf Kids Ministry
Happy Thanksgiving!
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!
- Unknown
The Sugarloaf Kids staff would like to acknowledge how thankful we are to our many volunteers! We couldn’t have such a wonderful ministry for our children and their families without you all.
May God bless you and families at Thanksgiving and always!
Lori, Stephanie, Steph, Trish, Debbie, Sara and Tony
Click here for our new blog page for this weeks "What's Happening with Sugarloaf Kids".
Worship Arts Information:
Sugarloaf Band:
Do you play an instrument proficiently?
How about lending your talents to the Sugarlaof Band?
Rehersal Schedule: Thursday 7:30 - 9:00pm and Sundays at 7:30am
Performance Times: Sundays, 9:30am & 11:00am
Contact: Kendra Marzen at kendra@sugarloaf.org
We would love to have you join our Usher Team!
Our ushers assist everyone in finding a place to sit, hand out Sunday Newsletters and help the team by collecting the offering on Sunday mornings.
The Ushers serve once a month either the 9:30am or 11:00am Service.
If you are interested in serving contact Kendra Marzen at kendra@sugarlaof.org
Volunteer Opportunities:
We have several volunteer areas around the campus at any given time. Click here to see what areas that we need you to help us with.
