Monday, January 10, 2011

What's Happening at Sugarloaf UMC 1/10/2011



Our church is closed
Monday & Tuesday (Jan. 10-11)
due to inclement weather.



Our Pastor, Stuart Greene composes a weekly "Just Checking In" blog.
Click below to see this weeks addition.





Adult Education Information:

YOU are invited to our FIRST EVER Grouplink Event on
Wednesday evening, January 12th at 6:30pm


This event will be held in the Worship Center and you will
get to meet leaders and facilitators of our Grow Groups -
Sunday Morning Community Groups -
Women's Studies - Men's Studies - Financial Peace -
Screamfree Parenting and Pursuing Spiritual Transformation groups.

No registration required



Beyond the Walls Ministry Information:

Wellspring Living Home, a local Duluth ministry was formed to help survivors of childhood sexual abuse overcome their broken pasts and move towards hopeful futures. Through therapy, education, life skills and spiritual renewal, the Wellspring programs give participants recovery tools for the body, soul and spirit.

Volunteers are needed to assist in covering week-end shifts at the home the month of January. Please contact Alisha Santiago at ASantiag@wellspringliving.org for more information or visit their website at www.wellspringliving.org.


Interested in walking alongside a Refugee Family?

Refugee Families arriving in the United States need friends. By attending a 2 hour training session and making a 3 month commitment to have weekly contact with a newly settled family; a friendship will most likely be formed that will be enduring and mutually blessed. World Relief provides the training and matching of families. The next training is Saturday, January 22 from 10 – 12pm. Contact Annie Bollinger at World relief at
abollinger@wr.org or Tami McLaughlin at tami@sugarloaf.org for more information.



Community Life Information:

COUPLES mark your calendar for "DATE NIGHT!"
Friday, February 11th starting at 6:30pm
Special Guest Speaker
New York Times best selling author and renowned relationship expert, Hal Runkel






Click here for registration and more information
Also, if you would be able to help us for this event, we need servers & kitchen help. Please contact Chris Aker at chris@sugarloaf.org or 678-684-6025.





Ladies...Mark your calendars for...

March 22nd- Ladies Night Out!
More info & registrations coming soon.







"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.

Click here to see upcoming Sugarloafer events.







SOAR:


YOUTH BASKETBALL REGISTRATIONS:
Boys & Girls Divisions: K thru 8th Grade
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
Enjoying the snow? Hopefully all of your students are making the most of their day off! This week we head back into our normal weekly schedule with SHIFT kicking off 2011 on Wednesday night and ALTÆR starting off on Thursday night.

We have a lot coming up very quickly with high school Winter Camp, Confirmation, Mission Trip Training, and the SHIFT Winter Retreat all happening in the next month.

Click here of our blog page


Sugarloaf Kids Information:

From Lori Cotter, Director of Sugarloaf Kids Ministry

Hi and hope this finds you staying warm and cozy in our 2nd snow of the winter season. I just got in from playing in it with Chloe (17) and Colin (16) and we had so much fun! I want you to be silly with your little ones today and create a memory they won’t soon forget because I promise you this… they grow up so quickly and you will not want to miss this rare opportunity and regret not playing in the snow with them! I actually made a snow angel and they took pictures. I plan to post them on Face Book later on today. Silly, see!

Now, onto God’s business at Sugarloaf Kids; this Wednesday night The BRIDGE programming begins. We will start at 6:30 pm and end at 8:15 pm in Mission Control. We have a special night planned to kick-off 2011! We have Ron Anglin from Quite a Character, a juggling magician/storyteller to entertain our preschool and elementary children (we will have a fully-staffed nursery for children ages 2 and under in the nursery/preschool building). We will serve pizza from 6:30 – 7:00 for just $2.00 a child, have entertainment from 7:00 – 8:00 and play some fun group games with Mr. Tony from 8:00 – 8:15 pick-up time.

Click here to go to our
Blog page




Worship Arts Information:

Production Team:
We are in need of volunteers to run the computers. Contact Kendra at kendra@sugarloaf.org

Choir:
Now is a great time to join the choir. Join us on Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm in the Arts Center.

Sugarloaf Band:

Do you play an instrument proficiently?
How about lending your talents to the Sugarloaf Band?
Rehearsal 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:

New Year’s Resolutions? The church has some on-going needs, and maybe you can help! Contact Bev@sugarloaf.org for information.

Coupons- (manufacturer’s coupon circulars) from every Sunday Paper. Need all year. (ongoing).
Drop in coupon box at Guest Services.

Wednesday Night Coffee Café Hosts – needed each Wednesday night to make and serve hot coffee to people arriving for small groups and choir practice.


Greeters- Each Sunday a team of cheerful greeters man the entry doors to welcome everyone. Join the Team!

Guest Services – join the information team as we serve each week at the Guest Services counter to welcome visitors, answer questions and do it all!

Parking Lot team- dedicated volunteers who help motorists in and out of the parking lot each Sunday morning

Starting Point Host – serve only 5 times a year by setting up and cleaning up the breakfast buffet for the Starting Point class. High importance, low commitment!


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.