Sewickley UMC is collecting Easter Bags for the food pantry. In addition, SUMC is accepting cash donations in order to provide each family with a Giant Eagle gift card, with which the family may purchase perishable items such as ham and eggs.
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This year, there will be weekly calendars highlighting different aspects of this Zimbabwe ministry based in Pittsburgh. The Lenten Fines calendar helps us recognize the things we take for granted.
For February, some extras for the kitchen are in order. Cooking oil, shortening, salt, pepper, sugar, sweeteners, and creamer perhaps?
This special offering helps promote awareness issues and supports Western PA Conference ministries that provide opportunities for fuller inclusion of people with disabilities.
This year, there will be weekly calendars highlighting different aspects of this Zimbabwe ministry based in
Pittsburgh. The Lenten Fines calendar helps us recognize the things we take for granted. The fines will go to support the Nyadire UM Mission.
We received thanks for many showings of love from our congregation in the past month.
BHA has been relocated to the church next door that once housed the Church of Our Savior congregation. Tutoring is the focus at this time, as many children have had little instruction since March due to the many challenges of COVID-era schooling. School supplies are needed.
SUMC delivered 60 grab and go meals to the COVID and ICU units’ nurses at Heritage Valley Sewickley Hospital on January 15th, 19th, and 21st. Those 180 meals would not have been possible without funding from Miracle Sunday and community partners.
SUMC is teaming up with the American Cancer Society to raise funds through daffodil and tulip sales.
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.
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.
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.
The church has received many messages of thanks due to our efforts to nurture our congregation and reach out to our community.
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.
For December’s 4th Sunday Collection, the suggested items are pasta sauces and pasta (or canned items like ravioli). The grocery carts are in the hallway so that you can conveniently drop off your donations when the church is open.
During Christmas Week, on 2 separate days, as a small token of appreciation, SUMC will be providing meals for the nursing staff treating COVID patients at Sewickley Valley Hospital, which like many hospitals is overwhelmed with COVID patients. THIS IS HOW YOU CAN HELP!!
UMCOR and its partners are responding to disasters both in the United States and around the world. Please join in prayer for the areas affected and consider a gift to UMCOR Disaster Response (which you may do with your regular offering or via EasyTithe, marking “UMCOR” – if you wish to specify “domestic” or “international”, please do so).
This special offering will be divided between Doors to Hope and Red Stockings.
What no one person can do, we’re doing together. Together, we’re raising up gifted Christian leaders. When you support United Methodist Student Day, you make it possible for more students like Ricky to serve the world God loves.