Welcome to The Communicator, your weekly guide to life at Sardis.

This Sunday we will have our 10 Cents a Meal Collection during both worship services. When you give to Ten Cents a Meal, you are providing food security assistance to local organizations fighting hunger. You can contribute anytime online (select Ten-Cents-A-Meal from the funds dropdown box), or by texting "Sardis Meal" + Amount to 73256.

Join us on Wednesdays & Thursdays in room 210 or on Zoom as Joe B. leads us through a study of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. We'll dig into Jesus' roughly 20-minute message-packed sermon in its original context and try to discover how it can provide a guide for life in our own context. The same class will be taught each Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Click here to join the Zoom. (Meeting ID: 891 3300 6097 Passcode: sardis)

Need to catch up on or review weeks 1 and 2? You can watch here!

You saved 150 pounds of batteries which were sent directly to recycling for reuse. These batteries cannot decompose in the environment or a landfill! Please continue your stewardship of the earth by collecting used batteries and bringing them to the

collection kiosk in the hall behind the library in the Education Building. God's earth is grateful for your help!

Earth Care needs your empty tin cans for an Earth Day Festival craft! Please bring your empty soup/vegetable/fruit cans to the designated bin in the Mission Corner in the Gathering Place by April 16th. Please make sure there is no top on them, they are washed out, and have the label peeled off. Thank you for your help!

We are partnering with the Sardis Weekday School to collect plastic caps so they can be recycled into benches for the SWS playground and the Sardis Prayer Garden. Bring your plastic caps to the green collection bin in the hallway behind the library in the Education Hall. Click here to view the types of caps accepted.

Help with VBS (July 8-12), SMASH (August 5-9), and Compassion Camp (August 26-30) this summer! Volunteers are needed to help with storytelling, art, activities, shepherding classes, preparing snacks, and more! If you can volunteer during any of the programming weeks, even for just one day, please contact Amanda Hooks.

Nursery Volunteers are needed! While we have SitterTree covering care in our nursery, it is still very important and needed to have Sardis members volunteer to assist them in the nursery while offering a familiar face and helping provide visitors with a warm welcome and helpful information. We hope you'll look at your calendar and visit our SignUpGenius to sign-up for any dates and times you can give to be a welcoming face in the nursery. Questions or need assistance signing up? Contact Amanda Hooks (704.787.5353).

Our 2024 Summer Program Guide is now available! Click here to view it online or pick up a copy from the Narthex, Gathering Place, or church office. There is something for everyone this summer! Experience summer worship, explore your faith through different topics at summer Sunday School, be equipped to lead worship or volunteer with children, or find a mission project to get involved with!

"Sardis Family,

Thank you for your prayer, encouragement, and financial support as I went through Seminary and received a pastoral call at Edgewood Presbyterian. I am so grateful for my Sardis family, and I know you will continue to support my children as they grow in discipleship in your care. May God continue to bless the people, ministry, and mission at Sardis."

In faith, hope, and love,

Rev. Sara Martin

The 2024 Officer Nominating Committee will convene soon to begin the work of nominating church members for the next class of Elders and Deacons. The ONC is offering an opportunity for you to suggest names of church members who are committed to the mission of Sardis, demonstrate a Godly character, have a teachable heart, and are team-oriented. Contact Donna Harwood, ONC chair (704.577.2588). Suggestions should be made by May 1. 

Thanks to the Sardis Gift Trust, Worship Ministry would like to sponsor several individuals from Sardis to attend either the Art, Worship and Recreation Conference (May 6-11) or Worship and Music Conference (June 16-22) in Montreat, NC!

Please contact Kaitlyn Davros or Allysen Schaaf ASAP if you are interested.

Our hope is to build community between Sardis members, foster creative worship ideas, and to give members a chance to engage with various worship ideas and skills and grow in faith and then return to the Sardis community to impact our community and worship together.

Our Sympathy: to the family of Carolyn Thomasson; to Jason Spangler upon the death of his mother, and Sophia and Patrick Spangler upon the death of their grandmother, Nancy Ann Hayes Spangler; and to the family of Devon Hughes, daughter of SWS teacher Kerry Scott.

We Remember in Prayer: Jim Duyck at Atrium Main.

Congratulations: to Kelly and Clay Kepley upon the birth of their son, Easton Ward Kepley.

Your church family wants to pray for you. If you have a procedure or are in the hospital, please let the church office know so we can, as a church family, be praying for your healing.

Sardis Parents All Raising Children invite families and their children to join them for a SPARK Social on Saturday, April 13 at 11:30 a.m. at Seoul Food Meat Company. More information can be found here. Questions? Contact Christy Barrett.

On Sunday, April 14 at 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. all children are invited to the WAM End of Year Celebration! We will celebrate with the WAM Olympics - participating in a three-legged race, relay race, hula hoop competition, and more! Enjoy a pizza dinner as we celebrate all we did together this programming year! Questions? Contact Amanda Hooks.

Curious about becoming a Sardis member or learning what it means to make Sardis your official church home? Join us on Sunday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m. in the Dining Room (just off the Gathering Place in the Fellowship Hall building) for our Membership Exploration Gathering. All are welcome! Please contact Rev. Allysen Schaaf with questions or if you'd like to attend.

On Thursday, April 18, the Sardis Youth Choir (with other local choirs) will be the opening act for "The Impossible Dream", with Broadway Star, Aaron Lazar. This event supports the Joe Martin ALS Foundation. The event is from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Halton Theater. More information and ticket purchases can be found here.

The whole community is invited to come enjoy Sardis’ second annual Earth Day Festival! Come enjoy live music, kids’ activities, crafts, food, nature education, and more! Invite your neighbors and friends to join you at Sardis on Sunday, April 21 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Bring your own refillable water bottle and receive a free Earth Day sticker!

The Exploring the Bible Study Group invites everyone to a special class on Tuesday, April 23 at 10:00 a.m. - Noon, in Room 210 or on Zoom. The class will explore the commonalities and differences in the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

An invitation is also extended to attend the summer series: a short-term study of I and II Thessalonians. Links to the Zoom are sent to registrants within 24 hours prior to the class. If you have any questions, please contact Renda Brinson (704.458.0366).

Sunday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. is our final Youth Group gathering of the spring! We're sending off our graduating seniors with our blessings and a delicious potluck. All youth, parents, and siblings are invited to join us and bring a dish to share!

Please bring enough to feed however many folks you have in your family so that everyone gets enough to eat. For the Potluck, we'll divide dishes by last name:e:

• A-L: Fruits, Veggies, Sides
• M-S: Main Dishes
• S-Z: Desserts

RSVP HERE

3-year-olds (potty-trained) through rising 5th grade children are invited to join us for our 2024 Vacation Bible School: Camp Firelight! Through music, art, and games, we’ll be learning about people in the Bible who experienced the gift of a trusting relationship with God. In addition, we will learn to trust that God will go with us, lead the way, share wisdom, give us peace, and spark joy as we celebrate the good news of Jesus in our own lives and in the lives of others. We have new opportunities for rising 4th & 5th graders this year! Learn More & Register Here.

During the week, rising 2nd – 6th graders will learn a musical to present on Sunday morning, August 11th at the 10:00 a.m. worship service. Each day will be filled with music, movement, drama, and art as participants work on props and their lines. A dress rehearsal run through will be offered Friday, August 9th at 12:30 p.m. This camp provides an opportunity for kids to explore music and worship through the arts in a hands-on and accessible way. Register online.

We invite you to continue to uphold our ministry with your gifts as you are able. Sardis depends on your weekly donations to keep exploring faith and changing lives through the work of our ministries. Use the giving option:

• Give Online: From your computer or smartphone give online ››
• Text: Sardis + Amount to 73256
• Mail: 6100 Sardis Road, Charlotte, NC 28270