Welcome to The Communicator, your weekly guide to the life at Sardis.
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
This Sunday: One Worship Service at 10:00 a.m.
This Sunday, July 3 we'll have one worship service at 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary and live on Facebook and YouTube. We will be celebrating the Sacrament of Holy Communion during the worship service. If you plan on joining us from home, we hope you'll set up a Communion table and break bread with us. There will be no Sunday School this Sunday.
This Week at Sardis
This Sunday at 9:00 a.m. : Summer Choir for All Ages
All ages are invited to join the choir this Sunday! No weekly rehearsal commitments! No musical experience required! Meet at 9:00 a.m. in the Choir Room for coffee and learning the anthem:

Tuesday, July 5: Middle School Youth Trampoline Tuesday
Rising 6th through graduated 8th grade youth are invited to come bounce the morning away! We will meet at Big Air (2408 Sardis Rd. N, Charlotte) at 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Friends are always welcome! RSVP Here
Tuesday, July 5: High School Youth Taco Tuesday
Rising 9th through graduated 12th grade youth are invited to come grab lunch and catch up with friends and Beth! We will meet at Chipotle (1909 Matthews Township Parkway, Suite H, Matthews) at 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. RSVP Here
Opportunities to Serve
Volunteer at VBS!
Sarah Dianne and our new friend, DJ Cupcake, need your help to make VBS an amazing experience for our children! Check our their video to learn more about what a VBS shepherd does, then email Sarah Dianne if you think you can help, even just for one day!.
July 17 at 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Blood Drive
Sardis Presbyterian Church is proud to sponsor our next blood drive with the American Red Cross on July 17, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. If you are eligible, please come out to donate. Most donations take about an hour, so please book your appointment, roll up your sleeve and become a part of the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross and Sardis. Schedule your appointment here.
Share your gifts to help Sardis’ Contemporary Worship Service
The Contemporary Worship Music Leader Search Team and Worship Ministry were so excited to announce that Sardis has hired Beth Williams as the Contemporary Worship Music Leader in last week's email! We are excited to offer some great opportunities for people of all ages to get involved with the contemporary worship service including:
  • Singing or playing an instrument in worship
  • Helping with AV/Tech (i.e. advancing projector slides etc) during 9am worship starting this Fall
  • Assisting with liturgical art material preparations (July/August/September)

If you are interested please contact Rev. Allysen Schaaf.. 
Volunteer in the Nursery
Our nursery is open during the 9:00 a.m. worship service! We would love some volunteers to come enjoy time playing and sharing God's love with our youngest disciples. Sign-up to volunteer here. If you are new to volunteering with children and youth, please take a moment to complete our Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection training. Questions? Please contact Sarah Dianne Jones.
Church Life News & Announcements
Church Office Closed July 4
The church office will be closed on Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. If you have a pastoral emergency like a hospitalization or death, please call 704.366.1854 and press 3 to reach the pastor on call.
Bayonnais School Class of 2022
Congratulations to the 81 students who graduated from the ICB School in Bayonnais, Haiti last week. They will be required to take a National Exam to complete the requirements of their graduation which will be given over several days beginning on July 7. Thirteen of these students had a sponsor through EWO! Please keep the students in your prayers as they complete their final exams. If you are interested in learning more about the ICB School and/or student sponsorship, please contact Brenda McKay.
Our Church Family
Our Sympathy: to the family of Margaret "Meg" Laing.
Coming Soon
July 10 at 10:00 a.m.: Adult Summer Sunday School
On Sunday, July 10, the summer adult Sunday School class will be lead by Sara Martin in room 210 and via Zoom. Sara will lead us in "Faith Journeys", a study of Ruth 1:1-18. Click here to join the Zoom (or use Meeting ID: 845 5102 0644 and Passcode: sardis). Coming up:
  • July 17: Rev. Katie Harrington leading on "The Spiritual Practice of Hospitality"
  • July 24: Intergenerational Sunday School in the Fellowship Hall
July 11 - 15 at 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Vacation Bible School
This VBS invites rising 3 year old - rising 5th grade children to pray as Jesus teaches us in Matthew 6:11; “Give us this day our daily bread.” These words serve as a reminder that everything we have comes from God — and that it’s by turning to God in prayer that all of our daily needs are met. Register online by June 30.
August 8 - 12 at 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Sardis Music & Arts Summer Hoopla
Rising 2nd - rising 6th grade children are invited to bring a friend or a few! We'll be bringing back a musical this year and our days will be filled with theater, art, music, and games.
 
Students must provide their own lunch and water bottles. Volunteers needed and appreciated! Register online by July 24.
Click here to explore our church calendar and see all the meetings and events coming up at Sardis. Don't forget to add anything of interest to your calendar!
Opportunities to Share & Updates
This Sunday: 10 Cents A Meal Collection
This Sunday we will have our 10 Cents a Meal Collection during the worship service. When you give to Ten Cents a Meal, you are providing food security assistance to local organizations fighting hunger. You can contribute anytime online, or by texting "Sardis Meal" + Amount to 73256.
Three Ways to Give
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 here
  • Text: Sardis + Amount to 73256
  • Mail:6100 Sardis Road, Charlotte, NC 28270
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