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

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 this Sunday, April 21. Please make sure there is no top on them, they are washed out, and have the label peeled off. Thank you for your help!

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! We have NEW stickers this year!

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)

Missed week 4? You can watch here!

Join the fun! Youth and adults at all experience levels are welcome to come play pickleball at Sardis every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. starting on April 18. Pickleball is an easy to learn, low impact exercise that can be enjoyed by most people. Come learn the game, get some exercise, meet some friends. Questions? Contact Micah Martin.

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 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).

April 21-May 5 we will be collecting clothing and other needed donations for Crisis Assistance Ministry. Drop-off your donations in the Mission Corner located in the Gathering Place or utilize the drive-thru drop-off on May 1 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. under the Sanctuary covered drive. Click here to view the donations we are accepting.

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.

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.

Our neighbor, Providence Day School, has invited us to join their E-Waste Collection from April 23-26. All brands and conditions of the following will be accepted:

• Desktop & Laptop Computers
• Monitors, Printers, Scanners
• Mouses & Keyboards
• Tablets, iPads, Surfaces, e-readers
• Flat Screen TVs
• Home Audio & Theater Equipment
• Video Games & Gaming Systems
• iPods, MP3s & Accessories
• Cameras, Media Cards, Video Equipment
• Mobile Phones & Accessories
• GPS Systems
• External & Internal Hard Drives
• Ink & Toner Cartridges
• Power Cords, Chargers & Cables

Donation Drop-off: Turn into the main entrance of Providence Day School and take an immediate right turn onto a deck where there will be a marked dumpster. Please do not bring e-waste to Sardis Presbyterian.

Sardis Presbyterian Church is proud to sponsor our next blood drive with the American Red Cross on April 28 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. There is, perhaps, no greater gift to share than a pint of blood. The need is great. By participating, we truly provide someone the gift of life.

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).

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 Jim Duyck.

We Remember in Prayer: Tim Harris, father of Brett Harris, in Atrium Main.

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.

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:

• 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.

Donors, past and present, to the Sardis Gift Trust impact the mission and future of Sardis now. During the 2024 year to date period, the SGT approved 4 grant disbursements, totaling $37,702, for the following projects which were not provided for in the annual budget:

1. Roofer assessment for Education Hall
2. Reimbursement of books for Seminary student sponsored by Sardis
3. Sponsor Sardis members attendance at Worship and Music conferences at Montreat
4. Support Rama Road Elementary Heart Math Program

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