Everyone, ages 12 and up, are invited to join us for a fun Pickleball tournament on Saturday, November 5, supporting a great cause in our community! All proceeds from the tournament will benefit Supportive Housing Communities of Charlotte. SHC is a leader in Charlotte for ending homelessness. Besides pioneering the concept of providing permanent supportive housing to homeless people with disabilities, we pride ourselves on a 97% success rate of keeping our residents in stable housing. Registration closes on October 31. For more information and to register, click here ››. 

Beginning today, Joe B. Martin will lead us in a study of the Book of Luke. We will use the skills we learned in his Equipped to Explore Scripture class. Same class, three different options:

• Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. in room 210 and Zoom (Meeting ID: 881 2720 1311 and Passcode: Sardis)
• Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. in room 210 and Zoom (Meeting ID: 891 6468 1585 and Passcode: Sardis)
• Sundays in the Robert Pharr Men's Sunday School Class in room 212.



Missed last week's class? Click here to watch week 4

Invite your neighbors and friends to join us for our community trunk-or-treat event! From 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. this Saturday, October 29, we'll have games, food, and more for all to enjoy! Costumes are encouraged! 

There will be Sunday School classes for all ages at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall and Education Hall. Click below to explore more details on classes available: 

• Adult Classes
• Youth Classes
• Children's Classes

Sardis, come celebrate the impact your gifts have had on our community and around the world at a Fish Fry Potluck hosted by the Stewardship Ministry, this Sunday, October 30 at noon in the Fellowship Hall. We'll enjoy a time of fellowship and have the opportunity to hear about the impact your giving is having. A bus will be available to transport Matthews Glen residents back home. Please RSVP by clicking here. Please indicate if you would like fish or chicken tenders and what side or dessert you will bring. We are looking forward to celebrating with you!

We are looking for volunteers to join the AV and tech team for our 9:00 Contemporary Worship service. We need one volunteer each Sunday to help advance slides and assist with other easy AV and tech support tasks. Our Technical Arts Coordinator, John Nipe, will provide instructions and training. Click here to sign-up for a Sunday (or two)! 

The nursery is open for both the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship services and we need your help to keep it running smoothly! We're so excited about our brand new nursery location, the former Resource Room next to the Adult Library, and hope that you'll check it out! Sign up to volunteer here! Contact Sarah Dianne Jones with any questions. 

October is Pastor Appreciation Month! We have been highlighting a member of our pastoral team in The Communicator each week. This week, the spotlight is on our Senior Pastor, Rev. Dr. Joe B. Martin. If you’d like to share a note of appreciation for Joe B., please click here.

The Sardis Sanctuary Choir is again selling Christmas poinsettias as a fundraiser, and we are asking for your support. The plants, obtained from Kings, will be gorgeous and will make a nice holiday addition to your home or a wonderful gift to a friend. Funds raised will be used for special musicians and other special music presentations. Click here to place your order!

Sardis will once again be partnering with the Metrolina Ministries Youth Basketball League (“MMYBL”) for the 2022-2023 basketball season! Registration is open for ages 6 - 17. The registration period will be open through October 31 with practices beginning the first week of November, and the first games are scheduled for the first weekend after Thanksgiving, running through February. Register Online  ››

Many thanks to all of you who currently support the ICB School/Students and Bethesda Clinic in Bayonnais, Haiti. Now, more than ever, this support is so very important. Political unrest and gang activity continues in the cities (not in Bayonnais) causing a country-wide delay in school, a lack of fuel, and decreased access to food and clean water. School employees in Bayonnais are paid year round, so your support and student sponsorship funds are still at work. Monies that are sent to Haiti, from both Friends and EWO, are deposited directly into a Charlotte based bank account and are not intercepted by anyone else. If you have questions about the school or clinic, please contact Brenda McKay. Please pray for peace and safety for the people of Haiti.

Do you have a friend, neighbor, or family member that would appreciate a prayer shawl? These are made with loving hands from Sardis members and can be a source of great strength especially during times of distress. Please reach out to Katie Harrington or Stephen Yount for more information on receiving one.  

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 your healing.

Our Angel Tree is part of our Planting Seeds of Hope partnership with Rama Road Elementary  School. The school identifies families who need some help for the holidays, then sends us the list of little angels who we will be helping have a merry Christmas. Again this year, we will be using Sign Up Genuis to pick our angels. 

We will share the link with you through our weekly emails and a QR code you'll find at our tree set up in the new Missions Corner in the Gathering Place. Our Sign Up Genius will provide you with all the angels listed along with age, gender, and helpful gift suggestions. If shopping isn’t an option, you can still help by making a donation to our Angel Tree fund. Everything collected is used to help the children and families at Rama Road Elementary School. As the need grows, your support is appreciated more than ever. Thank you Sardis!

All are invited to come enjoy the free handbell concert at the 26th annual Mid-Carolina Handbell Festival in the Sardis Presbyterian Fellowship hall at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 12.