The Faith Formation Ministry invites you to the next event in their Courageous Conversations series! Join us in the Sardis House on Tuesday, March 21. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for a time of catching up over dessert, then at 7:00 p.m. we will hear from Rev. Ashley-Anne Masters on When Bad Things Happen. Rev. Masters' presentation will also be available on Zoom. Don't forget to invite a friend or neighbor to join you! There is no cost, but we ask you please RSVP by March 20 so we know how many to expect. Questions? Contact Anne Shoaf.

Joe B. is leading us as we explore The Book of Exodus. This class is offered on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. and Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. in Room 210 and via Zoom. Also on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. with the Robert Pharr Sunday School class in Room 212.

• Click here to join the Wednesday session on Zoom or use Meeting ID: 881 2720 1311 and Passcode: Sardis
•  Click here to join the Thursday session on Zoom or use Meeting ID: 891 6468 1585 and Passcode: Sardis



Missed Week 1? You can watch it here!

Families Forward Charlotte needs volunteers to prepare/serve lunches and help with childcare while they host their educational workshop on Saturday, March 11, 10:30 a.m - 1:30 p.m. (at 5700 Executive Center Drive). All lunch contributions will be prepared ahead of time and transported to the FFC location on Saturday. We have an easy menu. If you aren’t able to stay the entire time you can choose to serve lunch (arriving at 10:30, serving lunch at 11:00). At this time we need 3 more adults for childcare who will need to be there the total time.  Can you help? Contact Vicky Hovis. 

On March 12 Sardis will host a Student Sponsorship Drive for the OFCB School in Bayonnais, Haiti. Melissa Hoffman, Executive Director of EWO, will be in the Gathering Place after the 9:00 service and near the Sanctuary exit after the 11:00 service, to share information about available students and discuss the importance of student sponsorship. $40 a month will directly connect you with a student through letters interpreted by EWO employees in Bayonnais, and help support the education and lunch for students at the school. Actionnel Fleurisma, one of the founding members of OFCB, is also planning to be at Sardis that day to participate in worship. During the Sunday School hour Actionnel and Melissa will be in the Dining Room for an informal chat about the OFCB School and Student Sponsorship. 2023 is the 30th Anniversary of OFCB-come hear all the good things that have happened in Bayonnais! 

Calling all families, friends, small groups, and individuals! Help us communicate to the Lord and community our excitement of His coming and the celebration of Easter by ringing the church bell each day during Lent! Use our Sign Up Genius to sign up for a day to ring the bell, February 22 - April 8, and pick a time between 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. that you'd be available to ring! If you have any questions, or need to adjust your arrival time, please contact Paul Green (704.634.3587). 

This class meets on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. in room 210 and via Zoom. We are covering the Sermon on the Mount through the Great Commission. To receive the Zoom link or for more information, please contact Renda Brinson (704.458.0366).

Please support A Book of My Own through a donation to help us provide books for students at Rama Road Elementary School. ABOMO provides books chosen by Rama staff so students can continue working on their reading skills over the

summer. Your gifts determine how many books we can give each child. Thank you!

Three ways to make a gift to support A Book of My Own:

• By Text: Text "Sardis Book" + Amount to 73256 (i.e. Sardis Book 20)
• By Credit Card Online: Visit sardis.org/giving to give online
• By Mail: Mail check made out to Sardis Presbyterian Church with A Book of My Own on the memo line to: 6100 Sardis Road, Charlotte, NC 28270

We hope you will join us on Saturday, March 18 from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. at Rama Road Elementary School. Sardis is partnering with the PTA at Rama Road Elementary School to do some light yard work projects that will help beautify the school grounds. Bring your gloves, rakes, leaf blowers, pruning shears, and if anyone has use of a power washer or two that would be hugely helpful as well. All ages welcome! Click here to sign up to volunteer!

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 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. 

Purchase flowers in honor of or in memory of friends and loved ones this Easter. The flowers will adorn the Fellowship Hall and Sanctuary during our Easter Sunday services at 9:00 & 11:00. The flower options are Begonia, Calla Lily, and Kalanchoe. Each 6" potted plant is $21.50. Please, complete your order and payment by noon on Thursday, March 23. Order online here.

We Remember in Prayer: Ken Randall in Novant Matthews; Patti Kramer in Atrium Monroe.

Our Sympathy: to Mary Beth Blackley upon the death of her mother, Eleanor Templeton.

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.

There will be a Congregational Meeting held on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary and on Zoom for the purpose of presenting the 2022 Annual Report and 2023 Budget, voting on Pastors Terms of Call, and to serve as the annual meeting of the corporation.

Members of our choir will be singing in the Tom Trenney Hymn Festival at Covenant Presbyterian Church on Sunday, March 19 at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend! It will be truly glorious. Questions? Contact Kaitlyn Davros.

3-year-olds (potty-trained) through rising 4th grade children are invited to join us for our 2023 Vacation Bible School: Hero Hotline on July 10 - 14! Through music, art, and games, we’ll be learning about different heroes in the Bible, what makes a hero, and how we can be heroes too! Register here.

Rising 5th graders - rising 8th graders are invited to participate in a week of being the hands and feet of Christ right here in our hometown July 10 - 14. Upper elementary and middle school disciples will spend the week working with mission partners across Charlotte while exploring their faith through devotionals, service, and fellowship. Youth will meet at church in the mornings, travel off-site to engage in local mission, and be picked up in the afternoon. Youth must bring their own lunch and water bottle. The cost is $100 per youth /$150 per family max. Register online!

The Montreat Youth Conference will be July 23 - 29. This is the classic Youth Group experience. Young people from all over the country gather in the mountains for a week of fellowship, worship, and recreation. Read about it here! Registration is now open for rising 9th grade - graduated 12th grade students. Register online here.

Children, rising 2nd – rising 6th are invited to join us August 7 - 11 (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.) for SMASH! We will work on learning a musical to present on Sunday, August 13. During each day there will be music, art, movement, and drama where participants will work on preparing props and learning their lines. Register here.

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 .