Missions Ministry at Sardis Presbyterian

September 2023

October 15: Blood Drive

Sardis Presbyterian Church is proud to sponsor our next blood drive with the American Red Cross on October 15, 2023 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. Click here to schedule your appointment.

Your Sardis Missions Ministry continues to create various work opportunities through the fall and into next year for Sardis Serves Together involving everyone - all ages, and all abilities. We hope you'll find one or more places to use your time and ability to show your Christian belief to love thy neighbor by word and by action. As you know, the gift of giving is the gift you receive.

Sardis Serves Together Fall Food Drive & CROP Hunger Walk

This fall, we will come together to fight hunger in our community with a food drive benefiting Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays and supporting the CROP Hunger Walk.

Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays Food Drive

October 22 - November 12 we will be collecting priority need donations for Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays. Items include:

Canned Meat (tuna, chicken, etc.)
Canned Fruit (low sugar or in juice)
Pastas (canned or dry boxed)
Canned Vegetables (low sodium)
Peanut Butter
Diapers (especially larger sizes)

No glass containers please!

Donations can be dropped off anytime on the blue shelves of the Mission Corner in the Gathering Place. Or drop-off during one of our drive-thru drop-off days on November 1 and November 8 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. under the Sanctuary Covered Drive.

CROP Hunger Walk

On November 12, join us for worship, education, a food packing mission project, and a walk for ALL ages of children, youth, and adults as we partner with CROP Hunger Walk Charlotte to end hunger one step at a time!

Worship at 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall for all youth and adults. We will hear from Kelly Vass, staff at Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays, and participate in sorting food donations from our food drive.
Lunch at 12:00 p.m. in the Sardis House
CROP Hunger Walk to follow lunch on the Providence Day School track. (Seated opportunities to participate during the walk: refill waters, hand out lap bracelets, cheer on walkers)

CROP Hunger Walk supports local Charlotte ministries such as Crisis Assistance Ministry, Loaves & Fishes /Friendship Trays, and Second Harvest Foo Bank of Metrolina, as well as supporting the grassroots, poverty fighting efforts and disaster response of Church World Service.

RSVP for the lunch by joining our CROP Walk team!

Join the Sardis CROP Walk Team

Changing Lives

Sardis Rocks the Block with Habitat For Humanity

On Saturday, September 23, Sardis members along with members from the community served together at Greater Matthews Habitat For Humanity Rock the Block event. They spent the morning working in the Rainbow Ridge community painting, trimming, pressure washing, planting, and cleaning homes. Sardis volunteers were asked a lot about our Sardis Serves Together shirts. Everyone found many roles to fill, and lots of talking, sharing, and laughter. We finished with drinks, hot dogs and snacks from Matthews Rotary Club. There will be future similar events for Sardis Serves Together. Stay tuned!

New Partnership with Equity in Memory & Memorial (E2M)

A new partnership is forming with the E2M Program, Sardis Presbyterian Church, Grier Heights Presbyterian Church, and Ben Salem Presbyterian Church. Already, four leader advocates from Sardis and four leader advocates from Grier Heights were able to meet with co-founder and director of E2M, Rev. Dr. Julia Moore, and Moore Grace Ministries leader, Rev. Ricky Moore, earlier this month to explore how Moore Grace Ministries' use of educational training, peacebuilding workshops, and contemplative prayer practices are providing a structure and base that is helping et everyone's mind and spirit in the right place before we move forward with the work ahead.

We are excited Rev. Dr. Julia Moore and Rev. Ricky Moore will be the guest speakers for Faith Formation's next Courageous Conversation on Tuesday, October 24. We hope you will join us in the Sardis House at 6:30 to learn more about Sardis' participation in the E2M Program and the significance the historic slave burial grounds on our campus has on our church, the city of Charlotte, and new partnership with Grier Heights and Ben Salem. RSVP here.

Coming Up...

Room In The Inn - One Season Away!

Winter! ...One season away! The Roof Above Room In The Inn sheltering program for homeless neighbors is coming fast! You will be seeing multiple ways to serve at Sardis House with this important Church mission this winter.

Roof Above is already seeking volunteers to help with homeless neighbor check-in and van loading uptown at the Day Services Center (DSC) from 4pm - 6pm any night of the week from December 1, 2023 through March 31,2024. If you would like to know more about volunteering in the Roof Above roles for Room In The Inn, Bill and Marilyn Taylor are leaders for the Wednesday night Team at the DSC. Contact Bill Taylor or Marilyn Taylor and perhaps you will want to attend initial training for volunteers on November 14th (time and location pending).

March 3-9, 2024: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Mission Trip

March 3-9, 2024, we will be teaming up with Trinity Presbyterian Church to serve together at the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance site in Calvert City, KY to help repair and rebuild from tornado and flood damage. Adults and college students will be invited to participate. More information soon to come!

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Sardis Members Rock the Block