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

Sardis Presbyterian Church is proud to sponsor our next blood drive with the American Red Cross on January 14 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.

Beginning on January 10/11 (through February 28/29) David Bolls will be leading a study of How the Early Church Came to Be what it was and believe what it did in its first 500 years or so. Explore early Christian theology derived from the Old Testament with a different theological theme or topic each week—and sometimes the opposing views that got designated as heresies! The same class will be taught with two options to attend:

• Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.
• Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.

Both in Room 210 and on Zoom. CLICK HERE to join the Zoom (same link for both class times). Meeting ID: 891 3300 6097 Passcode: sardis

Our Room In The Inn (RITI) will run through March 2024. Room In The Inn is a Charlotte-wide ministry through Roof Above where churches and volunteers help provide shelter, food, and friendship for our neighbors experiencing homelessness in the winter months. Sardis is partnering with three other congregations to host our neighbors in the Sardis House three nights a week January-March and on Thursdays in December. We need folks to provide a meal on the nights Sardis hosts as well as make lunch bags and make the beds ahead of time. This is a great way to serve together with RITI and involve young children, youth, or multiple generations of your family. Sign up here!

Heart Math is still looking for volunteer tutors for 100 students. Volunteers work with a student for one hour per week. Heart Math Tutoring provides an easy-to-follow curriculum with interactive activities and games, and a Program Coordinator onsite to support students and tutors. If you'd like to learn more, you are invited to attend a volunteer information session on Wednesday, January 17 at 12:00-12:30 p.m. on Zoom. Click here to RSVP. You may sign up to volunteer here or reach out to Heart Math with any questions.

March 2 -9, 2024, a combined group from Sardis and Trinity Presbyterian Churches will be traveling to assist with disaster relief work due to damage by tornados in Kentucky. Our group of adults (ages 18 years+) will be doing home repair (not new construction work) through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance with host, Calvert City Presbyterian Church. 1-2 spots will be available to those who wish to meal prep instead of participating in home repair. An information meeting to learn more will be held on January 21, 2024 at 10:0 a.m. in the Adult Library. Registration is open. The cost will be $125 per person.

Thank you to everyone who provided a meal for WAM and Youth Group in 2023! Support is needed for 2024 as we try to feed up to 60 people every Sunday evening! Spots for Sunday night meal servers have been added to our Sign Up Genius. Our servers don't have to worry about providing food - servers just arrive at 5:45 p.m. to help serve dinner to the WAMmers and Youth, and stick around through clean-up if they are able! 

We also still have a need for volunteers to host dinner (providing food). Click here to visit the Sign Up Genius to sign up for an opportunity to make an impact in the children and youth ministries.

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).

Women of Sardis - you are invited to come spend the weekend of February 23 - 25 in fellowship, reflection, laughter, and study in beautiful Montreat, NC. Our studies will be led by Rev. Caroline East, chaplain at Sharon Towers, as we focus on Regrouping - Building Community. The cost is $195 for a double room (or $295 for a single room, limited availability). Click here to register.

Your Earth Care committee hopes you have been saving your used batteries for recycling, and please share this opportunity with friends and neighbors! Our battery collection kiosk is in place in the back hallway near the Library in the Education Hall! All those used batteries that were needed in decorations, toys, gadgets, etc. over Christmas have a home to go to that will help Mother Earth!

Our spring program guide is now available! The guide covers Bible studies, fellowship, and mission opportunities for all ages from January - May. There is something for everyone! View the guide online or pick up your copy from the welcome tables in the Narthex or Gathering Place, or in the church office.

Our Sympathy: to the family of Patti Kramer.

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.

We can't wait to see you all for our “late-over” movie night on January 19 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the Sardis House! We are going to have so much fun having dinner, playing games, watching a movie and loading down on way too much popcorn! A perfect night! Drop off your Kindergarten - 6th grader for all the sleepover fun without the sleeping! Questions? Contact Amanda Hooks.

Children and families are invited to join us on Sunday, February 11 from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. for mission day with Room In the Inn at the Sardis House! Please click here to RSVP for your family and sign up to provide lunch supplies!

Beginning on Wednesday, February 14, we will meet each Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. in Room 211 through March 27 to study "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan. We will explore a man's progress through life in search of salvation and the trials and temptations he experiences on his journey. Please click here to RSVP to the class. The book will be provided. Questions? Contact Paul Green.

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. Click here to sign up for a date and time that works for you! Questions? Contact Paul Green (704.634.3587).

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