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

David Bolls is 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. 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

Missed week 2? Watch it here

Batteries are all around you…in your smoke detectors, cameras, toys, watches, handheld electronics, hearing aids and more! Your neighbors and friends are all around you too! Please share with them that Sardis is running a battery collection service project and encourage them to join in! 

“Gather what ye may” and bring yours and your friends' and neighbors’ used batteries to our recycling kiosk located in the back hall near the Library of the Education Hall! 

Recycling batteries benefits everyone by keeping potentially dangerous materials out of landfills!

You are just the person to serve on the Earth Care Worship Team. We need volunteers to help us plan an Earth Day worship service for April 21. Please consider joining the group planning that service. For information, contact Ed Shoaf.

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. Registration is open. The cost will be $125 per person.

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 hosting our neighbors in the Sardis House three nights a week through March. We need folks to help provide meals, prepare 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!

If you would like to join our talented usher pool to serve as an usher when you’re available, please sign up here or contact Terry Dawson or Coddy Coddington. It is a great way to get involved and meet fellow members and friends.

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. Don’t let transportation deter you from coming as we are happy to coordinate a ride for you. If cost is an issue, please let us know and we can help make it happen (Gloria Hall and Alice Glefke).

We Remember in Prayer: Jean Eaker in Novant Main; and Luke Newsome, son of Weekday School teacher, Laura Newsome, in the ICU at Atrium Main.

Our Sympathy: to Dail Gay upon the death of her sister, Teresa Miller; and to Willie Able upon the death of his aunt, Sheryl Pendergrass.

Congratulations: to Brenda and John Woodcock upon the birth of their granddaughter, Vivian Moon Whitfield; and to Christy and Otis Crowder upon the birth of their grandson, Mason Jones.

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.

The 29th annual Troop 33 barbecue will be Super Bowl weekend (February 9 & 10) at the Scout Hut. Troop 33 will cook traditional NC barbecue over oak and hickory coals and top it with their homemade Lexington sauce to produce the most delicious barbecue in town! They will also have their hearty Brunswick Stew and all of the fixings. For more information and to order, please see their online platform. Pick up will be Friday 2:00-7:00 and Saturday 9:00-1:00. Thank you for supporting Troop 33.

All children and families are invited to the Sardis House for lunch and a mission project with Room in the Inn at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 11. After lunch we will help make the beds, pack lunch bags, prep appetizers and decorate the Sardis House for a Super Bowl party for our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness who will stay overnight at the Sardis House Sunday night. 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).

Worship and Music Conference is for all ages (grades 3 - adults). From June 16 - June 22 we will spend a week in the mountains at Montreat! For a week children and youth are immersed in music, scripture, worship, games, and community. Adults (even non musicians) have many opportunities to engage in Bible studies, worship conversations, art, and sessions that dive into faith outside of Sunday mornings. There are music sessions as well! We will spend the week engaging in intentional community, worshipping and sharing meals each day as well as evening activities designed to bring us together. Spots are open for all ages! Reach out to Kaitlyn Davros if you’re interested in more information, including costs, or seeing how your whole family (even under grade 3) can participate. 

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:

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• Text: Sardis + Amount to 73256
• Mail: 6100 Sardis Road, Charlotte, NC 28270