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Questions or Ideas? Contact Tina Carlson

Join us for Worship

in person or online!

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Psalms of Trust

Pastor Mike Weigand

Psalms 20:1-9

Online Worship

We offer a Sunday service livestream at 9:30 am on YouTube.

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Meet Terry Wiese, Facilities Manager

Terry was born and raised in Madison. He attended St. James for grade school and then Madison West. For 35 years, Terry was a painter. He has a son, Tyler, who lives in Las Vegas. In his free time, Terry loves playing golf and riding his bike. He also enjoys taking walks with his dog, Mr. Puddles.

The photo above is from when Terry worked as the Valet at the Veterans Hospital in Madison. He worked there for three years until the need for surgery made him stop. Terry loves helping people in the community and says that SRUMC is definitely a great community. He loves working here because all of the people have been incredibly nice and kind to him.

If you see Terry around, make sure you stop and say hi!

Explore the River New Member Class

May 3, 10:45am

If you are enjoying your time at Sugar River UMC, we want to welcome you to the family and help you grow in faith. 

We’d like to invite you to learn more about the church and consider joining as members. It’s also a great opportunity to meet some other people who are new or new-ish to the church. We’re going to be meeting on Sunday, May 3 after worship, and we’d love it if you could join us. Pastor Mike will be leading our time together, and he looks forward to answering your questions and getting to know you better, too.

Please let us know either way—We'd love to know if you’re coming, and if you can’t make this date and are interested, we’ll happily schedule another time soon that works for you.

Grow - Children

Questions or Ideas? Contact Pastor Erin

Graduate Recognition

Do you have a high school or college senior graduating this year? We would love to recognize them during worship on May 31. Contact Pastor Erin for more information.

Serve

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Join Our Volunteer Team

Sugar River is more than just a place. It is a community shaped by people just like you who are willing to lend a hand. We are currently looking for a few more volunteers to help before, during and after worship services.

There are several ways to get involved depending on your interests and comfort level:

Greeters set the tone for the morning with a warm smile and a friendly hello. It's a great way to make everyone feel welcome as they arrive. Greeters serve one Sunday a month on a standing rotation.

Offering Counters work behind the scenes in pairs to help count the offering. Counters serve on a rotation, with each pair counting roughly once a month.

Worship Assistants read the Welcome and share God's word during the service. If you enjoy reading or want to try something new, this is a great opportunity. Worship Assistants read once a month on a standing rotation.

Communion Preparers take care of getting everything reads for this meaningful part of the first service of each month. It is a quiet but important way to service. This can be done on the day before the service or the morning of the service.

If you are interested or just curious to learn more, feel free to reach out to the church office or chat with Pastors Mike or Erin. We'd be glad to have you join!

Upcoming Events

• May 3, 10:45am - Explore the River - New Member Class
• May 16, 8:00am - FSSF Meal Prep
• May 17, 10:45am - The Village Table
• May 17, 10:45am - Flood Bucket Assembly
• May 18, 5:00pm - Meadowridge Snack Attack

• Tuesdays, 9:30am - LOL Women's Group. Contact Laura Flood for more information.
• Wednesdays, 9:00am - Share and Care Group. Contact Sharon Billmeyer for more information.
• Thursdays, 6:45am - Men's Online Morning Group Contact Mike Polk for more information.
• Fridays, 9:00am - Wellness Walking Group meets at Verona Library parking lot (or 9:45am at Cheesecake Factory in West Towne Mall in poor weather). Contact Arlys Nilles for more information.

Curious about what's going on in the UMC this week?

Find all the latest happening in the Wisconsin Conference right HERE.

YOU ARE WELCOME HERE

No matter where you've come from or are going;

No matter what you believe or doubt;

No matter what you’re feeling or just not feeling;

No matter what you have or don’t have;

and no matter where you are in your loving relationship with God and your neighbors

All of who you are is welcomed here 

by a God who loves you,

knows you by name 

and wants a personal relationship with you. 

Thanks be to God. Amen!

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Office Hours are typically 9:00 am to 2:00pm, Monday-Thursday.