The Source | December 11

Around the River

Questions or Ideas? Contact Tina Carlson

Traffic Lights at W Verona Ave and Legion Street

As you come to church this Sunday, keep an eye out for the newly activated traffic lights at the corner of W Verona Ave and Legion Street!

Connect

Questions or Ideas? Contact Tina Carlson

Join us for Worship

in person or online!

Sunday, December 14, 2025

God's Blind Spot

Pastor Michael Weigand

Luke 1:26-38

Online Worship

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

Click the button below to join us!

Longest Night Service 

Sunday, December 21 at 530pm

Christmas can be a tender time for many. Whether you’re grieving, exhausted, or simply in need of quiet, The Longest Night service on Sunday, December 21^st at 5:30pm offers a space of peace and compassion.

Through candle lighting, gentle music, and reflections inspired by Katherine May’s Wintering, we’ll explore the transformative power of rest and retreat in life’s hardest seasons. Come to pause, breathe, and find comfort in the presence of God and community.

Grow - Children
Questions or Ideas? Contact Erin Ford

Cookie Walk

December 14 after worship

Wanted: bakers and buyers

Here’s how a cookie walk works: Cookies are baked and donated by volunteers. We display them on tables where buyers can pick a variety of cookies and put into boxes. Cookies are sold by weight. We round up or down to nearest dollar. All proceeds go to fund the youth mission trip and family ministry.

For bakers: Bring your cookies (labeled with variety and ingredients) to church on December 13. Contact Marilen Driscoll to sign up to bring cookies or with questions.

For buyers: Come shop the cookie walk and get a variety of cookies just in time for Christmas!



Serve

Questions or Ideas? Contact Tina Carlson

Volunteer Needed: Weekly Upstairs Vacuuming

We are looking for a volunteer who would be willing to vacuum the upstairs area of the church once a week. This small act of service helps keep our space welcoming and comfortable for everyone who uses it.

If you are able to help or would like more information, please contact Tina or call the office at 608-845-5855x101.

Upcoming Events

• December 11, 7:00pm - SLB Meeting
• December 14 - Sunday School Christmas Program
• December 14, after worship - Cookie Walk and Carol Sing
• December 15 - Meadowridge Snack Attack
• December 20, 8:00am - FSSF Meal Prep
• December 17, 6:30pm - Advent Study
• December 21, 5:30pm - Longest Night Service

• 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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Sugar River United Methodist Church | sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org | 608.845.5855

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