Sugar River Mission Statement:
Connect, Grow, and Serve in our relationship with God
and others!
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Connect
Questions or Ideas? Contact Emma Keller, Connect Director
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This Sunday's Message at 9:30 am
Starting Well
Strength: Care for the Body
"Love and a Strong Cardio"
Our physical health matters to God, and it should matter to us. Every heartbeat and every breath is a gift, and there is a strong biblical connection between our physical and spiritual wellness. In the Hebrew Scriptures, we find the prophet of Isaiah proclaiming, “God gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” Who’s up for a walk?
Virtual Worship
We offer a Sunday service Livestream at 9:30 am on YouTube.
Please let us know you are in service virtually (and in person too!) with "mobile check-in" via the Realm App*! (Tap "more" first in the lower right corner.)
*Note: If you are a first-time Realm user, you'll need to create a login online first and create a password before logging into the App.
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Sugar River UMC Church Conference Report
Sunday, January 16, 2022, 10:30 AM
A vote of YES
Last Sunday, January 16th at 10:30 AM, Sugar River UMC had a Church Conference to vote on the MCCI Report Prescriptions. After 3 Town Hall meetings in the previous week (designed to help folks ask about the prescriptions and their impact on life and ministry), a church vote was taken in person at the Church Conference meeting led by the District Superintendent, Rev. Scott Carlson. The congregation voted yes, by over 90%, to affirm the prescriptions and move forward as a congregation into the coming year. The Servant Leadership Board, pastor, and staff will be working to prepare our congregation for an exciting and challenging year of connecting, growing, and serving in our relationship with God and others. More information on the movement forward will be coming soon with opportunities for each person to identify their sense of call and involvement (while staying safe in the current pandemic).
The prescriptions are hospitality and worship, staffing and leadership organization, and outreach to the community.
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Covid Update
Dear Sugar River Family,
As the COVID infection rate is high right now, the staff at Sugar River is working to create a safe place for in-person worship services. Please be cautious and make decisions that keep you and others safe. The YouTube Livestream will be operating and if you choose to attend worship, please ensure you don't have COVID symptoms. Also, please wear a quality mask (double mask if needed), maintain 6 feet (this is hard to do, but let's do our best), and be vaccinated (those who are able).
Let's honor God and express concern for our neighbors and ourselves by doing our best to keep each other safe. We can do this! We may be in a much better place in just a few weeks. We will do our best to keep you aware of the Sugar River UMC pandemic protocol.
Pastor Gary
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Do you love to sing and worship the Lord with other Believers? Then please consider joining the choir. We will be meeting monthly to practice and will also sing monthly in the service. It is a great time to fellowship with one another and serve the Lord. If you would like to join, sign up using the link below. Once we have 10 or more participants, we will start practicing safely together! |
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Turn Up Wellness Event
This Sunday, January 23rd at 11:00 AM
NOW ON ZOOM
Join us as we Turn Up Wellness in 2022 with this fun networking event. This is a chance for everyone to get to know each other and discuss where you are on your journey with wellness. All are welcome!
Zoom Info
Meeting ID: 818 2339 6807
Passcode: 647182
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Join the Sugar River community as we start our Year of Living Well with a Virtual Wellness Fair. This fair includes 8 interviews with a new guest each week discussing the 8 areas of the Living Compass Program. Complete the attached crossword puzzle with clues shared in the Virtual Wellness Fair online videos and in the weekly e-source.
Completed puzzles can be sent to wellness@sugarriverumc.org or turned in at the Connection Desk on or before Sunday, March 6th, 2022 to be entered in a drawing for prizes.
The clue for this issue of the e-source is...
3 Down: A spiritual practice for being focused in the moment with God and self; like prayer, journaling, or walking.
Check out episode two of the Virtual Wellness Fair below!
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LOL Small Group
The LOL (Learn Out Loud) small group is beginning a study using the book, If God is Love, Don't be a Jerk, by John Pavlovitz on Tuesdays, 1-3 PM. The study is currently meeting at Sugar River UMC upstairs. The meetings are hybrid in-person and Zoom.
Participants will need to get their own books @ $14.49 from Amazon, Target, or Christianbook.com. Please contact arlys.nilles@gmail.com to let her know if you will be participating or if you have questions or need more information. Note: if you don't have Amazon Prime for free shipping, let Arlys Nilles know if you want her to order it for you.
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Let’s Cover (the Cost of) the Floor!
Yes, here is a neat and simple opportunity for us to offer support to our facility renovations! Fellowship Hall is looking great so far and one of the final steps to its completion is the flooring. As a way of covering this cost, we are offered the opportunity to purchase carpet tiles for only $20 per piece! Every donation will help free more funds for completing the full “Restoration” project at Sugar River UMC. We are so thankful for your generous gifts!
Check out the chart near the entryway to see the progress!
It's easy! Just decide how many squares you'd like to sponsor; write a check to SRUMC with "Carpet" in the memo or visit the Give page and select 'Restoration Campaign' in the dropdown menu.
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Giving at Sugar River
Would you like to give to Sugar River? It's easy!
- Easily text 73256 from your Mobile Device; type and send this text: sugarriver
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Give online via the Give Page on our website
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Within your Realm Connect app
- Checks can also be placed in the Offering box on Sunday or mailed right to Sugar River.
Thank you to all who have given your commitments for 2022!
If you haven't had a chance yet:
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Please consider filling out an Estimate of Giving card and mailing or returning to church this month. We also have extras on the table in the Offering box as you enter the sanctuary.
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Make your commitment via the Realm Giving Tab by selecting the gray "Pledge" box, then follow the prompts.
Thank you for your generous hearts and prayerful support for Sugar River's ministries and missions!
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Serve
Questions or Ideas? Contact Serve Director, Erin Wilson
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January Monthly Mission: BPNN Food Pantry Birthday Kits |
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We are excited to once again create birthday bag kits for families who utilize the BPNN food pantry so every child can be celebrated!
Each kit contains:
- 1 Cake mix
- 1 Prepared frosting
- 1 9x13 cake pan
- 1 Pack of birthday candles
- 1 Package of disposable party plates
- 1 Package of disposable party napkins
- 1 large birthday bag (used to assemble the kit!)
Please be sure to drop off any of these items on the SERVE table in the entryway of SR throughout January. Our SR youth will pack the bags and we will drop them off at the Food Pantry for distribution! Thank you!
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SERVE Celebration: Red Cross Blood Drives: 1/6 and 1/12!
We are so delighted to have hosted TWO blood drives at SR within ONE week!
January 6th drive: Here's a note from the coordinator:
"Allow me to personally thank you for your service. Your blood drive collected 44 units from 47 people, 39 whole blood and 5 power reds and that means more life, more love, more memories for the most vulnerable patients in our community—those suffering unexpected trauma and chronic illness every day. It was a pleasure to partner with you and your colleagues, and we’re so happy to have you in our American Red Cross family."
January 12th drive: The Red Cross collected:
38 pints from 39 people, 34 whole blood 4 power reds and 2 first time donors!
Our next drive is scheduled for 3/29...please sign up to donate here as the date approaches. In the meantime, there is a serious need for donors - you can find other drives near you everyday, just click here.
Thank you for considering the life-saving opportunity!
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December Monthly Mission: SERVE Celebration |
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Thank you all SO much for your generous donation of socks and diapers! The sweet handwritten Christmas cards from our SR Sunday School Kids and 88 pair of socks were delivered to Four Winds Manor on 12/21 and a big thank you to Kristi Johnson for delivering an overflowing SERVE table of diapers to the BPNN early this month!
THANK YOU FOR CARING FOR OUR VASD Community!
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Do you need assistance? SR is here for you!
We care about you! The SR Care Team continues to reach out to people in our congregation to check in. Please let us know if you have any needs, questions, or want to check in.
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Curious about what's going on in the UMC this week?
Find all the latest happening in the Wisconsin Conference right HERE.
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Know someone who may be interested in the information Sugar River has shared in this E-Source?
Easily forward to a friend or family member!
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Thank you for reading about what is happening at Sugar River!
Let us know if you would like something advertised in the E-Source.
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Sugar River United Methodist Church | sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org | 608.845.5855 |
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