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September 2018
Sardis Academy: Book Launch Party for Tim Moore
Join us for a special Sardis Academy on Wednesday, September 12th. We’ll celebrate our own Tim Moore, and the launch of his new book Practicing Midrash: Reading the Bible’s Arguments as an Invitation to Conversation. Tim will share snippets of the book, and have copies on hand for purchase. We’ll share a meal at 5:45 p.m. with presentation to follow at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. And remember, first-timers always eat free! Hope to see you there
Find out more »Blessing of the Animals
Sardis Baptist Church will host a Blessing of the Animals on Saturday, September 29th at 10:00 AM. The service is an opportunity to recognize and give thanks for all of God’s creation, especially our animal friends. Pets have a special place in our lives because they model unconditional love and affection. For many people, they provide companionship that is unavailable elsewhere. The service will offer a chance for each family’s pet to receive an individual blessing, as well as a time of remembrance for departed pets. Children are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animals—teddy bears and stuffed flamingos need blessings too! The Animal Blessing will take place next to the Sardis Picnic Pavilion on 5811 Sardis Road. Please do not bring food for your pets! We will have water bowls and dog treats available for our furry friends. For the safety of people and pets in attendance, all animals must be in pet cages or on leashes. We wish to bless our animals, not traumatize them, so please leave “scaredy cats” (and other pets) at home! Prayers transcend distance, so presence is not required. We encourage you to bring photos of pets with social anxiety or poor manners. We’ll bless them from afar. Our friends from Bullies 2 the Rescue will join us for this event. They’ll gladly accept donations to support their efforts to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home French and English Bulldogs. Sardis friends are creating a photo display of beloved animals to remind us to continue offering prayers of health and thanksgiving for our animal friends in the months ahead. Bring or email your photo to the church office. If you would like to make a donation to Bullies 2 the Rescue, they could use the following items: -Towels -gentle baby wipes -Witch hazel -Size 6 diapers…
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Fall Sunday School Series with Tim Moore
Join us for four special Sunday School-hour presentations this Fall. Tim Moore will discuss topics from his soon-to-be published book Practicing Midrash: Reading the Bible’s Arguments as an Invitation to Conversation. Sessions: 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m., Sunday 9/30, 10/7, 10/21 and 10/28 Stay Tuned for more details!
Find out more »October 2018
2018 Charlotte CROP Hunger Walk
The 40th Annual Charlotte CROP Walk will take place on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 9:00 am at Independence Park (300 Hawthorne Lane). Sardis will do its part to help make this year’s walk the best one yet. For 2018, we have set a fundraising goal of $3,000 and a walk day participation goal of 30 walkers. Walkers can register for or donate to the Sardis team on our walk page. Interested parties are also encouraged to sign up for the 2018 Sardis CROP Walk Challenge.
Find out more »April 2019
Maundy Thursday Communion Supper
Sardis Baptist Church will hold its fourth annual Maundy Thursday Communion Supper on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 6 p.m in the Sardis Meetinghouse, 5811 Sardis Road in Charlotte. Many churches participate in Tenebrae services on either Maundy Thursday or Good Friday — a somber liturgy that extinguishes candles, and moves from light to darkness to represent the betrayal, agony, and anxiety of Jesus’ last days in Jerusalem. While we note the somber tone of Jesus’ last supper with his disciples, we also seek to remember it as a first supper. This is, after all, the very first Communion. And this is, after all, the very same table where we come to meet our Lord each time we offer Eucharist. And even though Friday morning would be dark and dreary, all three Gospel accounts of Thursday evening tell us that Jesus and his disciples (both men and women!) left that place singing. So join us at a table. We’ll chime the hour at 6 p.m. We’ll share in a simple (but delicious) soup supper. We’ll hear all three Gospel accounts of the meal in the upper room, as well as John’s telling of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, and the Apostle Paul’s recollection in First Corinthians. In between these readings, we’ll eat, and we’ll engage in conversations about how to make our table more open, more accessible, and more representative of the One we follow. We’ll also share the bread and cup. Everyone at the table will serve and be served by their neighbors. And the, like the first disciples, we’ll leave our supper in song. We’ll need the joy of Thursday evening, and the nourishment of a table to steel us for Friday, and to remind us of what’s to come on Sunday morning. All are welcome,…
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Community Good Friday Service
Please join us for a Community Good Friday Service, hosted by St. Stephen United Methodist, Sardis Presbyterian and Sardis Baptist Churches on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Noon. This year’s service will be held at Sardis Baptist Church, located at 5811 Sardis Road in Charlotte. The service will include fifteen minutes of special gathering music to allow participants who are coming on their lunch hour plenty of time to arrive. The service will last approximately 45 minutes, and will include a brief homily by Rev. Dr. Joe B. Martin, Senior Pastor of Sardis Presbyterian Church. All are welcome.
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Easter Sunday Events
Sardis Baptist Church will host its annual sunrise service on Easter Sunday, April 21 at 6:30 a.m. in its labyrinth and sacred gardens located at 5811 Sardis Road in Charlotte. The short service (approximately 20 minutes) will include songs, prayers, readings, and a collective celebration of resurrection. As the weather may be chilly, participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes, and to come as you are. Children, families, and new guests are welcome (for this event and all Sardis events). Please feel free to bring fresh cut flowers and greenery, which will be used to decorate our Easter cross. Afterwards, all are invited to attend a Dutch-treat breakfast at the Cotswold IHOP. Sardis will have its Easter worship service at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. There will be no Sunday School.
Find out more »September 2019
4th Annual Blessing of the Animals
Sardis Baptist Church will host a Blessing of the Animals on Saturday, September 28th at 10:00 AM. The service is an opportunity to recognize and give thanks for every animal in our biosphere. All animals, insects and even microorganisms play a role in our ecosystem, and we’ll give thanks for them all. Our pets have a special place in our lives and will have a special place in this service. Pet companions model unconditional love and affection. For many people, they provide companionship that is unavailable elsewhere. The service will offer a chance for each family’s pet to receive an individual blessing, as well as a time of remembrance for departed pets. Children are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animals—teddy bears and stuffed flamingos need blessings too! New for 2019, the blessing will also include a petting zoo of barnyard animals. Following the service, everyone, and especially children, are invited to meet some rescued friends including rabbits guinea pigs, pigs, turtles, goats, sheep, chickens, llamas, mini cow, mini horse, and mini donkey. These animals are very friendly. The Animal Blessing will take place next to the Sardis Picnic Pavilion on 5811 Sardis Road. Please do not bring food for your pets! We will have water bowls and dog treats available for our furry friends. For the safety of people and pets in attendance, all animals must be in pet cages or on leashes. We wish to bless our animals, not traumatize them, so please leave “scaredy cats” (and other pets) at home! Prayers transcend distance, so presence is not required. We encourage you to bring photos of pets with social anxiety or poor manners. We’ll bless them from afar. Our friends from Bullies 2 The Rescue will join us for this event. They’ll gladly accept donations to support their…
Find out more »December 2019
Christmas Cantata
On Sunday, December 22, 2019 (4th Sunday of Advent), the Sardis choir will present us with the gift of song! For our Christmas Cantata, the chancel choir will perform Pepper Choplin’s Go Sing It on the Mountain, a cantata of traditional and folk tunes that is fun to sing and hear! Songs include Arise, O People from Sacred Harp, Call His Name Jesus using the tune Barbara Allen, Star Eternal which incorporates the melody to Rock of Ages, Joyous Nowell to the World combining The First Nowell and Joy to the World, and of course, Sing It on the Mountain — a bluegrass take on Go Tell It on the Mountain. Worship begins at 11:00 a.m. Childcare provided. All are welcome!
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2019 Christmas Eve Service
Join us for a family-friendly Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 p.m. We’ll sing carols, read lessons, and welcome the Christchild. Come early to take family photos by the tree, enjoy coffee and hot cocoa, and hear beautiful piano music (beginning 4:45). Please know that ALL are welcome. We anticipate that our service will last about 45 minutes. Childcare is provided.
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