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LINK Coat Drive on November 16
LINK, Inc. provides emergency food and financial assistance to those in need in the Sterling, Herndon, and Ashburn, Virginia communities. The workers at LINK, Inc. are all volunteers comprised of dedicated local churches, organizations, and individuals. It is supported primarily by donations of food, funds, and other needs for special distributions such as the LINK […]
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Ordinary Time? No Way
The season after Pentecost, is the season known as Ordinary Time in the United Methodist Church. The word ordinary, according to the dictionary means with no special or distinctive features; normal. So does that mean that there is nothing special going on at Sterling UMC this summer? There is nothing distinctive? Everything is just normal? Actually […]
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Holy Week at SUMC
“Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gently and riding on a donkey…” (Zechariah 9:9) The greatest time of the Christian year, the week that includes the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, begins on Palm Sunday. On that day, the Sunday […]
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Lent Sermon Series
He was not rich or educated, but was familiar with hard work. He was quick-tempered and impetuous, but possessed a passion that would change the world. He left everything to follow his teacher, yet struggled with doubt and fear. (from Simon Peter, by Adam Hamilton) Simon Peter was thirty years old, married, and had three […]
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Response From Pastor Steve Regarding the Special Session of the General Council
Dear Sterling United Methodist Church Family, On Tuesday, the 2019 Special Session of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to adopt the Traditional Plan, which makes no changes to the church’s position on human sexuality. This decision affirms and strengthens the position that United Methodist Clergy do not officiate at same-sex weddings […]
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King Street Bluegrass to Perform at Sterling UMC
Speaking about bluegrass music, bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe once characterized the genre as: “Scottish bagpipes and ole-time fiddlin’. It’s Methodist and Holiness and Baptist. It’s blues and jazz, and it has a high lonesome sound.” Bluegrass music is referred to as a form of American roots music, an offshoot of country music that was inspired by mainly […]
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Youth Connections – What’s in a Name?
The youth program here at Sterling UMC has a new name – Youth Connections. The goal of a new name relates to the idea that a name represents what a group is about and how it should operate. So, what does this mean for our new name, Youth Connections? Why this name and what does […]
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Fall Kick Off!
The kick-off celebration Sunday at Sterling UMC has finally arrived and this Sunday, September 9 we will present our new adult and young adult Bible studies, the Deep Blue Kids Sunday School, new sessions for our youth and youth group, and new opportunities to serve. And at noon, we will celebrate with a “Fall Fiesta” […]
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SUMC Youth, Reaching New Heights
“Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people” – Philemon 1:7 The Sterling UMC Youth Program has been in a period of transition for the past year or so, but now we are getting ready to launch a new program to reach youth […]
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Welcoming Our New Staff Members
This is the time of the year when the church staff is fully engaged in planning, developing, promoting, practicing, implementing, and praying over the new programs that will begin in the next couple of weeks. Along with the lay leadership who have also invested a great deal of time and energy, everyone is working towards […]
Continue ReadingThe Breath Of God, Listen
This Lent we will quiet things down and heighten our attention to the “still, small voice” of God and our own True Self. Listening through prayer as well as meditation on holy texts is an ancient Lenten practice. Come and rest, come and listen. Last week on Ash Wednesday Pastor Steve Vineyard introduced a new […]
Continue ReadingJoin Us for the Second Sunday of Advent and the Celebration of Christmas!
This Sunday December 10 we will celebrate the Second Sunday of the Advent Season at Sterling United Methodist Church. Our new sermon series, A Night for Rejoicing continues with Part Two: There Will Be Singing! But even before we get to Sunday there is opportunity for service and fellowship! We will be setting up for […]
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Trunk or Treat At Sterling UMC
Join us Saturday October 28 from 10 AM to 1 PM to and bring the kids to celebrate Halloween at SUMC with our annual Trunk or Treat event! We invite you to join us in your non scary Halloween costumes and visit the decorated trunks set up in our front parking lot to receive nut free […]
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The New Sunday Experience is Coming to Sterling on September 10
On September 10, Sterling UMC will unveil a new and bold “experience” that will enrich our Christian beliefs and strengthen our relationships within our church family and our community. We call this “The New Sunday Experience.” This summer, our congregation voted to accept a set of recommendations to help our church grow and create […]
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Acting in Service to Christ
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40 New International Version (NIV) This Sunday in worship we will learn what it is to be servants of God. What it is like to act in […]
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Preparation for the Sterling UMC Fall Programs Begin
The summer camps are over, Vacation Bible School is in the books, and the last Mission Team returned from the mission trips of 2018. It’s been a great summer of serving and filling hearts with the message of Jesus. Now as we prepare to enter into August with the new school year approaching, local mission […]
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After A Week of Serving, Our Sager Brown Mission Team Returns Home
We enjoyed one final half day of work on Friday. After yet another delicious breakfast, we all headed to the depot to work on flood buckets. As we were completing our last set of buckets, we were led in the pallet prayer. The prayer is as follows: Most gracious and loving God. We came together […]
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Sager Brown Mission Team Thursday Update
Today was our last full day at Sager Brown! The time sure has gone by fast, but we won’t be forgetting it anytime soon. As always, we started the day with a good meal in the cafeteria, then went our separate ways to work on our projects. Several of our team members helped organize a […]
Continue ReadingSager Brown Mission Team Update for Tuesday and Wednesday!
Tuesday: Tuesday was another day of hot weather, hard work, and great fellowship. A group of four went off-site to work at a senior housing complex in the morning. They cleaned two apartments and had a chance to chat with the residents at the apartments. Another group continued their work at Chez Hope, gathering materials for building and assembling shelves. The […]
Continue ReadingThe Sager Brown Mission Team Has a Productive First Day
Update from our Sager Brown Mission Team: Monday: Orientation this morning gave us background information and recent changes at UMCOR. Photos were taken of all five teams which include over 80 volunteers ranging in age from 9-86 and from five states: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Texas, Virginia. Today’s jobs included: flood bucket verification and packing, garbage […]
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