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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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2019 Local Missions Week
Sterling UMC will once again host a week of local missions work focusing on serving those in our local Sterling and Loudoun community. The opportunities to serve will occur the week of July 8 through July 13. The Sterling United Methodist Church has supported our local seniors with luncheons over many years and starting with […]
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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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Super Sunday at Sterling UMC
This Sunday, the New England Patriots will square off against the Los Angeles Rams in Superbowl LIII at 6:30 EST. However, the Superbowl isn’t the only exciting thing happening on Sunday! The Sterling United Methodist Women will have their annual Super Bowl Pancake Breakfast from 8 AM until 12:30 PM in the church’s Gallihugh Fellowship […]
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God’s Messy Family: A New Year Sermon Series
In his book, God’s Messy Family: Finding Your Place When Life Isn’t Perfect, author and pastor Jacob Armstrong takes a look at our faith lineage by focusing specifically on the messy family dynamics found in the Book of Genesis. By looking at the life stories of Abraham and Sarah, and their direct descendants – we […]
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Teddy Bear Brigade
“Right now there are children in poverty who have never had a toy. There are children who have survived a natural disaster who need a friend.” (from the GFTW.org website) What difference can a stuffed animal make? When a disaster strikes and the relief efforts have provided food, water, medicine, and shelter, what about the […]
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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 […]
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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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Sterling UMC Member Darlene Kumler Featured in INOVA Loudoun Chaplaincy Services Newsletter
(From the Inova Loudoun Hospital Chaplaincy Services Newsletter) Volunteer Spotlight: Darlene Kumler Chaplaincy Services News Inova Loudoun Hospital On a typical Tuesday morning, Darlene Kumler packs inspirational stones into her jacket pockets and heads off to visit patients and families with her Chaplaincy partner, Don Meyer. Darlene became a chaplaincy services volunteer around November […]
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A Return to Calm and a Big Thank You!
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” The wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” Mark 4:39-40 This week, as we wrap up the final clean up from the annual […]
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Backpack Buddies, Because Hunger Doesn’t End On Friday
The BackPack Buddies is a national program designed to provide children from low-income households with nutritious kid-friendly groceries for the weekend when free school lunches and breakfasts are not provided. School officials identify students who qualify to receive BackPack Buddies. The Sterling United Methodist Church Backpack Buddies program supports the kids at the local Rolling […]
Continue ReadingTeacher Recognition, Backpack Buddies, Grace Ministries
Last week’s Graduate Recognition Sunday post reported that our schools are teaching more kids than ever and according to the National Center for Education Statistics, total public and private elementary and secondary school enrollment reached a record 55 million in fall 2006, representing a 12 percent increase since fall 1993. Between 2006 and 2018, a […]
Continue ReadingGraduate Recognition Sunday
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, total public and private elementary and secondary school enrollment reached a record 55 million in fall 2006, representing a 12 percent increase since fall 1993. Between 2006 and 2018, a further increase of 8 percent is expected. Our schools are teaching more kids than ever. And, according […]
Continue ReadingMark Your Calendars for the 2018 Sterling UMC Yard Sale!
The annual Sterling United Methodist Church Yard Sale will occur on Saturday, June 23 rain or shine from 7 AM to 2 PM. The Sterling UMC Yard Sale is a large outdoor and indoor sale that includes everything from jewelry, clothing, and household items; to antiques, furniture, and appliances! Proceeds from the sale help to […]
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