Tagged: “worship”
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is March 2nd this year. Ash Wednesday is the official beginning of the season of Lent. The season of Lent lasts forty days, not counting Sundays, and ends on Holy Saturday. Lent is a time of repentance, fasting or abstinence, and preparation for the coming of Easter. Many people will choose to “give […]
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Ash Wednesday, the Season of Lent Begins
Ash Wednesday, February 26, marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Lent lasts for forty days, not counting the Sundays, and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. During this period of repentance and renewal, we recall and relive the resurrection story to understand the meaning of Christ’s death and resurrection that gave […]
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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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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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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” […]
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 ReadingSterling UMC Will Worship as Scheduled Today Sunday February 18
Sterling UMC will be open today Sunday, February 18 and have its normal Sunday worship schedule beginning at 9 AM with our Traditional Service and our Children’s Service. Our Spanish language service and Growing Deeper at Ten discipleship hour at 10 AM. The Contemporary Service at 11 AM will be followed by a fellowship time […]
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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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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 […]
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 ReadingPentecost Sunday
The fiftieth day after Easter is known as Pentecost and this Sunday is Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost is one of the principal days of the Christian year and in the early Church was the second most important part of the Christian year next to Easter. The Greek word pentecoste means “fiftieth day.” Pentecost is the day on which […]
Continue ReadingMother’s Day, GRACE Ministries, and Backpack Buddies
A Methodist woman, Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis had expressed hope that one day a memorial would be established for all mothers, living and dead. After Ann’s death in 1905, her daughter Anna began to work on fulfilling her mother’s wish. Anna envisioned Mother’s Day as a time to write a personal letter to your mother, […]
Continue ReadingMother’s Day has Methodist Roots
In the 1860s, before there was an official Mother’s Day holiday in the U.S., a Methodist mom named Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis organized “Mothers’ Friendship Day.” Ann organized women’s clubs in the 1860s to serve suffering mothers and children and to work for peace because they could see the ravages of war in their husbands […]
Continue ReadingLessons of Easter Sermon Series Concludes This Week
29But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.30When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him. […]
Continue ReadingLessons of Easter Sermon Series Continues
We continue with the Easter Season, the time according to the United Methodist Church that: …also known as Eastertide or the Great Fifty Days, begins on Easter Day and ends 50 days later on Pentecost. Focusing on Christ’s resurrection and ascension and the sending of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost), Eastertide is the most joyous and celebrative […]
Continue ReadingMeeting the Risen Christ
Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him. Luke 24:13-16 We […]
Continue ReadingA Busy Week of Mission Efforts
It was a great evening of fellowship last Monday when a lot of our church family turned out in support of our United Methodist Women (UMW) who held a fundraiser at Joe’s Pizzaria in Sterling Park. Thanks to everyone who came out to relax, eat, and have some fun! The funds support the UMW mission […]
Continue ReadingApril Activities at Sterling UMC
Now we continue with the Easter Season, the time according to the United Methodist Church that: also known as Eastertide or the Great Fifty Days, begins on Easter Day and ends 50 days later on Pentecost. Focusing on Christ’s resurrection and ascension and the sending of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost), Eastertide is the most joyous and celebrative […]
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