Sugar Grove News & Events

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Coming Dates to Remember

• Sunday May 26: Senior Sunday & Senior Tea
• Wednesday May 29: Streams of Praise
• June 9-15: Camp Kadesh
• June 23-26: VBS for all ages
• June 26-29: Church Directory Photo Sessions
• July 8-12 Camp Imani
• July 8-12: Forest Glen Camp
• July 19-20: Church Directory Photo Sessions
• July 21-26: Lubbock Mission Trip July 29
• August 1: Sweet Pea Day Camp
• September 6-8: Ignite Worship Conference
• September 12-14: Church Directory Photo Sessions
• Sunday September 15: National Back To Church Sunday

Oklahoma Disaster Relief Donations

The Sugar Grove church has experience with disaster recovery after our significant role in helping thousands of residents of New Orleans resettle to our area in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina. Our recovery efforts would not have been possible without the $125,000 of donations that came in from across North America. For this reason Sugar Grove is coordinating contributions to help with the recovery efforts in Oklahoma.  The plan is to distribute donations between the Church of Christ Disaster Relief Agency and to local churches in Moore and Oklahoma City who are involved in the recovery process.

If you would like to help with this recovery effort you may drop checks off at the church office made out to Sugar Grove Church noting in the memo line Oklahoma tornado recovery or you may donate online using the Guest or Member Giving link at http://www.sugargrove.org/give and selecting the Disaster Recovery Fund.  (If you are not a Sugar Grove church member select "Need a login? Click here" after clicking on the Guest Giving icon.)

Thank You in advance for your generosity.

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Church Photo Directory

Join as we connect our families through a new photo directory by signing up to have your picture made. Our first block of times for photography are Wednesday June 26 through Friday June 28. Use this link to schedule a photo session. Each family will receive a complimentary 8x10 portait and church photo directory.

In addition to your portait for the church directory you can also do any speciality pictures that you would like. This could be dressing the family up in their favorite sports gear or bringing the family pet to get a professional portrait of the 'entire' family. 

You can also invite any friends, relatives, or co workers to come and have a family portrait made with no sitting fee. They will not go in the church photo directory but they will receive a free 8x10 portrait.

Everyone will have the opportunity to purchase additional photographs but there is no obligation for any purchase and there will not be a salesperson present. Instead once the photographer has completed taking the picture they will show the family the pictures that have been taken with an opportunity to purchase if interested. Sugar Grove is working with Life Touch photography which views family pictures and church directories as a ministery. They stay in business by sellling portraits but trust God to make it all work so they don't worry about requiring a minimum purchase.

The photographs taken will be used to update our online church photo directory as well as our Church Life App photos.

Appointment Scheduler

Senior Tea

An event honoring Sugar Grove's graduating Seniors.

Sunday May 26

Invitation

National Back To Church Sunday

Sunday September 15, 2013

• A Sunday church service dedicated to helping people rediscover church again.
  • Most Americans have been to church, and yet only 20 percent are regular attendees.
    - The American Church in Crisis
  • 82 percent of the unchurched are likely to attend church if invited by a trusted friend or relative. – Dr. Thom Rainer
  • Only 2 percent of church-going people invite someone to church in a given year. 98 percent of church-goers never extend an invitation in a given year. – Dr. Thom Rainer
  • 50 percent of the current U.S. population would be candidates for a Back to Church Campaign. 
    - Gary L. McIntosh, D.Min., Ph.D.
  • A study including more than 15,000 adults revealed that about two-thirds are willing to receive information about a local church from a family member, and 56 percent from a friend or neighbor. The message is clear that the unchurched are open to conversations about church.”
    – Philip Nation, LifeWay Research and National Spokesperson for Back to Church Sunday
  • 41% of the formerly churched said they would return to the local church if a friend or acquaintance invited them."
    -Outreach Magazine, Jan 2007. Thom Rainer and Sam Rainer

http://backtochurch.com/

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Vacation Bible School

Click for FX Live Sampler Video

June 23-26

Classes and Events for All Ages

Schedule:

    Sunday - Tuesday: 6:30-8:30 PM

    Wednesday: 6:30-9:00 PM

Adults: Don Anderson- Honoring God With Our Hearts

Teens: Experience God through games, music, and groups. Special late night event Sunday and Wednesday.

Children: Athens VBS

All: FX LIVE a high energy crowd participation show Wednesday evening June 26

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Ignite Worship Conference 2013

Put it on your calendar!

September 6-8

Featuring:

• Brandon Scott Thomas- Worship Minister at Highland Church of Christ in Abilene, TX
• Andy Fambrough- Director of Communication/Technical Arts at The Hills Church of Christ in North Richland Hills, TX
• Chad Higgins- Worship Minister at Highland Oaks Church of Christ in Dallas, TX
• Josh Ross- Preaching Minister at the Sycamore View Church of Christ in Memphis, TN
• Allen Tappe- Preaching Minister at the Park Row Church of Christ in Arlington, TX
• Kerry Lowery- Elder and worship leader at Montgomery Church of Christ in Albuquerque, NM

Summer Connecting 2013

Sugar Grove is focused upon Connection in 2013

1.       Connection to God

2.       Connection with the world around us

3.       Connection to one another

Our summer 2013 midweek schedule is laid out to promote connection in these areas (God-1, Community-2, One Another-3)

·         (3) Wednesday June 12: Potluck 7-8  PM (Sugar Grove building)

·         (3, 1) Wednesday June 19: Discipleship Potluck 7-8 PM (Sugar Grove building)

·         (1,2,3) June 23-26: VBS (Sugar Grove building)

·         (2) June 30-July 6: Community Connect (offsite)

·         (1) Wednesday July 10: Prayer & Scripture 7-8 PM (Sugar Grove building)

·         (3,1) July 14-20: Discipleship Meetings (offsite)

·         (2) Wednesday July 24: Meadows Prayer Walk (begin and end at Sugar Grove building)

·         (1) Wednesday July 31: Steams of Praise 7-8 PM (Sugar Grove building)

·         (2) Wednesday August 7: Meadows Place Day of Service (coordinate at Sugar Grove building)

·         (2,3) Wednesday August 14: Block Party 6-9 PM (Sugar Grove building)

Connecting with God-Connecting with One Another-Connecting with the Community

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Streams of Praise

Streams of Praise is making its return to the Sugar Grove Wednesday night schedule every 5th Wednesday in 2013. Plan to be a part of this wonderful evening of praise.

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Connect Your Grocery Card to the Church

 Print the following form or pull it up on your smart phone and take it to Kroger on your next shopping visit. 

Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation Program  This form expired April 30, 2013.  Please be watching for the new letter. 

Randall's has a program to donate a portion of your purchase. Contact Randall's card program at  877-723-3929 and have  your card associated with Account #2790 for Sugar Grove Church of Christ.