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PRIORITY VBS REGISTRATION FOR SPUMC MEMBERS/FRIENDS begins soon. Be sure to register your kids (children who are 4 years old through those going into 5th grade) beginning Monday, March 2 at 10am thru Tuesday March 3, 4pm Registration will then be open to the public beginning Wednesday, March 4 at 10am. We are currently recruiting: Head coaches (lead specific activities) for 3rd-5th grade Arts & Crafts, Pickleball, and Games. Also 6 huddle coaches (build relationships with a group) for elementary groups. Contact Erica to volunteer. 

For registration and more information about VBS, click below.

Rise Against Hunger returns on March 1 and by popular demand we will be packing 30,000 meals this year in Fellowship Hall! It is a fun and purposeful intergenerational event open to anyone age 5-95. We will have shifts throughout the afternoon for Set-up (12:30pm) and Meal Packing (2-4pm & 4pm-6pm) for anyone in the congregation. Meal Packing Shift #3 is 6:30-8:30pm for our Youth groups only (sign up with Rev. Lee). Sign up to help out below. 

JOIN US FOR A WOMEN’S RETREAT on Saturday, March 14, 9am-5pm here at the church. This retreat for women offers space to build new relationships, discover shared hopes and deepen faith as we focus on Jesus Christ. Come ready to connect, be refreshed and leave renewed in spirit. Food is included (no charge!) and yes, bring a friend! For more info and registrations click here.

We're offering a wide variety of evening and daytime classes during Lent. Rev. Lee is teaching Why Did Jesus Have to Die? (Mondays at 7pm & Fridays at 10am); Rev. Ron is leading Good News Thru 4 Lenses (Tuesdays at 7pm); Rev. Narae will tell you How to Break Up with Your Phone (Wednesdays at 6:30pm); and Erica Benjamin is teaching  A 40-Day Journey with Madeleine L'Engle (Thursdays at 9:30am). Visit our Lent page for more details.

The Fellowship Hall was packed with happy diners as they got to enjoy a delicious meal of pancakes, sausage, apple sauce and brownie sundaes on Shrove Tuesday. Also known as Mardi Gras or “Fat Tuesday,” this was the day where people traditionally used up all the fat in the pantries, the feast before the fasting of Lent which began the next day on Ash Wednesday. Thanks to all the Scouts and leaders of Troop 993 for hosting their Pancake Supper and to all of you who came to support them.