vpc.church/watch Watch every sermon, whenever you like. Want to remember an inspiring word or understand a passage of scripture? Visit the VPC website to watch every sermon since January 2016.
Crafters
The road to a new beginning has opened. Mondays starting September 24 5:15-6:30PM, Chapel Parlor, Cost: $20 Facilitator: Anna Kohls, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Registration required: vpc.church/divorcerecovery Seven-week program designed for men and women at any stage of the divorce process is open to all in our community. For more information contact Pastor David Turner, 480-991-6424 ext. 121.
Care & Support
FOCUS
Valley Presbyterian Church week of August 5, 2018
COOKS’ TOUR
Tuesdays, 9AM, Calvin Center Margaret Wheeler: 480-483-2609 If you enjoy using your skills to create things to help others, then Crafters is for you. Come join in the fellowship, fun, and creativity of this long-standing group of dedicated people. For more information contact Margaret.
Divorce Recovery
A New Heart for the Valley will help transform lives
VPC's Mental Health Ministry
You are not alone.
Living Grace Support Group for those living with mental illness Oasis Community Church 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 6-8PM 602-494-9557 Information: vpc.church/mentalhealth Elizabeth Weiss: esweiss1231@gmail.com, or 713-203-5544
vpc.church/anewheart A New Heart for the Valley has received $7,000,000 in commitments from 190 families! Thank you. If you would like to join the momentum with a financial commitment please mail your pledge form, place it in an offering basket during worship, or make a commitment online: vpc.church/anewheart. Pledges are payable over three years and help the building committee know how to budget for the construction process. More Frequently Asked Questions… What are the advantages of moving youth out of the basement and into the heart of campus? From a professional ministry perspective, locating the main youth space on the ground floor fits with our ministry goals: Easier access opens opportunities for engagement with parents and visiting families and promotes intergenerational connection; positioning youth in the heart of our campus next to our worship center indicates that they are a priority; windows provide safety and natural light; a space (with break out rooms) designed with youth activities in mind reduces the risk of injury and damage to exposed pipes and conduits hanging from the basement ceilings and walls.
New Sermon Series & Devotionals Coming Sunday, August 12 What else is coming up on August 12?
In Sanctuary renderings, why are streamers hanging from the ceiling? It’s important to remember that renderings are meant to be an imaginative indication of what a space could look like and not a fixed determination of what will be. The fabric pieces in the renderings provide acoustical balance for the large room. They will likely be made of translucent material that hang only to the depth of the beams. In addition to their acoustical purpose, they will also help hide fire sprinklers (now required by building code) and, when desired, can enhance the aesthetic properties of the room by reflecting colored light (imagine red on Pentecost, purple during Advent, yellow for Easter). When complete, the Sanctuary will be reverent and demonstrative of God’s glory.
Family Worship Sunday
Children ages three and up are invited to attend worship services.
Questions? Visit vpc.church/anewheart or contact Keith at keithk@vpc.church or (480) 991-6424 ext. 165.
Mental Health 24-hour Crisis Line: 602-222-9444
Blessing of the Backpacks
Please pray for those recovering from recent medical procedures:
Howard Briggs, Ginger Bunker (Jody Hass’ mother), Emily Carroll, Helen Farmin, Keith Fenton, Sandra Gerlach, Rick Glady, Doris & Lester Goss, Gary Green, Phil Green, Harlen Helser, Millie Homan, Wandie Hulick, Barbara Jewett, Jo Ann Jones, Anne Joynt, Jim Lawrence, June Lightburne, Mary Lorenz, Carole Marr, Lois Lynne Mathisen, Sara Lou Merrill, Dorothy Nern, Judy Owens, Jose Perez, Charlotte Reynolds (Debbie Cox’ great-niece), Nancy Sumner, Don Swanson, Kiki Swanson, Ellie Van Denburgh, Helen Wolfe
Blessing of the Backpacks
9 & 10:30AM Worship Services Kids and students are encouraged to bring their backpacks to worship!
Please pray for those at home or in a care facility:
Helen Adams, Carolyn Bathurst, Kathryn Bennett, Joyce Black, Herb Blinn, Charles Buckley, Dottie Cober, Mary Corbin, Bonnie Domaz, Lorraine Fercho, Donna Gardner, Norma Jean Garity, Corenthel Green, Luella Gross, Sara Hammond, Jean Hiser, Jeannette Huggins, Evelyn Jenkins, Claire Kooi, Jim Lorenz, Dee Melde, John Mueller, Lois Nuernberg, Joyce Newlon, Martha Sarchett, Tom Simpson, Mary Strasser
For more information about those in our community, call Tammy: 480-991-6424 x163
Prayer Chain
Church office: 480-991-6424, prayers@vpc.church We welcome requests confidentially for you or someone else. Please have permission from the individual before placing your request.
valley presbyterian church A Community Where Jesus Christ Transforms Lives 6947 East McDonald Drive Paradise Valley, AZ 85253, 480-991-6424 vpc.church Pastors: David M. Joynt, David L. Turner, Kelly Nieto, Mike Nieto
lunches
End of Summer Celebration Lunch! 11:45, Landes Center, Free
Welcome to VPC New to VPC? We’re glad you’re here! Let us know about you by filling out the Friendship Pad. We invite you to visit the Welcome Center after worship to learn more about VPC!
If you’re here with kids We have several fun and safe opportunities for kids from birth through high school: Nursery: Infants-2 years 8:45-11:45AM Summer Sunday School: through August 5 3 years-1st grade 9:15-10:15 & 10:45-11:45AM, Room 404 Student Gathering Middle & High School-Resumes August 19
If your kids stay in worship, check out the worship activity cart in each worship center.
Who We Are: Wiser, Deeper, Truer Why we are here
Sunday, August 5
VPC is a community that believes God calls us to be in relationship. Sunday morning worship is a time to gather, connect, and give thanks to the Creator who loves us without end.
Get connected at VPC Want to learn more about what’s going on at VPC? Grab a Ministry Brochure, go to the Welcome Center after worship or visit vpc.church for information about classes, events, opportunities to serve, and anything you see in the FOCUS. *Childcare available by reservation: nursery@vpc.church
Next Sunday VPC starts an exciting new sermon series about prayer. Prayer is a daily part of many of our lives, but how often do we view the practice as a real way to transform our lives? Pastor Joynt explains the role of prayer in the August issue of the Valley Vine: "In our quiet and reflective moments all of us feel a desire for a life that is wiser, deeper, and truer. Jesus shares this desire for us. It is a holy thing and a sign that we belong to him. But the question we must each answer is this: What will we do with this desire? The wiser, deeper, truer life will not appear automatically for us, just because we want it to be so. We must act upon our desire. We must learn to pray. For many of us prayer is frustrating, inconsistent, or shallow. We believe in prayer but we have lost a regular sense of communion with our Creator. The growth God wants to give us, the joy and wisdom he is waiting to share with us, goes unclaimed. Our hearts remain desert-like, with occasional rain-bursts of blessing that remind us of his goodness and ignite, everso briefly, our desire for more."
End of Summer Celebration Lunch Next Sunday, August 12 11:45AM, Landes Center, free Join us after the 10:30AM service for good food and fellowship in a wonderful air-conditioned building! Lunch is free, but donations are accepted.
Inquirer Class Women's Ministry Event: Feed My Starving Children Saturday, August 18, 1:30-4PM, RSVP Shelby: shelbyt@vpc.church Join us as we work to fill food bags with ingredients that will feed a family of four. Meal packages are shipped around the world to areas in need. This is a fun, family event - children over five are welcome. RSVP needed - limited number of spots.
explore
MOPS Kickoff
life faith meaning
Join our growing community! Wednesday, August 15, 5:30PM Fireside Room Register: vpc.church/inquirerclass Jane Russell, jalaru4@cox.net
Join us at the Kickoff for a great morning with your kids! You’ll get a chance to meet the women that make up this great community, and your kids will have a fun, active morning.
8AM
Nursery (infant-2 y.o.)
Nursery
8:45AM
Worship
Sanctuary
9AM
Summer Sunday School (3 y.o.-1 grade)
Room 404
9:15AM
Nursery (infant-2 y.o.)
Nursery
10:15AM
Sages Community Group Social Hour
Calvin Center
10AM
Worship
Landes Center
10:30AM
Summer Sunday School (3 y.o.-1st grade)
Room 404
10:45AM
Cooks' Tour Crafters
Calvin Center
9AM
Mah Jongg
Fireside Room
9AM
B.O.Y.S. Club
Chapel Parlor
9:30AM
Stroller Strides Fitness for Moms
Landes Center
9:30AM
Pickleball
Landes Center
4:30PM
Boy Scout Troop 441
Landes Center
7PM
Room 415/416
6PM
Men's Basketball
Landes Center
6:30AM
Stroller Strides Fitness for Moms
Landes Center
9:30AM
Pickleball
Landes Center
4:30PM
Sunday School Volunteer Training
Crossing 104
6:30PM
Line Dance
Landes Basement
10AM
Alcoholics Anonymous
Landes Center
7:30PM
Worship
Chapel
8AM
Nursery (infant-2 y.o.)
Nursery
8:45AM
Worship
Sanctuary
9AM
Kaleidoscope Community Group
Room 409
9AM
Nursery (infant-2 y.o.)
Nursery
10:15AM
Sages Community Group Social Hour
Calvin Center
10AM
Worship
Landes Center
10:30AM
End of Summer Lunch Celebration
Landes Center
11:45AM
Boy Scout Troop 441
Room 409
7PM
Monday, August 6 Tuesday, August 7
Fall Sunday School begins August 19 Register online: vpc.church/children Tina Gilbreath: tinag@vpc.church Please re-register your children for the year. From infants through high school, help us get the information we need! Contact Tina if you have questions.
ALPHA Wednesdays, September 12-November 14 6-8PM, Room 415/416, Free Registration: vpc.church/classes Over 29 MILLION people around the world have taken Alpha! This is an exciting time to understand core Christian doctrines and is a comfortable and safe place to learn more about Christianity.
Alpha Small Group Extension Thursday, August 9
Is it time for you to make a commitment and become a member of VPC? We welcome you to come learn more about how our community can serve you.
Friday, August 10
Childcare email: nursery@vpc.church
Saturday, August 11
Help teachers &
students succeed!
Watch our stories alphausa.org/stories
Friday, August 24, 9-11:30AM, Landes Center Register today: vpc.church/mops, $95 MOPS Leaders: Katie French & Megan Nesvig: mops@vpc.church
Chapel
Wednesday, August 8
lunches Children and students are invited to bring their backpacks to worship service for a special blessing! This is a great way to show support for students of all ages. We will also recognize all professional educators and Family Ministry volunteers.
Worship
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Blessing of the Backpacks
Next Sunday, August 12 9 & 10:30AM Worship Services
Calendar of Events
Yavapai Elementary Teacher Supply Accepting donations through August 5 Online: vpc.church/mission VPC, you are awesome! All the bins have been picked up, but if you're still interested in donating supplies, check out the list on the website.
Sunday, August 12