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Valley Presbyterian Church week of November 18, 2018
Stewardship 2019 Cooks' Tour Sunday Sale Post-Cooks’ Tour Sunday Sale Today between services Chapel Patio & Fireside Room Don't worry if you missed Cooks' Tour. You can still shop for kitchen treasures, handmade gifts, and decorations. Also available are Gifts of the Heart greeting cards. A special thank you to Dick and Tom Van Arsdale for creating the artwork. All proceeds go to mission in our community and around the world.
PW Luncheon & Speaker Featuring Robert Selby, Conductor Wednesday, November 28 11:30AM, Cost $10 RSVP: Church Office or Ruth Brannan: 480-945-6802 by November 25 Bob will share some of his big orchestral scores, beautiful music, and stories of his fascinating career. Please plan to join us and bring a friend. You will be so glad you came! You don't want to miss it!
CARE PACKAGES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS & MILITARY
Service of REMEMBRANCE
Dove Tree Service of Remembrance December 4, 2PM, Memorial Garden Pastor David Turner presiding
We need your help by November 23! Rowena McAllister: rowenamk@gmail.com Tammy Milne: tammym@vpc.church
The tree will be installed Thanksgiving weekend. If you have lost a loved one, feel free to come to the Garden, write their name on a dove, place it on the tree, and offer a silent prayer. Join us on December 4 as we remember those who have passed.
This holiday season, the VPC Deacons are sending care letters and gift cards to our college students and active service members. If you have family members in the military or college, please send their names, addresses, and birthdays. Packages will be sent the end of November.
Care & Support
Please pray for those recovering from recent medical procedures:
Lynn Black, Pat Ciccone, Emily Courtright, Gloria Diefenderfer, Helen Farmin, Brian Fisher, Gary Green, Barbara Jewett, Jo Ann Jones, Kay Koeb, Carl Lauer, Jim Lawrence, June Lightburne, Carole Marr, Larry McGregor, Dorothy Nern, Ron Norris, Nancy Savoy, Nancy Sumner, Don Swanson, Kiki Swanson, Ellie Van Denburgh, Kotzie Wheeler, Helen Wolfe, Anna Wyatt
Please pray for those at home or in a care facility:
Carolyn Bathurst, Kathryn Bennett, Joyce Black, Nancy and Harris Blomeyer, Herb Blinn, Charles Buckley, Mary Corbin, Bonnie Domaz, Lester Goss, Roger Fercho, Donna Gardner, Norma Jean Garity, Corenthel Green, Luella Gross, Sara Hammond, Louella Hermanson, Jean Hiser, Jeannette Huggins, Evelyn Jenkins, Heather Kirk, Claire Kooi, Jim Lorenz, Dee Melde, John Mueller, Lois Nuernberg, Joyce Newlon, Martha Sarchett, Mary Strasser, Virginia Tatum, Bette & DiAnne Vyskocil
Mission Partnerships: Community and Kingdom Impact The mission work done through VPC has real and vital impact on the lives of people in our community and across the globe: • Through Ministry of Hope, you help support over 3,000 orphans in Lilongwe, Malawi. You help with school fees, agricultural efforts, small building projects, and donate over 125,000 meals. • Through Villages in Partnership, we are constructing a secondary school. This school will provide quality education for the children of the Sakata area in Malawi. It will reduce their weekly walking distance and attract great teachers. When the final phase is complete it will serve over 200 learners. • With Family Promise, you provide a safe place for homeless families. Five times during the year VPC provides four or more families seven nights of shelter for a total of 560 beds and over 1,500 meals. • Through MentorKids we have volunteers mentoring children, helping with homework and reading skills, and engaging in life together. The two current Promise Neighborhoods serve a population of around 200 children and teens. We also have the joy of hosting the yearly Christmas party to over 400 guests. Why do we pledge? We pledge to invest in the next generation's faith formation. Your gifts help make everything VPC does possible.
VPC News VPC offices will be closed November 22-23 in observance of Thanksgiving holiday.
VPC FINANCIAL SUMMARY: Year-to-date as of October 31, 2018
Income $1,801,134 Expenses $1,786,757 For a more detailed update, check out the latest edition of the Valley Vine, online: vpc.church/vine or contact Kris Bahr: krisb@vpc.church, 480-991-6424 ext. 112
Learn more about these events inside the FOCUS
Sonlight
Advent Sermon Series begins December 2
Christmas 2018
Dinnerfor 8
DINNER FOR 8
Eight people. Four meals a year. One of the best ways to get to know people at VPC! vpc.church/dinner
For more information about those in our community, call Tammy: 480-991-6424 x163
Sympathy
Our church family extends its Christian sympathy to the family and friends of Percy Helm.
Memorial Service
Helen Adams (was 107 years old), November 27, 11AM, Chapel
Prayer Chain: 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 6947 East McDonald Drive Paradise Valley, AZ 85253, 480-991-6424 vpc.church Pastors: David M. Joynt, David L. Turner, Kelly Nieto, Mike Nieto, Travis Kingma
During Oasis Community Wednesdays
November 28 - December 19, 6-7PM, Chapel Register online: vpc.church/classes