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March 25, 2018
"
A Friend Who Trades Places with Us"
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LEADERS GATHERING
TONIGHT, MARCH 21 | 6:30 PM
All VRBC leaders and attenders are invited to tonight's Leaders Gathering from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in the Seminar Room. During our time we will:
- Share a delicious meal together
- Celebrate some of the good things that God is doing among us
- Get a behind-the-scenes look at a developing 2028 vision that the Church Council and staff have been working on over many months
- Discuss ways that we can be engaged in our mission of inviting/building relational bridges to the 56,000 lost and lonely people in Valley Ranch and Coppell who are not currently connected to Christ or a local church
- Pray for God's guidance and blessing as each one of us seeks to reach one
No RSVP is necessary, and you need not hold an official leadership role within the church to attend. Childcare will be provided.
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APRIL 1 | 9:30 AND 11:00 AM | INVITE AND SERVE
Come celebrate the joy of Easter morning with us on Sunday, April 1, at 9:30 or 11:00 am. Both worship services will have special hospitality for you and your invited guests, plus fun activities for kids of all ages, including Easter egg hunts!
INVITE:
Who will you invite to attend Easter worship service with you? Email
them a personalized invitation just by visiting
vrbc.net/invite
. C
lick on the Easter invitation "SHARE" image, type in the requested information, then send. Inviting is that easy!
SERVE: Would you like to try out serving on the Welcome Team? We are expecting many guests to visit VRBC on Easter Sunday, so there will be lots of opportunities to
smile and offer a good handshake to warmly welcome our guests.
Visit
vrbc.net/serve
to find ways you can serve on Easter Sunday.
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EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 1 | BOTH WORSHIP SERVICES
Kids, grab your baskets and join us for an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 1, during both the 9:30 and 11:00 am worship services! There will be a glow-in-the-dark egg hunt for elementary ages and an outdoor egg hunt for preschoolers. Kids will also enjoy fun snacks and age-appropriate teaching about why we celebrate Easter.
No registration is required--just check in at the Children's Ministry area in the west wing of the church. If you have any questions about the egg hunts or would like to volunteer, please contact Karen Simmang at
ksimmang@vrbc.net.
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EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 1 | PRAYER GARDEN CROSS
For a beautiful photo opportunity, bring freshly cut flowers with you to church on Easter Sunday and help us create a spectacular floral display in the Prayer Garden!
To do this, the large cross in the Prayer Garden on the north side of the church will be made ready for you to attach fresh flowers, such as daffodils, tulips, lilies, roses, carnations, and more. As the cross fills with flowers, it will become a beautiful symbol of the new life we have in Jesus and the perfect Easter photo backdrop.
Don't forget your camera or phone so you can snap some awesome photos!
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TABLE TO THE CROSS SERVICE
THURSDAY, MARCH 29 | 7:00 PM
On the evening of Maundy Thursday, we will follow Jesus through the last twenty-four hours of His life . . . from the Last Supper table all the way to the cross.
This reflective service is a meaningful time to focus on the sacrifice Jesus Christ made on our behalf and is a wonderful way to prepare your heart for the joy of Easter morning.
We hope you will attend this highly impactful service in the Worship Center.
All Grow Groups will meet at 7:00 pm to attend the service together.
Children's Ministry will be provided for preschool children.
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GROW GROUPS: HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Individual Grow Groups will not meet Monday, March 26, through Easter Sunday, April 1. Instead, all Grow Groups will meet together for the Table to the Cross service on Thursday, March 29, at 7:00 pm in the Worship Center.
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APRIL 21 | 3:00 TO 5:00 PM
Come to play and make new friends at Family Game Day on Saturday, April 21, at VRBC! There will be fun games for preschool and elementary children, as well as students and adults, and lots of great food.
INVITE: Family Game Day is a FREE, churchwide, fellowship event and an opportunity to
invite friends and neighbors to get to know us and have fun together. The entire event is designed to intentionally promote the development of relationships across all ages and backgrounds. So come enjoy fun, food, and fellowship with our church family and community!
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Cornerstone, our sister church in South Dallas, would like to add more books to its mini-library to lend in the cafeteria serving its homeless ministry. Books on a variety of topics are needed: Bibles (English and Spanish), art, photography, biographies, history, computer technology, literature, medicine, sports, and travel, as well as how-to, inspirational, sudoku, puzzle, and sketch books with pencils.
If you would like to donate gently used or new books, please drop off books on the front porch of the home of Amy and Jeff Suttle, where a container will be provided. Please email Amy Suttle at
sam.txwildcat@verizon.net
for the address. Collection continues through April 30.
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