THIS SUNDAY | OCTOBER 4 | 9:30 AM
Join us THIS Sunday morning, October 4, for an outdoor worship celebration! We'll have chairs set up for you and your family in the south parking lot (socially distanced, of course) and plenty of water, so all you need to bring is yourself! We'll also have activity kits available for your kids so they can participate, too! Plan to arrive at 9:00 to find a seat and enjoy visiting with those around you!
To love our neighbors well and keep everyone safe, we encourage you to wear a mask, especially while moving around or singing. (Masks are required anytime you are in the building.) For more information on our COVID precautions, click here.
Here are the details:
- Parking will be available on the north side of the church or at the shopping center next door.
- We'll have socially distanced seats marked out for you -- come early and grab your spot! (Pretend you're tailgating for a football game!)
- Feel free to bring your own snacks -- we'll have bottled water available.
- The service will be live-streamed (vrbc.net/live) for those who aren't able to join us in person.
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FOLLOW JESUS IN BAPTISM
THIS SUNDAY | OCTOBER 4 | 9:30 AM
THIS Sunday, October 4, we will celebrate baptism in our outdoor (in-person) morning worship service at 9:30 am, and we would love for you to be a part of it! If you are a follower of Jesus but have never been baptized, this is a great opportunity to take that step. If God has been nudging you to be baptized, we'd love to visit with you about it! For more information, contact Amy Wilkins at awilkins@vrbc.net.
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CHRISTMAS STORE 2020 HAS A NEW DATE:
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR DECEMBER 5!
Due to COVID-19, a lot of changes for the VRBC Christmas Store have been implemented for 2020. Although it may look a little different this year, we are blessed that we'll still be able to serve both our local community as well as our brothers and sisters from Cornerstone. Here are just a few of the changes.
NEW DATE
The VRBC Christmas Store 2020 has a new date, so mark your calendars for December 5!
EARLIER SERVE OPPORTUNITIES
REGISTRATION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We have many local families who will be coming to VRBC to register in person on Wednesday, October 7 (4:00 to 7:00 pm), Sunday, October 11 (2:00 to 4:00 pm), and Wednesday, October 14 (4:00 to 7:00 pm). Can you help us with registration? Training is provided, and volunteers are needed in both English and Spanish. Each volunteer should bring his or her own laptop or tablet and power cord (registration is online). For more information or to volunteer to help with registration, please click here. All COVID-19 safety guidelines will be followed.
MORE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES COMING: Sign-up for other Christmas Store volunteer spots will be available on Wednesday, October 7. Stay tuned for lots of opportunities in October and November!
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We have TONS of great events (online and in person) to help you stay connected this fall. Click here for all the details on Dinners for Eight, our Virtual Mission Trip, and much, much more! Here are a few of the events coming up in the next couple of weeks:
 Online Game Night, THIS Friday, 10/2, 7:30 pmAre you ready for a night of free online fun with your church family? Whether you're secretly competitive and can't wait to dominate your fellow VRBCers (in Christian love, of course!) or whether you couldn't care less about winning or losing, this night is for you! At 7:30 pm on Friday, October 2, we're going to hop online for some serious VRBC gaming fun! Click here for details and to reserve your spot!
VRBC Garden Harvest Day, THIS Saturday, October 3, 9:00 to 11:00 am
For the past several years, the VRBC garden, led by Doris Patrick, has been supporting the hungry and helping our local community become healthier. We regularly deliver fresh produce to the Food Bank at our community partner Metrocrest Services and to Cornerstone Baptist Church, our sister church in South Dallas. On October 3, you can take advantage of an amazing outdoor and low-risk serving opportunity and help with the harvesting and cleaning up the garden. This is a great project for kids, so bring the whole family! To volunteer, click here.
 Lunch with a Pastor: Facebook Live, October 8, 12:30 to 1:00 pm
Spend part of your lunch hour online with Pastor Larry and other VRBC attenders! We'll share a few encouraging words and have some fun along the way. Go to Facebook and search for "Valley Ranch Baptist Church" or even easier, click here!
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VIRTUAL GATHERING | SUNDAY | OCTOBER 18 | 5:00 PM
There are many benefits to becoming a VRBC church member! If you or someone you know would like to explore church membership, make plans now to join us online for an Explore Membership gathering on Sunday, October 18, at 5:00 pm. It is THE BEST way to find out what VRBC is all about! We'll gather together via Zoom and get to know each other a bit better. We can then interact with church leaders about what it means to be a VRBC member. To RSVP or find out more, email Amy Wilkins at awilkins@vrbc.net.
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YOU SHOP. AMAZON GIVES.
DID YOU KNOW? As we all seem to be doing a lot more online shopping these days, did you know that you can support VRBC while you're doing it? AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support VRBC every time you shop at Amazon, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.com on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android phones. You can just continue to do your normal Amazon shopping, with the added benefit that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to VRBC.
On your first visit to smile.amazon.com, you will be prompted to select a charitable organization (in this case, VRBC) to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. After that, every eligible purchase you make on AmazonSmile will result in a donation directly to VRBC. It's that simple!
Happy shopping!
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