THIS SUNDAY | OCTOBER 28 | 5:00 TO 7:00 PM
Everyone is invited to enjoy a time of fall fun and fellowship for the entire church family! Family Fall Fest is a great church-wide event to invite friends and neighbors to come and meet us
and to build stronger relationships with one another.
The festivities begin at 5:00 pm THIS SUNDAY on the north lawn of the church. There will be FREE yummy food, including samosas, grilled cheese, and hot dogs with all the fixin's! We'll have bounce houses and inflatables for the kids, games for
everyone, and much more! Activities will conclude at 7:00 pm.
LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE!
Do you love to bake fantastic desserts (or know where to buy yummy ones)? Do you have a little extra time to help set up or clean up? Have you always wanted to be a bounce house monitor? CLICK HERE to sign up for these and other fun serve opportunities!
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CALLING ALL PRAYER WARRIORS
THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 1 | 6:30 TO 7:00 AM
In an effort to better prepare our hearts and minds for what God has been calling us to do in our community through the EveryONE initiative, VRBC will host brief prayer gatherings over the next couple of months. These focused gatherings will consist of Scripture reading, prayer, and reflection about our mission of inviting "everyone" who is not connected to Christ or a local church.
We know that prayer is our most powerful tool, so please join us for
these gatherings.
Our next EveryONE prayer gathering will be held on Thursday, November 1, in the VRBC Worship Center. Our last gathering for the year will be held on December 6.
"The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." - James 5:16
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WISDOM WARRIORS HYMN SING & LUNCHEON
THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 1 | 11:30 AM TO 1:00 PM
Do you like to sing hymns or know someone who does? Join us for lunch, fellowship, and hymn singing on November 1, from 11:30 to 1:00 in the Seminar Room. Lunch is free but please RSVP to Ann Kelly at
[email protected]
by October 29. We look forward to seeing you there!
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SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 11 | 9:30 AND 11:00 AM
On Sunday, November 11, we will celebrate baptism in both of our morning worship services, 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 demonstrate and declare your faith by being baptized, we'd love to visit with you about it! For more information or to register, please mark the back of your Connection Card on Sunday or contact John Hewlett at
[email protected].
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2018-2019 BUDGET APPROVAL
This past Sunday, VRBC church membership voted overwhelmingly to approve the 2018-19 budget as set forth at
vrbc.net/finance. We are so grateful for your support!
Any inquiries regarding the budget should be sent to Donna Blankenship, Business Administrator, at
[email protected].
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NOTICE OF VOTE TO REVISE BYLAWS
TOWN HALL MEETING | NOVEMBER 4 | 12:30 PM
To best serve the needs of our ever-changing church family and staff, and in an effort to increase the efficiency and continuity of the Church Council, updating the VRBC Bylaws is necessary. After much prayer, study, and discussion, the Church Council has brought forward proposed revisions for consideration and ratification by the church body.
For an overview of the proposed Bylaws revisions and process,
To review a copy of the c
urrent Bylaws,
CLICK HERE, and to see the proposed Bylaws with the revisions,
CLICK HERE. This information can also be found on the Resource page of the church website at
vrbc.net/bylaws.
TOWN HALL MEETING
There will be a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday, November 4, at 12:30 pm in the Conference Room to review the changes proposed and to allow an opportunity for discussion.
CHURCH VOTE ON BYLAWS REVISIONS
On Sunday, November 25, during the worship services, church members will vote by ballot to ratify the proposed changes to the Bylaws.
If you have questions or comments about the proposed Bylaws revisions, please contact Marv Knox, Church Council Chairman, at
[email protected] or Jordan Schumacher, Executive Pastor, at
[email protected].
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NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 30
Cornerstone, our sister church in South Dallas, would like to add more books to
its mini-library. Books on a variety of topics are needed to lend in the cafeteria
serving its homeless ministry: 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 new or gently used books, please drop them off on
the front porch of the home of Amy and Jeff Suttle, where a container will be
provided. Please email Amy Suttle at [email protected] for the
address.
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PASTOR OF STUDENT MINISTRIES
SEARCH UPDATE
Our Pastor of Student Ministries Search Team, composed of Deke Knowlton (Chair), Leia Spoor, Karen McCord, Jaime Cato, Ken Bass, Scot Albert, and Jordan Schumacher, is continuing the process of finding the right person to lead our student ministry. The team's initial search and vetting process, which began in April and continued through the summer months, did not result in the recommendation of a candidate to present to the church family for consideration and vote. As a result, in an effort to broaden and aid the search efforts, the team decided to partner with Vanderbloemen Search Group--a company solely dedicated to helping churches find and hire great pastors and staff members.
To that end, we are pleased to inform you that Vanderbloemen recently posted this position on their website. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply via this
LINK. Also, we would welcome any assistance you can provide in getting the word out and sharing this link. And please continue to join with us in praying that God leads us to the right person for this very important pastoral position!
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