SUMMER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
EVERY SATURDAY THROUGH AUGUST 15 | 9 TO 11 AM
SACK SUMMER HUNGER: Volunteer every Saturday morning this summer through August 8 at VRBC from 9:00 to 11:00 am to deliver weekly nutritious food sacks for Valley Ranch
families in need. We have made a number of changes this year to keep our volunteers safe. Food will already be assembled into boxes for delivery. Volunteers will drive through the VRBC circle drive to pick up the food boxes, and then deliver them to each family's doorstep.
We ask that you wear masks and practice social distancing whenever possible.
SCHOOL BACKPACKS: On Saturday, August 15, we will be delivering backpacks with school supplies, and praying for the children as they prepare to return to school.
SERVE OPPORTUNITY: This is a great serve opportunity for everyone, including Grow Groups, families with young children, and students. It is also a wonderful opportunity to invite your non-Christian friends to serve alongside you, so they can see God's love in action.
Click
here
to learn more about how you can volunteer and to sign up!
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JOIN US FOR WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY
ONLINE & IN PERSON |
SUNDAY | JULY 5
IN-PERSON SERVICE | 9:30 AM | REGISTER
HERE
Registration is open for this Sunday, July 5, for our single service at 9:30 am. Online registration is required for in-person attendance to ensure we are able to keep everyone safe and comfortable; click here for details about what to expect and to get registered.
For those who are in a higher risk category, or for those who are not yet comfortable worshiping in person, our livestream worship will continue to be available at 9:30 and 11:00 am at
vrbc.net/live
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SERVING CORNERSTONE
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Our church has enjoyed a close friendship and partnership for two decades now with Cornerstone Baptist Church, a predominantly Black church in south Dallas. Their community has been hit particularly hard by COVID-19, with devastating effects on health, finances, and children's education. We reached out to Pastor Chris Simmons to see how we can stand with them during this challenging time.
Here are some opportunities to serve:
FEED THE HOMELESS
Click here to help us prepare and serve a meal on the first Thursday of the month.
(NEW)
WRITE NOTES
Click
here
to send an encouraging note to ten families from Cornerstone's community that we served at the 2019 Christmas Store.
(NEW) CENSUS HELP
For those who struggle with literacy, completing the U.S. Census can be particularly challenging. It is extremely important for their community to receive the funding it needs for education, health, safety, and other needs. Pastor Chris Simmons is putting together a team to help with that and will give us details of how to support with this project. Click here to receive more information on how to volunteer.
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VIRTUAL GATHERING | SUNDAY | JULY 19 | 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, July 19, 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 listen as church leaders talk 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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86:12 MISSION WEEK 2020 RECAP
86:12 Mission Week 2020 took place last week and boy, were they busy! More than 100 students and leaders participated and they successfully completed some big mission projects for several local groups. They enjoyed some much needed (socially distanced) fellowship with each other and rounded out each day with games, music, and worship.
Here's just a sampling of the projects they completed:
- Filled 200 bags with canned food for Irving Cares
- Assembled 400 packets for VBS for Christian Community Action (CCA)
- Put together 3,000 packages of beans and rice for Mission Arlington
- Assembled 7 bunk beds for Buckner International
- Put together 3,000 utensil packets for Cornerstone Baptist
Click the image for a good taste of 86:12 Mission Week 2020!
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"YOU ARE HERE" SERMON SERIES
KICKS OFF THIS SUNDAY | JULY 5
We've all seen the sign . . . maybe at an amusement park or at a mall. There's a big map of the surrounding area with a star in the middle proudly stating, "You Are Here." And when you're at Six Flags, that's something to celebrate! But what about when the here where you find yourself isn't the here where you want to be? What about when you wake up every morning wanting desperately to be anywhere but here, but every day you wake up and you're still here? Beginning July 5, we'll dig into the Bible to find out how we should respond when we find ourselves in a here where we never wanted to be.
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