A Higher Note

As I expressed during our sharing last Sunday, I am so thankful for the adults and youth that made the 2024 Choir trip such a tremendously fun time of missions. The students were great and had some great bonding experiences. The adults provided superior chaperone support and helped us keep moving, most of the time ahead of schedule. A special thanks to Mark Hough, our bus driver, and Andy Nicely for pulling our equipment and luggage. They had to be creative with parking and navigation on several occasions. Wanda Melchers, our accompanist, is always amazing. A big slice of our success is because of Beth Meador, who rehearses with us weekly through the year and helps us learn the music. Terry Hough helps us with fundraising each year and does such a great job. I have some pretty wild ideas and I have to thank my wife, Mary Beth, for helping me hone them and dress them up for success. Obviously, she is the perfector of “Bus Bingo” and shops for prizes all year. One can tell, it takes a small army to make this element of our music ministry function. I am grateful for each and every one. Soli De Gloria! -- Chris

This Sunday @ VBC

This Sunday we'll hear all about this year's Passport Kids' Camp and the Dinwiddie Youth Mission Trip! There will be no formal sermon, but we will observe communion this week. We hope you'll join us for Sunday School at 9:15 AM and then for worship at 10:30 AM. If you cannot join us in person, worship livestream is available through our app, at www.vintonbaptistchurch.org, and through our Facebook page.

VBS Is Right Around the Corner!

Sign up now for VBS, which is Sunday, July 14th - Thursday, July 18th, 5:15 - 8:30 PM daily. Children age 3 - rising 6th graders are invited to participate! Our theme is Scuba: Diving into Friendship with God! CLICK HERE to register!

Please spread the word! At the Welcome Center you will find both English and Spanish versions of a VBS invitation that you can hand out. It includes the registration QR code. Folks can also register through our website (www.vintonbaptistchurch.org).

Thank you to everyone who has already returned their VBS donations! Any final donations can be dropped off at the Missions Tables.

VBS Meetings this Sunday, July 7th:

• There will be a general volunteer training meeting at noon in the gym. If you have signed up to volunteer, please plan to attend.
• There will be a training specifically for youth volunteers at 6 PM. Meet in the library.

Keystone Paper Drive

The annual Keystone Paper Drive, which is sponsored by the JOY Seniors, runs the entire month of July. Please consider donating paper goods such as paper towels, toilet paper, plates, bowls, napkins, etc. Collection boxes are located in the Welcome Center and the lobby of the New Ministries Building.

JOY Seniors Schedule

We have had such a great response to the Sight & Sound/Philadelphia/Baltimore trip scheduled for September 24th - 26th that we have secured a second bus; sign-ups are open until Tuesday, August 20th. See all the details at the JOY Senior table.

Are you up for a little adventure and lots of fellowship? The JOY Senior Mystery Trip Thursday, July 25th will offer both. The cost is $99 and includes 3 meals and all admissions. We will depart VBC at 7:00 AM and return at 8:00 PM. Sign up at the JOY Senior table.

The July Senior Breakout (lunch out instead of in the gym) will be Tuesday, July 30th at Liberty Station in Bedford. The bus will leave VBC at 10:45 AM. Please sign up whether you are riding the bus or driving so that we will have an accurate head count.

Remaining Summer Youth Events:

Joe Brugh

316 E. Madison Avenue

Vinton VA 24179

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Sunday School: 193

10:30 AM Worship:

• 324 in person
• 206 online

CBF Offering for Global Missions

We are SO close to meeting our $2,200 church goal for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) Offering for Global Missions. One hundred percent of these funds support the long-term presence (salary, benefits, and housing) of CBF field personnel around the world. Please simply mark your gifts payable to Vinton Baptist and notate "CBF Offering for Global Missions." Thank you to everyone who has given!

Christian sympathy is extended to Beth & Brad Greenway and family in the death of her mother, Charity Wilson, June 26th; and to Jack Kendrick and family in the death of his sister, Nina Bowles, June 26th.

Bible Reading Plan

We've discussed the Gospel of Luke the past couple of weeks, and we still have another week of readings in Luke. So let's take a look at Proverbs since we're currently reviewing it again. A few important points from Fee & Stuart (How to Read the Bible Book by Book):

• This book is a compilation of sayings by more than one author; they are "... Solomon, various wise men, Agur, and Lemuel's mother - gathered and arranged for later generations by someone otherwise unknown."
• "Their [the proverbs'] function is to offer practical instruction for the young, with the focus on how to live uprightly and well in a society that understands itself to be under God."
• "Their method is the same as with proverbs universally - to express important truths for practical living in ways that are memorable and thus repeatable. This is done by overstatement, by 'all or none' kinds of phrases, or by catchphrases that are not intended to be analyzed for their precision." In other words, find (and practice) the point of each proverb, but don't feel compelled to take it literally because it can't necessarily be understood that way.
• Keep in mind that the Hebrew language cannot always be easily translated into English, and this is particularly true in terms of the proverbs. They employee a number of literary features in their original language that do not convey when translated into English.
• Finally, "It is important to remember that these proverbs functioned primarily in the home to reinforce the benefits of living prudently and well in everyday life; they are not religious instruction as such. Nonetheless, their goal is to mold the character of the young in ways that conform to [Jewish] law, even if the law itself is not mentioned.

-- Kim

Please note that the church office will be closed tomorrow in observance of Independence Day. We will reopen Friday morning at 9:00 AM.

Dear Vinton Baptist Church,

Thank you for the flower sent to us during our time of grief. Your kindness and compassion are much appreciated.

The Newcomb family, Pat Koontz, and the Dillon family