OPERATION COLLEGE CARE PACKS

The Young Adults will be packing care packages on March 11 from 10:00-11:30 AM in the Mezzanine Room for all of our college students and college-age members. If you have signed up to bring items for the care packages, please bring them by this Wednesday, March 8, and set them in the grey tub by the church office. Make sure to bring enough of your items for 25 students and to get the individually-wrapped version of those items. Thank you for partnering to express the love of Christ to our college students! If you have any questions you can email Blake Harris at blake@avpc.org.

SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP BRUNCH

Come hungry and join us next Sunday, March 12, during the 9:45 AM Sunday School hour, for our fellowship brunch. Everyone is welcome to attend – even if you do not attend regularly. Good food will be served and ministry leaders will briefly share about challenges our children and youth are facing in today’s culture, and how the gospel and family of God can bring hope in the midst of these struggles. We hope you will join us!

FAITH PROMISE - 2023

Be praying about what you will do with your 2023 Faith Promise towards missions.The deadline for Faith Promise pledges is Sunday, March 12.

MEN'S QUARTERLY GAME NIGHT

Men of all ages, join us Thursday, March 16 for a night of pizza and board games at the home of Holt and Laura Gray (1416 Buckhead Road) from 6:00-8:30 PM. RSVP to Holt at (205) 999-0213.

ALTADENA PARK WORK DAY

All able bodies – young and old – are encouraged to come help with another Park work day, scheduled for Saturday, March 18, at 8 AM. A variety of projects are on the list, including path and wooden fence improvements. Please bring your work gloves and garden tools, such as shovels and wheelbarrows. After a morning of hard work, pizza will be provided for lunch. Enjoy!

DIVINE DESIGN SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS COMING SOON

This class (taught by Steve Whitner and Jill & Fran Sciacca) will be offered in April and May. The purpose of this class is to provide a biblical foundation for spiritual gifts and service, and to help believers explore their own unique personality types and spiritual gifts so that they will be fruitful and fulfilled as they discover and utilize their spiritual gifts in a place of service. This class will begin with a 2-hour Myers-Briggs Type Indicator seminar on Saturday, April 1 (led by Jill Sciacca) from 1-3 PM, and will continue during the Sunday School hour in April and May. Due to the personalized nature of this class and the fact that each week builds upon another, size is limited to 12 people and advance signup is required. (Note: The Saturday seminar is mandatory and participants are expected to attend at least 7 out of the 8 classes. You can sign up by calling the church office at 205-967-0680.) 

HANDYMAN SERVICE TEAM

The Diaconate of AVPC has created a new mercy ministry opportunity called the Handyman Service Team. We seek to focus God’s love and Christ’s compassion upon the church body in a tangible way. This team is comprised of volunteers within our church body who are willing and able to use their spiritual gifts, talents, skills, and time, to assist members who are unable to complete small tasks around their homes. We invite both men and women, youth and adults to volunteer for this Team and to serve as you can and as you feel you are called.

To sign up for this service opportunity, CLICK HERE TO BE TAKEN TO THE FORM:



If you have questions, please contact Matt Jackson at mtjlegal@aol.com

CCB TRAINING

Are you interested in learning how to access and use the features of our church database software, CCB? Then please complete this short form and we will schedule a training seminar with all the basics in mind. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS FORM.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - YOUTH MINISTRY SUMMER INTERN

The Youth Ministry Team is looking for one male and one female summer intern. Qualified candidates need to love God, to love students, and be available ten weeks out of the summer. If you know of a college student or recent graduate (AVPC member or not) who would be a good youth intern or if you are interested in this position, please click HERE for the job description and application.

MEN'S COFFEE

Geared towards men of any age, this group meets every Thursday at 9 AM in the Conference Room for coffee, a sweet treat, and conversations about life. All are welcome - drop by anytime.

LADIES SPRING BIBLE STUDY

The Gospel of Mark paints an important portrait of Jesus as Israel's promised Messiah. Mark's account also makes clear how Jesus' kingship confounds public expectations by emphasizing his humility, suffering and sacrifice. Please join your AVPC sisters this spring semester as we study through this powerful book together. Our Monday studies will meet at 3:00 PM at Wendy Allison's house; Wednesday studies are at at 9 AM in the Church Parlor, and Wednesday night offers an optional 5:00 – 6:00 PM time to bring your dinner for fellowship, with Bible study from 6:00 – 7:30 PM at the home of Lea Anne Parker. Friday's study is at 1:00 PM at the home of Judy Bates. Study books are available in the Parlor for a cost of $7.00. Contact Amy MacCaughelty with questions, 205.706.6016.

SAVE THESE DATES

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for these upcoming events: Community Easter Egg Hunt, April 8; Membership Weekend, Friday, April 21; Camp Solid Rock, June 5-8 with Thursday evening activities; WACK, July 10-13 with Thursday evening program.

PRAYER MINISTRY NEWS

The Prayer Prompt bookmarks from the Prayer Ministry Team are now available for use. Pick up your copy from the Parlor, the Welcome Center, or by following THIS LINK.

*UPDATED* PASTORAL TRANSITION FAQ DOCUMENT 

We encourage you to check out the Pastoral Transition FAQ document which can be found in the parlor and in the Welcome Center. An electronic version of this document can be found on the church website or by following THIS LINK.

FAMILY SERVES INITIATIVE

It is our practice at AVPC to ask all our members to help out from time to time with some light volunteer work to serve the church in one of four areas. We call this our “AVPC Family Serves” initiative. If you have not taken advantage of the opportunity to serve yet, click HERE to be taken to our website and find out more details about our Family Serves initiative. Then complete the simple form to join others in serving your church family or to opt out of this. All those not opting out (no reason need be given for opting out) will be asked to serve from time to time. Questions? Contact the church office 205.967.0680 or email christine@avpc.org

MISSIONS NEWS

OUR MISSIONARIES OF THE WEEK are Bill and Cheryl Nikides who serve with Reformed Evangelistic Fellowship (REF) in Native American church planting in Billings, Montana. They have spent many years supporting church planting in Bangladesh through the Muslim convert Presbyterian Church of Bangladesh. They also train church planters in Muslim majority Albania.