PLEASE NOTE: Tonight's Adult Bible Study/Small Group is canceled, as Jessie is not feeling well today. Participants are welcome to join us in Weeknight Worship in the sanctuary if you'd like. Children's Choirs, Youth Missions Group, and Chancel Choir rehearsal will take place as usual.

This Sunday @ VBC

Come on out this Sunday to worship at 10:30 AM (Sunday School at 9:15 AM). Travis will continue his sermon series on the fruits of the Spirit with "Peace?" based in Ephesians 4:1-6. If you cannot join us in person, you can livestream at www.vintonbaptistchurch.org and on our Facebook group page.

Please help us welcome the youth from Second Presbyterian Church to worship this Sunday. They will be visiting with us as part of a program to learn about various expressions of faith and worship.

JOY Senior Charleston Trip

If you are interested in our trip to Charleston, SC with Bonsack Baptist for the week of March 18-22, the deadline to sign up and pay is next Monday, March 4th. This 5-day/4-night trip includes visits to Fort Sumter and tours of several plantations, a carriage tour, four nights' lodging, four dinners, breakfast each day, and round trip motorcoach transportation with a tour start breakfast. Costs and a sign-up sheet are available at the JOY Senior table.

Thrive Youth

Volleyball signups remain open, and our first practice is this Sunday, March 3rd at 1:30 PM. Please see Whitney, Joanna, or Ken ASAP to sign up. Matches will take place Thursday evenings beginning March 14th.

There will be an informational meeting this Sunday at 11:45 AM in the library regarding our summer mission trip to Dinwiddie, Virginia. Click here for additional info. Deposits of $125 are due by March 15th.

Ministry Matters Meeting in March

This quarter's Ministry Matters meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 17th at 5:00 PM in the gym. Please mark your calendar. Traditionally we have held our business meetings on Wednesday evenings in lieu of Bible study, but with our new Weeknight Worship schedule we have moved this month's meeting to a Sunday afternoon. If you are a member of VBC, please plan to attend, as we have important business to discuss, want to keep you informed, and want to get your input on matters that affect our church.

The Dr. Charlie J. Lovelace, III Memorial College Scholarship

Applications are now being accepted for the Lovelace Scholarship, which is awarded each year to a graduating senior who is a member of Vinton Baptist and who will be attending a four-year college or university. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded for the student's first year of school. Applications are available in the church office or by clicking here. Completed forms must be returned to the church office by March 22nd.

Easter Egg Hunt

Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 30th at 10:30 AM, when we will have an Easter Egg Hunt on the playground! We will divide children according to age groups and have several mini-hunts so that everyone gets a chance to find eggs.

We need packages of individually wrapped candy that will fit in Easter eggs. (Please avoid peanut products.) We also need packages of plastic eggs. (Eggs prefilled with candy are great, but we'd love to have empty plastic eggs, as well.) Everything can be dropped off in the marked bin at the Missions Tables. Thank you!!

Passport Kids' Camp

The deadline for registration for this summer's Kids' Camp is Easter Sunday, March 31st. A $100 deposit is due at the same time. Please see Jessie with questions.

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NEW BABY

Congratulations to Michael & Laura Bryant in the birth of Eden Suzanne on February 27th, weighing 7 lbs., 1 oz. Proud grandparents are Greg & Tammy Barton, and great grandmother is Pat Barton. Big brothers are Landry and Beau.

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Weeknight Worship: 45

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Sunday School: 221

10:30 AM Worship:

• 362 in person
• 166 online

Thank you to the Open Door Sunday School class for their donation to the Food Pantry.

Thank you to the Esther Sunday School class for their donation to the Homebound Easter Packages.

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions

"It may be easy to read the Great Commission and imagine lost people in far-off places. But people who've never heard of Jesus are also everywhere in North America." Out of 371 million people in North America, 281 million are without the hope of the gospel. (Source: NAMB/WMU Annie Armstrong brochure) Your monetary gifts to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering help fund evangelism in North America. Please make your gifts payable to Vinton Baptist and note "Annie Armstrong" in the memo line or use your offering envelope for North American Missions. Our church goal is $2,450.00.

Christian sympathy is extended to Pat Barton and Gerry Miller-Snyder in the death of their dear friend Jean Powers of Blackstone; and to Betty Anderson's children Steve Anderson and Lisa Rogers in the death of their father, Orren Richard Anderson, February 27th.

Homebound Easter Packages

Thank you to everyone who has already donated items for our homebound Easter packages! If you are able to help, we are accepting donations at the Missions Tables through Sunday, March 10th: small tissue packs, sugar free candies, large print word searches, adult coloring books/colored pencils, travel size hand sanitizer, travel size hand lotion, travel size lint rollers, Band-aids, and lip balm.

Packages will be assembled the following week and will be ready for delivery on March 17th. If you would like to volunteer to deliver a package to one of our homebound folks, please call Patsy Talbert in the church office at 540-343-7685.

Edible Easter Eggs

The Preteens are selling Edible Easter Eggs as a camp fundraiser. They come in 3 flavors - peanut butter, butter cream, & Oreo - and must be pre-ordered. Eggs are $4 each, or two for $7. You can place your order with a preteen or in the church office (to pay by cash or check). If you prefer the convenience of ordering online, click here for the link (online orders are $4/egg to cover online fees). The deadline for all orders is Sunday, March 17th. Eggs will be available for pick-up in the kitchen on Palm Sunday, March 24th after worship.

Fun & the Son's Basketful of Fun Party

All newborn - PreK folks and their parents/guardians are invited to join Fun & the Son on Thursday, March 21st for their Basketful of Fun Party, 9:30 - 11:00 AM! We'll have games, a craft, an Easter egg hunt, and special snacks. See Betty Jo Overstreet with any questions.

Bible Reading Plan

I hope you're following along with us in Ezekiel. We're encountering a number of themes that we've seen in previous prophecy, but also some really wild stuff, too! The summary found in Fee & Stuart (How to Read the Bible Book by Book) is too lengthy to share here, but thankfully the BibleProject has a video that gives much of the same context and description. Please click here to view it. I hope it helps make sense of Ezekiel.

-- Kim

Church Directory

Our new church directories are here! If you haven't yet picked yours up, stop by the church office during office hours (Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM), or you can drop by the church office Sunday morning after Sunday School or after morning worship. Directories are for each family who had their picture taken or who submitted a selfie. Special thanks goes to Helen Foster, Carolyn Lyon, and Audrey Thrasher for taking on this project. We would not have a new directory without them!

I want to thank everyone from Vinton Baptist Church for sending me those beautiful birthday cards. And also Whitney and the young people for their visit. I loved each one. Thank you again!

Love, Audrey Ferguson