Christmas Memorials
We invite you to donate a Christmas poinsettia in honor of loved ones. Deadline for acknowledgment in the Christmas Eve bulletin is Monday, December 17. Plants will festively decorate our worship centers. We will be accepting donations ($15) through Christmas. Proceeds benefit Family Promise. Order online: vpc.church/christmas
DO YOU LOVE TO QUILT? VPC's Quilting Ministry needs you! David Turner: davidt@vpc.church We create quilts for the babies of VPC when they are baptized. It's one of the most authentic and tangible ways that we can care for the little ones around us, by literally wrapping them with your prayers. If you love to quilt, regardless of skill, you can be a part of this great ministry.
VPC MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY
vpc.church/mentalhealth Coping with the holidays The holidays can be times of stress for everyone. As a person who lives with a mental illness, I have learned the importance of self-care... especially during times of stress. Try as much as possible to maintain routines like sleeping, regular meals, exercising, taking medication, keeping appointments with mental health professionals, and attending support groups. Remember the holidays rarely turn out as planned. Focus on making them a special time for you and your family. Celebrate this season of hope and expectation. Celebrate the many blessings in your life. -Rev. Susan Gregg-Schroeder Mental Health Ministries founder
NAMI-Family Support Group December 4 & 18 January 1 postponed to January 8, 2019 6-7:30PM St. Patrick Catholic Community 10815 N. 84th St., Scottsdale Living Grace Support Group 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 6-8PM Oasis Community Church
Sonlight
FOCUS
Valley Presbyterian Church week of December 2, 2018
Sonlight
Christmas 2018 READ PASTOR JOYNT'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL! To coincide with each sermon series, David writes daily devotionals that expand on the ideas and inspiration of each Sunday's sermon. Devotionals can be picked up in each worship center, around campus, or online: vpc.church/devo.
Christmas 2018
Sermon Series begins today Devotional available at worship centers
Learn more about these events inside the FOCUS
Here's an excerpt from today's devotional: Sonlight, Day 1: Sunday, December 2 Revelation 22:1-5 Revelation 21 and 22 describe the restoration of our broken creation. The first three chapters of Genesis are the background. The things that wrecked Eden are overcome and reversed. The tempter is gone, the tree of life is accessible, the enmity of the nations has given way to community, and intimacy with God will be evident in a deeper and permanent way as God's people see him and bear his name. Night will be banished and thirst quenched by the river of life. Christian life does not rest on the tame hope that our current life, with its fragility and perversity, will improve slightly. Christian life rests on the promise that evil will be totally eradicated and creation will be perfectly glorious.
Mental Health 24-hour Crisis Line: (602) 222-9444
Advent.ure
Start the holiday season with friends, family, food, and fun! Sunday, December 2, 4:30-6PM VPC Landes Center, Free
Service of REMEMBRANCE
Elizabeth Weiss: esweiss1231@gmail.com or (713) 203-5544
Care & Support
Please pray for those recovering from recent medical procedures:
Dove Tree Service of Remembrance Tuesday, December 4, 2PM Memorial Garden
Lyn Ambrose, Lynn Black, Pat Ciccone, Gloria Diefenderfer, Helen Farmin, Brian Fisher, Gary Green, John Hale, Barbara Jewett, Jo Ann Jones, Kay Koeb, Carl Lauer, Jim Lawrence, June Lightburne, Carole Marr, Jan McKenzie, Dorothy Nern, Ron Norris, Nancy Savoy, Nancy Sumner, Ellie Van Denburgh, Andrea Winius, Anna Wyatt
Please pray for those at home or in a care facility:
Carolyn Bathurst, Kathryn Bennett, Joyce Black, Nancy Blomeyer, Herb Blinn, Charles Buckley, Bonnie Domaz, Lester Goss, Roger Fercho, Donna Gardner, Norma Jean Garity, Corenthel Green, Luella Gross, Sara Hammond, Louella Hermanson, Jean Hiser, Jeannette Huggins, Evelyn Jenkins, Heather Kirk, Claire Kooi, Jim Lorenz, Dee Melde, John Mueller, Lois Nuernberg, Joyce Newlon, Martha Sarchett, Mary Strasser, Virginia Tatum, Helen Wolfe
Valley Presbyterian Church
Sympathy
6947 East McDonald Drive Paradise Valley, AZ 85253, 480-991-6424 vpc.church
Prayer Chain: 480-991-6424, prayers@vpc.church
Pastors: David M. Joynt, David L. Turner, Kelly Nieto, Mike Nieto, Travis Kingma
For more information about those in our community, call Tammy: 480-991-6424 x163 Our church family extends its Christian sympathy to the family and friends of Harris Blomeyer, Terry Goss, Lois Holt, and John Tussey. We welcome requests confidentially for you or someone else. Please have permission from the individual before placing your request.
ONE WORSHIP SERVICE & NATIVITY PAGEANT
Sunday, December 23 9:30AM, Sacntuary Rehearsal: December 22, 10AM-Noon