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Christmas Memorials Thank you for your generosity. $1,615 will be donated to Family Promise, a VPC mission partner whose goal is to end homelessness in our community.
vpc.church/watch Watch every sermon, whenever you like. Want to remember an inspiring word or understand a passage of scripture? Visit the VPC website to watch every sermon since January 2016.
VPC'S MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY
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.
Care & Support
vpc.church/mentalhealth What We Don’t Know About Trauma: Unique Causes and Solutions Saturday, January 12, Fuller Seminary (1110 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix, AZ) 8:30-11:45AM, $40/$15 students Register: vpc.church/care This practical workshop will focus on the impact of loss, crisis and trauma on each family member – parents, spouses, and children. Trauma events, including sudden incidents, long-term terminal situations, etc., will be discussed as well as the impact of trauma on the brain. Newest research and counseling approaches will be shared.
Please pray for those recovering from recent medical procedures:
Lyn Ambrose, Lynn Black, Pat Ciccone, Gloria Diefenderfer, Helen Farmin, Gary Green, John Hale, Barbara Jewett, Jo Ann Jones, Kay Koeb, Carl Lauer, Jim Lawrence, June Lightburne, Jim Lorenz, Carole Marr, Jan McKenzie, Dee Melde, Dorothy Nern, Nancy Savoy, Nancy Sumner, Ellie Van Denburgh, Andrea Winius, Anna Wyatt
Update Dear Valley Presbyterian Church, Working among you as a fundraiser and campaign director for the last 12 months has been a blessing in many ways. I am excited about the forthcoming renovations but a more exciting and deeper blessing has been learning about what God is doing in and through many of you, His faithful followers! Watching and experiencing your generosity has been wonderful. So far, more than 250 VPC households and the Valley Presbyterian Foundation have committed $9,003,300!
Sympathy
Our church family extends its Christian sympathy to the family and friends of Kotzie (Mary) Wheeler.
Prayer Chain: 480-991-6424, prayers@vpc.church
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week of December 30, 2018
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More important to me than the actual pledges and gifts is learning how God motivates each one of us to be generous. One $200 gift stands out to me. A gentleman came to my office one Monday after hearing me explain the project during Sunday worship. He asked for a pledge form and stated that he and his wife can’t afford much because of recent bills and difficult health issues. He stated with enthusiasm, “I think this is an amazing project and we want to be sure to be part of it!” Music to my ears! It is not the amount that matters, but our faith in God and what God is doing at VPC. It is my hope that everyone will want to be part of making A New Heart for the Valley a reality.
New Sermon Series starts next Sunday, January 6
We have a challenge gift in front of us that will cover the last $500,000 if we can raise the remaining $1,196,000 needed to reach the goal (it’s getting smaller every week). I hope you will pray and give whatever God leads you to give so you too can say, “I want to be part of making A New Heart for the Valley happen.” Pledges can be paid over three years. If you cannot give at this time, please commit to praying for success and that A New Heart for the Valley will not only be physical transformation but a spiritual one for VPC! Blessings, Rev. Keith Kerber Pledge Today. Let’s fully fund A New Heart for the Valley in 2018! View Renderings, Videos, Testimonials and Frequently Ask Questions at: vpc.church/anewheart Contact Rev. Keith Kerber at 480-991-6424, ext.165 or keithk@vpc.church.
VPC News
Church offices closed January 1 In observance of the new year.
Community Wednesdays starts January 16, 2019
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Please pray for those at home or in a care facility:
Carolyn Bathurst, Kathryn Bennett, Joyce Black, Herb Blinn, Charles Buckley, Bonnie Domaz, Linda Dunlevie, Lester Goss, Roger Fercho, Donna Gardner, Norma Jean Garity, Corenthel Green, Ginny Groom, Luella Gross, Sara Hammond, Beryl Hassig, Louella Hermanson, Jean Hiser, Jeannette Huggins, Evelyn Jenkins, Heather Kirk, Claire Kooi, John Mueller, Lois Nuernberg, Joyce Newlon, Mary Strasser, Virginia Tatum, Helen Wolfe For more information about those in our community, call Tammy: 480-991-6424 x163
Valley Presbyterian Church
Valley Presbyterian Church 6947 East McDonald Drive Paradise Valley, AZ 85253, 480-991-6424 vpc.church Pastors: David M. Joynt, David L. Turner, Kelly Nieto, Mike Nieto, Travis Kingma
Inquirer Class
INQUIRER CLASS
Sunday, January 27 Noon, Fireside Room Sign up to join our community! vpc.church/inquirerclass