Previous Sermons
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.
Do you love arts and crafts?
Crafters Tuesdays, 9AM, Calvin Center Margaret Wheeler: 480-483-2609 If you enjoy using your skills to create things to help others, then Crafters is for you. Come join in the fellowship, fun, and creativity of this long-standing group of dedicated people. For more information contact Margaret.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT NAMI-Family Support Group 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6-7:30PM St. Patrick Catholic Community 10815 N. 84th St., Scottsdale Living Grace Support Group For those living with mental illness Oasis Community Church 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 6-8PM 15014 N. 56th Street, Scottsdale 602-494-9557 Mental Health 24-hour Crisis Line: 602-222-9444 Information: vpc.church/mentalhealth Elizabeth Weiss: esweiss1231@gmail.com or 713-203-5544
Care & Support
Please pray for those recovering from recent medical procedures:
Howard Briggs, Ginger Bunker (Jody Hass’ mother), Emily Carroll, Pat Ciccone, Helen Farmin, Keith Fenton, Sandra Gerlach, Ed Glady, Doris & Lester Goss, Gary Green, Harlen Helser, Barbara Jewett, Jo Ann Jones, Anne Joynt, Ann Kolar, Helen Lawlus, Jim Lawrence, June Lightburne, Mary Lorenz, Carole Marr, Lois Lynne Mathisen, Sara Lou Merrill, Dorothy Nern, Judy Owens, Charlotte Reynolds (Debbie Cox’ great-niece), Judy Schumacher, Tom Simpson, Bob Small, Nancy Sumner, Don Swanson, Ellie Van Denburgh, Helen Wolfe
Please pray for those at home or in a care facility:
Helen Adams, Carolyn Bathurst, Kathryn Bennett, Joyce Black, Herb Blinn, Charles Buckley, Dottie Cober, Mary Corbin, Bonnie Domaz, Lorraine Fercho, Donna Gardner, Norma Jean Garity, Luella Gross, Sara Hammond, Jean Hiser, Jeannette Huggins, Wandie Hulick, Evelyn Jenkins, Claire Kooi, Jim Lorenz, Dee Melde, John Mueller, Lois Nuernberg, Joyce Newlon, Martha Sarchett, Mary Strasser, Barbara Swartwout For more information about those in our community, call Tammy: 480-991-6424 x163
Prayer Chain
FOCUS
Valley Presbyterian Church week of June 24, 2018
COOKS’ TOUR
You are not alone! VPC's Mental Health Ministry
SUMMER READING Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christan Life, Henri Nouwen “Nagging self-doubt is the basis of so much depression. We’re afraid,” Nouwen says, “that we will be unmasked and revealed for being imperfect. We are afraid of being judged and found wanting.” In this book, Nouwen draws on three moments in Jesus’ life and invites us to reflect on the tension between our desire for solitude and the demands of contemporary life. He reminds us that it was in solitude that Jesus found the courage to follow God’s will.
A New Heart for the Valley will help transform lives
Church office: 480-991-6424, prayers@vpc.church We welcome requests confidentially for you or someone else. Please have permission from the individual before placing your request.
vpc.church/anewheart A New Heart for the Valley has received $7,000,000 in commitments from 190 families! Thank you. If you would like to join the momentum with a financial commitment please mail your pledge form, place it in an offering basket during worship, or make a commitment online: vpc.church/anewheart. Pledges are payable over three years and help the building committee know how to budget for the construction process. More Frequently Asked Questions… What are the advantages of moving youth out of the basement and into the heart of campus? From a professional ministry perspective, locating the main youth space on the ground floor fits with our ministry goals: Easier access opens opportunities for engagement with parents and visiting families and promotes intergenerational connection; positioning youth in the heart of our campus next to our worship center indicates that they are a priority; windows provide safety and natural light; and a space (with break out rooms) designed with youth activities in mind reduces the risk of injury and damage to exposed pipes and conduits hanging from the basement ceilings and walls.
The Hard Sayings of Jesus Devotionals available Learn more about these events inside the FOCUS:
In Sanctuary renderings, why are streamers hanging from the ceiling? It’s important to remember that renderings are meant to be an imaginative indication of what a space could look like and not a fixed determination of what will be. The fabric pieces in the renderings provide acoustical balance for the large room. They will likely be made of translucent material that hang only to the depth of the beams. In addition to their acoustical purpose, they will also help hide fire sprinklers (now required by building code) and, when desired, can enhance the aesthetic properties of the room by reflecting colored light (imagine red on Pentecost, purple during Advent, yellow for Easter). When complete, the Sanctuary will be reverent and demonstrative of God’s glory. Questions? Visit vpc.church/anewheart or contact Keith at keithk@vpc.church or 480-991-6424 ext. 165.
VPC News
Giving Stock or IRA contributions Kris Bahr: krisb@vpc.church, 480-991-6424 ext. 112 If you plan to donate stock or give from your IRA, please contact Kris in the Finance Office. Often these gifts are received with no indication of donor, so by notifying us we can ensure proper credit to your account.
Shipwrecked-Rescued by Jesus Vacation Bible School 2018 June 25-29, 8:30AM-Noon
VPC FINANCIAL SUMMARY Year-to-date as of May 31, 2018
Check out the VBS Wall of Needs in the Sanctuary and Landes Center for ways you can help.
Income $899,922 Expenses $901,505 Over (under) ($1,583) For a more detailed update, check out the latest edition of the Valley Vine, online: vpc.church/vine or contact Kris Bahr: krisb@vpc.church, 480-991-6424 ext. 112
Visit VPC Session page! vpc.church/session Read bios and see photos of the Session team.
valley presbyterian church A Community Where Jesus Christ Transforms Lives 6947 East McDonald Drive Paradise Valley, AZ 85253, 480-991-6424 vpc.church Pastors: David M. Joynt, David L. Turner, Kelly Nieto, Mike Nieto
lunches
Sunday, July 8, 11:45AM Landes Center, free Join us for good food and great people!
Welcome to VPC
Who We Are: VBS is here!
New to VPC?
Why we are here
We’re glad you’re here! Let us know about you by filling out the Friendship Pad. We invite you to visit the Welcome Center after worship to learn more about VPC!
Sunday, June 24
VPC is a community that believes God calls us to be in relationship. Sunday morning worship is a time to gather, connect, and give thanks to the Creator who loves us without end.
If you’re here with kids We have several fun and safe opportunities for kids from birth through high school: Nursery: Infants-2 years 8:45-11:45AM Summer Sunday School: through August 8 3 years-1st grade 9:15-10:15 & 10:45-11:45AM, Room 404 Student Gathering Middle & High School-Resumes August 19
If your kids stay in worship, check out the worship activity cart in each worship center.
Worship
Chapel
8AM
Nursery (infant-2 y.o.)
Nursery
8:45AM
Worship
Sanctuary
9AM
Kaleidoscope Community Group
Room 409
9AM
VBS Jr./Sr. Helper Training
Youth Room
9AM
Get connected at VPC
Summer Sunday School (3 y.o.-1 grade)
Room 404
9:15AM
Want to learn more about what’s going on at VPC?
Nursery (infant-2 y.o.)
Nursery
10:15AM
Sages Community Group Social Hour
Fireside Room
10AM
Worship
Landes Center
10:30AM
Room 404
10:45AM
Campus-wide
8:30AM
Vacation Bible School (VBS)
Campus-wide
8:30AM
Cooks' Tour Crafters
Calvin Center
9AM
B.O.Y.S. Club
Chapel Parlor
9:30AM
Session
Fireside Room
6PM
Vacation Bible School (VBS)
Campus-wide
8:30AM
Jesus Speaks: The Seven Churches
Calvin Center
6:30PM
Men's Basketball
Landes Center
6:30AM
Vacation Bible School (VBS)
Campus-wide
8:30AM
Vacation Bible School (VBS)
Campus-wide
8:30AM
Line Dance
Landes Basement
10AM
Alcoholics Anonymous
Landes Center
7:30PM
Sanctuary
5PM
Worship
Chapel
8AM
Nursery (infant-2 y.o.)
Nursery
8:45AM
Worship
Sanctuary
9AM
Boomers Community Group
Calvin Center
9AM
Summer Sunday School (3 y.o.-1st grade)
Room 404
9:15AM
Nursery (infant-2 y.o.)
Nursery
10:15AM
Sages Community Group Social Hour
Fireside Room
10AM
Worship
Landes Center
10:30AM
Room 404
10:45AM
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Grab a Ministry Brochure, go to the Welcome Center after worship or visit vpc.church for information about classes, events, opportunities to serve, and anything you see in the FOCUS.
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Monday, June 25 Vacation Bible School (VBS) Tuesday, June 26
*Childcare available by reservation: nursery@vpc.church
Phoenix Girls Chorus
Calendar of Events
Stay fit & beat the heat!
Wednesday, June 27
Thursday, June 28 Saturday, June 30, 7PM Sanctuary, Free Top touring choir, Cantabile, is gearing up for a prestigious International Choral Competition in Wales. Join us to hear their competition music selections and send these girls off with encouragement!
Stroller Strides Fitness for Moms Tuesdays & Thursdays, July 3-September 27 9-10:30AM, Landes Center Instructor & sign-up: Amy Feltus, amyfeltus@fit4mom.com In one hour you will get a workout that will have you feeling energized and looking fit! Classes are designed for all different fitness levels and are taught by certified instructors who are also moms.
Tomorrow, over 220 kids, from three-year-old toddlers to 5th graders headed to middle school, will spend the week at Vacation Bible School. This is an exciting and exhausting week for the participants, volunteers, and leaders, but it's all worth it. Each day kids will hear and learn about the ways Jesus loves them, has a plan for them, and rescues them in times of trial and times of trouble. This week, will you pray for everyone involved with VBS? Our prayer is that kids from VPC, from other churches, or without a church will feel and know Jesus is with them.
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Sunday, July 1
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Saturday, June 30 Phoenix Girls Chorus Concert
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Friday, June 29
Sunday, July 8 & August 12, 11:45AM, Landes Center, free Join us after the 10:30AM service for good food and fellowship in a wonderful air-conditioned building! Lunch is free, but donations are accepted.
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