Focus 8-19-2018

A New Heart for the Valley will help transform lives

vpc.church/watch VPC Hosting Family Promise August 26-September 2 Chris Woodard: chrisw@vpc.church Family Promise rescues homeless families from the streets, provides emergency shelter, and basic needs. Family Promise partners with VPC to provide safe overnight shelter, food, and compassion to families in crisis. Contact Chris if interested in getting involved.

Hope for healing

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

You are not alone.

GriefShare starting September 12 1-2:30PM, Chapel Parlor Facilitator: Barbara Mardian Registration: vpc.church/grief David Turner: davidt@vpc.church This 13-week program is DVD and workbook based. We believe recovery doesn’t come from knowledge, but from Christian hope, personal support and emotional release.

Did you know?

More people than you might think are afflicted with a mental health disorder.

These disorders range from relatively mild to very serious, up to and including suicide. Chances are you know someone with a mental health disorder.

Information: vpc.church/mentalhealth Elizabeth Weiss: esweiss1231@gmail.com, or 713-203-5544 Mental Health 24-hour Crisis Line: 602-222-9444

Care & Support Please pray for those recovering from recent medical procedures:

Ferial Aldag, Howard Briggs, Ginger Bunker (Jody Hass’ mother), Emily Carroll, Helen Farmin, Sandra Gerlach, Rick Glady, Doris & Lester Goss, Gary Green, Harlen Helser, Millie Homan, Wandie Hulick, Barbara Jewett, Jo Ann Jones, Anne Joynt, Jim Lawrence, June Lightburne, Mary Lorenz, Carole Marr, Lois Lynne Mathisen, Dorothy Nern, Judy Owens, Jose Perez, Charlotte Reynolds (Debbie Cox’ great-niece), Nancy Sumner, Don Swanson, Kiki Swanson, Ellie Van Denburgh, Helen Wolfe

FOCUS

Valley Presbyterian Church week of August 19, 2018

vpc.church/anewheart In the next few weeks, we hope you’ll enjoy hearing from our members with regard to why they appreciate VPC and why they’ve made a commitment to New Heart for the Valley.

What do you think about A New Heart for the Valley Master Plan and Campaign?

I’m excited to belong to a church that thinks about the future and thinks about it so intentionally. Many churches do live in the past and others are so focused on what’s new and upcoming, that they maybe leave some people behind. And this process has been wonderful to see how Valley has taken time to try to get everybody’s opinion heard and listened to, and we are trying truly to create a sense of community in this. It isn’t about doing or being “edgy;” it’s about how do we make this a place that is prepared to go into the world and to tell the world about Jesus Christ.

What excites you about renovations associated with A New Heart for the Valley?

I really love that word “heart.” The renovations will give us a new heart where we can gather as a community in a better way than we can right now. I am really excited about the idea of intergenerational mingling after and before the services, having some new places for us to gather, and about the updating of our current facilities. We’ve had a great facility for 50+ years, and that’s at least two generations ago that Sanctuary was built. And the world has changed a lot in that time. I am looking forward to equipping the church for the next generations to come.

What motivated you to give to A New Heart for the Valley campaign?

I am at the age where I am really thinking about how important it is that we leave behind legacy for the generation coming up, that has a life in Christ, and wants to make the world a better place. I made a commitment to the campaign because I do believe in the future of this church in a great way leading us forward in the decades to come. Although giving to this campaign required some changes in my household budget, I believe that investing in the future is one of the most important things I can do. I am investing in the future of Valley, I am investing in the future of our community, and I am investing in the future of so many different people. To me, it’s worth the sacrifice.

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The Alpha Course

Wednesdays, September 12-November 14 6-8PM, Room 415/416, Free Register: vpc.church/classes

Beth Allen (member since 2005)

VPC FINANCIAL SUMMARY: Year-to-date as of July 31, 2018

Income $1,220,600 Expenses $1,252,100 Under $31,500 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

Watch our stories alphausa.org/stories Fall Sunday School

Begins today!

9 & 10:30AM Worship Services

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, Corenthel Green, Luella Gross, Sara Hammond, Jean Hiser, Jeannette Huggins, Evelyn Jenkins, Claire Kooi, Jim Lorenz, Dee Melde, John Mueller, Lois Nuernberg, Joyce Newlon, Martha Sarchett, Tom Simpson, Mary Strasser

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For more information about those in our community, call Tammy: 480-991-6424 x163

A Community Where Jesus Christ Transforms Lives

Prayer Chain

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.

6947 East McDonald Drive Paradise Valley, AZ 85253, 480-991-6424 vpc.church Pastors: David M. Joynt, David L. Turner, Kelly Nieto, Mike Nieto

MOPS Kickoff

Friday, August 24 9-11:30AM, Landes Center Register: vpc.church/mops

Welcome to VPC New to VPC? 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!

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 Sunday School: 3 years-5th grade 9:15-10:15 & 10:45-11:45AM Student Gathering: Middle & High School 9AM, Landes Basement If your kids stay in worship, check out the worship activity cart in each worship center.

Who We Are: Who is coming to Alpha?

Why we are here

Sunday, August 19 Worship Nursery (infant-2 y.o.)

Worship Student Gathering Parent Meeting Student Gathering (Middle & High School) Sunday School (3 y.o.-5th grade) Kaleidoscope Community Group Nursery (infant-2 y.o.)

Sages Community Group Social Hour Worship Sunday School (3 y.o.-5th grade) Sunday School Make Up Training

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.

Get connected at VPC Want to learn more about what’s going on at VPC? 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. *Childcare available by reservation: nursery@vpc.church

A New Way

The Alpha Course Wednesdays, September 12-November 14, 6-8PM, Room 415/416, Free Registration: vpc.church/classes What are past Alpha attendees saying?

“I received more than I expected. Learned, made new connections.”

“Loved all of it and want others to attend.”

“Really fulfilling. A great place to share the search, and the Holy Spirit.”

An excerpt from Kelly Nieto's upcoming article in the Valley Vine:

Forward 2018 VPC Men’s Retreat

Friday-Sunday, September 21-23 UCYC Camp, Prescott, AZ, Cost: $135 Speaker: Rev. Jimmy Farley Sign up: vpc.church/men (scholarships available)

Saturday, September 15, 9AM-4PM Orange Tree Golf Resort, Cost: $35 Speakers: Jess Parker & Nissa Moak Register: vpc.church/women

This will be a great weekend where new friendships are formed over food, activities, and fellowship. We will have an opportunity to hear God’s word more clearly and through that clarity deepen our relationships with Jesus.

This will be an all-day "mini-retreat."

Includes continental breakfast and lunch, speakers who focus on seasons of life, and break-out sessions (prayer, "holy yoga," crafts, and life coaching.)

A few years after my first Alpha experience, my family and I were visiting London, and we attended Holy Trinity Brompton for a Sunday morning service. This is the church pastored by Nicki Gumbel, the creator and founder of the Alpha Course. As a young teenager in that morning service, I was overwhelmed by the idea that God speaks through the Holy Spirit, and God is speaking to me. This was the beginning of a call to ministry I couldn’t yet see or understand.

After my years of study and having the privilege of working in a ministry context, the simple truths of the gospel remain the most important foundations of the Christian life: God loves you, Jesus died for you, God is speaking to you, and eternal life is assured in Jesus’ name. We can never hear these truths too much.

If you have grown up in the church, you have heard these truths many times. Come and hear them again, allowing the Holy Spirit to speak to you anew. If you are going through a time of doubting or your faith feels insecure, come and let the Holy Spirit build you up again. If you know someone who needs to hear these truths in a safe, “non-churchy” place, pray that he or she would be willing to come with you!

MOPS Kickoff

You are invited to celebrate the ordination & installation of

Travis Kingma

to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament

on behalf of

Hope Presbytery

Fall Sunday School begins today Register online: vpc.church/children Tina Gilbreath: tinag@vpc.church

Community Wednesdays

(ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians) Sunday, September 16 3PM, Sanctuary Reception to follow

Learn all about this exciting new Wednesday night re-imagining in next Sundays' Focus!

Calendar of Events

Please re-register your children for the year. From infants through high school, help us get the information we need!

Contact Tina if you have questions.

Friday, August 24, 9-11:30AM, Landes Center Register today: vpc.church/mops, $95 MOPS Leaders: Katie French & Megan Nesvig: mops@vpc.church Join us at the Kickoff for a great morning with your kids! You’ll get a chance to meet the women that make up this great community, and your kids will have a fun, active morning.

Chapel Nursery Sanctuary Landes Basement Landes Basement Rooms 404-417 Room 409 Nursery Calvin Center Landes Center Rooms 404-417 Crossing 104

8AM 8:45AM 9AM 9AM 9AM 9:15AM 9AM 10:15AM 10AM 10:30AM 10:45AM 11:45AM

Cooks' Tour Crafters Mah Jongg B.O.Y.S. Club Stroller Strides Fitness for Moms Pickleball Boy Scout Troop 441

Calvin Center Fireside Room Chapel Parlor Landes Center Landes Center Landes Center

9AM 9AM 9:30AM 9:30AM 4:30PM 7PM

Wednesday, August 22 Oasis Wednesday Student Midweek

Landes Center

6PM

Thursday, August 23 Men's Basketball Stroller Strides Fitness for Moms Stephen Ministry Leader Team Meeting Pickleball

Landes Center Landes Center Crossing 101 Landes Center

6:30AM 9:30AM 10AM 4:30PM

Friday, August 24 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) Kickoff Line Dance Alcoholics Anonymous

Landes Center Landes Basement Landes Center

9AM 10AM 7:30PM

Chapel Nursery Sanctuary Landes Basement Rooms 404-417 Room 409 Nursery Calvin Center Landes Center Room 409 Rooms 404-417

8AM 8:45AM 9AM 9AM 9:15AM 9AM 10:15AM 10AM 10:30AM 10:30AM 10:45AM

Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21

Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 Worship Nursery (infant-2 y.o.)

Worship Student Gathering (Middle & High School) Sunday School (3 y.o.-5th grade) Kaleidoscope Community Group Nursery (infant-2 y.o.)

Sages Community Group Social Hour Worship Family Workshop-3's & 4's Nightly Blessing Sunday School (3 y.o.-5th grade)