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LOVE GOD. GROW TOGETHER. REACH THE WORLD.
this week at WBC...
May 8 Step In & Discover Serving Info. Meetings
May 9 Iglesia del Pueblo Mother's Day Dinner
May 10 Scrapbooking Saturdays
May 10 Men's BBQ Cook-Off Round-Up
May 13 Lunch with a Missionary
May 15 LINK Homeschool Mom's Dessert
May 16 Hands & Heart Quilters
May 17 GroupQuest
May 18 Mid-Year Meetingcoming up...
June 28 Congregational Tours
June 29 Congregational Tours
July 2 Congregational Tours
July 13 Last Service at Main and Franklin
July 17 New Neighbor Tours
July 18-19 Prayer Vigil
July 19 Prayer Tower Lighting
July 20 First Service at New Campus
Aug. 24 All-Church Dedication
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Greetings!
Step in and Discover lives being transformed through the many ministries of our church. Discover how you can get involved. Scroll through the opportunities below.
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Still Time to Serve As We Relocate
There is still time to sign up to serve in one or more of the many volunteer opportunities available as we relocate. For more information, contact Rhonda Ford, 630.588.7075.
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Mid-Year Meeting May 18 Make plans to attend this important meeting, Sunday, May 18, 6:30 pm, Sanctuary. Members will vote for Elders and elect the 2009 Elder Nominating Committee. You will also hear about the the new church campus. Childcare is available for four years and younger.
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Belong@WBC Membership Seminar
Looking to become a part of the exciting work God is doing at Wheaton Bible Church? Join us for our membership seminar, Belong@WBC, May 16 and 17. Get the details...
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Serve@WBC Spiritual Gifts Class
God has uniquely gifted you to serve His church and His world. Join us for Serve@ WBC and see how your spiritual gifts, abilities, personality and experience all combine to fulfill a special place of service. Get the details...
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Please Return Your Food Boxes
Please return your Hunger Team Food Drive box by this Sunday, May 11. Thanks for helping us feed the hungry in our community.
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Kenya, Here She Comes Judy Frey, one of our newest missionaries, is leaving for Nairobi, Kenya on Monday, May 12, to work in a hospital's HIV/AIDS unit. Her departure to Kenya was delayed due to the unrest that followed elections in Kenya last fall. Pray for Judy as she settles in and learns to use her skills as a counselor in AIDS care ministries around Kenya.
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Ecclesia Big Three Click here to get Ecclesia's Big Three...
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Vision Casting and Training for Leaders
We want to empower our current and future Community Group or small group leaders by encouraging, equipping and supporting them in ministry. GroupQuest, May 17, is a vision-casting, leader training opportunity for current leaders and anyone interested in leading a Community Group. Find out more...
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Want to Help Feed the Hungry? There are people in our community who are eating virtually the same meal every day or only have enough food for two or three days at a time. Our Hunger Team partners with Children's Hunger Fund to provide food to the hungry in DuPage County. Join us for Hunger Team Interest Training on May 18 and find out how you can be the hands and feet of Jesus to the hungry and hurting in our community. Get the details...
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Interested in Helping Refugees? Did you know that we partner with World Relief to help resettle refugee families in DuPage County? Some of these families have been living in the worst possible situations for a long time, some for their whole lives. We are expecting two more families to arrive this fall! Would you consider joining our Refugee Resettlement Team to help prepare and make their transitions to DuPage County the best they can be? Find out more about this opportunity to help refugees at an orientation meeting Sunday, May 18, 12:30-2:00 pm, Fireside. Contact Katelyn Scott, 630.588.7188.
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Homeschool Mom Encouragement Homeschool moms, we invite you to find encouragement and support as you fellowship with other moms at our Year-End Dessert, Thursday, May 15, 7:00-9:00 pm, Heritage Prayer Room. Not homeschooling yet, but interested? Come gain some insight from the experience of others. Bring a dessert to share. Contact Charlene Oh, 630.562.2270.
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Last Chance for Library Books Stock up on church library books now because the library will be closed in June and will not reopen until we are in our new church home. All books will need to be returned to the library by Sunday, June 1. Watch for a list of missing books that will be posted soon. Volunteers are needed to help take inventory of our collection and prepare our books for the move. For more information, contact Librarian Judi Turek or stop by the library on Sunday mornings.
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WANTED: Men Who Love to BBQ Men, don't miss the BBQ Cook-off Round Up this Saturday, May 10. Come to compete or just come to eat. Get the details...
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Let God Use Your Backyard to Share His Love Consider hosting or teaching at a Neighborhood Bible Club this summer. Mandatory hostess/teacher trainings are Thursday, May 29, 9:00-11:30 am or 6:30-9:30 pm, B5/B6. Find out more...
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WBC-Sponsored Red Cross Training Are you prepared to respond if someone near you needs help due to an injury or illness? In order to keep our families, friends and guests safe as they attend our church, we encourage our ministry volunteers to become Red Cross Certified in CPR/AED/First Aid.
Join us for one of three classes:
Wednesday, May 21, 9:00 am-4:00 pm, Fireside
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 27, 28, 5:00-8:00 pm, B3/B4 (must attend both)
Saturday, June 7, 9:00 am-4:00 pm, Fireside
Cost $5. Contact Rhonda Ford, 630.588.7075, to register at least one week before the class. A minimum of 10 people must sign up for a class or it will be cancelled.
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Calling All Women to Prayer Women, pray with us on May 13, 7:00-8:30 pm in the Chapel. We will spend time praying for our search for a new Women's Ministry Director, our move to the new campus and the women of our church. Please join us for all or part of this evening together.
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Ready...Set...GO to Kazakhstan Do you have professional business or law experience? If not, do you speak English fluently? Share your experiences, language and life with Kazakh and Russian university students with our Kazakhstan GO Team next fall. Find out more...
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You or a Friend, GO on Your Own Are you an electrical engineer or do you know someone with these skills and a heart to serve? A WBC missionary doctor in northern India needs an electrical engineer to do two weeks of survey work in September or October. Consider serving and seeing the Taj Mahal! Explore other GO on Your Own trips to places as far as China or as close as Orlando. Contact Shannon Niermann or get more details now.
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Do You Have an Extra Car?
We have a number of WBC missionaries who will be in Wheaton this summer. Do you have a car they could use while they are here? Please contact Katelyn Scott, 630.588.7188, if you have an available car.
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Meeting, Sharing, Reaching in Bulgaria WBC missionaries Lance and Julie Clemens serve with their two daughters, Taylor (14) and Lauren (9), in Bulgaria. They are helping meet needs and sharing Christ through their work with Greater Europe Mission in one of the least-churched areas of Bulgaria. Read more...
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Employment Opportunities at WBC We
currently have three full-time and two part-time positions available. Visit our employment page for more information.
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Prayer Updates
Learn more about the latest prayer opportunities, needs and praises from many people and ministries.
Pray for the Cording family as their mother and grandmother, Ruth James Cording, went to be with the Lord on May 5, just 18 days before her 97th birthday. A memorial service will be held on Monday, May 12, 3:00 pm, Chapel.
Use the weekly prayer guide to bring the ministries and people of WBC to God each day.
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Leslie Zander
Communication Associate
Wheaton Bible Church
630.588.7167
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