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VPC Missions Team Donates $5,000
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Carolyn Wolf, Headmaster, Ms. Anika Prather, Sue Hambeln, Missions Director
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Sue Hamblen, VPC's Director of Missions, personally hand delivered a check to the Cornerstone School of Washington, DC, one of VPC's local missions partners. The donation is for the purchase of microscopes to assist students in Biology. Without these microscopes, the students have a limited lab experience.
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Headmastser, Ms. Anika Prather
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Healing and Wholeness Service
Healing, Wholeness and Hope
October 6, 7:00pm, Sanctuary
Seek Christ's transformation for brokenness and pain in all areas of life.
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Who is Jesus? Why did he come? What does it mean to follow him?
Want answers to these questions? Then join us at Christianity Exlplored. This seven-week class explores the essentials of the Christian faith by looking at the book of Mark. It is especially designed for people who have not studied the Bible. Begins October 13, 9:30am, Second Floor Conference room. Read more. Contact phil.kratovil@viennapres.org
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Operation Christmas Child
Children in over 130 countries have experienced God's love through the power of simple shoebox gifts from Operation Christmas Child.
Join local Vienna and Oakton churches as we gather to fill 500 shoe boxes with school supplies, hygiene items, small toys, and Bibles in memory of Jack Donaldson a very special young man from the VPC community.
Bring donations to the Great Hall on October 18 or leave donations in the office prior to October 18. Join Club 56 on October 19 from 9am -2:00pm to pack the boxes. Please consider a donation of $7/box to offset shipping.
Sign up to donate supplies or sign up to work a shift.
Please watch this video to see how we honor Jack's memory by serving Operation Christmas Child.
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Stop Cooking in October and support Crop Hunger Walk!
Eat out in October. The following businesses will give a percentage of their sales to Vienna Crop Walk:
Foster's Grille, Wed., Oct. 2, 11:30am - 7:30pm
Donato's Pizza, Wed., Oct. 9, 11:30am - 7:30pm
Bob Evans,Tues., Oct. 15, 8am - 7:30pm
Whole Foods, Wed., Oct. 16, 5:00 - 9:00pm
Chipotle, Thurs., Oct. 24, 5:00-:9:00pm
For additional Crop Walk info, contact Betty Rahal at betty.rahal@verizon.net |
All welcome to the annual Halloween hotdog and soda dinner on Wednesday, October 23, 5:30 to 7:00 pm in the Great Hall. We have tons of activities for the kids; including Spooktacular comedy-magic show, face painting and free child ID and fingerprinting by the Sheriff's Office. Wear your costume. Invite your friends and neighbors. $3/person or $10 max per family.
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VPC Staff News
Please extend a warm welcome to two new VPC staff members. Chris Sweeten joins the Student Ministry staff as Male Ministry Coordinator. Chris is working with teen guys, their parents and volunteers who work with them.
Sally Mitchell joins the staff as VPC's new bookstore manager at Grapewine Books. Sally's 35 years of management experience and long-time membership at VPC combine to make her a perfect fit for the bookstore. Read more.
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Congregational Meeting
Join us Sunday, October 20, at 12:15pm in the Great Hall. We will provide key updates, review the 2014 budget and have the election of officers.
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