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April 2011A look at upcoming events and VBC Fam
ily news!
Ministry Update
Aurora • Sugar Grove • Indian Creek
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table of contents
EVENTS
Easter Outreach ..................................3
Easter Choir ........................................4
Journey to the Cross ...........................5
MISSIONS
Fundraising ......................................6-7
WOMEN’S MINISTRY
Spring Retreat .....................................8
Supper Club ........................................8
MOPS ..................................................8
MEN’S MINISTRY
Hesed House ......................................9
Guys’ Night Out ...................................9
STUDENT MINISTRIES
Refuge Senior Banquet .....................10
Whirlyball ...........................................10
The Loft info ......................................11
Refuge & Aliens info .........................11
SPORTS MINISTRY/OUTREACH
Softball ..............................................12
Motorcycle Sunday ...........................12
MONTHLY UPDATES
Library ...............................................13
Financial Update ...............................14
Calendar............................................15
Sermon Series ....................Back Cover
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easter outreach
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easter sunday
A MusicAl celebrAtion of Hope!
This Easter, celebrate the awesome message of hope and love with us as we journey back 2,000 years ago and relive the days of Christ’s life, crucifixion and resurrection. Experience it through powerful songs of worship and celebration. Experience it through the eyes of John the disciple, Peter, and Mary Magdalene – people who saw it first hand – as they tell their story. Experience the love of God with us. Experience the risen Christ!
Celebration of Hope
EastEr sunday8:00 am and 11:00 am
VillagE BiBlE ChurCh
sugar groVE Campus
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easter sunday
Journey to the Cross is a powerfully moving, multisensory family event... Join us for a journey along the path that Jesus walked during his last days on earth. Experiences focused on Jesus’ love and forgiveness demon-strate the real meaning of Easter: our risen Christ’s victory over death!
Designed specifically for parents and their children to experience togeth-er, this event teaches about the life-changing message of the cross in a way that everyone can understand and no one will forget.
• Easter morning in the gym from 9:45 -10:45am.
• Sugar Grove Campus
Volunteers are needed!
If you would like to be a
part of helping with the
Journey to the Cross
Event please contact
Laurie Pilkington at
630-466-1591 or sign
up in the Friendship
Registry.
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missions
SUMMERMISSIONTRIPSFELLOWSHIPFUND RAISERSCHANGING LIVES Winter finally feels like it’s over and summer is just around the corner! That means it’s time to gear up for some summermissiontripFUNDRAISERS.
MISSIONSGIVINGSUNDAYonAPRIL10THIt’s a time to give to the Lord for the work of summer missions,
beyond what is normally given. Let’s prepare our hearts and be ready to
give whatever God asks.
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missions
2NDANNUALVBCGARAGESALEDoing spring cleaning? Hold on to those do-natable items and bring them for the SECONDANNUALMISSIONS support garage sale! We’re holding it at the Sugar Grove Campus on FRIDAYMAY 27TH &SATURDAYMAY 28THFROM9:00AM-7:00PM. Drop off dates for donations will be Wednesday, May 25th and Thursday, May 26th from
10:00am-6:00pm. For more information contact Megan Kirkland ([email protected]).
DRIVE-THRU DINNER
BAKESALEMAY&JUNE
GARAGESALEWKEND
PORKCHOP&CHICKENCOMBODRIVE-THRUDINNER5B’s Chicken & Chop Dinner Fundraiser at the SG CampusWEDNESDAYAPRIL 27THFROM4:30-6:30PM. Cost is $9 per meal. Children’s hotdog meal is $4 per meal. Tickets will go on sale Sunday, April 10th. For informa-tion contact Megan Kirkland at [email protected].
MOTHER’SDAY&FATHER’SDAYBAKESALEWe’ll be having homemade goodies for purchase on MOTHER’S DAY(MAY 8TH)&FATHER’S DAY (JUNE 19TH) at the Sugar Grove campus. All proceeds will go to the summer mission trips.
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Women’s Spring Retreat ~ Faithful, Abundant and True!April 29 - May 1, 2011 Hampton Inn & Suites in St. Charles Ladies, grab your Bibles and pack your bags! We’re headed on a trek toward friendship, freedom and fullness found in Christ! This year’s topic: Faithful, Abundant, and True (a DVD series of messages from the confer-ence Deeper Still by Kay Arthur, Beth Moore and Priscilla Shirer) is sure to chal-lenge you to be faithful in difficult circumstances, to trust in God’s ability and to discern truth from error.
The retreat will kick off on Friday night, April 29 and wrap up on Sunday morning, May 1. Additional information and registration forms are
available at the Welcome Center. LAST CHANCE for registration and money is Sunday, April 3, 2011. For questions, please see Patty Calhoun or email [email protected].
women’s ministry
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April Supper ClubPlease join us for the next supper club on Thursday, April 14th at 6:30 p.m. The supper club will be hosted by Megan Kirkland and Lisa O’Brien at 238 Maple Street, Sugar Grove. The theme is a dish or dessert that has egg in it to celebrate Easter
and the resurrection of Jesus. Hope to see you there. Please RSVP to [email protected] and let us know what yummy dish you will bring to celebrate April with friends and fellowship.
Friday, April 8 & 29, 9-11am at our Sugar Grove Campus
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men’s ministry
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Calling all men…Let’s get together for a night of low key fellowship, fun and food. Whether you’re new and wanting to find ways to connect, or you’re looking to deepen the friendships you already have…send an e-mail to [email protected] so we’ll know you’re coming, or just show up.
Join us at Juan Hernandez’s new restaurant in St. Charles, Jalapeno
Nacho. It is located at 40w222 LaFox Road off of Route 64 in St. Charles.
GUYS’ NIGHT OUT TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 6:00-8:30PM
MEN, we have a wonderful outreach service opportunity for you!We have the privilege of serving breakfast to the men living at Hesed House in Aurora on Wednesday, April 20th. We need to meet
at Hesed House bright and early at 4:00 am to start preparing the break-
fast. We’ll be done by 7:00 am so that you still have time to make it to
work. This is a great opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and serve
people who are hurting and need someone to show them compassion.
This should be a great morning!
Hesed House is located at 659 S River St. in Aurora. If you have any questions about this event contact Scott Capp at 630.466.7198 or [email protected].
NA-CHO ORDINARY NACHOS!
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student ministry
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student ministry
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sports ministry
Do you enjoy playing softball? Then consider joining our
church Monday night softball
team. This is an adult (18+)
church team league and all
of our games are played on
Monday evenings in Big Rock
(5 minutes from church).
For more information or
to sign up contact us at
The 11th Annual Motorcycle Sunday is coming up on May 1st in Phillips Park in Aurora from 9:30am-4:00pm. It’s an awesome outreach tool to invite your friends and neighbors too. There will be live music, bike shops, a 60-mile bike ride, and much more. It’s sponsored by the Christian Motorcycle Association and is definitely an intentional way to reach out to the people in your life who love motorcycles! [email protected]
CHURCH
SOFTBALL TEAM
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library
LIBRARY 1
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For additional works by Maureen Lang stop by the library, or look at them online at www. villagebible.org/recommend
Two time periods – Regency England and contemporary Chicago--are woven together when Talie Ingram finds an old journal belong-ing to her great-great-great grandmother, Cosima Escott. Through Cosima’s entries, Talie learns that her family was once considered cursed with feebleminded offspring, the result of a genetic disorder (Fragile-X) that may have been passed down to Talie and her sister. Unwilling to face the implications their discovery might have on her own life, Talie tucks the journal back into secrecy, until she begins to see signs of developmental delay in her son.
In Brussels at the height of WWI, a small, underground newspaper is the only thing offering the occupied city hope – and real news of the war. The paper may be a small whisper amid the shouts of the German army, but Edward Kirkland will do anything to keep it in print. Meanwhile, Isa Lassone, a Belgian-American socialite whose parents whisked her to safety at the start of the war, sneaks back into the country to rescue those dearest to her: Edward and his mother. But Edward refuses to go, and soon Isa is drawn into his secret life printing the newspaper . . . And into his heart.
Maureen Lang has always had a passion for writing. She handwrote her first novel around the age of ten, put the pages into a notebook she covered with soft deer-skin for a “hardback” cover (nothing but the best!), then passed it around the neighborhood for rave reviews. It was so much fun she’s been writing ever since. Eventually Maureen became the recipient of a Golden Heart Award from RWA, fol-lowed by the publication of three secular romances. Life took some turns after that and she gave up writing for fifteen years, until her faith sent her in a new artistic direction. Since then Maureen has written several books, many of which have been nominated for or won awards. The following are some of her books you can find in the church library.
author feature: Maureen Lang
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financial update
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Financial Stewardship:January 1 – March 31, 2011, SG CampusTithes and Offerings Received $ 197,702Tithes and Offerings Budgeted $ 227,500Variance $ (29,798) Expenses cut through near-zero spending freeze $ 16,025Variance of Actual Contributions to Actual Expenses $ (8,855)
If you call Village Bible Church your home, we want to encourage you to practice Biblical stewardship by giving a portion back to God of the finan-cial resources He has entrusted to you as an act of obedience and worship. Please join us in giving generously and sacrificially as we continue to advance the mission by investing in the ministry of Village Bible Church. Together we are effecting change in the Fox Valley and throughout the world.
There are four boxes located at the back of the sanctuary for your giving. You can also give online at www.villagebible.org/giving.
pray
Recognizing the state of our current economy, we set our 2011 budget $70,000 (7%) below our 2010 budget. While this required several ministry initiatives to be postponed, this budget aligns with actual contributions in 2011.
While we ended February with contributions $30,830 be-low budget, we were encouraged to see a bit of a rebound in March during which actual contributions actually ex-ceeded budgeted contributions by a hair – PRAISE THE LORD! Additionally, by continuing our near-zero spend-ing strategy we cut expenses in March another $5,600. The end result is that the $14,805 deficit we ended February with has been reduced to a $8,855 deficit. That’s great news. April will continue to be a time of both careful observation to contribution trends and difficult strate-gic planning of what we will do come May and June if our deficit begins to grow again rather than shrink.
Please be with us as we prayerfully seek both the Lord’s provision and His guidance during these days. We are incredibly encouraged by the work He is doing in the lives of His people and simply want to be the best stew-ards of the resources, people and abilities He gives us.
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calendar
one-time events recurring events student ministries
Saturday, Apr 9, 6:00pm: Refuge Senior Banquet (Montgomery)Sunday, Apr 10, 12:30 – 6:00 pm: Refuge Whirlyball (Lombard)Thursday, Apr 14, 6:30: Women’s Supper Club (Sugar Grove)Wednesday, Apr 20, 4:00 am: Hesed House (Aurora)Wednesday, Apr 27, 4:30-6:30pm: 5B’s Missions Fundraiser (Sugar Grove)Tuesday, Apr 26, 6-8:30 pm: Guys’ Night Out, Jalapeño Nacho (St. Charles)Fri-Sun, Apr 29-May 1: Women’s Spring Retreat (St. Charles)
Sun, May 1: Motorcycle Sunday (Aurora)Sun, May 8: Mother’s Day Fine Desserts Missions Fundraiser (Aurora & SG)Fri-Sat, May 27-28: VBC Missions Garage Sale (Sugar Grove)Monday, May 30: Memorial Day Picnic (Waterman) Sun, June 19: Father’s Day Fine Desserts Missions Fundraiser (Aurora & SG)
Fri-Sun, June 24-26: Men’s Mentoring Conference (Sugar Grove)
Summer Mission Trips:Liberia: June 9-20China: June 24-July 4Uganda: June 29-July 13, August 6-20Alaska: July 1-12Aurora: July 5-9Detroit: July 23-30
Weekly Events:Wednesdays, 6:30-9:00: Youth Group (Sugar Grove)
Friday, April 8 & 29, 9-11am: MOPS (Sugar Grove)
Saturday, April 16, 23 & 30, 9:30-11:00 am: Men’s Basketball (Sugar Grove)
Saturday, April, 23, 7-10 pm: Student Ministry – Sr High Students: The Loft
Sundays, 5-7:15: Generations (Meal, Equipping-U and Awana) (Sugar Grove)
Sundays, 3 pm: Adult Volleyball (Sugar Grove)
M,T,W,Th,F,S,S: Small Groups
Upcoming Membership Class: Apr. 17, 12:45, @ Sugar Grove, room 101Upcoming Baptism Class: Apr. 17, 4:00pm, @ Sugar Grove, room 100
Please RSVP: [email protected]
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