Welcome

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Highlights

• The Lord is My Shepherd
  Psalm 23; from Pastor Troy: “Psalm 23 is one of the most beloved of all passages of the Bible. The poetry and word pictures are simply beautiful. The Bible, as in this psalm, often uses sheep or shepherding as a metaphor for the Christian life. Phillip Keller, a shepherd, made this statement: ‘Four things must be present before a sheep will lie down: 1) they must be free of all fear 2) they must be free from friction with others of their kind 3) they must be free of parasites 4) they must be free from hunger. It is only the shepherd himself who can provide release from these anxieties.’ Join us this Sunday as we see from this beloved psalm how precious it is to belong to the Good Shepherd.”
  
  With us this week for ENCORE are Nick & Krista Rachevsky, ABWE missionaries to Portugal who will be assisting us with Vacation Bible School Monday-Thursday. The Rachevskys will have evenings free; please contact the office if you would like to provide them with dinner and fellowship.
  
      09:00 AM — Prayer Time
      09:45 AM — Gathering Music / Mixer / Announcements
      10:00 AM — Worship Service
      11:00 AM — ENCORE (combined)
      05:00 PM — VBS Prep Night
  
  
• Misc. Items
  The lobby table offers thought-provoking invites for Invite-a-Friend Sunday on July 13th. You know what to do!
  
  Pastor Troy’s presence at the office will be sporadic this week but he is accessible via cell, 360-4816.
  
  During the evening service (Lord’s Supper/Baptism) July 13th we will take up an offering to go toward Blair Ridge families affected by the flood. You may also designate gifts in the morning service.
  
  Jr. High Camp payments are due this Sunday.
  
  
• Vacation Bible School
  Our VBS outreach (“SonWorld”) gets underway next Monday—nope, not a typo. July 7th-10th is nearly upon us and there is still work to be done. Can you help in any of the following areas?
  
  This Sunday, 5:00 PM, we will prep the building for VBS; hanging décor, setting up chairs, tables, registration centers, etc.
  
  Find on the lobby table of food items needed to provide free lunch for our VBS kids and staff. Please contact the office ASAP to volunteer to bring an item, and drop it off Monday morning or prior.
  
  Arrived Monday (better late than never) are 200 additional VBS doorhangers for distribution. Consider grabbing a handful and distributing them door-to-door at a time convenient to you, checking in with the church office to be provided maps with the areas still to be canvassed. Consider taking doorhangers around to children in your neighborhood, your friends and coworkers with children; mail a postcard to a child who might be interested. We are looking forward to seeing how God will bless our efforts and trusting Him to bring in kids.