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LIsten Live Our 11am service is broadcast locally on 97.3, WKWK-FM. If you are not in the broadcast area of the radio station, you can still listen to the service, live on-line. Click this link. You will be on the web page for the radio station. Click the "listen live" button and you can hear the worship service. Church CancellationCHURCH CANCELLATIONS If weather in inclement, a determination will be made Saturday evening to cancel church services. We will try to notify local radio and TV stations to post the cancellation and have it announced at their late evening news. As a general rule, if WTOV Channel 9 calls for more than five inches of snow in their 11p.m. news, services will be cancelled. We will also post the cancellation on our website at www.vancechurch.org. While many of our saints are very dedicated to supporting their church, we encourage all to remain home safe and warm whenever the roads are hazardous. If in doubt about the weather and roads, play it safe. Our ChurchVance Memorial Presbyterian
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Communion will be served this Sunday. Since worship services were cancelled this past Sunday, communion will be served at both services this coming Sunday. Posted on Feb 08 2010 Birthday Sundays are coming! The 3rd Sunday of each month, we will celebrate our members having a birthday that month. Including CAKE after worship! Posted on Feb 06 2010 Lenten Activities
 We will provide an opportunity for personal reflection and meditation as well communion on Ash Wednesday (February 17th). As in previous years, this will be a "drop in" service from 4-7pm. There will be selected scriture passages and hymns for you to read and meditate on. Every 15 minutes, Pastor Chuck and members of the session will serve communion around the communion table. Please begin your Lenten journey here in your church home.Other plans are being made for a Tennebrae (service of shadows) on Maunday Thursday and a Good Friday service.  Pastor Chuck will lead a study, "Reflections on The Lord's Prayer" during the 5 Wednesdays in Lent (beginning February 24) at 6:30 in Merriman Chapel. A soup, bread, water, and coffee will be offered at 6pm in Fellowship Hall. You can pick up a Lent activity calendar and books for "Observing Lent at Home" in the Narthex each Sunday or in the church office.  Easter Sunday we will have a single service at 10am so the entire church family can celebrate the Risen Lord as one body. Haiti
 In response to the earthquake and its aftermath in Haiti, Vance Church will host an interfaith, ecumenical prayer service January 24th at 5pm. An offering will be collected and forwarded to Church World Service. Additionally, you may bring basic hygiene items to donate.
Pastor Chuck is also encouraging you to prayerfully consider support through the Presbyterian Disaster assistance program. If you prefer, you can write a check to Vance Church and designate it "Haiti Relief". We will send all such contributions to the PDA.  Calendar
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• God's Girls and Guys Bible Study - Feb 09 @ 7:00 pm • Worship And Music Monthly Meeting - Feb 10 @ 5:15 pm • Choir practice - Feb 10 @ 6:30 pm • Middle School Youth - Feb 11 @ 6:30 pm (Robbie Clarke Youth Rm) Middle School Youth • Contemporary Worship - Feb 14 @ 9:00 am• Sunday School for All Ages - Feb 14 @ 10:00 am All Ages • Traditional Worship - Feb 14 @ 11:00 am• Sr High Youth - Feb 14 @ 7:00 pm (Robbie Clarke Youth Rm) Sr High Youth
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From The Pastor's WindowLone Ranger Religion (edited from the AdVance News) BY PASTOR CHUCK LAPLACA In our American culture, individualism runs rampant and infects many a congregation. Religious individualism--known as Lone Ranger religion--has as its creed: "I don't need to part of a community". We find Lone Ranger religion on many different levels. We have ministers who are Lone Rangers. We have Lone Ranger churches. They simply "do their own thing". We have Lone Ranger Christians who feel little need to be part of a church. Lone Ranger religion is a very poor imitation of the real thing. Authentic Christianity is a call to turn from the self to be with and for others just as God is with and for us in the person of Jesus Christ. Contrary to the popularity of Lone Ranger Religion, we are called to be part of the "communion of saints", to gather faithfully and regularly as a faith community mindful that in the holy community, in addition to those visibly present, all the risen saints throughout the ages join us in worshiping God. That holy mystery is worth pondering often. Posted on Feb 07 2010 ScriptureFind Us On FacebookIf you are a Facebook user, be sure to check out the Vance page (Vance Presbyterian Church).
Become a "fan" of the page and invite other church members to do so as well. Ask you Facebook friends to keep in touch with Vance by becoming fans, too. Fellowship can occurr in many venues, perhaps on-line is another way we can fellowship as believers in Christ and members of His church? Presbyterian News |
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