Church Business Meeting

Quarterly Business Meeting April 26

The next Quarterly Business Meeting of Vienna Baptist Church will be held on Sunday, April 26 immediately following worship. If you have an item for the agenda, please contact Moderator James Rouse.

City Gate Visit

Join Us for an Outing with the Children of Richardson Dwellings

Please join us as we visit with the children from City Gate Ministries Richardson Dwellings site on Saturday, April 25. Our first event of the year will be a trip to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum with Alicia and the children from Richardson Dwellings. We will meet at VBC at 10am and carpool to the Smithsonian. Please bring a sack lunch for yourself and one to share with the kids. If you wish to participate in this mission event, please contact Chris Thomas or Pat Leighton

Welcome Cindy!

We Welcome our New Office Assistant

Please join us in welcoming our new Office Assistant, Cindy Falcone. Prior to joining us at VBC, Cindy took some time off to enjoy her daughter. Previously, she worked for a Government IT/consulting company for 10 years working in the Accounting Department. Cindy lives in Reston with her Husband, Daughter and two small rescue dogs Chloe and Chase.

Cindy will be working a part time schedule, primarily in the mornings. She will be responsible for processing financial paperwork and most building use issues and scheduling. If you are in the building, please come by and welcome her!

Family Movie Night

Join Us for a Film and Fellowship

Join us on Saturday, May 2 for our monthly Family Movie Night. The doors open at 5:30 and the feature begins at
6 p.m. Join us and bring a friend!

Summer Camps for Children and Youth

PASSPORTmissions Youth Camp

This summer, our youth (completed grades 6-12) will be attending PASSPORTmissions at Averett University in Danville, Virginia! We will be going July 13-18, and the theme is “Revolution." Youth will have the opportunity to engage with other students in Bible study, different mission projects through local organizations, nightly parties, and church small group times. For more information, pick up a PASSPORTmissions Parent Guide in the Foyer, or check out www.passportcamps.org. Cost for the week is $200 for your student or $300 for your two students, due May 10th with forms (found in Parent Guide). There are a limited number of spaces, so sign-ups are first come, first served. If you would like to donate towards PASSPORTmissions scholarships, please contact Ginny.

PASSPORTkids! Camp

Our completed 3rd-6th grade students are invited to attend PASSPORTkids! camp at Eagle Eyrie Conference Center in Lynchburg, Virginia from July 29- August 1. We will discover God's love and practice being followers of Jesus through a jam-packed schedule of Bible studies, missions education, recreation, and worship through the lens of our camp theme, "Revolution." For more information, pick up a PASSPORTkids! Parent Guide in the Foyer, or check out www.passportcamps.org. Cost for the week is $160 for your student or $260 for your two students, due May 10th with forms (found in Parent Guide).There are a limited number of spaces, so sign-ups are first come, first served. If you would like to donate towards PASSPORTkids! scholarships, please contact Ginny.

New Smartphone App

View the VBC Directory on Your Phone

We now have the ability to access the VBC directory right on your smartphones! Simply download the ACS Church Life app from either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. You will need an AccessACS login to access the church directory (the link for AccessACS is at the bottom of our website). You can also view and make contributions via the Church Life app. We hope you will take advantage of this new technology.

Silent Retreat

May 15-17, Lost River Retreat Center

Spend a weekend in silence.
 
We begin the weekend with a dutch treat dinner at a local restaurant and enter silence after an orientation gathering on Friday evening. We will gather throughout the day and evening for times of group silent meditation. Meditation teacher David Evans will lead us in the times of group sitting. Make the time your own. Read, nap, walk, enjoy the mountain country setting. Before lunch on Sunday, we gather to share our experiences and all contribute to the closing worship. The cost for two nights lodging and meals is $199.00 for a private room or $149.00 per person for a double. Contact Hank or Myra if you need scholarship help or for more information. 

Visit our website to register for this retreat.

Magazine Ministry

Volunteers and Donations Needed

Magazine Ministry

The Magazine Ministry has geared up for the 2015 season. To make things easier we need 4 more volunteers - one each for July, August, September & October.  Each person would pick up the donated magazines (in box located in the Coat Closet) and deliver to the designated location (on Courthouse across from current location of Vienna Drug Store and Panera Bread).  If you wish to donate used magazines, please remove all address labels and place them in plastic grocery bags. The delivery date is the last Tuesday in the month.  If you have questions, contact Claire Davis.

Fair Trade Sale

Last Chance Before Summer!

As you stroll around enjoying the Art Show, Sunday, May 17, take a little detour to the Fair Trade table for our last sale before the Fall, when we will start up again. As usual there will be coffees, teas, and the ever-popular chocolates, in 8 different flavors and various cacao strengths, from 38% to 80% cacao content, undoubtedly some of the best chocolates you have ever tasted. Stop by the table and ask about some of the new chocolates we can order in the fall!

With every purchase you make, you will benefit small struggling farmers and workers around the world who are thereby more justly compensated for their efforts. If you are interested in joining this mission effort (to help with inventory, or join the sale table), please contact Irmgard Scherer or Hazel Brandenburg. 

Annual Art Show

Artists Needed to Exhibit

Our annual art show is scheduled for Sunday, May 17th. Any artist in the VBC community is welcome to participate. If you paint, sculpt, draw, do any needlework, photography or do work in any other artistic field, we would be interested in displaying your work. Each year seems to be better than the last, since we have so much talent at VBC. If you are interested in participating, or for more information, please contact Joyce Salgado.

VBC Book Club

Join Others for Lively Discussion

Do you have a yen for reading a good book and engaging in lively conversation with others?   A book critic at heart who follows the latest releases?  Join us as we launch a new Book Club group that will gather monthly at different homes. We will kick things off on Saturday, May 16 from 3:00-4:30 pm at the Curtis home to discuss Alice Hoffman’s best selling book, The Dovekeepers.  To purchase a paperback or Kindle edition via Amazon, click here.
 
Come and enjoy appetizers, fellowship and stimulating conversation.  Bring a favorite book to share and ideas of books to read for future discussions.  For further information, contact Nancy Curtis or Carla Toenniessen ctoenniessen@hotmail.com.   We hope to see you there!

Communion Servers

Participate in Worship as a Server

Would you like to participate in a meaningful ministry of the church? As a member of VBC, you are invited to participate in serving communion on the first Sunday of the month. We follow a rotating schedule among the deacons and other members of the congregation, so each person is called to serve once every two or three months. If you are interested in becoming a part of this important ministry, please contact Andrea Harvey, Diaconate Chair , or Trula Duane, Vice Chair (trulaeduane@comcast.net). We will arrange a short training session for all new volunteers.

Peace Camp in VA

BPFNA Annual Conference, July 6-11

You are invited to join our mission partner, Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America - Bautistas por la Paz, for their summer Peace Camp from July 6th to July 11th. Peace Camp is a gathering for everyone who longs for the spirituality, inspiration, skills, knowledge and community to support a life of peace rooted in justice. Peacemakers from throughout the continent will be coming together in Harrisonburg, VA for a week of inspiration, training, and fun that will empower our personal and corporate work for justice. Through mediation, worship, music, workshops, intergenerational recreation, bible studies, movies, educational programs for all ages, and more, we’ll equip ourselves for the work of creating a better world – and we’ll have a great time along the way. For full conference details, visit the BPFNA Website.

Meeting Minutes

Regular Business Meeting Minutes
The minutes of the March 8, 2015 regular business meeting can be found here. Please send corrections to Linda Gooding, Clerk. The next regular business meeting will be held in April.

Church Council Meeting Minutes
The minutes from the March 23 Church Council Meeting can be found here.