May Ministry Update 2011

May 2011A look at upcoming events and VBC Fam

ily news!

Ministry Update

Aurora • Sugar Grove • Indian Creek

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table of contents

Elder Update .......................................3

UPCOMING EVENTS

Memorial Day Picnic ...........................4

Vacation Bible School .........................5

National Day of Prayer ........................6

Family Camp .......................................7

MISSIONS

Fundraisers ......................................8-9

WOMEN’S MINISTRY

Supper Club ......................................10

Turbokick ...........................................10

MOPS ................................................10

MEN’S MINISTRY

Men’s Breakfast .................................11

Guys’ Night Out .................................11

SPORTS MINISTRY

Softball ..............................................12

Motorcycle Sunday ...........................12

OUTREACH

PIC Walk for Life ................................13

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY FOCUS

Highlight on Volunteers’ ....................13

STUDENT MINISTRIES

The Loft info ......................................14

Refuge & Aliens info .........................14

Service Project ..................................15

MONTHLY UPDATES

Baccalaureate ...................................16

Choir ..................................................17

Special Thanks ..................................17

Missionary of the Month ....................18

Calendar............................................19

Sermon Series ....................Back Cover

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elder update

Think fast – what is our purpose as a church? Why has God placed Village Bible Church in Aurora, Sugar Grove and Indian Creek? What is our primary calling through which everything else funnels and through which our “success” is to be measured? The old adage that goes something like this, “If you don’t set a goal, or a mark, you’ll miss it every time,” is true.

Village Bible Church desires to be a family of

growing believers committed to glorifying God by

reaching our world with the life-changing Gospel of

Jesus Christ.

Hopefully this sounds familiar, as it is the official vision statement – the everyday commission - of our church. It is our hope and desire that as a church we would be a family that cares for each other and together strives, above all, to bring glory to God. One way we do this is by sharing the life-changing truth of Jesus Christ with the world.

Sharing the truth of Jesus takes many different shapes and can happen every day.

Summertime does, however, provide some unique opportunities through mission trips and Vacation Bible School.

This year, Lord willing, we will have 40-50 people participating in mission trips and over 150 people sharing Christ with the 500+ children who will attend Vacation Bible School at one of our three locations - and the majority of these children are not part of our church family. As you read about some of these opportunities, we hope that you will not just read and then forget, but that you will take part by (1) praying regularly for the preparation and the actual ministry, (2) serving by investing your own time and energy, and (3) giving of your financial resources.

We are excited to see how God will grow us and use us this summer. These are indeed encouraging times!

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memorial day picnic

Again this year, all of our campuses will come together to celebrate Memorial Day together in the big city of Waterman! It’s only about 20 minutes west of Sugar Grove, and the place we’ve reserved has a great park, a playground for the kids, a skate park, baseball fields and a 1/3-scale miniature train that will be available for kids (big and small) to ride for free. Bring your softball bat and glove, Frisbee, skateboard and two side dishes to pass.

Waterman Lions Community Park420 S. Birch, Waterman, IL 60556

(20 minutes west of Sugar Grove on Rt 30)

Monday, May 30Starting time is 12:00 noon

Lunch will be served at 1:00 p.m.

¶Please bring two side dishes to pass,

drinks for your family and a blanket or lawn chairs.

¶5B’s meat and table service provided.

Suggested donation of $5/adult, $3/child or $20/family.

¶The Waterman and Western Railroad is a half-mile,

15” gauge (1/3-scale) miniature train.

Memorial Day Picnic

Take a ride! Free for kids of all ages.

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vacation bible school

Big City, Bigger Fun! Grab a cab and get ready

for fun around every corner in the

As kids explore the big city, they’ll learn how to step out in faith and connect with Jesus--sharing the

message of Christ with their world.

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national day of prayer

Join us at 7:00 pm at the SG Campus, Room 100, for a time of praying for our families, our church, our

schools, our government, businesses and the media.

On Thursday, May 5th, several area churches will be

walking and praying across

several of our communities.

Would you consider investing

your day in prayer as we cry

out to God for our cities?

We’ll be beginning at 9:30am

and ending at approximately

6:15pm.

Are you interested in a spiritual and physical challenge?

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family camp

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SUMMER CAMP - FAMILYA Great Christmas Present

VBC Summer Family Camp June 6 - 12: Join other VBC families for a great week together at our summer family camp held in the beautiful Northwoods of Wisconsin at Silver Birch Ranch’s family camp. Family camp offers extended time to build relationships, create shared memories, relax and enjoy fellowship with others in your immediate family and your extended church family. Often more happens relationally during a week of family camp than in a whole year back home.

This is a really fun week for ages 0 through 100.

It is also economical.

Water Skiing & Tubing. Fishing. Playing at the beach. Sailboarding.

Swimming. Kayaking. Horseback Riding. Archery. Riflery. Crafts. White Water Rafting. Hay Rides. Read a book on the beach. Canoeing. Campfires. Baseball. Mini-Golf. Woodshop. Climbing walls…

Sounds like a great time, doesn’t it?

These are some of the things that families can do all week long (and for no additional charge!) at Family Camp next summer at Silver Birch Ranch Camp in the Northwoods of Wisconsin.

Registration takes place on January 20. Request more info now by calling or emailing [email protected].

See the slideshow from last year at www.villagebible.org.

June 4-10, 2011:

For more information and registration details, go to www.villagebible.org/familycamp. Register by calling the church office (630) 466-7198 or by emailing ([email protected])

Water Skiing & Tubing. Fishing. Playing at the beach. Sail boarding. Swimming. Kayaking. Horseback

Riding. Archery. Riflery. Crafts. White Water Rafting. Hay Rides. Reading a book on the beach. Canoeing. Campfires. Baseball. Mini-Golf.

Woodshop. Climbing wall...

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short term missions fundraising

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BAKESALEMAY&JUNEMOTHER’SDAY&FATHER’SDAYBAKESALE

We’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.

SUMMERMISSIONTRIPSFELLOWSHIPFUND RAISERSCHANGING LIVES

DRIVE-THRU DINNERPORKCHOP&CHICKENCOMBODRIVE-THRUDINNER

5B’s Chicken & Chop Dinner Fundraiser at the SG Campus

WEDNESDAYAPRIL 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 information contact Megan

Kirkland at [email protected].

SUPPORT

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spring cleaning? Hold on to those donatable items &

bring them to our

2ND ANNUALMISSIONS

support garage sale!

We’re holding it at the S.G. Campus on

FRIDAYMAY27TH&SATURDAYMAY28THFROM9:00AM-7:00PM.

drop off dates: will be Wed., May 25th and Thur., May 26th from 10:00am - 8:00pm.

For more information contact Megan Kirkland ([email protected]).

GARAGESALEWKENDSECONDANNUALVBC GARAGESALE

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women’s ministry

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April Supper Club

Please join us for our last supper club until fall on Thursday, May 12th at 6:30 p.m. The supper club will be hosted by Sue Schumann at 8652 Doe Court in Yorkville. Since this is our last one for the season, try to invite a friend who has never attended a supper club before. Those that attend regularly, if you could share with your friend, why you attend supper clubs and what they mean to you. The theme is bring a Mexican dish. Hope to see you there. Please RSVP to [email protected] and let us know what yummy dish you will bring to celebrate May with friends and fellowship.

Friday, May 6th, 9-11am

at our Sugar Grove Campus

TURBOKICKTURBOKICK

supper club

sponsored by Women’s Ministry

Morning Sessions: Tue. & Fri. at 7:30am

(Childcare will be available)

Evening Sessions: Mon. & Thurs. at 6:30pm

(No childcare)

Starts May 2nd

thru the summer

Sign up in the Friendship Registry or just show up.

These classes are open to those in high school and above.Questions: call Natalie Haas @ 630-802-5596

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men’s ministry

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Once a month we call ALL the men of the church together for our men’s

breakfast as a rallying point for our men’s ministry. You’re invited to join

us for a great breakfast, fellowship and a time to grow in Christ as we

gather together on MAY 21st from 7:30-9:00am. Along with

breakfast, we’ll enjoy a time of worship and prayer for one another and

for our families. Join us at the Sugar Grove Campus for a great morning.

men’s Sign up in Friendship Registry or [email protected]

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

NA-CHO ORDINARY NACHOS!

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sports ministry

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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

[email protected].

CHURCH

SOFTBALL TEAM

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]

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walk for life | children’s ministry

God has blessed our Children’s Ministry with many wonderful workers, without whom we wouldn’t be able to provide the many opportunities our children have to grow in their faith. Throughout the year we are going to highlight different volunteers, allowing them to share what role they play in our ministry, but more importantly, to share how God has blessed them through their service to our children.

highlight on volunteers

How many years have you been working in children’s ministry?Karen and I started working in children’s ministry once we started to have children, which would be 2005.What have been some of your responsibilities? We began serving in the nursery and with the 2yr olds. Then for the last 3yrs I’ve been the Awana Commander for our church.How has God blessed you through your service in children’s ministry?I think, for me, I’ve been so blessed with the Awana program. I grew up my whole life in Awana, and I always wanted my kids to have the joy and opportunity to be a part of an Awana program. I love seeing our clubbers have this awesome opportunity, to see them study and hide God’s word in their hearts. I love the excitement of seeing our leaders interact with these clubbers each week. This is such a wonderful ministry, and I believe with all my heart that God can do such amazing things through these kids and this ministry.

Pregnancy Information Center

Pregnancy In format ion Center (P IC)

Annual Walk for Life Saturday, May 14

Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and the two-mile walk begins at 9:00 a.m.

It will be at Christ Community Church Blackberry Campus,

40W098 Galena Blvd, Aurora

Everyone is welcomeThis annual walk enables the center to provide free ultrasounds and parenting classes to their clients.

Help change the future...one life at a time! For more information, please contact Scott Capp.

Pregnancy Information Center • 411 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL 60506 • 630.896.8600

John Elwood

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student ministry

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student ministry

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Sponsored byVillage Bible ChurchLord of Life Church

Christ Community Church

TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011 | 7:00PMKaneland High School Auditorium

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baccalaureate

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REHEARSALS:April 28: 8:30 am

May 15 & 22: 4:15 - 5 pm

PERFORMANCE:May 29

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CHOIRFor more information please contact Jennie Helwig at 630-551-1572 or [email protected].

Special ThanksTo all of theVolunteers

who helped with the Easter service!

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choir | special thanks

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missionary of the month

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Karney and Lydia dunah serve with ULICAF (United Liberia Inland Church Associates & Friends). ULICAF began in the year 2000 as an informal organization of Liberian refugees who had suffered first-hand the devastation of their country wrought by a fourteen-year civil war which left the nation without most basic human needs. Members and friends of ULICAF are eager for renewal and redemption of their homeland. They are responding to three critical need of the Liberian churches and immigrants.

VISION - Individuals empowered to transform lives by revealing God and His kingdom.MISSION - Creating opportunities to serve Christ.

This year Village Bible Church is going on a short-term missions trip to Liberia on June 9-20. The focus of this trip will be helping with construction of an addition to ULICAF facilities in Ganta. We will make bricks in the true African fashion and help lay the foundations of buildings as we expand the buildings of Liberia International Christian College. We’ll be doing whatever building that they need for us to do. There are also opportunities to share with students in local schools, share devotionals, take part in a worship service, and share with the students of the Bible school

You can find out more about ULICAF by visiting their websites at www.ulicaf.org and www.liberiainternationalcc.org.

SpirituaL - Focusing on spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ through church planting, evangelism and discipleship.

MentaL - Promoting intellectual development of deserving students through college education, technical and professional training.

phySicaL - Hope Farm program provides support to local farmers.

MENS BIKE CLUB

We will have rides for all different levels, from beginner

to advanced. We will even have a few family rides, too.

We will have standing Saturday morning ride at 7:30 am starting at VBC and schedule

every other Tuesday evenings to give more

opportunites to ride, for those that cannot make the

Saturday ride.

Why not work on your physical health, while gettiing

some spiritual encouragement as well!

If you’d like more information or are interested in par-

ticipating in this Men’s Ministry, please contact our bike

coordinator, Rob Butts at (630) 389-3117 or bike@

villagebible.org

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sports ministry

The sun is shining and theCOURSEisCALLING!Consider being a part of Village Bible golf this summer! This

is not a league requiring expertise, but is an opportunity to

fellowship with BROTHERS & SISTERS and invite your

friends to be a part of the VBC community!

The truth is, if you shoot around 100, you will fit in just fine! We

will start up our golf season Thursday, May 19th and

will play each Thursday starting at 5:30pm and play through the

end of July. We enjoy 9 holes of golf at Bliss Creek, Sugar Grove

early on and then will be playing at Hughes Creek in Elburn and

Blackberry Oaks in Bristol.

Cost changes per course so you might say the average cost is

$17. Check the website to sign up for emails and simply reply

to the email if you plan on attending.

Wayside Cross

2011Master’s Touch

Friendship Dinner

Doors open at 6:00 PM, and dinner will be served

at 6:30. Please join us for what promises to be a

memorable evening. There is no charge for the

event; however, a “free will offering” will be taken.

Please attend; invite friends; you might even consider

hosting a table of eight. To sign up, email men@

villagebible.org or call Mike Fair 630-264-2335.

outreach

Guest Speaker:Wayne L. Gordon,

founding Pastor of Lawndale Community Church andChairman/President of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA)

Date: Tuesday, May 17th

Venue: Lincoln Inn in Batavia

1345 S. Batavia Avenue / Route 31 Batavia, IL 60510

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calendar

one-time events recurring events student ministries

Wed, April 27: Missions 5B’s Fundraiser (Sugar Grove)Sun, May 1: Motorcycle Sunday (Aurora)Thurs, May 5: National Day of Prayer: Community Prayer Walk (Sugar Grove)Fri, May 6: MOPS (Sugar Grove)Sat, May 7: Men’s Breakfast (Sugar Grove)Sun, May 8: Mother’s Day Fine Desserts Missions Fundraiser (Sugar Grove)Thurs, May 12: Women’s Supper Club (Yorkville)Sat, May 14: PIC Walk for Life (Sugar Grove/Aurora)Tues, May 24: Kaneland Baccalaureate (Kaneland HS)Fri-Sat, May 27-28: VBC Missions Garage Sale (Sugar Grove)Monday, May 30: Memorial Day Picnic (Waterman) June 4-10: Summer Family Camp (Wisconsin)June 19-25: Summer Student Camps (Michigan)Sun, June 19: Father’s Day Fine Desserts Missions Fundraiser (Sugar Grove)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:Monday Evenings: Softball (Big Rock)

Wednesdays, 6:30-9:00: Youth Group (Sugar Grove)

Friday, May 8, 9-11am: MOPS (Sugar Grove)

Saturdays, 9:30-11:00 am: Men’s Basketball (Sugar Grove)

Saturday, May 14, 7-10 pm: Student Ministry – Sr High Students: The Loft

Sundays, 3 pm: Adult Volleyball (Sugar Grove)

M,T,W,Th,F,S,S: Small Groups

Upcoming Membership Class: June 12, 12:45, @ Sugar Grove, room 101Upcoming Baptism Class: June 12, 4:00pm, @ Sugar Grove, room 100

Please RSVP: [email protected]

May Ministry Update 2011

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