Hi Friends,
Here’s your weekly news update from The Village Church at Vinings:

-We’ll worship God together in Word and Sacrament this Sunday morning at 10:30 at Teasley Elementary. Pastor Tim Rodgers from New Life Covenant Church (our sister church in the English Avenue neighborhood in Atlanta) will be preaching this week. You won’t want to miss it! This is a great opportunity to invite an unchurched friend!

-Sunday School for the whole family is a 9:15AM at Teasley. Adults will discuss the 4th chapter of Steve Brown’s book, A Scandalous Freedom.

-Youth will NOT meet at Panera Bread Co. for Sunday School this week, but rather at Teasley at 9:15.

-On Saturday, October 29th from 5-7pm, we are helping out Pastor Tim and New LIfe Covenant Church with their annual Fall Festival for the kids in the English Ave neighborhood. It will be at the community garden, and the best place to park is at or near Tim’s house at 706 Dalvigney St., Atlanta, GA 30318
There will be ‘fair’ games up and down the block, i.e. – ring toss, bean bag throw, tattoos, face painting, etc. If any of you would like to bring extra supplies for a game or craft or help with the games, contact Carlyn@villagechurchvinings.org. We need help running a few of these games, but mostly we just want us to hang out, have fun and interact with the kids during the festival.

Here’s a thought for the week:
“ ‘There is no fear in love’, writes the apostle John, ‘but perfect love drives out fear…’ He goes on to point to the source of that perfect love: ‘We love because He first loved us”. In other words, the cure to fear is not a change in circumstances, rather a deep grounding in the love of God. I ask God to reveal His love to me directly, or through my relationships with those who also know Him—a prayer I think God takes great delight in answering. When I get depressed about my present failures, I ask God to remind me of my true identity: one who will be made perfect and has already been forgiven. ‘You’ve got to go deeper’, said the nun to my burned out pastor. ‘Sink the well into a water table that never runs dry’…Thomas Merton conceded that everything in modern city life conspires against such surrender. We worry (fear) about money, about what we need to have and to know, about whom to compete with and what is slipping out of our control…(he) found the secret to true freedom: If we live to please God alone (the One who loves us), we set ourselves free from the cares and worries that press in on us.”
Phillip Yancey

Grace and Peace,
The VCV Team
The Village Church at Vinings

Hi Friends,
Here’s your weekly news update from The Village Church at Vinings:

-We’ll worship God together in Word and Sacrament this Sunday morning at 10:30 at Teasley Elementary. Justin and David will lead us in singing, Curt will lead our liturgy and Communion and Jonathan will preach from Genesis 32:22-33:4.

-Before our weekly worship service, join us for Sunday School – a time for us to grow together in gospel astonishment. Youth meet at Panera Bread Co. on Paces Ferry Rd. at 9:00AM and children and adults meet at Teasley at 9:15. Adults, we’ll discuss chapter three of Steve Brown’s book, A Scandalous Freedom.

-We’re partnering with New Life Covenant Church again this year for their annual English Ave. Fall Festival. It’s Saturday, Oct. 29 at Mother Mattie’s Community Garden (http://www.englishavenuegarden.org) from 5-7PM. Park on the street at or near Pastor Tim’s home – 706 Dalvigney St, Atlanta, GA 30318. This is a fantastic time for us to be in fellowship with our friends in English Avenue! Bring the whole family, and children are welcome to wear costumes. Contact Carlyn (carlyn@VillageChurchVinings.org) if you’d like to help-out with the event.

-Save the date – the next 8 at 8 is Friday, Nov. 4. 8 at 8 is simply 8 people sharing a meal together at (or around) 8 o’clock. Contact Jana Adams (janamadams@gmail.com) if you’d like to sign-up or if you’d like to volunteer to be a host home.

Here’s a thought for the week:
The paralyzing anxiety of wondering whether you’re doing enough for Jesus can only be relieved as you revel in all Jesus has done for you.

We love y’all!
The VCV team

Hi Friends,

As we recently shared during Sunday morning worship, we have launched a new counseling ministry at Village Church called Village Counseling. Carlyn Defnall holds a Masters in Professional Counseling and has come aboard as our counselor-on-staff. At Village Counseling, Carlyn will provide professional, biblically-based counseling to individuals and couples in the congregation and the surrounding community. Her services are open to all, regardless of one’s affiliation with The Village Church or spiritual background.

If you’d like to know more, check out the new website, http://village-counseling.org. We want the community to know this is available, so any help in spreading the word about Village Counseling is greatly appreciated!

To schedule an appointment or to ask questions please contact Carlyn:
Phone: 229-672-1296
Email: carlyn@villagechurchvinings.org

Grace and Peace,
The VCV Team