There are NO activities tonight (due to spring break)

EXCEPT Chancel Choir rehearsal at 7:30 PM.

Enjoy your evening!

This Sunday @ VBC

Join us Sunday morning at 10:30 AM for worship! This week's sermon is "A Signpost," and the scripture is Luke 16:19-31. If you can't join us in person for worship, please do so through livestream at www.vintonbaptistchurch.org or through our Facebook page.

We'd also love to have you join us for Sunday School, which starts at 9:15 AM. Please click here for our Sunday School brochure. All young adults (18 - 28ish) are invited to join us at RND Coffee at 9:00 AM for our small group.

All usual Sunday activities will take place, as scheduled. The Preteens will also have a Dinner & Devotion at 4:00 PM (pickup at 5:30 PM). All 3rd - 5th graders are invited. Our time together will include mission projects, and we'll wrap things up with an open gym. Please meet in the Preteen room. Also, next Monday, March 31st is the deadline for Preteens to pay their $100 deposit for Passport Kids Camp, which is scheduled for June 11th - 14th at Eagle Eyrie. The $100 balance will be due by May 1st.

Homebound News

We are collecting donations for our Homebound Easter packages through this Sunday, March 30th. We need sugar free candies, large print word searches, colored pencils, travel size hand sanitizer, Band-aids, and lip balm. There is a donation bin at the Missions Tables. Packages will be ready for delivery on April 6th. If you would like to volunteer to deliver a package to one of our homebound folks, please call Patsy Talbert in the church office at 540-343-7685.

RightNow Media

We’ve purchased unlimited access to thousands of Christian videos and are giving free access to everyone in our church. If you have not received an email invitation to RightNow Media, click here to get signed up, download the app that’s appropriate for your device, and start browsing today!

Pancake Brunch Fundraiser

On Sunday, April 6th the Preteens will host a Pancake Brunch Fundraiser for this summer’s Passport Kids Camp. You must sign up in advance for your meal(s), which will include pancakes, toppings, a breakfast meat, coffee, and juice. Please sign up at the Welcome Center by this Sunday, March 30th, or you can click here to sign up online. The cost is $10/meal; please pay at the door by cash or check (made payable to “Vinton Baptist” with a memo notating “Pancake Fundraiser”). You can schedule your meal to go or plan to eat with us in the gym. Meals will be ready when worship ends at 11:30 AM.

Upcoming JOY Senior Events

Sight & Sound Trip: This Sunday, March 23rd is the deadline to sign up and pay for our Sight & Sound trip to Pennsylvania April 8th - 10th. Please find all the details at the JOY Senior table.

Wohlfahrt Haus: We will travel to the Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theater Thursday, May 1st to see "Mountain Music." The cost is $60/person, which includes lunch, play, tax, and tips. The bus has limited seating (36 + driver), but you can also drive. Please sign up and pay at the JOY Senior table by next Tuesday, April 1st to secure your spot. Departure is 10:00 AM.

April Senior Breakout: On April 29th, we'll have a Senior Breakout with lunch at Liberty Station. You are welcome to drive or sign up to ride the bus (until it is full). Departure is 10:45 AM. Your cost is only what you spend.

VWCC Arboretum and Plant Sale: We are adding a day trip on Saturday, May 3rd to Virginia Western's Arboretum and plant sale with lunch afterward. We will depart at 10:00 AM, and your only cost is what you spend. Please sign up at the JOY Senior table.

Bunny Buddies Bash

Fun & the Son will celebrate Easter with all their buddies on Monday, April 14th, 9:30 - 11:00 AM! We will have games, a festive brunch, and the VERY popular egg hunt in the sanctuary! BYOB (Bring Your Own Basket) and join us for some fun! This event is open to all newborns - PreK children and their adults. See Betty Jo Overstreet with any questions.

Passport Summer Youth Camp

Youth, mark your calendars for June 22nd - 27th, when we will attend Passport Summer Camp at Converse University in Spartanburg, SC! The cost for the trip is $325/person. A deposit of $125 is due by April 15th, and the balance is due May 15th. Click here for ALL the details, and see Whitney if you have any questions!

Vacation Bible School

True North

July 14th - 18th

 5:30 - 8:30 PM

CLICK HERE to register as a participant or volunteer!

Verlie Hall

1009 Ruddell Road

Vinton VA 24179

Congratulations and Happy Birthday to Ardella Hough,

who turned 90 years old on March 21st!

Church Library News

We are grateful for the generosity of those who have donated books to our church library. Due to limitations on space, we need to be selective about which books we can accept. Please note that donated books should have a publication date between 2015 and 2025 and should be in good condition. We cannot accept workbooks, devotionals, Bibles, or books published prior to 2015. Thank you for generosity and your understanding!

CONGRATULATIONS to Brandon & Kaitlyn Hall Lawson in the birth of Madelyn "Maddy" Kate on March 18th, weighing 6 lbs., 10 ozs. Proud big brother is Riley, and grandparents are Steve & Susan Hall.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025:

• Children's Choirs: 29
• Youth Missions Group: 14
• Weeknight Worship: 39
• Chancel Choir: 49

Sunday, March 23, 2025:

Sunday School: 170

10:30 AM Worship

• in person: 296
• online: 308

Thank you to the Dorcas Sunday School class for their donation to the Homebound Easter Baskets.

Annie Armstrong Offering for North American Missions

The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering goes to train, resource, and send more than 2,400 missionary families across the United States and Canada. This year our church goal is $2,450, and we are currently about $1,000 short. Will you help us meet our goal? There are special envelopes in your box of envelopes and also in the pew pockets in the sanctuary. You may also give online and designate your gift for Annie Armstrong. Thank you!

Please join us in officially welcoming William & Leslie Bake, Liam, and Lucy to Vinton Baptist Church. William and Leslie joined VBC this past Sunday by letter from Hope Lutheran Church in Iowa. Their address is 3955 Poplar Grove Drive, Vinton VA 24179.

Bible Reading Plan

We are scheduled to finish Leviticus by next Tuesday, April 1st. You're doing a great job keeping up with our reading plan! Following is an excerpt from A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament (Birch, Brueggemann, Fretheim, & Petersen) that helps us understand these last few chapters of Leviticus:



Leviticus 17-26, known as the Holiness Code, . . . centers on behaviors and rituals that promote communal stability in the interrelated spheres of daily life and worship. Key to their force is 19:2, "You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy." This does not mean that holiness is something to strive for; Israel's holiness is a reality. The call to "be holy" is a call to be true to the relationship in which the people already stand . . . . Basically, this entails being faithful to God in worship and in life. Israel's holiness is not simply an internal disposition; holistically, it is to be expressed externally in all spheres of life. What this entailed may be summed up in 19:18 . . . "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (138)

These authors go on to point out that, while all the Israelites are counted as holy, the priests have an even higher calling to holiness, thus accounting for the commands that relate specifically to the priesthood.

Next week we'll jump into the book of Numbers!

-- Kim

Observing Communion

It's been five years since the COVID pandemic began. Initially, we observed communion in our own homes using whatever we could find in our pantries. When we were returned to in-person worship, we began using pre-packaged elements in order to minimize potential germs. At the request of our Deacons, we will soon return to passing communion trays. Effective April 6th, communion elements will once again be hygienically prepared by our Communion Committee using juice cups that have a built-in pocket for bread. Therefore, when our Deacons pass the communion trays, there will be no other hands touching your bread. Both the bread and juice will be contained in a single cup that you can pick up from the tray as it is passed. Trays will also include pre-packaged communion elements for those who prefer to use them.

We are scheduled to observe communion on three separate occasions in April: the first Sunday of the month, Palm Sunday, and Wednesday, April 16th for our Holy Week worship service. While we will use special cups and pass the trays on April 6th, we will continue to use pre-packaged elements on the other two occasions in order to maximize our time together and minimize the demands on our Communion Committee/Deacons. If you have any questions about our upcoming observances of the Lord's Supper, please let us know.

Open Position: Minister of Children & Families

Please see our website at vintonbaptistchurch.org for details on this position and how to submit your resume.

To Members of Vinton Baptist Church,

Thank you to the many who prayed for me, sent me cards and texts, and called while I was recovering from the knee replacement. I cherished every one of your thoughts. Thank you for remembering me. Blessings,

Ruth Roe

Dear Vinton Baptist,

On behalf of WBMS, we thank you for the wonderful donation of food for our food pantry. Your kindness and support mean the world to us. We are truly grateful for your willingness to help and provide food to our students. Best,

Lydia Payne, WBMS PTO