Please continue to pray for our youth and chaperones who are at camp and on mission this week!

This Sunday @ VBC

We hope you'll join us at church this Sunday for both Sunday School (9:15 AM) and Morning Worship (10:30 AM). This Sunday's message will wrap up Travis' series on Sabbath, and the title is "Do You Really Want This?" The scripture is John 5:1-9. If you can't join us in the sanctuary for worship, please livestream at www.vintonbaptistchurch.org or through our Facebook page.

At the conclusion of worship, please plan to join us in the gym for our 5th Sunday Luncheon, which is free of charge. We will have hot dogs, hamburgers, sides, a sundae bar, and various desserts!

Upcoming Youth Events

Next Wednesday, July 2nd youth will meet at VBC at 10:00 AM for a morning hike with Owen Marshall, followed by lunch out. Please bring money for lunch.

On Tuesday, July 29th, our youth will attend the JOY Senior Luncheon, where they will help our senior adults with phone technology. Meet at 11:30 AM in the VBC gym.

On Wednesday, July 30th we're off to Emerald Point Water Park! The cost is $40/person. Meet at VBC at 8 AM; we'll plan to return around 8 PM.

Chancel Choir Rehearsal

The Chancel Choir will have their July rehearsal next Wednesday, July 2nd at 7:00 PM in the choir room. Please plan to attend if at all possible. We will practice songs for the next month or so. The following rehearsal will be August 6th.

Nominating Committee Update:

The VBC Nominating Committee still has two positions to fill for the 2025-26 year:

• Co-Director of Sunday School (Rudy Jones is vacating)
• LOA Sunday School Teacher (vacated by Loretta Pedigo)

Please pray about whether God may be calling you to volunteer, and contact Dianne Burnett or Gary Myers if you would like more information or are interested in either of these opportunities.

Thursday Morning Small Group

Travis' Thursday Morning Small Group will meet next Thursday, July 3rd in the church library at 10:00 AM. We will head to Pok-E-Joe's at 11:00 AM for an early lunch. Our next summer meeting will be August 7th.

Vacation Bible School

True North

July 14th - 18th

5:30 - 8:30 PM

CLICK HERE to register

your kiddos!

If you would like to volunteer for VBS, see Whitney Russell!

JOY Senior Updates

All 37 seats on our October 4th Virginia Scenic Railroad trip have been filled; however, you can sign up on the waitlist available at the JOY Senior table in case anyone drops out between now and October.

The month of July has been designated as the Keystone Paper Drive month. Throughout the entire month, the JOY Seniors will collect paper products - paper plates, bowls, towels, toilet paper, napkins, etc. - to support the ministries of our local Keystone Community Center. Collection boxes will be located by the elevator in the New Ministries Building and in the Welcome Center lobby. Thank you in advance for your support!

Our next JOY Senior Luncheon is scheduled for Tuesday, July 29th and will begin at 11:30 AM. Our lunch is pizza, salad, water, and (hopefully) an ice cream truck! Our program is Phone Technology with Chris Duncan from Vinton Computer. We will have youth volunteers on hand to help you with your phones. The cost is $12/person, and the deadline to sign up is Sunday, July 27th.

Our annual Mystery Trip is scheduled for Saturday, August 16th. We will depart VBC at 7 AM and return around 8:30 PM. The cost of this trip is $99 and includes 3 meals, transportation via Abbott bus, and all admissions. There is very little walking! Sign up at the JOY Senior table by Sunday, August 10th.

Leonard Shank

c/o Springtree Health & Rehab

3433 Springtree Drive NE #609

Roanoke VA 24012

CORRECTION: Congratulations to Grant & Carly Melchers and big sister Ruth in the birth of Theodore (Theo) Carl on June 16th, weighing 9 lbs., 3 ozs. Proud grandparents are Gari & Wanda Melchers, and great grandmother is Ruth Roe.

Sunday, June 22, 2025:

Sunday School: 200

10:30 AM Worship

• in person: 287
• online: 256

Thank you to the Helen Siner Wood Circle for their donation to the Food Pantry.

Thank you to the Esther Sunday School class for their donation to the Boys & Girls Club, Vinton Baptist location.

Boys & Girls Club Needs

Boys & Girls Club is in need of the following recyclable household items for their summer program:

• newspapers
• bottle caps
• empty egg cartons (12 or 18 count)
• paper towel tubes

Please save these items and drop them in the marked bin at the Missions Tables by the end of this month (next Monday). Thanks in advance!

CBF Offering for Global Missions

The WMU invites you to give to the CBF (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship) Offering for Global Missions, which supports the long-term presence of CBF field personnel serving in the United States and around the world. 100% of your gifts go directly to this cause. Our church goal is $2,200, and as of today we need about $600 to meet that goal. There is a gold envelope dated June 1st in your box of envelopes, or simply make your gift payable to Vinton Baptist and notate “CBF Global Missions Offering” on it.

Young Adult Small Group

If you are home from college this summer, you are invited to attend our Young Adult Small Group, which meets at RND Coffee at 9:00 AM each Sunday. We understand that your summer schedule may be hectic, with work, vacations, and possibly summer classes. Even if you can’t attend every Sunday, we’d love to have you join us when you’re available. We have just begun a new study on John Mark Comer’s Practicing the Way. It is also available through Right Now Media, which is accessible 24/7 when you have to miss our small group. All ages 18 - 28ish are welcome, whether you are in college or not!

On July 13th we plan to pair our college bound high school graduates with those who are attending or have graduated from their intended colleges. Right now we have representatives from Virginia Tech, Bluefield University, and Gardner-Webb available. If you have recently graduated from high school and are headed to a different college, and if you would like to talk with someone from VBC who has already attended that school, please contact Kim Yonce as soon as possible so that she can make appropriate arrangements. 

Bible Reading Plan

The Practicing the Way study series by John Mark Comer recommends praying the Psalms during your quiet time with God: "For thousands of years, followers of Jesus have used the Psalms for daily prayer. The Psalms are a collection of poetic prayers found in the middle of the Bible, and they were designed to be prayed, not just read. You can pray one psalm or pray a few; it’s up to you. You can start in Psalm 1 and keep going to pray a selection. If you want to pray one psalm, here are some we suggest you start with: Psalms 1, 23, 37, 40, 42-43, 63, 84, 86, 103, and 139."

What I have found is that many of the Psalms - as they appear in our English versions of the scriptures - are written in a way that we tend to appreciate their sentiments, but they don't necessarily match up with our idea of contemporary prayer. With just a little imagination and creativity, however, we can pray back to God these ancient words that reflect so clearly our shared existence as the people of God.

For instance, the beginning of Psalm 40 reads, "I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him" (NIV).

Generally, today we are taught to address God directly in prayer. It might seem strange to pray the above verses to God when they speak of him in the third person. However, you can use these verses as a basis to express your own prayers in your own situations. Instead of the above, you could pray something like the following: "Help me to wait patiently for you, Lord. Thank you for hearing my cries. You lift me from anxious situations and help me stand on your word and faithful love. Thank you that, because of what you've done for me, I can sing a new song in praise to you. And I pray that because of my testimony, many will put their trust in you."

Your own prayer may sound a little different, but you can tap into the convictions of each Psalmist in order to bring your praises and requests before God. I hope that you will take time to pray the Psalms today.

-- Kim