TONIGHT'S EVENTS:

6:15 PM Children's Choirs (age 3 - 5th grade)

6:15 PM Youth Missions Group (6th - 12th grade) - We will carpool to the Ronald McDonald House tonight.

6:30 PM Weeknight Worship (Sermon: "Take Hold," 1 Tim. 6:1-19)

7:30 PM Chancel Choir

This Sunday @ VBC

Sunday School begins at 9:15 AM, as usual (Young Adults at RND @ 9 AM). There are a couple of room updates beginning this Sunday: the Pete Creasy class will begin meeting in room 131 (the former Berean classroom behind the Welcome Center), and the Barnabas class will move to room 107 on the first floor of the gym building. Walk with Jesus class continues in the library. If you don't currently attend Sunday School, click here for our 2026-27 Sunday School brochure and pick a class to try out this week!



During Morning Worship at 10:30 AM, Travis continues in his series in the Gospel of John with a message titled "Listen. Recognize. Follow," and the scripture is John 10:27. We will also hear from our recommended candidate for Minister of Communications & Pastoral Care, Rev. Kim Yonce. At the conclusion of morning worship, we will have a Called Business Meeting to vote on this position. Please click the following links for more information: the current job description for Minister of Communications & Pastoral Care and the cover letter/resume for Kim Yonce. If you cannot worship with us in person, please watch online at vintonbaptistchurch.org.

If you purchased tickets for this Sunday's Youth Choir Fundraiser Luncheon featuring chili and potato soup, please plan to join us in the kitchen/gym after worship.

Weeknight Worship Rehearsal, Handbells, and Youth Dinner/Extreme will take place at their usual times Sunday.

Fun & the Son Event

Fun & the Son will host a Candy Corn Carnival Thursday, October 22nd, 10:00 - 11:30 AM for all our newborn - PreK friends and their adults! Wear your favorite costume, and come ready for food, fun, games, and candy! See Betty Jo Overstreet for more info.

Preteen Pumpkin Palooza

All preteens (3rd - 5th graders) are invited to our Preteen Pumpkin Palooza in the small dining room from 4:00 until 5:30 PM Sunday, October 25th. More details coming soon!

Upcoming JOY Senior Event

Our next Senior Break-out will take us to the Peaks of Otter to enjoy lunch (cost on your own), the beauty of the mountain peaks, lake, and (hopefully) fall foliage. We will depart VBC at 10:30 AM Tuesday, October 27th. Sign up at the JOY Senior table.

Trunk-or-Treat

Plans are underway for our annual Trunk-or-Treat, which will take place 6:00 - 7:00 PM Wednesday, October 28th. We have two opportunities to help:

• We need 30 trunks for our event! Please click here to sign up as soon as possible. Right now we have 17 of 30 trunks registered.
• We also need candy donations: both chocolate and non-chocolate candies. Please drop off your donations in the marked bin at the Missions Tables. Thank you!!

Deacon Nominations

Nominations for Deacons to serve the 2027-30 term are now open. Please click here for a printable nomination form, which includes a list of Deacon qualifications and expectations. There are also copies available at the Welcome Center. All nominations are due by Sunday, November 8th and can be dropped off in the marked box at the Welcome Center. Thank you for prayerfully considering your nominations.

ATTENTION: VENDORS

This year's Christmas Craft & Vendor Fair takes place EARLY: Sunday, November 22nd, 12:30 - 4:00 PM! Mark your calendars to come get your Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving! If you are interested in setting up as a vendor for this year's Christmas Craft & Vendor Fair, please click here for all the details. We have a few spots left!!

Linda Ayers

6311 Granby Street, Apt. 409

Norfolk VA 23505

Wednesday,

October 7, 2026

Children's Choirs/Nursery: 43

Youth Missions Group: 18

Weeknight Worship: 50

TOTAL: 111

Sunday,

October 11, 2026:

Sunday School: 184

10:30 AM Worship

• in person: 250
• online: 157

Thank you to the VBC Deacons for their donation to Trunk-or-Treat.

Thank you to the Fellowship/Berean Sunday School class for their donation to the Food Pantry.

Thank you to the Dorcas Sunday School class for their donation to the Gloria Sink Coat Drive and College Care Packages.

HVAC Update

Our total needed to finish out the HVAC project is roughly $238,850. We now stand at $235,295. That means we only need $3,555 to finish paying for this HUGE project! You have been faithfully giving each week for months, and we are so very thankful. Please use an HVAC envelope or note HVAC somewhere on your check or envelope when you give this week so that we can pay off this project in full! You can give online by clicking here and noting your gift for the HVAC fund.

Please join us in officially welcoming Les & Margaret Shepherd to our congregation. They joined by letter this past Sunday, October 11th. Les & Margaret, we are so thankful for you and your presence and participation at Vinton Baptist Church. Welcome!

Alma Hunt State Missions Offering

As of today, we are $629 away from meeting our $2,200 church goal for the Alma Hunt State Missions Offering! Please use a State Missions offering envelope or mark your gift payable to Vinton Baptist, with a notation for "Alma Hunt State Missions." Thank you!

Gloria Sink Memorial Coat Drive

The JOY Seniors are sponsoring the annual Gloria Sink Memorial Coat Drive throughout the month of October, supplying coats to children in need at 8 schools in the Vinton area. Please pick a tag from the wall around the JOY Senior table, fulfill the request, and return the coat or hoodie with the tag attached by the end of this month. Monetary donations are also accepted; designate your donation for the coat drive, and we will do the shopping for you. Thank you in advance for supporting this cause!

Children's Basketball

Children's Basketball registration remains open. We will continue our Kindergarten - 1st grade league (click here to sign up), and this year we are adding an all abilities league for kids K - 5th grade called "All in Hoops" (sign up here)! The cost is $55/player; the deadline to register is November 15th. If you are interested in being a coach (help players learn basketball skills, as well as participate in games and activities and feel supported) or ambassador (help All In Hoops players get settled, encourage children from the sidelines, and assist with activities) for our all abilities team, please contact Whitney or Jodi.

Bible Reading Plan

Kudos to all who continue to read along with our Bible reading plan this year! We're scheduled to begin the book of Romans this Saturday. It is the first letter that we are reading that is attributed to Paul. It is also a long letter, especially compared with some of Paul's other letters like Philemon and Galatians. BibleProject offers an excellent introduction and exposition of the first 4 chapters of Romans, which will carry us into next week. Click here for the link. Happy reading!

-- Kim

Two Collections Due this Sunday!

Donations for College Care Packages are due this Sunday: small packs of beef jerky, gummies, hard candy (no chocolate), gum, Fruit Roll-ups/Gushers, popcorn, and small packages of Pringles and Cheez-Its. Click here for our Amazon wish list (which will ship directly to the church). Donations can be dropped in the marked bin at the Missions Tables. ALSO, we need students/parents to send us student addresses as soon as possible. Please send to kim@vintonbaptistchurch.org. Thank you!!

School supplies are also due this Sunday: pencil pouches (NOT for 3-ring binders); dry erase markers; highlighters; colored pencils; kids' over-the-head wired headphones; and plastic folders. Donations can be dropped in the marked bin at the Missions Tables. Please click here to purchase from Amazon and send directly to the church. The Adopt-a-School Deacon group thanks you!!

Dolly Parton Imagination Library

We would love three volunteer helpers to register children for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library at the Vinton Trick-or-Treat event on October 27th, 2:45 - 6:00 PM. The DPIL table will be located in front of the Vinton Municipal building. We will be handing out stickers and registrations. Please email Whitney if you are available.

Lost & Found

Our Lost & Found corner is once again overflowing! If you have lost any items in the past few months, please check in the church office for them. We have multiple clothing items, glasses, water bottles, flashlights, a Bible, a notebook, etc. All items remaining by Friday will be donated or otherwise disposed of. Thank you!

VBC Merch

Click this link for all the options for fall VBC merchandise, including quarter zip shirts and our VBC blanket:

https://www.rocketznbowz.com/shop/vinton-baptist-church/YH7AYHNMQD7GMBPIVVAIXXJO

Select "store pickup" at checkout, and your purchase will be dropped off at the church for you to pick up!

Vinton Baptist Church,

Thank you for the beautiful plant for the passing of William's father, Bill Gibbs. The cards, prayers, and kind words were so appreciated during this time in our lives.

The Gibbs Family

The family of Jim Cunningham thanks Vinton Baptist Church and members for all your support and kindness shown to us during Jim's ALS journey. The many ways you reached out and helped meant so much to Jim and our family. We are forever grateful for your prayers and love.

Office News:

Our temporary office hours are Mon - Thurs, 9 AM - 4 PM and Fri, 9 AM - noon. If you call the office during those hours and get voicemail, please leave a message; we will return your call. Special thanks to our office volunteers helping with receptionist and other duties.

Please note that on October 26th, we are transitioning to a new phone system with SpectrumVoIP. Our office phones will be offline at some point that day. We do not know yet when or how long, but will keep you updated if we get more information between now and then. Thanks for your understanding.