December 28, 2009

New Series in Coming January:

When You feel Unappreciated

What to do when you feel unappreciated?

I think all of us feel unappreciated at times and it hurts. Nothing tests our motives more than loving someone who takes us for granted. Jeremiah was despised by the very people that he loved with all his heart. Even though he was unappreciated, his calling from God and his love for his people would not change. This attitude of obedience and faithfulness caused Jeremiah to be one of the most successful prophets in the Old Testament even though not one person during his 50 years of ministry believed what he said. Join us at Park Valley Church in the month of January as we develop a plan from the Bible on what to do when we feel unappreciated.

Service Times:
Saturday @ 6:30 pm
Sunday @ 9:00 am, 10:00 am & 11:15 am

Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do,
and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.
Romans 12:2 NLT


Celebrate Recovery The purpose of Park Valley Church's Celebrate Recovery ministry is to fellowship and celebrate God's healing power in our lives through the "8 Recovery Principles". This experience allows us to "be changed". Watch this video to see how people, just like you, are getting victory over their hurts, habits and hang-ups. We open the door by sharing our experiences, strengths and hopes with one another. In addition, we become willing to accept God's grace in solving our lives' problems. By working and applying these Biblical principles, we begin to grow spiritually. We become free from our addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors. This freedom creates peace, serenity, joy and most importantly, a stronger personal relationship with God and others. As we progress through the program we discover our personal, loving and forgiving Higher Power - Jesus Christ, the one and only true Higher Power. Celebrate Recovery meets every Wednesday night at Deja Brew Coffee House in Gainesville at 7:00 pm. For more information, please email Mark Brady or call him at 703.655.7969.

Security Ministry
Attention all Law Enforcement, First Responders, Medical Personnel & Fire Fighters. We are starting a Security Ministry to help ensure Park Valley Church is a safe environment for all. If you are interested in joining this team, please contact Rocky Johnson.

Serve Opportunity
Please join us Thursday, January 28, 2010 to work at SERVE in Manassas. We provide child care and arts/crafts programs for children from 1-12 years old so that their parents can attend mandatory classes at the SERVE shelter. We need volunteers willing to help with the kids. We begin at 6:30 and finish around 8:00 pm. Please email Lisa Malone for more information.

Mission Trip to Haiti
Interested in traveling and serving in Haiti? Bill and Debbie Harvey will be leading a group to Haiti January 16-24, 2010 to do construction projects and work in the PVC sponsored orphanage. If you are interested, contact Debbie Harvey or call her at 703-298-3183. The trip is limited to the first 25.

.roots

.roots is a community of young adults who are striving to find the life God intends for all of us - the very best life possible! We accomplish this by studying, discussing & applying scripture together. Our group meets at the Deja Brew Coffee House.

For more information, please email Davey and Karen Shollenberger or call them at 540.729.3663.

Small Groups

We want to see every person in our community connected in a healthy small group. We are passionate about this! We want the people of our church to build friendships and connect with others. We all need friends who we can not only have fun with but who will also hold us accountable in our walk with God and encourage us when we're down. Why don't you give it a shot? If you would like, we will do all the work connecting you to a group.

For more information, please email Larry Warren or call him at 703.366.3870.

Got Blankets?
PVC is collecting gently used or new blankets/comforters for use in a street ministry project in Washington DC in January 2010. Please save your blankets! Collections begin January 2nd and 3rd. Please email Kelly Schaefferfor more information.

Snowing? Ice?
Snowing? Ice? Will PVC be closed? Listen to WTOP (103.5 FM and 820 AM) for up-to-date weather delays and cancellations. Or check out the PVC website www.parkvalleychurch.com.

MS Winter Retreat
Our Middle School Retreat is a weekend set aside for our middle school students to get away and hang out with their friends and grow closer to God. Our retreat will be held January 16-18 at the Concord Retreat Center in Yellow Springs, WV. Click here for sign-up forms or find them on the teen table in the hallway.

Park Valley Kids

Here's what your kids learned last weekend:
      Preschool:
          Bible Story:  Mean King Herod sent wisemen to find Jesus. - Matthew 2:1,9-11
          Memory Verse:   "God has given a son to us."  Isaiah 9:6
          Basic Truth:  Jesus wants to be my friend forever.

      Elementary:
          Bible Story:  The Wise Men - Matthew 2:1-12
          Memory Verse:   "God loved the world so much that He gave his one and only Son. Anyone who
                                     believes in Him will not die but will have enternal life."  John 3:16
          Virtue:  Compassion - Caring enough to do something about someone else's need.


Bible Trivia As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds __________? Psalm 125:2 NIV

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