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Meals, Pakistan, baby bottles due + treasures


This Sunday, we’ll hear more about our giving emphasis in June called Pakistan Children’s Rescue. Check out brbible.org/rescue at any time to learn more and give!

Can you take a meal? We have two families whom we want to bless as a church family as they have new additions to their families! Sign up on the Cowan’s meal schedule or on the George’s meal schedule.

Women, will you click here and take a short survey to help out our Women’s Ministry team? They want to hear from you and tailor events and studies to you!

Summer Bible studies – starting June 10 & 11
Ladies, you are invited to consider joining a Bible study group this summer! Debbie Stevenson will host a Monday evening study (7-9pm) on “Encountering the Person of the Holy Spirit” and Breana Parker will host a Tuesday morning study (9:30-11:30am, w/ childcare) for moms of any age using the book “Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday.” Both meet at the church. Be sure to register, get your books, and more details at the links above!

Pakistan Children’s Rescue – month of June 
Join in a fundraiser to meet a special need identified by our World Missions team, together with BRBC ministry partners in Pakistan. All through the month of June, listen for highlights about the Pakistan Children’s Rescue. Begin to prayerfully consider now how God is leading you to get involved! Check out the bulletin flyer this Sunday and come prepared to hear from the World Missions team. Visit brbible.org/rescue to learn more and give, or contact a BRBC World Missions team member with questions ().

Baby bottles for Mosaic VA – deadline June 16
It’s time to bring your bottles back! If you picked up a baby bottle to fill with change to benefit, please return it by June 16 at the latest! Please return any bottles—whether filled or empty—so they can be reused! We’re partner-ing with Mosaic Virginia Pregnancy Resource Center to help provide care and encouragement to mothers in crisis.  Bottles can be left in the office or handed to Brittany Paist.

Job available: Children’s Ministry Intern
We’re looking for two interns to help with Children’s Ministry! We are looking for female high school graduates that have a heart for God and for children. The job would involve assisting the Children’s Director on Sunday mornings at Blue Ridge. It would also involve 3 evenings a week leading the same kids program at life groups and potentially 1 morning a week. 12-15 hours per week, $15 per hour. Contact Regina Gossage at for more information.

Praying together: Summer missions 
This Sunday we’ll pray for and commission our short-term missions team heading to Brooklyn, New York City from June 9-16. Let’s also be praying together for others being SENT from us this summer to share the gospel: staff from our church family working at Camp Highroad, teens and families leading and hosting Backyard Bible Clubs, and our short-term team serving families with disabilities at Joni & Friends camp. Save the bulletin flyer on Sunday with specific prayer points as a reminder!

Laying up treasure in heaven
BRBC elder Bill Wilcox taught us from Matthew 6 that God always is and has more than we need. With this perspective, we can be encouraged to hold loosely our resources of time, finances, skills and even prayer life and offer them up to God for His use. Listen to “Laying Up Treasures.

Giving Report “They gave themselves first to the Lord and then to [His work] …” 2 Cor 8:5
Weekly giving needed for FY2019 budget – $18,815.17
Total giving for General Offering of 6/2/19 – $30,395.67
YTD giving needed for budget – $658,530.95
Actual YTD giving to budget – $662,001.39
Giving over budget – $3,470.44

This Week
Month of June – Pakistan Children’s Rescue – how can you help?
June 9-16 – New York City mission trip
June 10, 7:00pm – Ladies evening Bible study (thru 8/12)
June 11, 9:30am – Moms Bible study (thru 8/20)
June 12 – No Youth Group (on break!)
June 15, 7:00am – Men’s breakfast & study, kitchen
June 15 – Youth group: Bible Museum trip – sign up here

This Month
June 16 – Final day to return baby bottles for Mosaic VA
June 18 – Moms Bible study on break (for VBS)
June 17-21 – Vacation Bible School (VBS)

Looking Ahead
July 7 – Membership orientation & celebration
July 8-12, 15-19 – Backyard Bible Clubs in neighborhoods
July 14 – Baby dedication ()
August 4 – Chill & Grill and baptism at the pool