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Summer schedule, spa night, VBS, Ultimate Dance Thing + Living well

This Sunday, remember that it’s our first day of our summer worship schedule. From June 3-August 26, childcare is available for ages 0-3 during the entirety of the 9:30 and 11:00 services; ages 4-8 leave for RidgeKids after worship. Be sure to get a checkin sticker for kids attending RidgeKids!

Ladies Spa Night – June 3
Remember to come out this Sunday evening at 7:00pm for a relaxing evening of fun pampering with friends! Sign up on the City or visit the table at the back of the sanctuary on Sunday. We will have foot massages, hand wax, facials and mani/pedi stations all set up to spoil you by fellow Blue Ridge Ladies volunteers. Wear flip flops so you can maximize the opportunities to love on you.

Vacation Bible School Registration – June 3 & 10
Register this Sunday to participate in “Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus” VBS, from 9am-12pm the week of June 18-22 for ages 5-11. Cost is $20/child ($50/family max). Leaders and helpers (youth and adults) are needed! Register at the table downstairs by the kids’ check-in room to participate or to help.

Ultimate Dance Thing 4 – June 9
Support the Joni & Friends missions team who will be serving families affected by disabilities later this summer! Enjoy a night of swing dancing here at the church this Saturday, June 9 at 7:00pm. Minimum donation $8.

2 Summer Studies for BRBC Women
Ladies, we are offering two studies for you this summer. Mondays (6/11-8/6/18), “Sermon on the Mount” by Jen Wilkin, from 7:00-9:00pm in the library. Tuesdays (6/12-8/21/18), “Desperate” by Sarah Mae & Sally Clarkson, for moms with small children (free childcare provided), from 9:30-11:30am in the quad. Both books are available at smile.amazon.com. Sign up on the City or at the back of the auditorium.

Kingdom Calling alert: Baby bottle campaign for Mosaic VA – June 3-June 17
Up until Father’s Day, we have a unique opportunity to join with our local crisis pregnancy center, Mosaic VA in Lansdowne, and help raise awareness and support for their ministry to expectant moms, babies, and families in our community. Interested? See more details on the City and visit the table in the upstairs lobby under the missionary map to pick up a baby bottle to take home with you, fill it with change, and bring your filled bottle back to the church office by June 17! This is a great team project and visual for kids, families, Life Groups!

How to Live Well
We’re embarking on a new sermon series this summer with Pastor Jack through key passages in the book of Proverbs, starting with Proverbs 1:1-7 to give context for the rest of the book. Listen to “How to Live Well.

Giving report “They gave themselves first to the Lord and then to [His work] …” 2 Cor 8:5
Weekly giving needed for FY2018 budget – $18,813.71
Total giving for offering of 5/27/18 – $45,909.99
YTD giving needed for budget – $657,694.98
Actual YTD giving to budget – $672,166.45
Giving over budget – $14,471.47

This Week
June 3 – Summer schedule begins (no SS)
June 3 – Vacation Bible School registration
June 3, 9:30am – Membership Orientation & Celebration
June 3, 7:00pm – Ladies Spa Night
June 3-17 – Baby bottle campaign for Mosaic VA – visit the table in the upstairs lobby!
June 5, 6:30am – Congregational prayer w/ the elders
June 9, 7:00am – Men’s Breakfast & Study, Kitchen

This Month
June 9, 11:00am-1:00pm – Baby Shower (Parker)
June 9, 7:00-11:00pm – Ultimate Dance Thing 4 – Joni & Friends
Week of June 11 – Women’s summer Bible studies begin, Monday evenings or Tuesday mornings
June 16, 8:30-10:30am – Walk for Tree of Life
June 18-22 – Vacation Bible School (VBS)

Looking Ahead
July 9-13, 16-20 – Backyard Bible Clubs outreach
July 29 – Baptism Service & Celebration @ pool!
July 30-August 4 – Joni & Friends Team serving @ camp
Sept 22-Oct 6 – France missions service trip