West Village Courier
Church Activities
1—Church Picnic
2-6—VBS
June 29-July 3-Shiloh
Missions Trip
Looking Ahead
July 5-12-Pinehaven trip
June Anniversaries
1—Seth & Meghan Fearn
Jeff & Kinley Colyer
2—Todd & Kelsey St. Ledger
4—Larry & Kathy Greathouse
5—Jay & Haley Hurt
10—-Marty & Christina Fisher
13—Craig & Chris Lathrop
Eric & Tanea St. Ledger
14—Dave & Lesa Matthes
15—Kevin & Amy Kling
16—Brian & Emily Wick
18—Michael & Ashley Aaron
21—Glen & Bev Luker
26—Morgan & Belinda Moore
Rick & Deb Mason
June Greeters
1-George & Shirley Tribe
8-John & Audrey Spray
15-George & Nieta Fewkes
22-Eleanor, Elaine, & Joyce
29-Elaine & Eleanor
June Sound System
Evan Thomson
Children's Church
1-Sherry
8-Tanea
15-Ashley
22-Tara
29-No Children's Church
Nursery
1-Whitney & Tara
8-Sandy & Debbie
15-Rhonda & Tonya
22-Sandy & Joyce
29-Michelle & Debbie
Call to Worship
June 1-John Spray
June 8-Jason Biggs
June 17-Eric St. Ledger
June 22-Morgan Moore
June 29-Youth Sunday
Servers
Randy Longbons
Jarod Weaver
Jonah Potts
John Spray
Church Picnic
The annual West Village picnic will be held on June 1st, directly after morning worship. It will be a great day for fellowship and delicious food, as the serving tables fill with everyone’s favorite dishes! The meal this year is a fish fry!! Burgers and hot dogs will also be served. Please bring a side dish or a dessert. Drinks and table
service are provided.
service are provided.
Spaghetti Dinner Success
The Pinehaven mission trip group would like to extend a big thank you to all of those who attended and supported the group during the recent spaghetti dinner fundraiser. It was appreciated! They enjoyed having everyone fellowship together and appreciated the help with supplies and desserts for the meal. With your generosity a total of $2,271 was donated for the group to use to help with the mission trip travel expenses. Please continue to pray for the mission team as they prepare to travel and serve July 5-12.
Vacation Bible School
VBS will be June 2-6!! Many
volunteers are needed! If you are able to help that week, there is a list on the bulletin board for workers and snacks.
volunteers are needed! If you are able to help that week, there is a list on the bulletin board for workers and snacks.
Oil Belt
Summer is coming and that means that the camp season at Oil Belt is right around the corner! Online registration opened in early March, and if you haven’t already registered look online and see what week of camp works the best for your summer schedule. When registering online you will need the code westvillagecc100 to include on the payment page. Please fill out the Church Payment Authorization form and bring it to Nolan to sign after registering.
West Village VBS
VBS is right around the corner!! It will be June 2nd-6th for ages 3-entering 6th grade. The theme is Road Trip: On the Go with God. Registration is available online. Lots of volunteers will be needed and a sign up sheet is on the bulletin board. If anyone has any questions please contact Shayla Potts, Michelle Smith, or Mackenzie Longbons.
Activities at the Village on Main
Missions Moment
Summer Missions Trips
During the summer of 2025 two groups from West Village will be serving on missions trips. From June 29 through July 3 a group will be going to Shiloh Christian Children’s Ranch in Shelbina, Missouri. The group will complete a variety of tasks determined by the leaders at Shiloh. For example, last year they helped build houses, which have since been completed.
As the Shiloh group returns, a different group will be flying to Montana on July 5 to help at the Pinehaven Christian Ranch. Included are: Mark, Cora, Alice, & Katie Robb, Whitney & Cadyn Owings, and Kelli & Alexa Prather. While they are not sure exactly what they will be doing this year, in the past groups that worked at Pinehaven have cut wood, baled hay, worked in the garden, make repairs, and painted. Please keep all those traveling for missions trips this summer in your prayers, that they may have safe travels, good weather, and accident free work.
During the summer of 2025 two groups from West Village will be serving on missions trips. From June 29 through July 3 a group will be going to Shiloh Christian Children’s Ranch in Shelbina, Missouri. The group will complete a variety of tasks determined by the leaders at Shiloh. For example, last year they helped build houses, which have since been completed.
As the Shiloh group returns, a different group will be flying to Montana on July 5 to help at the Pinehaven Christian Ranch. Included are: Mark, Cora, Alice, & Katie Robb, Whitney & Cadyn Owings, and Kelli & Alexa Prather. While they are not sure exactly what they will be doing this year, in the past groups that worked at Pinehaven have cut wood, baled hay, worked in the garden, make repairs, and painted. Please keep all those traveling for missions trips this summer in your prayers, that they may have safe travels, good weather, and accident free work.
Nolan's Corner
Independent. With the swift approach of the 4th of July, I have been contemplating independence. As Americans we go all out in the celebration of cutting ties. This pivotal moment in the history of our country has laid a cultural foundation of individualism that can still be seen today. We don’t need anyone; or that is what we tell ourselves. We lie to ourselves when we say we don’t need anyone, and that is a lie that comes straight from the devil.
In 1 Peter 5:8 we are told that, "Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." The funny thing about predators, like lions, is that they hunt the weak and solitary. Let me know if this sounds familiar. You are doing fine on your own, and nobody would care even if you weren’t, and on the off chance that you did tell people about what you were going through, they might judge you. So, you remain silent, fighting your battles alone. And just like that you are the solitary prey, exactly where our enemy wants you. In Galatians Paul tells us to help carry one another’s burdens. But those burdens first must be shared. Our enemy wants us alone, independent, isolated, vulnerable. So maybe, just maybe it’s time to give up some independence, and look to depend on one another.
In 1 Peter 5:8 we are told that, "Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." The funny thing about predators, like lions, is that they hunt the weak and solitary. Let me know if this sounds familiar. You are doing fine on your own, and nobody would care even if you weren’t, and on the off chance that you did tell people about what you were going through, they might judge you. So, you remain silent, fighting your battles alone. And just like that you are the solitary prey, exactly where our enemy wants you. In Galatians Paul tells us to help carry one another’s burdens. But those burdens first must be shared. Our enemy wants us alone, independent, isolated, vulnerable. So maybe, just maybe it’s time to give up some independence, and look to depend on one another.