West Village Courier
Church Activities
11—EC Graduations
12—Mother’s Day
17—Lock in for the Littles
19—Graduate Recognition
Looking Ahead
June 2-Church Picnic
June 3-7 VBS
July 6-13-Pinehaven trip
May Anniversaries
4—-Dustin & Meaghan Fryman
8—-Jim & Sandy Hortin
15—Roger & Sherrie Turpin
16—Jayare & Tara Buerster
Caleb & Ashley Porter
17—Kent & Diane Mason
Doug & Stephanie Spencer
23—Jason & Kelley Biggs
Chris & Lenora Meyer
24—Chris & Audra Spray
27—Ed & Sarah Smiley
May Greeters
5—Gary & Kelli Prather
12—Bonita & Audrey
19—Morgan & Belinda Moore
26—Randy & Sandy Longbons
May Sound System
Randy Longbons
Children's Church
5-Maggie Moore
12-Ashley Spray
19-Emily Wick
26-Sherry Mewes
Nursery
5-Debbie & Mackenzie
12-Tara & Rhonda
19-Tonya & Audrey
26-Joyce & Michelle
Call to Worship
May 5-Mike Dean
May 12-Johnny Gill
May 19-David Lane
May 26-Jayare Buerster
May Servers
Neil Fearn
Steve Thomson
Mike Dean
Eric St. Ledger
Church Picnic
The annual West Village picnic will be held on June 2nd, 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! Keep watch in the bulletin for more details.
Lock-In for the Littles
West Village will be hosting a lock-in at church for the Littles on May 17th from 7pm-7am. It is for ages 3 years old-5th grade. There will be games, devotions, crafts, food, and lots more. Each child needs to bring a blanket or sleeping bag, pillow, comfort item (if needed), and anything else they may need for an overnight stay. If you have any questions, please contact Ashley Spray or Sherry Mewes.
Oil Belt Presentation
On June 2nd, Ben VanHyning will be here to talk about the summer camp season and plans for the future at Oil Belt. He will make his presentation during the Sunday school hour. All adult classes and all younger classes that have camp age kids will meet in the sanctuary.
Dinosaurs are Coming!!
VBS is right around the corner!! It will be June 3rd-7th for ages 3-entering 6th grade. The theme is Our Lost World, with numerous dinosaur exhibits. 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.
Oil Belt Camp
Summer is almost here and that means that the camp season at Oil Belt will be here soon! Online registration is now open, 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. Then all that is left is packing for days of fun!
Activities at the Village on Main
4- Ignite for High School
18-Spark for Junior High
4- Ignite for High School
18-Spark for Junior High
Missions Moment
Oil Belt Christian Service Camp
Dear West Village Christian Church,
Thank you for giving to Oil Belt Christian Service Camp!
Summer camp season is right around the corner, and we are anticipating an amazing summer at Oil Belt! While we are looking forward to record breaking numbers of campers and faculty being here on our campus, we don’t want to neglect to recap what God has done already in 2024. We have experienced record attendance for our Men’s Night event and our High School retreat. Ladies Day and the Big Overnighter happened in March and God is going to continue to use camp as a vehicle for “making disciples through the teaching of God’s Word.”
God is bring more and more people to Oil Belt to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed.
As we continue into 2024 let me say thank you for contributing to the ministry of Oil Belt Camp. Without people like you believing in us and sharing in the mission we could not serve to the capacity that God has called us.
Thank you!
Ben VanHyning
Development Director
Dear West Village Christian Church,
Thank you for giving to Oil Belt Christian Service Camp!
Summer camp season is right around the corner, and we are anticipating an amazing summer at Oil Belt! While we are looking forward to record breaking numbers of campers and faculty being here on our campus, we don’t want to neglect to recap what God has done already in 2024. We have experienced record attendance for our Men’s Night event and our High School retreat. Ladies Day and the Big Overnighter happened in March and God is going to continue to use camp as a vehicle for “making disciples through the teaching of God’s Word.”
God is bring more and more people to Oil Belt to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed.
As we continue into 2024 let me say thank you for contributing to the ministry of Oil Belt Camp. Without people like you believing in us and sharing in the mission we could not serve to the capacity that God has called us.
Thank you!
Ben VanHyning
Development Director
Will's Corner
In Luke 7, Jesus is visiting a Pharisee and eating dinner with him, when a woman from town shows up, unwanted by everyone there because of her reputation. This woman didn’t show up empty handed though. She brought an alabaster jar of perfume. She falls at Jesus’ feet weeping, and uses the perfume and her tears to wash his feet.
Here’s the thing about the alabaster jar - it was expensive, and there was no way to open it so that it could retain its value. It was meant to be used for weddings or other major elegant celebrations. This woman would’ve had to bust open the bottle, breaking the seal, and ruining the value of everything she had saved up in her life - an alabaster jar filled with perfume was very expensive!
While Simon the Pharisee and all of his friends were insulting Jesus for allowing this sinful woman to touch him, Jesus was forgiving her for all of her sin, and all of her past ways of life; the very past ways of her life that likely filled her sealed jar of perfume.
Friends, this woman literally dumped everything she had on the feet of Jesus, knowing that everything she had in life didn’t come close to measuring up to the life that Jesus calls her to. Let me ask you a couple questions here. First, how often do we find ourselves like Simon, making fun of people for the life that we see them living? Second, and I personally believe that this is the more important question, what is in your alabaster jar?
Is it something that you are afraid to let go of? Maybe it’s your social status, maybe it’s your cell phone, maybe it’s your spouse or your children. What are you willing to pour out at the feet of Jesus, knowing that He is the only one who can provide eternity in your life. Think about your alabaster jar this month. Think about how whatever fills that up is cosmically meaningless compared to the love of Jesus that brings you to salvation.
Here’s the thing about the alabaster jar - it was expensive, and there was no way to open it so that it could retain its value. It was meant to be used for weddings or other major elegant celebrations. This woman would’ve had to bust open the bottle, breaking the seal, and ruining the value of everything she had saved up in her life - an alabaster jar filled with perfume was very expensive!
While Simon the Pharisee and all of his friends were insulting Jesus for allowing this sinful woman to touch him, Jesus was forgiving her for all of her sin, and all of her past ways of life; the very past ways of her life that likely filled her sealed jar of perfume.
Friends, this woman literally dumped everything she had on the feet of Jesus, knowing that everything she had in life didn’t come close to measuring up to the life that Jesus calls her to. Let me ask you a couple questions here. First, how often do we find ourselves like Simon, making fun of people for the life that we see them living? Second, and I personally believe that this is the more important question, what is in your alabaster jar?
Is it something that you are afraid to let go of? Maybe it’s your social status, maybe it’s your cell phone, maybe it’s your spouse or your children. What are you willing to pour out at the feet of Jesus, knowing that He is the only one who can provide eternity in your life. Think about your alabaster jar this month. Think about how whatever fills that up is cosmically meaningless compared to the love of Jesus that brings you to salvation.