"I am the Vine, ye are the branches.  He who abideth in me and I in him will bringeth forth much fruit, for without Me, ye can do nothing."

(John 15:5)

HOME GROUPS:  Relationship, worship, & learning are emphasized in these groups. We currently have three of these groups as listed below. Anyone is welcomed at any group…Sunday night, Tuesday night, or Thursday night. We will be adding other groups next year and hopefully early into the year like January or February. We’ve had some interest in “old timey” Bible studies, for those wanting to learn more about the Bible. See Jim or Betty if you are interested.

 Sunday Night: 5:30pm,  215 Partridge, in Quail Ridge.  Leaders: Larry & Denise Henry.  For more info call   

       Denise (643-4983). Betty (641-2766). Supper & childcare included.·       

 Tuesday Night: 7:00pm,  35613 Liberty Dr.  Leaders: Chuck & Debbie Wale- For more info call  Cathy      

 (641-8216). 

 Thursday Night: 6:30pm- 824 Ashville Dr.  Leader: Bill Maier- For more info call Bill (893-4023) or Connie 

 (649-1938).   

Home Groups are back to their normal schedules! If you’ve never attended one of these groups this is a good place to get to know people better than you can just on Sunday morning. Relating and loving each other is an important part of being in the Kingdom of God.

There was a good turn out for the men’s breakfast. Hope more of you can come next month. It’s the first Saturday each month. It’s about relating and learning to be a man unafraid to follow Jesus. Pastor Jim’s the teacher.

We have a Ladies group that is developing.  If you would like to come this will start up on Friday afternoon, January 18^th at 1:00 here at the church. If anybody would like to meet for lunch (just for fun) next Friday on the 11^th, call Lydia (649-3589) . We are again doing Beth Moore’s Breaking Free plus some added information about being and living  free in a culture like ours. We hope to have some gatherings that those of you with  jobs  in the daytime could also attend.

We are considering doing an Alpha Course from March thru May. This will depend on exactly how many of you can and will participate. This course has benefited so many of us who have done it together before, we just need more of you to take leading roles. So talk to Betty if you want to help. More info later.

Thanks to the Guenard’s for their New Year’s Bash. It’s a fun tradition around here. Thanks to all of you for your expressions of love to us ( the Long’s ) . We dearly love all of you and hope we can serve Christ together for many years unless He returns really SOON and that surely could be so!

                                    Love to all you Vineyardites,  Betty & Jim