Church of the Vine Faith, Hope & News!!!   Verse of the Week   For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. Matthew 16:25       This Weeks NEWS     v      Congratulations to those who were Baptized @ the Church Picnic this Past Sunday (8/8) o       MaryJane Sullivan o       John Arsenault o       Carlene Lavalley o       Bekka Northrup v      Monday Evening Ladies Bible Study, Summer Gathering . . .August 16th, 6pm @ the Ferla Home on Sampsons Pond. v      Wednesday Morning Ladies Bible Study, Summer Gathering . . . August 18th @ 11am . . Hitchcock Home @ 16 Church St Carver, pool side. . . .pack a lunch & bring the kids! v      The Church of the Vine Kitchen will be under construction from July 24th thru Labor Day. o       Project assistance needed, for the kitchen & other areas . . . . cleaning, organizing, painting & building . . . please see Marisue Brugliera for more info. v      Sermons are Available on Audio CDs  . . .  Most Recent Sermons are generally available the week after the service . . . . CDs & the Archives Book, for special requests of past sermons, are located @ the Sound Booth, in the back of the Sanctuary . . . please see Marisue Brugliera for more info.      For more information about current events please visit:  http://www.thevinecarver.com/Announcements.html   Birthdays this Month   Stacey Lavelley . . .August 3rd Victoria Robinson  . . .August 3rd Allyson Donahue . . .August 5th Brian DeVries . . .August 12th Heather Stagnitta . . .August 16th Michael Lavelley . . .August 18th Jessica Kowzic . . .August 25th Nick Burns . . .August 27th   Anniversaries this Month   George & Marisue Brugliera . . .August 2nd Calvin & Gina Rush . . .August 2nd Rick & Mary Lemon . . .August 5th Tony & Annmarie . . .August 7th Peter & Liz Martin . . .August 24th Mike & Margaret Paduch . . .August 24th Colin & Ann Ferla . . .August 28th Chris & Becky Tyler . . .August 28th       If your Birthday or Anniversary is this month & it did not get into the bulletins, please be sure to let us know: info@thevinecarver.com .     Mark your Calendar for these Upcoming Events:         AUGUST   v      Vision Team Meeting . . .Sunday August 22nd, following second service . . open to all who would like to participate v      Writing Ministry meets on the last Wednesday of the month . . . NEW TIME for the summer . . .10AM . . . .next meeting August 25th  . . please see Judy Pratt-Smith if you would like to help out. v      Craft Days . . . Open Craft time for all . . .Next Meeting Saturday 8/14 & 8/28 @ 9am . . .contact Debbie Pettigrew for More details 508-295-6807 v      Sunday  August 29th  . . . .  5th Sunday of the Month, Special Service @ 10am . . NO 8:30 servie v      Nursing Home Ministry meets on the Last Sunday of each month @ Radius Nursing Home, South St, Plymouth . . .contact Bob Sullivan for more details . . .next meeting August 29th   SEPTEMBER v      Sunday September 13th  . . . .Return to Regular Sunday Service Schedule o       1st  Service @ 8:30am o       Sunday School for All Ages @ 9:30am o       dVine Café (Brunch Style Fellowship) @ 10:30am o       2nd Service @ 11am v      Membership Class . . . Saturday September 18th, 9am till 12noon  . . . Crash Course in 101, 201 & 301 v      Nursing Home Ministry meets on the Last Sunday of each month @ Radius Nursing Home, South St, Plymouth . . .contact Bob Sullivan for more details . . .next meeting September 27th         For more information on Weekly Bible studies & other Small Groups please visit:  http://thevinecarver.com/   If you have an announcement or upcoming event you would like to share with the Body, please be sure to call or email the church office (info@thevinecarver.com) by Tuesday to have it posted in the mid week announcements & bulletins.     Community News   v      Angel Food Ministries . . .Grocery relief for communities in need o       New Hope Chapel of Plymouth http://www.newhopeplymouth.org/nhangel.html o       North River Community Church of Pembrokehttp://northriverchurch.org/content/view/154/231 v      Welcome Home . . OPEN, AA Meeting @ Church of the Vine, Wednesday Evenings in the Fellowship Hall @ 8pm v      South Carver 12+12, AA Twelve Step Meeting @ Church of the Vine, Thursday Evenings in the Fellowship Hall @ 8pm v      Road to Serenity . . Al-Anon Meeting @ Church of the Vine, Friday Mornings in the Fellowship Hall @ 9:30am v      Celebrate Recovery . . . Christ Centered Support Group for anyone with Hurts, Habits or Hang-Ups . . .many meeting locations available in our area, visit: www.celebraterecovery.com  for more details o       Mondays @ 7pm : North River Community Church, 334 Old Oak St, Pembroke MA o       Mondays @ 7pm : Christ Community Church, 518 Middleboro Ave, East Taunton MA o       Tuesdays @ 7pm : The Vineyard Church, 8 Hilltop Ave, Kingston MA o       Wednesdays @ 7pm : Cape Cod Church, 805 Teaticket Highway, East Falmouth MA o       Fridays @ 7pm :  Faunce Community Church, 158 Half Way Pond Rd, Plymouth MA     Upcoming . . .Sunday, August 8th   Verse of the Week . . .  Matthew 5:37 . . . Simply let your Yes be Yes, and your No, No, anything beyond this comes from the evil one.     First Service (8:30am)   Sermon: Saying Yes by Saying No   Scripture: Luke 10:28-42     Second Service (10am)   Sermon: Saying Yes by Saying No   Scripture: Luke 10: 28-42   Lords Supper led by Elder Bill Hewitt