Announcements

Worship Services: Special Worship Service at 10:00am, June 22, at Walker Nature Center. There will not be a virtual service nor in-person service at Vale June 22 only

Community Connections Weekend – June 20-22, join Vale and Community of Faith for a weekend of spiritual growth! We will have a block party cookout on Friday at 5pm with guest speakers and learning opportunities for all ages. Saturday will be a day of service with multiple hands-on ways to serve in our community in the morning or afternoon. Finally on Sunday, we will have a worship service at Nature Walker Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston at 10 am (NOT at VALE). 

Flood Buckets –One of the service events for our Community Connections weekend (June 20-22) is to pack 100 flood buckets (filled with cleaning supplies) for victims of natural disasters. The packing will be done at Vale on Saturday, June 21.  The buckets will then be delivered to the UMCOR warehouse to be distributed as needed. The cost of supplies per bucket is about $75.00. Donations to support this important outreach would be greatly appreciated. We have set up a PushPay link to make it easy. If you have any questions, you can contact the church or Linda Chrosniak, Missions chair. Mike Martin has graciously agreed to oversee much of this event, as he did in the fall.  Thank you, Mike and everyone ahead of time.

Preschool Registration – Registration for Vale’s preschool is now open to all families! The registration fee is $150. To register, or for more information, contact Diane Willard at  preschool@valechurch.org 

Vale Forever – The Vale Forever Fund Campaign continues to advance thanks to the generosity of our congregation. We announced this special effort just one month ago and have already reached $400,000 (80%) of our $500,000 phase one goal. Many thanks to all of you who have already stepped forward with your support, as well as those who are prayerfully considering what you may do. For more information, click here

Sunday School Help Wanted – Are you interested in working with Vale’s children? We are always looking for volunteers who are willing to spend an hour on their Sunday mornings to help teach our Children’s Sunday School class. Materials and curriculum are provided. If you are interested, please contact the office at office@valechurch.org or Miracle Ryder at valedcym@gmail.com 

Youth group: All youth (rising 6th through 12th graders)are invited to join us for mini golf and ice cream on Sunday, July 27th from 4-6pm. Meet at Vale UMC by 4pm. One game of mini golf and ice cream are covered by the church. All are welcome. Friends and neighbors too. To rsvp or for questions, talk with Miracle directly or email her at valedcym@gmail.com

Dungeons & Dragons — Community of Faith is creating a small group for those who are interested in playing Dungeons & Dragons together.  Vale is invited to join them.  This is an intergenerational group, all are welcome.  If you want to join, you can find more information here:  https://www.cofumc.org/event/dungeons–dragons

For more church happenings, visit the Vale Church Info page.