Read All About It ...
ROVC gets a nod on PrideSource.com about giving away hot dogs to walkers.
http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=32213
--- lead from Jim Renaud, co-guru of the Royal Oak Vineyard Church's AIDS Walk Detroit participation
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Journey Out, Journey In
Jesus invites us to both journey out with him in service to the world, and journey in with him in devotion to God.
We've had a great time of serving our community this past AIDS Walk Sunday. And now I'm excited for the Cause Conference and the opportunity to draw closer to him. All for the purpose of being sent back out to the world. It isn't too late to register - you can check it out online at The Cause Conference.
See you there!
We've had a great time of serving our community this past AIDS Walk Sunday. And now I'm excited for the Cause Conference and the opportunity to draw closer to him. All for the purpose of being sent back out to the world. It isn't too late to register - you can check it out online at The Cause Conference.
See you there!
AIDS Walk Sunday 2008 A Huge Success!
Well, our AIDS Walk Sunday for 2008 was a huge success! I think it probably blew away the expectations of everyone involved. I know it blew mine away. Hats off to everyone one of you who helped make the event such a huge hit - walkers, servers, food preparers, ushers, cheerers, rallyers, everyone.
Six short stories capture the spirit of this event for me:
1. One of our young boys, Robbie, running back and forth happily handing out free water and loving it!
2. This guy, a random walker, walking along clapping his hands over head and cheering, "I love this church! I love this church!"
3. One of the band members, Allie, singing People Get Ready in the perfect soulful gospel feel, and people everyone are dancing, and taking pictures of the band, and taking their team pictures around the tables we had set up while they're enjoying some good food.
4. A woman who came up to me, who attended another church, and, with tears in her eyes, expressed her deep appreciation for doing what we did. "Thank you," she said, "Thank you for being here! Thank you for doing what the Church is supposed to do!"
5. Harvey, the coordinator from First Baptist Church, doing a jig with our own Lisa Fosnaugh, and then kissing her on the cheek!
6. One of the Steppin' Out AIDS Walk coordinators asking us, "You did all this for us? You did this for our walk?" He was amazed and overwhelmed - his expectations were blown away. He was so appreciative and told me he was holding back a tear.
To me, these stories say it all. Do you have a story? Share it!
Jesus was happy and people sensed his love. Thank you for being you!
If you'd like to see one man's photo perspective, check out Jim "The Secret Experiment" Renaud's flickr collection. [We'll make more photos available as we have them.]
Six short stories capture the spirit of this event for me:
1. One of our young boys, Robbie, running back and forth happily handing out free water and loving it!
2. This guy, a random walker, walking along clapping his hands over head and cheering, "I love this church! I love this church!"
3. One of the band members, Allie, singing People Get Ready in the perfect soulful gospel feel, and people everyone are dancing, and taking pictures of the band, and taking their team pictures around the tables we had set up while they're enjoying some good food.
4. A woman who came up to me, who attended another church, and, with tears in her eyes, expressed her deep appreciation for doing what we did. "Thank you," she said, "Thank you for being here! Thank you for doing what the Church is supposed to do!"
5. Harvey, the coordinator from First Baptist Church, doing a jig with our own Lisa Fosnaugh, and then kissing her on the cheek!
6. One of the Steppin' Out AIDS Walk coordinators asking us, "You did all this for us? You did this for our walk?" He was amazed and overwhelmed - his expectations were blown away. He was so appreciative and told me he was holding back a tear.
To me, these stories say it all. Do you have a story? Share it!
Jesus was happy and people sensed his love. Thank you for being you!
If you'd like to see one man's photo perspective, check out Jim "The Secret Experiment" Renaud's flickr collection. [We'll make more photos available as we have them.]
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Sunday, September 21st ...
is AIDS Walk Sunday at the Royal Oak Vineyard Church! This Sunday morning the AIDS Walk: Detroit will take place in downtown Royal Oak. More than 5000 are expected to walk the streets, right past our church building, during our normal gathering time. So this Sunday we're taking the opportunity to tangibly demonstrate the love of Jesus in simple acts of service. We'll have a team of walkers raising money to help alleviate the suffering of those who may have felt distanced from God and his people. We'll be cheering on walkers, giving away free hot dogs and bottles of water, and even have a live band. It'll be a great time of letting our hair down and having some fun. And we'll do it all during our normal gathering time - after a few worship songs and a reflection on why we're doing this. So come join us for the fun!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Coming Up This September ...
If you've ever been to State or National Park, you're probably familiar with those signs that read, "Take only pictures, leave only footprints." You only have to walk around or watch TV for about 10 minutes to know we're taking from and marking up our world - and one another - worse than that! We want to leave a smaller footprint, and instead imprint the world with the fingerprints of God.Are you fed up with merely consuming? Tired of living to work instead of working to live? Desiring to make a difference? Longing to live simply and love lavishly?
Join us for our sermon series on simplicity and service, starting this September 7th ...
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