CHURCH NEWS

St. Bernard Catholic Church

St. Bernard Catholic Church is located at 1 St. Bernard Lane, Bella Vista. Mass on Saturday, June 25, is at 5 p.m. and Mass on Sunday, June 26, is at 9 a.m.

Calvary Hill will present a free concert in praise and worship. They will perform at St. Bernard’s Church on Friday, June 24, starting at 7 p.m. Come and enjoy this special evening.All are welcome.

Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista

The Ladies’ Birthday Luncheon group will gather at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 24, to celebrate those having a birthday during the month. Please sign up at the Information Center to learn the location of this month’s luncheon.

The community is invited to a Traditional Worship Service Sunday, June 26, at 10 a.m. Christian Ed classes meet at 8:30 a.m. A nursery attendant is available. New friends are always welcome.

During the summer months of June, July and August, we are collecting Snacks for Kids. When the kids are out of school, they need easy snacks and lunch items such as granola bars, peanut butter and cheese crackers, and single serve portions of fruit cups, macaroni, ravioli, soups, etc. The table for collection of food items is located in the connector hallway and will be delivered to Helping Hands for distribution.

The church is located at 1880 Forest Hills Blvd. Sunday Worship Service is held at 10 a.m. Christian Ed Classes meet at 8:30 a.m. All are welcome. Recent sermons can be heard on the church website www. pcbv.org or Like them on Facebook. Check the website calendar for other scheduled activities. Contact the church office at 479-855-2390 with any questions about activities or to speak with a pastor.

Village Bible Church

Wednesday, June 22, the Oasis Food Pantry will be open from 10 a.m. to noon. This ministry is available to anyone in the area who needs help with groceries and would appreciate the compassion and encouragement of friendly volunteers. The 5:30 p.m. dinner will be hamburgers with all the trimmings, plus salad and dessert. Donations will be accepted, and the community is always welcome. The dinner is followed at 6:20 p.m. by singing, devotions and prayer for adults, and this evening a representative from The Gideons International will provide a brief update on their work. Activities will also be held for children. Nursery for infants and toddlers is available and the community is invited.

Sunday, June 26, Growth Group classes are offered for all ages at 9 a.m. followed by the 10:15 a.m. Worship Service and, of course, the community is warmly welcomed. Pastor Mark Voll will continue his sermon series titled “Christian: Defining the Relationship — A study of Luke 9:23.” Infant and toddler nursery and Children’s Church for kids are offered as well.

Tuesday, June 28, a men’s Bible study led by Dr. Ron Morris will meet at 7 p.m., and men from the community are always welcome. A ladies’ KniTTogether ministry and the White Cross Women’s Mission ministry also meet at 7 p.m. The ladies enjoy informal fellowship while working on projects that benefit needy children and adults in the area as well as a hospital in Congo. This too is open to any ladies who

would like to come and learn more about it.

Village Bible Church is located at 1591 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista. Church office hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information, contact the church at 479-876-5764.

Bella Vista Lutheran Church

Saturday, June 25, at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., the Celebration Choir and Orchestra at Bella Vista Lutheran Church will present “The Home of the Brave,” a patriotic concert. Tickets are free for the concert and can be obtained on the church website, www.bvlutheran.com, or at the church office. Refreshments will be served following the concert.

The Church Choir will also be singing the National Anthem at the Naturals Baseball Game on Friday, July l.

The Shepherd’s Food Pantry is open every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. They are asking for donations of healthy cereals, sugar, oil and flour. A container for donations is in the church narthex.

Grief Share class continues on Tuesday, at 2 p.m. in the church library. This class is led by Dorothy Jones and for information you can contact her at 366-1700.

Sunday morning worship is 8:30 a.m. for the Traditional service and 10:45 a.m. for the Blended service. Sunday School and Adult Bible classes are at 9:45 a.m. Bella Vista Lutheran Church is located at 1990 Forest Hills Blvd. (Hwy. 279), and the church office telephone number is 479-8550272. For further information, visit www.bvlutheran.com.

Unitarian Universalists of Benton County

The Unitarian Universalists of Benton County are located at 1110 S.E. Evergreen St. (Little Einstein Montessori School) in Bentonville near the southeast corner of 14th and J streets. The Sunday service, which begins at 11 a.m., is preceded by coffee and social time beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, June 26. An intergenerational potluck follows a video on The Point, the UU Southern Region’s all-ages July retreat in Tahlequah, Okla.

Sunday School is available for children through age 15. A Unitarian Universalist adaptation of Jerome Berryman’s book “Spirit Play” is the primary resource. The morning is structured based on the Montessori approach. As in Montessori, the key elements are the classroom environment and the teachers. These elements free the children to work at their own pace on their own activities after an initial lesson.

For more information, visit the UUBC website at www.uubcar. com, Facebook at https://www. facebook.com/UUBC.AR, MeetUp at: http://www.meetup.com/ Unitarian-Universalists-of-Benton-Co/, Twitter at https://twitter. com/UUBC1, and Tumblr at http:// uubcar.tumblr.com.

Highland Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Sunday School starts at 9 a.m. Sunday, June 26. At 10:30 a.m., award winning songwriter and performer Cliff Shelder will provide special music. Come and hear this great artist perform. Pastor Paul Seal will be speaking on “We Can’t Get Away from Each Other” with text taken from John 15:1-8. A Fellowship Meal, the Father’s Day Cookout, will follow the service. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided.

Monday, June 27, the Sunflower Club meets in Fellowship Hall from 10:30 am. m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday, June 28, Christian Singles meet in Fellowship Hall for a meal and fellowship at 5 p.m.

The church is at 1500 Forest Hills Blvd. The church office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon.

For more information, call 479-855-2780, email highlandchristian@cox-internet.com or visit HighlandChristianChurchBV.org.

Forest Hills Church

Forest Hills Church welcomes people of all faiths to worship with us this Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Guest speaker Ethan Penner will be delivering the sermons throughout most of the summer months. The adult Sunday School Class begins at 9:45 a.m., and the Prayer and Bible Study is led by Mark Kirby on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.

Forest Hills Church is an American Baptist congregation involved in various ministries within the church, throughout the Bella Vista community and worldwide. FHC is located at 1702 Forest Hills Blvd., across from Edward Jones Investments in the Bella Vista Highlands. For more information, call the church office at 479-855-3555, email foresthillschurch@sbcglobal.net or visit them online at www.foresthillschurch.info. You can also find them on Facebook at facebook.com/foresthillschurch.arkansas.

Highlands Church

The JAM Adult Sunday School Class began a 12-week class “Jesus Christ: Teacher, Servant and Savior” on June 12. The class meets every Sunday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Visitors are welcome.

Samaritan’s Feet, in cooperation with local United Methodist churches from Bella Vista, Gravette, and Sulphur Springs, will host a shoe distribution event on Saturday, July 30, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Gravette United Methodist Church located on the corner of Second and Akron Streets in Gravette.

Highlands Church, a United Methodist congregation, is located at 371 Glasgow Road. For more information, call 479-855-2277 or visit www.humcbv.com or Facebook.com/humcbv.

Unity Church of the Ozarks

Come as guest speaker Bex Tracy, presents “Sweet Hour of Prayer” Sunday, June 26, 10:30 a.m. This service is based on Unity Principle No. 4: “There is power in affirmative prayer, which we believe increases our awareness of God.” Following the service, stay for the monthly 11:30 a.m. potluck and enjoy good food and fellowship.

The regular meditation time (30 minutes) is Wednesday night at 7 p.m. followed by a book study.

The interim pastoral care minister is the Rev. Jan Huneycutt Lightner.

Rick Blough facilitates QiGong classes every Saturday at 9 a.m. Stay afterwards for a complimentary hands-on healing session.

Unity Church of the Ozarks meets at 10:30 a.m., Sundays, at 902 S.W. Second St., Suite E, Bentonville. For more information, call 479-721-2752.

Bella Vista Community Church

Come for worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings with coffee fellowship before and after the service. Pastor Jeff Reed will be preaching Sunday, June 26. Adult Bible Study starts at 8 a.m., and a staffed nursery is available as well as Children’s Worship for ages 4-12 during the worship service.

Vacation Bible School will be held July 25-28 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. for age 4 through incoming sixth-graders. All children from the community are welcome. This year’s theme is “Cave Quest: Following Jesus, The Light of the World.” Register your children online at bvcc.net.

Wednesday Night Activities include 6 p.m. pizza and 6:30 p.m. Bible study for children and youth.

Blood pressure checks are available to the community each Wednesday in the nurse’s office from 9 a.m. to noon.

Prayer Fellowship meets every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. in the conference room.

For more information about the church, call 479-855-1126, e-mail questions@bvcc.net, or visit www. bvcc.net. Church office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

New Life Christian Church

New Life Christian Church, 103 Riordan Road, offers three Sunday services: 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. New Life Kids programming for children birth through fifth grade is offered at all three services.

“What Do You Say to That?” is the title of the summer sermon series at New Life Christian Church.

Jonathan Moore, formerly of the Christian Band “Bethesda,” has been added to the staff as Worship Pastor at New Life Christian Church.

Summer XP “Walk this Way” will be held June 26-30, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. This is open to all children from 3 years old to incoming sixth-graders. Register at newlifenwa.com.

Little Sprouts preschool is accepting enrollment for the fall school year. This Christian-based preschool is open to children 3 to 5 years old. For a tour of the facility and to meet the director, contact 479-855-1616.

New Life Christian Church is a non-denominational church. Office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Visit newlifenwa.com.

Bella Vista Baptist Church

Sunday Morning Services include 8:30 a.m. contemporary worship, 9:45 a.m. Bible Study/ Sunday School , 11 a.m. traditional worship and 5 p.m. evening worship in the old sanctuary.

Wednesday evening prayer meeting is held at 5:45 p.m. in the old sanctuary. There are youth activities Wednesdays starting at 6 p.m.

The summer children’s program, “Walk This Way” is every Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Vacation Bible School is June 2024 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. This year’s theme is “Ocean Commotion.” Online registration is available.

There are youth activities Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

Family Fun Day is Tuesday, June 28, 11 a.m. at the Metfield pool. Family Fun Days are not drop-off events.

The Men’s Prayer Breakfast, every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall, is studying the book of Romans.

The church will have Senior Adult Fun Day the second Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. Bring your favorite snack, your favorite game, and come for fun and fellowship.

The senior adult ministries hosts “Ice Cream and a Movie” the fourth Friday of the month at 6 p.m.

Prayer Warriors are available from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week by calling 479-855-6644.

Bella Vista Baptist is a multi-generational church with weekly activities for children and adults. The church office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. More information is available by calling 479-855-3748 or visiting www. bvbaptist.com.