CHURCH NEWS

United Methodist Church

“When Mourning Dawns: A Journey Through Grief,” is a nine-week journey through the experiences of grief from the withering of autumn to the hopeful new growth of summer. The group meets on Tuesdays and continues through Oct. 24, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the Chapel. A donation of $10 for the participant book is welcomed.

Midweek Manna has begun for the fall. The group meets in fellowship with a meal starting at 5:30 p.m. until 6:15 p.m. Suggested donation is $5 per adult, $3 for children under 10, and family maximum is $15. Small group study, small craft and activity groups meet from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Classes include a Women’s Bible Study, Technology for Senior, Elder-Care, The Shack, Invitation to the Old Testament, Color Your Way to Calm, and Bazaar crafts. New classes will be added soon. Childcare is available for infants and toddlers. Pre-K through sixth grade will learn Bible basics through Bible stories, memorization of scripture and song. If needed, time for homework is provided. Youth Life, grades seven through twelve, will meet in the Youth Room.

Prayer shawl ministry has resumed meeting on Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. in Room 6. Come for an hour of visiting and stitching. To learn how to knit, members will be happy to instruct you. The shawls are given to shut-ins, those who are grieving, and other circumstances. Each shawl is prayed over and blessed as it is being lovingly made.

Friends plus healthy living meets Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the chapel to walk for a while and then come back to share tips on making healthier lifestyle choices, and encourage and uplift one another. A healthy snack is usually shared.

Men’s Emmaus meets each Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Room 22. This group is open to any fellow who has gone through the Emmaus process.

Bazaar craft workshops meet on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will continue meeting every Thursday until the Oct. 7 bazaar. Bring a sack lunch along if you can stay past the noon hour and/or a snack to share. This will be a great time for meeting new friends and sharing your crafty talents.

The Chancel Choir and Chancel Handball Choir both have resumed rehearsals after a summer hiatus. The Chancel Bells meet in the Music Room weekly at 3:30 p.m. and the Chancel Choir will meet in the sanctuary at 5 p.m. For more information, contact Dr. Larry Zehring, Director of Music Ministries at 479855-1158.

Two weekly meetings of AA are being hosted at the church on Monday and Saturday. Stop by the church for more information.

St. Bernard Catholic Church

Daily morning Mass is celebrated on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8:30 a.m.

Evening Mass is celebrated on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. Mass is celebrated on Saturdays (Sunday vigil) at 5 p.m. and on Sundays at 9 a.m.

The Men’s Club is in need of volunteers to prepare the breakfast before the monthly meetings. Please consider volunteering so the club can continue the breakfast tradition that brings so much fellowship to the monthly meetings. The first meeting is Saturday, Sept. 9. Interested members may call Bob Stewart or George Zeiler.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church is located at 1 St. Bernard Lane, Bella Vista. The website is www.bvstbernard.org

Village Bible Church

Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Oasis Food Pantry will be open from 10 a.m. to noon. This ministry is available to anyone in our area who needs help with groceries and would appreciate the compassion and encouragement of our friendly volunteers. The 5:30 p.m. dinner will be a grilling meal with a “Team Spirit Tailgating” theme, so wear your favorite team’s colors if you like. Please bring a side dish to share. Donations will be accepted to help cover the cost of meat and buns, and the community is always welcome. At 6:30 p.m. there will be singing, devotions and prayer in the Worship Center. Nursery for infants and toddlers is available.

Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. a new Ladies’ Bible Study on Philippians led by Joanne Morris will begin. Women from the community are welcome to attend and a free study guide will be provided. Just bring a Bible (a translation — not a paraphrase) and a notebook. Call the church office for more information.

Sunday, Sept. 17, Sunday School classes are offered for all ages at 9 a.m. followed by the 10:15 a.m. worship service. Pastor Mark Voll will continue his sermon series titled, “The Making of a D.I.S.C.I.P.L.E.” This week’s sermon title is, “A Disciple of Jesus Christ is … Dead & Alive,” with a text of Galatians 3:23-29. Infant and toddler nursery and Children’s Church for kids is offered and the community is always warmly welcomed.

Tuesday, Sept. 19, the Ladies’ Bible Study on Philippians led by Joanne Morris will be held at 9 a.m. Women from the community are welcome to attend and a free study guide is provided. Just bring a Bible (a translation — not a paraphrase) and a notebook. Call the church office for more information.

Also on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. will be a men’s Bible study titled, “The Church in Prophecy” that will meet in the Fellowship Hall. 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, adults in our area, as well as a hospital in the Congo. Any ladies from the community are welcome to come and learn more

about these ministries.

Village Bible Church is an Evangelical Free church for all ages and located at 1591 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista. Mark Voll is the pastor. Church office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more information, contact the church office at 479-876-5764, email at vbefc@arcoxmail.com, visit the Facebook page at Village Bible Church or the website at www. villagebibleefc.org.

Unity Church of the Ozarks

“World Day of Prayer Week” continues Sept. 10-16. Larry Owensby performs a World Day of Prayer Gong Meditation on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m.

“Living in Faith” will be presented by the Rev. Elise Cowan. Unity Church of the Ozarks has relocated to a new address. Travel to exit 93 on I-49, then take the round-about onto Arkansas Highway 549. In approximately 200 yards, take the first right onto McKissic Creek Road. Join us as we celebrate our new church home.

“Finding Yourself in Transition” by Robert Brummet will be the study material for the new Sunday morning class from 9 to 10 a.m. This book explores the spiritual opportunities inherent in life’s changes that provide methods for greater personal and spiritual growth.

“The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself” by Michael Singer studying begins with the Wednesday night class on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. A 20-minute meditation follows the hour-long class.

Unity Church of the Ozarks and Unity Youth Sunday School meets at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays. The church address is 12 McKissic Creek Road, Suite 1210, Bentonville AR 72712. For questions or additional information, call 479-721-2752 or visit the website at webunityozarks.org.

Presbyterian Church

The community is invited to a traditional worship service on Sunday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. Christian Education classes for all ages meet at 8:30 a.m. The Contemporary Issues Class will continue a new six-week study on “Christianity and World Religions” by Adam Hamilton. A nursery attendant is available. We always welcome new friends.

Martha Garvin Circle of Presbyterian Women is again collecting gently used sweaters and sweatshirts (all sizes for men, women and children) to be given to the Salvation Army for distribution. The collection box will be in the connector hallway through Nov. 13.

The Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista is located at 1880 Forest Hills Blvd. Recent sermons can be heard on the church website at www. pcbv.org or Like us on Facebook. Check our website calendar for other scheduled activities. Contact the church office at 479-855-2390 with any questions about our activities or to speak with a pastor.

Highland Christian (Disciples of Christ)

Highland Christian Church meets for worship with communion at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday. Sunday School classes start at 9 a.m. offering four adult studies and “Creative Worship” for youth.

Like to sing and have great fellowship? We invite you to join choir each Wednesday at 4 p.m.

The Men’s Disciples Fellowship will meet on Saturday, Sept 16, at 8:30 a.m. Danny Camarillo from The Salvation Army will be guest speaker.

The Singles group meet each Sunday after worship service for lunch. They also get together for dinner and fellowship every third Tuesday at 5 p.m. Please join them Sunday or Tuesday, Sept 19.

Save the date for Highland Christian Church’s Annual Yard and Bake Sale on Thursday and Friday, Sept 21-22, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Sept 23, from 7 a.m. to noon.

Highland Christian Church is located at 1500 Forest Hills Blvd. The church office is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon. The church office phone is 479-855-2780, email at highland christian@cox-internet.com or visit the website at Highland Christian ChurchBV.org.

Bella Vista Baptist Church

Sunday morning services start with contemporary worship at 8:30 a.m. in Grace Hall and traditional worship at 11 a.m. in Grace Hall. Bible Study/Sunday School is at 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Evening service is at 5 p.m. in the sanctuary Children’s choir is at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday evening meal is at 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday evening prayer meeting is at 5:45 p.m. in the sanctuary.

AWANA meets at 6:15 p.m. Youth activities start at 6 p.m. Men’s prayer breakfast is every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. They are currently studying the Book of Daniel.

The Senior Adult Ministries Ice Cream and Movie is the fourth Friday of the month, at 6:30 p.m. All adults are welcome.

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 our website at www.bvbaptist.com.

Highlands Church

The next HUMMERS Blood Drive is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Please bring a photo ID.

Join us for the new Contemporary worship service at 11 a.m. Sundays.

Highlands Student Ministry, where middle school and high school students can share and grow their faith, is Sundays from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

New Flex ‘N Stretch classes began Sept. 4. Classes are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Call the church office for more information.

A Welcome Back Pie Social is Sept. 16 and 17 before and after the Saturday service and after both Sunday services.

Griefshare is a grief recovery support group where you can find help and healing for the hurt of losing a loved one. Join us on Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. for a 13-week session beginning Sept. 27. For questions or to join this group, contact the church office.

Mark your calendar. Our next Church Wide Spiritual Growth Emphasis starts Sept. 30. Experience the miracle of God’s healing mercy.

The Highlands Church, a United Methodist congregation is located at 371 Glasgow Road. The church phone is 479-855-2277, email is humcbv.com or follow us on facebook.com/humcbv.

Community Church

Worship is at 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings with coffee fellowship before and after the service. Pastor Jeff Reed will be preaching Sunday, Sept. 17. During the worship service, a staffed nursery is available as well as children’s worship for ages 4-12.

Everyone is welcome to join the pastors Wednesday for weekly prayer and worship 10:3011:30 a.m. in the chapel.

Men’s Bible Study started a new study on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Pastor Jeff Reed facilitates this new sixweek DVD series by R. C. Sproul titled “Chosen by God.” The meetings are on Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. downstairs in room 8/9.

Women’s Bible Study starts Thursday, Sept. 21. This is a sixweek series on the book “Fight Back With Joy” by Margaret Feinberg. The cost of the book is $15. The meetings are on Thursday with the morning session at 9:30 a.m. and the evening session at 6 p.m. Both meet downstairs in room 8/9.

Caregivers (All) Support Group meets at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, in the parlor.

Parish nurses are available to answer questions and check blood pressure each Wednesday in the nurses’ 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, email questions@bvcc.net, or visit www. bvcc.net. Church office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The church is located at 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., Bella Vista.

New Life Christian Church

A Saturday evening worship service will begin at 5 p.m. Sept. 16 at New Life Christian Church, 103 Riordan Road. This will be identical to the Sunday morning worship services with full New Life Kids’ Programming for children birth through sixth grade.

Sunday morning services are held at 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Programming for children age birth through sixth grade is held at all services. New Life Christian Church provides an ASL Certified Interpreter the 11:30 a.m. service every Sunday.

All seventh- through 12th-graders are invited to Collide Worship on Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the New Life Student Center. The café opens at 5 p.m.

A new women’s Bible study will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 9:30 a.m. The new study will be complimented by the Max Lucado book “Outlive Your Life.”

New Life Christian Church is a nondenominational Christian church located at 103 Riordan Road, Bella Vista, AR 72715. For more information, call 479-8551616 or visit newlifenwa.com. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.

Village Baptist Church

Life is full of surprises — an unexpected gift, a call from a former schoolmate, a rainbow after the storm, a church you can call family. Village Baptist Church welcomes you as we bless the community of Bella Vista.

Many desire to be a blessing to others, but do not know where to start. It begins by being reconciled to God. As God enters our lives of pain and suffering with grace and forgiveness, he models how we to can reach, reconcile and restore others. How can you be a blessing to others? Many churches, like ours, are implementing BLESS: Be in Prayer, Listen to others, Enjoy one another, Serve others, Share the

good news of Jesus Christ. Who can you bless this week?

Join Village Baptist for:

• Community Groups bi-monthly Sunday evenings

• Bible Study on Sundays 9 a.m.

• Sunday morning worship 10:15 a.m.

• Choir Wednesdays 5:45 p.m.

• Prayer and Facilitation Training Wednesdays 7 p.m.

• Men in Prayer Fridays 8 a.m. Village Baptist Church is located at 380 Glasgow Road (in the Highlands). Visit www.vbconline.net or call 479-855-7775 for information.

ReNovate Church

Worship at the new ReNovate Church. Sunday worship is at 10:45 a.m. with Pastor Kelly Nesbitt. The church is located at 13827 N. Arkansas Highway 279 in Hiwasse.

Unitarian Universalists

The Unitarian Universalists of Benton County have moved to 1400 W. Walnut St., Suit 113, in The Quarter Shopping Center located in Rogers. Coffee and social time begins at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday service starting at 11 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 17, features a homily titled, “Resilience as a Spiritual Strength,” written by Jacob ten Hove, retired minister emeritus for Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church, Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap County in Washington state.

Sunday School is available for children with a Unitarian Universalist adaptation of Jerome Berryman’s book, “Spirit Play” as the primary resource. We structure the morning 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, Meet-Up at http://www.meetup.com/UnitarianUniversalists-of-Benton-Co/, Twitter at https://twitter.com/UUBC1, and Tumblr at http://uubcar.tumblr.com.

United Lutheran Church

Sunday service is at 9:30 a.m. and youth Sunday school is at 10:45 a.m. Pastor Karen Fowler-Lindemulder will lead prayer on Sundays.

United Lutheran Church is located at 100 Cooper Road.

Bella Vista Lutheran Church

The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on radio station KURM-FM (100.3) and KURM-AM (790).

The Men’s Bible class meets at 1 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. on Mondays. Park in the rear parking lot and enter the lower level.

GriefShare meets on Thursdays at 3 p.m. in the church library.

The Shepherd’s Food pantry is open every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. They are in need of sugar-free Jello, and also mashed potatoes and pure pumpkin for the upcoming holidays. A container for donations is in the church narthex.

Sunday morning worship is at 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. For more information, visit the website at www.bvlutheran.com.

New Wine Ministry

Welcome to New Wine Ministry, the Church of the Living God, meeting every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Pastor Vincent Xavier ministers the Word, teaching and preaching on scripture and Revelation, current events, and prophecy.

Nondenominational New Wine Ministry is located at the NWA Ministry Center, 2262 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, behind the Boys & Girls Club and the funeral home. Call 1-888-864-8712 for information of other meetings and radio programs.

Pastor Patricia Xavier leads a study on spiritual warfare and deliverance held at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the same location. The study is based on her book, “Deliverance — The Christian’s Bill of Rights.”

Women of Substance meets at 2:30 p.m. the first Saturday of every month. A buffet luncheon is served which is followed by one of the women of the church giving her testimony.

A Bible Study is held at 7 p.m. in Decatur every Wednesday. Call for location.

Pastor Vincent is joined by Pastor Ken Wagner and Paul Petitte on KURM Radio 790 at 9:45 each Sunday or FM 100.3 from 10 to 11 a.m. Tune in to KURM at 11 a.m. Fridays and Wednesdays. Archived messages with special guest interviews are available 24-7 at nwmglobal.org.

A new radio program has been launched on Omega Radio Network. Vincent and Paul will go live on the program at 9 a.m and 2 p.m. Check listing for various times of The Watchman. It is also a program for anointed men and women of God to speak the uncompromised Word of God.

The Feast of Tabernacles 2017 will be celebrated Oct. 5-15. The Feasts of the Lord are special appointed times when the Creator of the Universe has asked that we meet with Him as He has chosen a planned time to meet with us. The feasts are for every believer and are to be kept forever.