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Vision Christmas Eve Worship- Friday Dec 24th, 5PM

Join us for a beautiful time of worship, great music and community. Together we'll discover the God who meets us in the unplanned surprises of life. Come early for appetizers. This could be the Christmas that changes your life!

Meeting at Park Ave Elementary School - 10 Park Ave. Warwick NY 10990

Vision Community Church Organizes Winter Coat Drive

Vision Community Church of Warwick is organizing a winter coat drive for the homeless of New York City. 

“For thousands of men and women, the holiday season will not bring presents under the tree or evenings spent sipping cider by the fire with friends and family,” said Therese Settle, organizer of the mission.  “Instead, they will feel blessed to have a cup of soup now and then and a coat to help keep them warm, because life on the street is bitterly cold and terribly lonely.”

Vision is asking the community to donate gently used warm clothing.  Items needed are: warm winter coats--large or extra large; sweatshirts-hooded are great/sweatpants; warm gloves or hats; blankets/bedspreads; and sleeping bags.

These items can be dropped off between 9 AM and noon on December 12th and 19th at Vision’s new worship location – Park Avenue  School on the corner of Forester Ave and Route 17A in Warwick.  For more information call 845-986-4333 or email connect@visiblechurch.org.

This Sunday - Vision Community Church Moves to Park Avenue

We will be meeting at Park Avenue Elementary School beginning this Sunday, December 12th at 10:00AM.  We are so happy to begin this new chapter in the life of Vision Community Church.  When you enter through the Cafeteria entrance, the coffee will be on, bagels will be waiting, and we will continue our time of worship in the same warm and casual atmosphere as always.  You can bring your refreshments right across the hallway into the Gym, where we will be celebrating God in our lives with the familiar Vision-style worship you've always known.   Children K-6 will attend the beginning of the celebration as usual and then move to the cafeteria where they will meet for Visionkids.    VisionTeens will meet in the library on alternating weeks.  If you have an infant or toddler,don't forget to ask a greeter where our professional nursery is with Ms. Tommie.  Come on out this Sunday and be part of what God continues to do through us in our new space.    

Also, remember to join us at our new location for our Christmas Eve Celebration 5:00 PM on December 24th. 

Visible Artists Gallery Features John and William Gould in November

During the month of November, Vision Community Church will exhibit the work of artist and illustrator John Gould, along with the photography of his son, William Gould. A reception with William Gould will be hosted by Vision Community Church on November 7^th from 11:15 – 2:00. Refreshments will be served.

John Gould (1906-1996) is one of the regions best known illustrators and painters whose career spanned seven decades. His work covers the days of the pulp paper magazines, the Saturday Evening Post of the 1940’s, advertising art of the 40’s and 50’s, and Hudson Valley art in the 70’s through the early 90’s. John Gould taught painting and drawing at Pratt Institute for 22 years and co-founded the Bethlehem Art Gallery in Cornwall with his wife, Mary Gould.

Their son, William Gould, captures the beauty of the Hudson Valley in his photography of landscapes and florals.  An expert picture framer and frame restorer, William has over 40 years of experience in the field and has exhibited extensively in the Hudson Valley region.

 

Emish Playing at Vision - Friday November 12th

Vision Community Church continues its Vision Sounds Concert Series with a performance by Emish on Friday night, November 12th at 7:30 PM.  Tickets are $10 at the door.  The evening will also feature an opening set by Warwick singer/songwriter Ava Rae Heatley.

For over a decade, members of Emish have been performing in various professional groups including anything and everything from Traditional Irish, Irish Rock, and Punk to Symphony Orchestras. Individually, they have toured as far as Europe and Japan honing their performing skills – all preparing themselves for the day that they would collectively form Emish. With their versatility and well-seasoned skills, combined with on-stage foot stomping energy and off-stage charisma, Emish has been making fans from one coast to the other. Their music includes “emishified” traditional songs and tunes with their own original compositions that creates a sound described as “Celtic Rock with an edge”.

Although Emish tours regularly throughout the country, they still hold tight to their roots back home and have been honored with being voted the “Best Band of the Hudson Valley” for the past two years. In only four years since the conception of the group, they have already recorded two albums with their debut CD “This Light” selling over 5,000 copies.  Whether they are playing on the main stage at a festival, theater halls or pubs, Emish brings an energy packed show with witty banter on stage, leaving their fans asking for more.

Ava Rae Heatley is a high school sophomore.  Her soulful singing and piano playing combine with her witty ironic lyrics about the experiences of a teenage girl, for a powerful music experience.

Vision Community Church is located at 103 Newport Bridge Road in Warwick NY, 845-986-4333, www.visiblechurch.org.

 

 

Praying For Vision

This past Sunday, we gathered as a church to discuss our situation at our current location.  It was an uplifting time of worship and conversation.  Afterwards, I received a lot of feedback on how impressed people were with the positive tone of the discussion.  In particular, many of you shared how blessed you felt to be part of a congregation that is seeking first to do what God was calling us to do, and not pursuing our own agenda.   Much was discussed, and as leaders, we want everyone to have a voice in this discussion.  We encouraged anyone with ideas or resources regarding loans or finances to contact a member of the Board.  We also agreed that we needed to surround these decisions with prayer. 

In order to build on these thoughts we will do the following:

Prayer Meeting - Thursday October 21st at 7:30 PM in our worship space.  We will pray together and open ourselves to hear that which God calls us to do.

Congregational Meeting - after our regular worship this Sunday, October 24th at 10 AM, we invite everyone to stay for further discussion. Any new developments will be shared at that time and we hope to further clarify the best path forward.

I strongly encourage you to make every effort to attend these gatherings as a show of commitment to our church.  In the meantime, continue to pray that God will show us the path forward and provide the resources for us to follow that path, whatever it may be.

May the Peace of God be with you,
Don Heatley
Pastor
Vision Community Church

New Developments in Our Plans to Purchase the Amity Property

There have been major new developments in our plans to purchase the property in which we currently meet.  As you know, the owners of the property, the Hudson River Presbytery, put the property in the market back in April.  Since that time, we have been in negotiations to purchase the buildings and in conversations with lending institutions. This week, a rumor came to our attention that a couple of weeks ago, the Presbytery had accepted an offer by another party.  We have been able to confirm that this is indeed true, they had accepted an offer on the property.  As per the terms of our lease, Vision now has the right of first refusal and to make another offer of our own.  

At this point, we want to review our options with the congregation.  Our scheduled annual meeting will take place after an abbreviated time of worship this Sunday.  We will provide more details on this situation, review upcoming plans for our church, and have our annual election of new Board members.  This is a very important meeting, please make every effort to be at church this Sunday.

We hope to see everyone there on Sunday and are positive and confident, knowing that God will guide us on this next stage of our journey.

Peace,

Don Heatley

Pastor

 

Visible Artists Gallery Features “People of the Bible” in October

 

Throughout the month of October, Vision Community Church will exhibit the work of Joyce Ellen Weinstein, a contemporary artist from the New York vicinity whose art is exhibited in museums worldwide.  Ms Weinstein's work features personal interpretations of biblical figures created with a print making technique called linoleum block printing. With this technique, a design is cut into a sheet of linoleum to create a raised or relief surface, and is then inked and pressed into the surface of the paper.

The "People of the Bible" exhibit will be available for viewing every Sunday in October before and after the 10:00 AM services, or anytime during the week with advanced notification.  Vision Community Church will also host a reception with Ms Weinstein on Sunday, October 10th from 11:15 to 2:30. Refreshments will be served and handouts will be provided with a short story about each print on exhibit, its dimensions, and purchase price.  Vision Community Church is located at 103 Newport Bridge Road in Warwick, NY. All are welcome to attend.