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Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association News and Notes June 18, 2009 Church News Trinity Southern Baptist Church will hosts Sons of The Shepherd in concert on Sunday evening, June 28, 6:00 pm. MV Churches hosting VBS next week: Copper Springs Church, Clovis Grantland Avneue Baptist, Fresno NewLife Community Church, Fresno FSBC, Reedley Cornelia Avenue Baptist Church, Fresno Sierra Heights Baptist Church, Frenso FSBC, Hanford FSBC, Selma Fellowship Missionary Baptist, Fresno FBC, Oakhurst El Encino Baptist Church, Fresno Fellowship / Networking Events The Truth Project Leader Training in Fresno - The Truth Project is a DVD-Based small group study that introduces viewers to the truth claims of God. Saturday July 18, 2009 8:30AM to 12:30PM at Peoples Church. More information. Flyer. Register. Pastor's Fellowship Breakfast - Tuesday mornings, 8:00AM - 9: 30AM, Country Waffles, Dakota & Blackstone. Speaker for June 23: Dan Kirby with The Truth Project Leadership Training PREPARE/ENRICH Certification Workshop The PREPARE/ENRICH Certification Workshop is designed to help facilitators learn how to administer PREPARE/ENRICH and provide feedback to premarital and married couples using six core and over 20 supplemental exercises. Learn how to help couples identify their strengths and growth areas in catagories such as Communication, Conflice Resolution, Spiritual Beliefs and Financial Management. Peter Celum, CSBC Church and Pastoral Care Specialist, will conduct the seminar on August 14, at Woodward Park Baptist Church. For more information or to register contact Leslie Lee at 229-9533 ext. 212 or Peter Celum at 229-9533 ext. 242. Look here for more details. Missions Summer Missionary Looking for help with VBS, Youth group activities, or Backyard Bible Clubs? We have a Summer Missionary that has 1 week available to help our local churches. If you have projects that she would be able to help you with please call the Association office at 297-5550. The week available July 12-18. Clovis World Changers 2009 UPDATE:Only 1 more host churches needed. World Changers will be in Clovis next week June 29 through Friday, July 3. This is an unprecedented opportunity for a local church to make contact with the homeowners, many of who are unchurched, and to present the message of salvation in a low key manner. If your church would like more information, please contact Terry Maldonado (terry.maldonado@clovishills.com) or Bill Jones (kd7s@verizon.net). We would be happy to give you more details. Feeding Those Who Feed Us Projects The 2009 projects will be inDelano, Tipton, Goshen, Woodlake, Traver, and Farmersville next week. Oscar Sanchez, CSBC Migrant Ministries Field Specialist, reports churches/individuals can still get involved by: -volunteers are always needed to help in various areas -financial contributions to help offset costs of food and clothing -prayer You may contact Oscar Sanchez at 930-3768 if you would like to help. MV Children's Camp (July 6-10) Mid-Valley Children's Camp registration forms and money is due to the Assocaition office by Thursday, June 25. Registration, medical, counselor and information forms can be found here.

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