Worship at 10:00am
PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
9:30am | Corporate prayer
Everyone is invited to join as we gather for prayer Sunday mornings before our weekly worship service.
After Service Fellowship
Join us for food and fellowship in the cafe just outside the sanctuary’s back doors. We love this time together and would appreciate the opportunity to get to know you.
Needing Prayer?
If you would like someone to pray with you, we would be happy to have you join one of our prayer team members at the front of the sanctuary. Or, you may privately write your need on the card in your bulletin and place it in one of the buckets near the doors.
FOR KIDS
Nursery | Every week for children 3 and under .
Pre-k – Grade 5 | Available the first three Sundays each month.
Check-in/Check-out
You can check your child into Vineyard Kids at the station to the right just inside the building. Children are picked up by their parents at 11:00 am at the back of the sanctuary so families may enjoy the worship time together.
4th Sundays | On each 4th Sunday children worship in the sanctuary with their parents.
Learn more about our kids programs on Sunday and beyond at the button below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some answers to some of the questions you may have about our Sunday Services.
Our worship services begin at 10:00 am. However, we are a family that loves to fellowship. We invite you to come early for coffee and tea. Our Welcome Team would be happy to answer questions you may have and if you have any children this will allow you ample time to get them settled into our awesome Vineyard Kids classes.
We are a casual church and it is important to us that you feel comfortable, so please feel free to come dressed as you are!
COMING FROM ITHACA (& POINTS SOUTH):
Take Rt. 13 north. Take the North Triphammer Rd. exit. Turn right onto North Triphammer Rd. Turn left onto Sheraton Drive. Turn left onto Cinema Dr. The Vineyard is on your right.
COMING FROM THE DRYDEN/CORTLAND AREA:
Take Rt. 13 south. Take the North Triphammer Rd. exit. Turn left onto North Triphammer Rd. Turn left onto Sheraton Drive. Turn left onto Cinema Dr. The Vineyard is on your right.
THE VINEYARD IS ALSO LOCATED ON T-CAT BUS ROUTE #32.
Bus #32 will drop you off at the “Stop” sign near the Maguire car dealership at approx. 9:20 am or 10:20 am. Just continue walking down Cinema Drive toward the Small Mall and the church is at the back of the parking lot.
If you have any children age 6 months through 5th grade, we invite you to sign them in for one of our classes at the Vineyard Kids Information desk. Registration is just inside the door of the building to the right. But, please do not hesitate to ask one of our Welcome Team members if you need assistance.
We begin our service with a worship song followed by the message, applying Biblical truth to everyday life. The message is followed by about 25 minutes of worship, a time when we express our love and thanks to God. While we enjoy this time of corporate worship to the Lord, we also recognize that it is a very personal time as well. Please feel free to participate or simply sit and listen. Following worship we have a time of sharing. More on this below…
Built on The Vineyard Church’s understanding that everyone gets to play, we have a sharing time at the end of our worship service. This is a time for the church to share what they are hearing from God. It might be a word of prophecy or scripture, a vision or testimony.
The invitation is for us to build up one another so consider the following before sharing:
- Is the word is for the church and not just for you?
- Is the word is to strengthen the church?
- Is the focus is on what God is doing or saying?
If you are lead to share:
- Please introduce yourself.
- Please be concise.
- Please keep the focus on what God is doing, or what he has done.
If you are unsure if your word fits these parameters, please share it with a leader after service – we are glad to help you discern appropriateness.
“What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.”
1 Corinthians 14:26
No. Our church is supported by the voluntary giving of our members and friends. Voluntary giving is a thankful response to all that God has given us. Many members give a “tithe,” or 10% of their earnings, as a well-established pattern in the scriptures. Gifts given to the church cover the costs of the building, staff, and ministry needs. You are invited to give as God leads you.
Gifts can be given electronically or in person. Cash and check gifts can be dropped in the buckets or a the locked donation box near the building exit. You can give electronically using the QR code in the bulletin you were given when you arrived or at ithacavineyard.or/give.
Of course! Not only does our leadership love to pray with people, but you will find many in our church are blessed to as well. Jesus promised us in Matthew 18:20 that, “where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” After the service people will be available in the front right to pray with you. You can also leave a written prayer need on the card in the bulletin you are given when you arrive, placing the card in the bucket near the door as you leave the fellowship hall. If you would like prayer at another time, please reach out to us at prayer@ithacavineyard.org
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