Sunday, May 19, 2013
We
welcome you to our services at EFCMM! Our guests are invited
to complete the Guest Reply section
of this worship folder and drop it off at our Welcome Center after the service
- we have a small gift for you!
·
Childcare: Sunday School – Sunday School – Mari Vesey,
Cindy Belleque; Worship – Kole/Kelsie Weaver, Annabeth Rozanas; Children’s
Church – Jill Lawrence & Stacy Love.
Activity packets are in the foyer for children to use.
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Our Daily Bread: Complimentary copies of Our Daily Bread devotional booklet, summer edition, are on the
window ledges in the foyer. One per
family, please.
·
Youth Treats: Sign up at the Welcome Center to provide treat for Youth Group on
a Sunday evening. The church will send
you a reminder.
Announcements & Opportunities
Today at EFCMM
·
New Members:
It is with great joy that we welcome Linda Fultz, Barbara Marx and Sue
Saul into the fellowship of EFCMM as new members!
·
Open House Invitation:
Our church family is invited to an Open House in honor of Jim Barton
this afternoon from 2:00-4:00 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall. Jim is graduating with an Associate’s Degree
in Mechanics from Highland Community College.
·
Youth Group meets tonight at 5:00 p.m. in
the CE Center.
·
Small Groups meet for their last meeting
tonight. See your leader for details.
This Week at EFCMM
·
Oregon High School Baccalaureate:
Pastor Lance will be taking part in the OHS Baccalaureate service this
Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Blackhawk Center.
·
Open House:
Our church family is invited to an Open House in honor of Bethany Berry
on Saturday, May 25th, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the Fellowship
Hall. Bethany is graduating from Oregon
High School.
Next Sunday, May 26
·
Childcare: Sunday School – Mari Vesey, Kendra Oltmanns;
Worship – Josh & Leslie Davidson, Bethany Berry; NO Children’s Church.
Preparation for Promotion Sunday,
June 2
·
Samuel Soldiers: Three adults are needed to present a Bible to
our graduating 4th grade students at our Promotion Exercises on June
2. They will also share in the cost of
the Bible ($15) and pray for the student.
See Deb Steingraber to volunteer.
·
Graduates: It is our custom to list our graduates and to honor our high
school graduates on Promotion Sunday. If
you have an 8th grade, high school or college graduate in your
family, please inform the church office.
Looking Ahead to June
·
Children’s Church will be discontinued during the
months of June through August due to a lack of volunteers. Resuming this ministry will depend on
positive feedback for it and an adequate volunteer base. Please contact Pam Tauch if this ministry is
important to you and/or you would like to help with it.
·
Promotion Sunday/Honoring
Graduates: June 2nd.
·
All
Dolled Up: High Tea & Fashion Show for women of all ages, Saturday, June
8th, at 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. To participate in the gift
exchange, please bring a gift-wrapped teacup and saucer. Sign-up begins next week.
· Summer Sunday School begins June 9th.
· Backyard Bible Clubs: June 24-28
This Week at EFCMM
May 19-25, 2013
9:30 a.m. InnerMission
10:00 a.m. Worship
2-4 p.m. Open House for Jim Barton
5:00 p.m. Youth Group
PM Small
Groups
Tuesday
9:00 a.m. Ladies
Prayer Circle
Wednesday
6:00 a.m. Mt. Morris Men’s Prayer
4:00 p.m. Ladies’ Evening Prayer
6:00 p.m. BYBC/Puppet Training
Thursday
1:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study
7:00 p.m. Council of Elders
7:00 a.m. Men’s Group
2-4 p.m. Open House for Bethany
Berry
Remember in Prayer
· Pastor Bruce & Katie in the loss of her mother, Gretchen Riedel, who passed away Thursday morning.
· Dr. Eric & Deb Forman, on a medical missions trip to Zambia. They return May 31st.
·
Jack
Riegel, who is a patient at KSB Hospital