online - everettfamilychurch.org | mail - 15317 73rd AVE SE #2, Snohomish, WA, 98296 | phone - 425 387-1975 Super Sabbath Celebration by Pastor Mike My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because it is about relationships without the pressure of gifts and rampant materialism that has swallowed Christmas. In my mind it is the Super Sabbath of the year. The Sabbath days were a gift from the Lord to turn the hearts and minds of His people heavenward. They were intended as a day filled with joy, peace, and thanksgiving. Sabbath feasting was a big deal for God's people in Old Testament, New Testament, and present days. I think Thanksgiving Day is prime for redeeming as the Super Sabbath of modern day Christ-followers. What do you think about joining my family in anticipating the day when King Jesus will reign and put all things right? Let's not just look backward with thanksgiving but long forward with hope! One obstacle for some families is the feasting part of things. That's where EFC can have a big part. We are sponsoring residents at the Family Tree Apartments who are in a place of financial hardship. Would you like to be a Thanksgiving Basket Sponsor? We will receive the names and apartment number of each family. The best part of it all is we personally deliver the baskets the weekend before Thanksgiving. We build relationships, open our lives for these wonderful folks and preach Jesus - with words when necessary! Please let me know if you would like to be Jesus with skin this month! One other exciting way we are going to anticipate the day of King Jesus is when we cook and serve a Thanksgiving dinner on November 12th in the Community Center. You can sign-up online to participate in this too! What goes into a basket? Here is a suggestive list of items to put in your basket. You may include all items or create your own basket. EFC FOCUS NOVEMBER2013 FIRESIDE WORSHIP SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH In a unique experience, Everett Family Church will be meeting at Pastor Mike and Pascale’s home (15317 73rd AVE SE, Snohomish, WA 98296) for a time of fireside worship, prayer and teaching from the Scriptures. A chili dinner will follow. We will meet at 5pm. This a time for all ages. Invite a friend. The children will have a special activity too. * We will not be meeting at Hope Church this evening! EFC FAMILY GATHERING SATURDAYS @ 5PM Our Family Gathering is a worship concert built upon the truth of God’s Word empowered by the Holy Spirit. Music typically opens our time with a creative presentation of God’s Word followed by a concise sermon from Pastor Mike. The Community Pastors and teachers then lead age-graded breakouts. The evening concludes with a simple dinner. Invite all who desire to know Jesus and God’s Word! SCHEDULE : 4:30pm, prayer time 5pm, family worship 6pm, breakouts 7pm, dinner The Blizzard Super Price Break of $109 is available if the deposit and registration is turned in by Sunday, December 15th. The Blizzard Early Bird price is $119 if registered by January 12th. The regular Blizzard price is $129 starting January 13th. Register online or use the Blizzard brochure. UPCOMING STAFF MEETINGS: Tues, Dec. 17th, 6:15-8:15pm ** This one is for youth only ! Sat, January 4th, 9-11am ** All youth and adults Sat, January 18th, 9-11am ** All youth and adults • turkey • bag of potatoes • butter • dressing (stove top) • gravy • green beans • corn • mushrooms • onion • pumpkin pie (frozen) • cool whip • instant pudding • cake or brownie mix • rolls • coffee • sparkling apple juice • liquid dish detergent • clothes detergent
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online - everettfamilychurch.org | mail - 15317 73rd AVE SE #2, Snohomish, WA, 98296 | phone - 425 387-1975
Super Sabbath Celebrationby Pastor Mike
My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because it is about relationships without the pressure of gifts and rampant materialism that has swallowed Christmas. In my mind it is the Super Sabbath of the year. The Sabbath days were a gift from the Lord to turn the hearts and minds of His people heavenward. They were intended as a day filled with joy, peace, and thanksgiving. Sabbath feasting was a big deal for God's people in Old Testament, New Testament, and present days. I think Thanksgiving Day is prime for redeeming as the Super Sabbath of modern day Christ-followers. What do you think about joining my family in anticipating the day when King Jesus will reign and put all things right? Let's not just look backward with thanksgiving but long forward with hope!
One obstacle for some families is the feasting part of things. That's where EFC can have a big part. We are sponsoring residents at the Family Tree Apartments who are in a place of financial hardship. Would you like to be a Thanksgiving Basket Sponsor? We will receive the names and apartment number of each family. The best part of it all is we personally deliver the baskets the weekend before Thanksgiving. We build relationships, open our lives for these wonderful folks and preach Jesus - with words when necessary! Please let me know if you would like to be Jesus with skin this month!
One other exciting way we are going to anticipate the day of King Jesus is when we cook and serve a Thanksgiving dinner on November 12th in the Community Center. You can sign-up online to participate in this too!
What goes into a basket? Here is a suggestive list of items to put in your basket. You may include all items or create your own basket.
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FIRESIDE WORSHIPS A T U R D A Y, N O V E M B E R 9 T H In a unique experience, Everett Family Church will
be meeting at Pastor Mike and Pascale’s home (15317 73rd AVE SE, Snohomish, WA 98296) for a time of fireside worship, prayer and teaching from
the Scriptures. A chili dinner will follow. We will meet at 5pm. This a time for all ages. Invite a friend. The
children will have a special activity too. * We will not be meeting at Hope Church this evening!
EFC FAMILY GATHERINGS A T U R D A Y S @ 5 P M Our Family Gathering is a worship
concert built upon the truth of God’s Word empowered by the Holy
Spirit. Music typically opens our time with a creative presentation of
God’s Word followed by a concise sermon from Pastor Mike. The
Community Pastors and teachers then lead age-graded breakouts. The evening concludes with a simple dinner.Invite all who desire to know Jesus and God’s Word!
SCHEDULE:4:30pm, prayer time5pm, family worship
6pm, breakouts7pm, dinner
The Blizzard Super Price Break of $109 is available if the deposit and registration is turned in by Sunday, December 15th.
The Blizzard Early Bird price is $119 if registered by January 12th.
The regular Blizzard price is $129 starting January 13th.
Register online or use the Blizzard brochure. UPCOMING STAFF MEETINGS:Tues, Dec. 17th, 6:15-8:15pm
** This one is for youth only!
Sat, January 4th, 9-11am** All youth and adults
Sat, January 18th, 9-11am** All youth and adults
• turkey• bag of potatoes• butter• dressing (stove top)• gravy• green beans• corn• mushrooms• onion
• pumpkin pie (frozen)• cool whip• instant pudding• cake or brownie mix• rolls• coffee• sparkling apple juice• liquid dish detergent• clothes detergent
online - everettfamilychurch.org | mail - 15317 73rd AVE SE #2, Snohomish, WA, 98296 | phone - 425 387-1975
Family Dinner at the Family Tree. We returned to the Community Center at the Family Tree Apartments to serve a free dinner. Tacos were a big hit and the time talking with the grateful residents was a highlight. It is a honor to love like Jesus and be His presence with skin!
Cornmaze Excitement. T h e E F C y o u t h traveled to Bob’s Cornmaze for a fun night of cornstalks and confusion on October 22nd. We enjoyed a blanket o f fog and dr y t r a i l s . A t t h e halfway point Bob treated us to a cozy firepit where we considered whether God’s word was truly a lamp to our lives or just a book on shelf (aka “app on our cell phone”).
Family Gathering. We continue to explore God’s Word to EFC in our weekly times together. Pastor Mike delivered sermons drawing truth from the life of King David. We watched the teaching skits - “Amnon is a Jerk Rewind”, “Israel’s Breaking News at 5 (with Farmer)” and “When will the King Return? bubble talk”. It is a joy to explore the riches of the Scriptures in creative and insightful ways!
Family Fall Festival at the Family Tree Apartments. For our seventh year we sponsored the Family Fall Festival with the purpose of providing a free, family event in which we can build relationships and share the love of Jesus with others. Thank you to the Lees, Kirshners, Travises, Bells, Ripleys, Wrights, and Debbie for your work in this!
OCTOBER REWIND
E F C M a n a g e m e n t T e a mDan Bell, Janine Ripley, & Mike Wright
Thank you for those of you who are committed to a monthly tithe (10 percent). Thank you to those of you who
are making steps to give regularly, generously, and cheerfully to God’s work through EFC.
................Monthly operating budget $6,200...........................Total Joy Box gifts in October $4,882..........................Total EFC spending in October $3,418
............ Community Ministry & Missions Abroad $717* These numbers are current as of October 30th.
Everett Family Church is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization. Tax Identification # 71-1025722
T H E E F C B I R T H D A Y SLet me know if your birthday is missing!
....................November 3 John..................November 14 Nathalie..................November 14 Pascale
Crosswalk & LIFE GroupF R I D A Y, N O V E M B E R 3 0 t h
The Community Pastors look forward to our time with families. Be considering what God has been doing in your life and be ready to share!
Visit the EFC online for a current calendar of all events, times, and locations.
PRAXIS YOUTH MINISTRYT u e s d a y s , 7 : 0 0 - 8 : 3 0 p mTalk to Perry Travis for more information at
[email protected] or 206/412-0688.
Family Dinner @ Family TreeTuesday, November 12th
All are invited to help us prep and serve a meal to the folks who live at the Family Tree Apartments. We will meet at Hope Church
at 5pm to prepare the meal and serve the meal at the Family Tree Apartmetns at 6pm. We will clean-up and head home around 7pm.
MENU: Thanksgiving dinner (sign-up online to bring food
or help).
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