WOMEN’S MINISTRY | Ladies, if you are interested in serving on the planning team for this year’s Christmas Tea, please stay after the service today to meet with the Women’s Ministry Team.

FALL RETREAT | Your 7th-12th grader is invited to the ENGAGE Youth Fall Retreat, October 21-23 at Camp Esquagama. Permission forms are required, so be sure your youth gets one to you to sign. The cost per student is $25, but scholarships are available in the event of hardship. Talk to John or Deb Filander, Carol Haasl, or Pastor Marlin for more information.

MEN’S BREAKFAST | Saturday, October 23 at 8:00 am. Be sure to sign up on the bulletin board for meal planning purposes (when the sheet becomes available).

INFORMATION UPDATES | If you have had a change in your contact information, please submit a blue change form found on the tall round table near the foyer. You can also submit birthdays and anniversaries using this form. Drop it in the offering basket!

PRAYER CHAIN | Our church has a prayer chain. We also sometimes use it to pass last minute news, like cancellations of Bible studies, etc. Want to be added to it? Send an email to jeno@efreechurch.com to be included.

MEMBERSHIP CLASS | There will be a membership class on Sunday, October 31 at 11:30 am, following the worship service. If you would like to learn more about our church and the membership process, please join us. Let Pastor Marlin know if you plan to attend, so that materials can be prepared for you.

SPAGHETTI DINNER | Our ENGAGE Youth Group is putting on a Spaghetti Dinner for the adults of the church on Saturday, November 6 from 5:00-8:00 pm. It will be a night of encouragement for the adults. If you would like to attend, please sign up in the back. If any 4th-12th graders would like to volunteer to help, sign up as a volunteer in the back as well. Adult guests are asked to bring a dessert to share. Contact Ella Littler, Chloe Houghton, or Christian Cersine for more information or if you have questions. [Email the church if you do not have a directory for contact info.]

An Update from Pastor St. Luc in Haiti …

  Pastor St. Luc does not recommend any travel to Haiti until after the March elections. Street gangs, road gangs, and violence are everywhere since the earthquake and the assassination of President Moise.    

  With the support that Pastor receives, he has been able to assist people affected by the earthquake in providing medical assistance and help in reconstructing damaged residences. He also assists with some schools in the Central Plateau and with Haitian schools started in the beginning of September. Over 200 students returned to Labastille to a celebration with all of them receiving a backpack, pens, pencils, and notebooks to start the year. 

  Continue to pray for Pastor St. Luc and his ministry in Haiti and for the country reeling from the effects of the earthquake and all the social unrest and violence in Haiti. 

Weekly Budget | $4430   

Given Last Week | $5289

A study sheet is available on the Sermons page for this message. The audio file of the sermon will be available Sunday afternoon.