Announcements and Dates to Remember

DATES TO REMEMBER~
AUG     31        Church Social and Sing
AUG     31        NO AWANA Club- Labor Day Weekend
SEPT    04        Showers of Grace Park Day
SEPT    13        Men's Breakfast at First EFC
SEPT    15        Women's Discipleship Groups Start 
Church Social and Sing- Lunch and Hymn sing following the church service on Aug 31. Come ready for good food, delightful fellowship, and singing all your favorite hymns!
The idea for this potluck is to bring things that don't need to be heated. Things like sandwiches, fruit trays, pasta salads, veggies and hummus, green salads, chips and salsa/dip, jello salads, cheese and meat trays, cookies, and pies.
Current Equipping Hour Class:
What are some ways that God speaks to us? Why is it important to listen to God's voice? How can you tell whether or not is is God's voice? Come and join us for our Sunday Morning Equipping Class entitled "Hearing God's Voice" where we will be studying and discussing "God In Creation", "God's Messengers", and "God In Our Pain" in coming weeks.
Women's Discipleship Groups- groups will begin the week of September 15 and all women are invited to join! Come visit the WDG Table to discover days, times, locations, and topics for our groups this fall. Join a group to study God's Word and grow together as Jesus' disciples!

CELEBRATE RECOVERY

     Celebrate Recovery, a 12-Step program based on the Beatitudes about addressing "Hurts, Habits, and Hang-Ups”, meets every Monday night for teaching and testimonies at University Presbyterian Church on Wisconsin Ave at 6:30 PM. Supper is available at 5:45 PM on Mondays for a reasonable donation. If you are new to CR, come on a Monday night to get all the info.
     The ‘meat and potatoes’ of Celebrate Recovery are the group studies that meet weekly for about 8 months. Separate groups for men and women have started. These will be held at Real Life Church from 6-8 PM. To learn more about these and/or to sign up, come to a Monday night meeting or call Paul Thomas at 575-914-4365.
No AWANA Club this week due to Labor Day weekend
Our AWANA Club has had a super start to the year! We can't wait to see you again! Bring your friends, cousins, and neighbors next week.  
Park Day Sept 4!
Join us here at EFC for a morning of playtime for the littles and some friendship building for the grownups from 10 AM to Noon.
Men's Breakfast Sept 13- Come for the bacon, stay for the fellowship. 
Sept 13th from 9:00-10:30 AM at First EFC. 

URBANA 25 is happening soon!

Urbana 25 is coming up soon. Are you ready? Ready to discern how you can get involved in God’s work? While Urbana 25 is targeted at Gen Z, ages 17-28, adults of all ages have found Urbana to be a powerful space to gain fresh vision and be inspired alongside the next generation.
If you are interested in attending, see Broc DuBois or Arnold and Nancy Willy for more information.
From December 28, 2025 - Midnight New Year’s Eve in Phoenix, Arizona, young adults (and young-at-heart adults) will gather at Urbana to explore how God is working in the world, what God says in His Word, and how to play a part in that work.