Announcements and Dates to Remember
Calendar of Upcoming Events
NOV 14 Men's Service Day
NOV 15 AWANAs at UCC
NOV 17 Elder and Deacon/Deaconess Nominations Due
NOV 22 No Equipping Class
NOV 22 Potluck and Pie Social
NOV 22 AWANAs at UCC- Double Buck Night!
NOV 29 Hymn Sing
NOV 29 No AWANAs- Happy Thanksgiving
DEC 06 Annual Congregational Meeting- first half
DEC 06 AWANAs at UCC- AWANA Store Night
DEC 09 Cookies and Cocoa
DEC 13 AWANAs at UCC- Glowstick Night
DEC 20 No AWANA- Have a Blessed Christmas
DEC 24 Christmas Eve Service 4PM
DEC 27 No AWANA- Happy New Year
JAN 05 AWANAs at UCC
JAN 10 AWANAs at UCC
JAN 17 Annual Congregational Meeting- second half
JAN 17 AWANAs at UCC
NOV 15 AWANAs at UCC
NOV 17 Elder and Deacon/Deaconess Nominations Due
NOV 22 No Equipping Class
NOV 22 Potluck and Pie Social
NOV 22 AWANAs at UCC- Double Buck Night!
NOV 29 Hymn Sing
NOV 29 No AWANAs- Happy Thanksgiving
DEC 06 Annual Congregational Meeting- first half
DEC 06 AWANAs at UCC- AWANA Store Night
DEC 09 Cookies and Cocoa
DEC 13 AWANAs at UCC- Glowstick Night
DEC 20 No AWANA- Have a Blessed Christmas
DEC 24 Christmas Eve Service 4PM
DEC 27 No AWANA- Happy New Year
JAN 05 AWANAs at UCC
JAN 10 AWANAs at UCC
JAN 17 Annual Congregational Meeting- second half
JAN 17 AWANAs at UCC
Potluck and Pie Social
Please join us following the worship service on Nov. 22 to enjoy a true classic potluck meal. Please bring a main or side dish to share along with your favorite pie. Fellowship will be the best dessert.
There will be no Equipping Class on the 22nd to make for a simpler potluck set up.
There will be no Equipping Class on the 22nd to make for a simpler potluck set up.
This week's sermon
This week I would like to explore the 23rd Psalm with you - my message is entitled "Under the Care of the Benevolent Shepherd and Host"
Why did I choose this passage – because it’s short!? No, because it is familiar and I don’t know about you but sometimes the familiar becomes mundane – it loses its freshness, its power, its awe – and I wanted to revisit this very familiar psalm and hopefully rekindle some of that freshness, that power, that awe again for myself and for each of you.
-Robert Hunter
Why did I choose this passage – because it’s short!? No, because it is familiar and I don’t know about you but sometimes the familiar becomes mundane – it loses its freshness, its power, its awe – and I wanted to revisit this very familiar psalm and hopefully rekindle some of that freshness, that power, that awe again for myself and for each of you.
-Robert Hunter
Looking for the Fill The Fridge list for Sendero Prep School?
Ministry Opportunities
- Looking for a simple way to serve? We need Snack Providers for the lobby and at the family tables in the sanctuary. Contact the church office for more information or to sign up.
- Do you have an interest in leading the children's ministry or know of someone who would do a great job of it? If so, please contact Derrick Howard at derrick@efclascruces.org.
- Digging Deeper, our church’s children’s ministry during the sermon time, is looking for one or two new teams. Please contact Julie Schumpelt, Director of Digging Deeper.
Need Prayer? We're Here For You!
One of the simplest and most meaningful ways we can care for one another is through prayer—and we want to make that as clear and accessible as possible.
If you have a prayer request, you can submit it anytime using this link:
https://fefc.breezechms.com/form/08f3cb
If you have a prayer request, you can submit it anytime using this link:
https://fefc.breezechms.com/form/08f3cb
Men's Service Day
Gentlemen, gather your yard working tools, some gloves, and your servant's heart for the upcoming Men's Service Day, happening from 8-11 AM on November 14th, here at First EFC. We will be helping winterize the building and grounds and doing some weeding/maintenance in the parking lot. There will be fellowship and camaraderie and maybe some tasty snacks while we serve the Lord together.
Equipping Class
Our current Equipping class series entitled "Thriving in Babylon," is a video-based series of five lessons where Larry Osborne introduces us to a man forced to live in a fast-changing and godless society. That man was Daniel, and with the power of hope, humility, and wisdom, he not only survived, but thrived.
If you have a key to the building...
Nominations Due By Nov 17th.
The Elders are welcoming nominations for the 2027 Elders, Deacons, and Deaconesses positions. Please prayerfully consider whom to nominate for the coming year. Here is a link you can use to send your nominations.
NOMINATE HERE.
1. Members may recommend eligible people for any office, including offices with current officers.
2. These are recommendations for the elders to consider, not an election ballot.
3. The deadline has been extended to November 17.
4. If you have already submitted recommendations to one of the elders, your recommendation will be considered along with the submissions using the online form.
NOMINATE HERE.
1. Members may recommend eligible people for any office, including offices with current officers.
2. These are recommendations for the elders to consider, not an election ballot.
3. The deadline has been extended to November 17.
4. If you have already submitted recommendations to one of the elders, your recommendation will be considered along with the submissions using the online form.
Courage At Home Marriage Conference
The Courage At Home conference is coming up soon so sign up without delay.
Happening December 4-5 at Organ Mountain High School.
$60 per couple. First responders attend free.
Register here- https://www.courageathomemarriageconference.com/
Happening December 4-5 at Organ Mountain High School.
$60 per couple. First responders attend free.
Register here- https://www.courageathomemarriageconference.com/
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 Temple Baptist on Missouri near Triviz from 6-8 p.m.
There is also the option of every Tuesday at University Community Church on Jordan at University. 6-8 p.m.
To learn more about Celebrate Recovery and/or to sign up, come to a Monday night meeting or call Paul Thomas at 575-914-4365.
There is also the option of every Tuesday at University Community Church on Jordan at University. 6-8 p.m.
To learn more about Celebrate Recovery and/or to sign up, come to a Monday night meeting or call Paul Thomas at 575-914-4365.
