AUG     05         Open House for Ron and Jeanine Wiley
AUG     06         Park Day
AUG     06         Local Ministry Team Meeting
AUG     08         Saturday Afternoon Psalm
AUG     09         Elder Meeting
AUG     16         Congregational Meeting
AUG     16         AWANA Club begins at UCC
AUG     20         Park Day
AUG     21         Children's Ministry Meeting/Training- details coming soon
AUG     22         Women's Discipleship Group Potluck Brunch Launch
AUG     30         Mission Emphasis Sunday- focus: Summer Missionaries
AUG     30         Hymn Sing

An Equipping Class entitled "How (Not) to Read the Bible," a six-session video-based study from RightNow Media began July 19. The class meets at 9:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall on Sundays. Each session is based on a guide written by Dan Kimball on how to make sense of misunderstood, difficult, and disturbing Bible passages related to women, science, violence, slavery, and world religions. Join us each Sunday for lessons featuring short videos filled with stories, visual illustrations, and memes reflecting popular cultural objections, followed by a stimulating time of discussion.
We also encourage you to listen to a Moody Radio program called The Land And The Book.  It often provides very helpful insights regarding God's involvement in Israel, as well as how to reach out to our friends with the Gospel.  Check out Moody Radio at 89.7 at noon on Saturdays, or 9 p.m. on Sundays.  To listen at your convenience, get the Moody Radio app (free) and at the bottom click on "Discover."  Under that, scroll down until you see "The Land And The Book."
May we all continue to grow in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.  Col. 1:10-14

John 15:4,5 Jesus said, "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing."
 To encourage this abiding in Christ, we are having a women's Saturday Afternoon Psalm and prayer time from 3-4 PM, meeting here at First EFC.
Open to all women. No homework.
Come, if God leads you.

Topics on the agenda:
* Considering a name change for the church
* Voting on Teri Trujillo to finish the year as Local Ministries Director

Light Refreshments will be served between worship service and the meeting.

The Elder Team welcomes you to join their meetings to see how they work together for the growth and care of our church. They are held here at the church starting at 1:30pm.
The next meeting is scheduled for:

• August 9

     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.

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