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If This Was 2016, What Will 2017 Look Like?
What an exciting year 2016 has been at EvFree! We sent 250 people in 25 teams to Love Europe. Luis Palau was with us at Easter. VBS had over 1,000 kids. The Senior Pastor Search Team was launched. Ears to Hear had hundreds reading through the New Testament. This weekend features Christmas Blvd with A Walk Through Bethlehem.
These are just a fraction of the great ministries done by God’s people at our church. More of God’s work was detailed in Let the People Speak. If you haven’t received the 8-page brochure, please drop by Guest Central for a copy.
We have so much to be thankful for. Thank you for your generous part in this ministry. So many have given of their time, talent and finances to make it happen. This is the joyous part of joining together in ministry, being God’s ambassadors and sharing Christ’s love.
Thank you for joining in the end of year Renovation Projects. This is a “one-fund” project, so you can simply give to the General Fund to participate.
With 2016 drawing to a close, I can’t wait to see how God will work at EvFree in 2017. Let’s all pray for the new Senior Pastor, the Search Team, and that we the people would be growing in the fruits of the Spirit.
 David Fletcher
Executive Pastor
P.S. Our Business Office reminds us that donations for 2016 need to be hand delivered, done online or postmarked by Saturday, December 31. The offering on Sunday, January 1 must be counted for 2017.
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A Tangible Gift of Love
Prime Agers,
Originally, you committed to filling almost 50 Christmas shoeboxes for children around the world, but then, you continued to shop, pack and pray over an additional 50+ shoeboxes! Altogether—102 boxes! Praise God! Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes were delivered to a nearby drop off center. On Wednesday, 17 PAs will volunteer, with hundreds of others, at OCC’s processing plant in Irvine.
Because of YOU a tangible gift of love will be shared with over 1.5 million children. More importantly, the gift of love through Jesus will be shared with each and every one of them! Countless children will have heard the Gospel for the first time and ask Him into their hearts. What a blessing that we could, in a small but significant way, help plant seeds.
THANK YOU Prime Agers for your love and support.
Your Social Committee
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Christmas Blvd
Christmas Blvd is here! Invite your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers and join us on December 16, 17, & 18 from 4–9pm for a fun and festive time celebrating the birth of our Savior! Enjoy some delicious food, take a Walk Through Bethlehem, let your kids get out some energy on the inflatables, sledding hills or climbing tower, do some Christmas shopping at The Marketplace, enjoy the sounds of the season at one of the nightly concerts and much more! See all the info here.
Help with Christmas Blvd
We need you as we prepare for and host this fun and festive event for our community! We need help to set up, clean up, host different activities and areas, greeters and much more. Click here to sign up. Plug in, use your practical gifts and serve!
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Christmas Eve/Day Services
Christmas Eve Services
2:00, 3:30, 5:00 PM | Worship Center
Childcare (birth–Kinder) available at the 2:00 & 3:30 PM services only. No kids program.
Christmas Day Service
10:00 AM | Worship Center
No childcare or Kids programs provided.
*All services will be identical. This kid-friendly service will last just under an hour so you have plenty of time to get to your Christmas celebrations.
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A Little Christmas Cheer
Recently, the kids in KC (Kids Church), made Christmas cards for people who need encouragement or who have never heard about Jesus. Enjoy a few samples below!
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Ears To Hear—What's to Come?
We hope that you have been enjoying the Christmas edition of Ears To Hear: The Names of Jesus, Then & Now, written by our very own Pastors and Ministry Directors! This will continue through Christmas and then we will shift to an end of the year vision series written by our Elders. Beginning January 1, we will begin a journey through the Psalms & Proverbs! Each weekday will have short selections from the Psalms and the weekends will be various Proverbs. We would love to have you along for the journey through these relevant and wisdom-filled Old Testament books! Sign up here to begin receiving Ears To Hear.
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Upcoming 2017 Events—Save the Dates
- Understanding the Psalms with Dr. Ed Curtis, January 15, 6–8pm. Designed for the writers of the 2017 Ears to Hear, this seminar is open to anyone in the congregation.
- The Measure of a Man with Dr. Gene Getz, January 28, 8:30–11:00am. Just for men, Gene will share how true masculinity is measured by twenty biblical guidelines.
- Congregational Meeting & Pizza, January 29, 3:00–4:15pm. Hear ministry updates and enjoy some pizza on the plaza.
- The Marriage You've Always Wanted with Dr. Gary Chapman, February 25. Whether you’ve been married six months or sixty years, every marriage can use a boost!
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RightNow Media
If you haven't yet accessed the free gospel-centered video content resource, RightNow Media, be on the lookout for an email with a link for you to sign up or email Katie Potesta for your free invitation. RightNow Media is a great resource for Bible studies from well-known leaders and pastors, videos for kids, and more, with new content being added in 2017.
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