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Inclement Weather Policy. If MI schools are closed, the church office will be closed.
Men’s Retreat - Register Today! February 7-9 at Mountain Spring Lodge. Come and spend the weekend communing with God and each other. Register here! Any questions? Email Joseph Scheid.
Winter Small Group Sign-Ups. Take a look at the catalog at church and fill out the information card to join a group! Email smallgroups@evergreenchurch.cc with questions.
Upcoming "Meaning of Membership" Class. Saturday, January 25 from 9:00am-12:00pm and Sunday January 26 from 12:00-1:30pm. We’d love for you to think about partnering with ECC in an official capacity. We will look at history, vision, values, and our connection to the larger Covenant denomination. Pastor Julie and Pastor Paul will be facilitating this interactive class. RSVP to info@evergreenchurch.cc by January 20. Childcare available with an RSVP.
High School Youth Group - Special Guest on Sunday January 12
Matthew Boyd, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, will join us at Youth Group to share his story of life and faith. This is a great opportunity for students to invite a friend and a youth group they won't want to miss!
High School MUD Retreat: February 7-9. This is an amazing opportunity for our high schoolers to come together with other teens in our area, spend some time outdoors, and hear from a gifted preacher about finding Clarity in the Chaos. Click here to register and let Pastor Elise know.
Monthly Nicolas Fund for Education Prayer Meeting. January 18 in Room 203 at 8:00am.
Comfort Food Potluck - January 26. Come to church in your stretchy pants! We’ll fill up on some homemade comfort food! (provided by you!) Then stay to take down the Christmas Decorations. Sign up to bring something here.
Thank You for Contributing to the Giving Tree. Through the Giving Tree your gifts reminded several that they are not alone especially during the Holidays. Thank you!
Big Table: Your gifts helped remind two families that they are cared for and not alone at Christmas. One of the mothers sent us this text shortly after we had delivered the Evergreen gifts. “We appreciate everything so much! Me and the baby are just waiting for daddy to get home so that we can open all of the gifts together!” “The gifts were totally AMAZING! My daughter loved everything! Thank you for all your amazing help this Christmas.” It's a privilege to partner together to offer the generosity, joy and presence of Jesus at Christmas.
Operation Nightwatch: 23,000 pairs of socks were given and 3359 meals were served in December; other donations will be given throughout the year as needed
New Horizons: several Safeway food gift cards were given to the youth in need during the Holiday
Young life Capernaum: Thank you for your camp scholarships
Mary's Place: "Thank you for bringing joy and magic to our families this holiday season! You truly made spirits bright by providing gifts for every single child in shelter. We had such an outpouring of love that we were able to ensure that our kids and families newly housed were able to receive gifts as well! Thanks to you, we collected over 11,000 gifts for our kids and over 6,000 gifts for parents!! Additionally, every single family received a $20 grocery voucher to Safeway for holiday groceries and treats! Thank you for bringing hope and smiles, and ensuring all of our kids had a joyous holiday! We are forever grateful to you!" There are many volunteer opportunities at Mary's Place's various locations: https://marysplaceseattle.volunteerhub.com or contact Carla Kepler.
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Searching for the Perfect Pastor | Ephesians 4:11-13 (NIV)
Our new Sunday sermon series in this New Year is entitled “Deeper in Christ and further in Mission”. The purpose is to take a fresh look at the foundations of our faith and how we live them out as a church family.
For Covenant people, our essential beliefs and practices are summed up in what we call "Covenant Affirmations":
- We affirm the centrality of the Word of God
- We affirm the necessity of the new birth
- We affirm a commitment to the whole mission of the church
- We affirm the church as a fellowship of believers
- We affirm a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit
- We affirm the reality of freedom in Christ
We’ll be providing some explanatory materials to you throughout the series but you can also do some reading on your own at this link: https://covchurch.org/who-we-are/beliefs/affirmations/
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Snacks for Evergreen Youth. Kids love food! If you'd like opportunity to bless our youth by providing yummy snacks for one of our youth groups, please sign up here! High School Youth Group is on Sundays, and Middle School Youth Group is on Wednesdays.
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