| TAKE NOTE CHRISTMAS EVE @ OEFC Pick up a postcard at the Info Desk and invite someone to our special Christmas Eve services on December 24 (2pm and 4pm). We're looking forward to celebrating the good news of Jesus' birth with you! (Please note there will be no Nursery care provided). PARENTS OF PRESCHOOLERS (ages 2-4)
STAFF GIFT This Christmas Season we have the opportunity to show our appreciation to our OEFC staff by blessing them with a monetary gift. If you would like to contribute, please place your gift of cash (no cheques) in an envelope marked Staff Appreciation Gift and place in the offering basket, drop off at the church office during the week, or give to Randy R. The last day to contribute is December 21. The Finance and Property Committee will distribute your gifts to our staff members. Please note your gifts will not be eligible for a tax receipt. If you have any questions please contact Randy. PARKING ON SUNDAY MORNINGS Thank you to those who are able to park off-site (FAIM parking lot or the street west of Tim Hortons) to ease our parking lot issues, and thank you for being a good neighbour to those who live by the church by not blocking driveways, etc. MARRIAGE AND PARENTING WEEKEND Mark your 2026 calendar for January 30-February 1 and plan to attend these sessions with Doing Family Right ministries (Friday night: parenting and Saturday morning and afternoon: marriage). More info to come! | |
| THIS WEEK @ OEFC Thursday, December 4 11:30am COFFEE & CRAFTING last meeting until January 4:30-6pm YOUTH WORSHIP TEAM Friday, December 5 7-9:30pm FRIDAY NIGHT YOUTH for Grades 7-12 SMALL GROUP NIGHT (details on the youth hotline 403-938-8888, OEFC Youth on facebook.com or Instagram@oefcyouth) Sunday, December 7 - COMMUNION SUNDAY (note: communion crackers are gluten-free) 9:15am WORSHIP SERVICE Pastor Rob will be preaching (second Sunday of Advent) 10am PRESCHOOL (ages 2-4) Christmas program practice 10:15am PRAYER for those seeking prayer (Prayer Room, right front Main Auditorium) 10:45am WORSHIP SERVICE Pastor Rob will be preaching (second Sunday of Advent) NURSERY (0-24 months), PRESCHOOL (2-4 years) and CONNECT (K-Grade 6). Livestream available online. 6:30-8:30pm HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS Bible Study (Grades 10-12) Tuesday, December 9 7pm OKOTOKS FOOD BANK CHRISTMAS CONCERT Tickets $25 HERE (NO ticket sales at OEFC). Donations of non-perishable food at the door gratefully accepted. 7:30pm ROOTED DEEPER Young Adults Bible study at Cimarron Vista Gardens Wednesday, December 10 8-9am MEN WHO PRAY weekly prayer meeting 7pm OKOTOKS FOOD BANK CHRISTMAS CONCERT Tickets $25 HERE (NO ticket sales at OEFC). Donations of non-perishable food at the door gratefully accepted. Thursday, December 11 4:30-6pm YOUTH WORSHIP TEAM Friday, December 12 7-9:30pm FRIDAY NIGHT YOUTH for Grades 7-12 (details on the youth hotline 403-938-8888, OEFC Youth on facebook.com or Instagram@oefcyouth) Saturday, December 13 9am MEN'S BREAKFAST All men are invited to come out for food, fellowship, and to hear our guest speaker, Pastor Amir Younas from the Monterey Park EFC Prairie District Church Plant, share his story! Please invite someone to join you, and bring your sons and grandsons as well. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Trevor. | |
CHECK IT OUT OEFC Library News New picture book: Jax’s Tail Twitches by David Powlison Everyone gets frustrated when something important to them goes wrong. In Jax's Tail Twitches, the whole Squirrel family ends up out of sorts when acorn gathering doesn't go according to plan. Although Papa, Mama, Jax, and Caspian Squirrel all get angry, they also learn about the power of saying sorry, seeking forgiveness, remembering God’s words, and praying together. | |
OUT & ABOUT CHRISTMAS KETTLE MINISTRY (Salvation Army Foothills) Volunteers are needed now through December 24 to greet patrons, collect donations, and hand out greeting cards and candy canes to donors. Two-hour shifts run from 10 AM to 8 PM (volunteer credits available for those who need it). More info: Alyssa (403-336-0994) or online. Okotoks (Walmart, Canadian Tire, Sobeys) High River (No Frills, Co-op, Sobeys) MEN'S RETREAT at SABC (Southern Alberta Bible Camp) January 16-18, 2026. Iron Sharpens Iron with speaker Jon Chalmers (lead pastor at Brooks EFC). Registration with several options for full or partial retreat online. |
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