| TAKE NOTE USHERS SEMINAR Saturday, September 7 (10-11am). If you are currently an usher or would like to find out more about volunteering as an usher for Sunday mornings at OEFC, please attend this short meeting! GROWTH GROUPS Interested in learning more about OEFC Growth Groups or joining a group this fall (8-12 people meeting in homes for fellowship, prayer and Bible Study)? It's a great way to meet new people and connect on a deeper level! HAND IN HANDS FALL FEAST & SILENT AUCTION Saturday, September 28 at Sirocco Golf Club (6pm). Your support last year helped make the event a huge success! Please consider donating a service or item that can be auctioned HERE. Hand in Hands Foundation is a grassroots not-for-profit organization since 2015. We recognize that the needs of education, health care, and safe housing are not being met for many of the people who live in the Dominican Republic. Hand in Hands collects and distributes funds with the help of local partners to the families most in need. Ninety-eight percent of the funds collected by Hand in Hands go directly to the projects and beneficiaries we support! |
| THIS WEEK @ OEFC Thursday, August 29 7:30pm ROOTED event for Young Adults (post-high school). Sunday, September 1 9:15am WORSHIP SERVICE (traditional) in the Fireside Room. Pastor Rob will be preaching. 10:15am PRE-SERVICE PRAYER in the Prayer Room to the right of the platform (Main Auditorium) 10:45am WORSHIP SERVICE (contemporary) in the Main Auditorium. Pastor Rob will be preaching. NURSERY (up to 36 months), PRE-SCHOOL (3-5 year olds). Activity Packets available for kids in Grades 1-6. Live-stream available HERE Thursday, September 5 7:30pm ROOTED event for Young Adults (post-high school). Friday, September 6 (through Sunday, September 8) 5pm YOUTH CAMPOUT Meet at the church to catch the bus to Blue Bronna for the weekend! For Grades 7-12. Please complete the 2024-25 OEFC Annual Youth Consent form. |
| How can YOU serve others this year? We have a lot of activities and events starting up again in September and we're in need of help! Where might you fit in? PIONEER GIRLS is looking for Bible or Activity leaders to lead small groups of girls on Tuesday nights (curriculum provided). We also need helpers! Youth or adults welcome. For more information contact Cassandra. USHERS are needed for both services (Fireside Room @ 9:15am or Main Auditorium at 10:45am). Men or women, young or older are all welcome. Training provided. Contact Lisa for more information! MOMco (formerly MOPS) is an outreach program, encouraging and equipping moms of young children to realize their potential as moms, women and leaders in relationship with Jesus. Our MOMco group meets on the third Tuesday of most months and is looking for help with childcare (infant to 5 years) from 9:30 to 11:30am. Contact Jenn or Karolyn for more info! |
| Registration Required Here are the events coming this fall that require REGISTRATION (or have deadlines for ordering books): Tuesday, September 10 LADIES BIBLE STUDY with Hannah (9:30-11:30am) From Beginning to Forever by Elizabeth Woodson. Tuesday, September 10 KIDS CLUBS for boys (HEROES) and girls (Pioneer Girls) in Grades 1-6 (6:30-8pm) - Tuesday, September 10 DIVORCECARE (6:30-8pm) - contact the church office to register ($20) Thursday, September 12 GRIEFSHARE (1-3pm) - contact the church office to register ($20) Tuesday, September 12 MEN'S BIBLE STUDY - FIRST WATCH (6-7:15am) studying Ecclesiastes Tuesday, September 24 LADIES BIBLE STUDY (7pm) at the home of Pam D. What Happens When Women Say YES To God by Lysa Terkeurst. $22 for the book (please register by emailing Pam). |
| Fall Start-Up Dates Other dates to note (no registration is required) Sunday, September 8 CONNECT Grades 1-6 Sunday School (10:45am) begins again! (Nursery and Preschool will be offered too...) Wednesday, September 11
Friday, September 13 FRIDAY NIGHT YOUTH for Grades 7-12 (7-9:30pm) Tuesday, September 17 MOMCO (formerly MOPS) for Mothers with young children (9:30-11:30am with childcare for ages 0-5 or 6:30-8pm with NO childcare). $25. Sunday, September 29 GRADE 10-12 GIRLS BIBLE STUDY @ OEFC (6:30-8:30pm). For more info, contact Lindsay. |
| CHECK IT OUT! OEFC Library is open (when the building is open) for self sign-out this summer. |
| OUT & ABOUT IN THEATRES NOW The Forge is a story about mentorship, faith, and the transformative power of God's purpose. The film follows Isaiah Wright (Aspen Kennedy), a young man struggling to find his path a year after high school. With the unwavering support and prayers of his single mother (Priscilla C. Shirer) and the guidance of a successful businessman (Cameron Arnett), Isaiah begins to understand and embrace his true identity and God's greater plan for his life. THE COLLINGSWORTH FAMILY Classics & Hymns Tour Fall 2024 on Tuesday, September 3 (7pm) at Centre Street Church. Tickets and more info available HERE. |
| Staying Connected @ OEFC CHURCH APP Download our app "Okotoks E-Free Church" (on The App Store) to access events, registration, giving by credit card, past sermons and more! OEFC PRAYER CHAIN Want to be more intentional about praying for others in our church family? Contact Laurie in the church office to be added to the Prayer Chain email list. And if you have a prayer request you would like to share with the Prayer Chain (or for Staff only), please email prayer@okotoksefc.ca. |
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