Please Register by Friday!
May 1-3, 2015 - EFC-ER Men in Missions Retreat
Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 8:30am-2:30pm - "Building Bridges to Change the World" seminar. Download the br
ochure
here
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Both events will be held at Damascus Friends Church and will feature guest speaker Dr. Jim LeShana from Barclay College.
The seminar is free, but registrations need to be sent to Pastor Vance Weeks (Brewter Friends) so we can plan accordingly.
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Keeping Prayer a High Priority
We trust that every church is sharing these prayer requests within their local prayer community. Here are this week's requests:
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- Our love and prayers to the family of Dr. John P. Williams, Sr., former Malone professor, EFC-ER missionary and board member, and father of Dr. John Williams Jr. (former EFC-ER General Superintendent) who passed away on April 11, 2015. His obituary may be found here:
http://www.reedfuneralhome.com/obituary/Dr.-John-P-Williams-Sr/Walnut-Creek/1499371. A celebration of life service will be held at 11am on Friday, April 17, 2015, at Damascus Friends Church with visitation from 10-11am.
2 - Please keep Sue and Allan Swinderman in your prayers. Sue is seriously ill in the Massillon Hospital with an abdominal infection and other complications.
3 - Remember our pastors and spouses as they attend the 2015 Pastors Conference in Myrtle Beach this week.
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News from the office:
* We have pastoral openings at Portsmouth, RI; Colony; and Mt. Pleasant Friends churches.
* When sending checks to the Center, please make them out to "EFC-ER" instead of the "World Outreach Center" so they can be properly cashed. Mail should be addressed to EFC-ER, not the World Outreach Center.
* Camp Gideon brochures will be mailed this week and Yearbooks will be mailed next week.
Upcoming Events to keep in your prayers:
* April 25 and 26 - NEO District Seminar and Rally:
"Building Bridges to Change the World" at Damascus Friends Church. Details above.
* May 1-3 - Men in Missions Retreat
Details above.
* May 7 - National Day of Prayer Service from 5:50-6:30pm at Jackson Friends Church on the corner of Portage and Arlington in Massillon, OH. We will have music and pray for the church, family, schools, businesses, government, etc.
* May 9 - Malone Graduation
at 10am at Faith Family Church (8200 Freedom Ave NW, North Canton, OH 44720)
* May 29 - 25:7 Summit worship leadership seminar from 6-9pm at North Olmsted Friends Church. For information and registration, visit: http://www.noefc.org/257summit. Registration is free.
* July 14-17 - Aliquippa Missions Trip
in Aliquippa, PA. Join students in 6th-12th grade as we come together to share the love of Jesus with the community. The brochure is available here.
* July 18-21 - Yearly Meeting at Malone University in Canton, Ohio.
* September 25-27 - Focus on Discipleship Conference at East Richland Friends Church. Registration is now open! Details to the right.
* January 23-25, 2016 - Youth Awakening
* November 11-13, 2016 - Youth Explosion
* July 23-26, 2016 - Yearly Meeting
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Spring has sprung and the weather is warming up, which means it's almost time f
or camp! The Camp Gideon brochure can be downloaded at
http://efcer.org/645. Visit
www.campgideon.org for more information about the camp. Please send all registrations to 5350 Broadmoor Circle NW, Canton, OH 44709 c/o Julie Martin, with checks made out to "EFC-ER".
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Weekly Encourager for April 15, 2015
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Randall A. Neiswanger Memorial Golf Outing
sponsored by Beloit Friends Church
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at Buck Run Golf Course
There will be a shotgun start at 8am and the format will be a four-man scramble.
18 holes and cart - $50 per person ($200 team) includes lunch.
If you are unable to participate and would like to make a donation, or sponsor a hole ($25 per hole), you may send a check made out to Beloit Friends Church. Please include "Neiswanger Memorial donation" or "NM Hole Sponsor" on the memo line.
Registrations are due by May 27, 2015. More
information available is here.
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Focus on Discipleship Conference
Sept. 25-27, 2015
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East Richland Friends is hosting the 2015 Focus on Discipleship Conference in partnership with EFC-ER and the Navigators. This conference is designed to help disciples build a firm foundation in Christ to be able to equip others do the same.
Follow the conference on Facebook
here.
They have given EFC-ER churches a special $50 discount. Enter "EFCER50" to receive $50 off the cost of the conference.
Register now and find more information at
www.focusconference.info.
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MATT MAHER - Because He Lives (Amen): The Song Sessions (Acoustic) |
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CONTACT US
World Outreach Center
5350 Broadmoor Cir., NW
Canton, OH 44709
1-800-334-8863
Julia McDonald, Editor
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