The Season of Easter
 "Our Mission is to bear witness to God's love and invite, encourage, and prepare God's people to share that grace with others." 
Thank You to ALL for Making Holy Week & Easter a Great Success!
Thank you to all the many volunteers, acolytes, altar guild, Choir, EM’s, Lectors, Ushers, greeters, and servers who helped make Holy Week and Easter services such a Great success. Thanks to Easter egg stuffers & those who hid the eggs and to St. Martha’s Guild and all those who cooked and prepared dishes. What a glorious day it was to celebrate our Risen Lord and Savior and our parish life together.
ECA Annual British Tea & Gift Shop April 23 from 2-4pm. Tickets for the 8th Annual British tea are on sale.  Tickets are $20 each. The theme this year is an English garden. Our very talented ladies are working on some beautiful floral designs you won't want to miss seeing. Make sure you get a ticket for yourself and your favorite young lady 10 years old or older. Our tea shop will also be open for your last-minute Mother's Day gifts.  See Linda Dobos or Wanda Ziembinski to purchase your tickets.
Buildings and Grounds Ministry Meeting April 25 at 7:15pm
The Buildings and Grounds Committee typically meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 7:15 pm in the Activities building.  All are welcome!
Reach Serving Dinner to Homeless Population April 27 4pm
All are invited to join the ECA Reach ministry in preparing and delivering a meal to the homeless population every 4th Wednesday of the month at Shady Grove Baptist Church. Travel Sized toiletries are also being collected for this outreach.
Dominoes Adult Game Night Friday, April 29 at 7pm. Join us for adult fellowship time playing Mexican Train Dominoes! Bring a simple snack and your favorite beverage. Dominoes typically meets the last Friday of each month. Newcomers are always welcome!
Call for Help!  We need YOU: ECA Annual Parish Yard Sale May 14th
To volunteer, please contact Jane at janepsanders01@yahoo.com or 770-365-8952.  Volunteers are needed to accept and sort donations from 11am – 1pm on April 30, May 1, May 7, and May 8.  Additional help is needed the day of the sale beginning at 6:30am. Thank you for all you do to make this annual event a success
Congratulations to All Upcoming 2022 Graduates! Please Notify the Office Please contact the church office for all children, youth and adults who are graduating from whatever level of school this year. We are planning to honor their achievements at the second service on May22nd
ECA Online Directory is available and is a Great way to Stay in Contact We have been blessed with some new members in the last year. We want to remind everyone about our wonderful online church directory (you may also pick up a printed copy at church).  To access, please click on the link provided below. Note: We use this directory to gather birthday/anniversary dates for our printed bulletins.  Please make sure we have your information included so we can celebrate your special day. The directory is password protected for our safety. Please email the office to obtain the password (ecanews@bellsouth.net).
LINK: CLICK HERE
Sunday Worship Volunteers Needed: Lectors, Greeters & Ushers 
Sunday worship happens each week because of numerous volunteers who participate in many areas of the worship service. Please consider volunteering for one of these ministries. Please contact Fr. Paul for more information. Thank you for serving!
Reach Collecting Food items for Local Food Pantries We Support ECA is supporting local charities such as Never Alone and Papa’s Pantry in their food ministries. You are welcome to come by on Sundays to drop off these much-needed items. Thank you for your continued generosity and support of helping those in need! 
Each Month we make our Monthly Financials Available
(YTD) Through Mar 2022    Actual               Budget                 +/-     
Revenues                                          $58,930                $64,772             $5,842 
Expenses                                          $53,487                 $71,584            ($18,097)
Net Year to date                               $5,443                   $6,812             $12,255