Ekklesia Church News

A NEW CHURCH FOR NEW PEOPLE IN A NEW COMMUNITY
February 18th, 2016

Donate online at:  www.ekklesiakitsap.org
February 18th, 2015 - In This Issue:
New Calendar on Web Site
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Up Coming Dates
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Family Retreat at Ocean Shores
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Prayer Needs
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House Churches Share a Common Meal
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House Churches You Can Join

Ekklesia families, people, friends on mission for Jesus
Ekklesia 
Gathering Sunday
at the Pavilion
  
Sunday, February 21st
10:00am Coffee
10:25am worship

This will be our last Sunday to meet at the Pavilion! 
Pavilion Gathering Sunday
701 Bay St. Port Orchard, WA 
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Jared & Laura King will speak this Sunday
  
Jared and Laura are new church planters who moved to the north Seattle area last June. They will share with us their vision for a new church just like Ekklesia! 

The King family
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Youth Activity This Saturday Night
  
Saturday, Feb. 20th- at 6:30
Pyke home- 
1260 1/2 Pottery Ave., 
Port Orchard

All youth are asked to bring a healthy snack.
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Up Coming Dates

20th Ladies Night Out
21st Jared & Laura King Speak
22nd Bell/Hanson group
24th Kenady group
24th  Ladies group
25th  Ehlert group
Mar. 26th  Easter Picnic
Mar. 27th  Easter program
May 27-29  Family Retre at Ocean
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Prayer Needs

Monique Parry's friend- 
prayer for friend Mindy and daughter- Mallory who was diagnosed with cancer
Ron Weeks- wife (Pam) who continues to recover from several cancer surgeries. They feel so blessed to know of her continued recovery and God's goodness!
Francene and Lee Criswell's neighbor- Ron-A father of 4 children dealing with cancer 
Elizabeth Herrera- the passing of her father a few months ago in Arizona
Ekklesia House- pray for a new opportunity that has presented itself for us to build a new homeless shelter community in South Kitsap.
Gathering- the location of a new place for Ekklesia to gather on Sundays
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House Churches You Can Join
Mon. 6:30pm Bell/Hanson
Wed. 6:30pm Kenady/Bedford
Wed. 4:30pm Ladies-  Grandma Bobbie
Thurs. 6:30pm  Ehlert/Blair
Sat. 6:30pm  Youth group

For further information call: 
360-801-0012 or e-mail us at 
ekklesia.kitsap@gmail.com

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The Pavilion Has Blessed Ekklesia   
   Three years ago Ekklesia was a brand new church with about five or six families. We were meeting on Sunday evenings in a home with about 20 people in attendance. We were connecting with new people and knew God was going to bring new people to become a part of our new family. In the spring of 2013 we connected with a local artist named Rich Washek who was battling cancer and we knew we needed to serve Rich in whatever way possible. Rich was also an employee of Delilah Luke who operated the downtown Pavilion event center. After a few weeks of serving Rich, Ekklesia was offered the privilege of using the Pavilion on Sunday mornings as our gathering place. 
   So, we began meeting there on May 5th, (Cinco de Mayo) 2013 and have been blessed ever since. Over the first eighteen months we were allowed to meet in the Pavilion for free but after a while knew that we needed to return our blessing and begin paying rent. 
We saw our Sunday morning location in downtown Port Orchard as a strategic opportunity to connect with the city, downtown businesses and become involved with the heartbeat of our town. We experienced the many local events and attempted to become a blessing to these civic festivals.        We would have homeless families and individuals drop in on our gatherings and we always attempted to help and bless them. We were and will continue to be the hands and feet of Jesus in this community! We will meet this Sunday for the last time in the Pavilion but will always remember the early days of the Ekklesia church and how we were blessed to find a foothold in the Port Orchard community. A new chapter awaits us as we continue to be a mobile church serving, connecting and meeting in house churches. We will also find a new place to gather as a group on Sundays but this will not be our identity! Our focus and identity is to "BE THE CHURCH" throughout our city wherever Jesus leads us to bless others.  

   
The Pavilion in Downtown Port Orchard is Closing- March 15th
Our last gathering there will be this Sunday, Feb. 21st!

New Calendar on Web Site
The Ekklesia web site now has an up-dated calendar reflecting the many events and Sunday rhythms for the next several months. Check it out!
New Sunday rhythms
1st & 3rd Sundays- Teaching Sundays
2nd & 4th Sundays- Service Sundays
5th Sundays- Family Sundays

Family Retreat at Ocean Shores
May 27-29 
Ekklesia will have another Family Retreat at Ocean Shores over the Memorial Day weekend. This will be a time for families and individuals to gather together at the ocean for some time of rest, relaxation and spiritual recharge! We will share meals together and some time to worship together. We'll also provide lots of time to walk the beach and connect with God!

the Ocean Shores beach at sunset

House Churches Share a Common Meal
Bell House Church family meal
House Churches eat, study, serve, recreate and play together
Contact: Tim Blair or the Ekklesia Church at -  360-801-0012

Donations may be made online at:  www.ekklesiakitsap.org

or mailed to:  P.O. Box 601, Burley, WA 98322

Thank you
We are always amazed how God leads us to new places. Even Ekklesia's gathering place is mobile at times. This Sunday will be our last time to meet at the Pavilion but our identity continues to be "The Hands and Feet of Jesus" in our community. It  doesn't matter where you meet as long as the city is hearing the name of Jesus! Thank you to all our supporters. 

Tim and Lisa Blair