December 19, 2018
The office will be closed December 24-26, January 1, and on reduced hours December 27- 28. Please leave us a message and we will respond when we return. 

Note: there will not be an edition of the Weekly Encourager next week.

A friendly reminder:
  • Julia McDonald is off on Mondays.
  • Debbie Entwistle and Julie Jenkins are off on Fridays.
  • If you leave a message these staff members will return your call when they return to the office.
The Women's Missionary Fellowship group at Friends Church: Willoughby Hills wrote Christmas letters from the church to our EFC-ER missionaries. They set up a card-signing table at their Missions Fair in October and again on December 2 (shown below) so that church members could write handwritten notes to the missionaries.
1) New and current life insurance plan participants need to complete the Mutual of Omaha Long Term Disability Enrollment and Life Beneficiary forms. These forms will replace the ones for Unum. You can find information about the new rates at www.efcer.org/forms . Please return them to Marie Hagin ([email protected]) or fax to 330-493-0852 by December 31, 2018.
New Location for Friends Summit
Update from the Friends Summit Planning Team:

"Hello everyone, if you registered for Summit you need to know that we have changed locations to Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, CO . If you are flying into Denver, please contact Jesse Penna ([email protected]) at Mid America Yearly Meeting by Thursday. We WILL provide transportation for you from Denver to Colorado Springs. This is the same hotel from Summit 2010, and it is very nice. We are looking forward to a great time with them!"
Christmas Outreach  - Pray for   our   churches and mission partners that the hope of the gospel will be demonstrated and proclaimed across EFC-ER during Christmas services and activities. May Christ’s light shine brightly! (Colossians 4:3-4)

Friends Summit 2018 - Pray for   the young adults who will gather to worship, pray, and seek God’s face December 28 - January 1. You can use this prayer guide to pray specifically for the conference. May God’s Spirit be poured out and lives changed for God’s glory. (Acts 2:17-18)
Visit the events calendar on our website at www.efcer.org/events .

*  December 24-26  - Evangelical Friends Headquarters CLOSED.
*  December 28 - January 1  - Friends Summit 2018 in Colorado Springs, CO. (NEW!)
* January 1 - Evangelical Friends Headquarters CLOSED.
* January 21-22 -  Church Health Team and Leadership Development Team meetings at the Evangelical Friends Headquarters (EF HQ).
* January 23-24 -  Multiplication Team meetings at the EF HQ.
* January 24 -  Finance & Administration Team meeting at the EF HQ.
* January 25-27 -  Youth Awakening Retreat at New Life Community Church in Ridgeway, VA. Find out more at https://nlccalive.com/youthawakening/ .
* January 28 - February 1  - NAE Christian Student Leadership Conference in Washington, DC. Find out more and register at  www.NAE.net/cslc .
* February 12-13 -  Oversight Board meeting at the EF HQ.
Quote for the Week

"And the angel said to them, 'Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on peace among those with whom He is pleased!' " - Luke 2:10-14 (ESV)

"The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
- John 1:14 (NIV)
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