This is the Everett Family Church monthly newsletter.

1. E F C F O C U S O C T O B E R 2 011
Dear EFC,
Welcome to the new season in Everett Family Church. It Family Gathering Invitation
has been so encouraging to hear from the families in our You’re invited to our Family
church community who are pursuing new ways to live by Gathering where the EFC
faith this next year. This frontier of faith is one where we Community Groups gather to
must confront our fears and move forward in courage and know Christ through the Holy
filled with expectation. The Holy Spirit moves freely when
Spirit’s ministry. All ages are
we live by faith and God receives all glory when we live
welcome to the family
by faith. I believe that this is the specific challenge that the
worship time and preschool
Holy Spirit is prompting in EFC for the next twelve months.
Through the church prayer meetings, my sabbatical, and childcare is provided for the
discussions with the Community Pastors, I am ready to restless ones. Following our
move forward with full confidence that what God says will family worship there is a breakout time for
happen. If He promises to provide for our needs, I will elementary-age children and middle schoolers.
choose to stop worrying. If He promises to be with us and
never leave us, I will choose to stop believing the lie that I We are excited to have our children and youth
am alone and start believing the truth that I’m loved. If He going through the same Bible study as the adults as
promises to accept us and forgive us, I will stop allowing we move through Genesis.
the old tapes to play that say I’m worthless and unlovable.
I am ready to join the rest of EFC in enjoying the love and dates? Saturday, October 1st
acceptance and forgiveness that God is ready to pour into Saturday, October 8th
our hearts! There is no place more exciting or fulfilling or Saturday, October 15th
worthwhile than living in this frontier of faith. Community Groups - October 22nd
There are three ways that we are practically moving times? 4:30pm, Prayer time - all are invited
forward as a church. First, we believe that it is time for us 5:00pm, Family worship
to hire a part-time associate youth pastor. This is a very 6:00pm, Sermon & age-level breakouts
important decision that has many potential pitfalls. 7:00pm, Fellowship & refreshments
Therefore the families of EFC are diligently praying that
God’s pastor will join our community. What a joy to know where? Hope Church at Silver Lake
that we will be welcoming a new family member into our 11329 23rd Dr. SE, Everett, WA 98208
church in the near future!
Second, we are committing to give generously and
sacrificially that we might support God’s work beyond EFC. Family Fall Festival
The personal goal that I have is for EFC to one day reach Friday, October 28 at 6pm
the one-to-one goal where we would have a 50-percent We have an opportunity to serve the children and
missions budget. For every dollar spent on our church’s parents of the Family Tree Apartments again this
operating budget, a dollar would go to support missions or year. How can you be involved? Sponsor an
serve our community in some way. This can only happen if activity booth for the event.
we give believing that we cannot out give God.
Contact Pastor Mike about your family
Third, it is time for EFC to send families out to share the designing and running a booth. Set-up
love of Christ in other parts of our world. Numerous begins at 4:30pm.
families are getting their passports and beginning to save
that they might go on a short-term mission trip. We are not
sure where we are to go but we are getting ready so that
God might send us wherever we need to go. EFC CHURCH PRAYER
The commitments of many families were shared this past
month during our Family Gatherings. What a joy to hear WEDNESDAYS @ 7PM
how God is working in our church! Now we move forward The Bell’s generously open their home for a place of prayer
in faith that God indeed will meet our needs, provide us and intercession on behalf of EFC and those in our spheres
with a youth pastor, and show us where we are to go. of influence. All are invited to join us for this time. Prayer
To God be all glory forever and ever, amen! Pastor Mike requests can be emailed to the Community Pastors or turned
into the prayer box at the Family Gatherings.
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September 25 - October 1
D A T E S
SEPTEMBER REWIND WED
Youth Group (6:30-7:45pm)
Church Prayer (7-8pm)
SAT Church Prayer (4:30pm)
Family Gatherings: The month of September was an Family Gathering (5pm)
exciting start to the new EFC ministry year. Pastor October 2 - 8
Mike began with a “STATE OF EFC” address where MON
Men’s Delta Force study (7:30pm)
he shared the vision that the Community Pastors have WED Youth Group (6:30-7:45pm)
for this next ministry year. We are going to learn to Church Prayer (7-8pm)
live in the new frontier called faith! The specific SAT Church Prayer (4:30pm)
challenge was: Pray for a new associate youth Family Gathering (5pm)
pastor! Give generously that we might support October 9 - 15
missions! Go on a mission trip as a family and be SUN Pumpkins at The Farm (11am)
U P C O M I N G
Jesus with skin! In the weeks that followed families MON New Horizons (6pm)
stood before the church sharing their commitments. WED Youth Group (6:30-7:45pm)
What a joy to listen to the responses as families Church Prayer (7-8pm)
shared pictures, paintings, and other symbols of their SAT Church Prayer (4:30pm)
commitment. It is with anticipation that we move Family Gathering (5pm)
ahead into the next twelve months and listen to the October 16 - 22
stories that families will share of their faith journey. MON
Men’s Delta Force study (7:30pm)
WED Youth Group (6:30-7:45pm)
Church Prayer (7-8pm)
FRI-SAT Community Group weekend
Youth Group: Wednesday night youth October 23 - 29
group resumed this past month MON Community Pastor meeting (5pm)
and Pascale took the lead with WED Youth Group (6:30-7:45pm)
Mike Lee as she introduced the Church Prayer (7-8pm)
youth to “Why You Believe?” She THU Management Team meeting (12pm)
has been taking them through the FRI Family Fall Festival (6-8pm)
Paul Little book that begins SAT No Gathering or Groups due to festival
responding to the questions of Is
Christianity Rational? and Is
there a God? The youth are Blizzard Staff Needed
growing in their experience of Blizzard Snow Camp is coming on January
God. God is clearly working in
27-29th. We are assembling our camp staff that
the youth who have been attending and we diligently
pray for the associate youth pastor who will partner will serve the 2nd-6th graders and help is needed!
with parents and join EFC in reaching the youth of This is a great opportunity for youth to develop in
our community! their leadership abilities and be Jesus with skin to
Feeding Those In Need: We had a HUGE turnout for our kids! Camp staff is responsible to cover their
monthly food service to the homeless teens in lodging and food costs ($85).
Seattle… over 30 came to serve! It was so big that
several families were not able to serve. What a joy UPCOMING STAFF MEETINGS:
for the servant-heartedness of the children and Youth Staff Training - Wed, December 14, 6-8pm
parents of EFC. Recognizing the desire to serve in a
greater way the Community Pastors are exploring a All-Staff Training #1 - Sat, January 7, 9-11am
new opportunity to serve the families at Family Tree All-Staff Training #2 - Sat, January 21, 9-11am
Apartments. We will share more about this soon!
Schwarzen Family: What does it mean to live by faith and
be Jesus with skin wherever God leads? Christopher
and Heather are an example to us. They came and EFC Management Team
shared with us Dan Bell, Janine Ripley, & Mike Wright
this past month. Everyone’s gift matters! Please continue to give joyfully and
We are excited sacrificially. We had more expenses this month drawing from
surplus in previous months.
to explore the
partnership we Monthly operating budget
.......................$5,500
will have with
their family as Total Joy Box giving this month
................ $4,212
t hey head to Total EFC spending this month
.................. $6,218
Nepal with their Total Community Ministry
........................... $264
six, soon to be Everett Family Church is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization.
seven, children! Tax Identification # 71-1025722
online - everettfamilychurch.org | mail - 2413 98th ST SE, Everett, WA, 98208 | phone - 425 387-1975