The monthly news and happenings at Everett Family Church.

1. E F C F O C U S N O V E M B E R 2 013
Super Sabbath Celebration
by Pastor Mike
My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because it is
about relationships without the pressure of gifts and
rampant materialism that has swallowed Christmas. In
my mind it is the Super Sabbath of the year. The
Sabbath days were a gift from the Lord to turn the
hearts and minds of His people heavenward. They
were intended as a day filled with joy, peace, and
thanksgiving. Sabbath feasting was a big deal for
God's people in Old Testament, New Testament, and
present days. I think Thanksgiving Day is prime for
redeeming as the Super Sabbath of modern day
Christ-followers. What do you think about joining my
family in anticipating the day when King Jesus will
reign and put all things right? Let's not just look
backward with thanksgiving but long forward with
hope!
One obstacle for some families is the feasting part of
things. That's where EFC can have a big part. We are
sponsoring residents at the Family Tree Apartments
who are in a place of financial hardship. Would you
like to be a Thanksgiving Basket Sponsor? We will
receive the names and apartment number of each
family. The best part of it all is we personally deliver
the baskets the weekend before Thanksgiving. We
build relationships, open our lives for these wonderful
folks and preach Jesus - with words when necessary!
Please let me know if you would like to be Jesus with
skin this month!
One other exciting way we are going to anticipate
the day of King Jesus is when we cook and serve a
Thanksgiving dinner on November 12th in the
Community Center. You can sign-up online to
participate in this too!
What goes into a basket? Here is a suggestive list of
items to put in your basket. You may include all items
or create your own basket.
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turkey
bag of potatoes
butter
dressing (stove top)
gravy
green beans
corn
mushrooms
onion
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pumpkin pie (frozen)
cool whip
instant pudding
cake or brownie mix
rolls
coffee
sparkling apple juice
liquid dish detergent
clothes detergent
FIRESIDE WORSHIP
S A T U R DA Y, N O V E M B E R 9 T H
In a unique experience, Everett Family Church will
be meeting at Pastor Mike and Pascale’s home
(15317 73rd AVE SE, Snohomish, WA 98296) for a
time of fireside worship, prayer and teaching from
the Scriptures. A chili dinner will follow. We will meet
at 5pm. This a time for all ages. Invite a friend. The
children will have a special activity too.
* We will not be meeting at Hope Church this evening!
The Blizzard Super Price
Break of $109 is available if
the deposit and registration is
turned in by Sunday,
December 15th.
The Blizzard Early Bird price
is $119 if registered by
January 12th.
The regular Blizzard price is
$129 starting January 13th.
Register online or use
the Blizzard brochure.
UPCOMING STAFF MEETINGS:
Tues, Dec. 17th, 6:15-8:15pm
** This one is for youth only!
Sat, January 4th, 9-11am
** All youth and adults
Sat, January 18th, 9-11am
** All youth and adults
EFC FAMILY GATHERING
SA TU RDA YS
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5P M
Our Family Gathering is a worship
concert built upon the truth of God’s
:
Word empowered by the Holy
4:30pm, prayer time
Spirit. Music typically opens our time
5pm, family worship
with a creative presentation of
6pm, breakouts
God’s Word followed by a concise
7pm, dinner
sermon from Pastor Mike. The
Community Pastors and teachers then lead age-graded
breakouts. The evening concludes with a simple dinner.
SCHEDULE
Invite all who desire to know Jesus and God’s Word!
online - everettfamilychurch.org | mail - 15317 73rd AVE SE #2, Snohomish, WA, 98296 | phone - 425 387-1975

2. OCTOBER REWIND
Family Dinner at the Family Tree. We returned to the
Community Center at the Family Tree Apartments to
serve a free dinner. Tacos were a big hit and the time
talking with the grateful residents was a highlight. It is
a honor to love like Jesus and be His presence with
skin!
Cornmaze Excitement.
The EFC youth
traveled to Bob’s
Cornmaze for a fun
night of cornstalks
and confusion on
October 22nd. We
enjoyed a blanket
of fog and dr y
trails. At the
halfway point Bob
treated us to a cozy
firepit where we
considered whether
God’s word was
truly a lamp to our
lives or just a book
on shelf (aka “app
on our cell phone”).
Family Gathering. We continue to explore God’s Word to
EFC in our weekly times together. Pastor Mike
delivered sermons drawing truth from the life of King
David. We watched the teaching skits - “Amnon is a
Jerk Rewind”, “Israel’s Breaking News at 5 (with
Farmer)” and “When will the King Return? bubble
talk”. It is a joy to explore the riches of the Scriptures
in creative and insightful ways!
Family Fall Festival at the Family Tree Apartments. For our
seventh year we sponsored the Family Fall Festival
with the purpose of providing a free, family event in
which we can build relationships and share the love of
Jesus with others. Thank you to the Lees, Kirshners,
Travises, Bells, Ripleys, Wrights, and Debbie for your
work in this!
Visit the EFC online for a current calendar of
all events, times, and locations.
Family Dinner @ Family Tree
Tuesday, November 12th
All are invited to help us prep and serve a meal to the folks who
live at the Family Tree Apartments. We will meet at Hope Church
at 5pm to prepare the meal
and serve the meal at the
Family Tree Apartmetns at
6pm. We will clean-up and
head home around 7pm.
MENU: Thanksgiving dinner
(sign-up online to bring food
or help).
PRAXIS YOUTH MINISTRY
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm
Talk to Perry Travis for more information at
webtravis@juno.com or 206/412-0688.
THE EFC BIRTHDAYS
Let me know if your birthday is missing!
November 3
....................John
November 14 ..................Nathalie
November 14 ..................Pascale
Crosswalk & LIFE Group
F R I DA Y, N O V E M B E R 3 0 t h
The Community Pastors look forward to our time with
families. Be considering what God has been doing in your
life and be ready to share!
EFC Management Team
Dan Bell, Janine Ripley, & Mike Wright
Thank you for those of you who are committed to a
monthly tithe (10 percent). Thank you to those of you who
are making steps to give regularly, generously, and
cheerfully to God’s work through EFC.
Monthly operating budget ................$6,200
Total Joy Box gifts in October ...........................$4,882
Total EFC spending in October
..........................$3,418
Community Ministry & Missions Abroad ............$717
* These numbers are current as of October 30th.
Everett Family Church is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization.
Tax Identification # 71-1025722
online - everettfamilychurch.org | mail - 15317 73rd AVE SE #2, Snohomish, WA, 98296 | phone - 425 387-1975