Thank you to those who took time this month to express your gratitude to me for Pastor Appreciation. Thank you for the meals, treats, and generous gifts. Most of all I treasure your kind and encouraging words. They are helpful reminders that God is at work among us. The past 12 months have included a couple of the biggest challenges I’ve faced in ministry. In those seasons, it’s easy to focus on what’s going wrong and lose sight of all the things that are going right. Thank you for reminding me this month of the ways that God is changing you through His Word. That is what I pray for most for our church - that we would grow to be a people who allow God’s Word to shape us and change us more and more into the image of Christ. And I would be remiss not to mention my gratitude to those of you who intentionally encourage me all year long. You don’t know how life-giving your affirmations and prayers are for me.

Church Family, thank you for your input about our Christmas Eve Service and how it relates to our ministry staff. The overwhelming consensus from those at the meeting as well as e-mails and texts I received, is that while our church values our annual Christmas Eve service, you also value your staff member’s ability to spend Christmas Eve with their out of town families. Pastor Craig and I are grateful for your gracious spirit towards us and will take your thoughts into consideration as we plan future Christmas Eve services.

I am grateful to belong to our EBC Family,

Pastor Clint

Emmanuel will be serving turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, & dressing.

Please bring a side dish and a dessert to share.

Shoeboxes are due November 12. Hopefully you are making good progress finding items for the shoeboxes. There are several filler items on the table across from the Worship Center.

Items include: notebooks, crayons, scissors, and a few toys. Your box will be a blessing to the boy or girl who receives the gift. It will also be an opportunity for them to hear the gospel and learn more about the Savior.

If you have any questions, call: Blake Sonobe 580-302-4154 or Janie Sonobe 580-302-3520

Annual Meeting of the Association

When: Sun, November 5, 5:00pm – 7:30pm

Where: FBC Hobart

Description: "United for the Gospel!" Speaker: Pastor Thomas Miller, Catered dinner included. EBC will provide transportation to and from Hobart for anyone that would like to go. There is no cost to attend this event. We will leave EBC at 4pm and plan to return around 8pm.

Do you feel called to work with children? Our nursery/pre-school ministry is in need of paid workers. Please contact Sherry Gooch at 580-302-0073 for any questions.

Applications are outside the church office.

Ladies join us once a month for Coffee Talk!

November 14

December 12

7:00pm - 8:15pm upstairs in the youth lounge

Bring a drink and come refuel for the week ahead! This is a time to discuss topics of interest for women seeking to "walk out their faith" in their everyday life.

Childcare available for ages 5 and younger.

We need your help! Would you prayerfully consider coming along side us as we launch this ministry? You can serve weekly in the group meetings, give rides, sign up to bring a meal, or serve at the events that are a part of this program. For more information on Embrace Grace ministries, please visit www.embracegrace.com. If you would like to learn more about how you can get involved, please contact Chelsea Simpson at 580-504-8932

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Budget Offering

Last Sunday ................................. $3,509.59

YTD Budget .......................................$460,183.92

YTD Budget Received ......................$361,326.58

This Month New Building

Receipts This Week .................$300.00

Received This Month ..................$9,295.00

Attendance:

Grow Groups: 82

Family Worship: 139

Sunday Servants This Week

Preschool Care

Chrystal Brad Overton

Stacy Selsor

Lead Usher

Bryan Flaming

Welcome Desk

Chuck and Marilyn Marquis

Deacon of the Week

Nick Ramirez

clint@ebcweatherford.com

craig@ebcweatherford.com

office@ebcweatherford.com

Sunday Services

Grow Groups 9:30am

Family Worship 10:45am

Evening Study 6:00pm

Wednesday Night Activities

Church-Wide Meal 5:00pm

KIDS and Youth 6:00pm

Evening Study 6:00pm

Harbor - College 8:00pm