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This year we will be taking donations to help raise funds to purchase a book vending machine for our friends at Miller Elementary School! We have raised $2,640 toward our $7,000 goal. You can read more about this opportunity here. (https://ecclife.net/christmas-outreach-2022). Please make checks payable to ECC with Christmas Outreach in the memo section or you can give online and designate Christmas Outreach in the pull down tab. We ask that you give towards this effort over and above your regular giving if possible.

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Today is the last day to order poinsettias to adorn our sanctuary over the Christmas season! You may purchase one for yourself, in memory of a loved one, or as a gift! Poinsettias are $12.00 each and can be picked up after our Christmas Eve service and the Sunday after. Order here: https://al60uw2t8dh.typeform.com/to/LnzFfRP1

On Sunday, December 18, our children will be sharing a Christmas program with our church family during our morning worship service. All of our children are invited to participate, and the songs we will sing can be found at here. If you have a 4th or 5th grade student who would enjoy an acting role, please let Pastor Kristin know. We look forward to sharing the joy of the season with our church, our families, and our friends!

Sunday mornings at 9:00am in person in the Great Room. The Adult Sunday School Class is doing a study of 1 and 2 Peter.

During the season of Advent, we offer daily text or email prompts to engage in. To participate, text @advent-ecc to 81010 or email ecc@ecclife.net if you would rather receive the Advent prompts via email. Each weekday, you will receive a prompt for the season of Advent.

• Wednesday Morning Men's Fellowship: Men, please join us each week at 6:30am. The ECC Wednesday Morning Men’s group has started a new study using the book Vanishing Grace by Philip Yancey. This group is currently meeting via Zoom. For an invite, please email Ken Ritchey. (mailto:kritchey@tds.net) We'd love to see you there!

• Wednesday Evening Group: Pastor Kurt’s weekly study meets at 6:30pm on Wednesdays in Room 10. We hope you can join us.

• A Not So Silent Night: We will gather on December 10 at 7:00pm in the ECC Great Room for a time of cookie decorating, carols, games, and treats. Come for some great fellowship and see who can decorate the Ugliest Sweater cookie! RSVP: https://ecclife.net/christmas-party

• Student Café: Middle School and High Schoolers, you are invited to join us Sunday’s at 9:30am in the Life Center Café for some morning treats and fellowship.

• High School Night: We are starting a High School Youth Group night here at ECC on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays every month at 6:30pm. The night will include snacks, games, spiritual formation, and community building with Pastor Chuck. Through these Youth Group Nights, we hope to connect with students to discover what we want to do as a youth group community moving forward in 2023. Contact Pastor Chuck with any questions: cpotts@ecclife.net.

• Fusion: There will be no fusion tonight. Fusion will resume December 4 at Lafayette Community Church.

• Young Life: Youth 9th-12th grade, join Young Life on 11/28 in the life center. It will be a time to connect with your Young Life leaders and friends in a small group setting. We will catch up with one another, watch the Club video, and take a few moments to process the Club Talk together.

Everyone is welcome to join our ECC Triple-L Seniors group for an informational luncheon this coming Wednesday November 30 at 12:00pm featuring Larry Kleindienst who is with our Covenant denomination’s estate planning and investment management company, Covenant Trust. Larry is a financial consultant, and trust advisor for the Central Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church, and he will speak about the current financial climate. A light lunch will be provided in the Great Room. All are welcome to attend this event, but we would appreciate you letting us know at http://ecclife.net/connect.

All ECC High School Students and parents are invited to an informational meeting on Sunday, December 4, at 4pm in the Life Center to learn about the High School summer trip: the Community Live-In 2023. Students are invited to join the team and share in this unique experience that will help them grow deeper in faith and stronger together as they live, serve, and play alongside one another as a youth group community. If you are unable to attend the meeting and have questions, please contact Pastor Chuck.

If you have not yet signed up for a LifeGroup (our small groups ministry), but might be interested in the future, please let us know by signing up on the link below. We will keep you updated when groups are open and new groups are being formed. We plan to do this two or three times a year. Sign up at https://ecclife.net/lifegroups

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