This Week at Evergreen
The older you get, the more complex life can seem. Black-and-white gets clouded with gray. Things you once took for granted no longer seem so certain. This isn't necessarily a bad thing - it can be a healthy part of maturing. But as life gets more complicated, it's important not to lose sight of the essentials. In this four-week series, we consider four essentials of the Christian faith.
This weeks message by Pastor Brandon: Essential Meal: Communion
Save the Date
Here are some things coming up at Evergreen. Watch here for more info...
- Nov 3-24: Kids’ Christmas Gift Collection for Love Your Neighbor
- Nov 22 & 23: Murder Mystery Dessert Theater fundraiser for High School Youth mission trip
- Nov 24: Communion
- Nov 27: Thanksgiving Eve service
- Dec 4: Meal Packing Event for Kids Coalition Against Hunger
- Dec 9: Ladies Night Out
- Dec 9 or 10: Musical auditions
- Dec 11: All-Church talent show
- Dec 24: Christmas Eve Service
- Dec 29: Communion
Sunday Live Streaming/YouTube
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Evergreen Weekly/Praise & Prayer
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Communion
This week Sunday, November 24, we will partake in the sacrament of communion. Please take some time to prepare your heart and mind for this celebration of what the Lord has done for us.
Thanksgiving Service
Our Thanksgiving service for this year will be on Wednesday, November 27 immediately following the Community Night meal.
Office Hours Thanksgiving Week
The office will be open Monday-Wednesday from 8am-3:30pm. The office will be close on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day.
Meal Packing Event
On Wednesday, December 4 we will be packing the meals for Kids Coalition Against Hunger. The 4 Corners Offering in September and October is going towards this. This is a fun family event for all ages! Click the link below or scan the QR code to sign up to help. Feel free to join us first for the community night meal.
Love Your Neighbor Gift Collection
Evergreen is collecting new, unwrapped gifts, stocking stuffers, and gift wrapping supplies for Love Your Neighbor so that local, under-resourced families can experience joy this Christmas season. Stop by the Welcome Center to pick up gift ideas. Bring your unwrapped donations to Evergreen’s Welcome Center by December 1.
Love Your Neighbor also needs volunteers December 6 from 3-9pm and December 7 from 9am-12pm for their Community Christmas event which helps local, under-resourced families shop for gifts and connection during the Christmas season. Stop by Evergreen’s Welcome Center for more information.
Ladies Night Out
Ladies, come for a night of fun and fellowship on Monday, December 9 in the courtyard from 6:30-8:30pm. Bring 2 dozen of your favorite homemade, bakery made, or store-bought Christmas cookies to share with others. Please have all of your cookies packaged individually (bags are available at the sign-up table). Sign up in the courtyard at the Welcome Center.
Apple Pies for the Holidays
There are some pies still available from the youth. Pies are $12. Please contact Chris (chris@egm.org) if you would like to purchase one. This is the last week they will be available.
Christmas Concert
The band Unspoken is coming to Evergreen on Friday, December 13 at 7pm for a special acoustic Christmas show. Unspoken is mostly known for their Christian radio hits like “Reason” and “Start a Fire.” The lead singer, Chad Mattson, gained much of the inspiration for his music from his experience coming to God and recovering from years of addiction. There will be some special VIP tickets available at an additional cost to come earlier for a Q & A with the band in the Sycamore room. Tickets are available to the general public as well, so if you would like to attend, purchase your tickets as soon as possible.
Christmas Talent Show
We will be doing a Christmas Talent Show this year as our Christmas show. If you have a talent you would like to share, email David (david@egm.org) and let us know what you would like to do/perform (it can be Christmas related but doesn't have to be). This is open to every age from our youth to the adults. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, December 4 by noon. Let's celebrate the creativity our Maker has given each of us!
Community Night
Community Night continues this week. Come enjoy a meal and conversation from 5:45-6:30pm (serving will end at 6:15), followed by youth group, recovery groups, adult classes/small groups, or space in the courtyard for conversation.
Dinner 11/20/24: Meatball Subs; Dinner 11/27/24: Pizza
Here’s the schedule for the week:
- Dinner - 5:45pm in the Courtyard
- 3rd-5th Youth Group - 6:30pm in the Sycamore Room
- Bridge to Life Recovery Meeting* - 6:30pm in the Pine Room
- Adult classes/small groups - 6:30pm in various rooms
*Bridge to Life Recovery Meeting is an Evergreen-style 12 Step Meeting that is open to anyone who is struggling with addiction or who would like to learn more about the process of recovery.
Youth groups for 3rd-12th grade are meeting weekly. Contact Chris (chris@egm.org) for questions about 3rd-5th grade and Jesse (jesse@egm.org) for 6th-12th grade.
Please note that there will be no youth group meetings the week of Thanksgiving.
- 3rd-5th Grade: Sycamore Room, Wendesdays from 6:30-8pm
- 6th-8th Grade: Sycamore Room, Sundays from 4:30-6pm
- 9th-12th Grade: Sycamore Room, Sundays from 6-7:30pm
Giving at Evergreen
You can find ways to give to Evergreen in a variety of ways. As you consider your giving, know that, as always, all tithes and offerings go to support our youth ministries (birth-12th grade), recovery, the arts (music, drama, visual arts, dance), multiple outreaches, and many more ministries. If you are interested in giving to the work we are doing, you can do so by clicking the link below.
4 Corners Offering
For November, our corners offering partner is Children's Hope Chest. They partner North American communities to overseas communities who have high populations of orphaned and impoverished children, called Care Points. Evergreen supports a community in Aware', Ethiopia.