Adventure Week:

Sunday, June 23 – Thursday, June 27

6:15-8:45pm

Register your child or volunteer on our website.

Adventure Week Volunteers

All volunteers must attend one of the following training dates:

• Wednesday, May 22, 6-7:30pm
• Sunday, June 9, 11:30am-1:30pm

Both trainings will be held in Rm 101.

Create Crew for Adventure Week

Wednesdays in May, 6-8pm in the Storage Building (You can park in the back)

All are welcome to join us as we create decorations, props, etc. No experience necessary! Just bring your creativity and enthusiasm. Questions – Lisa Derringer, 937-533-5184.

Church Directory Roster

If you did not have your picture taken for the directory but would like to have your address, phone number, etc. listed, complete the form at the Welcome Center or contact Dee, 937-456-5507, dee.carver@eatoncommunitychurch.org. We will not list anyone’s information without permission.

News from Dirk and Karen Martin

Dear friends at Eaton Community Church,

Greeting from The Bronx where we plan to be through the end of the current school year in June. Karen has completed the geometry course with the juniors, reviewed with them for SAT/college entrance exams, and will now move on to a trigonometry unit for the last six weeks of school. She is also reviewing math with someone studying for the GED.

Dirk continues to be encouraged by and thankful for the opportunities God provides for him to further his understanding of assistive technology and ways that he can adapt it for use in Haiti when we return. Since Dirk has age-related macular degeneration (AMD), he has been accepted as a member of Bookshare, an online library that provides books in various digital formats to people who are blind or have visual impairments in the United States and internationally. Books can be downloaded as audio files for listening or as Braille ready files for reading on Braille displays like the “Orbit 20 Plus” that Dirk plans to introduce in Haiti. Learning to use these services will not only be of benefit to him personally, but also to those with blindness and low vision in Haiti.

Please keep praying for Dirk as he tries to work out some kinks in the Orbit. He is setting the devices up to operate in both French and Haitian Kreyol. If they are set up in French, then they can be used in Kreyol with some adjustments. Dirk is so thankful for the tech support guy who is just an email or phone call away and usually gets back to him fairly quickly all the way from India.

Recently, Dirk has been communicating with a blind Haitian colleague in Florida about Talkback, an accessibility feature in Android smart phones that allows people who are blind and low vision to use the phone with touch and vocal feedback. Dirk is hoping to return to Florida in May to continue working with him, introducing him to new concepts in adaptive Braille education for Haiti.

We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the blessing of so many people praying for and encouraging us. Please continue praying for God’s solution to the problems in Haiti as a new Transitional Council has been installed and given the task of organizing elections. Please also pray for God’s direction for us as we plan for the coming months. We hope to spend at least a few weeks in Eaton this summer and look forward to seeing you on Sundays and on other occasions as time permits. This letter has been adapted from our Easter newsletter. Please email us at dirkandkaren@yahoo.com if you would like to receive our updates regularly.

In Christ,

Dirk and Karen

Adventure Week is June 23-June 27

Adventure Week: Sun, May 23 – Thu, May 27, 6:15-8:45pm

Register your child or volunteer on our website.

Adventure Week Preparations

Come help us CREATE DECORATIONS for Adventure Week.

Join us in the Gathering Area on Friday, May 3^rd from 4-8pm or Saturday,  May 4^th from 10am-2pm.

No experience necessary! Just bring your creativity and enthusiasm. We will provide all materials and pizza on Friday, snacks on Saturday.

Church Directory

If you did not have your picture taken for the directory but would like to have your address, phone number, etc. listed, complete the form at the Welcome Center or contact Dee, 937-456-5507, dee.carver@eatoncommunitychurch.org. We will not list anyone’s information without permission.

Here’s Pastor Dan’s sermon notes from April 28th all about ACTS prayer.

Adventure Week Preparations

Come help us CREATE DECORATIONS for Adventure Week.

Join us in the Gathering Area on Friday, May 3^rd from 4-8pm or Saturday,  May 4^th from 10am-2pm.

No experience necessary! Just bring your creativity and enthusiasm.

We will provide all materials and pizza on Friday, snacks on Saturday.

Adventure Week:

Sunday, June 23 – Thursday, June 27

6:15-8:45pm

Register your child or volunteer on our website.

Quarterly Financial Update

Below is a Rolling 12-Month Trend Report which uses the running total of the giving and expenses for the last 12 months plus a graph. This Trend Report and graph is presented to the congregation quarterly. Paper copies are available at the Welcome Center.

ECC Students – Raising Funds for Mission Trip

Students are looking for opportunities to raise funds for their Summer Mission Trip. If you have work that you would like to have done, contact Becky or Pastor Josh or scan the GR code to complete a form.

ETCH Electives – Wednesday, April 24, 6:30-8pm

Last Class of the School Year

Beyond Sunday – We’ll dive deeper into the sermon from the previous Sunday.

ECC Kids – Pizza, games, Scripture review, surprises!

Adventure Week: Sunday, June 23 – Thursday, June 27

6:15-8:45pm

Register your child or volunteer on our website.

Pictorial Directory

It’s time for a new directory! Our church directory will not be complete without you. To schedule your photography appointment online, simply go to www.ucdir.com, click on photography appointment scheduling login on the right side, enter oh2695 in the Church Code field and enter photos in the Church Password field.  Follow the prompts to schedule your family’s appointment time.  If you have 6 or more in your family please use 2 consecutive time slots. 

Everyone who is photographed by Universal Church Directories will receive a complementary 8×10 portrait and a directory. Contact Dee if you have any questions, 937.456.5507.

April 10th Electives, 6:30-8pm

Beyond Sunday – This elective helps us dive deeper into the sermon from the previous Sunday. No registration required.

ECC Kids Wednesday Nights is designed to help our children (Pre-K Through 6th Grade) learn about Christ. There are activities, games, bible learning, and much more.

Women of Worth – Love in Action freezer meal prep for those in need: sickness, death, new birth, etc.  All ladies 7th grade and up are invited to join us. Supplies provided.

Men’s Breakfast – Saturday, April 13

8-9am in Rm 101. Doors open at 7:30am. Pastor Greg Hyre will share his testimony of God’s call from being a semi-truck driver to full-time Sr. Pastor.

Adventure Week: Sunday, June 23 – Thursday, June 27

6:15-8:45pm

Register your child or volunteer on our website.

Guys’ Spring Retreat: April 5-7

• For Guys 7th grade and older
• Walnut Ridge Retreat Center – Morgantown, IN
• Cost: $125

This weekend will consist of solid biblical teaching, activities for all ages, good food, and fellowship. Register on our website, eatoncommunitychurch.org by March 31.

Pictorial Directory

It’s time for a new directory! Our church directory will not be complete without you. To schedule your photography appointment online, simply go to www.ucdir.com, click on photography appointment scheduling login on the right side, enter oh2695 in the Church Code field and enter photos in the Church Password field.  Follow the prompts to schedule your family’s appointment time.  If you have 6 or more in your family please use 2 consecutive time slots. 

Everyone who is photographed by Universal Church Directories will receive a complementary 8×10 portrait and a directory. Contact Dee if you have any questions, 937.456.5507.

1st Wednesday – April 3, 6-8pm

This night will include a meal, multi-generational family activities and age specific breakouts. Everyone is invited!