Sunday, October 7 at 6pm, Gathering Area

Your Board of Elders invites you to join them for an update of developments at ECOB and for any questions you might have. Topics:

• Meet the Candidates: Elders & Finance
• Financial update and how info will be reported to the congregation (rolling 12 months)
• Denominational Q & A

For the week of September 30:

How many people would make up the best-sized family and why?

What is your favorite room in your house and why?

If you could create on object to help the world, what would you design or build?

For Families with Preschoolers:

If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you like to be and why?

Which do you like better: being outdoors or being indoors?

Success Program Outreach Project

The Preble County Success Program was created with the goal to remove non-cognitive barriers to learning (lack of food, shelter, medical care, personal hygiene, etc.) so that children are better able to achieve in their education setting. The mission of the Success Program is to remove these barriers to promote school success. ECOB is partnering with the Success Program to meet the needs of the children.

Here’s how you can help:

Give – To give, make checks payable to ECOB and denote “Success Program” on the other line of your offering envelope. To give online through our website, eatoncob.org select “Success Program”.

Bring in needed items – Purchase and bring to the kiosk beginning Oct 7 and ending Oct 28.

Items needed:

• Socks – Boy & girl sizes 4/5 through young adult
• Underwear – Boy & girl sizes 4/5 and 8/10
• Coats – Boy & girl sizes 8/10, 12 and 14/16
• Chapstick
• Body Wash
• Shampoo

ECOB Knights Sr and Jr High Boys Meeting

• Monday, October 8, 7-8pm, Rm 101
• For boys in grades 6-12 and their parents (to sign medical and permission forms)
• First practice Monday, October 15
• Contact Clif Martin, 937-456-5301

Women’s Ministry Scavenger Hunt

• Saturday, October 13, 3-6pm
• Starting and ending at ECOB
• $3 for pizza
• RSVP by October 10 – forms at Info Center or Bible Study

For the week of September 23:

When Jesus lived on earth as a child, He likely had to do chores. What chore do you hate doing the most? What chore do you not mind the least?

Share your place in the family: oldest, youngest, middle. What is the hardest about being the oldest/youngest/middle? What did you or do you like about being the oldest/youngest/middle?

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?

For Families with Preschoolers:

What is your favorite room in your house and why?

What is one thing that makes you happy? What is one thing that makes God happy?

Congregation Informational Meetings

• Sunday, September 23 at 2pm in the Great Room
• Monday, September 24 at 6pm in the Great Room

An update from the Elders regarding ECOB’s next steps with the Church of the Brethren denomination. We encourage members and attenders to make it a priority to attend one of the meetings as we discern God’s will for our church on this important issue.

HIT Foundation is in need of some personal care items.

Their greatest needs are:

• deodorant
• shampoo
• conditioner
• liquid body wash
• If you are able to donate, please drop off items to their office, 111 W. Somers St. Eaton.
• Hours: Monday- Friday 8:30am – Noon and 1-4:30pm.

Teacher Training Workshop

• Sunday, September 30 following 2nd service in Rm 101
• Find out how to become a teacher that will fully engage and challenge your children or students
• Lunch provided
• Register now with Miss Coleen

For Week of September 17

What is the most unusual place you have prayed?

Activity: Each family member takes a turn to share a joke. Vote for the best one.

Everyone takes a turn and laughs. What do you think makes God laugh?

For Families with Preschoolers:

What do you think is God’s favorite color and why?

What did Jesus eat when He was a little boy?

Celebrating 2018 Picnic

Wow! Our worship service was close to 400 and we served approximately 355 meals! Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s picnic as we enjoyed time with each other by sharing a meal and having good fun & fellowship together.

The planning team extends a big, big Thank You to all of the One Another Groups, Ministry teams and countless individuals who stepped up and helped our team to accomplish  all the work details to ensure a wonderful time together.

Judy and I want to recognize and thank those from the Picnic Planning Team, Deb Tinstman, Regina Hapner, Brenda Hamilton, Leah & Bill Jennings, Walt & Tina Locker, and all who worked so hard to make this event a success.

WHY NOT TAKE TURNS?

Some people ask, why not just have people take turns caring for our littlest ones in the nursery?  It’s the easiest for us grown-ups – that’s what is CONVENIENT for us.  But that is not what is easiest for the children.

When children have a different care-giver every week, they have to go through the pain of separation anxiety yet again.  Instead of getting to know a caregiver and becoming comfortable with that person, they have to get used to a new person every week.   Children thrive best when a caregiver knows them as individuals, when the caregiver knows the needs and uniquenesses of each child, what calms a specific baby, or what each child responds to best.

So, for our Wednesday night programs this year, we are looking to hire a caregiver, a paid person who will be there every Wednesday.  That person will come to know each little one deeply and provide a high quality of care for them.  If you know a caring, committed Christian who would love serving God in this way, and perhaps could be helped by a small remuneration, invite them to contact Miss Coleen.

The front entrance/sidewalk is being repaired today.  Please use the north door (at the end of the kid’s hall) if you are coming to ECOB today or this evening.

Update:

Etch Kick-off: Food, Connection and Dodge Ball Fun

2nd Saturday – September 8

One strategy at ECOB is to make an Impact with the love of Christ by serving others. Join us as we do home repair projects for Senior Adults in our community.

• Meet in the ECOB parking lot at 8:30am
• Tools provided

Sunday, September 9

• 9am: Gather for Donuts and Coffee
• 10am: One Service
• Noon: Lunch
• 1pm: Games and Activities