We’re starting to decorate for S.S.S. Come join us! Anytime between 9am and 8pm today through Tuesday.

Men’s Breakfast – Saturday, June 9

• Doors open at 7:30am
• Breakfast at 8am
• All men are invited

2nd Saturday – June 9

• Meet at ECOB at 8:30am
• Men are welcome to join the breakfast before heading out to serve

Eaton Area Community Band – “Summer Kick-Off” Concert

• Saturday, June 9 at 7:30pm, Eaton Performing Arts Center
• Special Guest: Brian Rodgers, Irish Tenor

Register for Summer Spiritual Spectacular

Children entering grades 1-6 and their parents can register by downloading forms from our web site or by picking up forms at the Children’s Welcome Center.

• Colorful beach towels
• Beach Umbrella
• Surfboard
• Beach Chair
• Sunglasses
• Sleeping bags
• Boogie Boards
• 5 gallon buckets
• Old Blankets (to sit on the ground)
• Tents (10 X 20 is best but we’ll take 2 10X10’s)

JOIN US FOR SET UP WEEK!    JUNE 14 – 19    Anytime 9 AM – 8 PM

If you can give 30 minutes or 3 hours June 14-19, come help us prepare the building and set things up for the Summer Spiritual Spectacular, anytime between 9 AM and 8 PM (Sunday, June 17 after 2nd service).  Ministry tasks are divided into light, medium and heavy.

• You can make a difference in giving just 30 minutes. But you are welcome to stay longer too!  It takes about 20 people each day to get the whole building ready in one week.
• Arrive when you can, leave when you need to.
• Projects are divided into light effort, medium effort, and heavy Check the project board when you arrive!

There’s something to do for people from ages 9 – 99 and every kind of ability – a great activity for a family to do together!  Come join us!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the SUMMER SPIRITUAL SPECTACULAR.   Children entering grades 1-6 and their parents can register by downloading forms from our church web site, or by picking up some forms from the church.  Got questions?  Contact Miss Coleen.  Come join us for an incredible 3 days of God moving in and among us!

SSS ORIENTATION JUNE 18!  If you missed the early Orientation, please plan to join us for the second and final Orientation for everyone who is a part of the SSS Team in any way.   Mark your calendars for Monday, June 18, at 6:30 PM; you’ll learn how everything will work and how to do your best in your part of it.  Snacks and child-care provided (please make a reservation if you need child-care).

ENJOYED THE MOVIE TRAILER?  It is now up on the church web site: feel free to use it to share Christ with the people around you, or invite families to SSS!

WE NEED TO GET IN-TENTS!  MORE TENTS ARE NEEDED to serve as extra classrooms in the Summer Spiritual Spectacular!  If you have one you can loan for that week (preferably 10 X 15 or 10 X 20), contact Miss Coleen.  AND, if you haven’t found a place to plug in for SSS, consider being our TENT COORDINATOR!

Impact 2018

What a day of worship!  On May 20th over 400 people gathered from ECOB and Eaton First Church of God to celebrate God and Impact the community through service.  In our second year we saw once again so many  of you serve selflessly and engage our community by serving in public spaces and private homes.  I loved hearing stories of people making cookies for homeowners, others getting to know new people who also love the Lord, and also a story of someone reaching out and inviting an individual to the picnic that they met while serving.  What a blessing to be a part of this day!

Thank you to all who were willing to worship in a little different way and be the hands and feet of Jesus.  I’m grateful and so proud of this church for being willing to serve with joyful hearts.  We will be sharing more pictures and some more stories in a few weeks as we talk about the “Value of Community Engagement” on July 1.  I hope you will be a part of that morning worship. In the meantime I encourage you to share your stories with one another about how you participated.  Thanks again for being the church in this way.

Summer Spiritual Spectacular

WE NEED 3-4 MORE TENTS to serve as extra classrooms .  If you have one you can loan for that week (preferably 10 X 15 or 10 X 20), contact Miss Coleen.  AND, if you haven’t found a place to serve, consider being our TENT COORDINATOR!

Women’s Ministry

Women’s Breakfast – Saturday, June 2 at 9am

• All ladies (college age and up!) are invited
• Food, fellowship and a time for discussion
• Meet in Rm 101

Love in Action – Monday, June 4 at 6:30pm

• Freezer meal prep for those in need: sickness, death, new birth, etc.
• Opportunity to prep, deliver meals, write notes, pray or donate
• Join us for our first meal prep of lasagna – Meet in the Kitchen

Teachers Needed in Haiti

Cite Lumiere Christian School is looking for certified teachers  for the 2018-2019 school year and following. Specific needs at this time are fifth grade classroom teacher and a language arts teacher for grades 7, 8 and 10. Help is also need with library, computers and maintenance.

We look for teachers who are certified either through their home countries or the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). Teachers raise financial support to cover their living and travel expenses. We recommend they come with one of the Christ-centered, faith-based missions working in this area.

CLCS is a multi-cultural, inter-agency Christian school using American curriculum (in English), located on a mission center near Haiti’s 3rd largest city. The student body is made up of missionary children, children of Haitian pastors, and others as space allows.

If you are interested in being a part of this ministry, please contact them using one of the methods below.

• Mail: Karen Martin, Principal AGAPE FLIGHTS CAY 18092 100 Airport Ave. Venice, FL 34285
• E-mail: clcsprincipal@gmail.com
• Telephone: 937-524-0272 (a US phone number with voice mail)

Impact Eaton Reminders

Sunday May 20

• 8:30 – 9:00 am: Coffee & donuts (Eaton Performing Arts Center)
• 9:00 – 9:30 am: Worship Service (Eaton Performing Arts Center)
• 9:45 – 12:00 pm: Service Projects (City of Eaton/H.I.T. Foundation Homes)
• 9:45: Prayer Service (Eaton Performing Arts Center)
• 12:00 – 12:30 pm: Gather for Lunch Celebration (Seven Mile Park)
• 12:30 – 1:30 pm – Lunch Celebration
• If carpooling, park at ECOB
• If service projects are canceled due to rain, we will still gather for worship at the Eaton Performing Arts Center

WHAT TO WEAR:

• Impact Eaton t-shirt
• Weather appropriate clothes & work shoes

DON’T FORGET – CELEBRATION LUNCH

• Seven Mile Park – 1601 Park Ave.
• Gather at noon/eat at 12:30 pm
  • Lunch provided: hotdogs, chips, water
  • Bring a canopy to share
  • Bring your own chairs

Men’s Breakfast – Saturday, May 19

• ECOB, Room 101
• Doors open at 7:30am
• Breakfast at 8am.
• All men are welcome!

Mother’s Day Bake Sale

Sunday, May 13 is the Mother’s Day Bake Sale between services and after 2nd Service. This is a Youth Missions Fundraiser for their July 2-8 trip to Kansas City.

How to Lead a Child to Christ

What does a child need to understand to become a Christian? How young can a child be and truly make that decision? Find out this and more at a seminar for parents, teachers, grandparents, and anyone who just wants to know. This special seminar will be offered WEDNESDAY, May 16 at 6pm.  More information and reservation forms are available at the new Children’s Welcome Center near the front doors.

On Wednesday, May 2nd, we finished up Etch for the Spring. We had some good food, and a great time of fellowship at our Community Night! As we take a break for the summer months, we would love to get some feedback from our church about Etch so we can continue to make it ministry that honors and glorifies God and His church. We would be extremely grateful if you could take 5 minutes and fill out the following survey.

Etch Survey

IMPACT EATON

T-shirts are available Sunday, May 6 at the kiosk for those who signed-up by April 15.

STORAGE BUILDING

The tour of the Storage Building will not happen Sunday, May 6 and will be rescheduled in the coming month.

Wednesday, June 20 – Friday, June 22

Singing, Games, Worship, Snacks, Sports, Art, Bible Quiz Questions, Crazy fun, Parent Workshops – and the MOVIE!   All this awaits us this summer at the Summer Spiritual Spectacular!  Children entering grades 1-6 can choose from 3 different tracks (sports, art, or music) then grow in God’s Word in some exciting, kid-focused Bible Teaching and small group explorations.   Anyone grades 7 and up can be a part of the Team in any one of 100 different unique ways – a great way to make friends and get to know your church family.  Parents can enjoy one of two workshops being taught by Pastor Dan or Pastor Josh.  And we’ll finish each evening with a “CELEBRATION” where we’ll worship, sing, laugh, watch the movie, and then do some business with God! 

• Kids entering Grades 1-6: choose from three different tracks (sports, art, or music), Bible teaching, and small group sharing.
• Parents: enjoy one of two parent workshops being taught each night by Pastor Dan or Pastor Josh OR be a part of our SSS Team and serve God!
• Grown-Ups: be a part of our SSS Team by serving God in one of the many unique fun ways SSS will offer AND/OR join us at the end of each evening for CELEBRATION!
• Youth entering grades 7-12: be a part of our SSS Team by serving God in one of the many unique fun ways SSS will offer AND/OR join us at the end of each evening for CELEBRATION!
• Young children birth – age 5: Child-care provided for any parents who are on-site throughout the evening (staying at church). They will be served a yummy snack!

Registration opens mid-May, and positions filling now for the SSS Team.  Stop by the kiosk Sunday to sign-up.  This is a church family event, with ways for every person to be involved.  Come to serve or come to grow!

Storage Building

Now that the Storage building is complete and organized, we invite you to come out and take a look next Sunday, May 6^th between services and after 2nd service until 12:45 pm.

Baby/Child Dedication:

We see baby/child dedication as a time where you commit yourselves to becoming your child’s spiritual leader in life. The first step towards dedication is to set up a meeting with our Children’s Director, Miss Coleen to talk about what baby dedication means, and to give you ideas and tools for teaching your child about God. This can be an important day in the life of your family.

The Movie:

Praises!

• God has given us all but one of the main actors!
• The Set is finished and it looks perfect for our needs.
• God provided a sound man to help us!
• The actors are doing a great job.
• God has provided all but one of the filming locations we need.