January 21, 2018

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH PASTORAL TEAM Dr. Gary Hylander, Senior Pastor

Jon MacDonald, Family Life/Discipleship Pastor Bennett Anderson, Worship and Young Adults Pastor

Aaron Brown, Student Ministries Pastor

WELCOME! We’re glad you’ve chosen to worship with us! Please stop by

Guest Services for a gift and complimentary coffee/tea at the coffee bar.

GET CONNECTED

UPCOMING EVENTS Tonight: no evening program. Middle and High School students are invited to go ice skating. Meet at church on Wednesday, January 24 at 6:30pm. We plan to be back to church by 8:20pm. Bring your own skates. A limited supply of free rentals available. Men, join us January 26-28 at Lake Lundgren Bible Camp for the Men’s Retreat. Look forward to being challenged from God’s Word from Alex Tunnicliff, pastor at Redemption Hill, Kingsford, MI. Hear testimonies of God’s faithfulness and enjoy times of worship, broomball, cross-country skiing, tubing, our wild and crazy planned program activity, and our ice cream sundae bar. Then relax by the fire with a hot drink. Come and play hard, eat hearty and enjoy fellowship with other men of God. Register online at www.llbc.org (cost $94, $108 with a bathroom cabin). Questions? Contact Rendy L. Students going into grades 9-12 as well as 2018 High School graduates are invited to Challenge, the national conference for youth, from July 2-6. This year’s theme is Bold Moves, It Starts Here. To register, give a non-refundable deposit of $100 to Pastor Aaron or the church office. You will need to complete the permission/waiver form online at https://efca1.formstack.com/forms/permission_form. Register by January 28 for the early bird rate. Questions? Contact Pastor Aaron (aaron.b@e-free-family.com).

FOR THE CHURCH FAMILY Our prayers and sympathy to the family of Ralph F. who passed away January 17. Please pray for the Deacon Board of our church as they oversee the administrative and financial matters of the church. They also provide the practical helps ministries. Members include: Paul B., Dean B., Larry B., Eric G., Dana K., Doug R., Craig S., and Dale S. Looking for resources pertaining to Sanctity of Human Life? Stop in the church library and check out the following:

I’m Pregnant...Now What? by Ruth Graham & Sara Dorman, Ph.D.

The Least of These by Curt Young

Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation by Ronald Reagan

Early Childhood (infants through pre-kindergarten)

Early Childhood (infants through pre-kindergarten) Elementary (K-6th grade)

Middle School High School Special Needs

Ruth, Dr. Walter K., Sanctuary Walking with God in Hard Times, Jeff and Roberta N., Room 108 Bring it to Life, Jeff L., Church Library Stronger Parenting 1, Michael V., North Fellowship Hall

Early Childhood (infants through pre-kindergarten) Elementary (K-6th grade)

All In, Rob R., North Fellowship Hall

If you are newer to the church or have a prayer request, please fill out a Connection Card at Guest Services. We’d love to hear from you!

8am Traditional Service (Sanctuary)

9:30am Contemporary Service (Multi-Purpose Room)

11am Contemporary Service (Multi-Purpose Room)

For Kids

For Kids

For Students

For Kids

For Adults

For Adults

THIS WEEK (January 21-27) AT eFree... Sunday 7:00am Weekly Prayer 8:00am Traditional Service, Sanctuary 9:30am Contemporary Service, MPR Christian Education (babies—high school) Equip 11:00am Contemporary Service, MPR Christian Education (babies—Grade 6) Equip 7:30pm D Group Monday 1:00pm Worship Committee 7:00pm Children’s Ministries Meeting Tuesday 9:00am GriefShare 6:30pm Women’s Bible Study, Nancy V’s 6:30pm Financial Peace University 6:30pm Young Parents LifeGroup 6:30pm Women’s Precept Study Wednesday 6:30am Men’s Prayer Meeting 9:30am Men’s and Women’s Bible Studies 5:00pm Bible Quiz Practice 6:00pm Awana Prayer Time 6:30pm Awana Middle and High School Ice Skating Men’s Ministries D-Team Women’s Bible Study 7:30pm Soprano Sectional 8:00pm Adult Choir Thursday 6:30pm GriefShare Saturday 10:00am Awana Games Practice

GET INVOLVED If you would like to be part of the email prayer team praying for the upcoming Missions Conference, please contact Jeff N. In addition to medical oversight, Faith Community Nursing needs volunteers to pray with people, do light housekeeping or yard work, join the driver pool, or provide a meal to be delivered. If you’d like to help or if you have questions, please contact Kristie A. at kristie.a@e-free-family.com or 452.6520.

When everything seems to be crashing down, we go into survival mode. We can’t think about the future; our energy is consumed with trying to get through today. An unexpected pregnancy can drive a family already on the margins to the breaking point. Under that stress, abortion looks like an immediate solution — about 40 percent of women who choose abortion say, “I can’t afford to have a baby right now.”

It doesn’t have to be this way. Brandy and Justin were running out of options. Pregnant with their second child, the couple and their 2-year-old were living in their car.

Stressed, afraid, and barely getting by, they didn’t know how they could care for a newborn. Bethany’s Life Impact fund provided a hotel room for three weeks while this young family looked for an apartment. When they didn’t have enough cash for the deposit, Bethany helped them cover that expense so they could have a safe, stable place to live, and begin to see a brighter future for their growing family. With their basic needs met, they could take the next steps to find work and parent their second child.

Bethany’s Life Impact Fund provides emergency assistance for essentials such as prenatal care, food, housing, and other common expenses so women can carry their pregnancy to term, whether they decide to parent or make an adoption plan.

Learn more at Bethany.org/SOHL

Our BabyCare ministry is a ministry of love to underprivileged babies/toddlers and their families in Sheboygan County.

There are two branches of BabyCare:

Newborn Layettes – we give a gift-wrapped box of onesies, blankets,

clothes, diapers, and a New Testament to referred families of

newborns.

Diapers – we’re part of the National Diaper Bank and we provide a quantity of diapers, newborn to size 6, up to 12 times within 12 months.

Current needs for our BabyCare ministry:

New or gently-used 0-6 months clothing

Volunteers to distribute diapers. Volunteers work at our Ministry

Annex for a 2 hour time block on a Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday.

For more information, contact Marge V.

Anchor of Hope is one of our church’s Partner Ministry Organizations. Located in downtown Sheboygan, Anchor of Hope is a life-affirming clinic encouraging healthy sexual choices, and sharing the hope and truth found in Jesus.

Interested in helping?

Attend the upcoming Intro to Anchor volunteer informational meeting held at the center (703 N. 9th St.) on Monday, February 5 at 7pm

Find specific donation requests on the Anchor of Hope website at www.anchorofhopewi.org/support/

For more information, contact Anchor of Hope.

Not everyone who wants to come to church can make

it . . . but the church can go to them! Join us in

"bringing the church" to our friends at nursing/

assisted living homes!

Meet at church at 2:15pm. Then we’ll head out to our locations.

Once at the locations, we'll fan out throughout our

sites and invite people to come sing, hear a brief

devotional, and socialize. The services at each

location will begin at 3pm. Come encourage hearts

and be encouraged. It’s a great activity for the

whole family!

The 69th annual Missions Conference is just around the corner! This year’s theme, Good News in the Desert, is based on Acts 8:26-40. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Craig Ott, is on staff at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is the current ReachGlobal Chair of Mission. Along with Dr. Ott’s encouraging words and challenge to each of us, the weekend will be filled with incredible opportunities to see how God is at work in and through our 18 supported missionary families and 5 partner ministries.

Join us for the Turkish-themed kick-off dinner on Friday night and sign up for Saturday morning’s men’s breakfast or ladies’ brunch. Kids for Missions will also run simultaneously with the evening programs.

Tickets and sign-ups for all events will be available between services starting next Sunday, January 28!

Missions Conference - February 16-18