26th January 2020

WELCOME
A special welcome to EPC if you are visiting with us this Sunday. Please stay around for morning tea or coffee after the service, we would love to meet with you.

  YOUTH GROUP
Kicks off Friday 31st January – 7:30-9:30pm. Please chat to Andy if you would like to share a lift.

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHING
We are still needing teachers for the prep-grade 1 class and would love to cover this as soon as possible. Franciska would also like to challenge the youth (especially year 9 and up) to be helpers with the older class in portable. This will help us with Safe Church requirements and provide you with an opportunity to serve the EPC community (there is no preparation required in this role).

OUTREACH INFLUENCE TEAM
The first formal meeting of the OIT will be Feb 16, 4:00-5:30pm. Marie will send out the agenda with the list of required readings closer to the date. Many of you are already reading  Organic Outreach for Ordinary People (and  for Churches)  which gives you a great head start! We are looking forward to seeing how God will use us as individuals and as a church in 2020.

LADIES GROWTH GROUP 2020
Don is planning to lead the Friday morning Ladies Growth Group this year.  Please contact Marie if you would like to join this group. We are planning to start sometime in February- date to be announced.

EVENING GROWTH GROUPS
Over the next few weeks the leaders of the regular evening groups will be in touch with you over when each group will resume for this year. If you are not a member of an evening group and would love to join one of the Monday or Thursday groups for deeper fellowship and personal growth, please talk to Don and we will find a spot that works best for you.

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES 2020
  If you haven’t picked up the handout on ministry opportunities for 2020 please collect it from the foyer. We would love for you to start thinking about how you might serve in the life and ministry of the church next year and it helps us get better prepared for when we start up everything again in the new year after the December-January break. Place the response form in the box on the small table. This is especially true for lining up Sunday School Teachers.

NEXT SERVANTHOOD ROSTER
Melody is keen to get started on the next Servanthood Roster, which will cover the period of March 1 to May 31. Please consider when you might be available/not available, and let Melody know. Extra volunteers are always welcome (and especially needed for creche). Please talk to Melody about how you might be involved, and for details of each area of the roster.

EVERGREEENS
Evergreens begins their 9 ^th year this year. We meet every first and third Wednesday of each month at 1:30pm in the hall. Please feel free to join us for an afternoon of fellowship: Bible Studies on the first Wednesdays, speakers or other activities on the third, and always a lovely afternoon tea. Our first get-together will be on February 5, when Don will lead a Bible study. For enquiries, see Sue or Marie.

CRAFT GROUP
Craft group will resume on Friday February 7. For enquiries, please speak to Maggie.

GARDEN TEAM
We will resume this coming Saturday February 1 at 9:00am. Andrea will email the team to confirm details. If you would like to join the team, please contact Andrea via email.

EPC CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

February 16      Outreach Influence Team Meeting 4:00-5:30pm