ECHO ALLIANCE CHURCH
SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2025
SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:00-9:50 AM
FOR ALL AGES
WORSHIP SERVICE 10:00-11:15 AM
UNATTENDED NURSERY AVAILABLE
Welcome & Call to Worship Psalm 97:1-12
* Praise Song My Savior, My God
* Praise Song We Fall Down
* Opening Prayer
* Greet One Another
Announcements
Scripture Rdg Acts 1:1-8
Prayer Time
* Hymn #412 Draw Me Nearer
Message Alliance General Council 2025
* Hymn #289 We Come, O Christ, to You
* Hymn #623 The Doxology
* Closing Prayer
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TODAY
6:30 PM – 9-Square Gameday... in Wood Lake – CANCELED
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THIS WEEK
Monday, Jun 23:
6:30 PM – Missions Committee Meeting
8:00 PM – Board of Ministries Meeting
Thursday, 26:
9:30 AM – Women’s IW Prayer Meeting (at parsonage)
7:30 PM – Zoom Prayer Meeting
Saturday, Jun 14:
Echo RibFest at Echo Community Park
2:30 PM – 9-Square Gameday
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, Jun 29:
10:00 AM – Great Commission Day Offering
Sunday, Jul 13:
6:30 PM – 9-Square Gameday... in Belview
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GREAT COMMISSION DAY OFFERING
“Send Forth Laborers”
“The world is full of empty and unplowed fields – places where seeds of the gospel have yet to be sown or where people have turned their hearts from Jesus. Yet God’s heart of compassion is for these forgotten, neglected fields.
We go and send because God calls, because the fields are ready, because hearts everywhere need to encounter His compassion and love. Together, let’s join with our Lord of the harvest and send forth laborers into His fields.”
We will receive our Great Commission Day offering next Sunday, June 29. Please make any checks out to our church and designate it as “Great Commission Day Offering 2025.”
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SUMMER OUTREACH SCHEDULE
Sunday evenings at 6:30 PM in the city park:
↪ June 22 – Wood Lake July 27 – Echo
July 13 – Belview August 17 – Wood Lake
9-Square will also be played during this special event:
Echo Days – Saturday, August 16
Bring your family & friends and join us for some 9-Square fun, a Bible story, and a PIÑATA full of treats!
All ages will enjoy this game! Water will be provided.
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EAC Vacation Bible School
SCUBA: Diving Into Friendship with God
THANK YOU!
There are so many people who volunteer so readily to help with VBS each year.
Thank you to the people who do their tasks so well:
Pastor Marty, Master of Ceremonies, leads singing, Bible Point & Bible Buddy, and presents the Bible Story
Ann, Missions Project Motivator
Kathy, Crafter Extraordinaire
Tammy, Fun Gamer
Rhonda, Bible Verse Signer & Singer
Cindy, Awesome Foodie
JoAnn & Judy, Registration Experts
Kelly, Prize Queen
Esther, our Lovely Lydia
Holly, Gentle Warden & Helper
Gary & Steve, In Charge of Fire and Water
Robert, Adult Bible Teacher
Judy & Lois, Awesome Lunch Ladies
Not to forget Dan: Super-Shark!
Linda, Director, promo, mailings, décor, tech, photography
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2025 VBS OFFERING PROJECT
Our nightly VBS offering will go toward a project to help the church in El Pinar, Honduras, build a fence around their avocado grove. Total giving, an awesome $3,500.44!!!
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9-SQUARE-IN-THE-AIR
Our next gameday will be tonight, Sun, Jun 22, at 6:30 PM at the Wood Lake park – WEATHER PERMITTING. Invite others to come. Come early if you can help set up!
The evening will include 9-Square for all ages, a Bible story for kids, young and old, and a swing or two at a piñata. Water will also be available to keep everyone hydrated.
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