When the sun goes down on December 24, we officially begin Christmastide, twelve days of celebrating the birth of Christ the Savior. We hope you join us for our Christmas Eve Service, December 24th, at 5:00pm.

On Christmas Day, Sunday Dec 25, we will not be gathering together. We hope that you experience deep and rich worship in all of your Christmas morning celebrations.

On New Years Day, Sunday Jan 1, those who are in town are invited to gather at the church for a potluck brunch at 10AM. We will worship by breaking bread and sharing in communion.

On Jan 8, we will resume regular Sunday morning worship times. Christmastide culminates on Epiphany which is January 5th and we will observe this day together on this Sunday. Epiphany, which means 'reveal', celebrates Jesus being revealed and worshipped as God with us.

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FUNDRAISER UPDATE -

How wonderful to share that this week we have already raised $551. Thank you for your faithful and generous giving.

Dear Church family,

In the past month, El Salvador was hit by hurricane Julia and it caused flooding and landslides across the country. There are so many heartbreaking stories of loss.

We have been invited to join our dear friends at Iglesia Cielos Abiertos in raising funds to provide relief. Pastora Deysi's brother lives near a family who lost their entire home, all their belongings, and their 4 year old son, Carlitos, due to a landslide. ICA and partner churches in El Salvador are raising funds to build a house and buy basic necessities for this single mother and her remaining children.

For the month of November we would love to raise a total of $1500 to support this family. We welcome donations of any amount. All proceeds will go directly to ICA.

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This Sunday, October 30, we have the opportunity to have a panel discussion with Coby as he steps down in his role as lead pastor. Pastor Coby is so important to all of us and we are glad to have this time to honor him and to process this transition together. We hope that you plan to join.

It is also family Sunday and our kids will be joining us in worship service. For toddler parents, we will offer babysitting Sunday during service, instead of our usual class time together. We have amazing people lined up to take good care of your kids (3 and under) while the majority of our volunteers and teachers are in worship, experiencing this day of transition together.

However, all of our kiddos are invited to join Mrs. Karis at the picnic table (weather permitting) to read a sweet Halloween book and make a spider donut. We will gather at 9:30 and wrap up before service begins. Parents, please plan to stay in the general proximity of the table, to help keep our kids from running in to the street :)

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A letter was sent out from Pastor Coby with an update on his Sabbatical. You can read the letter here.

https://mailchi.mp/5ea597e1dae1/ecclesia-clear-lake-news-for-14214728

If you have questions or need to process, please feel free to reach out to any of the elders.

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We have an exciting opportunity for us to grow closer to one another and for us to create a clearer vision of who we are and who we want to be as a church family. This fall we will work with Trisha Taylor of The Leader's Journey to engage in two purposeful listening exercises. We want to invite all who consider themselves a part of Ecclesia Clear Lake to make these conversations a priority.

There are two registrations, one for the September date and one for the October date, we would love for you to attend both. Childcare will be provided for 10 & under, please be sure to list each child and age on the registration. If you have any questions you can ask any of our elders.

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