Welcome back...HOMEGROUPS!

After a summer hiatus, our homegroups are back in action this fall. ECV's homegroups are really the central places of connection in our church, places where relationships are key--with God and with one another. Each group is a little different, but all of them are places where we connect deeply with one another and with God's work in the world, where we learn to hear God's voice (yes, God wants to speak to you!), where we hope and expect to find physical and emotional healing, and where we encourage one another in the ways that God is using us as agents of His healing in the world.

We're starting up 7 homegroups this fall, meeting on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. All the details are below. Come check one out or feel free to check out a couple different ones. They are all open and ready for action.

Mom's Group: Every other Monday, 7:00pm | 532 Norton Parkway
led by Asha Evans and Gracie Blum

Tuesdays, 7:30pm | 389 Norton Parkway
led by Heidi & Ryan McAnnaly-Linz and Kerstin Blomquist

Wednesdays, 7:30pm | 290 Fountain Street
led by Todd & Michelle Kennedy and Ethan & Katie Smith

Wednesdays, 7:30pm | 810 Elm St
led by Jon & Jen Hartley

Thursdays, 7:30pm | 171 Norton St
led by Paul & Lynn Opare-Addo and Matt & Hannah Croasmun

Thursdays, 7:30pm | 180 Kensington Street
led by Marilyn DeGuehery, Joshua William and Caleb & Kathy Maskell

Men's Group: Thursdays, 7:30pm | 169 Norton St, #3
led by Robb Evans

Reminder: PARTY in the PARK!!

Hey Folks!

Just a reminder that tomorrow (September 26) is the event that you've all been waiting for...

PARTY in the PARK!

This fabulous event will run from 10am-2pm on the Green, near the corner of Elm and Temple Streets.

A BOUNCY CASTLE, FREE food, LIVE music, and games galore...what more could you ask for?

Bring friends and friends of friends, because it's gonna be a party! :) Hope to see you all there!!


P.S.
Did i mention the bouncy castle?!?!?

Global Outreach(GO) Meeting THIS SUNDAY

Come and join the ECV GO Team!

When: Sun, September 20, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Where: 180 Colony Rd., Kathy and Caleb Maskell's house (map)

Lunch will be provided.
Please RSVP to Kathy, kathym@elmcityvineyard.org, or Tamara, tamara.fitzgerald@yale.edu, by Friday, Sept. 18 so we can make sure to have enough food!

We'll discuss the vision and goals for the GO Team this year, which includes setting up monthly meetings, praying regularly for our global partners and missionaries, praying for global issues, and supporting those who are called and are feeling called to work and live overseas.

We will begin the meeting with the Indonesia Global T3(Teachers Teaching Teachers) team sharing pictures and stories from their exciting trip last month! If you helped to make this trip happen, you won't want to miss out.

PARTY in the PARK!

It's the announcement you've all been waiting for...

Party in the Park

Saturday, 9/26 • 10am-2pm

Elm & Temple Streets

(on the Green)

There'll be food (think

sno-cones), friendly folks, and even--dare I say it--a BOUNCY CASTLE.

We hope to make this a very family-friendly and community-centered event, giving our amazing community here at ECV the opportunity to engage with and welcome people from the greater New Haven community as well. As a church, we believe in engaging with this community to which we've been called, and this is just one way that we're seeking to do so.

So invite your friends, the friends of your friends, and come out and celebrate at PARTY in the PARK!

Welcome to Fall Men's BBQ

Welcome to Fall Men's BBQ

Men - BBQ - Edgewood Park
Saturday September 12 at 1 pm in Edgewood Park just to the west of the main playground on Edgewood Ave by the big swing set

Men! Come and enjoy the second Saturday afternoon of the school year. Enjoy the sun (hopefully), talk to the guys who have been in the Story groups this summer and find out what that is about. We will hang out, throw a football, frisbee or whatever else you could want.
It will be a nice relaxing afternoon to enjoy some fellowship and hang out time under the trees. All students, married, single, dads, sons, grandpas, whoever is welcome!

The details:
1. Bring whatever you want to eat, there will be a hot grill for meat, veggies, fish or anything else you want to cook.
2. Bring whatever you want to drink.
3. We will provide: condiments, plates, plasticware, water and a hot grill.

If you have any questions or comments you can call Robb Evans at 203-543-4525 or Tim Sargeant at 203-215-3808.

Vineyard Conference Opportunity- RE:FORM Conference in Baltimore

Hey everyone, I attended this conference last year and is is a great opportunity to network with like-minded folks within and outside of the Vineyard movement who are actually DOING something about key issues of our time: human trafficking, environmental stewardship, missional living in urban centers to name a few. Kathy Maskell

The 2009 RE:FORM Conference will be held at Cedar Ridge Community Church in Baltimore, Md. area Sept. 16-18. This year’s conference will focus on three of RE:FORM’s seven areas of crisis:

• Human Injustice
• Environmental Decline
• Spiritual Confusion

Each topic will be covered in a main session by practitioners followed by workshops on each of the tracks that will equip, train, and inspire churches and church leaders regarding ways to engage their congregation in addressing these issues on a local and international level. Attendees will have plenty of time to interact with speakers and workshop leaders in an environment that encourages and fosters networking, collaboration and the sharing of good ideas for the purposes of engaging others to care about topics covered in the conference.

REGISTER ONLINE

Registration	$129.00
Student Discount Registration	$59.00

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

WORKSHOP DETAILS

Here are our main session speakers. Workshop tracks and speakers will be added as they come available.

HUMAN INJUSTICE :: SOCIAL JUSTICE

ROB MORRIS is a co-founder and the president of Love146. Prior to establishing Love146, Rob worked with Mercy Ships International directing training schools at the International Operations Center. Rob travels internationally to speak and teach on issues of justice, compassion and human rights. Learn more about what his organization does at www.love146.com.

ENVIRONMENTAL DECLINE :: ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

LEROY BARBER is the President of Mission Year, a national urban initiative introducing 18-29 year olds to missional and communal living in city centers for one year. Rev. Barber is the Pastor of a church plant, Community Fellowships Church. He was chosen as a contributor to UnChristian: What a New Generation Thinks About Christianity and Why It Matters and recently released his first book New Neighbor.

SPIRITUAL DEADNESS :: WHOLENESS THROUGH LIFE IN CHRIST

MARK FOREMAN is a simple man who is learning to follow Jesus wholly. He is the husband of Jan and father of Jon and Tim of the band Switchfoot. He is the lead pastor of North Coast Calvary Chapel—a “church without walls”—which has built its reputation by erasing the barriers of the church. Mark is a surfer and songwriter, and also serves as an associate professor at Bethel Seminary San Diego. He recently released his first book Wholly Jesus: His surprising approach to wholeness and why it matters today.

RE:FORM

TRI ROBINSON is the founding pastor of the Vineyard Boise Church in Boise, ID and Let’s Tend the Garden ministry and is one of the leading experts on creation care among evangelical churches. With a strong teaching background that includes a Masters degree in administrative education, he is a sought-after conference speaker and passionate about transferring his working insights and experience on church leadership to a wide spectrum of churches. Tri and his wife Nancy live in Sweet, ID, where they manage a nearly sustainable ranch.