This Week at ECV: 10/11 - 10/18

This Week at ECV: 10/11 - 10/18

• Life with a Living God Conference: 10/14-10/15 – Register today!
• ECV Youth Ministry Intern: George Black! - Also, join the Youth Ministry Team!
• Join Elm City Voices - Practices on Sundays from 2-3pm at United Church
• Support Famine Relief in East Africa: Purchase "Serenity" by Tina Colon Williams (at www.tinacolon.com)

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The Scoop:

Life with a Living God Conference:
a Practical Workshop on Hearing from God and Praying for Healing

Friday, 10/14: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Saturday, 10/15: 2pm-5:30pm, dinner (provided), 7:30-9:30
@ United Church on the Green (corner of Elm St. and Temple St., New Haven)

Take the plunge! Come and see what God has in store for you and our community through this conference. Register today! (It also helps us plan some of the logistics when we know who’s coming.)

What if God is real? What if God is at work in the world? What if God wants to work through us? Whether you've been following Jesus for years or are just beginning to explore life with God, this conference will be an opportunity to explore what life could look like in God's presence.

Speakers
Jamie and Michelle Wilson, Coast Vineyard (San Diego)
Robin Morrison, Basileia Community (Hollywood)

Cost
$20/person
undergraduate discount: $10/person
please don't let cost keep you from coming; feel free to pay what you can.

Saturday dinner and childcare will be provided.

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Introducing... our ECV Youth Ministry Intern - George Black!

This past Sunday, we were so excited to welcome George Black as our new ECV Youth Ministry Intern! Many of you probably know George either from hearing his awesome voice singing in Elm City Voices or on the worship team, or from his leadership in WyldLife Club (the Jr. High group that is part of Young Life New Haven, an ECV Partner) or even in his work with LEAP, a local youth development non-profit.

This year, George will be working with a team to start planning events and activities that will reach the youth (ages 11- 17yrs) in New Haven! He is currently looking for folks who are interested in dreaming and planning with him to build a youth ministry in ECV!

If you are at all interested in working with youth, please contact George for more info.

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Elm City Voices
Rehearsals on Sundays starting on 9/18
2:00 - 3:00 pm@ United Church (downstairs in the Bradley Room)

As you all heard on Sunday, the Elm City Voices are singing, having fun and praising Jesus!

All Singers are welcome to join ECV's fabulous Choir (singing Gospel music, etc.) - Rehearsals are on Sundays at 2pm! If you love music and want to find a way to connect with people at ECV, this is a great opportunity to do that. Also, if you have musical friends from the New Haven community, invite them to sing with us!

All rehearsals will be held downstairs in the Bradley Room at the United Church on the Green. If you have any questions feel free to email Shyla.

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 Support Famine Relief in East Africa: Purchase "Serenity" by Tina Colon Williams (at www.tinacolon.com)

As many of you have probably heard, the horn of Eastern Africa-- specifically the nation of Somalia-- is currently suffering from a devastating famine. According to NBC, 11 million (other sources say up to 13 million) people in the Horn of Africa need food assistance.

As we heard during Announcement on Sunday - In response, Tina and Juliet have decided to release a new studio recording of "Sincerity," written by Tina and produced by Juliet, and give all proceeds to responsible and proven organizations working against the famine in Eastern Africa.

For more info (and to purchase the song), visit: www.tinacolon.com

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What's on Deck?

• 10/23: ECV A/V Club - 2pm at United Church
• 10/30: ECV Harvest Party! - 6pm (after worship gathering) at United Church

This Week at ECV: 10/4 - 10/9

This Week at ECV: 10/4 - 10/9

• Life with a Living God Conference: 10/14-10/15 – Register today!
• King's Keep + ECV: Sat. 10/8 from 12:30-2:30pm @ 79 Kensington St.
• Sunday Homegroup is Starting! - Sun. 10/9 at 10:00am at 6 Woodland Dr. (Woodbridge)

*****
The Scoop:

Life with a Living God Conference:
a Practical Workshop on Hearing from God and Praying for Healing

Friday, 10/14: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Saturday, 10/15: 2pm-5:30pm, dinner (provided), 7:30-9:30
@ United Church on the Green (corner of Elm St. and Temple St., New Haven)

Take the plunge! Come and see what God has in store for you and our community through this conference. Register today! (It also helps us plan some of the logistics when we know who’s coming.)

What if God is real? What if God is at work in the world? What if God wants to work through us? Whether you've been following Jesus for years or are just beginning to explore life with God, this conference will be an opportunity to explore what life could look like in God's presence.

Speakers
Jamie and Michelle Wilson, Coast Vineyard (San Diego)
Robin Morrison, Basileia Community (Hollywood)

Cost
$20/person
undergraduate discount: $10/person
please don't let cost keep you from coming; feel free to pay what you can.

Saturday dinner and childcare will be provided.

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King's Keep + ECV
Saturday, October 8th
12:30-2:30pm
@ 79 Kensington St.

This Saturday (10/8), we will be assisting the volunteers at King's Keep - a ministry to children and families in New Haven, particularly in the Dwight-Kensington neighborhood.

We will be joining those living at 79 Kensington Street (including some fellow ECVers!), in playing games with the children, leading them in Worship and a short bible lesson, and also praying for the parents who come with the kids. (Plus, we have lunch with the kids!)

It looks like it is going to be a sunny, lovely fall day on Saturday, so join us as we serve and bless the families in the Dwight neighborhood! If you are particularly interested in either setting up, planning the games or helping out with worship, please contact Hannah

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Sunday Homegroup is Starting!
Sundays (starting 10/9) at 10:00am
6 Woodland Drive,Woodbridge, CT 

As we heard in the announcement last Sunday, our newest homegroup (which will be on Sunday mornings!) will be starting this Sunday (10/9). They will be studying the book of Hebrews (written to the first followers of Jesus), particularly examining the themes of perseverance, finding encouragement and assurance to press on in our faith by following the great examples of biblical faith, most of all, Jesus.

The Sunday Homegroup is led by Steve and Tamara Fitzgerald and Pat and Bill Croasmun. For more info, contact: Jen Hartley

If you haven't had a chance to go to a homegroup yet, we hope you can make it to this one OR one of our other homegroups throughout the week - Click Here for more info on ECV Homegroups!

Life with a Living God Conference THIS Friday and Saturday!

Life with a Living God: A Practical Workshop on the Holy Spirit and the Christian Life

July 17-18 at United Church on the Green

• July 17th, 7 pm-10 pm

• July 18th, 9 am-10 pm

• $20 / person if cost is a problem, give what you can. if cost is not an issue, please give $20
  

• childcare provided on both days
  

Speakers:
Jordan and Sonya Seng
Bluewater Mission, Hawaii
Robin Morrison
Anaheim Vineyard

The focus will be on hearing from God, life in the power of the Holy Spirit, and following Jesus against the odds.

There will be practical teaching from scripture, lots of great stories, and plenty of time for prayer and listening to God.

We have some wonderful (not to mention massively gifted) folks coming out to facilitate this meeting, including Jordan and Sonya Seng (pastors of Bluewater Mission, Hawaii) and Robin Morrison (prophetic guy from Anaheim Vineyard).

questions?
email info@elmcityvineyard.org

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Details

We have four sessions: Friday Night (7-10) and Saturday (9-11:30, 2-4:30, 7-10).

All of the sessions will be led by our team, and will have Jordan Seng as the main speaker. Jordan is a dear friend with whom we have done much ministry. His bio is below:

Jordan Seng, the pastor of Bluewater Mission, has been engaged in teaching, healing and prophetic ministry, worship, small groups, missions and church planting for the last twenty years. Before helping to begin Bluewater Mission, he served for four years in the Presbyterian church and about 16 in the Vineyard association of churches. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Theory from the University of Chicago. He and his wife Sonya have two children.

All of the meetings will have plenty of time for prayer for folks, as well as worship and childcare.

There are no breakout sessions...we will all be together the whole time. Each session will be devoted to a different aspect of life with a living God (hence the title of the conference ;-)), with a focus on practical empowerment for average folks. As it stands now, we will have a session on the power of the Holy Spirit, a session of hearing from God/prophecy, a session on healing, and a wildcard session. We are being a little bit flexible on the sessions, so that we can flow with whatever God seems to be doing with our group.

We do not expect a huge crowd... I would guess fifty or so... it will be accessible, human-size, practical, and powerful. We hope you can make it.

download the flyer by clicking here

ELM CITY VINEYARD 2009 SUMMER CONFERENCE