Prime of Life for June
Prime of Life will be meeting at Ravanelli’s in Collinsville on Saturday, June 10 at 5:00p. The bus will NOT be available. Please use the sign-up sheet in Fellowship Lobby. All are welcome. Bring a friend.
Adult Sunday School Class – Questions God Asks
Most of us expend a lot of energy asking God questions and demanding answers. Most of us give less attention to the questions that God asks of us. The Adult Sunday School Class will explore nine of those questions found in the Old Testament. Even though these questions were asked many centuries ago, God still asks these same questions of us today. Please join us on Sundays at 10:30a in Fellowship Hall as we consider questions that God asked others and reflect on the same questions in our own lives.
Wednesday Night Bible: The Book of Ephesians
Eden’s Wednesday Night Adult Bible Study Group is studying The Book of Ephesians. Paul wrote this letter of encouragement to the believers in Ephesus as they were struggling to live by the power of the Holy Spirit but were immersed in an evil culture. Paul’s letter reminded them of God’s grace and love by giving them a refresher course on how to model Christian behavior. Paul’s letter also shows us our continual need for God’s help and demonstrates that everything good we enjoy is an expression of God’s great love.
Our class meets on Wednesdays at 7:00p in Classrooms 1302/1303. Contact Linda Romann (Mobile: 618-560-9532 / Email: lromann@sbcglobal.net) for more information about our study.
Friday Women’s Bible Study of Joseph, When Life’s a Rollercoaster
Eden’s Friday Women’s Bible Study Group is studying the Right Now Media video study of Joseph, When Life’s a Rollercoaster. Joseph’s astonishing life is told in Genesis. Learn from Joseph how to triumph over temptation and how to flourish when you feel stuck. Be inspired by the power of forgiving the unforgivable, stewarding influence for the greater good, finishing strong, and leaving a legacy that lasts.
Our class meets at 12:30 pm on the second and fourth Fridays of each month in Classroom B/C. Contact Nancy Kruckeberg (Call or Text: 618-920-6941 / Email: nkruck85@gmail.com) for more information on joining our group.
Drumroll Please….
Thanks to you and all of your unwanted clothes, we collected around 400 bags and met our goals, and raised $1,019.40. We have also fully funded all the youth and sponsors going on the trip to Belize and J Creek!!! God is so good and so are our church family and friends. God moved others to be generous, and we couldn’t be more grateful. Thank you again on behalf of the youth and their families.
Meet Me At The Muny
The youth group (just finished 6-12th grade) will be going to see Beauty & the Beast at the Muny in St Louis on Thursday, June 22. We will meet at church at 5:30p and head over to see the show. It will not cost anything, because we will sit in the free seats. If you would like, please feel free to bring dinner with you and eat once we sit down. We will return between 10:30-11p. If you have any questions or wish to sign up, please Contact Erin Swank: at 618-656-4330 or eswank@edenchurch-edw.org.
Wednesday Youth Group
We will be starting our summer youth group schedule on Wednesday, June 7. There will be no more meals for the summer, but we will continue to gather from 6:30-9p. We will be watching and discussing season 3 of The Chosen during our time together. We look forward to the conversation and fun we will have every Wednesday. If you have any questions, please Contact Erin Swank: at 618-656-4330 or eswank@edenchurch-edw.org
New 4th-5th Grade Sunday School Class Begins!
We are excited to announce that we are starting a 4th-5th grade Sunday school class led by Jami Roberts. This class will be exploring some big ideas about who God is and looking at how “God thought of it first.” They will start on Sunday, June 4, during the 10:30a Sunday school hour in classroom 2201 next to the youth room on the upper level of the educational building. If you have questions, please contact Erin Swank or Jami Roberts.
Kid’s Sunday School
Whether it’s with LEGO bricks, Minecraft, or Roblox, kids (and adults!) love to make things — and sometimes break them. In the month of June, we will start at the very beginning of the Bible, we’ll compare God’s ability to make good things with our tendency to break them. Through the stories of creation, the fall, Cain and Abel, and the Tower of Babel, we’ll see that God makes good things, unbreak what’s been broken, and made us different on purpose, so we should honor God with the things we make. We hope families with preschool-2nd grade will make plans to join us.
Helping Church Planters in Asia
At Eden church, we want to extend our assistance to our mission partners in Asia and the church planters they are working with. We’re raising funds throughout June to help these church planters with their travel expenses as they travel through their country, sharing the good news and making disciples. It’s been a challenge for them to cover their own travel expenses, and most have limited resources to do so. We urge you to be generous and support them in their noble cause. Kindly use the offering envelope and mark it with the word “travel.”
Ambassador Help Needed
Would you be surprised to learn that on a recent Monday evening, from 5:30-8:30, Eden had about 138 visitors in the building for various meetings and practices? This number didn’t include the Council that was meeting or the prayer group. Would you be surprised to learn that on a recent Thursday evening, there were about 65 visitors for meetings? Yes, Eden is a busy place seven days a week! Are you wondering why this information matters? Here is the answer. Eden’s Ambassador Team needs more help welcoming visitors, answering questions, and directing groups to their meeting place. If you have a couple of hours a month to be at church and would like to interact with people, we have a spot for you to serve. Please contact Cyndy Schiber at 618-444-5790 for more information or to volunteer.
Constitution Class by Tad Armstrong
Tad Armstrong is going to offer a monthly Constitution Class at Eden Church. This class will start on Thursday, January 5th at 7p in the Church Fellowship Hall. The class will fall on the first Thursday of each month going forward you will need to sign up to attend the event. This lets Tad know how many copies to make so everyone can have the material needed each night.
If you have any questions, contact Pastor John at 656-4330 or at jroberts@edenchurch-edw.org. If you want to sign up someone else for the class, just email him their name and let him know and he can add them.
Opportunities to Serve the Seniors in Our Community
Are you looking for a way to give back to the seniors in our community?
Eden Village Retirement Center needs Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and will cover the cost for you to attend classes to receive the necessary certification. If you would like to learn more, call Sara McMahan at (618) 205-4640, Susan Gibbear at (618) 205-4609, or Shelby Redmon at (618) 205-4610. They
also need individuals to fill maintenance positions.
Visit Eden Village Retirement Center’s website at www.edenvillage.org to view all open positions.