A bring-your-whole-family BLESS worship gathering
If you’ve missed our first two BLESS worship gatherings, you’ve got one more chance! Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 7, 6-7 pm, when we’ll share an informal time of worship that will include singing, prayer, a look to God’s word, and fellowship with one another. We’ll focus on how the blessings of God’s presence, provision, and promise equip us as his Church to be a blessing to the world around us.
This is a great event for the entire family! You also may pick up your free devotional for more ways to engage your whole family in BLESS Campaign. We’ll have some light snacks, too -- and just they may include s’mores on the patio. No need to RSVP -- we’ll see you in the worship center.
Cottage Meetings: An opportunity for Q & A before the congregational meeting
The unofficial word of 2020 is “pivot,” and that’s what we’ll do with our annual congregational meeting as well. Join us on November 15, 4-5 pm, in a Zoom call format.
Because of this virtual format, we’ll also host two Cottage Meetings, November 1, 6-8 pm, and November 2, 7-9 pm, at Five Oaks, in preparation for the Congregational Meeting. The Cottage Meetings will provide an opportunity for in-person Q & A about any of the agenda items. No need to RSVP for the Cottage Meetings. Just show up on either night, and members of our staff and our Governing Board will be on hand to field any questions you may have.
To view the meeting agenda, bios of candidates running for the Governing Board and Elders, budget, and other pertinent items, go to: www.fiveoaks.church/congregational-meeting. Questions? Email Brian Burquest, bburquest@fiveokschurch.org.
Do you miss the Acorn Café? Do you love free coffee?
If you answered “YES!” to either of those questions, we have great news. The Acorn Café re-opened weekend! They’re selling individually-wrapped bakery treats, and to celebrate, the coffee will be FREE this weekend. Yes, free! We look forward to serving you and your family on Sunday!
Women’s Ministry Virtual TABLE: Join us November 3
During this season of fewer in-person gatherings, we’re continuing our monthly fellowship events over Zoom. Join fellow Rooted Women for a virtual TABLE event on November 3 at 7 pm. Please bring to our "meal" a readiness to share a Bible verse that has encouraged you, or a recent situation where you have seen God’s faithfulness. Invite your friends.!This will be a time to connect and encourage one another. To RSVP, please email Kathleen at skmiller90@gmail.com to participate. She will email you the Zoom link as well as questions to think about prior to the Zoom TABLE.
Learn how to parent well through these stressful and anxiety-producing times
COVID-19 presents challenging circumstances for all of us and is causing great stress and anxiety in many families. We want to help you parent well through this season. Join us November 9, 7:30-8:30 pm for an in-person & virtual event: Parenting Through Stress & Anxiety. We’ll be joined by Psychologist Sarah Fuerst who will share steps we can take to help our families thrive. To register, click here.
UGM Thanksgiving bags: it’s not too late!
In recent weeks, we challenged Five Oakers to join us in raising funds to fill 150 Thanksgiving bags for our neighbors in need at the Union Gospel Mission. You answered by leapfrogging well beyond that goal. Thank you! Since many of you want to help, we increased our goal to raise funds to fill 225 Thanksgiving bags by November 8. Click here to get involved in helping our St. Paul neighbors!
In November we’ll celebrate two important family milestones
Dedication and baptism are two important milestones on the Family Discipleship Journey. Both represent individuals making a public declaration for their kids, teens, and even themselves, and we look forward to these celebrations as a church. Join us on November 8 (dedications), and on November 22 (baptisms). Interested? Please email Kelly Bauman, kbauman@fiveoakschurch.org.
You can ask Pastor Henry that question
If you’re new-ish to Five Oaks, you likely have questions about what we do or why. Join us for Pizza with the Pastor, November 22, 12:15 pm, where you can ask those questions and meet several of our pastors. We’ll provide a pizza and salad lunch, and we’ll have activities to keep your kids busy while you attend. This is also a great opportunity to meet others who are also new! Click here to register.
Do you engage with social media regularly?
Social media can be a complicated place these days, but you can make it a little brighter by serving as a volunteer on our social media team. We’re looking for folks who are interested in helping us generate content for our main Five Oaks Facebook and Instagram pages. Your commitment: 1-2 hours per week, and you’d have access to resources and ideas from the team, a mix of volunteers and staff. This is one serve role you can engage in virtually anywhere! Interested or have questions? Please email Stephanie Kiel, skiel@fiveoakschurch.org.
Writing and discipleship
Would you like to use your gifts of writing to help equip our church family to follow Jesus in their everyday life? Then we would love to invite you to consider joining our DailyLife team. Writers create a lesson once every six weeks or so, and we provide incredible resources and copy editors to complete the writing process. Interested? Put “DailyLife team” on your communication card or email Jonathan at jhaage@fiveoakschurch.org.
Be a part of the Wednesday night action
We have some amazing leaders and volunteers who serve students in big and small ways every week, and it’s not too late to get involved! We still have several spots to plug into, including: set-up team, tech in the worship center, tear-down team, selling snacks, or leading groups. Each spot goes a long way in helping students connect with one another and to Jesus. Questions? Please email Kyler Albert, kalbert@fiveoakschurch.org.
Weekend fellowship is only a click away
Did you know that serving at Five Oaks on Sunday also scratches your fellowship itch? “What?” you may be wondering. “I didn’t even know I had a fellowship itch, let alone that it itches?” Fellowship is a word bandied about in Christian circles, and among other things it means socializing, relationship-building, conversation time. When you serve on the weekends in our building, you’re also getting a healthy dose of what Americans have been craving since we met Covid-19: time to catch up with people, get to know new folks, and even laugh a bit. We’d love to have your help this weekend or any weekend in the future, and we’d love to see your smile when you’re here. “Fellowshipping” does that.
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