FCA and VBS registrations are now open!
In the summer something huge takes place here at Five Oaks! The whole church is transformed into a place where kids of all ages come to engage and encounter God and his community in a life-changing way at Vacation Bible School (VBS) and Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) camp! VBS runs in the morning and FCA in the afternoon of July 10-13. VBS is open to current ages 3 years old through 3rd grade. FCA sports camp is open to current 4th - 7th grades. Volunteers are needed for both events. Register for VBS here. Register for FCA here.
Easter at Five Oaks: Join us to worship and to serve!
As you make plans to celebrate Easter this year, we look forward to worshipping with you. This is a great opportunity to jump in and try a new serve role, especially in support of Five Oaks Kids, as we will have some extra services over the weekend. Your wilingness to jump in could be just what helps a visitor feel welcomed this Easter. Find a serve role in Five Oaks Kids here. We also have serve spots open in Connections — you can find those here.
Friday, April 7, 5:30 & 7 pm – Good Friday service (no children’s programing)
Saturday, April 8, 4:30 pm – Easter service
Sunday, April 9, 8:45, 10, & 11:15 am – Easter service
Children’s programing available at all services on Saturday and Sunday.
Brownies, bonding, and bunco!
Ladies, are these blizzards keeping you barricaded in your bungalow? Bring a buddy to Brownies, Bonding, and Bunco! No Bunco experience required. Instructions provided! We do need to know if you plan to attend, and we hope you’ll bring a friend. This is a great opportunity to reach out to your friends and neighbors and get to know women of all ages and stages. April 13, 7-8:30 pm. Details and registration here.
Find your place in the Story of God
If you’ve ever found the Bible difficult to understand, consider joining our Story of God class, a six-week guided journey through the Bible. This class will help you see how the Bible fits together to tell one story, and how you fit into the Story of God. Our spring class begins on April 15 at 4:30 and runs for six Saturdays at Five Oaks. Details are registration here.
DailyLife team: Writers wanted. Inquire within!
If you would like to help shepherd hundreds of readers in their faith journey, consider joining our DailyLife team as a writer. This team creates the content for our in-house daily devotional, called DailyLife, that lands in email inboxes five days a week. We provide training, resources, and coaching to our writers and editors. You can expect to create three days of content each month on average. Want more info? Put “DaillyLife writer” on your connect card, or email Jonathan Haage, jhaage@fiveoakschurch.org.
Register now for summer camps with Five Oaks Students!
This summer we are giving a variety of opportunities for our students and our leaders to dive deeper into relationships and God’s Word through summer camp and FCA camp. We do this because the time spent in community and with godly adults in a week of camp equals an entire ministry year of Wednesday night programming. So save the date for Middle School Camp (June 12-17), 9th/10th Grade Camp (June 25-30), and FCA Camp (July 10-13)! Register now at www.fiveoaks.church/students.
Last chance for the best discount on the Global 6K!
Did you know that in some countries, kids often walk 3+ miles each day to access dirty water, the only water they can find. You can help simply by joining our third annual Team World Vision Global 6K for Water at Colby Lake Park on May 20. You can run, walk, push a stroller, & bring your friends and neighbors! Your registration fee provides clean water for one person for a lifetime. World Water Day was March 22, so between now and April 10, save $15 per registration with code WWD23. Go to www.fiveoaks.church/global-6k now to register.
Urgent need: Help turn sleeping bags into blessings!
While 40 degrees in Minnesota isn’t a big deal, 40 degrees in California is hitting those experiencing homelessness hard. One of our missions partners, Greg Larson, works in urban ministry at Kairos Church in East Hollywood, CA. They do some work with those experiencing homelessness and have asked if we’d be willing to provide sleeping bags or blankets to give out to people. These can be shipped straight to Kairos Church from Amazon, for example, or from another retail source.
Example sleeping bag link: https://a.co/d/i1K0TmT
Example blanket link: https://a.co/d/91bBfQj
Ship to: Kairos Church Hollywood, c/o Gregory Larson, 4903 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029
Questions? Email Dave Baar, impact@fiveoakschurch.org.