Ash Wednesday Service

This Wednesday - February 6th - we will be having our Ash Wednesday Service. The service will be similar to the advent spiral that we had at Christmas time except in observance of Lent and Easter. This is a great opportunity to bring friends who are searching for a spiritual experience but not necessarily a church experience. It will be in the fellowship hall of the established Oly First building at 6:30pm. Hope to see everyone there.

Roosevelt Elementary Fall Carnival

This Saturday we will be helping with the annual Roosevelt Fall Carnival. We need your help with games, raffles, bubblemachines, and more. If you do not feel up to manning a game we still have a place for you to help! This is always one of our favorite times of the year as we work to build relationships at Roosevelt Elementary School.

Please meet at the Emmaus House at 1:45pm so we can pack all the games, drive over to the school, and set up. If you cannot meet at 1:45 please still feel free to come help. The carnival will last from 3 - 6pm.

I hope everyone can come support our community.

Help Needed - Downtown Oly YMCA

The downtown Oly YMCA annual Facility Closedown week is just around the corner and they are actively recruiting volunteers for the many projects we have planned. They need help painting, moving equipment and furniture, organizing filing systems, cleaning and organizing rooms (Playcare & Teen Loft), wall repair and much more.

If you are interested in volunteering, please notify Joyce Neas at 360-357-6609 or via email at neasj@ssymca.net by Monday, August 13th with the date and time - you'd like to help out (let her know if you have a preference of job or skill as well). She will be assigning work to staff & volunteers the week prior to closedown.

Closedown Week is: Sunday August 19 - Sunday, August 26

CLAM BAKE

PLEASE JOIN US!
4th ANNUAL CEDARVILLE FARMS CLAM BAKE

1875 South Bank Road, Oakville, WA
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Starts at 12 Noon
(Snooze and Lose)

We'll be providing clams, potatoes and corn cooked in a pit, and a roasted pig. If you would like to bring anything, a salad or dessert or beverages would be helpful. Also, please bring lawn chairs if you have them, and inner tubes and swimsuits if you want to swim or float the river. If you would like a ride or to car pool please meet at the Emmaus House at 12:00pm.

Don't forget the decoy races! If you have a decoy you'd like to enter in either the "stock" or "unlimited" categories, bring it along, or contact us if you want a decoy to paint ahead of time with your racing colors. Proceeds this year will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, so bring your wallets.

Luke

Join us for worship this Saturday at 6:30pm at the Emmaus House. We will be discussing Luke 12:13-21. Hope to see you there.

Hosea

We will have worship this Saturday at 6:30pm at the Emmaus House. Come join us for a time of community and talking about Hosea.

Faith and Film

Come join us this Saturday at 5:30pm at the Emmaus House for faith and film. This week we will be watching the Israeli movie "Ushpizin."

A downtrodden couple finds hope and good fortune -- amid unexpected houseguests -- in this humorous take on religious Jews living in a modern world. Moshe and his wife are given a sum to help prepare for the holy holiday of Succoth and end up hosting two unannounced guests (rather, escaped prisoners). The couple must deal with their boorish visitors, who reveal Moshe's not-so-holy past, while upholding their faith.

Don't forget to bring your favorite snack. Hope to see everyone for a time of community and discussion.

Downtown YMCA

This Saturday we have a great opportunity to be part of the community. The dowtown YMCA is having their Eco-Jam on Saturday - teens and young adults spend the day doing community work. Afterward all of the participants will join together for dinner and a time of fellowship in the evening. Emmaus Community will be helping set up and serve dinner. Please come join us during this time of service for our community. We will meet at Oly First at 4:15 so we can start setting up and then be able to serve dinner and also spend some time in fellowship and meeting new people.