Feminism remains one of the most urgent issues the church is facing today, as shown by the increasing confusion over gender roles in marriages, families, and churches. Mary Kassian provides a thought-provoking inquiry into the history of feminism in her book, The Feminist Mistake.
We will offer a special study of her book on Tuesday nights, beginning June 23 at 7 p.m. If you are interested in participating, please contact Alvira Colbert at 815.459.1095 x23 or leave a comment on this entry!
This year, we're bringing back our annual event, the Amazin' Blazin' Race, a huge success in years past. We supply the drivers and the clues, and you provide the laughs! This event is designed to help cultivate relationships with other women in the church while your team follows the clues during the road rally.
Plan to meet at the church on Tuesday, August 4 at 6:30 p.m. to get your instructions and find your teammates. Invite your friends to join! We'll do our best to keep you and your friends in the same vehicle. Have a blast as your team deciphers the clues and races to be the first across the finish line.
Meet back at the church for refreshments and to see if the "traveling trophy" can be wrestled away from the previous winners!
Sign-up sheets will be available beginning in July, but keep an eye on the blog in the meantime for any updates!
Summer activities can keep us even busier than we are during the rest of the year. That's why we're partnering with LifeWay to offer a live simulcast of Beth Moore's Living Proof Live conference. Instead of paying $60 and traveling to Green Bay for the weekend, join us here at the church on August 28 and 29 to get away, get renewed, and get a fresh Word from God.
When: August 28 (6 to 9:30 p.m.) and 29 (7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
Where: Evangelical Free Church of Crystal Lake
Featuring: Beth Moore is the featured speaker; Travis Cottrell and a praise team will lead worship throughout the weekend
Tickets cost $25 each, and registration is now open for women of all ages! We accept cash or checks (please make payable to EFCCL), and scholarships are available on a limited basis.
Online: We cannot accept payments online, but you can send us an email at rsankey[at]efccl.org with your name, home address, and phone number to get your name on the pre-registration list. We will mail you tickets upon receipt of payment.
Snail Mail: Send your cash or check along with your name, address, and phone number to the Evangelical Free Church of Crystal Lake (Attn: Rachel), 575 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014.
In Person: Drop off your payment in an envelope (Attn: Rachel) with your name, address, and phone number! The church office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. If the office is closed, please use the drop box across from the main church office.
If you have any other questions, please leave a comment on this entry, shoot us an email, or give us a call! We look forward to seeing you there!
Our spring Bible studies are coming a close, but we'll be offering a Thursday morning study this summer, beginning June 18. We will work through a six-week study of the life of David, called Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed.
Taped at the 2007 Deeper Still event, three women explored their lives and the life of David. Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed: A Study of David contains the audio and video portions of the Deeper Still conference featuring Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer, and Kay Arthur.
You'll laugh with them, cry with them, and learn to love God with them. These authors' messages are divided into three segments, two lessons each. Each segment focuses on the life of David at a different stage of his life: as a young man (by Priscilla Shirer), as a middle-aged man (by Beth Moore), and as a man facing the final third of his life (by Kay Arthur).
Information from LifeWay Stores.
Brochures with more information will be available in the weeks to come, but if you already know you want to register, send us an email! We'd be happy to add your name to the list.
Photograph courtesy of JohnTheBear at tripadvisor.com.
Are you interested in hiking? If so, join our new G! Group for ladies of the Evangelical Free Church of Crystal Lake as well as women living in the Crystal Lake area. Our next hike will be on Sunday, May 17 at Geneva Lake Shore Path from 12:30 'til 5 p.m. We'll meet here at the church first and enjoy a picnic lunch.
R.S.V.P. to Martha Schuelke at 847.854.8139 or schuelkemxn[at]juno.com. (Replace the [at] with @.)
Thanks to all who joined us for the Girlville event last Saturday! We hope you were blessed by all that Kim Bolton had to share, and we pray that God used that time together to touch your hearts.
Although it seems like spring just arrived, we're already getting ready for summer plans. Here's a look at what's ahead so far:
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