Saturday, April 27, 9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Common Ground Room (E202) | $5 Lunch (optional)
Scott Klusendorf of the Life Training Institute will present and facilitate an interactive training primarily for teens and families who are seeking to have a better understanding and handle on how to have graceful and truth-filled conversations about the sanctity of life. Register here by Tuesday, April 23.

Midweek Fellowship Meal, Wednesday, April 24, 5:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall
Around 55 students are attending Student Life Camp this summer in Orange Beach, AL ($600/student). To raise funds for camp, we are hosting a Spaghetti Dinner with Live Auction and Silent Auction to raise money for Student Life Camp. Be on the lookout for students selling tickets!

Meal Cost:
$8/adult
$4/child (3–10 years old)
$40 family max
We take cash, checks, or Venmo @fecmemphis.

Silent Auction, Sunday, April 10–24, Fellowship Hall
There will also be a Silent Auction leading up to the Spaghetti Dinner. This portion will begin Sunday, April 10, and remain in the Fellowship Hall until April 24 at 5:00 p.m. The silent auction will then close at the start of the Spaghetti Dinner. Students will submit items or services to be bid on (some examples from last year, include handmade jewelry, crochet projects, paintings, handmade stationery, babysitting, lawn services, etc). 

Live Auction, Wednesday, April 24, Fellowship Hall
This event will, for the majority, be student run.

Wednesday, April 24, 11:30 a.m., Snapdragon Floral, Tea Room (734 Mt. Moriah Rd., #4, Memphis, TN 38117. Snapdragon Floral is to the left of Gibson's Donuts and behind Prima's Bakery.)
Grab lunch and join interested and current foster or adoptive moms for a time of fellowship and community. Birth moms are welcome. We will discuss how to deepen the support and learning of this community also. No reservation required. Contact Christy with questions, cbicknell@firstevan.org.

Tuesday, April 23, 6:00–8:00 p.m., Richard Marsh's Home
Dads and boys in kindergarten through middle school interested in Trail Life are invited to join us for a cookout to kick off the year. Contact troop leader Mark Mazzone at 901-238-6370 or markmtraillifetn4170@outlook.com. Find details about Trail Life USA at www.traillifeusa.com/program-overview.

Wednesdays, March 27–April 17, 6:30–8:00 p.m., A221
Join Josh and Jane Raspberry for a 4-week study on marriage. Entitled, Marriage in the Midst, this study seeks to provide practical principles that will help guide your marriage through the midst of the struggles and trials life can bring. Midweek programming/childcare available (birth–5th grade).

Wednesdays, January 10–April 17, 6:15–8:00 p.m., Spurgeon Room (E125)
If you have an adult child, you know that parenting doesn’t stop when a child reaches age 18. In many ways it gets more complicated. Both your heart and your head are as involved as ever, whether your child lives under your roof or barely stays in contact.  

Join us in a support group format as we study this insightful book, learn from and encourage each other. We’ll cover things like healthy and gracious boundaries, the difference between helping and enabling, supporting them when you don’t support their choices, relating to their significant other, living with a broken heart, and much more.  

Please purchase the book through Amazon or other retailer prior to the class beginning. A study/discussion guide will be provided.

SCHEDULED MEETINGS WITH PACE MCKEE

Tuesday, April 16
6:15 p.m. Family Ministry, Fellowship Hall
l7:30 p.m. Worship/Choir, Chapel          

Friday, April 5, 6:00–8:00 p.m., Common Ground Room (E202)
Join us for BBQ, fun, and fellowship! Compete in trivia, enter to win door prizes, enjoy building relationships with other First Evan couples. Childcare provided. Please register here by March 31 (space is limited).

Sunday School, 9:30–10:30 a.m. (Nursery–5th Grade), Nursery and C-Wing.On Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m., we offer FEC Kids Sunday School for Preschool–5th grade. This is where the bulk of our Bible study takes place. We want kids to learn who God is. Nursery available for children ages 2 and under.

• Nursery (birth–2 years old): 1st floor Main Building, Nursery

• PreK (2–5 years old): 1st floor C Building

• Elementary (K–5th grade): 2nd floor C Building; Check in on 1st floor

Special Guests during Sunday School, 9:30–10:30 a.m., C210/212.

Hi FEC Parents!  

This Sunday, March 10, we have SPECIAL GUESTS!!!!  Joe and Katie Hox will be teaching our elementary students and parents together!  We will meet in C210-212 (CONNECT room at the top of the stairs); children will sit at the front and parents in the back.  

Katie, who is Ken Boer's sister, began writing the book Who is Jesus: Forty Pictures to Share with your Family when she could not find the devotional resources she had in mind for her children.  Her husband Joe, who is an illustrator, joined in, and together they created a fabulous resource designed specifically for Lent, but that is applicable all year round.  They have graciously agreed to share their story and their talents of speaking, teaching, and drawing with us while they are here visiting family.  The schedule for Sunday will be as follows:

9:30-9:40 Kids & Parents arrive in C210/212 (I will have toys set out for kids & snacks on tables for grown-ups while we wait for lesson to start)

9:40-10:00 Katie & Joe Hox speak and draw for children 

(10:00 kids dismiss to choir practice with Mrs. Rachael Boer while  parents remain in room)

10:00-10:30 Katie & Joe Hox speak to parents about family discipleship

10:30- Dismissal & pick up kids in Choir room down the hall

10:45- Worship service starts

Wednesday, February 28, 11:30 a.m., Snapdragon Floral, Tea Room (734 Mt. Moriah Rd., #4, Memphis, TN 38117. Snapdragon Floral is to the left of Gibson's Donuts and behind Prima's Bakery.)
Grab lunch and join interested and current foster or adoptive moms for a time of fellowship and community. Birth moms are welcome. No reservation required. Contact Christy with questions, cbicknell@firstevan.org. 

Wednesdays, November 1,8, and 15, 6:15–8:00 p.m., C210 (Second Floor, Children’s Wing)
Taylor Park will facilitate a series covering a range of family-related topics. Learn from a variety of speakers from both inside and outside the FEC family who will share their expertise and/or experience with us. In today’s culture can you truly be biblical in your marriage, parenting, and other relationships in the family? Can you give your family the foundation of truth that will be required to stand firm in the faith for generations to come—even as the world becomes increasingly hostile to our beliefs? Married, single, parent, or grandparent you’ll find things relevant to your own stage of life, and you will be able to share God’s truth with others.

No registration needed. Topics vary each week.

Sunday, August 27, 12:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall.
Lunch will be provided. Anyone with school-aged children (1st through 5th grade) who would like to learn more is invited to attend. You are welcome to bring your children. Please click here to let us know of your interest and tell us how many will be coming—this will help us in planning for food.

Friday, August 25, 6:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall (Free event)
Parents, please join us for an equipping dinner with practical advice and FREE Swanky’s dinner. We will hear from guest speaker Jeremy Jones about “Parenting through Faith, Not Fear.” Our speaker is Director of Ministry Formation and Full-Time Professor of Systematic Theology at Memphis City Seminary. Pizza dinner and childcare will be provided for children 5th grade and younger. Register here by Wednesday, August 23.

Jeremy Jones, PhD, is currently Professor of Systematic Theology and Director of Ministry Formation at Memphis City Seminary. A Presbyterian minister for 27 years (PCA), Jeremy is married to Maylon, with four children (Isaac, Lucy, Nathan, and Irene). He has served in campus ministry (RUF), church planting (Redeemer Presbyterian, Memphis), and most recently at Independent Presbyterian Church.