https://erfriends.flowforth.co RSS for Node Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:37:00 GMT https://erfriends.flowforth.co/rss/1055.xml/20830 https://erfriends.flowforth.co/email/20830 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:08:28 GMT <div style="display:none;overflow:hidden;line-height:1px;opacity:0;max-height:0;max-width:0">See you Sunday!<div> ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏</div></div><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#f6ab3b" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0;padding:0"><tr><td align="center" class="td-container" style="padding:20px;margin:0;border-spacing:0;word-break:break-word;overflow-wrap:break-word"><table class="inset-container" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="672" align="center" style="width:100%;overflow:hidden;max-width:672px;background-color:#f5f5f5;border-radius:42px;border-collapse:separate"><tr><td style="padding:0px"><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:672px;margin:0 auto;width:100%"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#fee0b2;overflow:hidden"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://g.page/r/CV9fI7ucp42OEBM/review" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Logo" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/Friends_Church_Branding_2024-10_1_2025-12-30T21-22-26-407Z.png?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:16px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#ffffff"><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><strong>Hello Friends!</strong></h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     As you've heard over the last several weeks, we are wanting to record the stories of those who call Friends Church home so we can share them with others. We've already recorded a couple, and what a privilege it has been to hear about the goodness of God in their lives! Have you considered telling your story? We would love to talk with you! Click <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3977971">here</a> or scroll below to register for a time slot with our team.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">________</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">    We are nearing the end of October and the end of another Discipleship Pathway season. It sure has been a good one! Mike and I have had the privilege of leading the Know the Way class this fall. Spending time with others studying the fundamentals of our faith in Jesus has been so fruitful and encouraging. We have found it to be true that we can never get to the bottom of the treasure chest that is God's Word! We are still learning things and encountering truths of our faith that have confronted us and comforted us in new ways. I just love how God does what he does!   </p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">  </p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">_______</p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><strong>What's going on!?</strong></h1><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Giving Tree Christmas Outreach - Nov 1</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Christmas Eve Choir - Nov 2</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Child Dedications - Nov 8</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Veterans Day Luncheon - Nov 8</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Servant Team Luncheon - November 15</strong>Keep 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style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-0063a8bc-d415-4c94-a283-4ee83924fa5e-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#981b1f;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/October_Calendar_2026-10-02T22-43-12-575Z.png" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Calendar</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="col-0063a8bc-d415-4c94-a283-4ee83924fa5e-spacer" width="16" style="width:16px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0" aria-hidden="true"> </td><td class="col-0063a8bc-d415-4c94-a283-4ee83924fa5e-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#981b1f;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/October_2026_Newsletter_2026-10-02T22-43-23-890Z.png" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Newsletter</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:24.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="51%" style="width:51%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3957375" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-10-16T18-24-26-736Z-8576995a-99d3-4bfc-856d-4914f8efaa43.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:24.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Christmas Eve Choir Practice</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Mondays Nov 2 – Dec 21</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#580e05;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3957375" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3935239" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-10-02T22-44-15-132Z-24a1cf14-0a8c-4660-b76a-a8b8c5f25fa4.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Nov 8</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#a12326;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3935239" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3897038" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-10-02T22-44-15-543Z-45beee52-d07b-4645-a4d5-fea218ca11b6.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Nov 8</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#020000;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3897038" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3906388" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Servant Team Luncheon event graphic showing a smiling older woman in a red polka-dot top greeting a man at a glass doorway" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-10-23T02-26-23-255Z-4425a676-b803-459f-884d-95c258065baa.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Servant Team Luncheon</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Nov 15</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#a33a11;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3906388" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table 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cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><strong>Hello Friends!</strong></h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Have your feelings ever gotten you into trouble? You had it all figured out based on how you felt about a situation or a person, and then reality hit and you realized your feelings had lied to you. We humans are so prone to that, aren’t we?</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">That’s why I was so grateful for Rod’s message from Ephesians 3 last Sunday. He reminded us that our feelings don’t determine what God is or isn’t doing. We may feel weak while His Spirit is strengthening us, and we may see no change while He is working within us. When our feelings tell a different story, we can trust what He has promised, because “we walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7).</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Missed it, or want to hear it again? <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf-Om2qN7gE&amp;si=HT8Z60VCvM7S_yMQ"><strong>Listen to Rod’s message here.</strong></a></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">_______</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Pray With Us: Nursery Team</strong></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">On a ministry note, will you pray with us for our nursery team to grow, and consider whether you might jump in and serve?</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Serving in the nursery gave me the chance to make new mom-friends and get to know the families my kids were growing with. I know little ones aren’t everyone’s strong suit. Did you know they weren’t mine either? Yet God blessed me beyond measure through the friendships I found while serving there. Even more important than what I gained, parents like me got to hear and encounter the Word without interruption. What an honor to help build the kingdom in that way!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Thank you for praying! (Text Jeremy Davis at 740-693-0774 for more information)</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">_______</p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><strong>What's going 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align="center"><strong>or you have a praise to share,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>click the button below;</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>we would love to pray for you.</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;padding-left:11px;padding-right:11px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#f5f5f5"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:14px 60px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/people/forms/335412" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-14" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:14px 60px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Prayer Request</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-4d8a19d7-5ead-496b-8896-859d427db0d0-wrap col-wrap col-w-67" width="100%" style="width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">East Richland </span></h2><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">Christian Schools</span></h2></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-6bc82ae0-64fb-4a11-bf1c-4bcb364d9f80-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#981b1f;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/October_Calendar_2026-10-02T22-43-12-575Z.png" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Calendar</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="col-6bc82ae0-64fb-4a11-bf1c-4bcb364d9f80-spacer" width="16" style="width:16px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0" aria-hidden="true"> </td><td class="col-6bc82ae0-64fb-4a11-bf1c-4bcb364d9f80-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#981b1f;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/October_2026_Newsletter_2026-10-02T22-43-23-890Z.png" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Newsletter</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:24%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="52%" style="width:52%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3924311" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-10-09T14-02-17-580Z-5351c8bc-b6e4-49b5-8285-be657910fe2f.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:24%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" 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src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-10-02T22-44-14-626Z-85eb3a35-6b21-441f-8fbb-ea49c96beeea.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:24%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Informational Meeting</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Oct 18</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 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style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:24.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="51%" style="width:51%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3957375" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-10-16T18-24-26-736Z-8576995a-99d3-4bfc-856d-4914f8efaa43.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:24.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">Christmas Eve Choir Practice</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Mondays Nov 2 – Dec 21</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" 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width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Did you see the forecast for Sunday? Lots of rain! (Pray for those on the Gulf affected by the hurricane!) So, we're moving our <strong>Fall Picnic indoors to the Ickes Family Life Center!</strong> Same time (1:00–4:00pm), same food, and the same opportunity to enjoy an afternoon together.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     If your plans for Sunday have changed, would you help us out by canceling your registration or replying to this email? This helps us know how many to set up for. Thanks!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     How is Ephesians hitting home for you?</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     I've said this before, but the continual, consistent preaching of these foundational truths continues to strengthen my understanding of the crazy amazing gift we've been given in becoming part of God's family! It's also sobering to remember that with this gift come responsibilities. Grace is freely given, and now we get to live in response to that grace, believing and doing what we've heard from God's Word.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     How are you changing as God works in your life through the truths we're learning in Ephesians? <strong>We would love to hear your story!</strong></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Last Sunday, Pastor Aaron invited all of us to consider sharing our stories (yes, even those of us who are introverts!). There is something powerful and encouraging the Holy Spirit does as we testify to God's goodness in our lives. Our stories are shining victories in a dark world, and they show how much Jesus truly is The One &amp; Only!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Would you share yours? Click here: <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ticsms.co/fcstory">https://ticsms.co/fcstory</a> or reply to this email.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Let's pray for one another today: those on the Gulf, those who are hurting, confused, lost, &amp; far away. And, let's pray that Ephesians falls on our dry bones and raises us to life.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><strong>What's going on!?</strong></h1><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Fall Picnic! - location change - IFLC 1-4pm</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Pickleball!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Serve in Serbia!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Child Dedications!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Veterans Day Luncheon!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>and more! </strong><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/events"><strong>erfriends.com/events</strong></a><strong> or keep scrolling for links below.</strong></li></ul><p 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sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h1 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">E</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">a</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">s</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">t</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px"> R</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">i</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">c</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">h</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">l</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">a</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">n</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 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88);font-size:27px">s</span></h1><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">Mystery Dinner Theater! Oct 16 at 6pm or Oct 17 at 12pm. Cost is $20 adults, $16 students, and 4 &amp; under are free. 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style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Oct 11</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#83410e;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3890170" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:24%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="52%" style="width:52%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3912633" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-10-02T22-44-14-626Z-85eb3a35-6b21-441f-8fbb-ea49c96beeea.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:24%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Informational Meeting</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Oct 18</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#1c2063;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3912633" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3878377" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-09-11T18-59-35-751Z-f9e5e8c7-c73e-460c-80c7-ec41e7dc5921.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Pickleball</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#c72801;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3878377" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3935239" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-10-02T22-44-15-132Z-24a1cf14-0a8c-4660-b76a-a8b8c5f25fa4.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Nov 8</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#a12326;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3935239" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3897038" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-10-02T22-44-15-543Z-45beee52-d07b-4645-a4d5-fea218ca11b6.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Nov 8</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#020000;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3897038" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> https://erfriends.flowforth.co/rss/1055.xml/18925 https://erfriends.flowforth.co/email/18925 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:58:48 GMT <div 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style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#eaeff4"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://g.page/r/CV9fI7ucp42OEBM/review" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Logo" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/Friends_Church_Branding_2024-10_1_2025-12-30T21-22-26-407Z.png?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:16px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Do you remember that moment Friends Church made a difference in your life? I do. Actually, I have quite a few moments I could share. But the most impactful was the first time I came to Friends Church. My uncle invited me. I needed a nursery for my baby, people who would love a single mom and her kiddo, and Jesus. Friends Church met all of those needs. And that day began a long journey of healing and transformation that continues to this day.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     I know my story is one of many—and we want to hear those stories! Would you tell us yours? Pastor Aaron will share more about this Sunday morning. We’re looking forward to hearing how Friends Church has been a part of your story!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Until then, let's pray for each other as we live out the story Jesus is writing through each of our lives — that through the trials and the joys, the hard and the good, our lives will continually testify to His faithfulness.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">  </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><strong>What's coming up!?</strong></h1><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Thank you for the response we’ve received to our hiring post!</strong> If you’re planning to apply, please send your resume to <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:pam.s@erfriends.com">pam.s@erfriends.com</a> by Tuesday of this week.</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Fall Picnic!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Pickleball!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Mission Trip Opportunity!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Child Dedications!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Veterans Day Luncheon!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>and more! </strong><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/events"><strong>erfriends.com/events</strong></a></li></ul><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>SAVE the DATES</em></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><em>Servant Team Luncheon - November 15</em></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><em>Membership Class - January 3, 2027</em></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><em>Discipleship Pathway Winter Quarter - January 10, 2027</em></li></ul></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" 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style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/live/"><strong><u>here</u></strong></a></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Watch past messages</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@eastrichlandfriendschurch704"><strong><u>here</u></strong></a></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Read Ephesians 3:1-13</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.esv.org/Ephesians+3/"><strong><u>here</u></strong></a></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr 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cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ccb458;border:none;border-radius:11px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 36px"><a href="https://erfriends.com/giving/" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#012340;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 36px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Give</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table 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you.</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;padding-left:11px;padding-right:11px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#f5f5f5"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:14px 60px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/people/forms/335412" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-14" 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style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-cab057c0-3606-4f0a-bb34-8b019662d440-wrap col-wrap col-w-67" width="100%" style="width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h1 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">E</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">a</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">s</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">t</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px"> R</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">i</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">c</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">h</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">l</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">a</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">n</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">d</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px"> C</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">h</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">r</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">i</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">s</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">t</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">i</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">a</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">n </span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">S</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">c</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">h</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">o</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">o</span><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">l</span><span style="color:rgb(204, 180, 88);font-size:27px">s</span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-a3ffcdf1-65f5-4a9c-8bac-5b97d14d39b0-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:transparent;border:2px solid #981b1f;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/October_Calendar_2026-10-02T22-43-12-575Z.png" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#981b1f;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Calendar</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="col-a3ffcdf1-65f5-4a9c-8bac-5b97d14d39b0-spacer" width="16" style="width:16px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0" aria-hidden="true"> </td><td class="col-a3ffcdf1-65f5-4a9c-8bac-5b97d14d39b0-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:transparent;border:2px solid #981b1f;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/October_2026_Newsletter_2026-10-02T22-43-23-890Z.png" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#981b1f;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Newsletter</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3878377" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-09-11T18-59-35-751Z-f9e5e8c7-c73e-460c-80c7-ec41e7dc5921.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Pickleball</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#c72801;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3878377" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3890170" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-09-18T13-38-24-197Z-dc54177c-2c19-42d9-9e03-16de09f96e84.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Oct 11</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#83410e;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3890170" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:24%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="52%" style="width:52%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3912633" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-10-02T22-44-14-626Z-85eb3a35-6b21-441f-8fbb-ea49c96beeea.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:24%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Informational Meeting</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Oct 18</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-color:#1c2063;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3912633" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3935239" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" 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style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">    We had a great Sunday last week, remembering that it is by grace we are saved through faith! We were challenged to remember that this life we have been given doesn’t come through church attendance or through saying special words at exactly the right time in exactly the right way. The life Christ gives us is a gift of grace—dead people made alive! Wow!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Tomorrow, we’ll study together the great, big, beautiful reality that God has included us in His family. We are part of the family tree! Just when we might be tempted to think the Old Testament is old, distant, or something we will always struggle to see as relevant, passages like Ephesians 2:11–22 remind us that the Old Testament is, in fact, part of our history. The story of God’s people is the story we have been brought into through Jesus. We were once far off, but now we have been brought near. That makes the Old Testament far more than background information. It helps us understand the family we now belong to, the promises God has fulfilled, and just how remarkable it is that, through Christ, we have been welcomed in. We get to come home!     </p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">      Let's pray for each other to grasp how high and wide and long and deep God's love is for us and that we will seize the opportunities God gives us to help others know that too. </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     </p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you tomorrow!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><strong>What's coming up!?</strong></h1><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>We're Hiring! </strong>If you love welcoming visitors, computer work, and helpingpeople, our part-time Office Assistant position may be a greatfit! 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If you are interested,email your resume &amp; any questions to <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:pam.s@erfriends.com">pam.s@erfriends.com</a>.</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Pickleball!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Fall Picnic!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>and more! </strong><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/events"><strong>erfriends.com/events</strong></a></li></ul><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>SAVE the DATES</em></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><em>Child Dedications - November 8, 2026</em></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><em>Veterans Day Lunch - November 8, 2026</em></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><em>Membership Class - January 3, 2027</em></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><em>Discipleship Pathway Winter Quarter - January 10, 2027</em></li></ul></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr 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88);font-size:27px">s</span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-509a8b9d-22b0-4077-ae6b-191a5ed9fd05-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" 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width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3878377" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-09-11T18-59-35-751Z-f9e5e8c7-c73e-460c-80c7-ec41e7dc5921.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" 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style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3890170" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-09-18T13-38-24-197Z-dc54177c-2c19-42d9-9e03-16de09f96e84.jpg?w=1400" 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style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Can you believe fall starts this week!? I love summer so much, but I do appreciate the changing seasons and the new rhythms that accompany them.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Speaking of new rhythms, one of our Discipleship Pathway classes is about establishing everyday habits that foster a strong faith. From leading with confidence to marriage essentials to the fundamentals of our Christian walk, these classes are opportunities for growth and connection within our Friends Family. If we are going to love God and love people until the valley knows, we need to keep growing in our ability to know what we believe and live it out faithfully.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Last Sunday in our class, we talked about the value of learning—and revisiting—the familiar foundations of following Jesus. An example came to mind from our years as wrestling parents. Our son’s coaches were always exposing the team to strategies and skills that would develop them as young men and competitive athletes. One year, they took the team to a camp known for producing high-caliber wrestlers at both the state and national level. When we got to watch the final day of camp, I expected something advanced and new. Instead, it was simple and methodical: drill the fundamentals, then do it again. And again. And again.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     The whole premise was discipline—practicing those foundational movements until they became second nature. That kind of habitual, systematic repetition gave those wrestlers stout mental and physical foundations that were not easily breached.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     And yet, when it comes to our faith, how easily we can think, “I already know that. Teach me something I don’t know.” There is something so valuable in returning again and again to what we have been taught. God tells us continually in Scripture to remember. Growing together in study and obedience safeguards us from the consequences of forgetting (which is the entire example of the Israelite nation in the Old Testament).</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Let’s pray for one another this week to remain (or maybe become) continual learners, committed to the fundamentals of our faith; forever, hearers and doers of The Word. </p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><strong>What's coming up!?</strong></h1><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>We're Hiring! </strong>If you love welcoming visitors, computer work, and helpingpeople, our part-time Office Assistant position may be a greatfit! This position is 20 hours per week. If you are interested,email your resume &amp; any questions to <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:pam.s@erfriends.com">pam.s@erfriends.com</a>.</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Discipleship Pathway! Last week to join a class. </strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>GriefShare - a special group for those who have lost loved ones</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Women's Breakfast Gathering!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Pickleball!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Fall Picnic!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>and more! </strong><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/events"><strong>erfriends.com/events</strong></a></li></ul><p 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style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-9287b2c5-38b3-4ecc-83b9-e0d4c88bf08c-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:11px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 36px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/Sept_20_2026_Bulletin_2026-09-18T13-28-47-131Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 36px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Weekly Bulletin</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="col-9287b2c5-38b3-4ecc-83b9-e0d4c88bf08c-spacer" width="16" style="width:16px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0" aria-hidden="true"> </td><td class="col-9287b2c5-38b3-4ecc-83b9-e0d4c88bf08c-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#ccb458;border:none;border-radius:11px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 36px"><a href="https://erfriends.com/giving/" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#012340;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 36px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Give</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#f5f5f5"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>If your week wasn’t such a good one,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>or you have a praise to share,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>click the button below;</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>we would love to pray for you.</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;padding-left:11px;padding-right:11px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#f5f5f5"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:14px 60px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/people/forms/335412" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-14" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:14px 60px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Prayer Request</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-cf0d0275-434c-4f5a-a2aa-d6c7f7af5dd9-wrap col-wrap col-w-67" width="100%" style="width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h1 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">East Richland Christian Schools</span></h1><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">The 2026 school year has begun!</p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">Click below for our first newsletter of the 2026-2027 season.</p></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-9b4b2462-a828-4f98-a0dc-53d0ecae18f4-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:transparent;border:2px solid #981b1f;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/2026_September_Calendar_2026-08-29T23-34-41-763Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#981b1f;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Calendar</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="col-9b4b2462-a828-4f98-a0dc-53d0ecae18f4-spacer" width="16" style="width:16px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0" aria-hidden="true"> </td><td class="col-9b4b2462-a828-4f98-a0dc-53d0ecae18f4-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:transparent;border:2px solid #981b1f;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/August_2026_Newsletter_2026-08-29T23-10-30-321Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#981b1f;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Newsletter</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3839039" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-29T23-14-55-382Z-284881ba-8725-47c5-a629-cb7d946fa087.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Saturday, September 26, 9:00am</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#1c2a34;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3839039" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3796006" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-08T15-46-50-590Z-d3b01db5-2957-4237-8bef-364f13b3445c.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Wednesdays at 6:00pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#5d7937;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3796006" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3878377" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" 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style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Pickleball 2026-27</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Thursdays beginning October 1, 6:30-8:30pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table 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style="width:28.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="43%" style="width:43%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/never_forget_2026-09-11T19-05-06-571Z.png?shape=oval&amp;w=1200" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:28.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">September 11th.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Where were you that day when you got the news?</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     I was standing in my bedroom getting ready to go pick my son up from preschool. He was 4, my oldest was 8, and my baby was 2. Someone called me and told me to turn on the TV. My husband called soon after and said he did not know when he would be home because, as a state law enforcement officer at the time, he was put on standby for the unknown. I brought my son home, and he asked if a plane was going to crash into our house. We gathered at a friend's house to pray. We watched the news for long intervals of time. The sky was eerily silent as all air travel came to a halt.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Remembering might be painful, but it does have purpose. Remembering prompts us to pray for those families forever marked by those days and the long-lasting ripple effects. Remembering humbles us. No matter how mighty we believe our nation to be, we are not beyond tragedy, evil, or attack. Remembering also centers the stories of ordinary humans  created in the Image of God, with eternity written on their souls, giving their all so others might live. These profound memories remind us that, even in a fallen world, God is faithful, and His kindness can always be found. </p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     As we remember that fateful day 25 years ago, let's pray for those dear ones, for our nation, and then take a moment to remember the gorgeous fact that we are lavishly loved and cared for by the Creator of the Universe - and Jesus is the proof.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><strong>What's coming up!?</strong></h1><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Discipleship Pathway! Class sign-ups are available on the Church App and </strong><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/events/"><strong>erfriends.com/events</strong></a></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>GriefShare - a special group for those who have lost loved ones.</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Women's Breakfast Gathering!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Pickleball!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>and more! </strong><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" 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style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/EastRichland/"><strong><u>here</u></strong></a></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Read Ephesians 1:15-23</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.esv.org/Ephesians+1/"><strong><u>here</u></strong></a></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-6cc0ac18-8a2f-4e39-96b8-f77ba5b038b4-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:11px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 36px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/Sept_13_2026_Bulletin_2026-09-11T18-57-41-278Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content 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class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#ccb458;border:none;border-radius:11px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 36px"><a href="https://erfriends.com/giving/" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#012340;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 36px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Give</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px 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style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;padding-left:11px;padding-right:11px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#f5f5f5"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:14px 60px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/people/forms/335412" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-14" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:14px 60px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Prayer Request</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-7073eb79-65c2-4542-a294-43d2cdeca1b4-wrap col-wrap col-w-67" width="100%" style="width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h1 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">East Richland Christian Schools</span></h1><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">The 2026 school year has begun!</p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">Click below for our first newsletter of the 2026-2027 season.</p></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-06310e64-6c86-45c2-8bc0-7ea72fe4e251-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:transparent;border:2px solid #981b1f;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/2026_September_Calendar_2026-08-29T23-34-41-763Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#981b1f;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Calendar</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="col-06310e64-6c86-45c2-8bc0-7ea72fe4e251-spacer" width="16" style="width:16px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0" aria-hidden="true"> </td><td class="col-06310e64-6c86-45c2-8bc0-7ea72fe4e251-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:transparent;border:2px solid #981b1f;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/August_2026_Newsletter_2026-08-29T23-10-30-321Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#981b1f;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Newsletter</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr 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src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-08T15-46-50-590Z-d3b01db5-2957-4237-8bef-364f13b3445c.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Wednesdays at 6:00pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#5d7937;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a 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style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3839039" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-29T23-14-55-382Z-284881ba-8725-47c5-a629-cb7d946fa087.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Sep 26, 9:00am</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#1c2a34;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3839039" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 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cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3878377" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-09-11T18-59-35-751Z-f9e5e8c7-c73e-460c-80c7-ec41e7dc5921.jpg?w=1400" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Pickleball 2026-27</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Thursdays beginning 10-1-26</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" 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11:15am<div> ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏</div></div><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#f5eac2" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0;padding:0"><tr><td align="center" class="td-container" style="padding:20px;margin:0;border-spacing:0"><table class="inset-container" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="672" align="center" 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style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>We are back in that sanctuary tomorrow, 8:00, 9:45, 11:15am!</strong></p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     I got to have a beautiful conversation with my son this week. He's away right now, studying the Bible. What a gift it is to encourage one another with God's Word and because of God's Word! He was telling me what he's learning, how it's changing him, and I got to do the same. It was a reminder of a couple things: God answers prayer and His Word truly is like light, nourishment, and water. We pray for our kids and sometimes get to see what God's doing and sometimes we have to use our eyes of faith. That conversation was a moment where I got to see God answering prayers I have prayed. And as we talked, I was reminded again of what happens when we give ourselves to knowing God through His Word. His Word truly illuminates, fills us up, and waters our arid souls. I'm watching that happen to him, and sharing together the treasures and goodness of God was a little oasis for the both of us. </p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Who could you call or invite to coffee or lunch to share together what God is doing in your lives and be encouraged and built up? What's keeping you from doing that? Let's pray for one another to follow God's leading to encourage and build one another up as we read in 1 Thess 5:11. These days we live in get dark and heavy sometimes. We need the light, nourishment, and water God provides for us.  </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Discipleship Pathway starts next week. I know it's hard to give up your favorite gathering to attend a different one. But what if that's the move that will open up something new for you? I did that once and found a new friend. I attended a class during the middle service and met a Bible teacher, whom I just would not have met any other way. And let me tell you, I was the better for it! He was a gift, and that class was all the things I just mentioned above. If you have had any stirrings to try a Sunday or Wednesday class, maybe the Shepherd is showing you some pastures that will be really good for you. I will be praying for us to follow Him there. </p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you tomorrow!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><strong>What's coming up!?</strong></h1><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Office is closed on Monday for Labor Day</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Discipleship Pathway! Class sign-ups are available on the Church App and </strong><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/events/"><strong>erfriends.com/events</strong></a></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Women's Breakfast Gathering!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Mom-to-Mom!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>GriefShare - a special group for those who have lost loved ones.</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Awana!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>and more! </strong><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" 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style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#ccb458;border:none;border-radius:11px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 36px"><a href="https://erfriends.com/giving/" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#012340;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 36px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Give</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 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style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>If your week wasn’t such a good one,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>or you have a praise to share,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>click the button below;</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>we would love to pray for you.</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;padding-left:11px;padding-right:11px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#f5f5f5"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:14px 60px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/people/forms/335412" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-14" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:14px 60px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Prayer Request</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-be995dcc-ffdd-45ef-8a9b-15bf4e771d3f-wrap col-wrap col-w-67" width="100%" style="width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h1 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">East Richland Christian Schools</span></h1><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">The 2026 school year has begun!</p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">Click below for our first newsletter of the 2026-2027 season.</p></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-f4dd4b13-26f5-4f98-97c9-08b8f750954f-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:transparent;border:2px solid #981b1f;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/2026_September_Calendar_2026-08-29T23-34-41-763Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#981b1f;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Calendar</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="col-f4dd4b13-26f5-4f98-97c9-08b8f750954f-spacer" width="16" style="width:16px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0" aria-hidden="true"> </td><td class="col-f4dd4b13-26f5-4f98-97c9-08b8f750954f-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:transparent;border:2px solid #981b1f;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/August_2026_Newsletter_2026-08-29T23-10-30-321Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#981b1f;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Newsletter</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3796006" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-08T15-46-50-590Z-d3b01db5-2957-4237-8bef-364f13b3445c.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Wednesdays at 6:00pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#5d7937;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3796006" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3812300" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-14T23-29-02-386Z-02c02cdc-3443-420f-83cc-6055ce072896.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Parent Preview Sept 9, 6:00pm</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Begins Sept 16, 6:00pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#011e40;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3812300" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3781818" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-29T23-18-03-175Z-20b8d824-cdfb-4201-8a9b-074e3aba4035.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Sep 12 – Jun 5, 2027</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#2a5f91;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3781818" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3839039" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-29T23-14-55-382Z-284881ba-8725-47c5-a629-cb7d946fa087.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" 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!important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     <strong>Tomorrow we are in the IFLC for both our 8:00 and 10:00am gatherings!</strong></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">At <strong>8:00am</strong>, we’ll have hymns and the sermon.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">At <strong>10:00am</strong>, we’ll have band music, the sermon, baptisms, and childcare for ages 0–4.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>There will be no adult classes tomorrow.</strong></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">It’s going to be a great morning as we celebrate new life in Jesus and begin a new book of the Bible together! It seems like yesterday we were beginning Galatians, and now we’ve studied through three letters and are starting a fourth.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Tonight, let’s take a moment to pray for one another as James writes in his letter (1:21–25): that we would receive the Word planted in us, which is able to save our souls, and that we would be <strong>doers of the Word who act—not people who hear and forget.</strong></p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you tomorrow!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><strong>What's coming up!?</strong></h1><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Discipleship Pathway! 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style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#ccb458;border:none;border-radius:11px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 36px"><a href="https://erfriends.com/giving/" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#012340;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 36px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Give</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#f5f5f5"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>If your week wasn’t such a good one,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>or you have a praise to share,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>click the button below;</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>we would love to pray for you.</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;padding-left:11px;padding-right:11px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#f5f5f5"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:14px 60px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/people/forms/335412" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-14" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:14px 60px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Prayer Request</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-b54c3c73-1d33-494b-8764-01db093a9460-wrap col-wrap col-w-67" width="100%" style="width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h1 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(152, 27, 31);font-size:27px">East Richland Christian Schools</span></h1><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">The 2026 school year has begun!</p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">Click below for our first newsletter of the 2026-2027 season.</p></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-704a37ce-c04d-4bfc-b59b-79feb6e7fa5e-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:transparent;border:2px solid #981b1f;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/2026_September_Calendar_2026-08-29T23-34-41-763Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#981b1f;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Calendar</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="col-704a37ce-c04d-4bfc-b59b-79feb6e7fa5e-spacer" width="16" style="width:16px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0" aria-hidden="true"> </td><td class="col-704a37ce-c04d-4bfc-b59b-79feb6e7fa5e-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:transparent;border:2px solid #981b1f;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:15px 40px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/August_2026_Newsletter_2026-08-29T23-10-30-321Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-15" style="color:#981b1f;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:15px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Newsletter</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3796006" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-08T15-46-50-590Z-d3b01db5-2957-4237-8bef-364f13b3445c.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Begins Sept 2, 6:00pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#5d7937;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3796006" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3812300" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-14T23-29-02-386Z-02c02cdc-3443-420f-83cc-6055ce072896.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Begins Sept 9, 6:00pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td 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/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3781818" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-29T23-18-03-175Z-20b8d824-cdfb-4201-8a9b-074e3aba4035.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Sep 12 – Jun 5, 2027</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#2a5f91;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3781818" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-11" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:11px 30px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3839039" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-29T23-14-55-382Z-284881ba-8725-47c5-a629-cb7d946fa087.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Sep 26, 9:00am</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" 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border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://g.page/r/CV9fI7ucp42OEBM/review" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Logo" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/Friends_Church_Branding_2024-10_1_2025-12-30T21-22-26-407Z.png" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:16px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Goodness, was that rain crazy this week! We had a stream running through our field! That has never happened! Let's pray for all those affected by this weather.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Discipleship Pathway Classes are open for registration!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     We are excited to offer 3 classes on Sundays at 9:30am (and one of them is for our high schoolers!). Amy, but why at 9:30? I'm glad you asked. If you attend that service, you understand that it gets tight in there. This is one way to alleviate that pressure a bit. Remember, our classes only run for 8 weeks, so you can return when they are completed. But, you never know, you might find a new habit and a new friend by trying something new :) New isn't bad. And our God is in the business of making all things new! I sure want to be a part of whatever that is! <br />     We will also have 4 classes on Wednesday at 6:00pm and AWANA &amp; Youth will be at 6:00pm as well.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     This is a big part of what we do here at Friends: educating ourselves and our community in God's Truth. Biblical literacy is imperative to keep us rooted in truth so that we aren't blown about by every wind of doctrine and continue growing up into the wisdom of Jesus, as Paul calls us to in Ephesians 4. </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Which class will you sign-up for? And if none of the classes are quite what you're looking for, come serve with us. I can tell you one thing; I've gained more than I could imagine from jumping in to serve all these years. I have loved my classes, but laboring so others can discover how amazing Jesus really is - there's just nothing like it.  </p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><strong>What's coming up!?</strong></h1><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Baptism! Next Sunday, August 30th at 10:00am in the FLC. We will also have a traditional service at 8:00am in the FLC due to work in the sanctuary at that time.</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>GriefShare - a special group for those who have lost loved ones.</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Awana!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Discipleship Pathway! Class sign-ups are available on the Church App and </strong><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/events/"><strong>erfriends.com/events</strong></a></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>and more! </strong><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/events"><strong>erfriends.com/events</strong></a></li></ul></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" 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cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:25px;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3739534" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-08T15-46-49-833Z-c6e8402a-8540-4ef2-8cde-6120f3d8e8f6.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:25px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Sunday Baptism 2026</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Aug 30, 10:00am</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" 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style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:26px;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3796006" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-08T15-46-50-590Z-d3b01db5-2957-4237-8bef-364f13b3445c.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:26px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">GriefShare</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Begins Sept 2, 6:00pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" 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cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="50%" style="width:50%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:25px;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3812300" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-14T23-29-02-386Z-02c02cdc-3443-420f-83cc-6055ce072896.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:25px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:25%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Friends Kids: Awana</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Begins Sept 9, 6:00pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table 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border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://g.page/r/CV9fI7ucp42OEBM/review" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Logo" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/Friends_Church_Branding_2024-10_1_2025-12-30T21-22-26-407Z.png" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:16px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">For those of you who missed Sunday's message due to network difficulties, the sermon is now available on Facebook, YouTube, &amp; <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/the-letters-colossians/">erfriends.com</a>.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">The sermon hit home in a lot of ways. One thing that I found convicting is the Colossians segment, "letting the Word of God dwell richly in you (3:16), and it parallels my thoughts in last week's <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.flowforth.co/emails/weekly-update/14382">email</a> referencing Psalm 90:12, "Teach us to number our days that we will get a heart of wisdom." Here's what landed: Pastor Aaron reminded us that something is discipling us, be it social channels, things we are reading, news outlets, and even activities. One hour on Sunday to know The Word, doesn't compete with the countless hours spent on those other things. The point lines up, at least for me, that it takes time to do all of those things. And, if I ask The Lord to teach me to number my days, I need to audit the hours of my life, so I can make the most of my days. All because I will stand before Him one day and give an account for what He gave me; one of those significant gifts being my time. </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">This is a sobering reality. Yet, praise God, He gave us Jesus and the promised Holy Spirit to make the way for us to live this out - all the way home.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">I am praying that The Word of God will dwell richly in us as individuals, as families, and as a church.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">P.S. Due to network difficulties this week, there are no printed bulletins this week. See the digital version below. </p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><strong>What's coming up!?</strong></h1><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Baptism! August 30th at 10:00 in the FLC. We will also have a traditional service at 8:00am in the FLC due to work in the sanctuary at that time.</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>GriefShare - a special group for those who have lost loved ones.</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Awana!</strong></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345"><strong>Discipleship Pathway! 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align="center">Sunday Baptism 2026</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Aug 30, 10:00am</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#01527b;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 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align="center">GriefShare</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Begins Sept 2, 6:00pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#5d7937;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0;mso-padding-alt:11px 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style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">I finished 2 Chronicles this week. Yikes, those accounts are hard to read. You know what stood out to me the most? The kings about whom the scripture said they did what was right, but at the end of their lives, they and their actions were unrecognizable as kings called by God. Consider just these few:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">Uzziah got prideful and finished his reign as a leper. </li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">Amaziah returned to idols at the end of his life. </li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">Joash started so well, yet when the godly influence in his life died, he ended his reign sanctioning the murder of a prophet. </li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">Asa - another who started so well but left this life afflicted and distant from God. </li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">And who could forget Solomon? </li></ul><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">This isn't a full treatise of the kings and their highs and lows; just my own ponderings as I finish Chronicles. </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">The sentiment I'm sitting with is the idea and desire to finish well. I want to love Jesus all the way home. Consider these kings — they were human, just like me and you. I truly believe they started with the best of intentions and the zeal of youthfulness. But somewhere, it seems they forgot Moses' prayer in Psalm 90:12, "Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom." I don't really like numbering my days. It's fun to live with few cares about how many years I might have left. Yet, I have a renewed sense of urgency and understanding that I don't get to coast as the years in my rearview are likely greater than the years in front of me. Goodness, I want to finish well. How about you?</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Let's pray Psalm 90:12 for one another and ask God to soften our hearts that we may truly live out the gift of the days purchased for us by the Savior so worthy of our allegiance - all the way home!</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you tomorrow,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><h1 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style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-48c4e2ba-2c70-445f-8caa-80660634f442-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell 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style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#ccb458;border:none;border-radius:11px;padding:0"><a href="https://erfriends.com/giving/" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#012340;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px;padding:11px 36px">Give</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#f5f5f5"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>If your week wasn’t such a good one,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>or you have a praise to share,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>click the button below;</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>we would love to pray for you.</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;padding-left:11px;padding-right:11px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#f5f5f5"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" class="email-button-table email-button-wide" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-14" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/people/forms/335412" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px;padding:14px 60px">Prayer Request</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:31.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="37%" style="width:37%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3749705" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-07-18T19-40-53-487Z-51a45ea8-7582-44dc-a9d7-96fa02eb9bc6.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:20px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:31.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Men's MEATing 2026</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Aug 23, 2026</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#9d7245;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3749705" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px;padding:11px 30px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:31.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="37%" style="width:37%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3798055" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-08T15-46-52-398Z-acee1a59-6d54-4021-b947-d11ebd1d0459.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:20px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:31.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Worship Team Auditions</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Aug 25, 6pm</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#a17a61;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3798055" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px;padding:11px 30px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:31.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="37%" style="width:37%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3739534" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-08T15-46-49-833Z-c6e8402a-8540-4ef2-8cde-6120f3d8e8f6.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:20px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:31.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Sunday Baptism 2026</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Aug 30, 10am</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#01527b;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3739534" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px;padding:11px 30px">Sign-up</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:31.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td><td width="37%" style="width:37%"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3796006" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/pco-imports/2026-08-08T15-46-50-590Z-d3b01db5-2957-4237-8bef-364f13b3445c.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:20px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="width:31.5%;font-size:0;line-height:0"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">GriefShare</h2><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Sep 2 – Nov 25</strong></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" 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style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">The countdown to back-to-school is upon us!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Routines &amp; homework, packing lunches &amp; carpooling, firsts &amp; lasts, long days &amp; short years. Parents, we see you working hard to do the best for your kiddos, and we celebrate the love and commitment you give them each day.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     How can we pray for you as a new school year begins? Feel free to reply to this email. We would love to pray for you and your family.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     With fall right around the corner, Awana will start again soon! We had an amazing inaugural year, serving so many kids from age 3 through 5th grade.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     So, what is Awana?</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     The name comes from <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/2%20Timothy%202%3A15">2 Timothy 2:15</a>: “Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed.” For more than 70 years, Awana has partnered with local churches to help children know, love, and serve Jesus through Scripture-centered discipleship.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     As we continue building an intentional pathway of discipleship from birth through the golden years, Awana is an important part of that plan for our kids. And, it takes a big team to do it well. Would you consider stepping up to join our team, becoming part of the biblical legacy of one generation telling the next of God’s mighty works? <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="sms:17406930774?&amp;body=I'm%20interested%20in%20more%20information%20about%20Awana.">Pastor Jeremy</a> and <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:egibson@erfriends.com">Evan Gibson</a>, our new Awana Director, would be glad to answer any questions.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     What a privilege it is to make disciples together and love these little ones like Jesus. Thank you for your continued prayer for our church to love God and love people until the whole valley knows.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Notables:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">Members - there's a congregational meeting Sunday at 12:30 in the Sanctuary - email arriving later this evening with details.</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">Men's Meating sign-ups are open. See below.</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">Youth Zoombezi Bay Trip. 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style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><h2 style="text-align:center;font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Happy last Saturday of July!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   We are halfway through the letter of Colossians. What a gift it has been to understand that Jesus is supreme and sufficient—that “in Him are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   We don’t have to strive to uncover hidden secrets or do a bunch of things to become spiritually in tune with God. We are made right with Him through Jesus. Jesus did the hard things: making dead people alive and defeating satan and death. We now get to believe Him and yield to the Holy Spirit’s continual shepherding of our hearts, minds, and souls.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   What does yielding to the Spirit in faith look like? The remainder of Colossians will help us understand, in practical ways, how to live out what Jesus has purchased for us.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   This letter is one of my go-to places in Scripture when I pray for others because it gives such practical language for the life Jesus has made possible. I need these truths for myself, and I so want them to take root in the lives of the people I love and throughout God's great big church.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   Let’s reread where we’ve already been and read ahead to where we are going, allowing these words to shape how we pray for one another. These are prayers rooted in God’s revealed will—prayers we can offer with confidence that He hears and answers.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you tomorrow,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Notables:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">Congregational Meeting for members - Next Sunday, 8-2-26 at 12:30. <ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">We will be voting on the 2026-27 ERCS Budget and School Board Members. Please check your email for the list of board members and the proposed budget sometime this week. We will also send an email for digital voting, available 7-31 thru 8-2.</li></ul></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">Men's Meating sign-ups are open. See below.</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">Youth Zoombezi Bay Trip. See below.</li></ul></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted #012345;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table class="text-block-content" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif">When our experiences become the center of our understanding and pursuit, </span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif">Jesus quickly becomes a side note in our spiritual lives. </span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" 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Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends Family!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Mid-July mood: heat, smoke, &amp; thunderstorms... Quite a combo, wouldn't you say?! I couldn't believe how reduced the visibility was at times. Let's pray for Canada, the vulnerable, and others experiencing these things in other places.  </p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">I'm currently sitting on my porch, thankful that the smoke is dissipating and enjoying the hummingbird visiting my Zinnia jungle. Little thing was a bit stressed - she got interrupted by a bee, a butterfly, and another bossy hummingbird who must have forgotten there are about 200 more blooms to visit. Watching her, I marvel at that gorgeous green God her and the intricacy of her tininess to do the amazing thing she does - flitting from flower to flower with such precision. God's design is just amazing!</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">And even more amazing than that little creature - us! </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">We are fearfully and wonderfully made... always on God's mind... (Psalm 139), so valuable that He gave His Son for our rescue (John 3:16). </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">There's never not a time that we do not need to be reminded of that. The enemy of our souls stalks to accuse, shame, &amp; lie to us mercilessly. </p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Yet we remember Jesus's provision... His sacrificial substitution... His resurrection... His conquering for all time and eternity, death and its dealer... and His giving the Holy Spirit, not leaving us as orphans. </p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">I pray you are encouraged, yet again, that the Creator of the Universe loves you and me that much. The little things and big things that make up the daily grind of living this life can cloud our understanding of the gift we get to live: Forgiven, Free, &amp; Forever The Lord's. </p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you tomorrow,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Notables:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">The Church Office will be closed this Tuesday-Thursday, July 21-23.</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">We are having an Awana Meet &amp; Greet to meet our new Awana Director and share more about this amazing ministry. Details and sign-up are below.</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">Men's Meating sign-ups are open. 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Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends Family!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Goodness, this summer is flying by so fast... I mean, where did June go?! But we are here for it, aren't we! It's been a good one for us. I hope it is for you.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Forgiveness is a theme I’ve been studying lately, and it shows up in this week’s Scripture passage, as well. How often do we brush past the fact and reality that God forgives us and requires us to do the same? It is so easy for me to do.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">I feel the weight of this most poignantly when Jesus’s words in Matthew 6:14-15 come to mind. Just before verses 14-15 is the Lord's Prayer. Doesn't it seem like we can pray that prayer as though we are rattling off our favorite fast-food order? Yet within that prayer is a petition for forgiveness and the caveat, "as we forgive those who trespass against us." And then verses 14-15 bring laser-like clarity. "For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">I don’t know about you, but that Scripture can stop me in my tracks. It is also one I can conveniently forget. I have people in my life who have hurt me. I have people in my life whose choices have hurt those I love. I want to hold on to those offenses as my own way to protect myself and the people I love from ever being hurt that way again. Yet, at the same time, there are people I have hurt. I want to keep a record of all the reasons I didn’t mean to hurt them, and I plead with God to erase the memory and heal the wounds my actions caused. Needing to give forgiveness and deliberating my own need for forgiveness can get heavy when I reason things this way.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">But God had David pen in Psalm 103:12: "as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us." And right before that, in verse 10, "He does not deal with us according to our sins nor repay us according to our iniquities." If God treats me this way, and I love it that He treats me this way, how could I withhold this beautiful reality from anyone else? I so need the reminder that Jesus teaches forgiveness this way, so I will continue working through the forgiveness I need to give and the record of wrongs &amp; reasons I need to release to the justice, mercy, and grace of God.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">He is true to His promise to help us with all things. I am letting go more and more, and that old angst and heaviness are becoming less and less. Nope, I do not have to jump back into a close relationship with those who did the hurting (God does provide wisdom, too). </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   What a gift... </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   He truly is the One who separates us from our sin - as far as the east is from the west.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Let's pray for one another today regarding the hurts that still hold on to us and the offenses that still cling to our minds. </p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you tomorrow,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Notables:</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">We are having an Awana Meet &amp; Greet to meet our new Awana Director and share more about this amazing ministry. 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style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#ccb458;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/July_2026_Newsletter_2_2026-07-11T15-12-06-948Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px;padding:11px 36px">July 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Freedom is personal, civil, political, and religious.”<br />—<em>Webster’s 1828 Dictionary</em></p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">As people of the Word, we know the cries for freedom in the book of Exodus. We know the provision of liberty as God delivered His people from captivity in Egypt. And we know, too, the cries for freedom again and again as history bore witness to what seemed to be a hopeless cycle of captivity. But God never freed His people so they could belong to themselves. He freed them so they could belong to Him, and that would only happen one way.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Jesus—the true and better Deliverer, bringing ultimate freedom. He is the One who broke the bonds of sin and set captives free, even while under earthly kingdoms marked by the power of sin. He gave His life so that all who will come by faith, may be free from the power of sin and death.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">All who will come by faith.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">   Called to freedom.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">      As beloved children of the Most High God.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">         Empowered to live free by the promised Holy Spirit.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">            All because Jesus paid the debt with His precious blood.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">“For you were called to freedom, brothers [&amp; sisters]. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.”<br />Galatians 5:13</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Freedom to love and serve one another; that is our reality as born-again, beloved children of God.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">As the United States of America celebrates independence, let us remember the cost of our earthly freedom and give thanks. We are so grateful for this earthly freedom that has been so costly, imperfectly practiced, and always in need of righteousness. Let us also remember, even more, the cost of our eternal freedom; and with that freedom, serve one another in love. </p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Looking forward to tomorrow,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">p.s.<br />The July Newsletter is linked below.</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 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col-w-33" width="31.64%" style="width:31.64%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" class="email-button-table" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#092c83;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/July_2026_Newsletter_1_2026-07-04T18-45-05-368Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 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border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://g.page/r/CV9fI7ucp42OEBM/review" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Logo" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/Friends_Church_Branding_2024-10_1_2025-12-30T21-22-26-407Z.png" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:16px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#012340;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Hello Friends!</h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">What a week we got to have!! </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">VBS was a huge success!! </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Thank you to all who prayed, gave in any way, served in any way... all of us offering time, talents, &amp; treasures... you know how it goes -- so the whole valley can know Jesus!!  Kids learned that Jesus is the true Light of the World, the powerful Son of God, and the only one Who forgives sin and gives new life. They also got to smash watermelon, observe how baking soda and vinegar make a really cool fizzy-reaction (because God is amazing), learn about healthy snacks, make glittery slime, and enjoy an atmosphere of joy and love. Will you pray for these kiddos to remember, forever, the love and truth that they received this summer week in 2026? And as you pray, will you thank God for His blessings to and through all of us coming together to honor Him in this way?</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Last week, our passage contained a massive word - <em>reconcile</em>. </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">What comes to your mind when you hear that word?</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">your checkbook (for those over 40)?</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">that broken relationship that makes you feel yucky?</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50;color:#012345">an obscure time in American history?</li></ul><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Whatever comes to mind, can you pause for a moment and let the weight of the word sink in? Here's a definition:</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Reconicle - to call back to union and friendship the affections which have been alienated (Webster's 1828 Dictionary). </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">That was us! We were alienated from God, helpless to do anything to restore our union. But He canceled our debt and took our death sentence upon Himself! Oh, what a gift we have been given! We have been reconciled - restored to friendship with our Creator and Savior! Where are you in your walk with Jesus and your understanding of reconciliation? If you want to talk about this or anything else, reach out. This is how we love and live in the light and truth of Jesus. </p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Looking forward to tomorrow,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;color:#012345;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px dotted 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(on Sunday)</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">A shout-out to all the dads out there working hard at all the things - present dads, attentive husbands, valuable workers, and co-laborers for Jesus. We see you and celebrate you! And to all of our men who are father-figures in so many ways - thank you. You matter, and we love and appreciate you!</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Dad Camp is tonight into tomorrow morning. Will you pray for all those attending? We are thankful for this time for these men to spend an intentional evening focusing on their relationships with their kids.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">And VBS starts Monday! Will you also pray for our VBS team and the kiddos they will be serving? You'll find some ideas for prayer in the bulletin (click the button below or pick up one on Sunday).</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">As we move through Colossians Chapter 1, we are getting a clearer understanding of who Jesus is and how this impacts our lives. We aren't going through some religious activity for some vague absolution at the end of our lives. We are beloved kids, separated from our Father, who took it upon Himself to make sure we did not have to stay that way - HOW PRIVILEGED ARE WE!?</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>Father God, thank You! Thank You for loving us, and for giving us these friends who make Friends Church a family. We have hope because of Jesus and the many who faithfully labor ed throughout the decades to make sure those of us coming behind them would know You! I ask You to fill us with the knowledge of Your will with all spiritual wisdom and understanding so that we walk worthy of Jesus. We ask, also, that You would work in us to bear fruit with power from Your glorious might for all endurance and patience with joy. Thank You for giving us an inheritance with all the saints, delivering us from darkness, forgiving our sins, and transferring us to Your Kingdom by the precious sacrifice of Jesus. Amen.</em></p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Notables:</strong></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>New Summer Class - </strong><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3602197">Stewarding the Blessings of God</a></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>VBS - </strong>Begins Monday at 8:00am! PRE-REGISTER BELOW</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Friends Youth Camp </strong>- Details <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3602197">here</a>.</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td 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style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px;background-color:#d1dee6"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://g.page/r/CV9fI7ucp42OEBM/review" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Logo" src="https://churchusercontent.com/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/Friends_Church_Branding_2024-10_1_2025-12-30T21-22-26-407Z.png" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:16px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Hello Friends Family!</h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">   I listened to a new song this week called "Saturday" from the album <em>Happy to Be Here</em>, and it has stayed with me.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">   The song alludes to the three days of Jesus in the tomb — the grief of Friday, the hope of Sunday, and the waiting of Saturday. It stirred something in me as I thought about how much of life is lived in those “second day” places — the waiting, wondering, grieving, trusting places where we cannot yet see what God is doing.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">   I remembered some of those “second days” in my own life, and I thought about some of the ones I’m walking through now.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">   But over all of it, the song lifted my gaze higher. It helped me fix my thoughts on the One who has begun good works and promises to see them through to completion — even though His timing and His ways are different from what I would choose.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">   He will do what He promised.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">   He is making all things new.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">   So, like the song reminds us, don’t give up. don’t lose faith. A lot can change in a day.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Let’s remember together that God does His work His way. And let’s pray for one another, because we all need help to keep trusting, to keep holding on, and to not lose heart when God’s timing feels hard to understand.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">    Holding on to Jesus will be worth all of our waiting. </p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">    Royal Family Kids Camp was a blessing! Thank you to everyone who prayed, served, and gave. Will you continue praying for the kiddos who attended — that the lessons they learned and the memories they made would become foundational in their lives?</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">    What a privilege we have to influence little ones for eternity. Thank you for partnering with us as we live on mission together.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">    VBS is a little over a week away — another opportunity to bless children with God’s Truth and love. Will you pray for the kiddos attending and their families, and for all those serving? What a week it’s going to be!</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Notables:</strong></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>New Summer Class - </strong><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3602197">Stewarding the 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align="center"><strong>If your week wasn’t such a good one,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>or you have a praise to share,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>click the button below;</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>we would love to pray for you.</strong></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" 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cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Hello Friends Family!</h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   Luke, Acts, Galatians, Philippians... 4 books down 62 more to go! Are you in?!<br />   I sure am. </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   We begin Colossians this Sunday. Colossians is one of my go-tos for remembering the supremacy of Christ and for praying for myself and others. </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   I look forward to the forming of our affections and the transforming of our minds as the Spirit of God, through the Word of God makes us more like Jesus. </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   What do you think our 3-word phrase will be this time around? </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>    Jesus is enough, </strong></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>    Think like Jesus, </strong></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>    and ______________. </strong></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   Whatever it is, let's live all of these out together! </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   Royal Family Kids Camp Counselors leave for camp on Saturday. Will you pray for them as they prepare their hearts and minds and the facility to bless those little ones attending? Camp begins for the kids on Monday, June 8th. Please pray for each child who will be there — that they would be safe, cared for, known, and deeply loved. Thank you for partnering with us as we live on mission so these kiddos can know and experience the love of Jesus.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Notables:</strong></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>New Summer Class - </strong>Stewarding the Blessings of God<strong>, </strong>Details below</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Royal Family Kids Camp</strong> - June 8-12</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Red Cross Blood Drive</strong> - June 16 @ 11:30am in the Social Room</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Dad Camp - </strong>Details below</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>VBS - </strong>June 22-26</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Friends Youth Camp </strong>- Details below</p> 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cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Hello Friends Family!</h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   This is our final week in the letter of Philippians. We began this book eight weeks ago, and for eight weeks we have been taught to think like Jesus.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">   For me, Philippians has often been one of those books of the Bible filled with familiar verses: Paul’s prayer of thanksgiving, his rejoicing that the gospel is being preached, the beautiful passage about Jesus humbling Himself and every knee bowing at His name, the call to do all things without complaining, the charge to shine like lights, the reminder to press on toward what lies ahead, the command to bring our anxieties to God in prayer, that God's peace will guard us, the “whatevers," and the promise that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">   Those verses are still diamonds. But as we come to the end of walking through this letter together, I’m realizing how much I missed when I focused on verses without letting the whole letter shape my understanding of them. Of course, they are beautiful on their own, but they need their setting for the full impact of their beauty. I'm in awe of how much clearer God's love for us is as we behold Him through the lens of His Word.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">   In Philippians, we have seen a life surrendered to Christ. Paul was a person just like us, and the power of the Holy Spirit worked in and through him as he surrendered daily to the call of Christ. This is our reality too.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">   I want to live into this; I pray you do as well. Let’s pray for one another as we commit to thinking like Jesus.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you tomorrow,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Coming up:</strong></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>New Summer Class - </strong>Stewarding the Blessings of God<strong> - </strong>Details below</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Royal Family Kids Camp</strong> - June 8-12</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Red Cross Blood Drive</strong> - June 16 @ 11:30am in the Social Room</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Dad Camp - </strong>Details below</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>VBS - </strong>July 22-26</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Friends Youth Camp </strong>- Details below</p> 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border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Hello Friends Family!</h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">The unofficial start of summer is upon us, with this long, Memorial Day weekend.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">As we enjoy the gift of this weekend, let’s pause to remember those who gave their lives in service to our country and the families carrying the weight of loss.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Will you take a moment to pray?</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><span style="font-family:serif"><em>Gracious Lord, heavenly Father, on this day we pause to remember the sacrifices made for freedom throughout the past centuries. We do indeed owe a debt of gratitude to those who have paid dearly for the liberty we enjoy. Yet, O Lord, I know that good government, peace, and freedom are really gifts granted from Your fatherly hand. As we remember those who have served our nation, help us to remember that civic duty, no matter how well done, does not grant entrance to Your kingdom. We are saved by grace, through faith in Christ, apart from our works. Freed from the Law’s demands, I know that I am now free to serve my neighbor for my neighbor’s sake. May the sacrifices of those who have gone before me serve as examples. When I meet those who have served, remind me to thank them. Almighty God, guide the leaders of our nation. Watch over those who serve in our armed forces, especially those far from home. And above all, grant that we, Your children by faith in Christ, may find a field of service in which we may uphold righteousness, order, and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen.</em></span></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><span style="font-size:12px">Prayer excerpted from the <em>Lutheran Book of Prayer.</em></span></p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Looking forward to being together on Sunday,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Coming up:</strong></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 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some reason, I'm praying right now as I write this that you will know the presence of our God; He loves you and sees you, and promises never to leave you or forsake you.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     It’s hard to believe another school year is drawing to a close, and this Sunday we’ll be celebrating our 2026 graduates during the 9:45 &amp; 11:15 services. As a church family, we love recognizing and praying over students as they step into new seasons of life, work, ministry, school, and adulthood. We hope you’ll join us in encouraging them as well.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     This week, we wrapped up our first year of Awana, our Discipleship Pathway, and our Men's &amp; Women's Tuesday Bible Studies. It's been a fantastic year of growth and connection for all generations here at Friends Church!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Looking ahead to summer, we’re excited for all that’s coming:<br />VBS, Royal Family Kids Camp, Youth activities, Dad Camp, a new summer class with Pastor Rod (details coming soon), and planning for Year 2 of Awana and the Discipleship Pathway this fall.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">     As the summer season begins, don’t forget you can stay connected on those beach trips and long weekends through our livestream, Spotify and Apple Sermon Podcasts, and our message archive — all found at <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://erfriends.com">erfriends.com</a>.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">     One more thing, how’s the “thinking like Jesus” going?</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">     Goodness, it’s been a reset for me. I want to think, sound, act, and respond more like Jesus than I did yesterday. I want to complain less, trust more, and remember that the details of my life are truly held in the hands of my Good Father. So thankful for the lamp of His Word lighting our paths.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Will you take a minute and pray? ...for graduates, parents, and our church family as we lean in to think like Jesus...</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Coming up:</strong></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Summer Softball League</strong> - Details below</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Dad Camp - </strong>Details below</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Friends Youth Camp </strong>- Details below</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"> </p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr 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style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-size:19px"><strong>East Richland Christian School News</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-size:19px"><strong>Graduation Day - May 23, 2026</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://eastrichland.org/newsletters"><u>Click here for the ERCS May Newsletter</u></a></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" 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style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3615061" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Feb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196%2Fpco-imports%2F2026-05-05T19-14-25-629Z-e614484a-acad-48be-8184-89d88a754078.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:42px" width="100%" 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align="center"><strong>Jun 19, 2026, 6:00 PM</strong></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#343307;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3642423" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 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recognize that Mother’s Day always carries a lot with it.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">For some, it’s flowers from little hands, crowded lunch tables, phone calls, hugs, and happy chaos. We see you and cheer you on!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">For others, it’s missing someone deeply, navigating strained relationships, carrying the ache of wanting children, or simply feeling the weight of a season that looks different than they hoped it would. We see you and are praying for you.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">This time of year, we pause to celebrate and remember the women who have shaped us with love, prayers, meals, rides, patience, encouragement, truth, sacrifice, laughter, and presence over the years. Moms, grandmas, aunts, spiritual moms, mentors, sisters, friends, teachers, and women who are so faithful to love the people around them.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">We hold gratitude and tenderness together, knowing each person carries different stories and experiences.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Let's pray for each other in all of our different places. In doing this, we will be "thinking like Jesus" ;)</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Coming up:</strong></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Graduate Sunday </strong>- May 17. Have a senior to celebrate? <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/signups/3576656">Click here to sign up</a>.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Friends Youth Camp </strong>- Details below</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Summer Softball League</strong> - Details below</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr 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width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-size:19px"><strong>East Richland Christian School News</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-size:19px">Pray for all of our teachers as they close out the year and</span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-size:19px">our school staff as dear friends retire, others take on new roles,</span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-size:19px">and still others join us in new positions.</span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-size:19px"><strong>Graduation Day - May 23, 2026</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://eastrichland.org/newsletters"><u>Click here for the May Newsletter</u></a></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr 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align="left">     Are you looking forward to the school year being over? How about all the things summer brings? I absolutely love summer! Long days, warm nights, toads, sunsets, giggles, bubbles, popcicles, campfires, fishing, golfing, backporch swinging.... ok I think you get it :)</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     I know, though, May brings some complicated feelings with it. I cried the whole month of May when my Ally was finishing preschool. She was my last kiddo, and I just was not ready for that sweet season to be over! And then, I feel you parents out there graduating your seniors... that's a whole thing too!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     And those of you out there in our schools, we applaud all of you counting down the days and looking forward to the pause of summer to reset and refresh.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">...Mother's Day has its feels too; depending on your relationship with your own mom or kids, or painful losses and circumstances.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">...Memorial Day has its memories.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     And I know there are those for whom May is just another page on the calendar. Yet, here we all are, walking through life together at Friends Church.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Can we pray for each other? Can we celebrate each other's different wins and sympathize with each other's difficult things? This is what we get to do living on mission, valuing the ways of Jesus - we get to see each other, carry burdens when necessary, celebrate the joys, and simply be present as we all live through the different seasons life brings.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     We learn a bit more of this way of living from Paul's words to the Romans: ...<em>Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer; share with the saints in their needs...</em> <em>rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep...</em> <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.esv.org/Romans+12/">(Romans 12:9-21)</a>.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Praying you are blessed in unexpected ways this May as you notice and step into moments to connect with others.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Coming up:</strong></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>National Day of Prayer </strong>- This Thursday, 12:00pm at the Belmont County Courthouse.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Graduate Sunday </strong>- May 17. Have a senior to celebrate? <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/signups/3576656">Click here to sign up</a>.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Royal Family Kids Camp </strong>- June 8-12. See the sign-up below! Or click the give button to support financially. Will you pray with us for all these dear little ones and those giving their time?</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Dad Camp </strong>- June 19-20. Details and sign-ups coming soon!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>VBS </strong>- June 22-26.<strong> </strong>Kids' Sign-ups are open! Servant Team sign-ups are growing! What a week it's going to be as we focus on Jesus as the Light of the World! (sign-ups below)</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Friends Youth Camp </strong>- July 13-17 at Camp Muskingum for students entering 7th grade through graduating seniors. <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3602197">Click here to sign up.</a></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table 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style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-size:19px"><strong>East Richland Christian School News</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-size:19px">Pray for all of our teachers as they close out the year and </span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-size:19px">our school staff as dear friends retire, others take on new roles, </span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><span style="font-size:19px">and still others join us in new positions.</span></p><p 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These kiddos have often seen the world at its worst. Many carry trauma they didn’t ask for, and struggle to trust adults.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Through Royal Family Kids Camp, one week each summer and mentoring throughout the rest of the year, children are paired with committed adults who demonstrate the love of Jesus.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Whether you pray, give, or commit to being a counselor with Royal Family KIDS camp, you make it possible for more children to receive love and build memories that last a lifetime. Thank you!<br /><br />When: June 6-12<br />Where: TBA<br />Requirements for Camp Counselors: Background check &amp; interview with Camp Directors. </strong>Please register by May 1st.</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-i5iyib-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table 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style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">VBS Child Registration</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">At <strong>Illumination Station VBS</strong>, kids will explore how the bible reveals who Jesus truly is. Each day points them to the truth that Jesus is the Light of the World–the promised, powerful Son of God who brings forgiveness and hope.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>When: </strong> <br /><strong>June 22-26<br />8:00am to 12:00pm</strong></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Please sign your child up for the grade that they just completed.</strong></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" 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there is a place for you to jump in and make a difference.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>VBS Week:</strong> June 22–26 | 8:00 AM – Noon</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Set Up Days:</strong> June 20–21</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Tear Down:</strong> Friday, June 26 (immediately after VBS)</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Let’s come together as a church family and serve the next generation with joy, excellence, and purpose.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">We would love for you to be part of it!</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" 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cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center">Hi Friends Family!</h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Sitting on my porch this week, praying and enjoying the fact that I have a relationship with the Creator of the Universe, it was my friends going through hard things that weighed heavily on me. It came to mind how much I want quick fixes and easy answers for them. "God, if I just speak the Name of Jesus, that should be enough, right?" "God, if I just pray this, or if they could just believe that..."</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     Easy answers, band-aid Bible-Verses, &amp; simple Christianese expectations do not quick-fix deep soul wounds. I have my own deep soul wounds - the only thing that has given long-term remedy to those hurts is learning that God takes me just as I am when those hurts cause me to doubt, to question, to sigh, to check-out, to get mad, to ______ (fill in the blank). The Psalms have been part of that learning. They are filled with every emotion on the human-experience spectrum, giving vent to the things that don't make sense and press in to crush me. There is comfort in knowing God understands our broken reality.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     You know, this is why we care so much about valuing the Ways of Jesus and the Word of God, and educating ourselves and our community in God's Truth. When we begin to understand God and ourselves the way He revealed in Scripture, we start to understand our reality as we live this side of heaven. He is God; we are not. He has ways that we aren't privy to, but the ways we are privy to tell us just how loved we are and how good He is (<a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.esv.org/John+3/">John 3:16-17, </a>for example).</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     And so, I carry these dear ones to Jesus in prayer, believing the power of His Name for them, of course, but praying for their faith to remain steadfast as they endure the hard that is this life. And I pray for my own faith, because sometimes the answers that don't come cause those deep soul wounds to hurt again.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     As we turn the page for another chapter in Philippians - spoiler alert - we continue to see that Paul didn't get easy answers or quick fixes. But he got more of Jesus, as he chose to believe beyond the hard he was living in and to live out the calling on his life right where he found himself - in a Roman prison. Did you ever stop to think that in his low moments in that prison, Paul might've questioned the words of Isaiah 61, prophecying that the Messiah would come to release prisoners and set captives free? Maybe Paul didn't question that, but I do sometimes. As I learn from Paul's witness, though, the truth that Jesus carried and kept him teaches me that Jesus will do the same for me. And, I get to believe and ask Him to do the same for my hurting friends.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">     If your questions are great big and your hurt is deep, I'm praying for you as well. And if you want to pray together, come pray with us at the front of the sanctuary after any of our Sunday services. We would be honored to pray with you.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you tomorrow,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Notables:</strong></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>National Day of Prayer </strong>- May 7 at Noon at the Belmont County Courthouse.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Graduate Sunday </strong>- May 17. Have a senior to celebrate? <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/signups/3576656">Click here to sign up</a>.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Royal Family Kids Camp </strong>- June 8-12. See the sign-up below! Will you pray with us for all these dear little ones and those giving their time?</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Dad Camp </strong>- June 19-20. Details and sign-ups coming soon!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>VBS </strong>- June 22-26.<strong> </strong>Kids' Sign-ups are open! Servant Team sign-ups are growing! 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0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Royal Family KIDS</strong> serves children in hard places. These kiddos have often seen the world at its worst. Many carry trauma they didn’t ask for, and struggle to trust adults.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Through Royal Family Kids Camp, one week each summer and mentoring throughout the rest of the year, children are paired with committed adults who demonstrate the love of Jesus.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Whether you pray, give, or commit to being a counselor with Royal Family KIDS camp, you make it possible for more children to receive love and build memories that last a lifetime. Thank you!<br /><br />When: June 6-12<br />Where: TBA<br />Requirements for Camp Counselors: Background check &amp; interview with Camp Directors. </strong>Please register by May 1st.</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-bhu21s-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table 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style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">VBS Child Registration</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">At <strong>Illumination Station VBS</strong>, kids will explore how the bible reveals who Jesus truly is. Each day points them to the truth that Jesus is the Light of the World–the promised, powerful Son of God who brings forgiveness and hope.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>When: </strong> <br /><strong>June 22-26<br />8:00am to 12:00pm</strong></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Please sign your child up for the grade that they just completed.</strong></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" 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style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">VBS Servant Team Signups!</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">VBS is one of the most impactful weeks of our entire year!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Whether you love being up front with kids, working behind the scenes, helping create the environment, or supporting with details, there is a place for you to jump in and make a difference.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>VBS Week:</strong> June 22–26 | 8:00 AM – Noon</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Set Up Days:</strong> June 20–21</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Tear Down:</strong> Friday, June 26 (immediately after VBS)</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Let’s come together as a church family and serve the next generation with joy, excellence, and purpose.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">We would love for you to be part of it!</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" 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align="left"><em>Gracious God, thank You for Your grace and peace to us and for preserving these words across centuries that we may know You, love You, &amp; believe You. We need you as we encounter the encouragement, exhortation, correction, and path-straightening power of Your word through Paul to the Philippians.</em></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>We need Your help understanding love Your Way. Sometimes we just want to stay the same because it's familiar and easy. But thank You that You understand our sin-warped affections and bent toward selfishness. I pray that we would grasp love Your way and live it out so practically and tangibly that we will be known as Yours because of our love, just like Jesus taught. Thank You for loving us! Get Your glory from the breath You have given us. <br />All glory, praise, power, and honor are Yours, Amen.</em></p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Notables:</strong></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">We are highlighting <strong>Royal Family Kids Camp</strong> for the next few weeks to invite anyone called to give to make it possible for children to attend this life-changing camp. $500 sends one kiddo to camp. Sign-ups are still open for counselors. For every counselor who commits, another child gets to go to camp. Will you pray with us for all these dear little ones and those giving their time?</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>VBS </strong>Kids' Sign-ups open this Sunday! Servant Team sign-ups are growing! What a week it's going to be as we focus on Jesus as the Light of the World!</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">See you Sunday,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"> </p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" 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style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#848145;border:none;border-radius:11px;padding:11px 40px"><a href="https://erfriends.com/giving/" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Give</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Watch the livestream</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/live/"><span style="color:rgb(153, 167, 179)"><strong><u>here</u></strong></span></a></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Watch &amp; listen to past messages</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/watch-listen/"><span style="color:rgb(153, 167, 179)"><strong><u>here</u></strong></span></a></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Read Philippians 1:12-30</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians%201&amp;version=ESV"><strong><u>here</u></strong></a></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" 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align="center"><strong>If your week wasn’t such a good one,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>or you have a praise to share,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>click the button below;</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>we would love to pray for you.</strong></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;padding-left:11px;padding-right:11px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-14" style="background-color:#848145;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:14px 60px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/people/forms/335412" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Prayer Request</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td 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src="https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Feb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196%2Fpco-imports%2F2026-03-31T22-21-37-563Z-6ed28666-b961-47ef-a6ea-4d84be785bb4.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:42px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">Sign up to Serve or Click to Give</h2><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Royal Family KIDS</strong> serves children in hard places. These kiddos have often seen the world at its worst. Many carry trauma they didn’t ask for, and struggle to trust adults.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Through Royal Family Kids Camp, one week each summer and mentoring throughout the rest of the year, children are paired with committed adults who demonstrate the love of Jesus.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Whether you pray, give, or commit to being a counselor with Royal Family KIDS camp, you make it possible for more children to receive love and build memories that last a lifetime. Thank you!<br /><br />When: June 6-12<br />Where: TBA<br />Requirements for Camp Counselors: Background check &amp; interview with Camp Directors. </strong>Please register by May 1st.</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-2td5qb-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#350268;border:none;border-radius:11px;padding:11px 40px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/giving" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Give</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="col-2td5qb-spacer col-spacer" width="16" style="width:16px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0" aria-hidden="true"> </td><td class="col-2td5qb-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" 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cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #012340;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3585584" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img 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style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">VBS Child Registration</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">At <strong>Illumination Station VBS</strong>, kids will explore how the bible reveals who Jesus truly is. Each day points them to the truth that Jesus is the Light of the World–the promised, powerful Son of God who brings forgiveness and hope.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>When: </strong> <br /><strong>June 22-26<br />8:00am to 12:00pm</strong></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Please sign your child up for the grade that they just completed.</strong></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#f45352;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3585584" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;min-width:40px">Registration opens 4-19</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3468827" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Feb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196%2Fpco-imports%2F2026-04-17T17-23-55-137Z-0c8d5316-e93d-4736-a424-4de598f63f68.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:42px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">VBS Servant Team Signups!</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">VBS is one of the most impactful weeks of our entire year!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Whether you love being up front with kids, working behind the scenes, helping create the environment, or supporting with details, there is a place for you to jump in and make a difference.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>VBS Week:</strong> June 22–26 | 8:00 AM – Noon</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Set Up Days:</strong> June 20–21</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Tear Down:</strong> Friday, June 26 (immediately after VBS)</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Let’s come together as a church family and serve the next generation with joy, excellence, and purpose.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">We would love for you to be part of it!</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" 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Goodness, was it a good one!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">What was your favorite? We would love to hear from you.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Good Friday is always my favorite. Taking time to consider what it cost Jesus to make the way for us reorients me to the awe and wonder of how much He loves us. I so need that.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">And the Easter baptisms… sisters and couples, young ones and those new to Friends Church saying “yes” to life with Jesus. Their stories are precious to us—and one of the ways we measure what God is doing here.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">And another way we see growth happening...<br />people growing in their understanding of the Word and wanting more.<br />more families committing to disciple their kids.<br />people stepping in to serve.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">our Discipleship Pathway continuing</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">We are so grateful to witness God’s faithfulness through the long legacy of this church.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Looking ahead...this Sunday, we get to start a new book of The Bible together - Philippians. It's exciting to anticipate what God will do in our midst as we go through it together. I know Galatians undid some things for me in the best way.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">VBS and Royal Family Kids Camp are just around the corner (scroll a bit further for more info), along with graduation season and the end of another school year!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">We have so much to look forward to!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Thank you for praying for all that has been, what is needed right now, and for all that is to come.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">See you Sunday,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ 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style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Royal Family KIDS</strong> serves children in hard places. These kiddos have often seen the world at its worst. Many carry trauma they didn’t ask for, and struggle to trust adults.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Through Royal Family Kids Camp, one week each summer and mentoring throughout the rest of the year, children are paired with committed adults who demonstrate the love of Jesus.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Whether you pray, give, or commit to being a counselor with Royal Family KIDS camp, you make it possible for more children to receive love and build memories that last a lifetime. Thank you!<br /><br />When: June 6-12<br />Where: TBA<br />Requirements for Camp Counselors: Background check &amp; interview with Camp Directors. </strong>Please register by May 1st.</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td class="col-gpgrtq-wrap col-wrap col-w-50" width="48.73%" style="width:48.73%;box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:separate;width:100%;table-layout:fixed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table 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style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">VBS Servant Team Signups!</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">VBS is one of the most impactful weeks of our entire year!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">And we can’t do it without you.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Whether you love being up front with kids, working behind the scenes, helping create the environment, or supporting with details — there is a place for you to jump in and make a difference.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>VBS Week:</strong> June 22–26 | 8:00 AM – Noon</p><p 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Yay!!</h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">I don't know about you, but this time of year is super special - remembering the most important events of our faith:</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">imagining the crowds...</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">the questions...</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Jesus in all of His humanity, facing the enormous weight of submitting His will to God's will...</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">that God loved us that much...</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">that Jesus willingly paid my debt...</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">What in the world?! It all has me thinking of David's marveling when he wrote, "What is man that you are mindful of him? (Psalm 8:4a). </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">We are a privileged people, friends. Our God made the way where there was no way. And His name is Jesus... The Way, The Truth, and The Life. I pray that you encounter yet again or maybe for the first time, the awe and wonder of God's love for you. I want that, too.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Let's make a date and celebrate together on Sunday ;)</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you then,</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Good Friday Service - Tonight, 6:00pm in the Sanctuary (no childcare)</strong></span></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Easter Sunday - April 5</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Sunrise Service</strong> -- 6:00am at St. Clairsville Memorial Park (no childcare)</span></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Traditional Service</strong> -- 8:00am in the Sanctuary (no childcare)</span></li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Contemporary Services &amp; </strong></span><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3474372"><span style="font-size:14px">Baptisms</span></a><span style="font-size:14px"> (sign-up here) -- 9:45 &amp; 11:15am in the IFLC (childcare 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style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">Church Membership Class</h2><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Our Church Membership Class will be held on Sunday, April 12, from 8:00–11:00am for anyone interested in learning more about us or becoming a member of Friends Church.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">We’ll walk through our mission, vision, values, and ministries, share a bit of our beliefs and history, and talk together about what it means to be part of the church family here.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Children under 18 who are interested in becoming a member must be accompanied by a parent.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Click Register to continue with online sign-up.</strong></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">If you have any questions, we’d love to help—just reach out to the Church Office at 740-695-0971.</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:left"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="left" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td 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These kiddos have often seen the world at its worst. Many carry trauma they didn’t ask for, and struggle to trust adults. <br /><br /><strong>Royal Family KIDS </strong>steps into that reality with consistent love, positive memories, and healthy relationships that speak a better story over their lives.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">For one week each summer, children are paired with committed counselors who stay with them throughout camp. Activities are intentionally structured to build confidence, connection, and joy —including swimming and crafts as well as celebrating Christmas and birthdays (even if their birthday isn’t that week).</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>When you commit to being a counselor with Royal Family KIDS camp, you make it possible for one more child to receive love, joy, and memories that last a lifetime. Thank you for serving in this special way!<br /><br />When: June 6-12<br />Where: TBA<br />Requirements: Background check and interview with Camp Directors </strong></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Please register by May 1st.</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" 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I’m sure many of you are looking forward to this beautiful time of year with as much excitement as I am.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">There is so much going on! For those of us with children, we can feel the pressure to dye the eggs and fill the baskets. Or maybe that March Madness bracket is getting frustrating or the NFL free agency period is pressing in. Yet, the beauty of Christ and the gift of this season of new life beckon us to slow down and remember who we are and what we have because of Him.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">With Palm Sunday approaching, we encourage you to take a moment to feel the sunshine on your face, inhale the scent of lilacs, and simply be in the presence of God with gratitude and awe. Remember, He loves you! Take a moment to fully embrace that incredible and powerful truth.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">As you go through Holy Week this year, take a moment to reflect on the profound love and grace that is meant for all of us and what it meant when they nailed our Savior to the cross.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>Take a moment.</em></p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Jody &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>P.S. Scroll a bit further to sign up for Holy Week and service opportunities!</em></p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:20px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><span style="font-size:14px">Holy Week Times</span></h3><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Palm Sunday - March 29</strong><br />3 Services — 8:00 | 9:45 | 11:15</span></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Monday &amp; Tuesday - March 30 &amp; 31</strong><br />Prayer Nights — 6:00pm</span></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Wednesday - April 1</strong><br />Worship Night — 6:00pm</span></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Thursday - April 2</strong><br /></span><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3483181"><span style="font-size:14px">Seder &amp; Potluck</span></a><span style="font-size:14px"> — 6:00pm</span></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Friday - April 3</strong><br />Good Friday Service — 6:00pm</span></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Easter Sunday - April 5</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 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style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>or you have a praise to share,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>click the button below;</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>we would love to pray for you.</strong></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;padding-left:11px;padding-right:11px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td 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style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">Spring Cleaning and Easter Prep Work Days</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Spring is upon us!! And that means Spring Cleaning and getting ready for Easter! <br />Jump in with us as we roll up our sleeves, clean out, and prep our spaces!<br /><br /><strong>Sign-up for one or both days!</strong><br /><br /><strong>Spring Cleaning Work Day<br />When: March 31, 2026<br />Where: Grand Concourse Entrance<br />Time: 9:00am - Noon</strong><br /><br /><strong>Easter Prep Work Day</strong><br /><strong>When: April 3, 2026<br />Where: Ickes Family Life Center<br />Time: 9:00am - Noon<br /><br /></strong><br /></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:left"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="left" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3511474/reservations/new" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#f5f5f5;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center">Register</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3507171/reservations/new" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Feb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196%2Fpco-imports%2F2026-03-13T18-45-48-691Z-d01d6b10-d3e3-4c4f-b920-792b9f55a972.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:42px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">Church Membership Class</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Church Membership Class</strong> will be held on <strong><em>Sunday morning, April 12, 8:00 - 11:00am </em></strong>for anyone interested in becoming a member. <br /><br />     This class will include an overview of our Church’s mission, vision, values, and ministries, our beliefs and history, and a discussion on what it means to be a church member.<br /><br />     Children (under 18) interested in becoming a member must be accompanied by a parent.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">    Click <strong>Register</strong> to continue signing up online. </p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Any questions, contact the Church Office at 740-695-0971.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"> </p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:left"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="left" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3507171/reservations/new" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#f5f5f5;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center">Register</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3474372/reservations/new" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Feb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196%2Fpco-imports%2F2026-03-16T16-57-38-912Z-c1869f7b-b2cc-458f-913c-0305321d01db.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:42px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">Easter Sunday Baptism 2026</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Baptism is a celebration of new life with Jesus!<br /></strong> <br />Valuing the ways of Jesus and the Word of God, we live out the Great Commission, joyfully baptizing new believers at our 9:45 &amp; 11:15 am Easter services! <br /></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Sign up here by clicking "Register"</strong> </p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em"><span style="font-size:19px">Don't forget to bring clothes to change into. Dark colors are best!</span></h1><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">We look forward to sharing this amazing moment with you!</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:left"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="left" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3474372/reservations/new" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#f5f5f5;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center">Register</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3483181/reservations/new" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Feb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196%2Fpco-imports%2F2026-03-16T16-58-30-433Z-04331e6d-ca4c-4c52-a4fa-1cd0ea1792ac.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:42px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">Maundy Thursday Seder and Potluck</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Maundy Thursday Seder and Potluck<br /><br /></strong>A Seder is not merely an event. It's a journey and you're invited! <br /><br />Join us for a storytelling experience where you get to experience the last supper as Jesus did!<br /><br />Our Maundy Thursday Seder and Potluck will be held on<strong> April 2nd at 6pm in the Ickes Family Life Center</strong>. </p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">The Church will provide the meat. If you would like to bring a family-size portions of: Potatoes/noodles, vegetable dishes, salads, and desserts, please indicate when you register. Once we reach the desired number of dishes, we will not need anything else but for you to just sign up to attend. 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As we anticipate the meaningful gatherings and activities ahead, we also want to gently invite each of us to pause and reflect on the deeper significance of this sacred time.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Holy Week offers a beautiful invitation into both reflection and connection. It carries us from the humility and sorrow of the cross to the joy and hope of the resurrection, reminding us of the incredible journey that leads to the victory of Jesus Christ. As Scripture says, “He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him…” (Philippians 2:8–9), and “Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning” (Psalm 30:5).</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">We are grateful for the opportunity to walk through this week together as a community. On Monday and Tuesday, we will gather for prayer, creating space to be still and draw near to our Savior, remembering His invitation: “Come to me… and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). On Wednesday evening, we will come together for a time of praise and reflection, lifting our hearts in worship.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">On Maundy Thursday, we will share in a Seder and potluck meal—a meaningful time of fellowship as we remember the Last Supper, when Jesus said, “Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19). Then, on Good Friday, we will gather for a thoughtful time of reflection on His sacrifice, holding close the truth that “God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">And it all begins with Palm Sunday, as we remember Jesus’ humble and triumphant entry, echoing the words: “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (John 12:13).</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">We would love for you to join us as we journey through this sacred week together.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Jody &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>P.S. Scroll a bit further to sign up for Holy Week and service opportunities!</em></p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:20px;line-height:1.50;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left"><span style="font-size:14px">Holy Week Times</span></h3><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Palm Sunday - March 29</strong><br />3 Services — 8:00 | 9:45 | 11:15</span></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Monday &amp; Tuesday - March 30 &amp; 31</strong><br />Prayer Nights — 6:00pm</span></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Wednesday - April 1</strong><br />Worship Night — 6:00pm</span></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><span 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style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Watch the livestream</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/live/"><span style="color:rgb(153, 167, 179)"><strong><u>here</u></strong></span></a></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Watch &amp; listen to past messages</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/watch-listen/"><span style="color:rgb(153, 167, 179)"><strong><u>here</u></strong></span></a></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Read the Scripture passage</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" 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style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;background-image:url(https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Feb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196%2FEaster_Slides_2026_2_2026-02-26T18-34-56-042Z.jpg);background-size:cover;background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;border-radius:0px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>If your week wasn’t such a good one,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>or you have a praise to share,</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>click the button below;</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>we would love to pray for you.</strong></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;padding-left:11px;padding-right:11px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-14" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:14px 60px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/people/forms/335412" 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cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">Spring Cleaning and Easter Prep Work Days</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Spring is upon us!! And that means Spring Cleaning and getting ready for Easter! <br />Jump in with us as we roll up our sleeves, clean out, and prep our spaces!<br /><br /><strong>Sign-up for one or both days!</strong><br /><br /><strong>Spring Cleaning Work Day<br />When: March 31, 2026<br />Where: Grand Concourse Entrance<br />Time: 9:00am - Noon</strong><br /><br /><strong>Easter Prep Work Day</strong><br /><strong>When: April 3, 2026<br />Where: Ickes Family Life Center<br />Time: 9:00am - Noon<br /><br /></strong><br /></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:left"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="left" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3511474/reservations/new" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#f5f5f5;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center">Register</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3507171/reservations/new" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Feb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196%2Fpco-imports%2F2026-03-13T18-45-48-691Z-d01d6b10-d3e3-4c4f-b920-792b9f55a972.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:42px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">Church Membership Class</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Church Membership Class</strong> will be held on <strong><em>Sunday morning, April 12, 8:00 - 11:00am </em></strong>for anyone interested in becoming a member. <br /><br />     This class will include an overview of our Church’s mission, vision, values, and ministries, our beliefs and history, and a discussion on what it means to be a church member.<br /><br />     Children (under 18) interested in becoming a member must be accompanied by a parent.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">    Click <strong>Register</strong> to continue signing up online. </p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Any questions, contact the Church Office at 740-695-0971.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"> </p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:left"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="left" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3507171/reservations/new" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#f5f5f5;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center">Register</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3474372/reservations/new" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Feb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196%2Fpco-imports%2F2026-03-16T16-57-38-912Z-c1869f7b-b2cc-458f-913c-0305321d01db.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:42px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">Easter Sunday Baptism 2026</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Baptism is a celebration of new life with Jesus!<br /></strong> <br />Valuing the ways of Jesus and the Word of God, we live out the Great Commission, joyfully baptizing new believers at our 9:45 &amp; 11:15 am Easter services! <br /></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Sign up here by clicking "Register"</strong> </p><h1 style="font-weight:600;font-size:32px;line-height:1.50;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em"><span style="font-size:19px">Don't forget to bring clothes to change into. Dark colors are best!</span></h1><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">We look forward to sharing this amazing moment with you!</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:left"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="left" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px;padding:11px 30px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3474372/reservations/new" target="_blank" class="email-button-content" style="color:#f5f5f5;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;text-decoration:none;text-align:center">Register</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:30px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:0;line-height:0;font-size:0"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3483181/reservations/new" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><img class="image-block-img" alt="Email content" src="https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Feb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196%2Fpco-imports%2F2026-03-16T16-58-30-433Z-04331e6d-ca4c-4c52-a4fa-1cd0ea1792ac.jpg" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:42px" width="100%" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">Maundy Thursday Seder and Potluck</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Maundy Thursday Seder and Potluck<br /><br /></strong>A Seder is not merely an event. It's a journey and you're invited! <br /><br />Join us for a storytelling experience where you get to experience the last supper as Jesus did!<br /><br />Our Maundy Thursday Seder and Potluck will be held on<strong> April 2nd at 6pm in the Ickes Family Life Center</strong>. </p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">The Church will provide the meat. If you would like to bring a family-size portions of: Potatoes/noodles, vegetable dishes, salads, and desserts, please indicate when you register. Once we reach the desired number of dishes, we will not need anything else but for you to just sign up to attend. 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style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">And then Easter arrives almost before we realize it. </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">We want to help us all stop and remember why this season matters. Maybe you are thinking that you have no time for anything extra. But what if one of those extra things is exactly what is needed? </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Our <em>Prayer Nights</em> will be quiet and reflective times to focus on Jesus. The <em>Worship Night</em> on Wednesday will be an acoustic set with times for reflection and prayer. The <em>Seder and Potluck Night </em>will provide us a glimpse of the kind of meal Jesus shared with His disciples - remembering that He is <span style="color:rgb(132, 13, 13)">t</span><span style="color:rgb(132, 13, 13);font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">he Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world</span> (John 1:29). And, at the end the week for <em>Good Friday, </em>we will recount the final moments before Jesus's death on the cross - that <span style="color:rgb(130, 13, 13)">He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him</span> <span style="color:rgb(9, 9, 9);font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">(John 1:11).</span></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Which one(s) will you attend? </p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">We are a busy people. Let's take time to remember together the greatest gift we have ever been given: precious and costly new life - all because of Jesus!</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>P.S. 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style="font-size:14px"><strong>Thursday - April 2</strong><br /></span><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3483181"><span style="font-size:14px">Seder &amp; Potluck</span></a><span style="font-size:14px"> — 6:00pm</span></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Friday - April 3</strong><br />Good Friday Service — 6:00pm</span></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Easter Sunday - April 5</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Sunrise Service</strong> — 6:00am at St. Clairsville Memorial Park</span></li><li 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cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="left">Spring Cleaning and Easter Prep Work Days</h2><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Spring is upon us!! And that means Spring Cleaning and getting ready for Easter! <br />Jump in with us as we roll up our sleeves, clean out, and prep our spaces!<br /><br /><strong>Sign-up for one or both days!</strong><br /><br /><strong>Spring Cleaning Work Day<br />When: March 31, 2026<br />Where: Grand Concourse Entrance<br />Time: 9:00am - Noon</strong><br /><br /><strong>Easter Prep Work Day</strong><br /><strong>When: April 3, 2026<br />Where: Ickes Family Life Center<br />Time: 9:00am - Noon<br /><br /></strong><br /></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:left"><table 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style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">    Click <strong>Register</strong> to continue signing up online. </p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Any questions, contact the Church Office at 740-695-0971.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"> </p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:left"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="left" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell email-button-padding-11" 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Yay!!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">(We can sacrifice an hour of sleep for a little more evening sunshine, right?)</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Have you heard the spring peepers the last couple of days? One of my favorite sounds of the year!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">The days are getting longer. The crocuses are pushing up through the ground. Spring is on its way!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">And with spring comes the greatest celebration in history — the resurrection of Jesus Christ! We have a full Holy Week planned as a church family to remember with awe and gratitude all that God has done. Grab an invite card this Sunday and invite a friend!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>Palm Sunday - March 29</strong><br />3 Services — 8:00 | 9:45 | 11:15</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Monday &amp; Tuesday - March 30 &amp; 31</strong><br />Prayer Nights — 6:00pm</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Wednesday - April 1</strong><br />Worship Night — 6:00pm</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Thursday - April 2</strong><br />Seder &amp; Potluck — 6:00pm</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Friday - April 3</strong><br />Good Friday Service — 6:00pm</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0"><strong>Easter Sunday - April 5</strong></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50"><strong>Sunrise Service</strong> — 6:00am at St. Clairsville Memorial Park</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50"><strong>Traditional Service</strong> — 8:00am in the Sanctuary</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50"><strong>Contemporary Services &amp; Baptisms</strong> — 9:45 &amp; 11:15am in the IFLC</li></ul><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Will you commit to praying for this Easter season?</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">There are so many people searching for hope and feeling uncertain about the future in these turbulent times. What a beautiful thing it will be to see that hope and peace realized in Jesus.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team!</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td 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Click the link to learn more: </em><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ohiocen.org/ocen-sgo/"><em><u>https://ohiocen.org/ocen-sgo/</u></em></a></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>Gifts made by April 15 can be applied to the previous tax year.</em></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td 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cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td><img class="image-block-img" alt="GriefShare Support Group" src="https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Feb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196%2Fpco-imports%2F2026-03-06T16-04-31-118Z-9eac2abf-795a-4213-b136-62cee3c5f915-card-0.jpg&amp;crop=16:9&amp;w=600" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;width:100%;max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:21px;margin-bottom:12px" width="304" /></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#8fa6b8;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left">March 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM</td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;color:#012340 !important;padding-bottom:6px;line-height:1.3;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;overflow-wrap:break-word">GriefShare Support Group</td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#012340 !important;opacity:0.8;padding-bottom:12px;line-height:1.3;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;overflow-wrap:break-word">GriefShare Support GroupIt hurts to lose someone.GriefShare is a friendly, caring, and supportive group who will walk beside you through one of life's most difficult experiences. You do not have to go through this grief process alone.Join us for this 13 week study on Wednesday evenings from 6-8pm at the Church in Room #4.A workbook will be used during class. You can purchase one through this registration or pay later at the class.Questions or more information, contact Pam Skivolocke at 740-359-0676, Sue Woodruff at 304-551-3417, or visit griefshare.org.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:left"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="left"><tr><td align="center" style="background-color:#ccb458;border:2px solid #ccb458;border-radius:12.6px;padding:9px 15px;text-align:center"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/216930153" target="_blank" style="color:#f5f5f5;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1;text-decoration:none;text-align:center">View Event</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></a></td><td class="card-column empty-card-cell" width="50%" style="padding:0 0 0 4px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px"><tr><td style="padding-bottom:4px"><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="table-layout:fixed"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td class="card-column" width="50%" style="width:50%;max-width:100%;vertical-align:top"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/216065188" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:block"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td><img class="image-block-img" alt="Women's Event - March Madness; Finding Joy in Maddening Situations" src="https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Feb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196%2Fpco-imports%2F2026-03-06T16-02-11-735Z-611c5b6b-c9ea-477d-92d2-2cddc0b4d393-card-0.jpg&amp;crop=16:9&amp;w=600" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;width:100%;max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:21px;margin-bottom:12px" width="304" /></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:#8fa6b8;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left">March 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM</td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;color:#012340 !important;padding-bottom:6px;line-height:1.3;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;overflow-wrap:break-word">Women's Event - March Madness; Finding Joy in Maddening Situations</td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#012340 !important;opacity:0.8;padding-bottom:12px;line-height:1.3;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;overflow-wrap:break-word">Ladies, Have you ever felt like joy was out of reach when life feels especially heavy? Join us for an evening of encouragement with Theresa Maxin as she teaches from James 1:2.This promises to be a meaningful night — filling us up and sending us out with renewed joy.Invite a friend and we will see you from 6-8pm in the Church Cafè.Please indicate if childcare is needed.Theresa is a passionate lover of Jesus Christ. Her love for Jesus, character traits and life’s challenges are born from laughter, adventure, and deep sorrow; a triple threat when servingJesus! Theresa has a pioneering and overcoming spirit which has served her well all her life. Jesus got a hold of her heart in her mid-twenties and she surrendered her life to Him in 1992.God has given her the greatest adventures when she married a crazy guy named Greg in 1993,and she gave life to amazing children, Noah and Molly. Her greatest faith challenge came when her son, Noah, was diagnosed with cancer and passed away at the sweet age of eleven in 2007. Through the valley of the shadow of death, the Lord raised her up with the power of the resurrection and called her to speak and share her stories so that others will be encouraged to trust Jesus.Theresa loves to study God’s Word, worship Jesus, and watch others become who they are born to be as followers of Him. She loves to travel, play Hand and Foot cards with her best friendsfrom high school, golf, drink strong coffee, decorate, cook, and meet new people.Her hope and prayer are that you will be encouraged by her God Stories, and realize just how loved you are by your Father in heaven.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:left"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="left"><tr><td align="center" style="background-color:#ccb458;border:2px solid #ccb458;border-radius:12.6px;padding:9px 15px;text-align:center"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/216065188" target="_blank" style="color:#f5f5f5;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1;text-decoration:none;text-align:center">View Event</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></a></td><td class="card-column empty-card-cell" width="50%" style="padding:0 0 0 4px"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> https://erfriends.flowforth.co/rss/1055.xml/4585 https://erfriends.flowforth.co/email/4585 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:02:21 GMT <div style="display:none;overflow:hidden;line-height:1px;opacity:0;max-height:0;max-width:0">Happy March Friends!! 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Truth does set us free; and we are learning what that freedom looks like—living within the boundaries God has given us, held fast, even in the chaos of a world marred by sin.</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">The world's freedom = chaos</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">God's Freedom = peace</li></ul><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">We are a privileged people, friends.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Coming Up:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">Malone Worship Band - March 1</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">Women's Event: March Madness, Finding Joy - March 13</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3420276">Child Dedications</a> - March 15</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">Holy Week - March 29 - April 5</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">Membership Class - April 12</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">VBS - June 22 - 26</li></ul><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">See you Sunday!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">p.s.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">If you haven’t yet, <strong>text “connect</strong>” to <strong>740-693-0774</strong> to receive our messages. 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News</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://eastrichland.org/newsletters"><u>click here</u></a></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>Open House - March 9, 6:00 pm</strong></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>You can redirect your tax dollars to ERCS by giving through the OCEN SGO and designating East Richland Christian Schools. 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We might want February and winter to be over, but I could linger longer in the light Galatians is bringing to my life! It was so comforting to be reminded last Sunday that God's love for me is not dependent on whether or not I "feel" His love. I know me, and I can get to "feeling" unlovable because I can act unlovable at times. But, my feelings and your feelings do not get to separate us from the truth of all that God has done for us in Jesus.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">How crazy amazing is it that <em>“while we were still sinners, Christ died for us”</em> !? 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style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><strong>East Richland Christian School News</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://eastrichland.org/newsletters"><u>click here</u></a></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>You can redirect your tax dollars to ERCS by giving through the OCEN SGO and designating East Richland Christian Schools. 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Click the link to learn more: </em><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ohiocen.org/ocen-sgo/"><em><u>https://ohiocen.org/ocen-sgo/</u></em></a></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>Gifts made by April 15 can be applied to the previous tax year.</em></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><strong>ERCS Open House, March 9 at 6:00pm</strong></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid 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cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:24px;line-height:1.50;margin:0;margin-block-start:0.3em;margin-block-end:0.3em" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(1, 35, 64)">Hello Friends!</span></h2><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Have you enjoyed the sunshine and warmer-than-freezing temps?! Just a little taste of spring can do wonders, right?! I was driving at 5:30 PM this week and noticed it was still light out — yay! Seasons can be tricky with extended darkness and flu bugs flying around, but those seasonal shifts really do make me appreciate certain things so much more. I’m already looking forward to hearing those tree frogs soon!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">Last week’s sermon was such an excellent explanation of how the law fits into the greater story of the Bible. Sometimes it can be hard to see how everything connects, but last week was one of the clearest presentations of how the law fits into the bigger picture of what God has done and is doing. And, it wasn’t just an information box getting checked for me — it truly brought more light to the majesty of Jesus and the enormity of His gift to us. So good!</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">How about you? We would love to know how God's Word is changing you!</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Events Coming Up:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">Malone Worship Band - March 1</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3420276">Child Dedications</a> - March 15</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">Holy Week - March 29 - April 5</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">Membership Class - April 12</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">VBS - June 22 - 26</li></ul><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Enjoy the gift of this sunshine today!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">p.s.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">If you haven’t yet, <strong>text “connect</strong>” to <strong>740-693-0774</strong> to receive our messages. 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Click the link to learn more: </em><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ohiocen.org/ocen-sgo/"><em><u>https://ohiocen.org/ocen-sgo/</u></em></a></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>Gifts made by April 15 can be applied to the previous tax year.</em></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td 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If you haven't read the February Newsletter yet, there are some good things there from our pastors and interesting updates from our missionaries.</span></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td 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0.20rem 0">It’s been a good week around here — relaunching the Discipleship Pathway, living in the truth that <em>Jesus is enough</em>, and settling back into rhythms again (except for yesterday's snow day). Spring is coming… no matter what that ol’ punky groundhog claims.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">One of the most powerful parts of the Discipleship Pathway is seeing how God meets people right where they are and helps them take their next step with Him. If you’ve taken a class here at Friends Church, we would love to know how you were blessed through it. Your story could be exactly what someone else needs to hear to take their next step. (simply reply to this email or text 740-693-0774)</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">This Wednesday is the last day to <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.com/discipleship-pathway/#grow">sign up</a> for Winter Quarter, Discipleship Pathway classes. If you’ve been considering it, don’t wait — this is a great season to invest in your walk with Jesus and in the relationships He’s placed around you.</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">There’s also time to register for the <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3369622">Valentine’s Day Brunch</a> for couples on Saturday morning and the <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3411360">Women’s Ministry event</a> on Saturday evening. We all know winter can sometimes get lonely and grey. These events are opportunities for connection and encouragement. See you Saturday!</p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Save these dates:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 0.20rem 0"><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50"><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3420276">Child Dedications</a> - March 15</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">Holy Week - March 29 - April 5</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">Membership Class - April 12</li><li style="font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.20rem;line-height:1.50">VBS - June 22 - 26</li></ul><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Enjoy this sunshiny, blue-sky day!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">p.s.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">If you haven’t yet, <strong>text “connect</strong>” to <strong>740-693-0774</strong> to receive our messages. 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Your donation provides scholarships for ERCS students and gives you a dollar-for-dollar credit on your Ohio taxes. Click the link to learn more: </em><a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ohiocen.org/ocen-sgo/"><em><u>https://ohiocen.org/ocen-sgo/</u></em></a></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>Gifts made by April 15 can be applied to the previous tax year.</em></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="table-layout:fixed"><tr><td class="col-wrap col-w-50" width="50%" style="vertical-align:top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="table-layout:fixed"><tr><td style="padding-bottom:0"><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/February_8_2026_Bulletin_1_2026-02-07T14-49-54-768Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-14" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:14px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center">Weekly Bulletin</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td class="col-spacer" style="width:16px;min-width:16px" aria-hidden="true"> </td><td class="col-wrap col-w-50" width="50%" style="vertical-align:top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="table-layout:fixed"><tr><td style="padding-bottom:0"><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#012340;border:none;border-radius:12.6px"><a href="https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/eb8d7634-c8fd-4e80-9181-5bdb2ca41196/February_2026_Newsletter_1_2026-01-29T20-34-24-258Z.pdf" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-14" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;padding:14px 40px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center">Feb Newsletter</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><span style="color:rgb(54, 110, 157)">p.s. If you haven't read the February Newsletter yet, there are some good things there from our pastors and interesting updates from our missionaries.</span></p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td 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As Winter Storm Fern moves in, we’re praying for safety and protection for our church family and our neighbors.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">We’ll share an update tomorrow (1-24-26) about our Sunday morning plans through our usual communication channels.</p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">In the meantime, stay warm—and let’s keep our eyes open for ways we can serve and support those around us.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">__________________________</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Galatians continues to bless. Three weeks in, and the reminder that Jesus really is enough brings such light and peace. I’ve had dimly lit seasons when I didn’t live like He was enough. I tried to find new ways to pray the “right” way, to listen more intently, and to add extra spiritual practices because I felt I needed to do more for God to be pleased with me. But the more I chased those things, the more cloudy and complicated my faith became. How silly of me to think adding more would be better! When I came back to the simple rhythm of being formed by the One who wrote the scriptures, peace followed. How kind He is… and, goodness, how His Word truly is light and lamp to our way!</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left"><em>Thank You, Jesus, Light of the World, for always lighting up our dark, cloudy world and for correcting us when we forget You are enough.</em></p><p style="display:block;padding-bottom:0.20rem"></p><p style="font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0">~ Amy &amp; Your Friends Church Staff Team</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">p.s.</p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">If you haven’t yet, <strong>text “connect</strong>” to <strong>740-693-0774</strong> to receive our messages. 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Your donation provides scholarships for ERCS students and gives you a dollar-for-dollar credit on your Ohio taxes. Click the link to learn more: <a style="color:#8fa6b8;text-decoration:underline;font-size:16px" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ohiocen.org/ocen-sgo/"><u>https://ohiocen.org/ocen-sgo/</u></a></p><p style="text-align:left;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="left">Gifts made by April 15 can be applied to the previous tax year.</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:4px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#012340 !important;font-size:16px"> <p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">If your week wasn’t such a good one,</p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">or you have a praise to share,</p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">click the button below;</p><p style="text-align:center;font-weight:400;line-height:1.50;margin:0em 0 0.20rem 0" align="center">we would love to pray for you.</p> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding:0px 0"><tr><td style="padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px"><tr><td><table style="width:100%;margin:0px 0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="width:100%;text-align:center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="auto" align="center" style="max-width:100%"><tr><td class="email-button-cell" style="background-color:#012340;border:2px solid #012340;border-radius:12.6px"><a href="https://erfriends.churchcenter.com/people/forms/335412" target="_blank" class="email-button-content email-button-padding-14" style="color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.3;padding:14px 60px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center">Prayer Request</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>