Summer Park Days is Coming!

Park Days is a fun time to meet with other parents and their kids to play and fellowship at Farquar Park in Apple Valley. Parents and kids meet at 11 am to whenever you need to leave. Pack a lunch and stay awhile! Park Days provides the perfect opportunity to invite friends and neighbors who are not from SSEFC to a casual and fun setting. So mark your calendars, invite some friends and see you at the park the following Wednesdays of the Summer: June 15, 29, July 13, 27, August 10 & 24. Questions? Call Katie Rodgers at 952-997-3686.

SonSurf Beach Bash VBS is coming!

Sunday–Thursday, July 24–28 from 6:30- 8:30 PM! You can help!

Lifeguards (VBS staff) training dates: Come and join the team for mandatory training on Saturday, June 11 from 9-10 am OR Thursday, July 14 from 7-8 pm. Questions? Call Jeff Larson at 952-913-6981 or Stephanie Buckland at 952-240-4465.

Parents – You can begin to register your kids and their friends at ssefc.org or by picking up registration forms at the Welcome Desk. Use these forms as invites for your friends!

Anyone can help by donating items for snacks, crafts and decorations. Be watching for more info soon on specifics needed for donation. We are looking forward to an awesometacular SonSurf VBS! Take the challenge…Catch the Wave and bring at least one friend to VBS!

Following the second service on Sunday, June 5 in the Fellowship Hall, the SonSurf Beach Bash VBS Planning Team will host the next fellowship lunch–this one with a tropical, beach party flare! Each family is asked to bring a main dish, plus last names A-L bring salad/side dish or bread; M-Z bring dessert. Contact Twila Wiggins (952)435-5238 or Margie Broman (651)406-8542 with questions. Let's join together for a great lunch as we all get excited about this wonderful outreach opportunity!

An Opportunity to Pray

Here are three opportunities for much needed prayer for SSEFC. Please pray now even as you read through this post. Any questions for the call committee, email callcommittee@ssefc.org

Book marks with these verses and prayer requests can be found at the SSEFC Welcome Desk.

Please pray for our New Pastor Call Committee: Ephesians 3:20-21

*Pray that they will have the mind of Christ and agree.
*Pray for patience in God's perfect timing.
*Pray for wisdom to choose the right person.
*Pray for discipline for the call committee and other church leaders to follow through with assignments to carefully consider decisions, and to pray first and foremost.

Pray for our next Pastor: I Samuel 16:7

*Pray that God would sustain His passion for preaching the Word of God.
*Pray that God would give him a love for our church and clear discernment of God's call to come and serve here.
*Pray that our next pastor would begin healthy new relationships at our church even during the search process.
*Pray that God would prepare our future pastor, through the trials and blessings he has faced, to be able to shepherd our flock effectively.
*Pray for our next pastor's family and all the changes that come with beginning somewhere new.

Pray for the people at SSEFC: Philippians 1:9-10

*Pray for patience with the search process.
*Pray that our people will wisely and actively contribute to the call process in constructive ways.
*Pray for healthy relationships and communication among our people.
*Pray for a growing anticipation of what God will be doing in the future of SSEFC.

Thank you members of the Call Committee! Thank you praying friends at SSEFC! To God be the Glory!

Next Book Club: Thurs. June 16 @ 7 pm @ SSEFC

The next Book Club meeting will be Thursday, June 16 at 7 pm at South Suburban Evangelical Free Church in the Fellowship Hall. We will have a very special guest to help us with our book discussion--Julie Klassen, the author of our book choice, The Girl in the Gatehouse. This will be a great evening with Julie Klassen as she talks about her novels and the publishing world. Julie has a marketing background and is an editor and author of several award winning novels. The Girl in the Gatehouse was recently nominated for the 2011 Christy Award for Historical Romance.

We will have plenty of room at SSEFC so be sure to invite others to join us! Please let Sharon Moore know if you are willing to make a plate of bars or cookies and if you would like to help with decorating. It's going to be a great evening! So keep reading and see you at Book Club on Thursday, June 16th!

Another Church-wide Luncheon Sun. June 5!

Mark your calendars for another opportunity to fellowship and enjoy a delicious lunch together with your whole church family! Following the second service on Sunday, June 5 in the Fellowship Hall, the SonSurf Beach Bash VBS Planning Team will host the next fellowship lunch–this one with a tropical, beach party flare! Each family is asked to bring a main dish, plus last names A-L bring salad/side dish or bread; M-Z bring dessert. Contact Twila Wiggins (952)435-5238 or Margie Broman (651)406-8542 with questions. More details to come, but please mark your calendars and plan to join us as we all get excited for a great VBS summer outreach!

3 Events Coming Up!

The following are 3 wonderful opportunities for service, ministry and fun:

1. National Day of Prayer: Thursday, May 5, 7 pm at SSEFC. A wonderful event for the whole family. Please donate cookies or bars for this event and place them in the SSEFC kitchen marked NDOP. See previous blog post for more info.

2. G.L.O.W. Event (Go Love Our World!): Friday, May 6, 5-8 pm at the Apple Valley Sam's Club. Please come and serve. We also need cookies donated for this event. See previous post for more info.

3. Book Club: Thursday, May 12, 7 pm: See previous post for more info.