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OFFICIAL REGATHERING GUIDELINES

OBSERVE SOCIAL DISTANCING – PLEASE MOVE INTO THE SANCTUARY UPON ARRIVAL.

DISMISSAL IS STAGGERED. USHERS WILL BE DISMISSING EACH SECTION ONE AT A TIME. PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU REACH OUTSIDE TO VISIT WITH OTHERS.

SELF-SCREEN FOR SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS BEFORE ATTENDING- YOU ARE WELCOME TO WEAR A FACE COVERING, BUT IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE THE HAND-SANITIZING STATIONS.

WAVES AND SMILES ARE WELCOME. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM SHAKING HANDS, HUGGING, OR HIGH-FIVING.

THE NURSERY IS NOW OPEN WITH ATTENDANTS.

KIDS CHURCH IS IN THE KIDS CHURCH ROOM BEGINNGIN AT 10:30 AM.

PRAYER REQUEST

OUR FIRST ASSEMBLY FAMILY WILL JOIN

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FOR ANY NEED YOU HAVE

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First Assembly Youth Ministries

FAYM

will be meeting in-person

on Wednesday Nights at 7 pm

in the gym.

Check out the Instagram account

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for ways to connect!

FIRST KIDS

KIDS CHURCH

We are now meeting in the Kids Church Room while still observing all proper social distancing guidelines as much as possible!

From the lobby, turn to the right hallway. The kids church room is the last door on the left.

When you pick up your kids, you will return to the door with your check in ticket.

Activities are design to be as contact free as possible

KIDS CHURCH SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK AT 10:30 AM SUNDAY MORNINGS FOR THOSE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.

Nursery News: There will be attendants available in the nursery for birth-4 years old. The nursery is right across the hall from the kids church room.

CALL TO PRAYER

Prayer List

1. Pray for the church. (Staff, leadership, unity)

2. Pray for those who are hurting. (sick, unemployed, personal struggles)

3. Pray for the community. (To love them and work through First Family)

4. Pray for missionaries. (safety, health, success)

5. Pray for first responders. (safety, health & families)

6. Pray for those who need God. (acknowledgement, salvation)

7. Pray for the education system. (teachers, students, administration, SAGU)

8. Pray for the nation. (guidance, leadership, election)

There are several ways you can join us in our

Call to Prayer Emphasis:

Come and Go Sanctuary Prayer – Open from 6 am to 4 pm

https://ag.org/prayer

Parking Lot Prayer – Park in the front parking spaces of the church and pray

Prayer Walks – in your home or in your neighborhood or community. Here are some links for ideas:

https://www.prayerandpossibilities.com/taking-prayer-to-the-streets-with-a-prayer-walk

Create a Prayer Station – War Room in your Home

http://sheridacon.com/2013/10/29/quiet-time-god-series-part-one-place/

https://livingourpriorities.com/need-war-room/

Prayer Partner or Team – Pray together or pray over the phone or in a zoom, facetime, etc.

https://www.prayerandpossibilities.com/praying-with-a-prayer-partner/

Family Scavenger Prayer Walks- Pre-determine items to find and what to pray for you when find those items.

This link will give you ideas.https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/products/prayer-nature-walk?utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=social

Also Here are 5 ways to pray with kids:

https://www.illustratedministry.com/2017/ways-to-pray-with-kids/

Prayer Drives-Pray while you drive to work, or plan a pre-determined course to drive in the community and stop to pray.

Google Map Prayer-Look up addresses of places and people you know, pull up their location on your google maps and pray.

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.4080421,-96.845831,15z

Pray for our Nation

https://heathercking.org/2015/11/02/prayers-for-our-nation/

SERVOLUTION AT FIRST ASSEMBLY

First Assembly is always looking for ways to connect with, support, and serve in our local community. We call these opportunities SERVOLUTION.

BLESSINGS GIVEAWAY-First Assembly joined with several other ministries and businesses in Waxahachie to bless people with food and goody bags for their family and kids during the Holiday Season. The event was a drive through where volunteers loaded up cars with bread, produce, milk, meat, and games and activities for the family. Thank you to all who supported the event and volunteered.

SAGU OUTREACH– First Assembly joined with Chick-Fil-A to provide lunch for 300 SAGU students in October. We enjoyed our visit to campus and our connection with the SAGU community!

BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACK GIVEAWAY-First Assembly joined with Canales Furniture Store, Heart and Home Ministries and others to buy supplies, stuff backpacks and hand them out to students in Waxahachie.

PLEASANT HILLS CHILDREN’S HOME – First Assembly was able to provide a generous love offering to the home for ongoing expenses. Mike and Eulessya Miller, the owners of Ennis Janitorial blessed PHCH by donating and delivering a full palette of much needed paper goods and cleaning supplies! Thank you to the Millers and to everyone who gave to make this servolution possible.

RESPIRATORY THERAPIST APPRECIATION-BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE, WAXAHACHIE- First Assembly was able to give each therapist a gift box and provide pizza for every shift as our way of saying thanks to all the health care workers who are on the front lines keeping us safe. Thanks to Jordan E.’s Popcorn and Candy Company for helping us make the gift boxes extra special!

FOSTER FAMILY GAME NIGHT BAGS – In an effort to provide a much needed break from the strain of the current restrictions we were privileged to put together a fun filled Game Night Bag for the Ellis County Division of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Your faithful giving made this possible. Special thanks to Heidi Dollar for organizing and facilitating this outreach!

SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY – Because of the generous donations of our church family we were able to provide much needed food items as well as a cash offering to help the Salvation Army with their operating budget. The Salvation army is feeding many more people due to the pandemic and is doing an incredible work in our community.

MISSIONARY BLESSING – We had a unique opportunity to bless our missionaries to Belgium, Blair and Dina Bonin. They traveled to Waxahachie to spend time with family during the pandemic and we were able to prepare their apartment that they will live in for the next few weeks that they are here. Thank you to the volunteers that made all of this possible.

WAXAHACHIE POLICE DEPARTMENT-We were honored to bless some of our heroes during this crisis and show appreciation for their service and sacrifice. We committed our church to pray for them and gave them hand sanitizer that was donated by Brandon Gazaway.

Click the button to see more details and pictures on our facebook page at facebook.com/firstwaxahachie/

You can also check our facebook page for more details about any upcoming SERVOLUTION opportunities!

THE FOLLOWING EVENTS CAN BE ACCESSED ON OUR YOUTUBE ACCOUNT BY CLICKING THE BLACK BUTTONS.

PARENTING ON PURPOSE

with Dr. Darren Daugherty

Click these links to view On Youtube:

Session 1

https://youtu.be/hUGaXHIpXdY

Session 2

https://youtu.be/jFPwKOcOne8

Session 3

https://youtu.be/pPaEXLoHUTQ