"Our Mission is to bear witness to God's love and invite, encourage, and prepare God's people to share that grace with others." 

Happy Thanksgiving! We will resume after the holidays. Stay tuned for details in January.

Angel Tree Giving Opportunity Here! Deadline December 5th ECA is hosting our annual Angel Tree and invite you to participate! Simply CLICK HERE to take a virtual Angel, and return the gifts unwrapped. Please include a gift receipt for clothing items purchased. Tag gift items, ie: Family 10, boy age 4. Thank you for your kind donations to help these families have a memorable Christmas!

It’s that time of year again where the Reach Committee seeks your help for the Emmaus House Christmas Toy Drive! Please return gifts before December 15^th. For a list of gift suggestions and information, please click HERE

Christian formation class is usually held on Sundays at 9:40 am either in person, or via Zoom. Please contact Ron Allen at ronallenga@yahoo.com or contact Fr. Paul for Zoom meeting information. Use this link to join via zoom Adult Christian ED Meeting ID: 727 5393 3010 Passcode: 064556 Current topics have been about how to adjust to the current climate as a faithful Christian in a divided community. 

Vestry Nominations Open for 2022: We are Seeking those who feel Called to Serve. Those interested in serving on Vestry at ECA, please contact Wanda Ziembinski, Jamie Hreha, or Fr. Paul. Vestry is a 3-year commitment and meets once a month with a retreat in January. Vestry qualifications are: any confirmed communicant in good standing of the parish not less than 18yrs of age, a regular attendant of church services the preceding year before election, and known by the treasurer to have made and fulfilled a stated financial commitment for church support throughout preceding year before election.

Yes, the highly anticipated Pecan Sale is back! All the proceeds of pecan sales go to support the activities of ECA's Episcopal Church Women, a group whose purpose is to foster fellowship amongst all the women of ECA.  Despite rising prices, we will keep the per bag cost at $10, and can take cash (if you have exact change) or a check. Many thanks to Penny Capawana for coordinating the ordering; Bliss Peterson will be coordinating sales, so contact her with any questions at (678) 662-0508 or blisspeterson@gmail.com.  The sale will continue for several weeks as long as there is interest. We often sell out week to week, so contact Bliss during the week to set some aside for you if you want to be sure to get them on Sunday! If you are unable to make it to church, but would still like to purchase, please contact Bliss. *SELLING HELP NEEDED, ESPECIALLY AT THE 8:30 SERVICE*

ECA Single Ladies & Church Widows Fellowship December 9 & 14 Our December Single Ladies and Church Widows Fellowship will have their Luncheon on December 9^that 11:30am, and dinner on December 14^that 5:30pm.  Locations TBD. Please let Janice Maxwell at 678-575-4503 or JaniceWMaxwell@yahoo.com know if you will be joining us.

ECA’s own Book Club will be starting up anew in January 2022. Seating is limited, so book lovers please contact Lillian Stanton at DrLil@att.net if you are interested. Please note your preference as to afternoon or evenings. We will be meeting in the Swift building, reading one book a month, contemporary literature as well as classics, and non-fiction. At the January meeting we will draw up reading list for the rest of the year. Be prepared to lead the discussion on your suggested book. Also, please send me your suggestions for the January book. We try to select books which are available at the Public Library, thus limiting expenses.

Ushers, Lectors and Counters Needed: Especially at the 8:30 am Service As we transition back to traditional worship, we are beginning to schedule volunteer positions again. Currently, we are in need of ushers, lectors and counters. If you are interested in volunteering on Sunday mornings, please email ecanews@bellsouth.net. Thank you!

This year we will be doing a Secret Santa exchange at the Greening of the Church event. If you would like to participate, please provide your name on the sign-up sheet in the narthex or you can email the office. We ask that you spend no more than $12 and names will be picked on Sunday Dec 5^th and the gift exchange will happen December 19^th

(YTD) Through Oct 2021             Actual                     Budget                  +/-      .

Expenses                                          $174,389                $199,889            ($25,510)